Fwd: If at First You Don't Succeed...

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From: "Gary Johnson" <info@johnsonweld.com>
Date: Sep 19, 2016 12:35 PM
Subject: If at First You Don't Succeed...
To: "Mark Rauterkus" <mark@rauterkus.com>
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Published today in the New York Times View this email in your browser Contribute Let's Get to 1 Million Signatures As of today, our petition to #LetGaryDebate has been signed by more than 860,000 supporters.  Help us reach 1 million and we will deliver them to the Commission on Presidential Debates. The CPD may have excluded us from the first debate, but we can still get on the stage in October. Yesterday, for example, a poll shows us at 14% in Pennsylvania, up 2 points from less than 2 weeks ago -- despite our name not being included in the top line of questions. And we are polling 15% or higher now in 15 other states. Already Signed? You can still help get us there: SHARE THE PETITION ON FACEBOOK SHARE THE PETITION ON TWITTER There is no doubt, we are the ONLY campaign with upward momentum. That's why more and more respected leaders continue to call on the CPD to #LetGaryDebate. They know that we are the ONLY campaign that is offering an honest and positive alternative to the Donald v. Hillary hate fest. FORWARD THIS EMAIL There will be more debates. There will be more polls. And we fully intend to fight our way onto the stage in the second debate. Taking on both aisles of the establishment is not easy. But we can do it. Hillary will call Donald an egomaniac. Donald will call Hillary a crook. We will keep making history. We will get on that debate stage. And America will have a brighter and more positive future. Chip In $15 to Help Us Promote the Petition I Won't Back Down, Gov. Gary Johnson PS: Tell the CPD that America will not be silenced by making a contribution of $15 or more to #LetGaryDebate. Copyright © 2016 Gary Johnson 2016, All rights reserved. You signed up on JohnsonWeld.com! Our mailing address is: Gary Johnson 2016 PO Box 4422 Salt Lake City, UT 84110 Add us to your address book Want to change how you receive these emails? You can update your preferences or unsubscribe from this list Paid for by Gary Johnson 2016

Fwd: What to Expect at WordCamp Pittsburgh

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From: WordCamp Pittsburgh <wordpress@2016.pittsburgh.wordcamp.org>
Date: Wed, Sep 14, 2016 at 9:46 AM
Subject: What to Expect at WordCamp Pittsburgh

WordCamp Pittsburgh 2016 WordCamp Pittsburgh is just a few days away, Saturday, September 17! Read on for some important information to help you get the most out of WordCamp TRAFFIC ALERT The Liberty Bridge will still be closed, so if you are coming from south of the city, please consider alternate routes and plan for extra travel time due to traffic. The venue address is below if you need to use Google Maps or your preferred navigation system to assist with directions. The posted detour signs might not be the best route for everyone. Also, the Liberty Mile race will be happening Saturday Morning and will impact Penn Avenue, Liberty Avenue, and 11th street. Please refer to the course map and we recommend avoiding those streets. http://www.libertymile.org/Files/Admin/2016-Liberty_Mile_Course_Loop.pdf CONFERENCE VENUE Art Institute of Pittsburgh 420 Boulevard of the Allies Pittsburgh, PA 15219 Please take a look at the Google Street View of the venue - http://goo.gl/GpvYIz The doors under the address are locked, you'll enter the building through a single door to the right of those (the door with the white awning to the right of the photo, near the flag). This entrance does require you to go up a short flight of 3 steps. If you can not do steps, motion to the security guard in the window and he will open the accessible entrance (you'll find the ramp at the doorway in the center of the building, under the address) PARKING There are many parking lots around the Art Institute, but we recommend the following garage, which is right across the street from the Art Institute and only $6 for the day: InterPark Garage 200 Smithfield St. Pittsburgh, PA 15222 pittsburgh.interparkonline.com *PLEASE NOTE - garage entrances are on Boulevard of the Allies and Cherry Way (not on Smithfield Street) REGISTRATION Registration will take place between 7:45 and 8:30 in the Art Institute Lobby, just to the left of the entrance. If you arrive after 8:30, follow the signs to the silver elevators (straight back from the entrance), and proceed to the fourth floor, room 421, to pick up your badge. SCHEDULE Want to plan your day? Review the session schedule: https://2016.pittsburgh.wordcamp.org/schedule/ FOOD & BEVERAGE Breakfast: light breakfast of pastries Lunch: Turkey or Ham Sandwiches with chips, fruit and cookie. Vegetarian, Vegan and GF Veggie wraps are available for those who selected those options when you purchased your ticket. Snacks: A variety of snacks will be available mid-morning and mid-afternoon Beverages: Coffee, tea, water and pop (soda for the non-Pittsburghers) will be available all day AFTER PARTY Please join us for some snacks and drinks after the conclusion of WordCamp at Sharp Edge. The After Party is walk-able from the venue (0.6 mile away, no need to move your car), but if you do choose to drive, the closest parking garages would be the Ninth & Penn Garage and the Convention Center Garage. Your WCPGH badge is your after party ticket. Sharp Edge Bistro on Penn 922 Penn Avenue Pittsburgh, PA 15222 WHAT TO WEAR & WHAT TO BRING WordCamps are casual events. Dress comfortably and plan for air conditioning indoors and a chance of rain outdoors. All WordCamp events are indoors, but you may want an umbrella if you choose to walk to the after party. Pen & Paper - You'll learn lots of new things, and we doubt you'll be able to remember everything! Laptop - optional - If taking notes electronically is more your speed, feel free to bring your laptop. Wifi and charging areas will be available. You'll also want your own laptop if you plan to visit the Happiness Bar for assistance on your site. Mobile Phones/Smart Watches - we encourage you to share all that you are learning via social media with the hashtag #wcpgh. We will source some of the best photos from Twitter for a slideshow at the after party. Device Chargers - we will have extra power and charging stations, however you will need to bring your own charging cables. Power will not be available at every seat, so please bring your devices fully charged. Mobile Hot Spot - optional - Wifi will be available, but when you pack 100+ WordPress folks in one place, tech can be unpredictable at times. If you must be connected to the internet at all times, consider a hot spot. See you on Saturday! The WordCamp Pittsburgh Team You are receiving this e-mail because you are registered for WordCamp Pittsburgh 2016.

