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Supporting Our Youth Makes a Big Impact on Communities
When we support our youth, we are reducing crime and strengthening our communities. This is why our Seven Half Marathons project is so important, so we can have the biggest impact by providing a full year of mentorship to the most at-risk group, homeless teens. Will you make a donation, providing these young people with access to compassionate care programs?
Make a donation here: https://mattgarciafoundation.org/community
Seven Half Marathons - A Chance to Unite a Community
The Seven Half Marathons project is more than a race. It's a chance for communities to unite and give people a sense of belonging. That sense of belonging is exactly what homeless teens are missing as they are without a strong support network and at greater risk for trafficking abuses.
Every dollar raised goes directly to these teens, providing them with mentorship and setting them on a path to permanent housing.
Will you support their journey? Donate to at-risk teens here: https://mattgarciafoundation.org/community
Raymond Courtemanche Will Run for a Cause Dear to His Heart
Meet our community partner, brother Raymond Courtemanche! Tomorrow he will start running seven half marathons in just seven days to raise awareness for homeless youth. This cause is dear to his heart as he himself was homeless from ages 16 - 19. With every dollar pledged for his runs, you give urgently needed assistance to local teens so they are set on a path to permanent housing. Will you support this community initiative?
The Seven Half Marathon Fundraiser Hopes to Raise Awareness for Homeless Youth
This year's Seven Half Marathon fundraiser is intended to raise awareness for homeless youth. Starting on December 25, community partner Raymond Courtemanche will run each half marathon in just seven days, totaling 24 hours of running. This signifies an entire day of homeless youth sleeping outside without any resources. Can you imagine the hardships these teens face?
With all of the funds raised from the Seven Half Marathon project, we can provide a year's worth of mentorship and compassionate care to the at-risk youth of our community and help them on a betterpath. Will you make a pledge to support our mission?
Make a pledge here: https://mattgarciafoundation.org/community
You Can Help Keep Matt's Dream Alive - Donate to the Seven Half Marathons Initiative
Matt Garcia's dream was to be the change in the world we live in. Through the Seven Half Marathons project, we are bringing his dream to life by providing a full year of mentorship to homeless and trafficked teens. Did you know that 800,000 youth go missing annually in the U.S.to the sex trafficking trade? With your support, we know we can make a difference in the lives of many at-risk young people. Will you help us with our bold mission?
Donate to the Seven Half Marathons initiative here: https://mattgarciafoundation.org/community
Seven Half Marathons Begins This Week - Have You Made Your Pledge Yet?
This week marks the first day of the Seven Half Marathons fundraiser! Have you made a donation or a per-mile pledge yet? Each dollar raised goes directly towards a year of free mentorship for homeless youth. Your support helps them get off of the streets and into compassionate coordinated care. Will you become a sustainer of this new initiative?
Donate to the initiative here: https://mattgarciafoundation.org/community
Help Homeless and Trafficked Teens through the Seven Half Marathon Fundraiser
Through this year's Seven Half Marathon fundraiser with community partner Raymond Courtemanche, our goal is to raise enough to provide one year of compassionate coordinated care for homeless and trafficked teens.
What is compassionate care? It is an opportunity to meet the basic needs of at-risk teens, build a trusting relationship with them, and invite them to use longer-term services and support tools.
With your assistance, we can help countless young people get back on their feet. Will you make a per-mile pledge to support them?
Make your pledge here: https://mattgarciafoundation.org/community
7 Half Marathons in 7 Cities in 7 Days
We are honored to work with community partner, Raymond Courtemanche, on a fundraiser for homeless and trafficked youth. In just seven days, he'll complete seven half marathons in seven cities across Northern California to raise awareness for homeless youth, and he needs your help!
Raymond's ultimate goal is to provide a year of mentorship and compassionate care to these at-risk teens. Will you make a donation to support this cause?
Donate here: https://mattgarciafoundation.org/community
Stand Up For Everything That Matters To You
"Whatever you BELIEVE IN – LIVE THAT. Don't be scared of the opinions of others. If they don't stand tall with you, they aren't right for you."
Why Accountability Is Key to Being a Better Leader
If you're looking to be a better leader in all aspects of your life, you have to hold yourself accountable. Accountability is keeping your commitments to people. Holding those commitments will build deeper, more meaningful relationships and when you build deep relationships with people, you create loyalty and trust. Once you create loyalty and trust, people will never want to let you down because they know that you'll never let them down.
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Don't Compare Your Life Journey To Another
Don't Compare Your Life Journey To Another (Must Watch Motivational Video)
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Giving Tuesday - Help Keep The Dream Alive
Today we unite in a worldwide celebration of generosity.
Together We Give
Right now, people around the globe are coming together: showing kindness and generosity by giving their voices, time, money, goods, and more to support communities and causes.
Help Keep the Dream Alive
Matt Garcia was a man with a vision. He was the youngest city councilman elected in the state of California in November 2007. Matt was a great young leader and inspiration to all who knew him. Matt was only 22 years old… but, he lived more in those short years than many adults can even imagine. He led by inspiration, with integrity and ambition.
Matt's dream involved supporting the youth and creating places for them to go and things for them to do; Changing a culture of violence and crime in the city through youth involvement. By uniting a community all people will have a sense of belonging and responsibility to the city of Fairfield. Matt's life was cut short, but his legacy, work and heart live on.
The Matt Garcia Foundation was established to carry out Matt's dream. We are dedicated to the work and efforts that Matt started and hope that we can inspire others to be the change in this world we live in, just as Matt inspired us.
Matt's vision has guided us, but we need continued support from all of you to make his dream a reality.
A commitment to changing a culture of violence and crime in Solano County.
Together we can continue Matt's efforts and make his dream our reality.
The Matt Garcia Foundation "Dream Team" pledges to live Matt's legacy.
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Deep Theory #1: Ardipithecus - Supporting the Matt Garcia Foundation
Our very own board member, Zach Young, is creating a comic book with his friend! Due to the pandemic and cancellation of the annual MGF golf tournament, he's donating 25% of the proceeds to The Matt Garcia Foundation, but he can't do it without you! The comic book is set to launch around November 17th on Kickstarter.
Kickstarter is a crowd-funding platform that brings creative projects to life ONLY with the help of its supporters by reaching a set goal. If the goal is not met, no funds will be raised. Zach and his friend have been working tirelessly on this project to make sure it's of the highest quality and that it makes it into your hands. With your contribution, you're able to make their dreams come true AND you're helping to keep Matt's dream alive!
Remember, 25% of all proceeds will go to the Foundation. Be sure to visit their Kickstarter website to be reminded.
You can find more info about Deep Theory Studios on their website or follow them on Instagram @deeptheorystudios.
Unique rewards are also included on different levels of contribution so don't miss out!
"If you want to turn your life around, try thankfulness. It will change your life mightily."
— Gerald Good
3 Questions to Ask Yourself About Everything You Do | Stacey Abrams
How you respond after setbacks is what defines your character. Stacey Abrams was the first black woman in the history of the United States to be nominated by a major party for governor -- she lost that hotly contested race, but as she says: the only choice is to move forward. In an electrifying talk, she shares the lessons she learned from her campaign for governor of Georgia, some advice on how to change the world -- and a few hints at her next steps. "Be aggressive about your ambition," Abrams says.
Don't Try to Please Everyone. You're Not Pizza!
You. Cannot. Please. Everyone. Don't even try it! Don't be boring. Don't be taken for granted. Basically... don't be pizza. Instead of being a people pleaser, take pleasure in finding YOUR people.
If You Think They Are Holding You Back: WATCH THIS
If You Think They Are Holding You Back: WATCH THIS (Toxic Family and Friends)
What did you learn from this story of the boy and his mentor? How do you deal with toxic family or friends?
You Can Help Support The Matt Garcia Foundation Through AmazonSmile!
Hacking Your Brain for Happiness | James Doty | TEDxSacramento
Dr. James Doty explains the neurological benefits of Compassion. "Project Compassion" has now turned into a leading research and educational institution and the only institution solely focused on the study of Compassion, Altruism and Empathy.
How Do I Be Positive ALL THE TIME?
How Do I Be Positive ALL THE TIME? - Motivational Speech by Fearless Soul.
Jason Silva on Compassion | Brain Games
Jason Silva ponders whether our brains are instinctively empathetic.
The Science of Kindness
There are scientifically proven benefits to being kind! It is contagious, teachable, and makes you feel all fuzzy inside.
You are NOT your PAST or your MISTAKES
You are NOT your PAST or your MISTAKES (2020) - Motivational Speech by Fearless Soul
Helping Others Makes Us Happier -- But It Matters How We Do It
Research shows that helping others makes us happier. But in her groundbreaking work on generosity and joy, social psychologist Elizabeth Dunn found that there's a catch: it matters how we help. Learn how we can make a greater impact -- and boost our own happiness along the way -- if we make one key shift in how we help others. "Let's stop thinking about giving as just this moral obligation and start thinking of it as a source of pleasure," Dunn says.
This Is Why We Suffer! Deepak Chopra
"We know nothing. Everything we know is made up. It is a human construct. We don't question: What is the source of this experience"
How to Be Optimistic During Challenges | Brian Tracy
We all face challenges, but it is our reaction to those challenges that determine how quickly we can overcome them. Your ability to find an optimistic view of challenges will impact your overall success, so to ensure you know how to be optimistic during hardships keep watching this video.
"When you were born, you cried, and the world rejoiced. Live your life in such a manner that when you die, the world cries and you rejoice."
On Saturday, September 26th, we had our first social distancing clean-up since February. It was wonderful to see so many of our volunteers come out for a few hours to pick up trash. It was an added bonus to see the Matt Garcia Foundation's Adopt-A-Street sign located at 601 Texas Street.
We are thankful to be a positive influence in our city. We also know that we adopted downtown over 12 years ago when we decided to pick up where Matt left off. After his death in September of 2008, Raymond and I walked downtown and began to pick up trash as Matt had done nearly every weekend. This was our way to honor our Matt and help ourselves begin to heal. It became a thing! We are eternally grateful that it did. We are honored to be recognized by the City of Fairfield.
If you would like to come out and help We would love to see you. We meet at 9:00AM on the last Saturday of each month (weather and covid-19 permitting) at 601 Texas Street (across from the downtown Starbucks).
Thank you all for all that you do!
Teresa Courtemanche (Matt's Mom)
What is Compassion?
What is compassion? We'll look at what compassion means and examples you might notice it in your own life.
Mister Rogers - Love Yourself, Love Your Neighbor
Mister Rogers life advice - love yourself, love your neighbor
The World Would Be A Better Place if We All Lived This Way! (Motivationa...
Speaker: Josiah Ruff
"N.O.N. J.A.R. Living in a state of complete NON-JUDGEMENT, NON-ATTACHMENT... and NON-RESISTANCE to whatever shows up in your life."
What Being a Mentor is All About
Holistic Health and Wellness Expert, Leanne Jacobs, discusses how to become a mentor and what the leadership roll is really about.
5 Lessons We MUST LEARN in Hard Times (Motivational Video)
The Bridge Between Suicide and Life | Kevin Briggs
For many years Sergeant Kevin Briggs had a dark, unusual, at times strangely rewarding job: He patrolled the southern end of San Francisco's Golden Gate Bridge, a popular site for suicide attempts. In a sobering, deeply personal talk Briggs shares stories from those he's spoken — and listened — to standing on the edge of life. He gives a powerful piece of advice to those with loved ones who might be contemplating suicide.
A Doctor Speaks on Teen Suicide Prevention
A doctor gives us guidance on things to do regarding teen suicide prevention.
Instead Of Killing Myself, I Called A Suicide Hotline
WARNING: This video contains language about suicide
When author Joel L. Daniels experienced suicidal thoughts on a bus in the Bronx, New York, he wasn't sure what he should do. He was panicking, but he decided to call the Suicide Prevention Lifeline. Now, he says that phone call saved his life.
Thank You To Those Who Donated to Those Affected by the LNU Complex Fire!
We want to take this opportunity to also thank those who donated a total of $1900.00 cash to those affected by the LNU Complex Fire. Thank you, Marcy, Kathy, Vince, Sheila, Susie, Greg, and Tracy. The Matt Garcia Foundation was able to match that total and purchase gift cards.
The Matt Garcia Foundation Board of Directors has committed to match dollar to dollar up to $2500.00. Any additional funds raised beyond $2500.00 will be used to Help Keep the Dream Alive for 2020 and beyond.
Proclamation - Matt Garcia Day
Creative Ways to Get Kids to Thrive in School | Olympia Della Flora
To get young kids to thrive in school, we need to do more than teach them how to read and write -- we need to teach them how to manage their emotions, says educator Olympia Della Flora. In this practical talk, she shares creative tactics she used to help struggling, sometimes disruptive students -- things like stopping for brain breaks, singing songs and even doing yoga poses -- all with her existing budget and resources. "Small changes make huge differences, and it's possible to start right now ... You simply need smarter ways to think about using what you have, where you have it," she says.
If You're Different: BE DIFFERENT
"You can not... EVER... live the life of your dreams by settling for someone else's idea of what you should be doing with your life."
3 Myths to Happiness | Brian Tracy
Just as the natural physical state is health and vitality, the natural emotional state is peace and happiness. Your feeling of inner happiness is there to tell you what you should be doing more or less of. Let's talk about the three major myths about happiness that each of us has to some degree.
A POWERFUL Story About ANGER and LETTING GO (The Snake and Saw Story)
Where Does Compassion Really Come From?
Can compassion be learned? The answer is yes! Sometimes, all it takes is truly paying attention to the people around us.
Creating A Community And Finding Purpose
Stephen Thompson walks you through his journey from being a ward of the state at age nine to Silicon Valley Executive and how he created a community to pave the way.
The Power of Laughter
Few things are more beneficial to a person's overall well-being than laughter. In fact, a good sense of humor is not only an indicator of better mental health, it's an indicator of better physical health as well.
The Power of Positivity | Brain Games
See firsthand how positive and negative reinforcement can affect a player's game on the court.
Why Compassion Matters | Dr Julian Abel
Compassion is more than just something that is a nice afterthought. It is measurably transformative in improving our well being and health outcomes. Each of us has an incredible compassionate potential.
Dr Julian Abel spent his clinical life as a palliative care specialist doctor. He has developed a special interest in compassionate communities, initially as part of supporting people undergoing experiences of death, dying, loss and care giving.
Over the last 4 years he has worked with Frome Medical Practice applying the compassionate community approach to healthcare in general, with some startling results. He is Director of Compassionate Communities UK, a charity which aims to share the lessons learnt in both palliative care and primary care more broadly.
My Secret to Staying Focused Under Pressure | Russell Wilson
Athletes train their bodies to run faster, jump higher, throw farther -- so why don't they train their minds, too? Seattle Seahawks quarterback Russell Wilson talks about the power of "neutral thinking," which helps him thrive under pressure (both on the field and off) -- and shows how you can use this mindset to make the right moves in your own life.
3 Secrets of Resilient People | Lucy Hone
Everyone experiences loss, but how do you cope with the tough moments that follow? Resilience researcher Lucy Hone shares three hard-won strategies for developing the capacity to brave adversity, overcome struggle and face whatever may come head-on with fortitude and grace.
Character Education: Compassion
This video is focused on the virtue of compassion. This virtue means being aware of others' needs and acting to help them.
Our Search for Purpose & Meaning
Tyrone Stokes, Josiah Ruff, Leonard Sicilian, Libo Mngomezulu
"It's impossible to feel dread when you have a compelling future... a powerful mission or vision in front of you. It's hard to drudge through life when there is MEANING attached to your future...
You can't live in darkness when you believe your future is bright. Perhaps the problem then, is that many of us believe the FUTURE will not be better than the PAST.
Without meaning life is useless and worthless. Without meaning we give up on life. We can NOT GIVE UP on life and we can not give up on our best life."
Do Not Give Up On The Person You Are Capable Of Becoming
Do Not Give Up On The Person You Are Capable Of Becoming (Inspirational Video)
Why Students Should Have Mental Health Days | Hailey Hardcastle
School can be rife with stress, anxiety, panic attacks and even burnout — but there's often no formal policy for students who need to prioritize their well-being. Hailey Hardcastle explains why schools should offer mental health days and allow students time to practice emotional hygiene without stigma. Follow along to learn how she and a team of fellow teens transformed their advocacy into law.
Rediscovering Hope Through Self-Forgiveness
Even as a high school football star, Billy fell into a dark tunnel. Within a 9-month period, Billy's two most important people were killed and he felt responsible for both deaths. He found his light switch after 20 years of incarceration, which led him to rediscover hope through self-forgiveness.
"I see myself as caring, earnest, loyal and full of life. I want to bring happiness to a person's day. If I notice someone isn't happy or feeling well, I want to make him smile. I find joy and passion in team settings; I love to work with others. What got us where we're at does not need to define us. I love sports and working out."
I've Never Met A Strong Person With An Easy Past
Never Met A Strong Person With An Easy Past Motivational Speech by Fearless Soul.
To Overcome Challenges, Stop Comparing Yourself to Others | Dean Furness
When you stop comparing yourself to others, you can accomplish great things, says wheelchair athlete Dean Furness. He shares how, after losing the use of his legs in an accident, he discovered a powerful new mindset focused on redefining his "personal average" and getting better little by little.
6 Acts of Kindness That Will Inspire You
"Look for the helpers. You will always find people who are helping."
Mister Rogers may have shared his mother's words to him as a young boy decades ago, but they are more relevant than ever as global Black Lives Matter protests continue following the death of George Floyd on May 25, after Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin kneeled on his neck for nearly 9-minutes, with the assistance of three other officers.
While some of the news coming out of the protests has been overwhelming at times, it's important to celebrate the acts of kindness and the displays of love being shared because, like Mister Rogers said, the helpers are always there.
Throughout the week, stories have circulated detailing inspiring moments happening around the world, from a community rallying around their neighbor who was scared to walk through his neighborhood alone to three childhood best friends coming together for a heartwarming reunion at a protest in Ireland.
Here are six acts of kindness that can possibly inspire you in your life to look for the helpers or even be the helper...
THE THREE BEST FRIENDS THAT ANYONE COULD HAVE
Childhood best friends Kiitan Amao, Moyo Badun and Sean Hill unexpectedly became a viral sensation when they all reunited at a protest in the small Irish town of Dundalk, with the three men being celebrated after two photos from their childhood and current day circulated online.
Kiitan told E! News that the response to their pictures "has been crazy." But he added he's happy because he and his childhood friends are able to show the world that "the support from [their] town was overwhelming."
As for what he hoped his friendship with Sean and Moyo represents, Kiitan wanted people to know "that if you just unite and love one another you can achieve so much."
A POWERFUL NEIGHBORHOOD WALK
When Nashville stylist Shawn Marqus Dromgoole took to social media to share his fear of walking in his own neighborhood, his neighbors and community rallied around him.
After one of his posts expressing his fear about leaving his home—"Today I wanted to walk again and I could not make it off the porch. Then I called my mother and she said she would walk with [me]. I still kept my ID on me and my phone in my hand but I walked."—was shared on the Nextdoor app, his neighbors showed up to walk with him.
"I was afraid to walk by myself in my childhood neighborhood, because I was afraid I wouldn't live to see another day," he captioned photos on Instagram. "When I shared this fear with my neighbors they said we will walk with you. This is only the beginning."
LOOKING OUT FOR ONE ANOTHER, ONE MEAL AT A TIME
Food is one of the biggest ways people connect and two co-workers in Queens are showing their support for the protesters in Brooklyn by feeding them.
"me and my co-worker made 400 meals & 200 trays of desserts for protesters in brooklyn who may not be able to have access to food during these chaotic times," Leo Dalesandro tweeted this week, along with photos of the meals they made. "gotta do whatever we can to help."
He's since started a GoFundMe, "Feeding the Fight Againt Racism," to raise funds for kitchen supplies and ingredients to continue providing as many to-go lunches as possible for protesters.
HAVING A BALL
In Philadelphia, teenagers Stephania Ergemlidze and Khalil Gardner dragged a basketball hoop around town as a way to unite protesters and police and provide a break from the tension.
'I've always used basketball to try to bring people together!," a sign they carried with the hoop read. "Today is a day I feel we need that most!"
"The main goal was to get the police and protesters working together and playing together which I am happy to say we saw glimpses of today!" Stephania, who organized the Dunking on Racism GoFundMe wrote on the page. "I don't know if what I'm doing is the answer, but I'm hoping it can at least do some kind of good for my brothers and sisters of the POC community as well as the philly community as a whole."
PROTEST PROPOSAL
"Making history while witnessing history."
While protesting in Raleigh, North Carolina, Xavier Young got down on one knee and proposed to Marjorie Alston, with Xavier telling E! News the proposal almost didn't happen as she's pregnant and he had prior obligations. "I didn't want her out there alone," he explained, before going on to say he was able to cancel his plans and "snuck" the ring in with the essentials he was packing.
And when he got down on one knee—"boom, proposal," as he told us—a photographer, Charles Crouch, just happened to be standing near the couple and documented the special moment.
Crouch later shared three of the photos he took that day, along with the caption: "Went downtown to the protest against police brutality. I was blessed to capture this proposal in the midst of what would become chaos."
Zay Jones, a wide receiver for the Las Vegas Raiders, took to Twitter to reveal his heartwarming interaction with an elderly white woman while he was shopping with his cousin.
While at the store, the woman approached the pair and said, "I'm from Minneapolis [and] I just want you to know that you matter."
"I could see [it] was very sincere and heartfelt," the NFL star later told Good Morning America, going on to say he asked for permission to hug her amid the coronavirus pandemic. "I just felt like that was the right thing to do. And in an instant, she just kind of fell into my arms and she just started crying."
