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Philip Gibbons (Tel: +61 2 6125 2562; Fax: +61 2 6125 0746; Email: email@example.com), Kara Youngentob, David B. Lindenmayer, Adam Felton and David Salt, The Fenner School of Environment and Society, The Australian National University (Building 43, Canberra, ACT 0200, Australia). Charlie Zammit and Margaret Considine, Australian Government Department of the Environment, Water, Heritage and the Arts (Canberra, ACT 2601, Australia). Hugh P. Possingham and Karen Hurley, The Ecology Centre, The University of Queensland (Brisbane, Qld 4072, Australia). Sarah Bekessy, School of Global Studies, Social Science and Planning, RMIT University (GPO Box 2476V, Melbourne, Vic. 3001, Australia). Mark Burgman, Michael A. McCarthy, Joslin Moore and Brendan Wintle, School of Botany, The University of Melbourne (Parkville, Vic. 3010, Australia). Mark Colyvan, Department of Philosophy, University of Sydney (Sydney, NSW 2006, Australia). Richard J. Hobbs, School of Environmental Sciences, Murdoch University (Murdoch, WA 6150, Australia). Clive McAlpine, School of Geography, Planning and Architecture, The University of Queensland (Brisbane, Qld 4072, Australia). Doug Robinson, Trust for Nature (PO Box 124, Benalla 3672, Australia). This article arose from a meeting between researchers in Australia's Commonwealth Environment Research Facilities (CERF) research hub for Applied Environmental Decision Analysis (AEDA), policy-makers and managers from the Australian Government's Department of the Environment, Water, Heritage and the Arts (DEWHA) and other practitioners who share the common aim to create closer links between research and policy.
Some practical suggestions for improving engagement between researchers and policy-makers in natural resource management
Version of Record online: 10 DEC 2008
DOI: 10.1111/j.1442-8903.2008.00416.x
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Ecological Management & Restoration
Volume 9, Issue 3, pages 182–186, December 2008
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Gibbons, P., Zammit, C., Youngentob, K., Possingham, H. P., Lindenmayer, D. B., Bekessy, S., Burgman, M., Colyvan, M., Considine, M., Felton, A., Hobbs, R. J., Hurley, K., McAlpine, C., McCarthy, M. A., Moore, J., Robinson, D., Salt, D. and Wintle, B. (2008), Some practical suggestions for improving engagement between researchers and policy-makers in natural resource management. Ecological Management & Restoration, 9: 182–186. doi: 10.1111/j.1442-8903.2008.00416.x
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Summary Policy-makers and managers in natural resource management (NRM) often complain that researchers are out of touch. Researchers often complain that policy-makers and managers make poorly informed decisions. In this article, we report on a meeting between researchers, policy-makers and managers convened to identify practical solutions to improve engagement between these camps. A necessary starting point is that every researcher and policy-maker should understand, and tap into, the motivations and reward systems of the other when seeking engagement. For example, researchers can be motivated to engage in policy development if there is a promise of outputs that align with their reward systems such as co-authored publications. Successful research–policy partnerships are built around personal relationships. As a researcher, you cannot therefore expect your results to inform policy by only publishing in journals. As a policy-maker, you cannot guarantee engagement from researchers by publicly inviting comment on a document. Actively building and maintaining relationships with key individuals through discussions, meetings, workshops or field days will increase the likelihood that research outcomes will inform policy decisions. We identified secondments, sabbaticals, fellowships and 'buddies', an annual national NRM conference and 'contact mapping' (a Facebook-type network) as forums that can catalyse new relationships between researchers and policy-makers. We challenge every researcher, policy-maker and manager in NRM to build one new cross-cultural relationship each year.


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Exalta tells us that this is the first time that she has worked with Pro Mujer. She sells pork and has been doing so for 10 years, having learned this business from her sister. She will use the money from this loan to buy bulls and livestock to breed and sell at the Viancha fair in La Paz.
This work allows her to earn a living. She is single. When asked what she likes about Pro Mujes, she replied, "Everything."
La señora Exalta, presidenta de la asociación comunal, indica que es la primera vez que participa en Pro Mujer. En la actualidad ella tiene un negocio de venta de carne de cerdo, el que ha trabajado hace diez años, nos cuenta que este negocio lo aprendió de su hermana que estaba en este rubro. El crédito que sacará ahora es para la compra de un toro y ganado, el cual hará reproducir; luego que ya estén crecidos los venderá en la feria de Viacha (municipio del departamento de La Paz)
Esta forma de trabajo le permite generar recursos para apoyarse, pues ella es soltera.
Cuando se le consulta qué le gusta de Pro Mujer, ella responde que le gusta todo.
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In a group loan, each member of the group receives an individual loan but is part of a larger group of individuals. The group is there to provide support to the members and to provide a system of peer pressure, but groups may or may not be formally bound by a group guarantee. In cases where there is a group guarantee, members of the group are responsible for paying back the loans of their fellow group members in the case of delinquency or default.
