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When I was in the hospital this June giving birth to my first baby, I admittedly had more than a few moments when I wished I could have been in the comfort of my own home. While I'm not about to weigh in on the home birth vs. hospital birth debate, these home birth story photos from Sharon Johnson Photography certainly show how beautiful and warm an at-home birth can be. Meet Derek and Aynna, who gave birth to baby Eleanor. This was the first home as well as natural birth Sharon Johnson photographed. According to Sharon, mom Aynna did a wonderful job laboring, proceeding through with confidence and beauty. You can see more from this special day by visiting the full gallery.
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A National Government will repeal 100 regulations in our first six months in Government and we will eliminate two old regulations for every new one we introduce, National's spokesperson for Economic Development Todd McClay says.
"National understands the effect excessive regulations can have on competitiveness and productivity. We want an operating environment where businesses can thrive and aren't strangled by red tape.
"We need to regularly test whether regulations are still needed, remove barriers to new businesses entering markets and streamline unnecessarily slow and expensive bureaucratic procedures.
"That's why we will require future governments and regulatory agencies to undertake at least one regulatory simplification process every three years that looks at reducing the complexity and number of regulations.
"Over a number of years, New Zealand has developed good processes to encourage discipline around the spending of taxpayer money. We need to translate expected levels of fiscal discipline to regulation.
"This requires meaningful cost-benefit analysis of new regulations as well as political discipline. When Government imposes regulatory costs on New Zealanders it should be held to account.
"National understands the importance of moving quickly to introduce new regulations for new technologies to get established, and sometimes to disrupt old patterns. The previous National Government worked quickly to establish a regulatory regime for New Zealand's growing space industry.
"We will continue to work swiftly as new technologies arrive and we will remove regulations as they become redundant. We understand the kind of regulatory environment that businesses need to succeed.
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Some people love the smell of coffee in the morning. Some even like waking up to the whiff of bacon and eggs. Not I though thanks to one breakfast on holiday that I will never forget.
So I was in Las Vegas on holiday and after a big night out on the town I woke up feeling not my usual 100%. And in between pottering around different places on Fremont Street to figure out what to have for my brekkie, I stumbled across a diner like spot inside the El Cortez hotel called Café Cortez (it's sadly closed down now but that's another story). I straddled up to a seat and asked what was good for breakfast. The server asked what I liked. I of course said bacon and to my surprise she said "Oh, you'll want the breakfast burger then". And it was a sight to behold. A burger patty bigger than my head with strips of crispy bacon on top and enough fries that it's not embarrassing if you hand back a plate still with a mini mountain of fries on the side.
Las Vegas is an amazing city for burger lovers (especially if you love bacon in there) so I decided to compile a list of the best places to go for a burger when you're lucky enough to be on holiday there.
Burger Spot No.1 – Wahlburgers
The flight to Las Vegas can be a long one, especially when you're hungry. My mind was on one thing upon landing at McCarran; I had to finally get to Wahlburgers. This is a very popular chain in the States that is owned by the family of Hollywood actor Mark Wahlberg, hence the name. I've been watching their TV show about the restaurant chain for a few years now and I always wanted to try their Sloppy Joe. It's a burger you don't really get at home in the UK but it's basically a burger all mushed up instead of served as a patty with tobacco style onions on top. It's very messy and oh so delicious, especially after airplane food so except to get at least some tomato sauce stains on your clothes.
Burger Spot No.2 – In-N-Out
Not all fast food burgers are created equal. In-N-Out has legendary status on the West coast of America for being more than a notch above their competitors. Their burgers are just little more expensive but are worth seeking out. The closest to all the action is just at the bottom of the strip up the road from New York New York. In true American style it's a road site burger joint that is inconveniently behind one of the busiest motorway junctions in the city so if you really want one, hop in a taxi and tell the driver to take you to the one by the University of Nevada. You can have am animal style burger and then take a short jaunt around the corner to the Pinball Hall Of Fame; an actual museum full of pinball machines you can play.
Burger Spot No.3 – Glutton
If you are staying in Downtown or visiting Fremont Street, you'll walk by the famous Heart Attack Grill that serves calorific meals that are honestly just a bit too much. Watching people inside tackling burgers and pizzas the likes of which you'd usually only see on Man V Food feels like watching animals at the zoo. If you love a good food challenge then by all means go for it, but if you prefer a well-made burger over shock value, nip a block over to a place called Glutton. It has that typical laidback American bar feel that is sometimes missing in Vegas. I went for lunch one day and had their Glutton burger (with bacon of course) and duck fat chips that are served like garlic potatoes.
Burger Spot No.4 – Holsteins
Prefer to get your burger somewhere a little fancier? Well there are a few high-end spots on the famous Vegas Strip that try to make burgers look more posh than an M&S ad. Famous chefs such as Gordon Ramsay and Wolfgang Puck have burger only restaurants in hotels like Planet Hollywood and the MGM Grand, but I dined out in style at Holsteins in the Uber trendy Cosmopolitan Hotel.
Burgers are on average $20 if that gives any indication of how high end we're talking. I had The Rising Sun which was an Asian inspired burger with teriyaki glaze and tempura avocado with The Fat Boy Milkshake ($15) that had candy flavoured vodka, Reese's pieces, Oreo bits, Pretzels and candy floss on top. It was a meat and sugar coma I was happy to be a part of.
Now these are just a few of the many amazing spots to eat in Las Vegas when you want a nice burger. There are other foods too like the unbelievable BBQ i had at Big Ern's in the Container Park and the super healthy Hula Bowl at Bowlology (because you can't go too crazy with your diet on holiday) but if you just want a tried and trusted, proper American burger, these are the places to go.
And if you're thinking of booking that dream holiday to Las Vegas anytime soon, have a look online for a discount code for Thomson as they run special deals for holidays to the States.


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SAN DIEGO - It's going to be a white Christmas in San Diego in the mountains.
For everybody else, Christmas Day will be wet, rainy and windy, according to the National Weather Service.
"A storm system is coming and after about 10 p.m. tonight, we'll begin having scattered showers that will continue through the day on Christmas,'' NWS forecaster Samantha Connolly said. "The storm system will bring cooler temperatures through tomorrow, and snow above 5,000 feet.''
