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So in just 1 minute I got brainwashed by the idea of spending Labor Day at Boracay Island. When I went back to work the next day, I requested a 1 week vacation leave right away. But when the days were approaching closer to the start of my vacation leave, everyone else got sketchy. Like, wow. I got pissed, of course. Who will not be? When I knew that none of them were coming with me, I went out alone to buy a ferry ticket to Caticlan (because plane tickets were luxury to buy) and yup, I’m already in. And I am going to Boracay alone!
I left home with my packed bag one afternoon, two days before the labor day and went to Cubao to ride a bus going to Batangas Port. From Batangas Port, I waited until 9pm to get on the ship. And sailing to Caticlan at 1:00am, while I was on the deck of the ship drinking alone listening to the band playing reggae, I found out that my friends, Myka & Lewis (who were with me during my 2014 Boracay Trip) were actually already on the island! So after I finished my one bottle of beer, I went back to my bed and slept for like 3 hours. After I wake up from a rather long nap, I went back outside to drink coffee and to have morning talks with the crew. And next thing I know, I’m already a tricycle away to White Beach Boracay!
Arriving there, still is, and always will be, magnificent as always! As if the super white sands and the pepsi blue waters were telling me, “Where have you been, free spirit?” It was not in my plans to go back to Boracay that time. But hell, when I looked around the island, I remembered the reason why I came back to Boracay. That place is the island that I claim I belong. You know it; chill vibes, good people, fantastic feeling 24/7.
I got there before lunch and waiting for the check in, I met with my friend Myka (which was curing her hangover but very nice to see me) and went to have a brunch. Since Myka and Lewis are (one of my favorite) couples, I’ll be a total fool to ask if I can join in to their accommodation. So I made reservations with Frendz Resort Boracay. Booking a bed from this hostel was definitely one of the best decision I made from this trip. Very friendly environment, I got a welcome drink and got introduced to everyone! I was still 2 hours away from the check in so me and my friend went to the beach front in Station 2 to admire the island. What a fun catch up!
Back in my hostel, I was the only Filipino inside the 6-bed dorm, and all of them were solo travelers. We introduced ourselves to each other and made plans where to get drinks that night. After that, I went back to the beach front to get me some refreshers. And while waiting for the watermelon shake, I looked at the scenery in front of me and like always, the jaw-dropping Boracay white beach was telling me to fall in love unlimited times. What a beautiful moment to be there.
3 hours before the sunset, Myka and Lewis met up with me and I invited them to go to Spider House. That place was 20 minutes away from the beach front via tricycle. Arriving at the location, we walked for like 5 minutes until we reached the place. It was lovely! Spider House stands on a cliff with a very tropical Filipino rustic bamboo-built guesthouse, chill music, overlooking the sunset from the west Philippine sea, and the fun thing is, you can drink and eat pizza and jump off of the diving board. Yup! Straight to the sea. We got drunk that night and I was so into the game that I went to my bed 7am! I can’t remember why we walked from station 3 to station 1 and then back to the hostel.
The next day was fun. The hostel that I was staying organized this party called “Pasta Night” and I was invited to join in. It was everything I expected it to be, a reggae band playing live, a big dish of free pasta (yes! saved money from the dinner!) and it was also happy hour so meaning all drinks were 50% off (saved money again!) so there I met a hell lot of people from all around the world. I made friends with cool guys from the U.S., Australia, Canada, Sweden (I have to say, Swedish people are so nice) and happy hour ends at 11 and that means, the night was still young. I was glad we were only 2 minutes walk away from the beach front where people party like an animal.
I cannot remember what happened that night but I had fun! All I remember was when I wake up, I craved for a glass of chilled orange juice. Orange juice can be the best sometimes. I love the life in Boracay. On my 3rd day on the island, I spent the afternoon tanning with my friend Myka on the beach. And then we ate Korean foods with Lewis. Then we go back to the beach again to swim and get tanned. As always.
I don’t understand when people complain when they were not able to experience weekends on this island because their travel dates were on weekdays. I always shout this to their faces: every night in Boracay is like a Saturday night. But when it’s Labor day, party starts after 10am or even earlier. You’ll go to bed with a hype music still playing, you’ll wake up and it’s still playing. So many events, parties, and celebrities. Laboracay is just too much to handle.
After a couple of days, I checked out from Frendz Resort and went to Myka and Lewis’ hotel room. Please don’t judge me okay, they love me so much they reserved me a bunk bed! And that makes me love them more. Some of my room mates also checked out and transferred to another hostel. That night, Rodrigo, the guy from Brazil invited me to go to their hostel because he told me that they will drink a bottle of whiskey. So that night I went to MNL hostel’s roof and met him and Josh and Phil, people that I met back at Frendz. And new friends Imane (my soul sister! Every once in a while we make friends from a trip and on this one, she was my favorite) and pretty girls from Norway, Synne and Sarah. Also, Josh invited lovely American girls, Sam and Becca. That night was a long night and definitely a fun night! I love that kind of vibe. I mean I don’t hate going to clubs to party, but as I go through growing up stage I’ve realized that I’m more into laid back side. I’d rather have meaningful talks with friends close to my heart than dance with strangers at loud club.
The fun continued the next day. I’m not a foody person, so I think this was the time that I got introduced into eating Samgyeopsal. Never tried any Korean food before but this one’s good! I swear. And to make it even more better? Drinking soju while eating. Fun! There were a lot of events in Laboracay. Me and Myka were walking along the white beach and we got freebies everywhere! Drinks, metallic tattoo, and the best part was we got our hairs braided for free! Saved money again.
The trip to Boracay wouldn’t be complete without the Fly Fish. Our favorite activity! Fell in love with it last 2014 and I’m still in love with it! So we walked around the white beach to find the cheapest price for this activity. I wasn’t so sure how did we get so good at haggling? And yup, got it in a very friendly Filipino prize. The activity is super fun. But not as fun as I first tried it with few other friends. I know it’s not good to compare things but I just missed all the good laughs and all. I miss how my tummy was hurting from laughing so hard because the faces of my friends’ faces were so ugly because they were so scared from falling to the waters and so was me, but I try so hard to hold on to the ropes even though I was losing strength because of so much laughing. After all, all we need was one good Fly Fish Ride.
Oh and did I tell you I spent a hell lot of time being alone during this trip? Alone in a way that I wasn’t sad about it. On the island I did had lunch times alone and eating hangover foods (you know that feeling right after you went out of the club from drinking? That is the kind of hungry I’m talking about) and it was kind of funny because I should have felt sad or melancholy because in places where group of friends and families eating in long tables, I was there sitting alone and enjoying the food in front of me. And I did not mind.
Oh yes the joys of being single! The ability to focus not on anyone but on myself. You know, it always gives the time to be yourself with yourself. Some me time 24/7. And I just watched the film called How To Be Single and, well yeah, what if we get so good at being single? Is there really a danger that you’ll get so good at being alone, so set in your ways, that you’ll miss out on the chance to be with somebody great?
Being single is so nice for me because I’m not really in a hurry to be in a relationship. But it also gets sad sometimes, you know. Like, I enjoy to exchange flirty messages to anyone at one point and it’s not on the next. Is it weird? But I don’t know why, I just like it more to hangout with people without thinking of someone. I don’t want to feel obligated to give back the favor of being cared. I don’t want that yet. I am enjoying to keep my world’s atmosphere to whatever temperature my heart desires. And I can stay out as late as i want and enjoy waking up whenever on weekends. That’s the best part!
I really don’t know how to end this post because it is not what I was expecting it to be, but if you’re thinking what happened on the end of this trip, well, I got really drunk on my last night. Went back to the hostel for shower, packed my things to prepare myself to say bye to the island for a while. So there, I left Boracay Island just when the majority of party animals were sleeping while the sun was rising.
I had agreat time. Boracay, quality time as always.

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Clara Alfsdotter is a PhD student at Linneaus University in Sweden and an archeologist at the Bohusläns County Museum in Uddevalla.
She is working on the excavation site of Sandby Borg, a ring fort on the Baltic island of Öland in Sweden. Excavation is still in the early stages, but fascinating puzzles are already emerging. It seems that the inhabitants were brutally killed while many valuables such as gold, roman artifacts, and animals were left behind and were not looted afterwards.
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Ninety-day trial periods failed because employers that have tried to use them to hire-and-fire have often ended up having to pay large settlements, says the Unite Union.
A Treasury-funded study released on Friday found the controversial legislation has had no statistically significant impact on employment.
"My research shows that the 90-day trial period isn't helping people get jobs," said researcher Isabelle Sin.
"It doesn't make people less likely to leave secure jobs and doesn't make employment relationships less stable. Overall, my research suggests the 90-day trial isn't doing much at all."
Except put a lot of young, vulnerable workers through hell, says Unite organiser Joe Carolan.
