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Specialty Yoga Classes
As a human family - we often like to mix things up. It keeps us vital, and opens us to new experiences and habits that we may discover that we absolutely LOVE!
We are proud to present classes that may not be your "traditional" offering - some are even researched and curated by our instructors. This variety and willingness to "step out out of the box" keeps the imagination, awareness mind, body, and community so strong, fresh, and nimble!
Please discover some of our "specialty" classes below:
Specifically designed to introduce the theories and practice of Ashtanga with individual modifications suitable for everyone. The Ashtanga sequence, assists in purification and strength within the body while providing a tool for centering and focus of attention through breath-based movement. This class follows much of the traditional format of the Ashtanga practice – sun salutations, standing poses, seated poses, and closing sequence poses. Our instructors make the sequence accessible to students of all body types, ages, and experience levels. This class moves at a moderate- to slow- pace. You'll leave each class feeling challenged, physically rejuvenated and relaxed. Ancient Practice at a Moderate Pace.
LEVEL: All levels (modify as needed) TEMPERATURE: Warm TIME: 60-75 minutes (check schedule)
Buti Yoga workouts transform your BODY + SOUL with cardio-intensive bursts of tribal dance, primal movement + conditioning woven into a dynamic yoga practice. This calorie-scorching workout fuses power yoga with cardio-intensive tribal dance + body sculpting primal movement. Created by Celebrity Trainer Bizzie Gold, Buti Yoga utilizes the Spiral Structure Technique to sculpt + tone the deep abdominal muscles that stabilize and strengthen the body. Instead of linear movements, Gold favors movements that challenge the body along all planes of motion - THE RESULT - long, lean muscle with sexy feminine curves.
LEVEL: Experience Suggested - Not required (modify to meet your needs) TEMPERATURE: Warm & No-Heat TIME: 45-60 minutes (check schedule)
Chakras are subtle energy centers within your body that need to be balanced for optimum health. Enjoy this almost spa like experience using gentle yoga poses to open up your chakras, achieve total relaxation and allow your body to heal itself. Perfect for those facing medical or emotional challenges as well as those just needing some stress release.
LEVEL: All levels TEMPERATURE: No-Heat TIME: 60-75-minutes(check schedule)
HOT 26 is a set 26 yoga postures taught with two specific breathing exercises and practiced in a HOT room up to 105 degrees. This class - based on the foundations of the Bikram style, is the same sequence with each class so you can develop awareness and appreciation for how you are developing and growing, both physically and mentally, throughout your practice. The sequence was designed to systematically work every body part, including internal organs, ligaments, veins and muscles so they can maintain optimal health. Each posture of the sequence accomplishes something different in the body and they all work synergistically to help the body perform at its best.
Please note that although the poses and pace of this class are perfect for a beginner, the high temperature makes this class extremely challenging. Nobody will be allowed to enter the class without a full bottle of water. Additionally, you should drink extra water the day before, of, and after class to make sure you are properly hydrated. Please pay very close attention to yourself and the way that you are feeling during your session. This class is designed to be very extreme and the heat can be very exhausting. If, at any point, you do not feel okay, please notify your instructor.
LEVEL: Beginner to Intermediate TEMPERATURE: Hot TIME: 75-minutes
An all levels detoxifying yoga practice focused on keeping your center engaged and on point! This class is heated and your core is fused into everything we do on the mat, toning, building bone density and core strength.
LEVEL: All levels (move at your pace) TEMPERATURE: Hot TIME: 60-minutes
Through asanas (postures), mudras, breath work, and meditation, the practice of Kundalini Yoga balances the glandular system, strengthens the nervous system, and enables one to harness the energy of the mind and the emotions. This allows us to be in control of ourselves, rather than being controlled by our thoughts and feelings. This is yoga for every person. It is said that the Kundalini Yoga experience goes right to your heart, to your core. These teachings are designed to give you "hands on" experience of your highest consciousness. By approaching Kundalini Yoga with and open heart, mind and with respect - your life can change.
LEVEL: All levels TEMPERATURE: Warm and No-Heat (check schedule) TIME: 60-minutes
Steely Yoga is a unique class that combines the stretching and lengthening benefits of yoga with the strengthening and toning benefits of using hand weights. This is a class that infuses yoga and lightweight dumbbells to provide a revitalizing practice that is sure to achieve focus and agility. This total body workout is taught in an 85-degree room and is perfect for most fitness levels – from new to experienced yogis: or anyone who just wants to take their current practice to the next level. Enjoy one easy workout that combines strengthening and lengthening to rev up your metabolism, re-shape your body and calm your mind!
If new to yoga, it is recommended that INTRO SERIES and/or YOGA ESSENTIALS is taken first.
LEVEL: Experience Required TEMPERATURE: Warm & Hot (check schedule) TIME: 60-minutes
Developed by Sydney Taylor, a warm class that encompasses the full Hatha Yoga experience to include longer holds without flow. Students will relish in the strength of 30-second holds in this invigorating session. Hatha yoga can help us toward the path of creating balance and uniting opposites. Our physical bodies we develop a balance of strength and flexibility - while we also learn to balance our effort and surrender in each pose.
LEVEL: All levels (move at your pace) TEMPERATURE: Warm TIME: 60-minutes
Jam out and enjoy yoga, strengthening, centering, and fun accompanied by an eclectic and mood-enhancing soundtrack!
Strengthen your body and elevate your heart rate with a Hatha-based, well-balanced sequence and variety of fundamental poses. This class is conducted in a heated room and is guaranteed to get you moving and sweating very quickly. We'll mix things up in this class by sometimes integrating yoga, weights, therabands, sliders, core work and perhaps a dance move here and there. You will receive a serious workout that is also fun and energizing. The playful nature of this class combined with the postures, and fun music - will make the the hour fly by!
The range of options offered and modifications makes this class largely accessible. Enjoy a rollicking selection of music – leave your requests!
If new to yoga, it is recommended that INTRO SERIES or YOGA ESSENTIALS is taken first.
LEVEL: All levels (move at your pace) TEMPERATURE: Warm and Hot (check schedule) TIME: 60-minutes
Your body is your machine! TRX resistance training uses ropes and full body strength, to engage the core to help you obtain superior physical fitness. Straps line the wall - and students utilize them to engage theirbody weight to develop joint and muscular stability. TRX complements yoga, in that the emphasis is on movement through a full-range of motion. Through the utilization of the TRX equipment, so many different positions and flows can be achieved. You are in full control of the intensity level since have the unique ability to adjust your placement and position.
LEVEL: Yoga Experience Recommended TEMPERATURE: No- Heat TIME: 60-minutes
A perfect marriage of two great practices – Yoga and mat Pilates! Pilates mat classes emphasize the development of core (powerhouse) strength, flexibility, balance and endurance. The classes introduce exercises at multiple levels, allowing students to choose to work at a beginning, intermediate, or advanced pace. By blending Yoga asana with Pilates movement, students learn mindfulness, awareness of breath patterns, and spinal alignment. Expect engagement of the deepest muscles of your core.
This unique series of classes are offered in WARM and NO-HEAT. For an added challenge - the WARM offering is held in a room gently-heated (80 degrees) using infrared technology.
Various props (blocks, bolters, flex bands, foam rollers, rings, light weights, and balls) are often utilized so as to enhance/intensify the workout. No previous Pilates experience is necessary to join a mat class.
LEVEL: All levels (move at your pace) TEMPERATURE: Warm & No-Heat (as indicated on schedule) TIME: 60-minutes
Yoga Nidra is a form of meditation that translates from Sanskrit as "sleep" yoga. This specific meditation practice focuses on body and breath consciousness. Yoga Nidra is conscious rest that takes you to a place between sleep and awake where the parasympathetic nervous system (rest response) is fully engaged. Complete rest in this way promotes wellness for all systems of the body down to a cellular level while keeping the mind engaged in deep meditation. Researchers have indicated that 30 minutes of Yoga Nidra may be the rest equivalent to one hour of sleep or more!
We practice Yoga Nidra lying down in Savasana.
LEVEL: All levels TEMPERATURE: No Heat TIME: 45-minutes
DON'T SEE A CLASS TO FIT YOUR NEEDS? Let us know! Let us know in person, or contact us here.
We will offer private and semi-private yoga classes and yoga parties. Learn more here.