Connolly said temperatures will drop into the high 50s to 60s in most of San Diego on Christmas day. She said temperatures in the mountains are expected to dip into the 30s and 40s during the storm.
"We will have gusty winds as well through the day and night,'' Connolly said. "Wind gusts will be up to 30 mph along the coasts and in the inland valleys, and as much as 50 to 60 mph in the mountains and deserts.''
One-tenth to one-quarter of an inch of rain is expected along the coast and in the inland valleys and the deserts on Christmas. Half an inch to an inch of rain is expected in the mountains.
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Beyond Duty
Well, Call of Duty 5: World at War was quite a mixed bag for me. It did turn out to be immersive, but at the same time, it still has quite many things that need work.
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Clouded skies
Yes, S.T.A.L.K.E.R.: Clear Sky is not that new, but I did not have an opportunity to play it till now. I have really mixed feelings about it. While it does have more than necessary old maps, it did have some fun elements, but it definitely is NOT a complete new game, maybe not even an expansion.
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Platinum Generation
I thought I should mention a pleasant surprise I got while playing around with steam the other day. I have a first-gen Half Life: Generation Pack from old, so old, in fact, that Half Life: Blue Shift didn't come with it. This greatly annoyed me at the time, and continued to do so until this other day.
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Skin is the new Kevlar!
Yep, its time to mince Far Cry 2 apart. To sum up, it does not live up to the f(l)ame. It is undeniably beautiful, but tedious, infuriating and boring as well. Plus, it gave me a headache due to the (yet again) faulty widescreen implementation.
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Greys have blood too, you know
Sooo, lately there has been a surge of freely playable full games. Not "the absolute most popular" of their time, but nevertheless, good ones. One of these was Area 51. The basic story is the usual: bad aliens come, some conspiracy, kill'em all. Apart from this, its a good game, with goo story for an FPS, it runs very well even on average or below-average PCs. Even if it wouldn't be free, it would be worth its time.
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Dungeoncrawling in SPACE!
Just today, Gas Powered Games released their next in line for the Dungeon Siege series. The new thing: they moved it into space, hence the title "Space Siege".
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Massive storyline
So, Mass Effect. Yes, the one with the oh-my-god-full-sex-scene engineered shocks and all its variations. Quite a good game actually, not perfect, but still there.
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The Belated Tablet Review
So I promised to write a full review about my then-new tablet... months passed and I got quite some learning experience from it in both ways.
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Two Rainbows in the Sky
As I did play with the first installment of the series I was curious to the fixes and the storyline this would likely include in this. Especially because the first game was quite full of bugs and didn't quite close that story to my satisfaction.
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Fall of Alternate
I installed this game out of need-to-play... I wanted to play something, as I already finished those I had on, and this was the closest.... Well, on some level I wish I haven't. The reviews spoke truth unfortunately.
Moving along....
So, the promised review of the Motion Computing M1400. As already stated, it was introduced in 2004, the same year I bought my ASUS M6800Ne notebook, so I'll go ahead and make some comparisons to that and to notebooks today as well.
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Sketching along....
A couple days ago I managed to acquire a used tablet PC: Motion Computing M1400. Tipical slate-type tablet, with all the nuances, errors and advantages of its kind. I'll post a detailed review of this 2004 monster in a few days/weeks...
Here it is, sorry for being about a month late!
Legacy of a Killer
Assassin's Creed was a game that I eagerly waited from the time the first shots/videos were released. I liked the Hitman series, and was enthralled by the medieval setting and the visual/audio quality. Of course, I was sceptic at first, suspecting a bullshot, but it proved to be false in the long run. While it looked revolutionary at that time, so did Crysis, and it didn't save it from being mediocre in all other elements.
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Hard to be a God, part 2
And it's even harder to get a good game. Little nuances can easily kill gameplay, challenge or story. Unfortunately, there are plenty of those annoying bugs left in the final game that plagued the demo, in fact, I didn't find one that was fixed. After watching the end credits, it got clear, why: only one tester was listed. Way too few.
On a related topic, first english post.
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It's hard to be a good game
Pár napja jött ki a "It's hard to be a God" demója. Aki nem ismerné, egy középkori (nem fantasy, semmi varázslat nincs benne, csak technika) és scifi elemeket vegyítő világban (alkotói ugyanazok a Sturgatsky testvérek, akinek többek között a STALKER háttérvilágát is köszönhetjük) kell ármánykodás, politika és felelősség között vergődnie az egyszeri játékosnak.
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16 January, 2019 8:00 AM RBI may take dovish stance in February policy with softer inflation
With softer retail and wholesale price-based inflation, Reserve Bank of India is likely to change its policy stance from 'neutral' from 'calibrated tightening' in the February policy, says a report. The inflation based on the Consumer Price Index (CPI) eased to an 18-month low of 2.19 percent in December compared to 2.33 percent in November and 5.21 percent 1323
15 January, 2019 11:17 AM Sensex soars over 460 points, Nifty regains 10,800
Drop in inflation raised hopes of monetary easing. New Delhi: Markets posted strong gains with both the Sensex and Nifty closing above 1.30 percent as lower inflation figures gave way to expectations of an ease in the monetary policy by the Reserve Bank of India in its February policy review. The BSE Sensex jumped 464.77 points or 1.30 percent to 36,318.33 while 213
15 January, 2019 4:20 AM Rupee weakens to 71/$ for first time since Dec
Today, USD-INR pair is expected to quote in the range of 70.40 and 71.20, says Motilal Oswal. The Indian rupee erased all its morning gains and weakened to 71/$ for first time since December 2018. Rupee came under pressure against the US dollar ahead of the important inflation number that was released later in the evening. Data showed inflation in December 144
14 January, 2019 12:33 PM WPI inflation falls to 8-month low of 3.80% in December
New Delhi: Inflation based on wholesale prices fell to an eight-month low 3.80 percent in December, from 4.64 percent in November as prices of food articles and fuel softened. The Wholesale Price Index (WPI)-based inflation 3.58 percent during the corresponding month of the previous year, official data showed on Monday. According to the government data, food articles 228
14 January, 2019 6:37 AM Wholesale inflation at 3.8% in December vs 4.64% in November
Wholesale prices index in India eases to 8-month low at 3.8 percent in December 2018, compared with 4.64 percent in the preceding month due to lower food and vegetables prices, data released by the Commerce and Industry Ministry showed. Inflation for October was revised to 5.54 percent from 5.28 percent. The Wholesale Price Index (WPI) is a marker for price 158
14 January, 2019 4:28 AM China's global trade surplus fell in 2018: Customs
