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For all the talk of politicians being out of touch Mark Field, a Tory MP, has summed up the public mood better than anyone I have read since the formation of the Coalition by saying: "my instinct is that the nation feels a sense of resignation that the coalition is the best option we have" and it is probably equally true that Lib Dem members felt a sense of resignation that the Coalition was the best option they had. The public may wish there was a credible alternative as do Lib Dem members. The thing that is so depressing for so many people is that the Lib Dems used to be that credible alternative. For some many people they no longer look like an alternative but an addition or even annex to the Labservatives. For all the talk of differentiation, what we need is something more meaningful.
My problem with differentiation is that if it can be timed then it doesn't seem very authentic. If we can disagree at times when we need to (because of political reasons), rather than when we should do (because of political belief), then we are not being true to our core values and principles. This is an inauthentic position to take and we inadvertently become part of the Labservatives in our desire to show that Coalition can work.
Tony Benn tells a good story and he says that there are two positions to take: That of a weathervane and that of a signpost. A weathervane points in the direction of the wind at that moment in time while a signpost points in the same direction no matter what the weather is like. For someone who wants to know what direction they should take a signpost is infinitely more useful. The problem is that taking the weathervane position is seductive.
For example, take this week and the so called pastygate. We saw the leader of the Tories and Labour rushing to the nearest Greggs for a photo op and to tell the journalists how much they love eating pasties. While this was utterly ridiculous and equally unbelievable it says a lot about the state of politics and whether they are being signposts or weathervanes. Cameron has always been known for his PR-isation of the 'modern' Tory party as he sought to manage the message, control the narrative, transform the image. In other words, be something you are not, pointing in the direction of the prevailing political wind at the time in the hope you will pick up as many votes as you go along. Miliband seems to be pretty much the same except looks more awkward telling people how much he loves going to Greggs.
What people loved about the Lib Dems was that they were the go-to-guys for a sensible comment knowing it would be based on sound values and principles. Foreign affairs they came to Ming Cambell. The economy they came to Vince Cable. For an honest conversation they came to Charles Kennedy. The Coalition has neutered our USP. I don't think that the Lib Dems are being weathervanes in Government as I don't see them pandering to the public/media fad of the moment but what people may see is something worse. Are the Lib Dems being blown over in the wind? Something that blows over in the wind is more useless than a weathervane; at least a weathervane as a purpose. Are they too often making deadly compromises in the name of making the Coalition work or showing they are a grown up party capable of government?
There are plenty of opportunities for the Lib Dems to demonstrate to the public that we believe in something, not some of the time, but all of the time. Not because we need to show people we are not the Tory party but because we are a different party all of the time. We need to be prepared to let the Coalition not work. Our values and principles are more important that the principle that the Coalition works. I would rather be part of a party that gets 5% of the vote and be proud of what we stood for than a party that gets 5% of the vote because we blew over in the wind and let things we don't believe pass.
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Allison Mendez of Melrose Park was arrested Wednesday and charged in a federal criminal complaint with selling false identification documents, according to U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement.
According to court documents, between May 2012 and January 2013, Mendez sold nine sets of false ID documents on six occasions. A set included a counterfeit U.S. permanent resident card (green card) and a counterfeit Social Security card.
During the course of the investigation, cooperating witnesses posed as customers to place orders for false documents by sending Mendez a text message with the photo and biographical information they wanted on the documents, a release from ICE said. Mendez then delivered the completed documents, charging between $80 and $110 for a set, according to the complaint.
The complaint states that during a recorded conversation with one cooperating witness, Mendez said she'd been in the counterfeit document business for about 15 years, using a software program that could make Social Security, insurance and green cards, as well as drivers' licenses.
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Bismarck High School students aimed high in raising funds for the Backpack for Kids program.The demons wanted to raise more than $7,000 in a week. The student council set money goals ranging from $500 to $10,000, depending upon the amount, students could slime teachers or even chop off their hair."It's fun too. If it takes getting slimed, I'm fine with it. It's part of the recognition of what they accomplished. They gave hard everyday. I would go out in the commons and their second hour and collecting. And they dropping their dollars and $20 and pennies and whatever they had," says Robin Nein, BHS Student Council. Unfortunately, students didn't reach their $7,000 goal, but they did raise more than $2,000.
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At first I was just looking for easy dinner ideas but the more sites I read, it occurred to me that I'm not just going to be too hungry or tired to cook dinner--but other meals too, duh!
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Breakfast: smoothies, muffins, pancakes, burritos
Lunch: burritos/wraps -- (could use more ideas here) / eat dinner leftovers
Snacks: smoothies, cookies (if you're making lactation cookies those freeze well too)
Dinners: lasagna, shredded chicken, seasoned ground beef/turkey, soups/stews/chili, crockpot meals, casseroles, spaghetti sauce (with or without meat), ravioli/tortellini, meat patties like burgers or fish cakes
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Fill-in-the-blanks/multiple choice. For multiple choice, circle the correct response (none, one, some, or all may be correct).
1. Science was "born" in western Europe during the late Middle Ages. Many of the early practioners of modern science espoused the ___________ worldview, which they explicitly noted motivated their desire to learn about the universe.
2. Modern science rests upon several premises:
3. ____________ is a recent addition to science that severely limits its scope.
4. Intelligent design theory asks which questions:
5. ______________ is the origin of living organisms from non-living materials or substances; this pathway is often "dubbed" ___________________________.
6. Darwin's proposal of a "warm little pond" with all the right chemicals and salts was adopted and expanded by ________ and _________. Their concept of a reducing atmosphere led directly to the experiments by ________ and ________.
7. The Miller-Urey experiment was intended to be a simulation of the ____________ ____________ on the early Earth.
8. Miller's reducing atmosphere contained the gases:
9. The Miller-Urey experiment produced trace amounts of _______ _______, which captured the imaginations of biologists and chemists world-wide, and various amounts of ____________, which have been largely ignored.
10. The ____________-_______________ pathway produces both amino acids and hydroxy acids in proportion to the amount of __________ present.
11. Analyses of the Murchison Meteorite have identified trace amounts of _________ and ___________ acids and large amounts of insoluble and intractable organic matter.
12. The simplest interpretation of both Miller's electric discharge experiment and detailed chemical analyses of carbonaceous chondrites is that prebiotic chemistry procedes via a multi-step process that ends with the ____________ reaction. The amino and hydroxy acids found are merely ___________ ________________, while the primarily products are ___________ compounds that over time further condense to form ______________.
