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The Ontonagon Township Library announces a partnership with Driving-Tests.org, a company dedicated to driver safety and education, to offer free Department of Motor Vehicles (DMV) practice tests to library patrons. The new service includes free tests specifically based on the state's DMV materials. It is the only site of its kind to include accessibility tools that let users hear selections read aloud, make them into MP3s, translate pages into other languages, magnify text, and mask portions of the screen for greater visibility on the practice tests.
This partnership allows the Ontonagon Township Library to harness the power of Driving-Tests.org's specialized practice exams to turn new drivers into safer drivers. The new program will work as an outreach to several valued groups of patrons, including teens, those with disabilities, and seniors who need to take a renewal exam, as well as patrons at every other stage of life.
Driving-Tests.org is a part of Elegant E-Learning, Inc., an eight-year-old company with a proven track record of revolutionizing online resources for learner drivers. Driving-Tests.org is part of a plan to improve global driver safety by providing free practice tests written by experts to anyone who wants to study, along with online copies of official study guides. To help achieve this goal, the company has also created driving practice sites for the United Kingdom, Australia, New Zealand, Canada, and India.
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LEGO Club is back for 2017! We will be doing building challenges, free-play, and all sorts of cool stuff. LEGOs are provided, and the club is free for all 4-H members.
We will meet the following Mondays, after school until 5:00 PM
- March 20th
- March 27th
- April 10th
- April 24th
- May 1st
- May 8th
Please contact 4-H Program Coordinator Paula Maloney to sign up (884-4386). Transportation from the school to the library can be arranged with OnTran (884-2006).
The Ontonagon Township Library will hold a "Spring Splash" party on Wednesday, April 5th (the week of spring break for OAS students.) The party is free for all kids. Parents and family members are encouraged to attend.
Attendees will have a chance to win a prize in our "Titanic Engineering Challenge" by building a boat using a limited supply of household materials. After the craft has been designed and built, we'll check if it can beat the waves in our cutting-edge Maritime Turbulence Simulation Rendering Unit, which may or may not be a plastic tub filled with tap water.
Other activities include a Wii Sports wakeboarding tournament. Do you have what it takes to shred the virtual waves and take home the title of "Sickest Moves on the Seven Seas"? There's, like, only one way to find out, man.
There will also be food and drinks, including a chocolate fountain!
If you would like to donate food, prizes, or your time, please inquire with library staff (884-4411.)
Author profiles contributed by Chris Bacon, Mason County District Library
Here are some interesting facts about the author Philip Roth:
His full name is Philip Milton Roth.
He was born in Newark, NJ in 1933.
He is one of the most award winning US authors of his generation.
His family was Jewish and his parents were first-generation Americans.
He is an atheist.
Starting Monday, March 20th, 2017, Carp Lake Township Library patrons can use their memberships to check out items here at Ontonagon Township Library...
... and...
Ontonagon Township Library patrons can use their memberships to check out items at Carp Lake Township Library (located at the Mineral River Plaza in White Pine)!
This innovative collection sharing initiative facilitates the immediate, in-person use of interlibrary loan priveleges, adding value and convenience to memberships at both libraries. All told, the collection sharing program gives residents of Ontonagon, Carp Lake, Bohemia, Greenland, and Rockland townships direct access to over 40,000 print materials and nearly 2,000 video units.
A picture of you, literally buried in books because of your unprecedented access to library materials throughout northern Ontonagon County!


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Hello everyone,
My name is Laura and I am a mother, girlfriend, daughter, sister, friend and a Primary School teacher.
I am also an adult with Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) and comorbid conditions.
October 2017 is 'ADHD Awareness Month' and this year there is a special focus on women and girls.
Women and girls are often underdiagnosed with ADHD because they predominantly display symptoms of inattentiveness, as opposed to hyperactive-impulsive symptoms that are more well known and prominent in boys.
As a woman (and former girl) who was diagnosed as an adult, I really want to make an effort to raise awareness of ADHD and how it affects people like me this October- though I will NOT forget our boys!
31 Days of ADHD
My project is called, "31 Days of ADHD" and throughout the month of October, I will post an article each day on a topic that is relevant to Me And My ADHD journey.
My project has three aims:
- Promote a better understanding and awareness of ADHD and comorbid conditions.
- Talk candidly about my own experiences so that adults or children with ADHD may not feel so alone.
- Promote strategies that really help children with ADHD and other comorbid conditions in a mainstream classroom.
I hope that my ADHD family, parents and family of those with ADHD, teachers, teaching assistants, youth workers, driving instructors, support workers, the police, healthcare staff and anyone involved in education, care or community support find this blog useful- please share it with them.
My contribution to ADHD Awareness Month is 31 articles- all I'm asking from you is five minutes per day to read them and share if you feel it is appropriate.
I am not a doctor or a healthcare professional, I am a primary school teacher and an adult with ADHD and all opinions expressed in this blog are my own or backed with research that I have cited (good old Harvard referencing)!
ADHD awareness is a marathon, not a race and we have not long left the starting block.
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In this episode, Daniel looks at the unique issues faced by musicians in balancing a passion for their craft while sustaining long term relationships.
What's covered in this session:
- The different types of relationships that can be affected by a musician's life.
- Daniel outlines some of the difficulties of being in a relationship as a musician, including:
- Unusual work hours (compared to the typical "9 to 5" job scenario).
- Extensive travel, and/or long periods away from home.
- A career that requires a lot of attention in the form of creative energy, practice, etc., which can subtract from time spent with a partner.
- A job that is social in nature, which can blur the line between work and play.
- The presence of alcohol in the work environment.
- Audience feedback (or the lack thereof), which can lead to altered sense of ego and/or a lack of confidence.
- All of the above can create barriers between ourselves and our partner, and even lead to infidelity.
- Daniel suggests ways to successfully navigate these difficulties and make relationships stronger, including:
- Be totally honest with yourself and your partner about what you want out of life.
- Be aware that not all partners can handle the "unusual" life of a musician.
- Choose a "flexible partner," who's willing to enjoy the "special moments" of a relationship in alternate ways and alternate times.
- Share your musical life with your partner.
- Compromise: Be willing to ask for what you want, but be prepared to provide what you partner needs as well.
- Prove yourself every day by working toward your musical goals. Make yourself worthy of your partner's love and trust.
- Make a "check-in" schedule to stay in contact with your partner when traveling.
- Don't be swayed by your environment. Surround yourself with colleagues who are living their lives the the same way you want to.
- Recognize the steps that can lead to infidelity, and stop them before they start.
- Never stop developing your own integrity as a person.
