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There's a tricky topic that can make the bravest woman business owner quiver in her boots and doubt herself, whenever she's faced with it. It's personal. It's emotive and yet it's still BUSINESS! What is it? Pricing, of course!
In fact only last week I was talking to a new client who was working way too many hours for not enough money. I had to give her some tough love. I told her she was too cheap and giving out all the wrong signals!
She was really shocked but she soon realised what I meant. Even though she had probably known this for ages, she had been scared to put up her prices because she thought no-one would buy. Instead, people were buying but they were the wrong people – people who wanted cheap services rather than those who wanted GOOD VALUE (There is a BIG difference).
Anyway, we put up her prices and she's already started attracting the RIGHT kind of customers – it's going to get better and better for her as she has to work fewer hours to make the same money. Yay!
So I know for many of you, just the thought of getting your pricing right makes your blood run cold.
- What should I charge?
- How do I set my pricing?
- How will I know what's right?
- What if I'm too expensive?
I'm asked these questions on a daily basis and I know they're driving you NUTS.
So Why Do Women Struggle With Price?
Lack of confidence and that pesky 'little old me' syndrome have a lot to answer for when we talk about pricing
Chances are that you've fallen into the 'Price Trap'.
You look at what your competitors are charging and opt for prices just above or just below them, depending on where you believe you rank in the pecking order (which can have damaging consequences if you've made the decision on a day when your confidence is low!)
Perhaps you've asked your friends and family what they think and been greeted by a sharp intake of breath.
Suddenly you're back to the drawing board, questioning what you should charge.
For women business owners, pricing seems to be a particularly emotional topic and one we take personally.
- We worry that we don't have enough experience or fixate on what our competitors are charging.
- Or worry that we're getting it completely wrong if our competitors aren't transparent about their prices.
- We also fear being judged by others. After all, perhaps other people might think you're getting a bit too big for your boots if you put your prices up? You know what I mean, the voice in the back of your head that worries people are saying 'who does she think she is?'
- Then of course there's the fear that you might lose customers or not attract new ones
It's just chatter, nothing more.
If any of this resonates with you, then it's time to change your thinking.
Before you can get your pricing right, you have to understand your value. Because that's what customers really want. Value.
- Ask yourself what value your products or services offer your customers?
- How do they solve a problem or meet a need?
- What benefits do they bring?
- How do they make your customers feel?
The Big And Little Details Count
Think About Your Hard Costs
How much do your products or services cost to provide in terms of raw materials, time, overheads, development, marketing, training and delivery?
Recognise The Value Of Your Own Abilities
You take for granted that you can create beautiful photography or handcrafted jewellery, or write, or that you're good with numbers – that doesn't mean everyone else can, or that what you do lacks value because you love it.
Oopsie! No Value?
If you can't define the value in your products, then it may be time to refine or improve them
Be brave about your pricing, step outside the Price Trap and remember that VALUE doesn't mean CHEAP

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This year, I'm still booking trips, still guiding, and still having fun with clients and friends. Most of the fishing I'm doing is with 4 – 9wt fly rods or 7 – 9wt spey rods. I truly enjoy teaching all kinds of "outside the box" methods that most people will never experience. What does that mean for you? More opportunities to catch fish in almost any type of conditions. Why limit yourself? Let me help you broaden your horizons. And yes, I still enjoy spin fishing and love to teach that style also. It's always best to have many options for different species and conditions. I've got you covered!
Do you enjoy a bit of comfort and pampering during your fishing time? How does being chauffeured around on a luxurious 20ft, all weather pontoon boat with comfy seating, carpeted decks, a swim platform for hot days, nice lunches and cocktails sound? Oh, by the way, it's a fishing trip for 2 using FLY RODS for BASS & PIKE on Sandy Pond, NY. Great for the couple that love to fish and have all the comforts of home surrounding them. ASK ME!!!
A float trip down the Salmon River for 1 person during special summer water releases, to fish for summer run Atlantics, Skamania Steelhead, Brown Trout, and even a few Smallmouth Bass. This is another luxury ride I have that puts you at the front of breathtaking scenery and rod bending action.
A must trip that gives you many options. You can even ask to fish some of the nice reservoirs and ponds in the area for trout or bass and pike. Don't wait on this offer. The dates get booked fast! Again….ASK ME!
Dig into that "bucket list" and let's go.
OK, fall is here and winter is right on it's heels. I have been out for Salmon River Steelhead and smaller creek trout, and both have been spectacular! I just love this time of year. Places to fish become uncrowded, the scenery is awesome and the fishing is amazing. It's never too late to book a trip. Some changes have happened recently and the company I worked with for 13 years has closed it's doors. So, on the bright side, there's lots more time to fish. Contact me to see if we can get after some great fishing. And…..let's sweeten the pot a little…..for every single client trip, I will donate $25 to PHW. For every 2 client trip, I will donate $50. Your money will go a long way and you'll be doing a good thing, not to mention learning time-honored fishing techniques! Call – book – go!
]]>On a final note for now, I just want to tell everyone to please return the unconditional love of your favorite pet. It's for too short of a time that they're here, bringing us joy and companionship.
Rest well Cody. You were the best. Miss you….love you.
]]>While everything else in this world is going up in cost, I am not going to follow suit. Hopefully, that is a rare enough statement for you to consider for booking your next trip with me.
AND…..I've added a couple things to my services.
Care to learn the grace and beauty of making a well presented spey cast? Want to learn how NOT to add sink tips, weights and any other hampering stuff to your line? I can teach you how to get that fly down into THE ZONE without all the fuss and cost of weight systems.
Care to fish some quiet ponds, small lakes and reservoirs for trout, bass and pike? My comfortable 13 foot Mckenzie inflatable pontoon is the ultimate way to accomplish this. This boat is for single angler trips, meaning just you fishing, and me operating the boat to get you into fish.
I will also be running trips on the Salmon River ONLY during higher water flows throughout the summer. Care to try for an atlantic or a skamania? You won't get bored….there's plenty of smallmouth bass around to keep you busy too!
Lastly, my 20 foot luxury pontoon boat (The Adventure) stays docked on Sandy Pond all summer. I can offer early walleye trips before the Pond gets too busy with summer boaters, then it's on to fly fishing for bass and pike for the rest of the season. Yes, that's right…fly fishing! (2 person max for safety and casting comfort)
I will custom fit each boat trip to your desire. Costs TBD upon specs.
Oh, and don't forget, I still have trips for brookies, browns and bows throughout the late spring into the early fall.
So, there you have it. Same great service with some new additions, and still a wallet-friendly cost to boot. Book that trip now!
]]>All this being said, I have decided not to guide for pacific salmon (Chinooks & Cohos) this season. The Salmon River has become a zoo, no matter where you go. Its become tough to try to teach a client ethics and good techniques while on either side of you, people are snagging these magestic fish. Not everyone is a bad apple, but there's still far too many around during peak season to be a worthwhile experience, in my opinion. So, any trips on the Salmon river will not begin until November and a special thanks to all my clients who have agreed with me and have made bookings accordingly.
I still offer many other options throughout the year and ask you to check them out. You may have your curiousity peaked enough to "do something a little different" and…maybe have the trip of a lifetime.
