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Tiger tourism decision delayed
The ban, which applies to the "core areas" of India's 41 reserves, came into force in July on the grounds that it would protect the endangered species. It is estimated that there are as few as 3,200 tigers remaining in the wild. New guidelines on tourism have since been proposed by the Indian government, which, if accepted, would see the ban relaxed, but this week the country's supreme court, for the second time in less than a fortnight, postponed its decision on whether to allow tourists to return.
The ban has so far had a limited impact, but this month marks the start of the tiger tourism season, and Julian Matthews, the chairman of Travel Operators for Tigers (TOFT), said the ongoing delays could put thousands out of work.
"It's a scary time for the industry," said Mr Matthews. "The 'core areas' are where 99 per cent of visitors go, so tiger tourism has effectively been halted. There are entire towns that rely on tourism. Ranthambhore [a National Park in Jaipur] alone employs 3,600 people directly, and perhaps 10 times that amount indirectly.
"The court should lift the ban, allow these people to make a living, and then spend a good six months or so speaking to various stakeholders, rather than forcing the government to draw up a set of guidelines in just a few days."
The court is due to reconvene on Tuesday, but Mr Matthews suggested that delays could continue for some time, due to the complexity of the issues, and India's convoluted legal system.
In the meantime, tiger tourists due to visit the country are being forced to cancel their trips entirely, or travel, but miss out on the chance to see the animals. A spokesman for the tour operator Cox & Kings said he was disappointed by the ban, which has forced many of the company's clients to change their itineraries. He also suggested that many people had been deterred from booking trips, due to the uncertainty. Kuoni said it is working with individual customers to offer holidays with alternative excursions.
The ban was introduced after Ajay Dubey, a conservationist, filed a "public interest litigation" which argued that existing legislation regarding the presence of humans in tiger habitats was being ignored. He also complained that authorities in several states had permitted the construction of hotels, resorts and shops inside the reserves.
TOFT, and other conservation groups, argue that the presence of tourists helps protect the animals by deterring poachers and loggers, and does not affect the animals' willingness to hunt or breed.
"Every bit of evidence we have says that the tigers are not affected by the presence of tourists or jeeps," said Mr Matthews. "Tourism also keeps poachers out because they are forced to look for an easier option, while the busiest reserves have the best protection due to revenue from tourists.
"Seventeen tiger reserves have few or no tigers left in them. No tourism has ever been allowed in or near these reserves. Instead, loggers arrived and poachers have free range."
The spokesman for Cox & Kings said that responsible tourism was of "immense benefit" both to wildlife conservation and the people who live around the parks. "If this situation drags on it will ultimately damage both," he said.
Mr Matthews, who was in Delhi last week to attend a court hearing on the issue, said that the new guidelines proposed by the Indian government – which would limit the number of tourists permitted to enter the reserves, and put 80 per cent of each reserve off-limts – could have negative implications for visiting holidaymakers.
"We have been calling for new regulations for years, but as well as doing nothing to protect the animals, these restrictions would put thousands of drivers and guides out of work, and could see holiday prices go through the roof," he said. "We need all sorts of people to visit the parks, not just the rich."


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Cole LOVES crawling and standing up
I'm really happy to be fronting a new campaign called "Give Up Clothes for Good" to support Cancer Research UK for kids and teens along with TKMaxx. It's a brilliant campaign and so easy to get involved. You basically just drop off your unwanted clothes, homeware and accessories to your nearest TKMaxx store and the money raised goes towards Cancer Research. It's such an incredible charity that desperately needs funding. What these children have to go through is just heartbreaking and since becoming a mum myself I feel so strongly about supporting a campaign like this. It's always great to have a clear out at this time of year so why not drop it off at your local TKMaxx!
Cole is doing great and growing up far too quickly! He's pulling himself up to stand on anything he can find and he even stood on his own for a few seconds this week but then he loses his balance and falls on his bottom. He LOVES being free to crawl around and play, he's in to EVERYTHING. He's got his top two front teeth coming through too but he seems to be coping pretty well and it's not affecting his sleep too much which I'm happy about cos running round after him all day is pretty exhausting! He's laughing a lot too and finds Bobby particularly amusing which is lovely to watch. It gives me a snap shot into the future and how much fun they're gonna have together… when they're not fighting over toys of course!
I'm loving having Bake Off back on TV. It always takes a minute to adapt to new presenters and judges but to be honest I watch it for the baking and I love it! The challenges are harder than ever and the standard is high which makes it great TV. I actually took part in the celebrity Bake Off for Sport Relief a few years ago so I have a real insight as to how it all works and it's weird watching it now after having been in the tent and going through it myself. Obviously they are working at a completely different level but it's crazy how the time flies by so quickly in the Bake Off tent and things always go wrong when you're under pressure. It's a tough show to do but so much fun to watch.

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Short post since I'm sitting outside of a panel room, will expand after I get home.
Toei's booth has a nice display for the new films promotional material along with the old Taichi statue.
A bit more.
A nice big display tile next to other Toei brands.
The model kits on display at the Bandai booth, which is insane in size.
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Six months ago I was one of 32 million uninsured Americans -- and I didn't really mind. I had spent a significant portion of my adult life without insurance. We did have coverage for all three (uneventful) births, but once back in Kansas without the very cheap, very good coverage of the Screen Actor's Guild plan, The Ex- and I gave little thought to the lapse in coverage. We were healthy, the kids were healthy, and even when we did have health insurance, we didn't use it. Doctors, schmoctors...the body is remarkable at healing itself. And we were invincible to boot.
While I worked at Hope Care Center, I was part of a low-cost HMO. I managed an annual checkup toward the end of my tenure, but giggled at the thought of paying for COBRA coverage upon my exit. Why on earth would I pay hundreds of dollars a month when I didn't average even one visit a year?
At about the same time, I'd taken over the responsibility for getting coverage for the kids. They had been uninsured for several catastrophe-free years, but the divorce lawyers laid out the necessity for their insurance. Because The Ex- worked as a server and I was an unemployed student, I took a deep, guilt-ridden breath and applied for government subsidized health coverage. While filling out the forms, I checked the box beside my name to request a policy for myself. What could it hurt, right?
After several you-need-to-send-us-more-paperwork letters (I assure you, they don't make it easy), I received four shiny new "insurance" cards (I use quotes because that's how you're treated when you use them) in early November. Since I was far more concerned with reading chemistry textbooks than policy manuals, I figured I'd wait until the break and then look at the details to get the kids in for long-overdue (but in my opinion, unnecessary) checkups.
