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TD Bank Group donates $750,000 to entrepreneurship at Laurier
Communications, Public Affairs & Marketing
Mar 24/14| For Immediate Release
Julia Thomson, Communications Manager
Kevin Klein, Associate Director
BRANTFORD Last year, Wilfrid Laurier University students Eugene Osei and Aliya DSilva, and friend Stephen Amoah, used Lauriers LaunchPad program to turn a creative idea into MyCareerCity, a successful company that offers students and recent graduates easy access to job postings, freelance projects and internships for start-ups. Their company has grown from Waterloo into activity in Toronto, Vancouver, New York, Boston and San Francisco.
Now, thanks to a $750,000 gift from TD Bank Group, LaunchPad will be able to expand to help more students like them. LaunchPad, a new and popular course in entrepreneurship at Laurier, guides students and alumni through the process of creating a successful new business.
The donation will seed the establishment of LaunchPad at Lauriers Brantford campus and support the existing program in Waterloo. The Waterloo campus, which officially opened LaunchPad in 2011, now has 58 students and alumni working in teams on 40 new ventures. With TDs funding, Laurier hopes to double the number of participants over next two years.
LaunchPad is a direct way to help our students build and sustain new start-ups, said Max Blouw, Laurier president and vice-chancellor. We intend to offer all Laurier students, from every faculty and campus, the opportunity to develop their business ideas and entrepreneurial skills.
Todays contribution brings the banks total support for Laurier to nearly $2 million since 1997.
By supporting and investing in education, we are not only encouraging the success of our youth but also helping them build on a platform as our nations future leaders, said Frank McKenna, deputy chair, TD Bank Group. And we are thrilled to work with Wilfrid Laurier University to help reach more students with the LaunchPad program as this will help them reach their potential and give them the confidence to excel in their future endeavors.
Students in the LaunchPad course have a strategic pathway into their local entrepreneurship community, in addition to numerous connections with government and business. They also have access to new capital, research, technology, commercialization expertise and support services.
With this gift from TD, Laurier can build on our educational strengths in business management, entrepreneurship, and personal leadership, said Blouw. The expansion of LaunchPad will have economic benefits both locally and nationally, and we deeply appreciate TDs leadership in supporting our vision.
About TD Bank Group
The Toronto-Dominion Bank and its subsidiaries are collectively known as TD Bank Group (TD or the Bank). TD is the sixth largest bank in North America by branches and serves over 22 million customers in three key businesses operating in a number of locations in financial centres around the globe: Canadian Retail, including TD Canada Trust, TD Auto Finance Canada, TD Wealth (Canada), TD Direct Investing, and TD Insurance; U.S. Retail, including TD Bank, America's Most Convenient Bank, TD Auto Finance U.S., TD Wealth (U.S.) and an investment in TD Ameritrade; and Wholesale Banking, including TD Securities. TD also ranks among the world's leading online financial services firms, with approximately 8 million active online and mobile customers. TD had CDN$909 billion in assets on January 31, 2014. The Toronto-Dominion Bank trades under the symbol "TD" on the Toronto and New York Stock Exchanges.
About Wilfrid Laurier University
Established in 1911, Wilfrid Laurier University is a leading Canadian university known for academic excellence and a culture that inspires lives of leadership and purpose. Laurier has a distinct commitment to teaching, research and scholarship, combined with a strong student focus, high levels of student satisfaction and a deep sense of community.
Laurier specializes in arts and social sciences, business and economics, music, science, social work, education and theology. Laurier has more than 19,000 students throughout its campuses in Waterloo, Brantford, Kitchener, and Toronto, Ontario. www.wlu.ca


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October 2013
French Film Series: La Classe
The Modern Languages and Literatures Department presents Laurent Cantet's 2008 drama set in a school in a tough Parisian neighborhood. 128 minutes; in French with English subtitles.
Free and open to the public
IST Approved
Oswego State Downtown Gallery Exhibit: What Have We Done?
West First & Bridge Streets
Illustrations by Aaron Z. Lee + Friends
October 18 – October 19
An adjunct instructor of art at the college, Lee also works as a graphic artist at the campus Lifestyles Center. The exhibition, curated by Lee, includes work from friends Miles George, Erik Miller, Cayetano Valenzuela, Isaac Bidwell and Ben Petrie.
(Pictured: Illustration by Aaron Z. Lee)
The CoffeeNook, 156 West 2nd Street, Oswego
Scientific Art Exhibition: Marking the dedication of SUNY Oswego's Shineman Center for Science, Engineering and Innovation, the exhibit features works from Biology, Earth Sciences, Physics, Astronomy, Engineering, Chemistry, Computer Science and Mathematics.
Fahrenheit 451 Trailer
Oswego State Theatre Department Presents Fahrenheit 451
…Live as if you'd drop dead in ten seconds. See the world. It's more fantastic than any dream made or paid for… – Ray Bradbury
Thursday, October 17 • 7:30 PM (Preview)
Friday, October 18-Saturday, October 19 • 7:30 PM
Friday, October 25-Saturday, October 26 • 7:30 PM
Sunday, October 27 • 2:30 PM
This production of Fahrenheit 451, Bradbury's 1979 stage adaptation of his 1953 novel, presents a dystopian society, addicted to technology, where books are burned. The world of one man is upended when he's drawn to the forbidden: the books that he's been required to destroy.
Guests may park in lots E-6, E-18 and C-32; please see Campus Parking Map.
Syracuse Vocal Ensemble, one of New York's finest choral organizations, joins forces with sparkling bluegrass instrumental talents for a genre-blending performance of The World Beloved: A Bluegrass Mass, by contemporary composer Carol Barnett, along with other works drawing on Appalachian folk traditions. Performed with regional bluegrass luminaries Joe Davoli, Perry Cleaveland, Zachary Fleitz, John Cadley, Nick Piccininni and Maureen Henesey and the Syracuse Country/Contra Dancers. (Audience members are invited onto the dance floor after the concert.)
Guests may park in King, Sheldon & Rich Hall lots E15, E27, E29 & E23; Campus Parking Map
The Living Writers Series continues with playwright Tammy Ryan, author of Lost Boy Found in Whole Foods, a full-length play that won the Francesca Primus Prize in 2012, awarded by the American Theater Critics Association. Ryan's plays have been performed across the United States and internationally, with eight of her fourteen plays being produced by the Pittsburgh Playhouse. Ryan talks about the process of playwriting and the influence that having an "artistic Home" has had on her work.
6:30 PM • Lesson
7:00-9:30 PM • Social Dance
Discover the Culture of Milongas from Buenos Aires to New York
Become a Fan of Tango
An Evening of Music and Dancing
Sponsored by the Modern Languages Department
The Visiting Artist Talk by Aaron Sinift Has Been Rescheduled from 10/23/13 in Room 132, Campus Center Auditorium to 11/12/13 in Room 105, Lanigan Hall.
Please see the calendar entry on the new date for more details.
Film Screening and Discussion
This feature-length documentary chronicles the story of how Bob and Kathy Burns became the goodwill ambassadors of sci-fi and horror film fandom. Married for over five decades, this amazing couple have spent their lives nurturing the creative spark in talented people, many of whom went on to become award-winning masters in the Hollywood makeup and special effect industries.
Free and open to the public.
Oswego State Theatre Department presents Fahrenheit 451
…Live as if you'd drop dead in ten seconds. See the world. It's more fantastic than any dream made or paid for… – Ray Bradbury
Thursday, October 17 • 7:30 PM (Preview)
Friday, October 18-Saturday, October 19 • 7:30 PM
Friday, October 25-Saturday, October 26 • 7:30 PM
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Mary McMahon—associate professor of mathematics and mathematics education coordinator—co-facilitated a workshop titled "Teaching Mathematics Using the Common Core Standards: What's Really Changed?" to the staff at Goldblatt Elementary School in Chicago on Sept. 2.
Darrin Vogt, education certification student who completed his certification at North Central College in 2010, was a participant and is in his second year of teaching physical education at Goldblatt.
McMahon has been on the faculty at North Central since 1986. She received her B.A. from St. John's University and her M.S. from Queens College of the City University of New York.


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For most college students, wheels are hard to come by, unless of course they're attached to a skateboard or bicycle. That's why so many at the University of Hawaii at Manoa opt for mopeds.
"It's very convenient because you don't have to walk around, you get to classes way faster," said Xenia Suworowa, a moped rider and senior at UH.
However, parking on the sidewalk just outside of your classroom may no longer be an option for students, unless they can afford a $35 ticket. Last week, Honolulu Police officers began issuing warnings to moped drivers who parked on sidewalks along Dole Street and University Avenue. The initiative began after police received complaints from pedestrians about crowded walkways.
"I believe on our first couple of days of warning, we put over a hundred warnings out, that's how many were in violation," said Officer Celine Aiu, a member of the District 7 Community Policing Team.
