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Child poverty in Scotland
More than one in four (260,000) of Scotland's children are officially recognised as living in poverty[i], compared to 22% (220,000) in 2014/15. This is a level significantly higher than in many other European countries [ii]. The recent increase in child poverty is in-keeping with independent modelling by the Institute for Fiscal studies (IFS) which forecasts an increase of more than 50% in the proportion of children living in poverty in the UK by 2020/21.[iii] This would reverse most of the fall in child poverty observed in the UK since the late 1990's.[iv]
Watch our Poverty Matters film on child poverty in Scotland here.
What is child poverty?
Child poverty means growing up in families without the resources to 'obtain the type of diet, participate in the activities and have the living conditions and amenities' which are the norm in 21st century Scotland.
- Children are considered to be living in poverty if they live in households with less than 60% of median household income. This is the key measure used by UK and Scottish Government. Using this measure the latest (2015/16) official data shows; a lone parent family with two children (aged 5 and 14) is living in poverty if they are living on less than £297 per week (after housing costs have been deducted).[v]
- A two parent family with two children (aged 5 and 14) is living in poverty if they are living on less than £401 a week (after housing costs have been deducted).[vi]
What are the effects of child poverty?
The effects of child poverty should not be underestimated and experiencing child poverty can undermine the health, wellbeing and educational attainment of children. For example:
- Children form higher income families significantly outperform those from low income households at ages 3 and 5. By age 5 there is a gap of ten months in problem solving development and of 13 months in vocabulary [vii].
- Three year olds in households with incomes below £10,000 are two and a half times more likely to suffer chronic illness than children in households with incomes above £52,000[viii].
- There are strong links between the experience of child poverty and poor mental health. One study shows that children living in low-income households are nearly three times as likely to suffer mental health problems than their more affluent peers[ix]
As well as being harmful to children and families child poverty has a wider cost for society. A 2013 study found that the high levels of child poverty in the UK are currently costing the country at least £29 billion a year. This includes the cost of policy interventions, long term losses to the economy, lower educational attainment and poorer mental and physical health.[x]
What causes child poverty in Scotland?
Child poverty is caused by a range of factors which work together and result in inadequate household resources. Factors which contribute to insufficient income include:
- Low wages and underemployment: In 2015/16, 70 per cent of children in poverty were living in households with at least one adult in employment [xi], confirming that employment is by no means a guaranteed route out of poverty. While rates of employment in Scotland are relatively high, changes to the quality and nature of work [xii] have driven up in-work poverty [xiii].
- Worklessness: Households in which no-one is in paid employment are most likely to experience poverty[xiv]. Common barriers to work include a lack of suitable employment opportunities, a lack of suitable child care, caring responsibilities, ill health/disability and employer discrimination [xv].
- Inadequate social security benefits: Despite being intended as a safety net against poverty, many families in receipt of social security benefits are living below the poverty line [xvi]. Around two thirds of households with children in which no-one works experience poverty. Furthermore, ongoing welfare reforms are a major contributing factor to the dramatic increase in child poverty which is projected for Scotland [xiv].
The interaction of the factors above mean taht children in households with certain characteristics are at greater risk of experiencing poverty. For example [xv]:
- Children living in households where someone is disabled have a 36% risk of experiencing poverty.
- Children living in lone parent families have a 47% risk of experiencing poverty.
- Children living in households where there are more than two children have a 39% risk of experiencing poverty.
What needs to be done?
There are many steps which could be taken to maximise family incomes, minimise essential outgoings and mitigate the effects of poverty on children, their families and the communities and services which support them. These include:
- Access to secure employment and decent pay: Almost two thirds of children in poverty in Scotland live in families where at least one adult is in work [xvii]. Given that low pay and job insecurity are a key factor in the existence of in-work poverty it is essential that all working parents receive at least the Living Wage a reasonable degree of security and opportunities to develop their skills and progress at work.
- Adequate social security benefits: Benefit rates should be increased to a level which ensures that children do not experience poverty whether their parents are in or out of work. An important step towards this would be the restoring the universality of child benefit and increasing rates to reflect the increased cost of raising a child at the same time as re-instating the link between benefit uprating and inflation.
- Increased uptake of benefits: According to DWP figures, between 19 and 23% of families in the UK are not claiming the means-tested benefits (such as income support and employment support allowance) which they are entitled to [xviii]. This highlights a need for more information and advice.
- Affordable childcare: Overall, the average cost of part time (25 hours) child care in Scotland for a child under two is £5,514 a year, while the average cost of an after school club is £1,183 [xix]. As well as easing pressure on family budgets, increased provision of affordable, high quality childcare would facilitate access to employment for parents and carers and improve outcomes and educational attainment for children, particularly those from deprived backgrounds.
- The removal of financial barriers to education: The provision of universal free school meals could save a family with two children more than £800 a year [xx]. Providing adequate School Clothing Grants to low income families and reducing the cost of school transport and school trips would also help to ease the financial pressure experienced by families.
For information, facts and figures on the extent, nature and causes of poverty in Scotland please see our publication Poverty in Scotland 2016 - tools for transformation.
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- Percentage of children living in poverty in Scotland by local authority and parliamentary consitutency
[i] Latest 2015/16 Poverty and Income Inequality in Scotland figures, Table A1: Relative Poverty in Scottish Households 1994/5 to 2014/15, http://www.gov.scot/Resource/0051/00515392.pdf
[ii] International comparisons are for 2011 on a before housing costs basis under which 15% of Scotland's children live in poverty. Poverty in Scotland 2014 see Chapter 5 Figures 5.3, p90 and 5.6, p94
[iii] Living Standards, Poverty and Inequality in the UK: 2015-16 to 2020-21. Table B2: Relative Poverty: 2007/08 to 2020/21. http://www.ifs.org.uk/uploads/publications/comms/R114.pdf Research from the Resolution Foundation also projects increases in child poverty of up to 1.2 million across the UK by 2020/21 compared to 2016/17 available at http://www.resolutionfoundation.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/Child-poverty-briefing.pdf (page 11)
[iv]. ibid
[v] Latest 2015/16 Poverty and Income Inequality in Scotland figures, Table 2, Income Thresholds for Different Family Types (AHC) 2015/16 http://www.gov.scot/Resource/0051/00515392.pdf
[vi] Latest 2015/16 Poverty and Income Inequality in Scotland figures, Table 2, Income Thresholds for Different Family Types (AHC) 2015/16 http://www.gov.scot/Resource/0051/00515392.pdf
[vii] www.jrf.org.uk/publications/closing-attainment-gap-scottish-education Joseph Rowntree Foundation; Closing the Attainment Gap, Scotland 2014
[viii] Child Poverty Statistics and Facts, Barnardos UK, www.barnardos.org.uk/what_we_do/our_work/child_poverty/child_poverty_what_is_poverty/child_poverty_statistics_facts.htm
[ix] www.jrf.org.uk/system/files/2301-child-poverty-costs.pdf Joseph Rowntree Foundation, The cost of child poverty for individuals and society, 2008
[x] Estimate of the Cost of Child Poverty in 2013, Donald Hirsch, Centre for Research and Social Policy, Loughborough University, www.cpag.org.uk/sites/default/files/Cost%20of%20child%20poverty%20research%20update%20(2013).pdf
[xi] Poverty and Income Inequality in Scotland in 2014/15, Table A7 In-work Poverty (relative AHC) in Scotland 1998/99 ro 2015/16; http://www.gov.scot/Resource/0051/00515392.pdf
[xii] Ibid and Analysis of Employee Contracts that do not Guarantee a Minimum Number of Hours – Office for National Statistics, April 2014 www.ons.gov.uk/ons/rel/lmac/contracts-with-no-guaranteed-hours/zero-hours-contracts/art-zero-hours.html
[xiii] Wages, the Labour Market and Low Pay, Stephen Boyd, page 211, Poverty in Scotland 2014, The Independence Referendum and Beyond, Edited by John McKendrick, Gerry Mooney, John Dickie, Gill Scott and Peter Kelly
[xiv] Poverty and Income Inequality in Scotland in 2014/15, Table A7 In-work Poverty (relative AHC) in Scotland 1998/99 ro 2015/16; http://www.gov.scot/Resource/0051/00515392.pdf
[xv] 2015/16 Households Below Average Income (HBAI) Table 4.5 db: Percentage of Children in low income groups by various family and household characteristics, UK https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/households-below-average-income-199495-to-201516
[xv] Wages, the Labour Market and Low Pay, Stephen Boyd, page 211, Poverty in Scotland 2014, The Independence Referendum and Beyond, Edited by John McKendrick, Gerry Mooney, John Dickie, Gill Scott and Peter Kelly
[xvi] ISER Note on EU 27 child poverty rates http://cpag.org.uk/sites/default/files/ISER%20note%20on%20EU27%20child%20poverty%20rates.pdf
[xvii] www.ifs.org.uk/publications/7054 IFS Briefing Notes (BN144) Child and working-age poverty in Northern Ireland over the next decade: an update (January 2014)
[xviii] Poverty and Income Inequality in Scotland in 2014/15, Table A7 In-work Poverty (relative AHC) in Scotland 1998/99 to 2014/15; www.gov.scot/Publications/2016/06/3468/downloads
[xix] Income Related Benefits: Estimates of Take-up in Financial Year 2013/14, Department of Work and Pensions; www.gov.uk/government/statistics/income-related-benefits-estimates-of-take-up-financial-year-201314
[xx] The 2014 Scottish Childcare Report, Family and Childcare Trust, https://www.familyandchildcaretrust.org/2014-scottish-childcare-report