Then to everyone's surprise, I was left speechless one December night. The resulting ER visit and follow-up care and tests would have left me tens of thousands of dollars in debt. But they did not. Because I was covered.
Were I not covered, I might have begged Mark to not take me to the ER even more ardently. Were I not covered, I would have most certainly ignored the follow-up orders for further testing. Were I not covered, I would have accepted the initial diagnosis of a TIA and assumed it all a fluke. Were I not covered, I would have likely taken the suggested aspirin for a month or so and then slipped out of the habit. Were I not covered, I would not have learned I experienced a sub-acute stroke. Were I not covered, I would not know I have a hole in my heart.
Fortunately, I live near an extraordinary learning hospital that accepts this "insurance." I have never felt in more competent hands in any chapter of my healthcare experiences. I know many who are in the same financial boat as I am do not enjoy such qualified care. In sparsely populated areas of my state, one must travel a great distance to be seen by a doctor or facility that would accept this plan. And while emergency rooms must welcome all who walk through their doors regardless of ability to pay, the financial aftermath of a hospital visit is almost always devastating to someone without insurance. So you can add to my "were I not covered" paragraph, "were I not covered, I would have been forced into bankruptcy."
While I was busting my arse trying to acquire the follow-up care with doctors who would accept the pittance that is their reimbursement for their services, I realized that healthcare reform was far bigger than just insuring the masses. But it's one heck of a start. Six months ago I was a Young Invincible. Today I have pre-existing conditions that could easily keep my future employer from offering me reasonable coverage.
But something big happened in Washington D.C. today. Though far from perfect and far from being enacted, I'm still pretty tickled.


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IFLA Information Literacy Satellite conference held in Limerick, Ireland. Reimagining Digital Literacy Possibilities @ Deakin University by Christine Oughtred, Sabina Robertson, and Sue Owen (Deakin University, Australia) was presented by Robertson. She started by giving some facts about Deakin University and talked about the new strategic plan. She noted that the new Course Enhancement Strategy had graduate outcomes which included Digital Literacy (as well as communication, critical thinking, problem solving etc. - but, I note, information literacy). Robertson then focused on digital literacy (DL) and showed this video which explains how the library helps with DL: http://air.deakin.edu.au/public/media/Digital+Literacy+/0_bfyyl126
If you watch you will see that it includes information literacy elements in DL. Robertson went on to give examples of how librarians had worked with academics to develop students' DL through the curriculum. This included examples where assessment of the DL element was part of the credit for the class, notably where students had to evaluate websites in groups and create presentations. A new initiative consists of credit-bearing communication classes which will be taken by a large number of students (1000+). Robertson noted that professional development for library staff was an important part of the plan. She saw building relationships with academics and collaborating with them to develop authentic learning activities as very important.
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A website by four Maine family members who love talking about the Red Sox in loud voices.
Monday, April 11, 2016
Beware the First Inning Run
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Price so far is 2 for 2 in not giving up a first inning run.ReplyDelete
Buchholz made it out of the first inning without giving up a run last night (barely). I'm starting to think that this is just about bad pitching. Which, I understand, is no revelation. Giving up runs in the first inning is not a recipe for winning games, and neither is giving up too many runs. The Red Sox pitchers just are not good enough right now or last season. Whether they are giving up runs in the first inning, third inning or any inning they're just giving up too many.ReplyDelete
With that being said. Here's a message to Red Sox Nation: DO NOT GIVE UP ON THIS TEAM JUST YET. They are doing a lot of things better than they were last year and if they can clean up their game just a little they can go on a winning streak soon. Soon enough to save John Farrell's job? Not so sure about that, but I do like this team. They have fight, the lineup looks deep, their young core seems to have taken a step forward from a maturity stand point and they still have an ace and an ace reliever. They're going to be OK. A win tonight to go to 4-4 will go a long way to keeping stability in the short term, but they're going to be alright in the long run too.


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Round here us young men want for a certain Volkswagen pickup the average size twinturbo diesel Amarok that Europeans take to their variant of football back end parties. Since outside made pickups cant turn a stone on American soil well never split a Budweiser over an Amarok or see Brad Paisley pen a down home melody about how it rides like a lifted Golf. However the Chevy individuals have heard our yearnings for a littler more proficient pickup that can hit the earth trails and their Colorado ZR2 idea is a fitting substitute for that stout German truck.
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We wouldnt anticipate that the Colorado ZR2 will heat up its transmission liquid up slope—like the S10 ZR2 did and given the strong refined bones of the normal truck this butch Colorado appears as though it could legitimately shake slither in its namesake state. Gone are the stock trucks lowhanging guards elastic airdam folds and avoids. In their place are a gruff prerunner front end that builds the methodology edge to 30.7 degrees and a restyled back guard that ups the flight point to 22.7 degrees (versus 25 and 21 degrees on the Z71 trim).
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Score: Dean College 19, Castleton University 17
Records: Dean College (4-5, 3-2 ECFC), Castleton University (1-8, 0-5 ECFC)
Location: Lippert Field, Franklin, Mass.
Date: Saturday, November 3, 2018
Time: 12:00 PM
When they needed it the most, the Dean College defense stood tall, thwarting a potential game-winning score on the game's final play and the Bulldogs held on to knock off Castleton University, 19-17, in Eastern Collegiate Football Conference (ECFC) action on Saturday afternoon.
In a game that was played in periods of heavy rain and strong winds, the hosts fell behind 10-0 before rallying to score 19 straight points to seize control of the contest and eventually secure a heart stopping victory.
After a scoreless first quarter, the Spartans got on the board when Andy Kenosh booted a 27-yard field goal early in the second quarter.
The game stayed that way until late in the half when Castleton embarked on a ten-play, 72-yard drive that was capped by Moe Harris, who barreled his way into the endzone with 48 seconds left to send Castleton into intermission ahead, 10-0.
Dean's offense finally seemed to get going when Terrell Watts (New Haven, Conn.) connected with Errol Breaux (Marietta, Ga.) on an incredible diving catch for 44 yards that put the Bulldogs at the Spartan four-yard line. On the next play, DeAndre Grange (Teaneck, N.J.) powered his way in to bring Dean to within four at 10-6.
