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The Trinidade Petrel, Pterodroma arminjoniana, is a species of seabird and a member of the gadfly petrels. The bird is 35-39 cm in size, with a 88-102 cm wingspan.
The petrel has 2 color morphs, a dark phase and a light phase, with intergrades between the two also occurring. There are also 2 separate populations, one occurring in the south Pacific, sometimes seen in Hawaii; the other occurring in the south Atlantic, nesting off Brazil, with rare sightings in the Gulf Stream off the southeastern United States. The little-known Pacific subspecies Pterodroma (arminjoniana) heraldica may be a distinct species (Herald Petrel). It uses oceanic islands, atolls, nesting on cliff ledges, ridges or rocky slopes. On some islands, nesting birds are threatened by feral cats and rats.
Due to ongoing habitat lost and small breeding range, this species is evaluated as Vulnerable on the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species.
In May 2007, a Herald Petrel tagged on Raine Island in 1984 was observed off the coast of Mauritius in the Indian Ocean. This greatly increases the known life span and range of the species.

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By Bob Dorn
What's wrong with Bob?
It's a question I ask myself almost every day, usually after reading the news.
For the last 100 years* it's been the third most popular name in America (if you're including Robert), yet we've had no President Bobs. Not one.
We've had six James's (the most popular name in the U.S.) and five Johns (the second most popular) elected president even though there've only been 50, 717 more Johns than Roberts born in this country over those 100 years. Bobs are solidly in third place in this country but we haven't sent a single Bob to the White House.
I can't speak for all the Bobs in America — there may even be some really disgusting and evil people named Bob — but have you ever seen someone point at me, for an example, and say, "That Bob, he's a real asshole."? And I'll just go ahead and ask you this: When you hear the name Bob does asshole come to mind?
I didn't think so.
Us Bobs are getting screwed. But, why?
One of the big buzz phrases you hear these days from the people who make their livings talking about politics is "identity politics." Identity politics is separating us all, they'll say. Or, identity politics is robbing us of the bigger picture. But what is "identity politics?"
The Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy calls it a "laden phrase " that "has come to signify a wide range of political activity and theorizing founded in the shared experiences of injustice of members of certain social groups." Aha! Stanford is on to something.
Elsewhere, at its page on "identity politics," Wikipedia warns us that "the neutrality of this article is disputed" but then it plunges ahead to say that "Examples include social organizations based on race, class, gender, gender identity, ethnicity, nationality, sexual orientation, religion, culture, language, and dialect." How come they don't mention Christianity, and White People, instead of all this religion and ethnicity stuff, huh? I guess religion and ethnicity is what counts more.
And what about the other big category of people who've been excluded? If they'd been serious about people who've suffered injustice they'd have mentioned me… or, well, Bobs in general.
The closest we've come to a presidential candidate who understands the injustice of what is being done to Bob is Donald Trump. He says he's a man of the people, and I believe him because I'm one of the people he's talking about. That's right, me.
You all are forgetting what Bob does for this country. Are you forgetting that I never shoplift and always try to joke around with the cashiers in stores to make their days a little less tedious? And by the way, MY jokes are funny. The cashiers that don't laugh just don't get the joke; I hold nothing against them, of course.
But, let's stick with the subject, which is ME. I'm tired of hearing about all the rest of you. What about me? Huh?
Some people are getting away with drawing a distinction between The Takers and The Makers. Well cut me out of that equation, or meme, or whatever you call it. I'm a Maker. I used to make a very very good lasagna. Once I even tried to make my own sandals. My father started to give me advice and I just looked up at him and asked him, "How many pairs of sandals have you made?" That shut him up.
I gave them away. I don't know to whom because I just put them out by the trash cans and they disappeared in three days. Some Taker took them.
If I ever have a son, I'm going to change my last name to Bob, so I can name the kid Just Plain. It's a great name for a politician, Just Plain Bob. That'll get him a House seat for sure. And who knows, maybe after a few years he'll be a movement all by himself, standing in front of an oversized Stars and Stripes and promising you that you can trust Just Plain Bob, Because He's Not Part of any Movement, He Doesn't Believe Anything.
*Top Names Over the Last 100 Years
|Popular names for births in 1916-2015


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I try this before sleep to keep dread at bay, string up by its four corners a relaxing tableau, stretch it across the front picture window as it were of my mind, but you know the rest, anyone with a cortex does, how the wind of worry blows in, straining its strings, swelling it like a sail. I watch it get battered, I watch it get rent, but it's still in the center of my eye, and there's no precise moment when I can say I stop thinking about it; rather, the fears sweep up from behind like blindfolding hands and I'm lying there, a guy in bed fighting to curb his mind, until I slide sleeping into another room with another window that does not come with its own storm.
You hear about those who withhold it to constructive effect, aloof fathers and schoolmasters breeding little strivers turned high achievers, how a child saturated with it when young will turn out complacent, nothing to work toward. I have had it both ways and done it both ways to the point where if you convey that I have disappointed, I mobilize, but I also mobilize if you convey that I have surpassed, which makes it more a light onto my self-loathing and desperation for grandeur than a gauge. Even now, possessed of the credentials and language to apply it to myself, I contract it out: my fantasy in your words that I beg you to broadcast back.
With their stalk-away arguments, muteness, and moods, they were the part of being young and indentured I longed to escape, and did, for a while, to eat over stoves or spilling on sports pages until spoon scraped saucepan, only to find myself here like a Great War veteran asked by his beloved to dine together for togetherness's sake in a trench on the River Somme. He'd want to do it for her as much as he'd want his bayonet beside him and disbelieve the sensation of dry clothes. I am that soldier, the trench is our dining room, and you, dear, are you, analogies I'm smart enough to swallow along with this meal.
The older I get the more I identify experiences as peaks or lows, sea-spray moments or crude companies when I say to myself so urgently I'm amazed it's not audible, notice this, as if recognizing equaled realizing and realizing equaled reckoning, but of course it's never that plain, never our truly triumphant or ruinous times that beg to be seen as such, but the ones surrounding the ones we would choose. As we look back, that's where our biographies lie: on the street before the impulsive pause, clutch, kiss, and vow, in the years since the worst words of the worst fight of the worst stretch of the whole divorce leapt from our lips within earshot of the child.
1. Cheerios and milk in his mother's kitchen, a backpack I've never seen before and alien textbooks spilled onto a chair. 2. We pick up his carpool friend and the friend's sister, both surprised to see me, re-introduced, and we're under way. 3. At school, they explain the rules of the drop-off circle, crammed with cars and darting kids. Suddenly all three leap out with quick goodbyes. Queued to exit, a few parents give me curious looks. By nine I'm back on the road to Connecticut. 4. It was the only time I ever took him to school, a mundane ritual I've since made momentous in my mind— the textbooks, the carpool kid's sister keeping her backpack on in the backseat of my car— until thinking about it is as much a part of my days as the actual taking would have been, something I occasionally get sick of and long not to perform.
Speaking in school he struck me as guileless and fair-minded even after being caught in a cyber-bullying scandal which I forgave on the grounds of youth and stupidity until one day discussing a novel in English 9 he mimicked a poor girl's speech in a voice so vicious with condescension he might have been my father amusing his cronies in the country club bar and that image of a boy with a man's anger, prejudice, and smugness replaced the fair-minded one which was still there on the outside even after I saw behind it as one does through daily exposure as teacher or son, but will others be so for lack of a better word lucky?
It wasn't what she said but the way she said it, referring to time her son was spending with his father, speaking as if self-trained in the art of not tearing down a bastard. I'm guessing that she returns often to a decision her younger self made and stands outside the stage of its making, like a veteran enacting her own flag-draped ceremony commemorating the death of goodwill. Not to belabor the war metaphor, but comparable to the solidarity of lost limbs and scorched skin is that of speaking around children in a way that spares them distress and others knowledge, which in the right company makes for its own betrayal of honesty—a giveaway, a clue born of hating someone you remain tied to by love.
Michael Milburn teaches English in New Haven, CT. His third book of poems, Carpe Something, came out from Word Press in 2012. His Five Poems appeared as a Mudlark Poster in 2014. And his essays on poetry and teaching have recently appeared in Poet Lore, South Carolina Review, Montreal Review, and Cheat River Review.


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Jerry's mad; is it time for Garrett to worry?
The Cowboys fired defensive coordinator Rob Ryan on Tuesday. Blame Robert Griffin III.
This will not be in the press release. It is the truth.
