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Calgary Game Developers Academy For Youths ltd. (CGday™) is an after-school program designed to empower the imaginative minds of young people. CGday™ helps to channel a passion for video game play into a desire for innovation. With a focus on teaching Calgary's youth how to use complex 3D software and tools, our S.T.E.M based curriculum equips students with technical, practical, and collaborative skills that prepare them for diverse career opportunities in today's technology-driven society.
Game Design Courses Provide A Positive & Unique Learning Environment
Do you ever wish that your child would channel the energy spent playing video games into something more productive? Do you want your children to have more meaningful interactions with their peers? So do we, in fact, that's precisely how CGDAY™ began. We believe in providing youth with a safe and fun social environment and a learning opportunity that utilizes their interest in video games and technology. In Calgary, coding for kids is an increasingly significant field that offers children the opportunity to learn essential skills that will benefits them in their future careers and hobbies. At Calgary Game Developers, we also offer game design courses that teach productive and useful life skills such as teamwork, networking and creativity. We want teens to emerge from our game development programs better prepared for their futures, with a unique appreciation for innovation and creativity. At CGDAY™, it's not just about developing games; it's about developing the youth of the future.
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CGDAY was founded with one key objective: provide a social setting for youths and utilize their interest in video games to create a learning experience which will provide useful skills for their future and set them up for success!
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While planning our tip in Rajasthan we soon realized that it is almost impossible to visit all the sights and spots we wanted to see within two weeks by using public transport. Based on the experiences I made while living in India for 12 months, I knew that it would take us at least twice as along and a lot of nerves. So we started looking for a private driver.
After googling for a while I found Kubers nice and very well clearly laid out page, so I decided to look for comments from former clients
and all I found was praise. Which, what I can say after the trip, is absolutely justified. So I decided to contact him and after the first response, I had the feeling that it was the right decision. In advance, the communication with Kuber was great: very fast response and improvement of our proposals for the trip with additional spots.
Unfortunately Kuber himself was already booked, so he offered us Manmeet as a driver. At which driver might be the wrong job title, he is more like a tour guide, security, driver and entertainer in one person.
Manmeet did not only follow our planed itinerary, he also fulfilled all our extra wishes that occurred during the trip, like visiting a construction side of a cistern (Viola is an architect). With his many years of experience in the business he is well aware of the spots worth visiting and the ones one can skip. But more important, he knows a lot of secret spots that are not on the common tourist itinerary. So take our little advice: Wait and see where the next detour is taking you!
Driving for many hours, caused through the dimension of Rajasthan and our own planning of this trip, Manmed knew how to shorten a journey of 7 hours. Beside those mentioned detours, his repertoire covered delicious local kitchens, too. He provided us an amazing trip with a lot of interesting stops apart from the main tourist route.
During the whole trip, Kuber was always available and one of the Highlights was the dinner at the last evening with both guys cooked by Kuber himself.
In summary we can say that we had a wonderful time in Rajasthan and can highly recommend Kuber and his team. So if you're looking for a well-organized and pleasant journey with delightful people, drop Kuber an Email and he will take care about the rest.
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Gordon Martial Arts hosts many events throughout the year. Some events to keep the students motivated that also serve as a date nights for the parents. Other events encourage family participation.
The four staple events are three Gulf Coast Martial Art Championships (Oct, Feb, & May) and Korean Martial Art Festival (April).
To learn more about Gulf Coast Martial Art Championships
To learn more about Korean Martial Art Festival
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So, you're at school and you are the only one excited for Halloween. Then, a problem emerges... You aren't even ready! Never fear! This article will give you the best tips for getting ready for Halloween at school. School uniforms, school clothes, locker decorations, stationery tips, and more!
Method 1 of 5:
Jazzing Up Your School Uniform
1Read the school uniform policies and guidelines. Make sure that you are allowed to change your school uniform. If not, don't try to go over the top or anything too obvious. You can just make minor changes to your school uniform if you aren't allowed.
2Look at the school colors. Does your school uniform consist of blue and brown? Black and red? Green and yellow? What are your school colors? Then, base the rest of the changes in these colors.
3Get dressed. Now that you've done all of the necessary things, it's time to change your uniform!
- If you are allowed to, layer a black cardigan on top of your school shirt.
- Wear hair bands and headbands with little novelties of ghosts and pumpkins to make your hair cute (if you're a girl).
- If you're a boy, change the shoelaces to skulls or pumpkins, ghosts or just something "scary".
