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San Francisco Recreation & Parks Department
Recreation & Parks Department Headquarters
|Agency overview
|Preceding agency
|San Francisco
|McLaren Lodge
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|City and County of San Francisco
The San Francisco Recreation & Parks Department is the city agency responsible for governing and maintaining all city owned parks and recreational facilities in San Francisco, California. The Recreation & Parks Department also runs Sharp Park in Pacifica, California and Camp Mather in Tuolumne County, California. Current facilities include 4,113 acres (1,664 ha) of total recreational and open space with 3,400 acres (1,376 ha) of that land within San Francisco. The department runs 179 playgrounds and play areas, 82 recreation centers and clubhouses, nine swimming pools, five golf courses, 151 tennis courts, 72 basketball courts, 59 soccer fields, numerous baseball diamonds, and other sports venues.[1]
The San Francisco Recreation & Parks Department began in 1871 when city officials responding to residents' demands for a large public park established the Park Commission to oversee the development of Golden Gate Park.[2] As San Francisco grew over of the years, parks and facilities were added all over the city. Separately the city was running playgrounds, athletic fields, and recreational facilities under the direction of the Recreation Commission. In 1950 the two commissions were merged and the San Francisco Recreation & Park Department was born.
The General Manager is appointed by the mayor of San Francisco. General Manager Phil Ginsburg oversees a staff of over 850 that includes gardeners, foresters, natural resource, pest management and nursery specialists, recreation and summer camp staff, lifeguards, park rangers, carpenters, plumbers, electricians, metal shop/welders and painters plus many many more from the historic headquarters inside McLaren Lodge at the east end of Golden Gate Park.
The Recreation & Parks Department is governed by a seven-member commission who are also appointed by the mayor of San Francisco to 4 year terms. The Commission President is elected by fellow Commissioners. Commission meetings are held once a month at San Francisco City Hall.[3] Mark Buell (President), Allan Low (Vice President), Gloria Bonilla, Tom Harrison, Meagan Levitan, Eric McDonnell.
Concerns have been expressed by park advocates about the lack of diversity of opinion on the commission and in the department, due to the fact that all of the positions are appointed by the mayor of San Francisco. In the past, there have been efforts to change the selection process for commissioners. A prior proposal included having three commissioners appointed by the mayor of San Francisco, three commissioners appointed by the San Francisco Board of Supervisors and one additional appointment agreed to by the mayor of San Francisco and the president of the San Francisco Board of Supervisors.[4][5] This proposal had 5 votes on the San Francisco Board of Supervisors but was not able to get the sixth vote necessary to put it on the ballot.
Major features[edit]
The Department is responsible for over 220 neighborhood parks and Golden Gate Park, the largest and the fifth most visited park in the United States.[6] The Golden Gate National Recreation Area is federal and is administered by the National Park Service.
Golden Gate Park[edit]
Golden Gate Park is San Francisco's premier municipal park. Planted in 1871 the park covers 1,017 acres (412 ha) of land across the western edge of San Francisco. Configured as a rectangle the park is over three miles long east to west and about half a mile north to south.[7]
McLaren Park[edit]
McLaren Park is the second largest municipal park in San Francisco. Located in south-east San Francisco, the park is surrounded by the Excelsior, Crocker-Amazon, Visitacion Valley, Portola and University Mound neighborhoods.
Dolores Park[edit]
Dolores Park is a city park located two blocks south of Mission Dolores at the western edge of the Mission District. Dolores Park is bounded by 18th Street on the north, 20th Street on the south, Dolores Street on the east and Church Street on the west.
Coit Tower[edit]
Coit Tower is a 210-foot (64 m) tower in the Telegraph Hill neighborhood. The tower, in the city's Pioneer Park, was built in 1933 using Lillie Hitchcock Coit's bequest to beautify the city of San Francisco. The tower was proposed in 1931 as an appropriate use of Coit's gift.
The Zoo is owned by the Recreation & Parks Department and managed by its partner non-profit San Francisco Zoological Society.[8]
Candlestick Park[edit]
Candlestick Park was home of the San Francisco 49ers through the 2013 season and was home of the San Francisco Giants until 2000. In 2014 the 49ers moved to the new Levi's Stadium and Candlestick Park has been being torn down.
Kezar Stadium and Pavilion[edit]
Kezar Stadium is and outdoor 10,000 seat multi-purpose stadium located in the southeastern corner of Golden Gate Park. Before being renovated and downsized in 1989 it was the former home of the San Francisco 49ers and the Oakland Raiders.[9] The adjacent Kezar Pavilion is an indoor arena built in 1924 and seats 4,000.
Boxer Stadium[edit]
Boxer Stadium is a 3,500 seat soccer-specific stadium built in 1953 within Balboa Park. The primary tenant is the amateur men's San Francisco Soccer Football League.[10]
Marina Harbor[edit]
The Marina Harbor is a public 671 slip small craft yacht harbor located in the Marina District across from the Marina Green.[11][12] Also located in the marina is the St. Francis Yacht Club and Golden Gate Yacht Club.
Palace of Fine Arts[edit]
The Palace of Fine Arts in the Marina District is a monumental structure originally constructed for the 1915 Panama-Pacific Exposition in order to exhibit works of art presented there. One of only a few surviving structures from the Exposition, it is the only one still situated on its original site. It was rebuilt in 1965, and renovation of the lagoon, walkways, and a seismic retrofit were completed in early 2009.
Corona Heights Park[edit]
Corona Heights Park is a 15-acre park in the Castro and Haight districts that commands a view of the city, downtown financial district and the bay.[13] The park features the Randall Museum, which focuses on science, nature and the arts and features live animals, and is operated by the Department.
Golf Courses[edit]
The Recreation & Parks Department has 5 golf courses in San Francisco and Pacifica, California.
- TPC Harding Park[14]
- Sharp Park in Pacifica[15]
- Gleneagles Golf Course in McLaren Park[16]
- Golden Gate Park Golf Course[17]
- Lincoln Park[18]
Camp Mather[edit]
Camp Mather is an overnight summer family camp in Tuolumne County, California on Highway 120 near Yosemite National Park.[19] The 337-acre site is often referred to as the jewel of the department.[20] Before becoming a camp the site was used by the construction workers who built the O'Shaughnessy Dam and Hetch Hetchy Reservoir in the 1920s.[21]
Swimming Pools[edit]
The Department had 9 swimming pools spread all over the city.[22]
See also[edit]
- ^ "SF Rec & Park - Who We Are". Retrieved 24 April 2013.
- ^ San Francisco Board of Park Commissioners (1875), Third Biennial Report of the San Francisco Park Commissioners, San Francisco: Edward Bosqqui & Co., p. 55, retrieved 24 April 2013
- ^ "RECREATION & PARK COMMISSION". Retrieved 23 April 2013.
- ^ http://westsideobserver.com/2013/soccer.html#jul10
- ^ http://blog.sfgate.com/cityinsider/2010/06/18/proposed-shakeup-of-rec-and-park-panel-debated/
- ^ "The Most Visited City Parks in the U.S." Retrieved 24 April 2013.
- ^ "Golden Gate Park". Retrieved 24 April 2013.
- ^ "SF Zoo - Overview". Archived from the original on 16 April 2013. Retrieved 24 April 2013.
- ^ "West Coast Brew Gave Kezar Stadium Its Color". New York Times. January 20, 2012. Retrieved 24 April 2013.
- ^ "San Francisco Soccer Football League". Retrieved 24 April 2013.
- ^ "SF Marina Small Craft Harbor".
- ^ "San Francisco Marina Harbor Association". Retrieved 24 April 2013.
- ^ Yollin, Patricia, "Natural high / Face-lift at Randall Museum shows off panoramic location", San Francisco Chronicle, 23 May 2003.
- ^ "TPC Harding Park". Retrieved 24 April 2013.
- ^ "Sharp Park Golf Club". Retrieved 24 April 2013.
- ^ "Gleneagles GC". Retrieved 24 April 2013.
- ^ "Golden Gate Park Golf Course". Retrieved 24 April 2013.
- ^ "Lincoln Park Golf Club". Retrieved 24 April 2013.
- ^ "SF Rec & Park - Camp Mather". Retrieved 24 April 2013.
- ^ http://www.sfgate.com/bayarea/article/S-F-s-Camp-Mather-shortens-visitors-week-at-6741384.php
- ^ "The Official Website of the FRIENDS OF CAMP MATHER". Retrieved 24 April 2013.
- ^ "SF Rec & Park - Aquatics". Retrieved 24 April 2013.
External links[edit]
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What is developing apps cost for mobile marketplaces?by QArea Team on December 8, 2011
Today to target consumers by means of smartphone applications turns out to be a great business bet.
Starting from retailers to banks, multitude of business-to-consumer companies (B2C) are creating mobile applications to let consumers to get access to information and services as well as shop online. Which challenges can be for companies to develop mobile apps?
Head of digital development at Debenhams, Harriet Williams, states that mobile apps developed on its multi-channel strategy. Harried stated that launching on the Android and Nokia platforms discloses Debenhams mobile shopping to multitude of customers, over passing the gap between Debenhams.com and the high street.
But developing applications for manifold mobile devices will be very difficult as business aim at minimizing application development costs and tackle differences between requirements of app store while still providing a wealthy user experience.
Costs of App store
To develop applications for individual mobile platforms to deploy mobile device specifications, known as native applications, may be costly.
Google's Android Market, Research in Motion's BlackBerry App World, Apple's iTunes app store and Nokia's Ovi Store are the leading mobile app stores. Currently Apple accepts only native applications for its app store.
Present annual fees for app stores are comparatively inexpensive. Apple and Microsoft charge an annual developer fee of $99, and Google's fee is $25.
Nevertheless, besides annual fees, owners of app store take a cut of sales. It is 30% for the most app store owners. As antitrust regulators in the US and Europe consider the profit share among app store suppliers and owners.
App development price
The cost of mobile application development is more than app charges and may be substantial.
The independent mobile consultant, Terence Eden, says that hiring graphic designers and developers, buying software and equipment licenses for every platform, as for example, Microsoft Visual Studio, as well as clearance for both software and images testing all add to the price.
As Eden said, companies should be careful while spending less than £15,000 to £25,000 for a platform to create a native app.
Cross-platform development
Moreover, developing an application for a single platform can not be enough to achieve target customers.
Eden also supposes that most businesses have to design and create apps on 3 or 4 different mobile platforms, every with its own requirements and rules, to achieve all the target customers.
Updating as well as launching applications at the same time across platforms seems also almost impossible owing to the different application acceptance rules, which according to Eden statement are a PR challenge for companies.
Firms are addressing to third-party organisations to develop an app in HTML one time and then roll out a version for all other platforms.
New web standards for cross-platform applications
Adam Leach analyst of Ovum says that new web standards may assist companies with developing across mobile platforms through choosing mobile web applications in place of native apps.
Java, WAC (Wholesale Applications Community) and HTML5 are all methods of getting applications across to many phones features.
As Leach says thanks to HTML5 the level of interactivity in websites are increasing in such a way they behave more like mobile applications.
He also adds that the risk is that HTML5 specification is not going to be rectified till 2014, that renders vendors a lot of time to make their own implementations and maintain different extensions.
Web-based applications provide slower response times and may compromise user experience via not deploying device functionality. The research director at Gartner, Stephanie Baghdassarian says that native applications offer a more richer and personal experience to the so called "vanilla experience" of a web-based app.
App Frameworks
According to Dale Vile at Freedom Dynamics states that many enterprises will aim to utilize deployment frameworks, as for example the customer experience management tools that are provided by Adobe. It allows a native app to be determined in a framework once and rendered for various devices.
Web frameworks and applications can offer companies the opportunity to reduce costs and bridge great number of mobile platforms, but currently Apple accepts only native apps on its devices.
Companies will have to consider whether compromise brand consistency and user experience when choosing application development methods under new web framework development toold and web standards.
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Maggie Fox
June 23, 2010
WASHINGTON – Brain scans may be able to predict what you will do better than you can yourself, and might offer a powerful tool for advertisers or health officials seeking to motivate consumers, researchers said on Tuesday.
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They found a way to interpret "real time" brain images to show whether people who viewed messages about using sunscreen would actually use sunscreen during the following week.
The scans were more accurate than the volunteers were, Emily Falk and colleagues at the University of California Los Angeles reported in the Journal of Neuroscience.
"We are trying to figure out whether there is hidden wisdom that the brain contains," Falk said in a telephone interview.
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Ben Whitehead
Contributing Writer
When Sporting News released its MLB Iconic Moments piece, it struck me as odd when I came across the Boston Red Sox "moment." Maybe it's because I like to erase the 86-year curse from my memory and think of the Sox not as loveable losers, but as the team of the last decade. Three World Series titles will do that, I guess, but I know the history of the Red Sox between 1918 and 2004 was a mixed bag of emotions – mostly those associated with losing in the most, um, err, iconic and excruciating ways.
|The final out of the 2004 World Series is the most iconic
moment in Red Sox history, in my opinion. What's yours?
Instead, Sporting News chose Carlton Fisk willing the baseball fair just before it clanked off the foul pole atop The Wall. You can browse each MLB team's "Iconic Moment" here (Note: They are listed in alphabetical order by team name).
Of course, with a history like Boston's, there are plenty of moments to be argued here. The Fisk moment, to me, reminds me of just another "What if?" A lot of people outside New England forget Fisk's homer only knotted the series at three-apiece, sending it to Game 7 where the Reds won the World Series. For 86 years, it probably was one of the greatest, most team-defining moments in Red Sox history. However, it's still a What-if moment. What if the Sox won that series? What if Billy Buckner fielded the ball in '86. What if Grady Little takes out Pedro Martinez in 2003?
We're in 2014 now and the Red Sox have three championships in 10 years. They have eight overall, good for fourth in MLB and just three behind the Cardinals for second place all-time. Maybe it's my fan bias, my red-colored glass, my red Kool-Aid ... everything is unicorns, rainbows and strawberry ice cream after another World Championship. I like to think of this franchise with a "better" iconic moment.
Some moments that stick out to me and define what this franchise is about are:
- Dave Roberts and "The Steal" in Game 4 of the 2004 ALCS
- Curt Schilling's bloody sock and win in Game 6
- The next night in Game 7 when the Red Sox reversed the curse at Yankee Stadium
- Heck, any moment from Games 4-7 of that ALCS
- The aforementioned 2004 World Championship
- Big Papi – Yeah, just anything with Big Papi
- Pedro Martinez striking out 5 of 6 batters in the 1999 All-Star Game
- Ted Williams hitting a home run in his final at-bat at Fenway Park
I'm sure there are many more, so let's hear your most iconic Red Sox moment. Do you agree with Sporting News? Tweet us @RedSoxLife!
Like what you read? See more from Ben here.
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(Minto, ON) – We must stop giving away our water and destroying our farmland, says GPO leader Mike Schreiner.
Schreiner, attending the International Plowing Match in Minto, is challenging Premier Wynne, Patrick Brown and Andrea Horwath to join him in pledging to protect prime farmland and source water in Ontario.
"Local food and farmers nourish our communities and sustain our local economies," says Schreiner. "The government is failing to protect the land and water resources essential for local food and farmers to thrive."
The food and farm sector employs over 740,000 people and contributes over $30 billion to our economy.
Yet, these benefits are threatened by the increasing rate of farmland lost in Ontario where only 5 per cent of the land is suitable for growing food and even less — just 0.5% — is prime farmland. Ontario loses 350 acres of farmland every day, equal to the size of Toronto each year.
Equally disappointing is that the government does not give communities and farmers priority access to water over water bottling companies.
"We can't eat subdivisions, quarries, highways or pipelines," says Schreiner. "Ontario can't continue to lose the farmland that sustains us and give away the water our communities and farmers need."
Schreiner is looking to Premier Wynne for leadership in protecting the people and places we love. He's challenging the other party leaders to:
- Sign the Food & Water First pledge to protect Class 1 farmland — the most fertile land — and source water regions in Ontario
- Overhaul the Permit To Take Water process to give communities and farmers priority access to water and to charge industrial users a fair water taking fee that covers water management costs.
We need to put food and water for our communities and farmers first.
Greens are on a mission to bring honesty, integrity and good public policy to Queen's Park.