The Redskins quarterback beat the Cowboys on a single leg in the season finale. With another week of healing, RG3 barely had time to breathe against an obviously better Seattle defense.
And so less than a week after promising anger and discomfort, Cowboys owner Jerry Jones landed on a target: The leader of his battered and ineffectual defense. The feeling around Valley Ranch was Ryan inherited a good defense from Wade Phillips that had not gotten better and, while there were injuries, there were playmakers left. These were Jones' own words.
Translation: They were 8-8 and somebody had to pay. Jones had promised as much in an interview on the Cowboys flagship radio station last week.
"I can assure our fans this, that it is going to be very uncomfortable from my standpoint; it's going to be very uncomfortable for the next few weeks and months at Valley Ranch," Jones said.
This brought giggles from most in the league, and absolute belly laughs from longtime Cowboys watchers. Nobody is laughing any more.
A week that began with firing running backs coach Skip Peete — a big deal mostly for Peete — continued with letting go of a Ryan brother. Firing Ryan two years into a three-year deal is a much bigger deal and a real sign that Jones' patience level has run out. He had told me as much in the week leading up to the season finale against Washington.
I asked if it was hard to be patient when the Redskins were finding a way to win with a rookie quarterback. He demurred, and I asked if he was losing patience period.
"Well now that's a different question," Jones said and then went on to admit that yes, he is finding it hard to be patient.
"It is hard watching these games unfold and what we're doing and especially the way we are doing it we are doing it early in the ballgames the way we are playing," he said. "When you know and figure what is at stake, a fumble, those kinds of things, it is a little bit of agony."
In other words, he was feeling this way before Week 17. Getting beat by the 'Skins and their rookie quarterback, settling for yet another 8-8 season without playoffs then watching Seattle (with a rookie quarterback) beat Washington had to have dropped Jones' patience level to zero. And he was not firing Cowboys coach Jason Garrett so . . .
Does Ryan deserve to be dropped in the grease for this failure? Hardly.
The Cowboys defense was without big-time playmakers like Sean Lee, lost for the season in October, and relying upon a very beat up DeMarcus Ware. He barely looked like himself in that 'Skins game. There certainly were more excuses on that side of the ball than offensively.
This will make the next couple of days and weeks at Valley Ranch very interesting. More specifically, it will be interesting to see how uncomfortable, if at all, things get for Garrett. His job as head coach is safe but the same is not guaranteed for his role as play-calling offensive coordinator. Jones always insisted he wanted his coach to call plays on whatever side of the ball was his specialty but there are fair questions about Cowboys quarterback Tony Romo's development, as well as clock management.
So there is a chance, albeit a slim one, that Jones forces a coordinator on Garrett. If so, it will be more fallout from the loss to the 'Skins and a Jones' patience level that has bottomed out.


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If someone burglarizes a home in rural Las Animas County, there's a decent chance a sheriff's deputy isn't coming.
"The sheriff is saying he doesn't have the resources to come out, so email him what was taken … ," Las Animas County Commissioner Mack Louden said.
And it could get worse for rural Coloradans on the New Mexico border where county offices are already closed two days a week.
"It's unfair what's going on right now," Louden said. "We just have to keep cutting services to the point of having vigilante law."
There's no one thing to blame for this example of local governments struggling to make ends meet.
It's partly because oil prices are low, so the property taxes on wells are down. But it's also partly because of a state tax amendment called Gallagher.
Gallagher dictates how much you pay in property taxes on your home or business. It's named after Dennis Gallagher, a former Democratic lawmaker and Denver city auditor.
Back in the 1980s, homeowners paid way more property tax than businesses did. So, Gallagher said he helped craft a compromise.
His amendment made it so that no matter what happens to property values, homeowners pay 45 percent of the total property tax bill in the state and businesses pay 55 percent.
The first Gallagher rate taxed home owners on 21 percent of their home's assessed value. But Monday the Colroado Department of Local Affairs dropped the homeowner rate to 7.2 percent for 2017 and 2018.
Why the drop?
The state calculates one rate using the total value of all the homes and all the businesses in Colorado. Home prices rose faster than commercial property values, so the agency had to lower the rate paid by homeowners to keep that 45/55 split.
And therein lies the problem for rural Colorado: Home prices in Trindad aren't rising the way they are in Denver.
For example, let's say a man in each of those cities bought a home for $80,000 in 1982. At that time, each home had a taxable value of $17,720.
Today, the Denver home is likely worth around $400,000, so the owner would pay taxes on $28,800 of his home's value.
But the home in Trindad hasn't seen the same growth. If that home is worth $200,000, the owner's taxable value is $14,000 – less than it was in 1982.
"We're not asking for a handout," Louden said. "Just level the playing field. There's two games going on here: One of them is the Front Range and the rest of them is rural Colorado."
Louden likes the idea of letting counties calculate their own Gallagher rates. That would keep him from paying less in taxes than he did decades ago.
Gallagher himself said that's one possible solution.
He's open to a few other potential fixes like letting mill levies float so districts at least get the same amount of money each year.
He's not open to repealing the amendment or freezing the rate.
"Do we want to become another New Jersey where you pay $10,000 to $12,000 a year in property taxes?" Gallagher said. "I don't think so."
One fix Gallagher wants to see is the untangling of his amendment from the Taxpayer Bill of Rights or TABOR.
TABOR is another tax amendment passed by voters in 1992. It says taxes can't go up without a vote of the people.
That has kept governments in Colorado from using the true Gallagher percentage for the last decade.
"If Gallagher could continue to slide the way it was intended to, I think you would see a lot less of this need to come back to the community and ask for more money," Fairmont Fire District Chief Alan Fletcher said.
His department covers 20 square miles nestled in between Golden, Arvada and Wheat Ridge.
Fletcher and his firefighters asked the community for more money two years ago when TABOR kept the residential property tax rate from rising.
And it's looking like this latest reduction will send him back to the voters.
"It's hard to come back and say, 'Well, here's what happened. TABOR and Gallagher together … ' And people pretty much shut down," Fletcher said. "You know, it's like 'You're just fooling me. You just want a tax increase. You want to pay more money for your salaries whatever the case may be. You just did this two years ago.'"
In some ways, though, Fletcher's lucky.
His district experienced substantial growth in the past couple of years. That means he's getting close to what he got in years past.
"Those agencies like us who have no increase in assessed value are going to see their reduction in taxes," Fletcher said. "And they didn't do anything. They just didn't have a lot of growth."
That's the case for the Platte Canyon Fire Protection District.
"We're going to lose somewhere between $200,00 and $300,000," Fire Chief Mike Wesseldine said.
That wipes out the mill levy increase Park County voters just gave the district. And if this continues, Wesseldine is considering from two ambulances to one by 2020.
"Hopefully you're the first person to call for the ambulance not the second person," Wesseldine said.
He also won't be honoring any mutual aid agreements if the property tax rate continues to drop.
"I'm not going to send my two medics out to help somebody else and leave my district uncovered … ," Wesseldine said. "People will have cheap taxes, but with cheap taxes come less services."
Services or the lack thereof is what Mesa County District Attorney Daniel Rubinstein plans to focus on when he asks voters for more money this fall.
"If that doesn't go through, we may have to make some difficult choices on which cases to prosecute," Rubinstein said.
Violent crime rose by 32 percent in Rubinstein's district last year while his budget shrank.
The issue crystalized when Rubinstein ran into a problem prosecuting a 17-year-old accused of shooting and killing Deputy Derek Greer.
The budget for witness expenses ran out and he had to request supplemental money from the state. It came through, thankfully.
"And I do not want to have to be going to my voters and say that we're going to let a violent criminal go on a softer offer because we just don't have the manpower to prosecute properly," Rubinstein said.
What happens next for the Gallagher amendment, however, isn't clear.
The state legislature is supposed to pass a bill that sets the new residential rate of 7.2 percent in stone before the 2017 session ends.
There's some talk about simply not passing that bill and seeing what happens if they leave it at the current rate of 7.9 percent.
That would give local governments more to spend, but it could it could prompt lawsuits for disobeying the state's constitution.
If lawmakers want to change Gallagher, they'll need to send a referendum to voters.
That could be a tough sell.
"I think when people find out that they're messing with the only protection for home rate payers in the constitution, and middle class and working people are being screwed over by the politicians, they're not going to be very happy," Gallagher said.


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U.S. Secretary of State Rex Tillerson says there has been no decision on whether President Donald Trump will have formal talks with Russian President Vladimir Putin at an Asian economic summit this week.