- If you're allowed to, change the buttons on your uniform to orange, yellow, red, black, dark purple, dark blue or dark green. If you aren't allowed to, add cool, Halloween-like badges to your school jumper or blazer.
- Add Ghosty and Halloween themed badges and key rings/key chains to your school backpack.
- Wear some of those cheap plastic ghosts and spider rings that you can easily buy from the dollar store.
Method 2 of 5:
Coming Up with Clothing Ideas
1Look through your wardrobe and see what you already have. Pick out the Halloween-coloured clothes, in colors like orange, yellow, red, black, dark purples, greens, and blue.
2Choose what sorts of clothes you want to wear. Remember, this article isn't about costumes, but clothing. This means that if you want to wear shorts to school, pick out all of the shorts that suit Halloween.
3Consider some of these ideas!
- Blue/light wash denim jeans with a black crop top and an orange knit cardigan. (for girls)
- Black skull, v-neck tee-shirt with long black jeans. (for guys)
- An orange coat, black and white striped crop top, and a black semi-mini skirt with black stockings and black ankle boots. (for girls)
- Orange trench coat (buttoned up), light beige colored wrap-scarf, black skinny jeans, and black ankle boots. (for girls)
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Decorating Your Locker
1Consider how much space do you have in your locker. Measure the dimensions beforehand, then go to the stationery store and purchase a locker shelf (if you don't already have one). Buy a black one for Halloween, and buy one in your favorite color because they are usually cheap. Buy an orange locker mat and lay that on the locker's floor. This is your "blank canvas".
2Come up with a list of ideas.
- Buy a silver mirror with a fancy border to go on your locker door. Make sure it's silver if you use black and orange.
- Buy orange, black and purple sticky notes. Peel off the last sticky note and stick them to your locker door.
- Get some cotton buds from home, and rip them up or unwrap them. Fluff them out so that they look like spider webs, and hang them over the corners of your locker. Use an old dead flower, black feather, or a spider ring, and hang them carefully in the "webs".
- Use orange washi tape to wrap around a mason jar. Place this somewhere in your locker to serve as a pen/pencil holder and a stationery holder.
3Decorate the outside door of your locker, if you are allowed to. Some ideas of this could include:
- Buy a wooden nameplate and paint it in Halloween colors: orange, black, yellow, dark purple and dark green. Paint your name on with a golden/silver color or use letter name stickers.
- Again with the cotton buds, but hook them onto the nameplate.
- Attach the nameplate to your locker door with either glue tack/blue tack, sticky tape, or double-sided tape.
- If you can/are allowed to, use some wrapping paper in the theme colors and cut it to the size of your locker door but just a little bit smaller. Use double sided tape and stick it to the inside/outside/the back of your locker (door).
Method 4 of 5:
Decorating Your Stationery
1Cover your pencils in Halloween-themed washi tape!
2Add badges and key chains to your pencil case. Ghosts, skeletons, zombies, skulls, vampires, pumpkins, etc. are all good choices.
3Measure the size of your binder's front pocket. Cut out a piece of scrapbooking paper in a Halloween-themed color to that size. Then, cut out a smaller rectangle in a complementing color to write on the subject/your name.
4Use liquid white-out and draw a little dot In the corner of a page in your notebook. Before it sets/dries, get a liquid pen/highlighter and mix in the color.This makes your book a lot more colorful and Halloween-themed!Advertisement
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Decorating the House
1Using black felt/velvet, cut a rectangle double the size of your pillow. Cover the pillow and use a hot glue gun to seal the ends. Connect with safety pins while it sets/dries.
2Using normal sticky tape, press it against your skin multiple times, to make it less sticky. Continue this process. On a piece of normal white printer paper, stick the sticky tape in a chevron pattern. With either spray paint or manual acrylic paint, paint over the whole page of paper, including the sticky tape. Wait for the paint to dry, then peel off the sticky tape. Here you have an adorable, cute chevron pattern! If you want to, repeat the sticky tape process but stick the tape on top of the painted area and paint the plain white area in another color that complements your previous choice. Repeat the process until it is dry and peel it off. Done!
3Buy a mason jar or use an old, clear-colored coffee jar. Purchase a rope of twinkle lights or a fake candlelight. With this, stick it into the bottom of the jar and place lots of orange or white feathers inside of the jar.Advertisement
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QuestionAre there any changes I can make to my school lunch?Community AnswerYes. You could add special Halloween-themed snacks, or maybe fruit punch, since it's red like blood.