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5. ABIOGENESIS; MOLECULES to MICROBES.
6. OPARIN and HALDANE; MILLER and UREY.
8. HYDROGEN, METHANE, AMMONIA and WATER.
Suggested further reading:
1. Charles Hummel, The Galileo Connection: Resolving Conflicts Between Science and the Bible (1986). Telling the fascinating stories of Copernicus, Kepler, Galileo, Newton, and Pascal, Charles E. Hummel provides a historical perspective on the favorable relationship between science and Christianity.
2. Nancy Pearcey and Charles Thaxton, The Soul of Science: Christian Faith and Natural Philosophy (1994). Pearcey and Thaxton deliver a more accurate portrayal of the origin and progress of science by recognizing the influence of Christianity on science. The popular impression that great discoveries were made despite Christian beliefs is soundly refuted by many historical examples where definitive progress was made within the framework of religious and philosophical ideas. The authors present in a new light the influence of the medieval church upon scientific advancement and demonstrate that Newton, Descartes, and others were working to prove or expand upon their religious principles within the Judeo-Christian world-view.
3. Stanley Miller and Leslie Orgel, The Origins of Life on the Earth (1974). In this book, Miller and Orgel attempt a comprehensive presentation of the chemistry and physics of the early Earth and how it led to the origin of life. Much of the discussion is obviously speculative as the relevant observations are lost to geologic time, but this is tempered with a thorough discussion of the chemistry of the simple organic molecules that have been formed in a variety of prebiotic simulation experiments. The emphasis is decidedly on "what could have happened" given the right conditions and how this could have led towards the origin of life
4. Charles Thaxton, Walter Bradley and Roger Olsen, The Mystery of Life's Origin: Reassessing Current Theories (1984). This book was one of the earlier attempts to critically evaluate the many theories regarding the naturalistic origin of life on the Earth. It is heavy with chemistry and biochemistry but well-written and accessible to most college level science students. It tries to answer the scientifically relevant question, did it really happen this way and not settle for just any plausible mechanism which stretch to the extreme limits of what might be possible.
5. Christopher Wills and Jeffrey Bada, The Spark of Life: Darwin and the Primeval Soup (2000). Biologist Christopher Wills and marine chemist Jeffrey Bada present a lively summary of the research looking for signs of life elsewhere and clues to the origin of terrestrial organisms in The Spark of Life. Their writing is clear and every concept is explained well in terms the layman can understand. Bada's insider status with NASA provides insight not found elsewhere. They examine the full gamut of theories, from extraterrestrial origin to life spilling out of hydrothermal vents to deep-crust genesis, identifying strengths and weaknesses in them all.
6. Raphael Ikan (editor), The Maillard Reaction: Consequences for the Chemical and Life Sciences (1996). This book is a collection of nine chapters, each written by an expert in the particular sub-field, describing various aspects of the Maillard reaction in detail. Chapters include discussions of the geochemical aspects, thermal processes, impacts of the Maillard reaction on the nutritional value of food, genotoxicity and more. This book was written for graduates students and research scientists, not for the novice reader.
Original research articles for the real "hard-core" students of prebiotic chemistry:
1. Peltzer, E. T. and J. L. Bada (1978). alpha-Hydroxycarboxylic acids in the Murchison Meteorite. Nature 272: 443-444.
2. Peltzer, E. T., J. L. Bada, G. Schlesinger, and S. L. Miller (1984). The chemical conditions on the parent body of the Murchison meteorite: some conclusions based on amino, hydroxy and dicarboxylic acids. Advances in Space Research 4: 69-74.
3. Miller, S. L. (1953). A production of amino acids under possible primitive earth conditions. Science 117: 528.
4. Miller, S. L. (1955). Production of some organic compounds under possible primitive earth conditions. J. American. Chemical. Society. 77: 2351-2361.
5. Miller, S. L. (1957). The mechanism of synthesis of amino acids by electric discharges. Biochimica et Biophysica Acta. 23: 480-489.
6. Miller, S. L. and H. C. Urey (1959). Organic compound synthesis on the primitive earth. Science 130: 245-251.
7. Miller, S. L., et al. (1972). Prebiotic synthesis of hydrophobic and protein amino acids. Proceedings National Academy of Science, USA 69: 765-768.
8. Miller, S. L., et al. (1972). Nonprotein amino acids from spark discharges and their comparison with the Murchison Meteorite amino acids. Proceedings National Academy of Science, USA 69: 809-811.
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How did you come to meet up with 17 girls?
"It happened strangely. I went up into the mountains with my houseboy to take an LSD trip. We met two girls hitch-hiking. One of them was pregnant. We gave them a lift, and a purse was left in the car. About a month later, near Malibu, I saw the pregnant girl again, only this time she'd had her baby. I was overjoyed for her and it was through her that I met all the other girls.
I told them about our involvement with the Maharishi and they told me they too had a guru, a guy named Charlie who'd recently come out of jail after 12 years. His mother was a hooker, his father was a gangster, he'd drifted into crime but when I met him I found he had great musical ideas. We're writing together now. He's dumb, in some ways, but I accept his approach and have learnt from him. He taught me a dance, The Inhibition. You have to imagine you're a frozen man and the ice is thawing out. Start with your fingertips, then all the rest of you, then you extend it to a feeling that the whole universe is thawing out…"
Are you supporting all these people?
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The high school football season is under way, and local TV coverage is ramping up — which is mostly a good thing.
It's a great thing for the players. Few of them are going to be playing in televised college games; fewer still in the pros. So having games on TV or highlights on the news is a big deal.
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Even if they sometimes take a back seat to local stations promoting themselves.
We've all seen it. Local sportscasters who frolic with cheerleaders and eat cakes baked in their honor instead of spending precious airtime showing us actual football.
So it was with some trepidation that I sat down to watch the recent Friday and Saturday editions of KSL's "Game Night Live." Which both met my low expectations and greatly exceeded them.
Yes, there was the requisite self-promotion. Yes, there was some goofy, pointless banter between Rod Zundel and Jeremiah Jensen.
But there were good features, great highlights and, for the most part, a genuine respect for high school football.
Jensen had a very nice feature on former BYU/NFL running back Fahu Tahi, who's now an assistant coach at Granger High. Saturday's show did a good job wrapping up the Week 1 results and included a fantastic highlights package that could be a lesson on how to do TV sports right.
