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About the blog / Contact details | PS's puzzles +
This blog was started as a place to present my puzzles. Since I started it however, things have just snowballed, in a good way. I have been fortunate enough to be a part of multiple puzzle projects be it in India or International, online or offline. Each time I added to my list of places to provide to, I had to give a little less time to this blog.
A similar scenario has come up now. Online puzzle solvers will mostly know by now that I am a contributing author for Grandmaster Puzzles. If you like what we’re providing there, and feel like we deserve a little financial support, please do visit our patreon page and see if any of these nice added incentives are for you. This isn’t however, a reason for me to change things on the blog. On the contrary, it is more of a release for my usual content.
The major new development is that, in general, we in India want to bring the younger generation into puzzling. There’s many different little plans we’re toying around with, and through this there’s also a hope that beginners in other age categories will have a way to ease in too.
So what does that mean for this blog? Overall, not much. I’ll still be contributing to Championships and such here and there, so I’ll still be able to post those puzzle sets every now and then. I’ll also still be part of the Daily League project here. The one thing that changes is, I have no set schedule (as if I ever did, ha!) for posting original, non-Championship puzzles, and they will always be easy, with a few solving tips attached (kinda like when I started this blog, but hopefully a bit more polished and meaningful at this stage).
That’s about it. I might get the idea to bring Patreon here too later on, but only after I’ve settled into my new plans. No idea really when that will be. I meant to keep this short, but the one thing that Puzzlemasters have in common? We ramble.
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Thoughts and views on financial markets: An entry point for getting into bonds
Last few months have been extremely conducive for traders, including day traders and jobbers. Not just in equities, but even in currencies and commodities. With the introduction of currency futures in September 2008, punting in that space have become fairly convenient too. However as a retail trader, bonds are still inaccesible to me for direct trading. Ironically, my best trading views and most of my high conviction ideas are in that space. Anyways, trading in equity derivatives and currencies have been fun and excitingly profitable. I am not a commodities person. As of now!
Whilst I am incapable of trading in bonds directly due to logistical issues including big lot sizes, I can translate my views into money through open-ended gilt schemes. I have been bullish on bonds since September 2008. We have already seen a super-rally in bonds. The benchmark 10-year yield has eased from 9.50%+ levels to sub-5.25% levels over the last 3-4 months. Despite that, there is still some juice left in bonds, more so on a relative basis vis-a-vis equities. The 10-year yield is currently trading close to 5.70% level. The market witnessed a huge bout of correction and profit-booking during the first few trading sessions of 2009 till yesterday. The primary trigger for the sell-off was the Rs.50,000 crores fresh borrowing announced by the government for the last three months of the current fiscal. That, and the fact that we had rallied a lot (and pre-maturely perhaps), resulted in a correction of a good 90bps over the last one week. 1% change in yield of 10-year government bond is equivalent to approximately 7.10% change in the bond price.
Where do we stand now? Let us look at the negatives first. Firstly, higher supply is pain for bonds. Secondly, the generic demand in the form of SLR might be moderating with lower deposit growth. Bank deposits are growing at 21% for few fortnights now, lower than the 25%+ that we have seen last year.
The biggest driver will be falling inflation. With fuel prices expected to be cut again in a couple of weeks, we could see inflation falling more starkly. At a time when the policy makers are trying to revive growth, real interest rates cannot be higher than 2%-3%. Year-on-year price change will soon be negative. So, we will see the overnight Reverse Repo rates and CRR cut by at least 75bps-100bps pretty soon. Liquidity remaning in the positive regime and call rates at sub-4%, 10-year yield cannot stay at these levels for very long. The 10-year over call rate spread should be at a high of 50bps-75bps at the peak of the markets. So if call rates do trade at 3.5%, 10-year yield can surely see the sub-4.50% levels.
Corporate results and industrial/manufacturing growth has few more quarters before showing signs of strength.
Net net, there exists not many reasons to keep yields high. At current levels, one could buy bonds and expect atleast 10% returns in a time-frame of 4-6 months, conservatively. That's 20% per annum! Not bad at all.
About my portfolio: I have invested in the ICICI Pru Gilt Fund - Investment Plan. With an average maturity of 16.66 years, modified duration of 9.15 years and backed by a decent corpus of 716crs (as on 31st Dec. 2008 - sourced from their fact sheet), it is perhaps the best bet for the above-mentioned view.
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A Gay Crows Nest: I've fallen behind in my recruiting
Rob Tisinai of Box Turtle Bulletin pulls out an old hoary argument sometimes used by Fundies: "If everyone were gay the human race would die out."
Yeah, we know the argument is stupid. But many Fundies actually believe we have the recruitment tools to turn the whole world gay and that we're evil enough to make the attempt. And they're quaking in their boots. All that based on the fallacy that being gay is a choice and that conversion therapy works.
So what does one do with such a silly claim? First, keep in mind the part of the argument that is assumed, "Therefore being gay is bad."
Tisinai gets the comeback lines going with, "If everyone spent their days finding a cure for cancer, nobody would have time to grow food and the human race would die out. Therefore finding a cure for cancer is bad."
The responders added a few more.
* If everyone was celibate, as St. Paul recommends, then the human race (or at least Christianity) would die out. Therefore being celibate is bad. What, Christians would have to recruit?
* If everyone were gay the human race would be just fine because being gay doesn't mean infertile. Elton John is now a father. In addition, all those kids would be wanted. There wouldn't be any little accidents running around.


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Absolutely Reliable News & Rumors.: Jan 5, 2005
"This is absurd," said Fran Wellington, an employee of the impoverished backwoods Camden Park. "How can I compete with parks run by Disney and Universal? We barely have funding for outhouses, let alone textbooks!" Wellington noted that "preparing Big Dipper for a standardized test all season" would actually greatly hurt the learning development of the woodie, which would be better served by learning new information each year and being encouraged to think for itself and solve problems instead of just reviewing multiple-choice answers over and over.