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Oklahoma State football: What players, coaches were saying after the loss
Here is a look at what Oklahoma State players and coaches were saying after the 51-48 loss to Oklahoma:
Oklahoma State head coach Mike Gundy on moving forward after a tough loss:
"The bad news for (the players) is that tomorrow morning we have to go back to work and get ready to play another game. No matter what happened today, it's our responsibility as a staff and as a team to not allow that to affect the next game. That's easier said than done, but you don't have a choice. It's one game. Is it a big game? Yes, it's a big game, but if we play more into it than that, and we don't get ready to play next week, then it wasn't very smart on our part."
Gundy on the pain of losing:
"The better your program gets, the more success you have, the more highly regarded you are, the harder it is to lose. You get in a World Series, a Super Bowl, a state championship game and you lose, it's a crushing blow. And the only reason is because you've taken it to another level. For the most part, this program is at a different level, so when you lose these games, it's harder on you. Ultimately for a team and a coaching staff, it cant' be. We have to get ready to play the next game."
Gundy on red zone defense:
"Our red zone defense was good. We weren't very good from 20 to 20, but when we got down in there, we held them to some field goals."
Defensive coordinator Bill Young on the emotions of the game:
"It was a heart-wrencher, or a gut-wrencher, or however you want to say it. When you lose a game like this in overtime — awful is about the only word that comes to mind."
Young on the status of the OSU program:
"Well, the program is really on the rise, no question about it. We stumped our toe today. OU was picked to win it all. Some people picked them to win the national championship. Right now, they have the caliber of players to be in that category. I think our program's in great shape. We were in position to be — depending what happens next week with Kansas State and Texas, we were in position to be co-champions."
Defensive tackle Nigel Nicholas on needing a stop on the final drive:
"I felt we were going to go out there and get a stop. I just have confidence in our team, but OU did a great job of fighting the whole game and we just didn't get it done. Got to come back and practice and work hard tomorrow.
Running back Joseph Randle on the emotional swings of the game:
"Our job is to go out and score points, regardless of what happens when we're not on the field. We've got to be ready to score every time we get the ball, and we didn't do that, so therefore, I guess we didn't do our job."


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Guido thinks such a ruse to bankrupt Blair et al unlikely to succeed, the money was spent by the Labour party, Blair was party leader and Carter general secretary. Would be fun to see them wriggling in court.
Guido has however heard Tory-inclined lawyers contemplating over their brandies the prospect of bringing a private prosecution in the event that the CPS fails to take action. Guido is good for a grand towards costs and suspects many, many others would willingly do the same.
Presumably it was Matt Carter who authorised the £500,000+ payment for the slogan "Forward, not back" to the same Penn, Schoen and Berland Associates in the run-up to the election. Shortly after the election he joined Penn's polling organisation in the UK. Typical feather-bedding by a politician at other people's expense – nothing special.
According to the Sunday Herald:
The theft from the Bloomsbury offices of Penn, Schoen & Berland, the Washington DC-headquartered consultancy where Matt Carter is managing director, was reported to police in Holborn on October 9. It is not known what data was kept on the stolen computers.
He was one of only three people said to know the full details of secret loans worth GBP14 million made to the party. The others were Tony Blair and Lord Levy, Labour's most high-profile fundraiser.
Officers at London's Holborn police station revealed details of the theft from Carter's office… The four computers went missing over the weekend prior to October 9… Carter's office is only one of a number of subsidiary firms owned by the international WPP agency which share an address at 24-28 Bloomsbury Way. Only Carter's office reported a theft. No other firm at the address reported anything missing, according to the police file..
Carter has made no formal admission that he has been questioned by Yates's team, but sources close to the investigation maintain he has been questioned on "more than one occasion" on what he knew of the GBP14m raised by Labour from private backers before the last general election.
The exchange took place at this year's Labour Party conference during a reception hosted by the GuardianObserver, where Levy took it upon himself to act as an unofficial "meeter and greeter".
Levy and I started talking, particularly about a Channel 4 Dispatches documentary on the "cash for honours" affair which I had presented and had been broadcast that same night.
Levy was his legendary charming self. Disarmingly, he told me that his wife had watched the programme and found it very fair. I was delighted, but said there was one matter I felt I had to raise with him. What did he make of the general point I made in the programme: that the loans from wealthy party supporters were not intended as loans, but were to be converted into donations?
He gripped my arm like a long-lost friend and said, by way of answer: "Only some of them." I asked him what he meant and whether he could point to any specific loans. He volunteered the name of Lord Sainsbury, the billionaire former science minister who had lent the party £2m.
The point is that large donations, under this government's own legislation, had to be declared, but loans did not. So what exactly was Levy saying to me? Did he misunderstand my original question? That is possible, but he had gone on to give me an example. Was he joking? Again possibly, but it's an odd matter to joke about. Or was he merely expressing his hope that the loans would be converted into donations?
UPDATE :According to an impeccable source who has just emailed me, the Yard's attention has been drawn to the Martin Bright story in this week's New Statesman.
"Tony Blair said that he understood members' concerns and took full responsibility for everything done in the name of the party. Anyone giving to Labour was trashed in the media and so potential donors preferred the confidentiality of a loan."
The Standard says Sir David Garrard and Barry Townsley would have been happy to be named. They claim the only reason the arrangement was kept silent was because the letter confirming the loans stated: "You do not need to disclose this."
