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Steven Clift Online Event - White House to Host Dialogue on IT Solutions for Economic Recovery - Starts Apr. 27, 2009 Posted at
This is very important. The U.S. needs both non-profit assisted (like this case) and a government-hosted online public hearing/input platform (I suggest "liberating" Democracy.Gov from restricted promotion outside the U.S. for shared use by multiple agencies). Think "democracy portal" designed from the citizen not branch/level of government perspective with an "online conference room" that can be checked out by government agencies and task forces. I noted from the materials below, the online event will actually be on Recovery.Gov and not WhiteHouse.Gov ... does this really matter ... probably not IF WhiteHouse.Gov links to it in a profile way. One recommendation - the online event should host an independent e-mail update list (that doesn't require third party services) and provide daily e-mail summaries/highlights to draw people into contribute. What ideas do you have for how to host successful online events? Connect with others interested in similar "e-consultations" on the 226 member Online Consultations and E-Participation online group to share your thoughts: http://groups.dowire.org/groups/consult Steven Clift, E-Democracy.Org http://stevenclift.com http://twitter.com/democracy From: Earl Devaney and Ed DeSeve <email obscured>> Date: Thu, Apr 23, 2009 at 10:02 AM Subject: Notice: White House to Host Dialogue on IT Solutions for Economic Recovery Dear Steven, For one week beginning on Monday, April 27th, we will be hosting the Recovery.Gov Dialogue on Information Technology Solutions and we would like to invite you and your members to participate. This online dialogue will be reaching out to the public, state and local partners, potential recipients and solution providers around the question: What ideas, tools, and approaches can make Recovery.gov a place where the public can monitor the expenditure and use of recovery funds? The IT Dialogue, which will run from April 27th to May 3rd, is a unique opportunity to directly influence how Recovery.gov is built and operates. When Congress passed and the President signed the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act in February, it created a website, Recovery.gov, to openly show the public how, when and where recovery funds are spent to ensure our economic recovery is the most transparent and accountable in history. The results of the dialogue will be reviewed for the most innovative suggestions around making Recovery.gov a more effective portal for transparency. The dialogue is being hosted by the National Academy of Public Administration, a congressionally chartered, non-profit, non-partisan, good government organization that helps tackle government's toughest management problems. Participation from the blogging community is critical to the success of this initiative. We would like to ask you to participate and to do the following to help spread the word about the IT Dialogue: Blog on the IT Dialogue. We have created a one-page summary of the IT Dialogue for your ease of use. [BELOW] Follow us on Twitter at @natldialogue - http://twitter.com/natldialogue - , or on the "Recovery Dialogue: IT Solutions" Facebook group - http://www.facebook.com/group.php?gid=81694037326 - to receive event reminders and updates. Post the following message in your own Twitter feed: White House Recovery Dialogue on IT Solutions starts April 27! Learn more @ www.Recovery.gov, follow @natldialogue, pls RT Block out 2-3 hours between April 27th and May 3rd to visit www.recovery.gov, log in and participate in the Dialogue. If you have additional questions about the IT Dialogue, or if you have recommendations for other groups who should be contacted, please email <email obscured> or call 202-204-3633. Thank you in advance for joining the discussion and sharing your innovative ideas. Warm regards, Earl Devaney Chair, Recovery Accountability and Transparency Board Ed DeSeve Special Advisor to the President for Stimulus Implementation The PDF's Text - http://www.napawash.org/recoverydialogue/overview.pdf : Recovery Dialogue: Information Technology Solutions Earlier this year, President Obama signed the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009. With it came an unprecedented commitment to transparency and accountability and Recovery.gov is the cornerstone of this effort. Fulfilling this commitment requires integrating information and systems across a host of federal agencies, state, local, and tribal governments, as well as private contractors. Now is your opportunity to help. For seven days beginning on April 27th and in partnership with the National Academy of Public Administration, Recovery.gov will host a national online dialogue to engage the public, potential recipients, solution providers, and state, local and tribal partners in answering a key question: What ideas, tools, and approaches can make Recovery.gov a place where the public can monitor the expenditure and use of recovery funds? Participants from across the nation will be able to recommend, discuss, and vote on the best ideas, tools, and approaches. Your ideas can directly impact how Recovery.gov operates and ensure that our economic recovery is the most transparent and accountable in history. Convening a high tech roundtable was suggested by Chairman Edolphus Towns of the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee. This initiative invites participation in a vendor-neutral, online platform that allows participants to submit ideas on website design, data collection, data warehousing, data analysis and visualization, waste, fraud, and abuse detection, and other topics that are key to achieving greater transparency and accountability. Participants can refine these ideas in open discussion, and vote the best ones to the top. Beginning April 27th, log on and share your best ideas: http://www.recovery.gov Hosting this dialogue will allow government to hear from a much larger and more diverse group of vendors, customers, and thought leaders in the IT community than would be possible using more traditional methods. Recovery.gov is drawing on this innovation to fulfill the commitment to unprecedented levels of transparency and responsiveness as decisions and procurements are made. About Recovery.gov The American Recovery and Reinvestment Act is an unprecedented effort to jumpstart our economy, create or save millions of jobs, and put a down payment on addressing long-neglected challenges so our country can thrive in the 21st century. With much at stake, it also provides for unprecedented levels of transparency and accountability so that taxpayers will be able to know how, when, and where their tax dollars are being spent. Recovery.gov is the main vehicle that will provide each and every citizen with the ability to monitor where the money from the Act is being spent. The website is run by an independent oversight board of inspectors general called the Recovery Accountability and Transparency Board. About the National Academy Established in 1967 and chartered by Congress, the National Academy is a non-profit, non-partisan coalition of top public management and organizational leaders who tackle the nation's most critical and complex challenges. As the home of the Collaboration Project (collaborationproject.org), an independent forum of leaders committed to leveraging collaborative technology to solve government's complex problems, the National Academy is uniquely positioned to host groundbreaking collaborative discussions. For more information, please contact: Danielle Germain, Project Director (202) 204-3632 ▪ <email obscured> For press inquiries, please contact: Nancy DiPaolo, External Affairs, Recovery Board (202) 254-7954


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Immunization clinic hours - Clinics are scheduled at Southeastern Utah Health District Monday through Thursday from 3 to 4:30 p.m. and Friday from 9:30 to 11:30 a.m.
Women's cancer screening - Women 50 years of age or older may qualify for a free breast and cervical cancer exams and mammograms. For information, call the public health district at 637-3671. Women ages 40 to 49 may qualify for a low-cost exam.
