Merry Christmas, The King is born!
We wish you a New Year full of the peace of Jesus Christ, the Messiah. May He continue to guard your heart and bless you with a renewed and deeper understanding of a reconciled relationship with Him through His Son.
Above: Benjamin and Elianna with cousins, RJ and Anna B.
Above: A loud room with many "whoahhs!" and "oohhhs!"
Above: Baby Kira taking a nap with daddy.
It's been an eventful few weeks as we celebrated Jesus' birth in the US with friends and family. This is one of the things we miss while being overseas, and we cherish the time we have and our children have with those we love.
About a year ago, the team Julie was serving on asked our church planting team how they could help in spreading the gospel throughout our target area. We suggested a Christmas play that would be 'mobile', so that we could present the show in multiple areas in the North Eastern area of Hungary where we are located. Since the core of our church planting team is already involved in multiple outreach ministries in December, we don't have the resources or the time to organize such a Christmas Musical. Since we were not directly involved in the performance, but rather in the background helping, the Christmas musical allowed us to have more time to interact with attendees and also perform follow up. In years past, this was a challenge, as we were so involved in outreach that we couldn't mingle and interact with those we invited.
The numbers of those who attended the Christmas musical were truly amazing. To put things into perspective, four years ago we hosted the Jesus Film and passed out over 4000 Gospel of Luke booklets with an invitation to the film. Out of the 4000 invitations to various villages and small towns, there were 15-20 people that came to the showing. In contrast, the Christmas musical was promoted through posters and word of mouth in the same area. Over the course of three nights, there were over 230 people that attended. This has allowed us to develop many new relationships and get the word out about our local church.
Our vision is to initiate and facilitate evangelistic and discipleship ministries that empower Hungarians to lead a dynamic church planting movement. I believe this Christmas Musical has opened up a new opportunity for us to penetrate surrounding villages and share the gospel. It has also enlivened local Hungarian members of the church to get involved in ministry with their various giftings.
After members of two other communities saw the show, they have invited us to their own towns to present the Christmas Musical in January and February. Although Julie will not be available, she has spoken to the the Hungarian cast and crew and they have agreed to continuing this outreach. Movement is happening and the gospel is going out. We praise God that what began with a conversation months ago, has been brought to fruition through those God has called to make it a reality. Praise the LORD.
Praise the Lord for this news that we hope is true in multiple families throughout Hungary!
We went to a school in Heréd where we are warmly greeted and respected every year. The same was true this year. The children answered the questions surprisingly well. This was the second school where we asked the question, "What gift did God give to us?" based on Romans 8:32. The answer was not just His Son Jesus Christ, and life, and love, but everything that we need! Hallelujah! Praise the LORD!
We were greeted with the same warm hearts in Hatvan at Bajcsy Preschool. The kids were peeking in with excitement as we set up. Unfortunately, we had many technical difficulties and trouble with the puppets because we are worn out. Miki is also sick and Csaba wasn't feeling great either. Please pray for our health. Even still, the preschool teachers said, "The kids didn't notice any problems, it was a great show for them!"
We went to PetÅ'fibánya's preschool where kids are always interested and make sure to thank us for coming. Unfortunately 26 kids and 4 teachers could not come because of a Christmas show that they had prepared for the same time. Those who did see the show said, "It was GREAT!" When the angel first appeared, the kids shouted out, "Look! There's the angel...there's the angel!"
After this, we went to the town of LÅ'rinci. The kids did amazingly well behaving and paying attention. The teachers faces were full of smiles at the end of the show. The doorkeeper was glad to help us. We hope that everyone's hearts were struck with the good news of Jesus Christ.
I the afternoon, we traveled to Selyp, being invited by Feri, the pastor of the Baptist church in that area. They were passing out gifts to the poorer children and we entered to offer them a surprise puppet show. The Mayor seemed to enjoy the entire show. In the end, he asked what kind of training we had. I saw love in the eyes of parents and children alike. I pray that their Christmas would be one spent with God.
This is our last day of puppets. We were refreshed and cheerful as we began our journey to a new place (Szirák) that we had just been invited to this week. This was the first time a puppet team (with the gospel) entered their town and they really enjoyed it. About 95% are Roma (Gypsie) and were ready and willing to lend a helping hand to us glad to help. They listened closely and truly contemplated what they heard. In the midst of the show we overheard a kid say, "Are those puppets there?" Another replied, "Of course, don't you see the stick in his hand?" We burst into laughter behind the stage. Behind the scenes, Miki spoke to Hugi and said, "Hey, look at me!" Hugi looked at Miki, but Miki was actually telling her to direct her puppet to look at his puppet. Hugi's puppet continued to stare into space, but Miki didn't give up. Whispering behind the scenes, Miki said, "Look into my eyes!" This time it worked. The headmaster said that they it was only because of us that they chose to celebrate and meet in the community center this day. They were thankful we came. A young man said that he would love for us to come to his town of Vanyarc-we'll see if we can make that happen in the future.
We performed our last show of the year in the town of Selyp. Some of the kids already saw the show, since they came to the charity event that we attended yesterday. We asked them to join us in singing the songs while we taught the other kids.
As was customary, we ended our time by celebrating with lunch and discussed what we saw that was encouraging and what we would like to do differently. Unfortunately, our teammate Brenda who is flying back the US could not make this time. Please pray for her because she is experiencing extreme back pain from a previous injury that has flared up. Hugi, was enthusiastic and tireless and remained committed in each mornings time of prayer. It was great to see her servants heart. Miki was the creative one, who held the team together, he sacrificed much to contribute time and energy to the team. Csaba had a true servants heart and was a prayer warrior which was an encouragement. Csaba also stood with me (Janka) at home, not giving up even though he was sick. The team thanked me (Janka) for organizing the shows, the telephone calls and for tirelessly teaching Bible clubs in various areas we have visited.
Thank all of you who have prayed and supported this ministry. May the Lord bless you and give you a peaceful Christmas. Above all, we give thanks to the LORD and we give Him praise for being with us. He truly went before us. Glory be to our heavenly Father!
Over the past few months, Pioneers teammate Julie has committed her all to write, recruit actors and produce a Christmas musical to extend our outreach in PetÅ'fibánya. From the beginning, she knew it was an impossible venture that would only come to fruition through faith in the provision of God. She stepped out in faith and continued to persevere after multiple setbacks that threatened the finalization of the musical. In the end, God was faithful and has used "An Underground Christmas" musical in a mighty way.
Above: Dezső (right with his daughters), viewing a practice and encouraging the actors who are all from Budapest.
Above: The Hungarian folk musicians who did the recording for the musical: The instruments included: double bass, violin, viola, and cimbalom.
"An Underground Christmas, A Hungarian Musical by Julie Barshinger. Story Synopsis: The story takes place in December of 1944 during the great battle over Budapest between the Russian and German armies at the end of World War II. A Jewish family hides from the Hungarian fascist soldiers who wanted to kill all Jews remaining in Budapest. The family flees to a bomb-shelter basement under the ruins of an abandoned house in the city, but a runaway Hungarian soldier discovers their hiding place when he gets wounded in the street and seeks shelter from the raid. A clash of fear and faith ensues as the action unfolds. The characters reveal their secrets through songs written in the Hungarian folk-style tradition. The musical ends on Christmas Eve when the soldier saves the lives of the Jewish family by giving up his own."
Above: Many people from Pioneers and local churches helped with set, costumes, props, sounds and lights. They did an excellent job as you can see above.
It is such a privilege to serve with so many people who pour themselves out to bring glory to God through their different giftings and talents. Thank you for praying for this musical that has helped us create new opportunities for evangelism and discipleship. Various people from the town came such as the Mayor, the entire Retiree's Club, and the preschool teachers. There were many from neighboring towns that also attended which has opened up new doors of opportunity. Praise the Lord!
Please pray for the actors who will do one more performance in Budapest on the 22nd of December.
Please pray for the PetÅ'fibánya puppet team who will continue ministering in various schools throughout this week.
Our first destination today was a care center in Hatvan that ministers to those who are mentally handicapped. There were about 15 between the ages of 20 and 30 who attended. They were very entertained by the African ostrich puppet who always enquires, "What is snow, I've never seen it." They also responded to various parts of the show when the puppets asked questions.
Above: As a token of the care center's gratitude, one of the girls presented Janka with candy and a beautiful picture of a snowman.
Above: 120 children were waiting at our second destination of Lesznai middle school in Hatvan.
There are about 50 kids from Lesznai school that already attend a Bible study that Janka holds. These kids yearn for affection. This is a special school for kids who suffer from behavioral problems, some physically handicapped and some mentally handicapped. The older kids gladly helped us unpack. Before we started, I noticed a group of older kids who came into the gym causing problems. It was clear to me that they didn't believe in God. I was quick to say, "We brought these songs and this puppet show as a gift, and even if you don't believe in God, please respect others who want to pay attention and who want to sing songs about God." They were quite and payed attention, especially when we spoke about God's love, and how He is ready to forgive and help those in need. It made us giggle as poor Csaba in the middle of the puppet show had both hands raised holding puppets was struck with a terrible sneezing fit. In the end, the teachers were very thankful for the show. The students from my Bible class were sad as they said goodbye since we wouldn't be meeting again until next year.