The next time the Bulldogs had the ball, they marched 70 yards on 11 plays, which featured two catches from Quintus Reid (New Haven, Conn.) and several strong runs from Grange. On the 11th play, Grange found the endzone again, this time from three yards out, putting Dean ahead for the first time, 12-10.
Midway through the fourth, Castleton looked as if they might be in position to secure the go ahead score, but Mitchell Caron had his pass intercepted by Shannon Moxey (Marietta, Ga.), who returned it 56 yards to the Spartan 26-yard line. Two plays later, Watts hit Breaux from 30 yards out to give Dean a 19-10 lead with 6:50 left in the game.
The Bulldogs looked as if they might seal the contest when Caron was intercepted again – this time by David Marino-Silver (Tampa, Fla.) after getting into Dean territory. Castleton, however, got the ball right back after a mishandled exchange between Watts and Grange gave the Spartans the ball on the Dean 21.
Harris immediately ripped off a 20-yard run and then Caron burrowed his way into the endzone to make the score 19-17 with 2:32 left.
After Breaux recovered the ensuing onside kick, the Dean offense couldn't get a first down and were forced to punt, giving the Spartans the ball at the 200-yard line with 1:33 to go.
Caron methodically moved Castleton down the field highlighted by completions of 12 and 23 yards to Anthony Martinez and when he slipped a pass to Harris for a first down on third down, suddenly the Spartans were on the 25-yard line.
13 seconds remained when Caron dropped back and searched for a receiver but couldn't find one. He decided to run and was stopped inbounds by Travis Byars (Atlanta, Ga.) at the 17-yardline and the Spartans were unable to get another play off.
Watts was efficient under center for the Bulldogs, going 17-for-29 for 273 yards and a score, while Breaux continued his monster season with five catches for 127 yards and a touchdown.
Reid ended with six grabs for 75 yards and Grange ran hard for 77 yards and a pair of scores.
Moxey was the star on defense with five tackles, two interceptions, a pass breakup and a forced fumble. Byars ended with a team-best ten tackles – all solo, while Gene Baisden (Tampa, Fla.) had six stops, two sacks and another tackle for loss.
Dean is back in action in its season finale when they host ECFC league opponent, Anna Maria, next Saturday at 12:00 PM.


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Observation from travelling through many Shopping Centres' sees a lack of centre management presence on the retail floor. Retailer feedback suggests they see centre management only if there is an issue or the leasing executive at renewal time. Retailer presentation, in particular kiosks and casual mall leasing is not consistent and not reflective of what was approved during the design process. The presentation over time deteriorates with site lines impacted and clutter collecting on counters etc. all taking away from the retailers initial vision. Centre furniture moved by cleaners not put back in the right place and quite often casual mall leasing/ pop up shops impacting the traffic flow, often with poor visual merchandising.
Monitoring these issues, understanding and engaging our customer, engaging with the retailer and our supplier partners not only improves our credibility as managers but in turn reduces paperwork and reporting as experience tells us, many of these matters end up being resolved through this process.
Understanding the sales and traffic performance together with experiencing it "hands on" in the marketplace is essential. It is disappointing that this is a diminishing practice, I have experienced this throughout various organizations and it is a criticism of our industry in general. Send an email, send a text….we are too busy to engage.
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Ten of the victims died when gunmen ambushed a military convoy near the town of Maimbung.
Troops were sent to engage the rebels and during the battle which followed 10 more soldiers died.
The military blamed Abu Sayyaf - an Islamic militant group allegedly tied to al-Qaeda - and rogue elements in the Moro National Liberation Front (MNLF).
The MNLF, which signed a peace deal with the government in 1996, said it was behind Thursday's ambush.
It said the attack was retaliation for an army offensive a day earlier.
Hatimil Hassan, deputy chairman of the MNLF, said on local TV: "(The ambush) was not Abu Sayyaf. It was our troops. It was the military's fault. They started it all."
The government wants peace with the MNLF, although some of its members have refused to disarm.
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Currently offered to Year 5 pupils but will also be offered to reception age pupils and their parents from 2016.
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Currently offered to Year 5/6 pupils at selected schools. Pupils work with road safety staff and the police to look at the speed of drivers near their school. The pupils then have the opportunity to talk to speeding drivers about the dangers and consequences of their speeding.
Crucial Crew
Organised by Community Safety Partnerships for Year 6 pupils in eight districts across Essex.
Parking issues at schools
We are happy to provide advice and support to help address parking issues at schools.
Advice and resources on our website
There are lots of resources and advice for parents and children in the 'education' section of our website including:
• Pre-school children: including our 'Prepare me for the road 'booklet for parents
• Primary age pupils: including our 'All about' parents' guides and worksheets for children
• Secondary age pupils: including our 'All about' leaflet, 'Your life in their hands' booklet and a students' journal.
• Child car seats: advice covering the law, a guide to car seats for your child, choosing a seat, child car seat regulations and FAQs.
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Tales of the Road
Part of the Government's THINK! road safety campaign which shows "what happens when it all goes wrong" when crossing the road.
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Part of the Tales of the Road campaign.
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Tonight ArtPrize hosted its Juried Short List announcement, where each of its five category jurors revealed his or her short list of five installations Two-Dimensional Art, Three-Dimensional Art, Time and Performance Art, Use of Urban Space, and Outstanding Venue. Each installation is now in the running for a $20,000 prize.
The Juried Short Lists represent the opinion of each category juror. During the past three days, five jurors have poured through 1,524 installations to identify five contenders for $20,000 prizes. Each juror is given the privilege of setting their own criteria for their category, and many will challenge us in how they have imagined and interpreted the category itself.
"These eagerly anticipated shortlists of installations and curated venues bring into being the tension between professional and populist opinions which is now so much a part of the ArtPrize conversation," said Christian Gaines, executive director of ArtPrize. "ArtPrize exists to support the ideas of artists and honor their courage, as well as to engage and challenge the community. It is the exchange of ideas and critical debate that is so unique to ArtPrize."