Tillerson's remarks came after a senior aide to Putin said earlier on November 9 that Trump and Putin were likely to meet on November 10.
"There's never been an agreement, certainly not to a full bilat," Tillerson said, referring to a formal bilateral meeting.
"The question is whether we've got sufficient substance, and we're working with the Russians, as you know, on a number of difficult areas," said Tillerson, who is accompanying Trump on a five-nation Asia tour.
Tillerson said it would not be unusual for the two presidents to have an informal "pull-aside meeting" if they bumped into each other.
"We're in contact with them and the view's that the two leaders are going to meet if there's something sufficiently substantive to talk about that would warrant a formal meeting," he added.
Yury Ushakov, Putin's senior foreign policy aide, said earlier in the day that a meeting on the sidelines of a November 10-11 Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) summit in Vietnam "is being agreed at this moment."
"It will most likely take place on November 10," Ushakov said.
The Kremlin later seemed less certain.
Asked about Tillerson's comments, Putin's spokesman Dmitry Peskov told reporters on a conference call that a possible meeting was still being discussed. He predicted that Trump and Putin would cross paths "one way or another."
U.S.-Russian relations are badly strained over issues including Moscow's aggression in Ukraine and its alleged interference in the 2016 U.S. presidential election.
The only face-to-face meetings between the two presidents since Trump 's inauguration in January took place during a G20 summit in Germany in July.
At those talks in Hamburg, Trump and Putin discussed accusations of Russian interference in the 2016 U.S. presidential election but indicated that they agreed to focus on moving forward rather than arguing about past actions.
Relations have been further strained since then, however, amid multiple U.S. investigations into the alleged meddling and whether associates of Trump colluded with Moscow. Putin denies that Russia interfered, and Trump says there was no collusion.
Under pressure from Congress, Trump signed a bill strengthening sanctions against Russia in early August. Moscow ordered the United States to make major cuts in its embassy and consular staff in Russia, and Washington took retaliatory steps.
Meanwhile, tensions over Russia's seizure of Crimea and support for separatists fighting Kyiv's forces in eastern Ukraine -- as well as Russia's role in the devastating war in Syria -- persist.
Trump said on November 5 that he expected to meet with Putin during his current Asia trip, and Peskov said on November 8 that there was a "high probability" they would meet.


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What does health mean to young people? They are active and energetic and rarely lack in physical vitality. So what can health education mean to them and how could it be thought of? Why do we need health education? It is important to
- Provide a sense of what good health is.
- Emphasize health and de-link it from disease.
- Introduce more than one way of looking at the above. This is vital to any learning; to keep an open mind, to understand from more than one perspective.
- Give a child the tools to work with his/her health and well being. Self-help in health was a reality of our culture richly interwoven into daily routines, celebrations etc. Today, self-help is almost non-existent.
- Help children cope with today's media environment and make intelligent choices in life style, for example the type of food they eat.
Health education can play a role in the following areas, which we will look at in turn:
- Knowledge of the body
- Awareness of body mind
- Understanding sex and safety
- Practices for healthy living
- Self Help
- Understanding Change
Knowledge of the Body
It seems important to understand the basic anatomy of the body - what it is made of, and the location and function of the various organs. Otherwise the body becomes a mysterious entity between head and foot! It also has an impact on our attitude to doctors, labs and investigations. Often there is a sense of helplessness born of ignorance!
In understanding the basic structure and working of the body two important perspectives emerge.
It is possible to understand the body in different ways according to different paradigms. For example, in Ayurveda, the basic building blocks are the five elements- water, air, fire, ether, earth and the interrelationships between them. In Chinese medicine, the body is understood as energy flows and balances. It lends richness to a young mind to understand the body in these different paradigms. Understanding that 'How you look is what you see' is a major step in understanding the very nature of thought itself, besides building an openness to different ways of looking at things. It would involve teaching about the human body in terms of western science (three levels can be worked on, for junior, middle and senior students), and also teaching basic structure and function in Ayurveda and Chinese medicine.
When the body is taught in terms of western science, it is necessary to keep the perspective of correlating structure with function. Understanding the human body as a marvel in 'design' lends itself to a multidisciplinary approach as well. For instance levers can be taught using the muscles of the forearm lifting shopping bags!
Awareness of Body-Mind
Invariably, the textbooks of science compare the human body to a machine and there is a complete separation of the mind, feelings and the body. The body is seen as an instrument of action. Except for people who work with the body like dancers, games teachers, etc, this separation continues through life. It seems an important role of a health course to emphasize the 'oneness' of the being, that there is an integrity, connectivity and coherence at all levels that can be explored and experienced. Two perspectives that need introduction are -
- The concept of 'well being' - even people terminally or seriously ill can feel well!
- Understanding that attitudes and feelings have a powerful influence on the body.
There is a wealth of literature available today in these areas. However one has to be careful to separate the obscure and even flawed from the genuine! For a teaching plan, these thoughts would translate into exploratory and coordination exercises -introspective, observational and physical -requiring alertness of mind.
Understanding Sex and Safety
In many homes sex and personal safety (preventing child sexual abuse) are rarely spoken about. Sometimes parents express a certain helplessness in knowing how to speak about this. This places a responsibility on school to deal with these issues. Young people need to have a space for discussion and also to hear sane adult voices. Information in these areas is vital for many important life decisions. In terms of learning outcomes the following emerge:
Awareness of personal safety and prevention of child sexual abuse - facts, strategies, assertiveness training.
- Facts and information regarding of the sexual organs, sexual act, menstrual cycle, changes at puberty, contraception, sexually transmitted diseases. Also primarily, placing sex in the context of a loving and respectful mutual relationship.
- Discussion of associated issues like attraction, boundaries, marriage, homosexuality, self-image, beauty, media and gender stereotypes. It is good to start with concerns and questions that students have.
In The School - KFI, Chennai, we have drawn extensively from two resources. We called upon an expert from a child sexual abuse prevention center who conducted workshops for teachers and students. We also accessed a site on the net called 'Advocates for Youth'.
Practices for Healthy Living
Health classes have a really major role here because health is not a single 'event'. It is a result of regular healthy habits and practices. Habits of unhealthy eating, incorrect posture and breathing once formed are difficult to break. Simple techniques that enhance health and wellbeing can be practiced on a regular basis. There are five areas that can be addressed. These are described below.
Areas that need addressing include:
- Understanding what is 'wholesome' food, about additives, preservatives, organic, chemical foods.
- Role of advertising and how it influences choices in buying (companies are increasingly using young people to sell their products and many products are targeted to capture young buyers)
- Planning menus
- Cooking practices
Invar iably, composition of food is understood in terms of carbohydrates, proteins and fats etc. It is also useful to speak of a wholesome diet in terms of an Ayurvedic understanding. This leads us to the next point.
Dinacharya and Rtucharya
The Ayurvedic concepts of Dinacharya (daily routines) and Rtucharya (seasonal routines) add tremendous richness to an understanding of health. They are prevention and maintenance practices which relate humans to the weather and the seasons (for example, the oil bath concept). The food and other routines change with the seasons. Nature and humans are made of the same five elements whose configurations change with heat and cold and therefore with the seasons. Concepts of food and healthy eating are clearly spelled out-what to eat, when to eat and how much.
There are some differences in the way nutrition is viewed by practioners of the Western model of medicine and in Ayurveda. These differences can lead to interesting discussions, as they provide a good learning ground. Nowadays we are equally at home functioning in more than one 'paradigm' simultaneously. We drink a cup of jeera milagu rasam when we feel queasy, take a paracetamol tablet when we have a headache and probably have biochemics in our travel kit!
It's amazing how many young children breathe wrongly. The stomach moves in during inhaling when it should be moving out! This restricts the air entry. It is vital for children to learn to breathe right and set apart some time when they lengthen and deepen their breathing. Teaching basic Pranayama addresses this.
Posture and Exercise
Two areas need to be addressed.
- Understanding posture - both the physiology of it and the relationship to feelings and attitudes. This is vitally important because 80% of the body's energy is used by muscles, the postural muscles particularly.
- Learning to evaluate different kinds of exercises - aerobics, games, yoga etc. Criteria for suppleness, stamina, cardiorespiratory endurance and well-being can be evolved with students.
In understanding posture the Alexander technique is very useful. Practical and theoretical lessons can be worked out based on the technique.
Sustainable Techniques for Good Health
Other than the breathing, two techniques can be taught. They are safe, simple to learn, do not take time to practice and the gains from them are many. One is an Acupressure routine for good health and the other is the Surya Namaskara. They tone and energize the whole system and can be practised life long. It is a good practical learning for children.