"When National introduced the 90-day law, a lot of employers who backed it thought it would give them the power to just hire-and-fire without workers being able to speak back, and that that would baptise you in a workplace culture where you were docile, where you were worried that you could be fired for any reason at all," he tells Newshub.
"The experience of contesting that over the years has proven to us that there are other laws in New Zealand which do not end just because you are on day 88 of your employment."
This view is backed up by Dr Sin, who put it in more academic terms.
"The main effect of the policy was a decrease in dismissal costs for firms, while many employees faced increased uncertainty about their job security for three months after being hired."
At the time the law was expanded from small businesses to everyone, Labour Minister Kate Wilkinson said it gave employers "the confidence to hire new employees", and that without it, "hundreds of New Zealand workers would not have the jobs they currently do have".
But Michael Woodhouse, the present Workplace Relations Minister, denies job growth was ever the intention.
"The 90-day trial period was part of a basket of flexibility measures we put in to ensure employers had every tool they could to recruit when there was uncertainty, or to maintain when there was uncertainty, so frankly the report asks the wrong question, so is of limited or no value," he said on Friday.
"Has there been material job growth? That was never the intention."
Unite's most recent 90-day win came on Friday, a confidential settlement paid to an unfairly dismissed worker.
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Back in 2013, it seemed obvious the Flames were going to take whoever was available between Elias Lindholm and Sean Monahan at sixth overall. Now that they have both, not to mention some random 104th overall draft pick from 2011, they appear to be unstoppable?
The Flames are near the top of the league standings; the Red Wings are near the bottom. So you’d think that would spell an obvious conclusion to the game – a Flames victory – but they had to work for it after giving themselves a 2-0 deficit to start, the victims of their own play and the occasional iffy bounce.
But the Flames aren’t just a talented group this year – they’re also a resilient one, and came out to a much better second period. While they often had troubles scoring due to holding onto the puck too long or shooting it right into Jimmy Howard, Johnny Gaudreau kept working to create the breaks they needed in order to finally score – and eventually, it happened, resulting in a 2-2 game.
Except mere seconds letter, Oliver Kylington helping the Wings regain the lead via giving Andreas Athanasiou a penalty shot evoked a sense of “here we go again”. Except for mere seconds after that, when Lindholm’s snipe we all know and love tied the game up again. That couldn’t have felt too good for Detroit – and must have had the Flames feeling great going into the third, when they finally took their first lead of the game. It seemed all but done from there, and it essentially was, the empty net later sealing it.
Mike Smith hasn’t dressed since a pretty rough Dec. 22 outing against the Blues, but he held his own in a game in which his skaters weren’t at their best. It’s difficult to really solely blame him for any of the goals – poor defence/Darren Helm making a great move, bad bounces on a goalmouth scramble, a penalty shot by a very talented player – not like some of the ones he’s given up in previous outings. He was just as good as the team needed him to be, and gave them a respectable chance to win. That’s really all you can ask out of your backup, and he delivered.
Gaudreau had a four-point night and even still he could have scored way, way more. He couldn’t score on any of his breakaways – and he had a lot of those – but his patience with the puck and his sheer stickhandling, his sense of timing, just everything; he’s absolutely incredible. I’m really not sure what else there is to say about him; it isn’t just that he puts up a lot of points, but that so many of them are so gorgeous, and these kinds of plays just keep happening in literally every game.
Did Lindholm completely fix everything that ailed the Flames, or something? The top line hasn’t been this on fire since Jiri Hudler was on it, and Lindholm is actually Monahan’s age: there’s serious long-term potential here, with all three forwards under contract for at least the next three seasons after this one. This trio is probably going to stay a thing for years to come, and it’s just an incredible group. Even if they do drop off in the future, the talent is undeniably there to be total game changers.
They didn’t get on the scoreboard, but I thought the reunited 3M line looked good once again. Should the forward group stay as it is, Michael Frolik really is the best option up there: those three just click.
The Flames have had good outings against good teams as of late – the Lightning, the Jets, the Sharks – but they’ve played poorly against lesser quality opponents, and that’s exactly how this game started. What’s up with that? There’s an understanding that the foot can’t be on the gas all the time, but it’s a little worrisome that this pattern is continuing. Beating up on weak teams is part of how good teams earn their points – but it shouldn’t take a period to get into gear.
Some of the rookies had a rough night, nothing more obvious than Athanasiou drawing a penalty shot off of Kylington. He’ll get better in all likelihood, but it does lend extra weight to the Flames reportedly looking for left-shot defencemen. Also, I didn’t notice Dillon Dube too much, and on reflection it appears he had a 0% 5v5 CF during the game which – yikes. That’s a pretty bad game.
Not that the rest of the defence was particularly hot: Noah Hanifin and Travis Hamonic were rough on the first goal against, and it’s certainly a question as to what TJ Brodie was doing in front of the net on the Wings’ second goal. The entire group can be better than that.
Not everyone is going to be able to score all the time. While the Flames used three lines to get on the board against the Sharks, they were much more a one-line team against the Red Wings. At least semi-consistent scoring from the rest of the forward group would likely go a long way.
49.37% – The Flames’ 5v5 CF, largely in thanks to a monster second period getting them back in the game. The Wings took over the third period once the Flames had taken their first lead of the game.
47 – Lindholm has a new career high in points. It took him 41 games to get there. His previous career high was 45 points in 72 games. What the hell, Carolina? He’s on pace for 38 goals and 94 points this season.
4 – Not just the number of points Gaudreau had, but the number of four-point games he’s had this season. He’s also had five three-point games. And 17 multi-point games. He’s just out of his mind right now; with 59 points to his name, he’s fifth in NHL scoring.
13 – Halfway through the season, the Flames have scored at least five goals 13 times. Yes, they’ve won every one of those games (though one required overtime in order to do so). Their 3.56 goals per game is third in the NHL.
This is definitely a top-heavy team, but when that top just keeps going and going and going, well, you take it. Nobody else has a top group performing this way. The Flames have a line that can completely change the course of any game, and that’s just special.
This is so dumb, this is so much fun, I love it, I love them.
Ari brings up Hamonic, Brodie and Hanifin in the bad news section. I said it before, the last few games, they have been making some stupid mistakes. I really hope those 3 can straighten their defensive play sooner than later. Several goals against due to their “rookie like” mistakes.
I hope Neal is given extra opportunities and that he upticks his stats. And then we trade him. He’s not quite the next Lucic situation but we’re pointed in that direction.
Regarding Smith’s play “that’s really all you expect out of your backup..” I found that to be a bit of a low blow.
I’m OK with it. Bandwagon aside, as long as the team is toeing the company line, everyone else can speak the truth. I don’t think anybody considers Smith as the defacto starter these days.
Kingston penalty call was questionable resulting in a penalty shot, again very questionable. Could have been demoralizing but the guys came back, sign of a strong team. And Smith played well.
I think the call was the right one. Kylington turned his stick over and used the curve to hook the stick. If he keeps his stick blade in the right direction and does a stick press instead it’s not a penalty but that’s not what he did.
What I don’t get is that the Wing’s D was whacking his stick back and forth between Johnny’s legs on his breakaway in the 3rd, and that wasn’t called. So you can’t tie up a stick while leaving the skater physically uncontested, but you can interfere with skating stride without tripping, and it’s not a breakaway. I don’t get that at all.
Since when did blade of stick on blade of stick constitute a hooking call!
Have to put a positive spin on a disappointing season so far in Stockton. With it likely there will be no playoffs this year for the Heat, that means we can raid the roster near the end of the season for a playoff run. There are a few issues such as cap space to keep in order, as well as limits on how many can be brought in, but think of the possibilities.
Along with the current lineup, we would have access to Lazar, Quine, Rychel, and Mangi. We get very deep if you add these guys as options up front.
And no one on D. The best defender according to SF has been AOM and he isn’t even under contract. Also add Phillips to your list of forwards.
Yup – Missed Phillips but wrote that quickly.
Not as worried about DMen, and yes, there is no one.
But we have Vali and he will be available. We also have Stone. Whether Stone can go is up in the air, but they could leave him on IR until well after the trade deadline and only activate him in time to get a conditioning stint in Stockton. We still have Prout too remember (not that I want him on the ice). That would give us 9 DMen if Stone can play again this season.
One of the things that has crossed my mind in the rumours of Tre looking for a left D is that he has something in the works for a trade involving Kylington. I will go as far as to say that he is getting close to a deal for Stone in Ottawa, with Kylington and possibly someone else going to the Sens. Mangi?
He can’t do this until he finds a replacement for Kylington on left D with Vali still out.
I think Ottawa does that deal, as the get some youth and cut salaries. They do not like the finances surrounding Stone’s resigning. Mangi and Kylington check some boxes for how Ottawa is trying to retool while cutting costs.
So you would trade Kylington, Mangiapane and maybe more for a rental? I like Stone and he would really change things here for the playoff run but how would we be able to resign him?