Not that all was well. One thing local TV rarely does well is comedy, and Friday was no exception.
Having cheerleaders chug soda was bad. But when AJ Carson said to a group of teenage cheerleaders, "By the way, it should be noted that as a disc jockey on 97.1 ZHT, it's expected to be a little bit of a ladies' man. So, did I do OK or what?" That was pretty creepy.
There's something to be said for assuming your audience has some basic familiarity with high school football and not over-explaining everything.
On the other hand, "Game Night Live" repeatedly referenced the departure of former Timpview football coach Louis Wong without once explaining that he was suspended, fired and ultimately allowed to resign after a state audit that alleged fiscal irresponsibility and violations of district and state policy in the Timpview football program.
"He was let go, fired, resigned, however you want to call it, after a little bit of trouble last year," Zundel said on Friday. And on Saturday, viewers were told he was "forced to resign" without explanation.
That was a disservice to both viewers and Wong.
But the overwhelming impression after watching the Friday and Saturday editions of "Game Night Live" is that the latter was much better than the former simply because of when it aired. On Friday, Zundel and Jensen didn't have a whole lot to talk about. And at 6:30 p.m. on Friday, aren't a lot of the people who care about high school football on their way to their seats in the stadiums?
What nobody at KSL made clear on Friday until 26 minutes into a 30-minute show was that that edition of "Game Night Live" was a pregame for online coverage of the Timpview-Alta game.
Not that there's anything wrong with streaming coverage of a game. But unless you knew beforehand, it sounded very much like a pregame for a telecast on Channel 5.
Promoting high school football is a great thing. Misleading viewers — even inadvertently — is not.
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How Owning 160 White Plates Has Saved Us Money
A few years back, we mentioned our slight obsession for real dishware. We've never been big on the disposable stuff (even for parties, outdoors or not) and because of it, we have 160 white plates we picked up on Craigslist for a ridiculously low price. Having toted them around for almost 5 years now, we have to say — best decision ever.
If you check out the past link to our plethora of plates, you'll notice that we originally had 200 and although a few have gone the way of the buffalo, the remaining 160 have been a fabulous investment. We picked up these plates from a bride who decided it was cheaper to purchase plates at IKEA for her wedding reception than it was to rent them from a local catering company.
Now I know 160 sounds a bit extreme... and it is. Although Facebook and Twitter tell me I have more than 160 friends, it's quite rare we have that many people show up for planned events. In addition to our own gatherings we are constantly loaning them out to friends and family members who use them for the same thing. They add an extra touch of elegance (even if they are just simple white plates from IKEA) to any outdoor party, plus they're easier to balance on your lap.
We've used them for all sorts of things (including customized Christmas presents one year) and even if it does take a little extra effort to move them each time we relocate, we never find ourselves hustling to find a matching place setting when someone extra comes by for dinner. As an added bonus, knowing we're not buying into disposable options (even if they are recyclable), their packaging and the energy it takes to ship them to stores... is a great feeling. If we totaled up the cost of what we would have spent over the last several years, it would have been 5x what our plates originally cost us! How's that for saving a buck?!
(Image: Sarah Rae Trover)
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We have a similar investment! I hosted a baby shower & had planned on using nice, clear or white disposable plates. But thought they were kinda high, for what they are. I checked out the local Old Time Pottery (home decor store w/ all things random) & lucked up on nice, white dessert plates on clearance for .10cents ea! They look nicer than the plastic, nothing to throw out & are perfect for baby showers & pizza parties!
Long live the plain white plate!
ozonegal - OTP is a great place to pick up inexpensive dishware (even cheaper than IKEA!). Great find at 10 cents each!
What is OTP?
We don't have 160, but we have acquired around 20 (white from Ikea; beige from Target) so that we almost never need to use disposables at our cookouts.
Sorry Kitchenette, OTP is Old Time Pottery as ozonegal mentioned above. In my mind, I say OTP so I don't end up saying Old Time Pottery Barn... it's happened more than once haha.
I have been buying white dinner plates for years. Mostly porcelain china, but about 12 years ago I found 24 NEW restaurant grade Buffalo plates. I also found a dozen of those little 4 oz serving Buffalo china bowls and use them all the time. Best money I ever spent at the Salvation Army store.
Cool. Now searching for similar plates. I have all coloured ones and now want just plain classy white. Then I can add colour to my table! :D
I too have a large stack of coupe shape white porcelain plates, found at a local Goodwill store. They go with everything else we have. A few have broken, but we still have a good supply; and they cost only a quarter each!
Corelle's Winter Frost White does the trick at my house. Dress it up or down. I have 24 of everything. If a piece breaks, no problem. I use varying shades of white serving pieces - whatever catches my eye: Pottery Barn, Longaberger, or antique market.
I bought two case of plain wine glasses (48!)from cost plus years and years ago on sale ($6 a case!) Awesome decision. I gave a case away to my mother; who even wants to need 48?! I feel so much cooler giving parties with real glasses. One of the best decisions of my grown up life... and that' saying something!
I pick up mismatched china from thrift stores a few at a time. All the mismatched patterns end up having a very Anthropologie look that I always get compliments on, but the best part is that if one dish breaks, it's no big deal
Can't see the purpose in this in light of party rental places that will rent wine glasses and plain white dishes by the case at very reasonable prices. Bonus: I don't have to store them! Also, after relocating from one end of the country to the other three times in five years, I know how much it costs to move dishes. Movers charge by weight, so the fewer heavy items the better.
Having overflowing cabinets or boxes of dishes stuffed in a closet doesn't make one a grown-up. I have never understood this line of thinking. Less is enough.
Interesting. But when I picture a tower of dirty dishes, I want to run away! I'm curious about the labor involved, but it must not be awful since you're still using them.
Could you describe how you clean up after the party without a commercial dishwasher? Do you use bus tubs? Set up an assembly line for dish scrub, rinse, dry, store? Who helps? How and where do you store the collection?
Also, and I am a geek for saying this, but that looks like way more than 160 plates, but maybe that is your plate stock before shrinkage. I appreciate how efficiently they stack together, with little wasted volume. :)
REDUCE, reuse, and recycle.
This is hardly being green.
gonzo5680 - We do reuse, we recycle them time and time again and there's no reason to reduce if this is the number that is actually used by myself and friends and family.