QuestionI can wear my costume to school, but I don't know how to host a good party. What should I do?Community AnswerThere are some good tips in Throw a Teen Halloween Party.
- All of these DIYs aren't necessarily only for school! They can be used anywhere else!Thanks!
- Make sure your school allows you to change your uniform and locker!Thanks!
- Confirm with your parents before purchasing anything!Thanks!
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Day one of PWA Gran Canaria saw the youth fleet hit the water for an inspiring contest, these young guys certainly are the future of our sport!http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LscTmBQ5ApQ&list=UUOB78Rzf1zE7a9d8DNLx6VQ
Event round up from the PWA:
"In the junior's final it was seventeen year old Arthur Arutkin, who really stepped up the level to claim victory. The young Frenchman rotated through a clean forward before sticking a perfect backloop as well as linking together a solid wave. Just behind him was Noah Vocker and Alexandre-Guillot, who finished in second and third place respectively, with Niklas Herrera Hattisen claiming fourth."


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Enrichment classes – Yes or No for your kid?
Enrichment classes form an integral part of the learning of today's kids. However, are they worth the fees? Read on to find out.
Even before the baby turns six months old, parents are seen collecting brochures of enrichment classes, which offer varied and interesting opportunities for children of all ages. This is a common sight, especially among those parents who want their baby to develop certain skills even before they enter school.
While these parents think that enrichment classes are a 'must', there are a few on the other end of the spectrum who think that children should not be rushed. So are enrichment classes important or are they expendable? Let's find out.
How do these classes 'enrich' your child?
The range of activities and courses that enrichment classes offer are wide – in short, there's something for everyone. The range of ages is wide too – from six months to even 15 years.
The most common offering is language and mathematics learning. For pre-schoolers, it is pre-words, pre-numerals, pronunciations, and interaction in the language of your choice. There are pure English, pure Mandarin as well as bilingual classes. Many parents are also seen opting for Japanese, making these classes trilingual.
In fact, studies have shown that bilingual children have better socio-cognitive development than monolingual kids1. Bilingual children achieve higher scores than monolinguals on a number of tests of cognitive ability, including mental flexibility, non-verbal problem-solving tasks, and a finer understanding of the grammar and use of a language.
So if your baby is enrolled in a class that helps her learn more than just your own language, it is better for her as she grows up. In addition, if she is exposed to STEM workshops early on, her analytical skills would be better developed than those who are not exposed. Add activities like swimming, crafts, and fun learning, and your kid's time would be well spent right from the start.
But is it not better to let kids be kids?
Another school of thought is to let the children develop at their own pace. An extreme of this ideology is free-range parenting. Here, the child is not rushed into any form of development and learns from her interaction with the surrounding.
The proponents of this theory believe that rushing a child into learning when she is not yet ready does more harm than good. The children grow up to be more independent, less risk-averse and overall, a bit more inquisitive than other children2. However, this style of parenting has yet to catch on.
Many parents who don't attach themselves to certain styles of parenting, just are not too inclined to enrol their children in an enrichment centre till they start going to school. For them, learning should begin at a proper age, and that age is not pre-school. They let children play around, developing at their own pace till they are ready to go to school. The formal education when the time comes, according to them, is enough.
One of the other factors that come into play is the cost of this education. A recent assessment shows that in Singapore, the cost of enrichment classes throughout the six years of just pre-school comes to about S$68,376! This is quite substantial for something that parents may see as an optional undertaking.
1Statistics on Infant Care Services for Jan 2015, Early Childhood Development Agency
2Statistics on Child Care Services for Jan 2015, Early Childhood Development Agency
3Source: PAP Community Foundation (PCF)
|Average Cost of Preschool Stage
|Infant Care over 1 year
|Childcare over 2 years
|Kindergarten fee over 3 years
|1 supplement over 5 years
|Total for 6 years of Preschool
*Figures are estimates
There is no strong evidence against enrichment classes in particular, and as for early education in general, Nobel laureate economist James Heckman3 concluded in a study that the children who received good quality pre-school developmental education ended up doing better in life.
They were more likely to complete their high school education, less likely to commit a crime, would have better hygiene and would have higher IQs than their counterparts that either did not take part in such programmes or were enrolled in low-quality programmes.
That said, parents should not feel pressured into enrolling their children in these classes. Parents know their children best and are in the best position to gauge their readiness. So if you feel that your child needs that additional bit of encouragement, but you are worried about managing your finances, don't worry. For a complimentary financial assessment and planning for your child's future, visit POSB. And POSB is offering a cash reward starting from S$400* when you sign up for any education endowment plans today!
