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Wednesday, May 9, 2012
Tour with Corregidor veteran
This May 6 marked the 70th anniversary of the fall of Corregidor. We led yet another excursion for Valor Tours of San Francisco. To our great delight, and somewhat surprising given his age, one of the guests was William Sanchez of Monterey Park, California. Bill, soon to be 94, is a Corregidor and POW survivor, making him the oldest and most recent American defender to return to "The Rock." Other guests included a niece and a nephew of U. S. Army nurse Hortense McKay, who served on Bataan and Corregidor, and was evacuated from Corregidor by submarine less than 72 hours before the surrender; the daughter of a U.S. marine; the niece of another U. S. marine, both of these men Corregidor survivors as well; and the son of an American serviceman who fought elsewhere in the Pacific Theater.
Our Manila city tour included stops at the American Cemetery, where Bill prayed over the grave of a friend who was killed on Corregidor. Bill was also emotional at Bilibid, where he had been a POW before going to Japan. He said it does not appear to have changed much in the last 70 years, "Still an awful place."
We also made two new-to-us stops. One was the Chinese Cemetery, the other the Philippine National Railways Manila Station. The Chinese Cemetery is unique in that you must pay an entrance fee. Instead of what we Americans would consider a traditional cemetery having head and/or footstone markers, the gravesites are essentially houses. Most of the dead are in rather large, aboveground concrete vaults. Some of the houses are equipped with air-conditioning, some even have televisions. Tommy, our Filipino tour guide, also showed us a chapel that had images of both Buddha and Christ. We've been told that on certain holidays the families of these dearly departed come for picnics and other festivities. The day we were there was very quiet.
The Manila train station, although not a tourist attraction, was important to Bill, since he was transported from this location in Manila to Cabanatuan via the railroad. Out front are two old, small-gauge engines from years ago.
The next day we visited the site of Cabanatuan Camp # 1. Bill was imprisoned here for a few months before being sent on the Totorri Maru to Tokyo, where he spent the rest of the war. The following day we went to the site of the Capas National Shrine, which was known as Camp O'Donnell, the terminus of the Bataan Death March. Although Bill, being a Corregidor POW, had never been there, he was overwhelmed when he saw the recently restored railroad car that had been used to transport POWs. Bill said he would not be surprised to find out that this car was the very one in which he had been transported. He pointed to a corner just like the one where he stood for the 100-mile trip, which was topped off by a 26-kilometer march to Camp Cabanatuan.
We spent the next couple of days in Subic, visiting the Hellships Memorial and relaxing at the new Kamana Sanctuary Resort & Spa. Then it was off to Mount Samat to visit the shrine, which lies on "the last line of defense" of Bataan. The next day we backtracked the first 40 kilometers of the Death March from Balanga to Mariveles, then back up the coast for a banca ride to Corregidor. The afternoon included the traditional introductory tour of the island, after laying a wreath at the Angels of Bataan and Corregidor marker in honor of Hortense McKay.
Normally May 6, the Fall of Corregidor, takes a back seat to April 9, the Day of Valor on which we remember the Fall of Bataan with a ceremony on Mount Samat. However, President Benigno Aquino III decided to make his first-ever visit to Corregidor for May 6 this year. So, just imagine the security that had to be put in place. When we got off the banca from Bataan, we and our baggage were all thoroughly inspected. Military personnel and vehicles were all over the island. For the next day-and-a-half, vigilant security was obvious.
Since we all had connections to Corregidor, Bill by being a survivor and the rest of us being descendents of some degree, our group was given VIP treatment at the May 6 ceremony. We escorted one of the seven wreaths, ours presented by Valor Tours, and were seated up front next to the speaker's dais. There were four brief speeches, with Corregidor Foundation, Inc. Executive Director Artemio Matibag promising to preserve the history of the island, Filipino-American Memorial Endowment Vice President Leslie Murray recounting her days in the Santo Tomas internment camp and her gratitude to the veterans, and Deputy Chief of Mission Leslie Bassett and President Aquino both speaking of the importance of remembering the shared history and continuing Filipino-American friendship. After the ceremony, Bill Sanchez was able to chat with President Aquino for a few minutes.
Then our small group and a few other interested parties walked to the Spanish Flagpole, where Bill reenacted the taking down of the American flag on May 6, 1942. Assisting Bill was U.S. Air Force Colonel Rick Matton, who pilots for the U.S. Ambassador in Manila, who said that it was an honor to participate.
Our final day together included a visit to the United States Embassy. Col. Matton and a number of other U.S. soldiers welcomed us, and Bill was again in his glory as each expressed his gratitude for his service.
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Below is the speech that Col. Matibag delivered at the May 6 ceremony. Note his pledge to protect the island as a war memorial.
SPEECH DELIVERED BY LTCOL. ARTEMIO G. MATIBAG, Executive Director and Trustee, CFI, IN HIS WELCOME REMARKS
His Excellency President Benigno S. Aquino III, Honorable Vice President Jejomar Binay, Deputy US Ambassador Leslie Ann Basset, Veterans, AFP (Armed Forces of the Philippines) Service Commanders, Distinguished Guests, Ladies and Gentlemen.
Good Morning to all of you. On behalf of Corregidor Foundation, Inc. and Filipino-American Memorial Endowment, I welcome you all on Corregidor. Today, we observe the 70th Commemoration Fall of Corregidor, MAY 06, 1942 to MAY 06, 2012. It was 70 years ago when Gen. Wainwright surrendered Corregidor at exactly 12 high noon on May 06, 1942. Subsequent events in WW2 history proved that the one-month defense of Corregidor after the Fall of Bataan on April 09, 1942 against the well-supplied Japanese Imperial Army invaders was a strategic victory instead of a tactical defeat. Gen. MacArthur was able to regroup in Australia, and planned his return to the Philippines for liberation and retake Corregidor 3 years after on MARCH 02, 1945. Today, we salute all the Filipino and American soldiers for their bravery and courage when it counted especially those who paid the ultimate sacrifice and those who survived unbowed and proud in temporary defeat.
Corregidor at present is again in danger from natural and man-made risks. And that is why we at Corregidor Foundation, under the auspices of the Department of Tourism, and FAME under the auspices of AMCHAM Phils., are in the forefront defending to save this island's WW2 RUINS/GUNS AND RELICS from deterioration and desecration. Our future generations deserve to see Corregidor on as is-where-is condition right now and be proud that we Filipinos take care of our historical legacy. We believe Corregidor is the only surviving WW2 memorial shrine in the world today that showcases original buildings, facilities and gun emplacements after 1945 liberation.
We owe it to our heroes of Corregidor to protect this island and maintain its sacredness while balancing and making it more guest-friendly and convenient for those on pilgrimage on this island. We appeal to all to assist Corregidor Foundation in our mission and vision for this island. Mission is preservation and vision is to be self-sustaining in operations budget. Proudly, our 25-year old Foundation is at self-sustaining operations budget since 2007, meaning what we earn is what we spend, and save a little surplus every year-end in the last 4 years. This private foundation (CFI) is not a burden to the government at present. A little applause from you all is that I'm asking now. Wala pong bayad sa Corregidor ang palakpak. (No additional payment to Corregidor but applause.) You have already assisted us by clapping your hands.
Again, Welcome to Corregidor and Thank you Mr. President for your time to be with us today. We are so deeply honored today by your presence.