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By Belinda
29 years ago one of our big life transitions was happening. We had spent the past 9 years, from August 1974 to December 1983, raising our children, living in a farmhouse between Aurora and Newmarket and supporting 12 men with developmental disabilities. Paul was also working in upper management in an institution and was now helping the final few people left there, to move to the community as it closed.
It was a big transition for the people moving into the community, but my transition was from living with people as a house parent, supported by a multidisciplinary team of professionals at the institution, to moving out of the house we had shared with them, and working for the community agency that took on the care of the people we had lived with.
From mid December to early in 1984, I hired staff for the team I would manage as a program director, a role at which, for all my years of experience with people with disabilities, I was a greenhorn. I had never led a team of people before.
One by one the team grew, and one day, a tall behaviour therapist with a deep voice came to consult with us on some of the more challenging behaviours we were encountering.
He said he loved the fact that there was so much laughter on the team and he unknowingly instilled confidence in a wobbly kneed program director who was learning the ropes of a completely new dynamic of working with and leading people.
His name was Dave Hingsburger, and he was just 31 to my 33 years. Today he turns 60; the second of my very dear friends to do so this week.
Throughout the 1980's we worked together, and in the 1990's stayed in touch. I deeply respected and appreciated his honesty and independent thought. What he wrote often stretched our minds, challenged us, or resonated.
Along the way he became widely known and respected in the world of developmental services as a fearless fighter for freedom from abuse and someone who has made the world a safer place for people with disabilities.
He became someone I trusted as an accepting friend who would care and pray when I needed support. I never needed to say exactly what the problem was, but if I needed to, I would trust him with my deepest vulnerabilities and be sure that they would be safe with him; that he would not judge.
In the past decade our friendship has only deepened. He is one of the master encouragers of my writing life. A brilliant writer himself, he has helped me believe that I can write by his generous endorsement and support! :)
I still love his honesty and heart and treasure his friendship and these few words are the tip of an iceberg of deep caring.
Happy birthday dear friend. It may be all downhill from 60--but the ride is exhilarating! :)

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Product Description: What, exactly, is He Walked Among Us? In a way it's science fiction. It's also an acidly satiric satire of show business. The novel is screamingly funny at times. There are New Age aspects to He Walked Among Us. It's philosophical. It might deal with Quantum Physics. And it also has some hardcore scenes that might make Edward Lee wince.
Jimmy Balaban is an aging, seedy, third rate show biz agent. He meets a dubious comedian named Ralf who claims to be from the future. He's here to save us from ourselves. It's an odd act, but Jimmy is a pro and the nose knows. Maybe there is a little bit of money to be made from this strange act. He takes Ralf on as a client and hires a male science fiction writer and a female New Age guru to turn Ralf into the cash cow that he always wanted. Astonishingly, it works. The question remains: Who, or what, is Ralf?
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An embarrassingly long time ago, we wrote about a project we were working on – painting a fir floor. You can read about it here: From Ugly to Lovely, Painting a Floor, Part 1. (We didn't realize that it would it be over a year and a half later before we wrote Part 2.)
After many delays (removing an existing wood stove, demolishing a hearth, installing new wood stove and hearth, patching various areas of the floor where there were old heat registers) it's done! Well, the living room is done. The dining room isn't quite done, but we are so excited by the results, we wanted to share some photos.
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In a dynamo or generator the relation of total electric energy produced, both wasted and useful or available to the useful or available electrical energy. If we call W the useful electric and w the wasted electric energy, the coefficient of electrical efficiency is equal to W / ( W + w ) Synonyms--Intrinsic Efficiency--Economic Coefficient--Coefficient of Electrical Efficiency.
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Quit smoking yesterday!! have you ever been a smoker? need words of support.
That's right. yesterday was my first day in about 4 months of being smoke free. i started smoking when i was about 16. it makes me get headaches, a constant cough, drains my energy... i know its best to quit, its just hard today - my first day back to school (I tutor reading.) yesterday i was all gung ho... i was really into quitting and proud of myself. today i just want to cry - is that normal?? normal hormones shift or idk!! i figured i would be busy and less time to stress about not having them.
anything yuo can say to support my efforts are greatly appreciated.
---be strong Darling---in a few days you are going to feel great----your skin will start turning back to the beautiful color it should be. Drink water to flush it out of your system quicker. That also helps because you have something in your hand besides a cig. This to shall pass---just stay strong.
First drink lots of water it really does help. 2nd remember that it will pass. 3rd. the first 3 days are the toughest. You start out feeling empowered but quickly loose that momentum and you start to question why you started in the first place. Everytime you think of a reason to give up quitting and return to smoking think of 2 reasons why quitting is helpful. If you have children try to remember smoking parents make kids much more likely to smoke.
try to avoid things that remind you of smoking. keep your hands busy. Even after the nicotine is out of your system the habbit of smoking sticks around. It takes a while to break the habitual need.
another thing is take the $$ you used to spend on cigarettes and put it in an envelope. I used to buy cigs daily and @ 12 dollars a pack the money added up quickly. After a week or so take the $$ and go buy yourself something.
Just remember it will get better soon.
You CAN DO IT!! I quit smoking March 31, 2002 cold turkey. That's right, 10 years smoke free. It was hard in the beginning, but I kept telling myself about how much money I would save. In NY, smokes are about 10 dollars a pack now. When I quit, they went up to 5 a pack.
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Bloody Christmas Eve: 7 Shot in Chicago
25th December 2012
Chicago is one of the most heavily gun controlled cities in the nation. The state of Illinois has an all-out ban on concealed weapons. All firearms in the city of Chicago are registered. The permit must to purchase must be renewed every three years at a cost of $100. Chicago has an assault weapons ban and a ban on magazines that carry 10 rounds. In November, shootings jumped 49 percent over the prior year. Nonetheless, Mayor Rahm Emanuel is calling for even more gun control.
1970: Four white college kids dead in Ohio — a nation weeps.
2012: Seven (probably nonwhite) people dead in Chicago on Christmas — a nation yawns.
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Last Sunday, our friend shared the link to a song that is said to relieve stress. And listening to it in the morning set the tone for one of the most relaxing days we've had in awhile.
The song is called "Weightless," by Marconi Union. Scientists tested this song by playing it for 40 women in an experiment. They not only found the song to be more relaxing than Enya or Motzart, but also more relaxing than a massage, walk or tea.
After completing a stressful task, the women in the study experienced a 65% reduction in overall anxiety from listening to the music, and a level 35% lower than their resting rates.
More Tips for Reducing Stress
We wrote an article previously, sharing our favorite tried and true stress reducing remedies. 10 tips for reducing stress
Herbs and Vitamins…
Here are some of our favorite things to take for reducing stress:
Magnesium (or mixed with chamomile to create what Dana Claudat calls "natural ambien" ), chamomile tea, lavender (tea, essential oil, etc), Bach's Rescue Remedy. We even give Rescue Remedy to our cats. Angel perks up when she see's the bottle.
Pets and Plants
Something you probably know, but its good to see the evidence. Both having pets and having plants in your home, can be greatly stress relieving. Studies have found that pets can reduce stress hormones, risk of cardiovascular disease, and help with many other health and social benefits.
In fact, pets can even help you achieve your goals, just thinking about them.
Having plants in the room can reduce stress and increase productivity. Plants purify the air and increase the amount of oxygen in the room. Here are 10 common plants that are great for the home. Dr Bill Wolverton suggests about 2 plants per 100 square feet in the rooms you spend the most time.
I hope you have a stress free day. Remember to give the Weightless song a try, and maybe even add it to your bookmark to start each day with it for awhile.


