The audio recordings in this podcast were recorded in late 2019 Video interviews are available at the bottom of this blog post Click Video Play Button to Listen to the Podcast (Uploaded March 2021) This Lego track shown below was used as development for the event that is sponsored by First Lego League More information is available at First Inspires Deep in the basement of their home the geniuses practiced for the contest with fellow members of their team (team members shown in streamed video below) A lot of work was done by the team members and parent sponsors to make this event happen. Good Job Everyone! The following are 2 video interviews with 2 of the participants in the Indiana State Wide contest. These competitors had to program the Lego brick to accomplish the goals that were given to them. They also had to assemble the Lego parts, motors, and sensors to carry out the mission. The graphics on the table were supplied by the contest coordinators.
While in Vermont we had the opportunity to watch a live stream of the event. Many teams were present. What you will see is a video capture by one iPhone of the other iPhone that was viewing the live stream. Kind of kooky but it worked! The chartreuse green tee shirts are the team members. While they were competing on the contest table there is another team on the other side so that more teams can compete quickly. The teams do not compete directly against another team. Each task that the team accomplishes is worth a certain numbetr of points. The task points are added for the final score. Is it possible that the world in which we live is, and will be, developed by programmers?
Quite a generation of talent at such a young age!
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Check out the Bankshot Antiques website Listen to the Podcast of Donald and Dave's Bankshot Antiques Nested away near a busy roadway system in Albany, NY is the Bankshot Antiques Billiard Service. Take a moment and listen to the podcast as Donald and Dave, professional artists, explain how they became one of the few full service pool restoration companies in America. Below this slide show you will find comments about each picture
Table” made by the Benedict company of Syracuse, NY in the 1870’s depicting scenes of firemen, burning buildings and fire equipment. Originally made as first prize for the firemen’s convention parade. 11. Donald Bartholomay – one of the partners – working on final assembly of gorgeous leather pockets Various Picts from Bankshot's Museum and Workshop & Nostalgia from the Pool Table Era Interesting Links about Pool Table History
I especially liked the following quote from this site, click here Who was a famous "pool nut"? ... Shakespeare, Mary Queen of Scots, King James I, Mozart, Louis XVI, Marie Antoinette, George Washington, Thomas Jefferson, Napoleon, Josephine, John Quincy Adams, Abraham Lincoln, John Wilkes Booth, Wild Bill Hickok, Charles Dickens, Mark Twain, Vincent Van Gogh, Charles Darwin, Queen Victoria, Pope Pius IX, Teddy Roosevelt, Neville Chamberlain, Al Capone, Babe Ruth, Cap Anson, Jackie Gleason, Paul Newman or Tom Cruise? (To see the answer, click the link above!) How are Pool Balls Made History of Pool Click the following audio link to listen to the Professor Ruchika Podcast Additional Information to Supplement this PodcastHave you ever wondered why some people volunteer to help others? At their own expense, in far away places, and working in challenging situations? 12 intrepid persons from around the world shared this experience during March-June 2018 in Phnom Penh, Cambodia. This is the city in which all of us met Ruchika from Delhi, India. We completely agree with her students, "We love you teacher". Teaching 3 regular classes and assisting with the young learners program, her smile and enthusiasm were felt by all. Conversations with Foreigners allows Cambodians to increase their spoken use of English by interacting with English speakers. This school term included volunteers from India, USA, Canada, England, Australia, and Spain. In her spare time (between lesson plans, early classes that started at 6:30 am, followed by an evening class as well) Ruchika explored and enjoyed Cambodia. Several of the trips were related to the school's outreach mission to the community with assistance to rural schools, water purification, sanitation, and funding for NGO's who are helping to boost the wellness of Cambodian citizens. The following podcast, found at the bottom of this blog, was recorded in the teacher's lounge of the community house. The listener will hear the sounds of the street in the background. Enjoy the insights into Ruchika and India which she provides. Click any picture to begin a slide show of all pictures. Factoid: According to WikiPedia, Delhi's urban area with an estimated 2016 population of over 26 million people, makes it the world's second largest area according to the United Nations. (2016) By contrast, Cambodia's total population is approximately 16 million. Phnom Penh, the capital city in which Ruchika taught, is approximately 1.5 million.