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CreateSpace, owned by Amazon, has improved in numerous ways in the past few years. Originally, if an author wished to self-publish with CreateSpace, the author had to provide two sets of files to CreateSpace. One was the internal set-up of the book and the other was the cover. Both can be daunting tasks to a first time self-publishing author.
Many such authors resorted to using so-called "self-publishing" companies, also known as "author services" companies. The seedier of these companies are referred to as vanity presses. Having used on of the reputable companies in this field, Dog Ear Publishing, and publishing numerous other books using CreateSpace, I feel quite qualified in pointing out the many advantages offered by CreateSpace, though I do feel it is up to the individual author to his or her homework in researching CreateSpace and other author services companies.
The first advantage concerns the ISBN. If actually being the publisher of record means nothing to you as a self-publishing author, CreateSpace will provide you with an ISBN for free, but be warned, CreateSpace will be the publisher of record if you go this route. Unlike most author services companies, who both charge you for an ISBN and act as the publisher of record, giving the author no choice in the matter, CreateSpace gives the author a choice. The author is free to provide the ISBN and be the publisher of record, essentially using CreateSpace as a book printer and distributor only.
Cost is another huge advantage of CreateSpace. CreateSpace offers one of the lowest cost per unit prices in the print-on-demand industry. Author services companies inflate the cost per copy, adding a surcharge to each copy sold.
CreateSpace has a very close, and advantageous, relationship with Amazon, the parent company. A book published or printed by CreateSpace will automatically be listed on Amazon. CreateSpace also distributes the same books to Amazon's competitor, Barnes and Noble, further increasing sales opportunities for the self-publishing author whose marketing strategy is for all sales to be online with CreateSpace handling order fulfillment.
If the idea of creating the internal file and cover design is intimidating, CreateSpace now offers a full line of author services for a fee, allowing the author to take advantage of CreaeSpace's relationship with Amazon and low per unit pricing.
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openSUSE Linux Unleashed
Sams | November 8, 2007 | ISBN: 067232945X | PDF | 744 pages | 24 MB
openSUSE Linux Unleashed presents comprehensive coverage of the community version of SUSE Linux, one of the most popular and most complete Linux distributions in the world.
This book provides detailed information on installing, using, and administering openSUSE. You'll learn how to unleash the vast array of software products included in openSUSE so that you can use it as a desktop computer, as a professional workstation, or as a powerful server.
openSUSE Linux Unleashed includes a broad range of coverage: from using software you need everyday–such as email clients, web browsers, and productivity software including the OpenOffice.org productivity suite–to configuring and administering a wide range of network and server products, such as the Apache web server, and MySQL database.
Additionally, this book provides details on openSUSE's acclaimed YaST administration tools, web programming, networking, and choosing from a wide selection of graphical interfaces and desktop environments, including both KDE and GNOME.
* Plan your openSUSE installation based on your computing needs
* Configure and use the X Window System–the Linux graphical interface–and the two primary desktop environments for Linux–KDE and GNOME
* Run OpenOffice.org and other productivity tools
* Create your own websites and weblogs
* Manage the kernel and its modules
* Set up networks
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* Use the LAMP web programming suite: Linux, Apache, MySQL, and the scripting languages Perl, Python, and PHP
* Play music, video, and games
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Durable automatic gents folding umbrella. Crook style handle. Includes matching protective sleeve.
A charge of £6.95 will be applied to all UK orders under £250 goods value delivered to a business address and £8.50 to a residential address. Minimum order value is £50.
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- Who is Bike2Work Scheme?
We are a HMRC approved scheme provider of the Governments Green Transport Plan which aims to reduce environmental pollution, promote healthier lifestyles, and make cycling to work cost-effective by offering tax savings on bikes and cycling equipment. Our scheme makes it simple for Employers and Employees to take full advantage of the Government approved Cycle to Work scheme, providing all necessary paperwork and promotional materials completely free of charge. We offer a partnership of over 2,200 partner bike shops including a selection of online stores.
- Who is eligible for the scheme?
All company Employees qualify for the scheme, providing that they are UK taxpayers via the PAYE system and over 16 years of age. Earnings must remain above the level of national minimum wage after the salary sacrifice has been deducted. Employees under the age of 18 would need a guarantor to be able to participate. Self-employed individuals are not permitted to take part in the scheme.
- How are savings made?
The savings are made via a salary sacrifice scheme. The Employer pays the initial cost of the bike/equipment and the Employee repays the company that full amount back but through their gross pay (before tax and NI) saving on tax and national insurance. A basic rate tax payer could save up to 32% (20% tax and 12% National Insurance). A higher rate tax payer could save up to 42% (40% tax and 2% National Insurance). For a full estimate, visit our savings calculator on our home page.
- What can I purchase through the scheme?
Employees can get more than one bike on the scheme and safety equipment which includes:
- Cycle helmets which conform to European standard EN 1078.
- Bells and bulb horns Lights, including dynamo packs.
- Mirrors and mudguards to ensure riders visibility is not impaired.
- Cycle clips and dress guards Panniers.
- Luggage carriers and straps to allow luggage to be safely carried.
- Child safety seats.
- Locks and chains to ensure cycle can be safely secured.
- Pumps, puncture repair kits, cycle tool kits and tyre sealant to allow for minor repairs.
- Reflective clothing along with white front reflectors and spoke reflectors.
It is the Employer's choice what safety equipment is offered, but you may wish to confirm with your local tax inspector whether the equipment you provide falls within the tax exemption. You can also acquire articles of clothing that are suitable for cycling.
- What happens at the end of the agreement / payment plan once I have paid back my Employer?
Due to the rules surrounding the scheme, there can be no guarantee of transferring ownership to the Employee once the hire agreement has ended. However, ownership is generally transferred to the Employee at the end of the hire agreement. Bike2Work Scheme will contact Employees at the end of their hire agreement regarding the options available. The most attractive option for Employees is to pay a small refundable deposit to Bike2Work Scheme (either 3% or 7% depending on the original cost of the bike/equipment) and continue to lease the bike/equipment from Bike2Work Scheme for a further 36 months. If at the end, you decide to keep the bike, Bike2Work will retain your deposit. If not, you will need to return the bike to Bike2Work Scheme and they will arrange a refund of your deposit. You will not be charged for disposal of the bike but you will be required to arrange delivery of the bike and are responsible for any cost in doing so. Please be aware, options may vary depending on when your Employer registered with Bike2Work Scheme. Please contact us direct to find out which options are available.
- What if I leave my Employer or get made redundant?
If employment ends before the end of the hire agreement term, then the bike/equipment will become a taxable benefit. The remaining balance owed to the Employer is to be deducted from the Employee's final net pay, ownership may then be transferred to you. Please contact Bike 2 Work Scheme to discuss your options and for further information.
- Is there a maximum spending?
Employees can spend between £1 - £1,000. If Employees wish to purchase items over the £1,000 limit they can add their own money to the order, however, this will not form part of their salary sacrifice and therefore they would only make savings on the £1,000. All equipment will remain the property of the Employer during the hire agreement, regardless if an Employee has added their own money. If a company wishes to allow Employees to purchase equipment over the £1,000 limit and make savings on the whole amount, they will need limited permission from the Financial Conduct Authority.
- What further charges may apply?