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from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- adjective informal
superlativeform of only: most only.
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Suppose it had been otherwise and I had been forced to face the world, how it would have hurt, for individual love is cruelly precious sometimes, and an "onliest" cannot in the very nature of things be as unselfish and adaptable as one of many.
Simply everyone was there, my dears, from Roy Jenkins to Rab Butler, to Robert Morley to Richard Gordon, to Gordon Richards to the onliest distaff stand-up of the time, wonderful Joyce Grenfell, who told how a distant ancestor, Harrovian WH Grenfell, had been in Oxford's No3 seat in that 1877 dead-heat.
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Then, for what seemed like decades, there was Hashim's young kinsman, the seemingly just as unsurpassable Jahangir Khan; and then another, almost to the turn of the century in the onliest Jansher Khan.
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Foot supported rabidly only West Indies at cricket and generally preferred football as, most certainly, did M'Lord Gnome himself, the late and onliest Peter Cook, who'd tell me hilariously outrageous tales about being bullied by Radley school's malign "Flashman", Ted Dexter, future England cricket captain.
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The Oxford English Dictionary describes "onliest" asthe superlative form of "only," used "with emphatic force."
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The onliest WG Grace is buried at Elmers End near Beckenham; at the least, I reckon the ashes of cricket's colossus should have been scattered over the county ground at Bristol – as Walter Hammond's were, and George Brown's at Southampton, and Pelham Warner's at Lord's on the precise spot his first boundary hit the fence as a Rugby School batsman.
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Browne: "The kindest, wisest, 'onliest' thing, under the circumstances."
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Obama is the onliest candidate that will put this country back in order.
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You can stream television, order food and request a private car on demand — so why not a tutor?
That's the thinking behind Smart Alec, a new app that matches private tutors and students with the click of a button — er, the swipe of an app.
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Smart Alec — the name draws inspiration from one of the most illustrious student-mentor pairings, Alexander the Great and Aristotle — matches students seeking help in math, science, the humanities and test prep using a unique algorithm that filters for compatible personality types and teaching styles.
Students and parents can scroll through tutor profiles, which display a tutor's availability, video bio and hourly rate. Depending on tutor experience and subject matter, hourly rates range from $75-$200.
Creator Nathan Kane came up with the idea for Smart Alec after seeing the limitations inherent in tutoring companies — including the one he started and formerly ran, Practice Perfect.
"The vast majority of the tutoring companies out there are taking huge finder's fees," says Kane. "A tutor will be doing 99 percent of the work, and they'll only be making about 25-35 percent of what the parent is actually paying. Really, the tutoring companies are capturing a huge amount of the money that people are spending on private education."
In essence, Smart Alec takes out the middle man. The app also helps students and tutors avoid some of the other hurdles tutoring companies face, like trying to match a limited number of tutors with students who have busy schedules. It also cuts out the need for phone calls, which Kane says many students fine "antiquated."
By creating an app, Kane says he hopes "students can take control of the process, and be proactive."
"Our goal is not just to match students to tutors, but also students to students, so we can actually create the ideal small group class," says Kane, who notes that they hope to add group classes down the line.
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The 50 tutors currently on Smart Alec's roster are cherry-picked for their strong education credentials and previous tutoring or teaching experience. The company hires about 4 percent of its applicants, says Kane.
"The best tutors are also empathic," says Kane. "Often a student, especially in high school, is so stressed out and as so much going on, that they just need someone to kind of be there, and listen. The way you teach a lesson on one day might be different than the way you teach it on another day, because they'll be in a different mental and emotional state. That's something that's just as important as subject matter expertise."
Like the company's namesake, Smart Alec wants to "elevate" the tutoring process and leave both students and tutors feeling fulfilled.
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TUFF Above Ground: David Clark
A series of 8-second videos made for the Toronto Urban Film Festival to display on one of the largest video billboards in downtown Toronto (September 9 - 15).
When we look through the microscope and see the basic vignettes of life proceeding almost magically, there is awe for the complexity created by simple biological processes. Now imagine that our city is just such a microcosm. This series of animations provides us the 'God view' on the cellular life of a city.
David Clark is a media artist, filmmaker, and writer who has produced narrative films, gallery installations, work for the internet, and public art commissions. Recent works include works for the web: 88 Constellations for Wittgenstein, Sign After the X, and A is for Apple as well as Meantime in Greenwich, an augmented reality public art commission. His work has been exhibited at the Sundance Film Festival, SIGGRAPH, European Media Arts Festival, Transmediale, the 2012 Winter Olympics, and the Museum of Moving Images in New York. He teaches Media Arts at NSCAD University in Halifax.