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reading though your post I saw you're into f1. Good to hear What're your thoughts and predictions on the current season?
I think we finally have a good fight on our hands with Ferrari in a bit of trouble and Mclaren and Williams so close behind. I almost managed to make it to Silverstone this year but unfortnuately couldn't. Missed that guy running down the hanger straight


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Our 27 Acts of Kindness
Heading into the holidays of 2012 was a bit rough for most people I know. The tragedy in Newtown was and continues to be unimaginable - a bad dream that is now our reality. I felt helpless, lost and deeply saddened for the families and for our country. Ann Curry from NBC has inspired a nation to be kind, give back and cherish everyday - something that it is easy to lose sight of sometimes. In discussing the 26 random acts of kindness with, we realized that the actual number of people lost that day was 27: 20 children, 6 teachers, and the shooter's mother.
I decided to reach out to the LIVESTRONG.COM Team, friends and family in hopes they would all participate in 27 Acts of Kindness. I know that doing for others is an amazing way to heal ourselves and heal others – doing something, anything, for someone else is a true gift. The response has been unbelievable. I've documented our 27 Acts of Kindness in the list below. If you've joined in this gesture over the holidays, leave me a comment at the bottom of this article; I would love to hear from you.
27 ACTS OF KINDNESS (The number in front of the act is the total number of people who participated.)
1 - After Christmas we were driving down the PCH to go hike in the redwoods around Santa Cruz. It was forecast to be pretty cold so I was wearing a big coat ready for the hike. We stopped at a roadside stand to buy some fruit, and there near the ocean the wind was really whipping in and there was this boy maybe sixteen or so manning the fruit stand. He was only wearing a sweatshirt, and he was shivering. His shoulders were hunched up and arms crossed over his chest to keep warm. Who knows how many hours left in his shift? So, of course, I knew what I had to do. I took off my coat, told him what we were doing in memory of Newtown, and gave it to him. He was a little bewildered at first, but said thank you, and put it on. As we were getting back into the car he looked over at us, and broke out in this big smile. I'll never forget seeing him all warm and smiling as we drove away. Oh, and of course weather the next day was much nicer than forecast and we had a great hike through the old growth in Big Basin.
1 - There was a woman with a walker maybe middle aged who was outside a Ralph's grocery store asking for a dollar. I offered and gave her the Pannetone bread that I was carrying already. She asked if I could help her buy a packet of pull up Pampers diapers 2T size. Another lady came by and discouraged me from buying the diapers saying that she had seen this lady counting money. But I disregarded that advice thinking I would do what my heart told me to do and this was just a $12.00 diaper pack! If this woman with the walker was someone trying to scam innocent shoppers during the holiday goodwill season then it is her conscience she has to deal with
3 - I paid for the coffee for the person behind me at the Starbucks drive-thru / or in line at a coffee shop.
1 - I paid the adoption fee for an elderly dog at the kill shelter in my hometown.
1 - Visiting the retirement in my hometown where I used to volunteer, I spent a couple hours talking to some lonely elderly residents, just listening and letting them talk about their lives, tell stories (real or imaginary). While the holidays are so much fun for many, they can also be the most lonely and depressing time for so many. It's amazing what a little time and personal touch can do.
1 - I peeled an orange for an elderly woman.
1 - My wife is going on the board, and I'm making a substantial investment to a new charity that helps women cope with expenses tied to having breast cancer.
1 - I was in the mall looking for a passport cover for my mom. I walked into the first store and a young twentysomething guy, looking totally clueless was looking at passport covers too. We both didn't like the one in that particular store. He asked where he should go, so I gave him a whole list. I went one way, and he went the other. I bumped into him once, and told him my findings so far. Finally, I found a great passport cover at a store I hadn't mentioned to him. So, I ran back to Bloomingdale's (which was a bit out of my way), and found him about to buy a passport cover. I showed him mine, and he liked it more than the one he was about to purchase. Consequently, he headed to that other store to purchase the exact same one that I had purchased.
1 - When asked for money from homeless people hanging out side of my local 7-Eleven and Rite Aid, I tell them I have no cash but I offer to buy them dinner. The smiles and thanks I have received in return are priceless.
1 - I'm volunteering this year to take high school kids out onto the Newport Bay Ecological Reserve to learn about the ecology of the bay, particularly the birds. These kids are typically from low-income areas, and most have never seen a wetland. These are huge, 6-person canoes strapped together catamaran style and my job is to both steer and be a docent for the kids. Teaching these kids about the estuary along with the responsibilities and consequences of urban living in a watershed is something I've really enjoyed and am now resolved to continue doing as much as I can in the coming year. There is nothing more peaceful than being out on the water among nature; nothing more gratifying than connecting with a kid who might him-or-herself someday become a steward to the wild.
1 - I was purchasing pet food at Petco. A guy was standing outside in the cold with his dog, and he had a sign asking if someone could help him out with some food for the dog. I NEVER have cash on me, but I had just stopped at the bank and had withdrawn $20 to do my laundry later. I pulled out my $20, and gave it to the guy. His eyes welled up and he couldn't stop thanking me, telling me that I just made his whole day worth it.
1 - I have a friend without a home and job right now. We're setting him up to live in a temporary home over the holidays.
1 - I met someone flying my exact route home to Los Angeles. We had to switch planes on our connecting flights, and as luck would have it, I was able to board the plane first. I saved her a spot, on the aisle.
1 - I was the recipient of someone else's Act of Kindness: I found a candy cane hanging on the door handle to my car yesterday. There was a note that said that I was #6. Pretty cool. I plan to pay it forward.
2 - I paid it forward by adopting two families for Christmas. I provided them with dinner, gifts and decorations. The smiles and joy were and still are palpable to me.
2 - Smile. Really, smile. At everyone. Try for one day to smile at EVERY person you make eye contact with. The person walking down the street yelling on his cell phone, the person you buy your coffee from, every co-worker even if you don't know his or her name. Even if they have a frown on I promise you, you will make them feel better. And, even better you will make YOU feel better. Smile away.
1 - I called ahead before heading to get my hair cut to see how many people were in the salon. I brought hot coffee and fresh bagels for all.
3 - I paid $20 toward the groceries of the person standing behind me at the supermarket.
1 - I helped an elderly gentleman return his shopping cart to the return bin at the grocery store.
1 - Restoring our 1923 vintage home, we needed to replace two large wood-framed windows that had been damaged by weather. On the advice of our painter, I hired a local father and son team who were confident they could match the old windows. Their price and timeline were very competitive with otherwise placing a special order through a well-known window factory that had made the original windows. Although the two carpenters delivered the windows a few days later than expected, the craftsmanship was amazing--stronger wood and thicker glass than the factory-built originals. (Now having worked in the construction field to support myself through college, I am well aware of the time, effort and attention to detail needed to build a product that customers will use and enjoy every day.) After the windows were installed, I paid them 1/3 more than their price to cover the additional time they devoted to the job.
1 - I walked a co-worker's dog for him while he had meetings. While this was kind for them, it was even better for me. Dogs are so amazing . Being able to bring them to work makes every day that much better.
I plan on keeping this practice going – I certainly should not need a tragedy to motivate me to be kind to others.
Susy Sedano is one of the Content Managers at LIVESTRONG.COM, and a fitness enthusiast searching for a fun way to integrate food and exercise into a healthy living plan. She is always looking for new challenges, running a half marathon, practicing more yoga, or creating healthy dishes for family and friends. Despite her hectic non-stop fitness schedule, she is a "girl's girl" and a student of life!
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i recently told my best friend of more than 10yrs,that i love him and always have.he told me that he loved me 2,and always had.we both had never told eachother 4 fear of ruining our friendship.were still best friends.i know he is my soulmate!its a funny world sometimes!
sniperblue 26-30, F 7 Responses 2 Jun 22, 2009
Life is funny idnit? . The way we are sometimes makes a perfect Jerry's kid out of me. Special indeed are beat friends. Who else will hold the camera for my next stupid stunt?!?! I love my bestfriend and if they offered insurance in case of accidental over flow, I would risk take even more.
you seem super cool so im happy for you =)
always take a chance, cant live with what if's, wonder and regrets. good for you