Took Jagger the Devil Dog for a walk. Always gives me time to think while having my arms pulled off by a 90 pound nightmare.
Wondering now if Benny and Kylington for Stone is in the works.
With the cap forecast at $83 million, and Smith and Benny off the books, there are options to get a signing done. Will take a look at things on CapFriendly later in the week.
Love what Benny brings to the table for a cup run, but upgrading to Stone would be even better. Michael Stone shipped out or on LTIR also makes it doable. M. Stone’s contract is at the point now where someone would be willing to pick him up if he passed the physical. If he can’t he is a candidate for LTIR. Not saying yet that the numbers work, but we have to be close.
Skylar: What kind of dog is Jagger? My 75/80 mutt would do the same except I now walk him with a waste leash.
No way would I trade a young defender with great upside for a rental. Is this Chia? I’d rather part with a pick.
If you were desperate, either Valiev or Taormina could give you 8 minutes. Nielson maybe the same. But the defensive cupboard is bare.
The NHL covers hooking in Rule 55, which defines it as “the act of using the stick in a manner that enables a player or goalkeeper to restrain an opponent.” It goes on to specify that “when a player is checking another in such a way that there is only stick-to-stick contact, such action is not to be penalized as hooking.” The NHL groups hooking with other “Restraining fouls” such as holding, interference and tripping.
Wow, OK. That’s how I would interpret it too. You should be able to tie a stick up.
Just tried to check for the rules on Black Aces and it seems essentially that you can have as many as you want. They aren’t on your NHL roster so they don’t impact cap. They are essentially the pool from which injury replacements can be pulled. So if Stone and Valimaki are both healthy then one of Vali and Oli would be a Black Ace along with Prout. I don’t see another D in Stockton ready to add to that list, hence the discussions now about perhaps adding a LD.
The Flames currently have 5 spots that they could fill organizationally but do they have the cap space. I have yet to find a good source for potential NCAA free agents. Does anyone know of one?
Just going by memory and no time to check, but I thought the Black Aces counted towards the cap?
Is it a case of just making year end cap, but the daily cap requirements are out the window. Right now are cap troubles are the daily compliance.
Skylar, so if you do a deal with Ottawa, do you try to swing a goalie swap as well? Add Gillies for Guttavsson or McKenna? I think this is a must. Guttavsson was highly touted but has fallen recently. Maybe a change of systems for both of these goalies would benefit them.
Like it Stockton. They really need a 3rd they could play, and there isn’t anyone right now.
Anyone else have that feeling of utter devastation when Smitty grabbed his leg after Ky stepped on him. We got very lucky on that play.
Yep. Heart sunk, and instantly thought “No, any year but this one… It can’t happen like this”. Can you imaging the guilt on Kylington if Smith was a long term thing? So glad it was minor.
Too late McKenna is now a canuck.
We did not notice Dube b/c BP went down to 3 lines which is something he does frequently and usually gets it right especially when they struggle in the first period. That’s called coaching. Hopefully the guys who got stapled to the bench have lots of energy for tonights’ tilt in Beantown.
The announcers were speculating that Rittich might be able to go tonight.
Karllson over – well just about anyone is a farce this season. He has been no where near all star status.
But give Gio, Mony, Lind, and Ritter the weekend off so the Flames can be ready for the playoffs. I prefer this to having 2 or 3 guys go. All could easily be argued as equal or better than 2 of the 3 Sharks that were picked. Ritter has to be a close 3rd to Fleury.
Interesting that Ari talks about how the reunited 3M line played, but Neal was on that line and Fro on the 3rd line after the 1st period.
Fro was playing with Janko and Ryan and BP had them out there at the end of the game and they scored a EN.
I think after Frolik’s agent had his temper tantrum, either Frolik is getting traded or BP’s will be forced to play him. Regardless, we could do a lot worse than Frolik. Also, I would not trade Kylington. I have a feeling he is going to be a star in this league.
Peters always changes the lines tho. We were down 2-0, so changes were coming. Bennett was -2 and the 3m line looked stale. I don’t mind the move TBH, gotta find a way to spark the team sometimes. Peters is good at it. Much better than GG ever was.
Hrudey’s sweaty bandanna is much better than GG ever was.
They took the best of the Flames and filled the holes with the best of the ‘Canes and created the Calgarolina Flames?
The Carogary Hurriflames? Nah … let’s just say they are now ALL Flames ALL times.
And the way the season is playing out in CAR, they definitely lost this trade, no matter what happens with Fox.
Just realized a possible pattern that bodes well: 1989 Flames win Cup. 15 years later, 2004 and in the Stanley Cup Final (of which missed the Cup by a replay miss). 15 years later, 2019. I like the looks of this pattern. Hope she stays true!
(At least this pattern through this current time span. Really would like to see the rate of Cup appearances increase after this year while the team has a young core group. Very difficult to do though in the Cap Space era.) GFG.
Except they win it this time, no missed calls on goals.
If it comes down to a call again, Flames will definitely not win.
They have been on the wrong side of a lot of early whistles, called off goals and a phantom penalty shot last night.
this team has talent top to bottom, but their defensive play, the “system” play, needs to be drilled in deeper to avoid these lapses. BT wants another defensemen for the left side, I get that givenKylington’s occasional brain fart, but i worry about goaltending more.
I just don’t know how you upgrade Kylington without giving up something significant that we will need for a playoff run. I think by the time we hit playoffs he’ll be fine. If he’s not, hopefully Valimaki is back by then. In my opinion it makes no sense to upgrade this position. These guys have not made more mistakes than Hamonic, Brodie or Hanifin so I don’t get the sudden panic.
That penalty shot was undeserved. 2 min., ok but the guy got a good shot off. We didn’t get a penalty shot at least 3 times in recent memory for the same result: defender defends, shooter gets a scoring chance + 2 min PP.
I think the brain fart was Hanifin, doing a Russell with Helm walking around him.
The other was a forward not covering the net front player.
The only other goal was the WTF PS.
Since when is a stick check considered a hook?
It was the bad pinch at the blueline by Hamonic that caused that one if I remember it clearly. Hanifin was left as a passenger on a really bad gaff up ice.
John Shannon just makes things up, I think. Why would Tre be looking for a left d, Valimaki will be available soon according to Tre’s radio interview. Tre is pretty tight lipped about his dealings. I would like the Flames to find a play making center for the 2nd line.
There is a certain amount of humor in the comment that they did not play that well but won. Seems to me that the trick is to play well enough to win and not worry about the perfect game.
Last night they came out sluggish and really light on their sticks, oh well. Against San Jose they came out like the first period was life and death. In the end whatever it takes is what they need.
– 12th Monahan (160), 7 goals away from Joel Otto in 10th.
This talk of trading defenceman makes me a tad nervous. All assets are movable. But we have two young, fast, puck smart d-men in Razzy & Oli. They don’t grow on trees like they used to. Proceed with caution.
Would it feel bad if they could find a way to bring in Muzzin with Stone remaining on IR for the rest of the season? Not saying that it could happen, but if the right LD could be had, is Ky expendable. We all know Vali is not. Muzzins $4 mill is close to Stones $3.? is it not.
Identifying and developing top shelf d-men are a big picture strategy because of that position. I wouldn’t want to sacrifice future assets for a short term goal (playoff run). A deep playoff run is probably going to require another 2 defensemen and our reserve strength is apparently thin. In Treliving we trust.
After the last two years this is so much fun to watch. It’s a long season and many things can happen BUT this is a very solid, consistent hockey team. I think we also know that they can get better. Good teams and close teams have fun playing and being together. This team is in that group.
That’s the big take-away for me. The team still has a lot of room for improvement. A LOT. We’ve got some bottom 6 players that can score more than they are, and team-wide defense that hasn’t totally and consistently clamped down yet. Sky’s the limit if those things happen, but we’re already a top team with those short comings.
Might be one of the most exciting players I’ve seen in 60 years of watching hockey. Gretzky was great, but Johnny’s skating and stick handling moves are amazing!
Two thoughts on tonight’s game: Good news. Flames really play well against NHL top teams. Boston is a top team. Bad news: Back to back games, lousy flight, and late night of travel. Will be greatly delighted if we win tonight or get a point.
Agreed. A point (at least) would be greatly appreciated tonight.
I wonder if Purple Gatorade has taken a spike in sales due to Johnny’s recent antics?
It sure would be funny to have Gaudreau, Monahan and Lindholm do a Purple Gatorade commercial.
I’m not short on ideas, I could be their talent agent… I already have 3 commercials of the top of my head, that would make you piss your pants.
They don’t call me Otw for no reason..
Hilarious to see Mony remind JH that he had some beverage distribution to attend to. Gave him a hard time for forgetting “The Purple Stuff”.
