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• Announcement of 2017 Ohio Mathematics Contest at WSU
• (Mar. 4) FW: International Women's Day Celebration-Volunteers Needed
• (Mar. 5) FW: BIG Sunday Brunch on Sunday, March 5
• (Mar. 8) May 25 and more) FW: 2017 Community Faith Offerings by Ohio's Hospice
• (Mar. 9) FW: YWCA Dayton's Women of Influence Award Luncheon
• FW: The Most of Everything... Geographically

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2017 Ohio Mathematics Contest
on April 8, 2017

This announcement is to notify parents, teachers, and students of the annual Ohio Mathematics Contest. For more details, please visit the website http://iis.stat.wright.edu/OMC for additional information.

This year's Ohio Mathematics Contest will be held on Saturday, April 8, 2017, at Wright State University. The contest is for elementary, middle and high school students in grades 4 through 11. It is organized by the Dayton Branch of Korean-American Scientists and Engineers Association and hosted by the Department of Mathematics and Statistics, Wright State University, with sponsorship from various institutions and organizations. The purpose of the contest is to stimulate interest in mathematics among upper elementary, middle and high school students and to recognize those who exhibit exceptional talent. The organizers and sponsors ask teachers and parents to strongly encourage their students in grades 4 through 11 to enter this Contest.

Contest Information:

 

Date:                              Saturday, April 8, 2017

Time:                             1:00 – 6:00 p.m.*

Location:                       Wright State University

Registration Deadline: April 1, 2015 (Registration Form will be available at the website)

Fee:                                Math Only: $30 per student ($20 for early registration)
                                      Physics Only: $30 per student ($20 for early registration)
                                      Both: $50 per student ($30 for early registration)

Eligibility:                     All students enrolled in grades 4 through 11 (
                                             (Separate competition and prizes awarded for each grade level)
                                             (Physics exam is allowed to 12^th graders)

Contact:                         Mrs. Sanghee Strobel, Vice President, KSEA Dayton Branch
                                              Phone: (937) 245-1807
                                              Email: sanghee7@gmail.com
                                              Website: http://iis.stat.wright.edu/OMC/ (Website will be updated ASAP!)

 

Remarks

 

• Check-in begins 1:00 pm and ends 1:50 pm; exam for 2:00-3:30 pm; exam grading for 3:30-5:00 pm; award ceremony for 5:00-6:00 pm (Light refreshments will be provided around 3:30 pm)
• There will be programs for parents during the exam and grading periods while for students during the grading period

 

 

From: Melissa Bertolo
Subject: International Women's Day Celebration-Volunteers Needed

Welcome Dayton is hosting an International Women's Day Celebration on March 4^th from 9:30-2:00 at Grace United Methodist Church (1001 Harvard Blvd.) We have a great day of activities planned, including dance, yoga, and art workshops. The event is free and open to the public. I would like to ask for your support in helping to share information about the event, particularly with our immigrant and refugee community. The flyer is attached. I would also like to ask if you any of you are interested in volunteering. We have a wide variety of volunteer needs to ensure the event is successful and runs smoothly.

If you are able to volunteer, please contact Martha Jeanette Rodriguez at Martha.rodriguez@daytonohio.gov or 937-333-1406

 

 

 

From: David K. Greer
Subject: FW: BIG Sunday Brunch on Sunday, March 5

The Greater Dayton Chapter of Blacks In Government is happy to extend an invitation to its first BIG Sunday Brunch!
Please note: If interested, please make a reservation to help us plan accordingly.

 

 

From: Audrey Starr
Subject: YWCA Dayton's Women of Influence Award Luncheon on Match 9

All proceeds from this signature fundraiser – which honors influential women in the greater Dayton region for their commitment to the YW mission of eliminating racism, empowering women, and promoting peace, justice, freedom, and dignity for all – support YW's services for domestic violence and sexual assault victims, women transitioning into stable housing from homelessness, and our Girls Inc. youth empowerment programming.

For more details, please see the attached flyer.

 

 

From: Kim Vesey
Subject: 2017 Community Faith Offerings - Mark Your Calendars!

The Ohio's Hospices offers educational gatherings for clergy and faith communities. Our "Matters of the Heart" and "Unbroken Circle of Care" series are open to clergy, staff, lay ministers and volunteers. The Clergy Retreat offering is available to members of the clergy, only. Please see the flyer for information on subject matter, locations, dates, times and how to register for each event! We look forward to being with you in 2017!