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- Second Language/Bilingualism at An Early Age with Emphasis on Its Impact on Early Socio-Cognitive and Socio-Emotional Development, Elena Nicoladis, PhD, Monique Charbonnier, PhD, Anamaria Popescu, PhD Student, University of Alberta, Canada, University of Padova, Italy. October 2016, Rev. ed.
- From tiger to free-range parents – what research says about pros and cons of popular parenting styles
- A Nobel Prize winner says public preschool programs should start at birth


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First of all I don't need to go tanning, its just the darn flash. Anyways, I desperately needed a bang trim and I came out with more layers and a new take on bangs. I always look at a few thousand pictures before getting my haircut hoping to be inspired by something. I usually just become more confused.. but this girl with blunt long bangs made me decide that I needed to rework mine. Its really funny how much a slight cut can change your whole look.
So sad that this picture didn't come out clear enough because my layers are a little on the insane side.. you know in the good way. I don't know why it took me so long to go layer happy. Thanks to Angela at 7 salon in downtown Seattle I walked away from the salon happy with my hair.
In an effort to show my mom what my hair looked like I decided to play with Hipstamatic. I just downloaded it and after my play time with it today I know its going to be a favorite.
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Then he said to his disciples, "The harvest is plentiful, but the laborers are few; therefore pray earnestly to the Lord of the harvest to send out laborers into his harvest." (Matthew 9:37-38, ESV)
Ever since I was 16 and I stepped on the foreign soil of Panama, I have had a belief and a dream that my generation will fulfill the Great Commission of our Lord. I believe God is orchestrating this prayer movement for this very purpose: to pray for laborers to fulfill the Great Commission. This is the strategy Jesus gave to His disciples for getting laborers unto the mission field: prayer. Having been called by God in a strong way as a teenager to be a part of fulfilling the Great Commission, I find myself, now, right in the middle of God's strategy for actually pulling the dream off that I had as a teenager!
Last month we began twenty-four hour long small group prayer meetings in one of our Great Commission Rooms covering individual nations. I am helping to give leadership to this effort in the Night Watch. These prayer groups are now crying out every Monday 24 hours for the gospel of Jesus Christ to break in to these twenty-four nations. I have personally taken the 2-3 am slot praying for Panama. My team and I have been focusing our prayers on the un-reached people
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Has anyone taken advantage of the Week of Wow Sephora sale? I have seen these pop up a few times, but hadn't purchased anything yet! I really don't need anything, and I wasn't even going to purchase anything during the VIB Sale this past weekend, but… those Sephora emails land in your inbox, and I am at their mercy (with my credit card in hand).
The only thing I needed (and it wasn't apart of the Week of Wow Sephora sale) was an eye cream. I just ran out of my last one a few weeks ago, and was looking to spend a bit more for something nice. After researching some of the options on Sephora's site, I decided to order the Clinique All About Eyes Rich Eye Treatment ($40/Cdn). So far this cream is really nice, and I'll be reviewing soon!
Then I ordered something I really didn't need.. I had seen the Tarte Clay Play Face Shaping Palette a few months ago, and really wanted it. I decided for $64, it wasn't worth it since I have tons of contouring products and eyeshadow palettes. Cue the Week of Wow Sephora sale. This palette, which features 12 pans of product, was on sale for 50% off ($32/Cdn). I literally couldn't resist it, and am so glad I ordered as I'm enjoying so far!
During the Week of Wow Sephora sale, if you spent $50, you received this Prep of the Holiday sample bag. Mine included: a Bite Beauty Agave Lip Mask, Clinique Pep-Star Double Bubble Purifying Mask, Laneige Water Bank Moisture Cream, Calvin Klein perfume, Dolce & Gabbana Light Blue perfume, Beauty Blender cleanser, Smashbox Photofinish Primer, First Aid Beauty Ultra Repair Cream, Fenty Beauty Primer & Foundation, Too Faced Born This Way foundation, and Hourglass Ambient Lighting Powder.
Lastly, they had some really great samples and point perks! For the free samples I chose the Clinique Beyond Perfecting Foundation & Concealer, Beauty Blender Cleanser, and MUFE Face & Body foundation. I cashed in two 100 point perks for the NARS Powermatte Lip Pigment in Star Woman and First Aid Beauty Coconut Skin Smoothie Primer.