We met early in the morning at 6:45 today for prayer just before leaving. I was impressed by Hebrews 2:11-18 where Jesus is said to be the "merciful and faithful high priest" and where it is said, "I will be confident in him."
They are always happy to see us in the village of Egyházasdengeleg. The school is actually for Slovakian children who now reside in Hungary. The staff and the headmaster (who is also the mayor) invited us for snacks afterward. One of the teachers began a long conversation about the differences between Baptists and Catholics. After some time we were able to direct her away from focusing on religious affiliations and rather ask if she was a follower of Jesus Christ. Please pray that these teachers come to know the living Christ.
After Egyházasdengeleg, twenty kindergarteners received us with joy in Szarvasgede. Even as we set up the puppet stage, the kids blurted out, "oooo!" It was like they were watching fireworks. They gladly joined in as we sang and were full of laughter at the funny parts of the show. With the help of their teachers, the kids gave us small Christmas trees as gifts. We were told that they remembered last year's song from the puppet show also.
Above: The free magazine we distribute after every puppet show that contains games, articles for family and more information about a personal relationship with Jesus Christ.
In the afternoon, we performed it on Zagyvaszántó in the cultural center. It was a bit difficult to get these kids involved, but we were thankful for the 14 kids and 8 adults that came to watch the show. They asked if next year we would be able to begin the show later so that more would be able to attend from preschool and elementary school. One older man who attended said that he was so happy to see such a show in his town offered us five bucks. Of course we didn't take it.
We are kind of worn out because in the midst of this ministry, we are also helping with preparations for a three day musical to be held in Petôfibánya. This Friday, Saturday and Sunday we will present "An Underground Christmas" in the local community center. Because of this presentation this weekend, we will stop puppets until Tuesday.
Please continue to pray for the Christmas musical that will be held this weekend, and also for those serving in the puppet ministry.
Biopsy Results: Thank you for your prayers for Sharon. We received good news yesterday that there is no sign of cancer from the biopsy. The type of benign tumor she has does not indicate a threat of cancer nor increase the chances of cancer. We praise God for this good news and we thank you for your part in prayer.
Above: Peter and Miki praying for Eszter after her baptism on Sunday. Eszter is due with her third child in January!
Teammate Brenda Herhei reports: "We had a baptism which we always hold at Miki's house and it was just really encouraging. Peter (a traveling preacher who is with us every other week) preached a great sermon which felt to me exactly like what Jesus would say if He were here. It was a great combination of "you're not perfect, you're going to mess up, we love you anyway" combined with "press on, you can do it, live a changed life". Several people shared their testimonies or words of encouragement from the week and it was just so good… like a real, live, growing body of Christ. We are far from perfect but there is some good stuff going on here folks. Praise God for how His Spirit is moving in Petofibanya!
The puppet team reports: "We went to two preschools today. In Nagykökényes, 18 children greeted us. When the angel appeared in the midst of the puppet show, they called out: " Wow, it's beautiful!" At the end of the show, the kids joined in singing with us. "God is the One who is good." As we were packing up, the kids sang a song to us that their local priest had taught them. One of them spoke of peace being with us, and Jesus being with us. He really was with us!
In Héhalom we presented to first and second graders. Even though we came at a time that went into their lunch break, they were kind enough to serve us snacks, ask lots of questions showing that they were pleased that we were there. The kindergarten teacher even helped with the packing.
"You may turn to Jézus for help! He gave His life for you! He offers you eternal life If you believe in God's Son…!" It was great to see how much the kids payed attention to the good news of Christ.
Above: Last week, Ben performed in his elementary school's "international night" by singing two traditional English songs.
Above: Poor Frosty, or what remains of him.
Above: Elianna and Kira enjoying dancing together with the help of their shadows.
Above: Pop Pop helping Ben with his penny collection.
Above: Mom Mom laughing with Kira.
• Puppet Ministry continues this week. Please continue to pray that the kids would not just hear but really understand the message that is being shared.
• This Friday, Saturday and Sunday will be our Christmas musical in PetÅ'fibánya. Please pray that the team would do a good job getting the word and tickets out this week and that many would come! This is a huge event for Pioneers teammate Julie and the volunteer cast members involved. Please pray that the Lord would bless their work and that they show would run smoothly so that people can really focus on the story and hopefully want to know more about a having a personal relationship with Christ.
• Teammate Brenda has her last full week in Hungary before flying home for holidays. Pray for her to get things done in a timely fashion for her visit to the US.
Above: Those serving in this the puppet outreach this Christmas.
"This year, the number of those helping on our team has decreased. Heidi who was special and talented got married and now lives in Budapest with her husband. Allen and his family went to America for a time and we feel their absence. We didn't undertake a drama performance this year, but we are continuing with our presentation of The Gift of Joy puppet show.
We began rehearsals in November with Brenda Herhei, Miki, Csaba, Janka, and a new sister in Christ, Hugi. We waited for the first Dec 6th show with excitement.
We went to Erdőtarcsa first. We are already well known there. Those who showed up early waited quietly as we set up. The headmaster said that they kids had already been talking about the show before we arrived. Their gratitude and reverence were expressed once again to us. I was glad that once again the message of Christ's birth spoke: Even though Jesus was born in a poor stable, He was a very valuable person: God's Son, who really loves you. We also quoted Romans 8:32 from the Bible: Indeed, he who did not spare his own Son, but gave him up for us all - how will he not also, along with him, freely give us all things?
Above: About 170 children waited for us in Kálló. The majority are of Roma ancestry, needy and poor but very interested lovable and kind children.
Above: The children were laughing when Miki brought out the ostrich puppet from Kenya and he made the children explain what snow was to the ostrich.
Above: The God is Big song was sung enthusiastically by the children. It was encouraging to see many of the children's glimmering eyes.
We arrived into the town of Hatvan being late in the morning. Furthermore, the teachers couldn't find the key to the gate, but the children were already waiting in the gym. Unfortunately in that time we were lacking peacefulness and unity. Even with these struggles, God blessed the performance. Up until this year, The Hatvan Puppet Team performed for this school, but allowed us to take over the responsibility. This open door was a direct result of Janka having a Bible class in Hatvan in the public school. Since the teachers new Janka, they allowed our team to perform. Teachers praised the message of the puppet show and we will have opportunity to return to this town in the future!
Biopsy: We appreciate your prayers for Sharon in this time. She had her biopsy on Tuesday and we will have the test results back on Monday. The doctor's initial observation leads her to believe that the growth is not cancerous. The results on Monday will give more definite answers.
Above: Some pictures of the various schools our team visited last year for our Puppet Ministry.
• Please also pray for Hugi, a member of our church, as she will be involved in this ministry for the first time.
Above: A poster Allen was able to design for an upcoming "An Underground Christmas" musical to be held in Petôfibánya.
"One of those details that God is attending to is the financial needs of the musical. Thank the Lord with us! Someone has offered to give a donation which would cover the remaining costs [of the Christmas outreach musical]! This is a great answer to prayer.
Another encouragement we realized was that even though the musicians were not able to perform live as originally planned, having a recording done will provide a tool for other church plants to be able to reproduce this outreach in the future.
It was inspiring to listen to Julie as she shared stories about how the Lord has been providing for the musical. She shared about one occasion when she went to a theatre in Budapest, walked through the doors where the workers usually go, and started negotiating whether or not she would be able to borrow some costumes for this play. After initial reluctance, eventually they were even showing her areas of their costume inventory that she hadn't asked for...all free for her use.
She also shared the storyline of the play, and it was moving to think about how tailored it was to the Hungarian heart, acknowledging historical wounds, and yet still challenging faith. We prayed that the Lord would use it to heal Hungarians who carried similar true-to-life kind of experiences as continued sources of pain or bitterness. We pray that they would know the hope of Christ instead.
Family: Visiting small groups has slowed down in the month of December. Many groups are in a state of transition or have difficulty scheduling due to the holiday season. We hope that this will change in January as we will be returning to Hungary January 30th Lord willing. Please pray that God would raise up more supporters and help us by returning to Hungary fully supported for sustained ministry.
Above: We enjoyed the first snowfall in Delaware with pleasant enough temperatures to build a snowman and have a snowball fight.
Above: Kira who has been fighting a cold, just couldn't hold off her nap and fell asleep in her high chair. She usually requests "Jesus Loves Me" before laying down in her crib and even attempts to sing along.


