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Coconut Chow Mein Butterscotch Cookies
Author Notes: Decades ago my mom made a no-bake cookie that I loved: melted butterscotch morsels, chow mein noodles, done. Combining the ingredients in a straight up cookie dough has been on my "must try" list ever since I tasted my first Momofuku Milk Bar "Compost Cookie," the sweet meets savory brainchild of pastry chef Christina Tosi. Further inspired by memories of baking with mom (Mom ALWAYS made us mix cookie dough by hand.) and too weary from traveling to drag out the Kitchen Aid, I made these without a mixer. The result was a jam-packed cookie that screamed with flavor. - Bob Vivant
Makes 2 dozen
- 1/2 cup unsalted butter, softened
- 1/2 cup light brown sugar, firmly packed
- 1/4 cup granulated sugar
- 1 large egg
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 1 1/2 cup white whole wheat flour (or all-purpose flour)
- 3/4 teaspoons baking soda
- 3/4 cups shredded coconut, unsweetened
- 3/4 cups chow mein noodles
- 1 cup butterscotch morsels
- 3/4 teaspoons flaky sea salt (I use Maldon, but any coarse salt will work)
- Preheat oven to 350°F.
- Beat butter and sugars until creamy. Add egg and vanilla extract.
- In a separate bowl combine the flour, baking soda, salt, and coconut. Add the dry ingredients to the wet. Stir in noodles and butterscotch chips.
- Roll dough into balls about the size of golf balls (approx. 1 1/2 tablespoons of dough) and place two inches apart on ungreased baking sheets. Flatten the tops slightly with a glass. Sprinkle lightly with sea salt.
- Bake for 12-15 minutes or until lightly browned but still soft. (I prefer mine slightly under cooked.)
- Cool slightly on baking sheets. Remove to wire racks to cool completely.
- This recipe is a Community Pick!
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2 months ago woodchuck29
An amazing combination of flavor and texture - Wow!
4 months ago claudine
Very good cookies, the only thing is the recipe calls for egg and salt but it is not in the ingredients, so I figured out that it was one egg and I put 1/2 teaspoon of salt. Very easy to make and taste good.


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text: Patent References 2026894 2376067 3207805 3634494 3639466 3649560 Process for preparing alpha, beta unsaturated acids by catalytic oxidation of corresponding saturated acids in the gas phase Patent #: 3948959 InventorApplicationNo. 06/379842 filed on 05/20/1982US Classes:560/214By dehydrogenationExaminersPrimary: Trousof, NatalieAssistant: Hendriksen, L. Attorney, Agent or FirmInternational ClassesC07C 67/317 (20060101)C07C 67/00 (20060101) DescriptionBACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION1. Field of the Invention This invention relates to an improved method for preparing alkyl methacrylates from alkyl isobutyrates by oxydehydrogenation of the latter over an oxydehydrogenation catalyst in the presence of molecular oxygen wherein an amine is also includedin the reaction mixture. 2. Description of the Prior Art There exists considerable prior art relating to the oxydehydrogenation of the lower saturated aliphatic monocarboxylic acids to produce the corresponding, α,β-olefinically unsaturated acids. Early work in this area involved thermal,vapor phase oxydehydrogenation of the saturated aliphatic carboxylic acid in the presence of oxygen and iodine. This approach has not been particularly successful from a commercial standpoint. This is understandably so inasmuch as iodine is costly,exhibits extreme corrosivity properties and poses considerable problems in realizing complete recovery of the comparatively large amounts thereof required in the process. The heterogeneous catalytic method for oxydehydrogenation according to the priorart appears to be the more attractive route to the commercial production of α,β-olefinically unsaturated monocarboxylic acids. The prior art heterogeneous oxydehydrogenation catalysts useful for this purpose include some heteropoly acids,such as phosphomolybdic acid, optionally with tungsten and/or vanadium. Another type of catalyst included in the prior art is iron phosphate. Iron phosphate subjected to calcination exists in several crystalline phases or species. It is not known at this time which species is or are catalytically active. There is evidence that the presence of certain extrinsic metal components in thecatalyst preparation serves to facilitate the formation of the active catalyst. For instance, U.S. Pat. No. 3,948,959 discloses that an alkali or alkaline earth metal can be the extrinsic metal for this purpose. Similarly, other catalysts useful forthe oxydehydrogenation reaction are disclosed in U.S. Pat. Nos. 3,917,673; 3,855,279; 4,088,602 and 3,634,494 and elsewhere. None of the prior art discloses or suggests that the inclusion of an amine in the oxydehydrogenation feed will give much improved conversion and selectivity in the transformation