China's global trade volume rose last year but its surplus fell again as its imports outpaced its exports, official data released Monday showed amid a bruising trade war with the United States. Total trade reached $ 4.62 trillion, a 12.6 percent rise from 2017, according to customs data. But the trade surplus for the world's second largest economy fell 16.2 percent 266
27 December, 2018 4:52 AM US Commerce Department won't publish economic data during shutdown: Report
The US Department of Commerce's Bureau of Economic Analysis and Census Bureau will not publish economic data during the government shutdown, the Wall Street Journal reported on Wednesday, citing an agency spokeswoman. The commerce department releases key figures on gross domestic product, inflation, personal income and spending, trade and new-home sales 115
24 December, 2018 7:57 AM GST Roadmap To Be To Work Towards A Single Rate Between 12%, 18%: Arun Jaitley
Finance Minister Arun Jaitley said the country should look towards having slabs of zero, five per cent and a standard rate for luxury and sin goods. The government is working towards a single national sales tax rate which could be a mid-point between 12 and 18 per cent, Finance Minister Arun Jaitley said on Monday, in an effort to simplify the tax structure 132
14 December, 2018 8:00 PM Facebook Says Bug May Have Exposed Photos on Nearly 7 Million Users
Facebook said Friday that a software bug affecting nearly 7 million users may have exposed a broader set of photos to app developers than what those users intended. Although this doesn't mean the photos were actually seen by anyone, the revelation of the bug offers another reminder of just how much data Facebook has on its 2.27 billion users and how often 124
13 December, 2018 4:08 AM Rupee, Bonds Surge After Easing Inflation Fuels Rate Cut Hopes
Bonds, rupee rose on Thursday after inflation eased sharply in November, bolstering expectations of a rate cut sooner than expected. MUMBAI: Bonds rose on Thursday after inflation eased sharply in November, bolstering expectations of a rate cut sooner than expected, while the rupee also strengthened as global trade tensions eased. The 10-year benchmark 90


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To totally upgrade and replace the existing software and servers and to provide remote access for the remote offices, along with a new and sophisticated telephone system.
The client had identified that their existing system had become outdated and wanted to use the opportunity to maximise the potential of latest technology. They were looking for increased efficiency and greater flexibility in day-to-day operations. Holker IT recommended new servers on a Hyper-V VM monitoring platform, adding an RDS server for remote access and multi-site VPN solution. The project also included the creation of offsite back-up and the addition of double-time, high-availability software for real time application. Holker IT custom designed the entire system, ensuring that it worked in complete harmony with the VOIP telephone system installed at the same time.
Basically our systems – IT and telephone – had grown old and tired. The IT element was seven years old and could no longer do what we needed it to do. We took the view that we needed a new start and embarked on a £25k investment, which has since paid handsome dividends in terms of improving overall efficiency. Personally speaking, I have noticed many advantages and benefits – not least by being able to access the office, via a router, from anywhere in the world, which is particularly significant when you do a lot of travelling. Holker IT impressed us from first day to last. They listened carefully to what we wanted, were pro-active in putting a plan together and then executed it without too much fuss. There was a problem with the telephone system manufacturer, who seemed to think that the blame lay with us, and they even took on the task of putting them straight too! It was a big project for us and a lot of money to spend, but the value soon became apparent and the on-going support has also proved invaluable.Ian Guest


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Play Garage Apocalypse, a fun time pressure point-and-click game about escaping death. You are trapped in a garage with nothing more that a broken car and a gun. While countless undeads head right to you to eat your brains, the only things keeping them out are two fragile doors. Your challenge consists in three different task. Number 1: repair the car to get the hell out of that garage. Number 2: shoot the zombies down. Number 3: repair the damaged doors. You win the game once you have completely repaired the car, so keep task number 1 in mind. You lose the game once the zombies break one of the doors, so keep 2 and 3 also in mind. Enjoy Garage Apocalypse!
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Wolfgang Bauer, a distinguished professor at Michigan State University, views unused farmland in Michigan as untapped energy resources. He believes farmlands hold immense opportunity economic development.
Bauer studies the ways in which renewable energy from animal waste, energy crops like corn or switch grass, and even food waste can be transformed into biogas. He also has researched the …Read More


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"It is with great sadness that I heard the news of Kenneth Bailey's passing. One of the distinct privileges I had during my time at IVP Academic was working with Ken on his massive book, Paul Through Mediterranean Eyes. I will count that always as one of the rare honors. I came away from that struck by Ken's passion, erudition, care, attention to detail, and zeal for honoring Scripture, history, culture, and people. He was not only a teacher but a continuous learner, and wanted to communicate to others the gems he constantly found. An example for us all."
—Michael Gibson, acquisitions editor at Fortress Press
"Serving as Ken Bailey's editor for Jesus Through Middle Eastern Eyes was one of the highlights of my time at IVP. Ken was wonderful to work with: invariably kind, patient, with a warm and self-deprecating sense of humor, and always open to suggestions. While his many books are a vital gift to the church, it is his Christlike character that I will always remember. Thank you, Lord, for Ken Bailey!"
—Rev. Dr. Joel Scandrett, assistant professor of theology and director of the Robert E. Webber Center, Trinity School for Ministry, Ambridge, PA
"Kenneth Bailey has become the premier commentator in our generation on the cultural world behind Jesus' parables."
—Craig L. Blomberg, Distinguished Professor of New Testament, Denver Seminary
"On Monday, May 23, the world of New Testament studies lost one of its greatest scholars. Dr. Kenneth E. Bailey was formed entirely by the culture of the Middle East thanks to his parents' (and grand parents') lifelong commitment to service in Egypt. He spoke Arabic natively—or as one Egyptian told me, 'He speaks it better than we do.' And this led to his own lifelong service to the Arabic-speaking church from Iraq to Egypt. In the West, he helped us understand how the culture of the ancient Middle East must be applied to every exegetical effort. He once told me: 'The question is never if cultural assumptions will shape our exegesis—the question is: whose cultural assumptions will shape exegesis.' In book after book (his most famous on the parables of Jesus) he modeled what he called 'Oriental Exegesis' meaning that insights gleaned from an understanding of ancient eastern Mediterranean culture will change how we read our texts. And he was right. Thousands of pastors today and countless commentary writers are explaining the gospels thanks to Dr. Bailey's deep well of cultural understanding. His treatment of the Prodigal Son (in two books) is legendary and now when pastors and scholars explain it, few realize that they are echoing Dr. Bailey's contributions.
