We've won two Stanley Cups in, what, 40 years. It's not like we've won every year. And they've been supporting us all the time and it's nice to be back with them."
Added Parent, who lives on a boat in Wildwood in the summer and resides in Cherry Hill in the winter: "Let's face it - out of sight, out of mind. The Flyers, starting with [chairman Ed] Snider, have done a great job as far as keeping us alive in front of the public as the years go by. It's been 30-some years. Three different generations came along, and yet, 10-year-old kids ask: 'Can I have your autograph?' When you look at this, you say it's got to come from their parents, and the tradition goes on. It's just a beautiful thing."
Parent, 65, was forced to retire in 1979 after suffering an eye injury. He will soon release a book, My Journey Through Fear and Risk.
"I have a writer, and it's not about hockey as much as helping you to overcome the ups and downs of life," he said. "I think it's going to be beneficial to a lot of people. When you hit a slump [or] the valley - a slump is worse than a valley. Sometimes, it can bring your greatest victory because then it pushes you to go in different directions and do different things."
The colorful Parent, looking tan and trim, said he especially enjoys living on a boat during the warm months.
"I consider myself the wolf. Not a dog, but a wolf," he explained. "If you look back at the dog, you make the comparison - the dog is well-fed, stays warm in a house, has a lot of friends. But he's always on a leash, or inside a fence.
"Then you look at the wolf. You get the freedom, baby. You starve a few times, but it's worth it."
Parent gave high marks to Sergei Bobrovsky, the Flyers' rookie goalie.
"He reminds me of Bobby Taylor," he cracked of the Flyers' onetime backup goaltender.
"No, just kidding."
Parent said Bobrovsky reminded him of the late Pelle Lindbergh because of his quickness.
"I'm amazed. Most goalies hit their knees and stay there," he said. "This guy hits his knees, and if he has to change positions, it's almost like a spring. He gets right up. Great athlete. Great goalie."
Breakaways. Toronto defenseman Dion Phaneuf, sidelined since Nov. 2 after leg surgery, is expected to return to the lineup Thursday against the visiting Flyers.... The Flyers are 3-1-2 in the second game of back-to-back contests this season.
One excellent reason for NOT "building everything on top of just http calls"
just http calls?
really wanna suggest anything yet.
response good for that only tells me I dont understand you?
removed 50% of the motivation but the simple service motivation remains.
would have no problem in imitating.
hope was to keep them within the Tapir fold.
consistent metadata and other calls in line with other Tapir providers.
having too many things optional and adds complexity to the custom scripts.
is that it doesn't integrate with Tapir.
of TapirLite probably should not get in the way of this.
able to communicate with a datasource service.
A level 3 TAPIR lite service is quite different from the others.
protocol schema, what should be its "capabilities"?
variables and alike need to be supported.
interoperability? Just a quick thought when looking at the above.
researcher with just simple programming knowledge.
having variable and mutating tapir services.
TapirLite (the not so bright second cousin).
run against existing BioCASE and DiGIR providers?
sendtime (vague) and source.
will get anything interoperable.
basic TAPIR service.
Willy Brandt himself represented social change, which was reflected in his social and political reforms. He believed that policies serve no purpose if the policy makers did not have a specific goal in mind when creating it. Thus, in the multicultural and diverse setting of the Brandt School, the Commitment Award seeks to give students the opportunity to apply what they’ve learned at the Brandt School and to initiate new social initiatives here in Erfurt and around the world.
Three winning projects are chosen at the annual award ceremony, this year on Thursday, July 11, 2019 at ThEx (Thüringer Zentrum für Existenzgründung und Unternehmertum). Applications must be submitted between April 1st and May 15th. Any student currently enrolled or alumni from the Brandt School may submit an application.
A jury of experts carefully evaluates the applications while considering the following questions: How charitable is the project? How much potential and sustainability is incorporated into the project? Will the prize money be used responsibly and effectively? Is the project likely to be actualized?
The jury consists of various members from politics, civil society and the private sector. In 2018, Robert Burdy, MDR, Anna Lena-Winkler of the Haniel-Stiftung, Kathrin Hoyer, deputy mayor of the city of Erfurt, Laura Bastine, BMW, and Marufa Akter, winner of the 2012 award, were the jury members.
The Engagementpreis Foundation has been sponsoring the Commitment Award at the Brandt School since 2012.
“Har Bacha Mehfooz (Every Child’s Safety)”: The project aims to curb child abuse in Pakistan by equipping 315 head teachers and Assistant Education Officers (AEOs) with theoretical knowledge and practical skills. The teachers and AEOs will in turn share their knowledge with 2700 teaching staff, and each teacher will then further train school children up to grade 8, meaning over 30000 school children would benefit in total.
"Sharing Living Project": The project aims to promote intergenerational interaction through shared living in Erfurt. The project seeks to bring together students struggling to find affordable housing and elderly people who face challenges living alone by creating a centralized online platform to match needs with capabilities.
“Goat Breeding for Entrepreneurship”: Our 2018 Commitment Award winners developed a project with which they plan to empower young residents of Vialet, Haiti. Their goat breeding program seeks to reduce poverty in the area by providing an initial 50 goats among the citizens. Since animal husbandry is the most secured economic activity in Vialet, the citizens will have a solid basis on which to build a sustainable and self-sufficient economic future.
“Mera Vote – Mera Mustaquil” (“My Vote – My Future”): By tackling the issues of illiteracy, lack of awareness, patriarchal norms and a lack of civic programs, second year MPP student Muhammad and his project will advocate for women’s voting rights in the village of Gagh of District Kushab, Pakistan. The main objective of the project is to empower women to participate in the next general elections.
“The Ballon Dieu Football Club”: The football club aims to boost the moral and community spirit in the community of Gbanjor by fostering participation in sports among men and women of all ages and thus encouraging community building and healthy living.
“Water for Small-scale Farmers” - As a result of climate change and due to the alteration of rainfall patterns, rain-fed agriculture at Shybran village in south Kyrgyzstan is under risk. Improved technology for rainwater harvesting will be the key to adapt to these changes. Our winners present practical solutions for efficient water use in the absence of water system infrastructure in rural areas. They state that even with annual precipitation levels lower than 300 mm, it is possible to ensure rain-fed agriculture.
"Save our Future" - First-year MPP student Harini aims to spread awareness about the issue of child sexual abuse in the city of Chennai, India. Fellows at schools would be provided with a complete set of lesson plans breaking down this complex issue into simpler units that would explain everything to a child.
“Computer School in Sub-Saharan Village in Mozambique” - They created a project that is dedicated to the development of computer skills for the young inhabitants of the Marrupa community, in Mozambique. They would like to create an inexpensive Raspberry Pi computer school, where local kids can learn to use computers. Eventually, they’ll be able to learn to code and create programs; as the computers would be running Open Source Software.
Their project "Reading on Wheels" aims at improving street children’s life by bringing the joy of reading to children in the street of the Philippine city of Cagayan de Oro. The prize money helped to to purchase little trollies and books. Volunteers from Cagayan de Oro-based Xavier University go to the streets and read stories to the kids. For their project, the winners benefited from the Brandt School’s global Alumni network: Manilee Pañares, MPP student in Erfurt from 2012 to 2014, works at Xavier University and supports the idea strongly.
The project "Shelter to Educate" provides a two years accommodation and school fee support to three women between 18 and 25 years from rural communities in the Buea region by implementing a special housing model, where coaching and mentoring by the landlord is already part of the educational process.
The project "Giving Hope to Hopeless Tomatoes Farmers of Zorko" supports farmers in the North of Ghana by providing water pumps to