I love all the samples I received, and I'm really excited about the Clinique eye treatment and Tarte palette! Reviews of the full size products, and of course empty reviews of the samples in the coming weeks. If theres a Week of Wow Sephora sale in the near future, I definitely recommend ordering something! Did you take advantage of the sale?


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Promote More and Spend Less
When you start looking at promoting your business, it can be a little bit scary. You want to reach as many people as possible and drive your revenue but you're on a limited budget and you don't want to break the bank, wreck your cash flow and fail before you've even started.
Thankfully for sole traders and small businesses there are loads of good ways that you can promote your business on a shoe string. With the recession leading us to be more innovative, there are loads of techniques that have emerged.
2014 looks like a better year. Ernst and Young have projected 2%+ growth in the UK economy so now is the time to start looking at your marketting, your key performance indicators and how you can get more out of your website and your business in general.
Let's take a look at some of the top marketing tips for when you are on a budget.
Tip No. 1 – Use Press Releases
Press releases are one of the least used ways to promote your business but this channel can be the most powerful of all. If you get your content into newspapers, onto authority websites, into magazines, and on the radio, your products will get massive exposure and you'll end up with a successful business sooner than you could have thought.
People in the media are always on the lookout for interesting topics and ideas and if you tell the right story then you may well get picked up, and it may get a decent amount of exposure. It takes time and perhaps some outsourcing expense to do a decent press release and carve out your story, but it's well worth it.
Use Facebook
Facebook is an easy way to promote your business. You can promote to your networks and get a viral effect going when others like your products. Get your products up on Facebook and let your customers know how they can purchase the items.
If you run a service then you can connect with other people on Facebook who run similar services, and that have synergy with you, make friends and tap into an ever increasing audience.
Utilize Twitter
Twitter is a great way to tell people where your business is located and about special offers and discounts that you have running at any particular time. By tweeting out special offers, you can tap into not only your current following base but also develop new followers who will tweet out to their followers. It can become viral, especially if you are a well-known company in your area.
Establish a Website
It goes without saying that you should be establishing a website in this day and age. By providing an online portfolio of your products and services, you'll be able to reach more people locally, nationally, and internationally where appropriate.
Businesses without a decent website and without an email that is branded to the business are taken less seriously these days. One of the first things we all do when we start looking at the possibility of using a business is jump online and try and find their website.
In addition, social media channels and email marketing, as well as flyers and other marketing routes are often pointed at a website, as they are in themselves not a place where you can actually physically purchase an item. With a website, you can sell items, take appointments, and generate leads and business revenue.
Begin Blogging
Blogging is not always seen as a productive way to generate business. However, if you are targeting certain keywords and you are engaging with more people, you're a lot more likely to generate revenue and build your brand.
In addition, people that come on to your website and read quality information will be more likely to buy because they'll see you as an expert and authority in your field. It is an investment that doesn't have a direct return in some cases, but it is an investment that is well worth your time; and in fact doesn't cost you much at all.
Email Marketing
Emails are becoming increasingly important in business. We went through a phase where emails were seen as a poor quality advertising medium. However, it seems they are coming back.
With more and more of us having email on our smartphones, the messages are becoming more concise but are also having more impact. Consumers are sifting through their emails faster and are able to be more discerning in their purchases. A quality email marketing campaign, targeted at specific demographics, can really do a job, especially if you have used a quality subscription process to get the emails in the first place.
Use Referrals
Word of mouth advertising is the best form of advertising in the world. If you can turn your existing customers and clients into referrers then you will be able to generate more business and you'll end up being a success.
There's nothing cheaper than asking people to tell their friends about you. If you provide a quality service then they'll be happy to do so. And if they do so through their social media networks, then quickly you'll get increase sales revenue and opportunities through new followers of your brand.
Ring-Fence Your Customers
It's possible to ring-fence your customers by offering discounts and membership options for those that are loyal to you. Every business, from the fish and chip shop offering one free meal for every ten bought to online search engine marketing companies that offer several months free service after a certain number are paid can benefit from the loyalty that is engendered through these membership-focused discounts.
The biggest retailers in the world understand that clubs and member incentives work; and so should you.
Produce Content for Trade Magazines and Authority Websites
By guest writing for trade magazines and authority websites you'll get in front of a wider market than you could just through your own website. This is a great way to get something for practically nothing.
All you have to do is come up with some really good content that will be valuable to the people that you are offering it to, and useful to the audience of their publications. If you can get a regular gig in a trade magazine, you'll quickly become an authority, will gain trust in the sector and will have a ready stream of links from quality publications into your website. You'd also gain more followers and promotion will become relatively easy.