As per the guidelines set out my HMRC the Employee must enter into a hire agreement not a purchase agreement. Any items obtained through the scheme does not transfer automatically to the Employee at the end of the hire agreement as Bike2Work becomes the owner of the bike/equipment. However, the option to transfer ownership of the bike/equipment may be offered with the following charges that may apply. We offer Employees the option to enter into a further 36 month Extended Use Agreement with Bike2Work. By using this option the value of the bike would drop from 18% (for bikes under £500) and 25% (for bikes over £501) [this is the value of the bike after 1 year] to 3% and 7%. Entering the Extended Use Agreement allows the Employee to carry on using the bike for travelling to work but means that they won't be charged the higher transfer of ownership fee. Bike2Work will contact the Employee at the end of the Hire Agreement and offer them the most suitable option for transferring ownership. Options may vary, for further information please contact Bike2Work Scheme on 0330 088 4765 or send an email to firstname.lastname@example.com
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Now Uber users can get tailored feed from other apps
Cab hailing app Uber will now allow third-party apps to dole out news notifications, music playlists and local deals to its users.
Uber Technologies Inc, which recently completed one billion rides globally, has launched a new API (application programming interface) feature which allows users to integrate their favourite apps while availing Uber rides.
"This is the first time we've announced a global product outside of the US and we're thrilled to be able to launch the new API feature here in India amongst developers through our very first hackathon in Bangalore," said Saad Ahmed, business development lead, Uber India.
Users will need to give permission before any app can connect to their Uber account and access their trip details. There is also an option to turn off the feature on an app-by-app basis.
Uber recently conducted an invitation-only hackathon in Bengaluru where it shortlisted 10 developers to build a prototype that integrates Uber with their apps. In India, Uber is already integrated with the user platforms of Zomato, Practo and other leading tech startups.
Uber is one of the most valued startups globally. It recently raised $2.1 billion in a new round of funding that takes its valuation to $64.6 billion, The Wall Street Journal reported. The round was led by Tiger Global Management and T. Rowe Price, the report said. Prior to this round, Uber had raised more than $10 billion in equity and debt, it added.
In India, Uber competes with cab aggregator Ola besides fleet taxi companies Meru, Tabcab and others. However, the competitive environment is becoming strenuous for the company. Four of its rivals – India's Ola, China's Didi Kuaidi, Lyft of the US, and Southeast Asia-based GrabTaxi – tied up in November to enable customers to avail cab-hailing services of all four firms through the same app.


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I originally shared my story as a 10 part series on Facebook.
I had no idea that I would get the response I did and was astounded by the number of comments and private messages I received. At events, people would come up to me and tell me how much they had enjoyed the read and how they were inspired to now share their story.
In this blog post, you'll find the first 3 instalments of my story. I hope you reading it as much as I enjoyed writing it.
Part 1:
In 2003 I'm returning from Cyprus where I've spent a year as a professional footballer. After a few injuries and a struggle to force my way into the senior 1st eleven, I decide it's time to come home and try my luck here in England.
I write to every professional club in the country and receive just 2 replies which both say thanks but no thanks.With no advanced qualifications and no interest in doing anything but playing football, I find that I'm at a major cross-road in my life.
No club wants me and no job interests me. I wish I could've reversed my decision and just head back. My thoughts are eating away at me.
With the help of some friends, I start work at a property management agency and if anything was going to remind me of how good life was just half a year earlier it was this job. Driving around London, battling with traffic, roadworks and smog were not what I had envisaged my life to look like.
I'm grateful I have work and for the people that have given me the chance but deep down I'm in a dark place. I feel angry at the world and isolated from my friends.
It appears like I have it all together but the reality is different. A secure job, a stable home but inside I feel empty. Life has no meaning to me.
I feel worthless.
A failed footballer doing a job I hate with no idea what the future had in store. Something has to give, and finally, it does.
After a year in the job, I found the courage to pack it all in and head on a travelling adventure to Australia where I unknowingly meet my first mentor. Life is about to take a interesting twist.
It's 2004 and I land in Australia excited for the adventure ahead but more so relieved that I've escaped the 'hell' of London.
The prospect of connecting with my family has reignited a flame inside of me and upon my arrival, I'm greeted by people that are to become a huge part of my life for the next 3 months and beyond.
Straight away Australia gives me a new sense of perspective.
I've just stepped foot on the other side of the world and have been welcomed into the home of a family who is relatively unknown to me. The love and warmth I receive are quite overwhelming. Can life really be THAT bad?
But I'm reminded of my failings each time someone asks me what I do. Someone soon identifies the holes in my armoury and decides to help this man in need.
That person is my older cousin Milton.
His enthusiasm and zest for life are infectious and he shows me what it's like to live again. He's a glass-half-full kinda guy that can see I need picking up. He's the man about town with a network of friends that help me embrace the city of Melbourne as if it's my own.
It makes me feel important again.
His commitment to living with freedom and daily words of wisdom has a profound affect on me and I feel a renewed sense of belief and hope.
He's a mentor, a wise man and my soul brother. Someone that appeared in my time of need as if by magic.
But it's only a start. I return home a happier version of myself but encounter more struggles.
Over the course of the next couple years, I visit Australia twice more and it's on my last trip where I had the breakthrough that was to change the course of my life forever.
Australia makes me feel safe. It's the world away from the reality I face back home in London. Since my first visit I had flirted with a couple of jobs and had pursued ventures that feel like they have set me back a few years.
All my friends have degrees, good jobs and a clear plan for the future and I feel like I am on a hamster wheel to nowhere. I only have one passion but haven't the courage to take the necessary action partly because I'm being discouraged and because I don't believe in myself.
I can see the flaws in the physical training I have received in my life and want to become a personal trainer to help others become healthier, fitter versions of themselves.
Milton, my cousin, mentor and wise man could see what I was battling with. If I am to make something of this I have to stop living in a way that is expected of me and make my own rules.
It's clear to him that I am always trying to please others and on the way home from another night on the town Milton decides to let loose on me with a speech worthy of the TED stage.
It's like he's just opened my mind, taken out all the garbage and pressed a master reset button. No one had ever spoken to me in that way but it was the most enlightening experience of my life.
It takes me a few days to process what had happened but life has changed. I have changed.
London is calling and finally, I have something to look forward to.
In August 2006 I receive my diploma in personal training and sports massage therapy. Wouldn't it be great to one day work with professional football players and Olympic athletes I ask myself?
Little did I know what lay ahead for me.
To be continued…


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The F-105 was a supersonic fighter-bomber used by the USAF to great extent during the Vietnam War (1955-1975). Despite pilots' initial apprehensions about the aircraft and a variety of problems with early designs, these planes ultimately became the primary strike bomber over North Vietnam in the early stages of the Vietnam War.
This book explores the crucial importance of the Thunderchief, deemed the "Thud" by many of its crews, in the Rolling Thunder campaign; it explains the pioneering suppression of enemy air defences (SEAD) methods developed by the F-105 'Wild Weasel' crews. Using first-hand narratives wherever possible, the text captures the essence of flying the "Thud" against heavy AAA, SAM and MiG defences in conditions where constricting Rules of Engagement made the pilots' task virtually impossible at times. The book also documents the other demanding missions flown over Laos and South Vietnam. The author also gives an extensive overview of the aircraft's strengths and difficulties, the development of wartime tactics and the heroic accomplishments of a selection of its aircrew.


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A Conversation with an Adult Education Director: Ensuring Student Success through Guided Pathways
Jobs for the Future (JFF) is a national nonprofit that builds educational and economic opportunity for underserved populations in the United States. JFF develops innovative programs and public policies that increase college readiness and career success and build a more highly skilled, competitive workforce. With over 30 years of experience, JFF is a recognized national leader in bridging education and work to increase economic mobility and strengthen our economy.