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Portal technology has been around for many years now, bringing together information and business processes under a common, single entry point. Portals help us to find the information and business apps that we need really quickly. So what's new? Well, think about what could happen when you merge the simplicity of the Cloud with your portal needs! The openSAP course Building Portal Sites on SAP Cloud Platform will help you unleash this powerful new potential.
This course can help you get up and running with your portal sites on the SAP Cloud Platform. It covers all the essentials of building portal sites, starting with why we need a portal, how to build a site following the SAP Fiori design language, or using a freestyle design, as well as how to productize your site with branding, translations, and Single Sign-on.
The course is designed for IT professionals, solution consultants, as well as portal administrators and experts. It's also relevant for user experience experts and existing SAP NetWeaver Portal administrators.
Week 1: Introduction and Overview
Week 2: SAP Fiori Launchpad Sites
Week 3: Freestyle Sites
Week 4: Productizing Your Site
Week 5: Managing Your Landscape
Week 6: Final Exam
At the start of the course, we will show you how to create a free trial account on the SAP Cloud Platform. You will be able to use this account to practice what you have learned in the course.
Rachel Kahana Samet is a Senior Product Manager for SAP Cloud Platform Portal, focusing on the capabilities for extending SAP products using SAP Cloud Platform Portal. Rachel has over 17 years of experience in the software industry, in many different roles, mostly in managing software development.
Aviad Rivlin is a Director of Product Management for SAP User Experience & Portals, and an SAP Mentor.
Aviad is focusing on SAP Cloud Platform Portal and SAP Fiori Cloud Go-To-Market and customer success.
You can follow Aviad on Twitter and on the the SAP community.
This course was rated with 4.45 stars in average from 658 votes.
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Murali Shanmugham is a Cloud Platform specialist at SAP Australia. He is passionate about mobile, cloud and the Internet of Things. Over the last 15 years in the IT industry, he has built a strong consulting and customer-oriented background by leading various implementation projects in ANZ. In his current role as a Solution Advisor, he is helping customers to adopt and use SAP Cloud Platform to solve some of their key business challenges. Murali is an active member of the SAP Community Network and a regular speaker at various conferences.
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Health Check
The Community Inclusive Trust ensures that each school within the Trust has a Health Check on an annual basis. Health Checks form the basis on which the school's trajectory is measured, and is used to assess a full range of school activities.
During an inspection they focus on the following:
1. Overall Effectiveness
2. Leadership & Management
3. Teaching Learning Assessment
4. Personal Development & Welfare
5. Outcome for Pupils
Woodlands Academy received a full Health Check on Thursday 14th March 2019. The report is available to view below:


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If ever there was a way to impress your new club - this is it!
After being released by West Brom at the end of last season, Liam Ridgewell headed Stateside and to the MLS with Portland Timbers.
And during his side's clash with New England Revolution, the 30-year-old delivered a sensational solo goal.
With the Timbers trailing 1-0, Ridgewell picked up the ball on the half-way line, sliced through the opposition defence and fired low into the bottom corner.
His bizarre celebration shows he even took himself by surprise and no wonder - in over 70 appearances for the Baggies he scored just twice.
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What our customers say...
Over the years that Malcolm and Lorraine have owned RFF, they have received many notes from people they've moved and Downsized. Here's what some of them have to say:
Rob Taylor, Property and Maintenance Manager, Trivett Classic Pty Ltd
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"...We liked your approach to the job regarding packing on the first day, and then doing the move on the 2nd and 3rd days using a large and a small truck, with multiple trips as needed. Other removalists wanted to cram the pack and move into a single day, and we believed this would not have worked out as well. We liked the flexibility to take a fixed price or hourly rate on the move part of the job. Your attitude to moving plants in pots was better than that of other companies quotes, who preferred that we move the quite heavy plants ourselves. We preferred dealing with a small business that puts the names and contact details of the principals on their letter head rather than with a larger organisation. The move worked out very well. We took out insurance against damage during the move, but are pleased to say we did not need to make any claims. The packing and labelling of the boxes was very good. Despite the heat, the crew were courteous, efficient and careful with our belongings."
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"...Thank you to you both and to the team of guys who helped on the day of our move. Having lived 31 years in the one house it was rather a traumatic event and was made more palatable by the courtesy, care and thoughtfulness of your firm. We did appreciate the assistance given and professional attention to our belongings and would have no hesitation if we ever had to move again (hopefully not too soon). We would gladly recommend your company RFF to others."
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"Thank you for your professionalism and generosity you extended to my client Mrs Sue Power on Wednesday. The two young men who assisted were polite, helpful and at times were asked to do things that they might normally not be expected to do (like assist Sue to bed). They are a credit to your company."
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"Lorraine, a big thank you for the excellent job you did with the packing of Mum's home. Malcolm, a big thank you to you and the other men who moved Mum so professionally and what looked like, so easily."
John & Jean Howie
Best removalists we have ever had and we have moved 12 to 13 times over the years. They never lost their sense of humour and never said "can't do it". We were always kept informed of times of where & when they would be. Phone staff were always friendly and helpful and did not make me feel a nuisance for ringing at anytime. Thank you!"
Chris and Phillipa Suthons
"Thank you and your staff for making our move so easy and trouble free. We were dreading the whole process, especially with 9 month old twins. However luckily we received a recommendation for Ryde Furniture Freighters and that proved to be justified. The guys were careful and efficient and the move was swift with nothing lost or broken. And all this was achieved for a reasonable price. We won't hesitate to recommend you to friends in the future."
Martin Rogers
"I was in the removal industry for over 9 years and I knew that selecting the right removalist was critical. After speaking to 5 different removal companies that obviously couldn't care less if they had my business or not, it was a pleasure to find someone who did. The manner in which the move was carried out was excellent. Nothing was a problem or too hard. Our furniture was well wrapped and protected and nothing got broken or damaged. The walls in both houses were not scratched or damaged in any way. Once again thanks for making what is normally a difficult task easy."
Carmen, Administration Assistant, Sisters of Mercy Generalate, Parramatta
"Thank you so very much for the help you gave at such very short notice to have furniture transported from Castle Hill to Crows Nest. Your efforts in finding removalists and arranging times for transportation so late in the day are very much appreciated and you are an asset to your company. May you continue to have success and may the smile in your voice never fade."
John Stevens, Business Thinking Systems
"I wanted to write and say how pleased we were with your moving services. The packing was carried out efficiently and with very little disruption to our normal activities. Together with a very pleasant manner the day went smoothly and without any hassle what so ever. The actual physical move was also carried out in a very professional way and all the guys were polite and friendly. They took a lot of care of the things that were moved despite the speed with which they worked. All goods arrived in one piece with no breakages or losses.Your rates are extremely competitive and as far as value for money is concerned I would be more than happy to recommend you to anyone wanting to move."
Deirdre Edmonds
"Moving home is ranked quite high on the stress scale, and you managed to remove it for me and my family by arriving on time, working efficiently and professionally in quite a complicated move that involved moving furniture between two homes and storage. I'm delighted to say that nothing was damaged and everything ended up in the correct destination. Your staff was at all times friendly and polite and I'd like to mention only one example of how they impressed me – we needed to move furniture, TV and sound system from one room to another and I hadn't realised that the equipment wasn't disconnected or the sideboard cleared of crockery. Not only was the furniture moved, but the TV and sound systems were reconnected and the dinner service replaced in the sideboard in the new room!"
Reg White (and Paul Stone), Kennards Self Storage – Rydalmere
"Dear Lorraine and Malcolm, Thank you very much for your kind wishes and the basket of "goodies" for Paul and myself, both are greatly appreciated. As you would be aware very few people bother to say thank you nowadays, much less make a physical gesture. In the past six years I have never received the slightest adverse comment regarding your services and in fact constantly receive positive feedback, accordingly, I can guarantee that Paul and I will continue to support your business to all our clients. Again, thank you both very much.
Salli-Ann Craik
"Dear Lorraine, Just wanted to say a big thankyou to you and the team who moved us into my new home yesterday. The boys were amazing and so lovely to work with – they even tried very hard to get some tricky furniture up the stairs. In particular Matt? (the NZ guy) was very helpful and great at letting us know what was happening every step of the way. So big thank you and I will most definitely be recommending you to any friends who may do "the big move". You certainly did take the stress out of it all! Kindest regards and thanks."
Debbie Egan
"Hi Lorraine, Just wanted to thank you and all the team for your friendly and professional service. We were very happy with the service you provided and would recommend you to anyone. We are settling in nicely and only have a few more boxes to unpack! Thanks."
Pamela Ferry
"Hi Lorraine, Just wanted to say thank you so much for moving us yesterday! The guys did a great job! – please tell them! We will be recommending you to all our friends! (Ange did tell me you guys were the best!) Cheers"
Oscar and Marie-France Cahill
"Thanks Loraine, Thanks again for a smooth move. The crew worked tirelessly and were great company too. My little girls took a shine to your driver!! Also thanks for spotting and fixing up the invoice. I have recommended you to two households that I know are moving in the next few months. I could pass on your card if you send me a couple through the mail. Very best wishes and thanks again."
Lynne Fisher, Managing Director, Promtel Pty Ltd
"Hi Lorraine, Yes, all went well – we are still unpacking the last few things – you know, the 'stuff' that seems to take ages; otherwise we are happily settled in to Castle Hill and are loving it! You'll have to come over – actually we are having a house warming, probably on Saturday 23rd August, if you and Mal are free. I Also want to comment on the guys and how smoothly everything went. You must get this all the time, but they were so lovely and respectful, it was a pleasure to have them working on our job. I hope they're okay after the extremely heavy TV unit – I had no idea it was so heavy! Thanks and best regards"
Kath Nery
"Lorraine and her team helped me to move my elderly mother from her family home of 50 years to a small unit. I found Lorraine and Malcolm to be so kind and considerate in helping mum. They wanted to take all the stresses out of moving and ensured mum that everything had been taken care of. Nothing was too hard and their team behind them were always professional and courteous and punctual which means a lot when you are moving. Although my mum was able to cope with downsizing and reducing the amount of things she could take to her unit, she still had far too much furniture and belongings for her to be comfortable in her new home. Mum has been in her unit for over 12 months now and we are still taking boxes to various charities. I believe if we had taken Lorraine's advice on downsizing it would have been a fantastic help to mum. She could have used the storage option and reassessed her situation once she had moved in rather than living with a second bedroom that was overflowing with furniture and boxes of things that she was never really going to use. There are some people who have no one to help them at all and some people with children who live incredibly busy lives. I believe if these people use this advisory service from Lorraine and her team they will not be disappointed as they are so sympathetic to peoples needs and understand what it is like to downsize elderly people. Lorraine and her team have an independent view so there are no emotions attached to certain belongings but with their help and experience they can tell them if they really will need to take certain belongings to their new home. At the end of the day their priority was my mum and her needs and they were always there to reassure her and make her feel at ease. I am more than happy to talk to any future clients as a reference as I really cant speak more highly of their service."
Jason & Christine
"Hi Lorraine, I just wanted to drop you a quick note about the excellent service we received from Brad & Tali during our move. Normally when we move, we always stress about forgetting the last minute things - But for once ( After at least 15 moves ) we didn't think that, or worry, as I had confidence in them the minute they took over. Well done, Excellent job. Please keep up the same service and the assurance of Professional & Good Staff. Mainly we loved the good old way of dealing with your company, was dealing with confidence / honesty / assurance & care - which is so hard to find these days. Thank you.
Luke Fennel, Principal Engineer, EDTC Services
"Lorraine, Just a quick note to thank you, Mal and the staff at Ryde Furniture Freighters for the professional service provided during our recent office relocation and similarly for the service provided in moving the contents of my home late last year. Please pass on my thanks to the team – particularly following moving the contents of my home – that was (as no doubt Mal told you) a very tricky exercise which I am pleased to say was completed quickly and without incident exactly as promised. We will continue to use and recommend Ryde Furniture Freighters and have no hesitation in recommending RFF to others. Regards."
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Revealed: Genocidal Plot to Open Up Territory of Uncontacted Amazon tribe
Survival International has learned that politicians from a notoriously violent town in Brazil are lobbying behind the scenes to open up the territory of a vulnerable uncontacted tribe.
Councilors from Colniza in central Brazil, which is dominated by illegal logging and ranching and for years was Brazil's most violent town, have met the Minister of Justice to lobby for the Rio Pardo indigenous territory to be drastically reduced in size. The minister is reportedly sympathetic to the councilors' proposals.
Their plan is for road-builders, loggers, ranchers and soya farmers to move in, despite the territory being home to the last of the Kawahiva tribe, one of the most vulnerable peoples on the planet.
Source: Revealed: Genocidal Plot to Open Up Territory of Uncontacted Amazon tribe
Unfortunately it's not the Amazon Kawahiva tribe which should be eliminated… it's the councilors and minister of justice (what a misnomer that is) who need to be removed.


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Computational Linguistics
September 2014, Vol. 40, No. 3, Pages 533-538
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On the Universal Generation Problem for Unification Grammars
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The universal generation problem for unification grammars is the problem of determining whether a given grammar derives any terminal string with a given feature structure. It is known that the problem is decidable for LFG and PATR grammars if only acyclic feature structures are taken into consideration. In this brief note, we show that the problem is undecidable for cyclic structures. This holds even for grammars that are off-line parsable.


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ST. GEORGE — Undercover investigations by the Washington County Drug Task Force led to the takedown of another alleged drug dealer Saturday.
The task force conducted a narcotics distribution investigation into 33-year-old Nicholas Stewart Jones, of LaVerkin, according to a probable cause statement filed by the task force in support of the arrest.
During the course of the investigation, the task force conducted a controlled buy of methampetamine on three separate occasions in Washington County, the report states, through the use of a confidential informant who purchased meth from Jones.
Jones was subsequently charged with three second-degree felony counts of drug distribution, according to an information filed Monday in 5th District Court by the Washington County Attorney's Office.
He was arrested at his home Saturday and transported to the Washington County Purgatory Correctional Facility.
Jones appeared before 5th District Judge Eric Ludlow Monday afternoon for his initial appearance. He remains in police custody as this report publishes.
According to Utah Court records, Jones has an extensive criminal record since 2002, including arrests for assault, domestic violence, harassment, impaired driving, joyriding, shoplifting and drug-related offenses, among other charges.
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Its winter… is anyone excited because I'm not… I don't like being cold or wearing a coat for that matter! However, there's nothing we can do but brave the weather the best way we can and that is to be utterly fabulous. Fashion doesn't stop when the warm weather does. I'm not a sweater girl! I don't think they look good on me in fact they have a tendency to make me look bigger than what I actually am. The same goes for the current dressed up sweatshirt trend thats going on…I'm not a fan. So whats a girl to when she is curvy and fashionable but the temps are below 30… LAYER.
Recently I have become the self proclaimed queen of layering. There's a secret sauce to adding multiple layers of clothing to a curvy, voluptuous, full body without adding bulk. Check out this look I put together which includes: 1 Jacket, 1 skirt, 2 tops, 2 pairs of stockings and 1 pair of heels and a dash of sparkle.
- Jacket | Cabi, Envy Jacket
- Top 1| Cabi, Coco Knit Shell
- Top 2| Cabi, Stretch Turtleneck
- Skirt| Talbot, Holiday 2012
- Necklace| Tracy Lynn (old)
The key to wearing multiple layers, especially on your curves, is to make sure that most of them are thin. Fabrics like merino wool or jersey are great for layering. Work from thinest to thickest. You want to be warm enough that you won't freeze but stylish that you don't look like a hobo or someone's who got dressed in a hurry. Check out the look layer by layer…
The idea for this particular look came from a recent issue of Lucky Magazine, where they too where showing their readers how to layer. Generally speaking I think they do a pretty good job at showing body size diversity but, in this particular article I wished they had also featured a plus size model rocking layers. As I read the article I found the look that would transcend best on curves and re created it. Check out the original below.