of an isobutyric acid ester to the corresponding methacrylic acidester. SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION In accordance with this invention, an improved catalytic process is provided for the oxidative dehydrogenation of an isobutyric acid ester having the formula: ##STR1## by contacting it with an oxydehydrogenation catalyst in the vapor phase in thepresence of molecular oxygen and an amine to produce a methacrylic acid ester having the formula ##STR2## wherein R is an alkyl group having from 1 to 6 carbon atoms and preferably R has from 1 to 4 carbon atoms. Because of present economics and readyavailability it is most preferred that R be methyl. The process of this invention comprises contacting an oxydehydrogenation catalyst at a temperature in the range of from 300° to 500° C. with a mixture of the isobutyric acid ester,molecular oxygen and amine. If desired, acetone may also be included in the reaction mixture to give improved yield of the desired methacrylic acid ester. The oxydehydrogenation catalyst can be any of the known catalysts useful for this purpose but thepreferred catalyst is an iron phosphate which may contain other elements and also can be on a carrier or support material. DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENT There are several techniques which can be used for preparing the catalysts useful in the process of this invention, for instance, the iron phosphate type. The more facile methods involve preparing the integral catalyst composition prior tocalcination. This can be done by the so-called slurry method or the precipitation method. In the latter method an aqueous solution of salts of the metals and phosphoric acid is first prepared and is then neutralized with an appropriate base so as toprecipitate the mixed metal phosphates. The precipitate is washed and dried prior to calcination. In the alternative, one can add ammonium phosphate to a solution of the metal salts causing direct precipitation of the metal phosphates. As indicated,any water-soluble salt of iron can be used. The nitrate salts are suitable water-soluble salts for this purpose and are preferred because of their ready availability and desirable solubility characteristics. The so-called slurry method is the preferred catalyst preparation method because of its convenience. In accordance with this procedure the aqueous solution of the iron and other metals, if desired, together with the phosphoric acid is obtainedas previously noted. The solution is then heated with stirring to remove water and this is continued until the mass is so thick that is cannot be stirred. The resulting residue is then broken up and heated to a moderately elevated temperature on theorder of about 120° C. until the mass is completely dried. The resulting solid is sized and calcined. Suitable calcination temperatures range from 400°-1000° C. Applicable periods of calcination range from 2 to 30 hours or more. The use of a support or carrier for the catalysts is included in this invention. The support can be included during the preparation of the catalyst. Suitable carrier materials include silica, alumina, quartz, titania, zirconia, carbon,diatomaceous earth, silicon carbide, etc. The process of this invention can be carried out using the catalyst in the form of a fluidized bed reactor, a stirred tank reactor or a fixed bed or packed bed reactor or any combination of these types of reactor configurations. Because of theconvenience associated with the use of a fixed bed reactor in a small scale operation, such a reactor will be exemplified herein. In the preferred mode of operation the feed to the reactor comprises a pre-heated gaseous mixture of the isobutyric acidester, molecular oxygen, inert diluent, amine and optionally acetone. A pre-heat temperature in the range of about 300° to 350° C. is customarily used. The oxydehydrogenation reaction can be carried out in the range of from about300° to 500° C. More preferred is the range of from about 375° to 475° C. The mole ratio of molecular oxygen to isobutyric acid ester is from 0.5 to 1.5 and more preferably from 0.7 to 0.75 in the case in which the ester is methyl isobutyrate. The role of the amine in the feed is not known except that its presence surprisingly increases conversion and selectivity to the desired methacrylic acid ester and decreases the undesirable formation of methacrylic acid and other unwantedby-products of the reaction. The mole ratio of the amine to the isobutyric acid ester in the feed should be in the range of from about 0.0001 to 0.05, and more preferably from about 0.0005 to 0.02. The process of this invention can be represented by the following equation: ##STR3## The amine can be any primary, secondary or tertiary organic amine which contains a basic nitrogen atom. Amines useful in this invention include primary aminessuch as methyl amine, ethyl amine, the propyl amines, the butyl amines, the amyl amines, the