But Tuesday morning, warnings turned into citations, as police officers fanned out along Dole Street and tagged a handful of mopeds parked on sidewalks. UH Manoa Freshman Mukunda Rivet caught a break, walking out to his scooter just before an officer was about to give him a ticket.
"I'm just glad they were able to be clear on what I should and shouldn't do," Rivet told KITV4. "It was a pleasant surprise."
Moped riders who continue to park on sidewalks at UH face a potential double whammy. If a moped is blocking the path of pedestrians, a separate citation can be issued.
"That's a different violation, and that's a little bit more than your moped one," said Aiu. "It's $55 for that one."
Avoiding up to $90 in fines is relatively easy for most students at UH. A moped parking pass for the semester costs $30, or $90 for the entire year. Aiu said moped riders, not just those at UH, must use designated parking if it exists nearby.
"With a moped, you got to park either in a marked stall, or if they have a designated area, park in that designated area," she said. "You can't park on the sidewalks."
Meanwhile, Honolulu police also want moped drivers everywhere to obey the rules of the road. That means no drivers under the age of 15, not traveling faster than 35 mph and staying as far right as possible.
"One of the laws requires that if there's a bike lane provided, they have to use it," said Aiu.
There's also a law that says moped drivers cannot operate the two-wheeler with a passenger. That means no tandem riding, a popular maneuver at the UH campus.
"I hate it because there's enough space to have two people on one moped, especially if you're a girl," said said Suworowa.
"It's just because they don't know (the laws), so we wanted to get it out there," said Aiu. "We're kind of tired of hearing about moped crashes and so forth, because they'll always lose."


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Rei's R&R
No CE's or CFS
No CJ's Outside that of the user's KG
No Stealing/Killing
Mid Range
Plain Field no Water Source.
Yondaime Kazekage bio in sig.
You can go first. ^_^
i summon the blue eyes white dragon
Originally Posted by wutangforever
i summon the blue eyes white dragon
Noob >_>
*Zeus appears into the battle field with an already activated byakugan*
Zeus: haha long time no see human..too bad I'll be sending you to the underworld soon
Whilst saying the last word of my sentence..in a swift dance motion, I release four consecutive chakra burst towards you then follow it up with a bird handseal,causing multiple earth spears to silently pierce you from behind(at 180 degrees) as all your attention is caught by my incoming chakra blast.
(Hakke Shinten Kuushou) - 8 Trigrams 4 Heavenly empty palm
Rank: B
Type: Attack
Range: Close-MId
Damage Points: 40(+8 if opponent hits an object)
Description: A burst fire of empty palms that do more damage.
(Doton: Doryūsō) - Earth Release: Earth Flow Spears
Rank: B
Type: Offense
Range: Short/Mid
Chakra Cost: 20
Damage Points: 40
Description: The user first performs the Bird hand seal and the user condense mud or stone, from the ground, and shape them into spikes that will protrude from the ground in order to skewer the target. The spikes cannot penetrate targets of greater density.
Lol. Pure simplicity in your word makes it funny. lol.
YK, after Zeus speaks the word "human", nods his head while speaking one word.
Suddenly palms of chakra are heading towards YK. He forms a large made of condense gold dust from his gourd in front of him to block the incoming chakra palms.
(Sakin Nami no Jutsu) - Greater Gold Dust Technique
Rank: B
Type: Supplementary/Attack/Defense
Range: Short – Mid
Chakra cost: 20
Damage points: 40
Description: Use to create Medium to large sized objects made of gold for attacking or Defense. No handseals required.
Note: Can only be used by the 4th Kazekage.
Note:Can only be taught by Hazama
With the Gold Dust wall blocking him from Zeus' view, the ground began vibrating underneath him, YK suspected an earthern attack and decided to make his body as hard as possible by converting his skin to Iron-like steel quality with a snake handseal. YK destroyed the thin spears with ease.
(Doton: Domu) – Earth Release: Earth Spear Technique
Rank: B
Type: Supplementary
Range: Short
Chakra cost: 20
Damage points: N/A (+10 to physical attacks)
Description: After performing the Snake hand seal the user will channel their chakra throughout their entire body, which then hardens their skin to a steel-like quality. This increases their defensive power to the utmost limits. The user's skin also becomes much darker, an almost black colour. The destructive power of physical attacks is increased, making this a great, all purpose technique. But this technique when activated leaves the user vulnerable to lightning based techniques.
You will have to do better than that Zeus.
*Is seen at a distance away from the actual battle field*
This reminds me of the good ol' Clan War days, Gold Dust vs. Hyuga. Good times.. good times..coffee.gif
Às your shield obstructs your view of me..I sprint towards your location whilst chaining a few handseals to enable my body illuminate a blinding light which you don't see until I appear above your gold dust shield thus damaging your vision,while I instantly blow you away into long range with one single chakra burst.
(Raigen Raikochu) – Lightning Illusion Flash of Lightning Pillar
Rank: S
Type: Supplementary
Range: Long
Chakra cost: 40
Damage points: N/A
Description: After performing the following handseals Ram → Horse → Snake → Tiger the user will then create a blinding light that appears to emanate from the users body and blind the target/s.
(Hakke Kuushou) - 8 Trigrams Air Palm
Rank: C
Type: Attack
Range: Close-Mid
Chakra Cost: 15
Damage Points: 30(+5 if they hit an object)
Description: The user pushes chakra out of there palm that blows away there opponent.
Then i hip a tremendous amount of chakra into the earth as i land.
Zeus: *smiles* better? Am only just getting started™
(Mittsu Semento)- 8 Trigrams Chakra Cement
Rank: S
Type: Defence
Range: long
Chakra Cost: 40
Damage points: N/A
Description: The user concentrates a huge amount of chakra, then channels it into the earth and with great concentration he/she cements the entire area with chakra, preventing earth(ground) based jutsu .
-This technique becomes a success in one turn meaning it takes one turn after the jutsu has been used cement the whole area.
-useable only by a hyuuga member
-the chakra cement lasts for 5 turns and once per battle.
With the condensed Gold Dust Wall blocking my view of you, YK suddenly notices that the shadow cast by the Gold Dust Wall changed. YK knows that the only way that this is possible is if the sun changed position or if a light source was immediately in the area that forced it to change. Expecting to be blinded in some type of way, YK figured that the best way to prevent that from happening would be to create a roof above him. He did this in such a way that the wall now formed a 'T' fashion with YK standing underneath it.
(Jiton: Sakin Heki no Jutsu) - Magnetism Release: Gold Dust Wall Technique
Rank: B
Type: Supplementary
Range: Short
Chakra cost: 20
Damage points: N/A
Description: The 4rth Kazekage will manipulate his magnetic chakra with his gold dust to create a wall or gold dust above him to protect him from incoming attacks
As the Chakra palm hits the Condense Gold Dust Roof, it shifts it downwards, still protecting YK but now in a formation that looks like "|\" with the top corners connecting and YK in between safely. He then spreads Sensory Gold Dust Throughout the area.
(Kogane chiri: Kanchiki) - Sensor Gold dust technique
Rank: B
Type: Supplementary
Range: Short - Long
Chakra cost: 20
Damage points: N/A
Description: The user will release a special type of sensory Gold dust across the whole terrain after making 4 handseals and then upon contact with an enemy target the gold dust can alert the user of the location and presence of an enemy target. The gold dust can even detect invisible targets and stick to their body.
Note: Can only be used by the Fourth kazekage
Note: -10 Chakra per turn
Upon landing..Zeus notices that his air palm was of no use thus why he immediately made a cross tiger seal,creating two clones while at the same time,slamming both hands on the ground causing the earth to rise up around you(note this would take you by surprise as your gold dust,once again obstructed your view of me after getting hit by my air palm).As the ground begins to rise ,clone 1 runs towards your left and clone 2 runs towards you right.
(Kage Bunshin no Jutsu) - Shadow Clone Technique
Chakra Cost:20
Damage Points:N/A
Description: The Kage Bunshin distributes the ninja's chakra evenly among the clones and creates a real copy with form and substance. The clone itself can also utilize any jutsu the original ninja knows. When the clone finally disperses, any new knowledge it has gained is passed back to the original ninja and any additional clones. Upon impact, the clone can be dispersed.
(Doton Kekkai: Dorō Dōmu) - Earth Style Barrier: Earth Prison of Magnificent Nothingness
Rank: B
Type: Supplementary
Range: Short/Mid
Chakra Cost: 20 (+10 chakra each turn the opponent is inside the dome)
Damage Points: N/A
Description: After striking the ground with their hands, the user overturns the earth, causing it to rise up around his opponent(s). Then, by placing his/her hands against the dome, the user is able to drain out the chakra from the people trapped inside and absorb it into their own body. At the same time, the user will use their own chakra to
spread throughout the dome. This allows the user to repair any damage their opponent(s) manage to inflict on the inside.