The Leave No Coaster Behind program will commence with the regular 2005 spring and summer amusement park season. --JCK


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Eugene J. Burger, Sparks, City Of, Kevin Higgins, Susan DeRiso, Sparks Police Department, Washoe, County of, Washoe County Sheriff's Department, Eugene Burger Management Corporation, Kevin Berg, John Coleman, Gayle A. Kern, Gayle A. Kern, LTD., Ulla Christensen, Michael S. Grady, Mary L. Harris, Daniel Joseph, Frank Perau, Rich Svihla and Lakeside Plaza Condominium Association
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ORDER granting 8 Motion to stay discovery until ten (10) days following the court's ruling on the pending dispositive motions. Signed by Magistrate Judge Valerie P. Cooke on 5/7/09. (Copies have been distributed pursuant to the NEF - DN)
ORDER granting 15 Motion to Dismiss.; Washoe County Sheriff's Department; Washoe, County of; Susan DeRiso and Kevin Higgins terminated. Clerk shall enter jdgmt. Signed by Judge Brian E. Sandoval on 07/28/09. (Copies have been distributed pursuant to the NEF - LG)
ORDER granting in part and denying in part 18 Motion to strike and for sanctions. Plaintiff's amended complaint 21 is stricken, sanctions denied. Signed by Judge Brian E. Sandoval on 07/28/09. (Copies have been distributed pursuant to the NEF - LG)
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JUDGMENT - D City of Sparks and Sparks Police Department's Motion to Dismiss (# 37 ) is GRANTED. Signed by Lance S. Wilson on 3/31/2010. (Copies have been distributed pursuant to the NEF - DRM)
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Patent US5666484 - Control method for distributed processing system - Google PatentsSearch Images Maps Play YouTube News Gmail Drive More »Sign inAdvanced Patent SearchPatentsA distributed processor system includes a plurality of processors connected via a transmission medium. A control method for a distributed processor system includes the steps of judging, in each processor, its own receiving capability and performing abnormality processing on the basis of the result of...http://www.google.com/patents/US5666484?utm_source=gb-gplus-sharePatent US5666484 - Control method for distributed processing systemAdvanced Patent SearchPublication numberUS5666484 APublication typeGrantApplication numberUS 07/406,234Publication dateSep 9, 1997Filing dateSep 12, 1989Priority dateSep 14, 1988Fee statusLapsedAlso published asDE68925447D1, DE68925447T2, EP0359241A2, EP0359241A3, EP0359241B1Publication number07406234, 406234, US 5666484 A, US 5666484A, US-A-5666484, US5666484 A, US5666484AInventorsMasayuki Orimo, Kinji Mori, Yasuo Suzuki, Katsumi Kawano, Masuyuki Takeuchi, Masayoshi Matsuura, Yuko TeranishiOriginal AssigneeHitachi, Ltd.Export CitationBiBTeX, EndNote, RefManPatent Citations (15), Non-Patent Citations (10), Referenced by (44), Classifications (10), Legal Events (5) External Links: USPTO, USPTO Assignment, EspacenetControl method for distributed processing system
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art openings and free thursdays at palazzo strozzi | Florence for Free
Today, March 13th, Palazzo Strozzi is hosting its monthly Giovedi al Quadrato, or Thursday at the Square. This event is already a FFF dream: late-night museum hours from 6 p.m. until 11 p.m., free activities (including concerts, creative events and more) in the atrium from 7:30 p.m. on, and free or discounted entry to the Palazzo’s galleries. To see the show on the piano nobile, guests can buy special two-for-one entrance tickets after 6 p.m. Better yet, guests can buy special combo tickets that include two-for-one admission and two drinks for just € 12.50. Entrance to the Strozzina exhibit is free.
The best part of these Thursday nights is when they coincide with gallery openings at the Palazzo – which is happening tonight! Below, we give you the scoop on both shows so you’ll be prepared come aperitivo hour for a fabulous evening out.
First, a stunner of a show has just opened in the main Strozzi galleries. Pontormo e Rosso Fiorentino: Diverging Paths of Mannerism explores the exceptional, unconventional styles of Florence’s first Mannerists. From Palazzo Strozzi:
Long story short, they both built upon the Renaissance greats and blew the roof off the old style with fanciful colors and intricate compositions. So run, don’t walk, to see this “unrepeatable event,” where many of the two men’s works have been brought together for the first time, and still others restored specifically for this incredible occasion (Pontormo’s The Visitation, we’re looking at you!).
If you, like us, can’t make it in person on Thursday, don’t fret! Palazzo Strozzi has set up an in-depth, informational virtual tour that gives you sneak peeks into how the galleries are laid out. And here’s a bit more about it in Italian:
The show runs from March 8th until July 20th. For tickets and more details visit here.
The Mannerists are just the start to the art-powerhouse on display. Family Matters: Living and Representing the Family Today opens tonight, March 13th, and it’s FREE. A free contemporary art opening in a famed Renaissance palazzo – could life get any more glamorous? From the Strozzina:
The exhibition presents the works of eleven international artists that encourage an investigation into the images, dynamics and structures that define the concept of family in the contemporary world. The videos, photographs and installations in the exhibition confront and deconstruct this concept, combining the autobiographical subjectivity of each artist with a search for a collective meaning, reflecting on those cultural, moral, ethical and biological ties that define and characterize a family. To speak about this topic is to reflect on the contradiction between the individualism of contemporary man and the persistence of social models and relational needs that find a fundamental nucleus in the family.
The fun begins at 7:00 p.m., and – it bears repeating – the event is free. For more information on the show, which also runs until July 20th, visit here.
If you visit either show, we’d love to hear your personal reviews! Let us know about your experience in the comments. Happy late-night museuming, and mille grazie to the Strozzi (and their sponsors) for their generosity.
Images taken from Palazzo Strozzi’s and Strozzina’s Facebook pages.
Tags: contemporary art, florence, free events, italy, Mannerism, palazzo strozzi, pontormo, rosso fiorentino, strozzina, thursday at the square
mfryan · March 13, 2014 - 8:10 am · Reply→
I’m going to go! Thanks!!!
Meg · March 13, 2014 - 11:11 am · Reply→
Our Kitchen Inventions · March 14, 2014 - 10:31 am · Reply→
At least I can be in Florence via virtual tour! LOL! Any preview for May events? We are there from May 9 – 20th. Come along?
Meg · April 9, 2014 - 11:21 am · Reply→
we WISH! that is a great time to visit, too! there are a few events already posted on the calendar, but stay tuned for the full events post in two weeks’ time. we’ll be sure to keep you busy during your visit!
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Leo's sister died unexpectantly yesterday, July 9th ...
it was massive heart failure ... she was 59 ...
we have yet to hear about the funeral arrangements ... she lived a good 3 days drive from here.
my verse for times like these is:
"weeping may endure for the night, but joy cometh in the morning" ...