hexyl amines, cyclohexyl amines, aniline, other aromatic primary amines; secondary amines include dimethyl amine, diethyl amine, the dipropyl amines, the dibutylamines, the dihexyl amines, dicyclohexyl amine, methyl ethyl amine, ethyl propyl amine, N-methyl aniline and the like; tertiary amines include trimethyl amine, triethyl amine, the tripropyl amines, the tributyl amines, the trihexyl amines, N,N-dimethylaniline, pyridine, and ammonia, itself, and the like. It is preferred to use an amine which exists in the vapor state under the oxydehydrogenation conditions outlined above. Another important parameter is the concentration of the isobutyric acid ester in the feed. This reactant should be present in the feed in from 0.1 to 20 mole percent. From the standpoint of achieving a reasonable throughput combined with an acceptable yield, the concentration of the isobutyric acid ester in the feed is about 3-6 mole percent. The concentration of the ester is controlled to a large degree bythe amount of inert gas present. The preferred inert gas or diluent is nitrogen although other inert gases such as carbon dioxide, helium, argon, and the like are suitable. Air is a very convenient source of oxygen plus inert diluent. Another important parameter is contact time in the process of this invention. Contact time or reaction time is defined for the purpose of this invention as the catalyst volume divided by the volume of the gas feed per second at the reactiontemperature. The catalyst volume is the bulk volume occupied by the catalyst in the reactor. The term catalyst in this sense not only includes the active components of the catalyst, per se, but also includes the support if present. Accordingly,reaction times can range from 0.05 to 3.0 seconds and more preferably in the order of from 0.1 to 1.0 second. The reaction is preferably carried out at or near atmospheric pressure although the use of higher pressures of up to about 10 atmospheres iswithin the scope of the invention. The process of this invention is further illustrated in the following specific examples. EXAMPLE I An iron phosphate catalyst having the empirical formula Fe1 P1.1-1.2 O4.4-4.8 which was prepared according to the procedure outlined in U.S. Pat. No. 3,948,959 and having been calcined at 450° C. for 4-6 hours was used inthis example to oxydehydrogenate methyl isobutyrate to methyl methacrylate in a steel tube of 1/2" O.D. (3/8" I.D.) and approximately 18" in length containing 15 cc of the packed catalyst. The gaseous feed was first passed through a preheater made of astainless steel tube similar to the reactor but packed with glass beads. The condensed organic product from the reactor was collected and analyzed by the internal standard method of gas chromatography. The mole ratio of methyl methacrylate to methacrylic acid in the product was determined. The feed to the reactor consisted of methyl isobutyrate:oxygen:nitrogen in the mole ratio of 1:0.5-1:30-60, respectively. The reaction temperature was400° C. and the contact time was 0.3 seconds. The mole ratio of methyl methacrylate to methacrylic acid varied between 0.5 and 0.8. This experiment, which is outside the scope of the present invention, shows that the major portion of theoxydehydrogenation product is always methacrylic acid in the prior art process. EXAMPLE II The procedure of Example I was repeated except that two mole percent of pyridine based on the mole percent of the methyl isobutyrate was included in the feed. It was found that the mole ratio of methyl methacrylate to methacrylic acid in theproduct was from 5 to 12. Thus, the use of pyridine in the oxydehydrogenation increases the production of methyl methacrylate relative to methacrylic acid at least about five fold over the process of the prior art. EXAMPLE II The procedure of Example I was repeated except that two mole percent of N-butyl amine was included in the feed. It was found that the mole ratio of methyl methacrylate to methacrylic acid in the product was in the range of 8-13. Thus, the useof butyl amine in the feed enhances the formation of methyl methacrylate relative to methacrylic acid many fold over the prior art processes. |


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Pembroke Clerk of Works Ricky McCoy made a big announcement at Monday's city council meeting: the city has received a nearly $500,000 Community Development Block Grant to help fund improvements to Pembroke's water system.
Longtime Richmond Hill Fire Chief Vernon Rushing made it official Tuesday night, announcing his retirement to the council. Rushing has been chief since 1997. He has been with the department since 1968 and was appointed assistant chief in 1974.
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The Bryan County Board of Education voted Thursday in a called meeting to approve the sale of $23.5 million in bonds to build and equip two new schools - McAllister Elementary and Bryan County Elementary.