After the encounter, Zay had taken to social media, with his tweets going viral and garnering over 826,000 likes. "i didn't get her name but i am grateful for the encounter," he wrote. "beautiful hearts still exist. be the example. be the light. love others."
Article Source: https://www.eonline.com/news/1158917/6-acts-of-kindness-that-will-inspire-you#photo-1095814
5 Signs Your Mental Health is Falling Apart
It's Mental Health Awareness month! How is your mental health? And how do you tell whether your mental health is falling apart? Are you prone to suffer from a mental illness? What are the symptoms? What are the key signs of stress affecting mental health? How are you coping with stress lately?
Mental health has quickly become one of the most pressing social advocacies of its time. In spite of this, there's still a startling number of people who fail to realize just how important mental health is. Here are 5 Signs Your Mental Health is Falling Apart.
It's Not Happening TO ME... It's Happening FOR ME
Speaker is Josiah Ruff (for Fearless Soul)
If that is your belief...
If that is your conviction...
No matter what happens, you'll get through it.
It can't be just words. You have to trust that. You have to believe that.
The cells in your body react to everything your mind says. Many studies have shown negativity weakens your immune system.
NowThis Opens Up For Mental Health Awareness Month | Op-Ed | NowThis
Let's talk about mental health — because nobody deserves to feel alone.
Mental health issues plague a significant amount of people across the country — which is why Mental Health Awareness Month was created. Observed in May, it was started by Mental Health America in order to highlight affiliates and resources that people struggling with mental health can take advantage of. The entire initiative aims to show sufferers that they are not alone and that there are people out there who are willing to help them through what they're feeling.
NowThis staff members have experienced a wide range of mental health ordeals, ranging from occasional anxiety to constant panic attacks. But they have also found various ways to deal with what they go through. Some found relief in a therapist who helped them combat the negative thoughts in their heads. Others found that taking medication helped. Some even adopted animals, who serve as furry friends as well as therapeutic resources.
Everyone is touched by mental health struggles, whether it's in an individual sense or through a loved one. So, no one feeling anxious depressed should ever feel like they're alone — or like they don't have helpful resources on hand.
Comparison Is Only Healthy If It Inspires You To Do Better - Jason Silva
Kindness Matters - Mental Health Awareness Week 2020
Did you know that kindness can be beneficial for our mental health?
May is Mental Health Awareness Month
Dr. Humberto Temporini talks with Deirdre about the signs of depression and when you should seek medical help.
History of Mother's Day | History
Find out about the ancient roots and modern history of Mother's Day, which is celebrated on the second Sunday in May in the United States
How to Motivate People to Do Good for Others | Erez Yoeli
How can we get people to do more good: to go to the polls, give to charity, conserve resources or just generally act better towards others? MIT research scientist Erez Yoeli shares a simple checklist for harnessing the power of reputations -- or our collective desire to be seen as generous and kind instead of selfish -- to motivate people to act in the interest of others. Learn more about how small changes to your approach to getting people to do good could yield surprising results.
The Freedom of Forgiveness | Kenneth Goodrum
The Assistant Director of Student Conduct and Community Standards at Central State University advocates for forgiveness, if only for yourself.
Why Celebrate Earth Day?
What are your favorite facts about Earth?
To celebrate the 50th anniversary of Earth Day, Live Science asked scientists to share their favorite facts about our home planet. These researchers marveled at everything from backward flowing rivers in Antarctica to the Giant Crystal Cave of Naica in Mexico, which one geologist called the "Sistine Chapel of crystals."
The Best Of The Internet During COVID-19 | NBC News NOW
In difficult times like this, it's important to stay positive and social media is actually helping, with more videos designed to make viewers smile. NBC News' Gadi Schwartz takes a look at some of the funny gems he found online.
What Comes After Tragedy? Forgiveness | Azim Khamisa and Ples Felix
On one awful night in 1995, Ples Felix's 14-year-old grandson murdered Azim Khamisa's son in a gang initiation fueled by drugs, alcohol and a false sense of belonging. The deadly encounter sent Khamisa and Felix down paths of deep meditation, to forgive and to be forgiven -- and in an act of bravery and reconciliation, the two men met and forged a lasting bond. Together, they've used their story as an outline for a better, more merciful society, where victims of tragedy can grow and heal. Prepare to be moved by their unimaginable story. "Peace is possible," Khamisa says. "How do I know that? Because I am at peace."
Small Acts of Caring Bring Hope to Bay Area in Wake of Coronavirus Outbreak
During this time of stress and uncertainty because of the Coronavirus outbreak, we're highlighting the small acts of kindness happening in our communities. We went in search of people who are lending a helping hand in many different ways.
Why It's Worth Listening to People You Disagree With | Zachary R. Wood
We get stronger, not weaker, by engaging with ideas and people we disagree with, says Zachary R. Wood. In an important talk about finding common ground, Wood makes the case that we can build empathy and gain understanding by engaging tactfully and thoughtfully with controversial ideas and unfamiliar perspectives. "Tuning out opposing viewpoints doesn't make them go away," Wood says. "To achieve progress in the face of adversity, we need a genuine commitment to gaining a deeper understanding of humanity."
Top 10 Positive News Stories of 2020 That Give Us Hope
In trying times we could all use a little something to lift our spirits. For this list, we'll be looking at some of the most noteworthy uplifting news stories from 2020 so far. Our countdown includes Quarantined Dance-Alongs & Sing-Alongs, Celebrities Opening Their Wallets, Mass Applause for Healthcare Workers, and more!
Stay-At-Home Volunteer Project!
The Matt Garcia Foundation will be participating in the Center for Volunteer and Nonprofit Leadership's Cesar Chavez Day of Action.
Use any new or gently used t-shirts to create tote bags!
Learn how to here: tinyurl.com/w8kkwsz
Only Unhappy Put Others Down - Lilly Singh
Fred Rogers: Look for the Helpers
When I was a boy and I would see scary things in the news, my mother would say to me, "Look for the helpers. You will always find people who are helping."
Keep Solano Clean and Green
In honor of Earth Day, The Matt Garcia Foundation will be joining other community members to "Keep Solano Clean and Green" at one of Solano County's Earth Day Cleanup locations.
When? Saturday, April 18, 2020 from 9:00am to 11:00am
Where? Lower Ledgewood Creek (parking lot behind Home Depot).
Help Keep The Dream Alive by Volunteering with Us!
Matt Garcia was committed to creating a positive change in our community. We want to continue Matt's efforts and further serve our community by adding an additional community service opportunity to each month.
https://mattgarciafoundation.org/volunteer-opportunities
CGI Animated Short Film: "Mr Indifferent" by Aryasb Feiz
Let's take time to reflect on how we can make a difference. Let's reach out to those who need help and volunteer for causes that change us for the better, just as they change the world.
Empowerment: It's an Inside Out Process | Sharon Esswein | TEDxHilliard
Sharon Esswein is a firestarter. As an educator for the past 39 years, she has learned to identify the internal passion that burns within us all and cultivate it into a flame. Sharon is dedicated to sharing her skill to help others ignite sparks of passion. She lives in Hilliard, Ohio with her husband Larry where she is inspired daily by her family.
Join Us Tomorrow For Our Monthly Community Clean Up!
When: Saturday, February 29, 2020, at 9am
At the Matt Garcia Foundation, we don't want to complain about this, we want to create solutions to problems. It is with this spirit that we began our Monthly Community Clean Ups.
On the last Saturday of every month, volunteers get together and clean up a neighborhood in Fairfield. We pick up trash, work on landscaping paint windows, fix fences – all in an effort to improve our community. This is another example of a community coming together to help make a difference.
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Thomas Richter
I'll reserve this thread for a list of bug fixes and updates that have been integrated into 3.1.4. For technical questions, please check the "Os 3.1.4 thread" instead. This thread discusses release notes.
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Re: Os 3.1.4 - List of bug fixes and changes by component
We'll probably start at the very core of the system - exec. Exec is the AmigaOs microkernel, responsible for initializing the hardware and administrating all its resources such as memory, libraries, devices.... and also responsible for task switching.
There are a couple of small tiny fixes in exec all around.
First, if you have a 060 processor, you no longer need an F-Space fix to turn off the FPU. Exec no longer crashes on a 060 FPU. Yet, you still need the 68060.library to enable it. This was to avoid incompatibilities.
The test for the ranger memory was broken and actually overwrote the memory contents, making it unsuitable for reset-resent programs. This got fixed.
If GetMsg() was called in a tiny loop, the 68060 would not allow to collect any interrupt and the system would deadlock. This was fixed, too. This was a patch previously included in SetPatch.
Exec now reserves 16K of chip memory for emulator business. You no longer need "PrepareEmul" or "MuMove4K" to run Shapeshifter and friends. If you need the 16K back, there is a utility on Aminet by now ("MoveLow") which restores the previous setting until the next reboot.
There was a problem with software failures during reboot which could deadlock the system. This was fixed, too.
ROMWack is back - the sad story of the "SAD" debugger is history now. ROMWack is the built-in ROM debugger. It is rather bare-bone. Connect a serial terminal at 9600-8N1, press DEL on a software failure, and you get a serial terminal to debug the code. For a better debugger - there is COP on the aminet.
Exec had some rudimentary support for "task trees" that never worked, and were never used by any program. All of this code was retired, and support for that and "ETasks" were removed. They were never used, never tested, were also incomplete, so it was just non-working dead code.
Exec in V39 changed the structure of memory pools. Unfortunately, some software depended on the internal undocumented structure, so the change was reverted and the memory pools are back to the state of 3.1, except that the bugs in 3.1 were fixed, i.e. FreePooled() had an issue. FreePooled() also changed slightly its policy of how puddles are handled to speed up the RAM-disk.
Also, AVL tree support was removed from exec since it really does not belong there. This was never used either (except for the 3.9 pools), so it went away as it was just dead code.
There are probably a couple of more tiny fixes I would need to look up but I do not remember right now.
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Let's continue with this list with a couple of small issues. Next in chain is expansion, which configures the hardware. Expansion had an issue when merging memory of several boards together to one single pool - this operation could have failed in a couple of situations. Expansion also copied one byte too much out of the config ROM (or config nibbles) of a board. We also put in a couple of speed brakes to keep the board hardware happy even on fast CPUs. On at least one beta-tester, this made an old A2091 working again.
Similar speed brakes went into the battclock.resource because fast CPUs were just too fast for the slow real time clock. This fixes issues especially with the vampire. Thanks to the vampire team for the report.
Then, we have utility, which also implements 32x32 divisions and multiplications, and a 32x32 to 64 bit multiplication. Especially the latter was bug-ridden and returned the result the wrong way around on 68000 processors, which was fixed. This multiplication is neither available on the 68060, so the code is now smart enough not to use it if a 68060 is found present.
Previously, there were at least two versions of utility, one for 68020 and up, and one for 68000, and the ROMs contained either of the two versions. Now we have a unified utility.library, and only one version, which keeps the build process simpler.
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Did you do anything with Deallocate()?
IIRC it will bork the memory list if the size parameter is wrong - it changes the list before sanity checking the size.
Quote from: NorthWay on October 06, 2018, 05:41:56 PM
Nope, deallocate remained untouched. This looks more like a garbadge-in garbadge-out problem.
More words about another components: The scsi.device. Actually, there is not "the scsi.device", but there are many: The scsi.device for the A600, one for the A1200, the A4000, the A3000, and the A4000T has even two of them. Some of them are identical, or closely related. They build from "a bunch of code", some of which is common to all the devices, some of them are specific to the model.
The V45 version fixes a memory allocation issue where one IORequest was allocated too short, thus trashing memory. Also, the device failed to check whether some of the memory allocations during startup succeeded. If they were not - quite unlikely, but possible - the device used the non-existing memory anyhow. It now runs into a controlled software failure.
There were, however, more serious shortcomings of the device: The device supports now LBA48 commands, and allows now to work with large (aka "modern") harddisks or storage devices. Clearly, it supports 64-bit commands. As in Os 3.9, it speaks NSD64, but (probably to Heinz' dislike) also TD64.
Also, ATAPI is supported by the SCSI.device now, and the INQUIRY simulation of the (not-)scsi (but ide) device now also supports CF cards. It previously reported a device class applications typically do not know how to handle.
pawelek
"...Exec now reserves 16K of chip memory for emulator business. You no longer need "PrepareEmul" or "MuMove4K" to run Shapeshifter and friends..."
MuFastZero still requires MuMove4K
Quote from: pawelek on October 10, 2018, 10:50:30 PM
Yes, but for something different, not for keeping the first 16K RAM free for emulators. What happens there is that a memory pool is created solely for the purpose for keeping execbase in it, so it can then be remapped by the MMU. This is very specific to the mmu.library and its working.
More updates ... on the graphics.library. This library is one of the old-age legacy components responsible for low-level graphics and rendering operations. Like the scsi.device, it existed in multiple versions: One for OCS and ECS models, and one for AGA. Stress on "existed" because there is now one unified graphics.library that handles both AGA, ECS and OCS just fine.
On the "small bugs fixed" list we have a bug in Flood() which did not work on screens larger than 1024 in any dimension since it only used 10 bit precision to keep the coordinates on the fill-stack, so a Flood() on a SUPERHIRES-screen would have caused strange effects. The FIRST_DOT flag in Complement-mode did not work correctly, an issue which was addressed back then by "PatchDraw" but is now fixed directly. Also, the line drawer made a lot of ping-pong calls between C and assembler - quite unnecessarily so. A couple of bugs were addressed in the Area calls, and this part of graphics also contained some dead code. Some of the bitmap blitter support functions did not work correctly on interleaved bitmaps, an issue that had been already fixed by SetPatch before.
Then, we have a tiny improvement in the "rectangle and region rectangle" handling, which is the graphics counterpart of the layers "cliprect" system for collecting damage and handling damaged regions. Why there are two independent systems for this nobody knows, but while layers kept a cache for cliprects to minimize memory fragmentation, graphics re-allocated its regions and region-rectangles one by one from global memory, throwing a fragmentation bomb at the system. Graphics does now use a pool for these low-level structures and recycles them to reduce the fragmentation. It also makes things slightly faster. ClearRegionRectangle() was also needlessly complicated and was replaced by a much simpler function. What is common to all these functions is that their former implementation did not behave nicely in case they run out of memory. Now it is guaranteed that the operations are "atomic", i.e. either they work completely, or the rectangles remain untouched. Previous versions of graphics could have left them in inconsistent state in case it run out of memory in the middle of an operation.
We also have all the "chunky to planar" conversion functions completely new from scratch. They partially used the blitter, so the CPU first had to perform the conversion to chip mem (which was slow) and then the blitter blitted it to the screen (which was slow). This was a good idea back then when the blitter was fast compared to the CPU, but this is no longer true, so the new implementation is CPU-only, optimized assembler. It is about twice the speed of the old code.
Last but not least, our beta-test team identified a really bizarre old-age bug of graphics that could trash memory (yes, really) if you switch from one monitor to another (e.g. HIRES to PRODUCTIVITY) and at the same time change the pointer resolution (from 35ns to 70ns) on AGA systems. Graphics in this case "pokes" (I cannot really call that any different) into the active copper lists without going through the copper abstraction layer, but unfortunately at the time graphics (triggered by intuition) attemps the poke, the copper lists are already gone. This was a nasty little bug which took quite a while to hunt it down.
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Really a good job guys! I'm on 3.1.4 100%
If updates will be steady (like the iconset), this 'll be the best thing on amiga ever! Thank you Thomas & Olaf!
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The intuition library is a major change, but not even (to the major degree) my change. The problem with the original intuition.library is that it was compiled with a compiler that is no longer available, namely greenhill C. We only have SAS/C nowadays. Both compilers have advantages and disadvanages. SAS/C has registerized parameters (function parameters are passed in CPU registers), is more modern and speaks ANSI-C, and supports creating operating system components. Greenhill C is an old K&R C compiler with an optimizer that is better than that of SAS/C at times, but it supports only stack-based function calls and hence depends on "register ping-pong stub functions" between the Os function and the implementation. It also supported a neat trick where short structures (such as a rectangle) was passed directly rather than making a copy, a trick a couple of functions depended upon.
In 1993, the intuition greenhill C code was ported by Peter Cherna to SAS/C, which was a tremedous work because it required touching a lot of legacy K&R C functions to ANSI C and fixing (or providing) all the function prototypes. Greenhill C was very lazy about pointer correctness, so casts were missing all over the place, and parameters were passed in and out in a rather leeway approach.
Now, unfurtunately, two other players enter the playground, and these are P96 and CGFx. Due to their very nature, they depend on the register and stack allocation exactly as performed by the Greenhill compiler because they have to solve the problem that some features they need are simply not accessible through the official intuition interfaces. Just to name one: When allocating the bitmap of a new screen, they need to know how the memory is organized and which viewmode the memory should be used for, i.e. truecolor, hicolor, indexed, planar... but intuition does not deliver this data. So, they just grab the data from registers where it happend to lie around "by pure chance", left behind by the code compiled by Greenhill. Under SAS/C everything is different, and registers and the stack is used differently, so the hacky approach taken by both RTG functions do not work anymore.
For P96, it is known which parameters it expects where, so a "kludge" function in assembler just provides the missing data. "It is known" here means that there is a common subset of people that have access to P96 *and* the Os. For CGFx, this is not the case, so it remains completely unclear what exactly CGFx expects, which interfaces it needs and how we could provide them. We contacted Frank Mariak on the problem, and would be happy to provide intuition V45 to him to integrate CGfx into this release, and/or provide similar kludge functions or interfaces to make it work. Unfortunately, at this time not much happened yet, but we all hope that 3.1.4 will become successful enough to make it an attractive development target.
Now for my contributions: This is not really that much. One thing is that you can drag windows out of the screen. This is actually less than it may look because it is primarily a job layers has to do, and layers was already modified quite a while ago to support this service. Intuition was only modified to make use of this service, and its "window movement" functions where adjusted for testing the window bounds differently if the feature is enabled. This is by default on the workbench, but not on custom screens, but every constom screen can request it by a flag or a tag.
Second, a less known feature is that intuition now places windows under the mouse pointer in case the window does not indicate a target position and allows auto-adjustment of its position. Hence, if you open up a preference program or the workbench "execute" or "rename" dialog, then they will pop up under your mouse and not on the top-left edge of the window. This is hopefully more useful, and intuitive (well, wasn't that the purpose of intuition in first place?).
Other minor changes are that autorequests now allocate a larger stack - the previous stack was really tight and less than 256 bytes were left , which - if additional patches were in the sytem - caused stack overruns. The other fix was an off-by-one error in allocating the name of a public screen which could have crashed memory.
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I just want to say one thing. Thank you for all this technical explanations. This IS and will be great resource for the future. It is like a technical guide to AmigaOS3.x "guts" .
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More new components. The FFS, fast file system. This is still the Amiga FFS, based on the same assembly code we had before, with a couple of bugs fixed here and there, and with a couple of new features. First, some bug fixes: The computation of the size of the bitmap contained an off-by-one error, which triggered in rare cases a run of the disk-validator every time the FFS was booted. There are now additional size checks for the size of the volume name.
Concerning file name sizes: The FFS supports now two new "flavours", namely DOS\06 and DOS\07, which support "long file names" using the same layout as in AOS 4. File names can now be 106 characters long. This means in worst case that the FFS needs to allocate an extra block for holding the comment as well, which required additional logic.
Another new feature is that the FFS speaks TD64, NSD and SCSI natively, there is no longer the need for NSDPatch as the FFS is in most cases capable to figure out the command set itself. Hence, if you run a hostadapter based on the omniscsi, or the oktagon, or phase5 boards, large partitions and large harddrives are no longer a problem. Just a small warning: If you make your partitions large, it is advisable to also enlarge the block size - I suggest 4K blocks for flash based media - as otherwise the bitmap grows too large and thus slows booting the system down as it first goes through a minimal validation step that requires to hold the entire bitmap in memory. Furthermore, 4K blocks also help wear-leveling of the flash disk as they organize their internal memory also in larger pages than the usual 512 byte size.
SCSI transfer need to be enabled manually, but the HDToolbox can do that for you. Or the mount option "DirectSCSI=1" if you mount manually.
Concerning mount options, there are two new: "EnableNSD" enables usage of the NSD command set, which is "on" by default, but can be turned off in case the firmware of the hostadapter has problems with it, and "Superfloppy", which allows automatic sizing on removable media. Say, if you have a ZIP drive that supports both 100MB and 250MB media, *do not* put an RDB on it, mount it with "Superfloppy=1" and the FFS will figure out the drive geometry itself, and will resize the drive geometry itself, same as it does when switching between HD and DD disks.
Last but not least, there is one "hidden" feature we do not support officially, and this is DOS\08. Nobody remembers how, but Os 3.9 already supported it, albeit incompletely. It is an FFS variant that supports long file names limited to 54 characters, but that is backwards compatible to the older flavours of the FFS such that you can easily upgrade from DOS\03 to DOS\08, gain additional length, but do not need to reformat. Unlike the Os 3.9 variant, this version works, however. We still do not support it officially as diskdoctor (another story for another article) does not support it, but it is otherwise in fine working condition.