Splomo - We have a standard dishwasher and run them through, though to clear tables quickly we keep a large plastic bucket filled partially with water. Dishes get scraped easily (food gets composted) and the dishes stack into the bucket. Because the dishes have been scraped and stay wet, we can run our dishwasher on the quick wash cycle which uses 1/3 of the water and we can run as many loads as we need to (or wash them by hand if we feel so inclined). We store them in shallow plastic crates by sets of 25, part of them are stored in our kitchen, others in our storage unit. ... and if my math is correct, there's only 124 in the photo :)
redhead68 - My husband and I have moved 9 times in 6 years and the plates have been with us all the way. We also don't believe in hiring movers and stand by the philosophy that if we can't move it ourself (with the help of a few family and friends) then we shouldn't own it. The plates haven't held us back yet!
I have 79 white plates, 100 some odd wine and water glasses and I've only used them once (and it was about 30 plates). I guess it really just matters how often you entertain and how many people you have. We keep a set of 12 of everything dinner-related in our kitchen, and that's always served me well enough. I'm actually giving them away because the amount of moving around and the room they take up - I'm working on becoming a reformed pack rat.
I'm assuming you guys have some place larger than a studio and a dishwasher, because that is some serious kitchen duty. I was given a set of white IKEA plates for my first apt (now on my third) and I wish I had something with color, but I can't bring myself to replace them, just b/c of color.
Best option: jazz those plates up with color placemats, napkins, etc.! Good job on reducing the paper items : )
I guess gonzo never has parties? How is this not green? Buying people's used items on craigslist? REDUCE doesn't mean REDUCE THE FUN.
My nonprofit has teamed up with several environmental orgs and bought nice glassware and plates so that we don't have to spend $$ on rentals each year, or have disposables at our fundraisers. The restaurant next to our offices volunteered to put the dirty ones through the washer and sterilizer for us. Having real glasses and dishes puts us above a lot of other fundraisers serving drinks in plastic cups.
This is a good idea, although I'd probably keep my eyes open for some lightweight plastic plates. I hate the heaviness/breakable-ness of china/glass, even with my own mixing bowls and such. :) I think I'd be far more likely to buy a huge set of something if it weren't so heavy and breakable and loud when you set it on something. Haha! I just realized how much I hate that loud clanking.
I probably wouldn't spring for 200, though. 50, definitely.
If you're totaling up costs for everything, you should include all the packing/storage materials and how much of a portion of your moving costs they were worth too.
Awesome idea for homeowners with a spare cabinet/attic space, not so great for many apartment dwellers.
It is handy to have a lot of dinner plates....although 160 is quite A LOT, lol
Having a dozen or more is an affordable way to have nice plates for dinners. You can even collect a specific pattern and not go broke.....buying dinner plates on eBay is always cheaper than buying entire place-settings, and you'll almost never need the additional pieces, anyway.
The same goes for salad/dessert plates.
If you need a storage unit for your stuff, I think that's too much stuff. You mention the cost for another option would be 5x what was originally spent, but surely storage space costs need to be figured in, as well as any extra human energy or additional trips made to move them. BUT if it's truly worth it to have 160 plates, that's great--more power to you. For me, a couple dozen would be more than sufficient for entertaining.
We did the same thing with wine glasses. My mom, friends and I purchased a few dozen cheap wine glasses from Bed Bath and Beyond for our wedding, and we now all share them for parties. Best investment ever.
BetterBombshell - "storage unit" doesn't have to mean the type that you pay monthly for at one of those big complexes down the road. Some apartments/condos have basements with individual "storage units" for each tenant to use.
Though Sarah would have to confirm...
gonzo 5680 is not invited to my party.
Sarah and her 160 plates definitely is.
True frzndaqiri--I originally intended to ask for clarification of whether it's a rented unit. My family used to own a moving and storage company, so that's what comes to mind first. And it's probably due to that experience that I feel so strongly about only owning as much as fits in your home. :)
I have blue/white plates. When you get to a certain age plates will begin to accumulate as older relatives leave this earth but their stuff stays behind!
Although 160 is quite a few, I have found that at larger events more plates than guests will get used so having extras is good for those who somehow lose their plates or put them in the sink and then decide to eat something else.
I also have a large collection of silver plate forks. You can often acquire those for almost nothing as most people want the whole place setting. Unless you are having steak, which isn't so frequent with a buffet-party, most foods can be eaten with just a fork.
I think that if you are the type to have larger parties that stocking up on party stuff and finding a place to store it is not a burden. You already are into the serving dishes etc... so what's a few more plates?
BetterBombshell - I don't own a storage unit (which is supplied by our building and holds Christmas decorations, tools and plates. Even when we didn't have a storage unit to store the extras in, we still made room for them in our home somewhere. Sometimes it was in a garage, sometimes it was in an attic and sometimes... it was in our hall closet. Although others would prefer to hang onto other important valuables, these make the cut for us!
A friend of mine and I figured this out a few years ago when we found clear glass plates at less than dollar a piece. We bought sets and have traded them back and forth for our various parties. I've added in IKEA white plates, and we simply don't have to use disposables for parties anymore.
Yes, disposables are easy, and sometimes recyclable, but there's something about real plates that communicates to your guest that you think they're worth the trouble. It's warm and fuzzy.
I have also picked up those old glass reception sets for .50 each at thrift stores. They give such an Anthropologie look with each plate pressed to look like a dahlia. I have 25 of those and love to pull them out for parties. They must have been a popular pattern back in the day, because I keep finding matching plates at different thrift stores.
I always rent... but to be fair I work for a rental company!!! I love that I have options, plus I know that we are so vigilant with using eco-friendly soaps and bags. For me to clean 160 dishes would take forever and so much water, for my work it is about 10 minutes and I know it saves a ton of water. But if you already own em' then use em'.
I have a *set* for 24 from Crate and Barrel... And I have had it for years. And use the dishes more than I would have thought! (dinner plates, salad plates, dessert plates, cups, saucers, cereal bowls, fruit bowls, rimmed soup bowls, water and wine goblets, juice glasses, ice tea glasses, high and low ball glasses, even footed dessert bowls... All white. (I have a culinary arts background, so love how the food pops against the white plates, love that I can use them for any type of occasion, and have a huge family... I think if entertaining is something you enjoy, then it is worth the money to buy dishes ($ or $$$), the time to clean them, and the space to store them. But I also agree that it is not for everyone. If you never entertain and live alone, then one place setting is more than ample :)
About 10 years go post-holiday I ran into cases of long stemmed champagne glasses for $ .25 each at IKEA. I bought every glass they had left - about 250. Then for every party I threw we had some variation of a champagne cocktail - baby showers, bridesmaid luncheons, Christmas, Thanksgiving - you name it. After all these years I had about 100 left and gave them to a friend since we were moving out of the country. Best party investment I ever made.