ArtPrize updated its awards structure in 2012, to bring the influence of arts professionals in greater parity to public opinion. Each category juror will award $20,000 to a single artist (or in the case of the Venue award, a curator). Short list finalists by category include (in alphabetical order):
JUROR: John Yau, poet, critic, editor of Hyperallergic Weekend
|Rick Beerhorst
|Grand Rapids, Mich.
|DeVos Place Convention Center
|Peter Crow
|Three and Four: Red, Yellow and Black
|Birmingham, Mich.
|Cathedral Square
|Alexis Rockman
|Tropical Migrants
|New York, N.Y.
|Grand Rapids Art Museum
|Mary Rousseaux
|Series 28 Untitled #1
|Royal Oak, Mich.
|DeVos Place Convention Center
|Kyle Staver
|Europa and the Flying Fish
|New York, N.Y.
|Grand Rapids Brewing Company
JUROR: Hesse McGraw, vice president for Exhibitions and Public Programs, San Francisco Art Institute
|Daniel Arsham
|New York, N.Y.
|Frederik Meijer Gardens & Sculpture Park
|Carlos Bunga
|Barcelona, Spain
|SiTE:LAB @ 54 Jefferson
|Through the Skies for You
|Chattanooga, Tenn.
|Kendall College of Art & Design
|Charles Matson Lume
|The world's an untranslatable language II (for Charles Wright)
|St. Paul, Minn
|Kendall College of Art & Design
|Julie Schenkelberg
|The Unfounded Future of the Untold
|Brooklyn, N.Y.
|SiTE:LAB @ 54 Jefferson
JUROR: Rashida Bumbray, curator, former curator at The Kitchen
|Dance In the Annex
|Angle of Repose
|Grand Rapids, Mich.
|SiTE:LAB @ 54 Jefferson
|Maurice Jacobsen
|Facing Al Aqaba
|Al Aqaba, Palestine
|Ah-Nab-Awen Park
|Arthur Liou
|Sonnet 27
|Bloomington, Ind.
|SiTE:LAB @ 54 Jefferson
|Deanna Morse
|Whispers of the Prairie
|Grand Rapids, Mich.
|Grand Rapids Art Museum
|Shahzia Sikander
|The Last Post
|New York, N.Y.
|Grand Rapids Art Museum
JUROR: Eva Franch I Gilabert, director of Storefront for Art and Architecture
|Henry Brimmer
|I want to be different … (ladder)
|East Lansing, Mich.
|Monroe Center/ First Community Bank
|Hanson and Feinburg
|Temporary's Pursuit of Permanence
|Minneapolis, Minn.
|Gillett Bridge
|Maurice Jacobsen
|Facing Al Aqaba
|Al Aqaba, Palestine
|Ah-Nab-Awen Park
|David Kail
|Egg Prize
|Grandville, Mich.
|Van Andel Arena
|JD Urban
|United States: an everyday people project
|Brooklyn, N.Y.
|Calder Plaza
JUROR: Alice Gray Stites, chief curator and director of Art Programming, 21cMuseum
|Auto Fixit Body Shop
|805 Ottawa Avenue NW
|Monroe/ North Belknap
|Craft House
|40 Division Ave S
|Grand Rapids Art Museum
|101 Monroe Center
|Center City
|Kendall College of Art & Design
|17 Pearl St NW
|Center City
|SiTE:LAB @ 54 Jefferson
|54 Jefferson Ave. SE
ArtPrize is the world's largest art competition. It features public and professional juries, which award $560,000 in prizes. In 2013, 1,524 installations from 47 countries and 45 U.S. states and territories are competing for one of 16 prizes, ranging from $5,000 to $200,000.
In the first eleven days of competition, participants may vote via text message, mobile app or at artprize.org for as many artists as they choose. At the end of the first round, the top ten vote-getters will become ArtPrize finalists. During the final five days, the second round of voting focuses on these ten finalists, with each voter getting only one vote—the artist who they believe should win the top prize of $200,000. The remaining $160,000 is distributed to the final nine vote-getters.
For more information, including a complete list of artists and their corresponding venues or the jury panel, visit www.artprize.org.
About ArtPrize
ArtPrize, a 501c3 non-profit corporation, is an international art competition, open to any artist and decided by public vote. It invites artists to try out new ideas on a large and diverse population of people. It seeks to broaden the critical dialogue around contemporary art by awarding the world's largest art prize, at $560,000. Registered artists and venues connect online at artprize.org and agree to present the artwork for public display during the 19-day event. The public votes using mobile devices and the web to distribute $360,000, while an additional $200,000 in juried awards are decided by a group of international art experts. ArtPrize 2013 will include 1,524 entries representing 47 countries and 45 U.S. states and territories, and is expected to attract more than 400,000 active participants. Since its inception, individuals of all backgrounds have cast more than 1.7 million votes for public art.
ArtPrize 2013 is presented by the Dick & Betsy DeVos Family Foundation. Premier Leadership sponsors include Amway, Founders Brewing Company, Kendall College of Art and Design of Ferris State University, Meijer, PNC Bank, the Rapid and the DeVos Family Foundations. Leadership sponsors include Consumers Energy, Frey Foundation, Haworth, The Iserv Company, Steelcase Inc., Subaru, Trivalent Group | HP and Wolverine Worldwide. Premier Benefactor sponsors include Adtegrity, Deloitte, Delta Air Lines, Downtown Grand Rapids Inc., Edward Jones, Fox Motors, City of Grand Rapids Parking Services, Grand Valley State University, The Gilmore Collection, Heineken, Herman Miller, ITC, Michigan Council for Arts and Cultural Affairs, Mighty in the Midwest, National Endowment for the Arts, the Edgar & Elsa Prince Foundation, Scott Christopher Homes, Spectrum Health, Square One Design, St. Julian Winery, Terryberry, WGVU Public Media and Worksighted.
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CAMBRIDGE, Mass. – The Harvard women's hockey team treks to North Country to wrap up the regular season this weekend. On Friday, the Crimson will take on No. 8/8 St. Lawrence at 6 p.m. and will turn around to face No. 2/2 Clarkson on Saturday at 3 p.m. Both contests will be streamed on the host school's video platform. Harvard has already clinched a spot in the ECAC playoffs, so the team will look to build momentum heading into post season and potentially alter its opponent draw with this weekend's results.
Quick Hits
Sophomore Kat Hughes was selected as NCAA Ice Hockey's first star of the week after scoring both game-winning goals and collecting five points last weekend. The winger was also named ECAC Hockey's Player of the week after her performance. She has tallied at least a point in each of the last four games, a career high streak with three goals and four assists.
Becca Gilmore was named ECAC Hockey's Rookie of the Week after a six -point weekend against Union and Rensselaer. The freshman notched her second four-point outing of the season on Saturday netting a goal and three assists.