It is already known that property developer Sir David, who lent Labour £2.3million, and stockbroker Townsley, who lent the party £1million, were both nominated by Blair for peerages. Chai Patel has said he offered £1.5million as a donation but was told by Sleazy Levy that Labour would prefer the money as a loan. He was later nominated for a peerage. Sir Gulam, who lent Labour £250,000, also offered a donation but was advised to make a loan. "My position is that I was very happy to contribute as a donation but that I was asked to give a loan".
Combined with the above denials by donors that it was their idea to disguise donations as loans, what Blair told the NEC is an admission of guilt, he would be guilty of an offence in disguising a donation as a loan. Expect Ann Black's account of the March 2006 NEC meeting to be trashed by Downing Street.
Blair says he accepts full responsibility for the Loans for Lordships scam, if Ann Black is telling the truth he and others in Downing Street are open to being charged under Part 4 of the PPER Act 2000:
Political Parties, Elections and Referendums Act 2000
Evasion of restrictions on donations
Offences concerned with evasion of restrictions on donations. 61. – (1) A person commits an offence if he-
(a) knowingly enters into, or
(b) knowingly does any act in furtherance of,
any arrangement which facilitates or is likely to facilitate, whether by means of any concealment or disguise or otherwise, the making of donations to a registered party by any person or body other than a permissible donor. (2) A person commits an offence if-
(a) he knowingly gives the treasurer of a registered party any information relating to-
(i) the amount of any donation made to the party, or
(ii) the person or body making such a donation,
which is false in a material particular; or
(b) with intent to deceive, he withholds from the treasurer of a registered party any material information relating to a matter within paragraph (a)(i) or (ii).
*Blair has created an unprecedented 292 peers.
"I have had a peerage for eight or nine years, so there is no question of buying a peerage."
Is he saying he got his before Lord Levy started stacking 'em high and selling 'em cheap?
Labour sources have gone from believing "it will all blow over" to an unspoken group-think that they would spin their way out of it, to now hoping they can quash the CPS. There is a realisation that this is now the last chance to stop charges.
You can't spin a detective easily, every criminal claims he is innocent, but coppers, unlike some of our finest political journalists, work on the assumption that their interviewee is a lying wrong 'un.
The CPS is Downing Street's last hope. Nigel Griffith's bit of wishful thinking spoken aloud on air was the premature hope of the guilty party. To the frustration of the attorney general, the police have not given the CPS much of substance yet because they don't trust the political independence of the CPS. They will give the CPS the full goods only when the investigation is complete and they are sure that they "will be taking the case to the Old Bailey". Be assured that is the intention of the police.
Don't pay any attention to the spin from New Labour – they are shitting themselves. "The Fix" is falling apart. Inside the CPS they are not happy at it being taken for granted that they will be a patsy for Downing Street.
Look at the arse-covering manoeuvres going on in certain quarters – a sure sign that those in the know, know "The Fix" is not in. Sir Ian Blair, our most politicised policeman has taken himself out of the decision making – citing his relationship with the PM. Ken MacDonald, the Director of Public Prosecutions, has done the same. The CPS has turned outside its own ranks to David Perry QC to advise. That leaves only the attorney general, Lord Goldsmith, batting for Blair. It is up to the political classes to see to it that he is prevented from quashing charges or just plain interfering. This discredited lawyer (his flip-flop advice over the legal basis for Iraq was made at Blair's bidding) should not be permitted to block the course of justice. Shadow Home Secretary David Davis and the Shadow Attorney General Dominic Grieve have Goldsmith in their sights.
Downing Street is not going to be allowed to whitewash this…
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A Vancouver man wants the state Supreme Court to toss out Washington's new legislative and congressional maps.
A Vancouver man is asking the state Supreme Court to toss out Washington's new legislative and congressional district maps, arguing the bipartisan panel that drew them up flouted constitutional and legal guidelines.
John Milem, a retired attorney, filed a petition with the state Supreme Court on Wednesday, seeking to invalidate the maps.
Milem, who has closely followed the redistricting process for decades, argued in his court filing that the new districts don't meet legal requirements for compactness, equal representation and encouraging electoral competition.
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The Washington State Redistricting Commission agreed on new legislative and congressional district maps in January. The plan included the creation of the state's new 10th Congressional District centered on Olympia.
The panel was made up of two Republicans and two Democrats, so its work was bipartisan — but not nonpartisan.
The commissioners made no secret of their intent to largely protect incumbents of both parties. And Milem said that was evident in the congressional maps.
For example, Republican U.S. Rep. Dave Reichert's 8th Congressional District, previously a suburban swing district, was redrawn to become more rural and solidly Republican.
Similarly, the 2nd and 9th congressional districts were redrawn to be safer for their Democratic incumbents, U.S. Reps. Rick Larsen and Adam Smith.
"We've lost electoral competition in those districts as a result of the plan," said Milem.
Despite a state constitutional requirement that districts be, to the extent possible, "compact and convenient," Milem pointed to several legislative districts that appear oddly shaped. For example, he described the 18th Legislative District near Vancouver as "one arm short of a swastika."
Milem submitted his own plans to the commission showing how maps could be drawn free of partisan considerations.
Whether Milem has a shot at overturning the redistricting plan is not clear.
No redistricting plan has been overturned by the courts since the current redistricting commission system began in 1991. However, courts did overturn Legislature-drawn redistricting plans in the 1960s and 1970s.
