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Last updated at 11:49, Thursday, 28 June 2012
A mother described to a jury how her estranged husband held a knife to her throat and threatened to stab her in front of their small daughter.
The woman, at times breaking down as she spoke, was giving evidence in his trial at Carlisle Crown Court.
The man, who cannot be named for legal reasons, has denied threatening to kill her, assaulting her so that he caused actual bodily harm, and a further charge of a common assault on the child.
He has accused his estranged wife of making up the allegations.
Prosecutor Brendan Burke had earlier outlined the case against the man, telling the court that the alleged attack was not the first time the defendant had been violent.
Describing the events leading up to the charges now faced by the defendant, Mr Burke said he had spent time with the couple's daughter that day and then dropped her off at her mother's home.
The child had an upset stomach, and during the evening her mother tried unsuccessfully to contact the defendant by text. When he did not reply, she sent a message to a woman with whom he wanted to have a relationship and who she thought he may be with.
This made him extremely angry, said Mr Burke
In her evidence, the woman described what she said happened when he turned up at her Carlisle home later that evening.
"He literally picked me up and slammed me against the wall," she said.
She recalled her clothes being pulled and ripped by him.
She said he punched her as their daughter, hysterical, kept saying: "Please stop it daddy – don't hit mum."
After she picked up the child, he pushed the woman into the lounge and then went into the kitchen and picked up three knives.
She said he told her he was not sure whether to smash her face through every window, kill her, or kill them both.
The woman claimed that he told her: "If you get out of here you won't be recognisable, or you won't be alive."
She said he told their daughter that she could watch while he killed her mum.
The child became so upset that she hyperventilated. The woman said she pleaded with the defendant not to be violent in front of the child.
The trial continues.
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PHILADELPHIA — Eagles wide receiver DeSean Jackson is out for the season with two cracked ribs.
X-rays Monday night completely missed the damage as the preliminary report was negative.
At any rate, Jackson was placed on injured reserve Tuesday with what Andy Reid said typically would be a six-week rehab. Jackson was hurt near the end of the first quarter, getting tackled on an end-around by 235-pound linebacker Luke Kuechly.
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LeSean McCoy also failed his concussion impact test and remains in Stage 1 of the concussion protocol. Rookie running back Bryce Brown rushed for 178 yards and two touchdowns on 19 carries in his first start, including a 65-yard scoring burst. But Brown also fumbled the ball away twice in a game where one possession could have forced overtime.
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Parents Talk: Should Girls Wear Yoga Pants to School?
Yoga pants serve exactly one purpose—to attract boys' attention.
Makeup, necklines and skirt lengths have sparked battles between daughters and their parents and principals for as long as teenagers have gone to school.
While sophomores may have trouble pointing to Libya on a map or naming the Speaker of the House, I'll bet they can recite verbatim their school's policy on appropriate classroom attire.
I went to Catholic school and remember teachers regularly measuring to the centimeter how high girls' hemlines were above the knee. Dress code violations resulted in immediate detention or parental conference, but that didn't stop girls from rolling their skirts at the waistline when teachers let their guard down.
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This year, yoga pants have flared up as the new front line in the assault on adolescent girls' rights. Kids first began wearing yoga pants to school in 2011, but the fad has since exploded and the tight-fitting leggings can now be found in just about every American high school.
Recognizing their absurdity, districts across the country have taken action to limit or all out ban the wearing of yoga pants to school—prompting persecuted teens to cry foul.
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Well, it should.
I'm sure yoga pants are comfortable, but so are bathrobes and karate gis. I don't see girls wearing them to homeroom, however. Yoga pants are for—well, yoga—and have no place in school. They serve exactly one purpose—to draw boys' attention to areas fathers would rather not talk about or mention by name.
But it's not the school district's primary responsibility to police the attire of its students.
Parents who allow their teenager to wear yoga pants to school should reevaluate their decision. I'm all for allowing girls to wear what they wish, but yoga pants simply don't belong in school. Allowing them in class sends a wrong message about acceptable behavior and sets a general bad precedent on how our girls should present themselves to society.
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11:10 am on Thursday, September 13, 2012
so whats the difference between leggings, jeggings, tight jeans & yoga pants? At least they're butts aren't hanging out of their shorts! Pick your battles people!
7:55 pm on Thursday, September 13, 2012
Thank you, my daughter wears them for comfort and not for boys. What is wrong with you people. Another reason is that the jeans available are lower cut, tighter and more expensive. If you want to pick on something, take a hard look at the MSHSL mandated volleyball shorts. Those are awful. The writing if it's that famous lingerie store, is mostly on the waistband...at least the ones that my 17 year old wears. She also only wears black ones, and makes sure that they aren't too transparent, she will wear another pair. It is not poor parenting, have you seen the tops, pants and other apparel worn by adult women? My daughter isn't one of those skinny mini model types; she is comfortable with herself and with want she wears.
Stefanie Briggs
11:24 am on Thursday, September 13, 2012
I have to agree with you on this one. I've seen much worse in this and other countries that can be worn by even younger girls. I don't think yoga pants pose a big issue, but I will say I'm not a parent (yet) and may feel differently if I had a daughter.
Jim Cook
11:38 am on Thursday, September 13, 2012
Yep, you got it! Force them to wear baggy/looser clothing and all then they will stop attracting boys' attention.......
Amazing that these females don't realize that they need to control inappropriate behavior by their classmates by choosing different clothing! The boys can't be held responsible for forcing unwanted attention on the girls, they are constantly provoked! You'd think the girls would have learned that by now!
Brad Koehn
12:32 pm on Thursday, September 13, 2012
Exactly right. The problem here isn't the girls. The author is chasing symptoms because they're easier than trying to address the root cause.
Katarina Hit
12:36 pm on Thursday, September 13, 2012
This exactly.
I think yoga pants are too casual to be wearing out of the house in most cases, but, I don't think they should be banned in schools because "the girls are only wearing them to get sexual attention."
Emily B
9:46 am on Friday, September 14, 2012
Jim speaks to my thoughts exactly. When we start caring as much about teaching young boys how to truly respect women, THEN I will support the suppression of clothing choices.
Amy Cook
11:41 am on Thursday, September 13, 2012
Yoga pants are to kids today as sweatpants and leggings were to kids before yoga pants came to town. We cannot legislate to poor parenting. My kids wear yoga pants 2-3 times per week. They fit well, they look good and they are TOTALLY in good taste. I wear yoga pants in public on the weekends. This is a ridiculous argument. Outlawing spaghetti strapped tanks tops, I understand. Sweatpants with writing on the butt – inappropriate. But don't even think about taking away comfy pants from girls. Unless you're also going to outlaw low riding jeans on boys.
