Richmond has some Donut Fun for National Donut Day
You can take advantage of these National Donut Day freebies and specials on June 3 from the donut shops and bakeries below.
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Richmond has some Donut Fun for National Donut Day
You can take advantage of these National Donut Day freebies and specials on June 3 from the donut shops and bakeries below.
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Summer tutoring for all grades, levels and subjects can boost a student’s confidence….
A summer tutor offers:
+ subject specific help to catch up or prepare for the next level of math, science or foreign language
+ one-on-one instruction to target your child’s needs and learning style
+ flexible scheduling so that your student can stay on track while school is out, even it’s just a once a week session, to retain or build on their progress without getting in the way of summer activities
+ confidence to start the new school year strong, avoiding stress and putting your college bound student one step ahead
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An Ordinary Robotics Championship
Hello, Internet. Cole here. I’m back to not writing a ten-page story about bees, because frankly that was mentally exhausting to write. Of course, this means that I’m going to have to actually write about my life now. Fortunately, I’ve just had an experience that I believe to be worthy of an article: the 2016 FRC Championship.
To begin, I have to mention how I got to the competition, as this one wasn’t just a simple drive-up. Unlike the other competitions, the championship was an international event – teams from all over the world were attending it, though most of them were from either the US or Canada. As such, the venue was held in a relatively central area of the US: St. Louis, Missouri. Most of the team went to Missouri by bus, but the team’s leaders thought I would wander off if I went with the group – an demeaning yet accurate conclusion to draw. Thus, I had to attend with Father, who had to go to an important business meeting on Thursday; as a result, I ended up traveling by plane two days after the rest of the team left. Eventually, though, I made it to the inn where we were staying by Thursday night. Each morning, I went to the competition on the bus with the team.
The championship occurred on a much larger scale than the other competitions; this was to be expected, as it was a global competition. There were over 600 teams, some of which came all the way from Israel, so the competition had to be split into eight divisions. These divisions were named after famous scientists, such as Carver and Curie. Our team was in Carver. We performed rather poorly in terms of the qualifiers; our robot was above-average overall, but we kept getting into unfortunate alliances. Fortunately, we performed well enough for us to be chosen by an alliance as an alternate. Our alliance managed to win the finals, so we moved on to the final division, Einstein. (That is, the final division was named Einstein. I don’t intend to insult anyone’s intelligence in this article.) After a pulse-poundingly close series of matches, we emerged victorious! …Victory was pretty great. We were recognized for it when we got back to school, and we even got medals and trophies.
I had a great time at the championship. When I wasn’t scouting some of the 125 qualifiers or screaming like a little girl to determine which obstacles were placed next (it makes sense in context), I was exploring the venue with Father in tow. There was a robotics fair located in a different building, showcasing various colleges and companies. I got a bunch of business cards from it, and Father gave me some college brochures. We also went into the pits at one point. There were all sorts of robots that were built differently than ours, and I had to step out of the way of passing pit crews multiple times. This experience has improved my interest in robotics greatly, and I plan to work towards attending the championship again.
Come next season, I will work with renewed vigor and enthusiasm. For now, though, I’m going to relax a bit. The team’s still doing various demonstrations and contributing to society, and I’ll be sure to pitch in from time to time, but I want to take advantage of the reduced activity to pursue my other interests, such as DnD and creative writing (you know, like this article). Thanks for reading, and I’ll be seeing you!
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This is a true story about how a young man with special needs has shown a baseball team what it truly means to love and enjoy the game of baseball; that the game is about having fun and being around friends more than wins and losses.
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As this day approaches, like every year, I think about what I want, and I jump right to the materialistic things on my list. Things like, new sneakers and a new book. What I forget to mention, is that there is this really important list, one that I bet you have too, one that we kind of get use to knowing we may not get but will always want. So this year, I want to acknowledge this list and let you know you are not alone and hopefully it will make you smile and know we are in this together.
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Pediatric Partners of Virginia, LLC (PPV), Central Virginia’s largest pediatric practice, is pleased to announce the addition of the Spot™ vision screener from Welch Allyn to their arsenal of diagnostic tools to help children in Virginia be their healthiest. The Spot™ device comes with a variety of clinical benefits over traditional, chart-based screening tools. The most important benefit is that this device can be used for children who are unable to speak or read.
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Once upon a time in a land unknown, there lived a little girl squirrel who loved the forest she called home. She would run through the leaves, climb all the trees, and fly to the tree tops for a view of the seas. She wore a flowing gray dress with a bright pink cape, and on her ear a perfect little bow, never bent out of shape. She was the fastest of the squirrels, winning first every race, yet the kindest of squirrels, everyone’s favorite friendly face. She kept the FUNN in the forest as the nights turned to day, leading games and songs for the whole group to play. She was fearless and bold, always leading the way, from Virginia Mountain climbs to the Chesapeake Bay. She toured museums and restaurants through every dominion town, bringing happiness and FUNN while erasing every frown.
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Sitting on the beach with my friend, Artist, Robin Caspari, we began a discussion on creating art. She creates beautiful paintings and I create dances. She uses paint and I use the human body. We talked over the process and how sometimes the visions of what you are trying to create magically appear in your head and other times, you work on something and what is created is totally different than what you imagined, as if it had it’s own life and you are just along for the ride.
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As we approach the last 2 weeks of Autism Awareness month, I wondered what I may be able to share with you that would be helpful for not only you, but me. I am drained with the awareness, the daily effort of sharing has taken a toll. So, I came up with this list of qualities that my son has, qualities that are super cool and you should know about.
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The Blue Light.
By Jennifer Baretta
In the suburbs, in a small town, on a quiet street, there was a blue-gray house.
Outside this blue-gray house on the side of the door there was an outdoor light.
The light was blue. The blue light represented and symbolized what was inside the blue-gray house on that quiet street.
Inside that house was a family bound together by so much strength.
This family has been through it all and was still able to smile.
The light symbolized their strength, their dignity, their love and compassion.
And their will to never give up on their oh so very special child.
The light symbolized the hurt, the pain, the hidden tears that streamed down their faces behind their closed doors when they thought they couldn’t do it another day.
The light symbolized their hope, their prayers, their support systems of amazing friends and family they were surrounded by.
The blue light that hung upon the blue-gray house was their cry, their voice, to spread awareness, compassion, acceptance and to take action in their mission.
The blue light on the blue-gray house on the quiet street in the small town in the suburbs, yes that blue light, was their love and acceptance for their son. T
he little boy who changed them, the little boy who taught them what life was really about.
Yes, that light was for that precious little boy who has to battle through most days and is still able to light up a room with his smile.
The blue light means we will never give up, as long as it takes, we will never give up until every piece fits.
Autism Awareness, compassion, acceptance, love, empathy, strength, hope, and the blue light.
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