Matters of the Heart

Topics of interest on issues related to end of life and spirituality are presented quarterly followed by lunch and interfaith sharing. Clergy, staff and lay ministers/volunteers are invited to attend! 

When:

• March 8: "Being Mortal" Documentary and Discussion around Having Difficult Conversations and Facing the End of Life
• May 25: Funeral Planning and Myths
• August 16: What is Palliative Care and Hospice? What's the Difference?
• October 26: Identifying and Addressing Spiritual Issues at the End of Life
       10am—12pm Education
       12pm-1pm Lunch (provided) and Interfaith sharing

Where: Ray and Joan Kroc Community Center (Salvation Army), 1000 N Keowee St • Dayton, OH  45404

RSVP:  Register today at: http://www.ohioshospice.org/clergyevents/

Unbroken Circle of Care

Unbroken Circle of Care is a 4-part series, for 3-5 members of a congregation (up to 5 congregations can participate). This program provides comprehensive training on how to support your congregants when they are facing illness, death or grief. Although there is no required fee for this program, an one time donation of $100 is suggested.

How to Participate:

Complete Application OhiosHospice.org/ClergyEvents.
Attendees/congregations must commit to attend all 4 sessions.
Sessions are from 9am—4pm. Breakfast, lunch, snacks and all materials provided.
   

Attendees say: "Just do it!" • "This is a well-organized program!" • "We learned a lot!" • "As a result of this training, we developed a prayer ministry program."
    

2017 Dates (All sessions are held at Hospice of Dayton, 324 Wilmington Ave, Dayton)
April 25, June 27, September 26, November 14

Clergy Retreat

A series of day-long (9am—4pm) gatherings providing Clergy the opportunity to replenish and refresh by using activities and exercises from the Remen Institute for the Study of Health and Illness (RISHI), as well as taking time for personal reflection and exploration of the beautiful grounds. There is no charge for this program.

Location: Transfiguration Center for Spiritual Renewal
     3505 Calumet Road, Ludlow Falls, Ohio 45339
     (approximately 30 minutes north of downtown Dayton) 

Past attendees agree, it is worth the drive!

Learn More:OhiosHospice.org/ClergyEvents

2017 Dates: March 9, July 27, November 9

 

 

From: David K. Greer
Subject: FW: Ombudsman Office Weekly Update 2-17-2017

Your Ombudsman Office opened 10 cases this week on City of Dayton Water, Food Stamps, Ohio Works First, the IRS, and Greater Dayton Premier Management for households in Dayton, Miami Township, Miamisburg and Trotwood.
 
We were pleased this week to assist a young woman to obtain child care so that she can continue in classes.  The young woman was initially denied child care because she reported she has no income.  The caseworker wanted an explanation of how the young woman could live with no income.  We assisted the young woman to provide the required documentation (Percentage of Income Plan for DP&L, utility card from Section 8, and a statement from her mother of the support she provides), and the child was approved for day care the same day.
 
We also assisted a man who was eligible for QMB. The Qualified Medicare Beneficiary program means that Medicaid will pay for his Part B Medicare because of his low income.   His date of eligibility was 4/1/2016.  But a mistake was made on the paperwork that went from the Department of Jobs and Family Services  to Social Security which changed his date of eligibility to 8/1/2016.  He had been trying since August to get someone to listen to him and correct the date.  We contacted the Department and a correction was sent to Social Security.
 
We provided brief assistance or referrals to 19 households in Brookville, Dayton, Harrison Township, Huber Heights, Kettering, Miami Township Oakwood and Trotwood.  The subject of the inquiries were City of Dayton Water, Montgomery county Courts, Earned Income Tax Credit, Medicare, Social Security, Community Action Partnership - Home Energy Assistance Program, requests for emergency assistance for DP&L, rent and water, housing rights questions, legal questions, the Ohio Department of Education, and the Ohio Public Utilities Commission. 

This week our Long-Term Care Ombudsmen participated in six surveys by the Ohio Department of Health by informing them of the complaints we had verified, and we visited 8 area facilities and trained two new volunteers.