I helped friend do this same thing. It is so much cheaper and better than disposable. Then, you just keep sharing them around for parties, birthdays, anniversaries, etc. As to the dishwashing, we just did it in batches in the dishwasher. It was easy enough. And dishwashers are far more water efficient that hand washing all of those dishes.
I love all this...it makes me feel....nantucketish or..londonish!
Firstly, I'd say the 160 aren't always used, so it's not like they're washing the 160 every time there's an event. I know a family that probably would have benefited from buying a huge number of plates and sharing them for all their nicer events rather than getting disposables. If you've got the space and this works for you, go for it.
I'm with akay -- all of our plates, bowls, cups, and saucers are white, but from thrift stores, yard sales, hand-me-downs ... you get the picture. We never have to worry about breaking one and it even kept my Mom and mother-in-law busy for awhile! They look great, and we use colorful placemats and napkins for pops of color.
I have enough for 60, plates plus silverware plus cloth napkins, other friends have sets for 24 or 30 or 48 or more. When we have a party (wedding/graduation/reception), we combine and since we have all white it's easy to figure out who's home it goes to at the end of the party. It saves on disposables, rentals, sanity - and - the only time it hasn't worked is when someone wanted a fancy 'all matching' wedding. For every other purpose pooling our resources has done the trick.
The only sad thing about this article for me is that it highlights how many of us are going straight for Ikea pottery and glass - made in China, minimal design - and thus contributing to the death of our own country's creative industries.
My mother bought 50 red plates 25 years ago. They have been used and reused and are the perfect color to dress up for almost any holiday: Christmas, Valentine's, 4th of July, even Thanksgiving when paired with oranges, yellows & browns). Yes, you need to be in a situation to store so many plates, but if you are, think about the savings in cost, time, and the earth.
With me it is silverware. I have about 15 plates but have on hand about 25 place settings of knives forks etc, thanks to being guided to ebay. This way every one has a good fork and knife to eat and clean forks or spoons for dessert. Corelle is lighter than those Ikea plates and can fit in a small area, would not mind having 50 or 100 on hand myself. Good idea.
philppat - I live in Europe and I have looked at these exact plates at our local IKEA, they WERE actually made in Europe.
Although I totally get your point!!
Dang ellsie22---now I want a bunch of red plates!
If I could give a new homemaker one piece of advice, it would be to buy "real" china and skip melamine/plastic altogether. In the end, it'll be cheaper, and even with kids, I've been surprised at how few pieces we've broken. We decided a few years ago to get rid of as much plastic in our kitchen as possible. The first thing to go was the melamine plates we had because we have young children.
We limited out replacements to vintage American, European and Japanese patterns to lessen any concern about lead or other inappropriate glazes. We now have a cabinet full of mid-century Homer Laughlin Fiestaware; Noritake Blue Daisy; Stetson RCA Whirlpool (which is such an incredibly cool design); Vernonware Raffia; Homer Laughlin Highland Plaid; a full set of Bauer Los Angeles, a set of green-glowing Vaseline glass, and others.
Once we started looking at replacements, it was surprising (and a little depressing) to discover that we'd originally spent more buying new plastic/melamine than we did replacing it with high-end vintage china from the thrift store. On "half-off" days, it isn't unusual to find a stack of 8 china dinner plates for as low as .50 each.
By carefully mixing and matching colors and patterns, its easy to build a large collection for very little money. When we aren't entertaining, I keep only 2-4 dishes of each pattern in the cabinet and store the rest. That way we can enjoy the various patterns on a day to day basis. I don't worry about breakage - even with the kids, it rarely happens.
I really haven't counted, but we have a huge number of plates for the same purpose. They aren't all white though! We have a built in china cabinet in our diningroom (edwardian farmhouse) that holds them all and we use them for potlucks indoor and out, house concerts, and outdoor music events we host. We have a 1930;s sideboard that holds our everyday family dishes (easy for kids to set the table from). WE moved cross country 3 years ago and I agonized over keeping them or donating them but I'm VERY glad we kept them! I HATE disposible plates and napkins.
All of ours came from friends who had cast offs or the local charity church shop.
I may have been that bride! I too purchased 200 plates for my wedding, along with silverware because it was cheaper than renting. These plates have since been used for baby showers, weddings, birthday parties and more. Great investment especially when you share them with the neighborhood!
I am so freaking jealous of you - I have only 8 place settings of a china that I love, and I want AT LEAST 8 more, but everyone that I say this to seems to think I am insane.
AWESOME! When Linens 'n' Things went out, my mom and I found sets of 12 white china plates originally over $100 for 10 bucks a box. We each bought one and now share whenever we host big events!
Like others, I don't have 160, but I do have 30 of the same plates, and nearly as many bowls. No, I don't have storage space in the kitchen for more than 18, but it's great to have that many handy. I use the bowls for mis en place while cooking, we use bowls for food throughout the day and pop in the dishwasher, etc. And like you, we never have to hand out paper plates at a gathering.
I love @akay's contribution: " All the mismatched patterns end up having a very Anthropologie look that I always get compliments on, but the best part is that if one dish breaks, it's no big deal."
Getting so sick of white white, white, white WHITE WHITE W.H.I.T.E. white shite (oops, typo not intended but I'm afraid it fits!)
I would tend to agree with @gonzo5680. Unless you're regularly using 160 at a single time, having that many might not be "green". The disposable vs reusable argument isn't so black and white. Yes, the manufacture and transport and landfill costs of disposable makes daily usage bad for the environment. But there is a significant cost to the manufacture of reusable plates. See here: http://greenresearch.com/2009/07/16/reusable-vs-disposable-cups-saving-money-and-energy/
You need to use each plate a significant number of times before it's "greener". The article talks about cups made of polysterene vs various materials. According to him, glass has a break even of 15 uses, plastic at 400 uses and ceramic at 1000. I don't know how accurate his numbers are, but he links to the study if you care.
I have a really hard time understanding unless you're in the business of throwing lets eay 80+ person parties very regularly how this remotely approaches green (I'll even assume that your storage/transportation/effort cost is completely a non-factor).