Becky Glander
12:14 pm on Thursday, September 13, 2012
Amy, I totally agree. Yoga pants are comfortable and totally in good taste.
Mike Schoemer
12:08 pm on Thursday, September 13, 2012
I'm hopin Jim and Amy aren't in the same household, or we've really started something here ;)
Aaron Smith
12:10 pm on Thursday, September 13, 2012
I actually had to google " yoga pants." I guess that means I am old.
Emily B
9:48 am on Friday, September 14, 2012
Haha, me too Aaron and I'm still under 30. Some of us have never cared much about keeping up with fashion.
1:31 pm on Friday, September 14, 2012
I did, too, because what I think of as yoga pants (and what showed up on google) are certainly not inappropriate in any way I can imagine. And I agree with the other posters who say there are certainly bigger issues out there and pick your battles.
Beau Sorrell
12:12 pm on Thursday, September 13, 2012
I was in school once and I would look at girls who wore yoga pants. And jeans. And shorts. And skirts. And dresses. And sweatpants. And baggy sweatshirts.
I think the most important thing is for parents to have discussions with their kids about clothing and how they present themselves to others and how others may react. Years ago, wearing a dress that showed the ankles was considered too sexy, and as we know in Saudi Arabia, showing one's face can also be considered deplorable. The only rules for guys is to basically not go shirtless. I can't imagine being a woman and having to figure out how every little thing I do with my clothes, hair, and makeup might be perceived by others.
We have to be careful we don't move into, "Well, she was asking for it. She was wearing a short skirt!" territory.
8:01 pm on Thursday, September 13, 2012
And not wearing pants that the crotch is to the boys' knees.
Joan M. Olson
1:45 pm on Thursday, September 13, 2012
Seriously, folks? We have kids being bullied everyday in school while teachers, administrators, and other kids turn a deaf ear. Tackle those issues with the same amount of vehemence you give to yoga pants. Shameful.
Jesse Lykken
3:53 pm on Thursday, September 13, 2012
"I'm all for allowing girls to wear what they wish ..." NO you are not. You are all for censoring what they wear, so at least admit it. Let the girls wear what they wish. These are the years when they learn the "social lessons". Risks can, must, and will be taken. Blue-noses should stay out of it. My wife wore a pair of white hot pants in 1973. That is one of the reasons we are still happily married in 2012.
6:29 pm on Thursday, September 13, 2012
I Agree with Amy and Joan. Yoga pants are tasteful if worn correctly. This is a parents job. What about sagging pants! I don't want to look at you underwear. Once again a parents Job. I would not allow my 2 boys to sag their pants. and my daughter wears yoga's to school and they are excepted as pants for her high school job.I feel just as Joan does that we need to focus on Bulling and classroom sizes so all kids will be able to read and write. What is this world coming too???
6:42 pm on Thursday, September 13, 2012
Seriously?? If a girl is attractive, it doesn't matter what she wears, she will still get attention from the opposite sex. Girls have enough problems with self esteem, if they are comfortable and confident wearing yoga pants no matter what their body size, let them wear them.
Rita Goodman
6:55 pm on Thursday, September 13, 2012
I thought this post was tongue-in-cheek. I really can't believe that comfortable, athletic, work-out wear is on someone's "inappropriate" list. I sniff a big whiff of sexism here. Boys wear their sweatpants and athletic garb, but girls cannot? And don't even get me started on the" blame the victim" track here. It's the girl's fault because the boys look? My daughter is a figure skater. She has a thin, lean body and has a very hard time finding jeans to fit and doesn't own a pair of sweatpants because by the time she finds ones that fit in the length, they are all about 6 inches too big in the the waist. Yoga pants provide a great option for her. Most brands are well made and there is simply no comparison to pajamas. There is nothing promiscuous about them.
10:49 pm on Thursday, September 13, 2012
Good Lord! Yoga pants are unacceptable to wear....mmmm....I just turned 50 and I wear yoga pants. Maybe Jay doesn't realize that some yoga pants look just like dress pants but are far more comfortable to wear. I gotta agree with Joan, with all the other issues students, teachers, administrators and parents have to worry about and concentrate on yoga pants certainly aren't one of them.
Mimi B.
12:09 am on Friday, September 14, 2012
Yoga pants, leggings, jeggings? All acceptable attire as far as I'm concerned. My 17 year old wore them throughout high school--and she's a freshman in an Ivy League college now. They didn't impair her intelligence, drive, performance, or ability to interact with young men in a non-sexualized way. If anyone sees a problem with the attire, I think they need to look at the problem as being theirs.
6:39 am on Friday, September 14, 2012
Like fashion guru Tim Gunn would say, "Are these pants or tights?" If you have to ask the question then wear a pair of tasteful jeans instead. I say the same for a pair of yoga pants. Leave the yoga pants to the studio!
Teresa devick
7:21 am on Friday, September 14, 2012
What a sexist and ridiculous letter this is. Maybe the should covers their bodies in tarp so that the boys can focus better? Or maybe the girls shouldn't be allowed in class with boys? Careful, or we will head down a very slippery slope. I sure hope you do not have any daughters sir because you clearly lack respect for women.
10:58 am on Friday, September 14, 2012
Look at the author's profile...he's a father of a four year old girl. I would love to see her reaction to his "opinions" on clothing when she is in high school.
Denise Hites
7:57 am on Friday, September 14, 2012
Oh for goodness gracious! If a boy is attracted to a girl it's not because of her yoga pants. Yoga pants are a wonderful piece of clothing. If you've never wore a pair...try a pair. We should be thankful that our girls don't have their pants hanging down under their butts. I have two beautiful daughters who are very active in sports and excel academically... they wear yoga pants....and life is good :) In this day and age we really have to choose our battles....and this isn't one of them.
From a mom of 4 great kids....take a deep breath and enjoy your day. (Maybe stop looking at the girls in their yoga pants)
8:32 am on Friday, September 14, 2012
I totally agree with Teresa. Once you start banning yoga pants, etc. you will be on that slippery slope. For example, take New York banning large sugary drinks in restaurants---really? What's next??
10:59 am on Friday, September 14, 2012
Take a good look at public school lunches and their new guidelines...that is what is next.