I met Ken Bailey in Lebanon when I was a student at the American University of Beirut. I took a few classes at the Near East School of Theology where he was on the faculty. He was an inspiration not only to me but to countless other fortunate students. Thanks to him I went to Fuller Seminary and from there to Aberdeen University to complete a PhD in New Testament. I have hoped that in some small measure my own career would reflect some of his deepest commitments. Our friendship continued for forty years and he became a regular confidant, mentor, and friend. I will miss him deeply, as will many others in the English and Arabic speaking world. He was not only a scholar to the academy but he was a pastor and guide to Christian communities worldwide. Ken Bailey was a good man, a devoted father and husband, a faithful follower of Jesus, and one who loved the Middle East for the duration of his life."
—Gary M. Burge, professor of New Testament, Wheaton College
"Ken Bailey's writings have provided unique and highly treasured commentaries on both the biblical texts and the cultural contexts in which they were written. His books will continue to serve the Church with the rich depth of his scholarship but we will miss his winsome presence."
—Bob Fryling, publisher
"I first came across Ken Bailey's The Cross and the Prodigal in the 1970s and it transformed my understanding of how to read the New Testament. When I found out the book had gone out of print in the US, I contacted Ken about publishing a new edition, which he was very happy to do. This led to IVP being privileged to publish several other books by Ken including Jesus Through Middle Eastern Eyes and his last book The Good Shepherd. He was an extraordinary Christian gentleman. One of my great privileges as an editor was to work with him and help spread his valuable work to thousands of others. His insight, integrity, and friendship will be deeply missed."
—Andy Le Peau, longtime editor and former editorial director for IVP
"Ken Bailey's insightful work has nourished and challenged the church and the academy for years. It was a pleasure to bring his wise reading of scripture in cultural contexts to readers for the better part of the past two decades. His is a voice that will be missed."
—Jeff Crosby, associate publisher and director of sales and marketing for IVP
"Ken Bailey had a fascinating and informative perspective on studying Scripture 'through Middle Eastern eyes.' His work penetrated deep into our office culture, and we even found ourselves performing his Christmas drama Open Hearts in Bethlehem one year. I am grateful for the lens he offered to help us see the cultural forms of hospitality in the birth narrative."
—Cindy Bunch, editorial director for IVP
"Kenneth Bailey played a unique role as a biblical scholar. Having spent over sixty years of his life in the Middle East, he was deeply familiar with Middle Eastern culture, from its peasant life to its ancient texts in their original languages. All of this and more he brought to his reading of the Bible. His work on the nature of the oral tradition behind the Gospels has informed recent scholarly debate. And his illumination of the parables of Jesus against their background was an exceptional gift to the church, transforming our reading of the Gospels in a way few interpreters have done."
—Dan Reid, editorial director for IVP Academic
"Ken Bailey is pure gold. No writer I can think of has been a greater help for teaching the Scriptures with freshness and clarity."
—John Ortberg, senior pastor of Menlo Park Presbyterian Church


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Supported by solar power with high-tech functions, the so-called "Bigbelly" garbage can that were newly installed in Chinatown may look fancy. But only a week after they arrived, complaints are on the rise. Residents and businesses say the mouth of the Bigbelly is too small for some of the regular garbage to go through. So people just dump the garbage beside the trash cans and make the street even further from being clean and rat-free, the result the Bigbellies are supposed to bring. "I don't like the new garbage cans," many residents in Chinatown said.
In the summer, Mayor de Blasio announced in Chinatown that the city would invest $32 million to bring 336 Bigbellies to the most rat-ridden neighborhoods in Manhattan, the Bronx and Brooklyn. Chinatown, where the rat problem is especially bad, got 118 bins, which cost $70,000 each. The bins have foot peddles so people can open the lid without touching the trash can and dump garbage into the sealed bins. The bin can also automatically compress the garbage inside with solar energy. This way, the city hopes, the rats would not find a way to scavenge for food in the trash. Wellington Chen, executive director of the Chinatown Partnership, told the media that the Bigbellies can help reduce the work load of sanitation workers and the cost of keeping Chinatown clean.
But residents in Chinatown now welcome the shiny new bins with "thanks, but no thanks." A fruit vendor whose stand is at the intersection of Mulberry Street and Canal Street, said that the mouth of the Bigbelly is too small. She witnessed pedestrians frustrated when they couldn't put in a soda bottle or other items of similar or larger size. Facing no other choice, they have to place the garbage beside the bin. Then other people would do that as well, and garbage was soon piled up on the street.
Mrs. Moy, a Chinatown resident, said that ever since the Bigbellies were installed, she often sees garbage bags placed on the ground beside the bins. Some bags were chewed by rats with dirty water leaking out through the holes. "I saw tourists placing coconut shells on the top of the solar board of the bins after they sipped out the juice," said Moy. "These bins may be expensive. But if they don't serve their duty, what does the money buy?"
Jinhong Hu, who has been working as a sanitation worker for the Chinatown Business Improvement District for two years, said before the Bigbellies, he and his colleagues collected garbage three times a day to keep the street clean. Now it is not enough. "It feels like no matter how often you collect, there is always garbage on the street," he said. Hu said the BID is considering the possibility of increasing the frequency of collecting garbage. He also calls for people to not leave garbage beside the bins which makes his work harder.
In this SinoVision English Channel video, Wellington Chen speaks about his organization's efforts in working with the Chinatown BID to clean up Chinatown, which include daily street cleaners and Bigbellies.


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This whole Popeyes phenomenon has me cracking up, because I am not sure why this chicken company decided eons later to make a chicken sandwich, well whatever it worked. I don't knock people who have eaten the sandwich or trying to get it but don't sit in long lines just for a sandwich unless it's something that can change your life for the better. Now…. you may be asking yourself "well did She have one?" nah I haven't and I really don't care to have one but to each their own, so please by all means.