Serving English Language Learners, Immigrants, Refugees, and Farmworkers in the Workforce System
The California Workforce Association (CWA), the California Workforce Development Board (CWDB) and The Labor and Workforce Development Agency (LWDA) hosted two webinars on serving English Language Learners, Immigrants, Refugees and Farmworkers in the Workforce System. The webinar recordings and other resources are available through the CWDB English Language Learners Immigration Initiatives .
Report: Educator Confidence in Technology Increasing
Sixty-five percent of educators expressed confidence in using digital technology in their classrooms, a 7 percent increase over last year, according to a recent survey commissioned by education and publishing company Houghton Mifflin Harcourt (HMH).
Jobs for the Future and Persistence Plus Launch Initiative Using Behavioral Science to Help Students Complete Community College and Earn a STEM Degree
In August 2017, Jobs for the Future (JFF) and Persistence Plus launched Nudging to STEM Success , a joint initiative funded by the Helmsley Charitable Trust that leverages behavioral science and mobile technology to increase community college completion, particularly for STEM students. Starting this fall, tens of thousands of students will receive evidence-based behavioral nudges over text message to help them navigate the complexities of college, succeed in STEM studies and move toward college graduation. JFF is partnering with Persistence Plus to strengthen student success rates broadly, and in particular in STEM pathways, as STEM fields are in high demand and offer strong opportunities for economic mobility.
CALPRO: Defining On-Ramps to Adult Career Pathways
As part of CALPRO's monthly updates on research-based practices, featured below is a report that highlights a menu of career pathways 'on-ramp' services and partnerships that can be used to develop program models. Although the focus of the report is on Minnesota, it illustrates how a state can move its low-income, less-educated adults into education, training and the workforce and provides a blueprint that could be used by agencies in California to evaluate and fortify service gaps in their career pathways programs. The report was written by Judy Mortrude for the Center for Law and Social Policy (CLASP) with the Minneapolis Saint Paul Regional Workforce Innovation Network and the Humphrey School of Public Affairs at the University of Minnesota New Futures Institute.
CASAS Summer Institute 2017 California Consortium Meeting Notes Now Posted
The California Consortium Meeting at the CASAS National Summer Institute addressed opportunities and challenges the state is facing as it implements the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act (WIOA) and Adult Education Block Grant (AEBG). Pat Rickard, CASAS President, began the Consortium by welcoming the meeting participants. Christian Nelson, Adult Education Office Administrator, and Javier Romero, Dean, California Community Colleges Chancellor's Office, addressed the meeting participants.
September's New Web-based Class Activity!
Finding and Evaluating Online Information: Information Fluency
In the September 2017 Web-based activity article, Debbie Jensen posits that "more than ever before, our students must know how to find information online, evaluate its validity, and cite sources correctly. One excellent site to help us with these tasks is Information Fluency."
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Online Workshops & Webinars:
OTAN offers short, online workshops to meet the demands of busy adult educators. We are currently working on our line up for this year, so stay tuned and check the California Adult Education Professional Development calendar so you won't miss any!
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November 03, 2017 4:00 PM to 7:00 PM
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Yuba City, CA 95993
OTAN offers a wide variety of no-cost, hands-on, three-hour workshops. We will come to your school if you have at least 10 interested participants and an approved lab. If you have a smaller school and need more participants, consider coordinating with other small schools in your area to fill your workshop. If there is a technology topic not listed that your staff needs assistance with, let us know and we will discuss creating a new workshop to meet that need. Here are some of our workshop titles:
- Moodle: Create a Course Web Site
- Beginning PowerPoint 2010 for Adult Education
- Advanced PowerPoint 2010 for Adult Education
- Chromebooks for Adult Education
- Creating Web Pages with Weebly
- Digital Badges in Adult Education (New!)
- EL Civics: Digital Literacy & Internet Safety (New!)
- Google Tools and Drive
- Interactive Whiteboards - Creating Student Activities (Promethean or SmartBoard)
- iPads in Adult Education
- Mobile Devices in Adult Education
- Office 365 for Adult Education (New!)
- Open Education Resources for Adult Educators
- Privacy, Practice, Presence, and You
- Social Media for Adult Education
Visit our Web site to see the complete list including descriptions and prerequisites for each.
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U.S. Digital Literacy
The definition of literacy has evolved in the 21st century. The basic definition of literacy means to be able to read and write. To be successful in today's digital world, literacy goes far beyond being able to read and write. What it means to be digitally literate has reflected the change in how information is processed, delivered, and received in today's highly connected world.
Want to learn more about using digital games like these to enhance teaching and learning? In the book, Everybody Wins: A teachers guide to customizing games for any curriculum , Dr. Jeff Ertzberger takes his knowledge of classrooms and games and shares his strategies for designing games that enhance any curriculum or topic. In addition to the book comes complementary access to Dr. Ertzbergers premium game template web site which contains even more great templates and games for classroom use. The book is available as a digital download, so you can get access to the book and extra templates immediately.


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ESDO introduced organic agriculture through its Zero-waste Village project. According to our clear vision to safe and sustainable environmental livelihood, ESDO launched this project in community level; we believe, waste management need to be started from community level by the help of common people. By managing solid wastes of every household, resource mobilizing and safe and sustainable livelihood will be possible and also by selling the composted wastes; people can earn money which will be count as an alternative income source for them and also without carefree dumping of wastes, that community can make a sustainable and green environment.
Total project timeline is 2013-2017. We have divided the project activities in three stages:
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December 8th 2016 saw our second year Drama and Theatre Studies students tkae to the stage to perform their version of Feral Enigma: The Heart of a Wild Child, which is a piece based on a true story.
The 35 minute piece of storytelling theatre was inspired by the lives of Victor Aveyron and Susan "Genie" Wiley. Victor was a French feral child who was found at the age of around 12. He was raised in a forest by animals and later cared for by Jean Marc Gaspard Itard, a young doctor who taught him language and socialising skills. Susan Wiley was imprisoned for the first 13 years of her life and had limited language when she was found. highly traumatised, she received care and treatment from the "Genie Team" who taught her basic language when she was found. Although progress was made, these two tragic cases show that as the children had missed the vital milestones of development, their progress in language learning was limited.
The cast included:
Edrisa Bayo Touray - Leo
Courtney Farnsworth - Ava
Hannah Farrell - Clown/Ruth
Carwyn Jones - Ryan Fletcher/Father
Megan Robb - Clown/Beatrice
Destine Sond - Jade
Kaynat Zaheer - Cassandra/Mother
Joining the cast in the Bob Michell Theatre at Cadbury College was an audience of current students, a selection of school pupils, Cadbury College staff and a group of second year Phtography A-Level students who captured the magic of the show as part of their studies.
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* Getting Caught Up in the Passions of Flamenco in Sevilla: Whether you watch an artful performance at the flamenco dance museum or join the rowdier crowd in a Gypsy bar in Triana, you'll find yourself walking down the street to a syncopated beat.
* Watching Children Light Up when They See Las Meninas in Madrid's Museo del Prado: Diego Velázquez may have been the quintessential Spanish court painter, but his portrait of the Infanta Margarita and her retinue charms small children who imagine themselves in the painting.
* Seeing the Homes of Moorish Royalty and Commoners in Granada: The Alhambra palace was the crowning artistic glory of Islamic Spain. Once you've seen how the royals lived, wander the medieval warren of the Albaicín.