Emily B
9:59 am on Friday, September 14, 2012
If you are so concerned with what kids wear, advocate for uniforms. If you start picking and choosing, it just comes down to how restrictive or conservative (in terms of dress, not politics) your school board is, and that is not a good approach, particularly since it often seems to restrict mostly what girls wear in an asinine attempt to prevent boys from "being bad" without addressing underlying issues. Have some basic rules (yes, you do need to wear clothing) and let kids (with parents guidance) wear what they want. Or go with uniforms for all.
Cy Bais
11:11 am on Friday, September 14, 2012
I grew up wearing uniforms to school (UK) and wonder why it's not in our schools here. Individuality was still there from our thoughts and verbal expressions instead of through clothing. Only draw-back is, we didn't have the back-to-school clothes spending frenzy before the school year started. Bad news for retailers I suppose :-)
10:30 am on Friday, September 14, 2012
Would it be acceptable for kids to wear body paint to school? I think not... which is not too far from what *some* "Yoga" pants present.
This is an extreme example, but a great reason that public schools need to go to sensible uniforms. Kids have enough peer pressure as it is, without having to worry so much about their bodies and how they look compared to "sporty spice" girl.
Save the Yoga pants for personal time, outside of school.
11:00 am on Friday, September 14, 2012
What a dim wit. A girl can wear a burlap sack and young men will still act like crazy, hormone driven zombies. We as Men, especially young men, can not help it. It's called human nature. Parents, when you were a kid, do you think you acted any different? When I was young, the girls clothing was just as tight as the Yoga pants. So, please give them a break. Yes, I have two daughters and one likes to wear yoga pants. It is her choice, I trust her, and I want her to be who God intended her to be, not what I want her to be. If you want to worry about something, worry about kids test score, worry about a moron School Board Leader who wants to revisit the decision to build a second High School, and worry your childs future in America.
11:02 am on Friday, September 14, 2012
Grow up Dave, body paint?? Look up a picture of any Minnesota girls volleyball team pictures..now those shorts should be banned...instead they are mandated by the Minnesota State High School League. Many yoga pants have a boot cut leg bottom and they are not "catsuits" Leggings were worse...more opaque. Yoga pants are a less constructed dress pant.
11:08 am on Friday, September 14, 2012
This author should be happy that the girls are going to school and not staying home. I am glad the PJ phase is finally gone. Pick your battles. My daughter earns her own money (has to wear black bottoms to work and YES they're yoga pants, her shirt covers up the logo on the waistband) and she doesn't dress in a provocative manner so she is capable of picking out her own clothing. She's a year off of adulthood (18) when she will be at an age that her parents can't do anything officially.
Barbara Adams
8:42 pm on Friday, September 14, 2012
Does the author have a high school son or daughter? I say relax.....fashion is just coming back around... in the 80's we wore legging and tight, tight jeans.......it's no different.
10:49 pm on Friday, September 14, 2012
@ Barbara...I remember wearing the tight designer jeans, off the shoulder ripped necked sweatshirt...leggings with leg warmers, satin pants....yeah...Yoga Pants are so BADDDDD!
3:49 pm on Saturday, September 15, 2012
If schools wish to ban yoga pants because they are too informal, that's one thing. But to say the should be banned because girls wear them to draw the attention of boys to their genitals (referred to in the article as "areas fathers would not mention by name") is just plain disturbing. I have a teenage boy & the thought that one of his girl friends might be wearing yoga pants to prompt (for lack of a better word) him or his friends to look at her genitals is preposterous, at best. In fact, I'll go as far as to say my son would look for about as long as it took to be grossed-out. That's not to say he isn't attracted to the female body, but instead that he definitely wouldn't want to date or hang out with a girl who thinks showing her genitals is acceptable, much less attractive, in public. Further, I just don't think girls are interested in showing "it" off. Boobs? Yes. Genitals? I don't think so.
12:29 am on Sunday, September 16, 2012
I am an 18 year old girl and I wear yoga pants because a: they are comfy b: they still work as bottoms not "hoochie pants" and c: I am too lazy to wear anything else. Those are the reasons. Not to call attention to my "area". the author has put WAY to much thought into this and needs to take a look back and not be such a sexist pig.
Oscar Falls
3:02 pm on Sunday, September 16, 2012
Yoga pants started in 2011...? It was tight black leggings in my day. And at least it covers everything. I think she has more problems with the yoga part. Don't want that hippie talk influencing your children.
Ashlyn Bell
4:05 pm on Sunday, September 16, 2012
This is absolutely ridiculous, Jay Corn is not about girls wearing what they want, but about limiting their clothing choices to what he sees fit. I wear yoga pants to school along with many others and it is not in the dress code where my school has a strict one. Yoga pants are very similar to sweat pants, skinny jeans, and jeggings which most schools allow. There is nothing wrong with yoga pants, and they will continue to grown and be worn to schools as I will not stop wearing them for the oppressing opinion of Jay Corn.
Corey Voegele
10:30 pm on Wednesday, September 19, 2012
Interesting that everyone here who is pro-yoga pants seems to think that everyone who is anti-yoga pants is some sort of oppressive, sexist pig. But in reality we all have a "that's too tight" or "that's too short" or "that's too revealing" meter in our heads (at least I hope we all do when we're talking about teens), and it's just a matter of degree that we don't agree on.
Emily B
10:25 am on Thursday, September 20, 2012
Problem is Corey, that "meter" is RARELY tuned to what young boys wear. The premise of this author's commentary is that it is young girls fault that young boys are distracted and that that is their sole purpose for wearing things like yoga pants. Throughout history, female dress has been regulated and dictated on the premise that role of "the fairer sex" is to be strong for men who cannot otherwise control themselves. We criticize other cultures where women wear head coverings, yet do not acknowledge our own hypocrisy in the rules we set up for our own young women. Sure, the dress is different, but the premise for the rules is the same.
This idea that there are "areas fathers would rather not talk about or mention by name" is a fundamental part of the problem with our hypersexualized society. We want to regulate it without naming it, yet we admire it on TV and in sports. We don't want to address the fact that woman should be respected regardless of what they wear. No, instead we blame them for distracting males. We excuse our boys and men from all responsibility for their actions.
I don't know the author, so I would never call him a sexist. But the system and culture in which he frames his opinion IS, and he is buying in to the lie, so yes, he deserves to be challenged on his assumptions.
9:55 am on Thursday, September 20, 2012
No Corey. I don't think the anti-yoga pants men are a sexist pigs...just the guy that wrote this article. HE said that the girls are wearing them to draw boys' attention to their genital area. That is a sexist statement...girls are wearing yoga pants because they want attention? And he is not writing anything on the BOYS attire .... like the sagging bottom pants that they wear or the sleeveless tee...shirts being worn as an outer shirt instead of its purpose as an undershirt.