Head Start - The free preschool program accepts qualified children ages 3 to 5 years old. Residents may submit applications at the Price office, 745 East 200 South, or the program in Wellington, 150 West Main.
For information, contact the Price office at 613-8494.
Free legal clinics - Utah Legal Services has scheduled free clinics the second and fourth Monday of the month from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. at the 7th District Court complex, located at 149 East 100 South in Price.
Residents should bring all pertinent documents pertaining to legal questions. For information, residents may contact the agency toll-free at 1-800-662-1563.
Carbon County Animal Shelter - AVID chip pet identification is available at the shelter. Hours are Monday to Friday, 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.; Saturday and Sunday, 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.
Carbon County RSVP - Residents who would like to lend a helping hand or need the assistance of volunteers may contact the Price RSVP program at 637-9118 or call the East Carbon office.
Carbon County Family Support and Children's Justice Center - offers crisis care for families with children from infants to 11 years old.
The crisis nursery is open 24 hours a day, seven days a week. Residents may use the nursery for respite, doctor and mental health appointments, court appearances, medical emergencies, family crisis, support meetings, divorce classes and to escape domestic violence.
Parenting classes are scheduled Thursday at 1:30 p.m.
The center is also collecting donations for displaced families. Furniture items will be accepted only if the center has families in need. For information, call the center at 637-0281.
Price library - Hours are Monday through Thursday from 8 a.m. to 6:45 p.m., Friday from 8 a.m. to 4:45 p.m., Saturday from 9 a.m. to 1:45 p.m. and closed Sunday.
Story time is scheduled Monday at 11 a.m. for toddlers, Tuesday and Wednesday at 5 p.m. and Thursday at 1 p.m.
English as a second language classes are Monday and Thursday at 6 p.m. Basic literacy classes are scheduled as needed.
For information, contact the library at 636-3188.
Helper library - Hours are Monday through Thursday, noon to 6 p.m.; Friday, noon to 4 p.m.; and Saturday, 9 a.m. to 1 p.m.
The library offers Internet accessible computers and will obtain books for patrons through the inter-facility loan program.
For information, contact the library at 472-5601.
CEU Library - Hours are Monday through Thursday from 8 a.m. to 10 p.m.; Friday from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m., Saturday from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. and Sunday from 2 p.m. to 10 p.m.
Hours vary during holiday weekends and school breaks.
For information, contact the library at 613-5209.
Rape crisis hot line - Rape or domestic violence victims in the Carbon-Emery County area may contact the local 24-hour crisis line toll-free at 1-866-894-8610.
Carbon County Humane Society - offers clinics the second Tuesday of the month at 5 S. Carbon Avenue, Price.
Contact the society at 637-0588 for appointments.
Second Chance Wildlife Rehabilitation - is a non-profit group dedicated to the care of orphaned, injured or ill wildlife. The group needs adult volunteers. Contact Debbie Pappas at 650-3441 for information.
Price Main Street program - The board meets the first Wednesday of the month at noon in room 207 of Price City Hall.
For information, contact Melanie Steele at 820-1290.
Helper community development committee - meets Wednesday at 6 p.m. at the civic auditorium.
Castle Country Habitat for Humanity - is accepting applications for homes from eligible candidates. The office is located at 150 South 700 East in Price.
Donations may be sent to PO Box 724, Price, UT 84501.
For information, Castle Valley residents may contact the organization at 637-9701.
Veterans employment representative - is available Monday through Friday at the department of workforce services, 475 West Price River Drive.
The representative will answer questions about benefits and assist with applications, employment and veterans issues.
Contact Steve Wilkinson at 636-2343.
Marine Corps League - meets the second Monday of the month at 6:30 p.m. at the Price American Legion Hall. Contact David Brewer at 472-8757.
Helper American Legion Auxiliary - meets the fourth Thursday of the month at 6 p.m. Call Pat Scherschel at 472-8203.
VFW - Post hours are Monday to Saturday, 1 to 9 p.m. Meetings are the second Thursday at 7 p.m. Games are on Sunday at 1 p.m. Call the post at 637-7424.
VFW Ladies Auxiliary - meets the second Friday of the month at 3 p.m.
Price American Legion Post 3 - meets the first and third Thursday of the month at 7 p.m. at 27 North 100 West.
American Legion Auxiliary - meets the third Tuesday of the month. Contact Veloy Wilder at 637-0290.
Recovery classes - are scheduled Monday to Friday at the Golden Rule Mission in Helper from 3 p.m. to 5 p.m. Classes include relapse prevention, Big Book, 12 steps, traditions, spirituality and life skills. AA is 6 p.m. daily.
Price Recovery group - meets Wednesday at 7 p.m. at the CEU computer building.
Reach to Recovery - The American Cancer Society program matches a diagnosed breast cancer patient with a trained survivor who can answer questions and address concerns. For information, contact Shanna Mezek at 637-3204.
MS support group- meets the first Tuesday of the month at 7:30 p.m. in the conference room at Southeastern Utah Health District, 28 S. 100 East, Price. For information, call the health department at 637-0712.
Grieving parent support group - For parents who have lost a child, the group meets the first Thursday of the month at 6:30 p.m. at Castleview.
FUTURES - The Carbon County NAMI affiliate, a support group developed for families who have children with challenges, meets the first and third Wednesday of the month.
Scooter & Wheelchair Users ADA support group - meets the second Tuesday of the month at 1 p.m. at the housing authority, 251 S. 1600 East, Price.
Domestic violence support groups - are scheduled weekly. For information, call the 24-hour crisis line at 637-6589.
Grief support group - Open to all residents who have lost loved ones, the group meets the second Wednesday of the month at 3:30 p.m. at Active Re-Entry, 10 South Fairgrounds Road. For information, contact Active Re-Entry at 637-4950
AA, NA, Naranon and Al-Anon meetings - The schedule includes:
AA (open), daily, noon, Price Alano Club.
AA Coal Sober (open), Wednesday and Saturday, 8 p.m., Price Alano Club.
Al-Anon (for friends and relatives of alcoholics), Wednesday, 7 p.m. Methodist Church.
NA (open), Monday, 6 p.m., Four Corners Mental Health.
Naranon (open, for friends and relatives of drug addicts), Monday, 7 p.m., Price Alano Club.
AA Stepsisters (closed), Tuesday, 4 p.m., Price Alano Club.
AA (open), Thursday, 8 p.m., Huntington senior center.
AA (open), Tuesday and Friday, 8 p.m., East Carbon City Hall.
AA (closed), Tuesday and Friday, 6 p.m., Helper mission.