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Faith and Sports
I read an interesting article about faith in sports (especially as the Eagles are playing the Cardinals this weekend). If you are interested its at:
Hopefully the Eagles have faith they can beat the Cardinals.
Recently, when the Phillies were playing the Rays in the world series, I figured the Rays (formally known as the Devil Rays) would win. This was because I believe the city of Philadelphia (where I am from) relishes in being sports losers (comparable to the Red Sox of old). Its almost as if it added to their tough image. I guess my point is, in line with many of books that suggest the same (The Secret being the most recent) you attract what you believe. And that seems to at least be part of this sportswriters article.


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Organised dialogue does not give much scope for self-inquiry. Being aware of - your thoughts, actions, reactions, speech, interactions, relationships - in everyday living, brings about changes.
It is absolutely spontaneous and unprompted. I love such dialogues but how rare are such precious moments. we are such slaves to intellect losing the heart!
Dialogue comes about spontaneously all the time. I havn't made up my mind how important oraganised dialogues really are, but I think they are one way of spreading and "digesting" insight. Like this site.
However, if the dialogue is arranged, it must be highly organised. It demands a lot from the participants. The format, the facilitating and the rest of the formal framework must be given a lot of thought. If the subject is not quite clear to everybody, the confusion will distract people and the whole experience will be disapointing.
a true dialogue is to inquire with one self or with others in humility of not knowing and to understand ( to stand-under)the light of teachings spontaneously without self interest.
The very word dialogue implies a two-way communication, therefore in enquiry, unless openess to spontaniety is there any form of organized dialogue would be futile and serve no purpose.
The listener, the speaker and the choice of words to synchronize in context and meaning is indeed an achievement per se; can that be organized, that is the question?
no reason why it cannot come in both ways. alternately, it may not come in either way.
A group of people, two, three or more can come together to sit quietly and anyone if so moved, may openly reflect what is arising within their own space. That open invitation on the part of one can allow others to look at what is arising within and together all can examine further the problems, observations, awareness of the joined group.
I think, sincere inquiry can arise both in organized dialogues and also spontaneously when people meet without any purpose.
I'm a bit sceptical about the word spontaneity. It's a receipe for inaction, laziness. Yes, both are important. Yes we need both--we have to organise with a heart.
I think it has to be spontaneous in the sense that it must take place at a deep experiential and heartfelt level. As the latter is what must be reached if the old foundations are ever to be truly destroyed and a genuinely radical rebuilding process begins to take place in a person. Though I feel this could take place in an organized manner (or even in an organization) if there was right leadership.
Dialogue can be organized, being a light to oneself cannot.
Certainly, all of K's dialogues [so called] were organized to some extent. Similarly, any dialogues in a Forum context are organized to a certain extent as well, although in a different manner. While this is true, I see that the elements of spontaneity and freedom are required for the inquiry to be sincere and genuine in spite of a certain level of organizing to bring people and subject matter together for relationship in dialogue.
Spontaneously. The dialogue even if organized should culminate in spontaneity.
'Dialogue', in the sense of 'Selfless Collective Exploration', shall happen as the totally dedicated participants learn to explore together without any thought of personal credit of any sort; and, as they learn to explore collectively with 'One DelusionFree Mind'. They will decide together about experimenting with any planning/organization. Before getting to smooth exploraion, one should be prepared for rough-ride. Howsoever dedicated one might be, 'delusionary self' would continue asserting its existence, until drowned in 'DelusionFree Culture' inside the ExplorationCollective.
Nothing is lost.The organised dialogue may open the heart of the unexpected visitor,looking for something else,
I would say that dialogue can be organized but its success probably depends on the individuals involved being prepared to listen to others and to be open and capable of freeing themselves from their own cherished beliefs or attitudes, at least for a while. But ultimately if dialogue is not spontaneous it will not produce much nourishing fruit.
Every day is a dialogue with life in relationship with others. What's wrong with organising one or two days where that sense of dialogue is brought to the fore? After all, much of what happens spontaneously and unprompted is of a very trivial or ephemeral nature. What's wrong with being deliberately serious?
In the sense of sincere inquiry it should come spontaneously unpropted.
Organized dialogue risks 'becoming' a ritual.
Spontaneity is natural inquiry, and natural inquiry is spontaneous.
spontaneously and unprompted.......
It has to come spontaneously and unpromted.
We can seat down and have a dialogue about a specific topic. Time is not a factor for inquiry.
It can be facilitated as well as made impossible by attitude and intentions.
K's talks were obviously "organised " to a certain extent yet the content was always spontaneous.
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The international fertility industry
The global fertility market is growing, in part because of the increased availability of new technologies to treat infertility and the expansion of options for people to create new kinds of families.
Infertility is a complex phenomenon. It reflects an interaction between our biology, our expectations and the expectations of the society and culture in which we live.
Although the local definition of infertility may vary, the World Health Organisation (WHO) estimates that 1 in 3 individuals exit their fertile years with fewer children than they had originally hoped for.
Other drivers of the international fertility market is the variation in cost and availability from country to country, and as we have seen this week, how the legal situation can be different as well.
Today, the global fertility market comprises sperm donation, fertility medications and assisted reproductive technology, including IVF, fertility medication, intrauterine insemination, reproductive surgery (e.g. fallopian tube obstruction, varicocele repair), and surrogacy.
As an industry, it is estimated to be worth between £20-30 billion. Over the next few years, it is expected to grow approximately 4% year-on-year, primarily driven by increased age of prospective parents, a global increase in obesity, and cultural changes that have make fertility treatments more socially acceptable; in some cases, even desirable.
For your discussion: Do you think your country is a net importer or a net exporter of fertility services? Do people generally come to your country to seek fertility treatment, if so what kind?