Resources/Links/People Mentioned:
- The Four Agreements by Don Miguel Ruiz is one of most impactful books I've ever read. It helps us understand how to free ourselves from beliefs and agreements that we have made with ourselves and others that create limitations and unhappiness in our lives.
- The book Infidelity: Why Men and Women Cheat provides key insights to finding true romantic potential, and advocates honesty, trust, and integrity–the fundamentals of love.


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Bavs is an independent voluntary organisation, established in 1971, with the task of supporting, informing, representing and providing services to community and voluntary groups in the Berwickshire District Area of the Scottish Borders. Bavs is a company limited by guarantee and registered charity, reporting both to Companies House and the Office of the Scottish Charity Regulator (OSCR).
It is a member of the Scottish Council for Voluntary Organisations (SCVO) and Voluntary Action Scotland (VAS). Bavs receives some funding from Scottish Government and Scottish Borders Council to help operate its services.
In 2010, Bavs became an integral part of the Scottish Borders Third Sector Interface (BTSI). Each local authority area in Scotland now has an Interface organisation or partnership combining where possible the functions of Council for Voluntary Service (CVS), the Volunteer Centre and the Social Enterprise Chamber.
These organisations work together to share best practise as well as performance monitoring tools. Within the BTSI partnership however Bavs continues to retain its independent status as a CVS supporting rural Berwickshire. For more information go to the Interface Partnership page.
BAVS support community and voluntary organisations by providing community development and practical help on a range of issues.
If any of these apply then please get in touch on 01361 883137 or email us at email@example.com and we'll do our best to assist you.
Over the years, Bavs has enhanced the local Berwickshire community in many ways by assisting local groups with funding applications and governance issues. It has helped a wide range of projects which often have started out as an initial idea thought up to fill a specific need for a community service.
Bavs helps bring these ideas to fruition through assistance with funding applications needed to cover items such as capital costs, premises, resources, and equipment. Once the project is up and running Bavs keeps a watchful eye over its development and is always there to provide support as and when required.
In addition to this community group support, Bavs operates 3 charity shops and a community transport service within Berwickshire. More details on these can be found on other pages of our website.
Bavs is managed by a voluntary Board of Directors and employs; an Executive Officer, a Development Officer, a Community Transport Service Development Officer, 2 Office Administrators, 3 Charity Shop Managers and a Portable Appliance Testing Engineer.
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Last week, Crop Infrastructure Corp. (CSE:CROP) (OTC:CRXPF ) announced the launch of a new CBD-infused carbonated beverage line called Cannadrink. Additionally, the company plans to offer CBD infused coffees and teas.
Crop hopes to snag a piece of the carbonated soda market which was valued at $392.6 billion in 2016 and projected to reach $605.6 Billion by 2025 according to Grand View Research.
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"The cannabis-infused beverages market has attracted the attention of world-class beverage companies as legalization spreads," said CROP Infrastructure Director and CEO, Michael Yorke. "We see it as a tremendous opportunity for CROP Infrastructure's branding & IP portfolio and as an axillary opportunity for each of our cultivation tenants globally."
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Consumer tastes shift away from sugary drinks
Crop also hopes to cash in on consumers looking for healthier drinks, as soda and other sugary beverages are linked to obesity and poor health outcomes. "Functional beverages are a new class of products that offer beyond basic nutritional ingredients including vitamins, minerals, herbs, amino acids, and probiotics. We believe that cannabis's medically known benefits will enhance our own formulations, so we are bang on target with our CANNA DRINK line," said Yorke.
According to their statement, Crop supports The World Health Organization, whose mission is to "provide global leadership on public health," and who has encouraged countries to add sales taxes on sugary drinks to address the obesity problem. The taxes are designed to act as a deterrent for people to purchase items loaded with sugar.
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In regions were sugar sales taxes have been put in place, some companies have seen a reduction in the number of products purchased that are loaded with sugar. For example, according to Grand View Research, Mexico saw a 6 percent drop in sales of sugary beverages once the country implemented its 10 percent sales tax on those items in 2014.
Puration releases CBD infused sports water
Crop is not alone. Other CBD companies are producing healthy beverages. Puration, Inc. (USOTC:PURA) also announced that they were releasing a CBD infused sports water. The announcement was made in a fitting atmosphere at Joe Weidner's Olympia Fitness and Performance Expo in Las Vegas.
Puration which is already in the infused beverage game has seen its revenue grow by 600 percent since introducing its first cannabis-infused beverage according to a statement by the company.
Cannabis is slated to be more popular than soda by 2030
Even in areas where there is not sugar sales tax, soda is losing its favor with consumers. Bloomberg reports that cannabis sales could eclipse soda sales by 2030. Numbers in the North American market support that trend.
The North American soft drink market went from $78.3 billion in 2016 to $76.4 billion in 2017 while the cannabis market is predicted to reach $75 million by 2030 according to the same Bloomberg report.
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Companies like Coca-Cola are taking note. Earlier this week it was rumored that the iconic soda brand was in talks with Canadian Licensed Producer Aurora Cannabis (TSX:ACB) to develop a non-psychoactive CBD-based drink.
Alcohol companies also looking at cannabis
Like companies that sell sugary beverages, alcohol is feeling the impact of the changing consumer trends. In states where cannabis legal, alcohol has seen a drop in sales of 15 percent.
Last month, cannabis company Canopy Growth Corporation (TSX:WEED)(NYSE:CGC) and spirits company Constellation Brands (NYSE:STZ) announced a blockbuster deal that saw Constellation invest $4 billion into the industry. Other well-known brands like Heineken (NASDAQ:HEINY) and Molson Coors Brewing Company (NYSE:TAP) (TSX:TPX) have also become players in the cannabis industry.
Each of these companies has made investments in areas like California and Canada where recreational cannabis use is either about to be legal or is already legal.


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How to Install an Air Compressor in 10 steps
Congratulations, you have just bought the right fit compressor! Now you need to know how to install an air compressor.
When you set your air compressor up properly you will extend its life and keep your running costs low. You can do this in just 10 steps.
- Choose the right place to install an air compressor. Put it in a dry, clean and ventilated area. Keeping your compressor in a humid or cold environment will have a negative impact on the lifetime of the unit.
- For safety reasons, place a belt driven compressor with the belt side towards the wall. The distance to the wall should be minimum 30 cm.
- When you set up a portable air compressor, lock its wheels to avoid it moving around because of vibrations. Either use the brakes on the wheels or with blocks for those models without brakes.
- Prepare the electrical connection and check if you have the right voltage for your compressor.
- Make sure the current fuse size of your house/workshop is high enough to supply the compressor and other equipment. It is useful to have an on/off electrical switch controlling the electrical inlet of the unit. This way, you can turn this off when you are not using the compressor for some time.
