Catch the Rare Full Moon

A rare full moon will light up the skies on Christmas Day according to NASA. The last time this occurred was in 1977 is also called the Full Cold moon because it occurs during the beginning of winter. 

Whether you watch from the Seattle to New York, this rare event won't occur again until 2034.  Jesse Tam ready for the view across the northwest skies.


On December 25, the moon officially becomes full at 6:11 a.m. so take time and look up at the skies on Christmas and maybe you'll get a glimpse of the full moon. The previous full moons in all of the 20th century on Christmas were in: 1901, 1920 and 1977.  

Enjoy the Christmas full moon view and special holiday gift.   Don't miss the chance to see this event or wait until the 21st century.  https://jessewa28.wordpress.com/

Melor Tyhoon Threaten Philippines

The Philippines is battered by an average of 20 typhoons annually.  More than 700,000   people in the central Philippines fled to safer area for fear of giant waves, floods or landslides as Typhoon Melor continues to materialized.  The powerful winds might bring waves to 13 feet waves, blow off tin roofs and uproot trees. Heavy rain could trigger flooding, landslides and power outages throughout.

The typhoon is expected to cut across the central heartlands in the early hours of Tuesday before heading out to the South China Sea in the west.  Stormy weather has forced the cancellation of 40 domestic flights and halted 625 passenger and cargo ferry. 

Melor could reach central Philippines as the equivalent of a Category 2 or 3 hurricane.  The greatest impact from the system would likely be in the eastern areas not sheltered by the rugged terrain of the region. The Seattle area has many friends, relatives and sister city in the area.  Jesse recalls the countries many small islands while traveling in the pacific.

Inspiring Minds Educators

Seattle is fortunate to have a city enriched with technology, diversity, health care and educational opportunities. Jesse Tam, here's an event for educators and those interested on November 5th in Seattle with guest speakers.

Please register by October 27 for this free event. 

15 at 4:15
Washington MESA, the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation Visitor Center, and Washington STEM invite you to “Inspiring Minds” a free social event exploring ways to engage K-12 teachers and students in Engineering Design.

The Next Generation Science Standards call for new ways of teaching and learning science and engineering. Join us for an early evening of engineering design explorations, beverages and appetizers, and an inspiring panel of experts who will share insights on how district and school administrators can support 21st century science and engineering education.

For: School District Superintendents and Assistant Superintendents, Curriculum/Teaching and Learning Directors, STEM Directors, School Principals, and Assistant Principals

Panelists:
Dr. Brian Fabien, Associate Dean for Academic Affairs, UW College of Engineering
Dr. Rebekah Neal, Program Officer, Gates Foundation Global Health
Dr. Andrew Shouse, Chief Program Officer, WA STEM
Thomas LaGuardia, Student, Kent Meridian High School

The Brightest Stars

Daily challenges come and go.  Make the most of what you have, move forward with each step and believe in your instincts.  Let the stars shine from the top of the Seattle Space Needle to the Empire State Building and beyond ....Jesse Tam

The darkest nights produce the brightest stars 

Follow you dreams - Strive to Achieve - Success - Motivation 

Seattle Seahawks Football

Monday Night Football at Century Link Field with the Seattle Seahawks and Detroit Lions facing off in week 4.  Seahawks are looking to even the record with a 2-2. Jesse Tam, arrive early and join the pregame events and activities.  It's a perfect mild fall evening the game
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When it comes to Monday night, the Seahawks dominated their opponents with the highest win percentage 9-0. They are 13-2 in prime time since Pete Carroll.   Are you ready for football!  The Legion of Boom...Defense, Russell, 12s, Blitz....Noise. 

Sunday Supermoon Eclipse

This Sunday people in the United States can see something that hasn’t happened in more than 30 years:a supermoon combined with a lunar eclipse. Jesse Tam will be viewing this special evening event of the night skies. The last time this happened was in 1982.  If you missed the viewing on Sunday, you would have to wait until 2033 for this occurrence to happen again.

 In the evening, sky-watchers will see a larger-than-normal moon begin to dim and turn red, lasting for more than an hour before returning to its normal brightness and color in the sky. The supermoon eclipse will last 1 hour and 11 minutes and will be visible to North and South America, Europe, Africa and parts of West Asia.  A rare phenomenon that occurred only five supermoon eclipses since 1900 (in 1910, 1928, 1964  and 1982)

Washington State Park

Time to make plans in recognition of the 22nd anniversary of national Park Lands Day - the largest single day volunteer effort for public lands. Jesse Tam recommends exploring your state park from west coasts of Seattle and the northwest to the eastern coast. The State Park "free day" are allowing free access to all Washington state parks on Sept. 26, Saturday.

