Thursday, May 24, 2018

Fwd: Olympic Day 2018

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From: Solomon Alexander <salexander@stlsports.org>

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Olympic Day 2018

Olympic Day is a worldwide celebration of the Olympic Movement and is a day to promote a healthy and active lifestyle. Based on the three pillars of "Move", "Learn", and "Discover", NOCs are organizing sports, cultural and educational activities for all, regardless of age, gender, social background or sporting ability.

Move: This pillar encourages people to get active on Olympic Day. "Move" can refer to all sorts of physical activities for people of all ages and abilities from Olympic Day Runs to individual and team sports.

Learn: Olympic Day is a great opportunity to learn about the Olympic Values, which are excellence, friendship and respect, and look at the contribution of sport to global social issues that can affect your community, such as education, health promotion, HIV prevention, women's and girls' empowerment, environmental protection, peace building and local community development. Being a responsible citizen is also part of the philosophy of Olympism.

Discover: This pillar is about people trying new sports and activities that they have never done before. This is done in a number of ways, for instance, by inviting Olympians to do a demonstration of their sport or a workshop in which participants can try the sport under an athlete's guidance.

You and your organization are invited to St. Louis' Olympic Day courtesy of the St. Louis Sports Commission and its Sportsmanship Foundation.

St. Louis' Olympic Day celebration centers on the legacy of the 1904 Olympic Games. Olympians and Paralympians will each share their stories of personal sacrifice, perseverance and heroism for approximately 300-500 St. Louis area children, ages 7-13, in a 30- to 45-minute assembly.

After the assembly, the children will participate in a one-mile fun run/walk with local Olympians and Paralympians on the 1904 Olympic stadium track.

The Olympians and Paralympians in attendance will share their experiences and focus on the Olympic and Paralympic ideals of friendship, excellence, respect, determination, inspiration, courage and equality. A portion of the program will also highlight St. Louis' role in the Olympic Movement and address the significance of being at Washington University and its connection to the 1904 Games.

St. Louis' Olympic Day is Friday, June 22 from 10 a.m. - Noon at Washington University in St. Louis. Snacks and drinks will be provided and every participant will receive a commemorative Olympic Day t-shirt. Please respond to this email or call 314-345-5130 to reserve your spot. Thanks so much for your time and consideration.

Sincerely,

Solomon Alexander

'The Sportsmanship Guy'

St. Louis Sports Foundation, 308 N. 21st Street, Suite 500, St. Louis, MO 63103

Monday, May 21, 2018

Best of Pittsburgh --- Golly I don't even know any of these

The golden age of blogging in Pittsburgh is only a fleeting memory, no pun intended for The Admiral. Today's list from The City Paper.

Local blogger list:

Best local Snapchat has only three selections, but I never use Snapchat:

ArtLikeUs
Pittsburgh Downtown Partnership
Pittsburgh Steelers

Best local Instagram, again, not my thing, but who are these folks, other than the last name, Rick Sebak.

abcseeheardo
bambiqween
bardlebee
idxdnapps
keeppittsburghdope
lawrencevilleairbnb
lunchnotesketch
nkoehlerphotography
richardchristman
ricksebak

My favorite nonprofits are not on the list.

Bloomfield-Garfield.org
The Pittsburgh Project
DePaul School

The CP list

Big Brothers Big Sisters of Greater Pittsburgh
BikePGH
Casa San Jose
CureRock
Girls Rock! Pittsburgh
Hello Bully
Mid-Atlantic Mothers' Milk Bank
The Homeless Children's Education Fund
The Society of Saint Vincent De Paul
Wicked Pittsburgh Art Collective

Local Twitter:

@billpeduto
@davedicello
@Jlynnstagram
@northshorenine
@partnerspod
@penguins
@PGHLiveMusic
@pittsburghnerd
@socialkimly
@ValerieGauvain

Best activist

Arielle Cohen
Aryanna Berringer
Ashley Comans
Blak Rapp Medusa
Chance Thomas
Ciora Thomas
Jessica Semler
Leon Ford
Lyndsey Sickler
Monica Ruiz

I don't drink much at all. Even when with the South Side Pops, I often go without.