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Let There Be LightPosted by Jeff Summers on Dec 1, 2000 in 2000 Off Season | 0 comments
The first of December is traditionally the beginning of the holiday season in our household. It is at this time that the Thanksgiving decorations are stored away and are replaced with those celebrating the Christmas holiday season. This year, I am feeling less than helpful as I am still quite ill. The children though are adamant about the decorations being put up. So I got up, donned my Hard Rock Cafe sweatshirt, my Atlanta Olympics sweat pants, my Diamondbacks hat and my Goofy slippers and decided to just get it over with. Some of you may be wondering about my attire but I assure you, this is standard issue for sick people in our house. I find that there are only certain outfits that can be worn when you are sick. If you try to dress in regular clothes, you just feel worse and then the clothes become tainted in your mind. Hey, I may be delirious but I still think about things. Ok, maybe I don't think clearly but that is debatable. Once I had my outfit on, I went to the garage and began to unpack the Christmas decorations. Christmas at our house is quite an ordeal. We have literally dozens of boxes filled with all sort of decoration for the house inside and out. I decided it would be best to focus my efforts on the outside of the house. For that, I began pulling out strings of lights and having the kids test them to verify they were working correctly. I am of course referring to the lights here, not the children. As far as I can tell, the children never work correctly. The remainder of the day was spent climbing up and down the ladder hanging the icicle lights from the eaves of the house. It does seem weird hanging Christmas lights when it is 76 degrees outside and I am passed by people in shorts and tank tops. By the end of the day, all of the lights have been hung on the house with care in hopes that Saint Nicolas would visit us there. I only wish all of the decorations were up. This tends to be a week's worth of effort.
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A peck of grief will shortly descend on Camp Wille und Macht, Nazi youth camp at Griggstown, N. J., it was predicted by reliable sources Friday afternoon.
The grief—expected to develop momentarily—will be in the shape of an order by the health authorities of New Jersey padlocking the swastika-decked camp.
The order, it was learned, will be the result of an inspection of the goose-steppers' paradise made by the health authorities shortly after the camp was established. A report of this inspection, filed on August 14, revealed that the inspectors found the Nazi camp in


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I dunno what's happened to his jumps. He doesn't look as enthusiastic in that program as he used to either.
Horrible skate for Verner...this works now http://playtv.fr/television/france-2/
Wow, he was nearly last in the free.
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Note: SMC (Swedish Main/Male Commentator) said that Alexander Majorov will NOT be doing a quad as he has "hurt himself" - "as mentioned earlier", but as I missed the beginning of the broadcast, I don't kow how he "hurt himself". "We're just as glad about that, as his triples are so good, " added SMC. (And yes, that's what he said. )


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By now almost all of us know about Windows Media Center or Apple TV, but Intel has entered into the fray with something brand new, that other compaines have overlooked, the social aspect. I was able to talk with Brian David Johnson from Intel about what is next for TV and his book Screen Future. Video after the jump.
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I plan on writing a review of his book, Screen Future in the coming weeks. Or you can buy it now from Intel Press.


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And then could someone tell me why Fox's show "Red Eye" is on at 3 A.M. instead of prime time?
And don't tell me that the sort of problem described at the link is just a drop in the bucket and we need to do something about education, movies, etc.. We can walk and chew gum at the same time.
And please don't tell me it's because it's called "Red Eye," either. Change the time and change the name.
And this comment at this post at Ace's is spot on:
Always been a source of frustration for me, that counterarguments to bumper sticker slogans often require no little effort in setting up, let alone explain.
"Visualize World Peace" should be easy to discredit, but it takes lengthy dissertations regarding human history, anthropology, psychology to even get to the point where you can begin to nullify this stultifying catchphrase.
Had an English teacher tell me just how powerful (for better or for worse) bumper stickers can be: Have you ever seen a car with a 5000 word essay taped to the bumper?


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Cowboys ain't easy to love and they're harder to hold. They'd rather give you a song than diamonds or gold. Truth?
stankadiddlehopper 51-55, M 10 Answers 4 Jul 6, 2012
Mommas don't let your babies grow up to be cowboys,they never stay home nd they're always alone ,even with someone they love!
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IF only their song was gentle and true

Then the cowgirls would know what to do...