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Sales and Commerce
Last revision 07-04-2019
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Last revision: 07-04-2019
Size: 7 to 11 pages
Rating: 4.6 - 5 votes
This Memorandum of Understanding is for use between two or more Parties that are interested in working together on a particular project. It is intended as a starting point for the Parties, as it enables them to set out the preliminary understanding between one another, and can help them to work towards a more formal agreement.
This Memorandum can be chosen to be legally binding or non binding. In the first case, the Memorandum acts as a general agreement between the Parties which covers the broad understanding of the Parties.Often, Parties may sign a Memorandum of Understanding outlining some general agreement, and then will go away and make some further investigations before working out the finer details. If it is chosen to be non-binding, the Parties may not actually be legally obliged to comply with it. This is because in many cases, Parties may not actually be certain about the specific terms which they can agree to, but they still find it beneficial to put something in writing, outlining some broader goals (such as the general nature of the project), and confirming that they will act in good faith in pursuit of those goals.
Further, even in case of Memorandums which are non-binding, parties may choose to have the obligations on confidentiality as binding since they may be sharing sensitive and confidential information with the other parties in order to enable them to carry out further investigations or due diligence before finalising all the details of the Project. In case the Memorandum is non-binding, the parties may also choose to sign a seperate confidentiality agreement which is binding.
This Memorandum may be used early in the negotiations between the Parties. In some cases, parties may also use this as the final agreement however in some cases, a more detailed specific contract may be more suitable.
Record the details of each Party, and the Project that they are interested in pursuing. If the Parties have specific responsibilities in relation to the Project, then the details of those responsibilities can be included as well. For example, if one Party is going to obtain information about relevant costings for the Project, while another Party will obtain information about appropriate marketing strategies, then these responsibilities can be described in the document.
Once the Memorandum has been completed, and if it is a binding document, it should be printed on judicial stamp paper or e-stamp paper and signed by all the parties to the Memorandum and dated. The value of the stamp paper would depend on the state in which it is executed. Each state in India has provisions in respect of the amount of stamp duty payable on such agreements. Information regarding stamp duty payable can be found on the State government websites. For instance, the website of the state of Karnataka provides details of stamp duty payable on agreements as does the website of the Delhi. Each Party signing party may have their signature witnessed by an independent adult and then keep a copy of the Memorandum for their own reference.
The Memorandum may then be used as a point of reference to guide the negotiations as the Parties move forward towards a final agreement. The Memorandum can be made binding or non-binding on the Parties, as they may agree. If a more detailed contract is required, consider some of our other available templates, including:
Partnership Deed
If the Memorandum is binding, the principles of contract law and the Contract Act, 1872 will apply to it.
If the Memorandum is not legally binding, there is no law that directly applies to it. However, ordinary principles of contract law, as provided by the common law, may be applied in interpreting and understanding the agreement between the Parties.
In the event that a Party acts in bad faith, causing another Party to suffer loss, then general principles of equity, estoppel, or laws dealing with misleading and deceptive conduct may become relevant.
Other names for the document:	MOU, Memorandum of Understanding (Binding), Memorandum of Understanding (Non-Binding), MOU (Non-Binding), Memo of Understanding
Sales and Commerce - Other downloadable templates of legal documents
Services Termination Notice
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General Receipt
Supply Contract