9:56 am on Thursday, September 20, 2012
And good grief I am not a feminist by any stretch of the imagination.
Emily B
11:00 am on Thursday, September 20, 2012
But you sure could be! Feminist is not just another "F word" - we'd love to have you. :)
12:39 pm on Saturday, October 6, 2012
The presentation of yoga pants varies greatly. I can understand the arguement because many girls walk around with VS yoga pants and just a tank top. That gives the pants a bad look & are certainly not appropriate when worn like that. When I wear yoga pants I wear them with a hoodie and sneakers. Theyre so comfortable and quick for gym days and days that youre rushing out the door. And they dont look the least bit sexually attractive when worn that way.
Asma Safi
2:28 pm on Sunday, November 25, 2012
How do you know they're trying to attract boys? It might be for the sake of comfort. If parents let their kids wear yoga pants, why cant the school?
helen smith
6:58 pm on Tuesday, December 4, 2012
my school will never allow yoga pants. they say everyone can see your panty line. well stop lookin at our butts and you wont see it!
7:10 am on Thursday, December 6, 2012
I searched this topic after a second "discussion" in our household this morning with our middle school-aged daughter and found this thread. While I didn't read ALL the comments, the majority of the ones I did read, from oldest to newer, seemed to communicate the responsibility of parents communicating and educating teens. SO IMPORTANT. Everyone's definition of acceptability is different though, which causes confusion. We would have no problem with our daughter wearing yoga pants or even leggings in a way that I my husband and I and our daughter deem appropriate. (Our definition for factual purposes would be: with a shirt that covers the obvious curves and underwear lines and shapes that it is scientifically proven teenage boys are tempted to look at.) Unfortunately, as in any situation with peer involvement and majority rule, our definition doesn't line up with how the majority is wearing them according to our daughter. The fact is this. Girls at her middle school, of various sizes, are wearing tight leggings/and or yoga pants, some from Victoria Secret Pink, some with thong underwear (obvious by either the tightness or the fact it sticks up above the waistband), they may wear a sweatshirt, however it is not a long baggy one. It is short, sitting at the waist or slightly below at best.
Sorry if this seemed really long. Just wanted to give a first hand experience. By the way, we live in a fairly small town in the midwest :)
Good luck parenting everyone!
James Sweet
6:11 pm on Wednesday, December 12, 2012
Hey everyone I have just read through every comment on this page it was a journey. I do not wish to insult anyone on this page, nor do I think I am better then anyone. All I wish is that everyone reads what I think. Let me start, I am a 15 year old boy who decided to research what parents of girls, who decide to wear these yoga pants thought. While I was reading I saw that many thought "they should be banned!" and then many said "It's there choice". I believe in it's there choice, no I am not a father, nor do I plan on being one anytime soon. This is just my opinion on this subject. Many girls at my school wear these yoga pants and I think that many of them wear them because they are comfortable and I think many of them wear them because they want to attract the boy's attention. I have to be honest they get my attention, not wanting to sound like a pig, and I hope I don't sound like one, but didn't you guys and girls feel the same way when you where my age? Wanting to get the boy of your dream's? And guys wanting to look at the girl of your dreams? At my school there is a beautiful girl and she gets my attention by her looks. Her face and her hair she is amazing, do I like it when she wears yoga pants? Yes, but when boys see a, not so attractive girl in yoga pants that doesnt make them attracted to them. I feel girls should be able to wear whatever they want to. Hope everyone has a great day. Thought I might give you guys a kids opinion on this.
12:49 am on Monday, December 17, 2012
Im a seventeen year old teenager, and i personally love yoga pants. I honestly dont think that there is much of a debate here. Yogapant are a tight formfitting and rediculously material. When i wear them i dont feel like i am trying to sexually attract boys. If i did want to though i woulent go for it through yoga pants. I would personally wear something cute because i like to think of myself as a classy individual. However the girls that dont have the same tate in morals as me would just wear low cut shirts. You cant stop guys from looking, and to be completely truthful, is having your butt look good a really bad thing? No guy in his right mind would go up to you and just flat out would say "you butt looks really good today" unless thier SUPER creepy. Though guys do have piggish tendencies, i do belive that at this age they do know whats good for them and understand that you doo have to be even slightly non-degradign to women to get thier attention.
On a personal not, my mom always taught me to feel sexy, and not be ashamed of it. Now i know reading that you might be taken aback a little bit but i assure you its all in the name of class. MY mother taught me that there is a certian mistique about being a woman. She also told me that if i have a body, i shouldent be ashmed. But my clothes do not define who i am. i am still 17. i have never smoked, dranken, done drugs. I have straight A's, I am my class president i am still a virgin. And i do wear yoga pants.
makayla s
12:23 pm on Saturday, December 22, 2012
Im a 14 year old girl and I wear yoga pants to school. There is honestly nothing wrong with it and your insane if you think that. Girls get comfortable at school because when we are sitting and switches classes for 7 hours we dont want to be in ugly uncomfortable stiff clothing. There are girls at school who wear skirts high enough to see what they've got and shorts with holes in the butt. So honey, I dont think yoga pants are the problem. Its stuffed up people like you.
10:46 am on Sunday, December 23, 2012
Let's just face the facts that parents/adults are never going to always accept or appreciate youth trends and fashion. That's certainly part of why it's trendy at this age.
If you have issues with trendy apparel of the moment, put your kid in a school with a uniform. Most importantly, teach your kids to respect others NO MATTER WHAT CLOTHES THEY WEAR.
I may think yoga pants are tacky, but it's not my place to tell anybody what they should or shouldn't wear, and it doesn't affect me, so it doesn't matter. If you're lucky you may be able to raise a child with fashion taste you agree with (but don't count on it)!
3:13 pm on Thursday, December 27, 2012
Thank god women are so oblivious to this issue! If you wear yoga pants we WILL check out your butts!
Thank you.
4:42 pm on Wednesday, January 30, 2013
You WILL check out our butts regardless. That's just what men do. I would just prefer to be comfortable while you're doing it. It's your guys' problem. Not ours.
12:12 am on Wednesday, January 2, 2013
If you wear yoga pants I'm going to look I'm a guy
3:36 pm on Monday, January 7, 2013
How come when a guy wears such clothing, it is okay but when girls start to wear it, they get in trouble and the clothing gets banned?