Self Help
The basic philosophy is ' I can help myself and others around me'.
70% of ailments are self-limiting and simple remedies bring relief and comfort. First aid in emergencies can go a long way in improving healing outcomes. Learning to make simple herbal home remedies for hair lice, coughs and colds and other uncomplicated ailments, how to take care of a sick person at home, about basic sanitation and hygiene, and a first-aid course could be a part of this practical learning.
Understanding Change
Adults and students can gain an understanding of their development related to their phase of life. What are the major concerns of the age? What are the physical changes? What are the emotional changes? The perspectives are drawn from psychology and related disciplines (Erickson, Chilton Pearce and Hurlock) Students from classes IX and above would find it relevant. The greater relevance however is to parents and educators who find these ideas valuable.
The Child to Child Health Course
This is both a teaching method and a programme. In this format, one class in a school is chosen and this class is trained to monitor and maintain the health of . the rest of the school. This class takes height and weight measurements, looks after water purification and sanitation, maintains the school medical kit, imparts first aid when necessary and plans school menus. They can facilitate the learning of other children as well.
These are some ways in which health can be looked at in the context of a school curriculum. The course content can be modified based on the age group: elements of community health, reading literature on health, understanding research in medicine, visits to medical centres, a richer understanding of the different paradigms and issues of contemporary relevance can be added if a course is being considered for XI and XII students or for adults. One hopes that schools will see the significance of this area of education, and be willing to find the necessary time and resources to include health education in their curriculum.
Suchitra Ramakumar, a medical doctor and trained counselor, has worked in community health, is deeply interested in children and their welfare and has worked with various groups of children of all ages. She has been a teacher for the last ten years, eight of them in The School KFI, Chennai, where she has designed health education programmes for children and adults besides teaching academic subjects.


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Class Policies
1. Class Fees must be paid IN FULL at time of registration.
2. A refund of store credit is only provided if you cancel 1 week prior to start of class. If the cancellation is less than 1 week, no refunds will be given.
3. If BERNINA SEWING CENTER must cancel a class due to lack of participation the class fees may be transferred to another class or refunded. In case of bad weather please call the store to see if class is cancelled.
4. Class minimum is 3 students.
5. In order to keep class fees to a minimum, keep the lights on, and the roof over the store, we ask for your cooperation to purchase your class supplies at BERNINA SEWING CENTER.
6. Supply lists will be given at time of registration.
7. A limited number of classroom machines are available and must be reserved upon registration.
8. Each student must have a LEGAL COPY of the pattern or book used in class.
9. Class will start on time so please arrive 15 minutes early and be set up and ready to start.
10.Please put cell phones on vibrate and if you MUST make or take a call please do so outside the classroom.


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IMPORTANT: #UMBCSquirrels Caption Contest!
Retrievers, we've been introducing you to #UMBCsquirrels all week. Now it's your turn!
Tell us: what do you think this squirrel is thinking? Come up with a creative 1-2 sentence caption for this photo, and share it with us using #UMBCsquirrels by Sunday, February 5, 11:59 p.m., on Facebook, Twitter, or Instagram.
The UMBC social media team will select a winner among entries from UMBC students and alumni based on UMBC spirit, creativity, and humor. The winner will be announced on UMBC's Facebook page on Monday, February 6 (be sure to give us a like!), and will receive a surprise piece of UMBC gear. The winning caption will also be featured on the big screen by the new campus entrance, as well as across UMBC's social media platforms.
Good luck, and go nuts!
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I've just had a whirlwind visit to Kanak Country, otherwise known as New Caledonia. It was part work, part pleasure, mostly paradise and definitely good for my body and soul. From the moment their winter sun (warm enough for us Sydney-siders to swim) hit my face, the stress that had been causing my neck and shoulder pain and headaches for a week seemed to just slip away with the tide.
I have much to be grateful for during my week-long stay, but here is just a handful of the most significant moments and people I cherish:
1) The Association of Writers of New Caledonia: I am indebted to the network of local writers of this tiny island of around 250k residents (100k less than the ACT!). From the extraordinary lunch hosted for me (coincidentally on my birthday), to supporting me during my event at Caledo Livres (here's a lovely blog by a local about the night), to the very generous chauffeuring service they provided to and from my hotel. I felt incredibly privileged and 'special'.
The highlight of my literary week was – to my utter surprise – being announced as an honorary member of the Association (me with certificate below!). What a thrill and indeed, an honour!
I'm particularly grateful to the following writers who went out of their way to ensure I had a memorable visit: Claudine Jacques, Catherine Laurent, (both pictured below), Frederich Ohlen, Nicole Perrier, Nicholas Kurtovich, Christine Marou and deadly Kanak writer and former Vice President of New Caledonia, Dewe Gorode.
Thank you also to Sonia Lacabanne for acting as my translator at my book event, Dominique Buzance for hosting my event and Cathie Manne from Bookin for making sure the French edition of Who am I? The diary of Mary Talence was available. And of course, I'm grateful to all those who came along to learn about the Stolen Generations.
2) Aquarium des Lagons Nouvelle Caledonie: Right below my apartment was the jewel known as the aquarium. Typical of most days, the morning was grey, cloudy and rainy, so I ventured to the oasis with no real expectations and so was overwhelmed by the experienced that offered a wave of peacefulness as I took in the vibrant colours of coral and extraordinary fish / sea creatures.
3) The 'Make a Wish' church: Yes, it's true, there is a church - Eglise de Voeu -where you go to 'make a wish', and by all accounts said wishes come true. So I visited the church, made my wish, and now... I'm waiting patiently. I'm grateful simply for the sense of faith it restored in me during my brief, hopeful visit! I'll let you know if my wish comes true!
4) Palm trees: Of course, I took some much needed time out to lie under palm trees in the Baie des citrons, the Baie de I'Anse Vata and the Ile aux Canards. There's something to be said for learning to appreciate blue skies from a horizontal position and to read for pleasure without looking at your watch to check where else you're supposed to be. (highly recommend P.M. Newton's The Old School). I'm grateful for the few hours each day that I had to just chill.
5) French food and bubbly: What can I say? I now have a baguette-butt after a week of the world's best bread, cheese and bubbly. I had more three course-meals in one week than I'd had this year. I don't know how the locals aren't all fat (I somehow managed to gain 4kg in seven days. I think my body was shocked and now my scales are in shock). The hour-long coastal walks each day, didn't seem to make a dent in the damage the crepes, gelato, local fish, pastries did. Need I say any more??? If you're looking for me... I'll be in the gym... indefinitely!


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Predators ready to chase Stanley Cup once again
Ryan Suter's now in Minnesota and Jordin Tootoo is in Detroit. The Nashville Predators still have captain Shea Weber and goaltender Pekka Rinne, and their goals remain unchanged.
Stanley Cup or bust.
''We've shown ourselves that we can play against anybody,'' Rinne said. ''And for sure it's going to be a tight schedule, quick season and you have to be ready from the beginning. And for sure, we're going to battle for the Cup.''
The Predators open Saturday night against the Columbus Blue Jackets looking for their eighth playoff berth in nine seasons, but expectations couldn't be higher after falling short in the Western Conference semifinals each of the past two years.
Nashville fell short last season despite a handful of moves that included trading for defenseman Hal Gill and sending their 2012 first-round draft pick to Buffalo for Paul Gaustad. They even welcomed back Alexander Radulov four years after he bolted home to Russia and the Kontinental Hockey League, moves that helped them finish with the No. 4 seed in the West and 104 points - the third-most in franchise history.
The Predators ousted Detroit in the opening round, then lost in the Western Conference semifinals a second straight year with the latest in five games to Phoenix.
That set up a turbulent offseason as Suter, the defenseman who averaged a team-best of 26 minutes, 30 seconds of ice team per game, left as a free agent for a 13-year deal in Minnesota. Tootoo, the scrappy forward, signed with Central Division rival Detroit, and the Predators happily watched Radulov head back to Russia after he was suspended for staying out too late during the series with Phoenix.
They took big steps toward keeping the core together by re-signing forwards Mike Fisher, Sergei Kostitsyn, Colin Wilson and Gaustad to multi-year deals. They also brought back defensemen Hal Gill and Kevin Klein while signing veteran defenseman Scott Hannan. They brought back Chris Mason, a former Nashville goalie, to back up Rinne.