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The Newport Public Library is hosting its second annual March Mystery Month, inviting a well-known writer each weekend to discuss their work and take questions.
The Newport Public Library is hosting its second annual March Mystery Month, inviting a well-known writer each weekend to discuss their work and take questions.
On Saturday, Spencer Quinn, aka Peter Abrahams, kicks off the series at 2 p.m. Quinn, who lives on Cape Cod, is the author of six novels featuring the dog and detective team of Chet and Bernie, including �Dog on It,� �Thereby Hangs a Tail,� and �To Fetch a Thief.�
On Saturday, March 8, James T. Shannon will discuss his first novel, �Dying for Attention,� which came out last month.
On Sunday, March 16, New York Times best-selling author Carla Neggers will discuss �Declan�s Cross,� which is due out in July and is part of her Sharpe and Donovan series, and her latest, �Cider Brook.�
On Saturday, March 22, Robert Kolker will discuss his true-life crime story, �Lost Girls: An Unsolved American Mystery,� an account of a Long Island serial-killer case. A writer for New York Magazine, Kolker won the Guggenheim 2011 Excellence in Criminal Justice Reporting Award from John Jay College.
Rounding out the series, Tim O�Mara appears on Saturday, March 29, to discuss his book �Crooked Numbers,� a sequel to his 2012 �Sacrifice Fly.�
All events are held at 2 p.m. in the programming room at the library, 300 Spring St., and are free and open to the public. After a short interview with each author, guided by series coordinator Mary O�Neill Barrett, authors will take questions from the audience.
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Rumbling along in a go-kart with your seat just inches from the floor is an exhilarating experience that can be enjoyed by everyone and in any weather at Easy Kart indoor race track. Easy Kart is the largest indoor go-karting track in Bangkok and is located on Royal City Avenue (RCA), a street that is more famous for its clubs and pubs than its all-day activities. Go-karting is an exciting and inclusive activity that can be enjoyed from 13:00 to 24:00 with a range of karts catering to different age groups and levels of experience.
- Damnoen Saduak Floating Market Tour
- Banyan Tree's Apsara Dinner Cruise
- Vertigo & Moon Bar Rooftop Dining
- Ayutthaya Ancient Capital Tour with River Cruise
- Shangri-La Hotel's Buffet Dinner Cruise
- Bridge on the River Kwai & Historic Railway Tour
- Siam Niramit Dinner Show
- Calypso Bangkok Cabaret Show
- Chao Phraya River Dinner Cruise
- Grand Palace & Emerald Buddha Half-Day Tour
There are three different karts available starting from a junior kart with a 100cc engine for children aged seven and over. The two larger engine sizes are 160cc and 270cc. Which one you choose depends on your experience and confidence as the 270cc has a top speed of 60km/h which is too beastly an engine for inexperienced or unwitting drivers. Prices are 450 baht, 550 baht and 850 baht, depending on which kart size you choose, and all races last eight minutes, which feels a lot longer when your concentration levels are set to maximum. Safety gear including a full-face helmet and racing overalls are mandatory and included in the price. Easy Karts Bangkok also offers multi-race tickets which offer discounted prices and are valid for three months.
The track is fairly technical with several sharp corners and a wide track to get drivers thinking about what line to take, as well as a long straight which tests the mettle of any Michael Schumacher wannabes. On weekends the track is fairly busy and it's a lot of fun racing with other people, but on weekdays you might have the track to yourself so you can really focus on clocking the best time. The karts have two pedals – go and stop – so there's no need to worry about changing gear which makes it easy even for novices, and owing to the smoothness of the track and kart tires, it's easy to spin the kart around tight corners. It will do your lap time no favours but it is a lot of fun.
Go-karting is a friendly and fun activity but, for those with a competitive spirit, the setup at the Easy Kart track is designed to create a professional environment. Lap times are recorded electronically and displayed on an overhead screen, a print out of your lap times are also given to racers afterwards, and there's a viewing deck above the long straight for cheering on your friends or family. It's worth noting that the company provides driver training by a professional racing driver every Tuesday from 20:00 and it's absolutely free (you still have to pay to race though).
Zipping around the track with the roof overhead, overtaking your friend on an outside line is a thrilling activity that kids and grown-ups can enjoy, and Easy Kart is the largest go-karting organisation in Thailand. Their Pattaya location offers the more attractive option of driving in the open air, but the Bangkok track is under cover making it the perfect activity whatever the weather and it's also a more intense experience, with tighter turns and more opportunities for drifting. Other facilities include a chill-out area with sofas, a pool table and drinks available next to the reception area.
Go-Karting in Bangkok
- Opening Hours: 13.00 – 24:00 (daily)
- Address: Second floor of RCA Plaza, above Tops Supermarket close to the Petchaburi Road entrance to RCA.
- Tel: +66 (0) 860280880
- Price Range: 450 baht for 100cc kids kart, 550 baht for 160cc kart and 850 baht for 270cc
- How to get there: Public transport: Both Petchaburi MRT Station and Rama 9 MRT Station are 10 minutes taxi or motorcycle ride away.