]]>I am now honored and humbled to be coordinating the Oswego County NY Chapter of PHW and am looking forward to doing much, much more.
Many local people have come forward to help out with this chapter with donations of time and money. Many more from out of the area have been asking what they can do. PHW is a non-profit organization that relies on monetary donations to make the programs work. If anyone is interested, please check out the web site at the top and see what PHW is all about.
Here are a couple ways you can help from home. You can donate directly to the main PHW, or earmark your donation in whole or in part by putting Oswego NY in the memo line of your donation. OR….you can donate by fishing. From now on, every trip booked with me will get a $50 donation, in YOUR name, to go directly into the PHW account to help with events. We're all in this together to give back to those who have sacrificed so much. Let's show them we care!
]]>January 7th ~ "Fishing For Winter Steelhead"
March 3rd ~ "Fishing For Spring Steelhead" (Yes, there is a difference!)
April 21st ~ "Flyfishing Tactics For Bass & Pike"
]]>Each vet will have one mentor to "guide" them while on the river. These parings will work to overcome any physical obstacles they may have in order to catch and land their own salmon. Our local American Legion and other groups will be providing lunches and dinners. We'll also be doing slide shows and fly tying to get these vets fired up about fishing again.
I have been asked by many people as to what they can do to help. Right now, we have a top staff of hand picked volunteers to do most of the program, but what we really lack, is donations. We intend to make this an annual event and desperately need funds to get it all started on the right foot. If anyone out there would like to be a part of this historic event, you can! Just contact me through my website and I'll give you details about making your tax-deductible contribution to this wonderful program.
To learn more about Project Healing Waters, just click on this link to that website.
]]>Here's my newest addition. A 13 foot inflatable MacKenzie pontoon boat!
Looking for a luxury way to fish ponds and small lakes quietly, for trout, bass and pike? This baby does it all. From the comfort of your swivel seat, you can use the standing platform and lean bar (with stripping basket) to make those perfect casts into places you've only dreamed of.
Two front compartment bags can carry your tackle, lunch, beverages and supplies for the day. This very versatile craft will provide many unique opportunities to clients looking for something a little different than just a regular boat or float tube.


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VATICAN LETTER Oct-22-2004 (860 words) Backgrounder. xxxi
Papal primacy: Land mine on the path to Catholic-Orthodox unity?
By Cindy Wooden
Catholic News Service
VATICAN CITY (CNS) -- A Catholic theologian described papal primacy as a land mine on the path to Catholic-Orthodox unity, while an Orthodox theologian described it as "an object of controversy and polemics."
Yet, at the invitation of Pope John Paul II, Catholic and Orthodox scholars -- officially representing their churches -- rolled up their sleeves and started to tackle the historically explosive question of the Petrine ministry and how it is exercised in the modern church.
Generally, ecumenical dialogues proceed by stages, finding agreement on small differences and building on one agreement to resolve more complicated divergences.
However, Metropolitan John of Pergamon, a theological consultant to the ecumenical patriarch of Constantinople, said that in Catholic-Orthodox dialogue, "All these little steps will make no progress, because we are always stumbling over this issue."
Metropolitan John was one of the Orthodox scholars who made formal presentations at a 2003 Vatican-hosted symposium on the question of primacy, and he spoke in Rome in mid-October at a conference marking the publication of the symposium papers and brief summaries of the closed-door discussions.
Perhaps even more surprising than the topic of the symposium was the fact that it took place at all.
Catholic and Orthodox officials have not managed to agree to have their official dialogue commission meet since 2000, yet the Vatican, the ecumenical patriarchate and five Orthodox churches sent representatives to the discussion on primacy.
"We have to be brave, we have to be courageous and address this issue," Metropolitan John said at the book presentation.
Cardinal Walter Kasper, president of the Pontifical Council for Promoting Christian Unity, said the symposium was designed to launch a joint theological reflection, not to offer practical suggestions on how authority could or should be exercised in a reunited church.
The theologians, he said, set out to identify possible "maneuvering room -- if I can put it that way -- between two positions that seem diametrically opposed."
The Catholic and Orthodox participants at the symposium, like those in their respective churches, disagreed even on the meaning of scriptural references to Jesus naming Peter "the rock" upon which he would build his church.
"Peter is a pre-eminent figure in the New Testament, but not the only one," Father Theodore Stylianopoulos, a retired professor from Holy Cross Greek Orthodox School of Theology in Brookline, Mass., told the symposium.
"No single apostolic figure enjoys universal dominance or exclusive authority in the New Testament," he said. "In other words, the 'primacy' of Peter is not power over other apostolic figures, but an authorized leadership in the context of shared apostolic authority in the common life of the church."
For Catholics, however, when the Scripture passages referring to Peter are read in the light of the tradition of the church -- including the first millennium before the schism between East and West -- Peter's role as the leader of the church becomes clear.
While recognizing that it is likely to be a long time before common ground can be found on how the pope, as bishop of Rome, could exercise his ministry in a united church, symposium participants urged the Catholic Church and the Orthodox churches to take some preliminary steps within their own communities.
The Orthodox were asked -- by Metropolitan John among others -- to recognize that when they speak of their patriarchs as being "first among equals" and of the "synodal" governance of their churches, they cannot pretend that their patriarchs have no real authority or power.
Nor can they expect that the pope would have none.
"For the Orthodox there is no primacy without synodality," the metropolitan said, "but there also is no synod without a primate," who must call the bishops together to make decisions.
"Orthodox are learning that primacy is a matter of the essence of the church, a dogmatic matter," he said.
At the same time, Catholic and Orthodox scholars called on the Catholic Church to demonstrate that it supports the Second Vatican Council's recognition of the full dignity of local churches and to ensure its bishops are not treated merely as representatives of the pope.
The Catholic Church's "pyramidal structure," with the pope exercising universal authority, even over what the Orthodox would consider local matters, without being required at least to listen to the local churches, makes the Orthodox wary, Metropolitan John said.
"The Roman Catholic Church must apply fully the notion of the catholicity of the local church," he said. The pope "should not interfere in the local church without its consent."
A German Catholic theologian, Msgr. Hermann J. Pottmeyer, who participated in the 2003 symposium and the October book launch, said one promising idea is to clarify the difference between the pope's role as "patriarch of the West," with full jurisdiction and authority, and his role as primate of the universal church.
While in a united universal church his authority over the Christians in the East would have to be exercised in a less direct way, Msgr. Pottmeyer said, "he would not be just a brother," but would have to have some real power in order to be effective.
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4th Graders Convince Universal Pictures to Add Green Themes Back to "The Lorax"
Congratulations from all of us at Healthy Child Healthy World to Mr. Wells' 4th grade class at the Park School in Brookline, Mass., for changing Universal Pictures' mind about eliminating green content from The Lorax. As our founder Nancy Chuda wrote last week, when the kids saw the trailer, they realized that the environmental themes--which, as any parent who's read this story at bedtime knows, are the bedrock of the story--were largely missing.
To restore the original meaning to the film, Mr. Wells' class put together a video and petitioned Universal to add more environmental messaging to their website. And this week, after more than 57,000 people signed their petition, the Universal webpage was updated to reflect the students' requests.