The biggest move came when Nashville matched Philadelphia's 14-year, $110 million offer sheet to Weber in the biggest deal ever handed out by this small market team. That keeps him around with Rinne, who signed a seven-year, $49 million extension himself in November 2011 as the cornerstones for this franchise for years to come.
Now that they face a 48-game season shortened by the lockout, the Predators believe they have an advantage with a team that has changed so little.
''Scott Hannan's the only guy who's never put on a Nashville Predators' jersey,'' said coach Barry Trotz, heading into his 14th season. ''I'm telling everybody it's benefiting us. So I think in terms of our process of how we have to play, how we have to do things, what our responsibilities are, those will probably come back a little quickly hopefully for us.''
The schedule has Nashville playing Central Division rivals Columbus and Chicago five times with only four games each against Detroit and St. Louis. They also host St. Louis on Monday before hitting the road for two weeks and a seven-game road trip that will be their longest. The men's Southeastern Conference tournament also sends them on the road in March, and they wrap up the season April 27 at Columbus.
Nashville builds through the draft, and the Predators are counting on 22-year-old Roman Josi to replace Suter as Weber's defensive lineman. They also need Wilson, Matt Halischuk, Patric Hornqvist, Nick Spaling and Craig Smith to improve on what they did last season.
What the Predators will find out is how much not having Suter affects the NHL's best power play unit and the 10th-best penalty kill percentage team last season. The Predators also ranked eighth in goals scored per game (2.83) and tied for eighth in goals against average (2.50), but Rinne isn't worried. He led the league with 43 wins last season facing the most shots in the NHL with a .923 save percentage.
''Obviously, they have big shoes to fill, but Josi's ready for that and he's played really well last year,'' Rinne said. ''Other than that we have Scott Hannan as a new guy. Other than that, everybody's kind of the same people ... I think it's a very comfortable situation and everybody knows it.''
Nashville is one of only five NHL teams to reach the postseason seven of the last eight seasons. Extending that will be the first step toward trying to make a run at a title in this shortened season.
''You're going to have to have a little bit of luck,'' Trotz said.
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Hon. Frank L. Travis. A resident of Kansas since early boyhood, Frank L. Travis had been a farmer, public official and insurance man at Iola, but his name is most familiarly known over the state at large through his active leadership in the Legislature of Kansas. During the recent session of the Lower House he was the accepted leader of his party, and some of the most beneficial legislation enacted in recent years had been largely shaped and influenced by Mr. Travis of Iola.
The ancestry of the Travis family goes back to Ireland. There were men of the name who immigrated to America in colonial days and settled in New York. The first point of settlement was near Delhi in Delaware County. The branch of which Frank L. Travis is a member subsequently removed to Otisville, New York. Mr. Travis' great-grandfather was Rensselaer Travis, who was born in New York, followed the occupation of farming and hunting, and died at Otisville in that state. The grandfather was Silas L. Travis, whose mother was an own cousin of Gen. Joseph W. Warren, the hero of the Battle of Bunker Hill. Silas L. Travis was born at Otisville, New York, in 1819, for many years was associated with his son Henry F. as a merchant, and finally retired from business and removed to Allen County, Kansas, where he died in 1895. He married Rosanna Hare, who was born at Wigton, Scotland, and died at Iola, Kansas.
Frank Lomas Travis was born at Newburgh in Orange County, New York, July 28, 1868. His father was Henry Francis Travis, who was born in the same locality, along the Hudson River, October 19, 1841. He grew up and married in Newburgh, was a merchant for many years, associated with his father, and in 1877 removed to Kansas City, Missouri, where he followed the business of contracting and building. On April 14, 1879, he arrived at Iola, Kansas, and thenceforward was a farmer until his death, which occurred in Iola November 5, 1915. Wherever he lived he exercised a strong influence in community affairs. For many years he represented the Second Ward of the City of Newburgh as an alderman, and was also a county supervisor of Orange County, New York. In 1909-10 he served as mayor of Iola. He was a republican and had membership in Newburgh Lodge of Masons. Henry F. Travis had a most creditable record as a soldier. On April 19, 1861, a few days after Fort Sumter was fired upon, he enlisted in Company I of the Seventy-first New York Infantry. This company was sent to Washington by railroad. Following the Baltimore riot in which a Massachusetts regiment while passing through that city had been shamefully fired upon by southern sympathizers, Company I of the Seventy-first New York was the first detachment of Union troops to march through Baltimore. The company was only a hundred strong, and it bravely marched alone through the streets of that hostile community. Henry F. Travis had one year of service with the Seventy-first. He again enlisted in Company I of the One Hundred Twenty-fourth New York Infantry, and served until mustered out in August, 1865. He became captain of Company I. Through all the four years of the war he was never wounded or absent from duty on account of sickness. His regiment was a part of Ward's Brigade of Carney's Division of the Third Corps, and later was in Ward's Brigade of Birney's Division of the Third Corps. Captain Travis fought in every battle in which the Third Army Corps was engaged. He was at Gettysburg, at Fredricksburg, at Chancellorsville, Cold Harbor, Deep Bottom, Spottsylvania Court House and commanded the regiment during the terrible fight at the historic "Bloody Angle."
Captain Travis married Elizabeth Malcolm, who was born at Newburgh, New York, in 1840, and is still living, a resident of Manhattan, Kansas. Frank L. Travis was the oldest of their children. Thomas B. had been lost track of by his family. Rose H. is the wife of A. H. King, a druggist of Manhattan. Robert M. is a field man for a bridge company and is now in Oklahoma. Anna Belle resided with her mother, and Donald M., the youngest, is a druggist at Blue Mound, Kansas.
Frank L. Travis had the advantages of a private school at Newburgh, New York, attended the public schools for a time in Kansas City, Missouri, and completed his education at Iola. He was eleven years of age when he came to Kansas, and after finishing his school course when about nineteen he worked on the farm with his father until 1892. In that year came his first important honor in public life, when he was elected clerk of the District courts of Allen County. By re-election in 1894 he served two terms, four years. In 1897 Mr. Travis engaged in the insurance business, and had continued along that line to the present time. He is a member of the firm of Smith & Travis, with offices on West Madison Street in Iola. His home, a modern residence, is at 911 North Sycamore Street.
From early manhood Mr. Travis had had an influential part in the republican party in his district and over the state at large. In 1908 he was elected a member of the State Senate, serving four years. While in the Senate Mr. Travis was chairman of the insurance committee and a member of the railroad committee and other important committees. He originated and drafted the wife abandonment bill which excited a great deal of comment not only in Kansas but in other states. He also drafted and introduced the anti-discrimination fire insurance law, which was subsequently tested before the Supreme Court and sustained. He was also author of other measures giving the state regulatory powers in the interests of a better justice to the people.
In 1914 Senator Travis was elected a member of the House of Representatives and was re-elected in 1916. In the House he was chairman of the insurance committee and a member of the labor committee, public utilities committee, historical committees, committee on militia and committee on judicial appointments. He was the "whip" of the House during the last session, and his tact and influence welded the republican constituency into an efficient body for the accomplishment of practical results in the matter of legislation. Representative Travis introduced a bill creating a department of child hygiene in the state board of health.
One incident of his work while in the Senate had special historical value. In 1911 a bill was introduced providing for a constitutional amendment to be offered at the next general election for the purpose of broadening the power of suffrage as granted to the women of the state. This bill passed the House, and when it came before the Senate, Senator Travis was the last man on the roll call. The bill required twenty-seven votes, and before it reached him twenty-six of these votes had been obtained. Previously Mr. Travis had given no intimation of his personal opinion on the bill, but he voted for it and thus secured its passage. Subsequently the measure was submitted to the voters of the state.
Mr. Travis had for thirteen years been an officer in the National Guard of Kansas. He finally retired from the Guard in September, 1915, but when the troubles on the Mexican border became acute in the summer of 1916 he was called back to service and assigned to command of the supply department of the First Kansas Infantry in the quartermaster's department. In looking after the duties of that office he spent four months on the Mexican border, being stationed at Eagle Pass, Texas. He is still serving with the rank of captain in his company. Thus Mr. Travis had had military experience himself, his father was a gallant soldier in the Civil war, and by other ancestors he is eligible to membership in the Sons of the American Revolution and the Order of the Cincinnati.
His church home is the Episcopal. He is a member of Iola Lodge No. 38, Ancient Free and Accepted Masons, Valley Chapter No. 11, Royal Arch Masons, at Humboldt, of Esdraelon Commandery, Knights Templar. He is also active in the Iola Commercial Club and is a director of the State Savings Bank of Iola.