Tim Ceis, the former Seattle deputy mayor who was one of the Democratic members of the redistricting commission, said he's confident the maps will pass legal muster.
"We think we are well within the requirements of the constitution and state law and federal law," he said.
If the state Supreme Court were to nix the maps, the court would have to draw up alternative plans by March 1.
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Also, he is an engineer who owns his own home and I'm a veterinary nurse who owns her own home so it's not as though we are unstable people.
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Yay! Time for some fun Valentines craftiness! In the next couple of weeks, we will be posting so many fun & adorable Valentines projects.
My favorite thing about Valentines Day is definitely the treats (well, that and the color pink). 🙂 I had so much fun making these fun pink Valentines cupcake toppers.
I have been on a pinwheel kick lately. I just threw a Pinwheels & Pearls party for my baby girl who turned one, so I got really good at making pinwheels. 🙂 I think they are so unique and darling. They are also really easy and inexpensive to make.
Here is a really simple tutorial for making pinwheels:
1. Cut your cute paper into a square. For the cupcake toppers mine were about 2 1/2″ X 2 1/2″
2. With a pencil, draw an x from corner to corner on the paper. In the center of the x draw a circle. (I am really naughty when it comes to this step. It is pretty easy just to eyeball it.)
3. Cut each corner of your paper to the outside of the circle.
4. Poke a hole in the center of your circle and fold each of the opposite corners into the center. Secure the folded in corners with a brad. I have also just glued the corners into the center and then put something cute, such as a button in the center. If you don't care about them spinning, I think that this is an easier way to do it. 🙂
I also made some of these cute LOVE cupcake toppers. If you would like to download these toppers for your own Valentine cupcakes, here is the link… http://www.4shared.com/photo/IsxYAhHV/lovecupcaketopper_copy.html
If you are looking for a fabulous way to deliver your yummy cupcake treats to your Valentine, I think that these boxes are the cutest! I found them at Hobby Lobby. They hold two cupcakes. I tied mine up with some fun funky fibers. Absolutely adorable!
Happy treat making! Don't forget to check back for more wonderful and darling crafty ideas for Valentines Day!
♥♥♥ Jen
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Jen THOSE ARE SO CUTE!!! I don't know how you make your frosting look that way, mine never turns out that cute. I love the box too. I love this post!!!
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Renee Says: January 17, 2011 at 11:34 am
Thank you for sharing the super cute cupcake toppers!! I have a question though….should it be the topper size when I download it, or do I need to adjust it?
Thanks again,
Hi Renee,
They are already sized perfect. You can just print them out and they are ready to go! 🙂
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Where were these at Hobby Lobby? – Karen
I just found them in the very front of the store where they have the holiday stuff. The boxes were down the aisle with all the Valentine stuff. 🙂
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A young skunk, which has been nicknamed Ozzy, was handed into a wildlife centre after it was spotted in the isolated Forest of Dean, Glos.
Experts believe the animals could have been released into the wild after being kept as pets when new legislation banned removing their scent gland in 2007.
The foreign invaders - known for their pungent scent and distinctive white stripe - are thought to have mated and multiplied in the wild.
They have recently been reported rummaging through rubbish and prowling allotments near Coleford.
This black and white skunk - whose nickname is loosely based on 'osme', the Greek word for smell - is now being cared for at the Vale Wildlife Hospital and Rehabilitation Centre in nearby Tewkesbury, Glos.
Caroline Gould, the centre's founder, said: "When he was bought in we had no idea what to do with him and frantically searched the internet for advice.
"There could well be a family of wild skunks which are living quite well in the countryside.
"There have been reports of sightings of adults and young after some were released in the wild elsewhere.
"We are getting her used to humans, so she has no fear of them and will not spray her scent.
"She can also give a nasty bite. She's really cute. Everyone here has fallen in love with her, but we don't know what will happen to her in the long term.
"After Ozzy was bought in I went on a wildlife forum and asked for skunk sightings anywhere in England and three people replied to say they had seen them - all in the Forest of Dean."
The animals - native to north America - were de-scented and kept as exotic pets during the '80s and '90s.
But under new legislation, which was introduced two years ago, dozens are thought to have been released into the wild as owners feared of being sprayed by the foul smell.
Denise Edmonds, 39, a nurse, took a photograph of a skunk prowling her garden in Milkwall near Coleford.
She said: "I first saw one at about 4am as it rummaged through my bins.
"I thought it was a cat so went down to investigate and there it was eating a waffle and staring at me.
"I enticed it to me but as it waddled over I quickly shut the door in case it sprayed or bit me.
"Since then I've seen at least one different one, which had different white markings on its face.
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SULTAN, Wash. (AP) — The Snohomish County medical examiner's office has identified a body found in Elk Creek as that of a 36-year-old Edmonds, Wash., man.
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Challenge Technology
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CHALLENGE TECHNOLOGY is the world leader in the design and manufacturing of precision respirometers that support wastewater, BMP testing, biofuel & bioremediation research. With the introduction of the NEW 800 SERIES, Challenge Technology leads the industry with the most complete line of respirometers to fit every application and budget. The New Methane Potential ...