But though his love was really sought

All in all it came to naught....
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Thats why I wont let my baby's grow up to be cowboys
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True. Cowboys are scaly an ornery, sing to their horse, an ain't got nuthin' but hardtack an cowchips!
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Being a cowboy means to ride out the rough,

i'll shoot your arse if you call me puff.
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Hello, friends! After taking a couple of weeks off from the blog to enjoy the holidays, I'm back … and ready for what 2013 has in store! It's already shaping up to be a great year, and to that I say, "Bring it on!"
But first, I thought it might be fun to look back at the most popular posts of 2012 here at Rhubarb and Honey … and wouldn't you know, my most popular post of 2012 wasn't a recipe! Well, technically, it was a recipe … but it wasn't a recipe for food. Intrigued, aren't you?
Well, before we get to number one, here's the rest of the top ten … hopefully you've seen them all, but if not, please enjoy these new-to-you favorites!
So, what was the most popular post on Rhubarb and Honey in 2012?
Drumroll, please …
Yes, you all loved my homemade brown sugar and vanilla hand scrub … and you loved it a lot! Perhaps because it's quick and easy to make … and it's a wonderful gift for any special person in your life. Maybe you'll make it for one of your favorite people in 2013!
I truly can't wait to see what 2013 brings … and I hope it's a fabulous year for all my Rhubarb and Honey fans too!


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© St. Petersburg Times, published June 2, 2002
As a senior at Cornell University in Ithaca, N.Y., in the early 1980s, I wrote a thesis on how to dump tenured teachers in New York. My research indicated that the great myth of the "unfireable teacher" turned out to be a coverup for lazy or incompetent school principals who failed to do what it took to vigorously supervise and evaluate their teaching corps.
This research comes to mind as I learn more about the case of Ian Michael Harvey -- a nonprobationary teacher in Collier County whose leftist views and vocal antiwar activism have put him at the center of controversy. If the man is an unprofessional teacher, as the school district now suggests, then why did he receive satisfactory marks in every evaluation for his first 11 years of teaching? Why weren't red flags raised before he earned nonprobationary status, the Florida equivalent of tenure?
Harvey has been a teacher in the Collier County School District since 1990 but it wasn't until local veterans complained about his appearance at a December rally protesting American involvement in Afghanistan that his teaching competence was called into question.
To be honest, there are some legitimate questions surrounding Harvey's teaching methodologies -- he apparently uses little in the way of a structured curriculum and lesson plan, he makes class participation 60 percent of a student's grade and last semester he flunked or gave a "D" to two-thirds of his students. But to pass the smell test, those concerns needed to be raised long ago and under very different circumstances. Now, it all just looks like the political persecution it no doubt is.
With "patriotic" Americans questioning school officials as to why Harvey was both against the Afghani war and still teaching in area schools, an internal investigator was duly dispatched to look into Harvey's English and Mass Media classes at Lely High School in Naples. After talking to 15 of Harvey's 172 students, taking a look at the antiwar posters on Harvey's classroom walls and reviewing the reference materials Harvey used to teach the courses, investigator Peter DeBaun issued a scathing report.
According to the DeBaun, Harvey "fed students a diet of anti-corporate, anti-capitalist, anti-war materials and predicated grades upon the satisfactory digesting on (sic) this material." DeBaun said Harvey had no tolerance for students who disagreed. And DeBaun was appalled by the "radical left and anarchist Web sites" from which Harvey's assignments were drawn, complaining that Harvey failed to offer "alternative materials for reading and reflection."
Ultimately, the district punished Harvey by suspending him for three days and transferring him to Immokalee, a farming town about 40 miles from his former school, where he now teaches English to Spanish-speaking adults. Also, a complaint has been lodged against him before the state Department of Education which could result in his teaching certification being revoked.
Interesting, teachers who have responded to the events of Sept. 11 by adding patriotic programs and assignments to their class lessons haven't been similarly condemned for presenting a one-sided viewpoint to a captive audience of students. Michelle Barron, a mother of an 8-year-old daughter who attends a local public elementary school wrote of how her daughter has been force-fed support for America's military action. Barron said the school's entrance sports a banner in support of our troops. Music class now consists of a cornucopia of patriotic songs and her daughter is constantly encouraged to "dress like a flag on Fridays." Barron said the explanation given the children is: "President Bush is helping Afghanistan."
Harvey exposed his students to writers like Noam Chomsky, presented videos on the antiglobalization movement and pushed them to peruse alternative media sources such as Alexander Cockburn's www.counterpunch.org. (All listed as exhibits in DeBaun's report.) Maybe he was too loose with the syllabus and too quick to insult a student who didn't warm to his perspective, but high school should be a place to challenge conventional thinking.
Harvey's banishment to adult education and the steps taken to endanger his teaching certification say less about his teaching abilities than the school district's lack of confidence in the inherent righteousness of American actions. Why is it running so scared of exposing students to a little self-criticism?
If Harvey is a bad teacher then his decade-long personnel file should have reflected it. Either school administrators have allowed an underperforming teacher to continue working for years -- indicating that they are the ones who need to be fired -- or Harvey is being punished for his politics -- exactly what tenure is supposed to protect against.


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The future of ash trees in West Sussex is said to be 'looking bleak' after cases of ash dieback have been located in East Sussex and Kent.
The wide-spread Chalara fraxinea fungus which causes ash dieback to develop was spotted as close as Buxted, East Sussex and the Kent countryside, leaving West Sussex with little hope of evasion.
Dr Tony Whitbread, chief executive officer of the Sussex Wildlife Trust, believes that the disease is already in West Sussex and it is just a matter of time before it is identified.
He said: "It's a fast moving thing and with cases arising in the area it's a likely chance that it's already hit West Sussex.
"We're not just dealing with one or two cases any more, it's a whole different game now."
With over 100 confirmed sites in the UK carrying the infection, many of the affected ash trees have been destroyed to prevent the spread, but Dr Whitbread said it is too late and nature should be left to run its course.
He continued: "Don't cut and burn down the trees, don't even use fungicide. It is far better to leave the disease and let nature take over."
Ash dieback first appeared in Denmark in 2002 and has since eradicated up to 90 per cent of the country's ash trees, but the surviving ten per cent are immune to the disease.
"Ash trees are genetically diverse.
"About ten per cent of the ash trees in Denmark were resistant.
"With thousands of seedlings in just one tree, they will regenerate in time."
There have been no confirmed cases in West Sussex as of yet, but 100,000 trees have already been destroyed in the UK and a ban on importing ash trees has been introduced in a bid to prevent the spread.
"The disease will devastate our forests but nature has the ability to recover eventually."
Environment secretary, Owen Paterson, recently said that mature trees affected with the disease should be left to the elements as they are too important to the wildlife and may help to identify resistant strains.
If any West Sussex residents believe they have spotted signs of the disease, please contact County Times reporter Simon Robb with your pictures on email@example.com or by calling 01403 751238.