Discussion with 2 Millennials - Their thoughts, views, hopes
Reading References for your Further Exploration The following links are for your exploration and further understanding of the demographic called "Millennials". The web is full of articles on this super important group of young people around the world. We can 'look into the future' as their emerging views of life, their beliefs that will turn into policies for nations, and their guidance from the previous generations manifest quite soon. Pew Research “Millennials in Adulthood” (2014) http://www.pewsocialtrends.org/2014/03/07/millennials-in-adulthood/ Harvard Business Review - “The problem with Millennials is that they are way too hard on themselves” (2016) https://hbr.org/2016/05/the-problem-with-millennials-theyre-way-too-hard-on-themselves Advocates for Youth - “Millennials: Demographics and Facts” (~2012) (lots of graphs and charts) http://www.advocatesforyouth.org/millennials All Grown Up - “5 shocking problems about real “millennial problems” (and how we overcome) (~2016) http://allgroanup.com/twentysomething-life-2/5-shocking-statistics-about-the-challenges-facing-the-millennial-generation-and-how-we-overcome/ Millennials exist around the changing world. This article points out the many problems that are facing the next generation. 10 Most Critical Problems in the World, According to Millennials http://www.businessinsider.com/world-economic-forum-world-biggest-problems-concerning-millennials-2016-8 ================= Check your Experience Age (~2015?) (Try this for fun to see if you are a 'fuddy-duddy'...) http://www.dictionary.com/e/s/aged-words/#learn-to-let-go Take a look at this "20 questions to see if you really are a "buddy-duddy" |
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"The Life of Christ in Stereo" has the details in each line of text from where the various wordings have come (Matthew, Mark, Luke, and John) and an incorporated study guide. "The Greatest Story" simply places the Bible references in one margin without interrupting the overall flow of each sentence making it easier to read without the separate word and sentence sources. | If you are interested in another composite version of the 4 Gospels, you can try a free PDF download from this site NET Bible Synthetic Harmony of the Gospels |
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When 64 BECAME 59, 16 became 15, 8 shrunk to 6 1/2 and the bottom dropped out... ============================================= There was a time When words used to Rhyme And make us a winner When mother sounded a fog horn For us to come home for dinner. Carboard, wax paper, tin foil, 8 oz cans Reused hoover bags, A penny bought several items $5 overfilled your tank Before the ship sank Walk to school was the rule Then came plastic - drastic Change from Roll to Push Dial then Touch then talk Outlet centers miles from any shop Food courts - non stop Slide your card - drink tastes great Make your selection - I suggest C8 Alcohol, nicotine, caffeine, drugs 30 oz giant cans replacing hungs Who can help me with all my buggers? Couldn’t be my imbalance of sugars? Inverted cement trucks Fabric moving sweat From our skin to the air What do we care? If Oil is jumping from the ground My SUV idling in the lot With the AirCon on for my pet So he won’t sweat Good ole’ Spot CHORUS Walking in my body - 2 parts remaining Scales must be lying - says I’m gaining An Appreciation for Night Time Network news Hosted by a myriad of drugs from which to chooose 30 calibur security with enhanced protection Seems like a mass defection From Care, Concern, and slower motion Hiding under our UV lotion Fashion logos for sale real cheap Bitcoins on an internet TOR site Sew, steam, glue, stich Anything to look just right To belong, as the group soars to the left Land to the right, catching an updraft of tweets With raunchy wording to express Just how bereft (we are) Putting the focus on the 99 on the end Let’s us pretend we have a deal As our brains metathesize, numbness Zombie, hollow, no feel CHORUS I’ve been thinking and wondering too About the economy and me and you We’d be in Jail in the darkest of places If we printed Benjamins and other faces Like the Fed and Crew to infinity Code Name: QE Dropping money from heaven Like making dough bigger with leaven Three brands of government showing rot in the core Need to keep spending, borrowing, fighting a war Can’t let the music stop, so few chairs Fractional lending, 100:1 - hardly fair! | Selling things that don’t exist Leverage buying with margin assist Algos pulverizing humans night and day Network news wishing you’d never go away Where are we going? Our Destiny? Do I have a choice? Some Certainty? Yep, You bet. IMF and SDR’s Will keep you in debt buying those cars And the mantra of the rich will keep on and on Erasing the middle class like the dawn Chasing the night away. Into the lower paying jobs That inflation steals quietly Governments fear and weep great tears About a situation called deflation Where your dollar buys more And less out the door (to the tax man) Suddenly you’re wealthy by all comprehension Like coasting into a quiet dimension If you can keep your employment You’ll find enjoyment CHORUS Stop drop spit blow go flare and you’re there From the depths of the sea into fresh air Wondering and blinking; what was I thinking? When the world was tumultuous and sinking Into perpetual disturbance Like the wobbling during precession Avoiding one crises into the next Yet never admitting depression A psycho analyst’s paradise Patients all lined up - how nice Next and Next and Next (oops not you) For you see too clearly what we’ve been through An engineered world of false illusions A front of reasoning causing confusion Continually building a world of fear So our saviour government becomes so dear Now what? Unthinking citizens stripped of imagination, courage and insight? Doubt it? Because that’s when the light Begins to shine through the crack As the right brain’s insight is put into words And the people begin to see that swords Are the outside protection that never was true But sufficed for the plan to conquer you Ha! In a blinding flash of emergence A world shaking disturbance And when the dust clears away The promised day Of connection, promised by our DNA Such a long journey to our destiny Keep your seat belt fastened, landing gear down Embrace today with a smile carved from a frown Is this the ending? Some say it’s Pending! How do I know? A little mouse running through Disneyland told me so CHORUS Things are changing and rearranging; Packaging confusion is such an illusion! Things aren't what they seem You know what I mean This Rap is for you and anyone with ears It deals with our twisted reality and fears Dark fighting with light beaming Souls screaming For an end to the madness around us - Shut off your news source Come on and be brave - Good night Chet Good night Dave © Virtual Saguaro, 2014. Creative Commons use permitted. |
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