Showing posts with label fixture. Show all posts
Showing posts with label fixture. Show all posts
Thursday, March 10, 2022
Sunday, February 20, 2022
Tuesday, February 01, 2022
Thursday, January 27, 2022
The solution chatter
Sadly, PPS, by and large, fails to understand some of the basics of life.
What does PPS want? It says "safety" is the top priority.
For many, to amp up the safety factors makes life feel more oppressed. Confinement, surveillance, oppression, ridged authority, supervision with gatekeepers and control is their rulebook guide.
“In order to get people to do what you want them to do, you have to understand what motivates them."
PPS doesn't always have a good grip on what motivates the youngsters.
You also have to know how to present yourself and your product to get their interest, their trust, and
ultimately their willingness to call you, visit you, or send you their talents, energy and enthusiasm.
There are transactions to be made here. Money is a part of it with the citizens paying the taxes, of course. Others can choose to vote with their feet and depart the city.
Human psychology has not changed in ten centuries.
As a coach, I don't wish for safety as a top goal. It seems to me that safety is an artifact of responsibility, learning, betterment, engagement, devotion and improving results.
When we win, we are safe. When we win, we show up. PPS is losing the safety battle and losing in achievements in education and sports.
Saturday, December 11, 2021
Catherine gets ink in the Wall Street Journal
https://rauterkus.com/catherine-is-in-the-wall-street-journal-over-the-counter-hearing-aids-article/
Meanwhile, I'm publishing news from 1985.
Sunday, April 18, 2021
Candidate Thompson quote
THOMPSON: Oh, let me just say briefly on the environment, our rivers are uninhabitable, and basically we're putting tons and tons of raw sewage in the river. Other cities, Cleveland and Columbus, they've decided that they want to live in a world with clean water, and we've decided to countersue the government because we want to live in a world of filth and feces. So we need to stop putting feces into our rivers.
#BANG!
Friday, April 16, 2021
PPS School Board PAC
https://www.pghcitypaper.com/pittsburgh/new-pac-focused-on-racial-equality-in-education-endorses-pps-school-board-candidates/Content
Not sure what this means?
Wondering if there are people who run for school board as a stepping stone?
Wondering if there are people who run for school board as a stepping stone?
Thursday, November 07, 2019
Saturday, August 03, 2019
Thursday, July 25, 2019
Outreach letter to families of summer campers
Mark Rauterkus
Head Lifeguard at The Pittsburgh Project
412-298-3432 = cell
https://4Rs.org
Dear Swimmers and Guardians of TPP's Summer Camp 2019:
This summer has been filled with many achievements with swimming, SKWIM and other pool activiites -- and this note details some dreams for future participation for you:
Parents & Guardians should come to to the pool and see your child swim -- soon.
Our summer isn't over and there are plenty of opportunities to keep swimming in the weeks and months to come.
1a) TPP's pool is closing at 7 pm on August 4. Come to the pool from 1-7 pm on Saturdays and Sundays.
1b) All kids and adults are invited to drop in for SKWIM game play from 6-7:45 pm every Tuesday & Thursday at Citiparks Ammon Pool on Bedford Ave & Memory Lane, Pgh Hill District.
1c) All kids are invited to sign up a SKWIM CLINICS at Allegheny County's North Park, 11:30 to 1 pm, M-F, (week 1) August 5, 6, 7, 8, and 9, and
(week two) August 12, 13, 14, 15 and 16, 2019. Summer is not over yet. Links to the County's sign up at https://4Rs.org - See other side.
1d) We want to field a TPP team in a SKWIM tournament on Saturday & Sunday, September 7 and 8, 2019, at Citiparks Highland Park Pool. Shallow water. Kids & adults. If interested, email Coach Mark Rauterkus, Mark@Rauterkus.com.
1e) For six Sundays this fall, from 2-4 pm, we'll be able to play SKWIM at Moon High School Pool. Sign-ups required. Great pool.
1f) Coach Mark's Saturday Swim School provides opportunities to swim, play SKWIM, and get Lifeguard training throughout the year, often at Oliver HS and/or Allegheny MS.
Thanks for the consideration. Let's keep building strenght and fitness in the water so that next year can be better than ever with a swim team and more games with outside groups.
Mark Rauterkus
412-298-3432
mark@rauterkus.com
Tuesday, February 05, 2019
Fwd: Lifeguard certification class for 15 and older anyone welcome
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Thursday, September 27, 2018
412-Blast Email: Great time for a community cleansing. Schedule enclosed for your consideration.
Some are saying that today is "historic" in regard to the Supreme Court nomination drama unfolding in Washington D.C.
I think it is time to take a deep breath, jump in a swim pool, practice and model "playing well with others," and of course, wrap up by taking a good scrub, shower and cleansing. Let's prepare to live a another day.