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Nicholas Kemmer
Nicholas Kemmer
|21 October 1998 (aged 86)
Edinburgh, United Kingdom
|United Kingdom
|Alma mater
|University of Göttingen
University of Zurich
Imperial College London
|Known for
|British nuclear programme
Neutron scattering
|Hughes Medal (1966), FRS[1]
|Scientific career
|Nuclear physics
|Tube Alloys
Manhattan Project
Trinity College, Cambridge
Berkeley Radiation Laboratory
University of Edinburgh
|Doctoral advisor
|Wolfgang Pauli
Gregor Wentzel
|Doctoral students
|Abdus Salam
Paul Taunton Matthews
Richard Dalitz
John Stephen Roy Chisholm
Lalit Mohan Nath
Nicholas Kemmer FRS FRSE (7 December 1911 – 21 October 1998) was a Russian-born nuclear physicist working in Britain, who played an integral and leading edge role in United Kingdom's nuclear programme, and was known as a mentor of Abdus Salam – a Nobel laureate in physics.
Early life[edit]
Nicholas was born to Nicholas P. Kemmer and his wife Barbara Statzer in Saint Petersburg.[2] His family moved to Germany in 1922, where he was educated at Bismarckschule Hanover and then at the University of Göttingen. He received his doctorate in nuclear physics at the University of Zurich and worked as an assistant to Wolfgang Pauli, who had to give strong arguments in 1936, before being allowed to employ a non-Swiss national.[3] Later on, Kemmer moved to the Beit Fellowship at Imperial College London.
British nuclear development[edit]
Kemmer moved to Trinity College, Cambridge in 1940 to work on Tube Alloys, the wartime atomic energy project. In 1940, when Egon Bretscher and Norman Feather showed that a slow neutron reactor fuelled with uranium would in theory produce substantial amounts of plutonium-239 as a by-product, Kemmer (who was lodging at the Bretschers') proposed the names Neptunium for the new element 93 and Plutonium for 94 by analogy with the outer planets Neptune and Pluto beyond Uranus (uranium being element 92). The Americans Edwin M. McMillan and Philip Abelson at the Berkeley Radiation Laboratory, who had made the same discovery, fortuitously suggested the same names.
Kemmer spent 1944–1946 in Canada. At the University of Edinburgh from 1953 to 1979, he was Tait Professor of Mathematical Physics, creating the Tait Institute of Mathematical Physics in 1955. He was elected as a Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh in 1954. His proposers were Norman Feather, Max Born, Sir Edmund Whittaker and Alexander Aitken. He served as the Society's Vice-President from 1971 to 1974.[4]
Kemmer was elected a Fellow of the Royal Society in 1956[1] and won its Hughes Medal in 1966. He was awarded the J. Robert Oppenheimer Memorial Prize in 1975.[5][6] Nicholas Kemmer was also a mentor and a teacher of the only Pakistani Nobel laureate, Dr. Abdus Salam. Kemmer is credited to trained and work with Salam in Neutron scattering by using relativity equations.
Work and legacy[edit]
Duffin–Kemmer–Petiau equation[edit]
The Duffin–Kemmer–Petiau equation (DKP equation, also called Duffin–Kemmer equation or Kemmer equation) plays a role in the description of the standard model of particles, together with the Yang-Mills field. The Duffin–Kemmer–Petiau equation is closely linked to the Proca equation[7] and the Klein–Gordon equation.[8] The DKP equation suffers the same drawback as the Klein–Gordon equation in that it calls for negative probabilities.[8] The equation involves matrices which obey the Duffin–Kemmer–Petiau algebra. The work leading to the DKP equation, culminating in Kemmer's article,[9] has been quoted as "the first attempt at writing down a satisfactory relativistic theory of elementary particles beyond the electron", and these equations have later been brought in unified form with the Dirac equation by Homi J. Bhabha.[10]
Nicholas Kemmer Road in Edinburgh University's King's Buildings complex is named in his honour.
- ^ a b Dyson, F. (2011). "Nicholas Kemmer. 7 December 1911 -- 21 October 1998". Biographical Memoirs of Fellows of the Royal Society. 57: 189–204. doi:10.1098/rsbm.2011.0008.
- ^ Biographical Index of Former Fellows of the Royal Society of Edinburgh 1783–2002 (PDF). The Royal Society of Edinburgh. July 2006. ISBN 0-902-198-84-X.
- ^ Charles P. Enz, Beat Glaus, Gerhard Oberkofler (eds.): Wolfgang Pauli und sein Wirken an der ETH Zürich, vdh Hochschulverlag ETHZ Zürich, 1997, ISBN 3-7281-2317-X, p. 62 (in German language)
- ^ Biographical Index of Former Fellows of the Royal Society of Edinburgh 1783–2002 (PDF). The Royal Society of Edinburgh. July 2006. ISBN 0-902-198-84-X.
- ^ Walter, Claire (1982). Winners, the blue ribbon encyclopedia of awards. Facts on File Inc. p. 438. ISBN 9780871963864.
- ^ "J. Robert Oppenheimer Prize awarded to Nicholas Kemmer". Physics Today. American Institute of Physics. 28 (4): 109. April 1975. Bibcode:1975PhT....28d.109.. doi:10.1063/1.3068944.
- ^ Sergey Kruglov: Symmetry and electromagnetic interaction of fields with multi-spin. A Volume in Contemporary Fundamental Physics, ISBN 1-56072-880-9, 2000, p. 26
- ^ a b Anton Z. Capri: Relativistic quantum mechanics and introduction to quantum field theory, World Scientific, 2002, ISBN 981-238-136-8, p. 25
- ^ N. Kemmer: The particle aspect of meson theory, Proceedings of the Royal Society A, 10. November 1939, vol. 173, no. 952, pp. 91–116, doi:10.1098/rspa.1939.0131
- ^ Animesh Datta: High-spin field theories and relativistic quantum mechanics of bosons, In Emerson D. Seifer (ed.): Bosons, ferromagnetism and crystal growth research, pp. 119–150, Nova Science Publishers, 2006, ISBN 978-1-60021-367-0, p. 122
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The three British lads who comprise Life of Dillon never sought out fame. WhileDavid Keiffer, Joe Griffith and Rob Griffitharerelishing their time in the spotlight now, with teen girls screaming their names and begging for selfies, the guys initially didn't want to be popstars — they wanted to be songwriters.
"We really wanted to write for other artists, but we couldn't make that a reality," Joe Griffith says. "We had to realize things didn't work out as we hoped."
They talked about disbanding, but then decided to try singing the songs themselves. And that decision changed everything.
The moment they realized they made it
The trio has been doing non-stop promo for their EP "Prologue," which came out in May, and have had some definite standout moments in the past few months. "For me, it was our first big show in Minneapolis," Rob Griffith says. "We were performing alongside Fifth Harmony and Flo Rida. During our performance, we won over the crowd and we just weren't expecting such a big response. People wanted to take pictures with us and hug us. It was absolutely amazing."
For David Keiffer and Joe Griffith, the most surreal moment was being flown from the U.K. to New York City shortly after Thanksgiving to meet the whole Sony team. "One day we were in our flat in London, and the next we were in this high rise building talking with legends, including Doug Morris, the CEO of Sony," Joe says.
Best of both worlds
In addition to being signed to Sony, Life of Dillon is also managed by Adam Alpert, who manages The Chainsmokers. The guys agree that having the mix of an individual manager and the support of a huge label have been key to growing their budding careers.But, of course, it isn't all work and no play. "We partied with The Chainsmokers in LA and they are absolutely insane," Joe says, keeping the exact details of what went down on lock.
Ready to mingle
Considering Life of Dillon's fanbase is largely teen girls, we couldn't resist asking about their romantic statuses. "This is the first time we've been asked this, so you're getting the exclusive," Keiffer says. "We're all single and available, so hit us up on Twitter or Instagram. No, I'm just kidding!" "No, he's not!" Rob interjects. "We're at @lifeofdillon. Come find us."
SeeLife of Dillon open for Meghan Trainor on their summer tour:
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A contemporary and modern style that highlights the natural surroundings of Fenix Event's riverside location with floor to ceiling curved windows.
Small and relaxed groups through to large and formal guests options are available.
From today until your day, we do.
Known for its culinary excellence and exceptional event style Fenix Events is fast becoming a Melbourne icon for events with a difference.
Located just outside the CBD in a beautiful waterfront location, Fenix Events specialises in the unique event. Situated in a beautiful natural, riverside setting with a spectacular view of the river, surrounded by greenery, your wedding will be one to remember.
With award winning staff to guide you through your planning and assist you on the day, your experience with us will be carefree.
Our kitchen team can create a menu tailored to your every requirement and have your guests wowed with meals presented. We also source the very best of local and international wines, beers and cocktails designed to enhance the flavours of our food, and to inspire the senses of our guests.
Boasting two state of the art event spaces and menus that will guide your guests on a true culinary journey, Fenix Events is the perfect place for the one-of-a-kind celebration.
Give us a call now and let's discuss your wedding plans or get your obligation free quote today and we'll get in touch with you within 24 hrs!
Fenix Events is a modern boutique event venue situated on the banks of the Yarra River in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. Located in the suburb of Richmond, the venue is surrounded by nature and the sounds of bell birds and rosellas. Fenix Events, owned by Maple Event Group, hosts wedding ceremonies and receptions.
Weddings at Fenix Events
Wedding ceremonies at Fenix Events can be held outdoors or indoors. Ceremonies on the River Terrace, featuring open windows that look out onto Yarra River, are followed by receptions in Panorama. The sleek room features floor to ceiling windows and a private balcony. The venue can cater for as few as 100 people for a lunch or as many as 300 guests for a cocktail wedding.
Wedding packages include a personal event executive to assist with the wedding as well as consultations with a wedding coordinator. Packages also include a personal bridal attendee. The venue offers many amenities like fresh floral arrangements on the bar and cake bags for guests. For convenience, Fenix Events provides wedding information packs.
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Traditional Richmond Hill Hotel and modern apartment Adara Richmond hotel are two of the hotels found close to Fenix Events. Additional accommodation options include Amora Hotel Riverwalk Melbourne, 94 Highett Inner City Period Home, and Richmond Bosisto Street.
Melbourne tourist attractions include the Crown Casino and Entertainment Complex, Royal Botanic Gardens Melbourne, and Melbourne Zoo. Other interesting sites are the Australian Centre for Contemporary Art and the National Gallery of Victoria.
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The Sociology Department, in keeping with the university's mission statement, which places an emphasis on personalized education leading students to inquiring, ethical, and productive lives as global citizens, offers several opportunities for students to participate in travel courses.
A travel course is a short-term course that takes place during the summer or interterm and includes a 1-4 week travel portion. Students who engage in travel courses will have the opportunity to explore new cultures and see how societies interact through in-depth cross cultural observation and experience.
Chapman is a learning environment dedicated to creating a caring community that embraces diverse ideas and experiences. Travel courses allow students to participate in experiences that will foster Chapman University values.


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October 2, 2017
TORONTO - Just a few hours after concerns were raised by B'nai Brith Canada, the Toronto District School Board (TDSB) has pledged to replace its definition of Islamophobia and recall all copies of its Islamic Heritage Month Resource Guidebook until the changes are complete.
Earlier on Oct. 2, B'nai Brith Canada had expressed alarm at an overly broad definition of Islamophobia, which purported to include any "dislike" of "Islamic politics or culture". A TDSB representative told B'nai Brith that this definition was included in the Guidebook "in error".
The former TDSB definition raised the spectre of punishment for students or teachers who display "dislike" toward the persecution of LGTBQ people in the Islamic Republic of Iran, harsh restrictions on women in Saudi Arabia, and Palestinian terrorism against Israelis, all of which are examples of "Islamic politics."
"We thank the TDSB for acting swiftly to correct this serious problem," said Michael Mostyn, Chief Executive Officer of B'nai Brith Canada. "The definition of Islamophobia initially presented by the TDSB was clearly inappropriate, and we look forward to seeing a proper definition presented to Toronto students.
"We are proud to advocate on behalf of Canada's grassroots Jewish community, as well as Canadians from all backgrounds who stand up for human rights and democracy."
In March of 2017, the House of Commons passed parliamentary motion M-103, condemning Islamophobia, as well as all forms of systemic racism. B'nai Brith will give its input on M-103 before a parliamentary committee on October 18.


