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August 24, 2009
The Rainbow Sportsmen's Club will be hosting its annual Fall Shoot Sunday, Sept. 13.
There will also be a pancake breakfast, and first-ever hog roast.
The day begins with the pancake breakfast at 7 a.m., followed by .22 rifle offhand shoot any sights and 50 feet starting at 10 a.m.
Also at 10 a.m. will be the running deer shoot shotgun slug or high power rifle.
A trap meat shoot will then begin at 11 a.m., followed by the hog roast at noon.
If you have questions, contact Tim (320) 980-0460 or Dave (612) 670-1916.
You can also go to the web site, www.rainbowsportsmenclub.weekly.com.
Either-sex deer permit deadline Sept. 10
From the DNR
Minnesota hunters who hope to harvest an antlerless deer this fall will want to review 2009 regulations prior to Sept. 10, the deadline to apply for an either-sex permit.
That's because over-the-counter, either-sex permits will be valid in significantly fewer areas this hunting season, especially in portions of northern and southwestern Minnesota.
Therefore, hunters who typically did not need to apply for an either-sex permit will need to do so for this hunting season.
Nearly half of Minnesota's 127 deer permit areas are designated as "lottery" this year, according to Lou Cornicelli, Minnesota Department of Natural Resources (DNR) big game program coordinator. "We encourage all deer hunters, no matter if they hunt with a firearm or muzzleloader, to determine the status of their hunting area now so that it doesn't come as a surprise to them after the Sept. 10 permit application deadline."
Archery hunters may harvest an antlerless deer in lottery areas without applying for an either-sex permit.
The DNR has reduced the number of deer permit areas where over-the-counter, either-sex permits are valid.
In some parts of Minnesota, the deer population is now within management goals as a result of several years of abundant harvest coupled with a moderate to severe winter in northern Minnesota.
In other areas, where the deer population is below population goals, the restriction is an effort to increase deer numbers.
Hunters who are selected to receive an either-sex permit in a lottery area can harvest a buck or antlerless deer. Those who are not selected can harvest a buck only.
Dennis Simon, DNR wildlife section chief, said hunters younger than 18 who want to harvest an antlerless deer in a significant portion of southwestern Minnesota must apply for an either-sex permit by Thursday, Sept. 10.
Only youth hunters selected by lottery will be allowed to harvest an antlerless deer in these areas.
"We made commitments through our goal-setting process to increase southwestern deer populations," said Simon. "To accomplish this, we need to restrict antlerless deer harvest."
Permit areas affected by the change are 234, 237, 274, 275, 282, 283, 284, 286, 288, 289, 294.
"We've been lowering lottery permits in these areas for several years, but that hasn't increased local deer populations," said Simon. "The next logical step is to allow only hunters younger than 18 who participate in a lottery for either-sex permits to harvest antlerless deer."
The other significant change is that muzzleloader hunters must apply for an either-sex permit if they want to harvest an antlerless deer in a lottery area.
Unlike previous years, there is no exemption for a person who only hunts the muzzleloader season.
Hunters who choose to hunt in a lottery area and want the option of taking an antlerless deer must decide by Sept. 10 if they will hunt with a regular firearm or muzzleloader, stipulating that choice on the lottery application.
If selected in the lottery, the permit will be valid only for the season the hunter specified on the application.
Hunters who are not selected only may harvest a buck in lottery areas during the regular firearms and muzzleloader seasons.
Detailed information about deer season licenses and permit requirements is in the 2009 Minnesota Hunting and Trapping Regulations and on the DNR Web site.
Goose hunting application period set for Lac qui Parle controlled hunt
From the DNR
The Minnesota Department of Natural Resources (DNR) will soon begin accepting applications from hunters wishing to reserve a date to goose hunt in the controlled hunting zone at the Lac qui Parle Wildlife Management Area.
Applications, postmarked between Aug. 24 and Sept. 16, will be processed on a first-come, first-served basis.
To apply, hunters must submit a standard 3-1/2 inch by 5-1/2 inch postcard with full name and address, and must list their first and second choice of hunting dates.
The limit is one postcard per hunter.
Applications should be sent to: Controlled Hunt, Lac qui Parle Wildlife Management Area, 14047 20th ST NW, Watson, MN 56295.
Successful applicants will receive notification by mail designating the date of their hunt, and may be accompanied by one or two guests.
All hunters in the Lac qui Parle controlled hunting zone who are 18 years of age or older will be charged a $3 fee on the day of their hunt to partially cover controlled hunt expenses.
The DNR will assign goose-hunting stations during a drawing held on the morning of the hunt.
A split regular Canada goose season of 41 days is proposed at Lac qui Parle (West Central Zone).
The first segment is four-days in length beginning Thursday, Oct. 15 thru Sunday, Oct. 18.
The season will then close for five-days reopening Saturday, Oct. 24 and continuing thru Sunday, Nov. 29.
The reservation system will be in effect for the entire goose season.
For more information, call the Lac qui Parle headquarters at (320) 734-4451.
Moose advisory committee presents recommendations
From the DNR
A committee charged with making recommendations that may forestall a decline in Minnesota's moose population presented its findings to the Department of Natural Resources (DNR) in Duluth.
The committee, whose work will be incorporated into a Legislatively-mandated research and management plan, shared its insights on research needs, habitat management and other considerations during a meeting with DNR leaders.
The expert committee was formed, in part, because moose numbers have declined dramatically in northwestern Minnesota during the past two decades and may be declining in northeast Minnesota.
Rolf Peterson, chair of the DNR Moose Advisory Committee, said key committee findings include:
• While climate change is a long-term threat to the moose in Minnesota, moose will likely persist in Minnesota for the foreseeable future.
• Moose hunting can continue in northeastern Minnesota though key harvest and population data must be monitored as part of a strategy to identify when a closure would be appropriate.
• White-tailed deer should be managed at low densities in northeast Minnesota's moose range essentially the Arrowhead portion of the state to reduce the deer's parasite-related impacts to moose. Recreational feeding should be prohibited in the moose range.
• Monitoring of the moose population is critical. Additional research is needed to improve habitat, management, and understanding of the species.
The committee also called for increasing the moose's public profile through vigorous outreach and education.
Peterson, a professor at Michigan Technical University who studies wolf and moose in Isle Royale National Park in one of the world's longest wildlife study, said committee members are concerned about high mortality among moose from health-related causes. Still, details are poorly understood.
"For example, the connections between parasites, disease and mortality exist but how they interrelate is not clear," he said. "Managing white-tailed deer at a density of fewer than 10 per square mile would reduce the potential for parasite-mediated impacts on moose."
Peterson said committee members recognize climate change as a clear long-term threat to the persistence of moose in Minnesota but the rate and extent of change during the next 50 years are unknown.
Worst-case scenarios would create a serious threat but, for the foreseeable future, committee members expect moose to remain in Minnesota.
The committee did not believe evidence supported listing moose as a state-designated threatened or endangered species.
A narrow majority of committee members who voted believe the moose should be identified as a "species of special concern," a designation that would more accurately reflect the animal's vulnerable status.
This designation is advisory and conveys no additional legal status.
The DNR created the committee in September 2008 in response to growing concern about the long-term future of this iconic species of the north.
Committee members represent a cross-section of moose interests, including land managers, wildlife managers, tribal staff, conservation organizations and tourism.
Minnesota's current moose population is about 7,600, almost all located within the heavily forested and wetland-rich northeast portion of the state.
This contrasts to Minnesota's northwest moose population, which declined from at least 4,000 in the early 1980s animals to fewer than 100 today.
"We commend the committee for its hard work, commitment and diligence," said Dennis Simon, DNR wildlife section chief. "This is exactly the kind of information, consideration and discussion we need to develop a moose management and research plan that creates every opportunity for moose to persist in Minnesota."
DNR will review and consider the committee's recommendations as it drafts a moose management and research plan, Simon said.
Once completed, the draft plan will be released for public comment
Information about the committee and its complete report is available on the DNR Web site at www.mndnr.gov/moose.
Question of the week
From the DNR
Q: What should anglers do if they are fishing on a catch-and-release only body of water, and they catch what they think may be a record-setting fish?