Facebook Weekly Update: February 13, 2017 – February 17, 2017

"Man gets Automatic Payment Restored"

A man contacted the Ombudsman for assistance in having his Medicare Part B premium automatically deducted.  He had sent paperwork to the Social Security Administration (SSA) in April 2016 for the deductions to begin.  He noticed that the payments were not being withdrawn. He called the Social Security Administration and was told that it takes time for the system to process such changes.  The man had receipts for payments he made in order to maintain his coverage from April of 2016 through October 2016.  He called the Ombudsman when he received a notice that his Medicate Part B was going to be stopped.  

The Ombudsman contacted the Social Security Administration (SSA) and requested the matter be investigated.  Staff at the SSA found that the man had written his bank account information on paperwork returned to the SSA.  The man is not currently receiving any benefits from the SSA.  The SSA will withdraw the payments for Medicare Part B from any benefits payment which the SSA is sending to beneficiaries.  The man's coverage was briefly interrupted, but was reinstated and he received a new Medicare card.  Any medical bill he received for services going back to April 2016 would be covered.  The man was grateful to have the matter resolved and proceeded to have automatic payments made from his bank.

The Ombudsman Column, a production of the Joint Office of Citizens' Complaints, summarizes selected problems that citizens have had with government services, schools and nursing homes in the Dayton area. Contact the Ombudsman by writing to the Beerman Building, 11 W. Monument Avenue, Suite 606, Dayton 45402, or telephone (937) 223-4613, or by electronic mail at ombudsman@daytonombudsman.org or like us on Facebook at "Dayton Ombudsman Office."

 

 

From: Charlene Bayless
Subject: FW: The Most of Everything... Geographically

Where is the world's coldest place?



East Antarctic Plateau...
On the high ridge of the East Antarctic Plateau, the temperature can drop to as low as -135.8 degrees Fahrenheit, which was recorded in August, 2010.



Where is the world's most populated city?



Shanghai...
At a whopping 24,150,000 permanent inhabitants, Shanghai is the only city that is home to over 24 million people in one city.


Where is the world's least populated city? (the picture is the clue)



Vatican City ...
With a paltry population of 842, the city-state of Vatican City is the smallest city and state in the world.


Where is the world's wealthiest city ?



Tokyo , Japan ..
That tower might as well be made of gold since Tokyo tops the charts with a GDP of $1,520 billion, beating New York City with a mere $310 billion.


Where is the world's poorest city in the poorest country ?



Kinshasa, Congo....
it is the poorest city in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, which is also the poorest country in the world, at a GDP of $55 billion. Many of its residents live on less $1 a day.


What is the highest point in the world? (this one is easy)



Mount Everest...
Towering 29,029 feet in the air, the top of Mount Everest is the closest you can get to touching outer space while still standing on Earth.


Where is the lowest point in the world?



The Challenger Deep Trench
It is the lowest known natural point in the world at 35,797 ft below sea level at the bottom of the Mariana Trench. Only three people have ever made it to the bottom in a submersible, one of which was filmmaker James Cameron.


What is the most photographed place in the U.S. ?



Surprise: the Guggenheim building in New York...
Photos have always told stories, but in today's world of cell phone cameras and social media,
that story is relayed as data to companies who monitor everything we do.
Geotagged data was culled by Sights map using a Google-based image sharing software,
and can show us the most photographed places in the world, right down to this landmark.
The strange winner is this building in New York City. Guess it impresses a lot of visitors.


Where is the wettest spot on Earth? (and it's not the Amazon!)



Mawsynram, India...
In this city in India, it rains an average of 467.35 inches per year, and has a record of 1000 inches in 1985 ... much more than any rain forest!


Where is the driest spot on Earth? (It's not the Sahara!)



The Atacama Desert...
The 600 miles of South America's Atacama desert is recorded as the driest place on Earth, no contest.
This desert has an average of only 4 inches of rain every hundred years. Incredible, but true.


What city claims to be the sunniest place in the U.S. ?



Yuma, Arizona...
In this city in Arizona , the sun shines for an average of 11 hours a day. The usual forecast is sun for 90 percent of the year, averaging a total of 4015 daylight hours each year.


Where is the most expensive city to live in? (It's not in the U.S. thankfully)



Singapore ...
This city has recently beat out Tokyo, Japan, for the title of "most expensive city" for 2014. Cars can cost between 4-6 times as much in Singapore from what they cost in the US or UK (for example, a Toyota Prius actually costs about $150,000.00 there).


Where is the least expensive city to live in?