Posted by Saija at 6:40 AM
My condolences to you and Leo, Saija. It must be extra hard for both of you, living so far away from where Leo's sister lived. You'll both be in my prayers today.
What a tough situation, Saija. You're in my prayers as well. I think you've chosen just the right verse for a time like this.
Oh Saija... I was so sorry to hear this... Both you and Leo are in my prayers today and I send you both my sincerest condolences at this difficult time. May God comfort you both... Debra
I will be thinking of Leo and you Saija, God is the only help in times like this. Be Blessed both of you.
Sympathy and empathy to you both!! May God carry you through these dark days ahead!! Will be thinking of you and praying you both will be consoled in ways only God can do!
I want to express my sympathy to you both Saija and Leo on this sudden unexpected death of Leo's sister. I pray that you may receive a special measure of God's comfort during this difficult time. I know it is difficult for Leo to travel to the funeral and want to let him know that he is in my thoughts and prayers.
Goodness. I am very sorry for your loss. Sandy
I am so sorry Saija...may the Lord comfort you and Leo as only he can. You will both be in my prayers. *hugs*
My thoughts are with you and yours during this time of loss.
Remember to pay more attention to the few flowers that are viewable through the fog.
Oh, no! I'm so sorry to hear this news. 59 is so young! My sincere condolences to Leo and you. Such an unexpected loss can be difficult to bear. You'll be in my thoughts and prayers.
sabine ... yes the distance makes it difficult ... we have decided not to go ... leo would be so wiped out by the time we got there ... thank you for your support!
ginger ... the Word gives so much comfort doesn't it? tonight i'm too tired to do anything but the basics, but i found that during the day i was remembering verses that lifted my spirits ... thank you for your words ...
debra ... thank you ... your prayer is really appreciated! especially for the family that lucille leaves behind ... she really was the heart of their home ...
osray ... amen - God is indeed the only help ... thank you!
elizabeth ... i appreciate that, thank you...
Nellie ... all prayer is really appreciated, thank you ... and yes, it would have indeed been extremely difficult for leo to go to the funeral ... there would be no resting there, so we have decided not to go ... we still feel badly about that ...
michael ... thank you ... our consolation was that she felt no pain and just slept away ... isn't that the sweetest way to pass on?
sandy ... we appreciate that, thank you ... it is always sad to say goodbye ...
maggie ann ... (hugs) back ... thank you for your prayer support!
rick ... thank you for that reminder ... leo is really feeling the loss of his big sis ...
catherine ... you just went through this with your uncle, and he was young too ... it was so unexpected for us - totally out of the blue - she was there one day and the next, gone ... thank you for your support ...
Saija and Leo: I'm saddened to read about Leo's sister's passing. It happened on my 61st birthday. I'll always be able to remember the day. Be assured of my prayers during this difficult time. I'm sorry that it's too long a drive to make. May you know God's wonderful peace during these days.
Thanks for being such good friends,
David ... thank you for the prayer support and kind words ... even though we have known other sudden and tragic deaths, each one hits home in a different way ... and this is the first time either one of us has lost a sibling ... very odd, mixed emotions ... blessings to you and belated b-day wishes too!
Dear Saija..I was going to make other comments on your blog but when I read this it makes me feel so sad so "other comments" can wait for another time.
I am sorry that I really don't know a lot about the situation but I am going to read your blog more completly so that I will have the privelige of knowing Leo's siser a little through your writings.
My heart is with you both... Love Terry
I'm so sorry for your loss...hugs.
jeanette ... thank you, me too ...
terry ... i haven't blogged much about leo's family ... they are "good" folk, yet whether they know the Lord or not is something that they haven't shared with us ... and in the past, spiritual talk has become more of an argument, and that shouldn't be ... so we have tried to share our faith without antagonizing them ... at the time of her death, lucille and leo were the closest, so it has been doubly sad for leo ...
tina ... thank you ... your care is appreciated!
I am so sorry for your loss. (hug)
Saija, I'm so sorru for your loss! It's so hard to lose people who have walked with us in this valley of life. May lord bless you and leo and the rest of the family. May He give the best consolation!
mrsd ... thank you ... (backatcha)
maiju ... thank you ... the suddenness of it makes it harder ... the Lord is our comfort though ........... hope all is well in your world!
I'm so sorry to hear this news. Please accept my condolences for this sudden loss in your family. I will be praying for you, Leo and the entire family at this time.
He is your refuge and fortress...for you Rest in the Shadow of the ALmighty.
Blessings of peace and comfort...
mindy ... thank you ... i know the prayers of friends do a lot to ease the sadness ... blessings backatcha ...


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At a time when large scale ‘distress’ migration goes on under the nose of district administrations in poverty-stricken KBK districts, Odisha government has no idea how many people have migrated to other States for work in lieu of loan advances.
In the recently concluded winter session of the Odissa Assembly, Labour Minister Bijoyshree Routray said no correct information was available with labour department about labourers who take loan before migrating for work.
However, the State government had granted licence to 3,046 contractors to take out 1,18,451 labourers to other States. As many as 242 complaints were received from labourers who were to subjected torture at workplace.
Mr. Routray informed that 538 labourers were rescued from other States and brought back to Odisha. As many as 57 criminal cases had been filed in different courts.
However, activists term the figure underestimated as actual population that migrated from States like Andhra Pradesh, Karnataka, Tamil Nadu and Gujarat was far bigger. And the recent chopping off of palms of labourers by labour contractors in Nuapada district indicates that the crisis of distress migration was much deeper.
According to a study conducted way back in 2001, 1.44 lakh people from KBK districts migrate every year. “But our estimate shows, more than 50,000 families (around 2.5 lakh population) migrate from districts like Bolangir, Nuapada, Kalahandi, Bargarh, Sonepur and Sambalpur every year. These workers are treated like animals in workplace as they do not have access to shelter, health and education for children,” said Umi Daniel, head of Migration Information and Resource Centre (MiRC), Aide et Action South Asia here on Wednesday.
Similarly, Sudarshan Chhotray, an activist who studies migration patterns, says the State government was not at all serious about safety of lakhs of hapless workers who migrate to other States. “Administration has not done any proper survey on migrating workers in KBK districts. In fact, the labour department hardly makes effort to keep track of labourers migrating under dubious circumstances,” Mr. Chhotray said. A regular survey would have enabled the government to plan immediate intervention.