- If you buy the hose, check the dimension of the tank outlet to match the hose, and always take 1-2 metres extra to have a more flexible solution. Good advice is to measure the length according to your cars perimeter + 2m so you can inflate your tyres easily.
- Set the pressure of your compressor according to the tools you will use. Higher pressure can damage the mechanical parts of your tool (more than 8 Bar is rarely needed).
- Have a good standard set of tools available, some of the most useful and common are: air blower; nail gun; impact wrench; paint gun and car polisher.
- Install a valve on the outlet of the tank before the hose. This allows you to close or open the air outlet to avoid unnecessary leaks and increased running of the compressor.
- Always check the oil level daily before starting the compressor. You need to keep the oil at the level that is recommended in your instruction manual. We also advise you always to use original ABAC air compressor oil.


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Flies You Need
Flies You Need
Insects and other foods the trout may be eating:
1. Blue-winged Olives (Little Eastern BWOs)
2. Mahogany Duns
3. Little Yellow Quills (
4. Little Yellow Stoneflies (Little Summer Stones)
5. Needle Stoneflies
6. Slate Drakes
7. Sculpin, Minnows (Streamers)
8. Grasshoppers
9. Ants (includes Flying Ants)
10. Beetles
11. Craneflies
Short Update On The Stream Conditions In The Smokies
We are getting a little rain throughout the park. It's 2:00 PM, Saturday night and this is
subject to change depending on when you look at the report, but as of now, the
National Weather Service precipitation map
(enter Great Smoky Mountains in the
location box) is showing up to an inch of rain in some areas of the park. The average
is probably closer to a quarter inch. Keep in mind this is for the past 24 hours. The
radar is clear at this time.
We received some rain Friday night at our home in Pigeon Forge. I didn't go into the
park yesterday, but I did notice an increase in the flow of the Little Pigeon River.
Hopefully, all the streams are getting some rain. It's really needed in the Little River
drainage but it appears it's getting some help tonight.
Little Yellow Quill Emergers
Because the Little Yellow Quill isn't commonly referred to by anglers fishing Great
Smoky Mountains National Park, let me again mention the specific species that are
called Little Yellow Quills. These mayflies are species of the
genus of the
Heptageniidae family of mayflies. The
aphrodite, hebe, juno, thetis
species are the most important. The only one listed officially for the park is the
species. The
genus has recently been included in a category called the
Heptagenia group. I know the park includes the
Heptagenia julia
species that are also in this group of mayflies called Little Yellow Quills.
There's very little difference in the species of the
genus. As mentioned
before, these mayflies are often confused with Light Cahills and Cream Cahills.
We have not raised these nymphs in an aquarium and/or been able to determine
exactly how they hatch. The clingers are difficult to keep alive. The books all say that
they hatch into duns a few inches below the surface of the water and depart the water
very quickly. That must be true because you will rarely spot a dun on the surface. We
believe they hatch either early in the morning or in the evenings when you first start
seeing the duns and when the weather is still warm. When the weather cools off,
usually from the middle of September to the middle of October, you will start seeing
the duns on the surface of the water. They hatch during the afternoons at that time of
the year.
Our Little Yellow Quill Emerger should be fished in the surface skim Unless the water
is really slow moving and extremely clear, we suggest an up and across presentation.
Otherwise, a downstream presentation may be required. You will want to use a long,
light leader and tippet. If the water is very low, you may want to go to a six or seven X
tippet. It's best not to use any floatant.
Our "Perfect Fly" Little Yellow Quill Emerger:
Note: The nymphs tend to be a dark green color. The duns are yellow. We use a light
yellowish green biot for the abdomen and an olive green thorax for this fly, which
imitates the mayfly when it's more nymph than dun. We use a greenish yellow body
and a orange thorax for the Trailing Shuck version of the fly show below. It imitates
the mayfly during the emergence when it's more dun that nymph. The choice of which
fly to use is up to you. Some anglers prefer the plain version and some prefer the
trailing shuck version.
Perfect Fly Little Yellow Quill E
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Phone: +91 80 2861 2445
Spread across 50 acres the SJBIT is located amidst peace and tranquility. SJBIT is committed to personal, social & intellectual growth emphasizing a comprehensive educational programme leading to high academic standards.
This is perhaps the USP of this college. A huge campus coupled with swanky classrooms, labs and libraries make SJB Institute of Technology (SJBIT) one of the better engineering colleges as far as infrastructure is concerned. CCTV cameras, 24x7 internet browsing centres are in place and Wi-Fi on campus would have made it complete.
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Middle School Enrollment
Middle school enrollment changes
The district currently serves middle-school students at Edmund J. O'Neal Middle School of Excellence, Stephen and Harriet Myers Middle School and William S. Hackett Middle School. The schools are enrolled via a "feeder" pattern, meaning specific elementary schools feed into specific middle schools
In order to reduce enrollment at Edmund J. O'Neal Middle School of Excellence, the City School District of Albany Board of Education in 2019 approved a plan to convert North Albany Academy to a small, temporary middle school for the next four years.
Under these enrollment changes, students moving into sixth grade from North Albany and Philip J. Schuyler Achievement Academy in September 2019 will attend the new temporary middle school at North Albany. Students moving into sixth grade from Arbor Hill Elementary School and Sheridan Preparatory Academy will continue to attend middle school at O'Neal.
In both cases, middle school placement for students who receive English as a New Language (ENL) or Special Education services will be determined separately by each student's program.
At O'Neal, the enrollment changes will reduce the size of the sixth grade by about half next school year. These reductions will extend to grade 7 in the 2020-21 school year and throughout all grades in the 2021-22 and 2022-23 school years, lowering the overall enrollment in the building over that time.
At North Albany, the changes will create a temporary middle school that will have the following enrollment over the next four years:
- 2019-20 – 110 students in grade 6
- 2020-21 – 150 students in grades 6-7
- 2021-22 – 190 students in grades 6-8
- 2022-23 – 150 students in grades 6-8
The district believes these changes will allow staff at both locations to better serve all students, with lower overall enrollment in both school environments.
During the summer of 2019, the district will work with students, staff and members of the community in an open and inclusive process to determine a new district-wide feeder pattern.
Feeder patterns through fall 2023
Elementary schools feeding into Edmund J. O'Neal Middle School of Excellence
Arbor Hill Elementary
Sheridan Preparatory Academy
Elementary schools feeding into the new middle school at North Albany
North Albany Academy
Philip Schuyler Achievement Academy
Elementary schools feeding into Stephen and Harriet Myers Middle School
Albany School of Humanities (ASH)
Giffen Memorial Elementary School
Montessori Magnet School
Pine Hills Elementary School
Elementary schools feeding into William S. Hackett Middle School
Delaware Community School
Eagle Point Elementary School
New Scotland Elementary School
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Physics Waves Vocabulary
Shoot for the moon in this vocabulary game over physics waves.