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Southern Sierras of Álava
Birdwatching areas
The Toloño, Cantabria and Codés mountain ranges extend from east to west in southern Álava, forming a barrier that separates the Mediterranean and Atlantic basins. In just a small geographical area, a range of extremely different biological communities live side by side, reflecting the climatic differences between the northern and southern slopes of these mountains.
The shady side is covered with dense beech and gall oak woods, marking the most southerly distribution in the Basque Country of species such as the European honey-buzzard and the marsh tit. On the southern slopes, which receive more sunshine and are more severely affected by fires, deciduous woods give way to holm oak and sclerophyll shrubland.
Here the most outstanding species are raptors, the griffon vulture, Egyptian vulture, Eurasian eagle-owl and golden eagle, as well as other rock-breeding species including the alpine swift and the rufous-tailed rock thrush. The red-billed chough is also common in this park.
Protection designation: Natura 2000 network
Birding Euskadi Information Office: Izki Natural Park Information Centre in Korres (Álava)
parqueizki@parques.alava.net
www.alava.net
Birding routes:
- Ravines of Kontrasta
- Ioar Trail
- Toro Pass
- Lobera Path
See "Birding Euskadi" Pamphlet
Category: Birdwatching areas
Municipality: Arraia-Maeztu
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The Wandering Mind: What the Brain Does When You're Not Looking
by Michael Corballis - £11.00 The University of Chicago Press (2016)
paperback ISBN 13: 9780226418919 | ISBN 10: 022641891x
If we've done our job well — and, let's be honest, if we're lucky — you'll read to the end of this description. Most likely, however, you won't. Somewhere in the middle of the next paragraph, your mind will wander off. Minds wander. That's just how it is.
That may be bad news for me, but is it bad news for people in general? Does the fact that as much as fifty percent of our waking hours find us failing to focus on the task at hand represent a problem? Michael Corballis doesn't think so, and with The Wandering Mind, he shows us why, rehabilitating woolgathering and revealing its incredibly useful effects. Drawing on the latest research from cognitive science and evolutionary biology, Corballis shows us how mind-wandering not only frees us from moment-to-moment drudgery, but also from the limitations of our immediate selves. Mind-wandering strengthens our imagination, fueling the flights of invention, storytelling, and empathy that underlie our shared humanity; furthermore, he explains, our tendency to wander back and forth through the timeline of our lives is fundamental to our very sense of ourselves as coherent, continuing personalities.
Full of unusual examples and surprising discoveries, The Wandering Mind mounts a vigorous defense of inattention — even as it never fails to hold the reader's.
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SIMMONS SAYS: Leafs' cap trouble embarrassing for the team and the NHL
Steve Simmons · Postmedia News | Posted: Oct. 17, 2021, 9 a.m. | Updated: Oct. 17, 2021, 8:41 p.m. | 11 Min Read
Toronto Maple Leafs goaltender Alexander Bishop (70) warms up before the start of a game against the Ottawa Senators.. The Maple Leafs signed the University of Toronto player to a one-day amateur try out as a backup goaltender.
It is not cute or humorous that the Maple Leafs had to sign a kid off the streets to back up Jack Campbell in goal on Saturday night.
Because they couldn't afford to call up the obvious choice, Michael Hutchinson, under the rules of the NHL's salary cap.
Instead, they signed 24-year-old Alex Bishop of Richmond Hill, who hadn't played a game for the University of Toronto since 2020 and dressed him for Hockey Night In Canada.
This kind of signing makes the Leafs and the league look bad. The league for having rules that allow Zamboni drivers and accountants to play goal against highly skilled professional athletes. The team for not handling its own money well enough to have cap room to deal with unsuspecting injuries.
This is how tight the Leafs are in their current cap situation: They didn't have the $725,000 available to bring up Hutchinson for the game against Ottawa — and weren't able or willing to send a player to the minors to make room for Hutchinson.
With Auston Matthews injured, goalie Petr Mrazek out for an unspecified period of time, and Justin Holl coming up ill on Saturday — none of them on the long-term injury list — all $17.5 million of their salaries count against the cap and the Leafs are hemmed down by the $40-Million Four and the pandemic cap freezing, which has put them in this unfortunate squeeze.
The impossible-to-understand cap rules means the Leafs signed Bishop on Saturday, but because of that they can rightfully call up Hutchinson on what's referred to as a "cap exempt" on Sunday.
Bottom line: The NHL is a place for NHL players. Not for rent-a-goalies.
My name for the American League Championship Series: The Cheater's Ball. The once-despicable Houston Astros vs. Alex Cora's Boston Red Sox. Best-of-seven for the former sign-stealers … Cora had almost been perfect with his management of the Sox in the post-season until he decided to start Chris Sale in Game 1. That was a guess and a bad one. The Red Sox have played six games in the playoffs and have just 18 innings from their starting pitchers … You look at this Astros roster, now and back then with George Springer, and you wonder: With all this talent, why did they have to cheat? … You don't end a series on a checked swing called wrong. You take a second. You figure it out. You make sure you're right. There's no way of knowing whether San Francisco was going to come back against the Dodgers but what a horrible way to end a spectacular season for the Giants. A call that didn't have to happen … The Giants won 109 games this season, which normally wins you a World Series. They didn't get out of the NLDS. When the Blue Jays won the World Series in 1992 and '93 they won 104 games one year, 103 the next … The Jays have a good clubhouse: The best way to keep it that way to avoid signing the often-poisonous Marcus Stroman as a free agent … All manager Mike Shildt has done in St. Louis is win. Year after year. Not always with great teams. Now he has been fired by the Cardinals. Can't understand this one … Our guy Stubby Clapp is a candidate for the Cards opening.
HEAR AND THERE
John Tavares is in tough to make the Canadian Olympic team. Forwards likely to be selected before him, including the obvious choices of Sidney Crosby and Connor McDavid. The sure things: Nathan MacKinnon, Brad Marchand, Brayden Point, Patrice Bergeron, Mark Scheifele, Jonathan Huberdeau. The possibilities: Mark Stone, Mathew Barzal, Steven Stamkos, Nick Suzuki, Mitch Marner; The sandpaper players: Ryan O'Reilly, Sean Couturier, Bo Horvat, Anthony Cirelli, Philip Danault and Connor Brown. That's 19 forwards, not including Tavares. They're going to take 14 to China on their 25-man roster. Where would Tavares fit in this lineup? … Drew Doughty sent an unintended Olympic message to general manager Doug Armstrong on opening night for the Los Angeles Kings. He had four assists in a 6-2 win over Vegas — basically saying, "Hello Doug, I'm still here." You could argue that Doughty was the best defenceman for Team Canada when you combine the 2010 and 2014 Olympic tournaments together. I'd have him on my Olympic team for Beijing … Weird to start an NHL season without Crosby, MacKinnon, Matthews, Carey Price, Evgeni Malkin and Shea Weber. That's a lot of sure-thing Hall of Famers missing … Stat du jour: In Mats Sundin's first five NHL seasons, he scored 381 points in 371 games. In his first five seasons, Matthews has 351 points in 334 games. Eerily similar … So happy to see Max Domi with a three-point night in his first game post-shoulder surgery. He didn't score that many points in a single game with Columbus last season … Maybe the kid is growing up. After their final pre-season game, fans were waiting outside the parking area for Patrik Laine's autograph. Laine stopped, got out of his car, and spent about the next 15 minutes signing autograph after autograph … What a pleasure it is to turn on your television set on a Saturday afternoon and hear Rick Jeanneret call a hockey game. Some things just never get old … Funny though to hear hockey commentators promoting prop bets between periods while all the advertising seems to be for online gambling in an NHL that still doesn't mandate announcing starting goaltenders.