A: Catching a big fish regardless of the species is always a thrill for any angler. Since a potential record fish needs to be transported for weighing and identification it must be harvested and only fish that are caught and can be kept legally are eligible for state record verification.
So a state record fish could not be recognized on these bodies of water.
For full record fish rules go to www.mndnr.gov/fishing/staterecords.html.
However, there is another way for anglers to enjoy the rewards of catch and release.
The Master Angler program, which is sponsored by the DNR and Minnesota Fishing Hall of Fame, aims to recognize responsible anglers who release quality fish.
The program is open to all licensed anglers in Minnesota, and includes categories for both adults and youth.
Details about this program are available at www.mndnr.gov/fishing/masterangler.
Want a memento other than a picture? Some taxidermists will build a replica from the measurements and photo you might take before releasing the fish.
Additional information on state record fish and proper catch and release techniques can be found on page 72 in the 2009 Fishing Regulations.


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A new Burien Map – available as an App – has arrived
You may have already heard – a new Burien map has arrived – and it's available as an App.
Town Graphics has worked with Discover Burien to create a map of the city that incorporates both a colorful bird's eye view map and a traditional street map. Local businesses such as restaurants, hotels, shops and services are pinpointed on the maps, as well as local trails, parks and points of interest. It also includes a calendar of annual community events.
The paper version is available at Discover Burien as well as participating local merchants.
A free App for iPhones and iPads is also available from Apple at :

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Sun 29 Mar 2009 in Comox, BC:
March 29 was thepiguy's Birthday. He was determined to stop at nothing to reach these coordinates. They are in the Port Alberni graticule, west of the participants' home graticule. The closest land is on Vancouver Island, an hour and thirty-five minute ferry ride from the city of Vancouver. For anyone unfamiliar with the markings on the map shown, blue is ocean, and at maybe 10 degrees celsius, is cold enough that there is a good chance you would succumb to hypothermia before managing to swim the three kilometres between the geohash and the shore. Also the nearest shore happens to be at a military airbase, not visible in map view. As thepiguy said when this was pointed out, "This just keeps getting better!"
The plan included:
- thepiguy waking up around 5:00
- a van full of crazy people leaving UBC around 6:30
- an 8:30 ferry
- a 11:00 kayak rental
- a long drive
- a beach
- a cake (Boy, was the lady at Dairy Queen ever confused! "And you want the cake to say... this?" But she did it perfectly, right down to the wikicode double brackets and the four-in-one Bic pen colour scheme).
- no one getting hurt
The plan did not include, as we discovered during the day:
- consultation of tide tables
- allowance for paddling a kayak in 20 knot winds
- allowance for driving a vehicle with two kayaks on top, in 20 knot winds.
- meal breaks that did not occur on the ferry
In order of seating in the van, left to right then front to rear. (Although Arbron and Robyn traded places for one leg, slightly startling MylSh).
Not in the van, but part of the celebration at some point on the trip.
- Elbie's parents
- Many random strangers, none of whom was harmed in the production of this geohash
Mobile Updates[edit]
The following updates were all made by Arbron from his iPhone during the days events:
- Met at UBC (status: all here)
- Took ferry to the island (status: successful)
- Got kayaks from guy at store (status: suspicious)
- Driving to
Comoxsomewhere much closer (status: terrified)
- Flying a kite on the beach (status: glorious)
- Traveling back to Departure Bay w/ kayaks (status: satisfied)
Getting to the Island[edit]
The meeting at UBC went exactly as planned. No one slept in. Everyone managed to find the east parking lot at the corner of Agronomy Road and Health Sciences Mall, even where it involved impossible left turns and subsequent U-turns of questionable legality. Everyone and their baggage fit in the geohashing van, along with a stunningly and professionally decorated ice cream cake of which you will hear more later in the narrative. The geohashing van departed the rendezvous point at 06:20 and was soon en route to the Horseshoe Bay ferry terminal, thepiguy wincing at every bump in the road, knowing that the cooler and hence the cake was packed on its side, the only way it would fit, thus subject to collapse.
We reached Horseshoe Bay without visible mishap to the occupants or cake (although we didn't check the latter), and pulled up to the ferry tollbooth. "Two of you?" asked the toll-taker. She seemed surprised to learn that there were six in the vehicle, but quite capable of multiplying "too much" by six before adding it to the basic vehicle toll, and charging us that much. We parked in our assigned lane at seven a.m. "So, what time does the ferry leave?" asked someone.
"Eight-thirty," replied thepiguy. The assembled party of adventurers had a very high aggregate mathematics score, and soon asked the relevant question, relating it to the sound of alarm clocks sounding at five a.m. "You can never," explained thepiguy, "be too early for a ferry." The next hour and twenty minutes was spent walking around Horseshoe Bay, doing homework, trying to guess the WEP key to the nearest linksys network, playing games on Arbron's iPhone, and programming a route to the our destination, located in the "state" of "Canada," into the onboard talking GPS unit. It was neither a recent nor high-end model.
We were among the first cars loaded onto the ferry, managing to avoid our GPS's increasingly frantic insistence that we make a U-turn now. The GPS appeared to know of only one location in the state of Canada, and that location was somewhere behind us. We turned it off and divided the party into two ferry-based missions, to ensure that we would have both food (mostly Belgian waffles, with one holdout for bacon and eggs) and comfortable non-cafeteria seating, obtained for us by the non-breakfast eaters. We enjoyed both breakfast and after-breakfast activities. These included finishing an iPhone checkers game started before loading, playing tic-tac-toe just long enough to determine that all of us had mental ages adequate to avoid ever losing, as long as we remembered whether we were playing noughts or crosses, and looking for a wireless network within range. There may have been napping involved, too.
Napping was definitely involved elsewhere on the ferry, when after docking the car ahead of us appeared empty. After a few moments ferry staff came over and rapped on the window to wake up the driver. We're thinking he may not have been too awake to begin with, as his left turn indicator had been on throughout the entire boarding process, despite his having loaded on the right side of the ferry. He woke up and then attempted to drive over the ferry worker, not realizing that he had slept through his turn to lead his lane off the ferry. You snooze, you lose on BC Ferries. Once permitted to exit he drove up the ferry ramp and then turned right, without recourse to either turn indicator. We congratulated ourselves, perhaps prematurely, on our superior clue-having abilities and turned left into a boat launching area where thepiguy had arranged kayak rentals.
Obtaining the Kayaks[edit]
"It's behind the taco shop," Pi explained, pulling into a large, mostly vacant parking lot.
No Mexican restaurant was immediately evident. We could see the boat launching ramp, a pub, a very closed-for-the-non-tourist-season seafood market, and a closed-due-to-fire fishing licence outlet where a sign still advertised the availability of bait and tackle. "Is it possible that it is behind the tackle shop?"
And indeed the kayak rental place was behind the tackle shop. It also looked closed for the season, seeing as it was locked, unoccupied and displaying a sign "closed for the winter." Thepiguy, however, assured us that he had arranged for someone to come over from the rental shop at eleven to rent us some kayaks. That gave us half an hour to wait, during which time we watched the stiffly horizontal windsock and the white-capped waves in the bay, bravely assuring one another that two-person kayaks were faster than the single person variety, and therefore more capable of reaching and returning from the geohash despite wind and waves. We also saw a Belgian barge dog (apparently "it looks as if it would float well" is not considered a compliment by barge dog owners), watched a seagull eat a fish carcass, wondered if the Navy Dive team would be required to retrieve any members of the expedition, and considered filing an advance request for search and rescue at the coastguard station.
Kayak guy arrived on time and issued us two kayaks, four paddles, two emergency back up half-paddles, four life jackets, two bilge pumps. some rope and a couple of paddle floats. "You know how to use these, right?" he asked Robyn of the paddle floats.
"Oh yeah," said Robyn, confidently, because she was the one who had given everyone a pep talk about appearing to know what they were doing, so as not to raise the kayak rental guy's suspicions that we didn't. The paddle float is a buoyant accessory that fits onto a paddle blade to create an outrigger for additional stability during reentry. And as kayaks travel through time, it doesn't matter that Robyn learned that from the internet while writing this expedition report, as opposed to learning it before embarking on an open ocean kayak expedition. Re-entry, Robyn assumes, refers to getting back into the kayak after falling out, not transitioning from outer space to the planetary atmosphere. It's possible that Robyn's long kayaking experience (i.e. Robyn had previously been in kayaks, most of which are long) was not immediately evident from her demeanor, as kayak rental guy eventually asked her "you have kayaked before, right?"