* Joining a Tapas Crawl Around Madrid's Plaza Santa Ana: Whole legs of air-dried mountain ham (jamón serrano) hang over every bar. Try it, along with bites of smoked trout, anchovies, potatoes with bravas sauce, or nuggets of sausage, on your evening outing.
* Gaping at the Gaudís in Barcelona: The Catalan language has the perfect verb to describe seeing the Modernisme buildings of Antoní Gaudí, including his Sagrada Familia basilica. Badar means "to walk around with your mouth open in amazement."
* Celebrating the Basque Renaissance in Bilbao: The bold architecture of the Guggenheim Museum set a new bar for design and sparked a chain of civic improvements. Between the new waterfront promenade and the architecture that aspires to Frank Gehry's achievement, Bilbao struts its stuff with pride.
* Sunning on the Beach at the Foot of History at Tossa del Mar: The ruins of a medieval coastal fortress crouch on one of the two headlands that bracket the sandy cove on the often-rocky Costa Brava.
* Admiring the Faith of Pilgrims to Santiago de Compostela: For nearly 10 centuries Christian pilgrims have trekked across northern Spain to the holy shrine of St. James, or Santiago. For the devout, walking into the great cathedral is an earthly taste of the gates of paradise.
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22 Oct 2008 , 09:30 AM
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Phil Does Not Have A Case For Anything . . .
Hi Phil:
Originally Posted by
Phil Jayhan
My clock at work is 9 minutes ahead of my cell phone clock. And 16 minutes ahead of my computer clock.
Nobody said one thing about your clocks. We are talking about military clocks and a Quartermaster-calibrated clock inside the Pentagon maintained to keep perfect time to the second. The Army clock outside in the Heliport (
on left
) was a bit slow, but they are not as meticulous about keeping perfect time like the Navy. BTW, my brother served on the USS Iwo Jima (
= a.k.a - Iwo Pig) in the 1970s and early 80s and my nephew is a journalist in the US Navy today; and my brother corrected me when I thought the Pentagon clocks might have the wrong time. He says every Navy Clock keeps time within a Quartermasters duty section and is replaced if the time is off by even one second. The clock inside the Navy Command Center is no exception to that rule. The idea that the Navy keeps time like Phil is ridiculous. :0)
Originally Posted by
Phil Jayhan
These are some obvious issues with your analysis Terral. And many of the clock you post as evidence are not even digital.
No sir. This is an issue with Phil ignoring the evidence to show up to this debate with arguments based upon how he maintains his clocks. :0) The Navy keeps perfect time on all their clocks even down to the smallest ships where the Quartermaster calls out time in . . . 3, 2, 1, mark fashion on the intercom to keep everyone on exactly the same time. The Department of Defense uses Navy time (
) to also keep perfect time and that is the time kept at the Pentagon. The Navy Clock was knocked off the wall to stop ticking at exactly 9:31:39 AM. We know that the explosion was massive, because the Army clock outside the Pentagon at the Heliport location was also knocked off the wall showing a 9:32 time. Barbara Honegger is a
Senor Military Affairs Journalist at the Navy Postgraduate School, the Navys advanced science, technology and national security affairs university
and she draws the same conclusions about the
(9:32) of the first explosion at the Pentagon from a variety of sources in her famous paper (
At what time does the
Federal Aviation Authority
say the aircraft crashed into the west side of the Pentagon? Hmmmmm? :0) Come on, Phil, can you take one guess? Will the way that Phil allows his clocks to keep different times change the fact that the
Official FAA Timeline
) of 9/11 events also shows the same exact 9:32 time? :0) No. What about the Doubletree security video released in 2006? What are the chances that this security footage also shows
the same 9:32 time
) if my analysis is wrong? :0) What kind of evidence does Phil have that all of this proof for
a 9:32 First Explosion
my thread
) at the Pentagon is all wrong? Oh yeah, these clocks are not digital . . . Both the
clocks are Chicago Lighthouse Quartz Clocks selected for accuracy and not windup toys . . .
Originally Posted by
Phil Jayhan
Lets face it Terral, most clock in the world, are not aligned with all other clocks, and show abstract times. Can you admit this in your analysis?
Lets face the fact that the Pentagon was first attacked at
and that Phil has no case for anything. What are you trying to say? What is
your thesis
the Pentagon was
first attacked
and where is evidence to support
your time?
:0) Please try again when you do have a case for something.
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This essay appeared in the Los Angeles Times Opinion section (p.3) April 24, 2005
The average citizen is probably tired of journalism scandals. Not me. I remain morbidly fascinated.
Maybe it's because I understand the temptation. I'm a crime novelist now. I get to make things up for a living. But I used to be an L.A. Times reporter. And with the perspective of my new profession, I see how facts can get in the way of a good story.
I'd tell you that I was a scrupulously honest reporter, as were all the ink-stained wretches I knew back in the day, but you'd just roll your eyes. And after the New Republic's Stephen Glass and the New York Times' Jayson Blair fiascos, who could blame you?
Three new journo-scandals erupted this month alone—the Los Angeles Times fired a staff writer just last week—and although I don't know what happened in these recent cases, I think it's time to examine what makes bright, capable reporters commit career suicide.
Most journalists can recall a source saying: "Put it in your own words and make me sound good, you're the writer."
And so it might begin. Drafting a quote. Then tweaking a few facts, an improvement, really. What the person meant to say. And finally, a more compelling story altogether, with fictional characters and scenes.
Once you've gotten away with it, the temptation must grow. And so journalists are seduced into writing fiction. It's not that newspapers don't try to catch this stuff. One of my editors once had to reassure another editor that I hadn't made up a story about wealthy Asian immigrant kids living on their own in big mansions. It was, indeed, real—and eventually I used it as a plotline for my first novel.
Most of my books are inspired by stories I covered, tales so wild and surreal that they read like fiction. But here's the truth about crime novels: Even if you wanted to steal a plot from the headlines, you'd have to add more story lines and characters and red herrings, and play with time and space, and pretty soon the real story you started with would morph into something completely different.
Still, after 15 years in journalism, the idea that I can make things up remains a revelation. As I sit in my walk-in closet office, I'll try to remember exactly how a South Vietnamese immigrant in El Monte phrased his terrifying tale about fleeing in a leaky boat. Then the exquisite realization hits: I don't have to flip through my 1993 notebook. I can make it even more poignant.
I need to do this to write good fiction. Reporters need to steer absolutely clear of it to write good journalism. Some years ago, when I was toggling between fiction and journalism, people would ask me if the lines ever blurred. No, I'd respond, but there is overlap. The best journalists listen with a novelist's ear, describe scenes and people with a novelist's eye and convey the universal in an individual story.
The pitfalls intrigue me, however, because I've stood at the edge of that abyss. I turned to fiction so I'd have a legitimate outlet for all my imaginary characters, dialogue and ideas.
That's also why I created a Jayson Blair-like character in my new novel. Readers don't find out until the bitter end if this smart, young ambitious female reporter is making things up. Is this character my wilder alter ego? I don't know, but it's something I clearly needed to explore in fiction, not journalism.
I'm hoping that some of these disgraced journalists will turn to legit fiction now. How about a noir short story about a transgressing reporter who kills an editor before he can sound the alarm about made-up sources? Now there's a tale ripe for the telling.


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Headed out to the Luminaria Nights at the Rancho Santa Ana Botanic Garden in Claremont the other night. While there, tried out my Nikon Df with 50mm f/1.4 lens doing handheld low light shots.