I can kick the puck to you, and you score a goal, that's a good pass. Maybe even an official assist. But if I kick the puck in the net, it's ruled no goal. In hockey, you can score by deflecting the puck off every part of your body. Why not skates too? The NHL has liberalized the kicking the puck rule somewhat, what it really needs to do is eliminate it completely … Frank Reich, former Maryland quarterback, is the head coach of the Indianapolis Colts. His offensive coordinator, ex-CFLer Marcus Brady, is a former Maryland quarterback. The quarterback coach for the Colts, former Argos head coach Scott Milanovich — guess what — played quarterback at Maryland … You probably didn't stay up late enough or pay the $80 to watch the Tyson Fury-Deontay Wilder heavyweight championship fight last Saturday night and Sunday morning. But you should have. It was worth every dollar and a lot more. There hasn't been a heavyweight title fight in years worth remembering, but Fury and Wilder, who are hardly the modern-day version of Muhammad Ali and Joe Frazier, put on a spectacular fight won by Fury with an 11th-round knockout … Now that he has been traded, the Philadelphia Eagles cannot have a pass from Hurts to Ertz anymore … The lady we can't stop watching, budding Canadian tennis star Leylah Fernandez, prefers to be referred to as her full name, Leylah Annie Fernandez … Not only is Price missing from the Montreal net, but goalie coach Sean Burke is no longer on the Canadiens' bench this season. He's working for the Habs, just not with the team regularly … Add to the list of Donald Trump supporters as Herschel Walker prepares a run for the U.S. senate: Ric Flair, Doug Flutie and Tom Glavine … The over-under on Raptors wins this season is 36.5 at many betting houses. I'll happily take the over … My over-under on games Kyrie Irving plays this season: Five. And I'm taking the under.
The varied power of the Alphonso Davies' goal: One, a lifelong soccer hater like myself is suddenly engrossed in Canadian soccer and emotionally involved in their World Cup quest. Two, the legendary celebrity jock-sniffer, Drake, has already posed for photos with Davies and other members of Team Canada. Drake has become the Forrest Gump of sports: When anything important is happening, he is there, ready to switch his allegiance and ballcap at a moment's notice … The truth on Rod Black: Nobody in Canadian broadcasting can do what he does. He seamlessly travels from football to basketball to hockey to figure skating without missing a beat. Along the way, all he does is make friends and make people laugh when you're fortunate enough to be around him. It is a rare skill he posse. His leaving TSN may seem odd in the middle of a CFL season, but it was in the works for some time. And it's part of an industry trying to rid itself of older men with large contracts … At a time when Canada seems to be stripping away its oldest and most experienced broadcasters, we still see Al Michaels calling games in the U.S. at the age of 76 and Dick Vitale doing colour at the age of 82 and 86-year-old Lee Corso on college football panels … Playing as a true freshman at Iowa: Wide receiver Arland Bruce IV, son of the sometime CFL star … Raiders owner Mark Davis, son of Al, reacted to the Jon Gruden mess this way: "I have no comment. Ask the NFL. They have all the answers." Al Davis hired the NFL's first Hispanic coach, Tom Flores, who previously was the Raiders quarterback. Had a woman in his front office before anyone else did and a Black head coach, Art Shell, when there were almost no Black coaches in the NFL. The only thing Mark Davis seemed to inherit from his dad was the football team … Morgan Geekie is playing for the Seattle Kraken. His brother, Conor, is expected to be a first-round draft pick in June. In the years to come, and we couldn't say this before, there will be two Geekies in the NHL … By the way, the road uniforms of the Kraken are the best in hockey. Maybe the best ever … Sunday would have been Norm MacDonald's 62nd birthday … And a happy birthday to Charlie Montoyo (56), Tim McCarver (80), Eminem (49), Paul Kariya (47), Wilf Paiement (66), Bryce Harper (29), Adam Bighill (33), Thomas Hearns (63), Sue Bird (41) and Rick Mercer (52) … And hey, whatever became of Jeff Luhnow?
LEAFS LOOKING AIMLESS
Sheldon Keefe had his first training camp with the Maple Leafs, even as he was missing his first-line centre and best player, Auston Matthews.
He had no shortage of practice time. He had no shortage of time for him, for general manager Kyle Dubas, for club president Brendan Shanahan, to deliver a message of expectations and purpose for this Leafs season.
And then the Leafs began in Game 1 against Montreal. Against the team they were embarrassed by in the first round of the Stanley Cup playoffs. And the Habs were playing shorthanded themselves, without Carey Price, without Shea Weber out for the long term, without Philip Danault, and they came out more than flat.
The odd-man rushes against them in the first six minutes against the Habs bordered on the embarrassing. They did come back to win the game, courtesy of goaltender Jack Campbell, but how do you explain such a soft and purposeless beginning after doing the same in Game 5, 6 and 7 against Montreal last May?
And the same thing happened in Game 2 in Ottawa. Too many odd-man rushes against. Too many slot shots allowed. Too sloppy an approach without the puck. The Leafs looked like a team that no system, that had no passion or fight, they had none of what Keefe is trying to bring to this roster.
It is early. I know that. But the Leafs players talk often about learning from losses. Talking is nice. Doing something about it, that would be better.
WHO WILL BE THE JAYS' KIKE?
Kike Hernandez hit a soft .208 in September as the Red Sox were battling for a wild-card spot in the American League. Goes to show what regular-season statistics can mean.
Hernandez finished 97th in home runs this season in the American League — 28 behind Vladimir Guerrero Jr. — 119th in RBI, 69th in OPS in the first of eight big league seasons in which he took a regular spot in the lineup. The kind of season to ignore with a team that performed beyond expectations. Which is exactly what Hernandez has done with the rather remarkable Red Sox in the playoffs heading into Saturday.
In six games with Boston, he has hit four doubles, four home runs, knocked in eight runs, scored seven runs, batted .500 and played a rather mean centre field. Suddenly a player nobody paid a whole lot of attention to — he had hit .230, .237, .256, .215 and .190 the previous five seasons — is the player you can't take your eyes off.
It makes you wonder just a little. When Rowdy Tellez has two playoff home runs before Guerrero Jr. has any. Who becomes what in the playoffs is always a fascinating conversation.
And what will happen in the future when Guerrero Jr., when Bo Bichette, when Teoscar Hernandez, when Lourdes Gurriel Jr., get in their first real divisional playoff series? You can't watch this baseball and not think about the Blue Jays' future.
If given the opportunity, who will deliver? Who will be the hero? Who will be the player who comes up big every night?
Who will play the part of Kike Hernandez?
GRUDEN SITUATION SHOWS PROGRESS IN SPORTS
This message came to me from Connor McDavid a few years ago, explaining his view of social media and communication: If you have to think about a tweet or an e-mail, if you have any doubt about it at all, he told me, don't send it. Hit delete.
I wish I had that adhered to that advice or discipline long before I met McDavid. Many mistakes would have been avoided along the way.
Jon Gruden is probably thinking the same right now, after being outed as an overt racist and essentially fired by the NFL as coach of the Las Vegas Raiders. One e-mail got him in his initial difficulty, first reported by the Wall Street Journal. And then seemingly, the world turned on him, as it should have, and the New York Times wound up with file about as thick as an offensive lineman on Gruden's multitude of verbal sins.
Anyone who has been around pro football — or really any pro sport — has been exposed to old-school racism, some of it disguised as humour, as homophobia, as anti-female, as anti-gay, a lot of it sadly part of daily conversation. Gruden's not alone but absolutely to blame for his own circumstance.
A coach I covered years ago, who has since passed away, used to joke in practice his favourite play was "n—–rs go deep." Then he would chuckle. And his players would chuckle along with him.
Today that kind of talk would get him fired. The Gruden resignation, firing, whatever you want to call it, represents a necessary progress in sports. One that really should have started long ago.
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Dr. David Cain, IFG founder, awarded Wilder Medal
Honor is bestowed on individuals for work in horticulture by American Pomological Society
As one of the most forward-thinking fruit breeders in modern times, Dr. Cain has developed or co-developed 94 cultivars of fruits, including 66 table grapes, 10 sweet cherries, nine plums, four apricots, four peaches and one nectarine cultivar. (Courtesy Photo)
BAKERSFIELD, Calif. — International Fruit Genetics (IFG) is excited to announce that its Founder and Chief Plant Breeder, Dr. David Cain, has been awarded the 2020 Wilder Medal, the highest honor presented by the American Pomological Society. This medal recognizes Dr. Cain's contributions throughout his 42-year career in fruit breeding.
As one of the most forward-thinking fruit breeders in modern times, Dr. Cain has developed or co-developed 94 cultivars of fruits, including 66 table grapes, 10 sweet cherries, nine plums, four apricots, four peaches and one nectarine cultivar. His developments have had an impact worldwide, being grown on all continents except Antarctica. These developments have resulted in an impressive 75+ U.S. plant patents, over 20 additional U.S. plant patents applied for, and more than 200 Plant Breeders Rights applications in the world.
"This award is substantial recognition for all that Dr. Cain has accomplished and contributed to the industry over his career," said Andy Higgins, CEO of IFG. "His vision and impact have changed the table grape industry. We are excited he has received such an esteemed and significant award for his work."