Becca Gilmore leads the team in points (30). She is the first 30+ point scorer since the 2015-16 season and the first freshman to record 30+ points since 2005-2006 when Jenny Brine tallied 31 in her collegiate debut.
Randi Griffin '10 made history on Wednesday, scoring the first Olympic goal for the Korean women's hockey team. The PyeongChang Olympics is the first time that North Korea and South Korea have competed as a single nation in a team sport.
Senior Chelsea Ziadie will play in her 100th career game on Saturday at Clarkson.
Harvard's second line is responsible for 21 of 33 of the Crimson's points in the last three outings. The trio has scored nine of 12 goals, including all three game-winners.
Last Time Out
A strong opening to the third period led the Crimson to a 4-3 victory over Northeastern in the Beanpot consolation game on Tuesday night, Feb. 13 at Conte Forum. Freshman Becca Gilmore helped erase a two-goal deficit early in the third, sealing the win for Harvard with the game-tying and game-winning goals.
The Crimson opened scoring nearly four minutes into the first period when freshman Keely Moy tallied her ninth goal of the season off a feed from Gilmore to give Harvard a 1-0 lead. Northeastern would then go on to earn the next three tallies. The Huskies first evened the score just two minutes after Harvard's goal and added another to take a 2-1 lead late in the first period.
Almost halfway through the second period, Northeastern scored a shorthanded goal to increase its lead to two. Harvard tightened the gap at 9:50 in the second on a goal by Ali Peper with assists from Bradley Fusco and Kaitlin Tse to come back within one. Down 3-2 heading into the third period, the Crimson came out firing, taking a 4-3 lead less than eight minutes into the frame off of Gilmore's back-to-back goals.
Freshman goaltender Becky Dutton picked up her second win of the season, making 20 saves in net and turning away all of Northeastern's shots in the third period. Offensively, Gilmore led the Crimson with seven shots on goal and owned a .615 faceoff percentage. Harvard outshot the Huskies 27-23 including 10-6 in the second period and 10-7 in the third.
A Story of 100 Games
Senior Chelsea Ziadie is set to play in her 100th career game against Clarkson on Saturday. Through her four seasons, the blue liner has scored six goals and added nine assists and has skated in every game during her junior and senior campaigns.
Ziadie made her collegiate debut on Oct. 31, 2014 in a 4-1 win against Rensselaer. The defenseman scored her first collegiate point with an assist on Harvard's fifth goal in a 7-1 win over Brown on Feb. 7, 2015. Ziadie did not tally a single penalty minute during her freshman campaign, the only Harvard skater with a clean sheet that season.
Ziadie returned for her sophomore year in full force, playing in all but one contest. She earned her first career start in the season opener at Dartmouth, and would go on to start in 27 of her 31 games played that year. The Pointe-Claire, Quebec native notched a career high +4 rating and had the primary assist on Harvard's first goal in a 6-2 win over No. 10 Colgate on Jan. 9. Ziadie found the back of the net for the first time in her career in a 4-1 win over Yale on Feb. 6. The blue-liner lit the lamp just 4:15 into the game on a one-timer from the slot, in front of a record-breaking crowd at the Bright-Landry Hockey Center. At the end of her sophomore season, Ziadie received the Joe Bertagna Award, an honor recognizing the most improved player.
Ziadie continued to be a solid competitor during her junior season, appearing in all 29 games for the Crimson. She posted a career high point-streak with back-to-back goals against No. 3/3 Clarkson and Boston University in the Beanpot. Both contests ended in ties.
This season, Ziadie has donned the Crimson jersey in all 27 games and has gotten the starting nod in 25 contests. Ziadie made an immediate impact this season, scoring a goal and adding an assist in the season opener against Dartmouth. She tied her career high point streak early in the season, posting assists in back-to-back games against Princeton and Dartmouth. She is tied for the most power-play goals on the team and has blocked a team-high 39 shots on net. She is again the only skater on the Crimson roster to have not registered a penalty, and one of just 10 ECAC players to have not committed an infraction playing in at least 50 percent of total games. The senior is set to graduate this spring with dual concentrations in Sociology and Economics and is a resident of Adams House.
Making History
After Japan took a 2-0 lead in the first, Randi Griffin would etch her name in the record books midway through the second, when she forged a shot from the left circle that dribbled through Akane Konishi's pads to score for Team Korea.
Active Point Streaks
Five Crimson players are on active point streaks, with three having scored in the last three or four games.
Kat Hughes has set a new career high of four consecutive games with a point or more. Since the Beanpot first round, Hughes has collected seven points, including two goals and an assist against Rensselaer.
Becca Gilmore and Brooke Jovanovich have both tallied points in the last three games, Gilmore contributing nine points, five of which were goals, and Jovanovich adding six.
Defensemen Kaitlin Tse and Emma Buckles have both posted back-to-back games with at least one assist.
Rising Stars
Kat Hughes and Becca Gilmore have had a breakout week for the Crimson, leading the charge of Harvard's three-game win streak.
Earlier this week, Kat Hughes was named the NCAA Ice Hockey First Star of the Week after her five-point weekend against Union and Rensselaer. The sophomore posted both game-winning goals and tied her career high of three points in a single game with two goals and an assist against Rensselaer. The performance also earned her the first ECAC Hockey Player of the Week honor of her career.
Becca Gilmore led the team with six points this weekend, earning her ECAC Hockey's Rookie of the Week Award, her second of the season. Gilmore went on to add another three points in the Beanpot consolation on Tuesday against Northeastern. The center scored both the game-tying and game-winning goals to help effectively erase a 3-1 deficit early on.
30 is the new 20
Becca Gilmore tallied her 30th career point on Tuesday against Northeastern. Last season, Harvard's leading scorer accumulated 21 points through 29 games. Gilmore's 30 points (12 goals, 18 assists) are the most for a freshman since Jenny Brine notched 31 points (18 goals, 13 assists) in 35 games during the 2005-06 season.
Her 1.11 points per game rank 17th in the nation, seventh in the ECAC and fourth among all NCAA freshmen and second among ECAC freshmen. Her team-leading 18 assists rank 11th in the conference.
Gilmore also leads the team in multi-point outings with ten, four of which were three-plus point efforts.
Playoff Projections
Following this weekend's games, Harvard will prepare for post-season, after narrowly missing playoffs last year. Prior to the weekend, the Crimson sit sixth in the conference with 20 league points. While the team would need a sweep to jump Quinnipiac in fifth (23 points), a tie or win would distance the Crimson from Princeton and Yale that are right on its heels at 19 and 16 points respectively.