I started picking up old glass party plates at antique stores and estate sales after I bought my condo. (permanent home) They're a steal. They were apparently very popular, because every estate sale in a 1960s era home/ original owner has a hefty collection.
I even have some in very kitchy vinyl storage cases. I probably have 30 - which is perfect for me and my entertaining purposes.
I also have a flat of wine glasses from World Market - from about 12 years ago. I refuse to serve my guests food or drink from plastic or paper. Although, these older wine glasses have the traditional, smaller bowls... so I'd like to get a new set.
With the knowledge that a proper wine glass allows wine to reach and distribute it's full flavor... I never understand those who serve wine in plastic cups!!!
I have a clear glass obsession, so whenever I see a deal on clear glass plates or bowls, I scoop up a few. Yes, my place settings are often mix and match---but they're all clear glass, so it looks really cool.
I live alone...one plate, one glass, one coffee cup.
This is an interesting concept!
We host a family Soup night the first Thursday of every month, and even though we have two sets of place settings (we keep the "old" one in the laundry room) we STILL have to ask some people to bring extra bowls! I would love to have an extra 20 of everything, but am worried about storage (and I know my husband would think it's ridiculous to store more when we can ask people to bring stuff).
I think I may be inspired to go to the kitchen ware section of thrift shops now.
I was about to respond to something someone said earlier until I realized she/he said it three years ago!
(But hey, if you're still around -- good job getting the nice mismatched table setting that everybody thinks is from Anthropologie. Love it!)
The community centre in the small Quebec town where I live has a dish lending library stocked with dishes donated by community members. Same concept as the personal big dish stash, but a larger borrowing audience. They're used for personal parties but also for community events (our theatre group has used them for our murder mystery dinner theatre productions). They're very mix and match, but as some have said, it can be a great look. It's also yet another way of bringing community members together which is Awesome! (yay Wakefield!!)
I agree. People tend to forgot that there is a cost of storage and cost to the time to manage and care for such items. I also value my energy and want to enjoy my company instead of cleaning, cleaning, cleaning after them.
I love colorful dishes, but all of my dishes have become quite chipped - very disappointing.
With my arthritis, I also want lightweight pieces that can be used in the microwave. I've been moving away from ceramic pieces, because they are just too heavy for me. I have a set of 4 colorful melamine serving bowls, which are my favorite. But they can't go in the microwave.
So far Corelle are the only dishes that I found that are lightweight and can be used in the microwave. However I don't like most of the patterns and the plain white is just not quite doing it for me. Sure wish they made them in color.
PS, I have nothing against your WHITE plates. I was just using this opportunity to vent about white on white on white rooms. It's gotten to where I take one look at a post and if it's one of THOSE, I don't even bother to look further, I don't care how interesting the vignettes or how cute the pets. But I didn't want to leave a rude post about anyone's place in particular.
@silkymonkey - what a cool idea. I love the idea of a community lending library for dishes. Super cool!
@sarahrae - A friend of mine had the same moving philosophy until a mutual friend of ours (who was always called on to help her move) explained what it really meant: The only difference between hiring movers and having friends move you is that you don't have to pay your friends. There's nothing wrong with that as long you understand that the motivation isn't altruistic... the motivation is to save money.
Oh, you're a woman after my own heart!
If you have a good DollarTree nearby, they are an amazing source of dishes. Many DollarTree outlets are crap, no doubt about it, but if you have a good one? Amazing. I have over 20 dishes from there, in all colors, and I always get complimented on my table. I laugh inside, since they all cost less than one dept store placesetting. If anyone out there is in Austin, the store at Parmer and Mopac is the one to visit.
I buy any and all Heller melamine stacking plates designed by Massimo Vignelli when I see them at tag sales and thrift shops. I now have 15 white plates, 5 egg-yoke yellow, and 10 or so of other colors. They're great for outdoor parties where ceramic is just too heavy. Very stylish but practical; the straight sides keep food from slipping off onto your shoes or worse. I've spent maybe 50 cents tops per plate. Use them all the time.
AWWWW! You all beat me with these great deal advice! I regularly buy my dishes at the 99 cent store, they come out amazing but you cant use them in the oven which is perfect because we never use the oven! Lately I being thinking of buying xtra plates so that I can just do one load in the dishwasher in the night instead of two during the day and not being entirely pure!
I moved out not that long ago and treated myself to eight white dinner plates & a matching set of salad plates from Crate & Barrel. I broke my first one a couple weeks ago and just replaced it on Cyber Monday (that's right, I ordered one single plate).
Today I am kicking myself for not stocking up on more! I'd prefer not to feel like I have to replace every single plate that breaks. Also, who knows how long the design I chose will be available. I'm sure they'll discontinue it at some point...
What's everyone's opinion on a "safe" amount of place settings to own?
My favorite white plate is Cloud Nine from Franciscan. It's the perfect size and shape and color (a soft white that's not dingy or garishly bright) and it just FEELS perfect. I've found some that came close in thrift shops and Pier 1 and other home stores to add to my stash of Cloud Nine...but even though they look similar, they aren't quite. right. Believe me, I have an eagle eye out at thrift stores! I can spot a Cloud Nine plate from sixty paces!
I agree, this is the fourth or fifth post that says "two years ago" or "three years ago". I can understand why, but maybe some full disclosure so we don't feel like fools?
I know this is an old post, but the timing was a good one. This reminds me to go pick up a few sets of IKEA plates for my Christmas party - I use disposables all the time for big groups, and it's silly at this point to keep doing it.
You have a storage unit, and yet you still think having more stuff than you can store in your home is saving you money? Logic fail.
That's just sad - not living alone, I loved alone for years and loved it, but never even having a friend around for a cup of tea or coffee? I feel sad for you.
We also have many plates. White plates. IKEA plates. We're in the 20-30 range, though, that number each for small salad sized and large dinner plates. Also many, many dinner forks--salad and standard. We have a similar aversion to disposable (though as a guest, I''ll happily eat off of anything you provide, dear host! :)), and we stack in the sink after a scrape and rinse-off. At large buffet style parties, guests are happy to scrape into our specially designated compost can and pile into designated to-be-washed section. Our kitchen in small. Somehow we make it work!
I think she means 'storage unit' as in the kind that are included with some apartments/condos. We have one, we don't pay extra for it and we aren't allowed to rent it out, so there is no reason not to store our occasional use items there - like Christmas decorations and suitcases.