Dr. Cain founded International Fruit Genetics (IFG) in 2000 to fulfill a long-term personal goal to carry out many of his ideas and dreams in fruit cultivar improvement. This private breeding endeavor in Bakersfield/Delano, Calif. started with only a limited germplasm of base, primarily of publicly released cultivars. His familiarity with public varieties of table grapes and their potential as parents provided a major benefit to the IFG program. Additionally, he reviewed germplasm holdings in table grapes at the USDA National Germplasm Repository in Davis, Calif., and chose selected parents for breeding from this collection. One of his more insightful approaches was to consider broadening the germplasm base further in the foundation-building of the IFG program. Dr. Cain's collaboration with an exclusive arrangement with the University of Arkansas for IFG, has provided material to develop revolutionary fruit varieties, elongated shapes and large berry sizes. These traits as well as genetic germplasm broadened the IFG program and proved to be very important in the developments of Dr. Cain's new varieties.
In 2009, he released his first IFG table grape that resulted in U.S. plant patents for the trademarked Sweet Surrender™ and Sweet Sunshine™ followed by Sweet Celebration™ in 2011. These were V. vinifera cultivars with traditional traits characteristic of California table grapes with neutral flavors, but with enhancements in quality and yield. His unique Cotton Candy™ and Funny Fingers™ cultivars followed, having unique flavor and shape, respectively. After these table grape cultivars, 43 additional U.S. plant patents have been applied for or issued. The new varieties have been planted around the world and are making tremendous impacts in both the U.S. and global table grape production regions. As of early 2020, production areas of Dr. Cain's varieties and some of the most important IFG table grapes span over 60,000 acres globally, including over 19,000 acres of Sweet Globe™ and nearly 5,000 acres of Cotton Candy™.The unique flavor profiles of Cotton Candy™, Candy Snaps™, Candy Hearts™ and other flavored cultivars are making major impacts on table grape markets and increasing customer excitement for table grapes around the world.
Sweet cherry improvement was another priority in the IFG program, particularly to develop cultivars for diverse environments including low-chill locations. Dr. Cain's focus and research in this area resulted in 10 cultivars thus far, including Cheery Grand™, Cheery Burst™ and Cheery Crunch™. The IFG cultivars are being expanded in production in the U.S., Australia, South Africa, Chile and the EU as well as other world locations.
Prior to founding IFG, Dr. Cain had diversified his breeding efforts across a range of crops including table grapes as well as plums, apricots, peaches and nectarines. Many of the 36 cultivars he developed have had major impacts commercially, particularly the table grapes. Four of his other most popular cultivars included Scarlotta®, Midnight Beauty®, Adora® and Sable®, which he developed while with another breeding company, SunWorld. These cultivars continue to be successful, producing more than 100 million kilograms (more than 237 million pounds) in the U.S., Chile, Peru and South Africa during the 2018-19 production season.
In addition, Dr. Cain served as associate professor at Clemson University for six years, where he had a 90 percent research and 10 percent teaching appointment with a focus on Prunus breeding and genetics. In this role, he expanded the scope of the scion breeding program, developed embryo rescue activities for early season peach improvement, and initiated a cooperative rootstock breeding program. His work resulted in two new peach cultivars and one peach rootstock (released after his departure from Clemson). The rootstock, Guardian™, has become one of the most important peach rootstocks in the Eastern U.S. In addition to research, he instructed graduate and undergraduate seminars and advised three MS students to completion.
After completing his Ph.D., Dr. Cain served as a research scientist with USDA-ARS in Fresno, Calif. In this position, he was responsible for breeding seedless raisin and table grapes, as well as grape rootstocks. He also developed the first successful method to culture seedless grape ovules, leading to the widespread use of seedless x seedless hybridizations in table grape breeding. This significant innovation has facilitated much improved efficiency in breeding seedless table grapes for the last 40 years.
Although Dr. Cain spent most of his professional career in industry, during his time working in the public sector he left his mark in academia. He has had 50 research publications in his career, including 17 refereed articles. He also attained significant extramural funding to support his research at Clemson and USDA-ARS. He has served on numerous institutional committees, including the ASHS Fruit Breeding Working Group and the American Pomological Society Advisory Committee, and is currently a member of six professional societies including the American Pomological Society and American Society for Horticultural Science.
Dr. Cain received the 1981 Stark Award from the American Society for Horticultural Science given in recognition of outstanding contributions to the improvement of fruit trees.
ABOUT IFG
International Fruit Genetics (IFG), headquartered in Bakersfield, Calif., and founded in 2001, is one of the world's largest premium fruit-breeding companies. Its breeders, Drs. David Cain and Chris Owens develop new varieties of table grapes and cherries, which are patented and licensed to worldwide marketers and growers. IFG currently has licensees in 15 countries and its fruit is actively marketed in over 25 countries. For more information, visit www.ifg.world.
ABOUT THE WILDER MEDAL
Established by the American Pomological Society in 1873, the Wilder Medal is conferred on individuals or organizations which have rendered outstanding service to horticulture in the broad area of pomology. Special consideration is given to work relating to the origination and introduction of meritorious. The medal was established in honor of Marshall Pinckney Wilder, the illustrious founder and first President of the Society.
–International Fruit Genetics
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Yesterday I had a somewhat hectic day. Not assisted by the fact that I couldn't be bothered to get up at normal 'getting up time'. I wandered about in a "I deserve not to do anything" frame of mind which then suddenly catapulted me into over activity as it dawned on me at 10.00 am that I had friends turning up for coffee at 1100 before which I needed to make a dash to the local town for more fishnet tights, get food and run the friendly gauntlet of the village High Street (which would – and did – want to comment either on what on earth had come over my brother or what's happening with the waring factions of my butcher landlady and her husband).
The 1100 coffee with Alex's best friend and wife was a welcome relief for a couple of hours. Alex hasn't contacted them for over a year. Which, of course, gave me a chance to elaborate on what is still a rather popular topic of conversation for me and his friends. I am getting less emotional about it now though!
The point of all this is that at no point yesterday did I have a nano-second of time to actually brood or be bored or wonder how I was feeling!
Clearly though I can't run my life at this pace! I need to be able to have me time – peaceful time – where I am content with my own company and don't spend it stamping over the past, over analyzing, wishing, wanting…. and all the other crap I have to fight against on a constant effort of concentration against feeling sorry for myself!
So – as Stephen's (LC) words haunt me! I need GOALS!
G O A L S – I've been wittering on about this for ages! My posts are littered with the concept (sorry for all the repetition!). The word looms large in my mind. This strong feeling that I need to do something about them! I seem to dream the damn word. It niggles at the back of my mind. Falls into every day conversation either at work or with friends. It's a great word! It just won't leave me alone!! My ability to write about the concept – far too frequently – is great.
I rather think I need to DO!
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The odd full-on day, which takes your mind off everything else is quite nice, but as you rightly said, it's also important to have some time to sleep, breathe, paint your nails without feeling lonely or wanting as you put it.
I struggle to keep a balance with all these things too. I'm chronically too busy, but whenever I'm not, I tend to not feel so happy.
I'm the same as Lady E, I am Chronically busy, and I like it, because like you said, you don't have time to think. I constantly run myself to the bone just so I don't have time to think, and then eventually I crash, My Crohns acts up or my emotions get the best of me. We all need time to ourselves! Take care of yourself and work on those goals! Don't let your mind get the best of you though!
Busy is good. I did busy today and managed to avoid thinking about anything unpleasant. I'm trying really hard to embrace my "aloneness." Sometimes I love it and sometimes, especially at night, I hate, hate, hate it. I think you're right about goals. I started on a new short-term one today and it helped a lot. I'm thinking about you.