Chelsea Widjaja
11:26 pm on Wednesday, January 9, 2013
So now it's an issue if women wear long pants? It's tiring enough hearing crap about wearing skirts or shorts too short, but now there's a debate over long pants? Women are independent people and have the freedom to wear what they desire. Everyone has an ass and it's not like men don't know that already. Currently at the age of 17, I do know of men's raging hormones and uncontrollable desires, but I don't see why women have to suffer for the sake of men. At least we're covering up our asses rather than having it hanging out of our pants.
4:15 pm on Tuesday, January 22, 2013
You sound stupid. Yoga pants are CLOTHES. People spend $40 on a pair, kids should have more than a right to wear them to school. They do no harm, at least they're showing up to school!!! I think the teachers and faculty need to worry less about yoga pants and more about the kids getting bullied, depressed, missing school, not doing their work. They're focusing on all the wrong things, their priorities are jacked. And yours must be too if you think something is wrong with yoga pants. My girls wear them all the time, I even bought myself a pair. They're great! If my child is showing up to school, I'll let her show up comfy. Theirs a difference between wearing something absurd and wearing something thats the same as jeans but a different material. You are all tripping for no reason, take a second to reevaluate yourself, take a couple breaths, and sit down.
6:26 pm on Tuesday, January 29, 2013
As far as I'm concerned, your article is completely wrong. What's the issue if girls wear yoga pant to school? Many women can even wear them to work. Girls feel comport able and secure in yoga pants. Why would you want to take this away from young girls? When you have issues with bullying and slacking off in school you should be dealing with that before you worry about yoga pants. Not to mention, there is no difference between yoga pants and leggings/tight jeans. Many high school girls wear clothing that is way less appropriate. Have you ever heard or booty shorts or short shorts? At least your butt is inside yoga pants. Many girls wear yoga pants for comfort rather than sexual attention and the girls who wear them for sexual attention would find other inappropriate clothes. Further more, yoga pants mean high school girls can be comfortable but still look/feel good about themselves. Next time: think before u write!
8:03 am on Wednesday, January 30, 2013
Why is it that males can wear their pants where they are exposing what type of underware they are wearing and females are being critized for something that completely covers their lower body? If you do research on where the low pants for men came from, you will discover that it came from prison. If you wore your pants low it meant that you were available. If you want to address appropriate clothing then this needs to be addressed as well.
8:45 am on Thursday, January 31, 2013
As a student in high school, I can understand why someone would want to ban them. Our school did a couple weeks ago. We are still allowed yoga pants for PE and the actual yoga class, but not for regular wear. I personally agree, when I'm in the locker room I despise the girls who wear yoga pants, because there is usually no underwear underneath, and they are the type to wander the room. I don't see the point in writing on the butt, I don't find it that distracting, nor are any guys at school attracted by it.
And please, tight jeans are nothing new. Tight Rolled Jeans, or pegged jeans, were in during the '80s, and don't tell me nobody did that. Besides, what trends did your parents not approve of, flapping?
Jessica Lynn
7:10 pm on Thursday, February 7, 2013
Have Schools ever thought that its not the tight clothes? It's the boys minds! If your gonna band yoga pants by then yuu might as well band all clothes and make everyone wear 3 turtle necks and 5 pairs of pants! Not every family has the income to buy all their kids pairs of jeans for everyday and yoga pants are on average cheaper than other types of pants. An average pair of jeans are $35! There gonna ban yoga pants but cheerleaders can still wear there little skirts too school? Hypocrites.
5:29 am on Tuesday, February 12, 2013
Most of YOU are clueless. Haven't you thought it's not what teachers/admins "think" of the clothing itself? It's the fact that (some) PARENTS don't teach what's appropriate and what's not. I'll tell you why schools are banning "yoga" pants, and it has little to do with them being "sexy." It has to do with the fact that (some) PARENTS don't monitor the fact that girls are replacing yoga pants with tights, which are very see--through. It's the fact that the girl wearing the tights also wears a shirt that barely meets the waist. Add to that the fact that the person wearing that outfit is also wearing a very visible hot pink thong. THEN, add to that that another student has taken a picture of that young lady and posted it on the Internet. THEN the parents and students get mad and say other kids are bullying....so the school has to discipline the kid who took the picture AND address "bullying." People, teachers just want to teach. They don't want to police clothing; they expect that the parents do that. Needless to say, that's not always happening, so then the schools have to step in and be the "bad guys."
11:11 am on Saturday, March 2, 2013
I am a 17 year old in high school and yoga pants are banned there.I really don't get it.yoga pants are SO comfortable & I wear them all the time. My boyfriend likes them a lot too, but I don't wear them because I'm trying 2 attract men like come on now.its the comfort and I love the way I look in them.
Tabitha Clark
12:54 am on Sunday, April 7, 2013
To begin, I am an 18 year old girl in high school and enjoy a gothic style of clothing. So I would like to first state the pros (or case and "evidence" of the yoga pants). It seems that they are worn for 1) comfort, 2) to raise their self esteem, and 3) to attract attention. However, they 1) attract the wrong kind of attention, 2) are distracting, 3) can insinuate a false opinion, 4) should fall under the legging category based on how they hug the skin. True boys will look no matter what you wear but that doesn't mean you have to help them out. From the ones I see at school, they are more of a legging and shouldn't be classified as an actual pant, if they are worn for actuall yoga, then how they but the skin is welcome and help fulfill a purpose. If clothing was worn over their parts, it would be fine, however this is rarely the case. On a side note and in a different category, 1) this thread is about yoga pants and not on how distracted the school board is, 2) I also feel that boys need to cover up their parts as well, but, again, this thread is about the absurdity or functionality of yoga pants, 3) while the shortness of volleyball shorts may be a bit much, this thread is for yoga pants in schools, not "uniforms" on the courts! All in all, I feel responsibly dressed, yoga pants work well as a legging, but not on their own as pants. Please cover up.
Mike B.
6:21 pm on Sunday, April 7, 2013
There is one simple solution to the sometimes questionable attire of the students... require a uniform. It need not be something uncomfortable to wear... a polo shirt and khakis for boys, and a dress below at the knees or below for the girls.
This would also encourage the kids to dress more appropriately when they get older. As it is now, many people traveling by plane/at the terminal in the airport dress like they are bedraggled refugees from some third world country.
farm girl
9:57 am on Friday, April 19, 2013
Well said. There are plenty of more modest clothing that is just as comfortable if not more so. Just today at the Sheetz I saw 3 girls wearing these pants and you could see every crack, every pivet, every fatty dent, and it was all in ones face. Even the cashier was grossed out. Completely inappropriate. Yes, parents *you* are in the wrong for arguing that it is for "comfort." Please. Perhaps uniforms are necessary since parents have no clue.