Mr. Daniel said the much hyped Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act had failed to prevent the migration as the scheme does not generate employment for labourers when they need it the most – during monsoon. Besides, the scheme had failed to generate 100 days of employment in backward districts.
THE HINDU | December 19, 2013 00:00 IST | Updated: December 20, 2013 05:50 IST Posted by
Reactions: Palm Chopping Savage Crime, Says NHRC
The National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) has sought a detailed report from the State Government on the chopping off of palms of two migrant labourers by middlemen in Kalahandi district on the night of December 15.
The commission has asked the Chief Secretary and the DGP to submit a report on the steps taken to identify and arrest the culprits along with medical attention provided to the victims, by January 2. It has also sought information on the compensation as well as the steps to be taken for rehabilitation of the victims.
The commission, while taking note of the incident, has termed it as most brutal and savage crime and said the authorities should spare no effort to bring the culprits to book.
The victims are among the most vulnerable sections of the society and will need immediate and continuing support from the Government, it noted. The Government has been directed to inform the whereabouts and current status of the companions of the two victims, who had allegedly fled from the clutches of labour contractor, which led to the attack on the duo. The commission also wanted to know if the contractor, who was taking the workers from the State, had the required licences and permissions under the Inter-State Migrant Workmen Act.
Meanwhile, the failure of the Government in rehabilitating migrant labourers, who were rescued from different States, has drawn attention of the NHRC.
NHRC Joint Commissioner A K Parashar has taken note of the matter raised by Aide et Action, South Asia, and treated it as a complaint. Aide et Action regional head, migration, Umi Daniel, submitted that as many as 494 migrant bonded labourers had been rescued from the clutches of employers outside the State at different times, but are yet to be provided with rehabilitation assistance under the Bonded Labour System (Abolition) Act, 1976. As per the Act, bonded labourers are entitled to Government assistance of `20,000 for rehabilitation. According to the complaint, as many as 196 migrant bonded labourers from Balangir district were not paid rehabilitation assistance followed by 184 from Bargarh, 102 from Nuapada and 12 from Sambalpur districts.
Around 1,139 labourers had been rescued from different States.
Express News Service : Published Date: Dec 19, 2013 10:58 AM/Last Updated: Dec 19, 2013 10:58 AM Posted by
Palm Chopping Savage Crime,
Distress migration from Ganjam imminent
Satya Sunder Barik
The large-scale devastation caused by cyclone Phailin in Odisha’s Ganjam district is expected to trigger ‘distress migration’ of hordes of affected people to faraway places such as Chennai, Mumbai, Goa, Surat and Ahmedabad.
Experts on migration and activists working on the ground warned that the flight of workers was imminent from Ganjam, which traditionally sends half a million migrant labourers to Surat and Ahmadabad every year.
“Phailin has hit Odisha coast in October which is usually the month when seasonal migration starts. Now with the cyclone snatching away the livelihood of lakhs of people, most of them being marginal farmers, it is beyond doubt that the exodus is just about to begin,” Umi Daniel, head of Migration Thematic Unit of Aide et Action South Asia, told The Hindu here on Wednesday. Of Ganjam’s population of over 35 lakh, 5-6 lakh people migrate to distant cities to work as daily wage earners.
The population of cultivators in Ganjam is 2,84,943, the second highest in the State after Balasore.
Mr. Daniel said: “Unlike western Odisha, migrant workers from Ganjam go alone. But with standing crop already under water and damaged by gale, workers may go to other cities with families. This is an indication of distress migration. They will have low bargaining power and be ready to work in distress condition.”
According to a study, migrant workers send remittances worth Rs. 1730 crore annually to the State. Nearly 50 per cent of total remittances flow to Ganjam district.
According to the State government’s assessment, as on October 15, 2812 villages in 22 blocks of Ganjam have been affected. An astounding 15.02 lakh people have been impacted with death figures put at 10 in the district. A total of 2,16,100 ha of crop area and 2,30,000 homes have been affected.
Secretary of the Berhampur-based United Artists Association (UAA) Mangaraj Panda, who has been working with marine fisher folk for decades, said the devastation would only aggravate the situation.
“The damage is unspeakable. About 80 per cent of boats, fishing nets and other implements of marine fishermen have been destroyed and washed into the sea. The situation in 27 fishing villages is very grim,” said Mr. Panda.
“Traditionally 40 per cent migration is reported from the fishing villages. Fisher folk’s destinations are Chennai, Goa and Mumbai. Now after Phailin, the percentage of migration will just get doubled.”
Although the government claims to have undertaken rehabilitation and resettlement immediately, the process will take at least six months. It will be a challenge to cope with the situation in a fairly long time.
Had the district built up its resilience mechanism keeping in mind the prevailing large-scale migration from the region, distress flight could have been checked, Mr. Daniel said.
According to him, the District Disaster Management Plan of Ganjam did not consider the issue of migration.
THE HINDU Published: October 17, 2013 00:00 IST | Updated: October 17, 2013 05:45 IST Posted by
Bonda youths migrating in search of jobs, says study
fact that Odisha government has been spending huge funds for development of
‘Bonda’ – a primitive tribe – in Malkangiri district for the past three
decades, Bonda youths are now leaving hills in search of jobs in States like
Andhra Pradesh and Tamil Nadu.
revelation came to the light when researchers belonging to several voluntary
organisations carried out a study in one Bonda village to know the level of
migration among the primitive tribe – which is once known to be one of most an
isolated and secluded tribes.
Much to their
surprise, researchers came across that among Bonda tribe 38 male and 26 female
were migrating and household-wise there were migration from 57 per cent of
households in Bonda village. As far as population is concerned, 16 per cent of
Bonda villagers were migrating. “Migration among Bonda youths is more visible.
About 69 per cent of Bonda migrants are in the age group of 18-35 years of age
while 22 per cent are more than 35 years of age,” said Durga Tripathy of
Harmony – a Malkangiri-based non-government organisation. Mr. Tripathy said,
“Among Bonda migrants, 57 per cent of them do both agriculture and work as a
daily wage labour. Among the Bonda migrants, 20 per cent depend on agriculture
and once the migration season starts all of them migrate for better opportunity.”
the sample survey, even though there was a demand for the job under the Mahatma
Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act, many of them have not been
given jobs.
“The survey
team observed that hardly any wage work under the MGNREGA was carried out in
the villages as most of the beneficiaries have not received any work even after
demanding it. About 95 per cent of the Bonda households migrate due to distress
condition,” he pointed out.
