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Thursday July 19, 2018
Transitioning from one school to another can be a stressful time for students. The South Burlington School District is hoping to help ease the transition for some middle school students who may be faced with changing schools more than once in their middle school years. Due to the Act 46 merger which goes into effect in FY 2020 for Grand Isle and will eliminate their middle school, the Grand Isle School Board has requested that several Chittenden County School Districts including South Burlington, Colchester, and Essex-Westford consider allowing the incoming seventh grade students, 20 in total, the opportunity to exercise school choice beginning in FY 2019, a year earlier than planned. While Colchester has agreed to accept one to two students, Essex-Westford has declined due to capacity. Young recommended at the July 11 board meeting that South Burlington accept up to 10 students.
If 10 seventh grade students were enrolled to attend Frederick H. Tuttle Middle School (FHTMS) for the 2018-19 school year, it would bring the projected enrollment to 200, giving the eight core seventh-grade teachers an average of 25 students per teacher, which is the maximum average not to be exceeded per the district's G6 policy.
Although the board received preliminary information on this item at their last meeting, action was delayed due to questions regarding the financial impact since the suggested tuition of $4,000 per student is less than the announced tuition rate for the middle school. Young responded that in terms of the tuition, because the early transition was not budgeted for by Grand Isle, the amount of $4,000 was arrived at by all three districts. If all 10 students came to FHTMS this year, the tuition would bring in $40,000. A bus already travels to the islands daily for the students who tuition into the high school and there is room on the bus for 10 more students should they decide to exercise this option. Young emphasized that although he felt the district could absorb 10 students, they would likely only get two or three. In addition, any middle school students arriving the year following would be charged the full announced tuition rate.
Board member opinions on the matter varied. Steve Wisloski was in favor of the recommendation for many reasons. As Young pointed out in his recommendation, students who attend the middle school next year would likely continue their eighth grade year there, as well as their high school years, which would both be at the announced tuition rate. Wisloski saw this as a great marketing opportunity for the district, potentially an avenue to allow for more and varied course offerings, as well as a way to stem the tide of declining enrollment statewide.
Wisloksi made the motion to approve Young's recommendation and LaLonde seconded, but the motion ultimately failed with "nay" votes from the other three board members. Fitzgerald said her concern lay in bringing the maximum capacity right up to its limit; which did not leave room for flexibility in enrollment should families move into the district over the summer. Burkhardt agreed and said she would be more comfortable capping the potential enrollment at a lower number. Due to board concerns regarding the possibility of all 10 students arriving at the middle school next year, Burkhardt proposed capping the number at six, LaLonde seconded, and the decision was unanimous.
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Feed Your Kids Bugs! - Recipes
Tasty Topsoil Treat
2 (20-oz.) packages dark chocolate cookies, (or chocolate sandwich cookies minus filling)
1 (10-oz.) package chocolate chip cookies
1 (10-oz.) package peanut butter cookies
12 gummy worms
12 gummy spiders
12 assorted "bug" candies
6 pint-sized plastic planting pots, (or 2 large ones)
6 plastic plant stems with leaves
Pour contents of each package of cookies into blender or food processor (Keep each cookie type separate) and grind up until consistency of soil. (De-icing sandwich cookies is a fun activity to share with the kids.)
Fill each pot one-fourth full with black cookie 'soil' and sprinkle on a variety of candy bugs. Continue in this fashion layering cookie colors and candy bugs, finishing with a top layer of black crumbs.
Plant plastic plant stems in pots and place along party table for the kids to snack on.
Serves 12
Beetle Juice
1 package plastic beetles
2 pints blackberries or raspberries, or a combination of both
2 mangos, pitted and peeled
2 quarts grape or cranberry juice
1 bottle green food color, optional
1 bottle blue food color, optional
The night before the party, make frozen bug ice cubes using small plastic containers or the bottoms of plastic drink bottles as molds. Place a plastic beetle in each container, fill with water and freeze.
To prepare Beetle Juice on day of party, mash all the blackberries or raspberries between your hands (let the kids do this!).
Remove the flesh of the mangos and mince in blender.
Mix all fruit together in a large punch bowl, add frozen bug ice cubes and fill to desired level with fruit juice. Add green and blue food coloring, if desired, to achieve appropriate dark green 'Beetle Juice' color.
