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About Michael K. Barbour

Michael K. Barbour is the Director of Faculty Development and a Professor of Instructional Design for the College of Education and Health Sciences at Touro University California. He has been involved with K-12 online learning in a variety of countries for well over a decade as a researcher, teacher, course designer and administrator. Michael's research focuses on the effective design, delivery and support of K-12 online learning, particularly for students located in rural jurisdictions.

DML small biz webinar Sept 16th + new panelist added

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An update on this up-coming event from our Canadian colleagues in the Bay Area.

Our talented all-Canadian expert panel work for tech leaders Facebook, Shopify, and Google (new panelist just announced). Our DML moderators – David Stewart and Wendy Kam Marcy – have been prepping with the panel and promise an engaging and informative discussion on best practices for small businesses looking for growth via their online sales.
In addition to the panelists announced below, we are thrilled to add Jason Sanio of Google to the chat. If you work with anyone or have a network that would be interested in this (free) webinar, please encourage them to attend.
Jason Sanio (panelist) is the Head of Marketing for Google Domains in Seattle, WA, and spent the previous 7 in product marketing roles at Google in the Bay Area. Jason is from a family of small business owners in Ontario, Canada, growing up in Aurora and Bracebridge. Jason graduated from the Schulich School of Business at York University in 2010, with honors.
The Digital Moose Lounge is committed to supporting local small businesses during the pandemic and beyond, while still growing connections within our vibrant Bay Area Canadian community. And, with all of our content being virtual these days, we have also been connecting with the Canadian community in other parts of the US.
Thanks for supporting our Digital Moose Lounge community!
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In recent months, the DML has been reaching out to Canadian-owned, affiliated and themed small businesses in the Bay Area, to support them in today’s challenging economy. We’ve heard how the pandemic has impacted businesses, and forced our favourite shops, restaurants, artisans, and service providers to find new ways of reaching customers.

In this panel, we will gather experts from our Canadian tech community to discuss tips and strategies on how to make the most of tech tools and grow sales online.

Please join our webinar, and share the details with any small business or entrepreneur who you think might find this information helpful. We will make time for Q&A at the end.

Meet our panelists, below, and don’t forget to pre-register for this Zoom webinar scheduled for Wednesday, September 16th!

Brian Hale (panelist) is originally from Calgary, and is currently serving as the VP of Product Growth at Facebook, helping oversee Facebook’s small business platform.

Brian began his career in growth and performance marketing in 1999 at the start-up ACDSee, where he first started “figuring out that search engine thing”, growing e-commerce, and providing analytics. He has since gone on to lead demand generation and e-commerce for DivX, the digital video technology company, and then led SEO and Growth functions for the travel start-up “Uptake”, which later sold to Groupon. Since 2010 he has been at Facebook, where he is Vice President of the Product Growth team, which partners with engineering teams across Facebook, Instagram, Whatsapp and Messenger using data and experimentation to drive growth of app adoption and engagement.

Amy Thibodeau (panelist) is from Saskatchewan, and moved from Silicon Valley back to Canada a few years ago to lead UX for Store Management at Shopify. In her role as Director, Amy leads design, research, content strategy, and UX development for the Store Management team.

In earlier iterations of her life she was one of the first members of Facebook’s now gigantic content strategy team, she renovated an old house in the south of France, worked in art museums, and traveled around the world for a year. Amy lives in Ontario, Canada with her husband Dan and two small dogs, Augustus and Eleanor.

David Stewart (moderator) is the Digital Moose Lounge’s Past Chair, or “Pastured Moose”, and the Advisory Board Chair at UC Berkeley’s Canadian Studies Program. Since 2013, he has consulted on a range of Canada-US education and innovation projects for clients such as the University of Saskatchewan, Expansion Quebec, the Association of University Research Parks Canada, and UBC. From 2007 – 2012, he was the Academic Relations Officer at the Consulate General of Canada in Palo Alto. Previously, he served as the Executive Director of International House, a nonprofit in Charlotte, North Carolina. David began his career as a commercial and immigration lawyer in Toronto, Boston, and Charlotte, and is a member of the Bar in Ontario and Massachusetts.

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The day we earned seven Victoria Crosses

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An item from the Legion Magazine.

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The day we earned seven Victoria Crosses

Story by Sharon Adams

On Sept. 2, 1918, Day 26 of the Hundred Days Offensive, the objective was to breach the Drocourt-Quéant Line, a heavily fortified German front stretching about 25 kilometres between the two towns in northern France.

Seven members of the Canadian Corps earned the Victoria Cross that day as they overran the line across a front of six kilometres and penetrated nearly 10 kilometres into enemy-held land.

 

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For many outside the battle zones of Europe, the Second World War is a matter of textbooks and faded black-and-white photographs.

But for those whose roots lay in the paths of Adolf Hitler’s conquest, the war remains close, a tactile connection to tragedy and loss even 75 years and three generations removed from 85 million deaths and untold suffering. Siblings, children, grandchildren feel the pang of lost relatives many never knew.

In Germany, where the war began and ended, the fate of more than a million soldiers and citizens remains unknown. Many were taken prisoner by Red Army troops, never to be seen again.

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75th Anniversary Of The End Of WWII

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An item from one of our fellow veterans organizations in the Bay Area.

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“This is the day we have been waiting for since Pearl Harbor. This is the day when Fascism finally dies, as we always knew it would.”
– President Harry S. Truman on 14 August 1945
Following the announcement of the end of WWII in the Pacific, Americans began their celebrations.  On 2 September, the Japanese formally surrendered aboard the USS Missouri in Tokyo Bay.  President Truman declared this to be V-J Day.

To our WWII Veteran members and their families, and to all those who have gone before– Marines’ Memorial honors you and your sacrifices.
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Latest News from the CWGC

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The latest newsletter from the Commonwealth War Graves Commission.

Welcome to the CWGC’s latest newsletter.
In support of England’s largest festival of history and culture,  starting on 11 September 2020 the CWGC will be offering tours of several of our sites across the United Kingdom as part of Heritage Open Days week. Come along to discover the stories of our sites across the UK, the men and women we commemorate here and to meet our staff who continue our work of honouring the fallen.
We are delighted to be offering tours at Brookwood Military Cemetery, Cannock Chase War Cemetery, Harrogate (Stonefall) Military Cemetery, Weston Mill Cemetery, Plymouth and also Efford Cemetery, Plymouth. Due to current restrictions, all those who wish to attend must book a place. For more information and to book, please visit the link below. 
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‘I Spy a War Hero’

Looking for something to do with your children as they head back to school? Come along for an ‘I Spy a War Hero’ event on Saturday 12 September at Weston Mill Cemetery, Plymouth, exploring the stories of some of the casualties commemorated here from the First and Second World Wars.

Naval Memorial in Ship Shape Condition

Also in Plymouth is one of our trio of iconic UK naval memorials. The Plymouth Naval Memorial has recently undergone essential maintenance; work has been ongoing for the past few months as the Memorial’s stone planters, which flank the steps leading from the Hoe to the memorial lawn, have been stripped back and repaired with new modern materials.

The Story of the Double Dog Tag

Sarah Ashbridge, a Researcher from the University of Huddersfield, explores how the Commission’s founder, Fabian Ware, was involved in the development of an iconic piece of military equipment used during both World Wars, which played a vital role in the work of Commission staff – the 1916 double identity disc or ‘dog tag’.
Our next CWGC Live, on Thursday 3 September, focuses on Britain’s entry to the Second World War in 1939. Our Official Historian, George Hay, will be joined by Dr Alan Allport and Professor Lucy Noakes as they cover this subject and explore some of the first casualties of the Second World War.
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