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Inviting Kids' Friends on Outings & Trips
How do people handle taking a son or daughter's friend with them when they go on a family vacation? I'd love to hear what the protocol is--ie who pays for what--as well as the general pluses and minues of doing this. Many thanks. Jane
I always assume that when I invite another kid (or grown-up), I am planning to foot the bill. Very often, the other parent will offer to pay for their child, or give the child spending money, but I don't assume they will unless I know the parent well and we've done this before. Talk to the parents first, before you suggest it to your kid, so that way everyone is clear on what the plan is. As time goes by, you get to know the other parents better, and know what they are comfortable with, and most of the time (not always) these trips are reciprocated, so everyone has fun.
But be prepared for things to go wrong. I learned the hard way that not everyone who invited my kids on *their* family trips had the same philosophy that I do. Once, my son was invited to go to Camp Tuolumne with a family who goes every year for a two week stay. I got the message back (via the kids) that I would be expected to pay for his stay, and 2 weeks was a much larger sum than I could afford at the time. My choice was to disappoint my kid by saying no, or let him go for just a few days and then drive out to pick him up. Ugh. If only this mom had talked to me about it first. (I could have said no to her instead of no to my son.) Another time, we arranged with another family that I would pay for their son to come to Tuolumne with us, and they'd pay for my son to go with them. This worked great for a few years. But as they got older, we got to a summer when their kid decided, after they'd already made their trip with my son along, that he didn't want to go with us after all. Just a few days before we were leaving, he cancelled the plan we'd made months before. So ... I ended up trying to get a refund for somebody else's kid! (If it had been *my* kid, I would have made him go anyway! but it wasn't my kid!)
So, I say go for it, it's a great thing to do for the kids, but just be aware that it may not work out perfectly every time. G
What is the etiquette around money when a family invites their child's friend to an event, activity, trip?
Currently, when we invite one of our daughter's friends to a movie, we cover the cost of the movie,popcorn, lunch/dinner. We can afford to do this every now and then. However, if we "invite" a friend to Marine World, the cost is obviously much higher--should we ask the parent to send some money?
Last year our daughter was "invited" to Marine World. (Entire phone conversation was: "Would your daughter like to go with us to Marine World?" "Sure.") When we dropped her off, the mother said, "We have discount tickets for $7.50." We figured this meant she wanted some money, so we handed her a ten dollar bill. She quickly pocketed the money and said, "Oh good, she might want a coke or something." We found this entire interaction quite jarring. Perhaps if she had mentioned the money piece during the conversation, we wouldn't have been so surprised.
A friend's teenage daughter was invited on ski trip last Christmas. The hosts told my friend that they would cover the cost of the room and meals, but to send money for the ski lesson, lift tickets,etc. Is this a reasonable approach? We have a single child and anticipate inviting her friends to many future activities. I would appreciate some guidance on how to navigate this world of money and social invitations. Thanks.
That said, when costs get very high per person (and I emphasize, per person, because the person extending the invitation obviously controls how many people are invited), some discussion about money is appropriate and I was taught that the polite thing is for the invitee to bring it up (i.e. to say "That's a very generous invitation. I know XX is likely to be expensive, would it be useful if I covered some share of my kid's costs?"). The person inviting can then gracefully decline or accept. Similarly, the friends who offered room and board for a ski trip but asked the parent to cover lift tickets and ski lessons were quite reasonable. (I'm assuming they raised money *before* the child had accepted the invitation -- asking for money after the child is preparing to go is extortionate).
When you invite other kids, make sure you tell the parent what you expect the their child to pay when you first invite them. Usually, it's kind of nice to cover part of the cost...ie for a trip to Marine World, I would probably cover either the ticket or the meals. I think it's important to know what you would be happy to pay and communicate that with the other parents in advance. That way everyone can have a good time and not feel "tricked" into something. One final note, I always send a little extra money with my son even though I know exactly what will be covered by the other parents. You never know if he might want an extra coke or something... I also tell the other parents when they pick up that I've sent an additional few dollars with him so they won't be surprised when he comes back with a coke and her child doesn't have one... Hope this helps.
I don't think we can expect all other parents to handle things the same way we do. It would be nice if they would say something at the time the invitation was extended if they wanted you to pay for your own child, but you really can't control that. So it seems like you're either going to have to ask at the time of the invitation, or just be prepared to offer to pay, or pay if asked.
When I invited another kid somewhere, I would assume that I was paying unless the event was expensive, say over $10. In that case, I would say something like "I think tickets will be about $15, but I'm going to pack lunches so he doesn't need any food money." In my experience, most parents expected to pay for their own kid to go to expensive places and would protest if I tried to foot the bill. Birthdays are a different story. At your child's birthday party, you always foot the bill for every invited guest including parents when the kids are young. The assumption is that you pick an event that you can afford to pay for. You never ask the other parents to pitch in.
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Could the "No Child Left Behind Act" of 2001 actually be leaving children further behind? Researcher and professor, Robert Croninger, Ph.D. says in modern schools there is more emphasis placed on test results, rather than professional standards for teaching and learning.
Monday evening, at the Florida State University School of Medicine Auditorium, state officials, teachers and members of the local community gathered to hear why. Croninger says he has spent four years researching how elementary school students respond to the pressures of high stakes testing.
"One of the things we've been questioning is how's it affecting life in schools. Is it actually creating environments that we find acceptable for children and students? And is it really creating the pedagogical outcomes that we really want to see?" said Croninger.