The other members of the group displayed at least equal talent at acting as if they knew what they were doing, but for some reason kayak rental guy went through with the transaction. Thepiguy filled out a waiver and signed his name accepting all responsibility for the kayaks and what they did to us or anyone who happened to be in their path. He also filled out the "destination" blank on the form with what is probably the most precise destination ever specified by a kayak renter: N49°40'35.48", W124°49'26.59".
When thepiguy booked the rental, he had been assured that we could borrow roof rack mounting equipment for the boats. This turned out out be some webbing straps and four pieces of foam. As nonchalantly as possible, we asked kayak rental guy if he could show us what he recommended as the best means of securing the kayaks to the van. He went along with that, so apparently their business model isn't entirely based on renting kayaks to morons and then collecting the insurance on the remains of the kayaks. Step one was to put the foam things around the ribs of the existing roof tie down points on the van. Step two was to lift one of the kayaks onto the roof where it sat very nicely on the stiff foam supports. It seemed to take up considerably more than half the roof, but step three was to lift the second kayak onto the roof "next to" the first one. The "more than half the roof" portion of step two was not an optical illusion. Step four was to turn the second kayak on edge, so it laid against the first one, kind of like a sail. Step five was to secure everything down with straps, a procedure that we watched very carefully so as to be able to duplicate it without the assistance of kayak rental guy. The straps had to be tight enough to keep the boats on the roof but not so tight as to crack the boats. Robyn walked around and plucked at the straps so as to memorize this goldilocks state.
"This one seems looser," she said of the front left strap. Kayak rental guy assured her with just a touch of condescension that it was fine, because the second winding of that same strap was tight enough. "How did you think it was going to work?" asked kayak rental guy when Robyn voiced our group murmur that maybe two kayaks was too many for this rooftop.
"How far are you going?" asked kayak rental guy. When he learned that our destination was Comox, he decided we would also need a bow and stern line. "Did you bring any rope at all?" he asked us. We hadn't. He crawled under the front of our truck to find a place to hitch the bow rope to, but in the end did not use a stern line. Possibly his reasoning was that it was mostly uphill going north, and as there was no way we were going to make it back from this expedition, we didn't need to worry about the boats sliding off the van forward when going downhill. Arbron was reputed to be able to duplicate the trucker's hitch recommended for the bow tie-down, so we all made a mental note not to lose him during the expedition.
If you're wondering about the six people/two double kayaks situation, MylSh and Galaxstar were smart enough not to plan to kayak to a point in the open ocean. It's not that we were too smart to try and stack three double kayaks on our roof. At this point we were all a little dubious about the outcome of this expedition. We asked what would happen if we were late for the five p.m. return deadline. The short answer was that kayak rental guy would have to wait for us and the whole answer was "keep them overnight and pay for an extra day." Thepiguy got everyone in the van and hissed "let's get out of here before he changes his mind!"
Taking the Kayaks for a Drive[edit]
As we hit the first bump on the way out of the parking lot and heard a mighty clacking noise, thepiguy completely stopped worrying about the status of the cake in the back of the van. We were all far too terrified of the kayaks on top of the van to think of anything else. The clacking noise turned out to be the paddles (running diagonally through the inside of the van) shifting. We reassured ourselves with the refrain "it's just the paddles" until a second, non-paddle, sound became evident, and we had to add, "it's just the carrying loop swinging against the rudder." That second refrain may not have been as benign as soon Arbron and MylSh made sounds of strangled alarm and recommended that thepiguy take the first available opportunity to exit the highway. Thepiguy remained remarkably calm when we told him the rudder had fallen off. It had just become detatched from its mounting point, but was still attached to the kayak by the rigging. We secured it with duct tape and resumed the expedition.
Our next brush with death occurred when the bow rope shifted abruptly to the right. Turned out that front left strap wasn't tight enough after all. MylSh and thepiguy corrected that, but by then it was evident that kayaks travel through time even when strapped tenuously to a roof rack. It was past noon. We had another hour of driving to reach Comox, and then we had to unload the boats, paddle for what could be a couple of hours, reload the boats and drive back. If everything went right from here on in, we would be able to return the kayaks right at five p.m. Everything was not going right. We passed a highway distances sign. it was 81 km to Comox and 8 km to Parksville. Parksville sounds nice. Elbie's parents happened to be vacationing there, and Robyn had happy memories of the place as a small child. Parksville it was.
Neither kayak fell off as we negotiated the parking lot potholes. The tide was way out, leaving the sea at least a kilometre from the top of the beach, but there were picnic tables, cake and hungry people, easily combined to great advantage. The cake had survived its sideways transport almost unscathed and was delicious despite the 80 km discrepancy between the consumption location and the coordinates artfully iced on the cake.
MylSh and Galaxstar produced party hats, party blowouts and balloons. We offered cake to everyone who passed by, but it's startlingly difficult to distribute free cake to strangers. I mean, there may be some people sane enough not to want to eat ice cream cake outdoors on a windy day when the temperature is eight degrees, but surely "strangers might be fun and interesting people" is as important a lesson to teach your children as "strangers might be dangerous." We offered cake to a couple walking with a child and the mother declined on behalf of all three.
"He would like cake," we pointed out, indicating the ten year old.
The mother did not relent. While our expedition members ranged in age from twenty-one exactly, to six days past double that, all had previously been ten years old and knew that all children want cake. Even if they are diabetic, they want cake. The people who do not deny their ten year old child selves cake are the ones you want to meet at a geohash. We successfully gave cake to a recently qualified helicopter mechanic from Québec who was starting a year of world travel, a couple from the local area who assured us that by around three o' clock the tide would bring the sea right up to the concrete wall near our picnic table, and Elbie's parents, who arrived with fruit and roast chicken.
Galaxstar and MylSh had designed and built a kite, which they then launched and flew, giving everyone a chance to hold the string and feel it playing in the wind like a living thing. If you haven't flown a kite in years, you must do it at your next geohash. I recommend a slightly lopsided kite, with real fabric rags tied into its overlong tail, tethered with nylon filament wrapped around an old chair leg. Even without 80 km of kite line, and with the wind blowing away from the geohash, the kite transported us to glorious happiness.
We all went for a walk on the beach and found what surely was the very same driftwood fort Robyn remembers from her childhood visits to the beach. We also found shells, crabs, bits of former crabs, seaweed and salty puddles. We didn't carry the kayaks across the beach, because we had a new plan. We would leave the kayaks on the van, drive back to Nanaimo, and go kayaking right there at the boat launching ramp. The beauty of this plan, other than the obvious advantage of the boat launching ramp, is that we would not have to put the kayaks back on the van. We could carry them straight from the sea to the door of the kayak rental outfit, saving half an hour of time and a year of our lives in stress. On the way back in the van we listened to a nerd music mix heavy on Weird Al Yankovic. Arbron demonstrated the effectiveness of the iPhone Shazam app for identifying songs, even when Robyn is nearby. (Robyn talks the way she writes expedition reports: frequently, at great length, and with much unnecessary detail).
When we arrived in Nanaimo, some people were hungry, but were overruled in their request to search for food. This was a kayak now, eat later sort of expedition. Launching the kayaks was easy, withou so much as a wet foot, with Elbie and thepiguy in one and Robyn and Arbron in the other. By then the wind had mostly died down so the waves were minimal. The rudders worked. We saw masses of purple starfish, a ferry, a pole filled with bras, other kayakers, and numerous seaplanes, including one that took off right near us. We also saw a barge, but there were no dogs on it. MylSh and Galaxstar were steadfast in their decision not to go in the kayaks. No one flipped over or crashed into anything, we all had enough fun, and we had the kayaks and all the gear stacked neatly in front of the rental place with plenty of time to spare. We figured we owed kayak rental guy that after all the time we had spent in the morning.