Once..the dome prison became a success..Zeus manipulate the whole dome to cave in on you whilst,performing a back flip thus landing on top of your previous gold dust shield whilst laughing like a maniac but still keeping an eye on the situation.
(Doton: Iwa Yado Kuzushi) - Earth Release: Stone Lodging Destruction
Rank: C
Type: Supplementary
Range: Short-Mid
Chakra cost: 15
Damage Points: N/A
Descripton: This technique allows the ninja to control nearby stone and rock. This can be especially useful if in a cave or a stone lodging. The technique can loosen the rocks and cause them to come raining down on whomever is
trapped inside.
With the 8 Trigrams Air Palms hitting the wall of Gold Dust, YK begins spreading his sensory Gold Dust throughout the area. It begins sticking to Zeus alerting YK to where he was. Suddenly he could sense another body, and then another, the gold dust sticking to them as well. Unsure of whether or not they were summons or clones as his vision was completely blocked, YK decided to be cautious and wait just a little bit longer to see what would happen.
Suddenly the earth began to rise up over him, and before it could completely do so, YK thought it best that he give himself a window of escape. He used the sensory gold dust spread throughout the battlefield as a means to trap the nearest opponent. With the gold dust stuck Zeus' body, YK paralyzes his mind, preventing him from moving (Stopping you from raising your hand to the wall to continue repairing it).
He then performs a handseal and forms a ligtning/wind tornado around his body to destroy the rock formation as well as take out the clones or summonings and the opponent.
(Jishaku Ninpou: Denji Genma) - Magnetic Ninja Art: Demonic Illusions
Rank: B
Type: Supplementary
Range: Short-Mid
Chakra cost: 20
Damage Points: N/A
Description: Stops opponent from moving by messing with their minds electromagnetic fields
(Raiton: Rairyu no Tatsumaki) - Lightning Release: Thunder Dragon Tornado
Rank: A
Type: Offense
Range: Short/Mid
Chakra Cost: 30
Damage Points: 60
Description: The user forms a whirling vortex of wind and electricity around themselves. The vortex will take on the form of a dragon's head and will cover the area in front of them. Even if the attack doesn't directly connect with his foe, the lightning can jump from the vortex to hit a nearby target.
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As zeus feels his whole body paralysed,he performs a quick analysis on his body thus finding. Gold dust attached to his body,so without wasting much time he channels out a great amount of chakra from all 361 chakra point thus coating his whole body with chakra..so your goldust doesn't in anyway mess with his brain again.
(Myou Yakke)- Chakra Coat
Rank: A
Type: Defence
Range: N/A
Chakra Cost:40
Damage points: N/A
Description: The user mold's up huge amount of chakra within their body then channels it out through all 361 chakra points to form a blunt coat of chakra covering their whole body. This chakra coat enables the user to walk on sticky materials, spikes and also a good defence against chakra base attacks(A ranks).
-can only be used by a hyuuga clan member
-only twice per battle
-the coat last for 3 turns.
While. C1 and C2 are almost half way pass you,they notice your raiton/fuuton combo being formed within the half-made earth dome and quickly react to it by making a few seals whilst releasing a huge wind blast consecutively from both side,which collides with your combo as soon as it destroys the earth dome and Unfortunately for you, it will overpower your combo thus flattening you from both sides,plus due to C1 and C2 being short range you wouldn't have much time to react to its tremendous speed,C1 and C2 continue running,so that they don't in anyway get caught in the collision.
(Fūton: Atsugai) - Wind Style: Pressure Damage 2x
Rank: A
Type: Attack
Range: Short-Mid
Chakra Cost:30
Damage Points:60
Description: A Huge blast of wind that levels anything in its path; Can cause major damage and requires a sufficient chakra level to perform. This large wind blast moves in tremendous speed and cannot be controlled. If the user gets caught in it, it will harm him also.
You tried to obliterate me
YK's Intel Hat alerts him to several things that is now going on. He still new the positioning of the others thanks to the Hat and the Gold Dust sticking to their bodies, however one of the bodies, which he had originally deemed to be the original suddenly seemed to disappear from his gold dust Radar, however his hat still told him that the individual was there. Guessing that Zeus had figured out a way around his sensory Gold Dust, YK then felt an immense amount of chakra building up within the clones. Figuring that he must protect himself after forming the Thunder Dragon, he casts a Magnetic Field all around him, even under ground.
The Atsugai's burst through the earth dome, and take out the Thunder Dragon tornado, however YK was still protected by Magnetic field in every direction.
(Jiton: Jishaku Bun'ya) - Magnetism Release: Magnetic Field
Rank: A
Type: Defensive/Supplementary
Range: Short - Long
Chakra cost: 30
Damage points: N/A
Description: The user will focus his magnetic energy and release it in a 360 degree wave spreading through the air and ground creating a magnetic field, magnetizing anything that it comes in contact with. This technique does not harm the opponent.
♦ The field stays active for two turns and must wait one turn before reactivating.
♦ Can only be used three times per battle.
♦ Can only be used by Magnetisim Release bios.
YK then rushes forward, having Gold Dust now channeled onto his hands towards the original Zeus, Gold Dust Hands made of sensory gold dust hands are formed behind each clone and used to crush them. YK then engages in Taijutsu combat with Zeus.
Jiton: Sakin Midasu No Te Funsai (Magnetism Release: Gold Dust Crushing Hand of Midas):
Type: Supplementary/Attack
Rank: A
Range: Short - Long
Chakra: 30
Damage: 60 (+5 to taijutsu)
Description: The user channels magnetic chakra into their hands and coats them with condensed Gold Dust like a glove. The user then controls the Gold Dust in the surrounding area (and if there isnt any then the user extracts it from the ground) to raise two large hands of condensed Gold Dust out of the ground to crush their opponent(s). The user manipulates the Gold Dust using their hands. The Gold Dust stays on the user's hands, increasing the user's taijutsu damage for the duration of the technique.
Note: No Magnetism techniques can be used in the same turn.
Note: Can only be used 3x per battle
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I don't know if this is exactly bf related, but I thought I'd ask here to see if anyone has any experience with this, or has ideas of where I could go for more information.
My 2-year-old ds grinds his teeth at night. He has done this for awhile. I don't know if there is anything that can be done about it. His teeth grinding is one symptom, another are his overall bf habbits.
We had a lot of problems when he first started getting teeth. I don't know how he does it, but he nurses with his tongue back in his mouth, so his bottom teeth were scraping me raw. Anyway, the other thing he does is that his jaw clamps down once he starts to drift off to sleep. It is almost like a reflex action for him.
I tried to tap into every resource I could find at the time, from bulletin boards, websites, LLL leaders and groups, and LCs, and no bf resource I found mentioned problems like ours. Through lots of trial-and-error I learned how to cope with this, and we have had a great bf relationship since. We worked hard on his latch, but I still have to keep my thumb on his jaw, and I pull down when he starts to fall asleep, then I slip my finger in and pry his jaw loose at the right time. I've gotten this down to a science.
Anyway, I've started to worry that all of this might be symptoms of some other problem. Or, it might be hindering his jaw development, or cause other problems later, likeTMJ. I'm not exactly staying up nights over this, but it does cross my mind from time to time.
Does anyone have any ideas?


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10th Grand Columbian Triathlon SuperTri
Saturday, September 21st, 2013
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The Grand Columbian Triathlon has been one of America's premier endurance race courses. Nine years of amazing athletes participating in this both challenging, fun and rewarding event. We are both honored and excited to carry on the tradition of the Grand Columbian Triathlon and look forward to making sure everyone continues to have the great experiences they have had, as well as add new ones every year! We are excited to also host the 3rd Annual Grand Columbian SuperTri.
Grand Coulee is family friendly, so come join us with your family, friends and kids and experience an amazing event and amazing geologic wonders and vistas of Eastern Washington. Experience the best Ultra (Iron), Long (Half Iron) and Olympic distance triathlon courses, Aquabike, Duathlons in the Pacific Northwest. The Grand Columbian offers the only Ultra (Iron) distance race in Washington with the kind of experience you expect in a local and friendly environment!
We offer great community support, unique Partnership awards for married couples, corporate and club team events, men's and women's tech shirts, and medallions for all events. The longer distance events will receive additional swag such as jackets/hoodies, and/or backpacks and visors. Visit the "Awards & Swag" tab for more info. Please note that we reserve the right to change swag based on availability from vendors. We will be serving some great post race food, with a pre-race carb loading dinner, a live DJ & announcer. This is one race you will not forget!
For 2013, the Grand Columbian SuperTri will take place on the 21st of September, and will be continuing the Ultra Distance (Iron) triathlon as the SuperTri! The course will be both challenging and fantastically rewarding, and will most definitely earn you bragging rights! Additionally, we are really looking forward to utilizing our new race to help the local community for their fundraising project to build a new school for the Grand Coulee Dam School District. You can find out more info on this project at http://gcdnewschool.com/. And we'll be sure to send more information on this project as we move forward.
