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Berkshire free school meals numbers on rise
The number of free school meals taken by children across Berkshire has risen by a third over two years, Department for Education figures reveal.
In some districts, such as Wokingham, the uptake has risen by 60%. In Reading, nearly a fifth of all children receive free school meals.
Around 13,000 children have free meals at schools across Berkshire.
But charities say thousands more living in poverty are missing out because eligibility criteria are too strict.
Explaining the increased uptake, Colin McIntosh, head of school meals at Reading Borough Council, pointed to an increased awareness campaign.
He said: "A great success for us is that 81% of children in Reading entitled to free meals are taking them.
"We've made the application process and how schools can sign people up easier, meaning entitlement can be established a lot quicker.
"There's still a concern for us that many families are missing out. It's very important that if a child is entitled, they receive a free meal."
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Children whose parents receive support payments including Income Support, Jobseekers Allowance and Child Tax Credit and do not earn more than £16,190 per year are eligible to receive free meals.
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Dr Sam Royston, policy advisor at the Children's Society, believes more than half of school children living in poverty, around 1.2 million, are still not receiving a free school meal.
He said: "Of those, 700,000 are not entitled to a free meal because they live in working families. The other 500,000 don't claim because of fear of stigma or not knowing about them.
"If you're a lone parent working 16 or more hours a week or a couple working 24 hours or more, you lose your entitlement to free school meals."
Dr Royston feels entitlement should be extended to all children living in families receiving Universal Credit - the new single payment for people who are looking for work or on a low income.


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Name: Meri Taylor
SD (Zone 4b)
Nov 17, 2016 11:42 AM CST
|I realize this isn't a Datura forum but since Datura and Brugs get mixed up all the time I'm hoping someone can help me.
I grew 2 nice Purple People Eater that I started from seed and had in the ground mid May. They got between 3 and 4' tall and bloomed all summer.
Mid June I let one seed pod from each plant start to develop. The seed pods are not spiny. The pods are purple and green in color and perfectly smooth with a turtle like pattern and about the size of a golf ball.
Its the middle of November with a big snow storm due tonight but the pods are still green with no sign of drying out.
Any idea why they're not spiny? Should I have let the seed pods develop right from the start instead of waiting until partway thru the summer? Will the pods dry out if I bring them in the house?
I've never grown Datura before. Other flowers I start closer to fall to start saving seed.
I'm stumped!
Nov 17, 2016 2:36 PM CST
|Meri - I've only grown the ones with the spiny seed pods. Let me redirect a few MAGers over and see if they can assist.
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Nov 18, 2016 5:53 AM CST
|This site has a picture of Datura metel pod that is smooth and turtle shell like
There are a couple species of Datura with different amounts of spines. (metel, stramonium, inoxia, wrightii)
How it grew wouldn't affect the amount of spines. Whether the seeds are far enough along to save and grow.. I dunno. June till now seems long enough for them to mature.
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Nov 18, 2016 7:11 AM CST
|There are no guarantees that this will work, but you could try cutting a foot long, or so, length of the stem with the pod and some leaves attached and put it in a vase/jar with water, like a cut flower. Then place it in a bright window during the daytime so that the leaves can continue to photosynthesize and finish ripening the seeds. Depending on the type of plant, some cuttings will end up rooting while others seem to divert everything they have into ripening the seeds and leaves and stems shrivel and die in the process. I've not done it with Datura, specifically, but it's often worked for me with other plants that had pods that were near being ripe but not quite.
Of course, the other option is to dig up the roots and store them somewhere cool that stays above freezing since Datura is actually a short-lived tender perennial. If you left the stem with the seed pods attached to the roots, then you may buy enough time to ripen the seeds and have the stored roots as well.
Whatever you do, be sure to keep the sap out of your eyes and wash up well after handling the plant.
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Nov 18, 2016 7:56 AM CST
|I've grown those double purple datura.... And the lack of spines is normal.
The length of time for ripening is also normal. Next time, try not cutting anything off.
I would not try cutting stems, or digging the plant.... I would try to keep the plant alive by covering with a bed sheet during light frosts and graduate to a quilt when the frosts get heavier.
Sadly, even when I was able to collect tons of pods, I had trouble getting mature seed to germinate, and eventually didn't have that datura in the garden.
Next time.... Maybe grow the datura in a large pot.... As slow growing as those things are, I had far more blooms on a second year plant!
Oops.... South Dakota.....
Better cover with a quilt before the storm.... And after the storm? Maybe an electric blanket?
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Dec 1, 2016 10:44 PM CST
Probably too late now, but I would try Danita's advice above. You can easily dig up and repot a Datura and they winter over indoors easily. I have done it several times. Datura is actually a perennial. I have over wintered in Z 5B in my garage and basement.
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Name: Meri Taylor
SD (Zone 4b)
Dec 10, 2016 4:41 PM CST
|Thank you all for the help. Unfortunately, I forgot about this post so its too late to do anything now. I even forgot where I put the seed pods. I have more seeds in the fridge so I'll try again next year. The seeds have been in there since 2005 and this year I had 3 of 6 germinate. 50% viability doesn't seem too bad for an 11 year old seed!
Next year I will put them in a pot so I can over winter it in the house. The widest pot I have is 14". Would that be big enough?
Here's a pic of a bloom
Dec 10, 2016 7:29 PM CST
|@mnmat You can start the seeds indoors over winter so as to get a head start.
Unless your plant is truly huge, 14 " will be more than adequate. I have over wintered them in gallon containers.
I have ~ 6 plants in a 14 " container - currently in my garage, though I may move them to the basement.
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Name: Meri Taylor
SD (Zone 4b)
Dec 10, 2016 10:12 PM CST
|David, This is my first year with a basement. If you put plants down there do you have to keep a light on them? Its awfully dark otherwise. I don't have a garage or any sheds as they were so old and falling down that I had to get rid of them.
And do I water them?
Dec 11, 2016 1:43 PM CST
Yes and Yes. Some things can handle dark, most cannot. It is a matter of what you have and how dormant they will become. I have lights on ~ 12 hours. I have 2 400 watt metal halides and several banks of T-8 fluorescents.
Watering is delicate. That again is a function of the plant. I have to water some things virtually every day - large Brugmansias and an Oleander.
There are lots of threads here and tons of info on the Net.
Where I am at now is a function of years and years of practice. There is no magic way of doing it.
To me it is worth it cause I have so many tropicals and plants that I would rather try to over-winter rather than buy each year - e.g. Lantana.
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Children and adults who were gathered at the Finney County Fairgrounds threw their hands up when Richard Holmgren asked for volunteers on Friday.
One volunteer, a 9-year old girl, stood in the middle of the audience and held a tin pie form, which Holmgren dubbed his grandmother's favorite, breakable dish. The pie tin was spinning on a wooden spoon, and when Holmgren poured water in it from a plastic water bottle, the water spun out of the tin and onto the crowd of children.
They cheered.
For those who don't usually go to the fair, there are plenty of reasons to make the trip this year. Holmgren, who performs Flying Debris, has a show again today at 10 a.m., 2 p.m. and 7 p.m. at the Finney County Fairgrounds.
Kids on Friday chuckled at his jokes and asked that he juggle balls over a piece of wood on the ceiling � which he did at their request.