Unfortunately we don't have a photo of his face when he saw that we were back, with the boats and that everything was intact. His astonishment and delight were so great he simply sent us away, preferring I suppose to stow the equipment himself over risking us wreaking any more havoc.
Returning to the Mainland[edit]
We all got back in the van and drove the short distance to the ferry line up, where we again had an hour and a half to wait. We learned to play Pandemic, a board game that looks a little like Risk or Diplomacy but instead of competing to control the world, players cooperate to combat disease outbreaks and eradicate plagues. We managed to build enough research stations and travel to the right cities in order to control the outbreaks and discover cures to all four of the colour-coded contagious diseases.
Next we played Chrononauts, a time travel card game with a role playing element. By preventing the assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand we prevented World War I, but Arbron brought a pocket nuke to 1963 and set off World War III, leaving every part of the time line beyond that inaccessible to our time machines and inhabited only by super-evolved cockroaches. Fortunately Robyn was part cockroach and received a memo from her future self, allowing her to intercede before Arbron could launch his nuke. In possible retaliation, Arbron went back in time to where Robyn had carefully set up easy access to a clutch of brontosaurus eggs, and took newly hatched Emily the brontosaurus before Robyn did, leaving Robyn with nothing but broken eggshells. MylSh and thepiguy then entered a game of time machine chicken, each repeatedly arriving milliseconds before the other in order to make Emily part of their own collection. Galaxstar succeeded in restoring events to the chronology equivalent to the one her character, Yuri, grew up in, but was kind enough not to collapse time after doing that, so the rest of us could continue to struggle against Hindenburg saboteurs, forgers of the Mona Lisa and Senator John Lennon's new law banning guns. We provided entertainment for the people at the tables around us, as well as for ourselves.
At the end of the journey, we remembered that we were parked between starfish and sea otter on deck four. Galaxstar explained that a sea otter looks like a whale when you cut off its head, but we didn't ask her to tell us more about what she did for entertainment when not geohashing. No one in front of us fell asleep during ferry unloading, we found the correct exit from the Upper Levels highway and after fifteen hours of adventure returned to the UBC parking lot where it all began.
Check out a video of celebration too!
Note to other participants: please add more photos, or replace any of these if you have a better shot of an equivalent scene. Also, one of the photos should probably go to the main page for Sunday, but I don't know which.


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Waking Night Registered Nurse
- Recruiter
- Location
- Stoke-on-Trent
- Salary
- 28461.00 GBP Annual + pa plus night supplement
- Posted
- 07 Oct 2017
- Closes
- 26 Oct 2017
- Category
- Charity and Social Enterprise
- Function
- Consultant
- Contract Type
- Permanent
- Hours
- Full Time
We require a progressive mental health nurse for our registered nursing home for 16 people with mental health needs, located in Burslem, Stoke-on-Trent. You will be part of a highly committed team of nurses which leads the delivery of a person-centred recovery and residential rehabilitation service for people with enduring mental health needs.
The Role
The role will involve responsibility for the operational management and clinical leadership of the service on a waking night basis and for the direct supervision of Recovery Support Workers. You will be the Named Nurse with responsibility for up to 4 residents and you will be expected to undertake high quality holistic assessments and recovery-focused support plans, working closely with local mental health teams to provide a joined-up service. You will respond to new referrals, undertake needs/risk assessments and take part in allocation processes. You will ensure that each person moving into the home has a personalised transition with clear goals and expected outcomes for their use of the service.
You will organise and lead 3 monthly person-centred review meetings for the people you are responsible for, in conjunction with their wider care team, ensuing that the service is enabling people to maintain and improve their mental health/physical wellbeing and is developing their capacity for independence. You will ensure that residents enjoy a positive lifestyle, which includes opportunities for personal development and meaningful activity based on their strengths and interests.
When on duty you will take responsibility for leading the shift and deploying support workers and ancillary staff, ensuring that the service is well organized and is delivered safely and effectively in accordance with CQC standards and agency requirements. You will also take overall responsibility for the service in the absence of the Registered Manager, carrying out health and safety checks and quality audits. You will provide excellent customer care and proactively communicate with stakeholders in respect of risk management and the care and welfare of the people we support. You will have a strong ethical duty of care and a commitment to safeguarding vulnerable individuals.
This post will really suit you if you are seeking the opportunity to use your clinical skills whilst fostering meaningful, therapeutic relationships with service users and enabling them to move on and make progress to recovery. You will also enjoy positive, professional relationships with the multi-disciplinary team.
Qualities Required
Applicants will be able to demonstrate warmth, compassion and unconditional positive regard for the people we support and will be able to develop trusting relationships based on empathy and respect. You will have the skills and personal qualities to be able to engage people in meaningful planning and therapeutic activities. You will be expected to work collaboratively and professionally with the people we support, their families and mental health professionals/agencies.
You will need to demonstrate an up-to-date understanding of the recovery approach and recovery principles as well as mental health legislation, services and interventions. As you will be involved in the ordering, administering and auditing of medication you will need a good knowledge of mental health medication.
You will be hard working, resilient and reflective with the ability to accept supervision and be accountable for your own practice. Good written and verbal communication skills are essential along with the practical skills required to plan and organize care and support delivery.
You will hold an Registered Nurse (RMN, RGN, RNLD) qualification and be currently registered with the NMC. A commitment to your own continuous professional development is essential. In return we will support you to access training and to keep abreast of current thinking and evidence-based practice in mental health recovery and rehabilitation.
Creative Support is an equal opportunities employer and is committed to delivering high quality care through a diverse, well trained and supported local work force.
To find out more contact Area Manager on . We would love to discuss this opportunity with you.
Applicants must submit a completed Creative Support application form which can be requested or downloaded via the listed methods. You may attach a CV if you wish to support your application but CVs alone will not be accepted. An enhanced DBS check is required, which Creative Support pays for. Creative Support is not a recruitment sourcing agency; all employees are directly employed by us. We do not accept contact from recruitment candidate sourcing/advertising agencies. Upon receipt of your application we will email you a confirmation of receipt. If you do not receive this confirmation email please contact us via telephone or email. Contact information can be found on our company website. Please note applications will be shortlisted as they are received and we may contact you before the closing date to arrange an interview.


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KENTUCKY (12/04/2017) Have you ever considered standing in front of a swinging bowling ball? Probably not, but according to our "Science Guy" Jason Lindsey, if you do, you'll be safe. He explains the science behind the bowling ball pendulum.
- 10 Pound Bowling Ball
- String
STEP 1: Securely attach the string to the 10 pound bowling ball.
STEP 2: Securely attach the bowling ball to the ceiling.
STEP 3: Pull the 10 pound bowling ball to your nose. Let go!
DO NOT PUSH THE BOWLING BALL OR MOVE! IF YOU PUSH THE BOWLING BALL OR MOVE FORWARD, IT WILL HIT YOU IN THE FACE, CAUSING INJURY. Use evidence to construct an explanation relating the speed of the bowling ball to the energy of the bowling ball. Predict the outcomes about the changes in energy that occur if the bowling ball were to collide with another bowling ball.
The swinging bowling ball demonstrates the conservation of energy, which says energy cannot be created or destroyed. The total amount of energy the bowling ball has stays the same, until you do something to change this energy. You can change the amount of energy by pushing the bowling ball. This would cause the bowling ball to hit you in the face. Potential energy or stored energy is at its greatest when you are holding the bowling ball to your nose. Once you let go, potential energy changes to kinetic energy, or energy of motion.
PLEASE follow these safety precautions when doing any science experiment.
ALWAYS have an adult present.
ALWAYS wear the correct safety gear while doing any experiment.
NEVER eat or drink anything while doing any experiment.
REMEMBER experiments may require marbles, small balls, balloons, and other small parts. Those objects could become a CHOKING HAZARD. Adults are to perform those experiments using these objects. Any child can choke or suffocate on uninflated or broken balloons. Keep uninflated or broken balloons away from children.