Umi Daniel, an
expert on migration issues, said, “the high level migration in Bonda villages
is a matter of serious concern.
government tried to focus on the development of this primitive tribe through
micro projects during past three decades, migration is happening. There could
be two reasons – either failure of government programme or livelihood resource
is drying out in the hills.” He said a more in-depth study would throw light on
the critical challenges being faced by Bonda tribe – once a highly secluded
tribe of the nation.
Surveyors studied
Kishanipada village under Khairpur Block of Malkanagiri.
The Hindu, Bhubaneswar, March
30, 2013 Posted by
Bonda youths migrating in search of jobs,
The present Government at the
Centre has been quite vocal and desperate on launching Conditional Cash Transfer in India.
Mr. P.Chidambaram, The Finance Minister of India has termed CCT as a big game changer
for fighting corruption and protecting public money. It is claimed that under
the regime of CCT (Conditional Cash Transfer), cash will flow directly to the
beneficiary without any leakage. However, the only apprehension the government
is having is to reaching out to the last mile? The non banking service area is
still a huge challenge for the government to transfer DBT (Direct Benefit
Transfer). According to RBI only 40% of the population in India have
access to banking facilities. Out of 6.4 lac villages, the presence of bank
branches with full-fledged services is available only in 34000 villages and
recently another 73000 villages are covered under Banking Correspondent model. It is almost 7 years since
MGNREGA was introduced as an ambitious flagship programme of the Government to
provide assured wage employment to the people. The wages under MGNREGA has been
transferred to the beneficiary directly into their bank or post office accounts
or else transacted through BC (Business Correspondent) model. However things
are yet to take shape to streamline the system of wage transfer. Large scale
irregularities and grievances like; late transfer of money, fake withdrawal,
discriminatory attitude of bank
officials, existence of middleman in
banking transaction are today huge grey areas which is creating concern for the
government. Prior to the MGNREGA the
average customer footfall in a rural bank was drastically low. But today, thanks
to MGNREGA, the numbers of accounts holders both in post office and banks have swelled
4-5 times. Today we have a newer
generation of customer particularly illiterate, poor, working class men and
women are having a bank account. However, the banks are not well prepared and
don’t know how to provide quality and equal services to these people. Government is aware about the ground situation
and to tackle this problem, there are plans to setup ultra banks in rural area
which will operate as representative or business correspondence model. It means, a one-man bank or virtual banks
will be operationalise for rural folks. Of late, the RSBY, ( Rasthriya
Swastya Bima Yojana) has emerged as the first national health insurance scheme in India in 2007. It
is considered as high tech and deal with cashless health insurance programme
for the BPL and other vulnerable people.Rrecently the World Health Organisation
carried out a assessment on the efficacy of the programme. The Assessment reveals
that more than 50% of the enrolled RSBY beneficiaries are incurring out of
pocket cost (OoP) on their health. The report also goes onto question
accountability of insurance Companies towards its clients particularly the poor
BPL families. It has a special provision for supporting migrant and left behind
family member’s health needs. However, when we observe the same in the migration prone area of Odisha, the
scheme is yet to show any significant success for the migratory population and people don't know much about enrollment, benefit and procedure of claims. Both MGNREGA and RSBY have no
doubt have emerged as strong pro-poor branding programme with huge budgetary
allocation by both the Centre and the State. On the contrary it has created a
huge business opportunity for the banks and insurance companies in India to
rollout their business in rural sector. Interestingly, MGNREGA has gave birth
to the Business correspondent Model in which the private individuals have been
allowed to handle public money. At the same manner, RSBY has backed up the
insurance company with 100 % assured premium to run the health insurance scheme
in India. The smart-card cashless health insurance scheme is today much depends
on the whims and mercy of private insurance companies and bureaucrats rather
making it a people centric social assistance security programme. It looks, government is in a hurry
to convert more and more subsidy based schemes into monetary benefit without
realizing the ground reality. Aadhar, a
multi crore IT & biometric enabled unique identity card has been seen as
panacea for the DBT for the poor people. Although Aadhar based identity card
has been rolled out in India and already enrolled huge number of people, but Aadhar
is yet to be debated and approved in Parliament. It may get into rough weather
if the Parliament rejects it. Other major debate is on food entitlements
vis-à-vis cash transfer. There are political as well civil society opposition against government plea for
converting food entitlement into cash transfer will lead to unequal food
distribution among the family. India has the oldest and largest food security
programme through its Pubic Distribution reaching out to the poorest people in
India both at rural and urban locations. Progrramme such as school meal
programme, ICDS nutrition programme and emergency feeding programme is reaching
out to a large number of most needy and vulnerable people living in rural and
urban locations. Slightest deviation on these food entitlements and converting
the same into financial benefit will result into huge negative impact on the
food security of people. The much waited food security
bill is yet to be tabled in the Parliament. The Cash, vis-à-vis food entitlement
will definitely figure in the discussion and there is bound to have different
position on the issues on the floor of Parliament. India’s most urgent and
priority need is to handle the growing food insecurity and malnutrition issue
which is a national shame. While world
over there are apprehensions are raised about the realistic target of achieving
the Millennium Development goal of making hunger half by 2015. India is no
exception and the target for halving hunger looks difficult. India is yet to devise a system to manage the overflowing good grains grains rotting inside the Food Corporation of India’s Godown.
The farmers are yet to get Minimum Support Price for their food grain. In 2012, the IFPRI ( International Food Policy Research) ranked India 65 in a list of 79 countries where serious hunger and malnutrition persists. With over 43% of babies suffering from malnutrition which ranks India under Ethiopia and Bangladesh and yet large number of people under poverty line, the decision to do away with food and convert the same to cash will be counter productive. Finally, will Cash Transfer help
the seasonal migrant laboueres in India? My answer will be yes and no. RSBY health
insurance is a revolutionary programme and I think may certainly benefit the migrant if it is made
universally accessible. Portability of basic entitlement and services in case
of inter-state and intra state migrants are another key policy area which the
government should look into. Migrant will be happy to have their entitlement or
benefit coming directly to their bank account while they are on the move. But
the worst sufferers will be the left behind people like old, disabled and
diseased who may be deprived of accessing the household based subsidy at source
if the head of the household is away. Today thousands of inter-state migrants
are facing difficulties in remitting their earning from urban location to their
villages through banks and ending up in sending the money through hawala or
couriers. I think, the banking should come for the rescue of these poor migrants
prior to introducing CCT. As per a study conducted by NABARD, the banks are
losing out more than 700 crores since there are no formal banking is available
for migrant workers to remit their money. It is a constitutional mandate of
the government to provide food and social security to the most vulnerable and
poor in India. Government is also held accountable if the service provider
fails to discharge its duty. However, today more and more corporate and
corporations are entering into the arena of providing social entitlements and
basic services to the people in India. The banking and insurance for poor is
one such area which the government has opened up the private banks and
insurance companies to deal with the public money. Posted by
Addressing distress and hunger
migration is considered as a one of the key impact area to measure success of MGNREGS.