The hard part is getting a yes from the organisations and you really must take a very quality focused approach.
Try to Become Recognised in Your Industry
When I say try and become recognised I mean essentially try and win something. If you get the best new comer in a certain category on a top website, or you are recognised by a local magazine for contributions to your sector, you'll get massive exposure and if harnessed properly, you can turn it into a marketing dream.
Look for Synergetic Partnerships
There are lots of ways that you can synergize with other companies to generate leads. A great example is when mortgage brokers partner with estate agents in order to both benefit from the customer interaction. The estate agent will gain revenue from the mortgage, as well as some more control in the process of how the mortgage proceeds, and the mortgage broker will gain access to clients at a point of readiness to get their mortgage.
So there you have it a look at some cheap ways to promote your business. Just because they're cheap, or free, doesn't mean they're any less valuable than expensive strategies… so make sure you understand how these can be powerful in your business.
Whether you're selling mobile broadband deals or whether you are generating leads for an independent financial adviser and being paid as an affiliate, it's crucial that you make the most out of every marketing opportunity available to you.
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President Bush is taking action in response to a series of highly publicized kidnappings in the United States. Mr. Bush says steps are needed to better protect America's children.
In recent months, the nation has witnessed the kidnappings and murders of children in several states.
Crimes in which youngsters are nabbed and killed by strangers are rare. But there is growing concern around the country and at the White House that these cases are becoming far too common. "Our nation has come to know the names and faces of too many wonderful children because they have been the victims of despicable acts of violence," the president said.
President Bush said "hopeful and practical" steps are needed to better protect America's children. During an early morning appearance in the White House rose garden, he said the nation must band together. "The kidnapping or murder of a child is every parents' worst nightmare," he said. "Today, I call on all federal, state and local law enforcement agencies and our communities and our citizens to work together to do everything in our power to better protect our children."
The president said he will convene a White House conference on missing, runaway, and exploited children in Washington in late September. He also announced the release of a 16-page child safety guide for parents and children. It will be distributed through schools and on the Internet. "I urge families to get these recommendations and to discuss the important safety tips with their children," said President Bush.
The child safety guide says in 1999, the last year for which complete statistics are available, about 58,000 children were abducted by non-family members, usually in connection with another crime. About 115 cases were the most dangerous types of abductions, those carried out by strangers in which the child was kept overnight, held for ransom or killed.


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Mayor Chris Beutler and community leaders today announced that an ordinance to add corrugated cardboard and other paper products to the list of materials that are diverted from the landfill will be introduced to the City Council Monday. The proposed ordinance is part of the City's RecycleLincoln! Initiative, which seeks to double Lincoln's recycling rate by 2020.
Attending a news conference today were City Council Chair Leirion Gaylor Baird; Jim Klein, President of the Lincoln Solid Waste and Recycling Association; and two of the Co-Chairs of RecycleLincoln! -- Paul Jarrett of Bulu Box and Chelsea Johnson of the League of Conservation Voters. The other RecycleLincoln! Co-Chairs are Marc LeBaron of Lincoln Industries and City Council member Jane Raybould.
The City and private partners worked together on a public engagement effort to allow residents to demonstrate their support for doubling the City's recycling rate by 2020. More than 1,000 people signed the online petition at lincoln.ne.gov (keyword: Recycle Lincoln).
"Businesses, residents and organizations support our call for increased recycling in our community," Beutler said. "We hear their voices and the many others across Lincoln who want us to do more recycling. That's why we will introduce the ordinance to the City Council to implement the RecycleLincoln! plan as City policy. The ordinance change will be accompanied by an extensive public education campaign to build community support and compliance."
Implementation of the ordinance would be delayed until April 2017 to allow for a transition and education period. At that time, corrugated cardboard would be treated similar to yard waste, tires and appliances, which are currently diverted from the Bluff Road Landfill. Other recyclable materials such as newsprint and office paper would be diverted from the landfill in the future. The ordinance would also require all waste haulers to offer curbside recycling service to residents, apartments and businesses. For those who choose to not purchase curbside service, the City will expand the free recycling drop-off sites to handle more of the targeted recyclables.
Beutler said best management practices have greatly advanced since the current landfill opened in 1988.
"Thirty years ago, leaves and grass, tires, car batteries, appliances and construction demolition waste were all routinely dumped in the landfill," he said. "Today, those materials are diverted to better processing sites. Cardboard is simply the next step in that evolution."