Supporting any business is always appreciated but don't forget the people that have worked just as hard to get were they are or on their way to building a business support them too or even folks that's doing something good in general always show love.
The way people was tweeting and using other social media platforms to get the messages across about a chicken sandwich we should do the same for people in general. I will end this saying social media had me cracking up. Always show support because we all have a day when we want support.
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Grow or DieBy Matt Michel
If you are not growing, you are either stagnating or dying. Here are nine reasons you should grow your business.
Based on an informal poll of contractors attending a number of trade shows, roughly four out of 10 do not want to grow. Curious. If you are not growing, you are either stagnating or dying. Here are nine reasons you should grow your business.
1. Grow to reduce personal risk.
Can your company survive if something happens to you?
Even if you think you will lead a charmed, accident-free life, scale still offers a form of insurance. If you get dinged in a lawsuit, fined by the government, or victimized by theft, attaining a certain size will give you the ability to withstand the hit.
Grow … or risk everything.
2. Grow to do what you want.
When you wear all of the hats, you do all of the tasks. This includes the tasks you hate. It includes the task you do poorly. When your company grows you can hire someone to do (most of) the distasteful tasks while you concentrate on the things you like, where you excel.
Grow … and focus on what you want.
3. Grow for better pay.
If you want to make more money, grow a bigger business. Many single truck operators claim they make more money without a payroll than with one, but that's because they carry little overhead as a sole proprietor and fail to raise prices to cover the added overhead of a growing business. Since overhead tends to grow in a stepwise—not linear—fashion, overhead as a percent of sales tends to fall with growth, while profitability rises.
Grow … and make more money.
Matt Michel is the CEO of the Service Roundtable, the largest business alliance in the plumbing, heating, and cooling industry. You can reach Matt by email at firstname.lastname@example.com, toll-free at 877-262-3341, or follow him on Twitter as ComancheMktg.
"Stop being hostage to your labor force."
4. Grow to create an exit strategy.
Size gives you exit options. For a small contractor, the only exit is usually insolvency. Close it up and walk away. At best, you can pray someone will buy your customer list. Larger companies, on the other hand, are attractive to employees who may want to buy you out and to third parties who will pay multiples based on profitability.
Grow … and profit from a lifetime spent building a business.
5. Grow to weather employment losses.
When a tech quits a three-truck company in the middle of the busy season, it's a catastrophe. When a tech leaves a 20-truck business, there's usually one or more apprentices waiting for just such an opportunity.
Grow … and stop being hostage to your labor force.
6. Grow to survive a hostile regulatory environment.
For the first time in decades, federal regulations are being curtailed. State and local regulations, however, are not. Each new regulatory burden placed on a business sucks profit from the company.
The smallest contractors ignore the regulations and try to skate under the law. The largest absorb the cost of compliance with existing staff and spread additional costs over greater sales. The rest get squeezed.
Grow … and survive.
7. Grow to have more fun.
Running a larger company is more fun. Sure, the responsibilities are greater, but so are the opportunities. The manager of a larger company has more options, including the option to work on charities, take long vacations, and so on.
Grow … and have more fun.
8. Grow to maintain a positive personal outlook.
People running businesses that are growing live lives of abundance. Those trying to save their way to prosperity exist in a world of scarcity. Positive, optimistic, can-do people abound in the world of abundance where the future is bright.
Grow … and live in a world of abundance.
9. Grow because it is natural.
Every living thing on this planet grows.
Growth is what people are supposed to do. Growth is what businesses are supposed to do. It is in our nature. It is not in our nature to stagnate.
Grow … or die.
"Growth is what businesses are supposed to do. It is in our nature."
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There has never been a better time to grow your HVAC business than now. The economy is strong. Economy growth is projected to be the highest in more than a decade. Accordingly, consumer optimism is strong. People are buying houses and investing in them.
There has also never been the wide array of support for contractors. Manufacturer programs have improved. Local trade associations are on the move. National contractor alliances offer more support options than ever before. Any contractor who wants help, advice, and guidance can get it.
Grow … or die.
For more information on the PHC industry's most affordable business support organization, check out www.ServiceRoundtable.com or call 877-262-3341 and ask for a tour behind the firewall so you can see what your competitors are enjoying.


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"An indulgence is a remission before God of the temporal punishment due to sins whose guilt has already been forgiven." (CCC 1471) There are two types of indulgences: plenary and partial. A plenary indulgence removes all of the temporal punishment due to sin; a partial indulgence removes some but not all of the temporal punishment.
Jesus Christ lovingly sacrificed Himself for the salvation of humanity. Through Baptism, we are freed from the Original Sin of disobedience inherited from Adam and Eve. With our gift of free will we can choose to sin, personally separating ourselves from God. Although we can be completely forgiven, temporal (temporary) consequences of sin remain. Indulgences are special graces that can rid us of temporal punishment.
Learn more about the requirements for Plenary Indulgence here.
For the first time in the history of the Catholic Church, the Vatican granted a Plenary Indulgence to a virtual experience as equal to an actual experience for our Lourdes Virtual Pilgrimage Experience.
"Affirming the Response to the 10th Year Jubilee Plenary Indulgence Honoring
Our Lady of Lourdes Hospitality North American Volunteers
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Acknowledgement to Great American
A steel erection contractor accidentally caused a release of diesel fuel at a construction site when a crane operator dropped a steel beam. The beam landed on a small tanker truck that was brought onto the site to refuel other construction equipment. The cost of the emergency clean-up was in excess of $55,000.


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Women's and Gender Studies Program
Women's and Gender Studies is an interdisciplinary program of research and study. The program uses gender as a tool of analysis to examine power relations, addressing such issues as race, sexuality, and class. Women's and Gender Studies explores the diversity of women's creative, social, economic, spiritual, and political realities. The program empowers students to re-examine their world and create change.
An introductory course sets the tone for investigation by surveying women's roles, images, and contributions found in historical and contemporary society. Students can then choose specifically-designated women's and gender studies courses which will be useful in their major fields of study. These courses developed within several departments enhance the students' liberal arts education by addressing the theoretical and practical use of women's and gender studies related to their particular subject areas.
Students in pre-law, pre-medicine, business, counseling, science, social science, the arts, education, and the humanities will benefit from this minor since it informs, challenges and directs men and women students toward a more equitable assessment of society.