Grand Columbian Super Triathlon Events:
Note: Read our event policies before you resgister. You are subject to them. No exceptions!
We're super excited about the Grand Columbian, and about seeing all of you there! To register now, click on the register now button above. For more information browse the tabs above. We look forward to serving all of you in this journey!
Where is the Grand Columbian Held:
The Grand Columbian is located in the Grand Coulee Dam area, 90 miles west of Spokane, 100 miles south of Osoyoos, B.C. and 65 miles east of Wenatchee, WA. The event will be hosted at Spring Canyon Campground on Lake Roosevelt and the Lower Vac Park, immediately below the Grand Coulee Dam. For more information on facilities and an address for Spring Canyon Campground click here. For directions click here. You can also find more detailed directions on the "Lodging & Directions" tab above.
Lake Roosevelt water temperatures for the summer is usually around 60 degrees Fahrenheit (15 to 16 degrees Celsius). For more facts on Lake Roosevelt visit the Lake Roosevelt Forum.
Event Cost & Registration:
For event registration fees please visit our registration provider by clicking on the "Register Now" button below. Athletes can register late during Packet Pick-Up the day before the race, as well as the day of the race with a $10.00 increase to price. Registration fees and a list of participants can be found by clicking on the "Register Now" button below. To get a list of all participants on the registration site select "Search Participants", just leave the search box blank. For packet pickup times and information see further below on this page.
Weekend Schedule:
NOTE: The Lions Club will be serving Coffee at the parking lot leading down to the T1 transition area. Keep an eye for them if you'd like to get some. 😉
Swim Waves:
All swim waves will be self select and will start in 3 to 5 minutes increments based on how many participants are in each category. By self select we mean that you decide what wave you want to go in. The system is designed to let the competitive swimmers go first, then the not so competitive swimmers. It provides a safe environment where nobody has to get swam over like some events have happen a lot. It works great, and allows both men and women that are faster swimmers to compete against each other.
Course Cut Off Times:
Cut off times (BELOW) for race support will be enforced for Ultra (Iron Distance) swim bike and run. That means if you choose to do so you can continue on if you are on the course. However there will be no support crew on the course after the cut off times. Cut off times will be as follows:
Packet Pickup Information:
ALL Ultra ( Iron ) Participants are STRONGLY ENCOURAGED to pick their packets the day before the race at the Spring Canyon Campground. Long Course (1/2 Iron) and Olympic distance athletes can pick up their packets the morning of the race as well from 6:30 am to 8:00 am at the same location. For directions to Spring Canyon Campground click here. If you pick up your packets and/or drop off your bikes the morning of the race, you are responsible to make sure your running gear and other things you need for the run get to T2 below the Grand Coulee Dam.
Once you have picked up your packet you will prepare your bike and proceed to T1 inside Spring Canyon Campground, where you will check your bike in after a quick Safety Inspection. ALL Ultra ( Iron ) Participants are STRONGLY ENCOURAGED to check their bikes in the night before the race, during the times the transition area is open ( See "Weekend Schedule" area above for more info. ) Long Course (1/2 Iron) and Olympic distance athletes can check their bikes in during Race Day as well from 5:00 AM on.
Race Bags and Special Needs Bags: Bags can be dropped on Friday or Saturday morning when you check in. T1 will be open at 5:00 am. We will make sure your bags are placed in the right area for your race. If you have a special needs bag (Ultra (Iron) and Half distances only), please make sure you place your Bib Number on your Bag and Gear you want it back after the race.
Athletes Meetings: Informational athlete meetings for events on will be held the day before the race at the times noted in the weekend schedule at the Spring Canyon Campground T1 area, followed by a carb loading dinner starting at 6:30 pm at North Dam Park. It is strongly recommended you attend the athletes meetings.
Pre Race Carb Loading Pasta Dinner:
The Pre Race Carb loading dinner will be held at the Church of the Nazarene at 45925 Washington 174, Grand Coulee, WA on the opposite side of Highway 174 close to the entrance of Spring Canyon Campground from 6:00 pm to 8:00 pm. The cost will be $10.00 per individual and $25.00 per family. There will be pasta with sauce (meat or non-meat), salad, bread and non-alcoholic drink.
Iron Distance Post Race Breakfast and Awards:
The Iron awards ceremony will include a breakfast that will be held at the Eagles Lodge in Grand Coulee off of "B" Street the day after the race. The cost for breakfast will be $6 per individual and $20 for families. All the funds go to the Eagles club which is a registered 501(3)c non profit to help support them. Breakfast will include:
Start Area Check In:
Transition Area Check In opens on Friday, the day before the race, at Spring Canyon Campground from 1:00 pm until 7:00 pm. The transition area will open up again at 5:00 am on race day.
SECURITY BANDS: All athletes will be issued security wrist bands that will be used to cross check names and bib numbers for permission to enter the transition area. Non participants, and/or anyone not wearing a security wrist band will NOT be allowed inside the transition area. There will be security present to enforce this rule! No exceptions will be made, no matter how much you think you should be in there with your friend, husband, wive, or anyone else. The transition area is for ATHLETES ONLY!!!
ATTENTION: Please do not check your bike in until you are ready to leave it there for the night. For security purposes absolutely no bikes will be allowed out of the transition area once they have been checked in until the events start. If you feel you need to warm up on a bike, bring your commuter bike, or another bike to ride. You will be able to enter the transition area before your event to check your tires, etc…
HELMETS: Helmets are required at ANY TIME you are on a bike! Not wearing your helmet, even if you are just riding your bike to the transition area to check it in, or riding another bike to warm up, is grounds for DISQUALIFICATION! These are USAT RULES and protect you and us from injuries and/or any results thereof.
Pre-Race Shuttle Service:
We will provide shuttle service the morning of the race for $5. 50% of the shuttle fees will go towards the new school project for Grand Coulee Dam School District. You can find out more info on this project at http://gcdnewschool.com/. The Shuttles will run from 4:30 AM to 10:30 AM, and will transport you from T2 to T1. They will also be able to transport friends and family back to T1 until 10:30. Please note that race participants will have preference on the bus if there is not enough room for a run there or back. After 10:30 there will be no more shuttles. There will be NO SHUTTLE SERVICE AFTER YOU ARE DONE. Which is why we encourage you to park at T2 the morning of the race and take the shuttle to T1 for the swim start. If you park at T2, take the shuttle to T1, you will have your own transportation close to the finish line when you are done racing.
Event Parking:
Please note parking instructions for race day! TriFREAKS is not responsible for your vehicles should they be towed. And if they block the race they WILL BE TOWED! Plan ahead, park smart and leave yourself enough time to take care of everything you need to take care of the morning of the race. Spring Canyon Park has limited parking, please obey NO PARKING signs or the Rangers will ticket and tow you.
T2 & Finish Line area at the Park has NO PARKING inside the park. There are multiple parking lots available within a short 2 to 3 minute walk, as well as extensive parking in the residential areas right outside the park at T2. Please see the included parking maps here for an idea on where to park at the finish line.
There are many Parking lots above the Park along the Coulee Dam and WA-155.
IMPORTANT: We STRONGLY encourage you to park at the finish line the morning of the event and use the provided school bus shuttles to get to the swim start. The Shuttles will run from 4:30 AM to 10:30 AM, and will transport you from T2 to T1. They will also be able to transport friends and family back to T1 until 10:30. Please note that race participants will have preference on the bus if there is not enough room for a run there or back. After 10:30 there will be no more shuttles. There will be NO SHUTTLE SERVICE AFTER YOU ARE DONE. Which is why we encourage you to park at T2 the morning of the race and take the shuttle to T1 for the swim start.
Before we cover the course info, please note the following:
General Info:
As for the last few years, the Grand Columbian events will start out of the Spring Canyon Campground. Late registration, packet pickup will also be at the Spring Canyon Campground. Awards, post race food will take place at the Main Event Area or Visitor's Center Park just below the Grand Coulee Dam. For directions to the park click here.
Grant Columbian Triathlon Transition Area Info:
The Grand Columbian is a two transition area race. The first transition, swim to bike, is in Spring Canyon Campground, and the second transition area is at the Lover Vac Park ( the park immediately below the Grand Coulee Dam ). You will want to make sure you understand how a two transition race flows, and where you need to have what portion of your equipment. Please study all the information below carefully, so you are aware of where you need to be when. Also make sure to carefully review the "Event Details" tab, as it provides instructions on how to take the shuttle to the start area the morning of the race, as well as other vital instructions.
T1 is where you will place all your equipment to transition from the swim to the bike portion of the event ( bike, wetsuit, etc… ).