When MNREGA was enacted 2005, the underlined
obligation of the Act was to facilitate a people led process for creating a win-win
opportunities for the poor towards accessing 100 days employment, create
productive assets and revitalize natural
resources so that the people have sustainable livelihood and resources to fight
During my interaction with one of
the migrant returnees Sagar Deep in Bolangir district who went to Andhra
Pradesh to work as migrant worker long with his family of three as brick
moulder. Three of them have received 19,500 as advance from the middleman and Sagar
used the advance to repay his old debt, left some money with his old father and
mother to survive while he and his family is away. After reaching at the brick
kiln in Patancheru in Andhrapradesh, he and his family members worked hard to
make his share of daily bricks so that he can earn enough money towards the
weekly food allowance. His weekly allowance was somewhere between Rs.400-450
and he has to fetch his weekly ration and other personal belongings. After one
month of work in the brick kiln, his wife fell ill with bouts of diarrheal attack
and unable to work. As a result, he and his school dropout son had to work hard
to complete the task for which they got the advance otherwise Sagar was pretty
aware that the family will be denied their weekly food allowance and they will
starve. When I asked him as to why he hasn’t
try availing employment under MGNREGA
instead. Little reluctantly Sagar said “while
it is much easier to get dadan( dadan in Oriya is advance) advance from a
Sardar(middleman) and a assured work and
food in the brick kiln for six month, it is quite difficult to get 100 days of
full employment and timely payment of wages from the government officials” .
Sagar was right, when I look at the MGNREGA performance in Bolangir, it gives a
sorry picture and barring one or two blocks the average employment provided to
the people is below 30 days. In such situation Sagar and many other landless
and wage earner choose to go to the money lender to borrow money and in turn
migrate and dare to go to the government people to demand job under MGNREGA. Predominately, the vulnerable people’s
calendar or seasonality of hardship, unemployment and migration doesn’t match
with the seasonality of employment which is rendered by the government delivery
system. In western Odisha and many other regions, the migration session is observed
during October- June. People migrate during the month of October-November and
return prior to the monsoon. And when
the people return, they further fall into hardship and sufferings since
employment generation is stopped due to rain and only the same is restored
after the rainy days. Tired and exhausted the migrants
return home and the struggle to search for food and employment began a fresh. The nightmare for employment continues as due
to onset of rain, the government wage employment put on hold and would restart
after the rains, The NTFP season is on its peak and probably provides 5-6 days of work, some of them do go back to their
small piece of land and try their luck to find out some credit from the local money lender for
seed and fertilizer, few unlucky ones again shall migrate to the command area
of Bargarh and Sambalpur to work as agriculture labourers for few days, and
majority of the returnees again will make a beeline to the local money lender and borrow some
money to survive during the lean period and towards meeting emergency needs
till the monsoon and get themselves committed for another cycle of migration to
repay the money. Historically, the western part of
Odisha is considered as drought prone. Every alternative year the region
encounters drought like situation which results into mass migration of
agriculture workers, small farmers and landless poor people. These western
districts of Odisha has a long history of drought relief programme popularly known
as food for work and other drought relief food emergency. India has the oldest and long account
of drought relief progamme being implemented in various states which were
backward and drought prone. The famous FFW (Food for Work) and EAS (Employment
Assurance Scheme) used to be the popular flagship drought relief programme of
the government. Huge resources were allocated to create employment through
distribution of food grain as wage. However, the FFW used to deprive people from
their access to cash as wage to enhance their purchasing capacity. Gone are FFW
and then entered EAS (Employment Assurance Scheme) which has somehow assured
some employment to the needy in rural and backward region. However, the same didn’t
survive for long due to mal administration, manipulation and corrupt practices
by middleman, contractor and unscrupulous nexus of government officials and abruptly
faced its silent death. In 2005, Mahatma Gandhi National
Rural Employment Guarantee Act( MGNREGA) has been enacted as a demand driven
and rights oriented Act to provide 100 days guaranted employment to the rural
households. The programme was conceptualized on the basis of Maharashtra
Employment Guarantee progarmme which was quite successfully ensured round the
year employment to the people in Maharastra. Today, MGNREGA
has been considered as single largest employment delivery programme which is
reaching out to 50 million rural households in India. A cursory observation on
the current level of employment in MGNREGA implies very poor and discouraging
trend in Odisha and particularly failed to provide 100 days of employment and
towards reducing distress migration in the backward regions of Odisha. Needless to say, NREGA could be a
solid game changer for transforming rural employment situations and provide a long-term
solution to poverty alleviation and creation of productive rural infrastructure.