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Boyson Brown Sr.
Boyson Kaimilani Brown Sr., 69, of Hilo is survived by a sister, Bunnette (Stanley) Yorong of Hilo. The survivor's name was incorrect because of information supplied to West Hawaii Today.
Rick Brown
Services for Rick Clayton Brown, 50, of Kailua-Kona were incorrect because of information supplied to West Hawaii Today.
Friends may call at 10:30 a.m. Dec. 16 at Mokuaikaua Church in Kailua-Kona for a service. Private scattering of ashes will follow.
Mary Wong
Mary Ellen Wong, 73, of Volcano died Nov. 25, 2013, in Honokaa. Born Dec. 18, 1939, in Ookala, she was a cattle rancher and member of Our Lady of Lourdes Catholic Church in Honokaa and the Cattlemen's Association.
Friends may call at 6 p.m. Dec. 12 at Dodo Mortuary in Hilo for a 7 p.m. service. Friends may call again at 7 to 8:30 a.m. Dec. 13 at the mortuary. Burial follows at Hawaii Veterans Cemetery No. 1. Family requests casual attire be worn.
She is survived by sons, Kevin (Claudine Mendes) McIver of Honokaa, Clay McIver of California; hanai son, Steven (Piilani) Royston of Hilo; brother, Waltham (Bernadette) Johansen of Paauilo; hanai grandchildren, Kaneala Hiilei and Kaulana Hiilei, both of Honokaa; two granddaughters; one great-granddaughter; one aunt; numerous nieces, nephews and cousins.
Arrangements by Dodo Mortuary.
Cary Barreto
Cary Miles Barreto, 57, of Paauilo died Dec. 8, 2013, in Honolulu. Born Nov. 13, 1956, in Long Beach, Calif., he was an airport fire equipment operator at Kona International Airport.
Friends may call at 1 p.m. Dec. 13 at the Kona Airport fire station for a service.
He is survived by sisters, Julie Barreto and Ramona Cutri.
Arrangements by Ultimate Cremation Services of Hawaii.
Napoleon Haena
Napoleon "Nappy" Kealoha Haena, 76, of Keaau died Nov. 24, 2013, at Hilo Medical Center. Born Feb. 5, 1937, in Hilo, he was a retired carpenter and an Army veteran.
Friends may call at 9 a.m. Dec. 13 at New Hope Christian Fellowship, 840 Kupulau Road in Hilo, for an 11 a.m. service. A private urn burial will be held later. Family requests casual attire be worn.
He is survived by daughter, Fay (Sheldon) Karratti of Hilo; sister, Rosemarylee (Sam) Dwight of Carson City, Calif.; hanai brothers, Harry (Anna) Kenoi of Chatsworth, Calif., Dennis (Denise) Kenoi and Joseph Kenoi, both of Hilo; hanai sister, Delight Aala Veincent of Hilo; one granddaughter; one great-granddaughter; numerous nieces, nephews and cousins.
Arrangements by Dodo Mortuary.
Veronica Ibera
Veronica Ibera, 82, of Keaau died Dec. 2, 2013, at Life Care Center of Hilo. Born Jan. 2, 1931, in Olaa, she was a homemaker.
Friends may call at 6 p.m. Dec. 13 at Dodo Mortuary chapel for a 7 p.m. service. An urn committal will be held at 11 a.m. Dec. 14 at Alae Cemetery, section K. Family requests casual attire be worn.
She is survived by daughters, Maggie (David) Shapiro of Oahu, Carolyn (Jacinto Jr.) Conol of Mountain View; brothers, Pete Nelmida of Nevada, Monico Nelmida of Oahu; sisters, Herminia Quero of Keaau; six grandchildren; six great-grandchildren.
Arrangements by Dodo Mortuary.
Geraldine Johansen
Geraldine "Aunty Gerry" Kuuiini Johansen, 71, of Pearl City, Oahu, died Nov. 23, 2013, at Hilo Medical Center. Born in Hawi, she was a retired alumni director of Kamehameha Schools Kapalama.
Friends may call at 1:30 p.m. Dec. 14 at the Bishop Memorial Chapel of Kamehameha Schools on Oahu for a 3 p.m. service. Family requests no flowers.
She is survived by husband, Albert Johansen of Pearl City, Oahu; daughters, Michelle Johansen of Pearl City, Oahu, Tanya Johansen of Culver City, Calif.; brothers, Allen Vinta of Mililani, Oahu, Gregory Vinta of Kohala; sisters, Pauline Requelman of Kona, Henrietta Labisores of Waikele, Oahu, Ginger Vinta of Las Vegas; two grandchildren.
Arrangements by Dodo Mortuary.
Freddie Kaholoaa
Freddie "Dago" Ennith Kaholoaa, 68, of Mountain View died Nov. 24, 2013, at Pohai Malama. Born Dec. 7, 1944, in Waipio Valley, he was a plasterer, a member of the Mason &Plasterers Union Local 630, the proprietor of Kaholoaa's Hale, and a Vietnam War Army veteran.
Friends may call at noon Dec. 14 at Borthwick Hawaii Funeral Home for a 1 p.m. service. Friends may call again at 4 p.m. Dec. 14 at the family residence for a service. Family requests casual attire be worn and no flowers. Condolences may be posted at homelanimemorialpark.com.
He is survived by wife, Charlyn Kaholoaa of Mountain View, sons, Keoni (Precilla) Kaholoaa and Keoki Kaholoaa, both of Keaau; brothers, Derwin (Geri) Kaholoaa of Honokaa, Solomon (Bobbie) Kaholoaa of Hilo, William (Caroline) Kaholoaa of Hoolehua, Molokai, Jeremiah (Raina) Kaholoaa of Kahalui, Maui; sisters, Eunice Thompson of Eclectic, Ala., Mary (Harry) Cabrera of Kohala, Rachel Kaholoaa of Hilo; numerous nieces and nephews.
Arrangements by Homelani Cremation Services.


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Aug 18, 2014
Christie touts Jersey Shore's beaches
ASBURY PARK, N.J. (AP) — Gov. Chris Christie wants families to continue flocking to the beaches of the Jersey shore.
Christie took a stroll along the Asbury Park boardwalk Friday to tout the state's 127 miles of coastline.
The governor says this has been a "banner season" thanks in part to good weather nearly every weekend.
He said preliminary numbers show beach badge sales in Asbury Park up 45 percent so far this year.
Superstorm Sandy badly devastated the state's beaches. But Christie said they've rebounded.
Environmental Protection Commissioner Bob Martin said beaches have been open 99.9 percent of the time.
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers has completed eight beach repair projects costing an estimated $345 million.


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The Galpagos are home to a wide-ranging assortment of unusual plants and animals. The islands became famous as the site of Charles Darwin's research leading to his theory of evolution by natural selection, and their magnificent flora and fauna continue to draw visitors from around the world. Based on the author's sixteen years of fieldwork and featuring his exceptional photography, Flowering Plants of the Galpagos is the first accessible, in-depth yet compact guide to the plant life of the area. An invaluable resource for tourists, natural history enthusiasts, and professionals, the book: introduces the botanical history of the islands and their varied ecological zones allows easy identification of 436 flowering plants (77 families, 192 genera, and 390 species) covers endemic plants found exclusively on the islands; native plants, which grow on the Galpagos and elsewhere; and exotic plants present as a result of human actions offers thorough accounts of the plants which give the scientific, common, and family names; range; islands inhabited; habitat; description; and additional notes of interest is richly illustrated with 266 color photographs of flowering plants and 117 of plant pollinators, vegetation zones, non-flowering plants, and the islands themselves organizes species by form, leaf arrangement, and flower color and includes descriptive plant drawings to aid in identification provides a map of the Galpagos and a list of plants likely to be seen at popular tourist sites
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In autumn, a strong wind blows flower seeds high in the air and carries them far across the land. One by one, many of the seeds are lost -- burned by the sun, fallen into the ocean, eaten by a bird. But some survive the long winter and, come spring, sprout into plants, facing new dangers -- trampled by playing children, picked as a gift for a friend. Soon only the tiniest seed remains, growing into a giant flower and, when autumn returns, sending its own seeds into the wind to start the process over again.
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Yesterday David and Melissa Holbrook of Holbrook Farms in Tennessee offered up a small portion of the Holbrook family 350-acre dairy farm (main shop pictured) as prime location for some ongoing beautiful trucks/beautiful people pairing. (For some outtakes from the last photo shoot in Alabama, check out this post.) The Holbrooks were extra-generous in this case, also providing David's jet-black 1986 Peterbilt 359, restored and customized over the last several winters in his shop. Most recently ...Read More
Thanks to Rhonda Reagan (pictured) for the invite to the American Truck Historical Society Music City Chapter's year-beginning meeting and auction this past Saturday, Jan. 14. Held at an elementary school in Lebanon, Tenn., the event drew a crowd near 100 strong, made up of members and their families as well as representatives from other regional ATHS chapters like the Smoky Mountains chapter in Knoxville, among others. All told, says Reagan, the organization nearly doubled ...Read More