AA closed), Sunday, 6 p.m., Helper mission.
AA, Monday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday and Sunday, 6 p.m., Helper mission.
NA (open) Tuesday, Thursday, Friday and Sunday, 8 p.m.; Friday (closed), 7 p.m.; Saturday (open), 6:30 p.m., Alano Club.
NA, Tuesday and Thursday, 6 p.m., Helper mission.
NA (open), Thursday 7 p.m., ABC Learning Center.
Women's cancer support group - meets the third Wednesday of the month at 7 p.m. at Castleview's classroom. For information, contact Sherry King at 637-4800, extension 3510.
Caregivers support group - meets the last Wednesday of the month at 3:30 p.m. at 10 South Fairgrounds Road. For information, contact Lisa Perla at 637-4950.
Life Line pregnancy assistance and support - provides alternatives to abortion for women with unplanned pregnancies. The 24-hour crisis line number is 636-0700.
Look Good, Feel Better - The American Cancer Society program helps women address appearance related side effects of treatment. The group meets the first Monday of the month at 6 p.m. at the hospital. To register, call Debbie Prichard at 613-5302.
Cancer resource center - Volunteers are needed to staff the American Cancer Society information center at Castleview Hospital. Hours are flexible and training is free of charge. For information, contact Gail Harding at 613-1132.
Teen parenting class - is scheduled Monday and Wednesday from 3:30 to 4:30 p.m. at the Lighthouse. Thirty-six hours will equal one elective credit.
Square dancing - is the first and third Thursday of the month at 7 p.m. at the senior citizens center located at 107 S. Carbon Avenue, Price. Call the senior center at 637-0136.
MOPS - The Mothers of Preschoolers group meets the second and fourth Monday of the month at 6 p.m. at Price Chapel.
Daughters of the Utah Pioneers - The schedule includes:
Helper Balance Rock Camp meets the second Wednesday of the month at 2 p.m. Contact Jo Simmons for information at 472-8329.
East Carbon Geneva Camp meets the third Tuesday of the month at 7 p.m. Contact Brenda Richardson for information at 888-2425.
Price Juniper Camp meets the third Wednesday of the month at 6 p.m. at the senior citizens center. Contact Larue Bates for information at 637-6556.
Price Sarah Jane Powell meets the third Tuesday of the month at 2:30 p.m. at the Villa. Contact Sarah Mae Sheehan for information at 637-9618.
Wellington Log Cabin Camp meets the second Wednesday of the month at 2 p.m.
Price Sunflower Camp meets the third Thursday of the month at 1 p.m. at the senior center. Contact Janice D'Ambrosio for information at 637-3484.
Castle Country Players - Free acoustic jam sessions are presented the second Saturday of the month at 10 a.m. at the CEU music building.
Castle Country King Crawlers - Meetings are the third Tuesday of the month at 6:30 p.m. From April to September, the group meets at the King Crawler 4x4 at the Carbon County Fairgrounds. From October to March, meetings are at the county GIS building. For information, call Scott Edwards at 613-0204.
Castle Country Quilters - The group meets the third Thursday of the month at 1:30 p.m. at the Price senior citizens center lunchroom. For information, call Jeanette Strong at 637-4499.
BACA - meets at 6 p.m. on the second Thursday of the month at Kraync Motor, located at 98 South 300 East in Price.
Castle Country Fiber Guild - meets the first Monday of the month at 7 p.m. For information, contact Michelle Goldsmith at 650-3290.
Masonic Lodges - Regular activities include:
Carbon Lodge 16, F&AM, first Mondays, 7:30 p.m.
Joppa Lodge 26, F&AM, first Tuesdays, 7:30 p.m.
Eastern Star, Naomi Chapter 13, first Thursdays, 7:30 p.m.
Job's Daughters, Bethel 3, second and fourth Saturdays, 10 a.m..
York Rite (chapter, council, commandary alternating), first Wednesdays, 7:30 p.m.
Contact Norman Smith for information.
Castle Valley Archaeology Society - meets the third Thursday of the month at 7 p.m. in the CEU museum classroom. For information, contact Margene Hackney at 637-0482.
Carbon County Historical Society - meets the last Thursday of the month at 6 p.m. at the senior citizens center. For information, call Kathy Hamaker at 637-5456.
Carbon County Triad - meets the first Wednesday of the month at 1:30 p.m. at the Price public safety dispatch center. Members focus on law enforcement and aging programs to assist the elderly.
Newborns in Need- Residents are encouraged to donate baby items for needy infants in Carbon County. For information, contact Teresa Kilcrease at 637-5324.
Castle Country OHV - Meetings are the third Thursday of the month at 7 p.m. at the fairgrounds building. For information, contact Joan Powell at 637-5070.
CUSCRA - meets the second Tuesday of the month at the Log Palace at 7 p.m. For information, call Vickie Birch at 637-5669.
Utah Friends of Paleontology - meets the second Tuesday of the month at 7 p.m. in the classroom at CEU Prehistoric Museum. Business meeting is at 6:30 p.m. For information, contact Leland Jonas at 637-7126.
Desert Wings R/C Club - meets the first Thursday of the month at 7 p.m. at the Carbon fairgrounds. For information, contact Chris Rigert at 613-1882.
Community candlelight service - Price Community Methodist Church will host the Christmas event Dec. 24 at 7 p.m.
The activity will include music and reflection on the meaning of the holiday.
Catholic Masses - The schedule includes:
East Carbon Good Shepherd, Saturday at 4 p.m.
Green River St. Michael the Archangel, Wednesday at 6 p.m..
Price Notre Dame de Lourdes, Saturday at 5:30 p.m., Sunday at 9 a.m. and 11 a.m.
Helper St. Anthony of Padua, Saturday at 5 p.m., Sunday at 8 a.m. and 10 a.m., holy days at 8:30 a.m., noon and 7 p.m., weekdays at 8:30 a.m.
Huntington Mission San Rafael, second and fourth Sunday at 1:30 p.m.
New Life Ministries - Services are Sunday, 10 a.m. Services include nursery and children's ministry. Youth meet Thursday at 7 p.m. For information, call Pastor Andrew Lasslo at 472-5913.
Seventh-day Adventist - Saturday Sabbath School is at 9:30 a.m., followed by worship at 11 a.m. Bible study and prayer meeting are Thursday 6:30 p.m.
For information, contact the church at 637-1162.
Price United Methodist - Adult Sunday School is at 9 a.m., followed by worship at 10:30 a.m.
For scouting and youth information, contact the church office at 637-0127.