Matter Review
You'll review matter and atoms
Energy Snake
Eat the correct answers with your snake!
Slitherly Snake: Thermal Energy
This is a game about thermal energy and heat transfer. Have fun!
Memory Match: Heat & Energy
Test your memory! Match these heat and energy terms before time runs out!
Experimental Variables
Students will determine the independent, dependent, and control of an experiment.
Energy and Heat Transfer Memory Match
Try to match cards about energy and heat transfer.
Wizard vs. Heat
Select the correct word to match the definition! Try to save the moon before the wizard wins!!!
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Gondola Dock
This is the place to board for a tour of Venice's canals. The painting is on 16"h x 20"w x 1 1/2" d stretched linen.
This is one of seventeen paintings that I will have at the Affordable Art Fair in New York City! My work will be in the UGallery booth (booth 1.2) If you are in New York from March 25 - 29, please stop in to see the collection! SOLD.
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Some days, it feels unnatural to writeonly
three things you're grateful for in your journal, so you write down way more. Other days, you get in a fight with your friend, your partner's being insensitive, you eat chips before lunch then you fall asleep and don't have a proper lunch or dinner, you lose the finished draft of an article (only one you had), listening to the politicians you're supposed to vote for on Sunday makes you gag, two different people from the same company wrote to say your article was rejected, you see this too-cute-to-be-a-stray* dog alone in the street meaning he's lost or was thrown out- all on the same day.
I'll go ahead and say what you're thinking**: children in Africa are dying.
However, as you might (or not) have noticed, there's no transitional word there. Nobut.***
That's the secret. If you mention others sufferance to someone sharing their struggles with you, it's not to compare or diminish their pain. It's another problem on its own. If you say but men get raped too as an answer to women getting raped, you're part of the problem.
If you saybut white people get killed too
, you're making it about you; white people get killed and men get raped, but that should be your entire sentence. Women get raped and POC are killedway
more disproportionately, so your point isn't valid. I consider myself a pretty grateful person. I think I'm way happier and kinder to the people in my life -and strangers!– after I started paying attention to all the little (and huge) blessings in my life. Like everyone though, I have my moments. They're way less frequent, but if you try to diminish my pain (or happiness, for that matter) because someone out there has it worse/better, you kinda suck. Likewise, if a queer person is sharing their experience as a queer person with you, you should listen to what they're saying. NOT the moment to say straight people get beat up too. They do, but not because they're straight, catch my drift?!
Something that took me a long time to learn is that pain is not a competition.
People across the world are suffering and people across the world are having the time of their life. They say "comparison is the thief of joy", I agree. Be happy, or sad- yu don't own an explanation to anyone for how you're feeling. Especially don't be hard on yourself saying other people could have it worse. Also, to anyone who only brings up certain issues when being confronted about other ones? Check yo self 'fore you wreck yo self. You already know what I stand for. P.S. No, I didn't forget to include my sources, I simply believe some research is better done yourself. P.S.2 Kinda touched on all the subjects I wanted to, and if you're thinking, what does one have to do with the other, consider that the people trying to invalidate your experiences are doing so for a reason. Hint hint: status quo. *Stray dogs break my heart, but breeders will probably die in the ~wild~ **Psych majors really DO read minds y'all. ***I thought butt almost immediately and winked ~out loud~, you know, like, to myself, in public. No shame in my game. jk, it was unconscious.


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ORNL Fact Sheets
These downloadable fact sheets feature Oak Ridge National Laboratory's key research and development areas, scientific accomplishments, and societal impacts, as well as the information you need to reach out to this premier research institution.
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What are phytosterols like that common member beta sitosterol, which is richly found in avocados? It's important in preventing prostatitis.
This page was last updated by Dr Barrie Lewis on 27th March, 2019.
These are supremely important plant fats; they are compounds with a structure similar
to that of cholesterol. We call them functional foods; they promote health and help prevent disease.
Phytosterols control the movement of fluids through the cell membranes and are found in small quantities in every vegetable we eat.
Don't be put off by the formulation below. This isn't a lesson in
organic chemistry but it may be interesting to some. Notice that cholesterol and beta sitosterol have very similar structures.
I'm a chemistry major;
hence there are odd references to molecular formulations throughout this chiropractic site. The finer structure is important but, I think you'll agree, I do try to keep it simple.
Their similarity to cholesterol means that these compounds compete with the intestinal absorption of ordinary animal fats. Eating larger quantities of plants increases the fecal excretion that we have consumed in, say, meat and dairy products.
What's particularly interesting is that food scientists have repeatedly confirmed that phytosterols reduce the unfriendly low density lipoprotein cholesterol whilst not affect the healthy HDL form; blood levels of the latter should be as high as possible.
The high density version helps keep blood vessel walls free of atherosclerotic plaque. Everyone with a cholesterol problem should be able to give a short answer to the question, what are phytosterols?
Don't take them in pill form; they are so easy to incorporate in your diet. What could be simpler than half an avocado per day?
Fill your avocado with hummus and you're home and dry.
Cholesterol lowering plant fats and not statins are the solution; we avoid the question what are phytosterols at our peril. They are simply a vital part of what's known functional foods; preventing disease and promoting health.
Get off statins safely will help you avoid aching legs and impotence.
Ordinary animal cholesterol + an extra ethyl group which is ringed.
The American national cholesterol education program recommends phytosterol enriched foods as part of their prevention of cardiovascular disease program.
This is where naturopathic and medical doctors find themselves poles apart. The former say we should be eating more foods that are rich in phytosterols. Medicine says we should enrich food artificially with phytosterols and take drugs to lower cholesterol; at a great profit to the drug companies. If you know what phytosterols are, you can save yourself a mint simply by including them regularly in your diet. Taking statins? Rather answer the question, what are phytosterols and make a few small alterations to your diet.
There are many studies proving conclusively that the phytosterol compounds will reduce serum low density and total cholesterol and, what's more, in a short time.
A study at McGill University found that after only 10 days, with no change of diet, the addition of beta sitosterol had a significant effect on low density cholesterol in the blood. They concluded that these findings suggest that a significant lowering of low density and total cholesterol in the blood plasma can be achieved by a modest dietary intake of the phytosterols in a food such as soybeans, the main ingredient in tofu.
Personally, I would rather enjoy the phytosterols in avocado than soybeans which are not my favourite. In any case avos have even more phytosterols than soybeans, and chickpeas, almonds and extra virgin olive oil are also particularly rich according to webMD. They recommend aiming for 2000 mg per day, but the average American diet has less than a quarter of that. No wonder so many are taking statins.