Ari, bye and away a good write-up except for ragging on Kylington for the penalty shot. If you look at it closely not only did Kylington use his wheels to get back into the play but he adroitly checked on both sides without hooking, nor slashing. I thought it was pretty brilliant defence, NOT a penalty and definitely not worthy of a penalty shot. To further suggest Kylington is the reason why the Flames “supposedly” is looking for a left shot defenceman when all he’s done is play solid, steady D is disappointing, but sure, it is good click bait so there’s that….
I agree. I am more impressed by Kylington than all other defenders other than Giordano the last 10 or so games.
Yeah, shopping or not, Kylington has been way better than expected in his role. He played that breakaway perfectly, and that shouldn’t have been a penalty shot. I hope he’s a part of this team for a long time.
Remember when, “The Novelty”, Jaromir Jagr said last season that Johnny Hockey could win the scoring race one day? He wasn’t far wrong.
Mario Jr. would make a fine coach one day…if that’s what he decides he wants to do with the rest of his life.


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The quality these games have in common is use a first-person perspective and an experience based around architecture and soundscapes, working in concert to elicit some aesthetic or emotional response.
Unlike Myst and some more recent games it inspired, these games have little or no explicit story; not necessarily even "environmental storytelling", which games are so good at. Rather, they chose to let the player's movements, decisions and interactions build their own ambiguous narrative.
Though photorealism is not a goal for these games, the spaces they allow the player to inhabit possess no less character or sense of place. Instead, this can come from several alternative sources. Primarily from the players perspective, sound can be the most evocative signifier of place. Music was used in Riven, but the real atmosphere came from the singing of birds, from the echoing movement of machines, from the insects in the trees.
In this space, too, sound provides a vivid ambience. The formulation of environments in terms of primitive geometry is harmonious with sound of a similarly minimalistic construction. The soundtracks to these games is often abstract and perhaps best described as sound sculpture rather than music. Sound can be systemically tied to location, so that it is impossible to think of one without the other. In some sense it can take the place of scent.
When spaces are this abstract, the line between diegetic and non-diegetic sound begins to blur. The fluttering and splashing of movement in Antichamber fit perfectly with its richly stark shapes and playfully consistent illogic.
Taking this notion to extreme, every space in Activate The Three Artefacts And Then Leave is the same combination of vast, ill-defined cavern and tight, crystalline corridor, with the regions individuated only by the presence of characteristic drones. Only by listening to the precise mix of ambient noise does the player have any hope of navigating the space; like following a trail of scent.
This seemingly restrictive design space is actually expressive enough to communicate a multitude of ideas to the player. Whereas Kairo, Antichamber and (by the looks of things) Fract evoke a lonely, contemplative curiosity, Increpare's The Clotted Island and Three Artefacts are claustrophobic and panic-inducing, and play like a cross between a migraine and straitjacket.
At an opposite extreme, Zineth is, in its creators' words, a celebration of "speed, movement and twitter".
Fract is not yet released, but on the horizon lies another design space which I believe is an further evolution of these ideas. The upcoming Memory of a Broken Dimension shows a world with a striking presence, but so abstracted from realism that even the geometry of the world is only implied. Forms coalesce and sublimate as the player looks at them, but always inviting exploration.
The in-development Dirac may possibly share some of these ideas of abstracted representations of space, though it's maybe too early to say.
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Floods of molten lava may sound like the stuff of apocalyptic theorists, but history is littered with evidence of such past events where vast lava outpourings originating deep in Earth accompany the breakup of continents.
When geoscientists want to learn more about massive lava flows — the kind that accompany continental rifting and continent break up — they conduct field studies of the African tectonic plate. Here, the Great Rift Valley of East Africa provides a snapshot of how a continent can be torn apart.
Armed with new technology, scientists can better translate the story that is stored in the rift’s fossilized lava flows. What they learn is applicable to continental breakup around the globe, said Tyrone Rooney, MSU geologist.
To clarify, many nonscientists think of big eruptions in terms of Mount St. Helens or Vesuvius. These were mere drops in a bucket compared to what Rooney and his colleagues are studying. The ancient African outpouring is estimated to have poured out 350,000 cubic kilometers of lava about 30 million years ago. That’s comparable to twice the amount of water in all the world’s lakes, Rooney explained.
While much of this lava is probably derived from deep sources, Rooney’s team found that some parts of the tectonic plate also have melted to form an unusual group of lavas in Ethiopia. The researchers showed that the rocks, artifacts from the ancient outpouring, had chemical signatures of materials found in the lithosphere and were distinctly different from most of the other rocks in Ethiopia.
For example, mass spectrometers are employed to reveal the rocks’ chemical signatures. By identifying the lavas’ elemental characteristics, the scientists can trace their origin to the surface or from deep in the mantle. Using lasers, scientists can transform rock into a fine mist and measure its composition.
In a surprise finding, the team’s lab experiments revealed that the Ethiopian samples matched rocks collected from other distant regions. The lavas in Arabia, Jordan, Egypt and Sudan are similar, which means that some of the ingredients that supply the massive outpourings, or basalt floods, have a shallow source that is tapped as the continents split apart. Indeed the seeds of the lithosphere’s own destruction maybe contained within it, Rooney said.
Rooney’s research laid the groundwork for a National Science Foundation grant that will allow him to continue to unlock the secrets of tectonic forces and continental rifting.

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As the second phase of the JD Welsh Premier League season starts, the race for the Championship is on, with Barry Town, Connah’s Quay and the current champions, The New Saints, all in the race. All the excitement of the race for the play-offs and the fight to avoid relegation in the bottom half will also be featured on Monday’s Sgorio, 5:30 S4C.
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I’ve always had a lot of respect and appreciation for the Wycliffe Bible translators.
We knew a couple of them in Ghana 35 years ago. They were from England and had devoted their lives to a small corner of Ghana, where they learned the local language, developed a written form of it and then proceeded to translate the scriptures for them.
About ten years ago, while waiting for a return flight home from Accra, the capital of Ghana, I met an American member of the charity. He had arrived in Ghana the same year we moved there, 1978. He remained there until after September 11th, 2001. His wife’s brother had been killed in the World Trade Center and she had returned to the United States to take care of her elderly parents. They had been translating the Bible into a dialect of the Ewe tongue in the east of the country. Once again, they had to start from scratch, first learning the language, then developing a written form of it, teaching the people and translating the Bible into the new tongue. He had successfully translated 63 books, but had to return to the US to join his wife. He hoped to finish his work in America.
I’ve been thinking about this small group of people since Sunday, when I first heard that four Wycliffe Bible translators from the United States had been murdered in an undisclosed Middle Eastern country – murdered by Islamists because they were Christians.
Remember to pray for the Wycliffe Bible translators. Like John Wycliffe in the 14th century, they are committed to translating the Bible into the vernacular, so that all people have the opportunity to read it. Without them, churches today would not be able to preach their own interpretation of the scriptures, as there would be no scriptures to preach from!
The man at the airport on his way back to America told me that most languages in the world still do not have a written form. The Wycliffes still have a lot of work to do.
In the same week that the AfD (Alternative for Germany) party called on the country to close all mosques, it was disclosed that the United States has 2,000 mosques, with one now opening each week. Many European countries are finding that Muslim young people, educated in the mosques, are learning extremism from local imams. Many of the religious leaders are sent from Saudi Arabia and are members of the Wahaabi sect of Islam, the most violent form of Sunni Islam.
Meanwhile, a report on Sydney’s Channel 7 News showed an Islamic meeting taking place in a western suburb of Australia’s biggest city. At the rally, there was a condemnation of Australia’s democratic system and a call to raise a Muslim army to impose sharia law in the country.
Further memories of Ghana came back when I heard the news on Sunday evening of what are being called the “Panama Papers.” Apparently, a law firm in Panama helped hundreds of wealthy people, including prominent politicians, to set up shell (fake) companies that helped them avoid taxes at home. Two days later, the first victim, the Prime Minister of Iceland, was forced to resign when roughly 10% of the country’s population demonstrated calling for him to go.
On June 4, 1979, a coup in Ghana brought to power a group of idealistic young air force officers. Within days they had arrested all Ghana’s previous leaders, who were then summarily publically executed on the beach. They had all been charged with corruption and sentenced to execution. Similar revolutions followed in other West African countries. Liberia’s was particularly bloody.
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UPDATE May 20, 2011: Google made an API update in version 3.4 that noticeably improves the standard method for loading markers. The method shown in this tutorial still loads faster.
If you have ever tried cramming more than 100 markers onto a Google map you know how poor the performance becomes. The default Google marker functions are slow if you need to deal with a large number of markers. This tutorial shows you how to add 1,000 markers to a Google map very fast. The load time difference on my computer went from around 20 seconds down to right under 2 seconds.
This is not another marker cluster approach. Gabriel Svennerberg has an excllent article comparing various clustering methods. Nor is it a pre-rendered image layer. This tutorial is for situations where you need to show many markers (more than 100) on various zoom levels without it crashing your browser.