In a stuffy Richmond Hill High School classroom on a hot Thursday afternoon after school, some 20 students sat in a circle, earnestly discussing whether the U.S. should intervene in Syria, where the government is accused of using chemical weapons on its own people.
Retired Army Lt. Gen. Roger Thompson on Tuesday told members of the Hinesville chapter of the Association of the United States Army that budget cuts already are negatively affecting Army training.
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What happened with leave no trace ? Tossing the water out in the manner shown will leave an imprint. Also, doing the cleaning on the lichen covered rocks is another example of not following the leave no trace pracitices.
— Patrick
Also don't exhale any CO2. Leave NO trace.
— Ed
Have to admit I just cook in the pot, usually insulating it to cook the meal from when I brought it to the boil. Then I often eat out of the pot. That way it gets emptied easily while it's still warm. Then I boil water in it for a Continental cup of soup and finally I make a hot chocolate malted drink with another lot of water boiled in the pot. I wipe out the pot with a scrap of toilet paper which can be used for "other purposes" later. This way you don't have to carry all that extraneous stuff in and avoid discarding soapy water in the environment. I have read if you dry things effectively, they will remain hygienic. I did this for 54 days in a row, traversing Fiordland National Park in New Zealand.
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Some people drink the water after cleaning their dishes but i perfer to toss it like shown. Thats the most trace i leave.
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If you dip your soapy utensils into the clean pot, then you have 2 soapy pots. You should pour the clean water on the utensils over the soapy pot. If you use the utensils for dinner with soap you may get diarrhea.
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I ran into a NOLS group in the Gila Wilderness; they and my Outward Bound instructor both recommend using "nature's scrub brushes" as the NOLS cookery book describes it, "sand, pinecones, snow, pine needles, and bunches of grass, and give them a good rinse with water just prior to eating." Google search for NOLS washing dishes will lead you to that section in Google Books. In deciduous environments, old dead leaf litter. Just fill the dirty pot with leaves and mash and swirl. Repeat. You might need to rinse, but you were going to do that anyway.
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I make it a habit to dip all of my eating utensils in the pot of boiling water before I add the food to it. Just an added layer of protection in case some soap or other contaminants were not completely removed at the previous washing.
— Dewayne
My friend and I came up with a meathod that eliminates all that stuff. We simply precook everything for the whole trip and then vacuum seal it in vacuum bags. All we do then is boil water with whatever bag of food we want to eat. The food reheats in the bag and we eat our meal right out of the plastic bag. No mess, no dirty dishes or dirty water. The food will last for days vacuum sealed and gives off no sent while in your backpack.
— Kenny
We eat out of the pot and then let the dog lick out any leftover particles (he's a pro). Reboil a little hot water, wipe with bandana, voila. Next meal please.
I agree with Honora: no need for soap, just use scalding water and ensure NO residue left stuck to pan or dishes. Then, if possible, SUN-DRY and it will be clean. I've done this for over 30 years with no ill effects nor any observed in my fellow backpackers.
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What Should I Do About a Bunion?
By Valerie Monroe
Oprah.com | From the October 2008 issue of
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I've developed a hideous bunion. Is surgery my only option?
Are you able to throw on your favorite shoes, stride about in your usual, sure-footed manner, exercise to your heart's content? If so, then your problem is purely cosmetic, and the American College of Foot and Ankle Surgeons would tell you that the risks don't warrant a surgical intervention, says John M. Giurini, chief of the division of podiatric medicine and surgery at the Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center in Boston. But if your foot problem is limiting your activities, consult with a podiatric foot and ankle surgeon.
Bottom line:
Though there aren't any treatments proven to reverse the development of a bunion or prevent its progression, an orthotic device may slow the process. And make sure your shoes fit well; though they don't cause bunions, shoes that pinch can definitely exacerbate them.
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Excerpt from I'll Be Home for Christmas by Linda Lael Miller
From Christmas of the Red Chiefs
Chapter One
The bus door opened with a pneumatic whoosh, alongside the Mega-Pumper gas station, and expelled my twelve-year-old stepdaughter Marlie and me on the exhale. Marlie juggled her backpack and fashionably tiny purse while I schlepped a weekender and my tote bag.