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2015 This pic is from two years ago, taken at Uber's HQ on 11th and Market. After weeks of discussion withthe productteam, we'd hit the final stretch, and TK and I holed up for a fewhours in a conference room to finalize my role at Uber.
There were a couple things that got me over the line: TK'sinsanely big vision for Uber, the already hugeimpact the team was making, and the entrepreneurial culture he'd created. It won me over. We shook hands, TK wrote and signed theoffer letter on a sticky note (blocked out for obvious reason!), andtooka selfie for posterity. I've never shared this photo publicly before, but here it is now. Happier times.
Starting at zero TK (and RG+Garrett!) started a company at zero that's creatingwork for 13,000+ people at HQ and millions ofdrivers. I want to take a moment to acknowledge – even as we're at the peak amount of noise in the press – all theamazing qualities that Travis embodies as an entrepreneur and leader, especially in the context of a guy whose last startup had <10 people.
Yes, there are changes that need to be made and passionate folks working on addressing the many serious issues that have been surfaced. It will take years and a lot of hard work, to make that happen.
At the same time, one of the most important startups has been built in the last few years, and theydeserve to be called out. Let's take a moment to do that:
Leadfrom the front TK askshis team to work hard, buthe worksharder than all of us. I remember during my first few months atUber, I'd have 11pm meetings scheduled with him to talk about driver referrals. After a solid hour-long jam session, he'd say he had to leave to get on a conference call onChina, and leave for another multi-hour meeting. And Travis would do this all the time, day in and day out. You never feel like the leadershipis resting on their laurels, just dialing it in, because TK wasn't.
Details matter As it's been widely reported, TKcares about the details. He'll look at your graphs and ask about week-to-week deviations. He'll ask about the sample sizes on your A/B tests. I've worked on projects where he wants to give final approval for the final mockups of flows. TK empowersteams, while simultaneously creating a very high bar for them, because it was constantly reinforced that you had to do things right.
Always available It didn't take me long to learn that if a random rider or driver emails Travis on his @uber.com email, he'll read it and often forward it to the teams to fix ASAP. And he'd often play support, replying and explaining things himself. TK didn't just do this for customers – but also for employees. Every week during our company all-hands, he'll take questions from anyone, and answer them off the cuff. He'd commit to following up 1:1, regardless of your seniority or role in the company. This availability made it easy to feel heard, and that you had ownership/input into all the problems we haveas a team.
Optimism andenergy Sometimes you have to give good news to people, and sometimes you have to explain that there's problems. TK often called himself "Chief Problem Solver" and it was because no matter how bad things got, and how down the team would get, he would jump in with energy, ideas, and solutions. And because of his hustle and determination, it meant there was a solution for everything.
It's these qualities, and more, that's made Uber so successful. It's hard to imagine someone else stepping into TK's shoes, and the bar will be insanely high.
Thoughts from the team There's a lot more to say about Travis, but I want to leave all of you with a series of messages on my Facebook feed from my teammates and friends at Uber. This essay came out of me reading these notes and getting inspired to write my own.
Here they are:
Thijs Niks: Starting a company is hard. Growing its reach globally is tiring. Forwarding to the future faster than anyone else is demanding. Motivating people to exceed their own expectations time and time again is exhausting. Building an organization that scales from 10 to 10,000 people is insanity. Scaling yourself at the same time is grinding.
You know you will make mistakes along the way. You know people will come for you. And you do it all because you're pursuing a vision no one else could dream of. You're building the next version of what this world could be. Thank you, Travis. We will keep building.
Nikhil Goel: Thank you, Travis Kalanick, for everything. Thanks for taking a chance on me — it takes an extraordinary CEO to let a 25-year-old kid go PM work on flying cars. Thanks for creating a company with a culture where even that didn't seem like such a crazy idea. I won't forget our jam sessions and the lessons you taught me anytime soon — you continue to be an inspiration to me and the thousands of proud Uber employees who carry your vision forward.
Amy Sun: Heartbroken to hear that Travis is leaving Uber. TK– thank you for your leadership and passion over the years. You are my hero and were such an inspiration to us all. Thank you for helping us solve the world's hardest problems through hard work and determination. Thank you for pushing us to always be better. Thank you for putting Uber above all else. Thank you for taking the time to listen and be there for us when we were hurt. Thank you for your support and words of wisdom (and selfies)
Wenqi Shao: Thank you Travis for inspiring us to change the face of transportation, for being our chief problem solver.
Thank you Travis for creating for me the opportunity of a lifetime to work on China Growth and self-driving cars. Thank you for all the late nights and weekends you spent guiding the teams. For the care and thought you put into every problem, big and small. For designing the future, figuratively and physically. For your ability to jam on the small details to zoom out to the biggest picture. Thank you for your leadership and inspiration. For your guiding light. We will miss you.
Anonymous: Wherever I go and whatever I do in my professional career, I will always carry with me your huge vision, your larger than life ideas, your big bold bets and your courage. Whatever I do I promise to make it the most big and beloved. I will always be hustlin and truth seeking.
Travis I will miss you but I'll never forget what I learned from you.
You've launched a thousand of us, your disciples, out into Silicon Valley. Let's fucking do this. Game on.
Margaret-Ann Seger: I'm angry, sad, flustered, confused, but mostly just heartbroken.
The only appropriate thing to say right now is thank you, Travis. Thank you for inspiring not only your own employees but an entire generation of entrepreneurs. Thank you for inspiring us to think bigger, faster, and higher-impact than anyone has ever dared to think before. Thank you for creating a place where no idea was too crazy. When we told you that in order to make the product accessible for our international riders we would need to accept cash payments, you weren't thrilled but you were willing to give it a shot. When your employees told you that we needed to change some aspects of the internal culture, you were sad but you were all ears. Building the best possible product, the best possible company- it requires humility. Admitting you might be wrong and being open to change. I was always impressed by how truly humble you were.
Thank you for creating a place so passionate about bringing affordable, reliable transportation to the whole world that your employees all over the globe were willing to hop on planes, get on Zoom calls at bizarre hours of the day, manually onboard thousands of drivers, stand on street corners handing out flyers to riders, and build last-minute stunt products to help celebrate the communities they were a part of. I've seen firsthand the impact this product has had worldwide and the universal fire and passion that Uber employees all over the world have to constantly improve it, to always be serving drivers and riders better, and to perpetually push closer and closer to truly making transportation as reliable as running water, for everyone, everywhere.
Thank you for creating a culture where- as a woman- it was okay to, no, encouraged to speak up. This is one of my oft less-told anecdotes, but I feel it's appropriate given the circumstances. Before Uber, I was at Facebook. I left Facebook because I was told that I was too aggressive. Pushing too hard, wanting to move too fast, challenging the status quo a bit too much. The amazing part is that coming to Uber was like a homecoming. I could be who I truly am, without being labeled an "aggressive" woman. I could push on assumptions, move quickly, do whatever work needed to be done whether it was "in my area" or not, question leadership in an open, earnest environment. It was like a breath of fresh air. I don't think people realize how unique this is. This company truly listens to every voice, from the VPs all the way down to the junior PMs like myself. Thank you. Thank you for listening and creating an environment where the best answer truly does win.
And thank you on behalf of your riders and drivers. You've created millions of earning opportunities for drivers all over the world. From the part-time student teacher driver to the full-time driver in India, these are real economic opportunities at an unprecedented scale. I'm always amazed talking to drivers in India or Indonesia or Mexico or Kenya- their story is not too dissimilar from the drivers I talk to on my way home from work in SF. Uber has allowed them to build a better life for their family- to send their kids to school, to work more flexible hours so that they can be there for their family. Not to mention the newfound mobility that Uber affords millions upon millions worldwide. Elderly folks & teens can now access their city, stress-free. People can go out for a drink- or three- and get home safely without endangering those around them. Uber is fundamentally reshaping people's transportation habits and how they interact with their cities. This kind of impact would have been unthinkable only a few years ago, but we've made it a reality- thanks to your vision. So thank you. We've mis-stepped at times- I'll be the first to admit that Uber is not perfect. But the positive impact you've had on this company, and the world, is truly inspirational.
Goodbyes always suck. Thanks to the OG Builder.
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A real bonus, especially for Her Ladyship, when we found this was on the night after NYCH. Having paid for our hotel room and the petrol, it was like a BOGOF situation. Her Ladyship bought 'A Wizard, a True Star' back in the 70s, and there were a few T-shirts there that indicated she wasn't alone.
No support, and we went in to be confronted by drum kit at one side, guitars on the other, with a raised platform containing computers in the middle. So on came drummer, guitarist and Todd centre stage. I have to say that since seeing Tyrannosaurus Rex at Stockton/Billingham Tech back in the 60s, I have been to many, many gigs and I can't recollect ever being to one where my attention has been so transfixed by 75 minutes of totally-unfamiliar music. It was absolutely fantastic and having jotted down the occasional words like 'Angry Bird', 'Collide-a-scope' and 'Sir Reality' it was obvious in hindsight that we pretty much got his latest record. I never thought I'd be impressed with such a display of wizardry based on backing music. Although I don't expect 10cc to have 256 vocalists on stage for 'I'm not in Love' ! Mr R barely touched his own guitar, and it was only the encore medley which included the just-about recognisable words 'Can we still be Friends', 'Hello it's me' and 'I saw the Light' which hinted to earlier times.
If any dates left, GO! Never mind any previous knowledge, leave it all at home. This is not a request, it is an instruction. Tickets were £19.50, an absolute steal. (See previous report re ticket prices, a mere £30-odd for Pink Floyd copy outfit!). This man has been producing his own stuff for more than 40 years , with barely a 'I'm so Proud' to contaminate the originality.


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Congratulations to three of our very best sessional staff who have been recognised in the inaugural Tutoring Induction Program Citations for Outstanding Contributions to Student Learning. How do Chi Lo, Anthony Winning, and Kate Hardwick engage students in their classrooms through innovative and impactful practices?
Chi Lo
Chi is a PhD student in the Faculty of Human Sciences studying human communication and teaching linguistics and speech and hearing sciences. He received a TIP Citation for Outstanding Contributions to Student Learning for his work on three key learning and teaching areas: theory and application, students as individuals, and fun and fascination.
"'What is the point of this?' remains a profound educational problem. My philosophy is to ensure that a connection between theory and tangible human outcomes is drawn and reinforced, to instil a sense of purposeful learning. Although there has been an increasing shift towards larger classes and greater use of online technologies to deliver teaching on a larger scale, students remain individuals."
Chi uses "wonderment" to generate interest and motivate his students. From leveraging technology and social media to contextualise and apply class concepts, Chi also builds group-centric environments where students learn as much from each other as from him.
Anthony Winning
Another TIP Citation recipient was Anthony, a tutor in psychology from the Faculty of Human Sciences, and a current PhD student. Anthony focuses on respect towards students, clear and effective communication, and enabling students to feel supported and encouraged.
"As a tutor, I reminded myself of the times that I struggled, or lacked motivation. This helped me to empathise with students, irrespective of their capabilities or level of application. I feel that good communication is when a listener is able to grasp what you wish to share; therefore I strove to speak in a way that students can follow. I was aware that for myself that large factor limiting my ability to learn was my self-belief. Therefore, I constantly encouraged people to take classes as an opportunity to learn and to grow, not needing to get things right."
To promote learning for all students, Anthony empathetically builds an inclusive and positive classroom environment where students feel open and comfortable to work with him and each other.
Kate Hardwick
Kate, also a PhD student from the Faculty of Human Sciences, teaches into cognitive science. Her application received Highly Commended status, for her work in creating a positive and nurturing learning environment. She brings in real life examples to stimulate curiosity, uses Socratic questioning to bring out critical thinking skills in her students, and provides timely and effective feedback.
The Tutoring Induction Program
The Tutoring Induction Program (TIP) was redesigned in S2, 2015 to include more collaborative online activities, plenty of practical examples of evidence-based practice, and resources written by our many subject-matter experts. Tutors are saying:
"The TIP program has led me to reflect on my teaching, and in particular about the way I provide… feedback. "
"Listening to other Tutors, in particular learning about the different systems/approaches that different Department use for teaching and managing students has improved my confidence… Now I know that there is broad range of approaches and teaching styles on campus, so I feel confident trying things and innovating."
In describing some of the revamped workshops in TIP:
"Effective grading and feedback saw me put into practice providing the students with both positive and constructive feedback… I did not have one complaint from my students about harsh marks or remarking. Teaching for diversity and inclusion provided me with insights about class rooms I had never considered. These included ideas such as… certain mental health issues, cultural practices and age differences. Bringing this to the forefront of my mind caused me to show more understanding and empathy for differences."
With the move of the Learning and Teaching Centre into faculties and the central Learning Innovation Hub, keep an eye on Teche to find out what's happening with the Tutoring Induction Program. For the interim period, staff interested in TIP are advised to contact their Associate Dean Learning & Teaching in their faculty for more information. Don't just take it from us:
"It has certainly improved my teaching practice, and made me much more aware of effective teaching techniques, not just in relation to the students, but also for my own wellbeing and efficiency."