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I was born in San Bernardino and still live and work in the county. Today marks the one year anniversary of the terrorist attack in San Bernardino, taking 14 lives. I took these photos of a memorial near the site of the attack as a remembrance.
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Fit exhibition, by Antony Gormley
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Washington, DC — The National Voluntary Organizations Active in Disaster (VOAD) presented the Center for Disaster Philanthropy (CDP) with the 2016 John "Jock" Menzies Partner of the Year Award during their national conference in Minneapolis. The annual award is given to a National VOAD partner who has exhibited outstanding efforts and contributions in service and support of the entire VOAD network.
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Home | Alumni Online | News & features | Dickson Poon £20 million gift to Law school
King's is embarking on a £40 million programme of investment in the School of Law. This ambitious initiative has been made possible by a personal gift of £20 million from Mr Dickson Poon CBE, a well-known Hong Kong-based philanthropist.
His gift is the largest donation from an individual in the College's history, and the largest ever to a British or European law faculty. The School will be renamed the Dickson Poon School of Law in recognition of Mr Poon's generosity. The £40 million investment strategy will establish the School as a leader in the field of transnational law – thinking beyond particular national jurisdictions and seeking global solutions to the world's legal challenges. The Dickson Poon School of Law will pioneer a new standard of legal education for the 21st century and translate research findings that guide legal reform, policy development and commercial practice.
With its new home in Somerset House East Wing, The Dickson Poon School of Law will become a dynamic international centre for legal research, bridging the worlds of higher education, policy and business.The donation will also be used to drive a worldwide recruitment campaign for eight new Distinguished Chair positions and a further seven 'rising stars', in order to establish the School as an unrivalled centre for legal research.
Up to 75 students a year will benefit from an Ivy League-style scholarship programme, of which 15 places will be reserved for students currently resident in Hong Kong and mainland China.The Rt Hon Sir John Major KG CH, former British Prime Minister and Chairman of the College's World questions|King's answers fundraising campaign, said: 'I am enormously grateful to Dickson Poon for honouring King's and the School of Law with this exceptional gift. The new Dickson Poon School of Law will attract the best and brightest legal scholars and students from around the world, and the academic faculty will pioneer a new standard for others to follow.'Mr Poon is Group Executive Chairman of the Dickson Group of Companies and well-known for his philanthropic support of education and healthcare.
'My donation reflects a shared enthusiasm with the distinguished Law Faculty at King's College London to set new standards in legal education and research,' said Mr Poon. 'The faculty will be expanded, student scholarships increased, leadership forums created and a new degree introduced. These ground-breaking innovations underscore our unique focus on transnational law that will groom future leaders needed to guide an increasingly connected world.'
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Cornish Kayaker Supports 'My Wild Life' Campaign
Inspirational sea kayak adventurer Erin Bastian is the latest to support Cornwall Wildlife Trust's successful My Wild Life campaign which aims to increase awareness of the importance of Cornwall's unique natural environment and precious wildlife to all our lives. The Trust has been protecting Cornwall's wildlife and wild places for over half a century and knows
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Extreme Endurance Adventurer Conquers the Ultimate British Triathlon
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Ever wondered how the ruler of Apokolips came to be? Have you ever wondered if the New Gods where preceded by Old Gods? Allow Justice League #23.1 to give you the origins of one of the most powerful and evil villains of the DC universe.
This issue is narrated by Kaiyo, the teleporting trickster and herald to Darkseid, who debuted in the new Batman/Superman comic run. Kaiyo tells us the tale of a Mud Grubber that defied the Gods. The Gods were careless, giant, elemental beings that trampled on the people that praised them. So as you can see the origin of this villain is far different thus far. Uxas grew tired of these Gods who did not care for him. They would frolic freely at the expense of the Mud Grubbers, crushing them and all their creations. Uxas decided to take it open himself to become a God by killing the Gods of old. Avia, Uxas sister, continued to pray to the Gods. Much like Gods of Olympus in Wrath of the Titans, the elemental Gods needed prayers in order to fuel their power. So Uxas sort to destroy the Gods through his cunning and evil nature, turning them and their worshipers against each other. While his brother-in-law Izaya received power as a gift the Gods, Uxas took power from them… birthing the New Gods!
This issue is well written by Greg Pak. It is great to see the way in which a nobody, a nothing lowly Mud Grubber, builds himself up towards conquering Gods that could crush him in an instant. The only problem is that a story of such an epic nature is squashed into a single issue. This should have been a four issue origin. A story this big could have been so much better had it been given the opportunity to brew over a few extra pages. Instead, what you are left with is a fleeting story that re-tells the origin of one of DC's chief villains in an instant. The only mercy here is that they explain the connection between Kaiyo and Darkseid's appearance in the Batman/Superman line quite well, allowing the reader to see just how closely linked these villains are to each other. It also does a great job of linking Darkseid to Justice League and Earth 2, so you know what that means… cameos!
The art is great, Siqueira and Diaz do a great job of creating these giant Gods and they really give each elemental God a unique look and feel. The atmosphere of Apokolips is also well presented with great detail especially in the first half of this issue. The Hi-Fi work in this issue is great and the contrasting colours in the clashes are really enjoyable. You can feel the change in art midway through the issue. It is the latter half of the issue that kind of loses your attention to the art. The Hi-Fi work was so well done, whereas the second half seems to contain inconsistent images, varying the characters look from frame to frame.
This issue is a good read. It could have been great if it were not forced into being a one shot. You cannot help but like Darkseid, a man that made the Gods fear him. Accompanied by some great art, although fleeting, this story is definitely a worthwhile read and the origin may be new but it is still good enough to please any Darkseid fan. A big thank you to Readers Den for being so kind as to sponsor us with this issue! All Villain month 2D issues are available at Readers Den for the low price of R35 (3D issues R47)!


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To write a year review in few lines is never an easy task. To pick the top stories from a year that had more than its share of suffering, sensation, dirty politics, hope, revelation, and contradictions, the review required a lot of inspiration from some iconic photographs that left an indelible mark on our memories during 2010.
Following are the 12 stories of this year that moved millions of people around the world and will have an impact on the events in near future:
Pakistanis Caught in the Crossfire
It was the first day of the year and brought bad news for Pakistan, a nation of more than 160 million souls. On 1st of January, a suicide bomber claimed the lives of 95 people and injured over 100 other spectators who were watching a volleyball game in Lakki Marwat district, northwestern Pakistan. Thousands of people, most of them innocent civilians, were killed in at least 2 dozen suicide and car bombings across the country this year by an enemy that has no visible face, protected by a few powerful hands and loathed by the masses.
To worsen the matters, US drone attacks in north-west tribal areas rained death and destruction on innocent civilians, claiming hundreds of lives. Analysts believe the predatory airstrikes mostly destroy the lives and properties of innocent civilians and have managed to target only a handful of 'suspected terrorists'. The unlawful and illegal US actions are termed as an aggression by human rights groups and political parties in the country and remain deeply unpopular among the Pakistanis.
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Episode #453
Reach, Retention and Revenue are the new three "r's" of business.
One of the single greatest challenges in the mobile app ecosystem is building a product that is compelling enough to have users come back to use it a second and third time. A one-time user does not build a sustainable business. There are some baseline strategies that can't be ignored – simple things like building an app that doesn't suck, one that people want to use. You know, easy stuff. Another part of this challenge is building the right features, with the right hooks to bring fickle mobile users back into the app while building those features quickly. This is where Ran Avrahamy and his team at Scringo come in.
What Ran and his team are doing is simplifying the tools to enable social engagement inside of your apps – for free. This includes previously time-consuming-to-code features like messaging, inviting friends, geo-location, real-time activities (think the Facebook or Instagram friend feeds) and, soon, app discovery. The feature list is so powerful, you can build a mobile product simply using their API.
Ran and I discuss the reasons for building this (and why do it for free), their revenue strategies, their feature roadmap, the way Scringo connects with developers (without "selling" to developers), their long-term plans and what it's like building a mobile startup in Israel.
Here is a quick reference of what we covered in the show. Click on the link and the video will take you to that clip
1. Is it hard to launch a mobile app company in Israel? 1:40
2. What is Scringo 5:12
3. What are the 3 main pain points you attack for app developers 9:00
4. What are the main features of Scringo – what does it do 10:30
5. How do you know how many features to offer? When is enough? 16:30
6. How do you make money? 19:20
7. How different was the vision for the company when you launched 28:40
8. How has your thinking shifted for what features need to be in the product as you look at turning revenue on? 30:30
9. How will you show enough value to developers so they keep using Scringo? 32:10
10. How are you marketing to developers? 34:20
11. What NOT to do when marketing to developers 36:45
12. How long does it take to convince a developer to use Scringo 41:40
13. Is there an app that stands out as using Scringo the way you had hoped? 43:00
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About Ran Avrahamy
Ran is a mobile, social, new-media and all tech-related freak. Before Scringo, Ran served in various marketing & business development roles, helping startups grow. Ran has a lot of experience with marketing, distributing & monetizing mobile apps, leading scaled mobile projects and managing international developer communities. In Scringo, Ran is managing the product, marketing and partnership efforts, and leading the strong relationship between Scringo and its developers community.


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News... I've always dreaded watching it. All the bad news, all the fluff filler stories over and over.
The other day I was talking to a friend who said she was going to give up watching the news. I can sure understand the concept.. but not watching the news could have cost me my life (and Amy's).
In 1980, I was living in Washington state. Amy had just turned 2. The guy I was dating at the time decided we should take a road trip across the state to visit some friends of his in eastern washington. We spent Friday night there then Saturday headed back for the western side of the state.
It was a beautiful day in May.. the perfect time to be in Washington. As we made our way back we decided to take a little detour and drive to Mt. St. Helen's .. my gosh it was standing up there in the sky so regally just calling to us!
As we got closer to the campground areas we noticed a lot of other people had the same idea we did.. the place was packed! We drove through a couple places that were way too full and finally found a place that we thought.. heck let's just pull over here and sleep and we will drive the rest of the way back tomorrow after we get a chance to play around a little near the recreation area.
I started to get a sleeping area set up for Amy and grabbed a bottle and some formula.. then noticed.. Darn it! that was the last bottle. So, totally bummed we realized we couldn't stay... started the car and headed the rest of the way back to my house.
We got in pretty late, fell asleep and the next day awoke... to a pitch black day. I had never seen anything like it. I stepped out my front door and the whole world was dark like the middle of the night but grey. Not just the sky.. the trees, the ground, the air.. you could not breath without breathing in ... grey! What the heck??? I rechecked the clock and we had actually slept in until like noon.. and yet it was dark.
So I turned on the radio and that is when I heard that Mt. St Helen's had erupted. I guess it had been spitting plumes of smoke and puffs of lava for a while, actually weeks , months... it was just a matter of time.. but since it had taken so long, most people thought it wouldn't happen or at least that it wouldn't happen that soon. (I would have known this had I ever watched the news.)
Where we had been parked.. was devastated.. The whole area for 236 square miles.. was destroyed. Most of the people there.. did get away.. some did not. Would we have... I don't know.
I know where I was living was at the lower end of the river run off area.. and it was horrible, and yet we were hundreds of miles away. I had to tape all the windows and door edges of the house.. because the ash was so fine that it infiltrated everywhere and with Amy's weak lungs she was in extreme danger. We had to wear face masks to leave the house.
I lasted about 1 week living like that.. then I talked my boyfriend into loading all of mine and Amy's stuff (luckily we didn't have much) and driving us to California to move to the high desert where my mom was living at the time. It was horrible trying to drive out of town.. the car started choking up.. we ended up at the auto parts store.. we had a totally ash clogged air filter.. we ended up having to replace it again as we got out of Washington.
I have tried to watch at least the local news since then. I realized it wasn't safe to live in a bubble and that some news is actually good to know.
Mt. St. Helen's erupted Sunday morning somewhere near 8am May 18, 1980.


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In a sign of local economic times, Santa may not be able to call at the homes of some needy West Metro kids this holiday season.
Hours away from the start of their toy and gift give-away, ResourceWest finds it may not be able to fill the wish lists of a substantial number of the 1,187 children registered for their Toy Chest Distribution.
The need is great but donations are slow.
"We are at about 40 percent of where we need to be in order to meet the demand,'' said Judy Elling, executive director of ResourceWest, a community-based social service agency based in Hopkins. More than 160 more children need gifts this year compared to last and the requests for help keep coming, she said Wednesday.
"People are just feeling the pinch a little bit,'' she said, adding that some of last year's donors are this year asking for gifts for their own kids.
When you think about it, the shortage reflects findings of a charitable giving report issued earlier this month. Called "Giving in Minnesota 2010 Edition," the analysis showed a 7.7 percent decrease in individual's donations to charities in 2008, the most recent giving data available.
Even today, too many local families are struggling to meet the costs of housing, energy, transportation and food while dealing with joblessness and underemployment. There's a shortage despite the fact that the U.S. Commerce Department reported this week that retailers tallied their fifth consecutive month of sales increases in November, a hint of an economic turnaround.
ResourceWest, which serves the seven cities of the Hopkins and Minnetonka school districts, is looking for gifts for kids of all ages, from newborn through high school. The agency website pleads an urgent need for new, unwrapped toys for all ages, as well as for warm clothes such as waterproof gloves, size small.
Still, there is hope. Elling believes that residents living in Excelsior, Minnetonka, Deep Haven and the other towns the agency serves will rise to the call. Gift drop-off sites at banks, churches, government buildings and retail stores can be found here. Those who qualify for help are the same children whose families meet the low income guidelines qualifying them for free or reduced-fee school lunch.
But time is running short. Beginning today, ResourceWest invites families in to "shop one large value toy, one small value toy and a stocking stuffer'' for their children, Elling said.
Because of the shortage, ResourceWest will accept toys until Dec. 21 and monetary donations throughout the holidays.


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So this Raven broke her ankle four and a half weeks ago. Thank goodness this crazy gathering is still just under three weeks away, allowing for a bit more healing time.
But it did make a slight change to our plans. All of us had signed up to do a 5k run in the Mayo Midnight Marathon after I had taken up running this winter and had given myself a challenge to be able to run 5k straight by summer. I was incredibly upset that I wasn't going to be able to do the run and wasn't sure what could be done since we had already paid our fees to participate.
In the end, we all decided that we will still do it, but make it as fun as possible! Instead of running the 5k, we will don our crazy garb (bearded lady hats, capes, dyed shirts, wild undies, etc) and we will walk the route making it as entertaining as possible. I am not entirely sure if I will be able to walk 5k by that point, but I am hopeful since I have been without crutches the last couple of days and am doing my best to hobble around. Maybe I should just bring a wheel barrow and the other Raven's can take turns pushing me!
So if you see a group of 5 ladies walking in the craziest get-up you have seen, don't call the cops! Just come and take our picture instead.


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If you are running after the perfection that you see in someone's else's life, stop! Cause if you look closely you will see that a perfect life is nothing but a mirage.
A mirage created by that someone chosing to love their own set of imperfections, everyday, over and over again, deliberately accepting the weakness and looking beyond them with gratitude.
Happiness is thus achieved not by attaining perfection but by being thankful for your own imperfections rather than running after someone else's.


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The following are reported as incompatible with models other than the original Atari 400/800. Many can nevertheless be made to run on XL/XE's if you use a translator to run the original 400/800 OS on your XL/XE. Apple Panic Broderbund Aquatron Sierra On-Line Astro Chase (by First Star Software) Parker Bros. Atari Word Processor Atari Atlantis (early only?) Imagic (at least most copies OK on XL/XE) Attack at EP-CYG-4 (by Bram) Romox Bacterion! Kyle Peacock/Tom Hudson/ANALOG#20 patch for XL/XE available: http://www.cyberroach.com/analog/an20/bacterion_patch.htm Bandits Sirius Software BearJam Chalk Board Chicken Synapse Crossfire Sierra On-Line (keyboard doesn't work on XL/XE) Dancing Feats (by Softsync) Romox Demon Attack Imagic (Activision re-release fixed for XL/XE) Disk 50 Star Soft International (SSI) Dreadnaught Factor, The Activision Drelbs Synapse File Manager 800+ Synapse Forbidden Forest (early only?) Cosmi (at least most copies OK on XL/XE) Fort Apocalypse -- cartridge Synapse (all disk/tape releases OK on XL/XE) Galahad And The Holy Grail APX Go Hayden Gorf Roklan Jawbreaker II Sierra On-Line Jet Boot Jack (early only?) English Software (at least most OK on XL/XE) Juggler IDSI K-Razy Antiks (by Kay Enterprises for K-Byte) CBS K-Razy Kritters (by Kay Enterprises for K-Byte) CBS K-Razy Kritters (by Kay Enterprises) K-Byte K-Star Patrol (by Kay Enterprises for K-Byte) CBS Kangaroo (prototype) (Atari) KoalaPainter Koala Leo's 'Lectric Paintbrush Chalk Board Leo's Links Chalk Board Letter Perfect (before v6) LJK (all version 6.x releases OK on XL/XE) LogicMaster Chalk Board Mac/65 [ver. 1.00, orange] OSS (all releases after 1.00 OK on XL/XE) Maze Epyx Micro Illustrator Chalk Board MicroMaestro Chalk Board Monkey Wrench Eastern House Monster Maze Epyx Ms. Pac-Man Atari (glitches with late-production XE units) M.U.L.E. (early only?) (by Ozark Softscape) Electronic Arts (most copies/releases OK on XL/XE) Nautilus Synapse XL/XE workaround: hold down START to skip the title screen, which is where it locks up. --Scott Stilphen, 6 Jun 2007 Picnic Paranoia Synapse Pool 1.5 IDSI Pool 400 IDSI Protector II Synapse QS Forth James Abanese / [QS] Quality Software Rack 'Em Up Rocklan Shamus Synapse XL/XE workaround: hold down START or SELECT to skip the title screen, which is where it locks up. A re-release by Americana/Synsoft corrects the incompatibility problem. (http://www.atarimania.com/game-atari-400-800-xl-xe-shamus_6174.html) --Scott Stilphen, 6 Jun 2007 Slime Synapse Snapper Silicon Valley Systems Space Dungeon Atari Squish 'Em Sirius Story Machine -- cartridge Spinnaker (disk release OK on XL/XE) Synassembler Synapse Text Wizard Datasoft Zaxxon (early release?) Datasoft (most copies/releases OK on XL/XE) Konrad M.Kokoszkiewicz writes: XL/XE software won't work on 400/800 if: 1) it uses shadow RAM at $C000-$CFFF and $D800-$FFFF 2) it uses RAM expansions at $4000-$7FFF controlled by PORTB $D301 3) it uses specific XL OS functions (like JNEWDEVC) 4) it uses illegal XL OS addresses. 5) it uses European Charset :) Andreas Koch adds: To get an overview or see a chart of OS changes from the 800 to the XL line, refer to Antic magazine Volume 3, Number 2 (June 1984), pages 10-14; (online: http://www.atarimagazines.com/v3n2/insideatari.html ) Also note, that some software will not work correct (or not at all) on newer XE/XEGS versions (which have a new OS with a new version number, a new Self Test/Memory Test/Keyboard Test, larger RAM chips, etc. etc.); Thomas Richter contributes further details (16 Jan 2004): There are a couple of reasons why some games don't run on the XL/XE models. I try to order them by "likeliness", of course biased by my personal observations: i) The printer buffer of the XL Operating System in page 3 is a couple of bytes shorter. The additional bytes are used for extended OS variables not available in the 800 series. Most prominent is the $3fa location, holding a shadow register of GTIA's TRIG3 signal. While a true joystick trigger line in the 400/800 series, this signal is used as "cart inserted" signal for XL/XE models. Unfortunately, the OS compares GTIA trig3 with the shadow register at $3fa in each vertical blank, running into an endless loop if the register contents don't match. This causes hangs for games using page 3 either as copy-buffer or for player-missile graphics. (Hangs by Ms. Pac-Man and Bacterion! are caused by this, and many others...) This is "fixable" either by the translator disk, or by a quick hack into the game, replacing the OS vertical blank or poking TRIG3 frequently into its shadow. The reason for the OS behavior might be that Atari wanted to prevent crashes if the cartridge is inserted or removed while the machine is running. The 400/800 is powered down when a cart is inserted, the XL/XE lacks the cover of the older models that triggered a little switch to interrupt the power line. ii) Similar to the above, writes to $3f8. This OS equate defines whether on a warm start, the BASIC ROM shall be mapped back in. If its contents are altered, a program triggering a reset as part of its initialization will find itself then with 8K less RAM occupied by a BASIC ROM, making it crash. Similarly, writes to the cartridge checksum $3eb could cause a cold-start on a "reset initialization". This is fixable by the translator disk. iii) Some games use a four-joystick setup, or at least initialize PIA itself. If this happens inadequately, PIA Port B, bit 0 gets changed, disabling the ROM, and thus crashing the machine. This is not fixable by the translator since it is a hardware issue. iv) Direct jumps into the OS ROM, not using the documented vectors in the $e450 area. Interestingly, this fault is not as common as it may sound since games hardly ever use the OS. It causes failures of some "serious applications", most notably "QS Forth" and applications compiled by it. This is fixable by the translator disk. As a side remark, it is interesting to note that no such documented jump-ins exist for the math-pack ($d800 to $dfff). It is not really part of the OS, but looks more like a part of the BASIC interpreter that didn't make it into the OS because there was no room left. Thus, direct jump-ins have to be used here that are documented in the De Re Atari (for example). Atari never changed them, but it seems likely that this documentation happened more or less as an accident since the same source also lists some mathematics-related jump-ins into the Basic (namely, to compute SIN and COS and related) that are only valid for the Rev. A BASIC. Thus, the math pack might be a couple of routines that have been originally intended for "private use" of the BASIC ROM, but then have been found "too useful" by many others to remain "closed". Otherwise, it is hard to explain why the otherwise pretty cleaned-up OS comes with a construction like this.
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