We were the last two passengers, arriving in a place where neither of us wanted to be -- my hometown of Bent Tree Creek, California -- and as we stood there on the asphalt, our ears stinging from a snow-laced breeze and our most recent scathing argument, my heart attempted a swan dive and belly flopped instead.
"It so seriously sucks that we don't even have a car," Marlie said. Toes curled over the edge of the precipice between childhood and raging adolescence, she'd recently morphed from a sweet and very girly girl into the reigning mistress of hormonal contempt.
I raised the collar of my too-thin coat against the bitter cold and stifled a sigh. These days Marlie did enough sighing for both of us, but it wasn't as if she didn't have reason. Her dad and my husband, Craig Wagner, had been killed in the crash of a small private plane eighteen months before. Since then, we'd lost a lot -- the beach bungalow in San Diego, the family printing business, two cars, and a lot of illusions.
At least I'd lost my illusions. Marlie was still clinging to hers, and who could blame her? She was so very young, and the world she'd known before Craig's death had collapsed around her.
Her Real Mother -- recently, Marlie had taken to capitalizing the words every time she uttered them, lest I think for one moment she was talking about me, mama non grata -- worked as a pole dancer in some second-rate club in Reno, when she wasn't in rehab for alcohol and/or drugs. Brenda, stage name: Bambi, was a subject we mostly avoided.
"Yes," I agreed, remembering my vintage MG roadster with a pang. "It sucks that we don't have a car." My eyes burned, but it wasn't an opportune time to cry. I had two rules about shedding tears: I had to be alone, and I had five minutes to feel sorry for myself, max. At first, when I'd found out Craig had let all but one of his life insurance policies lapse, lied to me about our financial situation in general, and left us with a pile of debt, I'd actually set one of those little electronic kitchen timers to make sure I didn't go over the time limit for helpless weeping.
Of course there had been good times with Craig -- he'd been handsome, funny, and full of life, but now those things seemed more like half-forgotten dreams than reality.
While the bus driver unloaded the rest of our earthly belongings -- stuffed into four large suitcases and two moving boxes sealed with copious amounts of duct tape -- Marlie took in her new surroundings.


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That one site is updated as of yesterday, others I checked are still months old. It's Extreme Tracking with only the last few s/e referrals and it's just getting started, not having ranked for anything that gets searched for, but this is the proportion on the last 10: Askjeeves: Even with no Google traffic or rankings (until today, it's just gotten a daily refresh with brand new Google update, yesterday's date), that's not a bad relative number for AJ without having ranked for decent keywords. But it gave a bit of a suspicion - even though it's very miniscule and the odd search terms were irrelevant to what the site's got, all the keywords were and are 100% female searcher oriented. Guaranteed, no man would ever look for any of those keywords. I could be wrong, but I've got a strong suspicion that it's largely women who use AskJeeves. This site is now ranking very high on a keyword that's got 75,264 Overture searches (some household items) and another that's got 2480 (a type of dolls), so it's just liable to be getting a bit now that it's been updated there with decent keywords. If I see anything half-way promising I'll try a paid page on another site that's also 100% female-oriented. I can't figure why this was just updated and the others I checked are older than dirt. Not a clue.
I emailed on April 16th to a webmaster with the first few minor (and only so far) changes for a site. I checked Teoma early yesterday morning for the first time, because there were some Direct Hit entries in the stats, and there was the new title and the description taken right from the brand new noframes - there was nothing there before, and there are no meta tags yet.


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You've got a good heart. For those sunsets lost, I see sunrises found in your future.
FWIW, I wanted to chime in and say that I think it's pretty great of you to acknowledge the person and their life change, considering where you stand in their life now. It takes courage to acknowledge that there's still a life that goes on in the X's world after we've been wronged by them and I just wanted to give you credit for that.
The only thing that stays the same, is change. -M. Etheridge


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Just because one is disenthused by the Judo-Christo-Islam religions of the world, does not mean one's spirit must suffer. In their masses people are turning to the ancient ways to seek nourishment for the soul. Let this reddit be a vibrant collection of information covering the entire range of Pagan beliefs! Blessed Be.
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I am looking to explore new areas of paganism. I have a love for the Norse path and the only one I have experimented with is Asatru, but the more I learn and do the more I feel it isn't for me. I would like some help finding a path that suits me more, if you can help.