Ivy League Standings
After finishing fourth in the Ivy League last season, Harvard has jumped to second with a 6-2-2 record against Ancient Eight programs. Cornell edged out the Crimson with an 8-1-1 record against Ivy schools but Harvard was able to outlast Princeton and Yale in the next two slots with 5-3-0 and 5-3-1 records respectively.
Harvard has won 11 Ivy League championships in women's hockey, the most recent in 2015.
Scouting St. Lawrence
Last weekend, the Saints clinched home ice for the playoffs with a 3-2 overtime win at Princeton. Leading scorer Kennedy Marchment had a hand in two of the goals and has tallied at least one point in 14 of the last 15 games for St. Lawrence. Nadine Edney, who scored the ot winner, has notched points in six of the last seven contests.
St. Lawrence and Harvard are posting similar stats, with the Saints having a slight edge on power-play percentage and Harvard having a small advantage on penalty kill effectiveness. Last weekend, the Saints also skated to a 1-1 tie with Quinnipiac.
Scouting Clarkson
The Clarkson Golden Knights were on a 15-game tear before the Princeton Tigers shut them out at Hobey Baker Rink last Friday. Clarkson came back to shut out Quinnipiac 2-0 on Saturday but the No. 2 power-play in the nation was only able to connect on one of five opportunities during the pair of games.
Clarkson's top scorers lead the ECAC and rank fourth in the nation with 58 points apiece. Veteran Loren Gabel has 28 goals and 30 assists but was held off the scoresheet last weekend. Freshman Elizabeth Giguere has 22 goals and 36 assists but was also stifled last weekend, scoring just once at Quinnipiac.
What's Next?
The Crimson will await its fate in the 2018 ECAC playoffs this weekend. Pending final results from the regular season, Harvard will hit the road for the opening round next weekend.


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Once past the hangover from the 2013 Oscar should revisit the issue that troubled us before the gala, the fashion week in Milan and all your news Italian. And last Friday was intense and driven, then paraded in a single day: Blumarine, Etro, Iceberg, Moschino and Versace. Which do stay? Depends on what you like say one name or another. Yes, all very different from each other.
Blumarine firms is one I liked because of its simplicity when submitting proposals. Monochrome outfits in blue type, nude, white or black. Although we also saw prints like houndstooth.
Etro has always stood out for their proposals and full of colorful prints (sometimes brushed tacky). I must confess that this was not a sign that my attention, but over the years has managed to become more demure without forgetting that personal touch and nontransferable.
In love. So I felt seeing the new Autumn-Winter 2013/2014 of Iceberg. Simple and very wearable proposals that had as main theme three colors: white, black and yellow. What do you think?
We already know that Moschino proposals are bold, very bold. And for this occasion would expect: the plaid was the main protagonist, as well as red and black. I must confess that I liked a lot of their clothes (separately) and that this pattern is more than I have since I have conquered reason. Among its star items found a tartan coat in dark tones.
Versace woman introduced us to a very ... Versace. How could it be otherwise, the Italian showed very bold proposals for femme fatales. Garments on vinyl and patent leather in black, white and yellow. What do you think?
Why Gunning signature?
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The Figure Sketch
As I dig deep again into painting, I'm experimenting a LOT. This is a bit I shared on Facebook recently about a little figure sketch I did.
November 29, 2018
I took this reference photo out the car window, I mean, what a beautiful image right? Figures aren't part of my repertoire generally but I could be ready to go there...So I have been playing/painting on some oil paper taped to large cardboard on my studio easel. (Why? To get it up to eye level.)
The oil paper---somehow I have a bit of it and I kinda like painting on it actually. The stuff I have is smoother than canvas or linen and it's kinda fun how paint goes on it. It's relatively inexpensive, and you can cut it with scissors and that's fascinating to me and I recommend trying some out btw. Ha!!
I sketched her out loosely, making sure to mind my distance from the surface (thanks to my obstacle stool). I made a few color notes just because I can do what I want then decided to study her outline via the background. Loosely put that in then began to look at the darkest areas...
Again, first and quickly dark notes, about 6 good strokes for definition. Then I found the mid shadow tones and replicated those shapes as I saw them. I let the lightest areas fill in en mass so not to lose the whole, working around, and with, the area I just completed in the mid tones.
A few (FEW) highlights and a glance at the clock. 15 minutes, too many brush strokes but less than 40? More time spent figuring out shape and value...
I've selected a figure sketching class to take at the Art Students League of Denver in the spring. I'm a little scared, a little anxious but can.not.wait!!
Brushes Up!