Why not ask people to bring their own plates? You can use your storage for something practical.
You should probably factor in the cost of storing them in a storage unit into your "savings calculations."
Disposable is less about amount of dishes and more about washing or breaking. 160 is a truly insane amount.
While 160 plates are over the top - to each, their own. I suppose people might call me crazy for owning over 100 pairs of shoes.
I love Ikea white dishes...
Also, I am really getting annoyed with people beating one and other over the head about sustainability and almost acting like someone is committing murder of they make a decision about storage vs. using disposables that disagrees with their decision... We do have to use resources to live!
What about the silverware?
Can't do plain white plates in this house. Had them from Crate and Barrel in the 90's. Unfortunately the husband bares down on his knife so hard it leaves marks. Vintage and a cheap-o matching set for us. Neat idea if you have a bunch of people using them as you do...and aren't heavy handed with utensils!
I may not have 160 plates (hubby would kill me) but we do have 2 complete sets. 1 set in all classic white and the 2nd set in a greyish/blue hue - both sets from Ikea. I adore the white set more as it allows me to bring color onto the table with napkins, flowers, etc. Or sometimes I like to mix up both colors as 1 set. A white set is definitely a must :o]
We also have all white plates, platters, mugs, bowls, etc. so that they always match and can be used for anything! Cloth napkins, candles, chargers, and antique china from family add color to our table settings and when hosting large parties you can use white plates for serving dishes, etc. It's endless! If I had found 160 plates for cheap, I would have purchased them, too!
We also have all white plates, platters, mugs, bowls, etc. so that they always match and can be used for anything! Cloth napkins, candles, chargers, and antique china from family add color to our table settings and when hosting large parties you can use white plates for serving dishes, etc. It's endless! If I had found 160 plates for cheap, I would have purchased them, too!
We also have all white plates, platters, mugs, bowls, etc. so that they always match and can be used for anything! Cloth napkins, candles, chargers, and antique china from family add color to our table settings and when hosting large parties you can use white plates for serving dishes, etc. It's endless! If I had found 160 plates for cheap, I would have purchased them, too!
this post is three years old!
I too, love using white plates. I've picked up some real nice French vintage ones from Goodwill and Salvation Army. We only host during the holidays, but when I bring out all my vintage dishware and wine glasses, people think I'm crazy. Guests ask me for paper plates. I have to laugh when they ask this.160 plates is way too many for me. My vice is server-ware, so I have no room to scoff.
My kitchen is not small, but there's not the space for that many plates. I quite like mismatched china, too, when entertaining. Glasses, however, you can never have enough - mine always get broken. And I can't resist beautiful vintage glassware.
Hesitate to share my secret, but if you can pick up second-hand Pillivuyt on ebay, it's also ovenproof. Cook on the plate you eat from!
My Pillivuyt tip works for this too. No scratch marks either – it's tough!
They'd already been made and purchased and were just out there, not being used. They have reduced the amount of disposable plates they'd end up throwing away, and are reusing something that could have otherwise gone to waste.
@Wills. I love Pillivuyt - it has a nice bright, white glaze, unlike the greyish white of Ikea plates.
I think if you are someone who really, truly has a use for all these plates and they come in handy time and again (and save you from buying disposable china or paper plates for parties, etc) then it absolutely IS reducing, reusing and recycling.
Though I'd venture to guess that for the vast majority of us, this many plates would not just be a waste, they'd be a burden.
I'm going ot have a gathering of 26 people in my house and plan to use real plates and glass. I have enough for 1 plate per person (1 dinner, 1 desert) and few extra but not many. Some of my friends are saying that I need to go with paper plates because I need to have at least double the number of plates as guests in case people like to go for seconds. What are yoru thoughts?
I know at buffet you don't reuse the same plate for seconds, but didn't think that was the case at a house party. *confused*
While I applaud this, I can't imagine washing so many plates. For our next party we will be getting chinet, because I can put it our compost. I think I will just purchase compostable cutlery too, then I don't have to worry about separating recycling vs. composting vs. trash.
I agree! A disclosure that this post is a rerun would be nice. We could call them "Greatest Hits!" because some of them really are great. I'm appreciating them this time around, too!
London ,I love your name. My BF is a Brit. She would love this post, she is a great baker and a great hostess, I have to ask how many dishes she has.LOL In reference to the Dollar Stores, yes they have good dishes, has anyone thought to use chasers, Colored ones under the white ones or vice versa. Then you are never bored. But you don't have to buy 160.Some people it is dishes,others.....I am currently buying a place, homeowner is a senior, she is leaving me Hundreds of glassware, I never saw so many pieces of glassware,expect in a store. . I plan to part the stuff out to friends etc.
I can't believe how many people here are just bound and determined to "prove" that this isn't a good idea or economical. If it's not for you, fine. I actually re-read her article to make sure she isn't telling other people they should do this ... and she isn't. She didn't kill anything to get these plates. She didn't pay full price. She doesn't have to pay to store them. She moves them herself. She's even given some of them away. Even so, why is her solution for her life a reason that she should be told her dishware selection isn't appropriate? Geez, people. If you don't like it, don't do it.
@shaffy - is it a buffet? At a house party people will definitley re-use. For 26 people I would have 30-35 place settings! I hope that helps!
I just bought 24 white plates from Ikea for Thanksgiving, along with silverware and glassware. Now we can have dinner for up to 36 people with real dishes!
I'm immature enough to want to be 100!
I would stock up. When I bought my first "grown up" set of plates from CB2, after I had broken a couple, I went to reorder, and they'd been discontinued. I had to start from scratch. I have a dozen each of dinner plates, salad plates, cereal, and soup bowls from World Market, in WHITE. They're also indestructible.
Interesting! I would love to know more. But here's my thought, couldn't you find some cool CL plates baggage like the caterers use (to help you on those moves)? Congratulations on doing your part.
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D'un esthétisme léché tout à fait fascinant, ces pendants d'oreille de la collection Heidi Daus ont tout ce qu'il faut pour capter l'attention. Il n'en tient plus qu'à vous de vous en servir et de créer l'événement de la soirée.
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• Dimensions approximatives : 44 mm (1 ¾ po) de hauteur et un peu moins de 19 mm (¾ po) de largeur
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I purchased these earrings in khaki (also purchased matching necklaces)as my first purchases from Heidi's collections. They are beautifully crafted and definitely lift anything with which I wear them to a new level. The khaki is a subtle, sophisticated shade. Since I purchased this set, I've invested in other Heidi designs for me and as gifts. In fact, when I'm considering a gift of jewelry for a friend, I check Heidi's collection at TSC online.