Serves 16
Monarch Caterpillar Birthday Cake
1 recipe chocolate cake roll
1 cup whipped cream
1 cup prepared yellow frosting
1 can prepared white frosting
1 black decorating gel
1 package black gumdrops or candy corn
1 package black birthday candles
Follow directions for making a chocolate cake roll, being especially careful to roll the cake together with a towel while still warm. Fill the cooled cake (or two cakes for twice the caterpillar) with whipped cream.
Cover rolled cake completely with yellow frosting. Stripe the caterpillar width-wise every inch or so with a rib of white frosting outlined on both sides with a line of black cake decorating gel, such that the caterpillar is yellow, then black, then white, then black, then yellow again, leaving the yellow frosting to create the widest bands.
For the caterpillar's legs, place black gumdrops or candy corns, narrow end down, along the base of the frosting on each side of the caterpillar. Use black gumdrops for eyes, and black candles for antennae.
Yields: 1 Caterpillar Cake for 8 or more
Fruit Bugs
1 watermelon
1 cantaloupe melon
1 honeydew melon
1 bunch green seedless grapes
1 bunch black seedless grapes
1 pint strawberries
1 package colored plastic toothpicks
1 package cake decorating gel
1 pint bing cherries
1 pint blueberries
1 cup raisins
4 apples
4 pears
4 black plums
4 apricots
4 oranges, peeled
Set out various-sized bowls and one platter on a long table, accompanied by simple drawings of popular bugs like ladybugs, ants, bees, butterflies, beetles, caterpillars, etc. The children will refer to these pictures and create their own fruit bugs by attaching the various fruit shapes together with toothpicks.
Refer to the pictures yourself while preparing food shapes. Wash all fruit first. Fill one bowl each with the blueberries and the grapes. Wedge the apples. Peel and separate the oranges. Hull the strawberries and bisect half of them, leaving the other half-pint whole. Cut the apricots and plums in half and remove seeds. Cut two pears in half and wedge the others. Use a melon baller to create abdomens for ants, bees and beetles out of cantaloupe and honeydew melons. Fill each bowl with a different fruit 'body part.'
Cut the watermelon into a square or rectangular block. Use the excess to make more abdominal balls. From the block, cut 3/4" thick slices, and trim the slices slightly to approximate the shape of wings. Stack these on a platter with a spatula and leave spatula for serving. The children can make butterflies by laying the slices flat on their individual plates and using cake gel for designs, fruit wedges for bodies, and blueberries or raisins for spots and eyes.
Serves: 16 or more
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Yeah, my birthday was just in June. You can make it anytime, though!
My grandma makes this stuff called Dirt Cake or Dirt Pie or Dirt Pudding, something like that, and she makes it for me every year for my birthday. It's kind of like what you have at the top, but it's layers of pudding and crumbled Oreo's. IT'S SO GOOD. Then you put the Gummy Worms or other candy bugs on top and/or in it.


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Step-by-step guide for professional installation of wall cabinets.
Locate and mark studs on all cabinet walls. Use your floor plan to identify where each wall cabinet will be installed. Measure the front frame-width of the cabinet, since the back is narrower. Try to ensure each cabinet will attach to at least one wall stud.
Install the corner cabinet first. This is the keystone for your entire cabinet installation. The kitchen in the video does not have a corner wall cabinet, but the following illustrations detail installation of different types of corner cabinets.
First, mark the backs of the wall cabinets with stud locations: Measure from the corner to the first stud and transfer this measurement, minus 1 inch, to one side of the cabinet back.
Repeat for the next stud location. Now mark points on the stud line 2 inches from the top and bottom of the cabinet. Repeat for the second side of the cabinet back. If your kitchen includes a blind wall cabinet instead of a wall corner cabinet, consult your design to determine the distance the cabinet is to be installed from the wall corner.
At marked points, drill holes using a 3/32 inch drill bit. Rest the cabinet on the ledger rail and fasten to the wall with a number 8 x 2-1/2 inch pan head trim screw, but don't fully tighten. Check for level and shim where necessary.
Place the next cabinet below where it will be installed and repeat all measuring and pre-drilling. Rest the cabinet on the ledger rail and fasten to the wall but again, don't fully tighten the screws. Shim to level where necessary.