Cathleen Windham is an artist living in Denver, CO
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forget the howling desert he has traversed, as well as the distant home, to which he is bound. In Damascus some of the best reciters are to be found; and the peculiar luxury and situation of its coffee-houses aid very much the effect of their narrations. In Cairo, the want of water, the burning heat, and the gloomy and dusty streets, are, as well as the desert that spreads on every side, great foes to the imagination. In Constantinople the beauty of the external scenery, of the Bosphorus and its enchanting shores, cannot be surpassed; but the scantiness of water in the interior of the city, diminishes very much the luxuries of its people, who love beyond every thing the sight and sound of falling water in their apartments. But in Damascus, almost all the coffee-houses have splendid fountains, that are thrown up, some of them to the height of six or seven feet; and it is delightful to recline on one of the soft seats near them, and listen to their ceaseless rush and fall. The abundance of water from the five streams that flow around the city is incredible. The Assyrians might well complain, in their inroads into the Promised Land, of the scarcity of its rivers, and boast that there was nothing like their own Abana and Pharpar. In some of these houses of recreation, whose latticed windows, thrown open, admit the air, the wealthier people form dinner-parties, of men only. Seated in a circle on the carpet, with the various dishes on low tables before them, they eat slowly and carelessly, conversing at intervals, without any of the gout or joviality that wine inspires. Every good private dwelling in Damascus has its fountain, and this is invariably in the best apartment, it being a luxury, or rather a necessity, that few inhabitants care to do without; an Englishman would as soon live in an uncarpeted house. And round the marble basin, or in the divan just beyond it, the host at evening receives his friends; and they sit and smoke, and calmly converse the hours away: this is the time when the wealthier families sometimes send for a celebrated story-teller to amuse the party; and when the latter knows he is to be handsomely paid, it is a more recherche opportunity than the public companies afford. It is the sultry hour of noon, perhaps, when the burning rays are on the water, the trees, and green banks that surround the public cafe of Damascus: the light roof, supported by the slender pillars, casts a shade on the peopled floor, on which the well and variously dressed Turks recline, some in small wickered chairs, others on long and softer benches, covered and backed with carpets and cushions. These seats are placed close to the river's edge; and earth has nothing more indulgent than to sit here, in the cool of the day, or in the still hour of night, and listen to the rush of the waters, and gaze on the gleaming of the cataract; then put the amber-tipped and scented pipe to the lips, or turn to the throng of many nations around, all silently enjoying the hour. It is sweet to such a people to have their feelings violently excited, to have the monotony of their thoughts thus broken wildly by the vivid descriptions of the speaker. It is a pleasure so easily enjoyed also; the head need not be raised from its recumbent position, nor the eye turned from the faint twilight falling on the foaming river, nor the hand moved from its gentle grasp on the chibouque. The favourite storyteller watches his moment, and comes forward into the middle of the floor, and raises his hand: the lips of the Damascene, the Cairene, the Arab, and the Persian, that were before busy, perhaps conversing on the few themes that occupy an Oriental mind, are instantly hushed. The hands of those whose faces are turned towards the speaker are laid significantly on their flowing beards, or count their beads with unconscious and mechanical motion. The waiters, who replenish continually the often-drained coffee-cups, tread stealthily over the floor. If a guest enters, his eye detects instantly the nature of the scene, and he walks with quick steps to the nearest vacant seat, and signs to the attendant to bring him the refreshment he desires. Amidst the sound of the falling waters, the voice of the story-teller alone is heard; and each tone falls as distinct and clear as that of the angel who shall proclaim at the day of account the sins of the people. It is beautiful to see a proud and half-barbarous people thus chained by the power of imagination; listening, with the earnestness and simplicity of children, to the fictitious narration, melted at the tenderness of some of the passages, and their dark eyes kindling at the powerful painting of others. THE CILICIAN GATES. This ruin, as it may be called, appears to be of Roman construction, and forms a very picturesque object, being approached through a wild valley, a little way from the Gulf of Issus: beyond it are bleak and uncultivated downs. Few passengers are met with in this direction. The poor habitations are thinly scattered; scarcely a hovel is to be seen throughout a territory so famous in ancient history: where the empire of Asia was contested by Darius and Alexander—all is now desolate. PART OF RHODES, THE CHANNEL, &c. This view is the one looking over the lower part of the town, where the consular houses are situated. More delightful abodes cannot be imagined; on the slope without the walls, in the midst of gardens, their windows looking on the shore, the channel, and the coast of Asia Minor opposite. The situation of consul in this isle is rather an enviable one, if a man can make up his mind to live with very little society; he will not, perhaps, find it a very hard matter to do this, but there is a chance that his wife will be thinking, too often for her peace, of the friends and comforts of her native home. All the ladies of the consuls whom I knew in these regions, were of this mind—discontented, contrasting the unsocial, dull, and monotonous people and manners around them, with those they had left behind. Not one was reconciled to, or happy in, her situation, whether it was in Egypt, Syria, or Turkey. 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The company PrintConcept Grafische Maschinen GmbH was founded on 1st February 2006.
Mr. Juergen Welle is in possession of 100% of the company. As early as in 1996 the company PrintConcept GmbH has received the exclusive sales rights of Doyle products.
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Miriam grew up on her family's vineyard, stemming from a long tradition. In her early years, her parents aimed to lead an alternative and rather esoteric way of life. She was influenced by her Dads passion for inspiration, the preservation of nature and his aspiration for game changing ideas. She attended a Steiner Waldorfschool and when she left school, she decided to study business administration. During her first internship abroad, she met Thomas Fuchs at a restaurant in Melbourne. That was the perfect spark for some CV-tuning activities, more internships to come and a long lasting friendship. Her passion for people and interest in finding ones way to leading a fulfilling life, always drove her to HR related issues and positions. Being able to deal with these questions in an environment, where everyone is passionate about optimizing the ambulant care of cancer patients, is giving her the true feeling of doing something meaningful.
QX: Miriam, beginning of this year you took over your new role as Head of Human Resources at the Omnicare Holding. You have been working in different roles in Human Resources throughout your career. Why HR?
Miriam: What drives me is to support people in getting in the driver seat to achieve their own success and as a result, the success of their (employing) company.
QX: What are the specific HR challenges Omnicare is facing? And what is your (personal) agenda as the new Head of Human Resources?
Miriam: In a dynamic environment, where ongoing change and uncertainties are immanent, my priority is to support our staff in getting the orientation needed and finding their personal strengths and access to their personal resources.
QX: Assuming a new role within the same company - especially when it comes with great leadership responsibility as yours - is a non-trivial challenge. From your recent personal experience as well as your professional capacity: Any advice for those of us facing this challenge in the future?
Miriam: The most important thing I see would be: be authentic, not perfect. Do what you can do best and find the right people to complement you with their strengths which are needed to achieve your goals. Therefore know about your abilities and those of your team members. Develop inacceptable weaknesses to an acceptable minimum and identify those skills you are great at and develop them to perfection. The results will pay off.
QX: Next to your work at Omnicare you have been involved as partner and operator at your family's vineyard and guesthouse. Your family now runs the Vineyard Zähringer in the 6th generation – since 1844. What does that mean to you?
Miriam: The winery means a lot to me and my family and I do what it takes to work for the success of the business together with my Brother, who took over the management a few years ago. Especially in threatening situations like a few weeks ago, when for 2 nights in a row the temperatures decreased to around minus 4 degrees celsius and killed the majority of our grape sprouts, then you get reminded of the significance and the force of nature.
QX: What's your family's winegrowing philosophy?
Miriam: This year we are celebrating 30 years of organic winegrowing. We are convinced that if you strive for highest quality you can only succeed working hand in hand with nature and not against it. In June we will be celebrating this on our annual "Gutsfest" on 24th of June 2017 and would be very happy to show you around our cellar and vineyard in person and of course to drink some great together …
QX: Any parallels between wine growing and the development of people in companies?
Miriam: Yes, definitely! No matter what you focus on, the glas of wine in your hand or the cancer patient being treated. In the end it comes to the importance of a holistic and resourceful perspective in order to achieve perfect results and long term success.
QX: What is your favourite Zähringer wine?