In addition to his research, Croninger is also an adjunct professor at the University of Maryland. FSU says his research focuses on how education policies and practices shape the educational experiences of elementary and secondary students, particularly students from historically disadvantaged backgrounds.
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1 The Grands-Montets Peak
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At 3 295 m above sea level, the Grands-Montets Peak offers an exceptional panorama over the Argentière Glacier, which over looks the Tour, Chardonnet, and the Argentière Peaks and Mount Dolent. One of the main actors in this outstanding snow-covered ..
2 The Nature Reserve of Rouges Peaks
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1506 col des Montets F - 74400 Chamonix-Mont-Blanc
This is a perfect paradise for lovers of flora and fauna. This nature reserve is located between Argentière and Vallorcine and stretches over 3 300 ha. Throughout the walk, 500 species of plants can be observed according to the seasons; there is also..
3 Mont-Blanc
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F - 74400 Chamonix-Mont-Blanc
Majestic in its cloak of white, Mont Blanc (4 810m) reigns supreme over the Alps and western Europe. The Massif du Mont Blanc, spanning France, Italy and Switzerland, presents an astonishing variety of landscapes and is characterised by its eternal s..
4 Vallée Blanche
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F - 74400 Chamonix-Mont-Blanc
This valley is famous among off-piste skiers for its beautiful landscapes. Guides take skiers down 20km of slopes with a 2 800m drop from the Aiguille du Midi.
5 Le Brévent
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29 route Henriette-d'Angeville F - 74400 Chamonix-Mont-Blanc
From the summit, the panoramic view covers all the French side of Mont Blanc, including the Aiguille (Needle) du Midi, as well as Chamonix valley stretching out below from the village of Praz to Boissons. On the other side are the high summits of Hau..
6 Aiguille du Midi
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With its cables suspended, in places, over 500m above the ground, and its no less hardy cable car that travels along it, the Aiguille du Midi cable car is the most impressive attraction in the French Alps. From its central spire (3 842m), the very to..
7 Mer de Glace (Sea of Ice)
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F - 74400 Chamonix-Mont-Blanc
14 km long, at a minimum altitude of 1700 m, it's the best known and hence the most appreciated by tourists, of the three great with glaciers in the Massif. From the upper station of the Montenvers railway, you will find an extraordinary scene made u..
8 Balme Pass
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F - 74400 Argentière
Hikes are organised to Balme Pass from the hamlet of Tour, located at the foot of the glacier of the same name. At 2 204 m above sea level, a broad panorama over the Swiss Alps to the north east and over Chamonix Valley to the south-west, where one c..
9 Plan de l'Aiguille
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F - 74400 Chamonix-Mont-Blanc
This midway stop, located at the foot of the jagged Aiguilles de Chamonix, is at an altitude of 2 317m. It is the starting point for a number of easy walks and commands a good view of the Mont-Blanc massif.
10 Alpages de Charamillon
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35 place de la Mer-de-Glace F - 74400 Chamonix
These alpine pastures were formerly the grazing site of herds of Hérens cows. The remains of this pastoral past can still be seen in the shape of the shepherds' chalets lined up in perfect order in the valleys of the Col de Balme. The site is ideal f..
11 Planpraz
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Planpraz F - 74400 Chamonix-Mont-Blanc
This ski resort (2 062m), located on the massif of the Aiguilles-Rouges, offers a perfect view over the peaks of Chamonix. It is also an ideal base for easy hikes, such as crossing Brévent-Flégère (you get back by taking the Flégère cable car) or the..
12 Lac Blanc
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F - 74400 Chamonix-Mont-Blanc
From here you will see, at an altitude of 2352 m, a panorama over the Tour Glacier, the Chardonnet needle, the Argentiere Glacier Needle, the Green Needle, the Mer de Glace (Sea of Ice), the Grandes Jourasses, the Midi Needle, Mont Blanc.
13 La Flégère
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F - 74400 Chamonix-Mont-Blanc
At an altitude of 1894 m, the view is impressive over the Aiguille Verte (Green Needle) and the line of the Grandes Jourasses enclosing the Mer de Glace (Sea of Ice). If you continue by cable car up to the Index (2,385 m) you will see all the Massif ..
14 Posettes Peak
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F - 74400 Argentière
Located at 2 201 m above sea level, the Posettes Peak offers a wide panorama over Balme Pass, Tour Peak and Glacier, the picturesque Argentière site, the Grands-Montets estate, the Verte Peak, the Rouges Peaks as well as the Emosson Dam.
15 Montets Pass
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N 506 F - 74400 Argentière
A chalet used for an extraordinary purpose can be found at the Montets Pass, located at 1 461 m above sea level. All animal and plant life of this mountainous region is exhibited, examined and presented by means of visual aids such as slide shows. In..
16 Rue de Docteur Paccard
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Rue du Dr-Paccard F - 74400 Chamonix-Mont-Blanc
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EDMONTON - Danica Patrick roars into Edmonton as the poster girl for the Indy Racing League, the hot story, the highest-paid driver, the most sought-after interview.
Contrary to popular belief, she is not the only driver on the grid for Saturday's race. Nor is she the best driver or the points leader. Such is the Danica dichotomy, which she does her best to quiet.