Phytosterols are considered to be functional foods, meaning that they have health promoting and disease preventing properties; if we refuse to face the question what are phytosterols then we have to take bucketloads of pills instead; and suffer an early and probably painful demise.
They not only improve the health of blood vessels but there are numerous studies confirming their cancer preventing nature; particularly of the breast, prostate and colon. More, they have powerful anti oxidant properties.
The phytosterol beta sitosterol and the prostate gland are often mentioned in the same sentence.
Conditions like prostatitis which is now recognised very frequently to be a non infective condition; benign hypertrophy which is really just an enlarged gland, and the cancer which is the leading fatal malignancy of men, are all common in older men; the latter tends to metastasizes to the pelvis and spine; they occur regularly and are particularly nasty.
The maximum urinary flow rate at which
men can pee is reduced by prostate enlargement; several visits to the toilet every night because you can't empty the bladder.
Squaws wouldn't understand perhaps since they tend to have the exact opposite problem; a leaking bladder is a known side effect of having taken post menopausal hormone replacement therapy. In brave talk, men have an air lock; it's difficult to initiate urination, and the stream is weak and slow. It takes for ever to have a sweet pee.
Perhaps worse, braves are unable to empty their bladders completely. The post void residual volume of urine is increased, meaning they have to pee more often, and frequently have to get up several times at night. Disturbed sleep leads to other problems, not least of which is short term memory loss. The stagnated urine leads to bladder infections too.
Non bacterial prostatitis, also called chronic pain pelvic syndrome, doesn't respond to antibiotics. It's a nasty condition causing men to visit the toilet more often, with urgency as they are unable to empty their bladders. In short, men suffer from difficult, painful and frequent urination.
It responds best perhaps to a prostate massage; a non painful but awkward procedure by which your doctor, and some chiropractors, cross friction the prostate, via the anus, for about two minutes to squeeze out the excess fluid. For my money, that's what I would do, rather than have an operation to excise or ream it which often leads to impotence.
You're looking at a two minute embarrassment once a month as compared to the risk of permanent impotence? For me it's a no brainer.
Better still, and preferably before the symptoms begin, start today making sure you are eating adequate quantities of phytosterols.
However, in the event that you have already started with chronic prostate problems, there is very interesting research that beta sitosterol, a common phytosterol, has a very significant effect on urine flow.
A typical avocado weighing about 170 grams
would contain roughly 130 mg of beta sitosterol according to Duester, writing in the journal of the American dietetic association.
In a powerful randomised, double blind, placebo controlled project, the gold standard of research, men gained dramatic relief within six weeks from taking 130 mg of beta sitosterol daily. Not only did their symptoms decrease, but the residual urine in the bladder as determined by ultrasound scans and the flow rate improved dramatically.
Eating natural phytosterols as in avocados has no side effects; however there are concerns about taking it in pill form as there is also inhibition of the absorption of the fat soluble vitamins such as vitamin E. It's a completely natural substance that you should be enjoying in your food every day. They are God's gift to the prostate.
A person enjoying plenty of fruits and salads might eat nearly 1000 mg of phytosterols, of which a large portion is beta sitosterol per day, but the meat and potatoes man would have almost none.
Beta sitosterol research confirms that it is an effective treatment for benign prostatic hypertrophy; better still, facing the question what are phytosterols squarely means we can prevent these nasty diseases.
Butternut squash soup recipes wouldn't have much phytosterols, but if you keep the seeds, spread them on an oven tray and toast them, you can enjoy these important phytochemicals.
There was significant improvements when comparing the treatment of benign prostatic hypertrophy with beta sitosterol as compared to a placebo; the quality of life especially was much improved. There were also significant improvements in the maximum urinary flow rate, and a decrease in the post voidal residue in those treated with beta sitosterol.
The conclusions of the researchers is as follows; these results show that phytosterols and in particular beta sitosterol are effective in the treatment of a benign enlarged prostate.
Phytosterols and varicose ulcers, haemorrhoids
A proprietary gel called MELLADERM, which contains beta-sitosterol and honey has dramatic effects on varicose ulcers.
Varicose veins in legs need to be evaluated and treated before they form painful ulcers.
What are phytosterols but cholesterol lowering plant compounds in sesame, butternut and sunflower seeds, for example.
The Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry reports on the amounts of what are phytosterols present in nuts and seeds.
Sesame seeds have the highest total phytosterol content (~ 400 mg per 100 grams), sunflower seeds (280 mg/100 g), pumpkin seeds (265 mg/100 g).
The main problem with sesame seeds is that you have to "fletcherise" to get the nutritional value from them. Chew each mouthful 32 times! The best alternative is to grind them in a cheap coffee grinder and make them into Tahini, a sort of sesame "peanut butter", only nicer, and not spoiled with the addition of sugar, chemicals and hydrogenated oils.
Tahini is widely used in the Middle East in various foods such as hummus. Rich in phytosterols. What is sesame tahini?
Various seed oils such as sunflower, rapeseed (Canola) and corn oil are also rich in phytosterols, and are in fact one of the best sources. Phytosterol sitosterol (beta) is one of the most abundant of these cholesterol-lowering plant phytosterols.
This phytosterol complex is particularly heat labile; they are easily destroyed by high temperatures.
Extraction of these seed oils involves multiple chemical
extractions, heating to very high temperatures, refining, degumming and bleaching which results in
a loss of 10-70% (Kochhar, 1983; Phillips et al., 2002) of the
phytosterol in comparison with their crude oils, or just enjoying the freshly ground seeds. A simple coffee grinder in every kitchen for grinding seeds and spices is a must.
Furthermore, Piironenen et al found that the refining regimen causes significant oxidation and other intermolecular transformations of phytosterols.
Try and find cold pressed oils. Better still, grind your sunflower seeds and enjoy olive oil; it's all cold pressed.
Everyone with a cholesterol problem needs to be able to answer the question, what are phytosterols?
Farquhar et al. found that artificially adding a beta-sitosterol extract made food products
unpalatable and unmarketable. Its chemical properties make phytosterols "difficult
and inefficient" as a food additive. For more details google Biocatalysis and biomolecular engineering.
It really shouldn't be necessary for us to take extra phytosterols. If we eat them every day, we are far less likely to get raised cholesterol, prostate hyperplasia, haemorrhoids, varicose ulcers and metastatic disease.
They are found in all vegetables, salads, seeds and cold pressed oils.
Fruit oils, from the olive and avocado too are rich in beta-sitosterol - up to 2%.
Can you now answer the question, what are phytosterols?