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This weeks Burning Question at DanielleLaPorte.com is What Would You Like To Stop.
Hmm, I could probably make a quite extensive list answering this question, which is probably not ideal , is it? So lets just do the Top 3. Yeah, 3 should do it.
Number 1 – Procrastinating. I will stop um-ing and ah-ing over things as simple as sending an email. It is not really the big risk I keep imagining. I will stop over thinking taking the next step – is it the right thing to do? Are they the right person for me? If it feels right, then I need to be all Nike on it's butt and Just Do It. Leap! It is a Leap Year after all.
Number 2 – Waiting. I hate waiting for the next thing to be done. Once I made the decision to do this, of course I wanted to achieve it all yesterday. As I have said before – I am the Queen of Impatience. I need to fill the waiting time with things I can do. While I wait for designs to be finished or proofs and samples to be sent through, I need to be working on the things I can do by myself like packaging, label designs and Etsy.
Number 3 – Doubting. Doubting I am not far enough along. That I don't have a clue what I am doing. That I don't know enough yet to pull this off. That I am not doing this the right way or fast enough. Rather than doubting myself, I may need to start doubting the word Enough. What is enough? How do I measure enough? How about enough is enough and just shut up and get on with it?
I think they all boil down one thing. Confidence. The one thing so many of us girls are struggling with.
Not having the confidence to do this, so I take it one tiny step at a time instead of going full steam ahead, all guns a blazin'. Not believing people would say yes to "just me". Doubting myself. That I can't pull off this Big Wild Crazy Dream.
I need to focus on my Word For The Year – this leap year – Courage. And take the leap.
♥ Coral.


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Caused by the Chlamydia psittaci bacteria, psittacosis is a condition rarely diagnosed in humans. Transmitted through direct contact with the fecal matter of birds, psittacosis is usually diagnosed in individuals regularly in direct contact with birds, such as veterinarians and bird owners. Other less common methods of transmission include contact with eggs, feathers, and feather dust. Commonly associated with certain species of birds such as budgerigars and parrots, it is possible for any species of bird to be a carrier of the Chlamydia psittaci bacterium, including ducks, pigeons, and hens.
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best apps for preschool
Grandma, Grandpa and Me – Little Critter
This interactive book featuring Little Critter will help your little one learn new vocabulary while helping them learn to read.
ABC Learn and Trace Letters
Unique descriptions help kids learn new ways to make their letters.
Heroes of the City Baby App
Heroes of the City Baby App offers a pleasant pastime for very young children that will entertain and help them practice a few important readiness skills.
Little Critter Shapes
Get reacquainted with Little Critter as he discovers his shapes and teaches them to kids too in this short, cute board book turned eBook.
Toca Town
Forget grown-ups, kids make the rules and control what goes on in this fun virtual world.
Laura's Star and the Dream-Monsters
Despite the lack of text, kids will enjoy going on another journey with Laura and her little brother Tommy. They'll head to the City of Dreams to hunt for Tommy's missing dog and they'll need kids' help to find it.
Animals World for Kids
Learn all about animals and see them interact with their natural environments in this cute, educational app that helps bring animals to life.
Free App Friday – June 27th, 2014
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Little Critter ABCs
Let Little Critter help your child learn the alphabet along with new vocabulary words. The interactive scenes allow children to have fun exploring various objects and learning the words that go along with them.
Drive About: Number Neighborhood
Take a trip around Number Neighborhood where kids can drive, fly, and float to a variety of activities related to number recognition and building basic math skills. As they explore the neighborhood, kids will not only learn about their numbers, they'll also have a lot of fun.
Grandpa in Space
Blast into outer space with Grandpa to learn fun facts about the planets, life as an astronaut, opposites, rhyming and so much more. Grandpa in Space is another adorable educational app by Fairlady Media.
Music4Babies – Learn to read and write music with the animals
A musical treat for babies who will delight in tapping on animals and using their sounds to create their own musical compositions.
Henri le Worm – Learn and Play with his Amazing Cooking Adventures
Henri le Worm is a highly interactive adventure involving all sorts of aspects related to food as Henri and friends search for his missing cookbook.
Curious George and the Firefighters by iRead With
In traditional Curious George fashion an innocent field trip to the fire station turns out to be so much more. Join Curious George in this much loved story now available in a new and interactive way.
Stella and the Space Bears
Stella and the Space Bears is about a girl who has the desire to travel into space.
The Adventures of Ash & Ollie: ScreenTime – A Fingerprint Network App
The Adventures of Ash & Ollie: Screentime is a helpful way to educate children about why limiting screen time is important.
Bug Art
Interact with fun, animated bugs, while enjoying five different games and activities. Create your own bugs, use touch and tilt technology to race, or just play around on the playground. There are lots of ways to enjoy Bug Art.
Inside Your Outside
Take a closer look at the human body through a fun rhyming story featuring the Cat in the Cat and his friends. Mixed in with the trademark Seussical rhymes, kids will find information about their bodies, from the hair on their heads to the toes on their feet, and everything in between.
Toca Pet Doctor
Help heal 15 different adorable animals, and then feed them a snack in this cute app from Toca Boca.
Wungi Knights
Come along as the handsome knight explores the kingdom in search of items needed in the rebuilding of the princess's castle.
Week Planner for Kids
Week Planner for Kids is an icon-driven system for keeping track of dates, the weather, daily and special events. Users see a colorful screen divided into seven days with room for six events on each day as well as a spot to note the daily weather forecast. Icons are paired with distinctive sounds that activate when touched.
Hocus Pocus Alfie Atkins
Come along as a boy named Alfie Atkins builds a treehouse. Considered too small by some, Alfie, with the help of friends, can complete the necessary tasks to accomplish the final goal.
Jack and the Beanstalk
Jack and the Beanstalk comes to life as kids play games and make choices to help determine the outcome of the story.
MarcoPolo Ocean
Kids can dive deep and explore the ocean while interacting with marine life and creating their own ocean habitats.
Disney American Presidents
Users of all ages will appreciate learning American history with the Disney American Presidents app.
Mini Monet Creative Studio & Art Club for Kids
Mini Monet is an art and creativity app kids will return to time and time again. This creative studio and art club offers something for everyone at a price parents will appreciate.
Count up to 10: Learn Numbers with Montessori
Count up to 10: Learn Numbers with Montessori is an adorable app for little ones. Children will learn many important skills and have fun along the way.
The Book of Holes
The Book of Holes is a unique interactive book.
Sago Mini Ocean Swimmer
Another great app from Sago Mini that allows children to explore fun creatures who sing, dance, and build sand castles in the sea. Fun, easy to use, and encourages free play, this app is a must-have.
The Berenstain Bears and the Tooth Fairy
Another great storybook app from Oceanhouse Media that is great for the little one in your home that might be getting a visit from the Tooth Fairy soon.
Chris P. Bacon
Chris P. Bacon, a special little pig, teaches kids to love themselves, differences and all.
Gro Garden
It takes minutes, not months, for kids to plant vegetable seeds and harvest a bountiful crop. Through the process, and two other fun games, kids learn a lot about gardening and healthy eating.
Kids will receive great satisfaction in watching their garden grow. GardenLab provides numerous educational opportunities and hours of entertainment; all this and more at a reasonable price.
Axel's Chain Reaction
This heartwarming book contains multiple educational opportunities for a great price.
Toy Repair Workshop
Kids get to run their own toy repair shop, fixing broken teddy bears, dolls, cars, and other toys and hopefully ending up with very satisfied customers.
Grandpa's Workshop
Join Grandpa in his workshop and help him build, paint, and learn all about the fun tools he uses.
Learn with Miaomiao: Chinese
Learn with Miaomiao: Chinese is a child friendly app for learning everyday words in Chinese.
Noa's Stars
This charming book is a must download for all families with young children.
Pittsun Tsun: The Sounds of a Rainy Day
Pittsun Tsun: The Sound of a Rainy Day is a charming eBook of splashing in puddles and playing in the rain. To view this book you must also download the iBooks app.
Sophie's Drawings
Sophie's Drawings guides young children through basic drawings.