Some of the things I am into is Divination, Druidry, and Astrology. I am not into doing spells, but I believe the world/universe is magical itself. I feel the earth should be respected and it is sacred. (This is all I can think of typing right now. I'm open to answering questions if you need to know more.)
[–]Fathergia 2 points3 points4 points 1 year ago
I think you may find this organization interesting: http://adf.org/ Great people and great programs. Sounds like they'd be up your ally.
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I am not surprised to hear that you are interested in Druidry; it sounds like your approach to spirituality is very consonant with that path. Someone here has already mentioned the ADF, which is probably the largest Druidic organization in the US. They are worth investigating but I wouldn't want you to make any commitments before you'd also looked at the Ancient Order of Druids in America. They have a more traditional British Revival approach to Druidry that may (or may not) be a better fit for you judging by the tone of your comment.
Let me know if I can be of any more help to you! I am currently in training for both the Wiccan and Druidic priesthoods (though I started years ago in Asatru) and my particular interest is in interfaith ministry and helping people find the spiritual paths by which God(dess) is calling them. (I'm also a professional tarot reader and an astrology buff, so I think we have a lot in common...)
[–]LeTurkeyLeg[S] 0 points1 point2 points 1 year ago
Interesting. May I PM you?
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Please feel free!
[–]higgscat 1 point2 points3 points 1 year ago
If you're interested in Norse religion, there's also Mari(in Russia) and Finnish traditional religion and Sami religions to look into. Be careful with the Slavic stuff as there are a fair number of racists(books on it have been banned in Russia, however, I'm unaware if the books are standard or more obscure), not sure how endemic it is though. I understand the Sami religion has a fair bit of stuff with shamanism, and usually, a lot of folk beliefs do involve simple divination/charms. I'm unaware of specific details about those paths though, simply that they also exist and you might find something of value in their beliefs. I'm unaware of specific astrology for those groups though.
There are lots of good organizations that other (more knowledgeable) people mentioned though. And as Traztx said, eclectic paths can be awesome as well. Good luck!
[–]CrazyPlato 1 point2 points3 points 1 year ago
If you're looking into a regional slant, like Norse, perhaps Celtic Reconstructionism might be an idea. In fact, if you look into any old regional pagan practice, odds are there's a reconstructionist sect for it.
Also, I'm pretty sure using magick isn't itself required for most pagan sects, though a belief in magick is kind of important. I doubt many sects will say you HAVE to use magick for your own ends, rather than recignizing it and accepting your presence among it.
[–]traztx 1 point2 points3 points 1 year ago
What about developing an eclectic path out of bits and pieces you find helpful from other paths?
[–]ohdysseus 0 points1 point2 points 1 year ago
This is what I do. :) Skype me- Ohdysseus (same as my r/ username). Feel free to message.
[–]littlebluecat 0 points1 point2 points 1 year ago
There are folks who follow and/or work with the Norse pantheon but not from an Asatru perspective.. I think some of them refer to themselves as "Northern Tradition" or "Norse Paganism"...
Oh thank you :) I'll look into that.
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The second-order dilemma of public goods and capital accumulation
The second-order dilemma of public goods arises from individuals' incentive to free ride on a mechanism to solve the provision problem (first-order dilemma) of public goods. Without relying on social and behavioral arguments, we show by a voluntary participation game that the accumulation of public goods can mitigate the second-order dilemma in the long run. The analysis also shows that population decrease damages the accumulation of public goods.(This abstract was borrowed from another version of this item.)
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Today's Silicon Valley Education Foundation was born in 1998 when a grassroots community group in San Jose's Franklin-McKinley School District formed what was called the "Fair Exchange" project. The group represented residents in the neighborhood around J.W. Fair Middle School who came together to provide support and intervention services to local families. A $150,000 gift from Avant! Corporation enabled Fair Exchange to develop a school-based neighborhood center offering everything from medical and dental care to after-school programs, drug and alcohol prevention and truancy programs to at-risk families. Services grew to include the adjacent Santee neighborhood.
In early 2000, the Fair Exchange project expanded to embrace several educational initiatives and officially incorporated as the Franklin-McKinley Education Foundation. A board of directors was elected. The following year, Muhammed Chaudhry was hired as executive director. The foundation's first home was a portable behind Fair Middle School on McLaughlin Avenue near Story Road and Highway 101.