Many of the states in northern and Southern Indian states have demonstrated
effective implementation of MGNREGA and reduction of rural distress. The state
of Odisha which has more number of backward districts as per the Planning Commission
backward matrix of districts, and having large population under BPL and destitutions
and higher incidence of rural migration can
pull out huge benefits from MGNREGA with effective planning, community ownership,
targeting and creating micro level transparent MGNREGA governance. As discussed earlier, MGNREGA has the
requisite ingredients to address distress migration resulting due to acute
poverty, unemployment and natural calamities. However, to realize the same, the administration needs to identify the
vulnerable people and target MGNREGA during the lean period. The distress migration
in Odisha is primarily debt induced. If
MGNREGA will deliver a full 100 and plus days employment to those vulnerable
families who migrate due to debt and distress will likely reconsider their
decision and rather earn their livelihood from MGNREGA. Some of the possible steps for reducing
distress migration through MGNREGA are discussed below. The rural distress among tribal
and dalit people is more acute during monsoon. The rainy days distress pushes
the people to go to the money lender due to non availability of government
employment and other social security. The accumulation of distress by end of the rainy days force them to go
to the labour contractors to borrow some advance to repay the rainy days debt
and look for a new migration avenue. It is also seen among the migrant
returnees who come back during rainy days to get into the same debt trap and
becoming perennial migrant worker. In
such case, identification of vulnerable family, chronically debt ridden
families and potential migrant are essential. Once the people are identified, a
targeted mode employment generation during lean period will reduce the
vulnerability. Secondly and more importantly, the
MGNREGA work can be planned in incremental basis. Fifteen days of work for each
month can be planned and wage payment within fifteen days should be made
mandatory. Thus, with incremental delivery of 15 days employment, a migrant
family can get 6-7 month of gainful employment and since a monthly entitlement
in term of MGNREGA wage is ensured, he may not rush to the money lender and
chances of winning him from debt is easier. Hence, the Labour budgeting should
be well planned for migration region so that work during distress period
doesn’t stop. The MGNREGA also has provision for self of work, hence it is also
advised that the shelf of work under MGNREGA should focus creating more
productive assests for the landless poor and migrant to cushion their
livelihood. Thirdly, MGNREGA shouldn’t be
seen as yet another short lived scheme of the government rather a rights oriented
demand based employment generation. Each district and region has its unique development
challenges. Some districts may be having migration as problem, some other may
be having drought or cyclone as recurrent issue, some other district may be
having tribal population who needs irrigation. Hence, decentralized strategy on
the area development approach is important. Similarly a distress migration
reduction strategy using MGNREGA should be developed and accordingly long term assets
generation which will help in providing sustainable livelihood for the poor and
vulnerable should be planned. If needed other similar development projects
like, Watershed management project, IAP, Agriculture programme should be
dovetailed with MGNREGA to yield quality success under the MGNREGA programme. Fourthly, Most of the employment
generation work is targeted on soil excavation or road laying work. it is a
irony that, these works don’t take off or run during monsoon. The recent guideline
from the Minisry of rural Development on revised work under MGNREGA emphsising
some The problem with these work is that
it automatically stops during rainy days. Quite rescently the Ministry of Rural
Development has suggested a wide range of work under MGNREGA which can under take
during rainy days. Some of the work like construction of goat shed, cow shed,
plantation kindly of work still be taken during rainy days. Finally, MGNREGA should be more
seen as a peoples programme and should take into account the poverty and rural
destitution which will be addressed on the long term manner. The quality and
productive assets generation for a sustainable livelihood for poor and landless
people will certainly help reducing distress migration. Posted by
Sarada Lahangir The seasonal migration of Odisha’s rural families to work in
brick kilns on the outskirts of cities, is a disempowering process. Cheated of
basic amenities, they live the life of cattle, finds out, Sarada Lahangir.
Nilabati Bangula’s family is among the thousands who migrate seasonally to work
in brick kilns on the outskirts of cities like Cuttack and Bhubaneswar in the
state of Odisha. Originally from the village of Belpada in Bolangir district, it was poverty and
landlessness that forced the family into this unregulated sector in conditions
that can only be described as tragically derelict.
The makeshift hut in which they live, adjoining the Rana brick kiln factory,
near Barang in Cuttack is a little bigger than a chicken coop. Erected out of
broken bricks and mud, it has a very low roof — about three metres from the
ground — fashioned out of crude material.
“We have no other way of earning a living, otherwise why would we leave our
homes to slave here?” asks Nilabati, 35. Her family of six — four adults and
two children — migrates to kilns like this in November and typically return to
their village before the rains.
After a few months at home, the migration cycle starts all over again — usually
after Diwali. All the adults in the family — Nilabati, her husband,
mother-in-law and brother-in-law — work as ‘chhanchua’ (brick moulders).
A contractor brought the family to Barang this time after paying an advance of
Rs 15,000. The money was desperately needed for the marriage of the elder
daughter in the family — Nilabati’s sister-in-law.
So all the work that is being done by the family is basically to repay that
advance, and hopefully save something for the future. Most days, they work from
6 am to noon, and then again from 3 pm to 10 pm. The food allowance given to
the family, of Rs 100 per head per week, which makes Rs 400 for the whole
family, is used to buy the week’s provisions at the local weekly market. What can Rs 400 buy? Explains Nilabati, “We can’t afford to buy rice at Rs 20
per kilo in the open market so we usually get the poorest quality of food
items, like broken rice. We buy dry or rotting vegetables and discarded
portions of meat at exorbitant prices. Chicken feed, which sells at Rs 3 to 4
per kilogram in the regular market, is sold to us at Rs 7 to 8 per kilo.” As for the water they drink, it is the same as the water used to mix the clay
for the bricks. Nilabati’s biggest anxiety today is how to treat her
five-year-old daughter, Rukhmani, who is suffering from jaundice, possibly
because of the poor quality of water that is available. Every day, Nilabati
says, she pleads with the owner of the brick kiln to either get her daughter to
a doctor or let the family go back to their village. “But he doesn’t say
anything,” says the anxious mother.
The brick-making process runs like an assembly line. Clay is first mixed and
balls are made out of it. These balls are moulded into bricks. The wet bricks
are then carried into the field for drying and are flipped over until they dry.
These sun-dried bricks are then carried, headload by headload, to be fired. The
finished bricks are finally transported to the market. The work is hard, often back breaking, and endless. Everyone in the family,
including the children, ends up working seven days a week. The wages depend on
the number of bricks churned out every day. So the men prepare the clay, the
kids help transport it to the site and the women fill the mould and prepare the
bricks for drying. Since there are no breaks, women are also expected to work during pregnancies
and illnesses. As one woman working at Nilabati’s brick kiln puts it, “We are
poor, so the owner treats us like cattle. Like cattle, we too cannot raise our
voice against any cruelty done to us by the master. Like cattle we are forced
to live in dingy shells, where we have to enter squatting.”
Says Dr Rajkishor Sahu, a medical doctor based in western Odisha, who has
worked on occupational hazards in the region, “Each type of work has its own
set of health hazards, ranging from infections and fevers, contamination and
toxicity-related diseases, respiratory and gynaecological problems, injuries
and accidents. Malnourishment takes a huge toll, especially on children.”
These are workers without welfare, health support, insurance or sick leave. Dr
Sahu points out, “We have seven- or eight-year-olds looking no more than four.
And there is a local saying that after four or five years in the brick kilns,
young workers start looking like old people.”