Miriam: Of course I tend to say I love all of them and especially our dry and floral white wines such as Sauvignon Blanc or Gewürztraminer. But since I always favour Sparkling, I'd say our Crémant!
QX: If you could choose: With whom would you like to drink a bottle of that Crémant?
Miriam: It is always good to have friends and family around – and of course our cellar and fridge is always well-prepared for any visits …
QX: Tell us about your personal Vanity?
Miriam: Hm. I have something classical for you: Next week I'll be turning 40 and of course I hope to meet some people who at least act surprised ;)
Thank you for the talk!


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Darling, a rambunctious family dog, is drafted to serve in the British Army during World War I.
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By Ildiko Tabori, PhD, Special to Everyday Health
As a society, we've perfected the art of teaching sex education and telling our kids that drugs are bad. We know how to take them to the doctor when they have that lingering cough or when something is twisted, sprained, or broken. So why aren't we placing that same value on their emotional health and psychological well-being?
The 15th anniversary of the Columbine tragedy has come and gone, and we have seen a rise in school and other mass shootings — 83 in the United States in the first four months of 2014, according to a Web site devoted to mass shootings that provides the statistics on the dead and injured. The media identify the shooters as ones with psychological problems, yet we hear over and over again that their friends and families "had no idea." We have a nation full of mental health providers, yet so many individuals never actually get desperately needed treatment, or they get subpar treatment.
Talk to Your Kids: Easy to Say, Hard to Do
It's easy to detach a bit from our children, especially as they enter those unpleasant adolescent years. But this is the time when we really need to hang on, stay present, and talk with our teens.
Most weekday mornings, I escort my daughter to her classroom. She has yet to become completely embarrassed by my presence (she's only 8), so I still get to walk hand-in-hand with her, all the while reminding her to pay attention, play nice, and enjoy her day. When I pick her up, I ask her about her day and what she learned. It is not easy getting this information out of her. Thus we embark on a game of 20 questions. While this game often feels more like the game of 2,000 (gray hair-inducing) questions to elicit the occasional non-"I don't know" or non-"I don't remember" response, I do it because I want to know about her life. I want to know about her thoughts, her experiences, her feelings, her friends, and whether she ate the cleverly disguised vegetables in her lunch. Part of my job description as mom is to be involved in her life even if it means dyeing my roots every few weeks.
Why Kids Need an Emotional Health Curriculum
When sex education is taught in middle school, it's discussed in clinical or biological terms. Kids learn about birth control, STDs, and safer sexual practices. We teach them about their secondary sexual characteristics, what their bodies are going to experience, and to speak up when someone makes them feel sexually uncomfortable. We teach kids that "no means no" and that it is okay to say no. Sex is normalized to be something that is healthy and something to be enjoyed when in a happy and loving relationship.
Kids learn about drugs even earlier than that. They learn that drugs are bad, why they are bad, and that they can lead us down a path that is not in our own best interest.
What does not get discussed is why people use drugs or why people engage in unsafe or uncomfortable sexual practices. We are taught which things are not good for us, but we are rarely, if ever, taught why these same things are not good for us. Happy people don't abuse drugs. Happy people don't use their bodies as mechanisms to gain love and acceptance. So why not teach our kids an emotional curriculum to fortify the academic one?
It's inevitable that we will experience some level of depression and anxiety at least once in our lifetime. In fact, it's likely to be more than once. Like sex and drugs, mental health should be taught to kids in clinical or biological terms. We need to develop — and help our kids develop — psychological literacy and learn to recognize at least some of the symptoms of depression and anxiety in ourselves and in our kids.
Our bodies sometimes recognize stress and anxiety before we do. Adults often feel tightness in their neck and shoulders or get frequent headaches. Kids will complain of frequent stomach aches. If we or our kids are no longer able to enjoy the everyday things that we used to enjoy, it may be time to talk to someone about our feelings, like a parent, a friend, a teacher, or a mental health professional.
How You Can Help Your Kids
Since our schools are hopelessly underfunded, it's not likely that psychological literacy will ever be taught. Learning how to maintain our psychological well-being is important and not too complicated. These key universal factors can help you and your kids maintain a healthy emotional life:
Exercise. Physical activity is a natural serotonin booster. Serotonin is the chemical in our brain that is most closely associated with depression. If we naturally increase the serotonin levels in our brains, we are less likely to be depressed. Get up and move and get your kids to do the same.
Eat well. Stop overstuffing yourself. If you claim that you're "full" all the time, it might be time to consider that you may be eating too much. Cut that portion in half. In addition, unless a doctor or dietician has recommended it for a specific condition, you don't need special gluten-free, soy-free, salt-free, sugar-free, carbohydrate-free, peanut-free, flavor-free, meat/chicken/fish-free, carbonation-free gourmet diets (unless you want them). But it's important to put something green and raw in your mouth at least once a day. Balance it out with something other than fast food. Recognize that so-called healthy fast-food options are often a loss leader. And dessert is not bad. If you honor your cravings, you're more likely to eat a spoonful or three of ice cream and not the entire carton.
Socialize. Put down the phone once in a while and look at each other. Share a meal with each other without the phone being next to you on the table. Try creating an electronic-free dinner table. There is no need to watch TV in HD — the kid in front of you is highly defined.
Laugh. Think about it — you can't be sad when you're laughing. Being the psychologist-in-residence at a comedy club, I have been privileged to witness how often an audience member will approach a comedian after their set and thank them for making their bad day just a little bit better. Listen to your kid's really bad knock-knock joke. Remember that the joke may not necessarily be in the material, so pay attention to the delivery.
Our kids learn by the examples we set and by the encouragement we provide. We should make sure they have easy access to supportive, stigma-free resources. It's time to add emotional literacy into our kids' curriculum.
Ildiko Tabori, PhD, is a licensed clinical psychologist in private practice in Los Angeles. In 2011, Dr. Tabori became the psychologist-in-residence at the Laugh Factory in Hollywood, Calif.


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Incidentally, another paper has recently starting publishing Calvin & Hobbes. Coincidence? Or is my influence in the Nepali press taking hold?
Anyway, I now have two more reasons to love THT. On April 1 it published a front page story about William & Kate choosing to spend their honeymoon in Nepal. It wasn't until the conclusion on page 3 that they announced it was an April Fools joke.
The second reason - yesterday they used the phrase "hoo ha" in their lead headline.


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