With their durability, low power consumption and the fact they do not have bulbs that require replacement, LED flashlight possess many benefits over more traditional flashlights. Nonetheless, their prevalence was stunted previously by their greater costs. Fortunately, costs for many things LED have begun to return so making them a much better value and a favorite alternative for flashlights.
When comparing flashlights, one needs to know about the different things that make it impossible for LED flashlights to be costly as low as several different flashlights, as part of yet. Traditional flashlights often consist of little more than a bulb, tube, batteries and a change. On the other hand, LED flashlights require some type of microprocessor or ion regulation system to function properly. The LEDs will also be more expensive than standard bulbs. Additional since LED light is a newer technologies, and they have yet to be fabricated in the amounts other types of lighting consumed, LEDs have not attained that the economies of scale and also cheaper manufacturing costs other flashlights have.
However, the costs are coming down as the technology has grown and their prevalence increased. It's now possible to enjoy the benefits of LED flashlights at much lower prices.
The largest advantage of LEDs is that they use much less electricity than incandescent flashlights. As a result of this, the batteries may last considerably longer. Therefore, the flashlight will be more likely to get battery power when the time arrives to turn it on and last as long as desired.
Another benefit is long-term durability of those LED flashlights. Whereas the filament at a flashlight with an incandescent bulbs is certain to burn out eventually as the gas in the bulb gradually flows out, LEDs can endure for many, many years. As a matter of truth, LED lights could last for 15 decades or more. Even with their electronics, LED flashlights are a lot more immune to being dropped along with other shocks that frequently happen when folks use flashlights. However, they are more sensitive to heat (but don't create nearly as much heat as incandescent bulbs).
While the directional light LEDs produce isn't always desirable for house lighting, it is an advantage for flashlight use by which a highly directional beam is often optimal for flashlight use.