Securing face frames to each other. Carefully align the face frames of the adjacent cabinets using a "C"-clamp or a "Quick-Grip" type tool. Then drill 3/32 inch pilot holes in three places on the hinge side of the interior of the cabinet face frame. Countersink the screw holes. Coat screw threads with bees wax to limit the hardwood face frames' resistance to screws. Hide two screws behind hinge plates.
Continue around the room until all wall cabinets have been installed. Return to each cabinet for one last check of level and plumb and then tighten all the screws.
Wall Filler Installation
Use the same method to attach fillers as you did for face frames. You may need to install a filler between cabinets or between a cabinet and a wall. Hold the filler in place where it will be installed. On the back of the filler, mark top and bottom trim widths.
Use a straight edge to connect the marks and create the cut line. Once cut, fasten the filler to adjacent face frame(s).
Installing loose finish end panels. Your design drawing installation notes will identify cabinets to receive end panels, and of course, your designer is always available to answer any questions.
Gently sand the back of the end panel to rough up the surface for best adhesion. Wipe the surface clean after sanding.
Position the end panel over the side of the cabinet to dry fit. If the cabinet is shorter than the end panel, scribe a pencil line on the back of the panel to determine the trim line. If the end panel is being applied to a base or tall cabinet, also scribe a pencil line to determine a toe-kick-notch cut line. Cut the height and toe-kick notch if applicable, using a table saw, circular saw or jig saw. We recommend using a fine-cut/melamine saw blade and cutting finished side face down to prevent. You may also need to trim the wall side of the panel if the wall is not straight. To help prevent chipping by scoring both the face and backside of each panel with a utility knife at cut lines before sawing.
Apply panels with contact cement or panel adhesive, available at most home center or hardware stores. Apply adhesive per manufacturer's instructions. Some adhesives will bond immediately while others may require brad nails to secure the panel while the adhesive bonds.
Install wall cabinet shelves and doors before installing base cabinets. You can now remove the temporary ledger rails.


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23 October 2014, Bratislava. Yesterday (22 October 2014), the Slovak Republic exercised its right under the Treaty between the United States of America and the Czech and Slovak Federal Republic Concerning the Reciprocal Encouragement and Protection of Investments, signed on 22 October 1991 (the "Treaty") to deny the benefits of the Treaty to Adams & Co. Inc. ('Adams'), a company incorporated in the United States.
On 14 April 2014, Adams filed a Notice of Dispute under the Treaty with the Slovak Republic, alleging that the Slovak Republic violated the Treaty in connection with legal proceedings lasting for more than 15 years, which is considered by Adams to be a denial of justice. The Slovak Republic denies any violation of the Treaty.
The purpose of the Treaty is to promote greater economic cooperation between the United States and the Slovak Republic with respect to investment by nationals and companies of one country in the territory of the other country. In the Treaty, the United States and the Slovak Republic recognized that, in furtherance of that objective, investors bringing claims under the Treaty must have a sufficient connection to one of the countries. Therefore, under Article I(2) of the Treaty, either country is entitled to deny the benefits of the Treaty to investors who are not engaged in substantial business activities in the other country or are controlled by a national of a third country.
Based on available information, the Slovak Republic understands that Adams is not engaged in substantial business activities in the United States and is controlled by a national of a third country. Accordingly, the Slovak Republic yesterday sent a formal letter to Adams exercising its right to deny the benefits of the Treaty to Adams.
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First it was November, then it was March, then May -- but it looks like September will be the magic month for Eidos' high profile gothic 3D adventure game. I've been chatting with the kids over at Eidos, and have heard that the PSX version of Soul Reaver has been sent to Sony for approval -- if all goes well, it will be on course for release in the third week of August. What does this have to do with us PC people?
Eidos won't begin the final QA tweaks on the PC version until it's certain that the PSX version is dead and buried, so basically we're waiting for people like Doug Perry to be serviced before we, the proletariat, get what we've been eagerly waiting for. Sony is really strict and slightly odd about what it finds problems with (sort of like when I was dating Dr. Laura), so it could possibly be delayed if the company finds any quirks it doesn't jive with -- but word is that it should be smooth as silk on this last testing run. A spokesman for Eidos doesn't want to make any promises (for good reason), but if the PSX version hits on schedule, then you can expect the PC version to release anywhere from two weeks to a month later. Hooray for heavily delayed vampire epics!