The problem is DOM calls are very expensive. Every time a marker is added to the map, a function searches the DOM looking for the point to manipulate (add the marker).
Before we get into the code, I will give you two links below to test the difference in speed. Both links open in new windows. Note: I am using a custom marker icon (Sabramedia fish) for the fast loading example.
Download the full code for fast marker loading here.
Google Maps API V3 is used. Google has officially deprecated V2. A knowledge of how Google's Overlay object works will benefit your understanding of this tutorial. Let's begin.
The following code sets the boundary box that the 1,000 markers are randomly added to. The South West corner (latitude, longitude) is Los Angeles, California and the North East corner is New Your, NY.
Now we get into the heart of the code. We will create an overlay class (function) here that will be called after the Google map object is initialized later. We will prototype Google's OverlayView methods in order to create our marker layer.
The onAdd() method is called when the map is initialized. Here the new marker layer we created previously is appended to Google map's pane 4. The marker layer is cleaned up in onRemove() when the map is destroyed or removed.
Firebug HTML view of the Google map structure and overlay location. Overlay layer pane 4 is highlighted.
The draw() method is where the marker layer is initialized, then re-drawn on every zoom. This is where the performance happens. Let's go through it.
Lines 3-5. Line 3 is absolutely critical to understand. This is the current projection view. This will be used later to convert latitude and longitude coordinates into pixel left and top position. Line 4 identifies the current zoom level. Line 5 is where we create the node holder with DocumentFragment before we push it to the DOM view.
Line 7. Remember that this.markerLayer is a jQuery object set in the onAdd() method. Because draw() is called on state changes such as zoom it will be important to do some clean up each time. That is where we use the jQuery empty() to clean up the marker layer, otherwise we would have element buildup in that layer. Not the desired effect.
Lines 9-14. The for loop begins, we arbitrarily set a thousand loops. Line 11 sets a random latitude/longitude object via Google's LatLng( lat, lng ) method. This could be any data set you want to pass into the loop of course.
Line 16. This is where the projection object methods come in handy. The method fromLatLngToDivPixel(object:LatLng) takes a Google LatLng object and converts it into the x/y pixel coordinates of the current projection view.
Line 17-33. I like jQuery's chaining of methods. They look neat and clean when adding attributes and style to a DOM element such as a DIV tag; However, they are slow and noticeably so when working with many elements. Skip the chaining and simply create the element by appending strings in order to improve the speed. It saved me about 28,000 calls in this tutorial example.
Line 35-51. This code block is optional. I added to illustrate the flexibility with this approach. For zoom level 8 or closer a tool tip is shown above the marker icon.
Line 54. Here we append the HTML for the marker point to the fragment.
Set the default latitude/longitude position. I used the location of our office in Jasper, Indiana in this case. Initialize the map with desired options. Lastly apply the custom OverlayView that you just created.
After this code I added a simple jQuery UI dialog to the map. In this example the dialog just opens in the center. Bringing the marker to the map center and adjusting for the dialog is possible, but beyond the scope of this tutorial. Email me if you would like the code for this.
Awesome tutorial, this helped me out with a project I'm currently working on.
To take it one step further though, if you wanted to dynamically add new markers to the map through some sort of UI modal how would you set this functionality up? Would you just push the newly created marker onto the array of markers and redraw the map overlay? Or could you add a function to just append a new 'map-point' div to the DOM?
Thanks again for the walkthrough.
@Angel. Two things you need to add a marker dynamically are, 1) The current projection and 2) The custom marker layer in the DOM.
In this tutorial you can access the custom marker layer via the OverlayMap.markerLayer. The projection can be set either in a global variable for the current state, or you can set it in this.projection so it can be accessed via OverlayMap.projection.
Keep in mind that this tutorial randomly sets the lat/lng of the points in the draw() method. You would need to keep an external data set of the lat/lng's, including any markers dynamically added after initialization, to refer to every time the draw() method is called e.g. on zoom. I hope this helps.
I have same prolems here, What can i do?
This is a very cool method of drawing the markers. However, I noticed that the "slow" page isn't really much slower than the fast page. I would guess that something changed in the google code to accelerate this.
Would your technique still be useful in a case where there are 1000 markers all based on different images?
Nice tutorial. I noticed the same as Jeremy. Both are pretty fast.
Thanks guys for bringing this to my attention. It appears that Google did make a significant improvement in version 3.4. I updated the tutorial to make mention of this.
Regarding the images, this method would be better than the standard method, but this is an entirely separate issue. This tutorial shows an improved method for rendering the actual code markup. If you are loading 1,000 different images, then you might want use a clustering or MarkerManager approach. You can see these at the Svennerberg link in the article above or checkout this Google article.
Panning the map around w/ your custom marker is noticeably slower and choppy compared with the Slow V3.4 method in Chrome and FF.
I have around 20,000 markers how do I go about , should I server side clustering or client side ?
Great tutorial! The fragment method looks like an interesting approach to minimising marker display overheads. Excited to give it a try!
How can I implement some different map layers witch depend of checkboxes?
I would like to activate/deactivate layers independiently.
Really solve my problems with markers.
But one problem that I detected was the map.fitBounds(...) method.
This method just didn't work anymore with this approach. You know what could be?
Hi Nick Johnson, thanks so much for this great artical.
Can you please send the jqurey UI dialog code to me?
This is fantastic! I'd love to see your code.
Find "How To Quickly Add Many Markers Without Killing The Map" and try to convert it for my application because I need a fast system to show information big amount of markers.
I'm relatively new at JQuery and trying to learn more and now I have problem how to write texts in the box who appear when clicking a marker, in the example only ID is showing. I find your tutorial very helpful and informative.
Maybe i'm doing something wrong, but the other two approaches run much quicker for me than your approach.
Nice post. Really helpful to play with G Maps for novice Developers. Cool !
Few Useful comments to run through.
I just need to know how to attach events on markers ?
Hi, nice approach. Can you send me the code?
nice post! I've learnt a lot from this tuto. But when i opened these three links in the beginning of article, the approach presented is the slowest one. Another reader Laurence Blake has the same result. Maybe I do something wrong? Anybody else test with these three examples?
First I would like to congratulate for your article has been of great ajusda for the project I'm imprementando in the company in which work.
However I am with the following section difficulty, I am unable to update the markers in the map of events "dragend" and Zoom!
You podeira guide me about it?
Hi, first of all: thanks a lot for your effort! I also tried all 3 links. But apparently the same issue happens as Mengyu described. Actually the first link (fast one) made my firefox unusable (froze) for at least 30 seconds. Guess it's related to some change on the google side, cause this article was written in 2012. Do you have any information on that?
Firstly thanks for making this example. But this is not working with dynamic location and run time loading xml. I am creating xml for marker location as per google doc. Its working but taking too much time. And when using this example. XML is not loaded. How to fix this ?
Basically i am creating map dynamically on click. Every time different location marker.
This example saved me lots of time. Thanks you so much!


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Discover educational child care resources about healthy eating and physical activity.
Child Care Provider’s Guide: A simple stage-by-stage child care resource with information and tips about healthy eating and physical activity for babies, toddlers and preschoolers from Nemours’ KidsHealth.org, the most-visited children’s health website in the world. Offers practical suggestions, research findings and best practices about children’s nutrition and fitness.
NAEYC and Caring for Our Children 2nd Edition Physical Activity and Nutrition Standards Crosswalk: This document compares the similar standards from the National Association for the Education of Young Children (NAEYC) and Caring for Our Children 2nd Edition regarding physical activity, nutrition and technology.
Nutrition and Wellness Tips for Young Children : This handbook cites specific ways providers can support children in four areas: healthy eating, food safety practices, active play and limiting screen time.
The Effects of Video Game-Based Exercise in Preschool-Aged Children: In a recent study from the University of Minnesota, researchers examined the effect of a school-based “exergaming” intervention on preschool children’s health outcomes. Researchers specifically looked at perceived competence, motor skill competence, and physical activity among the children. They then compared it to usual care (i.e., recess).
Intersection of Health and Education to Address School Readiness of All Children (American Academy of Pediatrics): This review synthesizes work to align the fields of pediatrics and education. Education literature is reviewed to understand the current U.S. achievement gap. Impacts of child health on school readiness and emerging solutions are also discussed.
Obesity Prevention Among Low-Income, Diverse Preschool-Aged Children (University of Minnesota): This research brief reviews a study integrating home visits, community-based parenting classes, primary care provider interactions and neighborhood connection strategies to support low-income, racially and ethnically diverse parents to prevent obesity among their preschool-aged children.
Community Healthy Living Index (CHLI): A compilation of assessment tools from the YMCA that measures opportunities for physical activity and healthy eating across different settings, including early childhood program.
C.H.O.I.C.E Toolkit and Self-Assessment Questionnaire (Contra Costa Child Care Council): Assessment on how your child care home or center compare with recommended nutrition and physical activity guidelines.