T2 is where you will rack your bike when you are done biking and where your running gear should be. T2 is also where you will finish the race. Since we are providing shuttles the morning of the race to the swim start you will want to park close to T2, since this will allow you to leave when you are ready to head out without having to wait to go back to T1.
Grand Columbian Triathlon Swim Course Info:
The Grand Columbian Triathlon swim course is designed to provide a course that works for all the distances offered at the triathlon, provides the best experience while maintaining a high level of safety and security for the swimmers. The following notes and images describe the courses, and the links below offer an interactive online map that you can use to zoom in and find out more at a high level of detail.
The swim start is to the west ( left ) of the boat ramps in Spring Canyon Campground. Participants wishing to warm up for the swim can do so in the area marked on the swim start map shown here.
The swim course is a triangle shape that everyone swims around in a clockwise direction. That means that at all times of the swim the buoys should be in your right side. The actual route for each swim distance is described in more detail here:
The Ultra (Iron) swim course is 3.8 kilometers around the swim course. Swimmers will do two laps of the full course before they finish. Each full lap is 1.18 miles, and swimmers will exit the water and go over a timing mat for each lap before entering the water to continue! For details on direction to swim, where to turn, etc… please see the below image:
The following link provides a detailed interactive map for the swim courses. Make sure to zoom in and take advantage of being able to look at a higher level of detail. You may want to change the type of view you get to see under the "Map Options" at the top left. The satellite view offers an actual satellite image of the lake with the course layout over it:
Grand Columbian Triathlon Bike Course Info:
The Grand Columbian Triathlon bike courses all start at Spring Canyon Campground. The courses are hilly and offer extensive elevation changes depending on what distance course you are doing. These are challenging and also very rewarding courses! The views are spectacular in many cases, and there are as many fast downhill sections as there are uphill sections. You will not be disappointed after finishing these courses and will remember them for the great accomplishment they are! As a reminder, the distances for each bike course are as follows:
For a detailed overview of the bike course, please review the Interactive Maps of the Grand Columbian Bike Routes by clicking the links below. Details of various sections of the bike course and other areas are available in the Grand Columbian Spring Canyon Bike Course maps below:
Grand Columbian Triathlon Run Course Info:
The Grand Columbian Triathlon run courses all start at the Lower Vac Park immediately below the Grand Coulee Dam. The courses mostly flat with the exception of the section where you drop down and back up from the road to the river trail. The trail was chosen because it offers both a secure traffic free area as well as a cooler course close to the river. Asphalt can get pretty hot and reflect that heat back up towards you as you run on a hot day. We want you all to be safe, and not overheat, so we chose this beautiful trail for you. For those of you that will be out past sunset, flashlights will be provided. Aid stations will be provided every 1.5 miles. The Ultra (Iron) is 2 laps. Ultra (Iron), Long (Half) and Olympic distance turnarounds will be marked and there will be an aid station at each turn around. Please make sure you READ the signs for YOUR respective turn around. If you cut the run course short, unintentionally or intentionally I will have to DISQUALIFY your results. Out of all the things I get to do as a Race Director, this is my least favorite thing to do. Please don't make me do so! You will not be disappointed after finishing these courses and will remember them for the great accomplishment they are! As a reminder, the distances for each run course are as follows:
For a detailed overview of the run courses, please review the Interactive Maps of the Grand Columbian Run Routes by clicking the links below:
Hammer Aid Station & Special Needs Bag Info:
For the Runs there will be aid stations approximately every 1.5 miles. The bike courses will have strategically placed aid stations as well. The Half and Ultra will have your Special Needs bags at approximately the half way mark for both the Run and Bike. For more info on the Special Needs area click the Almira Aid Station PDF Overview by Clicking Here. You will receive a bag for each at Packet Pick-Up. The course maps earlier on this page have the aid stations marked if you'd like to review them. All aid stations will have Water, Hammer HeedTM and flat cola in case you need it. They will also have Hammer gels, bagels, pretzels, bananas and candy/energy bars. In addition, the Run aid stations will have Cool Wet Sponges , Hot Chicken Soup (T2 area Aid Station only) and emergency heat shield blankets for the Ultra (Iron) Distance athletes.
All aid stations will have radio support to call out for help or report any problems. Run aid stations will carry reflectors, flashers, and or flash lights should it get dark while you are running. Run aid stations will also be equipped with lighting, have at minimum a first aid kit and reflective heat blankets. Be safe, use whatever you need!
Post Race IV Reminder:
Information on Pre & Post Race Food:
The Pre Race Carb loading dinner will be held at the Church of the Nazarene at 45925 Washington 174, Grand Coulee, WA on the opposite side of Highway 174 close to the entrance of Spring Canyon Campground from 6:00 pm to 8:00 pm. The cost will be $10.00 per individual and $25.00 per family. There will be pasta with sauce (meat or non-meat), salad, bread and non-alcoholic drink.
Post race food will be available at the Finish Line the day of the race and will include fruit (bananas, etc..), peanut butter, some type of bread/grains, sausages and pancakes, as well as other goodies. The Iron awards ceremony will include a breakfast that will be held at the Eagles Lodge in Grand Coulee off of "B" Street the day after the race. For more information on this see the "Event Details" tab.
Information on What SWAG & Awards You'll Be Getting:
The Grand Columbian is committed to creating an event where all athletes have a sense of accomplishment and reward. In recognition for the exceptional course, reputation and community support the race has been awarded age-group championship and/or Grand Prix status numerous times. We have created a few special award categories unique to the Grand Columbian. We pride ourselves in giving you more than most big companies do for far less cost! We're athletes ourselves and do our best to treat you the way we would want to be treated. Dollar for dollar, if you had to go out and buy the things we give you you would spend more than half your registration cost on the swag alone!
Additional Swag & Award Information:
SWAG is specific to each distance and details are provided for each event below. Please note that we do our best to provide the things we mention below, however sometimes things become unavailable from distributors, so we have to make last minute changes. We appreciate your understanding should we have to do so.
Age Groups: 19 & Under, 20-29, 30-39, 40-49, 50-59, 60-69 & 70+.
Long Course (Half Iron):
Age Groups: 19 & Under, 20-29, 30-39, 40-49, 50-59, 60-69 & 70+.
Olympic Distance:
Age Groups: 19 & Under, 20-29, 30-39, 40-49, 50-59, 60-69 & 70+.
Special Other Awards:
We have a few other special awards for folks, however these will be surprises. 😉
Lodging Information:
Directions to The Grand Columbian Super Triathlon:
Directions from Spokane, West Bound, Interstate 90:
(Approximate driving time: 1:45 hours)
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(Approximate driving time: 2:35 hours)
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For 2013 we are including event photos for everyone in the price of registration. We are tired of folks getting charged $40 plus dollars in some cases for a digital photo. In addition, all participants receive complimentary injury insurance provided via 365 Competitors as part of their registration fee. For information on what is covered please visit http://365competitors.com.
Scott Hunter from The Star in Grand Coulee often takes some pictures during the Grand Columbian Triathlon as well. Pictures will be at the following link, and can be viewed and purchased by clicking here once they become available! All proceeds will go towards the funding to build a new school building in Grand Coulee.
Finally, if you know of anyone that has pictures, reviews, videos, and/or blogs posted for the event, send us an email at email@example.com and the contact person for the site, and we'll try to get them added below as well.
Following are previous and current results and photos:
*We took over the Grand Columbian in 2011, and there are some races that we are missing information for. The results marked with a "*" are the ones we are looking for info for. If you have information on these results please let us know by contacting firstname.lastname@example.com.
**Scott Hunter with The Star also took some photos that are available here.
Dear Athletes,
The 10th Annual Grand Columbian SuperTri is still a ways away. However we look forward to having all of you out to the race and making it the best experience we can make it for you. We are excited for all of you to do well!
Important Things To Note for the Race:
The Pre Race Carb Loading Pasta Dinner location & Information: The Pre Race Carb Loading Pasta Dinner location has changed. The dinner will now be held at the Church of the Nazarene at 45925 Washington 174, Grand Coulee, WA on the opposite side of Highway 174 close to the entrance of Spring Canyon Campground from 6:00 pm to 8:00 pm. The cost will be $10.00 per individual and $25.00 per family. There will be pasta with sauce (meat or non-meat), salad, bread and non-alcoholic drink.
Pre Race Shuttles: We will provide shuttle service the morning of the race for $5.00. Half (50%) of the shuttle fees will go towards the new school project for Grand Coulee Dam School District. You can find out more info on this project at http://gcdnewschool.com/. The Shuttles will run from 4:30 AM to 11:30 AM, and will transport you from T2 to T1. They will also be able to transport friends and family back to T1 until 11:30. The last shuttle leaves T1 at 11:00 AM to head back to T2 / Finish area. Please note that race participants will have preference on the bus if there is not enough room for a run there or back. After 10:30 there will be no more shuttles. There will be NO SHUTTLE SERVICE AFTER YOU ARE DONE. Which is why we encourage you to park at T2 the morning of the race and take the shuttle to T1 for the swim start. If you park at T2, take the shuttle to T1, you will have your own transportation close to the finish line when you are done racing.