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Matthew 9:9-13
9 As Jesus was walking along, he saw a man called Matthew sitting at the tax booth; and he said to him, 'Follow me.' And he got up and followed him. 10 And as he sat at dinner in the house, many tax-collectors and sinners came and were sitting with him and his disciples. 11 When the Pharisees saw this, they said to his disciples, 'Why does your teacher eat with tax-collectors and sinners?' 12 But when he heard this, he said, 'Those who are well have no need of a physician, but those who are sick. 13 Go and learn what this means, "I desire mercy, not sacrifice." For I have come to call not the righteous but sinners.'
Many of us don't see a doctor unless we're visibly sick. We don't see a dentist unless we have a toothache. We don't find a therapist unless we feel batshit crazy (I'm saying this as someone diagnosed with chronic depression—I'm allowed to say crazy because that's how I feel many days). And in the case of Jesus, we don't look for a savior unless we're aware of our need to be saved—saved both from something and for something. As usual, the Pharisees don't get it. Once again, they see Jesus doing what Jesus does best—loving people where they are—and it doesn't make sense to them.
Jesus has a thing for outcasts. Throughout the gospels, we see him drawn to and connecting with the types of people who were often left stranded in society, isolated and abandoned. In today's story, it's Matthew, the tax collector. In today's culture, Matthew could be a high-ranking CEO, an IRS auditor, a crack dealer, a sex worker, a queer person. In liberal circles, he would be the conservative, and in conservative circles, he could be the liberal. Among atheists, he could be the Christian, and among Christians, he could be the Muslim. In Israel he'd be the Palestinian. In the white suburbs of Chicago, he could be the young African-American man. You get the picture, right? Matthew is unwanted and most likely unloved, or at least in the eyes of his peers, unloveable.
It's interesting that Matthew doesn't give us more of his own story here (presuming that the tax collector Matthew in this passage is the author of the Gospel that shares the same name). He's a blip in his own story of Jesus. Maybe this is because of some internalized shame and remorse he feels for his own past. Maybe he wanted to make sure the focus was on the character of Jesus instead of it being on him as the writer. Yet despite his past, he musters up the courage to share a piece of his story. It's important for us to know that Jesus called him, the scum of the earth, the lowest of the low. It's important because it tells us a bit about who Jesus is and how Jesus operates in his world, in his context.
Jesus never sits at the cool kids table. He doesn't bump fists with the religious and social elite (as much as he butts heads with them). He goes straight for the pimple-faced kid sitting in the corner with his brown bag lunch and his head held low. He goes straight for the bench holding the girl who wears long sleeves to cover up the scars that are evidence of years of self-injury. He stands watch outside the bathroom where his trans friend has just gone into, making sure she doesn't get bullied by her cisgendered peers. He walks in with the first person of color to be ushered into a racially integrated school.
He stands with the outcast. He loves the unloveable. He embraces the untouchable. This is how Jesus works. This is who Jesus is. And even if we only hear a sentence from each of these people about their encounter with Love Incarnate, Matthew is telling us that even a single sentence is enough. When we recognize Jesus standing with the outcast, we're faced with a choice. There's a line drawn in the sand, and we can either stand on the side with the powerful and the privileged, or we can stand on the side with the weak, the vulnerable, the voiceless, and the powerless. But there is to be no question of which side Jesus stands on. In a battle of power, Jesus sides with the underdog.
One day, there won't be a line in the sand. There won't be powerful and powerless. There won't be loved and unloved, touched and untouchable. This doesn't mean there won't be diversity. It means the exact opposite. It means that rather than striving towards sameness, towards boring, mundane uniformity, we will recognize that difference is a beautiful thing, something to be cherished instead of exploited. We'll find ourselves wanting to be with the outcasts, not because it's hip or cool, but because it's right. Because it's where love finds its way out of the rock and into the world as an ever-flowing, unceasing stream. We'll stand with the outcasts because we will have realized that it's where we belong. We'll stand with the outcasts because we're them, and they're us.


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You may or may not have realized that March was a very slow month on the blog. There was a lot that happened in March that formed what I like to call my quarter life crisis ;) You guys have been following me long enough to know who I am and what I stand for, and I was saying for a while that I was at this place that I knew was too good to be true and that everything was going to come crumbling down. Well, that's not what happened, but I came to this crossroads of like "WHO AM I?" I got REAL annoying to my husband with that question. I think that we get caught up in the blur and motions of life, and I took a step back and wondered if my life was heading in the direction that I wanted.
Who am I?
I'm a daughter of a King, and I'm a wife to Tanner. Those are primary to me. I'm a daughter, sister, cousin, and friend. I'm a marathon runner, soon to be ultra runner, pharmacist, and triathlete. I'm a small business owner and nutrition coach. I'm a young life leader, and a yorkie mama. And yet, I'm asking myself who I am? REALLY KATIE REALLY. Tanner will be the first to tell you that he was slapping some sense into me.
I felt change brewing. HA! Change that honestly isn't because of any other reason that having to be true to myself. I have a waiting list as a coach and I'm so very blessed with the sweetest and best clients. I wouldn't have that any other way and that's not changing one bit! HAHA! That's my pride and joy and love. I love coaching.
I announced last week that I'll be doing no more flexing ab selfies on the ole gram. I know that's such a silly change to make, but it was a big one for me and this is why: BUSINESS. But every.single.time I posted one of those pictures, all I could envision was my pastor and neighbor following me on instagram, and I wanted to shrivel into a hole of embarrassment. That's not to say there is anything wrong with them because I don't think there is, but I just got shy on that.
I have a professionalism that I want to uphold, and for you guys to be able to come to a place of value and integrity. When I began blogging, I always wanted to be a "healthy living & lifestyle" blogger, but I literally remember telling Tanner that I knew that no one would ever follow me if I went that route. For some reason, I thought I wouldn't be successful. I loved the beautiful images, but I didn't want to be just another one that blended right in. I felt there was a gap in information with macros that I wanted to provide, and I've done that, and will continue to do that. But the information is now there. There are pages and pages of blog articles that you can find on macros HERE!
My point is: we need to move this train down another avenue. I feel like I've grown up and changed but been forced to continue doing the same stuff because that's what I built. And most of all, I lost my confidence in what I was doing. Like yall, I feel I can be honest here. It's been ridiculous. I think that's the number one issue is I look at everything that I'm doing and I'm not proud, so I knew I had to make changes. So, with that, it's not going to change that much. HAHAHA!!!
However, there is going to be better photography, more recipes, more lifestyle&faith, more running/endurance focused, and as always macro information. But yall, I have to get out of the fitfam....like yesterday. If I see one more butt/almost naked photo on my newsfeed, I'm going to lose my mind. I don't have to do a Vlog on youtube about what I ate in a day or every second of my life for you guys to trust me and "like me". This is my path. I don't want to be another macro coach that never answer emails and are just "famous" online so they take advantage of it. I want to do new fun exciting projects with companies that I know that I can be doing on my blog, but I just tunnel vision focus on JUST coaching and tiptoeing on the line of what "category" I fit in! I also want to start selling my waffle recipe..which you can find HERE.
In the same respect of all of this, I know I overanalyze. I know all of you are thinking how I could have just started up doing exactly what this blog entails and just not writing a big blog about it. It makes me feel like I'm like ALL OVER THE PLACE but I wanted you to be excited with me about all the cool things that you will see. I really think that honestly, you guys are going to LOVE THE CHANGES. I'm incredibly excited. I also am going to start utilizing the instagram handle @_katieamelia for most of my food/fashion/faith pictures like the picture below (with mostly endurance focus on @katiesfitscript). You will find a running thread on the sidebar with images of the latest recipes, and everything will begin to be categorized into high protein, high carb, low carb, breakfast, lunch, dinner, snacks, vegan, vegetarian, etc etc! You get the picture! :) There will also be posts about faith & family as well!
If you are a fitness apparel company and would like me to style an outfit with your clothes, I'd love to collaborate. Do you have yummy foods you want to get out to the world? I'd love to create a recipe with your products! My bag below is Jo Totes meant to be for carrying your DSLR camera! I'm in love!! My necklace is a large circle monogram from ILoveJewelry.
Last but not least, I don't want this to seem like another thing I'm adding to my list of impossible standards. It's not that at all, but I want to have a really good standard and a space that I can look back in 5-10 years with children and be proud of what that looks like. Hope you love the new blog direction of Katiesfitscript, the healthy lifestyle blog <3