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Edward Emerson Barnard (Nashville, Tennessee, 6 de desembre de 1857 – Wisconsin, 6 de febrer de 1923) fou un astrònom estatunidenc conegut per ésser un hàbil observador, entre els seus descobriments destaquen l'estel de Barnard (tercer estel més proper a la Terra), la lluna joviana Amaltea, a més de cometes i nebuloses.

Nascut del matrimoni entre Reuben Barnard i Elizabeth Jane Barnard (de soltera Haywood), el seu pare morí al cap de poc de néixer, per això no va poder permetre's tenir una educació formal; als nou anys començà a treballar com a ajudant d'un fotògraf, d'on va néixer la seva curiositat per la fotografia i, una mica més tard, per l'astronomia.

Investigació
El 1876 es construí el seu primer telescopi, un refractor de 127mm d'obertura amb el que va descobrir el seu primer cometa el 1881 (tot i que va cometre l'error de no comunicar-lo). En continuar amb aquest tipus d'observacions tan fructíferes descobrí un segon cometa aquell mateix any i un tercer el 1882. Empleat com a fotògraf, obrí un estudi com a retratista i va contraure matrimoni amb Rhoda Calvert el 1881.

A la dècada de 1880 es recompensava el descobriment de cada nou cometa amb una prima de 200 dòlars: Barnard en descobrí un total de vuit i invertí aquests diners en la construcció d'una casa per a la seva esposa.