Vincent: No, seriously. He's a robot. Last week, right before I left for Paris, I saw him getting batteries from the receptionist.
He doesn't even own a CD player.
You do the math. I rest my case.
Mr. Robot: Do I not have blood? When we play basketball, do I not shout ethnically diverse slurs and chants whilst I slam the ball perfectly every single time? Do I not love the antics of Jim Carrey? What more do I have to do to prove myself? As Gorbachev so grandly put it to Ronald Reagan during that fateful meeting at the Kremlin coffee house and micro-brewery in the mid-eighties, "you can eat it," Vincent.
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One of the challenges of running an elementary grade classroom is noise. As my wife, Susan, says of her class, "Asking a kid to ignore 39 other kids when they're trying to work is asking a lot". Most adults can't do it very well either.
Many teachers use an electric pencil sharpener but they can be quite noisy, and are expensive to buy and don't last very long. The good old days when the school provided these kinds of supplies (heck, any supplies) are long gone.
So Classroom Friendly Supplies offers us a manual hand crank pencil sharpener. The idea is that it is quieter and longer lasting than an electric. I also suspect, because it is work, there's perhaps less of a tendency to use it to grind every pencil down to a nubbin.
Classroom friendly was kind enough to send a sharpener for me and my wife to look at. I compared it to the venerable Mitsubishi KH-20, and Susan saw how the kids got along with it.
Compared to the Mitsubishi
The Mitsubishi KH-20 is light, attractive, inexpensive, and entirely plastic. It also has no clamp. It sharpens very, very well.
But it is not very sturdy. The handle on the crank is held on my a rivet that likes to work itself out of its hole. The bottom has a dainty pad of foam that keeps it from scratching surfaces, but is not very durable. There is a button to limit how sharp the pencil can get, which is a nice feature.
The Classroom Friendly sharpener, by comparison, is heavy, metal, and a bit less refined. It is built like a tank but it retains the important features. The pencil is held by a clamp so it is sharpened properly. The cutter can be removed to fish out broken points (common with colored pencils) and the waste drawer is clear so at least there's a chance to see it's full before it gets too full and jams things up.
The sharpener has a table clamp included so it can be fastened down. There is also a permanent screw-down mount available. This both makes it easier to sharpen, and keeps the sharpener in one place.
I found the sharpening to be just as good as with the Mitsubishi, but the overall feel is a bit more clunky. The plastic gears in the Mitsubishi will always be smoother than the metal gears in the CF sharpener, but probably less durable.
The Mitsubishi is $33 at Jetpens.com.
The Classroom Friendly sharpener is a lot less, you can get 3 of them for less than $60 at www.classroomfriendlysupplies.com. They also have spare parts, and many colors to choose from.
Susan likes the sharpener overall. While more steps are required than an electric sharpener, and it is not much if any quieter and marginally less disruptive, it sharpens very well. It handles wrapped pencils well. One student has become the sharpener master, but all the kids are able to use it without trouble. It's a second-grade class.
The pencil clamp mechanism has two small black plastic pieces that form the handles. Those can come off, and one day Susan found one on the other side of the classroom. It doesn't break the sharpener per-se, but it is a piece that could be lost.
A good deal
The Mitsubishi is $33 at Jetpens.com.
The Classroom Friendly sharpener is a lot less, you can get 3 of them for less than $60 at www.classroomfriendlysupplies.com. So, for the price of a decent electric sharpener, you could have three of these instead – placed around a classroom they should eliminate any line at the sharpener. They also have spare parts (try finding those for an electric), and many colors to choose from.
While I use the Mitsubishi at home and it is a bit more refined, for a classroom there's no contest. The Classroom Friendly sharpener is much less expensive and more solidly built, and has a table clamp and spare parts available.
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Jennifer Aniston and her fiance Justin Theroux walk hand-in-hand as they leave Barneys New York on Sunday (May 12) in New York City.
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Pinch-Hitting For The Party
An unusual number of conservative groups this week put up attack ads in Senate races around the country. Among them: the American Future Fund, Americans for Prosperity, Freedom's Watch, and two anti-union organizations.
Now comes confirmation of the puzzle's missing piece. These independent ads are running just when Senate Republicans can't afford to do hit pieces of their own.