On Change.org, which hosted the petition, Mr. Wells wrote:
I couldn't be more proud of my 4th graders! They rallied 57,000 of you (including celebrities like Ed Norton and musicians like 30 Seconds to Mars and Solving for X!) who know the meaning of "Unless." The kids made posters, wrote a script in the style of Seuss, then shot a video! They've also been reaching out to everyone they know, lighting a fire under this cause, then graphing your signature count to track the progress of their project.
They learned many lessons along the way, most importantly, that they can make a difference.
Dr. Seuss once wrote, "Unless someone like you cares a whole awful lot, Nothing is going to get better. It's not." We're inspired by these kids, who cared enough to make it better. A lot.
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George Osborne extends council tax freeze
Money to extend a council tax freeze in England to 2012-13 has been unveiled by Chancellor George Osborne.
The government cannot force councils to freeze bills but it is offering to give those that limit spending rises to 2.5% the money they need.
Money would also be offered to the Scottish and Welsh administrations, which will choose how it is spent.
The £805m move will be funded by efficiency savings but Labour said it would save people just £72 a year.
A similar pledge was included in the coalition agreement and resulted in all local authorities in England freezing or reducing their council tax bills in 2011-12.
'Not awash with money'Mr Osborne, who is making his big speech to the Conservative Party conference in Manchester at about midday, had promised to freeze council tax for two years when the party was in opposition.
He told BBC Radio 4's Today programme the government was showing it could help families "where we can" in difficult times, despite the government not being "awash with money" as it tackles the budget deficit.
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He said, halfway through the financial year, it was apparent Whitehall departments were going to spend "a little way short" of the £350bn expected.
"This is often the case but sometimes government has just sat on that money because it hasn't mattered so much. I think at times like this if we've got anything spare, we should spend it."
Scotland will get an extra £67.5m in its block grant but ministers are still deciding how to spend it. The SNP has already pledged to freeze council tax for five years.
The chancellor is under pressure to spell out detailed plans to get the UK economy growing again amid mounting criticism from Labour and senior figures in his own party.
He told the BBC he would also be announcing "major investment in cutting-edge science", involving the material graphene in high performance computing, as well as a programme to extend mobile phone coverage to six million people and transport infrastructure investments.
'Can-do attitude'The government had "activist" policies on dealing with the deficit, keeping interest rates low and cutting corporate taxes and more investment in apprenticeships, he said.
As George Osborne put it, the government is not exactly awash with money at the moment so how has it found £800m to freeze council tax plus £200m to invest in science?
The chancellor has told us he's using the "underspend" from government departments which have been "eliminating waste and inefficiency".
The explanation is that half way through the financial year the Treasury has been able to assess whether Whitehall departments are on course to spend the total of £350bn allocated for this year.
It is not unusual for some to spend less than expected and this time the chancellor will seize the money to ease household bills.
The key point from the Treasury's point of view is that this does not change the overall spending plans or the deficit reduction strategy.
He cited the increase in time an employee has to work before they can claim unfair dismissal as an example of how the government will lift the burden on business.
But in his BBC interview he reiterated that his "substantial strategy to deal with Britain's debts in a global debt storm" was essential to keep interest rates down.
Mr Osborne, who will leave the conference early to attend a meeting of European finance ministers in Luxembourg, also said a resolution to the eurozone crisis "would do more to boost the UK economy than anything else in the world at the moment".
With business groups calling for further help, Mr Osborne said his corporation tax cut from 28% to 23% - announced in March's Budget - was a "real sign of our commitment to getting business growing."
The Institute of Directors has called for corporation tax to be cut to 15%.
And on Saturday senior Conservative backbencher Andrew Tyrie said the government was not doing enough to promote economic growth.
The bulk of Mr Osborne's plans will not be announced until November in the second phase of the government's growth review.
For Labour, shadow Treasury minister Chris Leslie said: "Out-of-touch ministers don't seem to understand that people are struggling with rising prices and energy bills now, but this policy means no help for another six months.
"It would mean just £72 for a typical household, which is a fraction of the extra £450 a year the Tory VAT rise alone is costing a couple with children."
And Dave Prentis, head of the union Unison, accused the Conservatives of "playing to the gallery".
"They have found millions by making public sector workers tighten their belts. Workers who have had their pay frozen for two years and are being forced to pay more for a smaller pension. These workers are council taxpayers too."


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Segmented taper equations with crown ratio and stand density for Dahurian Larch (Larix gmelinii) in Northeastern China
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Segmented taper equation was selected to model stem profile of Dahurian larch (Larix gmelinii Rupr.). The data were based on stem analysis of 74 trees from Dailing Forest Bureau in Heilongjiang Province, Northeastern China. Two taper equations with crown ratio and stand basal area were derived from the Max and Burkhart's (1976) taper equation. Three taper equations were evaluated: (1) the original equation, (2) the original equation with crown ratio, and (3) the original equation with basal area. SAS NLIN and SYSNLIN procedures were used to fit taper equations. Fit statistics and cross-validation were used to evaluate the accuracy and precision of these models. Parameter estimates showed that the original equation with inclusion of crown ratio and basal area variables provided significantly different parameter estimates with lower standard errors. Overall fit statistics indicated that the root mean square error (RMSE) for diameter outside and inside bark decreased respectively by 10% and 7% in the original model with crown ratio and by 12% and 7.2% in the original model with basal area. Cross-validation further confirmed that the original equation with inclusion of crown ratio and basal area variables provided more accurate predictions at the lower section (relative heights, <10%) and upper section (relative heights, >50%) for both outside and inside bark diameters.
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- Title
- Segmented taper equations with crown ratio and stand density for Dahurian Larch (Larix gmelinii) in Northeastern China
- Journal
Journal of Forestry Research
Volume 22, Issue 3 , pp 347-352
- Cover Date
- 2011-09-01
- 10.1007/s11676-011-0178-4
- Print ISSN
- Online ISSN
- 1993-0607
- Publisher
- Northeast Forestry University
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- Topics
- Keywords
- basal area
- crown ratio
- Larix gmelinii
- nonlinear regression
- taper equations
- Authors
- Li-chun Jiang (1)
- Rui-long Liu (1)
- Author Affiliations
- 1. College of Forestry, Northeast Forestry University, 26 Hexing road, Harbin, 150040, Heilongjiang Province, P.R. China


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Dictionary » V » Vastus intermedius Vastus intermediusvastus intermedius (Science: anatomy, muscle) origin, upper three-fourths of anterior surface of shaft of femur; insertion, tibial tuberosity by way of common tendon of quadriceps femoris and patellar ligament; action, extends leg; nerve supply, femoral. Synonym: musculus vastus intermedius, crureus, femoral muscle, intermediate great muscle, intermediate vastus muscle. Please contribute to this project, if you have more information about this term feel free to edit this page
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New Delhi: The month-long stalemate at Kingfisher Airline ended on Thursday just in time for Chairman Vijay Mallya to make his appearance at the Indian Grand Prix in Greater Noida. The pilots and engineers with the cash-strapped airline will resume work after the management agreed to pay their four-month salary dues.