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Accidentally caught by the spam filter -- I've added firstname.lastname@example.com to the accept2 list (esedlar@oracle was the subscribed address), so future emails from this address will be passed through. - Jim -----Original Message----- From: Eric Sedlar [mailto:email@example.com] Sent: Wednesday, December 06, 2000 5:40 PM To: Jim Whitehead; WebDAV WG; email@example.com Subject: [Moderator Action] RE: DAVers guide to the San Diego IETF Why is the DeltaV design meeting overlapping the Access Control and WebDAV meetings? There are a lot of people (like Geoff and me) interested in both. Also, I'm not sure that an access control BOF before the WebDAV meeting makes sense, as I don't know of a lot of open issues at this point. --Eric -----Original Message----- From: firstname.lastname@example.com [mailto:firstname.lastname@example.com]On Behalf Of Jim Whitehead Sent: Wednesday, December 06, 2000 5:14 PM To: WebDAV WG; email@example.com Subject: DAVers guide to the San Diego IETF For the WebDAV afficionado, the following is the ultimate guide to WebDAV and DeltaV meetings being held at the San Diego IETF meeting next week. For location, registration, and hotel information, please see: http://www.ietf.org/meetings/IETF-49.html Wedensday, Dec 13 ----------------- 9AM - 5PM :: DeltaV design team meeting, Symphony Bay 3, San Diego Marriott Suites 1PM - 3PM :: Access Control BOF meeting, location TBD, look on announcement board near IETF registration desk (or find Eric Sedlar, Geoff Clemm, or Anne Hopkins, since they all said this was an OK time, but none of them has yet volunteered to post a message on the announcement board. :-) 3:30PM - 5:30PM :: WebDAV working group meeting, Marina 5, Sheraton San Diego (IETF) Agenda: http://www.ietf.org/ietf/00dec/webdav-agenda.txt Thursday, Dec 14 ---------------- 9AM - 12noon :: DeltaV design team meeting, Symphony Bay 3, San Diego Marriott Suites 1PM - 3PM :: DeltaV working group meeting, Marina 5, Sheraton San Diego (IETF) 3:30PM - 5PM :: DeltaV design team meeting, Symphony Bay 3, San Diego Marriott Suites (It might be wise to stop by the DeltaV WG meeting to make sure this one will be held). For the latest access control draft: http://www.webdav.org/acl/ http://www.webdav.org/acl/protocol/draft-ietf-webdav-acl-03.txt For the latest DeltaV protocol draft: http://www.webdav.org/deltav/ http://www.webdav.org/deltav/protocol/draft-ietf-deltav-versioning-10.7.htmReceived on Wednesday, 6 December 2000 20:48:28 UTC
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Sunrise in Boston
This series of pictures represents my attempt to capture the perfect picture of the sun rising behind the city of Boston. I have been using two overlooks, Prospect Hill Park in Waltham and Robbins Farm in Arlington to get a view of the city. In the fall and winter, the rusing sun can be seen behind the city from these vantage points (depending on the date).
On my way back to my car (after taking sunrise pictures from Robbins Farm in Arlington), I took took this picture showing the reflection of the sunrise in the window pane of a nearby school.
This is a real photograph, not a digital creation. I did crop the original picture to just show a close up of the upper-left pane of the window. And the image was rotated and de-skewed slightly. Otherwise, this photograph shows the reflection exactly as it was.
Here is a link to the uncropped original picture.


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Now Playing: TOLD YOU SO by Drowning Pool
Just Read: VORTEX by Robert Charles Wilson--Very entertaining read, but different from the other two books in the series. Spin was the best, Axis the worst, Vortex perhaps the most fun.
Reading Now: THE CUCKOO'S CALLING by Robert Galbraith
Grad school is coming to a head--six months left until graduation! In many ways this is awesome, but the workload only increases until the final day. I've got a large final project and paper, a summer of studying before boards, and classes with their own tests along the way until then.
I'm trying to find time to write, but the chances are few and far between. I had a talk with my cousin, who's a musician, about this kind of thing, and he encouraged me to not put too much pressure on myself. He said these kinds of life-centered road blocks happen, and that it's okay because they won't be around forever. He learned, in his case, to play a few chords here and there to stay in love with the craft, then to get back to it whenever life calmed down.
This week I flew out to Arizona for a nurse anesthesia conference, and while here I decided I wanted to get the next book by Beth Cato. She was a member of Write1Sub1 back in the day, and since then she's published a few novels, and I'm a big fan, and not just because we were both in the same online community of writers, which gives me hope that I could publish too, before long. She's really good!
I got to a local bookstore called The Poisoned Pen, and it turns out they were having a book signing by a science fiction writer named Tom Sweterlitsch. So I stayed, listened, talked with him, loved the premise of his book "The Gone World," and bought it. Of course I got it signed. He was great to listen to, and I'm looking forward to reading his book.
Then I got home and opened Beth Cato's book and found out that IT was signed as well! Woohoo!
Being in a strange place around new science fiction writers is inspiring to me. It energizes me and makes me want to think about new stories, and to write them. I have one in mind now that mixes space travel, villainy, and virtual reality. We'll see if I can get it on paper and edited before the March WotF deadline. That's the hope! Here's to trying.


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Oakland Zoo taps voters for parcel tax
ALAMEDA COUNTY Parcel tax to fund animal care, education programs
Everyone loves baby otters, rescued circus tigers and 100-year-old tortoises. Now the Oakland Zoo - where those and 650 other critters reside - is betting that Alameda County residents love them enough to pay $137 million for their care.
The zoo is asking for a $12-per-parcel tax on the Nov. 6 ballot, which over its 25-year lifespan would pay for animal food, facilities upgrades, field trips for kids and other programs.
"Museums, libraries, zoos - these are things that make for a thriving, healthy community," said zoo director Dr. Joel Parrott. "This measure wouldn't just improve the quality of life for the animals, it would benefit the entire county."
Zoos across the country in recent years have turned to voters for taxes and bonds, partly to keep admission prices low during the economic downturn and partly because cities and counties are drastically cutting back funding. Oakland, for example, used to give the zoo $1.2 million annually; now it's $500,000.
Zoos in Portland, Ore.; Providence, R.I.; Little Rock, Ark.; Kansas City, Mo.; and other cities have already passed taxes or bonds. Even the San Francisco Zoo has one. In 1997 voters passed a $48 million bond to help the zoo overhaul the western portion of the facility.
Most zoos get funds
Nearly every zoo that's asked voters for money has received it, said Steve Feldman, spokesman for the Association for Zoos and Aquariums.
"Forget soccer moms. It's zoo moms who get the vote out," he said. "I think people see the link between zoos and jobs, education, tourism, conservation, general quality of life."
For its first 60 years, the Oakland Zoo was part of the city. But as funding declined, the zoo slipped into serious disrepair, culminating in 1983 with a proclamation by the Humane Society that the Oakland Zoo was among the country's worst.
That's when the city handed off management to an independent nonprofit, the East Bay Zoological Society. The city still owns the land but leaves the nonprofit to run the daily operations.
Since then, the zoo has bounced back dramatically. It now has one of the country's top-rated elephant programs, and is especially renowned for its work rescuing tigers, lions and other endangered animals, Parrott said.
It's even won the endorsement of the Humane Society.
Big membership
The zoo is also Northern California's biggest, at least in terms of members. In 1986 the zoo had 1,600 member households; it now has 26,000. San Francisco Zoo, by comparison, has 23,900.
Only 15 percent of the zoo's visitors come from Oakland, which is why the zoo decided to broaden its funding scope to include the rest of Alameda County, Parrott said.
But some say the zoo has grown too much. Some environmental groups, including the California Native Plant Society, are opposing Measure A1, saying the money might be used to fund the zoo's expansion plans into environmentally sensitive portions of Knowland Park.
"We love animals, but it's deceptive to use them as a cover for something that's a naked grab for public funding," said Laura Baker of the society's East Bay chapter.
The zoo plans to break ground this spring on its California exhibit, featuring local, native animals and plants that have all but vanished from the landscape, such as grizzlies, condors, wolves and jaguars.
The $60 million project is about halfway funded so far, through grants and donations, but no money from Measure A1 would be used for construction, Parrott said.
Field trips at risk
If Measure A1 fails, the zoo will have to put off expanding its field trip and education programs, among other things, Parrott said. With school funding cuts, field trips are tougher for schools to finance, so the zoo was hoping to cover more of the costs, Parrott said.
The zoo now gets field trips from as far as Napa and Modesto, as well as throughout Alameda and Contra Costa counties.
"For many kids, the zoo is the first step into the world of nature," Parrott said. "We take great pride in that, and it's something we'd like to expand."
Oakland Zoo
Annual attendance: 650,000
Membership (in households): 26,000
Annual expenses: $13 million
Funding from the city: $500,000 a year
Number of animals: 650
Number of acres: 45 (about 100 when California exhibit opens)
Admission: $9.75 for children; $13.75 for adults
Carolyn Jones is a San Francisco Chronicle staff writer. E-mail: firstname.lastname@example.com