Lights Required for Run: Iron athletes are required to wear a headlamp and preferably a butt lamp if they go leave the T2 area for their 1st or 2nd lap any time after 4:30 PM. Please make sure you bring your own lights. You can leave them in your bike to run transition bag we will provide. We will provide flashlights if needed, however the expectation is that you bring your own The required use of lights is for your own safety!
Water Temperatures & Wetsuits: Last year the water temperature for the events was in the mid 60's!
Personal Items Left at T1: We will be transporting your personal belongings from T1 to T2 for you. When you head out of T1 please make sure you put your belongings in the bag we give you at packet pickup so your items ALL get to you! We are NOT responsible for items that are not in bags, as we often have no way of knowing which person they belong to. If you don't bag them, don't expect them back! The only thing that should really have to go in the bag once you switch into your bike gear should be your wetsuit, and it doesn't take that long to put it into the bag, so make sure you do so. I can't stress this enough!
Special Needs Bags: Special needs bags for ½ Iron and Iron participants can be given to us the morning of the race before you start your race. There will be an area right outside of T1 designated for the drop off. We will take your bike special needs bags to the Aid station in Almira and your run special needs bag to the aid station at mile 6 on the first lap of the run. Make sure you label your special needs bags appropriately, or we won't know where to take it. If you give us a bike special needs bag, we will bring them to T2 AFTER the last biker passes the Almira Aid Station. Your run special needs bag will NOT be available until the next day at the Eagles lodge post race breakfast. So if you intend on not being at the breakfast make sure you only put items in this bag that you do not expect back!
Packet Pickup and Check In: New for this year: Packet Pickup and Check In is now available the day of the race. Please check the schedule on the event website, under the "Event Details" tab, to make sure you know when you need to be there by! For those of you doing the ½ Iron, Iron & SuperTri, we STRONGLY encourage you to pick up your packet the night before the race so you can attend the pre race meeting. We will go over some details immediately before the race again, however given time constraints the morning of, we need to be brief and to the point. We will have much more time the day before and you will have the opportunity to review the course maps there as well. We also STRONGLY encourage you to view the course maps online at the event website under the "Course Details" tab. The event information can all be found at: http://trifreaks.com/grand-columbian-super-tri/.
Read The Race Information: Please take the time to visit the site and educate yourself about the course and all the other details. It's your race, know it! We put the information there so you can review it and have a good race. While we will have plenty of signs on the course, it is ultimately still your responsibility to know the course. And the volunteers are not there to tell you where to go. They have been instructed to tell you to follow the signs and markings. For their sake and your sake!
Lastly, have an amazing race! Enjoy the journey, not just the finish!
Get your TriFREAK on,
Stefan Newbury
Certified USAT Race Director
"People die of fright and live of confidence." ~ — Henry David Thoreau, Author, Philosopher
TriFreaks is delighted to announce that Snohomish Bicycles is providing bike support for the Grand Columbian Super Triathlon. In their own words:
Snohomish Bicycles is a full-service bicycle shop specializing in Triathlon bikes, wetsuits sales and rentals as well as accessories. We carry the finest bicycles from Felt, Focus, KHS and Pinarello. We also stock a full line of triathlon supplies like goggles, transition bags, clothing and other important accessories for this competitive sport. We have two stores now to better serve you. Snohomish and Lake Stevens. Visit our website at http://www.snohomishbicycles.com.
Options To Ship Your Bike to the Event:
Jordan Keough has worked in the bike industry for over 30 years and has worked with triathletes for over 25 years. He has reliably assembled and disassembled bikes for athletes participating in the Grand Columbian Triathlon for many years. If you would like to ship your bike to Grand Coulee to have him assembled the bike for you, please read on below. Jordan will be happy to assist you in any way he can.
Bikes are to be shipped to Sunflower Graphics (417 Midway Ave. P.O. Box 598, Grand Coulee, WA 99133). Athletes MUST contact Jordan beforehand to make arrangements for their bike to be received and worked on. Shipping boxes need to be marked "assemble" on the box. Jordan will be at Sunflower Graphics the Wednesday before the start of the event to start assembling bikes. Bikes can be picked up starting Thursday (at the back door of the building) at 9:00 am. To repackage bikes they are to be brought to the back door of Sunflower Graphics on Sunday at 10:00 am (unless the athlete and Jordan make other arrangements). The cost for assembly and repackaging is $100 plus the cost of return shipping. The best way of payment to Jordan is via PayPal or cash at time of pick up. Jordan will give you his PayPal account info when you contact him.
Contact Info: Athletes interested in this service can contact Jordan at 208.651.4045 (texting is best, then he can call you back), or via email at email@example.com (Subject: "bike assembly").
NOTE: Athletes who wish to assemble their own bikes can also ship their bikes to Sunflower Graphics so they can pick them up and assemble the bike themselves.


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For Immediate Release
January 19, 2012
State looks to students to help spread digital safety message
State Education Superintendent Koch, Attorney General Madigan and Lt. Governor Simon focus on teaching children safe choices in 'digital world'
SPRINGFIELD — The Illinois State Board of Education, Attorney General Lisa Madigan and the Illinois Lieutenant Governor's Office today launched the third statewide Illinois Youth Digital Safety Contest to raise awareness about making safe and respectful choices through digital communications. The contest, open to students in grades kindergarten through 12, encourages students to create posters or electronic messages addressing this year's theme "Bystander Intervention," or the idea that students who witness bullying can take action against it.
"It's important that we raise awareness that all forms of bullying, and perhaps especially online bullying, is harmful and that we can all play a role in ending it," said State Superintendent of Education Christopher A. Koch. "This contest can serve as one way of discussing online challenges and situations so that all our students can act safely and responsibly in the digital age."
Students in any public or non-public district can enter the contest by submitting an entry as a poster or in an electronic media format (video, podcast or slideshow). Districts must have all entries mailed to the Illinois State Board of Education (ISBE) and postmarked by March 30, 2012. Representatives from all three sponsoring government agencies will judge submissions.
Winners will be announced later in the spring and will be honored at a State Board of Education meeting and at an award ceremony at the Governor's Mansion. Winning entries will be shared on participating school and state websites. More about this year's contest rules, terms and conditions, can be found at http://www.isbe.net/spec-ed/html/internet_safety.htm.
"This contest can spark honest and thought-provoking discussions in the classroom that may lead to more mindful online behavior," said Lt. Governor Sheila Simon. "Students can help each other develop their sensibilities so that online bullying becomes completely unacceptable."
Under state law, school districts are required to incorporate Internet safety education at least once each school year beginning in third grade. Each local school district determines how to include Internet safety lessons into the classroom. Some recommended topics such as the safe and responsible use of social networking websites, chat rooms, bulletin boards and other means of communication on the Internet. It is also recommended that instruction includes information on recognizing, avoiding and reporting online solicitation by sexual predators, recognizing and reporting online harassment and cyberbullying and knowing the risks of transmitting personal information on the Internet.
Attorney General Madigan's Office offers age-specific Internet Safety Training Modules for educators that meet state law requirements. The Attorney General's Internet Safety Training Modules can be found on her website at www.illinoisattorneygeneral.gov, or on ISBE's website at www.isbe.net.
Attorney General Madigan emphasized that while technology opens opportunities, it also creates risks. Cyberbullying and online harassment are now the most common online risks to children. One in three teens reports having been harassed online, according to the Pew Research Center.
"I encourage students all across Illinois to get involved in this contest and use the power of art to share their thoughts and feelings about online harassment," said Attorney General Madigan. " Just their participation alone can help get other kids talking about these issues and could pave the way for greater understanding and solutions." Attorney General Madigan's Office has provided Internet safety training and education to more than 202,810 parents, teachers, and students and 14,788 law enforcement professionals since 2006.
Madigan also hosts a website to help children, teens, parents and educators learn about the dangers of cyberbullying. The "Stop Cyberbullying" website (www.ebully411.com) includes the latest news and statistics, frequently asked questions and a quiz to test online users' knowledge about cyberbullying. It also features an E-Info Hotline to assist victims and teach bullies to understand the impact of their actions. More information is available by calling the Hotline at 1-888-414-7678 or by e-mailing firstname.lastname@example.com.
Sixteen students who earned first place in the 2011 competition were honored last year for work that focused on thinking critically about the ethical opportunities and challenges of the digital world.


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We've already told you what The Verge thinks of Samsung's latest smartphone. Now let's take a look at what TechRadar has to say.
Right from the start of their review, Tech Radar are critical about the plastic design.