After 25 days of protest, a lockdown and a suspension of license, the airline is limping back towards normalcy. The airline management is expected to meet the Directorate-General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) on Friday after its employees finally agreed to return back to work.
Kingfisher Airlines CEO Sanjay Aggarwal is scheduled to meet the DGCA officials later on Friday to present a roadmap for the revival of the airlines. The airline engineers have to clear the aircraft for airworthiness and the company has to prove there is no dispute with employees and that all arrears are being paid.
However, resumption of Kingfisher's flight operations may take at least 3-4 weeks as the airline would have to get the suspension of its flying license revoked by the DGCA which also has to satisfy itself on safety issues as well as the viability of their financial and operational plans. After separate rounds of meetings with agitating pilots and engineers in New Delhi, the airline management agreed to pay the March salary within 24 hours, the April salary by October 31, May dues before Diwali in mid-November and June salary by December end.
Soon after the agreement with the employees was arrived at, Mallya said in a tweet, "All Kingfisher Team members back at work and fully supportive. I sincerely thank all of them for their faith and continuing commitment." Asked whether the 25-day lockout has been lifted, an airline spokesperson said, "yes, with immediate effect."
Later in a statement, he said Kingfisher "is pleased to announce that all of its employees have agreed to resume work and report for duty immediately. All employees are now eagerly looking forward to working together in order to re-starting operations very soon. "We will now finalize and present our resumption plan to the DGCA and hope to get their concurrence soon."
Under the agreement, the management, which was earlier offering only three month salary dues, climbed down to accept the workers' demand for payment of four out of seven months' dues by December end. The salary dues from July to September would be paid by March next year after recapitalisation of the airline, an engineers' representative said, adding that CEO Sanjay Aggarwal had also said that recapitalisation of the beleaguered carrier "will be done in 5-6 months."
All Kingfisher flights have remained suspended since September 30 due to the strike, followed by a lockout from October one and then suspension of their Scheduled Operator's Permit (SOP) or the flying license by aviation regulator DGCA. The license of Kingfisher was issued on August 26, 2003, and is valid till December 31, 2012.
The carrier, which early in 2011 had a fleet of 66 aircraft, now has ten including seven Airbus A-320s and three ATR turbo-props. It is saddled with a loss of Rs 8,000 crore and a debt burden of another over Rs 7,524 crore, a large part of which has not been serviced for several months.
Earlier, Civil Aviation Minister Ajit Singh said while salary was "a big issue and the employees should be paid, the bigger issue than that is the airline's fiscal assurance to the DGCA.. They have lot of outstandings to the Airports Authority (of India), to companies, to lessors, so its not just a question of salaries to the employees."
Singh said their flying license, though suspended, is "still there but to allow them to fly again, the DGCA has to be satisfied on many more things." The airline has to present a viable operational plan to the DGCA. Noting that the airline had not yet submitted any revival plan to the DGCA, Singh said, "It is not a question of me being hopeful or not, in my view, its a very difficult proposition but not impossible."
On Thursday, the employees relented to the proposal of a three-month salary by Diwali. Mallya will be landing in Delhi on Friday but will be heading straight for the Indian Grand Prix. The question ofcourse remains whether just the payment of salaries will be enough for Kingfisher to take flight once again.
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Dr. Mayer is Professor of Political Science at Texas Tech University. He received his Ph.D. from the University of Texas. His current research interests include party system change, especially in the weakening of mainstream parties of the moderate left and right, and the emergence of populist parties of identity. These include nationalist parties of the extreme right as well as parties of sub-cultural defense and other parties of identity that do not classify on the left to right axis. His published books include: Contending Perspectives in Comparative Politics (edited with Patterson and Thames), Comparative Politics: The Quest for Theory and Explanation, Comparative Politics: Nations and Theories in a Changing World (With Burnett, Ogden and Tuman)(Now in a 3rd Edition), American Public Policy (with Cochran, Carr and Cayer)(Now in its 10th Edition), Redefining Comparative Politics, Politics in Industrial Societies (With Burnett), and Comparative Political Inquiry: A Methodological Survey. Other published works include Identity Politics, Edwin Mellen Press, 2011, with Alan Arwine. The Changing Basis of Political Conflict in Advanced Western Democracies, Palgrave Macmillan Press, 2013, with Alan Arwine, The 11th edition of American Public Policy, 2014 with four others, "Tolerance and the Politics of Identity in the European Union, Social Science Quarterly, September 2014 with Alan Arwine.
He is in the planning stages of a sequel to his previous book in this area, Comparative Political Inquiry: A Methodological Survey. His articles have appeared in Political Science and Politics, Nationalism and Ethnic Politics, Comparative Political Studies, The Western Political Quarterly, Teaching Political Science, and West European Politics.


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Oxford County Holds "One of a Kind" Exercise -- Again September 27, 2009 The Oxford County Emergency Management Agency conducted an Alternate Care Facility full scale exercise at the Oxford Hills High School on Sunday, September 27, 2009. Approximately 50 victims, who were from various high school sports teams were assisting during this exercise. Also, approximately 75 responders, health care staff, red cross volunteers, and communications support personnel assisted during this exercise. This exercise is truly one of a kind. The exercise call was from the Oxford Plains Speedway simulating a collapse in the stand and several people were injured. An alternate care facility was to be established at the Oxford Hills High School and patients could be transported there. This is set up to help alleviate the emergency rooms in Western and Central Maine from being over loaded with patients. Doctors and nurses triaged and treated the patients in the gymnasium. Pace Ambulance was also on scene to assist in the event that patients needed to be transported elsewhere. Several photos have been uploaded to MEMA's page on Facebook. This exercise was the second major and innovative event hosted by Oxford County in a month. On August 23, Oxford EMA Hosted a sheltering exercise at Oxford Hills High School. In partnership with the American Red Cross, Community Emergency Response Teams (CERTs) established a people and pet shelter in which volunteers and their pets were actually housed for a period of time. This was a very valuable exercise for Oxford County, which has very active CERT and CART (County Animal Response Team) programs. The exercise gave all the players a chance to experienced and resolve any challenges that might be encountered in an actual sheltering situation. For more information on exercising your plan, contact your County Emergency Management Agency or Maine Emergency Management Agency. Contact:Jeremy Damren207-624-4400 Last update: 07/20/10 |
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Very Good Recipes of Flatbread from Ally's Sweet & Savory Eat
There is one Flatbread recipe on the blog Ally's Sweet & Savory Eat. (183 on all the blogs)
Click on the title of a recipe or the photo of a dish to read the full recipe on its author's blog.
Bbq Chicken Flatbread
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I love that our local grocery store has a chef on staff who is always cooking up great smelling dishes. Yesterday when I walked in he was grilling pizzas. I know! He had me at "pizza". His dish was a grilled bbq chicken pizza with mushrooms, artichokes,...
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8 Ways You Didn't Know You Could Eat Peaches
by Michelle Buffardi in In Season, July 6, 2011We're teaming up with food and garden bloggers to host Summer Fest 2011, a season-long garden party. In coming weeks, we'll feature favorite garden-to-table recipes and tips to help you enjoy the bounty, whether you're harvesting your own goodies or buying them fresh from the market. Today, we're exploring peaches.