Camp Sarsaparilla offers 2 fun camps this summer!
Session Dates: Between July 1 and August 9, 2019, 9:00AM-3:30PM daily. There will be camp on July 4th.
Fees: Each individual week is $350 per child.
A deposit of $150 per week PER CHILD is due by May 1st,and the balance is due by June 1st. Any session switches after that point will be based upon opening availability in that session. Enrollment will be limited to approximately 30 per week. If your child needs to drop out of a session, your family will receive a full refund if a replacement camper can be found by the camper's family. We might have someone on a waiting list, and we will inform you of that should you request to drop a session.
Register for camp and find out what to bring!
Each week will focus on the arts of several Asian countries. Each week the countries within Asia will be different, so that if anyone would like to enroll for more than one week, there will be no repeat art explorations. The countries under consideration are China, Japan, Burma (Myanmar), India, Indonesia, Southeast Asia, Taiwan, Central, and Northern Asia. There will be ceramic work each week.
Enrollment will be limited to 12 children, ages 6-12. Children will bring their own lunches.
Why art camp for kids?
Throughout human history, people have used materials from their environments to bring meaning and beauty into their lives. By becoming aware of these arts and crafts and the purpose for which they are created, children will experience cultural differences. In working with the materials of these cultures, they will come to appreciate the skills of these artists even more. Participation in the creative process also allows children to gain confidence in their own artistic abilities. In our American life, most children do not have exposure to creating with their own hands in concentrated lengths of time., with real art materials, man-made or natural. Art Camp provides this luxury of time, space, and materials.