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Par Cindy
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Very nice earrings; lots of sparkle and colour and very well made.
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Par Mimi
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What a pretty khaki green! Nice size. Easy to wear. I just love them. They are so pretty and comfortable. I wear them as often as possible. Glad I bought them. I love all of Heidi Daus' jewellery. Very good quality and such original designs.
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I Bought The Let Me Count The Ways Necklace,Earrings,and Bracelet in Black Diamond.The Quality of the jewellery is outstanding and looks very elegant on.I am so thrilled !!!!!!! I also appreciate in the care of how the jewellery is packaged,and thank you TSC for having the items on sale,and also for your impecible service.
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I have the earrings in all 3 colors - khaki, dark aubergine, and black diamond.I purchased them to go with the matching "Let Me Count the Ways" necklaces and bracelets. The earrings complete the sets beautifully.I have been wearing a pair all day and they are very comfortable, secure with the omega backings, and look gorgeous.I appreciate the secure way in which Heidi Daus packages her earrings, and thank you to TSC for having these earrings on sale.Definitely a five-star look all the way.
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I bought these to go with the matching necklace, in khaki. The earrings are longer and larger than I thought they would be, but for me, that was a good thing. The bright green jeweled button top is quite a contrast to the bottom drop, which is really not what I would call khaki, but more of an army green. That being said,I still love them, but wish I had them in another color.
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I bought these as a gift for a friend to complete the set of necklace and bracelet. I will give them on Valentine's Day so can only comment on the appearance which is a beautiful match for the rest of the set.I have purchased all three colours in the necklace and bracelet for myself but I don't have pierced ears so couldn't match them with earrings.Please, Heidi, and TSN bring us some matching earrings in clip on style. I see some on HSN so know it has been done.
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The IGNPO WEBER STATE COLLEGE ST exuol Police say indecent behavior at Swenson Gym has been going on for at By Paul C. Parkinson Managing editor of 7?ie Signpost An increase of criminal sexual misconduct at Swenson Gym during the last two years has Campus prompted school officials to take new security precautions this quarter. According to WSC Detective Lt. David Hestand, campus police have received over 16 reports of indecent sexual exposure and voyeurism since fall of 1987. One of those occurrences involved a female employee who was accosted in the women's swimming locker room in November, he said. rfqT3 ABOVE: TWO members of the Ebenezer Church o( God In Christ men's group Join In a celebration held to commemorate the birthday of Martin Luther King Jr. Inside News page 2 Editorial page 4 Arts page 6 misconduct reported A police report states the incident took place November 21 at 9:15 p.m. According to the report, the employee "was at the gym in the women's pool locker room getting dressed when the suspect moved toward her quickly. He put his hand on her throat from behind her and told Tier not to make a noise, and he would not hurt her. She tried to scream but he tightened his grip on her throat and put his other hand over her mouth. The suspect repeated his statement, but she continued to try t o scream and moved toward the exit at pool side to get help from the lifeguard since there was no one else in the locker room." During the struggle, the employee feels she scratched one of the suspect's hands causing him to run out the west locker room entrance. She then called campus police from the phone in the pool area, the report said. WSC Police have yet to arrest a suspect in connection with the assault and believe the occurrence is not related to other incidents of sexual misconduct at the gym. In an effort to protect potential victims, WSC Dean of After Hours page 10 Sports page 12 Classifieds page 15 Education Richard V. Jones has organized a committee composed of police and physical education personnel. The group is in the process of implementing new measures designed to increase security at the gym. Among the procedures is a warning found on the course syllabi of female students who will be using locker facilities. The warning states: "Due to an increase in the number of reported incidents of indecenfillegal behavior against female students in the Swenson Gym (especially locker rooms), women are encouraged to avoid being alone in those areas and to report any suspicious activity immediately." Other precautions include the hiring of a full time female attendant for the swimming pool area who will monitor locker room traffic, posted memos warning students that "men, or a man, have been observed 'peeping" in the vicinity of the women's locker rooms," and to be "alert when in the locker room area." Jones said the problem is not a new one in physical education (See INDECENCY page 3) Council on alcohol consumption By Shawn Peterson Staff writer of The Signpost Weber State College's Institutional Council recently approved the adoption of a federally mandated policy regarding alcohol comsumption on or off campus or during college sponsored events. The policy prohibits the "unauthorized possession, distribution, sale, manufacture or consumption of alcoholic beverages" during such events. Its approval completes the integration of policies regarding alcohol on and off campus, during campus-sponsored events and during college sponsored field trips. This policy is primarily ABOVE: JENNY CALL sits In the women's swimming dressing room from which over 16 'acts of Indecent sexual bahavlor' and one attack have been reported approves directed toward employees, students will see no change. "Fraternities and sororities are not affected by the policy since their activities are off campus where they are subject to state and local laws," said Dave Cox, coordinator of student organizations. "The Campus Activity Board and ASWSC are not affected because their activites are held on campus where alcohol is banned. While WSC will enforce state and federal laws, the policy provides that the college will not "punish or otherwise take negative actions toward an employee on the basis of the individual's alcohol dependency." Weber State will make a 'good faith effort" to assist those who voluntarily report their dependency. "The federal government has required that the institutions at gym least two years 4-7 policy they fund have support systems in place for their employees," said Jeff Harris, of the drug and alcohol education center. "This support includes education and such groups as the Drug and Alcohol Help Net." Students who apply for Pell Grants must sign a statement that indicates they will not participate in illegal activities dealing with drugs or alcohol. "I see no problem with the policy; I see it more as a matter of clarification," said Dr. Thomas Burton, chairman of the faculty senate. He said that the faculty is in support of the policies. Sanctions imposed on employees who violate the policy can include an oral reprimand, written reprimand, suspension without pay and dismissal, according to Section 3-33 of the (See ALCOHOL page 16)
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|Weber's current student newspaper, the Signpost, first appeared on September 29, 1937. For two years prior to that time, campus news was disseminated via announcements posted on a bulletin board known as the "Signpost". As a result, the masthead of the first issue of the paper itself featured a rudimentary wooden sign with the title spelled out in rustic-looking letters. Over the years the paper has been published continuously, though the look, size and style has changed several times.
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