John Ensign of Nevada, chair of the National Republican Senatorial Committee, blames other Republican senators. He didn't name names, but issued this statement Friday morning:
I recently challenged my colleagues to step up to the plate and help me provide the resources our candidates need to compete in races across the country -- to match the DSCC [Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee] expenditures in targeted races. It has become clear that my call has gone largely unanswered. I have no control over the timing or content of IE ads, but I have had no choice but to decrease the total budget of our IE Unit. It is still my hope that my Republican colleagues will engage in this election and help match what the Democrats are doing. If they do, I will adjust our budget accordingly.
Both the NRSC and its House counterpart are hurting this year, compared to the Democratic Hill committees. June 30 cash-on-hand figures were $24.6 million for the NRSC, $46.2 million for the DSCC.
When Ensign refers to "independent expenditures," he's talking about one of the more bizarre arrangements created by the campaign finance system. But it's also the legal vehicle for the national parties to run attack ads and be only semi-accountable for them.
A party committee (say, the NRSC) puts together an independent-expenditure team, gives them some millions of dollars and -- literally -- sends them across town to set up shop. Anything the IE team does is legal, provided there's no coordination with the NRSC mothership.
But if there's not enough money for that, as Ensign now says, the NRSC has to depend on the kindness of, well, not quite strangers, but outsiders.


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SEATTLE – The Sounders FC has become known in 2011 for their come-from-behind victories.
Seven times in the 2011 season, they allowed the first goal, but came back to win the match. In three others they earned a draw after falling behind.
On Wednesday at CenturyLink Field, it looked like they may just have one more dramatic comeback in them after falling behind 3-0 in the first leg of their Western Conference semifinal series with Real Salt Lake.
Osvaldo Alonso and Lamar Neagle scored two early second-half goals and had their hopes kept alive by a tremendous 79th minute save by Kasey Keller, but they couldn't find the third even while outshooting Real Salt Lake 26-4 on the night, and ended their season with a 3-2 loss on aggregate.
"We sure as hell made it entertaining for everyone to watch, both here and on TV," said goalkeeper Kasey Keller, whose illustrious career came to an end with the loss.
Though they won the match Wednesday in dominating fashion, the Sounders were doomed by a lackluster performance on Saturday at Rio Tinto Stadium.
"It's definitely a very empty, hollow feeling in our stomachs at this stage," Sounders FC head coach Sigi Schmid said. "We had to overcome a lot of obstacles tonight, but we still have an empty feeling from the standpoint that we know we should have done better in Salt Lake. We know we should be going on to the next round if we had done better and so that's disappointing. But we're also proud of the fact that we showed our character and we showed our true colors today."
In a physical first half that saw the Sounders lose Brad Evans and Alvaro Fernandez to injury in the first 18 minutes, Seattle was still able to dominate possession and managed 15 shots and several scoring chances.
Moments after suffering an ankle injury of his own, Fredy Montero found himself on the end of a headed ball from Fernandez in the seventh minute, but his touch pushed the ball just wide of the net.
One sequence of plays in the 35th minute saw two well-taken shots by Seattle knocked clear by Salt Lake defenders. The first came when Alonso thundered a shot from the top of the box that was cleared away for a Seattle throw. Moments later, Jeff Parke hammered a shot from the top of the box toward an open net, but Tony Beltran made a last-ditch effort to clear it off the line to keep the Sounders off the board.
Then Montero got two opportunities in the final minutes of the half. In the 42nd minute he knocked home a loose ball that appeared to get Seattle on the board, but he was whistled for a foul. Two minutes later, he got the ball in space coming up the right side, but his shot from 17 yards out missed high.
Though they still needed three goals in the final 45 minutes, Seattle still had plenty of reasons to be optimistic after bombarding RSL in the first half. They carried that momentum into the second half and didn't take long before finally getting on the board by way of an Alonso penalty.
Mike Fucito got into the box, but was dragged down from behind by Tony Beltran to earn the penalty and Alonso thumped it past Nick Rimando for the 1-0 lead in the 56th minute.
With new life breathed into their lungs, the Sounders continued the attack and Neagle came up with a great moment just five minutes later. Montero played the ball across the top of the box to Neagle up the left side, and the breakout midfielder knocked it inside the far post to pull Seattle within one goal on aggregate.