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Green Schools: Five Lessons Learned the Hard Way
Editor's Note: This post is for the Green Moms Carnival on Green Schools, which will appear here at OrganicMania on Tuesday, August 11th. There will be great contributions from green women bloggers from all around the country, weighing in on green schools – from nursery school to college!
It seems like just yesterday that I squeezed into a seat at the kid-size cafeteria tables at my son's new elementary school. I was there to participate in my very first PTA meeting, and while I was interested in many of the things going on at the school, what I really wanted to learn about were the school's environmental initiatives. I wanted to get involved in the Green Committee.
Imagine my surprise when the PTA leadership didn't seem to understand what I was talking about. They invited me to become involved with the committee that watered the trees over the summer. Oh, and they really wanted some help with a children's garden.
But I'm not much of a gardener. I may feel green, but my plants are brown. I wanted to focus on environmental issues like substituting conventional school cleaning products with more environmentally friendly options; introducing waste-free lunches; eliminating the throw-away styrofoam trays used in our lunchroom; replacing Sally Foster fundraisers with more eco-friendly options; and stopping the Cheap Plastic Crap giveaways used at school fundraisers. And that was just for starters! Then I could see moving on to including walkable schools in our County and State Carbon Reduction Programs, retrofitting the school with solar or wind power, and more…
I think the other committee members went into overload just listening to my wish list. Our principal suggested that the new parents hold back and watch and learn what went on at the school instead of jumping in with a million new directions. So I did what comes unnaturally to this Jersey girl: I shut my mouth.
After the meeting, several other of the incoming parents approached me and said they understood and supported what I was proposing, and would be glad to help. The problem was that no one wanted to lead the effort. No one could seem to find the time. I agreed to co-chair a committee, but soon found that coordinating with a co-chair and getting the committee off the ground fell by the wayside as I focused more of my energy on work, home, family, other volunteer work, OrganicMania, and the Green Moms Carnival.
I blogged a bit about my Green Mom Culture Shock during this time and how I was Dealing with the Schools: Coping as a Green Mom…but then I went all quiet on you. Didn't say too much about what was going on…
So did we make progress this last school year? Yes, but not nearly as much as I would have liked. I did learn a few lessons, though, which I'm happy to share with other eager parents as they seek to navigate the new world of PTAs and public schools. What about you? What's worked for you? Please leave a message and share, because the new school year is about to start up and we can all learn from each others' experiences. What's worked for you as you've sought to green your school?
Lesson #1: Meet People Where They Are
Only months after that first meeting did I learn that the existing gardening committee had plenty of "greenies" involved who would have been happy to take on many of the other issues I proposed. And had I volunteered first with that committee, proved myself, and learned how things worked at the school, our Green Committee probably would have had more impact.
Lesson #2 Get Support from Area Non-Profits
Through the Green Schools committee of my town's sustainable communities initiative, Bethesda Green, I learned that the Audobon Society's Green Schools Initiative was trying to reduce waste at my son's school. Several of the other committee members were from my son's school, and we were encouraged us to go back and try again with the Green Committee, or just to do things on our own as we could fit them in. The woman who led the charge? Probably the busiest one among us – she has triplets!
Lesson #3 Seek out Liked Minded Allies in the School Early On
Through the Green Schools committee, I met a teacher from my son's school. She was able to shed some light on mysteries like WHY the class buying lists contained so many plastic items, and how to get that changed for the next school year.
She was also able to explain that there were a bunch of different Green initiatives going on at school that would have more reach and impact if they were coordinated. Coincidentally, I heard the same thing from the PTA president at that time. Soon we were able to get things a bit better organized, and on much sounder footing for this coming school year.
Having friends "on the inside" of the school really helps!
Lesson #4 Connect with other Local Schools and Learn What's Worked There
Some of the other schools here in Bethesda, Maryland have had far greater participation in their "Waste-Free Wednesday" lunch campaigns than we did with ours. It may just take time for new ideas to take root, but it would have been ideal if we could have touched base with the green leaders at our town's other schools to see how they achieved so much success. Thanks to our community-wide Green Schools initiative, we'll be connecting with those other green school leaders soon.
Lesson #5 Propose Well Thought-Out Alternatives
It's not enough to say, "Get rid of the traditional school fundraising programs and all of the "stuff" that they push on people!" When well established fund raising programs are bringing in $20K or so for the PTA, you've got to have a plan to replace that money. There are many new green school fundraising programs emerging, but how much money are schools actually making from these programs? That's one question I haven't yet been able to answer to our PTA's satisfaction. (Perhaps a kind reader will leave a comment here with that information!)
What about you? What's worked and what hasn't worked as you've sought to "green" your neighborhood schools? Please leave comment and share!
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Forget Eco-Sins. How about Eco-Mistakes?
Somewhere along the line, the most die-hard environmentalists started using the term "eco-sin" to describe their environmental wrongs. It's curious really, when most people have either abandoned the notion of sin or recoil in shame at the thought of willfully committing a sin against God's creation.
Let's cut each other some slack. Wouldn't it be much more encouraging if we simply acknowledged our eco-mistakes? For the fact is, just as the pious know that none of us are without sin, so too are none of us "greens" in fact perfectly green.
Consider the following:
– an environmental advocacy group holds a meeting that welcomes attendees with green balloons (Sin?/Mistake? Ack! Plastic's bad for the Earth, bad for the fish!);
– attendees at the same meeting leave their crumpled napkins, bottles and food behind on the tables, causing the cleaning staff to indiscriminately throw recyclables into the trash containers (Yikes! A meeting about recycling where the expert recyclers don't recycle!);
– a new government building in a county that levies fines on businesses for non-compliance with recycling does not make recycling containers available in its snack areas (Judge not what I do, but what I say);
– a group of "green Moms" plans a "green" fundraiser, then encourages sponsors to purchase new items for giveaways at the fundraiser (Eek! Whatever happened to Reduce/Reuse?)
Eco-sins? No, eco-mistakes. We're all human. Reversing long-held behavioral patterns is one of the hardest things to do. And that's exactly what we're in the process of doing – learning to change old behaviors.
That's why the role of Mothers and Fathers is so critical. If we can just get it right with this next generation, there won't be so many "eco-mistakes." The next generation, having grown up with an innate green consciousness, will know better than us.
— Lynn
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Batting gloves? The holiday season is the perfect time for baseball and softball players to stock up on new gear and accessories for the next season. With end-of-season clearance sales being held, there are numerous new items you can get at discounted prices for yourself or ask for on your holiday wish list.
For those looking to get baseball and softball related stocking stuffers, one of the best gift ideas would be batting gloves. What are some of the best batting gloves you can get for the athlete in your family?
Rawlings Workhorse
Rawlings is one of the most trusted names in softball and baseball gear and this pair of batting gloves is one of the best on the market. The leather is soft and provides ideal comfort when worn as it is more flexible than other brands. The Workhorse brand is the most popular in the line of Rawlings batting gloves for more than 12 years and would make for a great stocking stuffer.
Worth Toxic
Worth Toxic batting gloves provide a comfortable feeling as it was made with premium sheep leather. This leather gives you the best grip on the bat and helps you gain better control and maintain possession of the bat throughout your swing. It has a mesh backing, allowing your hand the chance to breathe.
Easton STEALTH CORE
For those looking for the closest feel on their bat without going bare-handed, the STEALTH CORE is one of the best pair of batting gloves you can have to achieve that. This style of glove comes in 10 different color combinations and was made with Cabretta leather on the palm. This adult pair of gloves comes in sizes from small to XL.
DeMarini Versus
Since DeMarini is one of the best bat manufacturers in the world for slowpitch softball players, you would expect them to put out quality products across the board. That is the case with fielding gloves and batting gloves. Among their best pair of batting gloves are the Versus, which are made in five sizes from small to XXL, come in three colors and feature a leather palm and a neoprene wrist strap.
We can recommend others and give you ideas where to get the best deals on batting gloves for stocking stuffers. Drop us a comment with your question!