If you go to Flying Debris, be prepared to see him juggle, spin a basketball on his fingertip, perform other tricks with basketballs, catch a bowling ball on his face and juggle machetes.
And kids in the audience should be aware they might get wet, be asked to juggle a basketball on their fingertips or assist in other tricks.
I was in 4-H and I don't remember anything quite as cool as a show like Flying Debris. Kids of all ages sat and watched him perform for about 45 minutes on Friday afternoon.
After the show was over, I made my way to the Exhibition Building to check out some of the exhibits 4-Hers have been working on this summer and through the year.
The photography exhibit is in the center of the building and greets you as you walk in the door. The photos are arranged in a few different categories, including individual contests for Beef Empire Days and for the Sandsage Bison Range.
And make sure to look at all of the photos, not just the ones that were the top placers or the ones selected to go to the Kansas State Fair.
I got a chuckle out of one photo that showed a cat lying down, looking at a laptop. Another one that stood out to me was of a girl trying to find her way through a corn field.
The photos of the Kansas landscape also will catch your eye. The photos include barely-standing old barns, Kansas sunsets and photos of downtown Garden City.
On the east side of the building, you should check out Lego creations from area 4-Hers. The sculptures include a tractor, vehicles, bridges and castles, among others, enclosed in a glass case for safekeeping.
Another piece of creativity caught my eye at the arts and crafts project booth. There's a dress made up duct tape, that looks like it hits right above the knee, with no sleeves.
I have a confession: I was in 4-H in my younger days, and I don't remember Lego castles, making clothes out of duct tape or watching someone juggle machetes.
The Finney County fair continues into the weekend and more creative things are in store. Check www.finneycountyfair.org, a fair book, or this page in today's Telegram for a list of weekend events at the fair.
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Meet Robert Smith, civil engineer for the Department of Transportation. He designs Traffic Control Lighting (that's "stop lights" to you and me) for the city.
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If the lights are green, he continues on back to the office. If the lights are red, he stops, waits till they're green, and then continues back to the office.
If a pedestrian didn't know that Bob had just programmed the lights, would it ever dawn on him that what's really going on is that the lights are obeying the driver, even though the driver is sitting at the red light?
Is it accurate to say that Bob is obeying the lights, or that the lights obeying Bob's programming? Or both?
Is this a chicken and egg situation or is there really a legitimate "bigger picture"?
Is there a similar "bigger picture" to God's actions, and if so, how do we tell what is "small picture" and what is "big picture"?
If God says that He will, for example, destroy Pharaoh because he was cruel to God's people, is Pharaoh the primary cause that God is reacting to, or did God "program" Pharaoh do these things so that He could accomplish what He wanted to do? (Consider in light of this question)
If Joseph's brothers enslave Joseph and sell him off to Egypt, did they act alone, or did God maneuver/manipulate their actions so that He could get Joseph to Egypt? (Consider the parallel offered in , and consider why David phrased the way he did)
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20 As for you, you meant evil against me, but God meant it for good, to bring it about that many people should be kept alive, as they are today. (ESV)
17 he had sent a man ahead of them,
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Face Book deleted my article "Are Hindus Cowards"; because of 'inappropriate content'! Do you think that is fair? the ISIS and Al Qaeda use freely Internet, Twitter and FB for their murderous purposes, but when you dare say that there is a problem with Islam, as I have personally witnessed a journalist, in Kashmir, Pakistan, Afghanistan, Bangladesh, you are censored. I am reposting the article below. You judge. FG
Someone wrote today in the face of the growing attacks on Mr Modi at the hands of the Christians, who are creating fake incidents and Mr Narendra Modi's muted response, that "A dark fear is growing in our minds that we Hindus cannot rule. The art of ruling requires special upbringing, grooming and attitude besides guts and courage.
And this raises the question: are Hindus good people, but nevertheless cowards?
"Muslims are bullies and Hindus cowards", the Mahatma Gandhi once said. He was right – at least about Hindus: there has been in the past 1400 years, since the first invasions started, very few Shivaji Maharaj's and Rana Pratap's to fight the bloody rule of the Moghuls, or hardly any Rani of Jhansi's to stand against the humiliating colonial yoke of the British. If a nation's soul is measured by the courage of its children, then India is definitely doomed: without the Sikhs, whose bravery is unparalleled in the more recent history of India, Hindus would have even lost additional land to the Muslim invaders and there would have been infinitely more massacres of Hindus by Muslims during the first weeks of Partition. Are Hindus more courageous since they have an independent nation (thanks - not to the non-violence of Gandhi – but to the true nationalists, such as Sri Aurobindo and Tilak, who prepared the ground for the Mahatma at the beginning of the century)? Not at all! Because of Nehru's absurd and naïve "hindi-chini-bhai-bhai" policy, the Indian army was shamefully routed in 1962 by the Chinese, a humiliation which rankles even today. Beijing is still able to hoodwink Indian politicians, by pretending it has good intentions, through the interviews the Chinese leaders very generously give to the Hindu newspaper (which should rightly be called the "anti-Hindu") and Frontline ("the mouthpiece in India for the Chinese communist party"), while quietly keeping on giving nuclear know-how to Pakistan, as well as the missiles to carry their atomic warheads to Indian cities, arm separatists groups in the north-east and continuing to claim Arunachal Pradesh or Sikkim. Everywhere in the world, Hindus are hounded, humiliated, routed, be it in Fiji where, an elected democratic government was deposed in an armed coup, or in Pakistan and Bangladesh, where Muslims indulge in pogroms against Hindus every time they want to vent their hunger against India (read Taslima Nasreen's book "Lalja"). In Kashmir, the land of yogis, where Hindu sadhus and sages have meditated for 5000 years, Hindus have been chased out of their ancestral home by death, terror and intimidation: there were 25% of Hindus at the beginning of the century in the Kashmir valley… and hardly a handful today.
And this is exactly what happened in Bombay, after the Ayodya mosque was brought down by Hindu militants : Muslims, angry of the "terrible" affront done to Islam, started pelting the police with stones and burning shops; but unfortunately for the Muslims, who have made of riots an art (please read the passages of the Koran which deal with riots as part of jihad), they found that for once, the Hindus under the leadership of the Shiv Sena, retaliated blow for blow – an eye for an eye, a tooth for a tooth – as the Israelis, who have been so long at the receiving end of Muslim bullying, say so well. It is not for us to condone violence: but how long can the Hindus be the butt of killings and persecution, be sacrificial lambs that meekly go to slaughter ? For in a way, Gandhi was right: Muslims are bullies, they have bullied India and they continue to bully Hindu India, as Pakistan demonstrates time and again by shelling in Kashmir, which make the US apply time and again pressure on India to 'negotiate' with Pakistan. Remember how Musharraf deceived New Delhi by receiving a well-meaning, but naïve Vajpayee at Lahore, while its soldiers were quietly invading the heights above Kargil.
The truth is that there are two standards in India: one for the Hindus; and one for the Muslims. Did the "fanatic" Hindus who brought down Ayodhya (and brought shame onto secular India, according to the Indian media) kill or even injure anyone in the process? No. But Muslims do not have such qualms. When Gandhi said they were bullies, he was being very nice or very polite. For forget about the millions of Hindus killed during the ten centuries of Muslim invasions, probably the worst Holocaust in world history; forget about the hundreds of thousands of Hindu temples razed to the ground, whose destruction - whatever our "secular" Hindus of today say - was carefully recorded by the Muslims themselves, because they were proud of it (see Aurangzeb's own chronicles); forget about the millions of Hindus forcibly converted to Islam, and who sadly are now rallying under a banner, a language, a scripture which have nothing to do with their own ethos and culture. Yesterday and also today, when the Muslim world feels it has been slighted, in even a small measure by Hindus, these Infidels, who submitted meekly to Muslim rule for ten centuries, it retaliates a hundred fold – this is the only way one intimidates cowards. After Ayodhya, Pakistan, Saudi Arabia (at least in a passive way by giving shelter for a while to Tiger Memon) with the help of Indian Muslims, planted bombs in the heart of Bombay and killed a thousand innocent human beings, most of them, once more, Hindus. Tomorrow, Pakistan might wage, with the blessing of the Muslim word, the ultimate jihad against India, which if necessary, will utilise the ultimate weapon, nuclear bombs. For has not the Koran said "'Choose not thy friends among the Infidels till they forsake their homes and the way of idolatry. If they return to paganism then take them whenever you find them and kill them" (Koran 98:51-9:5-4:89) ?
Unfortunately for India, the British, when they were here, had created an intellectual elite, to act as a go-between themselves and the "natives", which today, thanks to the Nehruvian culture of successive Congress governments, looks at its own country, not by means of its own Indian eyes, but through a western prism, as fashioned by the white colonizers and the missionaries. These « Brown Shahibs », these true children of Macaulay, the « secular » politicians, the journalists, the top bureaucrats, in fact the whole westernised cream of India are very critical of anything Hindu. And what is even more paradoxical, is that 98% of them are Hindus ! It is they, who upon getting independence, have denied India its true identity and borrowed blindly from the British education system, without trying to adapt it to the unique Indian mentality and psychology; and it is they who are refusing to accept a change of India's education system, which is totally western-oriented and is churning out machines, learning by heart boring statistics which are of little usefulness in life. And what India is getting from this education is a youth which apes the West : they go to Mac Donald's, thrive on MTV culture, wear the latest Klein jeans and Lacoste T Shirts, and in general are useless, rich parasites, in a country which has so many talented youngsters who live in poverty. They will grow-up like millions of other western clones in the developing world, who wear a tie, read the New York Times and swear by liberalism and secularism to save their countries from doom. In time, they will reach elevated positions and write books and articles which make fun of their own country, ridicule the Narendra Modi's of India and preside human-right committees, be "secular" high bureaucrats who take the wrong decisions and generally do tremendous harm to India, because it has been programmed in their genes to always run down their own country. It is said that a nation has to be proud of itself to move forward - and unless there is a big change in this intellectual elite, unless it is more conscious of its heritage and of India's greatness, which has begun to happen in a small way, it is going to be very difficult for India to emerge as a real 21st century superpower.
One would be tempted to say in conclusion : "Arise ô Hindus, stop being cowards, remember that a nation requires Kshatriyas, warriors, to defend Knowledge, to protect one's women and children, to guard one's borders from the Enemy"…. And do Indians need a Narendra Modi to remind them of that simple truth ? FRANCOIS GAUTIER (*) This is no to say that all Muslims are fanatics; on the contrary, many of India's Muslims are extremely gentle and their sense of hospitality unsurpassed. The same thing can be said about Pakistan: Pakistani politicians, for instance, are much more accessible than in India and Pakistan has its own identity, which cannot be wished away. No, the problem is not with Muslims, whether they are Indians or Pakistanis, the problem is with Islam, which teaches Indian Muslims from an early age, to look beyond their national identity to a country - the Mecca, in Saudi Arabia - which is not their country, to read a Scripture which is not written in their own language, to espouse a way of thinking, which is inimical to their own roots and indigenous culture. Indian Muslims, have to think of themselves first as Muslims and secondly only as Muslims. Muslim soldiers fighting against Pakistan in Kargil, have shown the way.
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An RIT alumnus and board member of Come Out With Pride Orlando said the worst mass shooting in American history will make the gay community stronger.
"Not a single day goes by when there isn't an act of homophobia somewhere in the world," said Jeff Prystajko '02, '04 (information technology, MBA), who is director of marketing and communications for the organization. "We aren't going to stop fighting until that stops."
Prystajko said he learned Sunday morning about the shooting rampage, which left 49 dead and 53 wounded at a popular gay nightclub 2 miles from his home. Friends from across the country began calling and texting to see if he and his husband, David Wyzynski, were OK.
Since then, the former editor-in-chief of Reporter Magazine has been providing as much support as he can, keeping tabs on social media and doing interviews with international media organizations-all while trying to process what happened and start grieving.
He attended a vigil Monday night in downtown Orlando where thousands gathered to pay respects to the victims. A bell was rung 49 times for each life lost. "That's when for most people it hit," he said.
After graduating from RIT, Prystajko moved to Cleveland where he volunteered for the 2014 Gay Games doing graphic design and website work. His day job was doing web design for the amusement park industry.
He and Wyznyski set out for warmer weather in Orlando last July and even before the move Prystajko looked for ways he could continue supporting the LGBT community. Come Out With Pride Orlando needed graphic design help so he volunteered. He was asked to join the board in January.
Come Out With Pride Orlando is an all-volunteer organization that formed in 2005 to encourage fellowship and oppose prejudice. The organization hosts one of the largest pride festivals in Florida in October and works to fight against unjust laws affecting the LGBT community.
Prystajko, who works as a senior user interface designer for Accesso, said he is thankful for the support Orlando continues to receive and the support he personally has received from friends across the country. Today begins a long process of healing.
"All the world has helped the community here realize we aren't alone," he said. "We are going to come through this. We are going to get better."


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Sep 05, 2017
"I am eighteen today" said Parvati with a sparkle in her eye, "and you are my birthday gift"
" I must admit"said Shiva,"I have been called many things, but a birthday gift, this is new"
"Ah that may be so, but I have taken my very birth to be with you" said Parvati, and therefore the first day that I have actually met you, is obviously a gift. A huge one, my Lord" she smiled.
"Be with me?arent you being a bit presumptious young lady?" asked Shiva raising his tone."Why? I just want to look after your needs.""My needs? You are doing this for me? But I do not want a woman in my premises" said Shiva sternly.
"Why not, my Lord, if you will be kind enough to tell me, so that I at least content myself with the reason" replied Parvati.
"Because I am a Yogi, and Yogi's do not like to have any association with women" said Shiva .
"Why? How can a woman hurt you my Lord?" asked Parvati.
"Hurt me? Who could hurt me? Surely not this world! There was a time that I thought this world is selfish, it doesn't care for anyone else's feelings, and therefore, yes, I also thought it can hurt my feelings..but now..""But now , my Lord?"
"Now ,I have meditated deeply enough to know there is no world" said Shiva.
" I do not agree, just because you are living so far from the world, it doesn't mean the world doesn't exist.Look down the valleys, my Lord, there are millions of people there, millions of lives that have to follow the laws of Nature, in order to live." said Parvati .
"There is a state of being .." said Shiva, " Which is so subtle, that it is pure formlessness.An awareness of just 'being'. And in that state, one comes to know that there is no world,it is only the pure consciousness .There are no millions of people, There is only the ONE ; And the rest are all projections, images, like a film, a play, an act."
"I see" said Parvati, "So then my Lord, if we are not really the multitudes that we think we are, if we are only a projection, if we are just part of a play, then why does it bother the One Yogi, whether a woman attends on Him, or just Nandi the old faithful, in the image of a bull.." she asked .
Shiva noticed how extraordinarily beautiful Parvati was, when she spoke animatedly, completely absorbed in the argument she was making. He smiled " I guess you have a point there young lady""And?" Parvati smiled back. "And you may therefore attend on us as per your request for forty days. But make sure you do not interrupt my meditations""I shall make sure that no projection, play or act disturbs the pure consciousness of the ONE, my Lord" said Parvati. Shiva looked at her for a moment and then burst out laughing at her superb sense of humour. Nandi followed into a spontaneous echo, as did Himavat.The cave resounded with a palpable happiness. And then Nandi found involuntary tears on his own cheek; He hadn't heard his master laugh like that for a thousand years.
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When Should Information Not Be Free?
Dan Gainor, writing for the Business and Media Institute, provides some thoughtful and provocative commentary on the Federal Research Public Access Act. The proposal, sponsored by U.S. Sen. John Cornyn (R-Texas) and U.S. Sen. Joe Lieberman (D-Conn.), would mandate "free online public access to such final peer-reviewed manuscripts or published versions as soon as practicable, but not later than 6 months after publication in peer-reviewed journals." According to Gainor, this Act, if passed, would have far-reaching and perhaps unintended consequences.
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I have been so busy with costumes, travel, birthdays and preparation I've neglected to mention by biggest project. Alma Stoller invited me to be part of an amazing new project, STITCHED. Twenty fabric artists are creating twenty new online video workshops. With your paid subscription you can have access to all the workshops and the STITCHED website, including PDFs, 5 mini tutorials by Alma and lots of bonus information.
My workshop is Mini Treasure Box of Dreams. I'm excited to share all my quirky, not traditional methods of quilting and create a project that is special to my heart. My little digital camera died on a hiking trip this summer. I used this project as an excuse to buy a new Nikon digital SLR. As I wait for it to arrive I'm working on samples, photos and all the step outs so ready to start shooting when my new camera arrives.


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February 5, 2018 –
An Alice for our time: a precocious girl falls into a fantastic world of extravagant characters where little makes sense. To find her way, Alice charts a topsy-turvy course where every turn means a new adventure. In this 21st-century staging, cameras, projection, and puppets help tell the story of Alice's journey through Wonderland.
Alice in Wonderland at Madison Morgan Cultural Center


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Problem with Flashplayer-Streams
I have a problem with the full rendering of Flash content on certain websites. Vivaldi downloads only half of the stream and plays it only to one third. Is it the same with you. Take, for example, flash streams at www.bild.de.
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@Henry_The_Little_Lion On what version of Vivaldi are you, for me it works currently. But bild.de is known to make troubles, it doesn't recognise Vivaldi reliably. The video will probably play if you use another user agent. You can do this by accessing the console drawer in developer tools and changing the user agent in the network conditions tab. Or you just install a user agent switcher, e.g.
You will not believe it. Although I constantly follow Vivaldi's updates, I was unable to see all the Flash streams on some websites. Then I wrote this today to us forum and since a good quarter of an hour is suddenly. Not for weeks and now? Strange. Very strange.
Only once again to match. I have the current Vivaldi version. But up to a few minutes ago, weeks ago, not all Flashplayer streams could be viewed completely. Download always went up to half. The observation ended already in the first third. Since my statement here in the forum, it goes suddenly. Sorcery
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I have a similar problem.
For example on liveleak, sometimes videos only play for 3 seconds and then stops.
On Opera or Firefox there is no problem. Tried to disable adblock but doesn't help.
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@twil Liveleak does not need a Flash Player.
Please ask in a new thread for HTML5 video problems at liveleak!


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Nominations open in January for ACRM Awards and are due 31 March. Please visit the ACRM website to review the requirements for each award and consider nominating deserving colleagues. Nominations from the membership are welcome for the following awards.
- Distinguished Member Award
- Mitchell Rosenthal Mid-Career Award
- *Deborah L. Wilkerson Early Career Award, Supported by CARF International
- Edward Lowman Award
For Early Career Members
Self-nominations are welcome
*Deborah L. Wilkerson Early Career Award, Supported by CARF International
This award is given in memory of Deborah L. Wilkerson, former ACRM president and fellow. Deborah was devoted to improving the quality of rehabilitation and independent living services. She demonstrated commitment to person-centered services and served as a powerful advocate for individuals with disabilities. Read more >>
BI-ISIG Mid-Year Meeting Early Career Travel Scholarships
Early career members of the ACRM Brain Injury Interdisciplinary Special Interest Group (BI-ISIG) are invited to apply for a travel scholarship – valued at $400, to attend the ACRM Mid-Year Meeting in Atlanta, Georgia at the Hilton Atlanta.
The Executive Committee of the BI-ISIG is committed to supporting early career involvement in the BI-ISIG and its task forces. There are seven (7) productive BI-ISIG task forces from which to choose. Attending the Mid-Year Meeting and getting involved in task force work is a great way to get started. Don't miss this opportunity to network and collaborate with experienced brain injury professionals and advance your career!
FOUR (4) SCHOLARSHIPS will be awarded to support travel to the ACRM Mid-Year meeting in Atlanta.
Nominations are due 3 February 2017
Complete an Online Nomination Form Here >>
All nominees are required to:
- Be an active BI-ISIG member who is within five (5) years of completion of training (terminal degree OR postdoctoral fellowship, if applicable)
- Be an active member or plan to become an active member of one of the 7 BI-ISIG Task Forces
- Obtain endorsement from their BI-ISIG Task Force chair
- Attend the BI-ISIG business meeting at the Mid-Year Meeting
Previous BI-ISIG travel award recipients remain eligible to apply, if they meet scholarship requirements. However, preference will be given to new applicants when a nominee has received two consecutive BI-ISIG MYM Travel Scholarships.


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Light as a feather
7 curiosities:
- August said...
A little bit of hope and good will can go a long way. Sometimes all we need to do is smile, and you're got a talent for providing plenty of those to Stalked everywhere.
Welcome to the House. I know it's cold, but I can show you where we keep the extra blankets when I get back. You kind of... get used to it after a while, I guess.
- August 23, 2011 at 5:30 PM
- Elaine said...
You've helped me, Em. You should know that. Alright, I'm coming to find you and give you a hug. Sounds like you need one.
- August 23, 2011 at 6:16 PM
- Spencer said...
... You've helped me.
As you can gather, that's a very, very hard thing to do.
Try not to wander off, sweetie. Lessie' if we can get Doc to take a look at you.
- August 23, 2011 at 6:16 PM
- Jessie said...
Shrody, you help all of us. You make us smile. And that's a rare thing, these days. Don't give up hope.
- August 23, 2011 at 6:46 PM
- Schrödinger said...
Worthless, valueless, meaningless. Empty words are all I give. Empty promises. Empty love.
- August 23, 2011 at 6:48 PM
- Maurice said...
I needed your love
I would still be sobbing Maurice in the darkness if you had not allowed me to see compassion.
Even if everything else was a lie, even the little bit of joy you brought saved my life.
I love you so much
- August 23, 2011 at 10:23 PM
- John said...
You have not only made us smile more than one time
Your courage right now is giving us hope
Your love has given us faith in other runners
The fact that you're doing something even when you have that thing doing whatever it's doing to you has given me strength
Yes, i decided to not tell my story, since... well there aren't many runners around these parts, but to someone as lonely as i am, your words have reached me and gave the will to go on...
What i'm trying to say is... amm... i need you schrody
- August 23, 2011 at 11:12 PM


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"Cannabis Science works with World Authorities on phytocannabinoid science targeting critical illnesses. Adhering to scientific methodologies to develop, produce, and commercialize phytocannabinoid based pharmaceutical products."
Cannabis Science is entering the pharmaceutical cannabis industry. Recent advances in science have opened the door to develop, produce, and commercialize, a variety of effective whole plant cannabinoid based pharmaceutical products with a wide variety of important applications.
Although cannabis has been used medicinally for thousands of years, until very recently little was known about how it actually worked. Some uses of cannabis are well known, such as alleviating nausea and stimulating the appetite for people with AIDS and cancer.
Other well-known uses include chronic pain, and reducing muscle spasms associated with neuromuscular disorders like MS and spinal cord injuries. Some current uses are poorly understood, such as its effectiveness in alleviating certain autoimmune disorders such a Crohn's Disease.
Our team of scientists will develop more effective ways to produce and commercialize the production of whole plant cannabinoid based pharmaceutical products. Even today new uses for cannabis are being found, such as the recent discovery that topical cannabis preparations can be effective against MRSI, the deadly antibiotic-resistant flesh-eating disease. Other topical applications, which are largely non-psychoactive, would target localized pain, such as arthritis, and burns, but also neuropathic pain, for which there are few effective treatments.
In 2001, an article published in the Canadian Medical Association Journal revealed that, based on self-identified needs, an estimated 2% (or 400,000) Canadian adults were already using cannabis for medical purposes. That number would extrapolate into roughly 4 million in the US. Consequently, we believe that it would not be unreasonable to think that the global medical cannabis market will potentially reach several billion dollars.
Whole Cannabis Pharmaceutical Products on the Market Today
GW has entered into agreement with the German pharmaceutical firm Bayer Healthcare for marketing Sativex® in the UK. This agreement provided GW with millions of dollars in licensing fees and operating capital.
In February of last year, GW Pharmaceuticals sold the rights to develop and market Sativex® for cancer pain in the US to Japanese firm Otsuka Pharmaceutical. Otsuka paid GW a signature fee of $18 million, and may pay up to $273 million in royalties and fees. In addition, Otsuka will bear the costs of all US development activities for Sativex® in the treatment of cancer pain, additional indications, and future formulations. GW and Otsuka will jointly oversee all US clinical development and regulatory activities.
Clearly, Otsuka's willingness to contemplate paying up to a quarter of a billion dollars in royalties and fees for one cannabis-based pharmaceutical with a less than overwhelming efficacy profile indicates that the total market for medical cannabis products is a multi-billion prospect. According to Investec Securities, GW's broker, Sativex® could have peak annual sales of $390m.
Also, in 2005 GW and the Spanish pharmaceutical company Almirall Prodesfarma, S.A. ("Almirall") announced that they had entered into an exclusive agreement for Almirall to market Sativex® in Europe (excluding the UK) … Almiral paid GW a "£12 million signature fee." (approx $20 million at present exchange rates.)
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Tuesday, 27 November 2012
27th November 1982
38 comments:
Happy Birthday, I'll join in with you on the cake :)ReplyDelete
Have a super day,
Sue Xxx
Happy Birthday to you...hope you have a lovely day filled with cake, cake, cake...mmmmmm more cake and everything :o) xxxReplyDelete
Happy Birthday Victoria! :)ReplyDelete
I hope all your wishes will come true!
Happy birthday! :) have a wonderful day xReplyDelete
Happy Birthday hun. Enjoy your tea and cake!ReplyDelete
Hoooraaaay!! HAPPY BIRTHDAY XReplyDelete
I hope you have a wonderful day .... thanks for the cake!
love jooles x
Happy Birthday Victoria, have a wonderful day......ReplyDelete
Daisy x
Wishing you the 'Happiest of Happy birthdays, dear Victoria!*****ReplyDelete
'Do What Makes your Heart Smile' today!!
Love Maria x
Happy Birthday, Victoria!! and wishing you a wonderful year ahead! The cakes look delicious :)ReplyDelete
Helen x
Happy Birthday, Victoria! Wishing you a day filled with lots of love & blessings, and of course, yummy cake and sparkly pressies :-)ReplyDelete
Happy Birthday Victoria, have a great day and I'll be joining you later for those cakes and tea! XXReplyDelete
Aha, I was not blogging for a full week and now I started today and just captured you on your birthday, so Happy Birthday, enjoy your tea and cakes and have a wonderful day and following year!ReplyDelete
Wishing you a really, really Happy Bithday Victoria ... have a lovely day ... Bee xxReplyDelete
A very Happy Birthday!! Wishing you a special day today..enjoy the tea and cake :)ReplyDelete
Magie x
- Anonymous27 November 2012 at 13:34
Hi Victoria,Wishing You the most wonderful birthday,have a super day :)ReplyDelete
- Anonymous27 November 2012 at 14:14
Many Happy Birthday blessings from all at crivens cottage to you xx Hope your day is full of tea and yummy cake!ReplyDelete
Happy 30th......such a good age.....i used to be 30.......ENJOY!!!XReplyDelete
Oh happy birthday to you!ReplyDelete
you young, person you!! x
Happy happy birthday Victoria.ReplyDelete
I hope that your day is lovely
and that you are thoroughly spoiled by your family.
Enjoy, enjoy
ps wish I was 30!!!
Have a fantastic birthday Victoria.......only 30 years old you're just a little chick!!!ReplyDelete
Amanda xx
Happy Birthday Victoria!ReplyDelete
Enjoy your tea and cake and everything else today!
I really love that picture of you, so very sweet...
I feel really old now ;-(.... Love from Mirjam.
Happy Birthday! What a cutie!ReplyDelete
Happy Birthday Victoria!! Such a sweet photo! I turned 30 in Sept. A great year to be born! ;) xo HeatherReplyDelete
Wishing you a very Happy Birthday Victoria! What a sweet thing to say to your parents.ReplyDelete
Hugs from Holland ~
Happy birthday wishes coming your way. Have a great evening.ReplyDelete
Patricia x
Happy birthday my love!!! XxxxReplyDelete
Happy birthday - those cakes look divine.ReplyDelete
Nina x
Happy Birthday, love that photo! :)ReplyDelete
- Anonymous27 November 2012 at 19:48
Awww Happy birthday me lovely. hope you had a wonderful day.ReplyDelete
Happy Birthday Victoria, I hope you've had a fabulous day xReplyDelete
hehe - now I see what you mean!! Happy birthday, you're little present cakes look rather delish - yum, I've got bedtime munchies!ReplyDelete
Happy Birthday to you Happy Birthday to you!!! Hope it was a SWEET one xxxReplyDelete
Happy Birthday Victoria. I hope you had a lovely day. Pretty little cakes; did you make them? Sending Best Birthday Wishes, Pj xReplyDelete
Belated wishes to you Victoria! 30 is a great age to be - love and luck to you today & always xReplyDelete
Happy 30th Birthday i hope you had a magical day ;-) Love those little cakes to. I hope the year ahead is filled with laughter, love and joy, dee xxReplyDelete
A belated Happy Birthday, Victoria, I hope you had a brilliant day!ReplyDelete
Happy birthday to you Victoria! I hope you had a lovely day.ReplyDelete
Madelief x
Happy belated birthday!ReplyDelete


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I like the rain
It makes things grow and gives me a reason not to leave the house.
Plus, for some reason, tea tastes nicer when its raining.
I like the smell
after it rains.
^^ this
especially after it has been hot for ages.
you are clearly a fool.
yeah, chocolate rain's better after a cool period...
but the smell of wet concrete is pretty amazing
see also. Petrol, Lemograss, old books, bonfires, etc.
well, it really depends on the paper...
if it's glossy then yes, normal paper, no


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Rock City Grill -- Rock City took over the spot vacated by Chevy's at River Park Square late last year and toned down the d & eacute;cor a bit with deep earth pigments and dark stained wood. The wood-fired oven pumps out pizzas and calzones and t
by Inlander Staff
How to Grow a Giant Pumpkin
Some call it a hobby; others say it's a sport. In the mid-1980s, the biggest pumpkins on record were about 400 pounds. Two years ago, however, an Oregon grower set a new world record with a 1,385-pounder. (Yes, these people are trul
by Ted S. McGregor Jr.
Summertime is Wine Time
At some point, I know the summer's begun when I've switched to white wine for several bottles in a row. Of course, there are other changes as well. The Farmers' Market at First and Division opens. New leafy greens, pea sprouts, asparagus
by Marty Demarest
Eight Summer Video Rentals
Psycho Beach Party -- Not only does the title live up to expectations -- there is a psycho, plenty of skin 'n' sand, and a party complete with dance-off -- but it also has plenty of goofy adult humor, courtesy of drag queen Charles Busch,
by Marty Demarest
How to Become Canadian
In the current political climate, many Americans gaze with covert longing toward our northern border. After all, you don't hear about terrorists plotting to kill Canadians, do you? When was the last time anyone held an anti-Canadian prot
by Ann Colford
20 Holes of Hell
There are golf holes, and then there are golf hells. Let's call this article for what it is: 18 Holes of Hell, Plus 2. There are 20 golf courses in the Spokane-Coeur d'Alene area that have 18 holes and are open to the general public, and
by Howie Stalwick
Now Playing
13 Going on 30 -- Despite resemblances to many, many movies that have come before, this Big-like bite of bubble gum -- directed by Tadpole's Gary Winick -- is the kind of flawed but effervescent romantic comedy that soars on the chemistry
by Inlander Staff
How to Find Cassiopeia
Whether you're trying to impress someone or are tired of only being able to see the Big and Little Dippers when contemplating the night sky, knowing how to find a constellation is a good thing. Cassiopeia is easy to find because it's shape
by Cara Gardner
Reinvent Yourself Through Recreation
For some reason a majority of adults think playing is just for kids. In fact, most of the people we interviewed for our On the Street question this week, ("How will you spend your time this summer?"), responded by exclaiming how much work
by Cara Gardner
Sheri's Summer Checklist
Relive 1977 -- Who could forget the Summer of '77? For me, it was the summer of my best friend moving away and the summer of playing Barbies in the driveway until the sun went down. It was the summer I first read a Lloyd Alexander book, the
by Sheri Boggs
Hit the Open Road
Every time we do this road trip thing in our summer guide, some well-intentioned resort owner calls to yell at us for picking drives "that don't go anywhere... just through a bunch of desert to see nothing." Respectfully, we reply "Dude, you'
by Sheri Boggs
Deep Secrets
This past winter, Spokane resident Guy Zajonc was in his car starting an eight-hour round-trip drive from Tampa to Jacksonville to meet the research vessel Odyssey Explorer when his cell phone rang. The co-founders of the company he was wo
by Paul Seebeck
Follow the Fur Trappers' Footsteps
It's a bit of a stretch, but you could say this place we call home is here because 19th-century English dandies liked really soft hats.
by Ted S. McGregor Jr.
Oh, Bite Me -- It's Fun!
As far as put-downs go, "bite me" isn't very antagonistic, really. This catch-all retort -- derived from its antecedent, "eat me," and popularized by those robotic rapscallions, Tom and Crow, of Mystery Science Theater 3000 -- is certainly
by Mike Corrigan
Overcome Fear of Bears by Pitching a tent
It's something I say I'll do at the end of every spring -- when the air clears of pollen and smells of barbecue, when everyone and everything moves at a slower pace. Each year as I sit, scheming up summer adventures with friends, I'm the on
by Leah Sottile
Mike's Summer Checklist
Buddy Up With Buddy Guy -- One of the youngest -- and best -- of the famous Chicago blues men to emerge in that city as a result of the great mid-century Delta blues migration north, Buddy Guy cut his first record for Chess in the early 196
by Mike Corrigan
How to Run a Lemonade Stand
Develop a seed capital financing program; test focus groups; establish quality control procedures and a staffing schedule." These are just four of the 38 hyperlinked "Helpful Tips" specifically on running a lemonade stand offered to 8-yea
by Michael Bowen
Canoeing and Kayaking
Three summers ago, rafting on Oregon's Rogue River, I felt like Huck Finn on the Mississippi. I was in the lead position, about to lead our group down a three-foot drop over an old embankment -- that is, until I lost my foothold and my han
by Michael Bowen
Quotes & amp;amp; Notes
Casket Confusion -- Is it just us, or is it a little weird that the flag-draped casket of President Reagan is paraded around the country and all over the news as a kind of patriotic affirmation, but the sight of a flag-draped casket cont
by Inlander Staff
DVD Review
I have to admit, it's taken me a long time to get around to dealing with the conundrum that is The Muppet Show. On one hand, there's something hilariously subversive about these characters and the jokes that they convey. On the other han
by Marty Demarest
Cara's Summer Checklist
Check Out Julyamsh -- From July 23-25, Post Falls will be reverberating with the energetic rhythms of the largest outdoor Powwow in the Northwest: Julyamsh. Held at the Coeur d'Alene Greyhound Park and hosted by the Coeur d'Alene Tribe, th
by Cara Gardner
Marty's Summer Checklist
Hang Out at Center Stage -- On the second story of this downtown building you can find a dinner theater. But if you continue up one more flight of stairs, you'll encounter a beautifully wood-paneled room with a small performing space at
by Marty Demarest
Eight Summer Songs
"In the Street" by Big Star -- Hanging out, down the street / The same old thing we did last week / Not a thing to do / But talk to you / Steal your car, and bring it down / Pick me up, we'll drive around / Wish we had / A joint so bad "
by Mike Corrigan
Touring Indian Country
The history of the original Americans is not some-thing separate but is integrally woven into the story of this place we call the Inland Northwest. People from other continents did not begin making a mark on this land until about two cen
by Ann Colford
Buzz Bin
Rainier Redux -- If you grew up in the area during the late '70s or early '80s, you might remember the classic "motorcycle" commercial for Rainier beer. The plot, such that it was, was simple: just a motorcycle tearing down an empty high
by Inlander Staff
Bo's Summer Checklist
Watch the Brothers Jumping Axes -- This season is a landmark of sorts for Roger Welch and Michael Ericson. Ten years ago -- the last time CdA produced Seven Brides for Seven Brothers (June 12-26) -- Welch had just started as artistic direct
by Michael Bowen
Pour On the Cheese
Things I learned from watching the unnecessary remake of 1975's mostly forgotten The Stepford Wives: There's less to fear from the future of robots than from robotic comedies. At the age of 60, the man behind the voice of Yoda isn't t
by Ray Pride
Leah's Summer Checklist
Practice My Punk Rock ABCs -- Alkaline Trio. Bad Religion. Coheed and Cambria. Don't Look Down... Looks like the organizers of the annual Vans Warped Tour booked this year's acts based on simple ABCs -- OK, maybe not. But it seems like it.
by Leah Sottile
Eight Smutty Classics
Lolita by Vladimir Nabokov -- To be wary of this frisky, disturbing masterpiece detailing the illicit love of a worldly older gentleman for a young nymphet is to miss out on one of the greatest reading pleasures of all time. Nabokov was a
by Sheri Boggs
Summer Calendar
June 10-16 Performance 10-12 I Do! I Do!, Civic Theater 11 Danceworks 2003, Panida Theater, Sandpoint 11-12 Pinocchio, Christian Youth Theater, First Nazarene Church 11-12 Stomp, Spokane Opera House 12 Spring Dance Show, Panida
by Leah Sottile
Ann's Summer Checklist
Go Out to the Ballgame -- There's no sound quite like the crack of the bat on a warm midsummer evening. Whether it's neighborhood kids or a field full of future major leaguers, baseball is a definitive summertime experience. A night at t
by Ann Colford
Letters to the Editor
Providing Shelter -- Thanks for Mike Corrigan's cover story, "Signs of Fear: Sheltered Existence," (5/ 20/04). Your local Red Cross has been providing relief to victims of disaster for 90 years. The Red Cross provides community disaste
by Inlander Readers
Passing Notes
Credit Davy Rothbart's great idea to two complete strangers. It was about five years ago on a cold night in Chicago when Rothbart went out to his car from a friend's apartment when he noticed a handwritten note left on his windshield. Apparen
by Dan Egan
Eight Lakes
Chelan -- Frigid and Nordic-like, Lake Chelan reaches depths of up to 1,500 feet -- one of the nation's deepest lakes. The Lady of the Lake is the old but regal cruise boat (www.ladyofthelake.com), that makes daily rounds with much noise an
by Cara Gardner
Eight Places to Eat and Tan
1. The Elk Public House -- An outdoor seat at the Elk is a rare and beautiful thing. They're hard to come by, but God, are they sweet when you get one. Head on down and grab a table before the regulars do. Sip a pint, soak up some sun and
by Leah Sottile
How to Marinate Anything
The easiest way to enhance the flavor of an ingredient is to marinate it. Marinating is nothing more than steeping a piece of meat, fish, or vegetable in a flavored liquid for a while. I suspect that you can marinate any food at all, sin
by Marty Demarest
Ted's Summer Checklist
Check out the Reggae Cowboys -- The Silver Mountain amphitheater is one of the great venues in the region -- heck, where else in the entire country do you get to ride a gondola to 5,700 feet to see a concert? This summer, Silver's f
by Ted S. McGregor Jr.
Eight Games
Indoors 1. Scrabble -- This one's a classic that actually rewards you for being good at something other than rapidly pushing your thumb into a plastic controller. 2. Pinochle -- People don't play enough cards anymore. Pinochle is
by Ted S. McGregor Jr.
Book Review
If you do it right, a vacation can be a wake-up call to consciousness. Being in a foreign setting gets in your finely tuned, at-home self's way. It slows you down, and forces you to focus your attention on everyday activities: walking, e
by Marty Demarest
Opening Films
Chronicles of Riddick -- Pitch Black was a great science-fiction film: It was dark, funny, occasionally creepy and came out of nowhere. Because we had no expectations for this tale of a ragtag group of intergalactic travelers, we weren't
by Inlander Staff
Eight Pieces of Cool Gear
1. Wild Planet's SL175 Waterball Single Launcher -- Dominate all weenies with their pathetic squirt guns. The SL175 "forms and launches 40 balls of water per minute." No silly spraying action; this baby delivers a statement with genuine i
by Michael Bowen
How to Make Dandelion Wine
Mother Nature might be an alcoholic. I mean, why else would she have created sooo many ways for us to inebriate our bodies? Think about it: grapes, barley, wheat, hops -- malt liquor?! (What is that made out of anyway?) The natural possibil
by Leah Sottile
Those Gosh-Darn Dams
Going down into the bowels of a big hydroelectric dam can make you feel like a spy, like an agent sent by a shadowy foreign power to ascertain the engineering secrets hidden beneath all that concrete. Or maybe taking the tour will make yo
by Mike Corrigan
Eight Community Days
Prospector Days (June 11-13, downtown Republic, Wash.) -- The Ferry County seat began civic life as a mining boom town called Eureka. The town has been through a lot since then, but this weekend is a tribute to Republic's mining past. Ar
by Ann Colford
By the Numbers
Drivers, start your engines -- and empty your wallets! As we gear up for the biggest driving season of the year, vacationers all across America are coming face to face with the highest average gas prices in history -- up 42 cents a gal
by Arianna Huffington
Jake's Take- Cabin or Teepee?
When I lived in L.A., I would regale my so-cool So Cal friends with stories about the trees, mountains, lakes and other awe-inspiring natural features of the Northwest. I would wax poetic, gesticulating with broad, sweeping motions and ast
by Jacob Albert
How to Clean a Fish
There's nothing quite so satisfying as peering into an ice chest full of freshly caught lake trout and realizing that after four hours of doing little more than sitting in the sun and drinking beer, you now have dinner. Until, of course, yo
by Sheri Boggs
Sidebar- Fact File, Cotto#E83C0
Cottonwood Population 1970 867 1980 941 1990 822 2000 944 (from Idaho Dept. of Commerce Community Profiles) town stats Elevation: 3,950 feet County: Idaho Zip Code: 83522 Median household income: $34,167 (year 2000) Median hous
by Ann Colford
Fairchild at Risk
Despite opposition from both Democrat and Republican lawmakers, the Bush Administration is adamant about the need to close up to 25 percent of the nation's military bases -- and right now, there's no indication which of the country's 425 ma
by Cara Gardner
Inland NW Crossroads- Cot#E83BC
History rests easy on the north central Idaho city of Cottonwood, high on the Camas Prairie. The bones of downtown reflect a consistency of architecture born of tragedy; only one building on Main Street predates the massive fire that con
by Ann Colford
Pretty Good Band
Seattle's Pretty Girls Make Graves is one of those bands that kind of flirts with mainstream success but is ultimately happy to remain on that fringe between independent rock and the supposed greener pastures on the other
In Brief
Coffee Talk -- SPOKANE -- According to the Department of Health, the average person sees about 2,000 media images a day. That statistic got Mike Beegle, a 2001 Chase Youth Scholar, thinking. Beegle, who now attends the Loyola Marymount Scho
by Cara Gardner
CD Review
I love that instead of a tasteful black and white photo -- something haunted and contemporary like the portraits on Johnny Cash's last few albums -- the cover of Van Lear Rose is 100 percent Grand Ol' Opry. Wearing the kind of voluminous forg
by Sheri Boggs
House of Deals
A special examiner issued a public report earlier this week that paints the clearest picture yet about how and why Metropolitan Mortgage and its related companies were forced into bankruptcy earlier this year. Hired by the Securiti
by Ted S. McGregor Jr.
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I really wanted to at least try to run today so I went for it. I didn't realized how bad my calves, quads and chest hurt! I decided to run to the nearest park and did 30 min on the grass. Stretched like a mutha when I got home, ain't got time to be hurt this season.
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The Pleasanton school board heard a report from district staff about the process and timeline for the 2016-17 calendar during Tuesday night's board meeting.
Bill Faraghan, assistant superintendent of Human Resources, presented information about the stakeholder calendar committee, proposed calendar committee meeting dates and a timeline.
Staff reports said the committee will be made up of three teachers (elementary/middle/high school), three parents (elementary/middle/high school), two classified staff, three principals or site administrators (elementary/middle/high school), three students (one from each high school), one Curriculum Department administrator, one classified administrator, one Association of Pleasanton Teachers (APT) representative, and one California School Employees Association (CSEA) representative. Faraghan will be the facilitator.
However, trustee Jamie Hintzke addressed that there were more staff members than parents on the committee, requesting there should be more parent committee members.
Trustees Valerie Arkin and Joan Laursen, as well as Pleasanton schools superintendent Parvin Ahmadi, agreed with the request.
According to Faraghan, a notice will be sent out to all parents informing them how to apply for the calendar committee.
Hintzke suggested that the school board members be the ones to look at the applications and decide what parents be a part of the committee.
Laursen added: "We don't want parents that are set on their advocacy with the calendar. We want them open-minded."
The anticipated calendar process time-line includes discussing and developing a survey, which would be sent out to staff, parents and students in June or September. In addition, the 2016-17 calendar will be brought to the school board for approval sometime in December or January.
In other business:
* The school board discussed the proposal for a STEAM (science, technology, engineering, arts, mathematics) Preschool at the school district's Bernal site.
Staff reports said some of the benefits of a STEAM preschool include overall academic achievement and school success, less grade repetition and special education, and increased high school graduation rates.
"The STEAM Preschool would provide a daily environment that is rich in opportunities for the young child to explore and experience a variety of STEAM activities," the report added.
According to Kids Club program director Traci Peterson, the goal of the program would be to have an enrollment of 48 students (24 per room), with a total capacity of 52.
The STEAM Preschool would be open to children 3 to 4 years old, and from any city.
It would be staffed with one lead supervisor, four full-time STEAM teachers and two teacher's aides.
Peterson said the district would form a preschool committee that would help form objectives for the general goals of the preschool, such as meeting young children where they are -- enabling children to reach goals that are developmentally appropriate, challenging, achievable, and responsive to social and cultural contexts.
In addition, Peterson said staff hope to have the preschool open around June.
"Depending on approval and the process, we'll do our best," she said.
* During the community comment session of Tuesday's meeting, two people spoke in response to the guest opinion piece calling for Ahmadi's resignation, authored by parent Bruce Henry and published by the Pleasanton Weekly on March 13.
Susana Lopez-Krulevitch and Arnaldo Avalos commended Ahmadi for her work in the school district.
"We cannot let the voices of a disgruntled few drown out the work that has been done on behalf of our children," said Lopez-Krulevitch. "I stand in support of Superintendent Ahmadi, and I have others who are here in support and stand with her, and ask you to do the same."
Both Lopez-Krulevitch's and Avalos's comments were followed by rows of community members standing in support of Ahmadi.
*The school board recognized Pleasanton Middle School student Isabella Guevara for winning the California Association for Bilingual Education's Writing Award.
* Sarah Wolverton was unanimously appointed by board trustees as the senior director for Special Education Local Plan Area (SELPA).


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ORCID, Inc. aims to solve the author/contributor name ambiguity problem in scholarly communications by creating a central registry of unique identifiers for individual researchers and an open and transparent linking mechanism between ORCID and other current author ID schemes.
Who are these people?
Several organizations have agreed to contribute data sources and technologies to aid the initial development of the ORCID prototype, including: Researcher ID profile system from Thomson Reuters, author profiles from REPEC, Scholars Universe, Scopus, and bibliographic data from the CrossRef metadata database.List of participating universities, publishers, organizations.


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In this controversial lecture, clinical psychologist Meg Jay argues that young people today should be doing more to 'claim' their 20s, rather than delaying their ambitions and procrastinating until they reach the big 3-0. While Jay makes some good points, encouraging 20-somethings to invest in 'identity capital', the overall impression that she gives is that the majority of young people today have little idea as to what they want to do with their lives, or how to go about achieving their aims. This is nothing new, yet opinions such as these do little to help salvage the reputation of 'Generation Y' in the media.
Here are just a few of many reasons why 'Generation Y' workers can be extremely beneficial to employees:
1: They are in touch with reality.
Millennials always seem to be getting bad press, but the truth is that they are actually very aware of their less-than-glowing reputation in the Western media, and the criticisms that they are constantly barraged with. Millennials know about society's negative preconceptions of 'Generation Y' as a group of spoilt, entitled 'kidults', lacking in both life experience and a solid work ethic. The result is that millennials have to work hard to prove that these negative stereotypes are not an accurate reflection of most young workers.
2. They are designed to multitask
Studying at a university nowadays is a different experience to what it was twenty years ago. Now, there is an increasing emphasis on the importance of versatility in graduates. Internships are on the rise, and learning to successfully combine academic study with a vocational internship is a great way for undergraduates to boost their multitasking abilities. Perhaps more than any other demographic, millennials are skilled at switching between multiple tasks with ease.
They come with a strong set of personal values
3. Millennial are not as concerned as previous generations with the benefits of financial security, but instead aim to focus their energies on work that they enjoy and believe in. Arguably, millennials don't work less hard, but simply have different priorities to their 20th century forebears. The world has changed and now a fulfilling and challenging career is what the younger generations strive for, rather than one lifelong career which comes with guaranteed financial stability.
Social Media know-how is almost an innate ability!
4. Gen Y, the 'social media generation' grew up posting on Myspace and Bebo. They have since moved on to Facebook, Twitter, Tumblr and other blogging platforms. For 'Gen Y', social media savoir-faire comes as part of the package. In 2014 we can expect more millennials to latch onto social networking sites like LinkedIn, in order to boost their connections. The way we network has shifted, and 'Generation Y' will be at the forefront of this development.
Millennials have the ability to be flexible in a rapidly-changing world
5. It's no secret that the world of work is changing in favour of flexible hours, telecommuting, freelance work and part-time posts. Millennials will learn use this to their advantage. The future of work will be time-efficient and results-focused, and 'Generation Y' have the ability to move with the times, and even thrive in the era of the Flexible Revolution.


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