Mr. Travis was married at Iola in 1905 to Miss Anna McDonald, daughter of John M. and Lavina A. (Anderson) McDonald. Her father, now deceased, was a settler in Kansas during the territorial epoch and became a pioneer in Allen County in 1857. Mrs. Travis' mother is still living at Iola, and her family also arrived in Kansas in 1857.


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Newsflash: Christmas Day is less than two weeks away!
If you're like most people, you've probably procrastinated on your holiday shopping and are now scrambling to figure it out. Whether you're shopping for a techie, beauty queen, or a woman of luxury, you'll find the perfect gift for your friend or special someone from my curated list. The best part? Most of these items are Prime eligible and will be delivered within a couple of days! Happy shopping!
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1. For the Beauty Queen: Makeup Mirror
Whether she's obsessed with makeup or skincare, this mirror will let her get up close with up to 3x magnification! Even though this gift is under $30, the lucky recipient will never know with its touch-screen dimming technology. From the sharpest cat eyes to the most Insta-worthy eyebrows, this portable tri-fold mirror will be the perfect guide for any look.
2. For the Content Creator: Tripod for Phone & Camera
Is she a blogger, YouTuber, or just likes taking photos and videos? Help her create the content of her dreams with this selfie tripod with a Bluetooth remote. This will hold both a phone and a camera. I routinely use one of these myself, and the photos come out bomb. Thank me later.
3. Does She Stay Stressed?: Aromatherapy Diffuser
This tabletop diffuser will help anyone wind down with the essential oil of her choice. Lavender, vanilla, eucalyptus – you name it. The scented vapor has proven health and relaxation benefits. Don't forget to gift her some essential oils to get her started.
4. If She Loves Wine: Stemless Glass Set
She can sip her pinot grigio in style with these stemless, rose-gold wine glasses. Classy to the max. Enough said.
5. For the Skin Care Junkie: Facial Steamer
Facial steamers are perfect for the woman who loves to do face masks. She can open up her pores, moisturize her skin, and use the extraction tools that come with this mask to clear any blemishes. A set of face masks could be the perfect addition to this gift as well.
6. For the Busy Body: Echo Dot
Alexa, what's the weather outside? Alexa, remind me tomorrow at 8PM to water my aloe plant. Alexa, what events are on my calendar today? Alexa, how long will it take me to drive to work? Alexa, play my Apple Music playlist.
These are just a few of the commands the echo dot can handle. If she's so busy that she needs a personal assistant, this is for her.
7. If She Burns Candles: Stained Glass Candle Set
This stained glass candle set is absolutely gorgeous, and looks way more expensive than what it costs. Not only will wonderful notes of lavender and vanilla fill the room, but this earns extra cool points for it's stained glass look.
8. For the Coffee Snob: Bean Bag Sample Set
If she runs on coffee and enjoys trying new flavors, this is a great gift. These half-pound bags of coffee beans include tasting notes, brewing tips, and an artisan treat. Buy a single box, or get her a monthly subscription.
9. If She Loves Snacks: Snack Care Package
Does she love snacks? Is she always forgetting to eat? Send her a box full of her favorite munchables. This is a great gift for students, or women who are always on the go!
10. For the Woman Who's Always Cold: Sherpa Throw Blanket
Sherpa blankets are the warmest, cuddliest blankets around. If she's always cold, gift her the gift of warmth with this fancy and fluffy throw.
11. If She Loves to Travel: Hanging Roll Up Toiletry Bag
She'll fall in love with this toiletry bag and its functionality. Four separate compartments allow for seamless organization, and a hook lets her hang it in the bathroom in her home away from home. One of the main compartments even has elastic straps to keep her bottles from tipping over.
12. For the Lady With a Great Sense of Humor: Wreck This Journal
If she loves sentimental gifts, this could be perfect for her. Several pages of illustrations instruct her to do things such as "jump up and down on this page" and "throw something covered in paint at this page." She might even have to hide a page of the book in her neighbor's yard. Anything's possible. Complete it together!
13. For the Physically Active: Handheld or Pillow Massager
Is she always complaining of being sore or in pain? Help her alleviate the pain with a handheld or pillow massager. The pillow style is even heated!
14. For the Disney Lover: Beauty and The Beast Red Rose
Does she love everything Disney related? This could be the perfect gift for any Disney junkie. The Enchanted Rose from Beauty in the Beast is one of the movie's most iconic pieces and has become a symbol of love.
15. For the Techie: Charging Stand for Apple Products
If she's walking around with an iPhone, airpods, and an Apple Watch, it might be a little difficult to keep all those items charged! Help make her life a little easier and more organized with this stand. Plus, it's perfect for hands-free activities such as FaceTime.
16. For the Artist: 36 Piece Brush Set
If she loves to create art, this 36 piece brush set could be exactly what she needs. From the smallest of details, to a larger feat, she'll know which ones to grab for to get the perfect look.
17. For A Special Someone: Swarovski Crystal Bracelet
Looking for a romantic gift on a budget? This swarovski crystal bracelet will give her butterflies as it sparkles on her wrist. The reviews for this piece are just as amazing as it looks!
18. For the Makeup Lover: Brush Set with Holder
Woo your favorite makeup lover with a thoughtful gesture with a new brush set. It even comes with a blender sponge and a cute holder for when she's on the go.
19. If She Loves Tea: Variety Tea Box with Winter Blends
If she tends to opt for tea instead of coffee, grab her this sampler box full of variety premium tea leaves. Winter blends such as ginger snap, orange spice, and winter chai are just a few of the flavors in this set.
20. If She Likes Bubble Baths: Luxury Organic Bath Bombs
Give her luxury with this beautiful premium bath bomb set. They're organic and vegan, and they'll leave her smelling and feeling amazing.
21. If She Needs to Take a Load Off: Aromatherapy Stress Relief
I absolutely LOVE the Bath and Body Works Aromatherapy line. This is the eucalyptus and spearmint body wash and foam bath and lotion set. Let her rinse her stress down the drain as these scents caress her from head to toe.
22. For the Lady Who's Always Late: Watch & Bangle Set
As someone who is often late myself, I'm not sure how much this will help. Regardless, it's a beautiful set on a budget! Give her the gift of time and a bangle to match.
23. For the Workaholic: Laptop Bed Tray
If she stays on her laptop doing work, or even just browsing the internet, this laptop tray is the perfect gift. It even comes with a little drawer to hold her sticky notes and pens.
24. For the Woman Who Loves Organization: Acrylic Makeup Organizer
Here's a perfect gift for the girl with the cluttered cabinet! Help her bring some organization to her morning routine with this acrylic organizer. Twelve lipstick slots and eight drawers will make her space much more appealing, and the clear acrylic goes with any decor!
25. If She's A Fitness Junkie: The Perfect Compact Gym Bag
If she lives an active lifestyle, you can't go wrong with the perfect gym bag. Not only does it have a designated shoe compartment and waterproof separation layer, but it has a lifetime warranty. The bag is tear resistant, and even has padded straps, and a trolley strap to secure it onto your luggage.
26. For The Diva: Leopard Print Plush Robe
I love to apply my makeup in my robe, with a glass of wine, and my favorite music blasting. If she's anything like me, she'll love this warm and luxurious sherpa robe.
27. If She Likes "Just Girly Things..": Gold and White Statement Earrings
These earrings are the perfect piece for any woman. They're dainty, yet noticeable, and will go with a variety of outfits! Plus, they don't look cheap whatsoever.
28. If She Likes to Stay Hydrated: Bluetooth Reminder Water Bottle
This is yet another great gift for a woman who's always on the go. This water bottle lights up to remind you to hydrate, and even has a Bluetooth speaker. It's received rave reviews, and it's a cute gift for anyone who wants to be more environmentally friendly and drink more water.
29. If She Collects Jewelry: Organizer Stand
I received one of these as a birthday gift last year, and it's definitely used more than majority of the gifts I've received! I love that I can organize my necklaces and earrings without having to detangle them, and it provides a nice sophisticated touch to the way my jewelry is displayed.
30. If She Likes Vibes: Himalayan Natural Salt Lamp with Holders
If she likes to burn candles, or has a dedicated space to crystals and other similar items, this could be the perfect addition to her collection. It not only comes with a handcrafted salt lamp, but also comes with tea light holders for added aesthetic.
Did you find the perfect gift for her on this list?
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White bunnies from Home Goods. Wrought iron white basket and picket fence runner from A Classy Flea in Atlanta.