Assumption Greek Orthodox - Divine liturgy is Sunday, 10:15 to 11:45 a.m. Holy days services are at 10 a.m.
For information, call the church at 637-7398.
Desert Edge Christian Chapel - Sunday schedule includes worship service at 10 a.m.; Sunday School at 11 a.m. Youth meet Monday at 6 p.m. AWANA meets Wednesday at 6 p.m.
Call Pastor Carl Sitterud at 687-2933 for information.
Bethel Spanish Assembly of God - Worship is at 9:45 a.m., followed by Sunday School at 11 a.m. Prayer meetings are Sunday and Wednesday at 6 p.m.
For information, contact Pastor Jose Banuelos at 637-5304.
Ascension St. Matthews - The Lutheran and Episcopal congregation meets for Sunday School at 9:30 a.m., followed by services at 10:30 a.m. Potluck is the first Sunday of the month.
For information, call the church at 637-0106.
Grace Baptist Church - Schedule includes Sunday School, 10 a.m.; morning service, 11 a.m.; and afternoon service, 6 p.m. Wednesday is Bible study at 6 p.m.
For information, call Pastor Jeff Warix at 472-0861.
Price Chapel - Sunday schedule includes worship services at 8:30 a.m. and 11 a.m.; all ages Sunday School at 10 a.m.; and kids church at 11 a.m. Youth ministries for seventh to 12th graders are Monday at 6:30 p.m. AWANA groups for children ages 3 years to sixth grade meet Wednesday at 6:30 p.m.
Contact the church at 637-5244 for information.
Price First Baptist - Sunday services are Sunday School, 9:45 a.m.; worship, 11 a.m. and 6 p.m.; and mission kids at 6 p.m. Tuesday is Bible study for adults at 10 a.m. Wednesday meeting and Bible study are at 7 p.m.
For information, call Pastor Mike McGuire at 613-8159.
Wellington First Baptist - Sunday services are Sunday School, 9:45 a.m.; worship, 11 a.m.; and discipleship; 5 p.m. Wednesday includes prayer, youth Bible study and fellowship at 7 p.m.
For information, call Rev. Lyman Fiack at 472-3328.
Liberty Faith Fellowship - Sunday School is at 9:30 a.m., followed by service, 10:45 a.m. Youth activities are Tuesday at 6 p.m., followed by 7 p.m. service.
For information, call the church at 637-6774.
Trinity Christian Center - Sunday School is at 9:45 a.m., followed by services at 10:50 a.m. and 6:30 p.m. Tuesday includes prayer at 10 a.m. and Bible study at 7 p.m.
For information, contact the church at 637-8968.
Church of God of Prophecy - Sunday services include Sunday School, 10 a.m.; worship, 11 a.m. and 6 p.m. Bible study is Tuesday at 7 p.m. Prayer meeting is Friday at 7 p.m.
For information, contact Pastor Mike Smith at 472-8059.
Freedom Christian Fellowship - Sunday services include Bible study for all ages, 9:45 a.m.; worship, 11 a.m. and 6 p.m. Wednesday includes mission kids, 5 p.m.; and prayer meeting, 6:30 p.m.
Call the church or Pastor Mike Mayfield for information.
East Carbon Community Church - Sunday schedule includes prayer meeting, 9 a.m.; Sunday School for all ages, 10 a.m.; and worship, 11 a.m. Youth group for seventh to 12th grade meets Wednesday at 7 p.m.
For information, contact Pastor Bill Wright at 637-7005.
Carbon-Emery Church of Christ - Sunday schedule includes classes, 10 a.m.; and worship at 11 a.m. and 2 p.m., with evangelist Mark Collins. Wednesday classes are at 7 p.m.
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Olympic opening ceremony will 'reaffirm greatness of NHS'
Midwife Jane Logan will be among 800 volunteers from the NHS performing in tonight's opening ceremony for the 2012 London Olympics.
Her segment will last for 12 minutes and will celebrate the NHS by linking it with story-telling and literature.
Ms Logan, who will be wearing a traditional medical-themed costume, is a senior lecturer in midwifery at the University of Bedfordshire and a midwifery link lecturer at Luton and Dunstable Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust.
She said: "I am truly proud to be involved in this extraordinary event."
Ms Logan paid tribute to the ceremony's director Danny Boyle, who she said had been a "consistent source of outstanding support, encouragement and laughter to the NHS volunteers".
"He has patiently signed thousands of autographs, smiled for thousands of photographs and hugged, what feels and sounds like, every single NHS volunteer taking part in the ceremony," she said.
"It has been a pleasure to meet and work for this enigmatic and inspirational man who publicly, has never wavered in his belief that the 800 NHS volunteers taking part in tonight's show, with the many other volunteers, have the ability to master and deliver an outstanding performance.
"It has been an amazing experience and has reaffirmed how great the NHS is."
Readers' comments (28)
Wonderful. Well done Danny Boyle for featuring our great NHS. Well done the Queen for participating in our Great Bristish sense of humour with James Bond. 'Nobody does it better'.
Congratulations to all. A wonderful spectacle and highly professional performance. I hadn't realised the nurses were real and not professional dancers until I read this. they and the children and everybody else were brilliant and have done our country proud.
I had never noticed dancing mentioned in our multi tasking, multi skilled, multi talented job description - I must have missed it!
Oh Danny Boyle the pipes the pipes are calling! (or was that Danny boy?)
I thought the 'NHS bit' was one of the better parts - probably why a Tory MP has said the Opening was more left-wing than Beijing's !
I'm a bit dim but ... | 28-Jul-2012 9:48 am
and allegedly another tory MP tweeted 'it was crap'. Who were the scary monsters depicted trying to steal the children, trying to destroy goodness, the fight between good and evil. It was sad to see so much of what was great and good about our country is now going, soon to be gone or gone including the founding principles of our NHS along with much of our public sector. The every day heroes who work hard for the money.
Unelected tory spivs didn't like it? Who'd have thought? Right back atcha. Just goes to show we are still living in a democracy despite the tories unrelenting efforts to have it otherwise.
I imagine scrooge, with the capital L,(not even going to mention his name) went to bed early muttering 'crap' too.
tinkerbell | 28-Jul-2012 1:54 pm
Although I'm with you, there have been a few comments recently to the effect that this NT site seems anti-Tory.
I'm not sure if there are very few right-wing nurses, or if it so happens that most of the people who post here are left-wing.
But it does seem true, that the posts on NT are left-leaning: perhaps this is nature's way of counter-balancing The Mail (I don't read the Mail, but I come across comments about it) ?