James N
4:13 am on Sunday, May 12, 2013
I am sorry. Is it more comfortable than a dress? Perhaps, girls in this country are too comfortable with showing off their bodies. They really should not be that comfortable. I blame the parents, and I can see why from the people writing in response to this article. We are not thinking. I substitute teach and it amazes me that the girls are wearing these. You can see through some. The do not hide much. And the guys talk about them incessantly. Stop pulling the wool over your eyes. They do not hold any purpose, except to garner attention or tow the line of current teen fashion. And fashion hardly makes it right. Of course, guys would prefer bikinis. We are not going to outlaw them because they have a place, i.e. the swimming pool. I think Yoga Pants have a place too. Girls have the right to wear what they want. But school is not the place for this behavior. Leave it at the mall. Leave it at home. School is a learning environment. Somewhere along the line, we got so self-absorbed. We forgot its purpose. If boys are distracted, it is their own fault and their parent's fault. If girls are immodest, it is their own fault and their parent's fault. Let's not kid ourselves, you let our kids run the roost, and we pay for it. A selfish, self-seeking, and harmful generation is being raised and it amazes me.
10:51 pm on Tuesday, May 14, 2013
TJ if your 50 years old and wear leggings your safe! I am all for it let the teens show of what God gave them, school is too long anyways.
10:59 pm on Tuesday, May 14, 2013
Seriously, she said "I'm 50 and I wear leggings" I can't believe she thinks a 14 y/o and her are drawing in as much attention in HS or anywhere. Sorry guys had get it out of my system. One word of advice, please people stop stressing about insignificant issues. Deep down we all know what banning it from schools is the right thong to do. Some people are just too stupid too understand why.


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On behalf of the patients and staff of the Bon Secours NJ Health System (St. Mary/St. Francis Hospitals & Franciscan Home & Rehabilitation Center), I would like to thank all those groups and individuals who visited and entertained during the holiday season. There were so many caring, loving groups and individuals who volunteered their time and talents to help make our patients' stay in the hospitals a little more pleasant.
The Hoboken City Council, Hoboken Fire Department, Union City Police DARE Unit, Port Authority, Trust Company of NJ, Italian American Police Society, Mrs. DeGennaro's 4th grade class from T.G. Connors School, Hudson School Choir, Hoboken High School Vocal Ensemble, Mustard Seed School Brownie Troop #2444, United Synagogue of Hoboken, All Saints Episcopal Day School Choir and Dance, Hoboken Catholic Academy Choir, Jesus the Lord Reigns, Porter Memorial Church, Kids in Jesus Name, Larry Losey and daughter, Hilda Mateo, Samantha Marie Cruz. Visits from these kinds of people not only cheered our patients, but brought joy to our staff as well, and we are grateful.
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Tuesday, March 16, 2010
Calling All Kids: Enter Our March Break Contest
Here's all you have to do to enter: simply go to the comment tab at the end of this blog post. Tell us your favourite TV show from when you were a kid. No wiseguy answers like "The McButt" show—real stuff like H.R. Puffin'stuff, Jonny Quest,, Ninja Turtles, Professor's Hide-a-way, Schnitzel House, The Bridge, anything you think you saw on Commander Tom—it doesn't matter. Yes, Hilarious House of Frightenstein counts. Just give us a show title (and use a real name so we can get back to you) and you have a shot at the two prizes.
The contest is open until Tues., March 23 at 3 p.m. ET.
Here's what you can snag for a child in your family: A SpongeBob SquarePants tote bag filled with goodies such as a Hairspray DVD, a NICK DVD, YTV pens, a Mighty B button, W Tide 2 Go pens, W Jewel Box, Cosmo picture frame and a notebook. Don`t pretend you don`t want this stuff.
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- LeighAnn said...
My favorite show as a child was Inspector Gadget....oh I can still hum the theme song!!
Dr. Claw --- Rawr!! - March 17, 2010 at 9:26 AM
- Kim said...
Leave it to Beaver and The Monkees
- March 17, 2010 at 9:28 AM
- Anonymous said...
My favorite childhood show was Dark Wing Duck..
"Lets get Dangerous!"
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- Anthony said...
You Can't Do That on Television!
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- Linda said...
I loved watching "ZOOM". A cooler version of Sesame Street for older kids. And "JP Patches" - anyone remember that one?
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- Geoffrey said...
The Electric Company and Hammy Hamster.
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- Bethd said...
The Flintstones, although we only received 2 stations, so the choice was limited.
- March 22, 2010 at 9:38 PM
- Jayda said...
My fave show was the Smurfs- Smurfette was so cute!
- March 23, 2010 at 9:09 AM
- j said...
I always came home for lunch to watch the Beav!
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As a child I was a faithful viewer of The Friendly Giant. My favourite character was Rusty.
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The Friendly Giant was my favorite show growing up. I watched it on the only channel we had - CBC. Rusty (the little rooster who lived in a sack and played a harp) was my fav! A rooster hanging out with a giraffe and a giant rearranging little furniture made so much sense - then .
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Samson Oni works for Southwark Community Games as our much loved multi sports coach in Nunhead and Peckham Rye - he also competes for Great Britain in the high jump and has taken a giant stride closer towards inclusion in the Great Britain squad for the 2012 London Olympics.
Samson was ranked second for the high jump last year in Great Britain. He narrowly missed out on competing in the Beijing Olympic Games but he is focussed on ensuring that he qualifies for the London 2012 Olympics.
"The 2012 Olympics in London is one my key focuses as a Team GB high jumper.
I just missed out on Beijing this time around but I am determined that this will not be the story again in four years time.
Samson was so unlucky in 2008. After clearing 2.30m both indoors and out, he failed to do himself justice in the Olympic Trials, placing 4th, and thus missed out selection for Beijing. In January this year, Samson was asked to compete for the Common wealth at the Aviva International Match, rival Martyn Bernard was given the British vest; but it was Samson who was the man in best form, clearing 2.29m at his first attempt to share the lead with Manson of the USA.
Samson only just lost out but showed that 2009 was a year of new beginnings - clearing a height just under his PB of 2.30m and gaining the European Indoor qualifying mark. Samson's main focus is the World Championships in Berlin during the summer. His current form as number 1 British high jumper and a 2.29m leap so far this year indicates a good start and hopes this form will carry him over and beyond his current PB of 2.30m.
Samson's year will prove to be a busy one, as well as celebrating the arrival of his baby daughter, his other main focus is to motivate and coach the young people of Southwark, through his work as a Southwark Community Games sport coach.