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They are loaded with the phytosterol sitosterol and its 250 first cousins, all there waiting for you, in the prevention of cancer and other diseases. They are also full of soluble fibre, the good stuff that prevents constipation, surely one of the greatest evils that besets the large bowel.
A friend confided in me: having an operation for piles is like having a roll of barbed-wire stuck up your rear-end. Rather what are phytosterols?
So, now you know what are phytosterols ...
Well, that's my record; it's very cheap. I make 500ml of hummus twice a week. Chickpeas and sesame seeds ground into a paste called tahini are the chief ingredients of hummus; make this into a phytosterol lunch!
This my lunch today; if you enjoy hummus regularly then butter should hold no fear. Usually we have a lot more greens too; that's the hummus on the left.
Whole wheat incidentally is listed amongst those foods containing the greatest amount of phytosterol.
Note though that through a deceptive loophole, millers are allowed to
call their product 'wholemeal' provided they haven't removed more than
51% of the wheatgerm and bran; that's where the phytosterol lignans are
to be found.
So, hummus made with chickpeas, olive oil and sesame paste, fresh whole
wheat bread and avocado, salads... more than enough phytosterols to earn
the butter on your bread.
The key to healthy vegetables and fruit from the garden is humus, the
break down product of your garden cuttings and clippings, plus all the
vegetable waste like apple cores, eggs shells and potato peels from your
kitchen. It's really not difficult, though turning the compost pile
takes a bit of muscle work. Beats going to the gym. Hummus of course is something quite different.
Hummus acts a wonderful phytogen, or flavour enhancer, to your meal. It makes an perhaps otherwise chewy salad palatable. In spring you may have avocados in abundance, but in the autumn there is a surplus of coloured salads from the organic garden.
Can you count 10 coloured foods, all rich in phytosterols?
may say, I don't possibly have the time to grow all these vegetables.
True, I'm semi retired, but I also find time to treat half a dozen
patients in need of chiropractic help most days, go gliding on
Saturdays, trout fishing this weekend, and I've started my next book in
The Family Affair series. The space created for gardening is made by
turning the television OFF! Not that I don't watch some sport and the
odd film.
That's cheese and pickled jalapenos on our low GI
bread on the left. A rich, very filling and non fattening meal. Only the
butter on the bread is slightly questionable; I won't eat margarine,
but I could have used olive oil on the bread, it's true.
Two kinds of lettuce, young spinach, sweet basil, fresh corn on the cob, picked only half an hour ago, radishes, pepperdews, tomatoes without pesticides, hummus with parsley and mint.
As one surgeon put it, rather neatly, if we got back to eating the foods that our grandmothers served, rather than what our mothers taught us to eat, we wouldn't have those heart problems.
A lunch like this fully answers the what are phytosterols question.
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Interesting challenges of the day
1. Mr S is a 76 year old man with neck pain of some 9 months duration. Luckily, most of the discomfort is upper cervical which is only rarely arthritic; his lower cervical spine is a degenerative mess that I have left alone. After seven treatments his pain and stiffness is 50 percent better, and he is happy in the circumstances. He can sleep through the night now and that makes a huge difference.
2. Mr P is 32 year old man with very severe lower back pain radiating to the big toe which is 30 percent numb. He had an episode three weeks ago, took anti-inflammatories and was soon better as is typical of the medial disc herniation. But before it healed, after a trivia it came roaring back, much worse. The characteristic crossed sign was evident; sitting in a chair, straightening the right leg provoked severe left back pain and tingling in the leg. He is doing well.
3. Severe lower back pain is scary; just ask Mrs P. Just watching her get out of the car I she was in trouble; she had a slipped disc at L4 making her lean towards the opposite side; luckily she had no pain in the leg. Despite family pressure that this was far too severe for a chiropractor, she persevered. Within five days she was standing upright, and after two weeks almost pain-free.
Despite a hectic job, she wisely took my advice and stayed home for what I call exercising bed rest.
4. Mr S has had lower back, groin and back of thigh and calf pain for fourth months.
He has a pincer deformity in the hip causing the stabs in the groin, and a degenerative facet causing the sciatica. Both are responding well to chiropractic and he is well pleased; sixty-five percent better after three treatments.
5. Mr T is a wise man; he has taken a warning TIA seriously and has lost 15 pounds, and has at least as much again to lose. A change to a low starch diet and half hour daily stroll has made the difference; but the walking is making his foot and back miserable. The expensive orthotic is hopeless; luckily his hips and back are fine, but he needs a simple heel lift; he has a short leg.
6. I too have had serious lower back issues, luckily fixed by my own chiropractor; so I too have to do my exercises, take care when lifting supers full of honey, gardening and using the chainsaw. Regaining the function of your spine is just as important as the pain.
7. My own granddaughter, only 7 is hypermobile giving her pelvic, knee and ankle issues. X-rays show a mildly dysplastic hip. Years ago we would have called it growing pains. She too regularly needs chiropractic care and luckily responds well. Increased range of motion is more difficult than too stiff in my opinion. Our care is for kids too.
8. This 65-year old lady is a serious gardener; every day she is bending, lifting and digging for 2 to 3 hours a day. It regularly catches her in the sacroiliac joint, so she has a treatment once a month that sorts it out. She does her lower back exercises faithfully.
9. This 88-year old lady is an inspiration; every day she is busy in the community. With a nasty scoliosis she manages very well with a chiropractic adjustment every six weeks and exercises faithfully done.
10. Mr X is a 71-year old retired man who wants to continue with maintenance care every six to eight weeks; he had suffered from two years of lower back pain when he first came a few months ago. He has no discomfort now after 8 chiropractic treatments, but is aware that danger lurks.
11. Mrs C has been having severe headaches, and taking a lot of analgesics. It is a non-complicated upper cervical facet syndrome, and she is doing well.
12. Mr D is a 38-year old year man with chronic shoulder pain after a rotator cuff tear playing cricket. It responded well to treatment, but he knows he must do his exercises every day; for two years he could not sleep on that shoulder.
13. Mr D, a 71-year old man, has a severe ache in the shoulder and midback since working above his head. Trapped nerve tests are negative but he has advanced degenerative joints of Luschka; after just two treatments he is 50 percent better. Can we reach 90?
And so the day goes; chiropractors should not be treating the elderly most medical sites state but that is so much bunkum.
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This is my first post. I spent a couple of days discovering Atahualpa, and I really like it.
I have created a site using XAMPP for its local hosting capabilities. I did like working this way and would like to use it for my coming websites.
BUT I have made a stupid thing : in Wordpress admin I have changed the website url and blog url, so as to be capable of putting my local website onto its new location.
I know that's silly, but I had been designing the baby for days, was exhausted, and rookie...