I thought the NHS section of the cermony was good, although overall I wasn't awe-struck by the ceremony on my TV: but I can appreciate that the organisation/choreography was a remarkable achievement. I just wonder, it it would have seemed much more impressive at the stadium, than when viewed on tele ?
DH Agent - as if ! | 28-Jul-2012 2:08 pm
anti tory, how can you say that, now you've made me cry.
" I just wonder, it it would have seemed much more impressive at the stadium, than when viewed on tele ?"
I am sure this is so asI keep coming across clips on the Internet of the event which show up details I hadn't even noticed on my small older type TV screen. It was also dependent on which shots the TV cameras filmed at any one time. Nevertheless, it appeared to be a great show which everybody was enjoying.
I must confess I fell asleep during quite a bit of the long procession of all the countries although I made sure I saw GB at the end. I just hope the first half hour I missed, thanks to CNN, and Becky Anderson reporting on some concert in Hyde Park plus all their commercial breaks, will be shown again as I found that very frustrating indeed and wish I had chosen a different channel from the outset.
I jut checked on the GOSH website to see whether they still wear those old fashioned uniforms but it appears not.
Brilliant spectacle, but did you see all those nurses sitting on the patients beds? They'll all be up infront of the infection control matron on monday!
Anon 2.25pm- check the BBC website, as well as the Daily Mail, they'll have a repeat.
Note, Tory MP's, that the show concerned itself with what the PEOPLE of Britain are proud of. See they didn't have a big section of City Spivs roaring round the stadium in Ferraris to the Dennis Leary tune 'I'm an asshole'
redpaddys12 | 28-Jul-2012 9:11 pm
good idea, but unfortunately I have access to neither of these as I am not in the UK otherwise I wouldn't have missed any of it. However, I have managed to get snippets on the news throughout today which have helped to fill in some of the gaps so now I have the gist of what the beginning was all about although I have missed some of the music. I expect there will be a DVD later on if I still feel so inclined.
Unfortunately BBC iPlayer isn't accessible outside the UK either.
DT gave very good live coverage of most of the Jubilee, Wimbledon and also of Hollande's election but for some reason not the Olympics as far as I can see. The former were good as they didn't have all the irritating commentary.
I was quite shocked when I heard a snatch of the commentary on British TV for the tennis where the commentators screech almost hysterically like the French. all one of these latter could cry out when somebody won a point was 'oh la la, oh la la la la, oh la................etc., etc! I never heard anything like it and it did not seem to add any sort of intelligent comment to the event, but I deviate from the article.
GOSH spectacle was great and very original. hopefully it will warm
some of the 80,000 hearts plus all those who watched on tv across the country and around the world towards the NHS and its nurses once more.
Anon 10.50pm
Daily Mail site is accessible outside the UK. Try You Tube instead, especially the James Bond and Mr Bean parts.
I watched it in Malta on BBC iplayer, but you have to download the expat shield first (which is free) to be able to watch anything. I must admit I thought the best bits were the Rowan Atkinson spoof of chariots of fire, James Bond and the Queen and the end with the lighting of the flame I thought that was fantastic. It was good to see the NHS promoted though! there has been too much bad press on that recently!
I actually wrote a blog post about this, and whether the NHS is a reason to moan or celebrate, you can see it here http://www.human--interests.blogspot.com/ take a look if you are interested :)
Honourable mention to the well upholstered Scots lady who sang 'Abide with me', and the team of dancers for a beautiful interpretation, would bring tears to a glass eye.
On a different note, although very multi-cultural throughout, there was definately ( to my eyes) a very strong Christian backbone to the show which I have never seen in any of these opening ceremonies before. Take that Beijing and Sydney!
redpaddys12 | 30-Jul-2012 3:49 am
'a very strong Christian backbone'
Yes there was and it was good.
How come apart from a verse of 'Flower of Scotland' and 'Bread of Heaven' there was nothing mentioned about Scotland and Wales? Could it be because these lands want to leave the Union? Wouldn't blame them if they did.
I found this piece of music towards the end very soothing, 'Calibans Dream'. It played during the handing over of the torches and lighting of the cauldron (was it called a cauldron?). I have been trying to find out what it was since the opening ceremony and today have found it on Youtube in case anyone wants to hear it again.
I absolutely loved the music, they way it helped to tell the story. My fave part was the cauldron, what a great design. The dancing nurses and doctors could symbolise how we manage to provide excellent care despite budget cuts. Anyone who believes that we are anti tory on this site is probably right - not because we support labour but because of the obvious damage that the conservatives are doing to the NHS. In a society which is increasing in numbers and with people living longer, how can any govt justify cuts which affect patient care?!! So that's why we were mostly happy to not celebrate what the conservative govt have given us. In fact what exactly have they given us? The nightmares that were featured in the opening ceremony!
It is wonderful to read about all the positive reactions to the opening ceremony after all the doom and gloom.
please keep up all the optimism for the improvement of our health services, and take time out to enjoy the rest of the games.
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It's interesting what you say about the positioning, Travis. I was trying to follow Imoff's advice in his paper (link here: http://www.lojic.org...es_on_Maps.pdf), so for example with the Merchants Row, because it's ribbon-like (like mountains might be on a smaller scale map) I made the text follow the shape of the district, but I agree it doesn't look ideal to read. So how to indicate the extent of the district by only using horizontal text (which is more pleasing to the eye)?
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Sounds like you and I actually agree about the calligraphy. Too bad it's gotten so difficult to find italic nibs for ordinary fountain pens. I've bought up a drawer full of Reform pens from eBay because they're no longer made. Waterman have discontinued theirs; Platignum is long gone.
This exchange points up something I occasionally have to explain to school classes: I find it a great deal more difficult to map an imaginary place than a real one, because real places have a morphology shaped by generations of intelligent decisions that can't be replicated with a roll of the dice or a quick sketch. I'm an old Urban Studies major, so to me maps of cities are more than just a pretty picture. They're a diagram of a place's structure.
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A Judiciary survey has revealed main reasons behind huge case backlogs in courts countrywide.
Chief Justice (CJ) Dr. Willy Mutunga said that unpreparedness of lawyers, police, probation officers and courts not being in session dragged resolution of legal disputes.
"Parties being unprepared accounted for 44.78 percent of case delays and courts not being in session (20.22 per cent)," Dr. Mutunga said.
The CJ said that the soon to be released Survey of Case Backlogs in the Country shows that unpreparedness of probation officers account for 18.34 percent of delays and lawyers (10.93 per cent).
"The Judiciary is also under staffed but managed to reduce case back log from one million to 485,976 countrywide over the past three years alone," Dr. Mutunga said.