I'm on a mission to promote "playing well with others," and can you your help, as soon as tonight and tomorrow and throughout the days to come.
Background:
The focus of my swim coaching for the past decade has been in the city of Pittsburgh, Now, it is growing to a much wider reach. I'm still at some city school pools, but we're offering aquatic experiences at South Park, Mt. Lebanon, Chartiers Valley and Moon.9/27
Tonight, Thursday, the adult water polo players, https://Renegades.4rs.org, are going to help out with a game night with the new squad of scholastic players we call Pittsburgh Combined, https://waterpolo.cloh.org at South Park High School.9/28
Tomorrow, Friday, from 7:15 to 9 pm, kids and adults (mentors, guardians, parents, coaches) are invited to our first SKWIM and water polo practice at the new, indoor, high school swim pool at Mt. Lebanon. Rookies welcome. Fun aquatic game play with a disk. Learn and perfect appropriate counter-attacks, offense and defense.MeetUp page:
Gratis try-outs too.
10/2
Then on Tuesday, from 7:30 to 9 pm we go to another venue for the first time, Chariters Valley's high school pools. There we've got two pools and can play water polo in the deep tank and younger kids can work on teamwork, sportsmanship, fitness and swimming with the SKWIM disk and mentor leaders in the other pool.MeetUp page:
Summary:
Sign up. SKWIM up. Scrub up and by all means -- live another day in healthy ways in our robust communities.Peace.
Thanks for the consideration. Hope to see you, squeaky clean, out and about in the community soon.
Call if you have any questions or want to be removed from this list. Feel free to pass along the invite to others as well.
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Mark Rauterkus Mark@Rauterkus.com
Executive Director of SKWIM USA, a 501(c)(3)
The Pittsburgh Project - swim coach and head lifeguard
Middle School Swim Coach at The Ellis School
Former Varsity Boys Swim Coach, Pittsburgh Obama Academy
Pittsburgh Combined Water Polo Team, https://waterpolo.CLOH.org
https://CLOH.org
412 298 3432 = cell
Wednesday, September 26, 2018
For the record -- Obama varsity records
Girls 200 free relay, 2013
Nicole, 27.20
Hannah, 28.15
Wendy, 28.24
Sarah, 25.80
Total = 1:49.39
Boys 200 free relay, 2013
Tommy, 23.77
Yoka, 22.94
Ben, 23.10
Erik, 22.83
Total = 1:32.64 = 8th in WPIAL
Boys 400 free relay
Tommy, 52.66
Yoka, 50.12
Ben, 52.89
Erik, 50.40
Total = 3:26.07 = 8th place in WPIAL
Obama swim times will never be the same.
Tuesday, September 25, 2018
Wednesday, September 19, 2018
Video interview about water safety and SKWIM
Launching a website that challenges web visitors with a set of quizzes on water safety at https://SKWIM.us.
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Thursday, August 30, 2018
Fwd: Political 'Purism'
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From: John H
From: John H
Attached are two interesting articles in one attachment dealing with what is termed 'political purism', or the idea that those who pretend to be liberals or progressives when they are really moderate conservatives (think Democratic Party establishment) deserve to be called out on their falsity. The first article by Paul Street, who is apparently responding to personal attacks on him for being a 'purist' for making such calls on a regular basis. As most of you know who receive these missives, I have a great deal of respect for Paul Street and his willingness to speak the truth, as best as I know it, about our abominable two party political system which serves only the interest of the corporate, financial and military elite. The second article by Rob Seimetz appears to take a contrary position (although I'm not certain that it actually does) in stating that this may, in fact, distract us from the goals of developing a strong political force to deal with the critical issues facing all of humanity today. Try to read them both and form your own opinions.
Thursday, May 17, 2018
Fwd: Water
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From: John H
If you think that water depletion and contamination by pollutants is not a world-wide problem, you're not thinking – you're dreaming. Check out this article from today's Washington Post for some frightening information on depletion and then consider that a very high percentage of the water we drink, cook with and bathe in is being polluted by an unimaginable volume of pollutants, some visible and some not, injected legally and illegally by corporations and people on a daily basis. Many of these chemical pollutants are not even acknowledged or identified. But one strong indicator is the incredible spiking of the cancer rate in many areas of this nation. It's long past time to stop this flagrant abuse of this critical resource for life.
John
ARTILCLE: Humans are causing massive changes to the location of water all around the Earth
Friday, May 11, 2018
Toastmasters invite and details
Next Step meets downtown, 1/3/5th Monday at noon, 612 Smithfield St (library conference room).
Dawn Patrol meets 1/3/5th Fridays 7:15am, above the Y on 5Av.
Northside meets 2nd/4th Thursdays 6:30, library on Federal St.
Plus there are dozens more clubs in and around Pgh.
Tuesday, May 01, 2018
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