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The Summer pledge drive is all but over. You have helped $4,411 toward our goal for July, Aug, Sept of $5,000. There still is $140 remaining on PHILADELPHIA's $250 challenge and there is one more challenge waiting in the wings. When those challenges are matched (we really do need the funds folks!), the pledge drive will be over. So.... for those of you that are expecting the "other guy" to do it or haven't yet gotten "roundtuit". Please get out your checkbook or credit card and earmark $10 or $20 bucks for Insulin Pumpers. If you don't think IP is worthwhile, then why are you here??? Show your appreciation by sending a few bucks to help support our efforts to help everyone live a little better every day with diabetes (or in spite of it :-) To make a matching contribution toward this challenge, or to make a sustaining gift to Insulin Pumpers visit the Insulin Pumpers donation page at: http://www.insulin-pumpers.org/donate.shtml If you prefer to send your contribution by mail, address it to: Insulin Pumpers 558 Valley Way Milpitas, CA 95035 In the UK, <===== Send a cheque by post in ANY currency or for tax a deductible donation, use your charity card and/or contribute to the CAF (Charities Aid Foundation) on behalf of Insulin Pumpers, CAF charity #002139. See http://www.givingtoday.org/charitycard.cfm or call 0800 99 33 11 for details. My Very Best Regards, Michael Robinton Executive Director email @ redacted For mail list removal write email@example.com website http://www.insulin-pumpers.org


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Ted Owens (1920-1987) was a man who claims to have had contacts with multi-dimensional Extremely Advanced Beings.
Mr. Owens suffered severe head injuries on several occasions as a youth. Despite these Mr. Owens developed a very high intelligence quotient, became a member of MENSA, and mastered many trades and talents.
Later in life Mr. Owens was exposed to a UFO (Unhuman Flying Object) and claims to have started having conversations in his brain and mind with advanced beings called Space Intelligences or SI's. Mr. Owens described the SIs as invisible beings of pure energy, although he sometimes depicted them as insects. Mr. Owens claimed that SI's had caused his head injuries earlier in life so his brain could have effective two-way communication with them and that he was the first person since the hero Musa or "Moses" to have such a gift.
Many people who met, investigated, and researched Ted Owens testified that he could predict and control lightning, hurricanes, tornadoes, earthquakes and volcanoes, through psychokinesis. He was also adept at predicting and experiencing UFO phenomena. Parapsychologist Jeffrey Mishlove wrote a case-study book about Owens, The PK Man: A True Story of Mind Over Matter, with a foreword by John Edward Mack. Science fiction and non-fiction writer Otto Binder, reported on the unusual case of Ted Owens for SAGA Magazine in the early 1970s.


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Jacob Voldby delivers structured exquisiteness with purpose in digital design. He also has extensive knowledge about video and photo production.
Jacob has considerable experience as an independent digital consultant, and has good business sense, and will ensure that what is delivered meets customer expectations by clarifying the requirements through asking pertinent questions.
As a former member of JCI (Junior Chamber International), Jacob thrives on constant professional development, and he likes to take on any challenge, even if it is only partially related to his core competencies.


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The UTSA Student Union Food Pantry Initiative supports students to reach their full academic and personal potential, by providing access to healthy and nutritious foods.
The Roadrunner Pantry relies on the support of our campus community for food and toiletries. Items can be dropped off at the Roadrunner Pantry Donation Station located in UTSA Student Union North (across from the Bookstore). Please keep non-perishable food items separate from non-food items.
The Roadrunner Pantry welcomes all non-perishable, non-expired donations: Amazon Shopping List
We also welcome baby food, pet food, can openers, toilet paper, tissues, paper towels, diapers, tooth paste, shampoo, and soaps.
The Roadrunner Pantry accepts monetary donations to ensure food is always available. Our partnership with the San Antonio Food Bank helps us use these funds to purchase food for stocking the pantry for students in need.
Make a gift through UTSA Payroll Deduction by downloading the form and denote Food Pantry.
Sign up your event to include a food drive to benefit the Roadrunner Pantry! We will drop off the donation bins before your event and pick them up after it.
If you are interested in getting more involved as a volunteer, complete the Volunteer Application on Rowdylink.
The Food Pantry is currently hiring student work-study positions. Click here for the job description. If you are interested, please submit an application at the UTSA Student Union website.


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Second graders' first experience of Fine Dining is a $220 seven course Epicurean Delight, all caught on video.
One Saturday afternoon last month, six second graders from P.S. 295 in Brooklyn got a head start on the fine-dining life when they visited the acclaimed French restaurant Daniel.
There, five waiters presented them with a seven-course tasting menu (after the trio of canapés and an amuse-bouche, naturellement). The meal was overseen by the star chef and eponym himself, Daniel Boulud, whose goal was, he says, "for the children to really discover a lot of flavor, a lot of layers, a lot of texture." These discoveries included Smoked Paprika Cured Hamachi (the "most-foreign thing for them," Boulud says), Crispy Japanese Snapper ("which they loved to see") and Wagyu Beef Rib-Eye ("a big success").
To capture the children's reactions, Jeffrey Blitz (director of the Oscar-nominated documentary "Spellbound") was tasked to make a video. The initiates seemed to enjoy the experience, but that isn't to say they loved all those flavors and textures.
At one point, after tasting a custom-made nonalcoholic cocktail, 7-year-old Chester Parish said: "This is, like, the only good course. It's yummy."
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We all have our personal reasons for wanting to know who viewed our social media profile picture or status. Today on electronics you will learn how to see who viewed your new 24 hour status on WhatsApp.
The temporary status is one of the new features added by WhatsApp to their application. With the new temporary status, you can share with your contact photos and videos of what you are doing at anytime of the day. You can share videos, photos, and GIF files.
And the privacy feature allows you to control who sees your 24 hour status. You can make your 24 hour status visible to only one person or a group of contacts you select. That way, you can share photos and videos with just family and friends or make it accessible to all your contacts.
But after updating your status, you might want to know if someone you directed the message – your video or image – on the status to has actually viewed it.
We still have other reason for wanting to know who viewed our status though. Let's see how you can view the contacts that really opened – viewed – your new WhatsApp status.
Let's assume you updated your status few hours ago and now you want to see contacts who opened it. Just follow the steps on the picture below.
Step 1: Open the 24 hour status area
Step 2: Open the status you updated; click at the bottom where you have the counter and drag it up.
Step 3: Those are the contacts who viewed your profile. You can also delete your status by clicking on the trash can icon as shown in the image.
That was simple enough right? Now you can see who viewed your status and you can also make it unavailable to certain people on your list.


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Can you start up the player normally? If so, go to Settings > Info and look at the top line. If it starts with an V01 you have a v1 model. If it starts with V03 you have a v2 model. Click the links for the correct version of firmwware for your player and follow the manual install instructions. Your player is an e260 so that means you have an e200 series player. The 60 indicates a 4GB model. The firmware is the same regardless of memory size. There are however 2 different hardware versions so that's the need for the different firmwware versions.
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I start it and within 3 seconds some text flashes up and it dies
where can i find the c250 firmware? i see a "A" next to the version nomber!
Theres a link to the latest version for the c200v1 and c200v2 in the first post of this thread.
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where can i find the c250 firmware? i see a "A" next to the version nomber!
And the "A" just means it's the American version. You will have to know whether you have a v1 or v2 model though, the firmware is different for each.
Is there a firmware update yet for the new Clip Sport? I tried to install the Sansa Firmware updater (1.406 on Windows 7) and when it gets to the "Click the finish button when Windows recognizes your device", clicking the finish button results in no action, the updater freezes.
No. When it's available, it will be posted both here in the Firmware thread and in the Clip Sport board.
Hi Tapeworm,
Nice work with your reply i'm a newbie but learnt how to go into recovery just by reading your post. I have my brother's sansa e270 (I don't know if it's P, A, E or F, i don't know how to check.) . When I connect it to the computer it says refreshing database and when it loads more than half it reboots, sometimes it writes something like "locked, system shutdown" and it goes off.
Do you have any idea how I can fix this? Thanks
How do I know which version my Sansa e270 is?
Version Info: Product Rev.: PP5022AF-05.51-S301-02.24-S301.02.24A-D
Base Code: 05.51-S301-02.24-S301.02.24A-D
ODM Ver.: S301-02.24-S301.02.24A-D
OEM Ver.: S301.02.24A-D
Build Type: -D
Build Date: 2007.12.24
Build Number: (Build 32.10)
What does this signify?
You have a v1 device and (the latest) North American firmware installed.
Is there a way to fix the device for it to work again?
P.S - What shows the version and firmware of the device in the Version.txt? I didn't see he letters you said would tell which region and version it is.
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P.S - What shows the version and firmware of the device in the Version.txt? I didn't see he letters you said would tell which region and version it is.
Version Info: Product Rev.: PP5022AF-05.51-S3 01-02.24 -S3 01.02.24A -D
Base Code: 05.51-S301-02.24-S3 01.02.24A -D
ODM Ver.: S301-02.24-S3 01.02.24A -D
OEM Ver.: S3 01.02.24A -D
Build Type: -D
Build Date: 2007.12.24
Build Number: (Build 32.10)
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Is there a way to fix the device for it to work again?
You can try formatting and/or re-applying the firmware following instructions in the firmware post (link in the 1st post of this thread) and/or follow some of the tips in the other posts in the thread.
Thanks bro, I managed to get the device up and running again but strange thing is that sansa updater is asking for a certain missing file so I couldn't update and the device is on the latest version.
The Updater will not "re-apply" the firmware; only "update" it. If your device is already running the latest, the Updater will do nothing. But it is simple enough to use the manual installation instructions in the firmware post to re-apply your fimrware if necessary.
Actually, it's better to do it manually than using the Updater. It's just as fast, and the Updater won't be phoning home everytime you plug into your computer looking for an update that will never come. Beside, it's a resource hog and slows down your (computer) system.
Can I get link(s) to firmware download and installation instructions for the Clip Jam? Your assistance is appreciated. Apologies if this is a FAQ, but searching for
> "clip jam" firmware
returned no useful hits.
Did you look in the Clip Jam board? It's the very 1st (top) thread.
Could someone edit the first post in this thread to
* add a Clip Jam link: latest firmware is @ http://forums.sandisk.com/t5/SanDisk-Clip-Jam/SanDisk-Clip-Jam-Firmware-1-03-Download-and-Installation/td-p/340693
* retarget the Clip Sport link: it currently points to http://forums.sandisk.com/t5/SanDisk-Clip-Sport/SanDisk-Clip-Sport-Firmware-1-22-released/td-p/335935 but the latest firmware is @ http://forums.sandisk.com/t5/SanDisk-Clip-Sport/SanDisk-Clip-Sport-Firmware-1-27-released/td-p/340602
why a firmware for the sansa clip jam is not listed? thanks for clariflying. is there an equivalent to it?
Yes, a link needs to be added to the list but . . . the top post in the Jam board is the firmware update to would point to if it were there.