What's your favorite state park?  

No Discover Passes will be needed on Saturday, Sept. 26 for day-use visitors.

'Free days' apply only to vehicles, not overnight stays or rented facilities.

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Seattle Convention PAX 2015

Seattle is a city that welcomes local tourists and those from abroad and nationwide.  This weekend event at downtown Convention Center, Jesse Tam. The crowd gathered at the  Convention Center for the sold out 3 day event  PAX Prime 2015.The atmosphere was full of video gamers dressed in unique attires.

Some of the outfits are designed and hand created by the individuals.  There was also a PAX DEV two days before the PAX Prime event held for the developer community.

People attend this convention from all over the United State and other countries. Tickets were sold out at the door, but for those fortunate enough and registered early were able to view the event.  Boston event was held in March of this spring with future cities in San Antonia, Texas 2016.  Melbourne, Australia will be Oct 30-Nov 2015.

To learn more  http://prime.paxsite.com/

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Reaching Your Achievements

 A wise quote of reaching your achievements.  Roadblocks are detours for us to evaluate and select other choices or figure other routes.  Jesse Tam favors another quote "If you're trying to achieve...go through...."

If you're trying to achieve, there will be roadblocks. I've had them; everybody has had them. But obstacles don't have to stop you. If you run into a wall, don't turn around and give up. Figure out how to climb it, go through it, or work around it

  Michael Jordan

Typhoon Advisory Soudelor

Typhoon Soudelor moved slowly with strong winds toward the island of Taipei, Taiwan bringing heavy rain.  Jesse Tam visited Taiwan with friends early spring. The island was under an extremely torrential rain advisory on the northeast side of the island expecting more than 3 feet of rain.  Businesses and schools were closed with warnings of strongest storm on the planet so far this year.  It will peak with winds at 180 mph (290 kph).

 It was expected to make landfall early Saturday local time, sweep across the island and continue toward mainland China.  Some train and ferry services were suspended, but flights were continuing to take off and arrive at Taipei's Taoyuan International Airport on Friday afternoon.  Taiwan had been hit hard with typhoons and earthquakes in the past.   http://jessetam.com/  

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Be A Gift to the World

Our Seattle rotary club changes presidents each July and the new RI president takes helm in Chicago with the new theme for 2015 - 2016 "Be A Gift to the World.

Jesse Tam looks back 31 years as a charter member of his rotary club and ponders, what contribution can I make to the world?  The greatest gift is the ability to adapt to changes and strive in giving back to others.

Many people I've known do give and donate to various charities and organizations with writing a check which are tax deductions, but don't give the gift of personal time or effort.  We can give to the world with volunteering our time, a friendly smile, mentoring others or just being a friend. The 31 years journeys in rotary from helping raise funds for the children in Nepal, polio immunization in Ethiopia, local community cleanup, packing and distributing books to children, helping the homeless and food packing are just of the few to mention.

There are many memories and stories to tell such as landing in Nepal on February 14 with a snowfall which usually is unheard of in that country. The women and children of Africa still carrying water buckets on their heads and walking miles to the stream. Schools in countries without toilets and limited school supplies, these are just a few...    http://jessetam.com/

Carrying Water Container 

Streets of Nepal 

Shelter Box at Gates Foundation

Shelter Box is one of the projects supported by Rotary International to help with natural disasters worldwide. Jesse Tam and RI representative David visits the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation in Seattle during conference weekend.  Many of the containers provide temporary tents and shelters for those who have loss homes and are in need. Here is a display at  the Gates Foundation in Seattle. The visitor center is an amazing display of the worldwide projects in education, water technology, medical needs, health and so much more...

Remembering Nepal

The sad news of Nepal's 7.8 quake tremors brought down several buildings in the capital ancient Old Kathmandu, including centuries old temples and towers.  Jesse Tam recalls the long 20 hours flight from Seattle International to Nepal on a cold February day.  It was February 14 with a light snow to greet my arrival.  A heartfelt welcome from fellow Rotarians and friends to Nepal.  A tiny country between India and China filled with so much history.

Nepal UNESCO site

This was a trip to help promote a matching grant to help Nepal through Rotary International and partner clubs in Seattle and our district.  It was an opportunity to learn about the people and culture as well as viewing the many UNESCO  sights and Dharahara Tower. The tower was one of Kathmandu's landmarks built by Nepal's royal rulers in the 1800's.