Peaches are finally in season, so get your hands on some while they last and enjoy them in as many ways as you can (but don't forget to freeze some for the colder months!). Here are 8 healthy ways to eat the sweet stone fruits that you might not have thought of.
8. As a side dish: Tomato-Peach Salad from Food Network Magazine (pictured above)
7. With chicken: Bobby Flay's Grilled Chicken With Spicy Peach Glaze
6. Sweet-tart: Peaches With Balsamic Cherries
5. For dinner, spooned over grilled pork: Rosemary Roasted Pork With Peaches
4. In a glass, with wine: Peach Sangria
3. On the barbie: Grilled Peaches
2. For breakfast, in an overnight French toast bake: Ellie Krieger's French Toast Bake
1. With cream: Peaches and Cream (ok, maybe this one's obvious, but this version's healthy)
What's your favorite way to eat peaches? Shout it out in the comments, or let us know on Twitter; use the hashtag #cookingwith.
More peaches with our family and friends:
CIA Dropout: Peachy Keen Panna Cotta
What's Gaby Cooking: Peach and Blueberry Cobbler
In Jennie's Kitchen: Easy Peach Preserves
Daily Dishin: Fresh Peaches and Cream No-Bake Pie
Cooking with Books: Peaches and Cream Cheesecake
Cooking With My Kid: Peach & Friends Cobbler Pie
White on Rice Couple: Peach Heirloom Tomato Salad
Cooking With Elise: Bruschetta with Grilled Peach Chutney
FN Dish: Summer Fest: Peach Recipes
Taste With The Eyes: Warm White Peach and Blackberry Cobbler
Recipe Girl: Fresh Peach Pie
A Way to Garden: Farm Fresh Peaches Frozen to Perfection
Napa Farmhouse 1885: Fresh Peach Cookies
Sassy Radish: Peach, Apricot and Blueberry Cobbler with a Cornmeal Crust
Sweet Life Bake: Sweet Peach Ancho Chile Salsa
Indian Simmer: Indian Peach Gujiya
Dixie Chik Cooks: Peach Cobbler
Food2: 5 Killer Peach Flavored Cocktails
Cooking Channel: Peaches on the Grill
Add a Pinch: My Grandmother's Peach Cobbler
And Love It Too: Pan Seared Salmon with Fresh Peach Salsa
From My Corner of Saratoga: Double Caramel Peaches
She Wears Many Hats: Peach Wontons
I Am Mommy: Peach Bread
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Different retractors can be used for veterinary purposes. There is a balfour retractor that has three curved loops mounted on a bar. Each of the loops is individually operable. The pediatric size of the balfour retractor is used in procedures to get to the vocal cords when working on horses.
An interesting point, when balfour retractors are sold by online sources who do not have licensing from the FDA to sell surgical tools to be used on humans, the sites must state that the tool is meant for veterinary use.


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Ehlers Longboarding Video
We just finished our Ehlers Longboards video "The Beggining". The footage is shot all around Orange County. The tricks in this video are kind of different then your traditional longboard videos. We do a mixture of freestyle street tricks with slide tricks. In the up coming videos we want to start doing serious downhilling with crazy slide tricks. We will be looking for new and diverse riders to add to our team. If you have any footage feel free to drop us a line. This is our first video so it's only going to get better with the next. We hope you like it.


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quote:it's been a while since i've seen it but i remember it being awful. the quotes posted in this thread just reenforce that.
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With over 50 championship campaigns under their belts, Ferrari are well-versed in balancing the demands of two seasons - maximising current results while simultaneously carrying out adequate preparations for the future. But with far-reaching changes to the regulations coming into effect in 2009, the Italian team have admitted the process this year is presenting more of a test than usual.
Although it is a challenge we have faced many times before it is particularly tough this time, as there are so many new elements coming into play for next season, such as the return to slick tyres and the introduction of the KERS system, explained technical director Aldo Costa on Ferraris official website.
This makes the puzzle more complicated than ever, which is why we have to operate as efficiently as possible in terms of time management, commitment and energy, as we are now in a delicate phase with no way to recover from any mistakes. One step in the wrong direction could prove very costly.
To add to the pressure, Ferrari have the prospect of another intense title fight on their hands as the 2008 season moves into its final stages. Following some disappointing results in recent races, their once-large lead has been slashed to just 11 points over McLaren and Costa insists the team will not be distracted by their 09 development work, currently entering its production phase for main components including chassis and gearbox.
Ferrari has the ability and resources to work on next year's car, without having to relax for one moment on continuing the development of the F2008 in a championship that is proving to be very tight between ourselves and our usual opponents, he added.


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You worked hard in 2011 to defeat "Right-to-Work" and protect middle class jobs – and we won.
You worked hard in 2012 to help elect pro-labor candidates to the NH House & Senate – and we won that round, too.
But losing the Speaker's seat and the GOP majority in the state House hasn't deterred Bill O'Brien from taking another swing at New Hampshire's hard-working families – and this year he introduced yet another version of so-called "Right-to-Work" legislation (HB323). The House Labor Committee moved quickly to vote HB323 "Inexpedient to Legislate", and the bill comes up for a full vote in House of Representatives next week.
We're going to win this one, too – so join your Brothers & Sisters in Concord on Wednesday, February 13 and help us give RTW 2013 a Great Big Pro-Worker Kiss Good-Bye! We'll meet at the America Votes office at 9:00 am and walk over together to fill the seats in the House gallery for the 10:00 am session (the RTW vote should wrap up before noon). If you can't join us before 10am, go directly to the Reps Hall visitor's gallery.


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Fansler, Stephen T. (aka S.T. or "Dick") b. 1866; d. 1952 Discipline: Photography
Stephen T. Fansler was born in 1866 to John Henry and Jemima Parsons Fansler of Leadmine, West Virginia. He had five brothers and two sisters.
Fansler was a schoolteacher and attended the Missouri School of Business in Cincinnati, Ohio before joining Company D of the 8th Cavalry on October 18, 1890. A sharpshooter, he was assigned to Fort Yates, a military post on the Standing Rock Indian Reservation that straddles the border between North and South Dakota.
He became the post photographer upon his honorable discharge in 1892 and opened a studio with Clarence Fuller, another local photographer. In addition to making portraits of post officers and soldiers, Fansler made several photographs of the Dakotah Sioux and other American Indians from the area. It was during this time that Fansler took on a young apprentice named Frank Bennett Fiske. Fiske was the son of the post's civilian wagon master and had taken an interest in both photography and American Indian culture at a young age. Fansler helped develop, so to speak, Fiske's budding photography skills and trained him in common techniques of the day including glass-plate negatives and solar printing processes.
In 1900, Fansler's wife died and he moved back to West Virginia where his parents could help raise his young baby daughter. He opened a studio and gallery in nearby Davis, which he operated until his daughter died a short time later.
He soon left West Virginia and headed west, making it as far as Yellowstone National Park. (Rumor has it that he rode a bicycle over the Rocky Mountains.) He made several photographs of homesteading families and American Indians.