Now my local website gives me a parse error, and my hosted website also...
Please give me a hand to get back my posts, pages and site design (Ata options mainly) from the local.
Donation-ready to fire ;o)
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When we worship God…
Faithless people fix their eyes on Jesus and find the author of their faith – Heb. 12:2
Hopeless people find that God is their ever-present help – Ps. 46:1
Proud people become humble before a holy God – Is. 6:1-5
People living in fear are gently led to the Prince of Peace – Is. 9:6
Workaholics are able to stop everything and know that He is God – Ps. 46:10
It causes many to fear and put their trust in the Lord – Ps. 40:3
Broken-hearted people will be reminded that God is near – Ps. 34:18
Sad people find fullness of joy in the presence of the Lord – Ps. 16:11
Hard-hearted people receive hearts of flesh – Ez. 36:26
The rejected ones find His great love – Ps. 103:11
The fallen are lifted out of the miry clay – Ps. 40:1-2
Materialistic people are reminded that the greatest treasure in life is a touch from heaven – 2 Cor. 4:7
Manipulative people are able to surrender their control to the trustworthy God who reigns – Ps. 20:7
Prejudice people come in contact with God's unbiased, amazing grace – Gal. 3:28
People that try to limit God fall on their knees and cry, "O Lord, our Lord how majestic is Your name in all the earth" – Ps. 8:1


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New casinos are being added all the time! Here are the absolutely newest casinos on the market. We update this list continuously to make sure we always have the newest casinos listed.
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Emma 18 inch Tray Side Table
Incorporate an accent piece into your living space with this 2-piece set of nesting tables. Two is better than one, as these nesting side tables will add an urban and modern industrial design style beside your couch or bed. With tempered glass tops and curved edges in a sleek metal frame. Slide the smaller end table underneath when not in use or separate out to decorate your space.
• Industrial design style incorporating a modern finish
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large table: 22" H x 18" L x 18" W 21LBS
small table: 21" H x 16" L x 16" W


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All You Should Know about Homes For Sale
Majority of the people nowadays choose to invest in the real property companies and are therefore considering shopping for houses that are on the market for the cause of promoting them, renting or for business functions. There are a lot of homes in many towns or cities for sale giving the buyer a chance to make choices in the home that he want. There are a lot of sorts of the market like apartment suites, penthouses, rich ones and many more that you may need. Whenever you are planning and intending to buy a home, it's a good idea to have a clean mind set of what you expect and the amount you want to spend. Also, you ought to stick to your budget so you cannot mess yourself out by purchasing something that you are not happy and glad about.
Banks and corporations generally own personal homes for sale in many countries, and the many of the homes aren't new ones, they are well maintained and renovated. A few of the houses are possessed by customers and business people who sell their homes in order to move to another place and build another one or who are aiming to move to another state. The houses which are owned by business groups or companies or even banks are mostly convenient due to the fact that they are extra less expensive to buy compared to the homes owned by people. Houses that are sold by people are probably less expensive to purchase although it's also unsafe since one can choose to sell you a house which does not belong to him and use fake documents like title deeds which you might accept since they look like originals.
When planning to buy a home, it's always good to have clear information about the background of the house that you are planning to buy as it is one of the requirements that will greatly help you. The significance of having a clear background information about the house is to guarantee you that the house is genuine and safe and also to make sure that it is not associated with any sort of wrongdoing may it be massacre, abducting or else kill. You have also to select a house which will make you relax and happy when living in it and that you will all the time feel proud owning. If it is a house that you will use as rental house, make sure that it has all what is required and what will make clients or tenants happy as this will make the tenants be loyal and will continue renting your house.
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Florida Department of Education's
Office of Safe Schools
Research shows that schools are one of the safest places for children to be. The Office of Safe Schools (OSS) works to maintain and enhance this research by providing leadership on current and vital school safety issues. The fundamental goal of the OSS is to help schools foster safe and nurturing learning environments that directly and indirectly facilitate student achievement.
School Climate
Though recent headlines have brought bullying, suicides, drugs and violence to the forefront of public consciousness, school-based professionals have been addressing these challenges for decades. A key finding from years of research on preventing youth substance use and violence is that students who have a sense of connectedness to their schools are more likely to have positive health outcomes. "Safe and Supportive Schools" foster school connectedness by taking a comprehensive approach to measuring and improving school climate.
To foster positive school climate, student engagement, safety and the school environment is consistently addressed at every level—from the classroom to the lunchroom. The benefits of positive school climate reach far beyond students' social and emotional wellness. When students feel safe, supported and are equipped with social tools, high academic expectations are met with the students' personal motivation, which ultimately lead to positive academic outcomes.
In 2008, Florida enacted anti-bullying legislation mandating that Florida school districts create their own state-certified, anti-bullying, anti-harassment policies. Now, every district in Florida has a system in place for identifying and responding to bullying issues.
Bullying behaviors are distinct in that they are systematic and chronic, they can be physical and/or emotional, they are increasingly carried out via electronic devices and they often create an intolerable environment for the victim. Cyber-bullying is perhaps one of the biggest challenges facing schools today as bullying activities that occur during non-school hours, spill over into the school environment.
A collaborative effort by several federal agencies, the website http://www.stopbullying.gov/, is packed with information, including: (1) strategies for preventing bullying; (2) interrupting bullying behaviors when first detected; (3) handling bullying among children with disabilities and special needs; (4) handling bullying among children with perceived or differences in sexual orientation.
A safe school has several components: extensive campus safety measures, drug and violence prevention initiatives, and perhaps most importantly, a school climate that promotes caring relationships. For additional resources on these and other topics such as: teen dating violence, gang prevention, zero tolerance or child abuse prevention, visit http://www.fldoe.org/safeschools/.
The School Environmental Safety Incident Reporting (SESIR) System collects data on 23 incidents of crime, violence, and disruptive behaviors that occur on school grounds, on school transportation, and at off-campus, school-sponsored events, during any 24-hour period, 365 days per year. Incidents are reported by schools to the districts which, in turn, provide the data to the DOE. The annual Statewide Report on School Safety and Discipline Data report includes:
The Florida School Environmental Safety Incident Reporting (SESIR) System Incidents and Resultant Disciplinary Actions Report summarizes the Total Number of SESIR Incidents by schools within each of Florida's school districts and their corresponding Total Matching Disciplinary Actions. The purpose of this report is to provide a detailed picture of the prevalence of crime and violence incidents within schools, districts and statewide as a means of assessing the accuracy of the SESIR and discipline data reported to DOE from each of these sources.