Dianne's Creative Table
Saturday, April 19, 2014
Bunnie Flay-rah
White bunnies from Home Goods. Wrought iron white basket and picket fence runner from A Classy Flea in Atlanta.
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A very bunny flay-rah table! I love your dishes, bunnies and fence table runner. Looks like bunny heaven to me! Glad I stopped by to see you! Happy Easter!ReplyDelete
Blessings My Friend,
Your dining-room is so beautiful. Those big windows..."Oh my goodness". I love your table setting and your center-piece is very nice. I have similar place mats but mine are round. Very springy, indeed. Have a wonderful Easter. Hugs, DebReplyDelete
TOO dadgum CUTE!!!!!! Just TOO cute! Oh, my goodness! I would have knocked down every other shopper around me to get to that picket fence runner!!!!!!! I have never, ever, ever, ever, ever seen anything even remotely like it! It is A-1 in its class!!! Dianne....you really found a gem!!! I love the way you put the (smelly!) grass under it to give it even more character and prominence. The bunnies look right at home, and those plates....perfect! Man, oh, man...you really hit jackpot here, sister! This is the quintessential Easter/Springtime/Summer tablescape!ReplyDelete
Watership Down...read it back in the mid 70's, had forgotten all about it about it. I love the simplicity of your table, Dianne. I really like the salad plates...they are cousin to some pasta bowls I have. Such a gorgeous room!ReplyDelete
Happy Easter to you and yours.
Dianne, you are so clever to use the picket fence as a runner. Perfect playground for those adorable white bunnies. I had the same experience with sheets of moss. The smell was obnoxious. I finally had to put it outside for a few days. The plates are certainly fun. Great job on this beautiful table setting for your Easter Sunday. Very creative!ReplyDelete
Love all the white Diane, it is so fresh~your vegetable plates are gorgeous, and I am drooling over the table runner~it is adorable with the bunnies!ReplyDelete
Very cute table I love the idea of using a picket fence what is OTP I don't think I have ever heard of them.your napkin linens are GORGEOUS so white and Feminine looking.SusieReplyDelete
- AnonymousApril 25, 2014 at 6:07 AM
Love the centerpiece....your rabbits, the lanterns, all of it looks great. Cute veggie plates!ReplyDelete
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April 12, 2019
The government will find it challenging to keep Pakistan afloat.
In case you've missed it, there have recently been a slew of forecasts that say the economy is likely to slow to less than 3.5 per cent GDP growth this year (from 5.8pc last year), and next year will be even more difficult as it is expected to contract further to 2.5pc or thereabouts. The World Bank has put these projections out most recently, but the State Bank agrees (though they have not put out any projection for next year at this stage), and the data that the government and the IMF are dealing with during their talks says more or less the same thing.
Meanwhile, inflation is set to rise further for a few months, crossing 13pc, as per the World Bank, before it stabilises. The IMF and government projections show inflation to be elevated all through next year as the period average (the sum of monthly CPI readings for the year divided by 12) is expected to be higher than 13pc. The period average for the current year is just above 8pc, so we're looking at a steep and sustained climb.
The data is not the only indication that the present state of difficulties is set to continue for at least another year and a half. Finance Minister Asad Umar in his numerous public pronouncements has said so, the latest example being his press conference right before his departure to Washington D.C. on Monday. He specifically said the period of slow growth will continue for another year and a half. The State Bank is not putting an endpoint on this timeline (perhaps they should) but they also say that the period of adjustment is set to continue.
Earlier in January, the finance minister was giving us assurances that the worst was over, that the economy had turned the corner. Today, he has tempered that line, as growth continued to plummet and inflation continued to rise. Even the medium-term strategy paper released by the finance ministry on the same day as his talk says that the period of adjustment will continue, and "will not be cost-free", without really putting an endpoint on the timeline. Today, he is saying the economy will turn the corner later, but a painful and necessary period of adjustment has to be crossed before we get there.
By March, it was more than obvious that no corner had been turned. The State Bank said the process of adjustment would continue, inflation data came in at a five-year high and the revenue shortfall marched on. The government tried to tell us that the current account deficit had narrowed (which it had from February onward), and more recent trade data showed imports being constricted further. The external picture has been stabilised, they are now trying to say.
But it has not. Exports are flat, and despite a massive devaluation, Rs26 billion worth of a gas subsidy was given in January to "export-oriented sectors", and much more. In an emergency, you can choke imports and expenditures to preserve foreign exchange reserves and cut the fiscal deficit. But these steps also choke growth. These measures are a little like trying to lose weight by eating less. You will probably lose weight, but is that really a healthy way to go?
In fact, these are emergency steps taken to prevent a full-blown crisis from emerging. The real game begins afterwards, when foreign exchange reserves have to be built and revenues raised.
In the next year, the IMF is asking the government to increase its reserve assets by almost 50pc, and increase FBR tax collection by around Rs1.4 trillion, where the government is proposing Rs1.16tr. The current account deficit, which the government has managed to reduce by around 1.5pc of GDP this year, needs to be contracted by another 2.8pc of GDP (or thereabouts) next year. These are the projections they were working with in the February meetings. They may change somewhat by the time the programme is finalised (which the finance minister says will be by end April), but the thrust will be the same.
The targets they're talking about these days are ferocious. Asking the government to raise additional tax revenue of almost Rs657bn in the first year of the programme, when growth is set to plummet further and the tax base has not been broadened an iota and the business community is already reeling from an aggressive 'recovery drive' (which looks more like a 'shakedown drive' from their perspective), sounds next to impossible.
Perhaps the government team will be tempted to roll out a revenue gimmick, let's say an amnesty scheme, and say 'we will meet half the target with this scheme and the other half through intensifying our tax effort'. But such schemes have their own problems.
Likewise with reserve asset accumulation of almost $5bn in the first year (representing a nearly 50pc increase) while at the same time letting the exchange rate be 'market determined'. Can this be done without resorting to gimmickry, or sharp swings in the exchange rate?
Fact is, we are nowhere near having turned the corner. We are only at the beginning of the adjustment, and it will take every ounce of our strength, patience and skill to navigate through the days to come.


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Eee is The Dark Prince of Allston and lead singer of Rock City Crime Wave. Now he sets out with some solo stuff, along with some help from Eldridge Rodriguez. He's opening up at TT the Bear's Place tonight.
Song List:
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- Girl of Mine
- Stay Up Late
- Upside Down Stars
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Yesterday, in a post about the "arm's length disdain" with which President Obama treats the popular pro-American government in Colombia, I also wondered why Obama has been chilly towards India. "What portion of left-wing orthodoxy," I wondered, "puts India in the dock?"
Reader Peter Rice, a retired US diplomat who was stationed in New Delhi in 1997-99, provides what looks like a persuasive answer:
Hindus run India (they are 80+ percent of the population) and they do not like (many hate) Muslims and have fought [several] wars against Pakistan and have a current low grade war on the Kashmir border.
India and Israel have informal non public defense connections to include support of the Israeli nuclear weapons armed submarine that operates in the Indian Ocean.
As practiced by Obama, the new left-wing orthodoxy seems quite unforgiving.


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13 February 2017: The momentum behind Gabriel DropOut
Gabriel DropOut is a sort of clever "cute girls doing cute things" show and about what I expected from Doga Kobo based on my impressions of its previous shows. There are huge gaps in my familiarity here, so don't give too much weight to that assessment. The setup behind Gabriel DropOut involving a former Angel School star turned lazy deadbeat is amusing, but is basically still just one joke, so the show started losing steam well before its mid-season mark.
Another recent Doga Kobo "cute girls doing cute things" show, Sansha Sanyou also relied on a "gap moé" juxtaposition (specifically, an impoverished rich girl) as its premise. However, I found Sansha Sanyou engaging the entire way through and would be eager to watch a second season, whereas I'm already losing interest in Gabriel DropOut. This is probably related to Youko's considerable charisma (and most excellent hair) supporting Sansha Sanyou, whereas the most likeable character in Gabriel DropOut to me is Satanichia Kurumizawa McDowell (Satania), a hapless demon who really ought to be the star of the show.
Really, how I feel about Gabriel DropOut by the end of the season will rely mostly on what gets the focus of the remaining episodes, and not so much their execution. At least, I'm not expecting the quality to change much, either up or down. I could probably just glance at the manga and see what sort of stories are coming up. However, that increases the risk I might drop the series if I discover the anticipated Satania content is insufficient.