Els seus treballs astronòmics d'aficionat aviat cridaren l'atenció d'altres aficionats, qui realitzaren una col·lecta per pagar-li els estudis a la Vanderbilt University, on es graduà als 30 anys; poc després entrava a treballar com empleat a l'Observatori Lick. El 1892 va realitzar observacions d'una nova, i en comprovar que era un núvol gasós va deduir que es tractava d'una explosió estel·lar. Aquell mateix any (el 9 de setembre), treballant visualment amb el gran refractor de 91cm de l'observatori, descobrí la cinquena lluna de Júpiter, el petit satèl·lit Amaltea.

La seva fama com a observador escrupulós el portà a treballar per la Universitat de Chicago el 1895, i va poder accedir a treballar a l'Observatori Yerkes on va efectuar observacions i estudis amb el major telescopi del món de l'època, el gran refractor de 101cm d'obertura: res més ésser instal·lat descobrí un estel company de Vega la nit següent al seu muntatge (el 20 de maig de 1897) Dotat d'una vista molt aguda arribà a observar cràters sobre la superfície de Mart, però no publicà aquest descobriment per por al ridícul. Els seus mapes visuals dels satèl·lits jovians no foren igualats fins a mitjans del segle passat i només serien millorats pels elaborats gràcies a les sondes espacials.

Entre el 1900 i 1914 efectuà estudis colorimètrics dels estels de cúmuls estel·lars i descobrí que els astres de M13 només eren de dos tipus: astres grocs (gegants roigs) i astres blancs. Seguint amb aquest tipus de treballs fotogràfics descobrí diversos estels variables en cúmuls globulars. Va mesurar el període d'algunes variables cumulars i determinar el moviment propi dels seus components. En els seus últims anys intentà determinar la distància extraordinàriament llunyana sfins a ells.

Pioner de l'astrofotografia, que aplicà sense descans als seus estudis estel·lars, descobrí el 1916 un feble estel vermell dotat d'un elevat moviment propi anual (l'Estel de Barnard). Es tracta del tercer estel més proper a la Terra, després del Sol i Alfa Centauri. Catalogà un total de 336 nebuloses fosques, així com centenars de camps estel·lars a la Via Làctia, nebuloses gasoses brillants (com la que envolta l'estel Antares: el complex gasós de Rho Ophiuchi).

Pels seus treballs, descobriments i investigacions se'l concedí la Medalla d'or de la Royal Astronomical Society el 1897; el 1917 rebria la prestigiosa Medalla Bruce. En el seu honor dos cràters han estat nominats amb el seu nom: un d'ells a la Lluna, un altre a Mart; una zona destacada de la lluna Ganimedes, Barnard Regio, recorda el satèl·lit jovià que tant estudià.

Cometes descoberts
Entre el 1881 i 1892, va descobrir catorze cometes diferents, tres dels quals eren periòdics, i va codescobrir dos altres cometes:
 C/1881 S1
 C/1882 R2
 D/1884 O1 (Barnard 1)
 C/1885 N1
 C/1885 X2
 C/1886 T1 Barnard-Hartwig
 C/1887 B3
 C/1887 D1
 C/1887 J1
 C/1888 U1
 C/1888 R1
 C/1889 G1
 177P/Barnard (P/1889 M1, P/2006 M3, Barnard 2)
 C/1891 F1 Barnard-Denning
 C/1891 T1
 D/1892 T1 (Barnard 3) - Primer cometa en ser descobert per fotografia; redescobert a finals del 2008 com a 206P/Barnard-Boattini

Distincions

Premis
 Medalla d'or de la Real Societat Astronòmica: 1897
 Medalla Bruce: 1917

Epònims
 Cràter lunar Barnard
 Cràter Barnard a Mart
 Regió Barnard a Ganímedes
 L'asteroide 819 Barnardià
 Estel de Barnard
 Barnard Hall, a la Universitat Vanderbilt

Astrònoms estatunidencs
Alumnes de la Universitat Vanderbilt
Morts a Wisconsin
Persones de Nashville
Morts el 1923


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Have you ever wondered what course and professor to take? I'm pretty sure we all have. Unfortunately, ratemyprofessor.com has subjective ratings for each professor and Koofers is often out of date and provides minimum insight.
What you may not know, is that you can submit a FOIA request the grade distribution for every course, professor, GPA, for the past five to ten years! Even better, it is usually free as long as you file a waiver claiming you wont use the data for commercialization purposes. In other words, as long as you use the data yourself, and share it with friends.
Rather than diving into my vision for Easy A, let's dive into the UIUC data, and why it's so awesome!
Before I dive to into the data, lets see a brief overview!
The most interesting aspect of this, is that history majors have a lower on average GPA than CS students. It should be noted, this does not necessarily mean their courses are harder, as history majors may have a lower caliber student on average, or not. We really cannot make stipulations to that degree. It is however, clear that in some majors, the average GPA is much higher.
For example, an integrative biology student likely has an average GPA 0.167 higher over their molecular and cellular biology counterparts. This is pretty significant for medical schools, and may dash the dreams of several would be medical students.
Should I take this course with this professor?
I only posted about a quarter of the comment thread. Now, during the course selection season, as a student at UIUC you'll be bombarded with about 10 – 20 of these a day for a week. More importantly, there will be discussion all over the campus, and it's 100% subjective. You'll hear horror and love stories for the same semester.
The fact is, it has never mattered that much to me personally, I picked what I wanted to learn and learn on my own. However, for most students that isn't the case, and that's why ratemyprofessor.com and Koofers can make millions a year. Easy A is my spin on it, basically a way to quickly query specific classes, see and compare each professor (and soon advice from previous semesters, as well as resources).
Let's take the example above, what does the grade distribution of cs421 usually look like?
Looks like Professor Gunter's grade distribution was a bit better, I'd recommend her if you intend to go to graduate school (she also currently the best teacher for cs421, in my opinion). Does this conclusion match the average GPA on average?
Sure looks like it does! Elsa is right in the middle of the pack, perhaps a bit better than some.
Knowing one professor has a significantly lower on-average grade distribution, definitely impacts decisions on which students take that course. Most importantly graduate and medical applicants need to know this information to maximize the likely-hood of their acceptance.
Now that all the data is clearly accessible, I went ahead and tried to make a prediction calculator to determine what the average student will get given their course load. Unfortunately, this seems to break pretty regularly for engineers, but after I graduate (this summer) I plan to send out some surveys and see if I can dramatically improve prediction.
The dark green represents a higher associated weight, similarly dark red represents a higher associated weight. The method for grade prediction is to then find the middle point of the weighted area beneath the distribution.
It actually works surprisingly well for a rough estimate, and although it breaks probably ~20% of the time, and it is almost always engineers. Further, it is more-or-less impossible to accurately predict a persons grades without knowing their prior grades. Eventually, I intend to have users enter their previous grades, which will let me determine where they generally sit on the grade distribution (i.e. top 25%) then I can predict based off their course selection their likely GPA.
Or as a bar chart!
It turns out that they ended up with a 3.22 GPA average for the semester, more-or-less exactly what my method of prediction pops out!
Finding the UIUC grade distributions was so fun, I decided to make it available to any university! All someone has to do is file a FOIA request a university, then email me that you have the data, and upload it to Dropbox. I'll then just download it, write some python to get it up in the proper format and it'll be on Easy A within a few days. Currently, I have two universities on there, and data for two more.
This whole process for me was a proof of concept to learn how to use the google charts API, FOIA requests, and Digital Ocean. I intend to continue to improve the site, adding chat features, recommendations, and perhaps recommended coursework. Easy A is a great way to garner support for several of my other projects, all related to education, such as Synaptitude, Algorithms Rock, and a future project related to fundamental research.