Aaron Gschwendtner
Bill Peduto
Joey Spehar
Nicholas Supertzi
Randy of Randyland
Rick Sebak
Sidney Crosby
The moon baby
Vernard Alexander
Viva Valezz

Reading this got me to sign in and place my first vote, best public servant. Name might be better called best public employee. Servant, well, sorta.

Bill Peduto
Corey O'Connor
Dan Gilman
Ed Gainey
John Fetterman
Moira Kaleida

Around the internet

Bram's blog hasn't been updated since September 9, 2017, (posted from May 20, 2018) and the latest post was a weird video. However, Bram's blog has an open thread and this golden gem appears from Anon.

March 4, 2018 at 9:14 am

This entire concept that someone is qualified for city council is moronic. You can’t be “qualified” or not qualified for an elected council position. It just shows how insane our local political guardians are that they get to choose who is qualified and who isn’t for these positions. Further, the 8th district is showing how it is probably the most hypocritical district in the City right now. all the Erika supporters champion that she “will get things done” for them. She will get their “constituent services” (read complaints) addressed faster and better than others because she is on the team of Peduto and knows him better. How cynical and selfish can a voting public get? Her supporters quite literally talk about almost nothing else. They call Sonja “idealistic.” What does that even mean? And when did 8th district all the sudden starting being honest about what they really want? Seems like they really want someone who will get them the most services out of city government above all other districts and they want someone who will get their zoning requests approved (since most developers live in this district) around the city and get them the most power. They could care less about social and idealistic objectives until this election is over and those ideals will need to be dug back up to throw in the face of some other political enemy.

Sunday, May 20, 2018

Fwd: Join us this Wednesday, May 23rd at Union Project! Learn how you can get involved with the year's Summit Against Racism.

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From: Summit Against Racism

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Ever wanted to get involved with the Summit Against Racism but don't know how?

Pop by Union Project this Wednesday, May 23rd and mingle with this year's cohort of dedicated volunteers to learn about ways that you can plug in.

We need you to help make the Summit the best it can be. Sign up to support our social media team, help recruit workshop presenters, cook food for the event, pitch in on the outreach committee or help us create youth programming! Those are just some of the ways you can be a part of racial justice organizing in Pittsburgh. We can't wait to meet you!

When: Wednesday, May 23 6:30-9 pm
Where: Union Project, 801 N. Negley Ave

Please RSVP by clicking here.

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Mark Rauterkus Mark.Rauterkus@gmail.com
Swimming and Water Polo Coach, Schenley High School, Pittsburgh, PA
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Saturday, May 19, 2018

Fwd: Every American should be required to watch this . . .

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From: John H

The linked episode of The Real News Network discussing the new film Killing Gaza is important. More important is the film it touts. Every American should be required to watch this film in order to understand just what it is that we support, pay for and provide the weapons for in the Middle East as directed and controlled by the Zionist monsters who run the Israeli government. The actions of this government are the responsibility of all of us who live here and the vile evilness of this nation's actions stain us all with guilt!

https://therealnews.com/stories/killing-gaza-a-new-documentary-on-palestinians-under-siege

John

Friday, May 18, 2018

Fwd: Become an open water swimming coach: from Outdoor Swimmer on behalf of Institute of Swimming

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From: Outdoor Swimmer

Become an open water swimming coach

Level 2 British Open Water Swimming (QCF)

Coaching open water swimming is a great way to share your passion and give back to the sport you love.

The Swim England Open Water Coaching course has been backed by all four home countries – Swim England, Swim Wales, Swim Ireland and Scottish Swimming.

The course gives coaches the skills needed to effectively prepare, deliver and evaluate a series of open water training sessions. It's aimed at swimming coaches or triathlon coaches who want to acquire specialist knowledge in delivering open water swimming sessions safely to a range of participants. Level 2 swimming teachers are also welcome to attend the course if they have experience of swimming in an open water environment.

Upcoming courses are: