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Players may be born, but umpires are forged in the fire of studious discipline.
The Urban Youth Academy in Houston will play host to a free one-day umpire clinic Saturday, and the organizers are expecting more than 100 people with hopes of learning the trade. That clinic, along with several others around the country, is helping to build the next generation of umpires.
Players may be born, but umpires are forged in the fire of studious discipline.
The Urban Youth Academy in Houston will play host to a free one-day umpire clinic Saturday, and the organizers are expecting more than 100 people with hopes of learning the trade. That clinic, along with several others around the country, is helping to build the next generation of umpires.
Rich Rieker, the director of umpire development for Major League Baseball, said recently that the clinic provides an unmatched opportunity for aspiring umpires to learn the game. The cast of instructors will include former big league umpires Bruce Froemming, Ed Rapuano, Chuck Meriwether and Ed Montague, who collectively have more than 100 years of experience in the Major Leagues.
Last year, said Rieker, MLB held umpire camps in such far-flung locales as Atlanta, San Diego, San Juan, Puerto Rico and the Urban Youth Academies in New Orleans and Compton, Calif.
Thirty umpire candidates were chosen from those camps to progress to a week-long camp, and 17 of them went on to work as Minor League umpires. It's rewarding for Rieker, who said that the pool of qualified applicants has begun to improve over the eight years of active camps and clinics.
"For the longest time, we did sporadic camps around the country and not really an organized scouting effort," he said. "But in the last year and a half, we've gone to more of a recruiting format. It's just a five- or six-hour camp, but we try to have our staff identify people with skills and a desire to umpire. We try to identify those in the brief one-day camp, and then vet them out at the one-week camp."
And if they succeed at the later one-day camp -- which will happen at some point later this summer -- the umpires can earn a scholarship to umpire school and a job in the Minor Leagues. These clinics at the Urban Youth Academies are giving inner-city kids a chance to a different future within the game, and if they succeed, they quickly learn that the road to the Majors is paved with hard work.
"We try to be all-inclusive," said Rieker. "We have sessions on the lifestyle of baseball and the travel involved, the time that it takes to make it to the Major Leagues. We'd hope that we're informing them in all facets of the game, and not only that, but in health and nutrition, trying to keep them stretched out. You can't umpire if you're hurt, and if you're hurt, you can't be moving up to the next level. We try to give them a full picture of life as a Minor League umpire for what's going to be expected of them."
Nestor Ceja, a young umpire plying his trade in the Class A California League, can look back on his own time at the umpire clinics. Ceja absorbed what he was told and received a scholarship to the ump school, and after passing his courses, he got a chance to take the field professionally.
Now, Ceja is working full time in the California League, and during the fall, he spends time helping teach the next class of qualified applicants. Teaching allows Ceja to keep the concepts fresh in his mind, and it also allows him to demonstrate to his supervisors that he knows them cold.
"That part's a little stressful, because your supervisors are watching and you don't want to say something that veers a student off the right path," he said. "At the same time, you want to be proactive with what you're saying, and if you see something that needs to get done, you go and do it. And you have to do it right. Dealing with the supervisors is a great thing if you're doing things right."
Ceja, more than a veteran umpire, can relate to the campers and can tell them what the life of a young umpire is like. Ceja went to umpire school right after college, and he worked last season in the Class A Midwest League, which is halfway across the continent from his California home.
"It's going to be a grind, just like it is for managers and players. You have to take it one pitch and one game at a time," said Ceja. "It can take nine years or 10 years or more to make it to the Majors, but you've got to believe that you're the next guy. And if you don't, you shouldn't be doing this.
"Last year, I was in the Midwest League, which ranges from Iowa to Kentucky, Wisconsin to Ohio. I'd never been to that part of the country and would probably never be there without this job. But last year, I saw my family on April 2, when they took me to the airport and didn't see them again until September 10. There's things at home that you'll miss, but you've got to keep the ultimate goal in mind."
Now, Ceja said, he's fortunate to be umpiring in his backyard, but he's excited for wherever the game will take him next. There will be more MLB umpire clinics held in San Juan and Santa Domingo in June, and Rieker said that there's another clinic planned for Atlanta sometime in August.
The hope, he said, is to find a few people at each clinic that may have a future in the game, and then to see which of them can take their skills to the next level. It's like a scouting combine for umpires, and the top potential candidates can get a scholarship to make their hobby their profession.
"We're just trying to offer an opportunity to people who wouldn't normally be exposed to professional training," said Rieker, speaking to the mission of the umpire clinics and the Urban Youth Academies. "It's more or less like the clubs do with players: We're trying to find the best umpires."
Spencer Fordin is a reporter for MLB.com.


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Chile Verde Con Cerdo is a traditional Mexican green chile dish made with pork. Serve it over enchiladas, or eat it as a stew. This recipe requires one hour preparation time and eight hours cooking time and makes 15 servings.
Use a food processor or blender to puree 2 cups of roasted, diced green chiles. In a large pan, simmer a 2 to 3 pound pork roast until you can pull out the bone easily. Cool the pork, and cut it into 1 inch cubes. Replace the cooking liquid and drippings from the pan with 2 tablespoons cooking oil. Sauté 1 large chopped onion and 1 head minced garlic until tender but not brown. Stir 6 tablespoons of flour into the onion and garlic mixture. Add 5 cups of water. Cook and stir until the mixture begins to boil and thicken.
Add the cubed pork, 1 drained 15-ounce can of tomatoes, 3 large coarsely chopped tomatillos and 2 to 4 teaspoons chopped jalapeños. Add small portions of 2 tablespoons ground cumin, 2 tablespoons ground chili powder and 1 teaspoon salt to taste. Bring the mixture back to a simmer before tasting and adding more spice. Simmer for at least one hour, stirring periodically.

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Lavazza was established in 1895 and is based in Italy. It has been a family-owned coffee company for four generations now and they are still keeping the tradition alive. A leading roaster in Italy, Lavazza has a 40% share of the market in the country, but it has a global reach as well. With a presence in over 90 countries, almost 20 billion cups of Lavazza are consumed around the world each year.
The history of Lavazza is intertwined with the story of its founder, Luigi Lavazza. On a trip to Brazil, he saw that coffee has a tremendous potential as a beverage. He recognized the fact that coffee grown from different parts of the world would have different characteristics and knowing how to harness and mix these different characteristics can produce unique and distinctive flavors and tastes.
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Microsoft has released Windows Media Player 11 (beta) for Windows XP and integrated its online music store named URGE, a joint venture with MTV Networks into the player.
Version 11 only plays music files that support Microsoft's DRM (Digital Rights Management) software, which means it won't be compatible with iTunes.
Other features of this software include CDs ripping, CDs/DVDs playback, video playback, download music files to your portable MP3 player and more.
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Qantas passenger Flight 32 was forced to make an emergency landing at Singapore Changi Airport after having an engine failure on 4 November 2010. It was the first time that the failure happened to four-engined Airbus A380, the world's largest passenger aircraft. The inspectors found that the Airbus's number two engine's turbine disc was missing. Also, the aircraft's wing, nacelle, landing gear, flight controls, fuel system and the controls for engine number one were damaged. The engine was a Rolls-Royce Trent 900.
It happened over Batam island, Indonasia four minutes after departure. The aircraft was Qantas' first Airbus 380. Flight 32 was bound for Sydney from London. It took off from Changi for the second leg of the flight. The aircraft landed in Changi around two hours after departure. There were no injuries reported for all the 29 crew and 440 passengers on board the aircraft as well as people who were on the ground. Debris fell on a houses, car and school, causing some damage in Batam island.
The Airbus 380 first went into commercial operation in October 2007, and at that time of the accident, a total of 39 A380s were in service with five airlines, Emirates, Qantas, Singapore Airlines, Air France and Lufthansa. After the accident, Qantas had to stop the 5 more A380s for engine inspection and replacements (Wikipedia, 20122).
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The presentation by Mr. Malingá addressed a number of issues. With regard to the current food situation, he pointed out that about 80% of the maize crop in North Rift is at grain filling stage and requires rains up to end of October, and so early rain cessation will lead to a drop in yield. The larger Trans Nzoia is expecting 3.3 million bags against a long-term average (LTA) of 4.3 million bags, while the larger Uasin Gishu expects 2 million bags compared to a LTA of 3 million bags. Western and Nyanza provinces, in normal years, produce nearly enough maize for local consumption (3.5–4 million bags), but in this year, 3.7 million bags are expected in Western Province, and another 3.6 million bags in Nyanza Province. In addition, maize in North Rift could be in danger of lodging in the fields, sprouting and rotting, during El Nino and a subsidy for farmers for grain drying has been recommended. He indicated that the national maize stocks were at 7.5 million bags, with NCPB holding 2.6 million bags, while the private sector, NCPB, international agencies & others imported about 2 million bags in August, 2009.
In addition, he highlighted the initiatives that the government has put in place in order to mitigate current food insecurity situation, broadly described as programmes and policies that respond to immediate needs of the poor and food insecure, as well as long term actions to enhance productive potential and incomes. The short term interventions include waiver of duty on imported maize in times of need, GoK to import and replenish Strategic Grain Reserve, maize producer prices to be increased (KES 2,300 per 90kg), fertilizer bulk procurement by government, and reduction in fertilizer prices to KES 2,000 for DAP and KES 1,400 for CAN for 50kg bag. The long term interventions include targeted food security programmes such as: (i) Njaa Marufuku Kenya (NMK) with the overall goal of contributing to reduction of poverty, hunger and food insecurity among poor and vulnerable communities in Kenya; (ii) National Accelerated Agriculture Inputs Access Programme (NAAIAP) whose objective is to improve access and affordability of key inputs to small holder farmers, particularly those living below the absolute poverty line, so that they can get out of the vicious cycle of poverty and participate in agriculture as a business enterprise; (iii) Orphaned Crops Programme which aims at diversifying sources of food through promotion of indigenous crops that are drought tolerant; (iv) Revitalization of Agricultural Mechanization Services whose objective is to improve agricultural infrastructure and land development to Kenyan farmers; (v) and, irrigated food production; Other long term income generating programmes include Cotton Development, Water Harvesting for Crop Production, Small-scale Horticulture Development Project, Small Holder Horticulture Empowerment Programme (SHEP), and Small Holder Horticulture Marketing Project (SHoMaP).
In conclusion, Mr. Malingá highlighted the need for:
- more investment and more budgetary allocation to the sector
- an all inclusive Food Security & Nutrition Policy, which once finalized, will ensure full participation of all stakeholders in food security activities
- Government to pursue an open regional cross border marketing policy to tap on the regional diversity in food types, supply and varying harvest seasons
- More investment in infrastructural development in the rural areas to reduce transportation costs and enhance redistribution of food from surplus to deficit areas and avoid geographical shortages
- Deliberate and targeted investment in irrigation, especially for the Arid and Semi Arid Lands, in order to increase food production
- Diversification of crop enterprises for a broad-based food security
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ALMA (Alianza Latina del Medio-oeste de America) of Indiana University Northwest is presenting their inaugural Graduates Reception on Tuesday, May 10 with a reception beginning at 6 p.m., followed by an hour-long presentation at 6:30 p.m. in the Savannah Center Art Gallery.
The six graduating students honored are:
-Victoria Aceves, Bachelor of Arts (double major) in Business Administration and Financial Information Systems, Minor in Spanish.
Vicky has served as an ALMA treasurer setting up financial records that will make it easier to maintain funds; was on the Dean's list twice and has been an inspiration to other ALMA members and staff.
-Nancy L. Escobedo, Bachelor of Science in Biology, Minor in Chemistry and Associate of Arts in Latino Studies.
Nancy has received Outstanding Latino Studies Community Service Merit Award; Office of Student Life as outstanding Student Government Association member; Vice Chancellor's Office of Student Services Administration Outstanding Service Award and Certificate of Appreciation. She is also the recipient of the Bill May Scholarship and of the IU Northwest Merit Scholarship twice. She has also done lab prep and assisting for the IU Northwest chemistry and biology departments as well as participating as a judge in the Regional Science Olympiad.
-Jacqui Guevara, Bachelor of Science in Nursing.
Jacqui was elected Treasurer for the Student Nurse's Association, the Co-Chair of ALMA, and member of the IU Northwest Institute for Innovative Leadership Program and the Chairwoman for the ALMA Endowment Scholarship Fundraiser events. She was awarded the Outstanding Youth of American Award by the U.S.
Hispanic Leadership Institute, and was the fourth person to receive this award on a national level. She was inducted into the Sigma Theta Tau International Honor Society.
-Jessica Maya, Bachelor of Arts (double major) in Math and Spanish.
Jessica comes from a family of successful educators out of Portage, Ind. She has received a Certificate of Honor for the Bachelor of Arts degree in Math
2004 and 2005; Certificate of Honor for the Bachelor of Arts degree in Modern Languages in 2004 and 2005; Outstanding Junior in Math in 2004; Outstanding Achievement in Spanish in 2004 and 2005; Member of ALMA, OLG Nativity, Portage LULAC 503 Council and has tutored in the Math and Modern Languages Lab since January 2002.
-Jesus (Chuy) Martinez, Bachelor of Science in Accounting and Business Management.
This young man is dependable and has worked very hard with the ALMA organization as well as in his degreed program classes. He has received certificates of appreciation from Student Life and Certificate of Merit in Latino Studies. He is the first in his family to receive a university degree in the United States and will be joining other family members who are degreed from Mexico.
-Gabriela Tirado, Bachelor of Arts in Spanish and French.
Gabriela is a native of Mexico and recently became a US citizen. She is the Vice President of the Modern Languages Club and a past member of the Institute for Innovative Leadership. She has been on the National Deans List several times; Certificate of Honor for Outstanding Achievement in the College of Arts and Sciences; and the Outstanding Achievement in Spanish and French.
"All of ALMA's activities enhance the academic, social, and cultural needs of our community" said Raoul Contreras, Ph.D., advisor, chairperson and professor of Minority Studies. "We decided to have our own graduates reception to commemorate the many accomplishments and the outstanding academic success of our ALMA graduates."
Contreras also said that the group is celebrating the 25th anniversary of the Minority Studies Program. Specifically, the 1980 formation of the Department that was a merger of the African American Studies Department at IU Northwest and then constituted an academic program in Latino Studies.
There is a third reason to celebrate, according to Jacqui Guevara, former ALMA Endowment Scholarship fundraiser chairwoman, "ALMA will be formally giving a check to Chancellor Bruce Bergland along with our Endowment Scholarship Gift Agreement. That means after two years of fundraising we now have exceeded the minimum $10,000 required for this scholarship," Guevara said.
Various community leaders and organizations have donated services, supplies and
food: Hammond Hispanic Community Committee, IU Northwest Alumni Association, Don Quijote, Chela's Authentic Mexican Restaurant; music by Mario Moreno-classical guitarist; artwork by Karen Elizabeth Kline and Ismael "Ish"
Muhammad Nieves and designing of invitations, program and banners by Felix Maldonado from CISA Studios.
"Please consider yourself invited so you too can share in celebrating these great accomplishments that confirm community support and responsibility," said Rosa Estrada, ALMA co-chair.
ALMA is the IU Northwest Latino Studies Program student organization whose purpose is to unite and support the needs of Latino students and all other interested students at the university.
For more information, please contact Raoul Contreras at (219) 981-6665 or June M. Long at (219) 981-4348.


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The other day I went to a pop-up tapas bar in Bristol called Cavaville, which got me wondering whether we're due for a cava revival. If that sounds unlikely, there are other straws in the wind: high-profile Spanish chef José Pizarro is apparently planning to have a cava bar at his new London restaurant when it opens in Bermondsey this autumn, and serious, champagne-style cavas are beginning to appear on the shelves of smart wine merchants. So it could happen.
There is, of course, still some atrociously bad cava on the market, surely one reason for the rise and rise of prosecco (though that, too, can be dire). Add to that the cynical pricing policy that artificially boosts the "normal" selling price so that the retailer can then "cut" it by 50%, and you can see why cava has acquired a downmarket image. A good example is the Marques de Montoya Vintage Brut Cava, which was on sale at Sainsbury's a couple of months ago at £5.99 but is now back up to £11.99. Actually, it is an attractive cava, but I wouldn't dream of buying it at the full price. Best to wait until it gets discounted again.
Classy cava does exist, however. At a recent Berry Bros & Rudd tasting, I was really impressed by the Gramona range from a fifth-generation producer, who uses traditional, champagne-style methods. The most affordable is the Gramona Brut Nature Gran Reserva 2007 (£16.95, or £15.25 if you buy a case of six; 12% abv), which, like an increasing number of champagnes, has no dosage added. It's richer and peachier than most champagne, though, as you'd expect from that part of the world, and would make a great wedding fizz so long as your guests aren't going to be sniffy about the name, which sounds a bit like a Spanish seaside B&B.
Equally delicious is the lush Mas Bertran Balma Cava 2007 (£13.50 theperfectwine.co.uk, £13.95 from branches of Caviste in Hampshire and Berkshire; 11.5% abv), which is perfect end-of-summer sipping.
If you still balk at paying that much for cava, Waitrose has done a decent job with its "In Partnership" Cava made with Castillo Perelada (£8.99 in store, or £8.54 from waitrosewine.com; 11.5% abv), which is made in a more classic, dry, yeasty style, but with a nice touch of creaminess. And it has to be said that Asda's award-winning Mas Miralda Cava Brut (£4.49; 11.5% abv), the best of the cheap supermarket cavas that I've tasted recently, would hit the spot with some takeaway fish and chips. Or even the kids' leftover fish fingers, come to that…
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James McFadden, the Scotland striker, produced arguably the most poignant celebration of the Premier League season yesterday and then dedicated the second- half goal that sealed Everton's victory at the Riverside to tragic compatriot Phil O'Donnell.
In a touching tribute, McFadden grasped his black armband and pointed skywards after slotting home the goal that clinched three points for Everton after Andy Johnson's had scored. Later, he broke down in tears when he was taken off towards the end of an emotional afternoon for the former Motherwell player as he reflected on O'Donnell who died Saturday after collapsing in action for the Scottish Premier League club.
"I had a feeling I was going to score today and that I would dedicate it to Phil," McFadden said last night. "In the end I just thought it was the right thing to do because I'd not been able to see his family. I've passed on my regards but I just felt that this was the way I wanted to pass on my respects.
"I shed a tear when I came off. It had been a very emotional occasion with the pre-match silence that broke into rapturous applause.
"It's been so shocking for me. I'm still struggling to get my head round that he's died. I can only imagine what his family is going through.
"What's happened is an absolute tragedy. He was one of the real nice guys of Scottish football and a great player. I'd met him a few times but I knew his family well and played with and against his nephews."
Earlier Ayegbeni Yakubu, though not able to add to his nine goals this season, played a key part in putting Everton on course for victory.
After picking up a loose ball in midfield and shaking off Gary O'Neil, Yakubu hoisted the ball to Steven Pienaar and he played in England striker Johnson who beat Mark Schwarzer with a low drive from 15 yards out to record his fifth goal this term.
McFadden doubled the lead five minutes later when he capitalised on a midfield mix-up between Stewart Downing and Fabio Rochemback before exchanging passes with Johnson and sliding the ball beyond Schwarzer.
Boro had twice come within inches of taking the lead but Stewart Downing was foiled by Phil Jagielka's goal-line clearance on the half-hour and then, moments before Johnson's opener, fellow centre-half Joleon Lescott repeated the trick to deny Tuncay Sanli who then saw Tim Howard expertly repel O'Neil's stinging effort.
"It was a professional job with a couple of half-decent goals," said Everton manager David Moyes. "The turning point was the clearance by Joleon and the save by Tim."
Middlesbrough manager Gareth Southgate made no excuses: "The key is for the crowd to stay with us and make this a place that teams fear to come. We've got to stay positive as a group."
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Parenting is a tremendous responsibility full of many moments of joy. But sometimes the rapid rate of a young child's growth and development can leave parents feeling a little overwhelmed. This Strengthening Families Series highlights six factors that promote positive parenting and protect against stressors and frustrations that can lead to harsh parenting: Parental Resilience, Social Connections, Knowledge of Parenting and Child Development, Concrete Support, Social and Emotional Competence, and Nurturing and Attachment. Each of these protective factors offers families and children some defense against distress. However, together they combine to create a solid foundation of knowledge, parenting skills, and support that can help families thrive during everyday circumstances as well as persevere during times of stress or crisis (1).
Children possess an amazing ability to learn, experience, and feel. When they are nurtured with warmth, compassion, and consistency they can develop at their own pace. Parents who love and respect their children as individuals can seamlessly provide them with a safe and positive environment in which to grow and experience life. According to the Administration on Children and Families,
"As children grow, nurturing by parents and other caregivers remains important for healthy physical and emotional development. Parents nurture their older children by making time to listen to them, being involved and interested in the child's school and other activities, staying aware of the child or teen's interests and friends, and being willing to advocate for the child when necessary."
Children who experience consistent warmth and affection are more likely to do well academically, develop stronger peer and social relationships, explore their environment more, have more self-confidence, have stronger communication skills, and show more persistence in life (3). When children do not experience consistent affection and nurturing, they may have difficulty forming positive relationships; lack of nurturing may even alter brain growth and development (4).
Ideally, families are a safe haven for children where they feel warmth and acceptance. A child's family should provide protection and guidance, teaching children how to grow into competent individuals, socially and emotionally. The home environment should foster a sense of security where the child will find protection and know that he or she is valued.
While nurturing comes naturally for many parents, it can be helpful to think about the concrete ways in which parents can strengthen their bonds with their children. Here are some ideas of things that you can do to help foster nurturing and attachment between you and your child:
Make sure your child knows that he or she is the most important individual in the world to you! As renowned scholar of child development and co-founder of Head Start Urie Bronfenbrenner said, "Development, it turns out, occurs through this process of progressively more complex exchanges between a child and somebody else—especially somebody who's crazy about that child." The positive messages we send to our children shape how they see and feel about themselves.
Choose to breastfeed your infant, if possible. Breastfeeding has nutritional and emotional benefits for babies, and recent research has found emotional and health benefits for mothers as well. If you are not breastfeeding, try to hold and cuddle your baby whenever they are taking their bottle.
Establish a "give-and-take" relationship with your infant. Babies learn to interact by responding to visual cues and interactions with parents. By establishing eye contact, making faces, and playing games such as "Peek-a-Boo," parents create a world that is responsive and understandable for a baby.
Learn what your infant or child likes by responding to cues. Different children will enjoy different kinds of touch and interaction, so pay attention to your child's reactions. Use these reactions to figure out what works best for your child.
Be affectionate. A hug in the morning is a great start to the day. Children need both physical and emotional affection to help create a sense of security.
Encourage your child. Verbal encouragement is a different form of affection, so find ways to congratulate your child on a job well done or encourage your child in times of challenge.
Play with your child. Remember that children learn through play. It affects every aspect of their social, emotional, cognitive, and physical development.
Use touch to soothe your children. When children are upset, they frequently need a hug or a gentle touch to provide them with comfort.
Establish consistent and predictable routines that your child can count on. Help your child know what to expect for morning, afternoon, evening, bedtime, and weekend routines. This predictability will help your child feel secure and safe.
Provide consistency in care. In order to develop healthy attachments, it is important that your child have a consistent, loving caregiver.
If you are struggling emotionally, or if you think you might be suffering from any degree of postpartum depression, talk to your doctor. Parents must take care of themselves to be caregivers for their children.
Be your child's emotional health trainer. By becoming aware of your own wide range of emotions you can help your child learn to accept and trust that what they are feeling is okay. You can then train them to handle their emotions effectively by using empathy to explore with them what they are feeling.
Help your child manage his or her own behavior. By setting realistic limits for your child's behavior, you can then help the child manage his or her own behavior by employing rewards and natural consequences.
If your child is struggling with specific behavior issues, seek professional advice and reliable resources. Some children are more challenging than others are; so if you are struggling with your child's behavior, connect with resources and get the support you need—you are not alone in the challenges you face.
Center on the Social and Emotional Foundations of Early Learning–This site provides resources for parents on a variety of topics related to social and emotional development. http://csefel.vanderbilt.edu/resources/family.html
Child Welfare Information Gateway: Protective Factors to Promote Child Well-Being–This site presents an overview of protective factors and serves as a clearinghouse for related resources. https://www.childwelfare.gov/topics/preventing/promoting/protectfactors
Healthy Children (American Academy of Pediatrics)–This site provides advice and resources from pediatricians on a broad range of parenting and child development topics. http://www.healthychildren.org
Just in Time Parenting–This Cooperative Extension site provides a variety of resources on parenting and allows parents to sign up for "age-paced" newsletters that provide relevant information as your child ages. http://www.parentinginfo.org
Parenting 24/7–This site, created by University of Illinois Cooperative Extension, is an excellent resource for "raising children and managing family life." http://parenting247.org
Technical Assistance Center on Social Emotional Intervention for Young Children–This site provides research and resources related to improving the social and emotional outcomes of young children who are at risk for developmental delays or disabilities. http://challengingbehavior.fmhi.usf.edu
University of Florida Extension Publications (EDIS)–The EDIS website is a comprehensive, single-source repository of all current UF/IFAS numbered peer-reviewed publications. UF/IFAS academic departments develop and maintain a collection of publications available for universal free distribution on the World Wide Web and through the Florida Cooperative Extension Service County Offices and Research and Education Centers state wide. Publications that address the needs of children in Florida are accessible to all at http://edis.ifas.ufl.edu/topics/families/children.html.
Zero to Three Parenting Resources–The "parenting resources" section of this website has practical resources for parents. http://www.zerotothree.org/about-us/funded-projects/parenting-resources
(1) This work is based on the framework developed by the Center for the Study of Social Policy, with more information available at http://www.cssp.org/reform/strengthening-families.
(2) Administration on Children and Families.Making Meaningful Connections: 2014 Prevention Resource Guide. (2014). P. 12: Available at https://www.childwelfare.gov/pubPDFs/guide.pdf
(3) American Academy of Pediatrics. (2011). Family Dynamics. Available at http://www.healthychildren.org/English/family-life/family-dynamics.
(4) Mayo Clinic. (2009). Reactive Attachment Disorder. Available at http://www.mayoclinic.com/health/reactive-attachment-disorder/DS00988.
This document is FCS2309, one of a series of the Family, Youth and Community Sciences Department, UF/IFAS Extension. Original publication date December 2011. Revised October 2015. Visit the EDIS website at http://edis.ifas.ufl.edu.
David C. Diehl, associate professor; Jessica N. Wente, M.S.; and Larry F. Forthun, associate professor, Department of Family, Youth and Community Sciences; UF/IFAS Extension, Gainesville, FL 32611.
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I posted a couple of paragraphs last summer from a piece I did in 2002 about difference feminism. Now I'll just post the whole thing, because I want to.
I want to because some people are confusing the kind of feminism that was discussed and assumed at Women in Secularism 2 with difference feminism, and with postmodernist feminism more broadly. That is completely wrong. Nothing that was said in talks or on panels had anything to do with difference feminism, much less postmodernism. Nothing.
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The cattle market surprised many in November by not only holding its own but actually moving upward. Choice Slaughter steers in the Amarillo feedlot area ended the month at $71/cwt.
Feeder cattle and calves also held up well but showed more price volatility during the middle of the month. Heavier weight feeders were again very scarce in the Amarillo area and price quotations on these kinds were difficult to obtain.
Cattle and calves on feed for the U.S. slaughter market in feedlots with capacities of 1,000 head or more totaled 11.46 million head on Nov. 1. This is 6% above 1998 and 4% larger than November 1997.
States with the most substantial percentage increases in on-feed numbers were Washington, Idaho, Iowa, Arizona and Nebraska. The major cattle feeding state - Texas - was up only 4%; and Kansas with the largest absolute increase - 130,000 head - had 6% more.
Fed cattle marketings in October totaled 1.82 million head, 3% above a year ago. Largest percentage gains were reported in Idaho, Iowa, Colorado and Washington. Ironically, Texas marketings were actually 9% lower, probably explaining some of the October price strength in that state.
October feedlot placements reached 3.09 million head, up 9% from a year earlier. This substantial rise in numbers placed on feed was even more spectacular when viewed by states. For example, Arizona increased placements 78%, South Dakota 32%, Oklahoma 19% and Nebraska 15%. In contrast, Texas - with the largest number of placements at 810,000 head - was up only 8%.
Even more unusual in the cattle feeding data was the shift in weight groups in cattle and calves placed on feed. During October, the lightest calves - weighing less than 600 lbs. - were up 32%. The 600- to 699-lb. class was up 23% from a year ago. The heaviest feeders, those weighing 800 lbs. or more, were actually down 46%. That means 59% of all the cattle and calves placed on feed during October were below 700 lbs. In contrast, the year-ago figure was only 50%.
The Year In Review Year 1999 provided an exceptionally good market for both cattle feeders and cow/calf producers. Fed cattle prices jumped above and below year ago levels in the first half of the year and then really skyrocketed in the second half.
Feeder cattle moved above the 1998 levels by midyear and continued to improve. Unfortunately, viewing only averages does not provide us with a full picture of the price variations that may have existed during the year.
While our tabular data of the cattle market usually offers quarterly price quotations, the actual market prices during the past year show considerably more variation. For example, our quarterly price averages for Amarillo Choice fed steers ran from $63.11/cwt. to $69.64/cwt., showing about a $6.50/cwt. spread. Monthly price averages, however, ran from $61.46 to $70.28 - a good $8.80 range. Weekly prices displayed even a wider range of prices - from $60.99 to $71.00 - a $10 spread.
It now appears that the year, and the millennium, will end with a fairly strong cattle market. A slight weakness may develop during the final holiday weeks since some slaughtering plants will be closed.
Any price problems that might develop are not even anticipated until the latter part of the first quarter of 2000, and that may come because of the much larger placements of the last three months.
The feeder cattle and calf market could similarly show some late year weakness. In this case, however, it will probably come from a combination of things: some year-end selling, dry range conditions in the Plains states and maybe even some Y2K fears. As we move deeper into the new year, feeder prices will probably again make ranchers smile.


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As of 2016, we reached the milestone of over 1,000 non-resident students attending Ashwaubenon schools under Wisconsin's Open Enrollment system. That is nearly 1/3 of our entire student body! We are very PROUD the fact that so many students and families from outside the School District CHOOSE to attend our schools.
Open Enrollment Information (click to see our Open Enrollment Ad):
The State of Wisconsin Open Enrollment Program allows parents to apply for their children to attend a nonresident school district at no cost to them other than providing their own transportation for their students to and from school. All open enrollment begins with an application submitted on the DPI website during a three-month application period each February. There are no exceptions to this requirement for any reason and open enrollment is an option, not a guarantee. After the applications are filed in February, both the resident and nonresident school districts must approve the request. Parents are then notified by mail in June that their student is approved to attend the nonresident school the following school year.
The Open Enrollment Application period for the 2018-19 school year is Monday, February 5, 2018 through 4:00 pm on Monday, April 30, 2018 The on-line Open Enrollment Application will be available during these dates at http://dpi.wi.gov/open-enrollment. Additional information regarding Open Enrollment can also be found at this website or by clicking on the Frequently Asked Questions or brochure links below.
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Parents normally apply for open enrollment for the following school year during a three-month application period which begins in February and ends on the last weekday in April. However, 2011 Act 114 established a procedure by which parents may apply for open enrollment outside of the regular application period. If you wish to find out more about this option contact Jennifer Bower, Open Enrollment Coordinator at firstname.lastname@example.com or you can reach her at 492.2905, ext. 1002. Additional information regarding Alternative Open Enrollment can also be found at http://dpi.wi.gov/open-enrollment/applications/alternative or by clicking on the brochure link below.
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Families who are moving out of our District and wish to have their student(s) remain in Ashwaubenon Schools are usually eligible for a "tuition waiver" that allows their students to continue to attend long enough to apply for open enrollment. A tuition waiver is only temporary - until the next open enrollment application window - when the family must complete and file an open enrollment application for the student(s) to continue to attend Ashwaubenon Schools up to the time they graduate. When a family moves out of Ashwaubenon they should immediately contact the school(s) their student(s) attend and request these forms.
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One final option available to nonresident families is for them to enter into a tuition agreement with Ashwaubenon Schools. The tuition charged will only be the amount as allowed under the open enrollment program. If you wish to find out more about this option contact Keith Lucius, Assistant Superintendent of Schools at 492.2905. ext. 1005.
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Here's what to look out for if you're traveling in the Baltimore metropolitan area this week, based on information from state and local highway agencies and the Mass Transit Administration. The list of highway projects includes only newly announced work, not ongoing construction, which is currently extensive on several highways, including Interstate 95, U.S. 50/301 and the Baltimore-Washington Parkway.
New highway projects
Saratoga Street at Howard Street is closed until 5 a.m. tomorrow.
Light-rail construction
* Eastbound Mulberry Street at Park Avenue reduced to one lane because of construction.
* Dolphin Street between Howard Street and Mount Royal Avenue now one-way westbound. Traffic coming from south via Martin Luther King Jr. Boulevard destined for northbound Jones Falls Expressway continues east to Chase Street, east on Chase BTC to Cathedral Street, then north at the 1100 block of Cathedral to Mount Royal Avenue and the expressway.


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November 06, 2012
A Note About Exit Polls & Why They Will Be Wrong
Just a quick reminder from Ace as I look at Drudge's hilarious headline:
In 2004, Kerry was picking out new curtains for the Oval Office because the exit polls showed him destroying George Bush.....So, take that into consideration as the polls leak.
The exit polls had a massive Democratic skew for several reasons. The people conducting the polls were young college students, for example. Older voters avoided them (figuring they would look down on their vote) and they, in turn, avoided older voters (because older voters are square, man!).
Also, the polling companies claim to have self corrected after the 2004 fiasco. They do so by trying to force the numbers to make them fit the prediction model.
In other words, the exit polls will most likely have the same Democratic bias that the pre-election polls had.
Think of it this way. In 2004 the polls were skewed toward John Kerry because the polling firms hire college students to do the surveys, and those college students selected people for surveying that they could relate to: people who looked like them, Democrats.
I talked about this in 2004 because as a political science professor I was contacted by a polling firm to help them recruit students to do exit surveys. In 1998, as a poli-sci student, I was also asked by one of my professors to do the same thing.
In 2004 the Democratic bias was because the so-called "randomness" (which should, if it was truly random, weed out bias) of the survey was actually skewed by those implementing the survey.
In 2008 the polling firms self-corrected by taking surveys filled out by exit voters, and then weighting them according to the model of the expected vote. In other words, the pollsters intentionally manipulated the real exit data in order to conform to the expected data.
This worked in 2008 because the expectation that Obama would win (the predictive model) conformed to what actually happened.
But in 2012 you'd have to be nuts if you think that, say, a D+5 predictive model would actually conform to the numbers on the ground. And since I'm guessing that these models are very similar to the way the pre-election polls predicted "likely voters", then that's exactly what you'll have.
If the exit polls show, say, an R+1 advantage, then the number crunchers will forcibly weight the sample so that it conforms to within (I'm assuming here because this is how I would do it if I were making the model) two standard deviations of the D+5 model.
And since the only other way to do the exit polling would be to go back to random sampling, then you are back to the same problem we had in 2004: self selection.
In other words, given the bias we've seen in the pre-election polls there is no reason to think that the exit polls won't have the same bias.
Don't panic if you see early exit polls showing an Obama lead. If the research design of those polls is anything like the research design of the pre-election polls, then they are absolutely meaningless.
UPDATE: Exactly as I expected, the Ohio exit poll has a D+7 skew. Which means it will be utterly worthless. So, whether they are using the old "random" method or the new and approved "weighted method", they're probably going to get it wrong.


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President Obama announced Wednesday that he really is the Antichrist and also happens to be a socialist Islamic terrorist, and set a date for the end of the world.
Just after being reelected Tuesday night, the president addressed his hometown of Chicago, Ill., where he revealed his not-so-shocking secret.
"It is true, my fellow Americans, that I am indeed a Muslim-Terrorist-Antichrist," Obama said. "I fooled all of you, and there's nothing that any of you can do about it. You're all going to die – muahahahahaha."
The announcement left many in the crowd in disbelief as confused cries of anguish and even some laughter rang out into the night. To prove his point, Obama grabbed a child from the audience and sacrificed him upon an unholy altar. Witnesses said that the president drank the blood of the child and laughed maniacally during the entire unholy ceremony.
News networks like MSNBC and CNN scrambled to make sense of Obama's announcement. Others, mostly just Fox News, aired an hour-long special about Obama's secret immediately after the president spoke.
"I've got to admit, we filmed that story about nine years ago," News Corporation chairman and CEO Rupert Murdoch said. "I've had my finger on that button for so long now. It feels good to finally be right, even if the world is coming to an end."
While most at the "news" network spent their time gloating about actually getting something right, staff members at MSNBC struggled to make sense of the president's revelation.
"I refuse to believe that he's anything but perfect," television show host Rachel Maddow said. "I will still stand behind our president even if he's a Terrorist-Muslim-Antichrist, and I certainly don't want to offend any other Terrorist-Muslim-Antichrists out there. Or is it Muslim-Antichrist-Terrorist?"
The announcement sent the country into utter disarray. Reports have indicated that poor people all over the country have taken rich people's money, homes, and healthcare, while millions of Mexicans have crossed into U.S. borders and ruined literally everything.
"I knew that I should have rigged those electronic voting machines!" Texan Booker Gunsman said as Mexicans ripped the flesh from his bones. "The world will rue the day that Americans voted for four more years of Obamaaaaaaa!"
Mitt Romney discovered the news of Obama's announcement early Wednesday morning while on his private spaceship en route to Mars.
"Hmm, well if we would have known that, we probably would have run our campaign a little differently," Romney said. "Sucks for you guys, I'm on my way to Mars – should have voted for me because I built a colony there. Now it'll just be up to me, my family, and all the other Mormons of the world to repopulate humanity."
The end of the world is set to take place December 21, 2012. When asked why he wouldn't at least let people celebrate Christmas one last time, Obama said, "Because I'm Muslim, that's why."


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(BEDFORD) - Three eighth grade male Shawswick Middle School students were rushed to IU Health Hospital around 11:52 this morning after allegedly taking prescription medicines.
Lawrence County Police and ambulances from IU Health Hospital and a Seals ambulance and first responders from Shawswick Volunteer Fire Department rushed to the scene.
North Lawrence Community School Superintendent Gary Conner says the boys are being treated and does not know their current conditions.
Conner did say the boys were responsive when they were transported to the hospital.
Officers from the Lawrence County Police Department were also at the hospital investigating.
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Street Level With Joey Batts & Rudy
The UZOO rapper Joey Batts and producer Rudy talk about creating live music and art on Pratt Street in Hartford. The free Audio Feed and Pratt Street music series brings local street musicians to Constitution Plaza on Wednesdays and Pratt Street on Fridays at lunchtime.
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The veterans at St. Luke's Eldercare home in Middletown will be traveling in style thanks to Executive Auto Group.
The group donated a 2012 Dodge Caravan that will be used to transport the home's veterans to their medical appointments. The volunteers who drive them had been using their personal vehicles, according to Scott Orsini, general manager of Executive Auto Group.
Several veterans were in attendance at a luncheon Thursday at Acura of Berlin, where the Caravan was donated to St. Luke's.
"It's just a way of saying thanks to the troops that have given so much for us," Orsini says. "Lots of times, these guys are forgotten. They went out and put their lives on the line and it's a great feeling to give back to them."


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We here at MadeMan.com sometimes refer to the internet as "he", "him", "she", "that dude", "God", "the queen", and "bitch". We're sure you agree that the internet has become a being of its own since Al Gore pushed it out of his vagina, er, brain. This notion — which some call delusion — got us to thinking. What if the internet was a being and could do cool things? Like design a house or fashion a weapon out of a tooth brush? Since the internet is a bizarre entity full of ideas spawned by billions of possibly-drunk, likely-insane people, the things it would create from all of its vast knowledge would be, well, something special.
We wanted to explore this idea a little further and threw a dart at our daily lives. And we landed on restaurants. Ask yourself: What sort of restaurant would the internet own? We think we found some of the answers. Except these were actually created by human beings. We think.
Nom Nom Truck
And luckily, they are hiring! Even in this economy, the internet has created a must-try/must-find-a-john-quickly mobile restaurant. We say mobile because it is a giant truck stocked with your favorite…Vietnamese tacos? Sure, we all remember enjoying those at Grandma's house around the Christmas tree with a tall glass of milk, but who knew it would start to take off. The internet showed us its beauty when churning out this brilliant idea by combining random things throughout history. Vietnam. Tacos. A truck. Delicious. Om nom nom nom nom nom!
Where to find this Gem: Where else? Los Angeles.
Modern Toilet
Yes, we know you just laughed, but someone/something actually did create this concept for a restaurant — and brought it to fruition. The concept is eating while you shit, although you are not really dropping a deuce. We hope. This place has chairs only made of real toilets, tables with toilets and sinks under them, and maybe the best feature, you get to eat out of dishes shaped like bed pans and mini-toilets. We don't advise ordering the chocolate ice cream, by the way. Imagine the google word search that created this internet concept? Are you thinking what we're thinking? It starts with two girls…
Where to find this Gem: Taipei
Restaurant in the Sky
Nothing like choking down your creme brule while trying not to fall to your death. This is a giant table on a platform that seats upwards of thirty people, has several servers and a chef. It can come with TV screens, heating, and lights. The whole circus is then hoisted 150 feet in the air where you can enjoy eating while hoping the four cables suspending you from the crane do not snap. Or that a flock of geese do not fly into your soup. If you don't want to do dinner, the contraption is also available for weddings, business meetings, and bat mitzvahs.
Where to find this Gem: All over the world. It's for rent.
Undersea Restaurant
This place is in a Hilton and is basically a glass submarine that people can eat in. Nothing like watching sea turtles have sexy time above your head while you are digging into your filet mignon. This is a prime example of what would result if the internet was able to create and own restaurants. The spot is 16 feet below the Indian Ocean and the cost is upwards to $220 per person. As expected, the concept of eating seafood while seafood is watching you eat them is taking off. A burger joint is now in the works set in the middle of a cow pasture full of cows. Okay, we have no proof of that, but could be true.
Where to find this Gem: The Hilton Maldives, Rangali Island.
Buns 'n Guns
Maybe this should be categorized in the "If the Internet was a Terrorist" feature, but it has mad merit here, too. It's a restaurant designed to look like a military bunker complete with sandbags and mesh. Real weapons and ammo decorate the walls and the dishes range from The B-52 and Kalashnikov, to the Viper. And yep, you guessed it. There's no soothing music playing in the background while you wash down your terrorist bread (they do call it that). Here, your chow can digest to the sound of gunfire. A place thought up in crazy world can only have one slogan: "A sandwich can kill you."
Where to find this Gem: Beruit.
The Robot Restaurant
This is not the real name of the place, but it was nicknamed this by patrons when they realized that the owners were robots sent by the internet — from the future — to never sleep and work in a restaurant from 6am until 3am every day. After some investigating, it turns out that it is run by two couples, both identical twins, each with a kid that also looks exactly alike. We're still suspicious that the internet cloned one couple in some evil scheme to get around labor laws, but the couples claim that they are the old love cliche of identical twins marrying one another and then starting an eatery. Serving up a nice dish of creepy almost 'round the clock.
Where to find this Gem: China. There goes our labor laws theory.
The Clink
90% of our searches involve the word 'prison', because it fascinates us. Well, our internet was paying attention because presto! — now there is a restaurant in a real prison. Not just the mess hall where you have to pick worms out of the prison hash, this is actually a high class joint. You will have to give up any metal objects at the door — cell phone, shoe strings, or anything that could be used to kill you — before security will escort you through the gray halls and cells to the dining area. Uneasy yet? Well, just wait until you realize the dining staff are all criminals. So if you receive your steak a little undercooked, we suggest you suck it up and eat it. You can live with a tape worm. A shiv to the spleen is a little harder to overcome.
Where to find this Gem: Surrey. That's in the UK, by the way.


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Dubai, UAE, September 6, 2017: Friends Provident International (FPI) has enhanced its International Protector Middle East plan by adding the Best Doctors® service as a free additional benefit for customers. With effect from 1 September 2017, all new International Protector plans will include this benefit.
Founded in 1989 by Harvard Medical School professors, Best Doctors is a privately owned, global benefits provider that serves more than 40 million members in every major region of the world. The Best Doctors network includes over 50,000 of the world's top medical experts. Each has been designated as among the best by other doctors through an exclusive, Gallup®-certified process.
The innovative services include access to an unrivalled network of physicians, who have been selected as the best in their field by other leading doctors. With every service offered, the goal remains the same: to help people in need get the right diagnosis and treatment, significantly improving health outcomes.
Marcus Gent, Managing Director, Middle East and Africa for FPI said:
"At FPI we care about our customers and we understand that, from time-to-time, they will have issues that impact their well being. Should a customer fall seriously ill, we want them to be confident they are getting the best advice from the best doctors in the world. We recognise the importance of this and we are pleased to include the world-class Best Doctors service, as a value added benefit of International Protector, at no additional cost to the customer."
The FPI Best Doctors service is available to eligible policyholders if they are diagnosed with a major critical, degenerative or life threatening condition and has three aspects:
This service provides an expert second opinion on a condition based on an in-depth analysis of the medical case by a top specialist. It is a confidential service designed to complement the existing care being provided by the customer's own doctor.
This is a confidential call to Best Doctors, to ask questions about medical conditions and treatments. Questions will be answered by a specialist in the condition.
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Yeastie Boys Sam at The Festival podcast
Friends since high school, New Zealanders Sam Possenniskie and Stu McKinlay discovered craft beer in college and began experimenting with homebrewing. They got rave reviews from their friends and acquaintances who tried their Pot Kettle Black American style porter. Some years down the road, after they had established careers -- Sam in banking and Stu in internet technologies -- they decided that they had the skills, recipes and, most important, the passion for making great beer. So why not share that with the world? Thusly, Yeastie Boys was born.
After only one year in business, their Pot Kettle Black porter won top awards for that category at the New Zealand Brewers Guild 2009 awards! They continue to impress, as last year they scored three important brewing trophies: Champion Beer at The Asia Beer Awards (for Pot Kettle Black), People's Choice at The Great Australasian Beer SpecTAPular (for Gunnamatta), and Morton Coutts Trophy for Innovation at the Brewers Guild of New Zealand Awards (for Rex Attitude).
Yeastie Boys are a tenant brewer, like Pretty Things, Grimm Artisanal, Mikkeller, and many others who don't own a brewing facility, but basically rent out a brewery from batch to batch. The Boys brew at Invercargill Brewery in Invercargill, NZ, which is at the very bottom of the South Island, about 500 miles from Wellington on the North Island, which is where the Yeasites are based.
|Golden Age of Bloodshed, made with beets.
|About 500 miles from YB HQ to the brewery.
[link to podcast page]
|(L-R) Sam and Stu. (Photo courtesy of Crafty Pint)


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Harold the giraffe is at Osborne Primary School. He came in the Life Education Van and we have been lucky enough to visit him there. Ask your preps all about it!
We had lots of fun and did lots of learning and sharing of knowedge about body parts, healthy bodies, staying safe and food for every day (and 'sometimes food' too). What's your favourite 'everyday food'? Do you have a special 'sometimes food' too?
Have a peek at our pictures and see some snippets of our Life Education experience. I think there just might be some interesting and exiciting experiences about to happen back in our classrooms this week too as already, many of the preps are creating great ideas for their up-coming 'investigations' sessions.


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Paleo Blueberry Sorbet
Here in my home, were ice cream people. It was probably one of the harder things to give up, that being store brought ice cream. I can't even tell you how many dates Brian and I have had that ended with a milkshake. I actually received an ice cream maker for Christmas well before we knew we were going to stick with this paleo diet. I've actually gotten a ton of use out of it just creating paleo desserts as well. For the occasional treat this is one of my favorites!
- 1 cup full fat coconut milk
- 3 Tbsp. lemon juice
- 1 1/2 cups of water
- 1/2 cup of pure maple syrup
- 1 pint blueberries
-Throw everything in the blender and give it a whirl until it's combined. You'll still have flecks of the blueberry skin throughout.
- Pop into ice cream maker until an ice cream/ sorbet consistency is reached. I have the kitchen aid ice cream attachment and I love it!


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DENVER, July 26 (UPI) -- Tyler Chatwood struck out 11 and contributed a two-run double in one of Colorado's two big innings Friday, bringing the Rockies an 8-3 win over Milwaukee.
Colorado scored four times in both the second and fourth innings to provide plenty of support for Chatwood (7-3), who held the Brewers to two runs on six hits in seven innings.
Chatwood's double came in the second and a key error with the bases loaded by Milwaukee first baseman Yuniesky Betancourt set up the Rockies' outburst in the fourth.
After Charlie Blackmon scored on the error, Troy Tulowitzki, Michael Cuddyer and Todd Helton all singled home a run. Three of the runs in the inning were unearned.
Wily Peralta (7-10) endured the loss, allowing five earned runs on seven hits in 3 2/3.


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It only matters that I am happy.9 21 Share Tweet
I've never fit quite right in with others. Who knew I'd find my place on the other side of the world, in a magazine laying at a coffee-table. I haven't been in this community that long, but it didn't take long for me to feel right at home. And when it really came down to it, they proved themselves true to be amazing. Which, if possible, just made me feel even more at home.
Yeah. I found Lomography in a magazine in Brisbane, at a couchsurfers coffee-table I was staying with. I only picked the mag up because the cover looked interesting, and inside was a review of 8 lomographic cameras. The LC-A+ was in there and it called my name. I took a mental note of the strange but funny name, Lomography, and checked it up when I came back to Oslo, Norway. Only some 15,000km away. Didn't take long for me to order it. And now here I am. No looking back to the digital which is where I started.
2 weeks ago to writing date, a lot of feelings were building up inside me and making me feel bad. And so I did what I've learned to do when I have too much inside: I wrote it out. More for myself than anyone else, but I knew this was the place I wanted to write it, rather than Facebook. And then I started getting back some amazing response that filled me with such gratitude, such joy and such calm.
I felt better as soon as it was posted, but the response was just… I love you all for the amazing comments and for being who you are.
And then what happened? I got the weeks most popular user blog, something I didn't even think would happen, and especially not from just easing my mind and heart from heavy thoughts and feelings.
This community is filled with people that I wish I had around me in real life, every day, and not just through a screen. It's a community with wonderful ideas, visions, opinions and variation.
In some small ways, being gay is similar to being a Lomographer.
You love a minority, you belong to a minority, and not everyone will understand you. And others will think you're more cool for it. :) Lomographers are openminded, curious, excited by differences and eager to see more, learn more, know more, explore more. I can only hope that this community spreads – that our love spreads over the world and especially to those who may need it, and that more people start to see the world as we see it: exciting, beautiful, always surprising.
The LC-A+ is a camera that I will never trade away, sell, or forget.
It brought me here to, to you all, and I'm finally in the gang, not outside staring longingly with sad eyes.
What has Lomography done for you?
written by lighttomysoul on 2011-05-13 #people #lifestyle #love #happiness #friend #friends #choices #courage #sexuality


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Stability in consumer responses during exposure
The paper "Stability in consumer resonses to familiar and new chocoloates during period of exposure" written by Tormod Næs and co-authors was recently published in Food Quality and Preference.
- New results on effects of product exposure.
- Comparison of rating and take-away choice.
- Comparison of home testing and in hall tests.
- Comparison of individual differences and average effects
The aim of this paper is to study the effects of exposure to different types of chocolate on consumer responses. Three different chocolates were considered, one established market leader and two new chocolates from a product development project. A group of consumers participated two times in a central location test and were exposed to different chocolates over a 4 weeks period between the two occasions. Main focus is on informed liking with the inclusion of brand name. Both average effects and individual differences in consumers' responses are discussed. The main conclusion of this study is that the liking of the established chocolate was similar before and after exposure (with a slight decrease in liking) while the liking went significantly up for one of the new products.
Exposure; Familiarity; Liking; Individual differences; Product development
Full citation:
Næs, T.; Segtnan, A.; Granli, B. S.; Menichelli, E.; Hersleth, M., Stability in consumer responses to familiar and new chocolates during a period of exposure. Food Quality and Preference 2015, 39, (0), 176-182.
DOI: 10.1016/j.foodqual.2014.07.015
Science direct: http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0950329314001621


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Vincent Laforet took to the skies on a dark Las Vegas night and took pictures of both the (in)famous Strip, and the surrounding areas. The city is fascinating – a bright, neat grid of lights in a pitch-black desert.
"Clearly these images wouldn't have been possible two years ago. This is due to the fact that cameras were not sensitive enough to low light as they are today, and the fact that LED lights were not as prevalent in cities as they are today. In many ways this is the perfect photographic storm. There is a genuine sense of discovery when you make these images. You know they likely have never been shot before" he writes on the project website. "I'll never be an astronaut – but this is the closest to space that I'll likely ever get."
With this unprecedented clarity and from this vantage point, Sin City looks like the world of Tron. Unreal.
Armed with cameras such as the Canon 1DX and the Mamiya Leaf Credo 50 MP back- both capable of shooting relatively clean files at 3200 & 6400 ISO and a series of f2.8 to f1.2 lenses including a few tilt-shift lenses (see image above.)
I was finally able to capture some of the images that I've dreamed of capturing for decades.
More info: storehouse.com / http://fineart.laforetvisuals.com/AIR/Las-Vegas/


