Flitch Day the Holiday! When is Flitch day? July 19 is Flitch Day. What is a Flitch? A flitch is measurement of bacon, equaling half a pig. (Flitch = side) In the United States: A side of unsliced bacon was once known as a flitch- it is now known as a slab. What is this Holiday for? An old English custom from long ago eventually turned into the holiday called Flitch Day, which is celebrated on July 19th. There are historical references to this day as far back as 1104, and it was a regular civic event in Dunmow by the late 1800's. Origin of this Holiday? Our research did not find the creator, but we know that it does exzist because of actual events and customs in history. However, we did not find any congressional records or presidential proclamations for this day. Didn't, this is still a holiday that is publicized to celebrate. So have fun with it and celebrate it! Flitch Trials Great Dunmow is a town in the Uttlesford district of Essex, England.
Stane Street, the town thrived during the Middle Ages. The full pledge went: Craig_1998. The Trouble With Bright Kids. It’s not easy to live up to your fullest potential. There are so many obstacles that can get in the way: bosses that don’t appreciate what you have to offer, tedious projects that take up too much of your time, economies where job opportunities are scarce, the difficulty of juggling career, family, and personal goals. But smart, talented people rarely realize that one of the toughest hurdles they’ll have to overcome lies within. People with above-average aptitudes — the ones we recognize as being especially clever, creative, insightful, or otherwise accomplished — often judge their abilities not only more harshly, but fundamentally differently, than others do (particularly in Western cultures).
Gifted children grow up to be more vulnerable, and less confident, even when they should be the most confident people in the room. Chances are good that if you are a successful professional today, you were a pretty bright fifth-grader. Incidentally, this is particularly true for women. John Flynn Biography. The founder and superintendent of the Australian Inland Mission, John Flynn (1880-1951) established remote "bush" hospitals and communication through the unique pedal radio and his Flying Doctor Service.
Known for over 50 years as "Flynn of the Inland," John Flynn was born on November 25, 1880, in the small country township of Moliagul in central Victoria, Australia. He commenced training as a school teacher, then in 1903 for the ministry of the Presbyterian Church. During this time he developed skills in photography and first aid. In 1910 he published a small book, The Bushman's Companion, containing practical advice for people living far from medical help. In 1910 he volunteered for appointment to a remote pastorate extending from the Flinders Ranges of South Australia to the rail terminus at Oodnadatta 450 miles northwest.
The first padre, based at Oodnadatta, used a string of five camels. On May 7, 1932, at age 51, Flynn married Jean Baird. Further Reading on John Flynn. Nonprofit Accountability Clubs | Evans School of Public Affairs. The Nonprofit Accountability Clubs research project examines how nonprofit organizations engage in collective action to develop voluntary regulation programs in order to demonstrate improvements in nonprofit accountability to key stakeholders. The programs are one response to growing governance challenges facing nonprofits as a result of growth in the scale and scope of the sector. These challenges manifest as “agency dilemmas,” whereby nonprofits (as agents) have difficulty demonstrating to their resource providers and authorizers (the principals) that they are governing as agreed and delivering as promised. Voluntary accountability programs, or clubs, are one common mechanism for reducing the information asymmetries that give rise to agency conflict.
While scholars have paid considerable attention to broad accountability issues in nonprofits, there is a lack of systematic examination of specific accountability mechanisms, particularly accountability clubs. Chapter One (439 KB PDF).