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So this evening, N, a friend from work and I had a lot of interesting conversations on multiple levels. I'm really not sure where to start. They have my brain going in a thousand different directions. I feel I need to write about them before bed or I won't sleep. One major conversation was about why I don't think I'm a good person. Other then the beliefs engrained in me as a child, I really, honestly don't know why I hate myself so much. I am thirty now and I really hope it doesn't take another thirty years to like myself. I'm so tired of trying to change my beliefs about myself. I really want to see what others see in me. I really would like to be happy with myself and my life. Things like a cluttered house, my job or even the mistakes I have made in life, don't define me or who I am. I know that in my mind, but why can't I know that in my heart? Why can't I figure it out already? I wish God would give me a big eye opener that can start to change my mind. I need to move on from the things my mother told me. I will say there was a difference in my response tonight then what I've had in the past. In the past, I would deny being a good person or try to convince the other person of my way. I did that a little tonight but it really stopped me in my tracks. I had to admit, that if I really think about it, I really don't know why I hate myself so much. Aside from the mother stuff, that is. I think maybe I need to learn to separate that from now. I'm not sure how to straighten that out in my head right now, but its something to think about.
So that was the major conversation but another interaction between N and I, really bothered me more then that conversation. I say interaction because I don't even remember what the conversation was about. Just what happened during it. For some reason this interaction is really bothering me. I am not able to pinpoint why. This is what happened…
So N and I were going on about something. I don't remember. We were standing near each other and she reached up to fix her hair or I don't know what, and I flinched. Her response was, "I'm not gonna hit you." I'm not sure what bothers me so much about this. One part is the fact that I flinched in the first place. I felt kind of stupid and childish that I would flinch. I know it goes back to the physical abuse I received as a child but I want to be over that by now. Maybe it was the gentle way she said she wasn't going to hit me. I hate that my subconscious made me flinch because obviously she would never hit me. Maybe it partly bothered me that she noticed I flinched. Its embarrassing that there is still a little child in me, who is fearful. I hate that people can see it in me so easily. I want to be tough and able to hide my feelings. Then on the other hand, I want someone to notice and protect me. I still want that motherly figure to be affectionate. And while I want the affection, I'm terrified of it. When someone does touch me on the shoulder or hug me, I tense up but then hate when they pull away. I hate that my mind contradicts itself so much. Part of my mind tells me I'm to old to get that affection to the point of making things better. Like it would never make up for the fact that I missed out on it as a child. I feel like I could get all the love in the world now but it still wouldn't make a difference because I didn't have it as a child. I really feel like I got cheated out of this love and affection. Sometimes I really blame God for it. He could have given me a mother who loved me. Why didn't He? Why was I not important enough to have a loving mother? People say I wouldn't be the person I am today. OK but why couldn't I still be compassionate, loving and accepting of others and still have a loving mom. Why did I have to get the exact opposite of who I am? So my mother taught me who I DON'T want to be, but other people have loving moms and it shows them how to be that way. ITS NOT FUCKING FAIR!!!


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The Tour Divide "......it's the hardest form of bike racing, period." The second Friday of June each year a small number of intrepid ultra-endurance mountain bike racers competing in the Tour Divide leave Banff in Canada for a solo trip into the wilderness, with the hope of arriving alive about three weeks later at the Mexican border.
The Tour Divide is a standing challenge which originated circa 1999 when John Stanstead completed an Individual Time Trial following the Adventure Cycling Association's official route. The challenge is to traverse a fixed course alone and unaided at race pace. The Adventure Cycling Association or ACA call the Great Divide Mountain Bike Route the longest off-pavement bike route in the world. A distance of 4,345 km (2,700 miles). There is more than 61,000 metres (200,000 feet) of climbing or equivalent to climbing Mount Everest from sea level seven times. The route runs from Banff in Canada to the Mexican border. There is an option to complete the course in the opposite direction. The course can deviate from year to year, regulated by the official map.
Race guidelines state that, "The Tour Divide challenge is based on one guiding principle: Cycle the GDMBR end-to-end, as fast as possible in a solo, self-supported fashion."
Another guiding principle from the manual is "Tour Divide is a web-administered, do-it-yourself challenge based on the purest of wagers: the gentlemen's bet or agreement. Nothing to win or lose but honor." You'll get a beer and a handshake at the finish line for your troubles.
Racers can choose between "Grand Départs" from either end of the route. A second option exists for riders to compete alone in an Independent Time Trial, in the tradition of the first Time Trial challenges. The concept of the Grand Départ is a more recent addition. The basic pretext to the existence of the race is that riders can be tracked via GPS and their progress monitored online. There is no audience participation via the roadside, in fact the rules forbid relatives or friends interacting with participants along the route as each competitor must abide by a stringent code to go it alone. This means long days pedaling through rocky mountain ranges in all weather, terrain where mountain lions and bears roam, or thick swarms of mosquitoes await to ambush racers while they battle the demons in their head. All the while an eager online community monitor their progress, armchair spectators, remote and unseen by the competitors.
There are no team buses, no sponsors, no team mechanics, no instantaneous intravenous rehydration, no soigneur, no mechanic, no team psychologist, no screaming fans providing an adrenaline rush to the top of the mountain, no private chef's, no media hype - no help whatsoever. In fact this race is the antithesis of European pro racing. Outside Magazine credited the race as being tougher than the Tour de France. "The world's toughest bike race is not in France". The Tour Divide caveat clearly warns would be competitors with a series of questions, enough to scare away the most intrepid of racers.
FROM Tour Divide caveat "Self-supported grand tour racing (ie. >2 weeks) along the GDMBR is like none other. Simply on scale, it's the hardest form of bike racing, period. To be competitive for the overall, one must ride ≥150 miles/day. There are no rest days. And if volume alone isn't taxing enough, one must also navigate, acquire resupply, clean/wrench the bike, find shelter each night, bathe when possible, and keep one's wits about it all. No entourages follow athletes. It cannot be compared to today's 100-milers, 24hour racing, or even 3-5 day stage race events. It's easy to be attracted to the romance and camaraderie of a 'shared' cross-country MTB adventure. The rugged Divide backcountry is not the place to learn solo 'racing' is not your speed or style. Are you a seasoned multi-day bikepacker? Have you ridden back-to-back off-road centuries? Are you an expert level mountain biker? Are you a veteran of Primal Quest-scale multi-day adventure races? Are you a proficient bike mechanic; skilled navigator; competent at self-rescue? If you cannot confidently answer yes to most of the above, it would be wise to consider simply touring the route or taking more time to prepare for a true blitz."
Reading this it's clear to see the Tour Divide race is not for those weak in mind body or spirit. The race does have the effect of reducing competitors to tears while their bodies are subjected to extreme weather and daily torture as distance averages must be maintained, over extreme terrain. Yet is this really the "hardest from of bike racing"? The rules certainly make it hard. The Tour de France itself began in similar fashion, over dirt roads, riders repairing their bikes in blacksmith's shops, a relentless daily grind of individual suffering.
Here we have a brand new ultra-endurance mountain bike event run in the tradition of the original European tours. An ultra-endurance event requiring "self-rescue" plus mechanical and navigational skills. Maintaining an average of about 240 km per day over extreme terrain in all weather conditions, carrying, riding and repairing a heavily laden mountain bike makes this race difficult. Add to this that you must go it alone without support and the challenge becomes one of monumental proportions. Less than 100 people have ever started and even less have finished.
The race organisers advice of, "Simply on scale, it's the hardest form of bike racing, period", creates a paradox when comparing this race to any other across the globe. Here's the easiest way to find out if you think it is "the hardest", watch Ride the Divide, a film directed by Hunter Weeks and produced by Joe Cantwell. Executive Producer Mike Dion attempted the 2009 Tour Divide while his crew filmed the race. Ride the Divide charts the journey of Dion, Matthew Lee and Mary Metcalf-Collier. Go check it out, it's easily accessible in the iTunes store or you can organise a "living room" screening via the Ride the Divide website. The film also supports the Livestrong Foundation.
Once you've watched Ride the Divide and answered the question of whether "Simply on scale, it's the hardest form of bike racing, period", share what you think with other readers using the comments section below.
Ride The Divide Movie Trailer from Mike Dion on Vimeo.
All images and video courtesy of Ride The Divide Movie More information on the route at the Adventure Cycling website
The official Tour Divide race website in case you decide 240km plus - per day - in the dirt sounds like your cup of tea.
All images courtesy of Tour Divide