It was the worst tremor to hit Nepal the region in over 80 years.  Our Rotary district is sending immediate relief aid using Shelter Box to help the people in desperate need with tents and etc.  Keeping our friends in our thoughts  for strength courage.  Read more http://jessetam.com/ updates and events.

UNESCO historical sites of Nepal, a country rich in ancient cultures and religions. The geographic region of Kathmandu Valley to the Himalayas mountains.

Dunbar Square, Nepal

                               Nepal, Kathmandu Valley to the Himalayas mountains.

Seattle Median Income City

Seattle real estate, Jesse Tam views the commercial and housing market as it continues to flourish in

the greater eastside.  It is a sellers market again in certain neighborhoods with limited listing and short supply of homes. Recent news and articles regarding the schools, colleges and safety of our cities created higher housing prices as we see more people move into our communities.

What does it costs for those coming to relocate in King County?  Here's a recent article on what is considered "middle class"

"So let's see what life is like in a place where a $125,000 household income is literally the middle.

I looked at the median income for all King County's nearly 400 census tracts and found the one closest to $125,000 as its median household income.
The winning tract is in Sammamish...."    

Read more  http://jessetam.com/  Jesse Tam, stories and update and learn about the latest trends and events.  Pending sales for spring are strong market for sellers.

The Tech Billionaires

Good reads suggested by Jesse Tam - Seattle  on tech billionaire, the world's richest and how they achieved to the ranks. Every success comes with hard work and challenges in order to reach the level of success and achievement. The challenge and motivation, returning to the drawing board and revised until the goal is met.  We are fortunate to live in the Pacific Northwest with many high tech skills surrounding our region, Seattle to Bellevue Eastside...   .http://jessetam.com/
   

Gates Foundation, Seattle

Can you name the 2015 Tech Billionaires and where they rank?  Read more on the latest.

Bill Gates has been the world's richest man for 16 of the past 21 years: http://

#Bill Gates Net Worth $79.2 billion  


"Bill Gates is once again the richest person on the planet, a title he's held for 16 out of the last 21 years.  He recaptured the top spot in March 2014 after a four years by Mexico's Carlos Sim Helu as No 1.  Early on, the stellar performance of Microsoft which he cofounded in 1975, boosted his net worth but he's been steadily selling his shares in the software company for at last 15 years.  He unloaded one third of his remaining stake over the 12 months through February 2015.  That included a gift of shares worth $1.5 billion to The Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation in November 2014, which brought his lifetime giving up to $29.5 billion.  Gates, who spends most of his time focused on philanthropy, laid out some decisive goals for his Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation in his annual January letter.  While continuing to work on improving U.S. education and global health, the foundation is also committed to getting Africa to feed itself and wants to help ... so that poor can transform their lives."

What legacy would you leave with your riches or changes and contribution?

Take the Leap and Beyond

A Thought Jesse Tam Seattle, strive beyond your personal comfort zone and discover the inner energy and strength. There is a world of opportunities and lessons to be learned, continue learning from others and education yourself. Take the leap, challenge and some risks or you will be left behind.

Remain in the shallow end or reach further into the world, across the  ocean from Seattle and beyond. Discover new cultures, volunteer, mentor and join networking groups.   http://jessetam.com/

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 Either You Decide to

 Stay in the Shallow End of the Pool or 

You Go Out in the Ocean

-  Christopher Reeve

Just a thought.  Are you ready to venture into new adventures from the shallow end into the vast open ocean?

Seattle Seahawks Believe

Believe - Never Give Up

Watching the playoff with Jesse Tam and the 12's cheering on the Seattle Seahawks was a dream come true. The 12's looking for a chance to make plans to the desert in Arizona for a champion repeat. Seattle fans and team  filled with excitement for Super Bowl week.  http://jessetam.com/


 It was a nail biting 2 minutes  towards a tie with an unbelievable come back. Finally, things start to go our way with a fake field goal leading towards scoring a TD.  The on side kick recovered by our Seahawks player giving the team another chance.  Our 12's were still creating noise and earthquakes in the stands.  The team continue to fight on the field against the Packers, never letting up or loose faith in themselves.

Heading to overtime, Russell and the Seahawks continued the fight and kept their spirits and hopes alive by keeping the faith as a team and Never Gave Up - Believe!  What a wonderful journey as they entered another back to back year to Super Bowl 49. As Beast might think about the media and press, they write what they want to say. Ditto

During a conversation with Jesse Tam, he  reminded us to follow our dreams Never Give Up.  Strive to do the best regardless of what others may think, do or say Believe In Yourself

#True Believers 

 #Winners  #Champions  #Keeping the Faith

 #Dreamers  #Leaders   #Team Spirit   @Seattle

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