Healthy District Assessment
The Florida Healthy School District Self-Assessment Tool is provided by the Florida Partnership for Healthy Schools, formerly known as the Coordinated School Health Partnership, in cooperation with Florida Action for Healthy Kids, Florida Association of District Superintendents and Florida Healthy Kids Corporation. Experts from state agencies, school districts, and community partners created the tool to assist districts in achieving the highest standards in infrastructure and the component areas of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's (CDC) Coordinated School Health model and the Whole School, Whole Community, Whole Child model. The self-assessment is based on district infrastructure, policy, programs and practices identified from national and state guidelines, best practices, and Florida statutes.
The tool is first and foremost a self-assessment and planning tool that will help districts determine where they are currently and what they might be able to do to remove health related barriers to learning and work toward recognition as a Florida Healthy District. You may find that it takes a few years to reach the level of recognition but the tool will help you see where you are currently and what you might be able to work on.
Florida Healthy School Districts are encouraged to include school superintendents, school boards, school administrators, component area experts, parents, and the School Health Advisory Committee in the assessment process. Meeting the performance standards contained in this criterion will result in sustainable policies and practices at the district level that positively impact the health of students and staff.
Districts are recognized for two years, after which they will need to re-apply for recognition. There are three levels of recognition: Gold, Silver, and Bronze. A district may apply for a higher level of recognition after one year. The award criteria levels are listed below.
Levels – Progress toward achievements is measured based on these percentages:
* To be eligible for recognition your district needs to score at least 25% in each component.
* Districts applying for the gold level must score 50% or above in each component area.
Gold Level Documentation Information
There are a few identified gold level performance indicators from each component selected for districts to send in supporting documentation (see gold level documentation list link below).
If districts have recorded points for a particular gold level documentation performance indicator, they must send in supporting documentation. However, if no points were recorded in their self-assessment for an identified gold level performance indicator, no documentation is necessary.
Districts are not required to achieve all selected gold level performance indicators to qualify for gold status as long as the total score is 86% or over and the district's score doesn't fall below 50% in any of the component areas.
Each year a PDF version of the Self-Assessment tool is provided for district teams to use for planning. Below is the 2019-2020 Self-Assessment to use as a reference as your district begins to think about and prepare responses for the updated assessment. Annual Self-Assessment changes are highlighted.
In order to complete your Healthy District Self-Assessment you will need a user name and password. Please review the instructions below to learn how request a user name and how to complete your Healthy District Self-Assessment. The updated online assessment will open in February 17, 2020 and will close May 29, 2020.
To learn more about completing the assessment for future years, please review the resources below.
Note: Your user name will be your email address. Your password does not change from year to year. If you can't remember your password, go to the website, click "sign in", enter your email address and click "I forgot my password" and it will be emailed to you. For first time users to request a password send an email containing your name, district and email address to firstname.lastname@example.com. Once you have received your password, you will click on the members tab, log in and then select assessment.
Helpful Definitions:
If you have any questions or technical issues, please send an email to: firstname.lastname@example.com.


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Today's the day, Netgalley users. Mageborn, book 1 of The Hollow King by Jessica Thorne is up and waiting for your reviews. I'll be over here hiding under the duvet. … Continue reading
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I'm delighted to announce that I've signed a new deal with Bookouture to write more Jessica Thorne books. The first novel, Mageborn, will publish in February 2020, followed by the second book in the series in May 2020. Mageborn follows … Continue reading
Happy Saint Patrick's Day! I hope everyone is having a brilliant day. For some reason (*cough* Jessica Thorne *cough cough*) I had to put my republishing adventures aside for a little while there, but it's that time again and I've … Continue reading
I'm absolutely delighted that The Stone's Heart, the sequel to The Queen's Wing by my alter-ego Jessica Thorne is out today. We're back to Anthaeus, and this time the story is told not just by Bel, but also by Petra, … Continue reading
Happy New Year to all. And here's to a great reading and writing year, which begins for me very soon with the publication of The Stone's Heart, by my alter-ego Jessica Thorne on the 19th February. The Stone's Heart is … Continue reading
Book 2 in my republishing adventure, The Scroll Thief is almost ready to go and available for pre-order now. One theft too many and their world will burn. Malachy and his sister, Halia, have what it takes to survive the … Continue reading
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The fabulous Sarah Rees Brennan will be launching A Darkness at the End, book three of the Dubh Linn trilogy, on the 12th September in The Gutter Bookshop, Temple Bar, Dublin 2 at 6.30pm. All welcome. Shenanigans expected. Oh and … Continue reading


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20th Century Fox has released a brief new featurette for The Wolverine. Entitled "Logan", the featurette mostly just shows off footage, but has Hugh Jackman explaining that we've never seen Logan more alone that we do in this film. That kind of po-faced superhero occasionally gets on my nerves, but it works for the Wolverine. He's a man constantly at war with his primal nature, and it can be disheartening to be "the best at what I do, and what I do isn't very nice."
Hit the jump to check out the featurette. The film also stars Will Yun Lee, Hiroyuki Sanada, Brian Tee, Rila Fukushima, Svetlana Khodchenkova, and Tao Okamoto. The Wolverine opens in 3D on July 26th.
Via CBM.
Here's the official synopsis for The Wolverine:
Based on the celebrated comic book arc, this epic action-adventure takes Wolverine, the most iconic character of the X-Men universe, to modern day Japan. Out of his depth in an unknown world he faces his ultimate nemesis in a life-or-death battle that will leave him forever changed. Vulnerable for the first time and pushed to his physical and emotional limits, he confronts not only lethal samurai steel but also his inner struggle against his own immortality, emerging more powerful than we have ever seen him before.
Click here to catch up on all of our coverage of The Wolverine, or peruse the recent links below:
- First Clip from THE WOLVERINE
- 6 New Character Images from THE WOLVERINE
- Sumi-e Posters for Jean Grey, Shingen, Mairko, and Harada
- Editing Room Visit and Interview with Director James Mangold
- New International Trailer for THE WOLVERINE Starring Hugh Jackman
- New CinemaCon Trailer for THE WOLVERINE Offers Glimpse at Silver Samurai
- New Japanese Trailer for THE WOLVERINE
- Fox Will Have to Replace 50% of Their Outdoor Campaign for THE WOLVERINE Due to Theft
- 12 New High-Resolution Images from THE WOLVERINE
- THE WOLVERINE Gets Sweded
- New Posters for THE HANGOVER PART III and THE WOLVERINE
- New Behind-the-Scenes Images from THE WOLVERINE and THE AMAZING SPIDER-MAN 2
- Hugh Jackman Talks THE WOLVERINE, Viper, the Bullet Train Sequence, and the Film's X-MEN Cameo
- Domestic Trailer for THE WOLVERINE
- International Trailer for THE WOLVERINE