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This weekend V decided to draw a picture for Nadieuda, a young Haitian girl we sponsor through Compassion International. We write letters back and forth and it's fun to watch our girls develop a relationship with a friend in another country like this. Adding brilliant modern art like this to the mix only makes it better.
Ryan Estes


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I'm absolutely thrilled to announce that I have been shortlisted for the Southwest Regional Awards as the best wedding photographer. The awards ceremony is being held later this month at Maunsel House and the winning entry will go forward to the national finals, which is being held in London in early January 2016.
I've been very fortunate over the years to be recognised as an award winning photographer, but it is always lovely to have your worked recognised, not only by your clients but also your peers. The level of talent in the photography industry is massive and you can never rest on your laurels. If you take your eye off the ball for a short moment, you'll almost certainly guarantee a young whipper snapper taking your spot. I'm lucky to have carved out a career over the past ten years with some amazing clients, many of whom have become lifelong friends. Here's to the next instalment in my photo career and fingers crossed for later this month. Being an award winning photographer is always a great feeling!


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Dear Supermoms,
'Strawberries' in a South Indian Kuzhambu ? Yes, you heard me right !
So am I sharing this unique kuzhambu recipe with you all.
I heard about this fantastic recipe from one of my best friends Bharathi.
As strawberries are in season now and I had a tub of strawberries in my refrigerator, I could'nt wait to try . A tangy and spicy preparation with juicy strawberries sauteed' in Indian spices and simmered over low flame. I served it for lunch yesterday with Jeera Pulao. Lip smacking !!!
It can enjoyed with steaming hot rice and dollop of ghee. It is also a quick and easy side dish for Idli, Dosa, Appam, Puri and even Rotis. I can't thank Bharathi enough for this amazing recipe.
Strawberry Kara Kuzhambu :
Preparation time : 5 minutes
Cooking time : 15 -20 minutes
Serves: 6
1 Cup = 250 ml Cup
Special Vessel: A medium size Kadai/ Wok , Iron ladle Or tempering pan
Ingredients :
1 cup chopped strawberries ( I used 12 medium sized strawberries)
2 garlic cloves ( roughly crushed using pestle and mortar)
1 sprig curry leaves ( tear roughly)
2 teaspoon chilli powder ( Kashmiri chilli powder gives a good colour)
1 teaspoon dhania powder/coriander powder
1 teaspoon vendhaya powder/methi powder ( or use 1/4 teaspoon whole)
1 teaspoon mustard seeds
2 teaspoons channa dal/kadalai paruppu/bengal gram
2 tablespoons oil
1 dry red chilli ( broken into 2 or 3 pieces)
salt to taste
1. Heat 1 tablespoon of oil and add the channa dal.
2.When the dal turns golden brown add the mustard seeds and some curry leaves.
3.When the mustard seeds splutter,add the strawberries and mix well over low heat.
4.Add the chilli powder,dhania powder,vendhaya powder,salt and keep stirring to mix for one minute.You can add one teaspoon oil at this stage.
TIP: Incase you are using methi seeds, add them along with channa dal while tempering.
Keep stirring to prevent burning.
6. Heat a small ladle/pan with one teaspoon of oil, add the crushed garlic , red chilli and curry leaves.
7. When the garlic lightly changes colour , switch off and pour this into the kuzhambu.
7. When the garlic lightly changes colour , switch off and pour this into the kuzhambu.
Your delicious Strawberry Kara Kuzhambu is ready to be served. You can adjust the water quantity depending upon the thickness of the kuzhambu you like. You can also try my tasty Masala Vadai Kuzhambu, Vadaga Kara Kuzhambu recipes.
Happy Cooking!


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I missed posting yesterday mostly because the day was a bit hectic and the run was pretty unmemorable. I ran the same 5km neighbourhood loop as usual and, other than the fact it was a bit colder yesterday, it was pretty much just your average 5km.
Tonight, after another somewhat crazy day and a long commute home, I grabbed a very quick dinner (consisting of one english muffin, toasted with cheddar cheese), and we headed over to Variety Village as a family.
The girls are much more independent these days and tonight both Ginny and I hit the treadmills while they amused themselves in the field house. This is a huge deal for us. To be able to leave them on their own to play around on their own while we both run is awesome. It opens up so much more time to run and will enable us to both train for the Ottawa Marathon at the same time starting in January.


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I fully believe my Clarkson University education and LinkedIn profile are absolutely what got my foot in the door for my job at 3M Health Information Systems. On top of that, my education put me five to 10 years ahead of where I would have expected to be on my career path. It's been an interesting journey so far.
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From: Lee Corbin (firstname.lastname@example.com)
Date: Tue Mar 18 2008 - 22:33:23 MDT
Matt writes
> [Lee had written]
>> Suppose that by some *obvious* [1] isomorphism,
>> today Lee is one bit string
>> 11011011001110010110111111001010110100000011...
>> and tomorrow I am
>> 11011011001110010110011111001010110100000010...
>> where two 0's happen to be changed to 1's. By all measures
>> of similarity, those two strings are still very similar. (It would be
>> easy to mention some particular measures used by mathematicians,
>> but the ones I'm completely familiar with without having to go look
>> them up aren't very applicable here.)
> Perhaps I am missing the point of this discussion, but the standard way to
> measure the difference between two strings x and y is K(x|y) + K(y|x) where
> K(x|y) is the length of the shortest program that inputs y and outputs x.
Thanks Matt! Hopefully if I had gone and tried to look up that
stuff, I would have encountered that vastly more compact and
simpler notion of similarity between strings.
What do you think of pushing that idea for 2D patterns on a Life Board?
(Easy, I would suppose.) What about for two grains of salt? Think that
it can consistently and advisably be stated also in terms of Komolgorov
complexity? What about large 3D or 4D objects in general?
> Also, what is the conceptual difficulty of having the memories of two people
> who lived separate lives?
Well, that's for another thread, but let's briefly consider two cases.
1. The two people in question are Julius Caesar and George Patton.
In this case, the sudden merger (merged guy) is baffled and very
confused. But then, rather easily I suspect since each was a bit
of a mystic by our standards, the Patton memories would be used
to formulate the hypothesis that he was really the incarnation of
Julius Caesar, (a thought that would not displease him in the least,
I think). The problem could be minimal, except for certain values,
like, "should all the inhabitants of certain conquered territories be
exterminated for the sake of future safety"? But hell, that happens
to all of us (well, not so graphically, or literally, of course). Whenever
you act in a certain way for a specific reason, you may recall that a
some time earlier in your life (or earlier in your day) that you acted
in the opposite way.
Now this is the *conceptual* difficulty, as you asked. The practical
difficulty, as when we discussed merging Shakespeare and Einstein,
would still be enormous.
2. The two people led concurrent lives, and perhaps had opposing
goals, mutual hatred, and so on. You could end up with a very
distraught, confused, and possibly mentally ill patient on your
(if you reply to that last part, why don't you merge it back into
the Memory Merging thread? thank you)
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