Eventually, he worked his way back east to Wisconsin where he met Maude Evelyn Newhart, who he married on New Year's Day, 1902. They had two daughters (Ferne and Althea) before he established a studio in Plum City, Wisconsin, where a third daughter (Virginia) was born.
A wanderer at heart, Fansler moved his family to Mineral Springs, GA where they opened a resort and had another daughter. The business was ultimately unsuccessful and the family again moved, this time to Kissimmee, Florida. Fansler farmed and later owned an orange grove. A fifth daughter (Mable) was born.
After his wife died in 1940, Fansler retired to a life of fishing and serving as president of the local Liars Club, which he helped organize. He died in 1952 and is buried in Tampa, Florida.
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Richardson, Mable (Fansler's daughter). Letters written to the State Historical Society of North Dakota. Tallahassee, Florida. April 13, 1987. April 27, 1987. May 28, 1987.


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Anne Lynam Goddard, ChildFund president and CEO, recalls her work in East Africa during a drought in the 1980s. Accompanying her husband on a trip to a refugee camp, she took her healthy infant son, who was a stark contrast to the Ethiopian children near starvation. It was an experience she will never forget.
by Anne Lynam Goddard, ChildFund President and CEO
Anne is in Kenya this week, where more than 3.5 million people need food aid as the worst drought in 60 years spreads across the Horn of Africa. One of the most affected areas is the Turkana region, where ChildFund is responding.
It's a dusty and bumpy drive to Lokitaung in northern Kenya. You can taste the dust in the air. It's early in the morning and already the heat is unbearable. Without water, nothing grows in this hostile environment.
We stop at a health tent. "Thirty-seven percent of children under 5 are malnourished here," a local nurse tells me as she weighs a young girl. "Eight percent are severely malnourished. That's a sharp increase compared to last year."
In times of food shortage, children under 5 are the most vulnerable to malnutrition. Inadequate food intake in young children has lifelong growth and development implications. That's why ChildFund is focusing its relief efforts on providing food to those 5 and younger, as well as pregnant and nursing mothers. We are using existing structures we have in place on the ground, including health facilities and Early Child Care and Development (ECCD) centers, to deliver food and water.
At the ECCD in Lokitaung, it's just past 11 a.m., and the children are crying and hungry. They line up to receive a bowl of unimix – a nutrient-rich porridge. This is their first meal of the day. Since ChildFund started providing supplementary food, the number of children coming to the ECCD has soared. Mothers tell me they have carried their children for more than 5 kilometers, walking in the blistering heat to reach the ECCD center this morning.
Back at the health tent, Emuria, a 5-year-old boy, is having his mid-upper arm circumference measured. He looks frail. ChildFund's health interventions include monitoring child growth to spot malnutrition at the early stages, providing vitamin A and iron supplements, deworming, vaccinating against measles and polio and also treating minor illnesses.
Mothers I speak to complain about eye irritations because of the dry and dusty conditions. Children are coughing. Today, we're also testing mothers for HIV/AIDS. Luckily, all have tested negative.
In the afternoon, we visit the remote village of Kariburi. The road is even bumpier and dustier than the one we traveled this morning. Everywhere you look is the same landscape — dust fields. We drive through one dry riverbed after another. Turkana really is the epicenter of the drought in Kenya.
The situation in Kariburi is dire. Malnutrition levels far exceed emergency thresholds. In the local ECCD center, the young children are calm and quiet. They lack the energy to play. A combination of food insecurity, falling nutrition levels and poor access to health and water facilities has left children in need of urgent support. Immunization coverage is extremely low, which puts the under-five population at risk.
ChildFund is distributing relief food (maize, legumes and beans) to families today. Women line up and carry bags away on their heads. They have come far distances.
I'm happy to see that local women are involved in the relief distribution. The more you can involve the community, the better. ChildFund has also trucked in drinking water. A large crowd has gathered around the tap. Women have brought their containers to carry water back to their homes. ChildFund is also providing training on hygiene and sanitation practices. It's in times of food shortage that people become weak and more vulnerable to disease outbreak.
Our help is needed most desperately. Thank you for your support.
Based in Ethiopia, Isam Ghanim, ChildFund's executive vice president for Global Programs, answers questions about the cause and impact of the drought in East Africa. Read the full interview with Isam on ChildFund's website.
What has led to this food crisis?
It's a situation that we refer to as a slow-onset emergency. This was caused by two consecutive rainy seasons failing, and the short rainy seasons in Kenya and Ethiopia also failed. This has led to an increase in food prices. There is also high inflation in all of these countries. And there is violence in Somalia. A significant number of Somalians have moved to established camps in Ethiopia and Kenya.
Families entered this crisis with depleted assets and very poor physical conditions. For almost two years now, they have been affected by food shortages. They are suffering from nutritional stress. There is only so long you can cope before you fall into acute malnutrition. The environmental conditions and the health conditions take their toll.
What is the current situation?
More than 11.5 million people are affected. In the areas where ChildFund works, we estimate 660,000 people are affected, with 7,000 children facing life-threatening conditions. This is a very serious situation. Stress indicators are reaching the levels that you see in the middle of a famine. Without immediate intervention, children will die.
What impacts of the drought are we seeing?
Children and their parents are malnourished and at increased risk of disease due to poor hygiene because of the shortage of water. They are suffering from physical and emotional stress. People are moving from their homes.
The most grievously affected are women and children. They have less capability to move. For young children, there is a permanent impact on their health — stunting, wasting, mental development. If the mother is breastfeeding, she won't have enough milk. When parents are under significant stress, the normal care and support for children will be minimized.
What is ChildFund doing to help?
ChildFund is addressing the immediate life-threatening conditions affecting children — providing food, water and basic health services, as well as supplemental feeding through early childhood care and development centers to ensure babies and young children will not fall into acute malnutrition.
In addition, ChildFund is working to help families stay in their own communities so that when the rains come in September they are there to plant crops and cultivate their farms. If they don't plant, they will lose another harvest and experience another year without food.
There is also a need to address child protection issues. Parents are too weak to care for their children. They have no roof over their head. Providing support is critical so that families don't deplete their resources as part of their coping mechanism.
Read the complete interview and learn more about ChildFund's response in the Horn of Africa.
by Martin Hayes, ChildFund Child Protection Specialist
Reporting from Yogyakarta, Indonesia
Relative calm has been restored to the towns and villages surrounding Mount Merapi. Evacuees are leaving internally displaced persons (IDP) camps and returning home. In many cases, parents are leaving their children with families and friends in the camps so that they can begin cleaning their homes and clearing the debris.
I traveled to two of the villages about 4 kilometers (2 miles) south of the volcano. The roads were covered with an inch of gray powdery ash. In some spots, rain water has combined with the ash to solidify like concrete. Most village residents are farmers. They depend on the rice and vegetables that they grow. The hardened ash has caused many of the crops to die. For now these farmers are living on handouts delivered to the village by volunteers.
I spoke with a few villagers who have returned home. One young mother explained to me, "We don't have seeds for next season…we're worried about what we'll do." In this part of Indonesia, farmers plant regularly and are able to harvest every few months. They sell part of their harvest and consume the rest. Their subsistence is a delicate balance contingent on the cyclical harvests.