This determination and never-say-die attitude has served him well on the streets of Peckham and Nunhead where Samson is a role model to the 300 plus young people he coaches every week through. Not that he teaches the children that high jumping is child's play: "It's a very hard job, training twice a day and working a 36-hour week. It's pure dedication, good organisation and a few sacrifices.
I love my job and I love being an athlete. When I was growing up, I never had anybody in the vicinity to look up to. My heroes were mostly Americans on the TV.
It can be more realistic if they have people they know.
"If just one of the young people I coach joins me in competing 2012 then I would be tremendously proud and satisfied."
If you want to make a giant LEAP into the athletics world join Samson at Harris Academy , Peckham Rye every Tuesday at 5pm. If you are a budding athlete and between the ages of 8-16 then come down and be coached by the current British number one high jumper. For more details call Samson Oni on 07958 111 891.
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Depending on what you have heard about eastern Kentucky, or your own experiences there, you may have different impressions of Appalachian streams around the area. Some may envision picturesque creeks running through green valleys, while others may think of bright orange "streams" running over rip-rock.
Unfortunately, bright orange streams are commonplace in eastern Kentucky. The color is indicative of acid mine drainage, which is characterized by the oxidation of sulfide metals — in Appalachia, the compound is usually iron (II) disulfide, also known as pyrite. Fortunately not all streams in eastern Kentucky are contaminated from coal mining; however, if we do not address the main source of surface water contamination in the area — coal mining — in a few years, there may not be clean streams to protect. We must find better ways to address existing acid mine drainage and other water contamination in the area.
Last week, I traveled around eastern Kentucky to meet with some of the volunteers for Appalachian Water Watch, a program created in the spring of 2011 to train and equip coal-impacted citizens to test surface water throughout their community. Through surface water testing around coal mines, citizens become better informed about threats to their water and their health, and are empowered to address water pollution issues.
My first stop was in Benham, Ky., to meet with several members of Kentuckians for the Commonwealth who live in the area. Many of them were born in the area, and several have worked as coal miners. They have all worked for many years to protect their communities against threats related to surface mining. While there has been some historical underground mining around Benham and Lynch, the immediate area is currently free of surface mines.
The result of this somewhat unique circumstance in eastern Kentucky is that rivers around Benham and Lynch have unusually high water quality, allowing the two towns to use the local rivers for municipal water. The city of Lynch receives its water from a reservoir supplied by Gap Branch and Looney Creek watersheds, which requires minimal treatment costs. The city of Benham receives its water from Kellioka coal seam to the south of Looney Creek. This source provides economic opportunities through the proposal of a water bottling operation. The water sources for both cities are all located immediately downstream of two proposed surface mines on Looney Ridge, making city-wide water contamination from future mining activities a very real threat.
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Greg Jennings signs with Minnesota Vikings
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Jennings had spent his entire seven-year career with Green Bay, who drafted him in the 2nd round out of Western Michigan in 2006. Jennings blossomed into one of the premiere receivers in the game catching passes from Brett Favre and Aaron Rodgers, and had two TD receptions in the Packers' Super Bowl XLV victory over the Pittsburgh Steelers.
2012 was Jennings' most trying season in Green Bay, however. With his contract set to come to an end, Jennings missed several games due to an abdominal injury, and toward the end of the season, it started to become clear that he was playing his last games as a Packer.
Green Bay reportedly offered the 29-year old a contract extension during the season, but Jennings elected to test the open market as an unrestricted free agent, and agreed to a deal reportedly worth as much as $47.5 million over 5 years, with $18 million guaranteed.
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Seven hundred and sixty-five thousand dollars gone missing after an in-house audit of Broward County Schools hasn't preempted the contractor who faces alleged ties to the missing cash--Pompano Beach-based disaster recovery contractor AshBritt--from discussing earthquake clean-up with Haiti President Rene Preval.
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(...)Randal Perkins, head of Pompano Beach, Fla.-based AshBritt, has already met with President Rene Preval to tout his firm's skills. To press his case, Mr. Perkins, a big U.S. political donor with a stable of powerful lobbyists, has lined up a wealthy and influential Haitian businessman, Gilbert Bigio, as a partner.
(...)In his Jan. 28 meeting with Mr. Preval, which was attended by a McClatchy Newspapers reporter who was chronicling a day in the president's life, Mr. Perkins made a hard sell, boasting of AshBritt's $900-million U.S. government contract to clean up after Hurricane Katrina and promising his firm would create 20,000 local jobs.
(...)AshBritt, Mr. Perkins said, also has clinched a coveted contract to handle future disaster cleanup work for the U.S. government in California and several other states.
"First and foremost, we have the experience," Mr. Perkins said.
That experience has come with controversy.
After Katrina, some questioned whether AshBritt's political donations or lobbyists paved the way for its fat federal contracts. The lobbyists have included: Barbour Griffith & Rogers, a firm founded by Mississippi Gov. Haley Barbour; Mike Parker, a former Mississippi Republican congressman who also was a senior official with the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers; and Ron Book, a South Florida power broker.
Congressional hearings after Katrina aired objections that local contractors were passed over in favor of AshBritt. A 2006 congressional report examining federal contract waste and abuse noted AshBritt used multiple layers of subcontractors, each of whom got paid while passing on the actual work to others.
It was discovered in the audit that some companies did not have contracts when the work was being done, and had to be written after the fact. Also, several different department heads were accepting invoices for the work being done. This led to double billing, which was discovered during the audit. Broward County also had the same problem of double billing. General Counsel is in the process to recover the over billed dollars. It will ultimately be the Superintendent and General Counsel's decision if the District will go after the money.
Sidebar. Lauren Book-Lim, daughter of aforementioned AshBritt lobbyist, Ron Book, is considering a run for the very same Broward County School Board pointing fingers at AshBritt, her father's client. (Sun Sentinel, 2/12/2010).
If her dad can serve as the Chair of the Miami-Dade Homeless Trust and remain in the position while personally responsible for passage of the very laws resulting in the creation of a sex offender colony comprised of the homeless camped beneath the man's hometown Julia Tuttle Causeway, I imagine my concern over the potential seating of Daughter Book-Lim as an obvious conflict of interest when Father Book wheels and deals before the Board is just plain silly.


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Our partnership program reflects the global reach of our company, our values and our products. We want to contribute to a more viable society in everything we do. Aluminium is an important product and a cornerstone in the development of a modern and environmentally conscious society.
Hydro is currently working with many organizations, including Save the Children, the environmental organization ZERO, Amnesty International Norway, Transparency International Norway, the Nobel Peace Center, the Nobel Peace Prize Concert and the Alunorte Rain Forest soccer team in Brazil. We are very proud to work with these partners.