LiveCode 8.1 Released: Fast Networking and sFTP Support

8.1 is available now and has a ton of great new features for you. View this email in your browser 8.1: A Major Minor Feature Release We are delighted to announce the release of LiveCode 8.1. As the first significant release post 8.0, it has a raft of important new features for you as well as refinements, enhancements and the usual herculean bug squishing efforts. New Networking Layer This release brings you a vast improvement in the networking speed and capabilities of LiveCode. The new tsNet networking layer, included in LiveCode Indy and LiveCode Business, can speed up networking operations anywhere between 3x and 250x, depending on the type of operation. As it wraps the existing networking commands you will not need to rewrite any code, you will automatically benefit from this improvement. The new layer also adds support for additional protocols such as sFTP, SMTP and TLS. For full details please go here. Auto include inclusions Have you ever had the experience that your app works perfectly when running in the IDE, but when you build the final standalone it suddenly stops working? Was it because you forgot to include some vital component that your app needed to run? If so, you are not alone. 8.1 to the rescue. It now automatically searches for and includes any extensions or libraries your app needs. Read more about this new feature here. Goodbye Quicktime Also in this release, for multimedia playback, the Player Object has been replaced by a new player object using Directshow instead of Quicktime. Dependency on Quicktime is removed by this new player. Read more here. LCB Enhancements The Infinite LiveCode project has made good progress, with consequent enhancements to LiveCode Builder. Variables now get initialised by default, unsafe blocks and handlers can be used to flag sections of code that do dangerous things, and you can even include raw bytecode if necessary. Love for the IDE The IDE has lots of other upgrades, too: a keyboard-navigable Project Browser that highlights any scripts that failed to compile, a beautified dictionary user interface, and access to the message box just by starting to type. It even colorises your script as you type. New Extension Added You can now access HealthKit on iOS to integrate activity, sport and health data on iOS devices (requires an Indy or Business license). Additionally, the SVG widget has new scaled width and height properties, and the Line Graph widget now supports a scatter plot of data and a variety of new styles. And Even More There are dozens of other smaller features added in this version, explore the release notes for an exhaustive list. Worth checking out: GPS location history system for Android and iOS list files and folders without changing the current folder "filter" now works on arrays extended new "return" syntax lets you write functions & commands that set "it" appropriate resize cursors now show when dragging to change stack size  Fixes and enhancements 157 specific fixes and enhancements were made between LiveCode 8.0.2 and 8.1. Since the release of 8.0 a grand total of 220 bugs have been fixed, leading to a better, smoother, happier coding experience. This release is now available from your LiveCode account, or you can download here.  Read More Share Tweet Share Forward

Fwd: An American Ascent: Join us on September 17th!