For more information contact:
Linda Van Ingen, Director
Women's and Gender Studies Program
University of Nebraska at Kearney
Kearney, NE 68849
(308) 865-8772
The Women's and Gender Studies minor program consists of 18 credit hours of designated Women's and Gender Studies courses: 3 required credit hours and 15 elective credit hours to be taken in at least two different departments.
Women's Studies (WSTD)
WSTD 220 – Women's & Gender Studies 3 credit hoursThis course explores the interdisciplinary subject of Women's and Gender Studies where woman is understood as a category of analysis and gender is studied as a system of relations and power. Society's role in constructing gender, sexuality and race will also be explored, as will the idea that feminism is a historical process.
WSTD 420 – Senior Seminar in Women's Studies 3 credit hoursThis course will allow students to pursue their major field of study in relation to women's studies. Under faculty direction, students will read independently, research, and write on a topic of interest. The seminar will meet to share research and to explore the larger issues of feminist theory.
Prerequisite: WSTD 220
WSTD 499 – Special Topics in Women's Studies 1-3 credit hoursTopics are studied which are not assigned or covered in other Women's Studies courses. The format of this course will vary depending on the topic, instructor and the needs of the students.
Total Credits Allowed: 3.00
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Coaching should be more than delivering training plans. Coaching is about developing relationships and helping people to develop and progress. At Propello our full time, experienced coaches encourage meaningful client relationships by providing a responsive, supportive and nurturing environment for you to grow as an athlete. We take time to understand your dreams and goals. We assess your physical abilities and your mental approach , and work with you to develop a long-term plan that is effective, efficient and engaging. We make sure that you love what you do.
"Above all, we aim to provide the best client experience from any coaching company in the World." Rob Wakefield – Founder
We coach at all levels and all ages, from first time Sportive riders to National Champions and GB representatives, from teenagers to septuagenarians! We understand that your training is probably one of the most important aspects of your lives. We have a habit of building strong and enduring relationships with our coached athletes and we work hard to provide you with everything you need, when you need it.
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Our Individual Coaching Experience is as individual as you are. We invest time to get to know you. We have a laser like focus on your individual objectives and goals. Every development plan is uniquely designed to maximise your potential.
For those that seek a training experience that is totally individual, focusing on specific goals and events, taking into consideration your strengths, weaknesses, lifestyle and other sports, then we will build you a totally unique training plan, and coach you actively towards your goals. For those of you that have major events or races that you want to train and peak for, or need a unique training plan to fit into a busy life, then this coaching experience is for you.
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Addiction is a preventable, treatable disease, not a moral failing. As with other illnesses, the approaches most likely to work are based on science — not on faith, tradition, contrition, or wishful thinking. These facts are the foundation of Clean. The existing addiction treatments, including Twelve Step programs and rehabs, have helped some, but they have failed to help many more. To discover why, David Sheff spent time with scores of scientists, doctors, counselors, and addicts and their families, and explored the latest research in psychology, neuroscience, and medicine. In Clean, he reveals how addiction really works, and how we can combat it.
"A guide for those affected by addiction, but also a manifesto . . . for America as it confronts its drug problem. [Sheff] has performed a vital service by compiling sensible advice on a subject for which sensible advice is in short supply." — New York Times Book Review
"As a journalist, father, and clear-eyed chronicler of addiction, David Sheff is without peer." — Sanjay Gupta, M.D., chief medical correspondent, CNN
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A Landmark Book on Addiction As the father of a recovering heroin addict, I will tell anyone who asks me that David Sheff's is probably the best book I've ever read. As a matter of fact, Beautiful Boy helped me come to grips with my own son's addiction and prompted me to work on my own recovery. As a result, I was able to get my own life back. Even better, as I write this review my…
Such an important book David Sheff not only pulls the curtain back, he blows it off the rod so we all can get a real look at addiction and what is NOT working. He demonstrates how we are 40 years behind on addiction therapy. If you have children, YOU HAVE TO READ THIS BOOK. Addiction can happen anywhere to anyone and it does.Mr. Sheff was the author of Beautiful Boy – his son's own journey into and through the landscape of drug addiction.One of the most important take-aways I got from this…


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The Truth is Funny .....shift happens! with Host Colette Marie Stefan: Carly Penfold organizes the monthly Holistic Market and Psychic Fair to Connect Body, Mind and Spirit
05/09/2018 08:00 am PDT
The vendors have so much knowledge and experience to help you navigate holistic treatments. Sample products and services and be inspired to make a shift in 2018! While the event is held in Kelowna on May 27th, vendors come from all over the Okanagan including Pentiction, Vernon, and Kamloops.
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Painting from Life
For much of my painting work now, I use reference photographs for a number of reasons. For my cityscapes, I can record detail and colour information that I don't have time to capture when on a short holiday in an exotic location. When you only have 4 days in venice, you don't really have the luxury of making paintings for hours on end! In my burlesque paintings, photographs can freeze a moment in time, an expression, or a pose that would be nigh impossible to hold for any length of time. Photographs can allow a painting to be worked on in the privacy of my studio with no intereuptions or interations with anyone else, and in this way, they are extremely useful.
The other side of the coin, is that photographs only offer one perspective of the subject. You cannot walk around a photo in 3D or change the lighting or viewpoint for a different effect. The colours have also been limited and I find that after a while with only working from photographic reference, that my work begins to lack life and becomes too tight. So, I love to draw a living, breathing person whenever I can. Hiring professional models can be prohibitively expensive, but if that expense can be shared amongst a group of artists, then this problem is solved. I am extremely lucky to know of at least 3 artist led groups at the WASPS studios that run life drawing sessions, and I try to catch at least one once a week.
The first painting shown here was an attempt of not just drawing a figure from life, but painting one. I had the opportunity of sharing the model with a couple of other artists, and room to choose an interesting viewpoint. This painting was done over two sittings, one of 2 hours and the second, 40 minutes, a week later, when the underpaiting was nice and dry. The light was from a window so we had to work quickly, as at this time of year in Scotland, light is a rare thing indeed.