"We've scored plenty of goals this year and I knew that as long as we kept it tight we gave ourselves a chance down to the end," Keller said.
Seattle pushed all their numbers forward while Salt Lake fought to defend to the final whistle. Their efforts were led by a flurry from Neagle that included a shot in the 64th minute that forced Rimando into a flying save to keep his right-footed blast out of the corner of the net.
In that fight to the finish, Fabian Espindola gave the visitors a chance to put the game away on a breakout run down the middle when he got behind the Seattle defense and into the box. However, Keller made one final incredible save in the 79th minute, getting his gloves to the shot and parrying the ball away for a corner kick.
Though they continued to pressure Salt Lake well into stoppage time, they couldn't manage another dangerous effort on goal and their season came to an abrupt halt.
"It was still a great season for us," Schmid said. "We accomplished a lot of things – we got more points, we won another U.S. Open Cup, we moved on to the next round of the CCL. All those things are showing our continued growth as a team, but obviously we're disappointed with the result tonight."
The Sounders finished the MLS regular season at 18-7-9, also winning the US Open Cup for a third straight year and advancing to the CONCACAF Champions League quarterfinals with a 4-3-1 record. They will open the 2012 season with Champions League quarterfinal matches in early March.
Sounders FC – Osvaldo Alonso (PK) 56; Lamar Neagle (Fredy Montero, Osvaldo Alonso) 61.
Real Salt Lake – None.
Sounders FC – Roger Levesque (caution) 62, Leo Gonzalez (caution) 92+.
Real Salt Lake – Tony Beltran (caution) 55; Nick Rimando (caution) 56.
Sounders FC – Kasey Keller, Zach Scott, Jeff Parke, Jhon Kennedy Hurtado, Leo Gonzalez, Brad Evans (Roger Levesque 21), Osvaldo Alonso, Erik Friberg, Alvaro Fernandez (Lamar Neagle 14), Mike Fucito (Sammy Ochoa 76), Fredy Montero.
Real Salt Lake – Nick Rimando, Robbie Russell, Chris Schuler, Chris Wingert, Tony Beltran, Kyle Beckerman, Will Johnson, Andy Williams (Ned Grabavoy 57), Javier Morales (Luis Gil 89), Alvaro Saborio (Yordany Alvarez 76), Fabian Espindola.


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Kristin Chenoweth: Last Day for Maddie's Corner Fundraiser!
Kristin Chenoweth poses with an adorable koala during her trip to Australia this week.
The Emmy and Tony-winning actress is currently touring around down under while performing concerts in Sydney, Melbourne, Adelaide, and more. Check out some of her Twitter photos below!
Kristin and her charity Maddie's Corner, which brings attention and support to animals in need and groups working on their behalf, are raising money for the Oklahoma Tornado Relief and today (June 13) is the last day to support the cause!
Head on over to organization's CustomInk.com page to purchase a t-shirt and help raise money for a great cause.


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Proverbs 31 Ministries is a non-denominational, non-profit Christian ministry that seeks to lead women into a personal relationship with Christ. With Proverbs 31:10-31 as a guide, Proverbs 31 Ministries reaches women right in the middle of their busy day through free daily devotions, radio program, speaking events, conferences, monthly magazine, resources, online communities, and Gather and Grow groups. We are real women offering real-life solutions to women who are striving to maintain life's balance, in spite of today's hectic pace and cultural pull away from godly principles. Wherever a woman may be on her spiritual journey, Proverbs 31 Ministries exists to be a trusted friend who takes her by the hand and walks by her side, leading her one step closer to the heart of God.
November 16, 2007
Ruined for Good
"A gentle answer turns away wrath, but a harsh word stirs up anger."
Proverbs 15:1 (NIV)
If you have kids, then I'm sure you've felt the frustration of having things ruined. Maybe you've experienced grape juice on the carpet, scratches on hardwood floors, permanent ink on your favorite shirt, or something similar. Ashley once went up the stairway with a crayon putting tick marks on our freshly painted walls with each step she took. Then she dragged the crayon all the way down the hall to her room. Yes, I said freshly painted walls. I wanted to pull my hair out by the roots!
I'd like to be a mom who handles mishaps and messes with a graceful, "That's okay, Dear." But I'm wired with firecrackers in my blood. So, I have to make the choice to let the Holy Spirit reign me in. This means getting into God's Word every day and praying for Him to give me grace, patience and self-control. I have to make the choice every day to invite God's spirit to interrupt my fleshly tendencies so that I can have gentle answers that turn away wrath.