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TOWN 'N COUNTRY — Bay Crest Elementary School was in modified lockdown Thursday morning.
The lockdown was issued as a "precautionary measure" after a domestic dispute was reported at a nearby apartment complex, the Hillsborough County Sheriff's Office said.
No trespassers were reported at the school at 4925 Webb Road.
No further information was immediately available.


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Nourish Your Dog The Way Nature IntendedHelp maintain hip and joint function with the natural goodness of glucosamine, chondroitin, wholefood antioxidants, and eggshell membrane. Zuke's is proud to announce that the Glucsosamine and Chondroitin in Hip Action is Made in the USA.
Active, adventuresome dogs need healthy nutrients to keep them going all day long. That's where Hip Action treats come in. They help maintain hip and joint function with the natural goodness of glucosamine, chondroitin, whole food antioxidants, and eggshell membrane – a new, up-and-coming joint support superfood. This powerful combination is packed in a delicious, moist, tasty treat your dog will absolutely love. Feed daily and keep the adventure going.
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Small Dogs (under 46 lbs) – 1 Treat DailyMedium Dogs (under 98 lbs) – 2 Treats DailyGiant Dogs (under 138 lbs) – 3 Treats Daily
Peanut Butter, Ground Rice, Ground Oats, Malted Barley, Gelatin, Maple Syrup, Vegetable Glycerin, Glucosamine Hydrochloride, Cherries, Blueberries, Lecithin, Salt, Ground Sesame Seed, Alfalfa, Phosphoric Acid, Rosemary, Turmeric, Garlic Powder, Sorbic Acid (a preservative), Ascorbic Acid (Vitamin C), Egg Shell Membrane Meal, Chondroitin Sulfate, Zinc Sulfate, Manganese Sulfate, Sodium Selenite.
Please Note: There is a misprint on the Hip Action packaging which states the glucosamine and chondroitin sulfate values are "maximums" rather than "minimums". This issue is being addressed with new packaging updates. Stay tuned!
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How To Get A $3 Burrito At Chipotle On Halloween
I'm a burrito, duh.
This article was written by our friends at Spoon University.
Ahh yes, October. 'Tis the season of pumpkin spice everything, finding fun-sized candy-bar wrappers in every corner of your backpack, and of course, the annual opportunity to get a cheap-ass burrito at Chipotle.
The annual Halloween event, endearingly known as the "Boo-rito" promotion, has historically given customers who wear costumes to a Chipotle location a chance at sweet dinner deal.
The earliest Boo-rito days required patrons to dress as an actual burrito in exchange for a free meal, but guidelines loosened over the years, and each year has a different price point and purpose.
This year, burrito hopefuls must arrive at any Chipotle location after 3:00pm wearing a costume. They can then select a burrito, burrito bowl, salad, or tacosfor just $3.
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If one does not have a ball mill there is another option for grinding coarse potassium nitrate into a free flowing, fine powder. Coffee and spice grinders work well for grinding small batches of individual chemicals.
Even though I have a ball mill, there are times when the coffee grinders come in handy for pulverizing smaller batches of chemicals. I have some Parlon, most of which will pass through a 40-mesh screen, but which has some larger particles as well. I'll take those larger bits and run them through the coffee grinder in order to reduce them to smaller particles.
Warning: Dedicate one grinder for use on oxidizers, and another one for use on fuels such as charcoal. We don't want fires or explosions when we're grinding chemicals. Never grind complete or mixed compositions such as black powder in a coffee grinder.
I have found two kinds of coffee grinders: blade-grinders and burr-mills. Don't get a burr-mill; they don't work as well as blade-grinders. The blade-grinders have a stainless steel blender type blade that spins at high speeds in the bottom of the material cup, chopping the material into small bits in the process.
I have purchased many of the smaller, less expensive, blade-type coffee grinders. But here's the warning: they really don't last too long if you mill chemicals for a minute or two at a time. To use them, mill your chemicals in pulses of a few seconds at a time. I've found that shaking them while pulse-grinding gives me the fastest results.
The Kitchenaid blade mill has a larger hopper, and a larger, more powerful motor, and is rated to be used often. I'm hoping that it will last longer than the $13 WalMart models I've been using.
I put a half-cup, 4.6 ounces, of 12-mesh potassium nitrate into its hopper, pressed down on its lid to start it, and pulse-milled the powder for just under a minute, shaking the grinder now and then in the process.
Quite a bit of fine powder started to accumulate on the inside top of the clear lid as it milled. I dumped the ground chemical onto my 100-mesh screen, and used a fine paint brush to clean off any that was clinging to the inside of the hopper or the lid.
About three-fourths of this milled powder would pass through the 100 mesh screen, and I set aside that which wouldn't to be ground again with the next batch.
Granular potassium nitrate can be dried if necessary, and ground easily with a ball mill or with a coffee blade mill, so that it passes through a 100-mesh screen and is ready to be used in pyrotechnic compositions.


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Another unique version of the impressive McLaren P1 has been spotted in its custom blue shade across the ocean, where it will most likely end up in its new owner's hands quite soon.
McLaren San Francisco is one busy dealership in delivering P1 and 650s supercars, ever since the first one arrived in March, this year. This stunning blue finished hybrid supercar has been spotted at the same famous car dealership and we have to admit that it looks quite appealing, despite not being finished in a trendy white or black shade. Scroll down and check out the photo gallery for more images.
The McLaren P1 has been officially introduced back in 2013 during the Geneva Motor Show. This is the company's first hybrid supercar and also its most powerful product ever. It is offered in a two-door coupe body style, with a rear mid-engine and rear-wheel drive layout. Power is being provided by a 3.8L twin turbo V8 petrol burner, backed up by an electric motor. The total output stands at 903 HP and 978 Nm of torque, which is enough for a 0 to 100 km/h (62 mph) in 2.8 seconds and a top speed electronically limited to 350 km/h (217 mph).
Source: McLaren San Francisco