(Part 3) Top products from r/halifax

I used to teach the GED. I'm a certified teacher in New Brunswick and Nova Scotia, with my education focusing on early years (Primary to 6) but having 3 years experience teaching math and sciences at the high school level. I also tutor 9-12 math, including advanced 10 and 11.

GoNSSAL.ca is the NS School for Adult Learning website. You can find out when the courses are offered and when the tests are as well. If you are a good self-motivator, you can buy the GED book here or this one here. I used both when teaching, but more the white/red one for some reason. They have great chapter summaries and practice tests.

If you need help with any of the math/science I am more than willing to help you. I can post videos to YouTube with explanations of concepts, email you extra worksheets, correct stuff you've done, or type out clarifications on things you might not get.

Best of luck with whatever you decide. I've seen some amazing people graduate the GED class, obtain their GED, and move on to some really great stuff. Some do it just to get it. Others want better jobs. Whatever the reason, you have help!

Ninja edit: If anyone else needs help, PM me. I love teaching math, so it's not a great deal of trouble. Or questions regarding the course/material/etc.

You could try Polly Cove, Granite Ridge or Crowbar Lake, all of which are in the HRM. Gaff Point in Lunenburg, the Kenomee trail system in Colchester County, the area around and including Hayes Cave in Maitland, and High Head in the Wentworth Valley are all great, but they're at least an hours drive, so maybe too far for you. If you're looking to do quite a bit of hiking or find new places I can recommend Hiking Trails of Nova Scotia or checking out the authors Blog.

Edit- On second thought, pretty much everything I said is kind of far away, but the other peoples recommendations here are great.

As far as tutorials go, YouTube is your friend. There's got to be thousands of fly tying videos on there.

As far as reference materials go, The Fly-Tying Bible by Peter Gathercole is a pretty good resource and place to get inspiration from. It has very clear pictures of the steps for making common flies.

As far as materials go you have a number of options in Halifax. The Walmart and Canadian Tire stores in Dartmouth crossing have fly-tying material and tools. The largest selection of fly-tying material (to my knowledge) in the city is Cabela's/Bass Pro Shops.

I have been making pizza for about 5 years with my kamado. Finding the method that works best for you can be tricky (and fun!).

Here's my method: I usually buy dough from a pizza joint. I heat the kamado to about 500F with a heat deflector in place and let it stabilize. Then I put this Lodge cast-iron pizza pan in to heat for 10 minutes before placing the pizza on it. I use parchment paper to help transfer the pizza to the hot pan, then I slide the paper out from under the pizza after a couple minutes. With practice I can now cook the pizza joint's dough better than they can.

Would love to hear your method when you get it dialed in.

Pre-make your meals. I have to do that. I'll make a pot of chili (in the winter) and use that in differing ways for the week.

There's a cookbook that I LOVE for easy cooking (even though it's made for students):

https://www.amazon.ca/World-Student-Cooks-easy-make/dp/1459504550

She offers different options to make things veggie friendly.. and suggestions for different meals out of a pot. She's the best.

Just so you know, you don't need to struggle through wait lists or high costs to get effective treatment.

The research on anxiety interventions suggests that self-help books that take you through the steps of CBT are just as effective as individual interventions with a practitioner.

The book that is usually recommended to people suffering from anxiety is The Anxiety and Phobia Workbook , which can be found at most of the libraries in Halifax.

However, if you cannot motivate yourself to work through a book like the one I've mentioned, working with a psychologist would be best. You will need to contact Capital Health and get a choice appointment, which will triage you into an intervention strategy. Most likely, you will be placed in a group for social anxiety that will meet every few weeks at the clinic on Bayers road.

Alternatively, you could seek private help. There are a significant number of private psychs in Halifax and there isn't really an effective way to determine who would be a good match for you. This is why the choice appointment is used in the public mental health system.

I highly recommend the following book: http://www.amazon.com/Exploring-Nova-Scotia-Adventures-Activities/dp/0887809030

It's got a lot of non-tourist advice and general "here's a cool spot" type things. Most of my time in CB has spent going to random spots, so it's hard to give specific advice.

That book goes all over NS so not all of it will be relevant, but compared to the cost of your total trip it's pretty minimal ;-)

It would be a start, but if we really want to reduce deaths and crime, we should be supplying addicts with safe opioids.

I was somewhat impresses that the NS report didn't contain a bunch of 'more enforcement' items though. I guess that's setting the bar pretty low, but there's been a lot of talk in different levels of government on attempting to reduce the supply of opioids, which will just increase costs (and therefore related crime), and increase potency (no one smuggled beer during prohibition).

If anyone would like an interesting read on the topic, I recommend:

Chasing the Scream: The First and Last Days of the War on Drugs

The siding and the flashing aren't that complicated. A decent reference book to walk you through the process is handy. I tend to like the Black and Decker books.
https://www.amazon.ca/Black-Decker-Complete-Guide-Updated/dp/1589236599

https://www.amazon.ca/Waterfalls-new-Nova-Scotias-Masterpieces/dp/1551099497

Day trips from Halifax http://www.amazon.ca/Day-Trips-Halifax-Jon-Tattrie/dp/1927097444

https://www.amazon.com/Effective-Citizen-Make-Politics-Work/dp/1771085312

They are training. Remember Halifax is the Warden of the North

haha if you are a reader, this book is great and really has changed my outlook on the way I think about people who make big shitty mistakes on the internet: https://www.amazon.ca/So-Youve-Been-Publicly-Shamed/dp/1594487138/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1499189746&sr=8-1&keywords=so+you%27ve+been+publicly+shamed

I read that book over a year ago, and this is actually instance is the first time I have really felt strongly about someone getting raked over the coals publicly (and you can imagine the amount of shitty things someone can see on the internet in that amount of time haha)

I used this https://www.amazon.ca/Moleskine-PHWD3A-Passions-Journal-Wedding/dp/8867320580 . I found it at chapters in the HSC but it doesn’t seem to be on the chapters website anymore :/ !

You're likely thinking of Putting Trials on Trial: Sexual Assault and the Failure of the Legal Profession

Racism is systemic; in Canada, institutions and everyday practices benefit white people. The fact that you refer to a “ghost racist” in the system because you can’t identify any overtly “racist laws” is simply more evidence of white privilege. In other words, you don’t recognize it because if hasn’t impacted you negatively. And when I say “negative” I don’t mean being ineligible for a scholarship, as you have mentioned.

Take note of who (i.e., which races) are represented in your everyday life at Dalhousie. How diverse is your classroom? What do your professors look like, and particularly those who hold tenured/other high-ranking positions? Predominant whiteness in academic institutions, for example, does not occur by accident or from the actions of a ghost racist for that matter.

The point is, racism — while not evident to you — is woven into the fabric of academia. If you are looking for more specifics, I would direct you to this book: https://www.amazon.ca/Equity-Myth-Racialization-Indigeneity-Universities/dp/0774834889