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Plymouth Man Arrested After Alleged Break-in at Big Lake School
BIG LAKE – A Plymouth man has been arrested for allegedly breaking into a Big Lake school.
The Sherburne County Sheriff's office says they received a call from a man who said he was stranded in the Big Lake Middle School just after 6:00 a.m. on Sunday.
Officers searched the building, but didn't find anyone. However, they found a broken window and $2000 worth of damage inside.
Investigators used a video tape to identify the suspect as 23-year-old Kyle Aske. He was arrested in Shakopee on Monday.
The Sherburne County Emergency Response Unit, Elk River Police, Big Lake Police, Becker Police, the State Patrol, and Shakopee Police assisted with the investigation.

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Mustang Rowing Team to Host 2nd Annual Mayor's Cup Regatta May 17th
The Medford High School Rowing Team announces its sponsorship of the 2nd Annual Mayor's Cup Race on May 17, 2014 at the Tufts University Boathouse (300 Rivers Edge Drive), rain or shine.
"Organizing a regatta is a labor of love for the team and its supporters," says Head Coach Ed McCormick, "and it pays off in the community-building among the participating teams as well as an exciting competition for family, friends, and neighbors to attend."
Medford's Women's Varsity is defending its win of the 2013 Mayor's Cup. In addition to Medford High School (winners of the 2013 GBL Rowing Championships), crews from Worcester Academy, Vermont Academy, Bancroft Academy, Worcester Public Schools, Milton High School, Malden High School, Mystic Valley Charter School, and Souhegan (NH) High School are scheduled to participate.
For more details about the team, the sport, and upcoming events, please visit www.medfordrowing.org. To learn more about sponsoring the team and volunteer opportunities, please visit www.medfordrowing.webs.com.
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Posted on October 24, 2011
A rambunctious, comedic evening of seduction and mishap told through the dramatic exuberance of flamenco music and song, pantomime and dance is next up during Fall Arts Celebration at Grand Valley.
"The Spanish Tradition: Manuel de Falla, El corregidor y la molinera," will be performed Monday, October 24, at 8 p.m., in Louis Armstrong Theatre, Performing Arts Center, Allendale Campus. Performance and afterglow reception are free and open to the public.
De Falla did much to forge a new national musical idiom that revitalized Spanish music and propelled flamenco to international attention. His ballet "El corregidor y la molinera," which is best translated as "The Magistrate and the Miller's Wife," has rarely been performed outside of the composer's native Spain, and only twice in the U.S. since its 1917 premier in Madrid.
Grand Valley dance faculty members and students, assisted by guest artists, with music performed by music faculty members and students, will present a brilliant new choreographic interpretation of De Falla's ballet by dance faculty member Shawn T Bible.
"Flamenco was traditionally done as a solo dancer responding in a spontaneous way to a local musician, usually playing on a guitar, and it was all very improvisational," said Bible. "Though this performance is staged, we've kept the feeling of spontaneity in both the music and dance."
The costumes are also a modern interpretation. Bible says they have maintained traditional elements, including sexy bodices and full ruffled skirts for playful movement, but he selected bright modern colors to add even more visual excitement to this unique performance.
Fall Arts Celebration is made possible, in part, through the generosity of sponsors including, Ginny Gearhart and the Gearhart Family, Liesel and Hank Meijer, Elaine and Larry Shay, Judy and Peter Theune and WOOD Radio. For more information visit www.gvsu.edu/fallarts, or call (616) 331-2180.


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Today's news of the 2D fighting arcade gem BlazeBlue coming to home consoles has 2D fighting fans everywhere on notice. BlazBlue offers a tremendous step up for the 2D fighting genre into the HD era, making its way from the arcade to the PS3 and Xbox 360. These editions will feature new modes: the latest arcade character roster, the awesome epic moves (anime cut scene finishers = win), and the fighting complexity as its arcade brethren.
Aksys Games' assistant marketing manager Harry Chang, gives us a front-seat look at the console version for all the intimate details (demoed on the high-powered PlayStation 3). Also, be sure to check out the gameplay clip of pure other-wordly fighting after the cut (Don't miss the anime cut scene finisher!) and X-Play's Hands On for all things BlazBlue.
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Electronic Theatre reports on a research poll conducted by UK retailer GAME in which UK gamers voted for the 'Best Videogame Console of All Time'.
UK videogames specialist retailer GAME recently revealed research conducted among 2,000 gamers into the best year in the industry's history. Along with electing 1996 – the year of Tomb Raider's debut and the launch of the Nintendo 64 console – as the best year for gaming, the poll offered opinions on the 'best console of all time.'
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The dementia care program at The Edgewood Centre is designed to enhance the quality of life of residents living with Alzheimer's or a related dementia.
Our goal is always to maximize independence, ensure dignity, and provide steady support for families. With over 30 years of experience in dementia care, we are prepared to support the changing physical, emotional and spiritual needs of people dealing with any stage of Alzheimer's or a related dementia.
Environmental adaptations, both inside the building and on the grounds, encourage freedom of mobility and maximize the opportunity to enjoy fresh air and sunshine.
Residents can dine on waterfront porches and decks, stroll in a handicapped accessible courtyard area, and enjoy activities in an atrium overlooking a pristine wildlife pond. Children from Edgewood's on-site early learning center visit often - bringing healthy doses of smiles and laughter to the residents of our dementia care program.
A specialized team of activities professionals creates programs that provide opportunities for the creativity, self-expression, and camaraderie that are part of a meaningful and joy-filled life.
The recreational programming at Edgewood is fully individualized and varies with the cognitive ability and social preferences of each resident in our dementia care program.
Some residents look forward to bus outings for scenic rides along the New Hampshire coast while others enjoy the chance to sing along with live musical entertainment. Other residents prefer one-on-one interactions or soothing movement therapy programs. At Edgewood, the focus is on providing residents with a variety of activities to suit any interest and ability.
Edgewood trains and employs dementia specialists. Staff in all departments are carefully selected and offered 8 additional hours of training in Alzheimer's and dementia care. This program, exclusive to Edgewood, was developed in conjuction with experts from the Copper Ridge Institute at Johns Hopkins School of Medicine and covers everything from dining well to encouraging independence. In short, Edgewood staff have the tools they need to ensure that residents' psychosocial and medical needs are met promptly and skillfully, twenty four hours a day.
Our staff work consistently in our dementia care community with the same residents every day, ensuring familiar faces are there to help…with creativity and understanding. For an example of that level of care, read about Charlene Blaisdell, one of Edgewood's excellent dementia care LNAs.
Support from on-site social work staff and outside consultants provide resident families with help navigating the challenges that can come with caring for someone with Alzheimer's or a related dementia.
The staff people of Edgewood's dementia care program take pride in a compassionate approach to dementia care. We know that people living with Alzheimer's or a related dementia live in the moment and while many losses can occur through the course of the disease, one's personhood remains intact.
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BREAKING: US District Court Grants Injunction Against Florida Voter Restrictions
Today the United States District Court for the Northern District of Florida issued an injunction against a string of voter restrictions in the state that the NAACP has argued were efforts to suppress the vote.
Download the full court order here.
The Court blocked enforcement of the following parts of the new law:
- The requirement that groups submit all completed voter registration applications to the state within 48 hours of collection;
- The requirement that individuals who do not physically collect voter registration forms pre-register with the state before engaging in any voter registration activity;
- The requirement that organizations give the state notice within 10 days when any volunteer or employee stops volunteering for the organization;
- The requirement that individuals who engage in voter registration sign a form threatening them with criminal penalties before they may register voters; and
- The requirement that organizations send a monthly report to the state listing the number of voter registration applications the organization distributed and received.
The following parts of the new law remain in effect:
- The requirement that those who run voter registration drives pre-register with the state before engaging in voter registration activity;
- The requirement that voter registration organizations ensure that submitted voter registration forms are stamped with an identification number for the organization that collected them;
- The requirement that organizations provide information to the state in electronic format;
- The ability of the Secretary of State to refer violations of the law to the Attorney General for enforcement; and
- The discretion of the Secretary of State to refuse to waive penalties for not complying with the law even when unexpected events make it impossible for organizations to comply with the law.
The 48-hour restriction was brought to national attention in March when an incident involving the Okaloosa County Branch of the NAACP was profiled by the New York Times. Branch President Sabu L. Williams received a letter from the Florida Secretary of State warning that signatures collected on the Sunday of the Martin Luther King holiday were "untimely under the law" because they had been turned in 49 hours after they were gathered—even though elections offices had been closed that Monday in observance of the holiday. The letter further warned the NAACP that "any future violation of the third-party voter registration law may result in my referral of the matter to the attorney general for an enforcement action."


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Maryland lost a second starting guard to a season-ending knee injury Thursday when it was confirmed that junior Laurin Mincy tore the anterior cruciate ligament in her right knee. She suffered the injury with 15:11 remaining in the Terrapins' 90-71 win at No. 21 Nebraska Wednesday.
Mincy, who tore the ACL in her left knee and missed her senior season at University High in Newark, N.J. in 2009-10, had a season-high 16 points (4-of-4 3-pointers) in 23 minutes against the Cornhuskers.
Maryland will have a couple of days to regroup before facing No. 2 UConn in the Jimmy V Classic at the XL Center Monday night (7; ESPN2).
"Obviously, we've been dealt with a little bit of adversity throughout this season losing two kids with ACLs,'' Maryland coach Brenda Frese said. "So we're down to eight players. But we couldn't ask for eight better players in terms of who to coach and eight kids that bring it every single day. We're obviously going to have to do that against an extremely talented Connecticut team that is so deep at every single position.''
Maryland lost sophomore starting point guard Brene Moseley to a torn ACL in her left knee Oct. 21.
Mincy was averaging 8.6 points, 4.4 rebounds and 3.8 assists in 25.4 minutes this season.
"First and foremost, she was our best defensive stopper on the perimeter,'' Frese said. "We could match her up with the point guard. We could match her up on the wing. So that's going to be difficult to overcome. The fact that she was playing extremely well. Her last game out, the ability to shoot the 3, but also slash to the basket makes her very difficult to defend on the offensive end. And she was really able to help us offset the fact of our point guard going down. She was able to kind of help with those duties as well. So it just puts us much, much more thinner in those positions.''
The Terrapins, who have been reduced to seven scholarship players and one walk-on, will rely on freshmen Chloe Pavlech and Tierney Pfirman and junior Katie Rutan to play a greater role.
"Obviously, Chloe Pavlech has been starting at the point for us recently,'' Frese said. "And Tierney Pfirman has been playing some really solid minutes for us and Katie Rutan, the transfer from Xavier. So with Laurin going out, obviously, that leaves us down to both Tierney and Katie Rutan in that natural two-guard position.''


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Curry County commissioners meet Monday to consider posing a bond question to voters in the November general election.
The bond, if approved by voters, would pay for a judicial complex.
The meeting begins at 9 a.m. in the commission room at the courthouse.
Commissioners will also consider a bid and contract for the Melrose Health Clinic.
Prior to voting on bond resolutions, Albuquerque architect Don May is scheduled to present a proposal for improvements and renovations to the county courts.


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Kevin is the new MD for Sin City Shooters and is continuing the regular pistol schedule. Please go to https://practiscore.com/clubs/sin-city-uspsa to preregister for those matches and to see a link to scores.
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Find information here for disiciplines holding Action Shooting matches at the Desert Sportsman Rifle & Pistol Club in Las Vegas Nevada
Kevin is the new MD for Sin City Shooters and is continuing the regular pistol schedule. Please go to https://practiscore.com/clubs/sin-city-uspsa to preregister for those matches and to see a link to scores.
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Due to unfortunate actions by the DSRPC board the crew that has been putting up the USPSA matches will no longer be able to do so. Please petition the board to change their minds.
I found out this weekend that people are having a hard time finding the match preregistration on Practiscore. Here is the link to the Sin City USPSA practiscore site. I know that the name is different than Sin City Shooters, which can cause some confusion. The other issue is there are several clubs registered using the SCS code that we were using.
This page will have all the registration links for any match that is doing preregistration at Desert Sportsmans. We are going to run this until the end of the year. If we continue to have large numbers of preregistered shooters who no show or do not get at least 50% participation then this will be discontinued.
Another note is please do not hit submit multiple times. When I find duplicate registrations I will delete the unsquadded registration. You are still in the match under the squadded registration, so please show up.
The match is filling up faster than we expected. If you haven't registered yet and you want to squad with your friends you should register soon.
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What: Pistol Match
Where: Desert Sportsman
When: Saturday & Sunday, May 30, & 31/2015, staff will shoot Friday, May 29th
Stages: 14
Rounds: 300+
Fee: $150 includes match HAT, half price for juniors.
This will not be a hose match! This will be a challenging USPSA style pistol match with movers on every stage and large stages with lots of movement and target deception.
You will shoot half day sat and half Sunday. 7:30-12:00, 1:00-5:30, awards on the range Sunday
There will be a side fun poker game played while you shoot each day. you will shoot 7 stages each day and get 1 card per stage. details on how that will work COMING SOON.
There will also be a Handicapped Shoot off Man On Man shoot off going on all day both days. Warm up before your PM schedule, or Blow off some steam after your am schedule. Different dollar amount buy ins, cash payout to the winners.
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DOE Encourages Rebuilding Effort's Focus on Efficiency
NEW ORLEANS, LA - U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) Secretary Samuel W. Bodman today announced that DOE's EnergySmart Schools Program will commit up to $1.5 million in technical assistance to provide as many as 75 comprehensive energy audits in public schools throughout the New Orleans area, identifying up to 25 percent in potential energy savings. Audits will include analysis of heating and cooling systems, lighting, and structural elements, such as roofing and building envelope assessments. In support of energy efficient rebuilding in New Orleans and on the Gulf Coast, these comprehensive audits will lay out opportunities for New Orleans' public schools to save up to $1 million annually on utility bills.
"The Department of Energy is eager to provide assistance to New Orleans' schools to promote efficiency with safe, cost-effective and durable technologies," Secretary Bodman said. "President Bush has called on all Americans to be more energy efficient. Improvements made in New Orleans' schools will impact how America's next generation views and uses energy."
Secretary Bodman made today's announcement while visiting the Pierre A. Capdau Charter School in New Orleans. P.A. Capdau was one of the first schools in the recovery area to receive a comprehensive energy audit last week; the first round of audits was completed last week by a team of DOE experts. With support from DOE, the Entergy Corporation and others, P.A. Capdau is also one of many local schools vying to install 25-kilowatt (kW) solar panel systems. These installations are expected to offset a sizable portion of schools' energy consumption, saving each school roughly $4,000 annually on utility bills.
Identifying energy efficiency improvements through an energy audit is the first step in energy efficient retrofits in existing buildings. These comprehensive audits will identify high priority upgrades achievable with minimal up front costs and a return on investment in approximately 3-5 years. DOE will also assist in the design of new schools that are 30 percent more efficient than current building codes. EnergySmart schools can be constructed and operated on a cost-neutral basis where the energy savings offsets any upfront costs.
Energy is often the second-largest cost of school operations, after personnel. Because schools serve as community centers, energy efficient schools can be role models for redeveloping and developing communities. Additionally, high-efficiency schools will serve as hands-on learning laboratories for students.
Secretary Bodman also announced the upcoming release of The Advanced Energy Design Guide for K-12 School Buildings, a collaboration between DOE, the American Society of Heating, Refrigerating, and Air-Conditioning Engineers (also known as "ASHRAE"), the American Institute of Architects, the U.S. Green Building Council, and the Illuminating Engineering Society of North America. The Guide focuses specifically on guidelines for those designing and building energy efficient schools, which would achieve at least 30 percent energy savings above typical building codes. The Guide recommends practical, integrated solutions using currently available, off-the-shelf technologies that result in minimal upfront costs. The technical recommendations developed for the design guide have been provided to the New Orleans Recovery School District to aid in their planning and design efforts.
While at P.A. Capdau School, Secretary Bodman also recognized the Louisiana Recovery Authority (LRA) and its Executive Director Andy Kopplin for the organization's efforts to make energy efficiency a top priority in the rebuilding effort. As the planning and coordinating body for the recovery and rebuilding of Louisiana in the aftermath of Hurricanes Katrina and Rita, LRA has exemplified leadership in energy efficiency. In December 2005, Louisiana adopted the 2006 International Energy Conservation Code to ensure its citizens realize the benefits of energy efficiency in new residential buildings. LRA has worked diligently to streamline implementation of the new building codes. LRA has also taken steps, through its "Louisiana Speaks" Program, to ensure that efficient and durable rebuilding honors the region's unique culture and architecture.
DOE's EnergySmart Schools Program focuses on promoting energy efficiency in new and existing K-12 facilities; reducing energy use and costs; improving the learning environment, educating school personnel about planning, financing and operating energy-efficient, high-performance buildings; and providing technical guidance and training to building industry professionals and develop media materials and case studies about existing schools. Read more information on DOE's EnergySmart Schools Program.
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Being an educational charity we have an unbiased view of other organisations in our field and their activities. The following websites belong to organisations working with RHET, carrying out similar work to RHET, or that produce educational resources relating to food and farming that may be of interest to educators.
RHET do not necessarily endorse or support the views held by the following organisations and hold no responsibility for the contents of any websites.
AHDB (Agricultural Horticultural Development Board)
AHDB's mission is to deliver a world-class arable industry through independence, innovation and investment. AHDB has an extensive range of free educational resources exploring the grain chain from field to plate. These resources are full of fun games and activities, which have been especially developed for children from primary through to secondary school.
The Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council (BBSRC)
BBSRC is committed to making information about advances in the biosciences widely available to schools and the public. They have resources available to primary schools.
The British Science Association
The British Science Association seeks to promote open and informed discussion on issues involving science, so that science can advance in harmony with society. It is a voluntary organisation which encompasses the natural and social sciences, engineering, technology, health and medicine and their applications and implications.
Co-operative Education Trust Scotland
CETS is an educational charity funded by the co-operative movement whose aim is to support educational establishments in embedding co-operative enterprise education into their curriculum. This can be done through using our free, downloadable resources or contacting us directly for more support and information.
DairyCo (formerly the Milk Development Council) is a non commercial, not for profit organisation currently supporting schools with free resources and advice on milk production, dairy farming and milk provision within schools through its School Milk Project. The DairyCo website contains dairy resources and activities to order and download, plus information for teachers and parents about the dairy industry.
Eco-Schools - Food and the Environment
Eco-Schools is an international initiative designed to encourage whole-school action for the environment. It is an environmental management tool, learning resource and recognised award scheme.
The Scottish Government's lifelong learning strategy aims to ensure that everyone develops the attributes, knowledge and skills they will need for life, learning and work. The curriculum is all the experiences that are planned for learners to support the development of these skills.Food for Thought: This resource looks at ideas for food as a context for interdisciplinary learning, and how Curriculum for Excellence supports learning about food and health.
Learning about Scotland: Education Scotland will be delivering a programme of CPD sessions around the teaching and learning of Scottish contexts as part of the Scottish Studies ministerial group recommendations.
FACE (Farming and Countryside Education)
FACE is a registered charity, aiming to educate children and young people throughout England and Wales about food and farming in a sustainable countryside. With over 80 partner membership organisations, all have a commitment to educational work associated with food, farming and the countryside. The FACE website has links to all our partners as well as many educational materials relevant to farming and food.
Farmhouse Breakfast Week
Farmhouse Breakfast Week is a national campaign held annually, aimed at raising consumer awareness of the importance of a healthy balanced breakfast. To find out more about Farmhouse Breakfast Week and to receive teacher notes and task instructions, visit their website.
Food - a fact of life provides a wealth of free resources about healthy eating, cooking, food and farming for children and young people aged 3 to 16 years. The resources are progressive, stimulate learning and support the curriculum throughout the UK. All resources are designed to ensure that consistent and up-to-date messages are delivered.
Forest Education Initiative (FEI)
Forest Education Initiative (FEI) aims to increase the understanding and appreciation, particularly among young people, of the environmental, social and economic potential of trees, woodlands and forests and of the link between the tree and everyday wood products.
Forests for the Future
Forests for the Future is designed for upper Primary learners 10 –12 years, in England and Scotland, to explore the local and global issues surrounding climate change and sustainable development.
Game and Wildlife Conservation Trust
The Game & Wildlife Conservation Trust is the leading UK charity conducting scientific research to enhance the British countryside for public benefit. For over 75 years the GWCT have been researching and developing game and wildlife management techniques, providing training and advice to farmers, gamekeepers and land managers on how best to improve the biodiversity of the countryside.
Gorgie City Farm is a child-friendly working farm on a 1 hectare site with little fields and stables, styes, poultry - and sheep-houses. They have a horse, cow, goats, sheep, pigs, hens, turkeys and ducks, also an owl and a pussy cat! A community project in the centre of Edinburgh, perfect to visit with children.
The Grain Chain programme is a collaboration of the HGCA, Federation of Bakers (FoB) and Flour Advisory Bureau (FAB). It is the successor to the Flour and Grain Education Programme which was launched in 2002. On the Grain Chain website there are resources for ages 5-16, plus teacher notes and recipes to download.
Health Promoting Schools
This online resource offers practical guidance and information to help schools become health promoting. There are dedicated sections for practitioners, family and community members and interactive areas for primary and secondary school pupils.
The James Hutton Institute brings together the Macaulay Land Use Research Institute and SCRI to combine existing strengths in crops, soils and land use and environmental research. The James Hutton Institute is committed to raising awareness and understanding of science, and crop-based science in particular, to colleges, universities and the general public.
Lantra, The Sector Skills Council for the environmental and land-based sector, is licensed by the UK government to drive forward the new skills, training and business development agenda for the sector.
LEAF (Linking Environment And Farming) is a charity helping farmers improve their environmental and business performance and create a better public understanding of farming through a nationwide network of demonstration farms and the LEAF Marque Scheme.
NFU Scotland
NFU Scotland (NFUS) aims to promote and protect the interests of the Scottish farming industry, influence government, the public and consumers to that end, and assist its members to meet the needs of customers.
Our Dynamic Earth is a charitable trust raising awareness and understanding of our planet through the Dynamic Earth exhibition and promoting education and life-long learning in Earth and Environmental Science. Their educational workshops and tours are designed to comply with the Scottish Curriculum for Excellence, with the focus of all educational activities firmly on formative fun.
Quality Meat Scotland (QMS)
Quality Meat Scotland is the public body responsible for helping the Scottish red meat sector improve its efficiency and profitability, and maximise its contribution to Scotland's economy
Red Tractor
The Red Tractor logo guarantees that the food you are buying has been produced to high standards from farm right through to supermarket shelf to ensure you are buying quality, fresh food. All the major supermarkets and a growing number catering outlets support a range of assured produce. A variety of free resources have been launched for primary and secondary schools throughout the UK. These include Teachers' notes, Assembly ideas, PowerPoint presentations, Worksheets and Interactive whiteboard activities.
Rowett Institute
The Rowett Institute of Nutrition and Health is based at The University of Aberdeen.
They run the Better by Miles (BBM) website and programme. BBM explores the food miles debate over the sustainable production and distribution of food. Linked to Curriculum for Excellence, there's everything you need to produce a school assembly. This resource is cross-curricular and includes supporting activities to help classroom discussions. Pupils learn about where food comes from and how it reaches your plate in a fun and engaging way and you don't have to be a drama teacher to do it!
Royal Highland and Agricultural Society of Scotland (RHASS)
RHASS operates from the Royal Highland Centre in Edinburgh, an exhibition cente where over 400 events are held annually. The Society is responsible for The Royal Highland Show that takes place over four days at the end of June every year and are the core funders of the Royal Highland Education Trust (RHET).
Scottish Association of Young Farmers Clubs (SAYFC)
SAYFC is unique to all other Youth Organisations as it is a peer led organisation where the members play the key role in the decision-making at the various levels within the movement. The Association is made up of each individual area Club and its Members. SAYFC support RHET both with donations from fundraising events and in providing an activity for the schools programme at the Royal Highland Show.
Scottish Food & Drink Federation (SFDF)
The food and drink manufacturing sector offers a wide range of rewarding and exciting career opportunities in engineering, environmental management, regulatory affairs, marketing, product development.
Scottish Gamekeepers Association
Building up practical experience remains the most important part of a Keeper, Stalker or Ghillie's carreer, but is is just as important these days that land managers have a grasp of health & Safety, Wildlife Law and other connected skills. For people whos role is based outdoors, getting the time during the working day to find out about current best practice and training can be difficult. This area of our websitre sets out to provide up-to-date information and support to help practitioners, which they can access at any time.
The Scottish Government (Food & Drink Industry Division)
The food and drink industry is a major contributor to Scotland's economy with one in five people in manufacturing working in the sector. As well as the economy, food impacts on many other aspects of Scottish life including our health and environment. Click here for details of RHET projects funded by The Scottish Government (Food & Drink Industry Division).
Scottish Natural Heritage (SNH)
The natural heritage is one of Scotland's biggest assets and the role of Scottish Natural Heritage (SNH) is to look after the natural heritage, help people to enjoy and value it, and encourage people to use it sustainably. SNH is a Government body responsible to Scottish Government Ministers and through them to the Scottish Parliament. SNH kindly support the work of RHET, taking the classroom to the countryside.
Scottish Organic Producers Association (SOPA)
SOPA represents more than 80% of the organic food produced and processed in Scotland and offers pragmatic advice to organic and non-organic farmers about how organic techniques such as avoiding products like chemical sprays and compound fertilisers, leads to a safer environment for us all.
Scottish Rural University College (SRUC)
Scotland's Rural College delivers comprehensive skills, education and business support for Scotland's land-based industries, founded on world class and sector-leading research, education and consultancy. We have been formed by the merger of Barony, Elmwood and Oatridge College and SAC.We offer courses that relate to the existing and emerging land-based industries and pursuits as well as applied food, plant and animal sciences, and sustainable land use. We have six campuses in Aberdeen, Ayr, Cupar, Dumfries, West Lothian and Edinburgh.
Seafood Scotland is a trade organisation set up in 1999 by the main representatives of the Scottish seafood industry to market, promote and develop responsibly caught Scottish seafood in order to maximise the value return to industry. Seafood Scotland also acts as delivery partner for Seafish in Scotland. The organisation works closely with all sectors of the Scottish seafood supply chain, from catching and processing, through to retail, food service and consumption, and encourages and facilitates those sectors to cooperate together.
In the fast modern junk food environment, Slow Food is the voice of calm reason and quality, working to promote the greater enjoyment of food through a better understanding of its taste, quality and production. Working with local member groups across the country, a network of chefs and artisan producers deliver educational projects and events to reconnect people with where their food comes from, how and where it is produced and the implications of the choices we make on the environment, biodiversity and our own health.
Specialized Signs was launched in June 2009 and is a sign company that provides impressive illuminated signs at realistic prices. They offer a wide range of goods such as window graphics, vehicle wraps, exhibition displays, banners, flags, health & safety signs and much more. Specialized Signs kindly donated the building wrap and signage on the RHET Education Centre for the Royal Highland Show 2016. Their signage will be kept up year round and will help to promote RHET's image on the Showground throughout the Royal Highland Centre's extensive yearly events calendar.
SP Energy Networks is part of the ScottishPower Group of companies. They provide power for Scotland responsibly and with respect for people and for the environment. PowerWise is a new educational website from ScottishPower that teaches children and young adults all about electricity and how to stay safe around it - inside and outside the home. SPEN are also proud sponsors of RHET at the Royal Highland Show 2016.
Tesco supports RHET's work through funding for school bus transport to farm visits, 'Taking the Classroom to the Countryside'. Tesco also support Farmhouse Breakfast Week activities, as part of the Tesco Greener Living campaign. Their Kids Go Green web page has information about making the home greener and ideas for environmentally friendly kids activities.


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You're doing it. You're really doing it. You're running off to Sydney, Prague, Paris, Shanghai, or (insert one of NYU's many study away sites here). But woah, woah, woah, hold on there young lady or sir. You need to get your shit together before you leave the country. The next semester will be one of studying (cough, drinking) across the country or continent, but there are some things to consider before you board that plane.
No Money, Mo Problems
All the money you had saved up during the summer vanished this past semester and now you're broke. With your six weeks of break, get a job. Jobs that are great for break are babysitting, working for a catering company (holiday parties man), or tutoring for the SAT/ACT. If you can't get a job, the next best thing is to sell things you don't need or want anymore. Start by selling your old, unworn clothing to thrift stores. After a while, you'll see a bit more money in your bank account.
Pro tip: get a currency converter to see how much you will have to work with when abroad, then budget (there are apps for that) your spending per week or month. Look online to get a sense for how much basics (like water) will cost in your city. Remember, beer is cheaper than water in some cities (Prague, we're looking at you).
What Did I Just Order?
So you get to Florence, and you want the best Italian food of your life because you're in Italy (duh). But wait. Your Italian 101 class didn't teach you what "ossobuco" is and now you're eating what translates to "bone with a hole." Instead of worrying about what the next weird thing you're going to stick in your mouth is, do yourself a favor and download Foodspotting–an app that shows you what dishes are in your area. It's like a helpful version of food porn on Instagram!
New Friends, New Friends Everywhere
"The best place I noticed to meet people is in hostels, if you're away for a weekend," said Brigitte Berman, a sophomore in Gallatin. "It's awesome because you'll just kind of click with people, and you can meet up together in other cities." She added trying to speak the native language is important as well. "Even if you don't speak the language, trying says a lot. People really respect that, and you can always just smile at someone. It's worked for me." Finally, she added, don't be afraid to wander. "Do we hang out at the statue of liberty? No way! If you want to meet the locals, you have to try to think like the locals. Don't be afraid to explore!"
Cultural Research
"I'm going to Sydney so I'm watching Kangaroo Jack, Summer Heights, Our Lips Are Sealed, and Finding Nemo to find out what the REAL Australia is like," said CAS junior Julia Musto.
Movies never lie. Ever. Okay, okay, you caught us. They aren't always the best source for information (but the internet isn't always either). What does help, however, is watching local television shows and popular films from the city you're going to. Netflix has a ton of foreign films available for your choosing, and we all know you're going to be seeing a lot of Mr.Netflix this break.
Bon voyage! And good luck with all of your travels!


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Opposing "dumb war" is now "isolationist"?
As badly as I wish Obama wasn't president, I constantly try to look at the bright side of things and remember neither is this guy:
Former Republican presidential nominee Sen. John McCain (R-AZ) took aim at his party for what he called its growing movement towards isolationism, chastising the current GOP presidential field for not supporting U.S. military intervention in Libya and calling for speedy troop withdrawals from Afghanistan.
"This is isolationism. There's always been an isolation strain in the Republican party, that Pat Buchanan wing of our party," McCain told "This Week" anchor Christiane Amanpour. "But now it seems to have moved more center stage."
That's the most absurd bit of argument I've seen in some time. Libya is a "war of choice" and a "dumb war" – two things Obama was supposedly against. You can give him grief for getting involved, but it is obvious that John McCain has never met a war he didn't like and, my guess is we'd be involved in even more if he had succeeded in capturing the White House.
Being against Libya has absolutely nothing to do with "isolationism". It has to do with involving ourselves in yet another military action at a time when our current military is stressed with a seeming unending deployment cycle, spending money we don't have for something that has no connection whatsoever with our national interest and letting the UN and NATO dictate our participation instead of Congress. Not to mention the fact that this is actually a real, live "illegal war" as opposed to the unfounded claim that Iraq was illegal.
Those four things alone are more than sufficient to oppose the war in Libya on sound principle.
It is also apparent that John McCain is a fan of perpetual nation building, even while the nation we're "building" is resisting it. At some point, perhaps, it is time to reassess the situation and, like the mother bird to the baby bird, push the little blighter out of the nest. If you can't get a country to stand up on its own after 10 years, chances are it isn't going to happen. Iraq may not be the model of democracy or stability, but it at least is functional after the years we spent there. And we went in there later than Afghanistan and we turned it all over to the Iraqis in a reasonable amount of time.
Again, pointing that out doesn't make one an "isolationist". It makes one a realist. Something with which John McCain has been acquainted.
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Tuukka Rask is coming off a season that saw his stat line fall a few ice chips shy of his breakthrough campaign in 2009-10. Through 23 appearances this past year, he retained a 2.05 goals-against average and .929 save percentage, both better than colleague Tim Thomas.
As easy as it might be to forget, especially given that his last lick of extramural action preceded an injury March 3 against the New York Islanders, Rask has plenty to build upon.
How much and how swiftly he builds on that will hold inevitable sway over the destination of the Boston Bruins effective as soon as the start of next season. Thomas has removed himself from the equation, swinging the door open for the towering Finn to claim a permanent starting position on his second try.
With the privilege of rewarded patience comes the expectation that Rask will, in short order, return Boston to something more along the lines of 2011 status as opposed to 2012, 2010 or most any year prior.
Granted, he might not backstop his own championship run without fail in 2013, but there are enough reasons to believe the 25-year-old Rask can soon be in the cage for a Cup run in Boston.


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No single player has as much influence over a team's fate than the starting goalie, and no one's performance is more unpredictable either. A team that finds itself a capable low-cost option in nets creates a huge competitive advantage, much as Tampa Bay enjoyed with Ben Bishop last year. Who could be ready to step up in 2014-15?
A wide range of analytics was applied to every active goalie who has never been an NHL team's No. 1 goalie in order to answer that question. Technically that includes anyone who hasn't started at least 41 games in a season, which rules out goalies like Ray Emery. I used my judgment to rule out those right on the line since it's arguable that Karri Ramo and Eddie Lack are already starters.
Don't look for goalies like Cam Talbot, Alex Stalock and Philipp Grubauer, because there just isn't quite enough data for those tough cuts. Other goalies, like Justin Peters and Al Montoya, just haven't shown enough potential to crack into such a small collection of 10 goalies. Josh Harding was also left off because he's already a starter whenever he's capable of competing.
Remember that this is a top 10 list of who may be capable of being a starting goalie, not who actually will be. Some of these goalies find themselves behind a star goalie on the depth chart and are unlikely to get the opportunity, barring an injury or a trade. A great example is the very first goalie on this list, so let's begin.
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JACKSON: Democrats Can Be Racists, Too
Raynard Jackson | 3/26/2014, 3 p.m.
Two weeks ago, Congressman Paul Ryan (R-Wis.) set off a firestorm of controversy by saying on the syndicated radio talk show of Bill Bennett: "…we have got this tailspin of culture in our inner cities, in particular, of men not working and just generations of men not even thinking about working or learning the value and the culture of work; and so there's a real culture problem here that has to be dealt with…"
This made-up controversy about Ryan is a bunch of garbage. People need to be much more judicious in labeling someone as a "racist." It is a very damning term that should only be used under the most extreme of circumstances.
What Ryan said was stupid, but not racist. In the 80s, Jesse Jackson referred to New York City as "Hymietown." Like Ryan, it was stupid but doesn't make Jackson anti-Semitic. Professional athletes using the word faot in the locker room doesn't necessarily make them homophobic, but it may be stupid to use in today's PC climate.
We, who are in public life or have a media platform, all say stupid things at some point in our lives. But our lives should not be destroyed by the mistakes we make. Rather, our lives should be affirmed by the totality of the contributions we make to society. By this standard, Ryan is definitely a good guy.
Not surprisingly, members of the Congressional Black Caucus (CBC) sharply criticized Ryan. Strangely, they never direct similar anger at President Obama, even after he for willfully disrespected them and ignored them for five years and counting. Republicans are constantly accused of ignoring the Black community because they are racists. So does that also make Obama a racist? Just asking.
U.S. Rep. Barbara Lee (D-Calif.), former head of the CBC, called Ryan's comments a "thinly veiled racial attack." House Minority Leader, Nancy Pelosi's (D-Calif.) spokesman called his remarks "shameful and wrong."
If you only go by the media coverage, a person can only be a racist if they are a White Republican. So, allow me to give you a little Democratic history.
During the Democratic primary of 2008, our "real" first Black president, Bill Clinton had this to say about Obama's campaign, "Give me a break. This whole thing is the biggest fairy tale I've ever seen." The response from the CBC and white Democrats? Crickets! Nothing. Laryngitis.
The morning after Obama's 28-point blowout of Hillary in South Carolina, Bill Clinton called Obama another Jesse Jackson (meant in a negative way). Of course, who could forget Bill Clinton's Sista Soulja moment from the 1992 campaign? Again, Crickets! Nothing. Laryngitis.
I could go on forever with examples of Democrats doing the same thing that Ryan is accused of, but you get the point.
There is also the issue of what I call "White Republicanitis." I have warned Ryan about this issue, but he didn't get it. Bob Woodson, founder and president of the Center for Neighborhood Enterprise, has been taking Ryan all across the country to meet with inner city Blacks to discuss possible policy solutions to deal with some of the issues they deem important.


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You know what's a downer when you're a 12 year old boy and your baby sister begins to speak in complete sentences?
She turns informant.
This is what I found when I went to dress the baby.
Her explanation? "Jackson color me, Mommy."
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Federal officials: same thief hits Columbus bank multiple times
By Mike Foley & Associated Press • Aug 1, 2012
The FBI believes the same man has robbed the same Columbus bank three times in less than two months.
The agency reported that the man who robbed a U.S. Bank branch in east Columbus yesterday matches the description of the suspect who robbed the same bank on June 21 and July 10. In all cases the man covered his face and did not display a weapon when he demanded money. All the robberies took place between 9 a.m. and 11 a.m. The suspect is distinctive because he has a large amount of hair covered by a black knit ski cap. In every case, he fled on foot.


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San Clemente clock won't exactly ring in 2013
If you're in San Clemente on New Year's Eve, you can have four chances to go bonkers as the clock strikes midnight.
There'll be the actual moment of arrival of 2013. That's when households and bars all over town will simultaneously erupt in cheer. Then there'll be the three faces on the San Clemente Library's clock tower that don't agree with one another.
For the past nine months – maybe longer – the three clock faces on the tower at 242 Avenida Del Mar have been at odds. The county is still looking into either updating or replacing the 30-year-old clock mechanism, said Karen Wall, county branch librarian.
It makes you wonder if anyone will show up outside the library Monday night or early Tuesday to raise a separate toast to each quirky clock.
At noon Monday, the clock that faces up the street on Del Mar said 10:56. The clock that faces the ocean said 9:34. The clock that faces across the street said 12:55.
In July, when the Register inquired about the mindless clocks, Wall said she believed that upkeep was the city's responsibility. The city said upkeep was the county's responsibility. The county took charge and got two of the clocks into close alignment, Wall said. But as it stands, none of the three clocks gives the correct time.
The city owns the building. The county leases it. The city maintains the exterior, the county the interior. The clock mechanisms are inside.
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they r goin to win this game
2nd meeting with the sixers, 5th game of the preseason. a good news is that iverson will not play tonight because of a sore wrist.
Let's go to 4-1!
No thoughts about last night's win?
Without Marbury and Iverson on the court, the knicks beat philly by 11, with Crawford and Nate each having 19 pts, Lee - 9 pts, 3 ast and 10 rebs, Collins - 11 pts, 4 ast and Francis at the point replacing Steph with 6 rebounds, 7 assists and 11 points.
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Religious traditions can learn from one another. For example, Christianity and Judaism can both benefit from exposure to each other's teachings, rituals, and practices. The same applies to all religious traditions – none is so complete or full that it can't "learn a thing or two."
We all likely know people who blend spiritual practices and ideas. A Christian who practices meditation and yoga, A Buddhist who reads the Gospels and celebrates Christmas, and so on. The blending is usually not aimed at creating a new religion or watering down aspects of another, it's merely the taking of something good in one tradition and bringing into one's core, "umbrella" tradition. A humorous story illustrates something of this idea – a Buddhist master who had been in the United States for several years told an American Rabbi, "Your people are such spiritually sensitive individuals – every Buddhist meditation group I visit is filled with Jews."
Now, one could say that I've been "around the block" when it comes to religion – having seriously practiced a few traditions over the past 15 years. Although no longer a Christian, Christianity formed me spiritually for over two decades – such learning and transformation stays with a person, and I take the lessons of Christian love, kindness, devotion, ritual, and vision with me wherever I go. And I've learned excellent meditation practices from various schools of Eastern thought that provide a foundational aspect to my own practice even now.
A significant part of my religious experience has been my exposure to various nature-based traditions – forms of neo-paganism, religious naturalism, and nature mysticism. The reemergence of ancient earth-based spiritual traditions is a fascinating development that many people unfortunately dismiss too easily, or worse, assume sinister intentions on behalf of practitioners.
My time with these young, emerging traditions has taught me how nature can play a valuable role as a spiritual touchstone, how our lives reflect the rhythms and cycles of the seasons, and how becoming attuned to nature can be essentially grounding – mentally and spiritually.
Attunement to, and respect for, nature is already an existing part of many religious traditions, but sadly, have been neglected or pushed aside. The Judeo-Christian tradition understands nature as a gift and as suffused with God's presence. Respect for the planet and a balanced environmentalism is a moral obligation for Jews and Christians alike.
The majority of Judaism's many holidays find their origins in ancient pagan agricultural rites. Passover, Shavuot, and Sukkot all coincide with harvest periods in the Middle East. Jewish tradition asks, that when possible, a wedding take place outdoors, in nature. And the Jewish scriptures are overflowing with God communicating his presence through natural means – burning bushes, pillars of cloud, thunder, and the whispering of the wind.
There are a growing number of Jewish groups dedicated to the integration of nature and spirituality – Wilderness Torah, Torah Trek, Kohenet, and Tel Shemesh being just a few. These, and other groups, are holding their services outside, encouraging people to spend time in nature, using natural imagery for prayer and meditation, and adapting ecological concerns into their spiritual vision overall.
I'm doing some integrating of my own, with two particular efforts.
First, as I've written before, one of the more powerful aspects of nature-based spirituality to remain with me is a deep appreciation for the "nature-holidays" – the celebration of the seasons on the equinoxes, solstices, and what are called the "cross-quarter days", the liminal moments in between which occur at the start of February, May, August, and November.
This year I will be experimenting with Seders written especially for the grain harvest in early August and the final harvest at Halloween. I think there is wisdom to be gleaned by reflecting on nature's abundance, the meaning of "daily bread" and then later in the year to contemplate death, limits, and finality at Halloween as autumn fades and winter approaches.
Second, I've been gradually steering my shopping, eating, and home cooking efforts toward an eco-Kosher practice. Reform Judaism encourages its members to discern their own ethical and ecological approach to food, personal care products, home goods, gardening, and our other parts of daily life. For me, eco-Kosher is a mix of tradition (no pork or shellfish, etc.), mixed with ecological concerns (organic when possible, whole grains, all natural), and moving toward vegetarianism as both an ethical and ecological commitment. I'm not being legalistic or overly fussy with this – hospitality trumps eco-Kosher, and I'll eat pretty much whatever is put in front of me. The point is not the letter of the law, rather the goal is mindfulness and the lasting transformation of personal behavior.
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I have never been to one of these things, the CAMRA-esque bung-poppers but if you are in the Vancouver Area in early August it might be worth a visit:
British Columbia is bursting at the seams with great locally-made beer, and we would like to invite beer fans to explore the newest & best of B.C. beer at Caskival, Western Canada's festival dedicated entirely to Real Ale! CAMRA Vancouver and DIX Barbecue & Brewery are proud to present our second annual celebration of brewing at DIX, Vancouver's headquarters for the art & science of great brewing. From noon until 5:00 on Saturday, August 6th, Caskival brings together some of B.C.'s best small breweries to showcase this traditional technique of beer service at 871 Beatty Street in Vancouver, 604-682-2739. Almost two dozen cask ales will be featured, with a wide range of styles and flavors sure to meet the tastes of even the most demanding beer fans...For more information, contact Brewmaster Tony Dewald by phone at 604-682-2739 or e-mail at dix at markjamesgroup.com. Attendance is limited to 250 guests, so call soon for tickets!Twenty bucks for a ticket, one buck per taste once you are in.


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Asthma OutreachThursday, July 30th, 2009
On Friday of last week I had the opportunity to go with my boss from the Asthma program, Desire La Tempa, to conduct peak flow meter screenings at a geriatric outreach event on Long Island.
A peak flow meter measures the amount of air the large airways in your lungs can expel and by doing so also measures the amount of air those large airways can intake. A good and average number for a peak flow screening depends on one's weight and age. For instance, I am a relatively petite person and am 21, I can blow a peak flow reading of 450. That's pretty exceptional and I probably owe that to the large amount of time I spend playing sports, specifically with Haverford field hockey. Lower numbers in the 100 to 200 range are not so good. But, someone who knows they have asthma also generally knows what their best score is and by knowing this can also tell when they are at risk for an attack. When the number drops below your personal best and continues to drop, or remain at that spot, that is a pretty good indication that a patient is at risk for an attack.
The event took place at Sunken Meadow Park. We set up a table and conducted the screenings for senior citizens over the course of the day. It was really nice to work with other hospital members at this health fair. I really enjoyed interacting with the seniors and providing them with the screening and information on asthma.
If a senior citizen knew that they had asthma I helped to reinforce concepts regarding their care and management of the chronic condition. We explained the importance of carrying an inhaler around wherever you go and taking the necessary medications required every day for their asthma.
We also provided those senior citizens with spacers if they used a pump inhaler. A spacer helps to trap a large portion of the medication from the pump. It also allows the patient to take normal breaths to inhale the medication. If the pump is used normally, a large portion of the medication can be lost in the air and the treatment will not be as successful. Spacers help to improve the quality of care a patient administers to themself.


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I went down to San Jose (yes I know the way) to my friend Kyczy Hawk's yoga studio, Willow Glen Yoga for a weekend training on the Yoga of 12-Step Recovery with Nikki Myers. We were to learn about trauma and how to heal with yoga. As a yogi and a 12-Stepper, I'm very interested in this topic. I had to walk a couple of miles through a shaky neighborhood on the way to the event. Us Portlanders aren't used to too much sun. By the time I got there I was a bit drained. I didn't realize I was getting sick until the second night. You know that tired feeling you get, when you wonder if you're OK but aren't sick yet? That's how I felt.
I've been practicing and teaching doing yoga for a few years. It's really become a central part of my recovery. I'm working on my fourth book, The 12-Step Yogi now. I've taught a group called Yogis in Recovery in Portland for over a year. I've been working on a new book about yoga and recovery and have taught yoga at our 12-Step Buddhist retreats for a couple of years. But I'd seen Nikki on the Recovery 2.0 webcast and was intrigued. She and I spoke on the phone a bit and discovered that our work has many things in common, as do we personally. We've both relapsed with long-term sobriety and both have had long histories with trying alternative methods to support our recovery. So I thought this would be a good thing to open myself up to. I went down with an open mind, no expectations and was ready to learn. I just didn't anticipate what was going to happen.
On Saturday morning I looked out at Lincoln Avenue where the retreat was being held and suddenly remembered a recurring dream I'd been having for, who knows, decades? I rode my bike up and down those streets as a drugged out teenager in the mid 70s. My dreams usually involved just riding somewhere, trying to pedal hard to get to a party. It's very strange to connect with unconscious material while your eyes are open and you're looking straight at a place where the dreams occurred. I mentioned that in my morning share as I identified the three things most important to me: my dharma, my writing and my teaching. I cried a little as I tried to describe my history with addictions. Though I've talked about this a billion times in different contexts, this was somehow different. We were getting trained in the deeper aspects of yoga, and addiction as trauma in the context of 12-Step recovery. And we were practicing yoga with Nikki, who is a powerful teacher. Things had begun to stir.
By that evening, my cold had begun to have its way with me. But I had plans to see Kayla, a friend from 7th grade—who I hadn't seen in over 30 years, who was going to take me to Laura, my other friend's wedding reception. The bride was getting remarried and I'd known her since I got sober in 1984 when we were babies. I knew Kayla when I was at the beginning of my family trauma and drug use and Laura when I got out of treatment. I'd expected that some feelings would arise around the various types of events and situations that could be triggers for me.
After the wedding reception Kayla and I went down to a 12-Step meeting. Some guys who've read the 12-Step Buddhist came up and I connected with them a bit and gave them cards for my new book, The Power of Vow. It's odd to be in 12-Step culture as someone who people know from books. But it's cool, and I like it. After the meeting we drove by our old school. We looked at the athletic field where we use to smoke pot and cigarettes and recalled how it was back then. Kayla mentioned that I went off on the Vice Principle one day and how shocked she'd been at the time regarding the intensity of my outburst. I'd started to explain that, based on what we were learning that weekend, the level of trauma that I was in at that time due to situations and budding addiction would explain that kind of behavior. Then we drove past my old house where the trauma began. I started to recount to her how at that house, my friend Tony and I used to get high. In that driveway, I used to try to learn basketball so that I could be accepted among the jocks (I never was, but we learned to party together). Then I told her about the times my brother gave me beatings on that front lawn and how he'd cut my hair off the first time and made me burn my rock and roll posters. The second time, a couple of years later, he made me do the cutting and the burning. We drove away from there and looked at some more houses where she and some friends had lived. We talked about how it was then, how we are now, and what became of those people.
Sunday morning was the last day of training. It was odd to experience little person feelings in a 51-year-old body. I'm physically fit and feeling better than ever. I'm a meditator and a yogi. I take my Dharma and my recovery quite seriously. I do a lot of work with a lot of people. It seemed surreal to have all of those awarenesses simultaneously. Nikki asked for comments after we did a Yoga Nidra (deep relaxation) practice. I quickly related my experience of the night before. It was pretty hard not to cry at that moment. But then we did another practice where we step into the circle if we belong to a certain group.
In that practice, we step in if, for example, our parents had gone to college, or if we grew up with more than 50 books in the house, or if any of our family were addicts. When we were in the circle, we were to notice who was with us, who was not with us, and our feelings. After about twenty of those questions I was ready to crawl under my yoga blanket. But I didn't. I had a long day of training and travel ahead of me. I knew it wasn't going to be easy.
By the end of the training I felt that yes, it was no accident that I was in that place at that time with those people. I'm a certified Yoga of 12 Step Recovery (Y12SR) space holder/leader now. I've done a lot of work over the past 30 years and this weekend was part of the ongoing process of transformation. I'm grateful for the opportunity to let the issues that were trapped in my tissues arise in a safe place, with safe people. I feel pretty raw and I still have this dang cold. But healing ain't easy. As I've said in The Power of Vow, you gotta feel the pain if you want to heal the pain. And, as they say in the rooms, you gotta name it to claim it. We don't have to do it alone. Y12SR is a great way to do this work, coupled with other tools like regular 12-Step, therapy, energy work, fitness, nutrition. I'm looking forward to starting two new meeting/classes here in Portland very soon.
I look forward to teaching yoga with people in recovery again, with this new-found level of understanding and experience.
Namaste y'all.
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This reading group will examine the greatest orators of our time to see the way they raised their voices, clenched their fists and captivated their audiences. Using a variety of media, including tape recordings, radio broadcasts and youtube clips, we will look at political rhetoric in all its forms, the good and the bad. All are welcome. No extemporaneous speaking or rhetorical skill required.


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3)What is this supposed to mean?
This is not true just consider then .b)If G is of finite order n then prove that the group of automorphisms of G (i.e.AutG) is isomorphic to the group of those positive integers <n, which are co-prime to n, with binary operation as multiplication modulo n and order of Aut(G)=phi(n)(phi is Euler's phi function).
I assume you mean .Aut(Zn,+n)is isomorphic to (Zncross,cross)
To prove this note if is an isomorphism it is completely determined by .
Now find the conditions to where can get mapped to.
It turn out it is where as the only possible ones.
Then it is easy to show that the automorphism group is
c)Construct an abelian group G of order 27 in which x3 = 1 for all x in G.


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The Pirates' win streak came to an end on Tuesday night, as the Phillies handed them their first loss in almost two weeks. A huge Tuesday night crowd watched the Bucs fail to get a clutch hit in a couple of big situations — for the first time in a while, things didn't go their way when it mattered most.
Brandon Cumpton's spot start went a lot like his first two did. He was very good through five innings, but once hitters saw him for a third time they figured him out. Cumpton looked quite sharp early on and was hardly threatened in the early part of the game, but Phillies starter Jonathan Pettibone was equally impressive. The game was scoreless through five and it looked like an unexpected pitcher's duel.
That quickly came to an end – at least for Cumpton – in the sixth, though, when the Phillies were really able to square him up several times. They put three on the board with a couple of singles and a few rockets towards the Notch. That ended Cumpton's night (and possibly his current stint as a Pirate). Justin Wilson and Bryan Morris posted zeroes for the rest of the night, continuing the bullpen's incredible run, but the damage was done.
Garrett Jones blasted a solo homer in the sixth, but the Bucs missed several other chances to score. Jones left the bases loaded in the fourth, and Jordy Mercer left them loaded in the eighth. The Bucs twice came up with two-out hits with men on second, but neither was able to score the runner, and the next guy left them loaded both times. Mercer also ran in to an out after leading off the seventh with a hit, and Russell Martin lined in to a tough-luck DP in the first with Starling Marte in motion.
It was just that kind of night – the big hit never came. The offense certainly didn't look good, though, and it's amazing that Brandon Inge ended up being the right-handed pinch hitter of choice when the Bucs needed a hit. (He struck out, of course.) The Bucs really need Jose Tabata back to bolster the bench, and they could certainly use more help beyond that.
That said, even though it was a tough loss and seeing Phillies fans celebrate in PNC Park is painful, Bucs fans can still point to the standings and look forward to the next one. Can't win 'em all.
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Medicare plan
Democratic Senator Ron Wyden tries to delink himself from Ryan Medicare plan
To date it's been an attempt that mostly gets fussy about word usage, but my guess is it will get more pointed:
Gov. Romney is talking nonsense. Bipartisanship requires that you not make up the facts. I did not 'co-lead a piece of legislation.' I wrote a policy paper on options for Medicare. Several months after the paper came out I spoke and voted against the Medicare provisions in the Ryan budget. Governor Romney needs to learn you don't protect seniors by makings things up, and his comments today sure won't help promote real bipartisanship.
That's obviously in reaction to a statement by Romney in which he talked about legislation, not a policy paper.
So Wyden is right, the quote is incorrect.
But Wyden is being a bit disingenuous too. You don't vote for parts of a budget so claiming you voted "against the Medicare provisions" of a budget are a bit of nonsense as well. Democrats voted against the entire Ryan budget, the Medicare provisions being only a part of that.
Even Think Progress has some problems with the attempted delinking driven by the inconvenient politics of having a Democratic Senator's name on a plan that Democrats have chosen to mischaracterize and demonize:
The plan Sen. Wyden co-authored with Ryan does bear a striking resemblance to the proposed Medicare changes in Ryan's latest budget for the House GOP. Both keep traditional Medicare as a kind of public option, in an exchange where it would compete with private plans offering insurance to seniors. The government would give seniors support for purchasing these plans, and that support would be benchmarked to the cost of the second-least expensive plan. The plans would also be prohibited from discriminating based on pre-existing conditions.
Where they begin to differ is Paul supports more market based solutions while Wyden wants government based solutions.
But this sort of linkage is inconvenient when you're claiming the GOP ticket is "trying to end Medicare as we know it" (even though it is ObamaCare which is pulling $700+ billion out of Medicare). Avik Roy has the "bottom line" on that meme:
The bottom line: if Romney and Ryan leave you the option to remain in the 1965-vintage, fee-for-service, traditional Medicare program, and you claim that Medicare has "ended as we know it," what you've really ended is the English language as we know it.
Pretty much.
The point? Ron Wyden did indeed "co-author" a Medicare plan with Paul Ryan. There's no question about that. And it was indeed a bipartisan plan, by definition. In fact the paper is entitled "Bipartisan Options for the Future" and lists both Wyden and Ryan as the authors.
Finally, their plan contains this paragraph:
We are a Democrat and Republican; a Senator and a Representative; senior members of our respective Budget Committees; and members of the committees that have jurisdiction over Medicare and health care costs. As budgeteers, we understand the difficulty presented by demographic changes over the next several decades. As members with policy oversight, we recognize and encourage the potential for innovation to improve care and hold down costs. And most important, as representatives of hardworking Americans in Oregon and Southern Wisconsin, we realize our absolute responsibility to preserve the Medicare guarantee of affordable, accessible health care for every one of the nation's seniors for decades to come.
Sounds like a pretty bipartisan effort to me.
Here's the problem for the Democrats. They need badly to demonize Paul Ryan as an extremist who is out to push granny over the Medicare cliff and end Medicare as we know it. That's because "Medicscaring" seniors is a tried and true method of gaining votes, and Democrats know it. They've deployed it many times in the past.
And bipartisan cooperation? No way, no how, can't let that sort of thing become public knowledge when you have an active campaign beginning to label Ryan as an extremist ideologue.
But the facts don't support that sort of branding campaign. Not only has Ryan not attempted in any form or fashion to end Medicare, he's teamed up with a liberal Senator to put forward a plan to actually save it (even while the loudest critic is pulling that $700+ billion from the program via ObamaCare) and make it sustainable.
How inconvenient.
That is why Wyden is trying his best to delink from Ryan. And you can imagine from whence the pressure to do so is coming. But it's a hard sale to make when his name is clearly associated with Ryan's on a plan he claimed will "preserve the Medicare guarantee of affordable, accessible health care for every one of the nation's seniors for decades to come", isn't it?
Not that it will stop them from trying.
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Chipolata & spring onion frittata
Nutrition and extra info
- kcal461
- fat35g
- saturates10g
- carbs16g
- sugars3g
- fibre2g
- protein23g
- salt2.35g
- 1 tbsp olive oil
Olive oilol-iv oyl
Probably the most widely-used oil in cooking, olive oil is pressed from fresh olives. It's…
- 340g pack chipolatas
- 6 eggs
The ultimate convenience food, eggs are powerhouses of nutrition, packed with protein and a…
- 2 slices bread, about 50g, torn into small pieces
- bunch spring onions, thinly sliced
Spring onionsp-ring un-yun
Also known as scallions or green onions, spring onions are in fact very young onions, harvested…
- 2 garlic cloves, finely chopped
Heat oil in a 20cm non-stick frying pan. Add chipolatas and cook for 7-8 mins until browned. Meanwhile, crack eggs into a large bowl and beat well together. Stir in the bread, spring onions and garlic, then lightly season.
Heat the grill to medium. Pour the egg mixture into the hot pan, then cook on the lowest heat for 6-7 mins, until the egg is almost completely set. Place the pan under the grill for 2-3 mins until golden brown and cooked through. Slide onto a chopping board and cut into wedges.
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This was so yummy i nearly made another one straight after, i added a few things to spice it up a bit.. like a sprinkle of dried chilli flakes, and red pepper finely diced...
So good ! will definitely make again ! And this recipe is so easy to change to add or take away things... i tried the same but substituting the sausages for bacon and leeks... equally as tasty !
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