God helps me with this through perspective changers. He shows me a different way to look at and process things that trigger my emotions. In response to my frustration with my kids ruining things, He gave me a sweet change of perspective that improved my outlook and diffused my anger.
While visiting Art's parents, I took a liking to a writing desk in their home. I mentioned to my mother-in-law that I'd love to have it if she ever decided to get rid of it. But she was quick to tell me that she would never get rid of it because it was priceless. She unlatched the fold-down lid to reveal what made this desk so priceless. In a little boy's handwriting the letters A-R-T were scratched onto the surface. She admitted to being angry with my husband when this happened, but now the scratches that seemed to have ruined her desk are priceless treasures to her. Her little boy's handwriting is saved for her to cherish and remember. The desk had been ruined…for good.
Dear Lord, Thank You for perspective changes that help us to see past the here and now so that we can see Your truth which sets us free. We are freed from anger, firecracker emotions, short fuses and explosive tempers…free to reveal the YOU in us! In Jesus' Name, Amen.
Related Resources:
The Bathtub is Overflowing, But I Feel Drained by Lysa TerKeurst
The Family Enrichment Toolkit by Michelle Weber
Visit Lysa TerKeurst's blog
Application Steps:
In your journal, write about a frustrating experience that you've recently had with a loved one and how God might want you to change your perspective.
Power Verses:
Isaiah 43:18-19, "Forget the former things; do not dwell on the past. See, I am doing a new thing! Now it springs up; do you not perceive it?" (NIV)
Ephesians 4:31-32, "Let all bitterness and wrath and anger and clamor and slander be put away from you, along with all malice. Be kind to one another, tenderhearted, forgiving one another, as God in Christ forgave you." (ESV)
Proverbs 31 Ministries
Matthews, NC 28105


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API & Web Service Eligibility
Our goal at OCLC is to make data, APIs and Web services as broadly accessible and accessible and available as possible. At the same time it is also our responsibility to balance open access against a number of concerns, including privacy and data integrity, related to the information and services we steward on behalf of the cooperative.
Given that OCLC is a cooperative comprised of member organizations, our eligibility rules may be a bit different than those for other Web services with which you may be familiar. For many popular APIs, the data and functionality that you access are for an individual user; with OCLC's APIs, access is to organizational data. As a result, eligibility rules are tied to institutional, rather than individual criteria.
The following areas illustrate how we navigate this balancing act.
Note: While OCLC makes every effort to provide consistency in terms of eligibility for both sandbox and production access, the nature of some of our Web services requires or allows for different usage than described here. The documentation page for each Web service includes a description of eligibility specific to that service and supersedes this general description.
Sandbox Policy
We are committed to providing sandbox access to our Web services for anyone, regardless of his or her role or library/organizational affiliation with the cooperative. While sandbox usage has limitations, it does provide access for those wanting to better understand the nature of OCLC's data assets and to gain experience working with library-related APIs. By providing sandbox access to Web services, we hope to encourage innovation and experimentation when working with library data and functionality.
In most cases, there is no facility for test access to an instiution's production data. Sandbox access is associated with a test (or demo) institution and is shared. A good understanding of the data and considered test cases will help make sandbox testing more effective. Particular caution should be taken the first time Create, Update, or Delete actions are applied to production data.
Please note that not all Web services and APIs have sandbox access. We continue to evaluate ways of supporting test access to representative data sets.
Production Access Policy
Production access generally allows for fuller usage of our Web services and is typically available to employees of qualifying institutions at no additional charge for non-commercial use. Qualifying institutions are OCLC member libraries that contribute to WorldCat and are visible on WorldCat.org.
Contribution to WorldCat is here defined as maintaining an OCLC cataloging subscription or another agreement to provide a full representation of the library's currently cataloged bibliographic records. Libraries that catalog in the Dutch GGC (Gemeenschappelijk Catalogiseersysteem) or in the CBS systems of CBS partner organizations also meet the cataloging qualification, if there is also a partnership agreement in place with OCLC. Visibility on WorldCat.org is determined by having a subscription to WorldCat Discovery or equivalent WorldCat.org agreement.
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