"It takes a whole series to put on a show and make the fans excited. If I was the only one who showed up at the track, I'm pretty sure the fans would be bored by that and there would be nothing to see, so you do need everybody," Patrick said during an interview last week from her home in Phoenix.
But there might not be an outcry if Enrique Bernoldi, Townsend Bell, Mario Moraes, Vitor Meira and Ed Carpenter defected en masse to NASCAR. If Patrick crossed the street to run with the good ol' boys, IRL would suffer. And she is smart enough to leave that door open just a crack, in case anybody wants to take her presence for granted.
"I always keep my options open," she said when asked about NASCAR or F1 aspirations. "You're foolish as an athlete and a businessperson to eliminate anything from your possible career path. But I love open- wheel racing. This is what I grew up watching and I'm happy here. I'm with a fantastic team. All I can say is it would have to be with a first-rate organization. I've always said, I'll race anything as long as I can be in a car that can win races. That's my rule."
It ought to be written down in the IRL handbook that they do whatever necessary to keep Patrick from jumping to NASCAR. Because she's running near the front, she's American, 26 and beautiful, Patrick is indispensable to the IRL. Everybody knows it and some people are willing to pay for it. That's why it's no surprise to hear she makes more money than any other driver. Crusty Canadian Paul Tracy said Patrick earns $5 million per year, $2 million more than her Andretti-Green teammate Tony Kanaan and points leader Scott Dixon, who drives for Target Chip Ganassi.
"I don't necessarily know if it's true," said Patrick. "That's quite private within the league and nobody talks about how much everybody is getting paid. All you can do as a businessperson is get what you can. Present yourself well. Hopefully you have a lot to offer and people in turn will reward you for that."
She offers the IRL cover stories in major magazines, front page stories in major newspapers, TV time on newscasts and awards shows like the ESPYs. She doles out her time just willingly enough to get the message out, on her own behalf and that of the series. In comparison to every other driver, it amounts to overexposure and there is no doubt envy contributes to some of the sharp-tongued criticism levelled at her by rivals. Dixon called her "a menace" on the track while Carpenter said she's the new Scott Sharp, and that's not a compliment. Even teenager Graham Rahal said Patrick owes Kanaan a debt of gratitude.
"Tony Kanaan is a huge asset to that team when it comes to setting up the car. They'll take Danica's car and put Tony in it to set it up. Danica wouldn't be anywhere near where she's at without Tony Kanaan."
Fine. But Dixon's teammate Dan Wheldon said the IRL wouldn't be where it's at without Danica, and we could surely go round and round the oval. She's fifth in the driver standings and won her first IRL race in Japan, which is good. She's almost run over two people on pit lane this year, which is not.
"I think she's a good driver and she's getting wealthy because she is also very popular," said driver Oriol Servia. "All drivers should make a lot of money. We put our lives into this career. We go through a lot, we beat a lot of people to get here, it's a high-risk sport, we're on TV and a lot of fans watch us. I think Danica for sure should be making the money she's making. I just think we all should be making more."
That kind of escalation only happens when sponsors take notice and invest heavily enough to have the money trickle down from the top drivers to those in the mid-pack and beyond. Unification helped raise Indy's stock, but there is much work to be done for the cash flow to start.
"It's not going to happen over-night," said Patrick. "Having Champ Car come over to IndyCar is one step of many. It's not going to fix everything. Open-wheel racing in America didn't fall apart overnight and it's not going to be rebuilt in that time either. We're going to have to keep putting on good performances for the fans so they stay excited about watching us. League sponsors and the league itself are going to have to be very involved in promoting the drivers. We have to get out there."
Oh, she's out there. Danica has been packaged smartly by the management team closest to her, father T.J., mother Bev and husband Paul Hospenthal. They have hired public relations and marketing experts. She drives the car and, by virtue of good looks and willingness to sell herself, she also drives the Patrick marketing machine.
"She gets out there. She's got people working on it," said driver Justin Wilson. "She's got the fortunate advantage of being the most well-known driver in the field. That's what the rest of us have got to work toward. I wouldn't say it's right, that someone who isn't the fastest makes the most money, but it's the way of life. It isn't always fair."
It isn't that simple, either, as Tracy tried to explain.
"I was the highest-paid driver in Champ Car and I can't say I outperformed Sebastien Bourdais in the last four years. I generated a lot of media exposure. I brought a lot to the table in terms of brand awareness. Danica does that. She's become a household name in a relatively short period of time. You can't really say the best driver should be paid the most because it's a complete package."
There are opportunities Patrick still won't touch, like the reality TV series pitched to her and Hospenthal.
"I was asked to do a reality show with my husband on our life. I'd love to stay married, you know. There are certain things in your life that can be private. My husband and I are pretty private people. Our business is our business, but when we're at home we're very normal."
She has normal goals, to win the Indy 500 and many more IRL races, own a winery and get into the fashion industry once her racing career is over.
When she won in Japan, she cried, which isn't normal for a race car driver.
"I was a little bit surprised I cried. It wasn't because of the win on the track," she said. "It was because how many times have I had to answer to you guys, when am I gonna win? Do you feel it's going to happen? Blah, blah, blah. And that I think is where the real, real emotion came from."