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MODEL Health Promoting Nutrition and Physical Activity in Children (Maryland State Department of Education): Lessons on nutrition and physical activity that encourage exploration, concrete experiences, and links to the children’s families and prior experiences (ages 3-5 years).
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Applying an Equity Lens to the Child Care Setting (American Society of Law, Medicine and Ethics): Health equity is the absence of disadvantage in health outcomes regardless of race, gender, disability, mental health, nationality, age, ethnicity, religion, geography, and socioeconomic status. This article examines systemic barriers to equity and how to strategically focus attention on aligning systems to decrease health inequities.
Barriers to Equity in Nutritional Health for U.S. Children and Adolescents: A Review of the Literature (Springer Link): U.S. children and adolescents from low-income and ethnic/racial minority backgrounds experience greater risk for obesity and poor nutrition. This article reviews research to date addressing the potential for improvements in child care environments and food system policy to promote health equity.
Diversity and Equality Guidelines for Childcare Providers (National Child Care Strategy): This document explores why we should and how we can acknowledge, celebrate and benefit from our differences. Its aim is to support and equip childcare managers and practitioners with the insights and skills to recognize and work with diversity and equality issues within their settings.
Equity and Early Childhood Education: Reclaiming the Child (National Council of Teachers of English): Equity can be described as the elimination of privilege, oppression, disparities, and disadvantage that historically have excluded those belonging to particular groups. This is the first and overarching of several research policy briefs around issues of equity.
Equity in Early Childhood Education (Victorian Inclusion Agency): It is important that children have access to early childhood environments that represent who they are, and differences need to be acknowledged to address equity in early childhood. This PDF handout explores equal opportunity in early childhood education, how educators ensure equal participation, how to encourage diversity, and sustaining shared thinking.
Health Equity Issues Related to Childhood Obesity (Healthy Futures): This PDF presentation strives to answer the question: What are the health-equity issues that relate to disparities in childhood obesity? Includes a definition of health equity; social determinants of obesity inequalities; scoping review process and gaps in related literature; results of food, natural, built. and social environments; how to decrease the effect of disparities; and more.
Health Equity Resource Toolkit for State Practitioners Addressing Obesity Disparities (Center of Disease Control and Prevention): This toolkit’s primary focus is on how to create policy, systems, and environmental changes that will reduce obesity disparities and achieve health equity. This resource also provides guidance on how to supplement and compliment existing efforts.
Inequity in child health: The importance of early childhood development (Journal of Pediatrics and Child Health): We are faced with the challenge of how best to respond to inequity in child health and, in particular, early childhood development. This article examines inequality versus inequity in child health, the reasons why and how we should address inequities in child health, and the role of the health-care system.
Moving Beyond Anti-Bias Activities: Supporting the Development of Anti-Bias Practices (NAYEC): This article explores what it means to embrace an anti-bias stance every day. Adopting an anti-bias perspective requires more than implementing a few well-meaning activities. Teachers at Eliot-Pearson Children’s School at Tufts University developed a framework to guide their anti-bias work and support their anti-bias planning and practice as they moved forward.
Top 10 Things We Know About Young Children and Health Equity…and Three Things We Need to Do with What We Know (BUILD Initiative): Children are by far the most diverse age group in society, and their healthy development is critical to America’s leadership in a world economy. This handout reviews plainly what we know about young children and health equity, and what policymakers and community leaders can do with that knowledge.
Coordinated Approach to Childhood Health Early Childhood (CATCH EC): CATCH Early Childhood (CEC) is a research-tested low-cost intervention to improve nutrition physical activity, nutrition, and encourage healthy eating in pre-k children ages 3-5. There are activities that are developmentally appropriate and easy for teachers to follow.
Eat Well Play Hard in Childcare Settings and Day Care Homes (NY State Department of Health): An intervention that provides nutrition and physical activity education to preschool children, their parents and child care staff. Check out education materials for Child Care Settings . You can also check out the resources for Day Care Homes.
SNAP-ED TOOLKIT: Obesity Prevention Interventions (USDA): Search for evidence-based strategies and interventions focused on promoting healthy eating and physical activity, including populations and settings specific to early childhood and early care and education. Each strategy or intervention included in the toolkit includes an overview, summary of reach and adoption, components, materials needed, a summary of the evidence, evaluation indicators and materials and contact information.
Child Care Wellness Policy Workbook: Creating and Environment for Preschoolers to Develop Healthy Habits for Life (Nemours): Child care providers and other early childhood professionals can use this Workbook to develop their own individualized wellness policies. Topics include Nutrition, Physical Activity, Other Program-Based Activities and Evaluation.
Model Child Care Health Policies: This valuable resource from the American Academy of Pediatrics takes the mystery out of policy writing, covering all facets of early care and education. These model policies, covering a wide range of topics, ease the burden of writing site-specific health and safety policies from scratch.
Spurring Innovation—The Role of Child Health Policy: Nemours and AcademyHealth released a new report highlighting actions on four key areas of opportunity to advance child health policy: Medicaid and the Children’s Health Insurance Program (CHIP); consumer digital health (including telehealth); precision medicine in pediatrics; and opioid addiction and neonatal abstinence syndrome.
ECE Learning Collaboratives Implementation Toolkit: The goal of this toolkit is to provide trainers with the roadmap and resources needed to successfully implement learning collaboratives for ECE providers. The resources in this toolkit are derived from Nemours’ National Early Care & Education Learning Collaborative (ECELC) Project, which focuses on improving practices and policies around nutrition, physical activity, breastfeeding support, and reducing screen time.
First Years in the First State — Improving Nutrition & Physical Activity: A toolkit developed by Nemours’ Health & Prevention Services (NHPS) for the Delaware Department of Education and funded by a U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Team Nutrition grant. Includes self-assessments, menu plans, recipes, shopping lists, budget-saving tips and more.
Georgia Growing Fit Toolkit (Georgia Dept of Health, Georgia Dept of Early Learning, HealthMPowers): A guide for early childcare education programs to assess, develop, and improve their policies around nutrition and physical activity.
Growing, Moving, Learning: Infant-Toddler Toolkit (University of Delaware, Nemours): This toolkit includes developmentally appropriate activities that promote physical activities and healthy eating for infants and toddlers.
Healthy Active Living (Head Start/ECLKC): These educational tools were designed to support and engage Head Start staff as they partner with families in healthy eating and active living. Includes a flipchart, worksheets, postcards, children’s activities, self-study courses, and fact and tip sheets.
Training Opportunities and Resources for CACFP Sponsors: This webinar highlights the free online Healthy Kids, Healthy Future (formerly Let’s Move! Child Care — LMCC) training modules. The six training modules provide practical strategies for implementing best practices in the early care and education (ECE) setting for preventing childhood obesity.
Childhood Obesity Prevention Training Modules: Penn State University’s Better Kid Care program and the CDC have partnered to create Childhood Obesity Prevention Healthy Kids, Healthy Future (formerly Let’s Move! Child Care — LMCC) training and an opportunity for providers to obtain CEUs. The training is in six lessons: 1) Let’s Move! Child Care Introduction, 2) Increase Physical Activity, 3) Limit Screen Time, 4) Offer Healthy Beverages, 5) Serve Healthy Food, and 6) Support Infant Feeding.
» What Is Let’s Move! Child Care?
These videos have been developed and donated to Let’s Move! Child Care by Exchange Press, Video Active Productions and TurnKey Training, the makers of Preventing Obesity and Promoting Wellness in Early Childhood Settings, a comprehensive professional development training series for early childhood providers.
Sowing The Seeds Of The Future: Long Island Head Start improved healthy habits in many ways. They increased vegetable and fruit consumption and adopted several new physical activities. Incorporating yoga into the children’s routine has improved wellness, focus and creativity. Through gardening activities children enjoy learning about where food comes from. Watch the kids in action and interviews with proud parents and teachers.
Childhood Obesity Prevention: Introduction – This lesson is an overview of the issue of childhood obesity and is an introduction to the five healthy goal areas.


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I think I followed the directions explained here but I am afraid I messed up my system. Before running the commands above I was able to boot from my Mavericks hd installed with Chimera. Now I can no longer boot from Mavericks and booting attempts from ElCapitan end up on a black screen after what looks like a normal boot (with progress bar going up to about 20% and then switching to a black screen (as if the hard drive activity came to a stop). I probably did something wrong but I have no idea what. I can boot from the USB installer with no problem at all.
Did you have to do anything other than generate an ssdt to get the 2500k working?
Have you installed Clover to your main OS X drive? Sounds like to me that the Bootloader isn't installed.
Just want to know if you were able to solve the problem of not being able to boot from your ssd/hdd.
I have the same mother board AsRock Z97 Extreme 4 as you have. I hesitated to try the method of ctyler when I read your post that you messed up your system.