In 2001, the First 5 California project awarded the foundation a $500,000 grant to deliver school readiness services. A Safe Schools Healthy Students Initiative was created and Program Coordinator Rene Ramirez was hired to manage a host of support services delivered to K-8 students and families in the Franklin-McKinley District. Foundation staff grew from 4 to 12 people.
Two years later, a $2.1 million Knight Foundation grant was awarded to the foundation, allowing it to further expand its education services and mission. The money helped create a centralized hub for school readiness activities in the Solari/Seven Trees neighborhood, reaching out to 600 Latino and Vietnamese immigrant families by providing education and child care services. A restructuring of the foundation board followed.
In 2006, then San Jose Mayor Ron Gonzales, who had promised to create a citywide education foundation to help schools, joined forces with the Franklin-McKinley Education Foundation and helped transform it into the San Jose Education Foundation.
The San Jose Education Foundation focused on improving public schools in San Jose through partnerships with the business, civic and education sectors. A year later in 2007, a separate education foundation, the Santa Clara County Education Foundation, was formed that concentrated on arts education, special education inclusion, alternative education and technology. It was operated out of the Santa Clara County Office of Education.
The two foundations, realizing they had similar missions, merged in February 2008 to create the Silicon Valley Education Foundation, with Chaudhry as president and CEO. As part of the launch, the Knight Foundation gave a second grant of $1.7 million to create programs that focus on science, technology, engineering and math. Cisco contributed $800,000 in cash and product grants to help SVEF create the open source software tool for schools called "Lessonopoly."
The new foundation moved its cramped offices from the Franklin-McKinley School District on Wool Creek Drive to the spacious Sobrato Center for Non-Profits at 1400 Parkmoor Avenue, in San Jose. SVEF leaders declared that the foundation will be the only organization dedicated solely to improving K-12 public education across Silicon Valley's 34 school districts and that it would bring business and community leaders together to tackle education issues.
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Manifesto For Pupils' Snack In Romania
Tue 05 Nov 2013Story by Raluca Vasile
Most of the state schools in Romania don't have a cafeteria inside the school or allow catering services and have interdictions for other food actions, due to a national program introduced several years ago.
Also, studies show that 1/4 of the Romanian pupils started to become obese from young age while another 1/4 are overweight. This wasn't so fifteen to twenty years ago, as we are an agricultural country and food in Romania is generally quite healthy, and we are used to cooking from scratch. Also, the modern speed of life has led to a lazier and more convenient behavior in many mothers, as they prefer to give kids pocket money to make food decisions on their own from early ages and many of them choose global fast-food chain restaurants, which are very popular in Romania, and also not cheap compared to prices in other countries. In Romania with 3-4 euro one can eat a traditional healthy meal, as well as a lunch at McDonalds, for example.
That is why I decided to build a program called "Pupils' Snack". It's a two-hour-long workshop where we cook easy and healthy sandwiches from scratch and build figurines of vegetables and fruit in a creative way as to bring pupils closer to healthy eating. Pupils got very engaged into this program, as well as the parents that were present at the workshop in many of the cases, as you may see in the pictures.
Many parents understand that it is important to feed their children vegetables and fruit from an early age, but they refuse to take these as snacks to school because food from home is not considered "fancy". In the school break, they are meeting other children eating fast food which is considered "fancy" in Romania. That is why we think it is important to bring back fruits, vegetables and healthy food into schools and pupils' communities through Pupils' Snack.
We started this program in private schools and pupils' party clubs. As of now, we are not allowed to enter into state schools, because most don't have an appropriate place to cook, or even a cafeteria. We are very optimistic that local authorities will support us in creating a national food education program in state schools and allow us to educate children on how to eat the right and healthy way, the same way Jamie succeeded in the UK, USA and Australia. But we still have a long way to go, and we are counting on the Food Revolution's support in order to have cafeterias and nutrition-based curricula in our schools and fresh meals for our pupils.
About the Author: I am a certified nutritionist, vegan chef and brand consultant (by vocation); a visionary speaker, teaching lecturer, food blogger, and Food Revolution ambassador by mission. I'm passionate about healthy cooking and people, and I believe I attract good energy around me. I love being around children and people in general and do some good to change their lives for the better. I am a dreamer at soul and fulfilling my dreams on this earth, always "in" for a good cause.
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