You're in over your head you don't belong here!

Easy, is not an option, it’s hard living, life is hard; however in order to get where you want to go, you got to go down that path. A lot of people have failed and yet have come back much stronger and passionate than ever before.

It is possible, it is necessary that we never stop learning and developing ourselves, it is necessary that we never give up.

A fascinating story from a marathon runner had said hypothetically the 18^th mile is the wall, everything in you is telling you to give up, every muscle in you is aching and you say to yourself I can’t do this, I can’t do this, but you keep on going, you keep on moving, then there it is, you see the finish and you know it’s possible, you take the responsibility to make it happen.

We have all had experiences when we have been working on something, others are saying that you cannot do it, you're in over your head, you don't belong here; but the reality is you know you can and you will make it.

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Only time will tell

We are all on that exact same path; however, the difference is that some of us have falling trees in which we have to dodge.

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Our next generation of coders

In all organisations today, there is a need to have a coder at the office, someone who is tech savvy. Today there are more and more jobs which are needed to be filled with the right personnel who have the required skills to fill such roles; however, the reality is there is a decreasing number of people with these skills.

The problem starts young; there seems to be not enough youngsters wanting to start a career in computer programming. What has to be established for our younger generations is just what is involved in computer coding.

Vikas Gupta, former head of consumer payments at Google believes that the key is starting them early. Research suggests that children could start coding as young as five (according to an MIT study that Mr Gupta came across). He did realise that to enable children as young as five to begin computer programming  there would have to be a certain product that would allow children to do so; as they will not be able to grasp something as advanced as an entire computer. So he set about to design a product that would allow children to use; have fun with and learn about computer programming. The result was two robots named Bo and Yana.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nSRekzTPVE0

Bo and Yana allow children to learn about programming without even realising it. Yanna is the smaller of the two robots and can be programmed to make sound, where as Bo can be programmed to move around. The robots are controlled wirelessly via a tablet or a smartphone with an added appropriate app, however the app is only available for iOS at present; however, depending on its success will probably extend its availability later on. As an example of what the robots are able to do, Gupta had mentioned that: "the robots can be programmed to play hide-and-seek".

The plan is start selling the robots in the summer of 2014. Gupta is keen to have them within schools as he hopes to provide children with a basis for computer programming.

Whether or not it will prove to be a success only time will tell. The important aspect to notice here is that a situation had been noticed (something in which can cause a problem in the future) what Gupta has done is looked into something that resolve the issue. That is most definitely a step in the right direction; who knows our next Steve Jobs could be 5-year-old who was given Bo and Yanna to start their life in computer programming.

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The miracle

Even when you feel as though all hope is lost; it is the moments where you are at your weakest where you find your true strength.

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RAF C-17 Cargo plane packed with aid relief heading for the Philippines

An RAF cargo plan with aid relief is on its way to the Philippines to help with the devastated country. The C-17 cargo plane is huge; with medical supplies and heavy duty vehicles (two JCB diggers, two land rovers and a forklift truck) on board. The plane is expected to land in the Philippines within the next 24 hours. The country is in turmoil and it needs all the help possible. Every little bit of help provided by the world is a step closer to getting the country back on its feet and running again. The British Prime minister has announced that the Royal Navy aircraft carrier HMS  Illustrious has been sent there.

The Disasters Emergency Committee (DEC) has mentioned that its charity appeal has raised to about £23 million and the government has given more than £20 million in aid. Unfortunately most of the aid is not reaching all the people, at least 600, 000 people have been displaced during the event and as the Interior secretory Mar Roxas  stated: "In a situation like this, nothing is fast enough". As the support given by most of the world is fantastic the reality is there are still thousands of people who are struggling to survive.  

The UN humanitarian chief Baroness Amos has said " I think we are extremely distressed that this is day six and we have not managed to reach everyone."

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Gifts

You just need to look around you to see inspiration; to be able to learn from your surroundings is a gift.

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Bored?

Oh the internet, a haven for fun; where would we be without the 'world wide web'?

So it's 21:00, your in bed and on your laptop but not tied yet, so you are just randomly searching on Google; constantly checking Facebook, while listening to music on YouTube. Surely there is more to do on the web? well there is.

Here is a list of websites that have proven to be quite interesting and entertaining

1- http://www.bored.com/fun/ just type in fun and you will get this in your Google search; a endless website of fun appears.

2-http://www.youtube.com/user/SearchStories Unfortunately Google does not allow you to create your own any more; however, there  are still plenty of these on YouTube just search for "Google Search Stories". They are interesting to watch.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AbprAKGAg8U

3- http://jabberwacky.com/ A site of conversation; check it out.

4-http://www.omg-facts.com/?nrm If you love learning you should take a look at this site. You would be guaranteed to learn a few things once you visit.

5- http://maps.google.com/help/maps/streetview/ More than likely you should have heard of street view, but if you haven't, where have you been and seriously, what are you waiting for?

6-http://www.flipmytext.com/ have a look at your writing flipped in reverse.

7-http://www.papertoilet.com/ pointless and time consuming, but it will have your attention for at least a minute.

8-http://www.humanclock.com time watching just became interesting

9-http://www.mono-1.com/monoface/main.html deform a face; artistic and fun.



10- http://www.mcsearcher.com/ This is fantastic, create your own Google homepage.

11-http://www.cbfsms.com/ no credit, need to contact someone? no problem, free text messages here

12- http://www.randomwebsite.com/ The original Stumble upon; want to be sent to a random website? well check this out.

13- http://zoomquilt2.madmindworx.com/zoomquilt2.swf This is fantastic, very creative; however beware, it is time consuming.

14- http://mrdoob.com/projects/chromeexperiments/google_gravity/ The Google homepage, with added Physics.

15- http://www.omegle.com/ Fancy chatting with a random stranger? includes webcam.

16- http://www.earthcam.com/ This website is Amazing, watch live cameras from around the world, from big tourist attractions.

17- http://www.zefrank.com/dtoy_vs_byokal/index.html Make your own patterns, artistic and fun.

18-http://www.bareknuckles.org/bananafaces/index.html there really are some crazy websites out there.

19- http://www.zimm-co.com/PressTheSpaceBar/pressthespacebar2000.html How fast can you press the space bar?

20- http://www.instantsfun.es/ sounds, sounds and more sounds.

21- http://amanita-design.net/plachy_trpaslik/ Online games are not always interesting; however, this website has added intellect with one such game.

22-http://www.supercook.com/ Do not know what to eat? Want inspiration of what to cook? well as always the internet is here to help.

23- http://photofunia.com/ Want to add your face on a building? or even on a new body? take a look here; its very simple but effective.

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Autumn is here

Autumn is here; the end of the year is near, but none the less there is still time to achieve.

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Taking that jump

Taking that jump.

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