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Ed Towns
Congressman, House of Representatives
Statement on Hepatitis C
Hepatitis C is an infection of the liver caused by the hepatitis C virus and transmitted primarily through blood-to-blood contact. It has been estimated that the hepatitis C virus is four times more prevalent than HIV and is the most common cause of chronic liver disease, cirrhosis, liver cancer, and liver transplants. Unfortunately, African Americans have the highest rate of infection. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has estimated that annually 35,000 to 150,000 Americans may be infected with hepatitis C. This is a wide range. It is my understanding that this discrepancy may be explained by inconsistent methods of reporting. It seems that some public health departments report all those who test positive for hepatitis antibodies, while other health departments report only those whose illness has been diagnosed and reported by a physician.
Mr. Chairman, I believe that the Federal government can and should
standardize the reporting criteria for this disease. Needless to say, consistent and accurate counting is mandatory in determining the spread, dimension, and resources necessary to combat the disease. However, we should be mindful of other factors that interfere with accurate counting of this disease. Reporting of hepatitis C may be hampered by the social stigma and discrimination suffered by those who have the disease. Because approximately 50 percent of hepatitis C in the U.S. is transmitted through intravenous drug use, many who need help choose not to disclose their diagnosis. This disease spreads easily through contact with infected blood. Therefore, anyone who routinely comes in contact with blood or blood products could be at risk. Health care workers and patients on long term kidney dialysis have been found to be particularly susceptible to hepatitis C. I had hoped that the AIDS epidemic would have taught us that a virus does not discriminate and we should not discriminate against
those who are affected.
In the 104th Congress, this subcommittee recommended that the Department of Health and Human Services ensure that the estimated 300,000 living recipients of blood and blood products who may have been infected with hepatitis C virus before 1990 be notified of their potential infection so that they might seek diagnosis and treatment.
Mr. Chairman, I am interested in learning the outcome of that recommendation. Additionally, I should note that the FY1998 Labor/HHS Appropriations report suggested that the National Institutes of Health coordinate research to respond to the hepatitis C epidemic. I am interested in learning what actions are planned. Finally, Mr. Chairman, I look forward to hearing today's witnesses and want to especially commend your judgment in having both the current and former Surgeons General here today to discuss this issue.


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Kristen Dodge joins Presbyterian College as an Intern Athletic Trainer. She will be the primary athletic trainer for the Volleyball and Softball teams.
Most recently Kristen completed a summer athletic training internship with USA volleyball in Anaheim, California.
Dodge received a Bachelor of Science in Athletic Training from Erskine College in May 2017. While serving as a student athletic trainer at Erskine, Kristen worked with the men's and women's basketball, men's and women's tennis, men's and women's soccer, men's volleyball, women's lacrosse, and softball teams, as well as, off campus rotations with wrestling at T.L Hanna High School and football at Belton-Honea Path High School.
Kristen was also a three-year member of the Women's Volleyball program at Erskine. Kristen helped the Fleet to back-to-back conference championships in 2014 and 2015 as well as the first NCAA tournament win in program history against top seed USC-Aiken in 2015. Most recently Dodge was named the recipient of the Jake Todd Award given to the outstanding male and female senior student-athletes for the 2016-17 academic year.
Kristen earned her national certification as an athletic trainer in 2017 and is a member of the National Athletic Trainers' Association and the South Carolina Athletic Trainers' Association.


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Year Awarded: 2011
Kimberly Renk
College of Sciences
Department of Psychology
Teaching is a critically important part of my position at the University of Central Florida. Whether I am teaching undergraduate-level courses, working with students through independent study, or mentoring students in their Honors research, I feel strongly that students deserve to learn in a respectful and non-threatening environment. Further, this learning environment should meet students' needs for gaining valuable information and being trained in the tasks that will allow them to pursue success in the future through graduate school or career placements. As a result, my teaching philosophy encompasses two main points.
First, undergraduate courses should provide students with opportunities to learn valuable information that will be useful to them in their pursuit of future careers and in their journey as individuals. As a result, course material should be presented in an organized and interesting manner through a variety of learning mechanisms. In this way, students can be presented with both theoretical and applied concepts in the classroom and be encouraged to continue thinking about course concepts in their real life experiences. Further, by taking advantage of the multi-media aspects of the classrooms available at UCF, students can be provided with multiple methods of learning. Overall, expectations for course requirements should be presented clearly to students, and students should be encouraged to hold high standards for their course performance.
Second, undergraduate students should be encouraged to communicate with the individuals teaching their courses. Because UCF is a very large, continually growing university community, students may not seek out contact with the individuals who are teaching their courses once they leave the classroom or may feel uncomfortable doing so. As a result, students may be missing out on opportunities to be mentored by UCF faculty and staff. Therefore, I feel that it is important to address students' questions in a respectful, informative manner and to be available to students during office hours.


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ISO44001/BS11000: collaborative business partnerships
This paper is in 3 parts, namely:
- An introduction for Key Performance: where we might help support organisations, typical applications, initial marketing proposition
- Brief introduction to the standard: mostly the core diagram showing the 8 phases
- Benefits of ISO44001/BS11000
Key Performance helps companies become more effective or efficient. This may be achieved via a leadership training programme or a much larger change programme. Companies need to be assured that our intervention will in some way give them increased competitive advantage. A key strategy for many companies is to form partnerships with other organisations in order to gain some form of competitive advantage. Historically there is evidence to suggest that partnerships have not achieved the goals they were originally set. Indeed many have been costly and embarrassing failures. Few have achieved the original goals and fewer still have created extra added value. Key Performance can provide the practical advice, support to make partnerships actually deliver enhanced value and massive competitive advantage. We would use BS1100 as a framework, but within that framework we could help organisations to:
- Develop their partnering strategies
- Develop collaborative leadership models
- Develop supply chain relationships
- Develop joint products and services
- Facilitate the cultural fit
- Help them develop agreed processes, protocols etc.
- Provide independent expertise as and when needed
- Help joint communications
- Facilitate joint workshops
- Build joint teams
The exact nature of our support will vary depending on the particular companies, their size, their industry etc. BS11000 provides a basic framework. Peter Westbrook is an accredited facilitator of the framework can envisage the sort of extra help companies will need (such as those listed above).
The MOD are now actively encouraging partnership frameworks between supplying companies (ignoring the fact that they need it more than anyone else). Companies will need to show that they are doing it to a good plan: hence the importance of BS11000. Other possible applications could be:
- The Big Society: i.e. local partnerships
- Large construction/infrastructure projects
- Innovation across groups
- New complex products and services
- Alliances
- Mergers and acquisitions
- The NHS i.e. GP Commissioning groups
- Local enterprise Partnerships (LEPs)
- Joint ventures
- Business critical supplier integration
- Enhancing Systems Thinking
There are more applications and in the course of time there will be ways of enhancing the basic BS11000 framework. It will also open the door to various other needs. However, please note that 99.9% of organisations do not know about the standard AT ALL!
Brief introduction to the standard
There is plenty of evidence that collaboration in whatever form (alliance, partnership, Joint venture, eco-system) can if appropriately integrated and executed provide a value business model and enhanced performance. The risk is that if adopted as bolt on to existing business processes or left to propagate the principles of collaboration by osmosis, it will likely be deemed a failure or worse be counterproductive in the longer term. BS 11000 is a world first and offers the opportunity to organisations to adopt a recognised model for building their collaborative approaches and benchmark themselves against industry good practice.
The adoption of a standard provides the foundation and catalyst against which organisations can develop the right strategy and encourage sustainable relationships that can deliver value based performance.
Benefits of working with ISO44001/BS11000
Collaborative business relationships have been shown to deliver a wide range of benefits, which enhance competitiveness and performance whilst adding value to organisations of all sizes. The publication of the ISO44001/BS11000 is a landmark for business. It is the first National Standard in the world to address collaborative business relationships. It does not represent a one-size solution, but rather provides a consistent framework, which can be scaled and adapted to meet particular business needs. Collaboration between organisations may take many forms from loose tactical approaches through to longer term alliances or joint ventures. The structure of the framework is drawn from the CRAFT framework and methodologies supported by a wide range of tools and guides, which have been established over some 20 years of involvement in relationship management.
ISO44001/BS11000 does not enforce a single rigid approach but has been focused on providing a framework that can complement existing approaches where these are already in place. It also recognises that every relationship has its own unique considerations. For those organisations with well established processes the framework provides a common language that can aid implementation and engagement. For those starting out on the journey the framework creates a road map for development.