It is sometimes easier to re-record actors' dialogues after shooting (post-syncing), but the majority of Directors prefer to use the actual lines of dialogue recorded during filming by Production Sound Mixers, Boom Operators and Sound Assistants using multiple microphones and DAT (Digital Audio Tape) or hard disk recorders. Production Sound Mixers work on a freelance basis on features and drama productions. The hours are long and the work often involves long periods working away from home.
If music is required in a scene, Production Sound Mixers also set up playback equipment and speakers for the actors. At the end of each shooting day, Production Sound Mixers may send the day's sound recording files to post production via ISDN as well as handing over the meticulously labelled originals to the Camera Assistant, who packages them up with the camera rushes. Production Sound Mixers finish work when the film wraps (is completed).


This may have been the huge matriarch.
This zebra posed for a photo between the fronds of a plant on the veranda.
Driving through Marloth Park is almost as exciting as driving through Kruger National Park. Knowing we can drive less than 10 minutes on the bumpy dirt roads, which if on smooth surfaces would take only a few minutes, inspires us to venture out as often as possible.
We're seldom disappointed. With sheer determination and patience, we have the opportunity to see a side of the river that visitors to Kruger can't access from the roads, a bird's eye view of what transpires on the wildlife-rich Crocodile River.
As usual, we were quite a distance from them, doing our best to get decent photos.
I can't begin to describe the bumpiness of the roads in Marloth Park. It's almost as if you're on the ride at a carnival called the "tilt-a-whirl" except its even more of a wild ride with all the ruts, potholes, hills, and ridges, like none other we've seen anywhere.
The attention and care adult elephants provide for their young and each other is breathtaking.
Thank goodness, my spine doesn't cause pain anymore, after changing my diet seven years ago this month. Otherwise, the ride would be unbearable for a person with back pain of any type. The degree of bouncing in a little car would be a disaster.
Using the tripometer, we've found we don't travel more than 20 kilometers (12.4 miles) during a two-hour drive. But, what we witness most days during this two-hour stint is satisfying and breathtaking.
The parade of elephants spending time in the Crocodile River, as seen through the fence between Marloth and Kruger Park.
By including a day in Kruger once a week plus relishing in the wildlife we see in our garden, we certainly get end up with an exciting wildlife experience in one way or another each day.
A youngster is rarely allowed to wander off without an adult supervision.
Last night, on the veranda, with the weekend holidaymakers diminishing on a Sunday as usual, the animals began to return to the garden after a very sparse weekend. At most, a few warthogs and bushbucks came to call on Friday, Saturday, and Sunday.
We often wonder where they go when the tourists fill the park. Do they head to the surrounding parklands out of the sight and sounds of all the noisy tourists? Tom seems to think the tourists are feeding them so not-so-healthy foods that keep them hanging around with them instead of us. I don't think so.
Four youngsters with a babysitter!
Oh, no doubt some tourist feed the wildlife "bad-for-them" foods such as chips, leftover bread, sweets and other items. But, when we don't see them wandering around the park during the holiday weekends, I'm convinced they aren't around.
Its impossible to avoid a view of the fence in some of the photos.
Instead, on weekends, we find considerable numbers of wildlife at the Crocodile River who aren't influenced by holidaymakers presence in the wild areas of Kruger National Park.
Not only is discovering wildlife while on the drive special in each case, we also enjoy the idle chatter between the two of us and even the quiet periods when we're both lost in looking through the lens of the binoculars (Tom) and the camera for me.
We've zoomed in between the narrow fence wires for most of these photos.
We both rely upon our instincts as to which path to take, especially when one of us senses we'll have safari luck by taking a certain road or trail. Sometimes, we're right and other times, we're not, but the harmony in which we make these simple decisions is part of the joy of the experiences.
Today, we're staying in, catching up on more research for future travels. In 10 days we leave for our "visa stamp" trip back to Zambia and Botswana for yet another week.
The interaction between the adults and calves is both loving and educational.
Having had the experience almost three months ago and knowing what to expect, puts our minds at ease and we're looking forward to going back to Chobe National Park for more adventures.
We'll be back with more tomorrow. Thanks, dear readers, for taking the journey along with us!
Prior to sunrise, we captured this cloudy scene over Atenas, Costa Rica. For more photos, please click here.