This next painting is twice as big as the first at 30 x 40cm and was done over one sitting of 2 hours. It was a real challenge to try and not saturate the canvas with paint too quickly, so that layers were allowed to be built up. I am trying to use more variation in brush sizes and brush strokes to make up the image, and though I have a lot of practice to do, this painting has some of the life and vitality I strive to achieve in all my work.
and here is the underpainting layer from the first week, so you can see the build up of detail and colour
This last painting is a small head study (30 x 24cm) of our model Des. He was seated in an interesting pose, but I just had to capture a portrait of him with his wonderful wild red hair against the cool blue-white of the studio walls. This painting was done in a single 1.5 hour sitting with breaks. I had a moment when I thought I had messed up the nose, but I managed to retrieve thanks to Des sitting for 10 more minutes. I think he saw the panic in my face when time was called!
Painting from life is the purest form of painting for me. You have a time limit which concentrates the mind and you are working with a living, breathing person that shifts slightly over time. Sometimes the painting just doesn't work and becomes a learning sketch for the pile, but when a painting does some together and a great image emerges from the strokes of oil paint, like in these three examples, I am overjoyed. One hour may seem a short time to produce a painting, but in the moment, when I am struggling, not breathing, frowning and stressed with the task in hand, that hour can feel like an eternity.


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Prominent figures in Bahrain endurance are being investigated by the FEI following allegations that a top-placed horse in last weekend's King's Cup race was illegally injected in the final vet-gate.
It has also emerged that Ahmed Janahi, registered trainer of the horse, was provisionally suspended on Wednesday (March 6th) by the FEI in connection with a prohibited substances offence involving another horse.
The FEI has received a copy of a video which was apparently taken off an official live broadcast from the King's Cup, Bahrain's most prestigious endurance race, posing questions why no stewards or judges noticed the incident on the day.
The video has been widely shared on Facebook (see below). It shows several people including Janahi (tall, in black jcket and sunglasses) clustered round Tammam de Lizonne while someone injects him in the neck. The horse went on to return an astonishing heart-rate of 46bpm at the final vet inspection. He placed third under rider Sheikh Mohammed bin Mubarak al Khalifa, a member of Bahrain's ruling family.
Invasive treatment of any horse still in the competition is strictly forbidden under FEI rules. Once the horse is out of the competition but still at the venue, invasive treatment also needs official consent.
A FEI spokesman told Horse-Canada.com: "As the incident shown in the video footage only came to light after the event, no action was taken by the Ground Jury at the time, but the FEI is looking into it and is currently collating a dossier of evidence.
"Once this process has been completed, we will take the appropriate actions in line with the rules.
"We confirm that the horse involved is Tammam La Lizonne (BRN/FEI ID 105OY67) ridden by Sheikh Mohammed Bin Mubarak Al Khalifa (BRN/FEI ID 10063536)."
Janahi and the rider are already answerable to the FEI Tribunal after Sheikh Mohammed's ride Natfet tested positive to Trometamol, a diuretic, at the Al Ula ride in Saudi Arabia last month. Trometamol was a banned substance till reclassified as a controlled medication this year. This is Sheikh Mohammed's second controlled medications offence in three years.
The rider is no stranger to the FEI Legal department. He was disqualified by the FEI from winning the 2014 King's Cup, and also suspended till the end of the Bahrain winter season by his national federation, for abuse of his ride Tarabic Carl. The FEI Tribunal that he summoned grooms from a moving vehicle onto the piste in the closing stages of the race and they struck his tiring horse several times.
At his first race after that suspension was lifted, in France, Sheikh Mohammed al Khalifa was given a yellow warning card for abuse and served a further automatic two-month suspension under the "totting up" rule.


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text: Things You Do to Stay Warm that Actually Make You Colder in Edinburg Posted November 18, 2015 Winter in Edinburg is known for cold temperatures that will have you scrambling for ways to stay warm. Guaranteed ways to stay warm include scheduling regular furnace service and wearing toasty layers of clothes. You've probably heard of a lot of other ways to stay warm when the temperatures drop, but beware: many of these suggestions are actually myths and could end up making you feel colder! Common Myths: Hot drinks will make you warmer: Sure, holding a steaming cup of coffee or hot chocolate can warm your hands and you'll feel like you're warming up as you drink it. But in fact, the warmth of the drink actually prompts your brain to start chilling your body. Alcoholic drinks will warm you up: Untrue. While alcoholic drinks will make your skin feel warmer, alcohol can actually cause your body's core temperature to drop. Keeping your furnace well-maintained and running smoothly with annual furnace service is a much more reliable way to stay warm. Hot showers heat you up: Unfortunately, the warmth you feel from a hot shower will dissipate when you turn off the water. You'll end up feeling colder as the water evaporates, which is why it's often difficult to get out of the shower. Wearing a hat will take care of your warming needs: You've probably heard this many times, but all uncovered skin contributes to heat loss—not just that on your head. If you're only covering your head and not other areas of exposed skin, you're going to lose more body heat. When you see all the misleading information about staying warm in winter, it's not hard to see how imperative furnace service is to your comfort. While there are different ways to keep yourself warm besides furnace service, only a small number will have such a big influence on your daily comfort. To find out more about what furnace service can do for you in Edinburg, call Cytech Heating & Cooling at 956-630-3522 or set up an appointment online. Back To Blog


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Alfred Kaiser is a graduate of Pratt Institute and the University of Copenhagen
exchange program. In 1990 he worked for archaeologists restoring a roman theater.
He gained an appreciation for the Roman ability to combine durable construction
with design prudence and refined aesthetics. Prior to establishing his practice in
1993 he served as project architect for a distinguished small firm focused on
residential work in authentic traditional styles. The projects ranged from non-profit
housing to high end restorations. The principal of the firm had worked for Marcel
Breuer and with Jane Jacobs. This focus on residential projects, commitment to
quality as well as professional integrity are the basis of Alfred Kaiser's practice .
Licensed: New York & Connecticut
Member: The Congress for the New Urbanism
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Stress is a serious threat to the health, efficacy, and satisfaction of physicians, nurses, social workers and other health professionals caring for patients with serious or life-limiting illness. Without diligently practicing self-care, palliative care practitioners may face a cascade of adverse clinical, personal and professional outcomes.
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This activity has been planned and implemented in accordance with the accreditation requirements and policies of the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME) through the joint providership of The Doctors Company and California State University Shiley Institute for Palliative Care. The Doctors Company is accredited by the ACCME to provide continuing medical education for physicians.