The adoption of any standard has to be balanced against the value that it can deliver to the organisations that chose to utilise it, whether this is for improving internal performance or to enhance confidence in the market. In this respect ISO44001/BS11000 is no different to other internationally recognised standards such as ISO 9000. The BSI certification programme, launched in April 2009, establishes a measurable independent assessment for internal benchmarking of continuous improvement and people development together with independent validated pan industry recognition of an organisations collaborative capability in the market place. At a more detailed level some of the benefits already recognised by multinational organisations include:
- The standard creates a robust framework for both the public and private sector to provide a neutral platform for establishing effective collaborative programmes for mutual benefit.
- Its core value is commonality of language and application between delivery partners leading to improved / better integration.
- Acting as a bridge between cultures to form a more robust partnership or alliance, it reduces confusion, provides confidence to participants and lays a foundation for innovation.
- As it was developed through Pan-industry input and thus is not sector specific providing a basis for broader adoption and engagement, providing a common foundation and language for relationships between the private and public sector, international cultures to provide uniformity of understanding.
- It provides a platform for developing repeatable models to enhance communication and engagement and thus build confidence.
- The standard provides a basis for benchmarking the collaborative capability of organisations both internally and externally through BSI independent assessment which will enhance partner evaluation and selection together with establishing market differentiation.
- It establishes a consistent yet flexible approach that provides a foundation for efficiency and repeatability across programmes and increased opportunity to focus on developing value.
- It will aid the development of capability at the working level.
- It creates a measure to promote customer confidence and a focus for more effective joint risk management both related to the challenges of specific programmes and those linked to relationship aspects of collaborative working. It reduces the likelihood of misunderstandings, a mismatch of objectives, constrains hidden agendas and reduces the probability of conflict.
- It establishes a consistent and structured approach to facilitate a focus on integration of collaborative working within operational procedures, processes and systems. Thus creating a platform for more effective governance, speed the development.
- Establishes a baseline to support resource development and training to increase collaborative capability to enhance skills and interchange ability of personnel
In short a standard framework that will promote better engagement and effectiveness through strengthened business processes, whilst improving risk management, enhancing dispute resolution and providing a basis for skills development. Most importantly of all improve the potential for sustainable relationships that deliver value.
ISO44001/BS11000 Collaborative Business Partnerships
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These tips are for consideration only. Before teaching your kids to swim, please consult a trained swimming instructor. Find one on LocalSearch.
Tips For Teaching Infants To Swim
Getting your baby used to water early on will help make sure they are comfortable in the water. Here are some top tips to remember when putting your child in the pool:
- Keep your baby in your arms at all time.
- Make sure you have switched a regular nappy with a swimming nappy to avoid 'accidents' in the pool, which can be dangerous to other swimmers.
- Store rescue and first-aid equipment near the pool at all times.
Teach Your Child To Float
The first thing you need to teach your child in the water is how to float. Teaching them how to float early on will help ensure your little-one knows what to do in case of an emergency, how to stay calm and keep their head above water.
Teach Your Child To Blow Bubbles
Your child will need to get used to having water on their face. Ensure you keep hold of your child and show them how to place their mouth in the water to blow bubbles. This exercise can help prevent your child from swallowing water when submerged.
Teach Your Child To Kick
Help your child hold onto the side of the pool and kick their legs, keeping the legs straight and alternating. If they are scared at first, you can support their stomach and chest.
After Your Child Masters The Basics
When your child can comfortably float, blow bubbles and kick, kick, kick, it's time to move into some more swimming basics:
- Being able to hold their breath underwater, starting from a few seconds.
- Comfortably paddling in the shallow end of the pool.
- Easily going from standing to floating and swimming without help.
If Your Child Is Afraid Of The Water
A big body of water can be scary. If your child is afraid of the pool, or is hesitant about swimming, there are a few things you can do to encourage them to join you in the water.
- Play in the pool by yourself. If your child can see you're having fun in the pool and are perfectly safe, this may encourage them to want to come in. Just make sure they are in a safe place while they watch.
- Sit on the edge of the pool. Splashing your feet in the water while seating on the edge of the pool will help them get used to the feeling of water.
- Visit a parent and child swimming class to help them get used to the water.
For professional swimming lessons, check out these Rockhampton swim schools and coaches.
Puddle of Fun Swimming Academy
Offering a range of fun swimming lessons and squad training in Rockhampton, Puddle of Fun Swimming Academy provides a safe environment for both kids and adults. Their services include:
- Swimming lessons for all ages (including adult learn-to-swim).
- Adult fitness classes.
- Fitness and competitive squad training.
The Puddle of Fun Swimming Academy coaches are trained to work with people with disabilities, babies and toddlers. For a fun and friendly swimming school that always puts safety first, check out the Puddle of Fun Swimming Academy on LocalSearch.
Shut The Gate Learn To Swim
Boasting more than 150 years of swim coach experience, Shut The Gate Learn To Swim is a family friendly swimming school. Their services include:
- Swimming lessons
- Aqua aerobics & Zumba
- Hydrotherapy
Shut The Gate Learn To Swim offers 2 indoor heated saltwater swimming pools, with heated changing area for your comfort. To find out how you can book Rockhampton swimming lessons, visit Shut The Gate Learn To Swim on LocalSearch.
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Hurricane Preparedness
To our SBY Customer:
In keeping with the town of Barrington, all marinas and boatyards have been asked to formulate a hurricane preparedness plan. The following has been prepared by SBY.
- All boats on the docks that have trailers are asked to haul and remove boat from the yard 72 – 48 hours prior to the storm event. We will load trailerable boats at $12.00/ft. Check condition of your trailer: tires, bearings and axle.
- Boat owners who store or occupy our docks will have priority on the hauling schedule. We will start hauling 72 hours prior to the storm and move boats to the highest ground possible. This will be done on a first come, first serve basis. Batteries should be removed to eliminate risk of fire. No boats will be placed indoors during such an event.
- All boats, whether in the water or on land must remove roller furling sails, dodgers, bimini tops, antennas, outriggers, deck box, booms and dorade vents. It is advised to remove all movable equipment and lash down tiller, wheels, booms, etc. Seal all openings using duct tape. Shut sea cocks and plug unvalved thru hull fittings.
- If boats remain in the slip, double all lines, rig crossing spring lines fore and aft, and attach lines high on pilings to allow for tidal rise or surge. Cover all lines at rough points to prevent chafing and install fenders to protect boats from docks, pilings and other boats. Check your cleats. Batteries should be fully charged in order to run an automatic bilge pump. Please note that nylon line will stretch 5%-10% of its length.
- We request that no vehicles park or drive through the west lot while we are attempting to haul.
- We will haul up to 8 hours before ETA and then we will secure the facility.
- ALL boats that are hauled for the storm must go back in the water within one week or sooner, if it's a late season storm in order for our regular storage layout to be implemented.
- The charge for hauling, setting down and launching will be $24.00 per foot. There will be no bottom washing at that time.
- The boatyard must be evacuated if the situation warrants or if directed.
- All customers should check with their insurance company regarding coverage in a hurricane situation.
Please be advised that boats that are hauled may be subject to storm surge.


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Cheryl Cole Is A "Ghetto Baby" In New Lana Del Rey-Penned Song
When we think of ghetto babies, neither Lana Del Rey nor Cheryl Cole comes to mind, but both posh ladies are involved in the new track "Ghetto Baby," which leaked (along with many other tracks) from Cole's upcoming A Million Lights. The tune was penned by a certain notorious Saturday Night Live performer, and you can tell — it's got her signature understated melody and come-hither sexiness, and the laid-back beat is perfect to twirl to. But is it right for Cheryl Cole?
Our verdict: not really! It sounds so much like a Lana Del Rey cut that we just can't help but feel that Lana herself should be singing it. (Not that it'd be particularly memorable from her, either.) Cheryl's voice isn't "ghetto" (or babyish) enough to pull off these lyrics — and love her or hate her, Lana's voice is distinctive enough to at least make you take notice. Not to mention the most ghetto thing about this song is the dated "Drop It Like It's Hot" reference.