Gaylor Baird said the change be a big step in improving Lincoln's recycling rate. "Lincoln is a national leader in so many ways, but recycling is one area where we must improve if we want to keep moving forward as a 21st-century city," she said. "The RecycleLincoln! plan supports a growing community that values fiscal responsibility and conservation of resources."
Klein said many private refuse haulers have already expanded their business models in anticipation of the changes. "We appreciate being involved in crafting this new policy to ensure the strengths of private haulers are used to their best advantage," said Klein. "We have the personnel and the tools to pick up a wide-variety of materials and deliver them where they need to go efficiently and effectively for the community."
Beutler said diverting cardboard and other paper products from the landfill does have costs, including reduced revenue at the landfill, the expense of collecting and processing the materials and the cost of helping businesses invest in the new system. The costs will add an estimated 85 cents per ton to landfill fees. Because the per capital waste disposal amount is about a ton of waste per year, the changes are expected to cost each resident about 85 cents a year.
"It's a small price to pay to become better stewards of our environment," Beutler said. "We cannot continue to ignore the environmental consequences of burying material that can be recycled. If we want to truly leave a cleaner, greener Lincoln for following generations, we must do our part."
Jarrett demonstrated his support by dropping his 85 cents into a jar at the news conference. "This is a very good day for people in the startup and entrepreneurial community," he said. "Recycling is not just a business enterprise that boosts the local economy, it's a culture that helps Lincoln companies like ours recruit top talent. Increasing recycling in Lincoln sends a message that our community is an innovative and interesting place to live and work."
"In Lincoln, 42 percent of the waste that goes to the landfill is readily recyclable," Johnson said. "Diverting cardboard and other paper products is a great first step toward our goal."
A public hearing on the proposed ordinance is tentatively scheduled for the evening City Council meeting July 25. More information about recycling is available at recycle.lincoln.ne.gov.


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Although Richard was losing all interest with the counterculture movement, he still wanted to give one last try to see if it did give any happiness at all.
"…Still, like a man on the verge of death may struggle for one last chance to survive, I was about to dive into the excesses of my generation like never before."
One part of Richard was retreating and questioning the basis of leading an indulgent lifestyle, yet another part of him felt a desperate need to prove to himself that he could enjoy like the others. He enjoyed but felt miserable, and saw himself fighting an inner force that was pulling him away from a life of sense gratification.
"… A force within me was dragging me away from it all. Battling against that inner force, I was determined to be victorious, to experience firsthand the unrestricted pleasures glorified by society. Was it the Lord in my heart I was fighting? Yes, I silently boasted, and I'm winning the battle. But late at night, when I came back to the river, gazing down into the current, I felt ashamed. I was winning but I felt lost.
During this period it was a tug of war-God was pulling Richard away from the life he knew to a life of spirituality, while his mind refused to let go the attachments to this world. For many pursuing a hedonistic goal, there is apparently no struggle of choice. For sincere seekers of truth however, the struggle with the mind is worth the effort because rich spiritual realizations come when we say 'no' to the lower urges and 'yes' to the call of conscience and prayer. Richard's sincerity of purpose gave him a feeling of emptiness, amidst the abundant pleasures that lay before him.
One evening he sat in silent meditation and felt an oceanic peace, in comparison to which all earlier attempts at sense pleasure seemed irrelevant. Then with sincere reverence he entered a church and was struck by a particular Biblical passage where Jesus instructed his followers, "Come out from among men and be separate." Richard felt a substantial realization awakening in his heart, "Why should I waste my life trying to fit in with the social fashions of my peers? Why not try to live on my own terms? And hopefully, someday, on God's terms?"
It is this aspiration to live our lives on God's terms that surcharges the soul with a volcanic eruption of ecstasy. Then everything else pales into insignificance. When a spiritual aspirant endeavors to dovetail his consciousness with that of the Supreme, he lets off binding inhibitions, and instead experiences a life of unrestricted freedom. Radhanath Swami explains that a prisoner within the prison walls has restricted freedom, whereas one freed from the jail has the whole world to explore. Similarly the mind traps us with the chains of dualities- desire and hate; happiness and misery; likes and aversions. When we respond to the call of God within, we are freed from the chains imposed by the uneducated mind, and experience spiritual love. If a seeker tolerates the mind's ramblings during this intense period, he shall soon see the mind cooperating in his spiritual quest.