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Kathleen A. Bonvicini, MPH, EdD, is the Chief Executive Officer at the Institute for Healthcare Communication (IHC), a nonprofit organization based in New Haven, CT, that has been designing and implementing skill-based communication training to health professionals since 1989. Dr Bonvicini has conducted and published her research in empathic connection specific to clinician empathy, interviewing techniques, and other clinician-communication topics. Previous to her work with IHC, Dr Bonvicini has 15 years of psychiatric research experience at Yale University and has extensive experience in clinical interviewing with highly diverse populations. Dr Bonvicini has held faculty positions with the Department of Public Health at Southern Connecticut State University and with the Department of Psychology at Albertus Magnus College for twelve years.
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Enrichment means to improve something…in this case the "something" was basic sewing skills (and fine motor skills). This year I chose to do a hand-sewing enrichment activity that was an extension of the rattle lesson in the infant unit. Students worked on their small motor skills while creating and hand-sewing an infant toy or rattle which was affectionately named Nessie. Please note, this project could easily be adapted to machine sewing if you have sewing machines in your classroom.
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Teen Living Website
Teach a Teen Living course and looking for current materials? Be sure to check out Pat Papazoglou of Beloit, Wisconsin. In this post she shares her Teen Living website with us which focuses extensively on middle school curriculum. Her outstanding website covers a lot of different topics from money management to textiles and sewing to child care and family!
NICU Costume Project
Looking for a warm and fuzzy community service project to do with your classes this Halloween? Check out the project Staci Wallech of Hagerstown, Maryland challenged her child development classes to create. Students made itty-bitty felt costumes which were donated to the tiny patients of her local hospital! Needless to say, the possibilities for cuteness were endless!
Felt Bookmark Sewing Project
This fun project was designed by Sasha Roble of Central Dauphin High School, Pennsylvania as a beginner sewing project and can be utilized at nearly any grade level. Ideally, this is a great project to use in conjunction with a unit on time and resource management. The bookmarks are unique and provide students with the opportunity to construct a practical and useful product. They can be sewn relatively quickly (4 – 5 days) and are not costly to make.
Reading List for the FACS Classroom
Many schools are encouraging their students to read beyond the English class. This can easily be done in the FACS classroom as there are so many great books that can be incorporated into the various content areas of family consumer sciences. Below you will find a compiled list of books recommended by content area. If you have any additional "reads" that you use in your FACS classroom that should be included, please add them in the comment section below.
Halloween in the FACS Classroom
You may ask yourself "How does Halloween fit into the FACS classroom?", but actually there are a variety of ways and areas you can incorporate this event or holiday into your classes. If you have any additional ideas after perusing the list below, please share via the "Be A Part" tab above or the comment section below. Happy Halloween!
Technology, Sewing & Fashion: What's New?
t's amazing how technology can influence and change our perception and creativity of things, including sewing and fashion! If you teach sewing and/or fashion, below are some ideas of how technology has influenced or become a part of the art. At one time these ideas may have existed only in our imaginations and now they are reality! If you know of other ideas or resources available, please share via the comment section below.
Family Crises Awareness Quilt Project
When teaching about families in crisis I like to specifically focus on a select few that often vary from one year to the next. quilt.blocks. However, I also like students to be aware that there are a multitude of crises that families can face throughout their lives. In order to make them aware, I like to have students select a crisis and find an article about it to read and summarize. After summarizing and connecting their feelings to the issue, I like to have them make a classroom quilt square depicting their selected crisis. When put together, it makes a statement about specific crises and draws others in to make them aware of issues facing families today.
No-Sew Bean Bag Project
I have a confession to make…I am fascinated with silly monsters! They are just too stinkin' cute! So when I wanted my students make no-sew bean bags in my Child Development class for activities to do with toddlers to help develop their large motor skills and balance, I couldn't resist using silly monsters as my theme. Students not only enjoyed making the bean bags and applying their creativity, but also had fun participating in the activities they created to go with them!
Gifts from the Hands
Some of the most cherished gifts our family has received over the years have been made by the hands of the people we love. In fact we look forward to those gifts every year as they've kind of become a tradition. Sometimes those gifts made with love were born out of necessity due to limited resources available to go out and purchase store bought gifts, but many times they were made and given out of love for the recipient(s) of the gift. For example, many years ago, very close friends of ours began making us a delicious candy-like treat that can only be described as "Christmas Crack" because once you start eating it, you can't stop! We love the candy and our friends and look forward to that gift every year! After all, how can you look at, use or consume that wonderful gift without thinking fond thoughts of the talented person/people who took the time to make it for YOU! Why not teach your students how they can use their talents, time and resources to make gifts of love to give to those in their lives that they cherish most during this Christmas and Holiday season?


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One thing you can say about the Solar Taxi is that it's eye-catching. I showed pictures of it from a press conference Wednesday to my co-worker. "Hey, I saw that on the street this morning and wondered what it was," she says. "That's the solar car?"
Solar energy is an abundant resource, but so far, solar panels have tended to be relatively expensive and less efficient than desired. Now researchers at MIT in Cambridge, Mass., may have solved both those problems by inventing a new inexpensive dye that works as a "solar concentrator" when painted on ordinary window panes. The dye gathers light energy over the entire surface of the window, then transports it out to the edge of the pane to a line of energy-collecting solar cells.
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Election A Hot Conservation Topic
This column was written by CBS News Early Show co-anchor Harry Smith.
Everybody's talking about it: the election that is. I can't remember a time when at every social function, every kid's game, every time I encounter anyone I know -- politics is the thing everyone starts with.
They know I've been on the road with the candidates. They know I've interviewed them. And people are insatiably curious.
What is Barack Obama really like? How is Hillary Clinton on the stump? What do you think of Mitt Romney? They remember I said John McCain wasn't dead six months ago -- and they thought then I was nuts. Maybe I'm not, or I just read the field right.
We'll know a little more tomorrow night, after the polls close in Florida. Romney could surprise there … just a guess. And there will be controversy anew about Hillary Clinton's fund raising stops and then victory speech Tuesday night.
The Democratic Party stripped Florida of its delegates when the state moved its primary up. The candidates said they wouldn't campaign there. But people will vote and the winner will want them to count.
Hang on kids.
Harry's daily commentary can be heard on many CBS Radio News affiliates across the country.