Can you please check the version of your bios?
Your guide worked for me!
I'm clueless and thanks for your help.
could only boot from a usb stick..no ssd or hdd sata boot would ever work.
Ironically if i connected the ssd drive to a usb adapter,then it did boot but as usb only..
Originally this fix was aimed at laptop user,but it worked great for my desktop.
See post 1,scroll to step 7 and read last paragraph.
Clover bootmanager will show a option to boot windows.
Save config.plist next time you boot windows is no longer there..
You may need to change uefi bios boot order, and boot up from the drive with dummy "Windows" selected as the boot os.
If somebody can help me with booting my uefi AsRock. i cannot boot either. I'm not sure if i'm doing it right also. I followed the steps and when i get to the part. bcfg boot add N bootx64.efi "Clover"


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For Emergency housing needs please contact OPTIONS Community Services in Surrey or CHIMO Community Services in Richmond.
The Delta Seniors Bus is a free transportation service for seniors in Delta, serving both North and South Delta.
The bus offers easy access to local medical services, recreation centres, shopping locations and other community amenities. The home base for the North Delta Seniors Bus is Kennedy Seniors Recreation Centre, and the home base for the South Delta Seniors Bus is McKee Seniors Recreation Centre.
For more information, or to book a ride, please call 604-353-6305.
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If you would like to contact Municipal Hall to report an emergency related to municipal services such as sewer, drainage, waterworks or street lighting/traffic signals while we are closed, please contact the Delta Police at 604-946-4411. Or, visit our Contact Us page for a complete list of Frequently Called Numbers.

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The Papal mass by Pope Francis at Abu Dhabi’s Zayed Sports City is an historic occasion.
Adults and school kids have been given the day off, roads will be closed and trucks will be banned from the main island and the whole event will be live streamed on YouTube.
It marks the first time the head of the Catholic church has visited the Arabian Gulf and, understandably, it’s a big deal.
Thousands of people with tickets to the mass will set off from Dubai tonight (Monday February 2) on free buses to Abu Dhabi.
And many thousands more will set off from Al Ain and the capital itself in time for the 10.30am mass.
In total, 135,000 people are expected to attend.
However, there are some rules and pieces of information that every one of them should know.
And that information is below.
• Everyone must carry their entry ticket and transport ticket.
• The transport ticket is needed for access to the free transport to the mass and the return journey.
• Children over two years old must also have a ticket.
• It’s advised that you take food and drinks for the journey.
• The transport will drop you off as near to the stadium as possible but you should still prepare for a walk.
• Once you get to Zayed Sports City, you will go through a security check before being shown to your assigned section.
• No food will be allowed past the security check point, apart from for those who need it for medical reasons.
• Food and drinks will be on sale past the check points will be available to buy until 8am.
• No lighters, matches or other lighting equipment will be allowed.
• Weapons or sharp objects are not allowed, especially long umbrellas.
• Fireworks and other pyrotechnics will not be allowed inside.
• There will be no bottles, jugs, cups, or cans of any kind permitted.
• Small flags and banners that are not flammable are allowed.
• But no banners, signs, symbols or leaflets with any offensive messages will not be allowed in.
• No animals at all are permitted.
• There will be nom promotional or commercial materials allowed.
• Any unwieldy items (larger than 25cmx25cmx25cm) will not be allowed in.
• No laser pointers will be allowed in.
• Spray cans, corrosive and flammable substances will not be allowed in.
• Large quantities of paper, rolls, balloons, or confetti are not allowed.
• Video cameras or sound and recording equipment, except for personal use, will not be allowed.
• Vuvuzelas, megaphones, hooters or horns that produce an excessive volume of noise will not be allowed in.


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It’s that time of year to pull out the camping gear and explore the great outdoors. Whether you need camp bedding, fishing pole storage, or sleeping bags, we have options for you. Do you need some nice camp cookware pot and pans? We have it. Do you need a drinking water pump? We have it. Do you need a folding chair that even comes with armrests? We have it.
We also have foldable, reflective survival tents and sleeping bags. The science is incredible with those things. They really do keep you warm somehow.
A backpacking wood burning stove can make the trip that much more enjoyable, giving you real food other than trail mix and granola bars. Partying in the woods? Get the collapsible silicone outdoor bucket to keep all your alcoholic and non-alcoholic drinks nice, cool, and fresh.You can get it in pink, green, blue, red, or orange--whatever suits you.
Affordable and effective ponchos in any color will make you the fashionista of the trip. Portable LED lanterns make an easy way for you to keep playing games, and having chats late into the night.
Get the necessities, as well as the extras right here.


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There are a few monsters in Dungeons & Dragons whose existence serves to only torment players. Whether it’s a monster disguised as a treasure chest (mimics!), or monsters that drop from the ceilings (piercers), or monsters that eat through metal (rust monsters!), let’s face it: these things don’t make evolutionary sense. Obviously, they’re the machinations of some pony-tailed madman (Gary!).
But it’s a part of the game. And frankly, it’s fun, especially if you’re the DM. So here are 3 new a-hole monsters for you to use in your Dungeons & Dragons Fifth Edition games to torment your players.
Note: the names are intentionally bad as a throwback to old-school D&D monsters.
First, we have the coin bug. What is it? Well, it’s a bug that looks like a coin, of course. The creature’s shell is a large, flat cylinder that is gold, copper, or silver in color. Bumps along its surface give it the appearance of coin markings. Flipping it over, it looks like a normal bug with six legs, eyes, and antennae. Trouble is, by the time you’re close enough to pick one up the things are crawling all over you.
Typically, coin bugs lie dormant in caverns waiting for warm creatures to either pick them up or come close, at which point they reveal their true nature. Naturally, they are flesh eaters.
False Appearance. While the swarm of coin bugs remains motionless, it is indistinguishable from a pile of coins.
Ubertubers are horrible, rubbery, worm-like creatures that hang from the ceilings of caverns and ruins. They extend their long bodies from the ceiling to attack, engulfing the heads of creatures that pass under them. Then, they retract up into the ceiling to swallow their prey whole as the creature dangles helplessly from their mouths.
The actual origin of ubertubers are unknown. Some believe that they are a sub-species of ropers. While others think that they are worms that were twisted by dark magic.
Whatever they are, any adventurer that’s ever come against an ubertuber will tell you that they are no fun.
Spider Climb. The ubertuber can climb difficult surfaces, including upside down on ceilings, without needing to make an ability check.
Suction. The ubertuber sticks to a solid surface with its suction-cup-like base. It has advantage on Strength checks against effects that would move it.
Bite. Melee Weapon Attack: +4 to hit, reach 30 ft., one creature. Hit: 8 (1d12 + 2) bludgeoning damage plus 3 (1d6) acid damage. If the target is Medium or smaller, it is grappled (escape DC 12), can’t breathe, restrained, and the ubertuber can use its bonus action to pull the creature up to 30 feet towards it until the grapple ends. The ubertuber can grapple one target at a time with its bite.
Swallow. The ubertuber makes one bite attack against a Medium or smaller target it is grappling. If the attack hits, the target is also swallowed, and the grapple ends. While swallowed, the target is blinded and restrained, it has total cover against attacks and other effects outside the ubertuber, and it takes 14 (4d6) acid damage at the start of each of the ubertuber’s turns. An ubertuber can have only one creature swallowed at a time.
If the ubertuber takes 10 damage or more on a single turn from the swallowed creature, the ubertuber must succeed on a DC 14 Constitution saving throw at the end of the turn or regurgitate the creature, which falls prone in a space within 10 feet of the ubertuber. If the ubertuber dies, a swallowed creature is no longer restrained by it and can escape from the corpse by using 5 feet of movement, exiting prone.
Any adventurer that has ever heard of a mind flayer probably has a healthy fear of one. And that is probably what kept squeps safe from being killed off by overzealous dungeon-delver all these years.
A squep is a larger-than-normal amphibious octopus that has the ability to walk upright on the tips of its tentacles. Because of the thickness of its tentacles and the tight formation the squeps keep them in, in a dark cavern they look very much like illithids.
Much like normal octopi, squeps use their tentacles to grapple their targets. If put into a position of severe danger, a squep can fire a spray of ink at its attacker and flee towards the nearest body of water. While squeps can travel on land, they move much quicker in the water.
Amphibious. The squep can breathe air and water.
Eerie Resemblance. The squep resembles a mind flayer. A creature that can see the squep can discern its true nature with a successful DC 15 Intelligence (Nature) check.
Tentacles. Melee Weapon Attack: +3 to hit, reach 10 ft., one target. Hit: 4 (1d6 + 1) bludgeoning damage, and the target is grappled (escape DC 11). Until this grapple ends, the squep can’t use its tentacles on another target.
Squirt Ink (Recharges after a Short or Long Rest). The squep squirts ink at one target it can see within 10 feet of it. The target must succeed on a DC 11 Constitution saving through or become blinded for 1 minute. The creature can repeat its saving throw at the end of each of its turns, ending the effect on itself with a success.