Nor can we abide the "Drop Dead (Beautiful)" rip-off lyric "I know you're sick, boy, I wanna get the flu." If you ask us, Britney Spears owes Cheryl a big "Screw You."


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Have you ever tried a Virtual Workout?
I know I haven't, and now I'm going to lead one! It's part of the Evernote Fitness Challenge that we are currently running through January.
Basically, a virtual workout is a workout that I will be leading online with a webcam. You can join the Google Event and then follow along in your living room.
As the image above states, the virtual workout will be on Thursday January 24th at 3:00 PM Pacific Time.
Join me at that time for the workout and Q & A session as part of the Evernote Fitness Challenge. It's the perfect time to get focused for the final push to the end of the challenge, get your challenge back on track, or learn how to get active for the first time.
I will walk you through an special workout designed to get you energized and help you stick with your resolutions. I'll be providing guidance for the movements and how to scale it if needed. I'll also be answering all of your fitness questions after the workout.
Are you going to come join me in the workout and in the Evernote Fitness Challenge? What would you like to see in the workout?


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Choose from our huge breakfast, lunch, or dinner menus for the delicious cuisine that is right for your event. Our experienced staff will help you decide exactly how much you'll need to more than accommodate your guests.
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When it comes to event catering, there is no better choice for authentic Greek and Mediterranean food than Brothers Kouzina .
At Brothers Kouzina, there is something for everyone! Though we are known for our authentic Greek and Mediterranean cuisine, we have a large selection of traditional American dishes to choose from. We guarantee that there is something for everyone on our extensive menu, so that the guests at your party or event will go home more than satisfied.
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Are you a Badger or Michelle? Have you got the gift of the gab? Does your ability to sell surpass all those around you? If this sounds like you, then you're ready to earn some 'proper dough' with this progressive sales company. This firm is one of the fastest growing B2B sales companies out there. It is based in the heart of London and rewards it's employees with fantastic bonuses as well as progressive training and a fast track career progression. The basic is generous, the location perfect and the perks fantastic. If you are of graduate caliber or have some telesales experience then apply now!
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New Delhi: For the second day in succession, individuals in North East Delhi regions faced difficulty over the trading the demonetised Rs 500 and Rs 1,000 cash notes as more than 60 for every penny of the ATMs did not work as guaranteed by the investors.
A large portion of the banks has apportioned the new Rs 2,000 coin notes to individuals, who needed Rs 100 and Rs 50 group cash. Where the Centre has extended the suspension of toll tax on National Highways until November 14, 2016, midnight, Road Transport and Highways Minister Nitin Gadkari said in New Delhi on Friday.
Long lines at banks were accounted for at numerous spots in East Delhi on Saturday to trade their old cash and to store the banned notes and the general population, who don't have financial balances, have confronted numerous challenges to trade their old money in Delhi and country.
The week by week showcases in tribal pockets was seen less crowded because of deficiency of lower category cash and tribal ranchers were deceived by a few brokers by giving higher group coin notes for the backwoods items.
It has tight for around two days for the ATM office to pull back Rs 2,000 category notes of Rs 100 and Rs 50 for necessities. Be that as it may, it is extremely dismal of the ATMs.
While a bank officer, announced , in the Delhi state. It appears that ATMs in Delhi will be shut till Monday because of deficiency of Rs 100 coin notes.


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LEX for short, this is where the Group's litigation, regulation, external engagement, communication, security and corporate governance is managed. This involves working with a wide range of internal and external stakeholders. Including governments, NGOs, think tanks, scientists, competitors, the media and, of course, our own employees.
It's their effective engagement and communication that protects our brands, products, commercial interests and corporate reputation. This 500-strong global team is also responsible for keeping our people and our assets safe around the world. To secure our business now and in the future.
LEX people are courageous, collaborative, resilient and accountable. They manage and respond to a complex, fast-paced, ever-changing external environment. To do this effectively you have to be brave, engaging, dynamic and driven.
We operate in a controversial industry. In challenging markets. And on complex projects. We may be obliged to pursue legal challenges against a regulation that we feel is unreasonable. We need to engage with governments to get our messages across. And we lead the business's sustainability reporting efforts. These are big, exciting, rewarding jobs. People in LEX have a broad view of the business, and work together to shape, protect and secure the future of BAT. Whichever part of LEX you're in, there's a huge amount of pride and satisfaction at being part of a function that drives the business forward.
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Destination Builders Program provides interns with a positive environment to experience a hands-on mentorship in destination marketing. The Stan Oken Fresno County Scholarship and the James A. McKelvey Award will honor upcoming tourism professionals in Fresno County.
About Stan Oken
Stan Oken was born in the inner city of Chicago and spent his early childhood years in East Los Angeles. Stan played basketball and baseball while earning a Bachelor of Science Degree at California State University, Los Angeles. At the end of World War II, he enlisted to serve in the 1st Cavalry Division of the U.S. Army. In 1967, Stan and two fellow coaches started Western Camps Inc. in Three Rivers, California. His interest in directing children's camps grew by teaching children self-confidence, self-worth and values. In 1973, he purchased Wonder Valley Resort and Dude Ranch to accommodate the children's camp. He still serves as Chairman of the Board. Stan and his wife Dorothy have 3 children and 11 grandchildren, 6 that work in the family business. Mr. Oken formed and served as the first President of the Fresno City and County Visitors Bureau. He served on the Board of Directors for the Fresno Convention and Visitors Bureau from 1984 to 2003. Stan served on the Fresno County Board of Supervisors from 1991 to 2000 and Chairman of the Board of Supervisors in 1993 and 1997. For more information, you may download his biography here.
Donate to the Stan Oken Fresno County Scholarship
You may donate to the Stan Oken Fresno County Scholarship by using the Fresno State Alumni Connections donation website, then choose "Stan Oken Fresno County Scholarship" under Gift Information.
About James A. McKelvey
James A. McKelvey was born in Greeley, Colorado and moved to Fresno after World War II. Between 1966 -1970, he served in the United States Air Force with assignments including two years as chief U.S.A.F. trial attorney at Clark Air Base, Philippines. From 1978-1987, he served as the Fresno City Attorney. During his tenure in the City's Attorney office, Stan Oken was elected to the Fresno County Board of Supervisors. Mr. McKelvey has worked with Stan Oken on official City/County business matters. He currently provides pro-bono legal counsel for churches and non-profit organizations. He lives with his wife Diane and has 5 daughters and 15 grandchildren. He holds a B.S. in Business Administration from California State University Fresno (1961) and L.L.D from Boalt Hall School of Law, University of California Berkeley (1965). Mr. McKelvey has graciously provided general counsel to the Fresno/Clovis Convention & Visitors Bureau since 2005. For more information you may download his biography here.


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Petersen leads Aeros to 2-1 shootout victory over Toronto MarliesNHL.com @NHLdotcom
TORONTO - Nick Petersen scored in the shootout to earn the Houston Aeros a 2-1 win over the Toronto Marlies in an American Hockey League game Monday afternoon.
Petersen beat Marlies goalie Drew MacIntyre in the fifth round of the shootout for the winning goal.
Houston's Matt Hackett stopped 26 shots for his 17th win of the season.
Mike Zigomanis had an opportunity to end it with less than a minute remaining in overtime but put his shot over the net.
The Marlies (26-17-5) picked up the physical play in the third and it seemed to inject life into the game.
Chad Rau opened the scoring just over nine minutes into the third when his wrist shot from the slot beat MacIntyre.
But Toronto's Tim Connolly forced overtime with just over five minutes remaining in regulation.
Justin Fontaine and Chay Genoway almost scored in the second for Houston (27-19-7) but both put their shots off the post.
Toronto had an excellent chance to open the scoring in the first with a two-man power play for 1:32. Ryan Hamilton fired a Joe Colborne pass but Hackett got a pad on it. Then Connolly beat Hackett with his point shot but the puck went off the post.


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Compared to most parts of the world, soccer supporter culture is in its infancy in North America. With that comes a real mishmash of support, melding together to support new clubs.
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Have you seen that hastag? I've seen it on Twitter and Instagram quite a bit in various forms #yogaeverydamnday #crossfiteverydamnday #runeverydamnday. But I think I'm going to settle on #activeeverydamnday for my mantra.