The CJ was delivering a key note address at the Law Society of Kenya (LSK) Annual Conference that concluded at the Leisure Lodge Beach & Golf Resort in Kwale, County at the weekend.
The theme of the Conference that attracted over 800 lawyers was The Spirit of the Law: Constitutional Tension between the Three Arms of the Government.
"The survey was to review our (Judiciary) work methods and look into why cases take so long to resolve," Dr. Mutunga said.
The CJ said that out of the sampled cases, 52.1 per cent had legal representation whereas 47.9 per cent had none.
A whopping 90 per cent of the cases were civil compared to 36 per cent that were criminal in nature.
Dr Mutunga said that cases with legal representation take averagely 274 more days to conclude compared to those without following adjournments applications by lawyers.
"Many adjournments are requested by lawyers who are not ready to proceed citing various reasons," Dr. Mutunga said.
The CJ said that sluggishness in dispute resolution is not acceptable arguing that the constitution forbids delays in delivery of justice.
"We need more Judges and every county should have an Environment and Land Judge but the law only creates 30 positions leaving a deficit of 17," Dr. Mutunga said.
The CJ was optimistic that legal representation countrywide would increase following the magnitude of newly admitted advocates.
"Approximately 1,200 advocates were admitted last year and 907 others were sworn into the Bar between January and August this year," Dr. Mutunga said.
The CJ said that the Judiciary is at the mid-point of implementing its Transformation Framework 2012-2016 which is a blue print for change.
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Meanwhile, Former Justice and Constitutional Affairs Minister Ms. Martha Karua has criticized Government for breaching the constitution.
Ms. Karua said that the Government should stop promoting the mantra of 'accept and move on' when the constitution is supreme.
The former Justice Minister said that she supports calls for a referendum towards making the Government listen to realities affecting Kenyans directly.
"We should not cheer as the Government perpetuates impunity and disrespect the Rule of Law to the extent of the National Assembly Speaker dismisses court orders," Ms. Karua said.
Ms. Karua said that Article two of the constitution is explicit on the supremacy of the constitution which binds all people and State organs at both levels of Government.
"We need to internalize provisions of the supreme law and uphold the Rule of Law instead of the mantra of 'accept and move on'," Ms. Karua said.
Ms. Karua explained that Parliament was supreme in the old constitutional order but now the constitution is the supreme law.
"It is strange that in the wake of the new constitution, Parliament can threaten to withhold funds from the Judiciary to arm-twist the arm of Government, "Ms. Karua said.
The Justice Minister explained that separation of powers is the hallmark of a Presidential system of Government.
"Things that are happening in this country that are not right must be corrected…the Government must also accept positive criticism towards democracy and development," Ms. Karua said.
The former Justice Minister regretted that the public was fast losing confidence in institutions like the Judiciary and constitutional commissions over thriving impunity.
"How would the public trust courts when a Speaker trashes its decisions or when Senators are unconstitutionally put in charge of county development boards?" Ms. Karua posed.
Ms. Karua said that Governors were elected to be executive heads of the devolved units and cannot be subordinated by Senators.
"How can you chair a Governor in his house? If Senators wanted to lead the counties then they would have run for Governor's seats," Ms. Karua said.
Ms. Karua said that the laws creating the county development boards was passed out of malice and set a bad precedence on separation of powers.
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JACKSONVILLE, Fla. -- A Jacksonville University alumni has been picked to be the next leader of the school.
Tim Cost, a 1981 graduate, has been selected by the JU Board of Trustees to be the new university president, according to a release from the school.
Cost, who has most recently worked as a consultant and Executive Vice President for PepsiCo, will take the top spot on July 1, 2013. He will replace current president Kerry Romesburg, who is retiring.
"Working closely with the faculty and staff at the University, it will be an honor to serve," Cost said in the release. "Our objective is clear: to constantly improve the student experience and enhance our students' success."
Over the past six months, the Board narrowed down the field from 80 candidates for the post.
Cost has been a JU trustee since 2009 and received the JU distinguished alumni award in 2006.
Romesburg said as president, Cost will continue to champion JU as he has in the past.
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So figured I'd give a little update since its been a while. I had to move my kedd reds again after the gorilla crab incident, but they seem to be doing fine where they are now. I think the fore and ice polyps are dying off as a bunch of them seem to have been over grown by a large sponge. My mandarin is doing great, as are the hermits and snails. The most exciting news is my gsp is growing. I can see 7 ne polyps forming on a part of its mat I saw creeping out from under it. Im glad to finally see growth. So this tank is turning out to be apretty good first step into salt water in my opinion. I can't wait until I have room for a bigger tank.
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Hello everybody ! First off I want to thank everyone who is following my blog ! Thank you so much !!! ^_^ I wanted to show you my appreciation by telling you my curly hair product recommendations before I post the actual video about it on my Youtube Channel Foreveryours0727. (The video is posted here now :) Just uploaded it !) Only my blog/FB/TW followers will be able to read this and know that it's been posted :) All others will have to wait till the video comes out ! So here are all the products I use for my curly hair. I will show pictures, where to get them, prices, and why I use them. I hope this helps all you girls with naturally curly hair like me ! These products have saved my hair ! Keep reading to find out what I use !
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Mitt Romney repeated his contention that Syria is Iran's route to the sea. This is a puzzling claim, considering that Syria shares no border with Iran — Iraq and Turkey are in the way — and that Iran has about 1,500 miles of coastline along the Persian Gulf and Gulf of Oman, leading to the Arabian Sea. The Fact Checker column has looked into this before.
This is the explanation provided by the Romney campaign: "It is generally recognized that Syria offers Iran strategic basing/staging access to the Mediterranean as well as to terrorist proxies in the Levant. This is a large reason why Iran invests so much in Syria."
The campaign also noted that the Boston Globe had looked into this statement at the time of the Arizona debate. The Globe noted that "given that Iran borders the sea, it seems to be an odd claim that Syria is Iran's route to the sea." The newspaper noted that Iran is able to reach the Mediterranean through the Suez Canal. But it said that "Romney's comments are more accurate than they first seem," citing a news report that Iran was building an army base in Syria and quoting an expert on the importance of Syria to Iran.
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Army Maj. Gen. Gregory A. Lusk, adjutant general of North Carolina, and Thomas W. Ross, president of the 17-campus University of North Carolina, signed a cooperative agreement at the new North Carolina National Guard Joint Force Headquarters here today formalizing the ongoing partnership between the Guard and The University of North Carolina in support of national defense.