Hope you and your players get a kick out of these monsters.
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Some people like hot coffee, some like iced coffee, but nobody likes cool coffee! When you get a hot drink, there is a certain time period where it is at the perfect drinking temperature. Unfortunately, in many standard cups, this window of time is short. If you are driving to work, chances are it’ll be too cold by the time you get there. Cold drinks are also prone to losing their temperature, leaving you with room-temperature water or flat soda. If you try to maintain its temperature with ice, you’re looking at a watered-down drink. The only way to keep drinks the way they should be is by maintaining their temperature from the time of pouring. To do that, you need to limit the airflow.
If you’re looking to bring coffee to work that will stay hot all day, or need a long-term cold drink for your kid’s baseball game, you’re in luck. The IBEX Stainless Steel Tumbler can do that and more!
If you’re sick of your hot drinks being cold or your cold drinks being warm, consider upgrading your bottle, cup, or mug to the IBEX tumbler. This tumbler works to insulate your drink, either hot or cold, from the outside. This prevents air from getting in or out, and stops the transfer of heat to or from the liquid.
Can be used for camping, hiking, your morning commute, or at your kid’s baseball game.
At the cost of a week’s worth of Starbucks or 2 weeks of Dunkin’ Donuts coffee, this model is affordable enough to save you money from drinks you otherwise would have to dump out. It could pay for itself within a few weeks!
The enemy of temperature control is heat transfer. When your hot drink sits out, the steam and heat rises from it and mixes with the room or environment around you. This removes heat from your drink through convection, and can also heat your drink if it is colder than your environment. It also loses or gains heat through conduction when the heat transfers by touching the walls of the mug or the table it rests on. If the mug is warmer or colder than the drink, the heat enters or leaves the mug and changes your drink’s temperature. This is why people heat their tea in mugs in the microwave, or drink beer from nearly frozen mugs!
Everyone has spilled their coffee while in a rush. Sure, not everyone spills the whole thing on your pants like in a sitcom, but car spills are still inconvenient! Where a tumbler excels against standard cups or mugs is in the ability to keep your liquids where they belong; in the cup. With a tumbler that seals the lid, you can throw your drink in your bag without worrying about spillage. They will also often fit in the cupholder of your car, protected from spilling from bumps or stops.
If you stop and get coffee in a foam cup, or regularly use plastic and paper cups, you’re wasting a lot of materials. The cups you buy need to be produced, and that leads to more garbage. Using a reusable tumbler will help to save the trees. It will also save you money because making drinks at home is almost always cheaper than getting them while out, and you won’t have to throw away your drink when it gets too warm or cold.
The IBEX stainless steel tumbler is about as feature-rich as a tumbler could be. There’s not much extra that a tumbler can do, but the IBEX tumbler does the basics well. Thanks to the double-layered insulation of stainless steel and the sealed BPA free lid, the tumbler helps to manage the temperature of your drinks by keeping heat in (or out). The vacuum between the layers also limits conduction, allowing you to keep your hands from getting cold or warm based on the liquid inside. The perks don’t stop there, though.
First, the product has style. Unlike many other models, it comes in a variety of colors of stainless steel for the exterior. Silver, white, black orange, gold, and more are available to add a personal touch to yours, and lets you get one for each member of your family without any mistaking which belongs to whom.
Next, the tumbler is built to last. It is made with food-grade stainless steel, and IBEX claims the stainless steel they use makes their tumbler the strongest on the market. Being made of 18/8 extra-thick stainless steel, it’s easy to see why they would say that.
Finally, the tumbler is convenient and cost-effective, and can help you to cut down on unnecessary spending. Throwing out cold drinks when they get warm or warm drinks when they get cold is a waste. Buying a cup of coffee every day can get expensive quickly as well. By maintaining your drinks, you can save money that you would otherwise pour down the drain. Also, with the 30 ounce capacity on the tumbler, you can store multiple cups of coffee and keep them hot. You won’t have to worry about running out of coffee before you’ve woken up or need to stop to buy a new drink.
The primary concern with the IBEX Stainless Steel Tumbler appears to be their advertising. The product is advertised to keep ice frozen for 72 hours, and drinks warm for 24 hours. However, this is only true in absolutely ideal conditions. When someone has to drink from the tumbler, they expose the drink to convection because the lid is open. Frequently sipping it can lead to a ton of heat escaping or entering, and the drink can get warm or cold much more quickly than they may lead you to believe.
Another negative about this tumbler is its price. It sits at the top of the price range for tumblers, and customers have reported that they prefer other models that are cheaper. Many believe that they are paying for the design options and 72-hour cold and 24-hour hot promises, and the promises fall flat making it not worth the extra money.
Finally, the model does not come with a handle, and customers have complained about the stainless steel outside layer being hard to grip at times. The slippery material can slip through your hand if wet, making it a good idea to consider getting a separate handle.
If you’re looking for an alternative to the IBEX tumbler, you could consider a competitor in the RTIC (191) tumbler. This tumbler is also 30 ounces, made with the same stainless steel, and available in a variety of colors. It will keep your drink hot or cold, but it feels a little less well built in some users opinions.
However, it also does not come with a handle and customers complain about the lid. The lid opens up as a latch rather than a slide, causing it to hit them in the face when they drink. It is also not compatible with many standard 30-ounce tumbler handles due to a wider design at the top, so you are stuck drinking by hand.
Another alternative to the IBEX tumbler is the BEAST tumbler. This 30oz tumbler is made of stainless steel, comes in a variety of steel colors, and has a splash proof lid to keep your drink safe. It falls into the same price range as the IBEX, but it comes with a ton of extras. The BEAST tumbler has a lifetime warranty, comes with a cleaning brush for easy cleaning, and 2 straws that fit in the lid easily. This model has over 3400 reviews on Amazon, and a good rating, making it a wildly popular choice.
Customers have reported that this tumbler has problems with the lid that the IBEX tumbler does not. The lid’s opening mechanism can be difficult to clean effectively, causing leftover drinks to sometimes get stuck and dry there. Customers also complain about the lid being too loose, leading to leaks and spills when just driving along. This appears to be a manufacturing error that only appears in some models, however, as many customers claim the lid fits great as well.
Overall, if you do any kind of traveling or like your drinks either hot or cold, you can benefit from a tumbler. They let you keep drinks for much longer than standard cups, and save you from wasting money and paper from disposable cups.
Regardless of which option you choose, any investment made in a tumbler is probably a good one. It’ll pay itself off after a few weeks of coffee.


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DAPCOM has participated in the On-Board Payload Data Compression workshop (OBPDC) held in Venice last October 23rd + 24th. As usual, this fourth edition was very interesting and fruitful, as can be seen in the Programme.
DAPCOM presented the results obtained with FAPEC and DWTFAPEC on a variety of test images. Most remarkably, we presented there our new developments. On one hand, a parallel implementation of our FAPEC data compressor, which scales very good up to 16 processes, reaching 600MB/s in that case. On the other hand, our new image compression algorithm, HPA (Hierarchical Pixel Averaging); despite of being just a prototype, this lossless and fixed-quality lossy compressor offers ratio-versus-quality results comparable to those of the current space standard (CCSDS 122.0), and also comparable to those obtained with the JPEG standard. The proceedings of these presentations are also available under request.


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The Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO) in its latest publication urged government to make milk and dairy products more accessible to vulnerable households so as to improve on livelihoods of hundreds of millions of poor people across the world, NaijaAgroNet reports.
The new FAO publication launched at the weekend, according to NaijaAgroNet inquiries shows that the book, Milk and Dairy Products in Human Nutrition, demanded of governments to invest more in programmes that make milk and dairy products available to poor families and help them in production of milk at home.
FAO Senior Nutrition Officer Ellen Muehlhoff, who also co-edited the publication, affirmed to NaijaAgroNet in a public statement endorsed by Fiona Winward of FAO’s Media Relations in Rome that as part of a balanced diet, milk and dairy products could be an important source of dietary energy, protein and fat.
“They are also rich in micronutrients critical for fighting malnutrition in developing countries where the diets of poor people are often starch or cereal-based and lack diversity,” she said.
Muehlhoff underscored the fact that a combination of food is necessary for a healthy diet, and milk and dairy products are not the only sources of essential nutrients.
NaijaAgroNet recalls that in a landmark decision the Committee on World Food Security (CFS) endorsed the new Voluntary Guidelines on the Responsible Governance of Tenure of Land, Fisheries and Forests in the Context of National Food Security on 11 May 2012.
Also, FAO launched a major fund-raising campaign with the aim of securing USD 20 million to translate into action the guidelines, aimed at helping governments safeguard the rights of people to own or access land, forests and fisheries and others to help the focus on improving the lives of millions of smallholder farmers and their families.