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An easy vegan lasagna recipe with butternut squash, homemade tofu ricotta, and spinach for even more nutrition. This recipe packed with flavor, has the classic cheesy texture and is surprisingly easy to make too!
This is hands down the best vegan lasagna I've ever tasted!
I know that's a bold statement right out of the gate, but I'm not kidding when I tell you, this lasagna is incredible. Not only does it have that perfect cheesy consistency (sans actual cheese of course!), but we've also added in a few extras that give it a little extra pop.
And best of all? This vegan lasagna is simple to make, is a total crowd pleaser and it can be frozen or meal prepped. Doesn't get much better than that!
Perfect Homemade Vegan Ricotta
Now let's be real for a second. The secret to a truly good lasagna is the cheese. It's typically a blend of fresh ricotta and mozzarella. The ricotta gives it richness, while also keeping it light, and the melted mozzarella gives it that gooey decadence.
But here's the great thing: you can totally get that exact same texture without the actual cheese!
The heart of this vegan lasagna is my homemade tofu ricotta. I shared how to make this last year with my vegan manicotti recipe and I still use it over and over again. You can use this in stuffed shells, in calzones and yes, with lasagna.
The blend of tofu with the nutritional yeast, lemon and spices, I honestly think tastes like ricotta. I mean it's not exactly the same, but it's pretty darn close and when it's layered between pasta sheets, tomato sauce, and butternut squash? You'd never know it's vegan!
Layering Up Your Healthy Lasagna
I've personally found that when you're making a gluten-free and vegan lasagna, you'll have the best luck using noodles that get cooked before. The ones that are cooked while the lasagna bakes end up not getting fully done and make the lasagna taste a little dry. And we don't want that!
For me, the perfect lasagna is all about the layers. I like to get 3 – 4 layers in, each stuffed with the fillings.
The classic lasagna is pretty much just tomato sauce and cheese, but I wanted to make it a little more interesting. So in addition to our tofu ricotta, we're also using some mashed butternut squash and steamed spinach.
The butternut squash is out of this world delicious. It not only helps keep our lasagna from getting dry, but it also adds this subtle sweetness which balances out the tomato and tanginess from the ricotta.
And spinach? It's more of a why not here ????totally option, but you know I love to sneak my greens in wherever possible!
How to Make the Best Vegan Lasagna EVER!
What makes this the best vegan lasagna ever? Well since it's SQ and we're making all about making this delicious and healthy, I had to obviously give it my own little spin.
Here's what we're working with in terms of our layers:
- gluten-free brown rice lasagna noodles (I like these)
- your favorite jarred tomato sauce
- our tofu ricotta recipe
- mashed butternut squash
- steamed spinach
- and shredded vegan cheese (I like Daiya for melting)
Once you've got everything prepped, all that's left is layering. Just layer everything up, sprinkle on some shredded vegan cheese and pop that beauty in the oven until it's melty and bubbling. It truly is the BEST!
Our Crowd-Pleasing Vegan Lasagna
I mentioned this recipe is a crowd pleaser and I can actually say that it is! I first made this right before the holidays and brought it down to our first annual cousin party in Boston. There were about 15 of us at the party, most of which were men who like to eat a lot and definitely prefer meat.
I was in charge of handling the main dish, so I decided to test this vegan lasagna out and not tell them it was actually vegan.
Guess what? It passed with flying colors and almost everyone ended up asking for the recipe. Which to me is the ultimate compliment!
So this lasagna is definitely something that everyone will enjoy. Whether you're serving it up at a party, you're making it for your family, or you just want to have some for meals later on the week (yes, it freezes!), this is a must-try. I know you're going to LOVE it!
More Cozy Vegan Pasta Recipes
- Easy Vegan Manicotti
- Vegan Eggplant Lasagna
- Gluten-Free Butternut Squash Ravioli
- Vegan Pumpkin Alfredo Noodles
Best Vegan Lasagna with Butternut Squash
- 1 package brown rice lasagna noodles
- 2 cups mashed butternut squash (either canned or freshly cooked)
- 1 bag frozen spinach
- 1 batch tofu ricotta (recipe below)
- 1 (15 oz) jar tomato sauce of choice
- 1 cup shredded vegan cheese
- Salt & pepper as needed
- Preheat the oven to 375 degrees F.
- Cook lasagna noodles according to the package instructions.
- While the pasta is cooking, thaw the frozen spinach in a small saute pan. Sprinkle with salt and pepper until the spinach is completely thawed. Transfer the spinach to a colander and press out as much water as possible. Set aside.
- Meanwhile, prep the ricotta and squash (if making from scratch). Follow the recipe below this one to make your ricotta. Butternut squash can be cooked using this method or used from a can.
- Once the noodles have finished cooking, line the bottom of a 9" x 13" with a thin layer of tomato sauce. Add a layer of noodles, 1/2 cup of butternut squash and some dollops of tofu ricotta. Spread evenly across the noodles. Top with some spinach and about 1/4 cup of tomato sauce and again spread evenly across the layer.
- Repeat this step for another two or three layers (depending on the size of your pan and noodles).
- Top with a final layer of noodles, spread with sauce and sprinkle with the shredded vegan cheese.
- Bake in the center of the oven for about 35 - 45 minutes, until the cheese has melted and the lasagna is fully cooked and heated through.
- Cool for about 10 minutes, then slice and serve immediately. Garnish with red pepper flakes and some fresh herbs if desired!
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- 1 block extra firm tofu
- 1/4 cup nutritional yeast
- 1/4 cup non-dairy milk of choice (make sure it's unsweetened)
- 2 tablespoons lemon juice
- 1 tablespoon olive oil
- 1 teaspoon sea salt
- 1 teaspoon garlic powder
- 1 teaspoon parsley
- Place the tofu on a paper towel-lined plate. With another paper towel or clean dish towel, press the tofu to remove some of the water.
- Crumble the tofu into a food processor and pulse together until crumbly. Add the remaining ricotta ingredients and pulse until mostly smooth.
- Use immediately or transfer to sealed container to use for future recipes!


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Sunday, August 14, 2016
Yellow lines
Posted by Taken For Granted at 8/14/2016
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Evandro Pedroni is a performer, dancer and choreographer based in Vienna. After concluding his studies in the Performance Major Program at SEAD – Salzburg Experimental Academy of Dance (2013) he was a scholarship holder at TanzQuartier Wien (2013/2014). He developed his solo work "In The Eye of The Beholder" as part of Werkstück in TQW (2016) and he has received the START scholarship from the Austrian Federal Chancellery (2016). In 2017 he premiered "S/M – Stage/Made" in collaboration with Claire Lefèvre supported by Huggy Bears/Superamas, Wien Kultur and Brut Wien. As a dancer he is featured in productions by Martin Nachbar, Oleg Soulimenko, Hubert Lepka, Stella Zannou, Milan Kozanek, Edan Gorlicki, SETanzTheater, Akemi Takeya, Elisabeth Tambwe, Cie. Willi Dorner, Eric Trottier/La_Trottrier Dance Collective and others. Evandro's work or collaborations have been showcased in several festivals such as Imagetanz (AT), Freier Tanz Delta VI (DE), PAD – Performance Art Depot (DE), FAKI 18 (HR) and has been supported by Tanzzentrale Nuremberg, Wien Kultur, WUK, Brut Wien, Huggy Bears, Theater Felina-Areal and EinTanzHaus
THE CLASS: The class will focus on specific exercises to stimulate body awareness and presence in relation to itself, to the space and in relation to others. By bringing our awareness to the gaze, as an initiator, we will start exploring the mobility of the spine and searching for ways to transfer this easiness to the whole body. Focusing on being conscious about how every single body part moves and how these body parts are related to the room and where they are positioned in the space. It will be a lot of eye contact, eye scanning and eye stimulation. Exercises across the floor, in relation to the space and with other bodies. Through the whole class we will be combining fix exercises with sections of research and improvisation. We'll keep it playful, challenging, moving and fun!
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Ministry of Justice of Russia warned Krym.Realii that it can suffer limitations "as a foreign agent"
11.10.2017, 08:01
The Ministry of Justice of Russia claims that the activities of the editorial office of the Radio Liberty project Krym.Realii can "suffer limitations", as it allegedly has features defined in the Russian law on limitations for organizations that are foreign agents. This was the content of the letter from the Russian ministry as of October 9, 2017, received by the editorial office, Krym.Realii report. The letter states that the Russian law "On mass media" provides for "possibility of establishing limitations for correspondents of mass media of the countries where there are special limitations in place on professional activities of the journalists of mass media that are registered in Russia".
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