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"The U.S. military has long been central to the social and economic fabric of North Carolina," President Ross said Tuesday. "This new partnership between the North Carolina National Guard and the University makes good common sense for the state since it will expand service-member access to the University and will facilitate greater collaboration in areas of mutual interest and importance."
Since 2001, more than 18,000 members of the North Carolina Army and Air National Guard have deployed in support of the current wars in Iraq and Afghanistan. Upon return, many of these members go on to receive higher education from one of the universities in the UNC system. The North Carolina National Guard and the University hope to support service member transition into higher education.
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22 September 2013
This summer, our church did a summer day camp for kids with the theme "Superhero Summer," complete with buildings and a bridge.
The curriculum was from Bayside Church, who every year generously contributes their program for us to use! We also based the city design off of their amazing sets that they construct. Since we're a much smaller church, our city was a much smaller scale, but it was great fun to transform our church into a funky little city.
As always, I began with a scaled design in Illustrator.
We had a new construction leader this year, Steve Donecker, and the guy was amazing. He was super organized and even modeled the whole thing in Google Sketch Up and figured out how to construct it in an organized fashion! I didn't get too good of a picture off of my phone, but it should give you an idea of what his diagram looked like.
Here's Ed, one of the helphers, and Steve, measuring out sheets of styrofoam. Once again, a generous business donated all the sheets of styrofoam, and we got them at cost direct from the manufacturer. God provides in wonderful ways!
Since we do this every year, in order to not reinvent the wheel, the guys built wooden frames to which the styrofoam sheets are attached. These frames are held in place with some straps around the pillars.
They started with some 2x4's and styrofoam to build the bridge.
Here's a little farther along in the process with the styrofoam shapes beginning to take shape.
A closeup of the bridge.
It looked totally awesome after being painted!
Masking tape was used to mask off windows and doors, and some kind of rubbery hose was attached for the "ropes."
We got some superhero graphics off of iStockphoto and printed those out, taped them together and attached them to the walls. (Our budget didn't allow us to do large-scale printing, so we were cheap and printed them out in pieces on our copier!)
Here's another view of the city, now with the logo attached.
The stage set for the drama matched the front of the building.
Because people had to stand on the buildings, the team used wood to build the supports.
The left part was for the buildings and the right section was the support for the bridge.
Since the crew had to start during the week, our stage looked a bit odd during services on Sunday!
But as soon as service was over, volunteers descended and began turning over facility for the camp that was to start the next day. Here's the stage in mid-construction.
Amazing how awesome it looked afterwards!
Here's how it looked during the drama.
In one scene, the city was frozen over by the villain with his super-powerful freeze-ray gun.
The bridge supported multiple people with no problem. I heard it was a bit scary being up there, but they eventually got used to it.
I also really loved how the dance team used every inch of the stage — floor, building tops and bridge!
I'm so thankful for our amazing construction and painting volunteers that created this great city setting for the kids!
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I am getting very strange results when I attempt to read in a barcode using the COM port .
Here's the code and here's what's outputing on screen :
for (; ; ) {
byte[] readBuffer = new byte[20];
int numBytes = inStream.read(readBuffer);
System.out.println("Number of Bytes Read : " + numBytes);
String temp = new String(readBuffer);
System.out.println("Employee ID No. : " + temp);
When I scan a barcode it sends a 7 digit number to the serial port com1 .
Here is what is actually happening though for a single scan of the bardcode.
The barcode number here is 7733343
Output :
Number of Bytes Read: 1
Employee ID No. : 7
Number of Bytes Read: 7
Employee ID No. : 733343 .
What is happening with the first digit and why does it still give 7 as the number of bytes read in and only actually read 6 digits.??


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EAST PROVIDENCE – BMX freestyle is now an amazing entity all its own, with multi-million dollar sponsors, worldwide events, an abundance of television exposure and – for the best – lucrative contracts with corporations trying to sell their products.
It didn't always used to be that way, especially here in New England.
The best way to describe it: Primitive.
That's precisely the reason BMX freestyle legend Kevin Robinson has become so involved with the creation of a 90-minute documentary entitled "A Wicked Ride" – a riveting story that details how, over the course of three-plus decades, a small contingent of bike trick lovers grew and catapulted the region into eventual fame and fortune.
It's not done yet, but nearing completion, and Robinson is planning for its' premiere at the third annual K-ROB Family Fun Festival, slated for Rosa Larisa Park on Saturday, June 8.
On Tuesday morning, Robinson, 41, and longtime pal Scott Moroney, a 42-year-old businessman and freestyle guru who grew up in Shrewsbury, got together at a coffee shop not far from the former's new home to discuss how this film – which already has drawn attention from ESPN.com – came to be.
"One of my best friends and a teammate with the Mountain Dew/GT Trick Team, Dennis Langlais, called me; he lives in San Diego, and he told me he had this idea rolling around in his head," Moroney grinned over a cup of java. "He wanted to tell the story of how it all got started in New England.
"Kevin knows all to well how all the odds were stacked against us because the sport was based in California, that the media that covered it were in California, how we couldn't do it year-round because of the weather, and all the bike companies were located there. He also knows how all of the leagues and events were out there.
"The kings of the sport were located there, too," he added. "We were a small group of guys back here who idolized those premier freestylers, like Ron Wilkerson, Eddie Fiola, Mike Dominguez, Brian Blyther, R.L. Osborn. They were all winning competitions and were plastered all over the magazines we used to get back here."
That call came back after suppertime on a weeknight in October 2011, and Moroney asked Langlais if he understood exactly what a huge task making such a documentary would be.
"I told him I didn't know how to do that; I said, 'I'm not a filmmaker, and neither are you,'" Moroney laughed. "He just said, 'It's never stopped us before,' then told me, ''Scotty, no more games! Let's just do this!'
"Dennis is more of a 'go-for-it' kind of guy, and I'm more of a rational thinker," he continued. "He's the yin to my yang. He knew my background was in corporate communications, and that I had done a lot of videos on corporate-type promotions and training films. He said I'd be the video guy, and he had the story in his head. I just said we had one thing missing, and he immediately told me, 'Let's get Jeff Winston!' (a freestyler they both knew from New Haven).
"Jeff's a storyteller – boy, is he a storyteller! – so we had to get him involved; we called him and had a conversation, all three of us at once. It was like a conference call.
"That all happened in 30 minutes. When Jeff said, 'Great! Let's do it!' we were off and running. We had no idea what we were getting ourselves into, but Dennis is one of the people on the planet I trust most. If he says we can do it, we're gonna do it!"
As he munched on a breakfast sandwich, Robinson's mind drifted back to when he was a kid enamored by riding a bike.