Despite the crop problem, residents are happy to be home. I spoke with a few young children about their experiences over the past few weeks. One 10-year-old girl named Wanyu explained the events immediately after the volcanic eruption. "I felt so scared… I cried. All the lights went out. We looked at the mountain and we saw red lights coming from the top."
Wanyu fled with her parents to a shelter in the nearest town about 5 kilometers (3 miles) away. "I didn't like the shelter because it was too hot." But she explained that she did like meeting new children living at the shelter and learning new traditional games with them. Nonetheless, she's glad to be back home and eager to return to her fourth-grade classroom. However, the school has not reopened. The students are helping some of the teachers who have returned to clean the school.
Wanyu's mother is also happy to be home. However, she is noticeably anxious. "I'm worried about Merapi erupting again. I'm also worried about our future as all our vegetables have died."
To help ChildFund respond to the Mt. Merapi disaster, please consider a donation to the ChildAlert Emergency Fund.
by Julien Anseau, ChildFund Asia Regional Communications Manager
Reporting from the field
ChildFund's initial response to the Merapi disaster in Indonesia focused on the search and rescue of sponsored children.
Each of the 963 ChildFund-sponsored children in Magelang and Boyolali districts have been found staying in evacuation camps or with relatives. All are in good health, although some are complaining of eye irritation caused from ash and sand rain.
"We worked with our local partners and an experienced team of volunteers to locate the children," says Kuntum, a ChildFund staff member. "We visited camps in Magelang and Boyolali to find them. We spoke to village leaders, family members and neighbors to find out if they knew where the children were staying. Phone connection has been limited in remote areas following the first eruption so we visited every camp on a daily basis."
Approximately 280,000 people have been forced to leave their homes for temporary evacuation shelters, following Mount Merapi's most violent eruption in 140 years. Conditions in most of the camps are cramped with poor sanitary conditions.
In emergency situations, children need a safe space in which to play and reestablish a sense of normalcy. ChildFund is opening child-centered spaces to provide educational and recreational activities for children.
"Children take part in drawing, singing, dancing, playing and storytelling, which allow emotional expression," says Susana, a ChildFund staff member in Indonesia. In our child-centered space in Gunungpring camp we are exhibiting children's drawings. Children are happy about this, and we hope it helps restore their confidence."
Tegar, 10 years old, says, "I drew a picture of a volcano because I still remember what happened. My house was destroyed. I am very afraid."
Susana explains that the vast majority of children initially drew volcanoes, but in more recent days, they are drawing the crater, without the volcanic eruption. "Some of the girls are drawing flowers. This is an important sign in post-trauma healing. Child-centered spaces help in this respect."
In Deyangan camp, 9-year-old Arif says he likes the child-centered space. "For some time I can forget about what has happened. But when I go back to my parents sitting there in the camp, I only think about the eruption. I am scared at night."
Although children may be living in evacuee camps, they still have a right to education, says Hurmiyati, a teacher in one of ChildFund's child-centered spaces. "They will sit a national examination in May next year; they can't fall behind."
ChildFund is partnering with psychologists who, by interacting with children in the child-centered spaces, can better understand the trauma children are going through. Children have told ChildFund staff that they are afraid because they have had to leave their village and make new friends.
In Maguwo camp, the largest camp where more than 20,000 people have taken refuge, the popular child-centered space is open from 8 a.m. to 8 p.m. It is well stocked with books and toys. Children come to spend some time to forget about their painful experience, under the supervision of trained volunteers.
ChildFund is providing age-appropriate activities for younger children, but there is a need for materials for older children. Sugeng, a volunteer, says, "There is nothing for teenagers to do in the camp. They are bored and don't know how long they are going to be here."
Sugeng is also concerned that the children have a balanced diet. Children eat rice or noodles every day. They need fruit and vegetables. So ChildFund staff and volunteers are involving children in the activity of making a fruit salad, and then partaking.
Overcrowding is a problem in the child-centered spaces. In Gunungpring, more than 100 children are attending activities during the course of the day, but the room is too small to accommodate everyone. More space is needed.
With your support, ChildFund will be able to open additional child-centered spaces for the children whose families have fled the volcano. Thank you for considering a donation to the ChildAlert Emergency Fund to help improve conditions for children in Indonesia.
by Julien Anseau, ChildFund Asia Regional Communications Manager
Reporting from the field
Continued eruptions of the Mt. Merapi volcano in Yogyakarta, Indonesia, during the last two weeks has forced 280,000 people into temporary shelters at schools, village halls and makeshift camps. Indonesia's president has declared the situation a national disaster.
Camps are overcrowded, with a reported combined capacity of only 40,000.
Yet in the districts of Magelang and Boyolali alone, where ChildFund is focusing its emergency response efforts, displaced persons total more than 150,000.
Children and parents have told ChildFund staff that sanitary conditions in the camps are poor. ChildFund is distributing some 1,250 hygiene kits (soap, shampoo, toothpaste, toothbrushes and diapers) to evacuated families staying in shelters. We are also providing food for breastfeeding mothers as well as food, clothing, mattresses and blankets.
Three-year-old David, one of ChildFund's sponsored children, is staying in Deyangan camp in the Magelang district with his family. His mother, Wanti, says that her family's village is located only 5 km (3.1 miles) from the mountain's peak. "We want to go home, but we don't know when that will be. I don't know what state our house will be in when we return. My husband sometimes ventures up Merapi's slopes to check on our cattle and goats, but I tell him it's probably best not to check on the house or he will cry."
People living on Merapi's slopes depend on cattle for their livelihoods. Thus, many evacuees, stressed over the safety of their livestock, are entering the restricted zone to check on their cattle, goats, ducks and chickens. In an effort to prevent residents from returning to their homes to feed livestock, volunteers and military personnel have evacuated animals within a 20 kilometer radius of Merapi's peak.
"We want our normal life back," Wanti says. "But I am worried about the future. Our paddy fields have been left unattended. Our crops are ruined."
Children also are in shock and confused. The loss of educational materials and toys, separation from home and play areas and a general lack of security is traumatic. Schools in affected areas remain closed and a lack of activities for children in the camps is causing children to be restless, anxious and noncommunicative.
As parents worry about their livelihood and the potential loss of property and livestock, they are often unable to adequately provide the care and attention needed by children.
ChildFund is establishing child-centered spaces where children can engage in normalizing activities such as drawing, singing, dancing and storytelling to enable emotional expression.
"Child-centered spaces provide protection and psychosocial support for children who have been affected by emergencies. They also provide a safe, physical space for children to gather in an unstable environment," says Sharon Thangadurai, ChildFund national director in Indonesia.
Yuni, 12, is staying at Deyangan camp in Magelang. "I have to help my mom with washing clothes and taking care of my younger brother," she says. She is happy to have the opportunity to play with other children at the child-centered space. "I enjoy it here. It helps me to be strong because I want to be strong for my mom."
Additional child-centered spaces are urgently needed. To help ChildFund respond to the Mt. Merapi disaster, please consider a donation to the ChildAlert Emergency Fund.
More than eight months after an earthquake devastated Haiti, ChildFund's support for the country's most vulnerable children continues apace.