In our partnership projects we look for qualities that align with our profile as an aluminium company. Our partnership strategy is about people, planet and possibilities, both nationally and internationally. Future partnerships must therefore match these categories in a good way.
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People represent our most important resource. We therefore seek partners and projects that promote education, culture or humanitarian work.
Through a partnership between Hydro, the union Industri og Energi, and local authorities in Brazil, youngsters in Paragominas are using iPad tablet computers to expand their knowledge about the digital world. Fifteen tablets have been installed at desks made of aluminium at a activity and educational center in the northeastern state of Pará, where Hydro owns and operates the world's largest bauxite mine.
The program is important for the entire local community of Paragominas. It helps give the young people improved educational opportunities as well as an introduction to a popular production with a lot of aluminium in it. It gives them insight into the possibilities from bauxite from the area where they live.
The Caseca project has been well received by the schoolchildren who are studying music, karate, indoor football, and art. Computer opportunities have long been on their wish list and contribute to learning through creative activities and play.
Whether it concerns products, research or exercising social responsibility, Hydro is committed to contributing to a more viable society. This is an important part of our purpose. Children represent the future, which is why we support Save the Children.
Since 1988, many of Hydro's employees have requested voluntary monthly salary deductions to raise money for Save the Children. These donations have supported several aid projects in Mozambique, Uganda, Ethiopia and Nicaragua, including opening of health centers, construction of hospitals, and support for various school projects.
At Hydro we are proud of our longstanding partnership with the Nobel Peace Center. The Nobel Peace Center reflects courage, respect and determination, all of which are fundamental values for Hydro, and is therefore an important and appropriate partner for Hydro. We also cooperate with the Nobel Peace Prize Concert.
In front of the entrance to the Peace Center stands Canopy, an art installation in aluminium, donated by Hydro. Canopy was designed by world-renowned architect David Adjaye and was produced entirely by Hydro units in Karmøy, Norway.
The outer surface of the portal delineates the world's continents so that passers-by see the earth's surface from within. The floor and ceiling are curved in the middle of the portal to enhance the experience. The effect is further enhanced by internal spotlights that shine both from below and above.
Canopy was originally intended to be made from steel, but when weather, weight and surface properties were considered, aluminium was chosen – as it often is.
The installation was officially opened on 11 June 2005 by royal visitors to the Nobel Peace Center in Oslo.
Amnesty International is a global organization that campaigns to end grave abuses of human rights.
Hydro has cooperated with Amnesty International Norway since 2002.
Amnesty provides Hydro with information about human rights and acts as a discussion partner on issues concerning corporate social responsibility and human rights.
Hydro provides Amnesty with insight into the human rights dilemmas that international companies may face.
Transparency International is a global organization that works to eliminate corruption.
Transparency International has significantly raised the profile of the fight against corruption, and works with governments, organizations and companies.
Hydro has been actively involved in formulating Transparency International's Business Principles for Countering Bribery and works with both Transparency International's international and Norwegian secretariats. Hydro was also involved in founding Transparency International Norway.
The Alunorte Rain Forest soccer team consists of boys and girls from Barcarena in Brazil, where Hydro operates an aluminium business. The players on Alunorte Rain Forest participate in a local education program supported by Hydro and the municipality of Barcarena. Each year, a boys' team and a girls' team are sent to the Norway Cup soccer tournament in Oslo as a reward for their efforts both at school and on the soccer field.
More than 20 schools and 2 500 students participated in the program in 2011, which has led to a greater proportion of students completing compulsory schooling.
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Hydro is working to reduce its own energy consumption and emissions. By producing aluminium components for cars, buildings and packaging, we also help our customers to do likewise. We actively recycle so that the aluminium we produce can last forever by being reused in new applications. We are interested in finding partners who use aluminium to deliver environmental benefits such as reduced energy consumption and increased recycling.
ZERO has been an important partner for Hydro since 2011. ZERO is a solutions-oriented environmental organization involved in a number of important areas that coincide with Hydro's environmental activities. In 2010, along with ZERO and other organizations, Hydro entered into a major collaborative project for energy-positive buildings called Powerhouse. Hydro is also a main sponsor of the annual Zero Emission Conference.
Eager winners throw used tea light cups into the bucket loader destined for the smelter.
County winners from Helgerud School in Buskerud and national champions from Sørvær School in Finnmark watching the tea light cups they collected being melted down.
To become Norwegian champions in the Tea Light Hunt, three girls from Sørvær School in Finnmark each collected 6092 tea lights and won first prize: a class trip to Hydros aluminium plant in Holmestrand. Here they are with the Hydro President and CEO Svein Richard Brandtzæg, WWF Secretary General Nina Jensen, and Head of IKEA Norway, Carl Janzen.
Tea Light Hunt was a competition to collect used tea candles held from 1 October 2011 to 31 March 2012 for first- to fourth-grade pupils across Norway. The campaign was organized by the WWF and IKEA Norway in cooperation with the non-profit recycling organization Green Dot, the commercial recycler Syklus, and Hydro. 26,000 students participated and more than 13 million aluminium tea light cups were collected, registered and delivered to collection points for metal recycling.
The hunt for tea lights was combined with informing the pupils that recycling of aluminium requires only five percent of the energy used to produce the metal for the first time.
The purpose of the Tea Light Hunt was to create useful items from what is usually regarded as trash. The nineteen county winners and national champion were announced at the end of the competition. The prize was a class trip to Hydro's recycling plant in Holmestrand where the children got to see their own tea light cups melted down.
We believe that the future belongs to those who can develop solutions to climate change and other challenges. Consequently, we will always consider partnerships in research, technology development and design where aluminium is part of the solution.
Powerhouse is an alliance aimed at developing energy-positive buildings that was founded in 2011 by the property management firm Entra Eiendom, the construction company Skanska, the architectural firm Snøhetta, the environmental organization ZERO and Hydro. Powerhouse aims to demonstrate that it is possible to build energy-positive buildings not only in warm climates but also in colder climates such as that in Norway.
Along with the full-size sculpture, artist Magne Furuholmen has created a smaller sculpture entitled Climax Card Game, consisting of 15 aluminium cards.
The sculpture Climax was commissioned by Hydro and the Nobel Peace Center and created by the artist Magne Furuholmen. The work is made from recycled aluminium. Climax was first presented on December 11, 2007 to the winners of the Nobel Peace Prize for 2007, Al Gore and the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change. Today the sculpture is on display at Hydro's head office in Oslo.
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