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Warner Bros., the studio behind the hit comedy Two and a Half Men, is apparently not cool enough to handle Charlie Sheen anymore. But then again, who is? The bi-winning actor has made the magnificent decision to use all the media outlets of the world to film what is either the most epic self-destruction in the history of Hollywood, or the first step to a new religion based around the awesomeness that is Sheen. But it now appears that the actor will have to find a new source of income to support himself and "the goddesses", as Warner Bros. has decided to terminate the actor's services.
"After careful consideration, Warner Bros. Television has terminated Charlie Sheen's services on Two and a Half Men effective immediately."
It is telling that CBS did not even attempt to candy-coat the announcement and use softer language, like "We have decided to go our separate ways", or "Even though it isn't available we tried the drug that is Charlie Sheen, and it did in fact cause people to die, not to mention that it had the potential to melt our faces off–plus we didn't want our children to weep over our bodies after they had exploded."
Instead, the studio issued the unceremonious press release notifying the world that Sheen was no longer a part of the show.
"Based on the totality of Charlie Sheen's statements, conduct and condition, CBS and Warner Bros. Television have decided to discontinue production of Two and a Half Men for the remainder of the season."
The second part of the press release seems to suggest that the show itself might return next season, which would likely mean a new cast member. It will be a difficult act to follow, but with the massive payday waiting any potential newcomer there are bound to be people wanting the job. But who could hope to match the sheer joy that Sheen has brought us recently? Keith Richards maybe? David Hasselhoff?
For those that have missed the Sheenwreck, it is truly difficult to recap it and do it justice. It really is hard to explain when a man that was making an industry leading $2 million an episode, or $44 million a year (not counting the syndication royalties) then attacks the show's producers and calls them maggots, or the brief stint in rehab that ended when Sheen decided that he "blinked and I cured my brain".
Sheen recently complained that CBS was trying to ruin his family, and so he needed $3 million an episode before he would consider returning. Oh, and he also wanted a public apology for the way he was treated, and suggested that the studio should be renamed "Charlie Bros." Perhaps he was insulted at the way the network arrogantly kept throwing money at him, or vengefully overlooked nine years of his hard partying that included an arrest after allegedly threatening his soon to be ex-wife with a gun. Not surprisingly, Warner Bros. did not seem all that willing to comply.
The actor had already vowed to take legal action against the show when the producers said that they were postponing the remainder of the season until Sheen at least pretended to be sane (not their exact words). That legal action seems to now have the added benefit of including a wrongful termination suit, which should be a joy for all of us that are curious to see what comes out of Sheen's mouth next.
But fear not, Sheen fans, Charlie is just warming up. The now unemployed actor has already taken his battle against everybody to Twitter, where he became the fastest person alive to reach 1 million followers. He also has his own TV show of sorts, "Sheen's Korner", which is available online where you can receive regular doses of Charlie…while supplies last.


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October is the time for cultural tourism in Haskovo and Dimitrovgrad, Bulgaria
Music for centuries fascinates by its charm. Few know that Bulgarian municipalities Haskovo, Dimitrovgrad and Stambolovo represent an opportunity for cultural tourism in October, when Autumn musical days are held. Thanks to the tourist product developed under the Operational Programme "Regional Development" 2007-2013 it is now possible tourists from all over the world to visit these festivals of the musical culture. Lovers of classical and modern music can combine visits to concerts with tours through which to experience the Thrace region in southeastern Europe, famous for its architectural monuments and wonderful wines. Therefore the holidays, fairs and festivals in Haskovo, Dimitrovgrad and Stambolovo are endless fountain of originality and beauty, a sense of admiration for the music and its style.
On the stages in these cities you can simultaneously enjoy the virtuoso performances of the world famous artists alongside major local talents who together will serve unforgettable emotions and experiences. So your stay here will be a meeting that leaves lasting memories with a wealth of history, dynamic present and a clear view to the future.
In the town of Haskovo it is a must to visit the International Violin Competition and Music Days "Prof. Nedyalka Simeonova" in October. They bear the name of the famous Bulgarian violinist, born more than 100 years. The virtuosic musician left lasting traces in the Bulgarian and world music. Within the annual music festival on the stage of the Haskovo Theatre "Ivan Dimov" parallel with concert performances of popular Bulgarian orchestras and their salts, a Competition for Young Violinists, established as a prestigious international event is organised.
Autumn Days of Music and Youth Jazz Festival are held annually in the town of Dimitrovgrad in October. The tradition has its roots from 1989 and fills this month with various events. Concerts, exhibitions and educational youth programs are among the highlights in the rich program of the Days.
Tourists can enjoy these cultural events thanks to the project "Development of regional tourist product: Haskovo - Dimitrovgrad - Stambolovo", financed by the European Regional Development Fund and the state budget of the Republic of Bulgaria.


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What a week it's been!! I've had so many unexpected things happening this week and have had no time to pop in here and tell you about it! Normally Tuesdays are my days to feature other wonderful artists in my Tuesday Treasure Hunt feature, but since I've been on a twirly whirly rollercoaster ride of a week, I will hold off on this week's treasures and save them for next week's feature :-) Instead I thought I'd just share this little inspirational image with you. When the roller coaster slows down in a few days I'll be back to tell you all about the exciting happenings of this past week. There has been fun art stuff, scary sales opportunities, and the start of new and unexpected projects. Life is such a jumble bumble mix up sometimes isn't it??
I look forward to slowing down and catching up on all my favorite blogs and of course we can't forget that this weekend is the super fun Le Mysterieux Carnival.blog event. If you have not heard of it yet, pop over and check it out...it's going to be amazing!!
See you soon!


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A fantasy (like most of the President's own memoir)
A new biography of Barack Obama has established that his grandfather was not, as is related in the President's own memoir, detained by the British in Kenya and found that claims that he was tortured were a fabrication.
'Barack Obama: The Story' by David Maraniss catalogues dozens of instances in which Obama deviated significantly from the truth in his book 'Dreams from My Father: A Story of Race and Inheritance'. The 641-page book punctures the carefully-crafted narrative of Obama's life.
One of the enduring myths of Obama's ancestry is that his paternal grandfather Hussein Onyango Obama, who served as a cook in the British Army, was imprisoned in 1949 by the British for helping the anti-colonial Mau Mau rebels and held for several months.
Obama's step-grandmother Sarah, Onyango wife, who is still living, is quoted in the future President's memoir, as saying: 'One day, the white man's askaris came to take Onyango away, and he was placed in a detention camp.
'But he had been in the camp for over six months, and when he returned to Alego he was very thin and dirty. He had difficulty walking, and his head was full of lice. He was so ashamed, he refused to enter his house or tell us what happened.'
In a 2008 interview, Sarah Obama claimed that he was 'whipped every morning and evening' by the British. 'They would sometimes squeeze his testicles with metal rods. They also pierced his nails and buttocks with a sharp pin, with his hands and legs tied together. He was lucky to survive. Some of his fellow inmates were mutilated with castration pliers and beaten to death with clubs.'
But Maraniss, who researched Obama's life in Kenya, Indonesia, Hawaii and the mainland United States, found that there were 'no remaining records of any detention, imprisonment, or trial of Hussein Onyango Obama'. He interviewed five people who knew Obama's grandfather, who died in 1979, who 'doubted the story or were certain it did not happen'.


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The official David Beckham website: www.davidbeckham.com
About David Beckham:
Beckham was born in Leytonstone, London, England; the son of David Edward Alan "Ted" Beckham, a kitchen fitter and Manchester United fan, and Sandra Georgina West, a hairdresser. He regularly played football in Ridgeway Park, Chingford as a child. His mother's family is Jewish, and Beckham has referred to himself as "half Jewish" and spoken of the influence the religion has had on him, although he is not known to practice Judaism or any other faith. In his book Both Feet on the Ground, he stated that growing up he always attended church with his parents and sisters.
His parents were fanatical Manchester United supporters who would frequently travel to Old Trafford from London to attend Manchester United's home matches. David inherited his parents' love of Manchester United and his main sporting passion was football. He attended one of Bobby Charlton's football schools in Manchester and won the chance to take part in a training session at FC Barcelona, as part of a talent competition. As a child he played for a local youth team called the Ridgeway Rovers - coached by his father, Stuart Underwood and Steve Kirby.
He was a Manchester United mascot for a match against West Ham United in 1986. Young Beckham had trials with his local club, Leyton Orient, Norwich City and attended Tottenham Hotspur's, which was the first club he played for, school of excellence. During a two-year period in which he played for Brimsdown Rovers' youth team, he was named Under-15 Player of the Year in 1990. He also attended Bradenton Preparatory Academy, but signed schoolboy forms at Manchester United on his fourteenth birthday, and subsequently signed a Youth Training Scheme contract on 8 July 1991.
He was part of a group of young players at the club who guided the club to win the FA Youth Cup in May 1992, with Beckham scoring in the second leg of the final against Crystal Palace. He made his first appearance for United's first-team that year, as a substitute in a League Cup match against Brighton & Hove Albion, and signed his first professional contract shortly afterwards. United reached the final of the Youth Cup again the following year, with Beckham playing in their defeat by Leeds United, and he won another medal in 1994 when the club's reserve team won their league.
He went to Preston North End on loan in the 1994–95 season to get some first team experience, then made his first Premier League appearance for Manchester United on 2 April 1995, in a goalless draw against Leeds United.