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Bluesci President May 23, 2019
Charles Jameson examines neuroscience's role in solving the most difficult computational problems IN MAY 1997, IBM's computer program 'Deep Blue' infamously defeated chess world champion Garry Kasparov in a set of six highly anticipated games. In a curious case of repeated history, DeepMind's program 'AlphaGo' did the same for the ancient Chinese board game of 'Go' 19 years later, beating 18-time world champion Lee Sedol 4–1 in March 2016. While
Open For Everyone
Hannah Thorne March 21, 2017
Haydn King describes the open-source software movement and two of its most striking characters "I'm doing a free operating system (just a hobby, won't be big and professional)…" announced a young Finnish PhD student to an internet message board on the 25th of August 1991. In the two decades since Linus Torvalds made this announcement, what started as a small and amateur operating system has revolutionised the IT world. Linux,
Cracking Codes
Philipp Kleppman deciphers the advance of cryptography throughout the centuries Recently, a dead carrier pigeon with a secret message from World War II was found during renovation of the chimney of a house in Surrey. It is believed that the message was sent from Nazi-occupied Normandy in June 1944. The encrypted message has been sent to the UK Government Communications Headquarters to be deciphered, so far without success. The amount
Decoding Quantum Computing
Simon Watson demystifies the complex world of quantum computing Quantum computers are regularly heralded as the future of computing, harnessing the power of atoms and elementary particles to perform calculations that today's computers could only dream of. Quite how this remarkable feat is achieved is either complicated with jargon such as 'qubits', 'superposition' and 'entanglement' with no further description, or dismissed as too complicated for a layman. This article aims to explain how