The plastic feeling of the Galaxy S3 won't appeal to all. It feels very lightweight (despite tipping the scales at 133g) in the hand, and some people will read this as feeling a little cheap.
It's a similar opinion to what The Verge offered, and we can see that this will be a common theme amongst Galaxy S3 reviews. But all is not lost! Tech Radar did have some kinder words to say about the physical aspects of this device.
But in the hand, the Samsung Galaxy S3 feels superb. The design contours well against the palm, and while the screen size may be a little big for some (you'll need a bit of shuffling to reach the upper section of the screen) it's definitely useable in the hand.
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12 ripe Roma tomatoes, sliced
1/2-1 T rock salt
1 bunch fresh sweet basil, chopped finely (about 1/4 cup)
4 T. olive oil (we like the sun-dried tomato kind for dipping bread)
6-8 oz. fresh mozzarella, sliced
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Okay, now let me just start by saying that I'm a pushover. I hate conflict and the thought of having this conversation has me reaching for Xanax (no kidding). So, with that in mind...please offer me some solid advice, support, kick in the pants about how to broach this conversation with my mother.
For 32 years, I've been going to my grandmothers on Christmas Eve. It's a childhood memory I cherish and I love my grandma - no issue there. However, now I'm married and have a 2.5 year old. We've been trucking back to this event aoubt 1.5 hours since she's been born and then driving back home that evening because I want to stay in my home for Christmas Eve and wake up there on Christmas morning. Mind you - this is MY grandma and my DH has 2 living sets of grandparents and then we have all the parents (my DD's grandparents) and they ALL have seperate events. I'm fed up..it's literally like 6 Christmas events - exhausting, no fun. So the main thing is, I want to have my in laws over on Christmas Eve to get that event done..and skip grandmas this year and then we'll be home on Christmas and my Mom will get to have her holiday event like normal (which my GRANDMA will be at). It's basically just breaking the long standing tradition and hurting everyone's feelings, but I'm NOT doing it this year...my mom will guilt trip me...say grandma is 90 and why can't i just keep doing it...and all that jazz. Can someone please give me some support on this? I also need to support my DH who is about to blow up over all of this...we have the only grandkid close by..and we are expected to be at everything...ok, enough...anyone have similar experiences? How do you handle? Thanks in advance...most wonderful time of the year my a$$.
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Candyland sweetens up MontBleu Saturday
April 17, 2013
Along with the glitchy electronica of several other artists, the bass heavy trap and 'OG remixes' of Candyland will thunder through MontBleu's Blu Nightclub Friday night.
Candyland, made up of Ethan Davis, 20, and Josie Martin, 21, is riding a wave of Internet adoration for its signature remixes. The plays on Southern California duo's SoundCloud account have clicked into seven digits and they're scheduled to play a handful of festivals in the U.S. and Canada.
Martin took a few minutes to explain to Lake Tahoe Action what their particular breed of the newest electronic dance music genre "Trap" is.
So, what is this "trap" anyway?
Trap originally is from the south. It's more hip-hop based (electronic music). A lot of the newer EDM producers took it and made it something different. Some of the more traditional trap producers are guys like Lex Luger. That style got mixed with EDM by producers like Flosstradamus and us.
You guys have a bunch of remixes on your SoundCloud. What do you look for in a song that makes you want to remix it?
Usually something that's catchy. Something that has vocals helps. When we do our "OG" remixes it kind of has to be a classic hit. We don't want them to be typical trap remixes. We take something that everyone knows and try to do something different with it. It just has to be a song that everyone likes, I guess.
What kind of music outside of electronica do you listen to?
I know Ethan listens to a lot of acoustic stuff and pop. I listen to a lot of hardcore and metal and indie. I listen to everything. I love it all.
You guys are pretty new to touring. Have you had any wild moments?
My favorite show was Life In Color. That was our biggest crowd. It was a paint party. It was kind of weird to see everyone get covered in paint. But they loved it.
They gave me a hose to spray all over the crowd. I accidently messed up and I thought I turned it off when I put it down. It was still on and spraying all over everything. Everyone was freaking out, trying to get the hose. Ya, that happened.
What's behind the name Candyland?
We were sitting in my room. My mom was there. We were just kind of yelling out names. Ethan said "Candyland." My mom really liked it, so we decided to make her happy and go with that one.
What's your favorite kind of candy?
We actually do love candy. It worked out. I love Jolly Ranchers — the blue ones. I'll only eat the blue ones. I won't eat any other flavors.


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A cave no moreNovember 16,2013
For the first time ever, women will outnumber men among Democrats in the Vermont House.
The gender majority shifted when Gov. Peter Shumlin appointed Marjorie Ryerson of Randolph to take the place of Rep. Larry Townsend, who died earlier this year. With Ryerson numbering among House Democrats, there will be 49 women and 47 men.
One person who thinks this is a big deal is former Gov. Madeleine Kunin, who reminisced in an op-ed piece she wrote for the website vtdigger.org. She remembers the day she arrived at the State House in 1962 to testify before a House committee. Her baby was in a car bed, and she and a friend took turns caring for their infants. She recalls looking down from the House balcony to an assembled mass of old men there were more than 200 of them back then. Today we would call it a man cave, she writes. Then, it was called a male bastion.
Kunin herself played an important role in transforming Montpeliers male bastion. She arrived as a Democratic member in 1973. Before many years she was chairwoman of the influential House Appropriations Committee, which raised her profile sufficiently for her to become lieutenant governor. In 1984 Vermonters elected her governor.
It wasnt easy to play the role of pioneer. The pressure to show competence exceeding that of her male colleagues was constant. She faced the additional burden of never appearing too soft or too hard.
Some of the old guard added to her difficulties, as when Gilbert Godnick, senator from Rutland, complained without truth that she had shown up barefoot wearing a peasant blouse.
She has a sense of humor about it now, but back then it was enormously stressful, especially as the stakes rose and she ran for governor.
And yet women make a difference, in Kunins view.
They are more sensitive to issues such as education, health care, child care and family leave. It was Kunin, after all, who had responsibility to nurse that baby in 1962 when she showed up to testify in Montpelier.
Women have numbered among Republican leaders, both on the liberal and conservative ends of the spectrum. Consuelo Bailey was a conservative Republican who became Vermont lieutenant governor in the 1950s. A conservative Republican ran for governor in 2000.
Internationally, women have shown they can be just as warlike as men Margaret Thatcher, Indira Gandhi and Golda Meir were not shy about employing the military option when they saw fit. Catherine the Great made conquests of lands belonging to the Ottoman Empire. Elizabeth I of England was no softie.
But the old boys club that Kunin observed in 1962 is a thing of the past. We are learning that issues such as child care and family leave, health care and education, are not only womens issues.
It may be that the preening and posturing, the combativeness and competition to which men are sometimes prone may be usefully diminished with the women there to observe the mens silly behavior. Women are not unfamiliar with competitiveness, ambition and brazen politicking. Just ask Hillary Clinton. Indeed, it would be sexist to assume that women in power are there only to be nice and nurturing.
But as Kunin observed, Women ... appear to have lower levels of testosterone, which makes them more prone to bipartisanship and compromise. Some of the most important committees in the House are chaired by non-posturing, hard-working, responsible women, the kind of politician for whom Kunin blazed a trail. In a time when dysfunction and division are the words commonly used to describe our politics, bipartisanship and compromise are welcome.
If it is not unusual for men to hold a majority, then egalitarian politics suggests that women in the majority ought to be just as ordinary.
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American politics is a nightmare version of American Idol: It's full of desperately unqualified people who won popularity contests, and they can ruin your life, even if you don't watch them. Especially then, in fact. Especially squared when they're on science-related committees. Bipartisan politics is the evil opposite of science, changing facts to fit preformed opinions. We'd be better off with Rock 'Em Sock 'Em robots, because at least they're honest about fighting just because the other is red or blue, have something to do with technology and admit when they're beaten.
And C-SPAN would single-handedly save television.
I'm not going to mention party affiliation below, because mentioning that is to science what mentioning your collection of unwashed children's clothing is to joining the police: way past irrelevant and into evidence that you're the kind of problem they're meant to be fixing. I won't be calling these guys "representative," either, because the only things they represent is how maybe science and energy committees should be staffed by people born after lead paint became illegal for use in children's bedrooms.
4Todd Akin: Women Have Anti-Rape Brakes
Committee on Science, Space and Technology
Todd Akin looks like a race of goblins grew a hybrid in a glass tank to infiltrate humanity, but he knows less about the female reproductive system.
Asked about abortion in the case of pregnancies resulting from rape on the Jaco Report, Akin explained:
"First of all, from what I understand from doctors, that's really rare. If it's a legitimate rape, the female body has ways to try to shut that whole thing down."
