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The Mendocino County Board of Supervisors on Tuesday expanded the scope of its Brooktrails Ad Hoc Committee, comprised of Supervisors John Pinches and John McCowen, created on April 9.
When the board created the new committee, it requested the two supervisors recommend a scope and timeline for the committee by April 23.
After a series of interviews with county staff, the Brooktrails Committee asked to expand its focus to include a number of elected members of the Brooktrails board.
The committee is now expected to meet with members of the Brooktrails Township Community Services District on possible strategies for parcel consolidation, consideration of the Brooktrails Second Access, Teeter Plan impacts and other issues of mutual interest.
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(April 6, 2009)--The UTSA Department of English welcomes Vivyan Adair, associate professor of women's studies at Hamilton College in Clinton, N.Y., for a presentation, "The Missing Story of Ourselves: Women, Poverty and the Politics of Feminist Representation," at 4 p.m., Tuesday, April 7 in the University Center Harris Room (2.212) on the UTSA Main Campus.
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In addition to her presentation, Adair's ACCESS Project national touring photo exhibit, featuring welfare eligible, single parents changing their way through the pathway of higher education, will be on display April 1-30 in the University Center lounge, across from the bookstore.
Adair's presentation argues against the preliminary exploration of classic and contemporary debates in women's studies concerning the utility and validity of the disciplines foundation that "the personal is political." Drawing from both current theory and the lives of students contributing to the exhibit, Adair delineates and analyzes the degree to which personal stories of identity and experience fulfill the promise by allowing the negotiation of power structures and exposing and reframing dominant narratives which have led to the marginalization of intergenerationally, poor, welfare-eligible and single mothers.
The ACCESS Project is a demonstration educational, social service and career program that assists profoundly low-income parents in central New York in their efforts to move from welfare and low-wage work to meaningful and secure career employment through the pathway of higher education. The program supports the increasingly at-risk population through an intensive and fully supported introduction to liberal arts education, coupled with comprehensive social service, family and career support.
Adair is director of the ACCESS Project at Hamilton College and the Elihu Root Endowed Peace Fund Associate Professor. She wrote the book "From Good Ma to Welfare Queen: A Genealogy of the Poor Woman in American Literature, Photography and Culture" and co-edited the book "Reclaiming Class: Women, Poverty and the Promise of Higher Education in America." Additionally, Adair has written 18 book chapters and articles in refereed journals including the Harvard Educational Review. In 2004, she was named the Council for Advancement and Support of Education (CASE) and Carnegie Foundation's New York State Professor of the Year.
For more information, contact Joycelyn Moody, Sue E. Denman Distinguished Chair in American Literature, at (210) 458-6857.


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PUEBLO, Colo. - The bond for an armed robbery suspect in Pueblo has been increased to $1 million.
Detectives have linked 25-year-old Alfred Montano to 11 different armed robberies around the city of Pueblo. In a 20-page affidavit, a judge increased the bond from the initial $250,000 after detectives tied Montano to the additional robberies.
Montano was arrested on Jan. 19 after a home invasion investigation. Police say Montano broke into an elderly couple's home in Pueblo in December.
Three weeks later, detectives were working on leads about several armed robberies in Pueblo when Brandon Ballagut-Wertsbaugh told police Montano was responsible for several of the robberies in Pueblo. Ballagut later confessed to being responsible for one of those robberies. Police found Montano the next day in Fowler.
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Last Friday it rained all morning and into the afternoon. Not the fun puddle jumping rain, just the slow steady grey drizzle kind. There's an idea making the blog rounds about "there's no such thing as bad weather, just bad clothes". Great concept, but I just wasn't in the mood to face the great outdoors with my boys. Instead, I decided to dump all my art supplies on the kitchen table and get inspired. I let the boys cut, glue, and draw whatever they wanted for a while, and then it hit me!
I could make race tracks with the tape Todd Oldham gave me from the Kid Made Modern event! You know, tape race tracks! Another idea making the blog rounds! I've seen people make tape racetracks on the floor (and couch!) with soft tape like this, but I liked the boldness of the Kid Made Modern tape. It isn't as gummy as duck tape, but it had similar feel. I used up all the tape and made the most colorful racetracks around. And then the dinosaurs attacked.
I'm not the crafty type, more of the impulsive type. I didn't really think about the consequences of pulling tape off our old linoleum flooring. Three days later Rob pulled it all up after I assured him I did a few test strips to make sure it removes easily (I didn't actually. Whoops!). For the most part it came up just fine, but it pulled up a couple of the tile edges. I can see why the softer tape like thismade more sense.
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i LOVE it-but eeek about the floors...ReplyDelete
How fun! I'm similarly un-crafty, but I did make temporary frames for some bright maps with thin black electrical tape. I was proud of my ingenuity but I'm afraid it may look like I just taped some maps up to the wall. No one's had the guts to call me out on it, so that's a plus.ReplyDelete
this made me laugh. sounds like you have supportive friends and family, that's a plus for sure.ReplyDelete
The saying you mention is a very old, Scandinavian one which I'm sure came about because of our very long, dark and often wet winters. And yes, as a child I was forced to play outside every day, no matter the weather. I simply had to put on wellies and my helly-hansen (something like this http://shop.hellyhansen.com/NO/item/43101/?partner=6025&t_type=src&t_type=cat) and off I went to play in the rain. What I wouldn't have given for the chance to make tape race tracks on the floor inside. Ahh, those were the days...ReplyDelete
I love your posts, hahaha! I don't plan on having kids, but if I did, I have a feeling our parenting styles would be very similar (such good intentions, but dang, it looks cold outside...).ReplyDelete
And I had no idea tape could hurt floors either. Aren't floors supposed to be, oh I don't know, more durable?!
- Christina ShumwayMarch 30, 2012 at 6:42 PM
Oh much do I love that you said, "I'm not the crafty, more than the impulsive type." That's me!! : )ReplyDelete
Goo Gone makes everything all better:)ReplyDelete
I'm a Copy Cat:) Not a Crafty Cat:)ReplyDelete
Love this idea! and wow, you found leopard printed duck tape? Talk about diversifying!ReplyDelete
- JeannineMarch 30, 2012 at 6:42 PM
Bah, super glue the tiles back down. No one will ever know...ReplyDelete
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Jervis B. Webb Company, a subsidiary of Daifuku Webb Holding Company, hosted its 31st annual Unibilt/Unibeam conveyor distributor conference in early April in New Orleans, Louisiana. During the conference, Webb recognized the following top ten conveyor chain distributors based on sales in 2013, and Therma-Tron-X, Inc., headquartered in Sturgeon Bay, Wisconsin, was named the No. 1 distributor for the 2013.
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UMUC considers its personnel to be its most important and valuable asset and realizes that the health and well being of its employees, as well as the protection of its physical resources are as important as the work activities being performed. UMUC seeks to protect human and physical resources by: reducing or eliminating, where possible, potential health and physical hazards; increasing employee awareness of hazards that cannot be easily eliminated; and encouraging the use of common sense in conducting work activities safely.
UMUC recognizes its responsibility for providing its employees with a safe and healthful work environment and is committed to meeting its obligations under applicable federal and state requirements, national safety standards and local building and fire codes. It is also committed to meeting applicable standards of national consensus such as those published by the National Safety Council, the National Fire Protection Association, and the American National Standards Institute.
In recognition of these obligations and of the value of written policies and procedures in ensuring the health and safety of its employees and constituents, UMUC is implementing and actively supporting the provisions of the Maryland State Employee Risk Management Program in accordance with Executive Order 01.01.1989.15, signed into effect on August 11, 1989.
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All supervisors will implement progressive discipline for repeated safety violations. Accidental injuries will be thoroughly investigated, and preventive measures will be implemented to guard against their recurrence.
Supervisors will be held accountable for unsafe conditions and unsafe acts within their area of responsibility.
The prevention of occupationally induced injuries and illnesses is of such consequence that it will be given precedence over operating productivity whenever necessary. To the greatest degree possible, without imposing undue hardship on the University, management will provide all mechanical and physical facilities required for personal safety and health in keeping with the highest standards.
The Assistant Director of Personnel will serve as Risk Management Coordinator and Chair of the Risk Management Committee. It will be the responsibility of this committee to develop safety policies and to act on recommendations of the Health and Safety committee for insuring a safe work environment.
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It sounds better than Glee. But is Smash (Thursdays, TV3, 9.30pm) a good name for a television show, executive-produced by Steven Spielberg no less? Sure, it encapsulates what this glossy new drama is all about - the hopes and dreams of those making a Broadway musical about Marilyn Monroe.
But it's also what Captain America says to the Hulk in The Avengers as he rallies the troops to pulverise the enemy. It's also one letter away from a military sitcom that ran for 11 years, and two letters from describing an undignified state of consciousness. You can't deny it's not an invitation to view the series as a wreck.
Three episodes in, however, while it's definitely no wreck, it's not quite smashing. There's a lot to like, just as there's a fair amount of soapy ridiculousness and floury piano music to snigger at. Just as you might have at, say, the original Beverly Hills 90210, while pretending you didn't know who Kelly Taylor was.
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She also slept with the director, Derek, so is now having doubts as to why she got the part. Not the real director, silly (that's both Michael Mayer and Michael Morris); the fictitious one, played by sexy Brit Jack Davenport. Who is not to be confused with Dev, also fictitious. Dev goes out with Karen, the Iowa ingenue with more authenticity playing Norma Jean than Marilyn. And in case you missed the show-preceding-the-show-within-a-show connection, she's played by Katharine McPhee, the 2006 runner-up of American Idol.
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Listening to a procession of manufacturers say their piece to the parliamentary inquiry into manufacturing this week, two things were clear.
One is that the high dollar is causing real and lasting damage to their sector.
The other is that the idea that an overvalued exchange rate is the fault of the monetary policy framework has hardened into dogma.
Cast off outdated neoliberal doctrine. Change the Reserve Bank's mandate. Then New Zealand manufacturers will have a fighting chance. That was the message.
It echoes statements like this from Labour leader David Shearer last Sunday: "We'll make changes to monetary policy so that our job-creating businesses aren't undermined by our exchange rate."
It is glib. It glosses over difficult questions about what changes they have in mind, and what the costs, risks, trade-offs and spillover effects would be.
And it misdiagnoses the problem, which is that the rather enfeebled state of much of the other 99.8 per cent of the world economy has led to policies abroad which are unhelpful from New Zealand's point of view and which we can only hope succeed.
If the object of the exercise is to ensure that in the future the Reserve Bank runs monetary policy looser than it otherwise would, consider this: higher inflation would lower real wages, and real incomes more broadly, in the hope of protecting jobs in the favoured sector. Should the union movement support that?
Lower interest rates would increase the risk of a housing bubble that, this time, bursts messily all over us. Ask the Irish tradesmen flocking to Christchurch how much fun that is.
If it succeeds in making New Zealand exports cheaper to foreign buyers - a pretty big if - it will also make New Zealand assets cheaper to foreign buyers. That should give economic nationalists in New Zealand First and the Greens pause.
The Reserve Bank Act decrees that the objective of monetary policy is price stability.
This makes it easy to portray the central bank as being interested only in curbing inflation, willing to sacrifice swathes of the real economy in the process and being behind the times, stuck in some 1980s time warp still fighting yesterday's battle when "modern" monetary policy has moved on.
But that rests on an oversimplified view of what the bank, and its international peers, actually do.
Let's set aside loaded words like "target" and "objective" and consider how independent central banks actually behave.
What they do is try to minimise the output gap, that is, the gap between the economy's potential and actual output.
If it is negative (as it has been since the global financial crisis) the economy could be producing more, and employing more people, than it is.
Unemployment rises, businesses make less money than they might and governments have less revenue.
It is a waste and it requires the central bank to stimulate demand - normally by cutting interest rates but sometimes, in extreme circumstances when policy rates are at zero and it is still not enough, by quantitative easing.
At other times the output gap is positive. Demand outstrips the economy's capacity to supply. Spending and debt rise faster than incomes and incomes rise faster than productivity.
It is unsustainable and various ill effects follow.
Inflation is one of them.
Those who are inclined to airily wave that away as yesterday's problem need to remember how destructive inflation is; how hard it is, especially, on the poor and savers. New Zealand already has too much poverty and not enough saving. The last thing we need is to make those things worse.
Other ill effects of excess demand are likely to be sucking in more imports than can be paid for from export income, a temptation for the Government to spend up large in ways than can be difficult to reverse later, and for household saving to fall.
Faced with that, or the prospect of that, the central bank needs to tighten.
In both cases the aim is the same, to head towards balance between actual and potential or sustainable output.
Potential growth is driven by fundamentals like workforce and productivity growth; in those respects the central bankers have to take the world as they find it.
To sum all that up as a single-minded focus on inflation is simplistic.
The trouble is that potential growth and the output gap, while they may be central to the bank's thinking, are of no use for the purpose of accountability and communication. They cannot be directly measured, unlike the inflation rate or unemployment rate. They have to be inferred.
It is easier to measure the effects of monetary policy by the inflation rate or the unemployment rate, treating them as representative of the ill effects of excess demand or excess capacity as the case may be.
To subordinate all this to some other objective, like managing the exchange rate for the benefit of exporting manufacturers, would be a heavy sacrifice.
Put this to some of the chief executives at Monday's inquiry, and the response was: No, we don't want to mess with that. We just want to give the Reserve Bank an additional objective and additional tools.
Most likely that would be to intervene directly in the foreign exchange market, selling New Zealand dollars newly created for the purpose and buying US dollars or some other foreign currency.
The Reserve Bank already has a mandate to do just that, but it is heavily circumscribed.
Not only must the exchange rate be exceptionally and unjustifiably high, the bank must be confident intervention would work.
It will intervene "only when it assesses there is a material prospect of influencing the exchange rate". That is likely to be when it thinks a turning point is near.
And, crucially, it has to be consistent with the current stance of monetary policy.
It would be inconsistent, for example, to be reining in non-tradeable inflation through higher interest rates while stoking tradeable inflation through a lower exchange rate.
It would be inconsistent to try to hose down an overheating property market by making it more expensive for New Zealanders to buy, while making it cheaper for foreigners to do so.
It is not easy, in fact, to lower the international value of the Kiwi dollar without also lowering its value within New Zealand.
The bank can try, by sterilising the intervention - borrowing back the extra New Zealand dollars it creates to buy the foreign currency with. But that sticks the taxpayer with what could be, depending on the scale of the intervention, a hefty interest bill.
A year after the Swiss National Bank started intervening in September 2011 to defend an exchange rate of 1.20 Swiss francs to the euro it had expanded its foreign currency reserves to the equivalent of three-quarters of itsGDP.
An equivalent intervention in New Zealand would be $150 billion - a large bet to place with public money and a large sum to pay interest on.


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Over the last year, I've had the opportunity to work on the Create Jobs for USA initiative for Starbucks. I'm so proud to be a part of a great team of people – partners, customers, and like-minded companies – who have helped raise both money and awareness of the jobs crisis in America. Create Jobs for USA was created so that we could all DO something to help the people across this country affected by unemployment, and I'm happy to say – WE DID! We've raised over $15 million in just one year which has helped to create or sustain more than 5,000 jobs. These are 5,000 jobs for our family, friends, neighbors and fellow Americans across the country, and working together we've made a positive impact on their lives.
In honor of the Anniversary of the Create jobs for USA program, I'd like to share a letter that Howard Schultz, Starbucks chief executive officer, wrote to our supporters – including you, our customers – who have been actively supporting Create Jobs for USA or otherwise actively involved in making your communities better this year. Thank you for everything you do!
Gina Woods
Dear Fellow Leaders,
Today marks one year since we launched the Create Jobs for USA initiative along with Opportunity Finance Network (OFN), and I am proud and humbled to share its progress, and thank the many committed supporters who have taken an active role in helping to address the jobs crisis.Create Jobs for USA was born from a deep-seated belief among those of us at Starbucks never to accept the status quo, and a sincere desire to address our nation's unacceptable unemployment rates. Because of the collective effort of Starbucks partners (our employees), our customers and of like-minded businesses, that original vision has grown into an innovative program that is benefiting thousands of Americans.To date, Create Jobs for USA has reached $15 million in donations. Through the fantastic work of OFN, this money has been distributed to community lenders serving nearly all 50 states, and these lenders are leveraging that equity to support approximately $105 million in small and community business financing which will help to create or sustain approximately 5,000 jobs across the country. This achievement is, in large part, a testament to the generosity of our customers, and to honor their support the Schultz Family Foundation has recently donated $1 million to Create Jobs for USA. More than 800,000 Indivisible wristbands have already been distributed to customers and concerned citizens around the country who support this initiative. And with this donation, on Election Day, November 6, Starbucks U.S. company-operated stores will offer wristbands to those visiting our stores. The success of Create Jobs for USA also would not be possible without the generous support from Banana Republic, Citi, Google Offers and MasterCard. These companies share Starbucks belief that when businesses use their resources and scale for good, they can make a positive difference in the communities they serve. It is this philosophy that continues to inspire Starbucks to consider how other business decisions we make can reap benefits for and beyond our partners, customers and shareholders. On that note, I am pleased to announce the next phase planned for Create Jobs for USA, The Indivisible Fund. This Fund, which OFN plans to offer, will give Starbucks and like-minded corporations another, sustainable way to support Create Jobs for USA. Corporations can invest in The Indivisible Fund, which will finance community lenders across the country so that they can make new loans to community businesses committed to creating and retaining jobs. This adds an important new dimension to Create Jobs for USA. These loans will be repaid to the corporations, giving these companies the opportunity to invest in the economic future of the country by putting their funds to work supporting business growth and innovation. Starbucks has signed on as a founding, $5 million investor in The Indivisible Fund. We invite other like-minded companies to join us in supporting The Indivisible Fund by providing their own loans to the Fund, and look forward to the great work that we can continue to do together. It's exciting to share these results of what we've been able to accomplish together in the last year. But it's important to remember that behind every statistic are real people—men, women and families that many of us will never meet, but whose lives are benefiting and can benefit from the decisions we make every day as individuals and as companies. The perpetuation of the American Dream exists because of the initiative, sacrifice, talent and hard work of all American citizens, on behalf of themselves as well as one another.In closing, as proud as I am of our work together, I urge all of us to continue to take the problems our country faces very seriously. Unemployment remains stubbornly high, and is only one of many complex challenges facing our country. Create Jobs for USA is by no means a definitive solution, but it serves as a reminder that, whoever wins the election next week, progress is possible when we come together—indivisible.
With gratitude and respect,
Howard Schultz
I live out of the city in the country away from it all. I have had some very ruff times and here thank goodness if money is needed there are so many ways to make it. I have gathered eggs,cleaned homes and done odd jobs for the elderly . If your a man there are fences to fix are put up everywhere you look , post to cut,paint and set. I'm so proud to have been able to do this work when I couldn't even feed myself the day before. If work is wanted you can always find it here and for that I'm so proud to be a country pumpkin. I learned along time ago , work pays off in so many ways . By way of mouth I had so many offers I had to so I cant and that's not something I like to say. Odd jobs are out there and people need so many things done. I guess if you put our self out there someone Will call you then its up to you to make that impression to get those call backs. gg
I love Starbucks especially hot chocolate also.
I like a cup of hot chocolate, right now
I love Starbucks.
I am a big supporter of Create Jobs USA. Starbucks, you're doing a great job. Keep it up.
I love this idea--think it's a great promotion. Must say that yesterday I was told via online newsletter that Starbucks was offering free coffee on 11/4 and 11/6. I stopped at my local Starbucks and was told she had not heard of any promotions for 11/4 or 11/6.
I'd really like one of these bracelets, as I am a great fan of Create Jobs USA.
Mind, I hope they are not made in China. We can make these right at home.
i love Starbucks specially cold coffee
Hot coffee in the morning!
I love Starbucks!
went to starbucks this morning, didnt see any bracelets, and wasn't offered one.
not available in Alaska maybe? We're still a state, even up here.
I love Starbucks. And living in Minnesota,
I love the Hot Chocolate during the cold months.
Nobody else has that rich chocolate like Starbucks!
I love a eggnog frappuccino with strawberry sauce and white mocha
My daughter-in-law used to be a barista and manager at the shops in Jacksonville, FL so we all were very spoiled with Starbucks, of course I am from Seattle and that being the capital of coffee drinkers I was already aware of Starbucks, I absolutely love it and get one whenever I can. Right now I live in Belmond, IA and the closest one for me is at the hospital in Mason City, IA but its better than nothing at all but when I visit home and see my sons in Florida I enjoy as much as I can. Keep up the good work and I love the bracelet~
Voting and Starbuck it,s the American Way
Could you send me a bracelet to wear?? I am very patriotic and appreciate you offering these bracelets for free.
Thank you very much in advance.
We are voting tomorrow as we have in every election.
"Happy Holiday's" tis' the season for given! Thanks, I would love a bracelet that has everything I feel is important.The red,white and blue. Everyone please,go out and vote tomorrow.Your vote does make a difference!
And creating jobs for people is Awesome.one job at a time,one vote at a time and one smile at a time.I Thank God for everything and wish you all goodness & Love.
If you have any extra bracelets, I would gladly pass them out. Thanks again! Remember, vote it does make a difference in our childrens future .
I LOVE the Caramel Brûlée Late please keep it around all year. Pretty please..... It is my absolute fave.XOXO
i love the kids at the starbucks in THOUSAND OAKS CA.I am there EVERYMORNING AT 6AM AND THEY ARE ALL ALWAYS VERY HAPPY AND THEY KNOW WHAT I WANT!!!! THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR ALWAYS MAKING MY MORNINGS A HAPPY ONE :O) LOVE YA MAMANEETS
I love starbucks and so do my children. My 3 year old just loves your Mocha Cookie Crumble Frappuccino. Its so cute every time we pass a Starbucks she say" Mom I need Coffee. Please" already at 3 she knows Good Coffee. I think you will have a customer for life!
starbucks is a excellent company and makes people give themselves a treat of their products
I am just a hard working mother and wife who lives pay check to pay check. I know I can't make a difference on my own but with the elecion comes hope of a new change, one where people like me who have a family like my own. My family is my life and there isn't anything I would not do for them, including working 5 jobs if I had to. But, why am I busting my butt trying to make it all meet when most can have money and or assistance thrown at them at their leisure when we struggle to treat our kids to a happy meal on payday night as a special surprise? I have hope that it will change, soon.
and I forgot to mention, I don't live near a starbucks but would absolutely love one of these bracelets, how can I get one?
I love absolutely love Starbucks as well as their persistent posts about how important it is to vote. Could you please send me 2 bracelets so I can show people that I to am a supporter of Starbucks? Thank you! Let me know if you need my mailing info.
Are these supposed to be free? Because I just went in for mine and the ladies working there charged me $5. Is there any way to get my $5 back?
An iced mocha sounds great right now!
I love Starbucks...my husband picks me up a cup on his way home from work...it's like my weekly paycheck for keeping the house in order..although I could use the money...I would rather have Starbucks...yummy
I love Starbucks! I have a coffee or tea at least once a week and my son has be working for Starbuck for 5+ years!
The holiday season is coming up so heat up the coffee!
It is sad that our economy and society have come to this. The holidays are here, and I cannot even guess how many families are going without the barest of needs. I truly wish that I had much to share with everyone, so all I can offer is prayers. I do so love you all, God bless.
V12345~ They tried to charge me too and I told them they better look on their website because it doesn't say anything about charging. There are also A LOT of different websites stating they are giving it away for free. You would think with an offering like this Starbucks would make sure that all of their employees know about it. :( One of them even said, "we have a lot of these in the back"!!! So obviously they knew they were going to need them. As much as $5 wasn't going to break me, it was the point that they aren't supposed to charge.
I would love a bracelet! This is a fantastic idea. I was at a Starbucks 90 miles from my small town yesterday - wish it was today so I could get one. Will they mail any to those of us in remote areas who love Starbucks but don't have access to a store everyday?
I think Starbucks is wonderful. I would like an iced Mocha right now!
I'm not a coffee drinker but my daughter and husband love your stuff. I think it's great that you are giving back to the community in a way that other companies could take note and possibly copy. Show them how easy it is to give back.
Love this idea! We need to keep as many jobs here in the US as we can!! Would love to have one of these bracelets as well, please let me know how to obtain one!
I support Create Jobs for USA... Starbucks!!! you change the definition of the coffeeeeee...!!! :) Happy Anniversary , Keep going
Great concept with Create Jobs USA!!
I love Starbucks and I support the Starbucks team for supporting jobs in the USA.
We love the idea behind the invisible bracelet! We bought one back a ways, and my daughter like it and saw they were giving them away free on election day. So she asked us to get her one. They are not free, and costs us another $5 today to get her one. So everyone...they are NOT free!
Good stuff
i drink it everyday and love starbucks i just wish i could have got the bracelet today the one i go to did not have any
**Love the hope promised to our citizens. Indivisible we stand.
great idea so when i see one of these i'll know what it stands for. lets unite for good of man kind.
I stopped at Starbucks today and they didn't have any bracelets...bummer..would like to get one
I voted, went to Starbucks in Tucker, No bracelet.
No problem, except the manager There at store 13751
Obviously isn't up on what the company expects him to be doing for his customers. David Purcell, come on guy. Someone else most likely
Didn't give him the memo.
Hey it's all good... The employees there are great!!!
I love Starbucks!! You need to bring a store to Mt.Airy NC! I would love a wristband please
Ok, I have seen this type thing tooooo much with Starbucks. You USE US and our paychecks to get you where you want to be then you screw us with wording ...over and over. and I'm sick of it and I'm in think you have just lost another customer. 1 simple act of kindness from you for all we did especially on Election Day would have been nice. but I think you have become too big and greedy and I'm sick of you Starbucks!!
I truly feel today on Election Day because of this last scam of yours this will be my last Starbucks drink. Thanks for nothing, again.
I will use all those 5 dollar bills for my savings my pocketbook not yours.
i love star bucks
Oh, and I voted Friday!!
Love starbucks! Great job starting new jobs!!!
I love Starbucks!!!!!!!!
I am a Starbucks fan and would like a bracelet. I voted early last month. Thank you. :)
How do u get a bracelet?
I love StarBucks. Caffe Mocha my Favourite
i like starbucks very ,much
I love the cafe mocha
My Starbucks location had no idea about the promo...Still got some coffee though.
i could have use a coffee in line /i forgot mine /i was fighting with the dog ,there was a kitten ...he saw it.
My starbucks in San Angelo TX has no clue about this promotion. I went in at 8 am this morning and she said that several people had asked, but they knew nothing of the free bracelets. I really wanted one, and was disappointed when she said that I would have to pay 5 $ for it. They had plenty on the counter too.
How do I wear this wristband, it looks too big. I got one today.
!!! I love Starbucks !!!
love green tea frappcino
I was hit in a reduction in force in 2010, but now I am back in the same position I was in prior to the reduction. So I will support Starbucks or any company trying to increase the job force. Please keep up the good work!
Together We Stand, Divided We Fall!!
I love Starbucks especially white choclate mocha....
keep it up guys
I voted today and went to Starbucks. Had my sticker and everything...but was not offered nor did the staff know anything about the wristbands other than saying they were for sale. This was at the Gateway location in South San Francisco. I wish I had gone to the one in San Bruno at the Bayhill shopping Center instead. The Barista was ridiculously slow and beyond untidy. He actually appeared to be under the influence of some substance. I ordered a venti Creme Brulee latte which turned out awful. It took him forever to make it. What started out with two people in front of me became a line goingout the door. People did start walking out. Plus he had practically every drink made wrong and was serving up drinks no one had ordered. My Creme Brulee was sickly sweet and was truly unfit to drink. He put caramel sauce in it as well as salted caramel flakes and a few other things that didn't belong. I've had the Creme Brulee coffee drink countless times and that wasn't it. With the line so long and as slow as the barista was continuing to turn out wrong drinks, I basically just took the loss of a $4.75 coffee drink unfit to drink. The Gateway Starbucks in South San Francisco does not have my vote. The Starbucks at the San Bruno Bayhill Shopping Center does have my vote. They almost always provide great service even whenthey're slammed.
I love starbucks vanilla latte!!!
Starbucks makes the best coffee.... I am a true customer to all the flavors there is gotta love it ..... great job Starbucks i won't buy it anywhere else but there !!!!
I love my coffee and was excited to get the bracelet, as I take voting very seriously. The location in South Phoenix had no idea what I was talking about, attempted to sell me a bracelet for $5. I said there's a free voting bracelet, and she said, "Oh god, no!" and laughed. I am pretty disappointed.
I love coffee mocha in starbucks.
Love to go to Starbucks when I have extra money. Im like a kid in a
candy store.
Starbucks makes my day delightful! I and my family enjoy Starbucks Chai the most...
StarBucks always makes me feel like everything is fine even if in reality it's not. Thank You for my little escape from the stresses of everyday living.
Starbucks is the best
Starbucks hot chocolate is excellent!
Love Starbucks! And yes I voted..so did my 19 yr old son. It was his first time and he was so excited! We would both love a bracelet if that's possible : ) keep up the good work!
Starbucks has become the "me time" for both, my daughter and myself! It's our time to get away for an hour from life's trials and tribulations!! We both would love a bracelet!!! Thanks for being there...:)
@DaveM49 According to the hang-tag, this bracelet is "Made in the U.S.A." :-)
The twins and I love Stsrbucks, they are the best coffee company ever.
starbucks is fantastic
Starbucks is awesome!
starbucks is the best
This is the time of year for reflection and celebrating the highlights of 2012. We love hearing what
I bought extra bracelets for my friends. Also, Libbys has glass cups that are made in the USA. I just bought myself some and they are made in the U.S. So why doesn't Starbucks get the glass cups and mugs from them?
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Would love to get this
After a strong start your Indivisible program seems to have just disappeared.
I purchased a bracelet, ceramic mug and US made plastic coffee container, and was hoping for more Made in the USA products. I visit Starbucks several times a week and have seen nothing.
I'd like to know if this program is still in place. If so, what is being done and if not, why not.
I don't purchase merchandise from Starbucks because it is not American made.
I look forward to your reply.
I am very happy to visit Starbucks blog webpage. It is highly encouraging to know that good ideas may also work in real world such as " Create jobs for USA " thereby serving people and upholding humanity. I will also try to put some good ideas for community social uplift.


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ED to Fund Research Training in the Education Sciences
Old Neighborhood, New Standards
Close-Up: No Child Left BehindHighly Qualified Teachers
Paige's Circle
New Web Site! Upholding the Value of Character Development
ED to Fund Research Training in the Education Sciences
The U.S. Department of Education's Institute of Education Sciences last month announced funding for graduate training programs in the education sciences to develop a new generation of researchers capable of producing scientific evidence that will guide education policy and classroom practice. Such evidence is crucial to implementing the education reforms in the No Child Left Behind Act of 2001, and to furthering the transformation of education into an evidence-based field.
Each of the new training grants will be funded for up to $1 million per year for up to five years. Ten or more training grants could be awarded in the first year of the program. This marks the first time that the Department will provide significant support to colleges and universities to develop programs for students interested in pursuing careers in education research. Currently, schools of education are not producing sufficient numbers of researchers to meet the burgeoning demand for rigorous, quantitative research on the effectiveness of education programs and practices.
The new training programs will be staffed by faculty with expertise in fields ranging from cognition to epidemiology.
For more information, visit www.ed.gov/programs/edresearch/applicant.html#predoc04 or contact James Griffin at 202-219-2280 or firstname.lastname@example.com.
Old Neighborhood, New Standards
Albuquerque's Oldest School Makes the Grade with New State Rating System
By Maggie Riechers
Located in the historic Spanish center of Albuquerque, N.M., best known by residents as Old Town, Reginald Chavez Elementary School is within walking distance of the city's major museums. The neighborhood is rich in culture and heritage, but many of its families live in poverty. Ninety percent of Chavez's students qualify for free or reduced-price lunches. The school is Albuquerque's oldest; yet, it is only in its recent past that Chavez has risen to the challenge of being accountable for educating its students. "In many respects the history of our school is just four years old," said Principal Michael Saavedra.
That is because in 1999 the state began setting accountability standards that rated schools. In the first year of the new system Chavez received the lowest rating, a "probationary warning"; in the second year, it was rated "meets standards"; and in the third year, "exceeds standards." Last year, when more stringent federal standards were used, the school was rated "meets standards." Only three schools in the state exceeded standards.
The lower rating, nonetheless, only compelled Chavez to work harder. Said Saavedra, "We have been identified as the most improved school in Albuquerque based on the state rating system." It is also the only school in New Mexico to have received a 2003 No Child Left Behind Blue Ribbon Award because of its dramatic improvement in academic performance among a highly economically disadvantaged population.
As the state began instituting major changes by developing criteria for every grade level, so too did Chavez. The Title I school has used a combination of cutting-edge technology and the old-fashioned education principles of small-group learning and highly qualified teachers (over half of whom have master's degrees) to achieve its impressive results. Change was catalyzed with the formation of an Instructional Council, made up of staff and parents, which looked at ways to improve the school's rating. The council addressed basic issues of safety and school organization.
To improve learning, the school moved to a system based on gearing the curriculum to a student's specific needs. Chavez also hired two more teachers, which helped reduce each class to fewer than 20 students. And it purchased a state-of-the-art computer system that provides exact data on each student based on testing and makes recommendations for lesson planning.
With nearly 30 percent of its population coming from homes where Spanish is the first language, Chavez focuses primarily on reading and language. Last year, third-graders scored impressively in the 63rd percentile in reading on the standardized tests.
The school's strong emphasis on literacy begins at enrollment. The full-day kindergarten program at Chavez gives teachers the time needed to help catch up entering students already below grade level. Every grade has at least a two-hour block of uninterrupted reading and language arts time that focuses daily on building language skills and vocabulary. The teachers, many of whom are bilingual, work with students on vocabulary, and writing is a strong component of the program. Special lessons for Spanish-speaking students include hands-on activities and translations.
In addition, paraprofessionals, who aid the teachers, are used to provide one-on-one tutoring. In fact, tutoring is a major part of Chavez's program. Every grade level has at least one teacher who tutors students before and after school. Of the school's 375 students, 75 participate in the tutoring program.
Through an outreach program with the area's science museums, students also receive hands-on experience as they expand their vocabulary. The school's annual science fair has become a community event with nearly 100 percent student participation. Employees from the New Mexico Museum of Natural History and Science judge the competition. Another partner, Lodestar, run by the U.S. Air Force, sponsors an Art and Dessert Night when parents and students can look through the museum's telescopes and view the stars. Partly as a result of activities such as these, composite test scores in science are above the 50th percentile in all grade levels.
Principal Saavedra is quick to sum up the real reason for Chavez's success: its teachers. "It may be a cliché but it's difficult to implement any of our programs without a staff of dedicated teachers who know how to motivate and nurture," he said. "My job is to minimize the distractions so the teachers can spend more time with their students."
For more information, visit www.aps.edu or call 505-764-2008.
Close-Up: No Child Left BehindHighly Qualified Teachers
|"... [F]irst and foremost, be a partner [in your child's education]. Know that you have as much information and as much power as anyone in that [school] building-and probably more. ... Be at school. ... [I]f there's a program after school ... be there. That way your kids know that it's important to you. These little guys really want to make the grownups in their lives happy. And if they know that's a priority for you, I think it will be a priority for them also."
Regena Izzo, parent and teacher, Indian River School District, Del., in her remarks during the Jan. 2004 monthly broadcast of Education News Parents Can Use.
No Child Left Behind (NCLB) requires every teacher who teaches a core academic subject to be highly qualified-that is, to have a bachelor's degree, subject-matter competency in each subject taught and full state certification. New teachers in Title I programs must be highly qualified when they are hired; other new teachers and all current teachers must be highly qualified by the end of the 2005-06 school year.
States have the flexibility to set their own standards on how well new elementary school teachers must perform on a required state test to demonstrate subject-matter competency. New middle or secondary school teachers have two avenues for establishing competency: (1) completing an academic major, graduate degree or coursework equivalent to an academic major; or (2) passing a rigorous state academic subject test.
In determining subject-matter competency for current teachers, states also may develop a "high, objective, uniform state standard of evaluation" (HOUSSE). Objective factors such as college course work, advanced credentials, professional development, involvement in content and curriculum-related activities, student achievement and years of experience may be included as components of the HOUSSE model.
In licensing teachers, states have full authority over certification requirements, which they may redesign at any time according to state law. States may offer alternate certification programs-such as the American Board for Certification of Teacher Excellence, which fully certifies teachers who pass the board's rigorous series of assessments-and other non-traditional routes towards achieving state certification, such as NCLB's Transition to Teaching program.
Similar to its requirements for teachers, NCLB requires that paraprofessionals who work in Title I programs and who provide instructional support meet certain standards. They must have a high school diploma or its equivalent and have completed two years of study at an institution of higher education; obtained an associate degree; or be able to demonstrate, by passing a state or local assessment, their knowledge of and ability to assist in instructing reading, writing and mathematics. New paraprofessionals in Title I programs must meet these requirements prior to being hired, whereas current paraprofessionals in Title I programs have until January 2006 to meet these requirements.
This past January, the U.S. Department of Education released a revised and expanded version of the Improving Teacher Quality State Grants Non-Regulatory Guidance, which is available online at www.ed.gov/programs/teacherqual/guidance.pdf.
Paige's Circle
The following is excerpted from an op-ed article by U.S. Secretary of Education Rod Paige, which appeared in the Feb. 27, 2004 edition of The Washington Post:
"Education should be about children, not partisan politics. Yet, sadly, there has been a lot of political posturing on this issue lately. It may be inevitable during an election year.
"I admit that this week I, too, ratcheted up the debate with a very poor word choice to describe the leadership of the nation's largest teachers union. I chose my words carelessly, and I am truly sorry for the hurt and confusion they caused. ...
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#1 Thu 26 Apr 07 4:31pm
Acknowledging published recipes from others
Can someone tell me what the policy is here, please?
Other food forums require the whole citation(Author, date of publication, publisher, where published,ISBN and page number- oh, and book title, of course).
What's the situation here? Have just been using author, title and ISBN.
#2 Thu 26 Apr 07 6:23pm
Re: Acknowledging published recipes from others
I always acknowledge Author and Title of publication of any recipes I put up and a link to a website it may be on too if there is one.
I usually don't bother with the rest. I do not know of other people.
#3 Thu 26 Apr 07 6:25pm
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One pot Chook
Serves 4
4 Barossa corn fed chook marylands
90gms mushroom
20 gms preserved lemon
4 sprigs rosemary
2 sprigs rosemary
½ cup bread crumbs
1 tablespoon butter
1 teaspoon chopped tarragon mixed in 1 tablespoon butter
16 – 20 small pickling onions peeled
8 cloves garlic – whole
2 medium sized waxy potatoes peeled and roughly chopped
2 fresh bay leaves
1 sprig fresh rosemary
1 spring of marjoram
sea salt and freshly ground black pepper
2 bunches baby truss tomatoes
2 cups chook stock
3 tablespoons extra virgin olive oil (evoo) for sautéing
Joint the Marylands into two, de-boning the thigh. Unless you are dealing with a large thigh, it's much easier to gently bash out the boned meal a little to make it easier to roll up.
To make the stuffing, fry off the chopped Mushrooms, preserved lemon, rosemary, thyme and bread crumbs.
Place a knob of tarragon butter under the skin of the thigh meat and place a handful of stuffing in the middle of the thigh and tie up with string into a little parcel.
Add a splash of evoo to a heavy based casserole pot and gently sauté the parcels and drumsticks until they colour slightly, tossing in a sprig of rosemary to the pan. The drumsticks will take longer than the thighs. Take the chicken pieces as they brown and put them aside. Blanch the pickling onions, peel them and then toss them into the same saucepan. Add the blanched potatoes, bay leaves, then blanched garlic and adding extra oil to stop the vegetables from sticking. Cook till gently coloured. At this stage add the marjoram and then place the chicken pieces on top of the vegetables in a single layer. Add any chicken juices. Place the truss tomatoes gently between the chicken pieces, season with salt and freshly ground black pepper, add bay leaves and rosemary and pour over the stock.
Cook the chicken, covered, on top of the stove until the potatoes are nearly tender then take the lid off to reduce the liquid a little.
Garnish the dish with chopped parsley and black pepper, and serve in the pot, at the table.
Maggie Beer, The cook and the Chef
#4 Thu 26 Apr 07 6:28pm
Re: Acknowledging published recipes from others
Oh and I made this tonight for tea - saw it on telly last night - it was delish.
#5 Thu 26 Apr 07 6:51pm
Re: Acknowledging published recipes from others
Thanks, sadie. A recipe bonus, too! Knew it had to be either Maggie or Stephanie.
Will stick with author, title and date, then, unless I hear anything to the contrary.
#6 Fri 27 Apr 07 10:01am
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Re: Acknowledging published recipes from others
ISBN? I usually can't even be bothered walking to the bookcase to get the proportions right let alone bother with that. I suppose I'm a copyrighter's dream, too lazy to post recipes unless that involves ctrl C.
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#7 Fri 27 Apr 07 10:07am
Re: Acknowledging published recipes from others
Hi White Rabbit. Well, if the consensus is author and title, that's fine by me (less typing).
Just wanted to check as some forums insist on the whole bibliographic thing *plus* ISBN.
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A while ago I mentioned USA is used to young Lady skaters hitting the big time and in Russia it is still new.
I was immediately challenged - but sorry - check the facts.
USA has had 10 times as many lady Junior champions as Russia.
My post was right - Russia has next to no experience with very young lady skaters winning the big titles.
In fact, compared to USA the same is true for Russian Lady senior skaters.
I am pretty sure Michelle Kwan on her own has won as many sr Intl medals as all the ladies in the entire Russian federation.
Michelle is one of our best - but USA Ladies have been winning Intl medals for decades.
Sorry, but I was right. Russian fans have no idea what it is like to have a skater like Adelina.
It just isn't part of the Russian skating experience. Your ladies have mostly been second rate for decades and decades.
So please try and enjoy Adelina. She is probably the most talented Lady skater to ever come out of Russia.
She is soooo good even Americans like her.
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Irina at 16 would have no chance against Adelina....the difference in talent is just too great.
She can maybe go for a bronze medal, but I don't see her competing for gold unless the others really fall apart. It would be a tall order to catch Caro even with 5 triples.
We will have to wait and see if Adelina matches Slutskaya's record of two world championships, two Olympic medals, four grand prix finals, thirteen individual grand prix events, and seven European championships.
BTW, there seems to be a dispute on the board -apparently when Mirai wins Nebelhorn it is nothing. But when Irina wins it - what , suddenly it is a big title?
What is this - a case of Romneysia?
Last edited by janetfan; 10-22-2012 at 09:09 PM.
Anyway, remember what Irina skated like? Eventually she got much better. Adelina will matter to me when she has a beautiful line, flow presentation. May she one day be as exquisite as Alissa, Sasha, Mao, Carolina. What they do at times matters more to some than a 3x3. Yuna was a sleek racehorse who peaked at 19 and was a true CoP skater. I doubt we will see that Yuna in Sochi. She is not in killer mode anymore-its about her duty to qualify "tickets." It would be sad to see a lesser version win with jumps if all else failed in their programs.Who knows who will be there and have the skate of the two nights? Could be someone we think will be 4th, like in SLC. Too early to dismiss Adelina. She's just beginning, I hope.
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But since it is 2006 Torino being discussed - we know how Miki did. That is what matters regarding Torino.
Anybody (even me ) can pick a performance from one year and say it would beat a performance from another year.
Before you get hysterical at being challenged - let's remember that what happened before Torino or after Torino simpy doesn't count .
Not then, not now....not ever.
Miki had her chance in Torino and also Vancouver. She might even have a chance in Sochi. But how one skater did in 2008 vs how another skater did in 2005 is basically irrelevant and goes against the whole sporting nature these competitons are supposed to represent.
Just my two cents....
Btw, is everyone on board that Adelina does not flutz anymore? Because from what I've seen, while judges at SA didn't think so, she has still got that flutz. Am I alone on this?


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I just ran into something interesting.
My other Hadar stock came in today, and since I had three AK receivers laying on my desk, I tried sticking one into it.
It wouldn't go. It was too wide.
Tapco generic bent from a flat, TX_Dogblaster stainless AKM blank, and the .062 Coldsteel blank. None of them would fit.
I dug into the box of bits I'm supposed to send to chopper eventually, and tried a piece of 1966 Chinese milled receiver. Dropped right in.
The Tapco receiver and Dogblaster blank were 1.365" wide. The Coldsteel was 1.40" wide. And the Chinese milled was 1.34" wide, and a snug fit in the Hadar stock.
I never knew milled receivers were narrower than stamped ones...
Is that what people mean when they talk about top covers and selectors for milled receivers vs. stamped ones? I thought it was just the shape, not the size.
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Harrumph. A standard trunnion slides right into the Coldsteel receiver. I thought I had to narrow the trunnion to make things fit; at least, that's what I've read was necessary for the .062" Chinese receivers.
So, did Coldsteel bend these wrong, or is there a top cover that will fit? For that matter, it's going to need longer axis pins, too.
Is it a bulged receiver blank? The straight trunnion blanks may take standard trunnions without narrowing them. I remember some issue with the FCG pins because if that with some blanks. Do the FCG pins fit across inside the stock? The Chinese receivers are narrower inside. The Bulgarian 1.5mm receivers are too. I have heard some of the straight Cold Steel blanks are wide, even the thin ones may be a bit. Some of them have the FCG pin holes X and Y a bit off too. I do like the Cold Steel bulged RPK/ Yugo blanks though.
No, it's just a spare Romanian trunnion. I couldn't see hogging the stock out to clear a Yugo trunnion if it was just going to be a 6.5 or 7.52x39.
Okay, I understand now. Do the FCG pins fit across the width of the stock?
No, it takes standard Galil bits. Well, except for the extra threaded hole under the barrel. There are some shallow slots to clear the barrel pins when you drop the receiver in; you can see them in the pictures earlier in the thread.
Well to figure out the "correct" width of an AKM receiver I guess measure the trunnion width and add two thicknesses of the sheet metal.
The flatside Yugo and 1.6mm Chinese receivers were normal width on the outside, to take standard top covers and axis pins. They used narrower trunnions to make everything work.
At least, that's what I remember from the old threads at gunsnet, which have reverted back to the primordial electrons whence they came. I remember pictures of people cutting Romanian trunnions to fit thicker Chinese receivers, anyway.
The 1.6mm Yugo trunnions are 1.21" across; the 1mm Romys are 1.25".


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