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From: "Lo Hutelmyer" <lhutelmyer@ventureoutdoors.org>
Date: Sep 13, 2016 12:34 PM
Subject: Fwd: An American Ascent: Join us on September 17th!
To: "Mark Rauterkus" <mark.rauterkus@gmail.com>
Cc:

Hi Mark,

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his upcoming Saturday is a big one for the organization and we'd love for EVERYONE to join in the fun. We are bringing James Edward Mills to town for a day of activities and ending with the screening of his film, An American Ascent. James Edward Mills is an award­ winning journalist and author of The Adventure Gap. He writes about outdoor recreation, the environment, charitable giving, and minority issues.

Join us at any and all of the below events and we encourage you to bring your friends and family! Please click on the links and register for the events your are planning to attend so that we may plan accordingly. 

Additionally, feel free to forward the below email to anyone you think may be interested. Come one, come all!

Please let me know if you have any questions.

Thanks!

​Lo

An American Ascent Screening with Venture Outdoors View this email in your browser "Minority populations are much less likely to seek recreation, adventure, and solace in our wilderness spaces."    Why? And what can we do together to facilitate change? Check out these 3 FREE opportunities to get involved on Saturday, September 17th. An American Ascent is a documentary film about the first African American expedition to tackle North America's highest peak, Denali. This FREE screening of An American Ascent is fun for the whole family! Saturday, September 17, 2016 | Doors open at 4:30 PM Hill House Association - Elsie H. Hillman Auditorium, 1825 Centre Avenue, Pittsburgh, PA 15219 Reserve your FREE tickets HERE! Join us for a community discussion with James Edward Mills on diversity in the outdoors. Saturday, September 17, 10-11:30 AM Jeron X. Grayson Community Center Light refreshments will be served.   Sign up HERE! Limited space available. Let us know if you are coming! RSVP HERE. Facebook Twitter Website -The Venture Outdoors Mission-   We are a nonprofit organization dedicated to connecting everyone to the benefits of outdoor recreation throughout Southwestern Pennsylvania. We provide a variety of activities that inspire an active lifestyle, promote the region's unique amenities, highlight its excellent quality of life, and foster a greater appreciation for the environment.     Copyright © Venture Outdoors, All rights reserved. unsubscribe from this list    update subscription preferences  33 Terminal Way - Pittsburgh, PA 15219 - 412-255-0564

Brain Power

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Should frame this as they seldom got the attention required

This is a pool permit that was signed. Notice, I put it into the PPS school principal on 9-12-16. Meanwhile, it was marked as received on 12-15-16. 

We had problems with permits and I wanted to be sure we'd be able to swim over the break. 

In 2017, the same problems were revisited. Central office helped resolve the matter, again. 

Fwd: Woo Hoo! Exciting news from Summer Dreamers!

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From: "Summer Dreamers" <summerdreamers@pghboe.net>
Date: Sep 7, 2016 9:18 AM
Subject: Woo Hoo! Exciting news from Summer Dreamers!
To: "Summer Dreamers" <summerdreamers@pghboe.net>
Cc:

 

Dear Colleague,

 

Your organization has played an important part in Summer Dreamers, giving Pittsburgh Public Schools students unique learning experiences that help to expand their horizons and build on the lessons of the classroom.

 

So we wanted to let you know right away - this morning, The Wallace Foundation and The RAND Corporation released the latest findings from the National Summer Learning Project, the groundbreaking study launched in 2011 in which Pittsburgh and four other districts played an essential role.

 

We're excited to report the key research findings, which confirm what we've always suspected: voluntary summer learning programs operated by public school districts can improve the knowledge and skills that students need to succeed in school; and, high attendance is crucial to delivering benefits.

 

The study analyzed outcomes for nearly 3,200 students nationwide, including many from Summer Dreamers, all of whom were in the 3rd grade in the spring of 2013. They were selected to participate in summer learning programs in summer 2013 and summer 2014. The findings released today show that high-attenders benefited in math after one summer, and benefited in math and reading after the second summer. The benefits after the second summer were equivalent to between 20-25 percent of a year's learning in math and reading. (These new findings build on earlier findings released late in 2014, which showed gains in math after the first summer among the group of all students offered access to the program.)

 

THANK YOU for your hard work and involvement in Summer Dreamers, and for your contributions towards these outcomes. You and your staff played a key role in these results! We appreciate all that you have done to ensure that our students benefit from a high quality summer learning experience.

 

You can learn more and read the entire report, Learning from Summer: Effects of Voluntary Summer Learning Programs on Low-Income Urban Youth at www.wallacefoundation.org/learningfromsummer.

 

Attached below is a draft of some content you can post on your website, and be sure that you are following @WallaceFdn, @RANDCorporation, @PPSnews, and using #pghsummer16 and #learningfromsummer  to share this great news!