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Making his mark on Shreveport via sketching, paintings and by baking events, Leeaux Leo reminds some of organizer April Dahm, some of arts producer and artist David Nelson. He is somehow both a questor and a producer.
He says, "I'm a creator of sorts. I spend my time finding inspiration from music and the arts/culture I expose myself to. In a sense I'm creating the world around me. I'm only 23. I want to do great things in the environment around me no matter where [I am]. My main goal is to inspire those I reach with my artwork or story."
Thus his omnivorous event at Artspace Shreveport on Saturday, May 30: portculture.
Spy the surreal Texas Ave. mural on the side of the Bikeshreveport.com co-op Bike Container? That's Leo's work. Says Leo, "I have a gift of art that has been with me since I was young. I don't take it for granted. Instead I use it to shape my world."
Some days Leo seems everywhere in Shreveport, as in multiple coffee shops, lunch counters, art events, and taverns.
"We are a Port of Culture," he reminds. "A melting pot in the south. I'm here to help show this to the eyes of people who have not been paying attention before. Sometimes people knock our music scene but it's nothing bad at all. It just needed organization. So I made a team of friends to help do this under Creative Intel Productions, where we creatively provide aesthetics to our events, creative promotion, with art and intelligence."
A vignette to go with an Arkansas band, Move Orchestra, that Leo will present Saturday night at Artspace: "I was living in Little Rock at the beginning of September and heard a rumor that a band I grew up listening to had formed a new band. They used to be called PMToday. They were signed to Rise Records. They formed a new project called Move Orchestra. I crossed paths with them when a friend of mine invited me to a show in downtown Little Rock. I was selling my artwork and enjoying the show. Move Orchestra had a brilliant performance. It was something like I've never heard or seen before."
"Finally after building up the courage to talk to them," notes the rarely-shy artist, "I gave Connor Brogan, lead vocalist, creative mind behind it all, some of my artwork and we shared how you can make a difference by actively supporting the music and art culture directly in your community. We talked for some time. I explained to him this is my purpose here, to create. We laughed and exchanged information. Soon after I booked my first show in Little Rock with a band I was helping manage at the time called The Hacking, and some locals. Move Orchestra performed on it and it was amazing. They had a great time and we remained in touch."
Music begins at 3 pm. Admission, $10 before 6PM. $13 after 6PM. Comestibles for sale by Ki Mexico and Jester Food Truck.
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When iTunes Radio launched today, the new music-streaming service came out of the gate strong, boasting several online radio stations featuring guest DJ sets from artists such as Katy Perry, Diplo and Jared Leto. And during the "Roar" singer's between-song banter, DJ Perry offered some kiss-and-tell details on her snogging sessions with boyfriend John Mayer while introducing Drake's "Hold On, We're Going Home."
Perry said the synth-y '80s ballad reminds her of songs from Lionel Richie and the Weeknd, i.e. makeout jams. "Drake is so sensitive but yet still so cool. It's a hard balance to find: Emotional guys who are sensitive but strong," Perry raved. "I listen to it with my boyfriend, so I suggest listening to it with whoever you wanna make out with." TMI? Nah. Especially when you consider that we already know Mariah Carey likes to make love to the music of Mariah Carey.
Elsewhere during her DJ set—which included tracks from HAIM, Icona Pop, Iggy Azalea and former tour-mate Robyn—Perry said Major Lazer's "Bubble Butt" ft. Bruno Mars, Tyga & 2 Chainz is her dancefloor jam of the moment. "We all have that one song which after a couple drinks, you can't help but shake it. That song for me is 'Bubble Butt.'"
To hear Katy's not-so-convincing approximation of Bruno Mars saying "bubble butt" on Major Lazer's song of the same name, take a listen to her DJ set on iTunes Radio.


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A new education toolkit is available in British Columbia to help service providers discuss safe infant sleep practices with First Nations and Aboriginal families and help reduce the risk of sudden infant death syndrome (SIDS).
SIDS is the death of a baby under one year of age, which is sudden, unexpected, and without a clear cause. SIDS usually happens during sleep or napping. Although the exact cause(s) of SIDS is unknown, there are clear safe sleep practices that reduce a baby's risk for SIDS.
A BC Coroners Service report showed that over a five-year period, 30 per cent of infants who died in sleep-related circumstances were Aboriginal, despite making up only about eight per cent of the infant population. In response, a tripartite working group was formed among the First Nations Health Authority, Government of Canada, and the Government of BC to develop a culturally appropriate safe sleep training initiative that could be incorporated into existing programs and services.
Led by Perinatal Services BC, the working group collaborated with First Nations and Aboriginal Elders, community members, and content experts to develop Honouring Our Babies: Safe Sleep Cards & Guide—an interactive, evidence-informed toolkit that incorporates cultural beliefs, practices, and issues specific to First Nations and Aboriginal communities.
The toolkit includes a deck of 21 discussion cards and seven illustrated cards that can be used to prompt and guide discussions with families about safe infant sleep as well as a facilitator's guide with more information on each card's topic, research, resources, and graphics.
Honouring our Babies: Safe Sleep Cards & Guide can be downloaded from the First Nations Health Authority website at www.fnha.ca under What We Do / Child, Youth and Maternal Health.
Perinatal Services BC, an agency of the Provincial Health Services Authority, provides leadership, support, and coordination for the strategic planning of perinatal services in British Columbia in collaboration with regional health authorities and other key stakeholders. PSBC is the central source in the province for evidence-based perinatal information. For more information, visit www.perinatalservicesbc.ca.
The First Nations Health Authority is a health service delivery organization created and mandated to support BC First Nations to implement a number of guiding agreements and documents seeking to elevate BC First Nations health outcomes through the creation a more effective health care system. For more information, visit www.fnha.ca.


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Nanny Diaries Vol. 3
Sorry for the Mess, we're busy learning
Sorry for the mess we are busy learning. As a pre-school teacher this little sign was neatly decorated on my door, because it was true. My room was messy by adult standards, but to my little kiddos it was perfect. Sure, every day after class ended I would have to go and clean the toys and put them back where they went. It didn't matter because the kids helped me put everything away.
So the same has easily translated to the littles I nanny for. As your nanny you can always expect that toys will be put away before we leave. That I will try my best to model to them that everything has a home. When we put toys away after each use the next time we play with them they will have all the pieces. It is never fun to do a puzzle and be missing one piece!! Plus, it shows kids that our toys, games, stuffed animals were bought with love and should be treated with love.
Have a MESSY MESSY playroom and your toddler just wont help you clean it?
I use these two phrases and it really seems to work.
I say: What two songs shall we listen to while clean up our mess?
I swear it works every time! It's so ingrained into the girls, that I get reminded if we don't have a song playing.
The song is a gentle reminder that while it's on we have to clean up!
Why say this: Giving your children control in the situation allows them to make the choice to want to help. It also, offers you control because the songs are like a timer for the job and then everyone is rewarded.
I say: I remember having to clean up when I was little, how can I help you?
Why say this: Feelings need to be validated. Having to clean up your toys is hard, but letting them know you've been there gains trust. Having a certain feeling toward doing something is okay, that even when we don't want to do something sometimes we still have to.
Promise a reward. I tell them if they cleaned up, and we did it the RIGHT way, they would get a special treat.
We started with one section at a time. I gave them each a job. As they completed them, I gave them another. Before you know it, messy room all cleaned up!
So tell me nannies, mammas or papas how do you get your littles to clean up?!