The scrutiny she endures isn't normal either and that's the flip side of her fame and fortune.
"She's in the spotlight so much that everything gets over-analyzed," said Wilson. "Sometimes she makes silly moves and she seems to get frustrated in pit lane quite a bit. You take the good with the bad when you have that profile, but it's good for the series."


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1Find or make your leprechauns. You could perhaps find them in a dollar store (plastic ones) or paint gnome statues in green outfits to resemble leprechauns. Alternatively, make them from cardboard.
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• Summary: Lenny DiNardo improved to 5-0 in his last seven starts, pitching two-hit ball into the seventh inning and Oakland shortstop Marco Scutaro went 4-for-4 with a solo homer as the A's eased by the visiting Royals.
• Hero: DiNardo (8-6) worked a career-long eight innings and didn't walk a batter for the first time in six starts. The left-hander hasn't lost since July 13 at Minnesota, his first start after the All-Star break.
• Figure this: Kansas City had outscored Oakland 16-5 in the series' first two games before the A's found some offense to avoid being swept by the Royals at home for the first time since June 1988.
• Quotable: "Hopefully I'll have a few more of those. I was pretty economical out there." -- DiNardo, who threw 58 of 85 pitches for strikes
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OAKLAND, Calif. (AP) -- Lenny DiNardo was lights out again, and the Oakland Athletics found enough offense to avoid being swept by the Royals at home for the first time in almost two decades.
DiNardo allowed three singles to Joey Gathright among his five hits en route to winning his third straight start and fifth consecutive decision, and Marco Scutaro and Dan Johnson each homered in a 6-1 victory over improving Kansas City on Sunday.
"Is that David Beckham?" teammate Nick Swisher joked while maneuvering past the media swarm around DiNardo's locker.
Jeff DaVanon hit a go-ahead sacrifice fly in the first to give DiNardo an early cushion. Scutaro, the impressive fill-in during his four-year Oakland tenure, hit a solo shot in the fourth for his seventh home run of the year and also had three singles and drove in another run. His four hits matched a career high, also accomplished last Sept. 15 against the White Sox.
Johnson connected for his 12th homer leading off the sixth and Jack Hannahan added an RBI double two batters later.
DiNardo (8-6) worked a career-long eight innings and is 5-0 in his last seven starts, including the first three-start winning streak of his career. He didn't walk a batter for the first time in six starts and pitched two-hit ball into the seventh as the A's avoided a third straight defeat on the heels of a four-game winning streak.
The left-hander hasn't lost since July 13 at Minnesota, his first start after the All-Star break. He was efficient, too: as in 85 pitches with 58 strikes.
"Hopefully I'll have a few more of those," DiNardo said. "I was pretty economical out there."
Kansas City outscored Oakland 16-5 in the first two games and had a 22-7 scoring edge -- including the team's 6-2 win at Texas on Thursday -- during a three-game winning streak. But the Royals didn't get on the board Sunday until Emil Brown's RBI single in the seventh scored Mark Grudzielanek, who doubled leading off the inning.
"We didn't take a good approach against him," Royals manager Buddy Bell said of DiNardo. "He had a good cutter, he changed speeds and he threw strikes. We didn't make him throw a lot of pitches and that's to his credit. We didn't have a lot of baserunners and we didn't have a lot of opportunities."
The Royals missed a chance for their first three-game sweep in Oakland since June 14-16, 1988, which would have been only the club's fourth overall here. Kansas City last swept the A's in Kansas City from May 18-20, 1999.
DiNardo is making quite the case to be in Oakland's rotation come 2008 -- though manager Bob Geren isn't ready to commit to anything yet.
"We all like Lenny. I like him a lot," Geren said. "He's definitely pitching well and we're very happy with what he's doing."
Shannon Stewart had his first triple of the season leading off the first for the A's, then scored on DaVanon's sacrifice fly. Stewart added a sacrifice fly of his own in the sixth, when Oakland began the inning with four straight hits and managed five total in the frame off reliever John Bale.
Kyle Davies (1-2) allowed two runs and six hits in five innings, struck out four and walked three for Kansas City, which will finish its nine-game road trip with three games in Chicago starting Monday night.
"We lost and I only gave them five innings," Davies said. "I felt good out of the bullpen and I tried to take that with me into the game but maybe I was too amped up. I couldn't get the ball down and I couldn't locate my fastball. That leads to a lot of 3-2 counts and they were able to sit on the fastball. I didn't make too many pitches."
Davies was acquired at the trading deadline from Atlanta for Octavio Dotel and has only one win in his first four starts for the Royals. This marked his first start against the A's since getting a no-decision in his only appearance on June 10, 2005.
Game notes
Stewart tripled for the first time since May 6 of last year while with Minnesota. ... A's DH Mike Piazza had the day off, and Geren said he could wind up playing every day during the team's upcoming seven-game road trip to Toronto and Tampa Bay. ... Davies is 3-6 in 12 road starts this year. ... DiNardo did not allow a home run for the first time in five outings. ... Seven of Oakland's 13 hits came in two innings against Bale. ... The Royals' Billy Butler had his career-best seven-game hitting streak snapped. ... Sunday marked the 27-year anniversary of the end of Hall of Famer George Brett's club-record 30-game hitting streak for the Royals.


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