 
 
Mumbai, India...
At the other end of the spectrum, Mumbai, India, is the cheapest place to live in the world, according to the Worldwide Cost of Living Index, 2014. For some comparison, a loaf of bread that would cost $3.36 in Singapore, would only cost $0.91 in Mumbai. A lot of poverty brings the cost of living down.


What country consumes the most food per capita?



The overweight United States...
We eat an average of 3,770 calories a day each. Shamefully, obesity is becoming more of a problem every year.


Where is the world's oldest city ?



Damascus...
There's quite a bit of controversy over which city gets to officially claim the title of "oldest continuously inhabited city." However, Damascus is the safest bet, with evidence of civilization that extends back over 11,000 years.


Which is the youngest country in the world?


South Sudan...
The people of South Sudan were formally recognized as an independent country in 2011, making it the youngest country in the world to-date.


Which is the world's most visited city?


 
London...
After a several years of competition with Bangkok, London has regained its place as the world's most visited city (according to MasterCard's 2014 Global Destinations City Index). The city sees about 18.69 million international visitors annually, generating $19.3 billion in revenue for their city.


What is the world's least popular country ?



Iran ...
On that same rating scale, Iran has come in dead last (at a 79% negativity rating) for many years.
Only 15% of people polled viewed Iran in a positive light.


Where is the world's most dangerous city to live in?



San Pedro, Honduras...
This city averages over three murders a day. The violence stems from the city's role as a major hub for illegal drug and arms trafficking.


Which country consumes the most caffeine in the world?



Sweden...
The strong coffee in Sweden will put a spring in your step, and hair on your tongue. The Swedes consume an average of 388 mg of caffeine in coffee per person, per day (that's almost 5 Red Bulls in the U.S.).


Which country in the world drinks the most alcohol ?



Belarus...
In the little country of Belarus, each person above the age of 16 drinks an average of 4.62 gallons of alcohol every year. That's a lot of booze!


Which country is the most bicycle friendly in the world?


The Netherlands…
By comparing cities using the average number of bicycle trips made daily, one city reigns supreme:
Groningen in the Netherlands. About 50 percent of the population commute via bike daily making it the city with the greatest proportion of cyclists. However, many other cities in the Netherlands have a great bicycling tradition.


Where is the world's most energy efficient city?



Reykjavik, Iceland...
All of the energy and heat used by the citizens of Reykjavik, Iceland come from geothermal plants and renewable hydropower making it the most sustainable and energy efficient city in the world. This city has also been replacing traditional buses with hydrogen-fueled buses from which the only emissions are water.


Which country has the longest life expectancy in the world?



Monaco...
According to the World Health Organization's study from 2013, Monaco tops the charts for longest living citizens with an average life expectancy of 87.2 years. Men in Monaco live an average 85.3 years, and women live longer to an average of 89 years.


Which country has the shortest life expectancy ?



Sierra Leone…
On the opposite side of that coin, the population of Sierra Leone live only to an average of 47 years. The men of Sierra Leone live to an average of 47 years old, whereas women live a little longer, an average of 48 years.
Poverty plays a big role in their short life expectancy.


What country would qualify as the most stressed-out nation in the world
because of their living conditions?


 
Nigeria...
By looking at the homicide rate, the GDP per capita, continued income inequality, corruption, lack of education opportunities and unemployment numbers, one thing is clear: Nigeria's people are, hands-down, the most stressed out population in the world.


Which city has the highest average IQ?
 
 


Hong Kong...
There are a lot of factors that affect an IQ score, ranging from national and personal wealth, to simply what test is used. As a result, these findings are highly controversial, but suggest that Hong Kong has the highest IQ level, at an average of 107 points per person. *However, Hong Kong is a special administrative region of China, meaning that it falls within the sovereignty of the People's Republic of China, yet does not form part of Mainland China, because it has its own government. So these results are questionable.


Which foreign city is the world's most well-connected one for internet use ?



Seoul, South Korea
Surprisingly, despite China's 618 million internet users who spend an average of 18.7 hours a week surfing the net, China didn't even make the top 10 for internet connection. Seoul , Korea is a different story considering the average connection speed, availability, (including free access), openness to innovation, support of public data, and privacy/security, Seoul , South Korea is the champion of internet-connectedness.
With 10,000 government supported free WiFi spots dotting the city, and an internet speed that goes unchallenged globally, Seoul is an internet junkie's paradise.