In our work through CBM and the Centre d'Education Speciale (CES), we are seeing signs of progress as children return to school and families adapt new routines. Much work remains amid Haiti's decimated infrastructure.
Yet, there are bright spots. Day care centers for children with injuries and disabilities are operating in six hard-hit areas around Port-Au-Prince. Children attending the centers now have access to therapy, follow-up care and referrals to other health professionals when needed.
Continuing care is especially important for children with epilepsy to ensure regular access to medication. Since last March, a pediatrician and a neurologist have visited one of the centers once a week. Since May a speech therapist has been available twice a week.
In addition, CES has been able to open its doors to other children without disabilities yet in need of a safe haven. Six-year-old Lovely was a student of the College Mixte Evangelique d'Haiti, which collapsed during the earthquake. She lost many friends.
Lovely's mother Evna reports that her daughter has made academic progress at the CES center despite the sad circumstances following the earthquake. During those terrifying moments, Evna and Lovely ran out of the house and spent all day in the street.
Lovely's father used to have a little shop, but all of his merchandise was stolen after the quake. Evna, who had worked as a street vendor, had to stop her commerce activities and devote all of her time to taking care of her three children.
The opening of the child center has provided a safe place for the children to play and learn while Evna and her husband find work and earn money for food and necessities.
It is a hard existence but Lovely and her family have hope for better days.
It's been a year of extremes for Guatemala. Just a few months ago, the country was in the midst of severe drought that had destroyed crops and caused many vulnerable children to suffer malnutrition. Then Tropical Storm Agatha hit in May, flooding families from their homes, washing out bridges and damaging the country's infrastructure.
Now additional rains have brought more flooding and life-threatening landslides. Alvaro Colom, the country's president, has characterized the situation as a "national tragedy." The president declared a state of emergency and told citizens to stay off the nation's highways due to the number of landslides.
ChildFund projects are affected in Estrella Del Mar, Futor De Ninos and Pequeno Paraiso. The most critical needs are food and water, clothes and medicine.
Floods have led to the use of schools and churches as temporary shelters, which is affecting school attendance in some communities. Another concern is an increase in waterborne diseases.
What has become Guatemala's worst rainy season in years is endangering new crops, putting the country's food supply in danger once again.
In an interview filmed prior to the flood-producing rains, Mario Lima, national director for ChildFund Guatemala reflected on ChildFund's efforts to provide better nutrition to Guatemala's children and their families. These efforts must now be redoubled.
To help families in Guatemala, please give to the ChildAlert Emergency Fund.
by Mary Moran, Senior Program Specialist, Early Childhood Development
There is great energy here in New York United Nations and nongovernmental agency circles this week with the launch of new materials from the Interagency Network on Education in Emergencies.
Four new or revised publications are being released: "Minimum Standards Handbook," "Pocket Guide to Gender," "Reference Guide on External Education Financing" and "Guidance Notes on Teaching and Learning." On hand for the launch were agency staff as well as UN representatives from developing countries.
ChildFund participated in the updating of the "Minimum Standards Handbook," which provides benchmarks for accountability for quality education in emergency preparedness, response and recovery. ChildFund also co-convenes a task team that was instrumental in getting early childhood development (ECD) issues mainstreamed throughout the standards.
In New York, considerable discussion focused on the application of ECD standards in Haiti. Members of the audience raised questions about the extent of community involvement in ECD response following the earthquake six months ago. UNICEF and Plan representatives affirmed that communities were involved in choosing sites for ECD Centers and other safe havens for children. They acknowledged that interagency coordination was imperfect. The new standards position interagency coordination as a foundational cornerstone — absolutely crucial to agency preparedness and good response during emergencies.
At the launch, a number of workshops offered simulations and hands-on exercises employing the new materials including a case study of Iraq, gender-awareness issues among children and adults and emergency funding strategies.
Improving coordination among various agencies and partners, ensuring community participation, focusing on outcomes for children and increasing response quality were hot topics.
Although the new standards do not cover every aspect of emergencies as completely as desired, agency representatives applaud the new areas addressed within the standards, including ECD and gender topics.
Going forward, emergency coordination among all sectors needs more emphasis. Yet, in the field, things need to be short and concise to be useful.
by Virginia Sowers
Community Manager
Our three-part series on recovery efforts following the 2004 Indian Ocean tsunami concludes today with an update from India.
ChildFund India's tsunami recovery and rehabilitation programs were aimed at protecting children coping with the loss of homes, parents and family members, reports Ilango Balu, child protection specialist in the India National Office.
Working in 35 villages, ChildFund India set up child-centered spaces, where children were given health care, nutrition and other creative activities to provide psychosocial support.
In the past five years, ChildFund India has established support groups for children, adolescent girls and youth, as well as community Child Well-Being Committees. They've also provided child-protection training for parents and
communities, life-skills training for girls, employment skills training for youth and psychosocial support training for teachers. Resources have also been allocated to economic recovery efforts, such as fishing boat repair, fishing net replacement and small-business startups.
Tsunami recovery efforts by ChildFund and its community partners have focused on sustainability. Ilango estimates that about 75 percent of the people affected by the storm regained normalcy as they received shelter and were able to continue their regular occupations. Yet, 25 percent of the affected population continues to struggle with recovery even five years on.
Many lessons have been learned in the aftermath of the Indian Ocean tsunami. ChildFund has recently responded to the typhoons in the Philippines and the earthquake in Sumatra, and we have also begun implementing child-led Disaster Risk Reduction (DRR) training in communities where we work.
The goal of DRR training is to further mitigate the vulnerability of children and their families in the face of large-scale or smaller emergencies, by helping children increase their positive coping strategies should a disaster occur.
And, of course, the services ChildFund provides in 31 countries around the world would not be possible without the support of child sponsors, major donors and others who respond to the call with generosity in times of incredible, unforeseen need.


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The Dirty Dozen
I almost missed it. Does ophthamology really only have 12 letters? Since it was listed as the number one reason why EyeNet was changing from 10 to 12 issues in "The Reasons for Going Monthly More Than Meets the Eye?" (Opinion, January), I thought I should check the facts.
As I began to count the letters, I thought for sure Dr. Mills was going to leave out the first "h" as everyone else does. I was so fixated on this that I almost missed the missing "l." But then my trusty obsessive-compulsive eye caught the typo.
I thought EyeNet was really reaching for this one until a colleague pointed out that this was a reference to an earlier Opinion (March 2010) in which Dr. Mills made it his mission to find an abbreviation for ophthalmology that would accommodate the texting generation. I personally appreciate this, as I'm still pecking out Morse code on my flip phone and often must reference the abbreviations in my texting dictionary. BTW, I would like to request a referral to Dr. Mills' hand surgeon to increase my texting efficiency with similar dodecadactyly.
Just wanted to drop a line to say thanks for honing my editing skills!
Natasha L. Herz, MD Rockville, Md. Chair, YO Info Editorial Board
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This burlap bunting is made from off-white burlap which has been starched to prevent fraying. The burlap has been cut into triangles that measure about 4 inches across and 4 inches in length and sewn together with red/white baker's twine. The bunting measures about 40 inches in total length, with extra baker's twine on each end to make hanging easy. Red glittery felt has been cut to say "be merry".
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