No one has had a worse understanding of female biology since they stopped inventing ancient Greek monsters. He lazily missed every important point about female genitals while vaguely gesturing with his hands, causing his wife to orgasm as she realized that that was this year's foreplay allowance ... which doesn't change the fact that he called every woman made pregnant by rape a lying slut who really wanted it. The last shot of that interview should have been the camera being knocked aside as the entire production crew descended on him.
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Instead, Jaco tried really hard to remember what interviewers are meant to do again.
In the aftermath, Akin went into the most default political safe mode ever, claiming that he'd "misspoken" and immediately and repeatedly invoking 9/11. If that was him misspeaking, a real glimpse into his beliefs would be his skull unfurling to release the stinking cloud of a million spermflies -- equally disgusting and sexually impossible, and resulting in just as many unwanted pregnancies from horrific events. The reality was even worse. His "apology" explained that he meant "forcible" instead of "legitimate"; i.e., he repeated his original claim that pregnancy meant that she was asking for it. If forcible rape didn't result in pregnancy, 0.25 percent of the human race wouldn't be descended from Gengis Khan. Who, by this point, was a more popular political character than Todd Akin.
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Imagine what would have to happen in the future for Akin to get a statue like this. Stop crying.
But back to the original interview: A woman has been raped, what happens next?
"I think there should be some punishment, but the punishment ought to be on the rapist and not attacking the child."
Behold! In addition to her other superpowers, the woman has become invisible! Akin acknowledges the rapist and the rapejuice, and as far as he's concerned, that's everyone important dealt with. In his mind, rape is an aggressive form of littering. He then immediately invokes the fallacy that a tissue's worth of rapist semen is immediately an entire human being. To Akin, the woman just lost the non-no-contact version of tag and should accept the consequences of internal gonads somewhere he doesn't have to think about it.
3Paul Broun: Embryology Is a Lie from the Pits of Hell
Committee of Science, Space and Technology
Paul Broun is 66, in keeping with the governmental policy of staffing technology committees with people who refer to Betamax as newfangled. He spoke at the Liberty Church Killing-Things-With-Guns Banquet, and that's got to be the Konami Code of keywords to shut down your critical thinking processes right there.(Specific church denomination removed as an unnecessary distraction. And they prefer to call themselves "sportsmen," but sportsmen compete against each other, not against dumb animals.)
We swear we didn't Photoshop this. It's from the church banquet website, where they're apparently trying to construct a taxidermied ark.
The entire talk is available on their website, or you can see the relevant comments in this video:
He said that "evolution and embryology and the Big Bang Theory, all that is lies straight from the pit of hell." It seems strange to call evolution a lie while standing in front of an honest attempt to shoot everything resulting from it. Either that, or his Liberty Sportsmen are trying to exterminate all the evidence. Not liking the Big Bang Theory made him sound like a real scientist for a second, until you realize that he's talking about the actual cosmological theory, not the collection of one-dimensional insults that are what a sitcom writer thinks a nerd is. Later he mentions:
"... there are a lot of scientific data that I've found out as a scientist that actually show that this is really a young Earth. I don't believe that the Earth's but about 9,000 years old. I believe it was created in six days as we know them."
Considering that he was trained "as a scientist," as a chemist and as a medical doctor, either he's been sniffing his own samples, or he got advice from Todd Akin about where to put a Pap smear and ended up exploring a deep dark cavern with a musty map reading "Here there be dragons."
"Appease the beast of menstruation with simple offerings."
Hating the idea of an old Earth and evolution is simple religious jealousy: Dinosaurs don't even need belief, and if they did, everyone would still choose Tyrannosaurus rexes over an invisible beard frowning at your masturbation.
But he doesn't believe in embryology? Embryos are everywhere! There has literally been one embryo for every man, woman and child on the planet. Does he think that ultrasounds are puppet shows put on by extremely disturbed doctors? Do pregnant women swell because they're inflating a bladder of stork-attracting pheromones?
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The multi-award winning National Maritime Museum Cornwall has 15 galleries, over five floors beautifully illustrating the past, present and future of this island nation. Silver winner of UK Heritage Attraction of the Year at the 2013 British Travel Awards, the Museum features a number of stunning exhibitions dedicated to the sea, boats and Cornwall.
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The Museum is open every day of the year from 10am - 5pm, except Christmas Day and Boxing Day.
The Bartlett Library is open Tuesday - Saturday 10am - 5pm.
Adult: £12.50
Children (6-18): £5
Children (0-5): Free
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National Small Boat collection of about 140 boats and other objects & collectables.
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Viking Voyagers
- 20 March 2015 — 2 January 2017 *on now
National Maritime Museum Cornwall brings the Vikings to Cornwall in a new major exhibition called Viking Voyagers. Featuring nationally and internationally historically significant artefacts, the exhibition explores what is behind the popular myth of the bloodthirsty raiders, what it meant to become a Viking and shows how their mastery of maritime technology was the secret to their success.
Ships and boats were vital to Viking expansion; they explored and colonised, were invaders and migrants and the seas and rivers were the highways and byways to amassing huge wealth and power through raiding and trading.
Experience Viking life over 1000 years ago and climb aboard a full scale replica Viking ship. Get up close to rare antiquities on loan from the British Museum, National Museum of Ireland, National Museum of Denmark and Manx National Heritage, many on display for the first time in the UK.
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King Cnut: Holding Back the Tide
- 7 March 2016 — 2 January 2017 *on now
Dive under the waves in our Tidal Zone and meet King Cnut a thousand years after he became King of England. What was the truth behind the legend of King Cnut holding back the waves? Enjoy our audio-visual spectacle in our unique under-water gallery and meet the Viking warrior who became a king and emperor of the sea.
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Medal Winners: Hall of Fame
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This new exhibition celebrates British success in water sports at the Olympic and Paralympic games.
In recent years Britain has earned an enviable record in both sailing and rowing at the Olympic Games, with gold medal winners such as Sir Steve Redgrave, Sir Matthew Pinsent and Sir Ben Ainslie now household names, but these are by no means the only medal winners.
At London 2012 Tim Baillie and Etienne Stott won gold in the Men's C2 Canoe Slalom and the Museum will be displaying the canoe they paddled to victory. In fact Team GB won gold and silver in this event with Baillie and Stott beating fellow Brits David Florence and Richard Houslow by just one third of a second.
The exhibition will also feature three dinghies raced to gold medal success by their respective helmsmen: Rodney Pattison's Superdocious, which he sailed to victory in the two-man Flying Dutchman class in 1968 and two dinghies, a Laser and a Finn both call Rita, in which Sir Ben Ainslie's achieved his unprecedented four gold medals, making him the most successful Olympic sailor of all time.
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Between 11:00 - 16:00, Saturday and Sunday there will be:
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Join the Museum Minnows at Falmouth's National Maritime Museum for a multi-sensory session designed especially for under fives. Visit on the 4th Friday at 13.30 for different activities every month, including a creative activity, storytelling and a magical journey to discover treasure.
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At the Pike County Commissioners meeting on February 8, chairman Rich Caridi expressed surprise at the new state legislation establishing Marcellus Shale impact fees, which was passed last week by the legislature.
"I'm disappointed that the legislature put the burden of imposing impact fees on the counties rather than on the state government," Caridi said. "This puts still another burden on the counties."
Caridi also reacted negatively to the provision that a county that has no producing wells cannot receive the fees. "Our roads that will be used by the trucks, pipelines that cross the county, the possible presence of compressor stations, housing costs that may occur, these may adversely affect us," he said.
The legislation stipulates that distribution of impact fees is also tied to a municipality's willingness to adopt zoning ordinances that provide for reasonable gas development and aren't more restrictive than other industrial uses.
Environmental groups and others attacked the bill as a giveaway to the drilling industry. According to Jan Jarrett, CEO of PennFuture, in order to collect the fees, municipalities must agree to allow drilling and waste-water impoundments in all zones, including residential zones, and they must allow compression stations in agricultural and industrial zones, and as a conditional use in residential zones. "It's pretty bad," she said.
Governor Tom Corbett signed the bill on February 13.
Also at the meeting, a group called Discover Pike PA introduced the fourth annual visitors guide. The new guide will have a digital focus on discovering Pike County by complementing the social media landscape, allowing visitors to utilize the website with their smart phones and tablets while planning their trip or while in the county.
The group will continue to provide a printed version for those without access to the Internet. The guide will have a complete re-design, including enhanced editorial and coupons to complement advertisements.
Forty thousand guides and 80,000 maps will be printed and distributed to 300-plus locations throughout Northeast PA, New York and New Jersey, and will be available at interstate welcome stations. The Pocono Mountains Visitors Bureau is also taking an active role in distributing the guide and map.
In order for these planning tools to be as comprehensive as possible, local tourism–related businesses need to be listed and keep their information up to date. Because of the hotel tax funding, the group is able to offer free listings in the guide and on the website to tourism-related businesses, plus full-color advertising at reduced costs.
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