We tell ourselves we need "rest days" but unless you are a hard core athlete you don't need a rest day. If I run Rocky for 3 miles at a 12 minute mile pace, I do not need to take a rest day the next day. Also, I have a really bad tendency to turn one rest day into 3 or 4.
Last week was a testament to how good I feel and the positive affects of being active every day of the week. I vowed that I would spend my Easter weekend outside and move my body every day because I get so restless from my desk job and I felt amazing! My mood sky-rocketed and I had more energy the more I moved.
This is my movement- let's do away with the thought of "rest' days and just be active every day! It doesn't have to be hard core, it can be housecleaning, a walk around the block, but just MOVE! It is insane the amount of time we spend sitting. You don't have to be an athlete, just get active. The more days you do it in a row, the easier it gets!


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Tuesday, March 30, 2010
'the last song' review
Miley Cyrus built her fame on her Hannah Montana persona. But how long can that last? That explains her decision to star in The Last Song, a teen drama based on a book by Nicholas Sparks that gives her a more grownup role to play. It ends up being a bit of a disaster. My review is up at Screen International.
Posted by Tim Grierson at 5:29 PM
Labels: miley cyrus, movie reviews
Sunday, March 28, 2010
'twin peaks: fire walk with me' at the new beverly
From April 7-9, the New Beverly will be running a double-feature of David Lynch films: Mulholland Dr. and Twin Peaks: Fire Walk With Me. Since everybody reveres the former film, there's no better time than the present for a defense of Fire Walk With Me. I do just that over at L.A. Weekly.
Posted by Tim Grierson at 6:30 PM
Labels: movie reviews, revivals
'clash of the titans' review
The original Clash of the Titans from 1981 isn't very good. So there was room for improvement in any potential remake. Sadly, the new Clash of the Titans -- in 3D! -- has almost the exact same problems as the first film. My review is up at Screen International.
Posted by Tim Grierson at 5:20 PM
Labels: 3D, movie reviews
Saturday, March 27, 2010
COLCOA jury duty
The annual COLCOA (City of Lights, City of Angels) festival will be taking place in Los Angeles from April 19-25. As the festival says, it's "A Week of French Film Premieres in Hollywood." I'm proud to say I'll be serving on the jury with four fellow LAFCA members, and our screenings start next week. The slate of COLCOA films is here -- in previous years, they've spotlighted such great films as The Secret of the Grain, Seraphine, Roman de Gare and Manon on the Asphalt.
I'm thrilled and honored to be part of COLCOA, and I'm looking forward to discovering a few gems -- as well as finding out what the super-secret "Blind Date" film that's screening during the festival will be.
I'm thrilled and honored to be part of COLCOA, and I'm looking forward to discovering a few gems -- as well as finding out what the super-secret "Blind Date" film that's screening during the festival will be.
Posted by Tim Grierson at 9:04 AM
Labels: announcements, colcoa, jury duty
Friday, March 26, 2010
the doors - the crystal ship
Maybe I've just been in a classic-rock mood lately. Or maybe it's because that Doors documentary will be coming out soon. Regardless, here's an underrated song from their first album...
Posted by Tim Grierson at 10:44 AM
Labels: friday video
Thursday, March 25, 2010
'the harimaya bridge' review
Do movies actually do anything to help cure social ills? I was thinking about that while watching The Harimaya Bridge, an earnest drama about a father who has to confront his own bigotry when he travels from San Francisco to Japan to collect his dead son's paintings. My review is up at L.A. Weekly.
Posted by Tim Grierson at 8:41 AM
Tuesday, March 23, 2010
'joan rivers: a piece of work' review
Never been much of a fan of Joan Rivers, but the superb new documentary Joan Rivers: A Piece of Work made me question some of my prejudices about her. At 76, she's an inspiring woman, even if she also seems like a handful. The film opens in June -- my review is here.
Posted by Tim Grierson at 10:49 AM
Labels: documentaries, movie reviews
drive-by truckers - 'the big to-do' review
Anybody who knows me is aware of what a fan of the Drive-By Truckers I am. But, seriously, their new album, The Big To-Do, is pretty great. You can read my review here.
(P.S. If you need more convincing of this band's greatness, here are my reviews of Decoration Day, The Dirty South and Brighter Than Creation's Dark.)
(P.S. If you need more convincing of this band's greatness, here are my reviews of Decoration Day, The Dirty South and Brighter Than Creation's Dark.)
Posted by Tim Grierson at 10:44 AM
Labels: drive-by truckers, music reviews
Friday, March 19, 2010
television - venus
Every song off Marquee Moon is great -- you probably know that already. But right now I'm really loving "Venus."
Posted by Tim Grierson at 12:13 PM
Labels: friday video
Wednesday, March 17, 2010
'the red baron' review
The Red Baron, the famed World War I flying ace, is a great subject for a film. But The Red Baron is not that film. I explain why over at L.A. Weekly.
Posted by Tim Grierson at 8:49 PM
emmett malloy, director of 'under great white northern lights,' speaks
I interviewed Emmett Malloy, the director of the White Stripes documentary Under Great White Northern Lights, which I saw and loved at last year's Toronto Film Festival. Our chat is up at Vulture.
Posted by Tim Grierson at 9:39 AM
Labels: documentaries, interviews, toronto, white stripes
Sunday, March 14, 2010
white stripes - 'under great white northern lights' album review
I've been raving about the White Stripes' tour documentary Under Great White Northern Lights since I saw it during last year's Toronto Film Festival. The accompanying live album of the same name is pretty damn great as well. I review the record here.
Posted by Tim Grierson at 9:10 AM
Labels: documentaries, music reviews, white stripes
Friday, March 12, 2010
broken bells - the high road
I haven't had a chance to absorb the whole Broken Bells album, but this lead single is the sort of thing James Mercer does really well with his regular band, the Shins: It feels slight, but its melodic assurance helps give it a real heft.
Posted by Tim Grierson at 12:15 PM
Labels: friday video, the shins
'green zone' review
Director Paul Greengrass had a perfect track record heading into Green Zone, his new Iraq thriller starring Matt Damon. Oh well -- nobody's perfect. I write about the film at length at The Simon.
Posted by Tim Grierson at 10:05 AM
Labels: consumables, matt damon, movie reviews
Wednesday, March 10, 2010
'the cry of the owl' review
Paddy Considine and Julia Stiles appear in the thriller The Cry of the Owl, which opens this weekend. It's a small, intimate film, and for a while it's genuinely odd. But then things go wrong. I go into all of it at L.A. Weekly.
Posted by Tim Grierson at 8:13 PM
Friday, March 05, 2010
neil young - crime in the city
The original "Crime in the City" is an acoustic/country/jazz sort of thing from Neil Young's fantastic 1989 album, Freedom. It's great, and if you haven't heard it, you should -- some of the best storytelling Young's ever done. But as much as I dig that track, the live electric version blows it out of the water. Here it is:
Posted by Tim Grierson at 10:13 AM
Labels: friday video, live tracks, neil young
the Oscars and the Spirit Awards: who will win and who should win
The nice folks at indieWIRE asked me to send in a ballot for the Oscars and the Spirit Awards. So here it is: My picks for who will win and who should win. (Note: In a few categories, I abstained from picking a "should win" if I didn't see enough of the nominees to feel comfortable making a selection.) If you want to see the consensus picks, click here for the Oscars and click here for the Spirit Awards.
Posted by Tim Grierson at 8:00 AM
Labels: oscars
Wednesday, March 03, 2010
'dreamkiller' review
I have sympathy for DIY, no-budget filmmakers who stop at nothing to get their movies made and into theaters all on their own. But Dreamkiller just isn't that hot. It's playing at the Beverly Center here in Los Angeles -- my review is in the Weekly.
Posted by Tim Grierson at 8:31 PM
'alice in wonderland' review
When was the last time Tim Burton made a really great movie? Sadly, I can't remember, either. (And I'm one of those weirdos who really liked Mars Attacks!) His 3D Alice in Wonderland is more of the same from this very frustrating director. My review is here.
Posted by Tim Grierson at 7:15 PM
Labels: 3D, movie reviews, tim burton
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