He admitted he had tried different sports in elementary school and junior high, among them Little League baseball, cross-country, even wrestling (for one day), but his mind always drifted back to getting his butt back on his bicycle.
He and a couple of friends would build small ramps in backyards where parents back in the late 1970s and 1980s didn't mind and try to do a semblance of the tricks they had seen in the magazines they revered.
He recalls how plenty of peers and elders scoffed at the idea of taking it all so seriously, but that pushed him further. He was hell-bent on proving them wrong.
Now he proudly owns numerous X Games' BMX vert (meaning vertical) medals, not to mention the world record for the greatest height ever achieved on a 20-inch cycle.
"I took everybody who told me I shouldn't or couldn't and used that as motivation," Robinson stated. "From the very beginning, I had friends tell me I couldn't be on the Centrifugal Force Trick Team, and I had kids pick on me for riding BMX. I had a guidance counselor tell me in high school that riding a bike was a waste of time, and an old girlfriend of mine said, 'What kind of future do you have if all you want to do is ride a bike?'
"Even my brother told me, and I remember exactly what he said, 'Riding will never be more than just a hobby.' Believe it or not, he's a big reason I've achieved what I have. Even two years ago, when I was having all those shoulder separation issues, friends would say I was all done, but then I went back to the X Games and won a bronze medal in Los Angeles.
"The thing is, I always took it seriously, and I always will."
Robinson remembers, when not trying to achieve more sophisticated moves in the air, his favorite thing was perusing those magazines.
"Those brought my heroes to life," he noted. "I got 'BMX Plus,' 'Freestylin'' and 'BMX Action.' Anyone who loved it identified with one rider, and mine was Ron Wilkerson. It brought BMX freestyle closer to us. That's where we'd learn about new tricks, how to build ramps, how to fix your bike, how to organize a team, how to find or develop a league. We learned a lot."
Moroney, who had gone through the same tribulations in northern Massachusetts, indicated he knew he had to enlist Robinson for insight, and also provide him with old photos, film clips of backyard happenings and recollections of his initial competitions.
"I was at the Aspen X Games last January, and Scott called me out of the blue," Robinson mentioned. "We hadn't seen each other in years, but we started talking with each other like we had spoken the day before. When he asked me to get involved, I said, 'Anything you need, buddy, just let me know.'"
Moroney also asked others for their input – among them Joe Johnson of Stoughton, T.J. Fallon of Canton, Keith McElhinney of Beverley. They were like "Batman" or "Superman" to Robinson in those days.
"We all knew we had to pick it up with our trick creativity because we knew a kid nicknamed K-Rob was coming up fast, that he was breathing down our necks," Moroney claimed. "With the film, we were looking for the people who had made the biggest contributions to our sport, and – in Rhode Island – it was obviously Kevin.
"In this film, what we wanted to accomplish is telling the story of what Kevin already had done," he added. "Kevin sustained that love for BMX freestyle from the beginning, through the late '70s, the '80s, the '90s to today. He took it up as a kid and stuck with it. At different points in his life, he tried other sports, tried to do other things. He went to school, got a job, but something burned deep inside.
"He told himself, 'I don't want to do this, I want to ride.' At the time, there wasn't any career for riders available per se, but – to his credit – he told himself, 'I'm going to make this work,' and he has."
From the beginning, Moroney knew he only had a few photos and an old VHS tape, so he turned to the Internet for more memorabilia. Those pickings were mighty slim, so he decided to launch what he called a "Grass roots" group on Facebook to reconnect with his older friends.
He wanted them to shuffle through old films and the like, then get back to him.
"I've got over 100 videotapes of competitions, stories, people riding in their backyards, TV news appearances, interviews, articles, etc.," Moroney stated. "They all came from the people we contacted; they came in droves. This is all about telling the story of how it got started here, and how we as youngsters became interested it.
"It's about a group of kids across the six New England states who knew they didn't fit the mold of traditional sports, how they found BMX freestyle and why they ran with it; it's because of this feeling they had inside them that it was something fun, something challenging, something different. We didn't want to do the same thing the others were. We wanted to stand out."
Offered Robinson: "I hated playing the traditional sports, though I did like basketball. I didn't like having a coach yelling at me, telling me what to do, especially when he was out of shape and couldn't do half the things we were doing. I was, like, 'I can ride my bike whenever I want, and if I fall, I don't care. I'll just pick myself up, dust myself off and try it again.'
"I also that inner drive, and the ability to think outside the box. We all were doing something that wasn't accepted socially, and there were times we felt like we were in the land of misfit toys."
Moroney admitted he's already done 75 interviews with some of the region's best, those who the most-renowned Californians eventually looked up to because they themselves had it so much easier. He also mentioned he had no money at first for production, and poured some of his own into the project.
"A month ago, through Kickstarter.com, we raised about $9,000, but that's not the point," he insisted. "My goal, our goal, is to tell the story for the New England guys who were involved, guys like Kevin, and those from Vermont, Maine, New Hampshire, Connecticut and Massachusetts. I want them to sit down and watch it, then say, 'Cool! That's my story.
"If 100 of my good, core friends watch it and are happy, I'll be more than satisfied," he continued. "From a practical standpoint, I'm not sure if one of the big TV stations will air it, but we will sell copies. And, once we pay all the expenses associated with the film, most of the proceeds will go directly to Kevin's K-ROB Foundation (which helps EP youngsters with financial issues become or remain involved with youth sports).
"We love the kind of work he's doing; he provides opportunities for the kids who love the traditional sports, but also those associated with BMX freestyle."
Both also indicated if anyone wants to watch it, they will attempt to get cable TV powers involved.
"If they do, that would be great," Moroney said. "I can't wait to watch it with my daughters, say, 'Look at Daddy! Here's why Daddy still rides a bike at 42!' I just love it, and that could be any one of us."
Noted Robinson: "I think with anything – football, golf – it's nice to know the origins, how it started, who the gladiators were who pioneered it. Will this have an impact on the future of the sport around here? I don't know, but it'd be nice.
"Our goal, Scott's goal, is more to help people get an understanding of what BMX freestyle does for us deep down inside," he added. "This is a part of me, and us. It's who I am inside. That moment when you do something that you couldn't before, you finally pull it off, that's what keeps bringing you back."
Moroney explained a friend of his, Bill Curtin of Weymouth, once told him their sport is like an orbit.
"At different parts of your life, if you did something you don't anymore, and it's suddenly not there, it will come back to you," he said. "It's a part of you, and it will return."
And so it will with this film.
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