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Tag Archives: voting
Treasures of Carolina: Summer Edition
Women's Equality Day Proclamation, 2012
Each week this summer we will highlight an item from our North Carolina Digital Collections in hopes of inspiring you to discover new-to-you materials. For the month of July our theme is elections.
I can't believe we are at the end of July and this will be our last blog post with the theme of elections. Last week, Olivia posted about the ratification of the 19th Amendment giving women the right to vote. It comes full circle with a proclamation from the Governor. Each year, we celebrate Women's Equality Day on August 26th because of the passing of 19th amendment. In 2012, Governor Beverly Perdue produced a proclamation for Women's Equality Day. Please visit NCPedia for more information about the Women's Suffrage movement in North Carolina.
This entry was posted in Digital Collections, News and tagged governors, Treasures of Carolina, voting, women on July 28, 2016 by Francesca.
The 19th Amendment to the United States Constitution prevents any United States citizen from being denied the right to vote based on sex. It was ratified by the United States government on August 26, 1920. In 1971, North Carolina was one of the last states to ratify the bill.
Cover letter for U.S. Constitution 19th Amendment, from the Vault Collection. State Archives of North Carolina.
The women's suffrage movement in North Carolina began in 1894 with the formation of the North Carolina Equal Suffrage Association. The Association helped introduce a state amendment giving women the right to vote in the 1897 legislative session. The bill was referred to the Committee on Insane Asylums.
In March 1920, only one more state was needed to ratify the 19th Amendment. It came down to either Tennessee or North Carolina to be that state. Tennessee ratified the amendment in August. On August 17, the North Carolina Senate voted to postpone a vote on the 19th Amendment until a regular session. It wasn't until 1971 that the North Carolina General Assembly made the gesture to endorse the 19th Amendment.
To see more about women's suffrage in North Carolina, check out NCpedia on the subject.
The North Carolina State Archives also holds the Equal Suffrage Amendment Collection. Many of these items are digitized in the "Women in North Carolina 20th Century History" collection, including many fascinating anti-suffrage and pro-suffrage propaganda.
You can also see North Carolina's copy of the 19th Amendment in the Treasures of Carolina exhibit at the North Carolina Museum of History. The exhibit runs through July 31.
This entry was posted in Digital Collections, Digital Services, News and tagged voting, women on July 20, 2016 by Olivia.
"A Fight for Citizenship:" Exhibit on Women's Suffrage Now Open in Search Room
[This blog post was written by Josh Hager, Reference Archivist in the Reference Unit of the Collections Services Section.]
"The Suffragists' Calendar, a year-book for every thinking woman," Gertrude Weil Papers (PC.1488), State Archives of North Carolina
In celebration of Women's History Month, the State Archives of North Carolina is proud to announce our new Search Room exhibit, "A Fight for Citizenship: The 19th Amendment and Women's Suffrage in North Carolina." The bulk of the facsimiles included come from the private collection of Gertrude Weil, a prominent suffragist from Goldsboro. She was active in organizations such as the North Carolina Equal Suffrage League, the Federation of Women's Clubs, and the League of Women Voters. Her collection spans 42 cubic feet and over one-hundred boxes of material, constituting a treasure trove for researchers into the women's suffrage movement.
The collections of the State Archives provide a wealth of material concerning women's suffrage, from letters and broadsides to the correspondence of state and local officials. Narrowing those choices down to the ten items on display proved difficult, but the items selected allow for a glance at several important documents and themes.
Visitors will also see a facsimile of the 19th Amendment, specifically the cover page sent by the U.S. Secretary of State to the N.C. Secretary of State which includes an official seal. The amendment arrived in North Carolina's hands in 1919 and the General Assembly first considered it in 1920. However, legislators did not hold an up-or-down vote on the amendment in 1920; historians agree that the amendment would likely have lost the vote based on the legislators' stated positions. On August 18, 1920, Tennessee narrowly voted for the 19th Amendment, making women's suffrage the law of the land nationwide. North Carolina did not ultimately ratify the 19th Amendment until 1971 under Governor Bob Scott. The only state to ratify it after North Carolina was Mississippi in 1984.
Letter from Josephus Daniels to Gertrude Weil, Feb. 12, 1920, Gertrude Weil Papers (PC.1488), State Archives of North Carolina
Visitors will also get a chance to look at the amount of work and dedication needed to make women's suffrage a reality. Gertrude Weil's personal efforts are on display through an organizational pamphlet where she was elected as an officer and through correspondence with Secretary of the Navy Josephus Daniels to promote the cause. Photographs show women in a campaign office as well as at a public gathering wearing sashes for equality. "The Suffragist's Calendar: A Year-book for Thinking Women" is a day-planner with helpful tips for political organization. Finally, the exhibit includes a letter from the leaders of two organizations asking for unity as women fought for the shared goal of the vote.
Amidst the triumphs of 1920, the exhibit also includes two examples of the opposition faced by the proponents of suffrage. Governor Thomas Bickett sent a message to the General Assembly in opposition to the 19th Amendment, arguing that women should not lower themselves to the political arena. His tone of social condescension was commonplace for 1920, but others in opposition held more unique views. For example, a petition to the General Assembly sent by a concerned citizen from Connecticut argued that women voting would increase ignorance at the polling place and that it was no better than a Soviet plot.
Western Union telegram from G.L. Grosgrove to the Speaker of the House on the topic of the 19th Amendment, General Assembly Session Records, 1920, State Archives of North Carolina
Despite the opposition, women in North Carolina and across the country gained the right to vote in 1920. We hope that our exhibit gives you a small window into the incredible people and organizations that fought for equality and succeeded. The exhibit is currently scheduled to run through the end of April, so please plan on visiting the Search Room soon.
Other archival items related to role of women in North Carolina's 20th century history are available through the North Carolina Digital Collections.
This entry was posted in Events, News and tagged 19th amendment, exhibits, Search Room, voting, women, Women's History Month on March 11, 2016 by Ashley.


The toxicity of this plant is very high. The dry or tender plant can be toxic in its medicinal use when exceeding the permitted dose.
Even in therapeutic doses, its use is not recommended by some experts because they think that, because of its content in isopulegone and pulegone, it can be toxic to the liver, as these principles are accumulated in this organ. In any case, they advise not taking it continuously.
Essential oil of pennyroyal is extremely toxic. It is very rich in pulegone (over 80%) This component has hallucinogenic properties and is toxic to the liver (hepatotoxicity), kidney (nephrotoxicity), the brain and nervous system (neurotoxic) and lungs.
The amounts prescribed in therapeutic treatments are very close to the toxicity level, so there is a risk of poisoning. Doses of only half a teaspoon can be fatal.
The pulegone and especially the thujone content of its essential oil makes this plant a very potent poison.
Thujone possesses emmenagogue properties, by stimulating the uterine muscles. This property, which has been used medicinally for the treatment of difficult periods, can easily lead to abortion.
Moreover, this component offers prominent toxic, hallucinogenic and neurotoxic properties. It is capable of triggering convulsive episodes, depression and paralyzing the respiratory muscles by means of directly affecting the central nervous system.
The use of pure essential oil applied to the skin can easily produce adverse reactions, being capable of causing dermatitis and, in severe cases, blisters or necrotic wounds.
This same reaction can occur in people sensitive to its components even when the oil is diluted in water or when the fresh grass is rubbed on the skin.
Many of the terpenes contained in this plant may cause skin reactions such as phellandrene, menthol, thymol, and eugenol.
Both essential oils and preparations of fresh or dried herb should not be supplied to any pregnant women, because this plant is considered one of the main abortive plants.
In fact, it has been widely used for this purpose, being responsible for numerous accidents that have caused death or serious poisoning in pregnant women.
Nor is recommended for use with infants, since women can transfer these principles to their babies through the milk.
– It has been observed that the routine use of this herb may cause hypoglycemia, so it is recommended not to mix it with other products with the same effects.
– Regular use of this plant can lower iron levels in the blood as it inhibits iron absorption.
– Internal: diarrhea, dizziness, mental confusion, sore throat, difficulty swallowing, muscle weakness, headache, ringing in the ears, convulsions, thirst, excessive sweating, weak pulse and paralysis of the breathing muscles, coma.
– External use: dermatitis, itching, restlessness, malaise, itchy eyes.


The Swiss Foundation of the International Social Service (SFISS) submitted in September 2014 the final report of its community fields project in Ghana. The project aimed to avoid child emigration by increasing the economic capacity of families in three rural villages. Initiated in July 2012, the project enabled 60 smallholder farmers to benefit directly from the harvests and income from communal fields. The quantity and bio-diversity of the produce increased significantly thanks to the introduction of agro-ecological methods. A total of 300 children, instead of the 120 originally planned, benefited from improved nutrition and their parents were able to pay for their schooling at the end of the project.
• Provision of farming equipment and tools to reinforce production capacities.
At the end of the project, parents had the resources for their children's immediate needs, reducing the migration of the young children attending school from rural to urban areas.


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Die Minobusan-Universität ist eine private Universität in Minobu, Japan. Mit ihrem Schwerpunkt auf Buddhismuskunde liegen ihre Ursprünge, als dem Kuon-ji angegliedertes Priesterseminar der Nichiren-shū, im Jahr 1556. Im Jahr 1994 wurde die Einrichtung als Universität anerkannt.

Siehe auch
Liste der Universitäten und Hochschulen in Japan

Weblinks
 Offizielle Homepage

Einzelnachweise

Private Hochschule in Japan
Hochschule in der Präfektur Yamanashi
Nichiren-Buddhismus
Universität in Japan
Minobu (Yamanashi)
Gegründet 1556

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