 

Wishing you the best as you kick off a new school year,

 

The Summer Dreamers Academy Team

 

James Doyle, Coordinator of Out-of-School Time

Kristen Frankovich, Program Assistant, Out-of-School Time Operations & Logistics

Tylor Hart, Program Assistant, Out-of-School Time Data, Evaluation & Partnerships

Asia Mason, Program Assistant, Out-of-School Time Curriculum & Programming

Christine Cray, Director, Student Services Reforms

 

Summer Dreamers AcaDemy    

pittsburgh public schools

341 S. Bellefield Ave, Rm 426, Pittsburgh, pa 15213

412-529-2454 (W)  | 412-224-4904 (F) | summerdreamers@pghboe.net

http://www.pps.k12.pa.us/summerdreamers

 

 

Suggested Website Content for "Learning From Summer" Release

 

Students who Show Up for Summer Learning Benefit, New Study Finds

Elementary school students with high attendance at public school summer learning programs benefit in math and reading, according to a new national study. High attendance was defined as at least 20 days of a 5-6 week program.

 

Pittsburgh Public Schools was one of five urban school districts taking part in the study, which was conducted by The RAND Corporation and supported by The Wallace Foundation. [Name of organization] was a partner, [description of enrichment activity/partnership].

 

The study is the largest ever conducted of summer learning programs. Results are based on an analysis of outcomes for nearly 3,200 students nationwide. The benefits for high-attending students after the second summer are equal to about 20 to 25 percent of typical annual gains in math and reading. There is also evidence that students benefit in social and emotional skills, as well, though the researchers cannot be as confident that these benefits are most likely due to the program.

 

This study, published in the new RAND report, Learning from Summer: Effects of Voluntary Summer Programs on Low-Income Youth www.wallacefoundation.org/learningfromsummer, makes it clear: summer can be a time for students to have fun and get ready for academic success.

 

Twitter Posts

1.       @WallaceFdn and @RANDCorporation just released their new report on #summerlearning #learningfromsummer wallacefoundation.org/learningfromsummer

2.       Read about how we contributed to the largest and most comprehensive study on summer learning ever! @PPSNews wallacefoundation.org/learningfromsummer

3.       Summer learning: Kids with high attendance did better in math and reading #learningfromsummer wallacefoundation.org/learningfromsummer

4.       High attendance in 5-6 week summer learning programs benefited students in math and reading #learningfromsummer wallacefoundation.org/learningfromsummer

5.       Kids who attended 20+ days of summer learning pgrms benefitted in math and reading #learningfromsummer wallacefoundation.org/learningfromsummer

6.       High attendance in summer learning programs = benefits in math, reading for your student #learningfromsummer wallacefoundation.org/learningfromsummer

7.       #learningfromsummer: Kids who attend more thrive more. wallacefoundation.org/learningfromsummer

Told Ya..... Now we morn.

"We watched Dennis Flanagan's death play out in slow motion. For 5 years the
community has voiced its need for a safe W. Carson St. Corridor for all.
These needs were thrown by the wayside, and 9 days after the project's
completion, a person biking the corridor was killed. 
 
Traffic deaths are avoidable tragedies. They happen because decision makers
create designs that prioritize automobile "speed" and "congestion" over
human life. This is the same tragic story that played out on West Carson
Street. 
 
We will meet one week from Dennis Flanagan's death. Tuesday, 9/6/16, 7pm at
27th St & Tunnel Blvd Healthy Ride Station (Southside Works). We will be
riding from 27th St. to McKees Rocks and back.
 
Join us Tuesday night to change the narrative to include the safety of all
people - young, old, abled, disabled, on foot, bike, transit, car:
everyone."
 
From: Jim Logan

Peter Reid, of the UK with nearly 20 years of LiveCode experiences calls LiveCode – The Coders' Swiss-Army-Knife

He posts: I have used LiveCode to develop a range of apps such as demonstrators, simulations, prototypes, mock-ups, document generators, data capture, data conversion, data analysis, data manipulation, data display, training course and various ad hoc tools.

LiveCode (Revolution, MetaCard) has proved effective for wide range of uses. Developing in LiveCode is quick and is rewarding to use, both in terms of finances and fun!

Old code from years ago can be reactivated and updated, proving that LiveCode stands the test of time!

Is it “perfect?"

No, as they say “Pobody’s Nerfect," but it’s highly usable and getting better over time.

http://www.reid-it.co.uk/downloads/downlc-images.htm

Download a set of slides presented at the LiveCode 2016 Conference about his experience of using LiveCode, together with a little app (including source code) from: http://www.reid-it.co.uk/downloads/downlc.htm