The Vedic scriptures reveal that God resides in the heart of every living entity as the super soul, a silent observer of our activities and desires. When we cultivate a desire to turn to Him, He immediately arranges situations to facilitate a loving relationship. Cultivating a spiritual desire removes the multiple layers of dirt from the heart, and helps us see God's hand clearly in our lives. Amidst the thousands of confusing and contradictory voices of the mind, the call of Lord in the heart becomes clearly audible to one who seeks to serve rather than exploit. Radhanath Swami uses an analogy to make this point: A radio may simultaneously catch transmissions from many stations and as a result, the broadcast may be inaudible. As we attentively fine tune the radio, the sound is clearer. Similarly the many voices of mind make it impossible to hear the Lord's voice in the heart. However, by cultivating the right desires and aspirations, we clear disturbances and make our heart a fit receptacle to catch God's message of love.
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Disaster 2.0: Using Web 2.0 applications and Semantic Technologies to strenghten public resilience to disasters
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Improving critical information sharing in response to disaster
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Another long range attack pays off for Steve Cummings
Steve Cummings went solo to take the stage win at the Tour de France, making it four out of seven for his Dimension Data team after Mark Cavendish's three sprint victories.
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Cummings put himself in the very large breakaway group of 29 riders and for a time sat towards the back and kept his head down.
The group started to splinter and the British rider bridged over to a smaller group of leaders. We knew what he was going to do, he knew what he was going to do and his breakaway companions really should have know what he was going to do…
The 35-year-old went solo and as soon as he had a gap he worked to increase it. Vincenzo Nibali (Astana) put in a big turn on the lower slopes of the Col d'Aspin to try and get across but could not reduce the gap. The Italian was then dropped and finished fourth on the day.
A great win for Cummings and perhaps not his last at this Tour. Whatever else happens at the race, he's sent a message about his omission from the Team GB Olympic squad.
Thibaut Pinot sheds significant time on first big climb
Coming third at the 2014 Tour de France must be starting to feel like a different lifetime for Thibaut Pinot (FDJ) as he was found seriously wanting in the Pyrénées on stage seven.
The stage wasn't a summit finish so was less likely to see any big moves from the GC, and once it became clear that the breakaway would take the day's honours things remained calm in the main peloton.
All the same, Pinot was in trouble early on and lost contact with his main rivals much sooner than we would have expected. Without a huge recovery on the coming stages he could be losing huge chunks of time as the road goes upwards.
He may already be thinking ahead to a stage win on Mont Ventoux on Bastille Day to salvage the support of his home fans.
Watch: Tour de France 2016 stage seven highlights
The flamme rouge comes crashing down
Watching the live coverage, the camera was rightly trained on the those coming into the finish line to see how far down they were on Cummings.
The footage switched to a scene down the road and at first it was completely obvious what was going on, but it soon became clear that in the brief period between the break going through the 1km marker and the peloton reaching it, the flamme rouge inflatable had collapsed on the road.
The riders bunched up and eventually made their way through, before riding to the finish line at a sedate pace knowing that finish times would have to be neutralised.
Adam Yates (Orica-BikeExchange) came off worst from the incident, as he could be seen stood near the deflated arch and his bike appeared to be on top of it. It's unclear what happened but he was seen coming over the finish with a bloody chin and needed assistance from a teammate to get there.
Greg Van Avermaet extends overall lead
After his heroics on stage six, Greg Van Avermaet (BMC Racing) started the first Pyrénéan stage with a healthy advantage of 5-11. Many expected him to start shelling time on the mountain roads and perhaps even lose the jersey to one of the GC men loitering in the top ten.
Not a bit of it. Van Avermaet actually extended his lead to 5-50 thanks to a strong ride in the breakaway. He was dropped on the harder part of the climb but only by people already well down on GC.
He's not expected to go very far in the yellow but stage seven shows that he could hold the jersey for a little while yet.
This was just the first of three tough mountain stages
It was probably the easiest, too. The Col d'Aspin is not to be sniffed at but with stage seven being a day for the escapees and the climb being followed by a long descent it was never going to cause significant classification movements.
Stage eight will take the riders over four categorised climbs but again finishes pretty much on a descent. This could be another day for the break, particularly now enough people have lost big enough chunks of time to allow them the freedom to go up the road.
The next day is a different offering as stage nine will see the peloton go up five major climbs, including the HC summit finish in Andorra. What's more, it's the last push before the first rest day so fingers crossed we finally get to see Chris Froome's protruding elbows and Nairo Quintana's poker face going head to head for the first time this Tour.


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