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Minutes of Park and Recreation Commission, 09/22/2014
AGENDA: Park and Recreation Commission
RECEIVED 09/25/2014 8:30am
Commission members: P Degener, Chair; M. McClung, S. Palmer, V. Alward, J. Board, L. Valenti, C. Hunter
Staff: R. Blick
Mr. Degener called the regular meeting on September 22, 2014 to order at 7:33 pm.
Motion: move that the minutes of the August 25, 2014 meeting be accepted as submitted. Valenti, Hunter, McClung. Approved. 5-0-1. Mrs. Valenti
Mr. Blick highlighted his written report for August.
Building Maintenance: the common areas of the Community Center were painted this month, the Park & Rec office will be done soon.
Gym Storage addition: work is complete and shelving has been installed. Equipment will be moved in as soon as the painting is completed.
Field Maintenance equipment is on order, and should arrive next week.
Trunk or Treat: Mr. Blick will meet with representatives of the Neighbors and Newcomers to review details for the event.
Topstone Gate: the gate is being opened each day by a volunteer. A trail workshop day is being planned with the Greybeards and other volunteers. The edge of the Pond Trail will be worked on.
Animal Control Officer Report: The Animal Control Officer reported he had one 74 checks of the Park since July 1. There were no issues to report other than reminding a few people of the ordinance. Mr. Blick reviewed a complaint of last week that was reported to the police. Chief Fuchs will have the Animal Control Officer at the Park more frequently now that the beach is closed for swimming and dog owners may need to be reminded of the leach ordinance.
Topstone driveway speed signs: new signs have been put up, noting the speed limit of 15 mph.
Goldman memorial: a plaque has been ordered to honor Alex Goldman. The plaque will be installed on one of the life guard stands.
Adult Softball league completed the season.
Heritage Center: Mr. Blick has been working with the Heritage Center staff to get programs up and running on RecTrac.
Motion: move that the Park & Recreation Commission accept the Director's Report as submitted. Hunter, McClung. Approved. Unanimous.
DISCUSSION OF FOOD PANTRY
Mrs. McClung reported on her discussion of the stocking of the food pantry with Gail Schiron. The food donations tend to diminish during the summer months. She suggested that a simple sign be put up reminding visitors of the importance of the food pantry and provide a box/bin for donations. Mr. Blick will work out something for the summer camp programs.
Mr. Degener reported the concept of the Town funding 1/3 of the cost, with 1/3 coming from money being raised privately, and the final 1/3 from the STEAP Grant, is becoming more viable. The Board of Selectmen is aware that the STEAP Grant will expire next year if not used. He believes that private fundraising efforts will begin soon.
DISCUSSION OF TOPSTONE PARK SURVEY
Mr. Board presented his preliminary analysis of the 132 survey responses received. He summarized the primary interests: swimming area, park activities (food, trails, volleyball), and facilities (including benches, trails and shelter). The survey will be closed at the end of the month and Mr. Board will finalize the summary of results. Mr. Degener suggested that Mr. Board, Mr. Palmer and Mr. Blick prepare recommendations based on the surveys. These recommendations may impact the budget planning.
DISCUSSION OF TEEN CENTER PLANNING
Mrs. Alward provided an update on what her informal committee has done regarding the creation of a teen center in town. They are in discussions with the Boys & Girls Club for use of their facility. They may begin with special activities/events that interest the teens. Mr. Board offered his assistance.
Motion: move to adjourn the meeting. Hunter, Alward. Approved Unanimous.
The meeting adjourned at 8:35 pm
Submitted by Mary Maday, Recording Secretary


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West, Mpigi to the North and Rakai to the South.
population of about 61,300 people.
wetland and 34822 hectares is forest.
The centre is located at the shores of Lake Nabugabo in Masaka district, about 21 kms from Masaka town. The estate was originally sponsored by missionaries and later handed over to the Church of Uganda for use as a holiday resort and conference centre. There are a number of activities carried out and these include; canoeing, Sport Fishing and recreation on the sand beaches, Bird watching, swimming and camping. Besides camping they also have holiday resort accommodation facilities.
The resort has enormous potential for development of modern water sports.
This is located about 23 kilometers from Masaka town, at the shores of Lake Nabugabo. It is popular for annual canoeing competitions. It is also popular for motor rallying events, fishing, camping, beautiful bandas/cottages. Other activities include recreational activities like beach volleyball and beach football. It is an excellent place for family outings. Bird watching is one of the activities that were recently launched and this is done either around the lake area on the side of the beach. One can also take a canoe to an Island in the lake or on the other side of the lake across the beach.
The Sand Beach, like Lake Nabugabo Resort, also offers chance for development of water sports on Lake Nabugabo.
This activity has significant potential in the District, as a tourist attraction. Its market ranges from domestic to international tourism. The products include experiences regarding improved banana growing methods, cattle zero-grazing and other forms of sustainable agriculture.
Community tourism opportunities available in Masaka District include community trail walks, market visits and short-stays with communities. The gentle hilly terrain coupled with green cover offer good opportunity for nature walk.
The district is home to rich Ganda cultural performances. Already, many organised groups commercially conduct performances. Cultural performances, including story telling, may be developed to enhance the menu of the over-night tourist package.
This area is the tourist gateway to the tourist hub of Kalangala and areas of Lake Victoria. Development of tourist related service infrastructure such as crafts shops and lodges would enhance tourism activity within Masaka District.
There were no dedicated crafts/souvenirs shops found in Masaka district during the Survey.
However, Masaka district is endowed with a number of wetlands whose materials can be utilised for production of crafts for domestic market and export. Some tree plants, commonly grown in the district, such as the banana and back-cloth trees, provide raw materials that can be used by the crafts industry.
Training is required in simple crafts that are convenient to carry as souvenirs to build capacity for the Crafts and Souvenirs Industry.
Meetings with the district officials indicated plans to provide for a crafts and souvenirs shopping centre at the Kampala – Masaka – Mbarara junction.
The sector had 55 accommodation establishments with a total capacity of 953 beds. The sector employed 267 people.
The main accommodation establishments in the district were: Hotel Lanova, Lastone Hotel, Nabugabo Holiday/Conference Resort and Nabugabo Sand Beach.


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