Contractors exert tremendous control over these labourers, forcing them to work
even when they are sick or injured. The supreme irony is that although
Nilabati’s family has been working day and night, making at least 1,200 bricks
per day, they don’t have any idea of how much the owner will pay them.
A chat with Nilambar Swain, who overseas a brick kiln unit near Barang, is
eye-opening. Off the record he informs us that the actual rate is Rs 300 for
every 1,000 bricks made, but in reality workers are paid at the rate of Rs 150
for 1,000 bricks. The remaining Rs 150 goes to the middleman. Even at the lower rate, Nilabati’s
family should have long paid off their original debt of Rs 15,000 and made at
least Rs 7,800 at the end of six months after deducting the food allowance they
received. But in most cases, because the workers are illiterate and don’t have
bargaining power, they end up getting only a small sum to cover their travel
expenses to go back home.
This is basically “survival” migration, which is seasonal in nature and occurs
under distress conditions. Women and children are the worst affected. Observes
Bhubaneswar-based social activist Amrita Patel, “Although migration is an
empowering process — a move made for better livelihood options — in Odisha, the
migration of women is disempowering, with women’s dependency on a patriarchal
order getting even more intensified. They have no established social safety
nets and have to bear the burden of childcare in often hostile conditions.” As
for the children, they miss out on education, health care and a normal
childhood. Despite the state government having a special labour cell to monitor migration,
both within the state and outside, and to keep tabs on agents involved in
illegal practices, it has been largely ineffectual, according to Patel. She
also believes that there must be some grievance redressal mechanism, which does
not exist at present.
Alekh Chandra Padhiary, State Labour Commissioner, admits that around 1.8
million people migrate from Odisha every year but only 50,000 of them are
registered. As a result, it is virtually impossible to ensure that migrants
don’t end up getting a raw deal.
The first thing that migrants lose when they move out of their villages is an
identity. Umi Daniel, Thematic Head, Migration, Aide et Action, a
non-governmental organisation, argues that given this, just keeping tabs on
contractors is not enough — the government must be more pro-active in
protecting the interests of seasonal and regular migrants, many of whom don’t
even know their basic rights. Their numbers are considerable. A recent study called ‘Migration in KBK
Region’, jointly conducted by International Labour Organization (ILO) and Aide
et Action, which covered 100 villagers of Kalahandi, Bolangir and Nuapada
districts, found that migration from these districts had risen by 20 per cent
between 2009-10 and 2011-12. Of these, 51 per cent were men and 49 per cent
were women — women like Nilabati. They urgently need help. DECCAN HERALD, Sunday, 16 september 2012
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power corrupts | Job Voucher Plan
June 12, 2013 · 10:29 pm
Power has Corrupted of America’s Trade Deficit
Power is the drug that urges America’s elite to enslave America’s workers into borrowing $7 trillion dollars to buy foreign goods during the past decade while our robber barrons have idled our workforce. What corruption is this that is placidly accepted by our downtrodden citizens? Why do we accept the wealthy elite of our country stealing from the poor through trade deficits?
America’s trade policies have amounted to taxing the average family about $100,000 since 2000, reaching into the pockets of every American, pulling out thousands of dollars and giving them to America’s wealthy and their trading partners. That is the definition of power, raw and corrupt. Yet, through this slight of hand, our elite, including America’s federal politicians who bow to their whims, make it seem to the average American that the robbing of the middle and under class through trade deficits has been to our benefit!
Divine law starts with every man earning a living wage. Those with more talents and that can provide more to the community should earn more, yet all in America should start with a job that can feed their family, put a roof over their head, and shoes on their kids feet as they go off to school in safe neighborhoods. Instead, our robber barrons have seen fit to ensure that a third of Americans either do not work or are working poor while forcing our citizens to borrow from foreign governments while buying goods made in foreign countries by their citizens, not ours.
Power has corrupted our economy. Power has idled our workforce. Power has crippled our schools and filled our prisons. Power is the drug that deadens our elite to the plight of our citizens. Its tentacles reach throughout our institutions. Its poison weakens our communities. Its evil threatens the stability of our society. This imbalance of work, this idling of our nation is not a natural occurrence. It is a choice by our elite through the corruption of power, and it is an abomination of divine law.
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Our Homeschool Reviews: Weekly Wrap-Up: Third Grade #7
Weekly Wrap-Up: Third Grade #7
This week we finished up Unit 5 ~ Early Settlement in the New World and started Unit 6 ~ William Penn: Founder of Pennsylvania in our Heart of Dakota book, Bigger Hearts for His Glory.
Way back in our first week of history our daughter drew a map of the top half of Earth so she could show the routes of different explorers. She has added new routes since and will add more in the future. {just in case you can't tell, this map is not to scale.}
This week we have enjoyed learning about William Penn and his life leading up to the founding of Pennsylvania. Unlike other explorers, he had a great relationship with the Indians, which caused Pennsylvania to prosper.
Today we also learned about an artist who was born in Pennsylvania named Benjamin West. He used berry juice as paint and the hairs of his cat's tail to make paint brushes (poor kitty). We squeezed some blueberries, strawberries, a lemon, an orange, and used some juice to make our own paintings.
We had our second American Girl Book Club today. The girls read book 2 and 3 of Kaya before meeting. 19 girls were in attendance (wow)! They talked about the book, made a parfleche out of brown paper (see below), and then had some snacks that Kaya may have eaten herself. Reading these books is so timely right now because we are studying the same thing. I love how everything is falling in place!
We started reading a new book in science called Science in Colonial America. We've learned about:
How soap helps stop the spread of germs
Why sailors use the North Star to guide them as they sail
(this one is just for fun)
Strange folk remedies
How the body fights off an infection
This week we learned Proverbs 3: 3-4 and about the character trait "Faithfulness." Last week was "Responsible" and the week before was "Trustworthy." We are really focusing on these when it comes to me asking for something to be done. We've had some problems with behavior and having these lessons to fall back on has helped. The past couple days have been better.
I'm running out of time so that is it for now. How was your week? Thanks for joining Our Homeschool Reviews and for more Weekly Wrap-Up, this week I am linked up with Kris over at Weird, Unsocialized Homeschoolers.
Posted by Our Homeschool Reviews at 2:25 PM
What a great week! I always enjoy seeing her work! Love the Strange Folk Remedies page especially! :-) (And I learned something new!) Have a great weekend!
Wonderful week!! I'm totally jealous. Ours was not what we expected. LOL
Popping in from the wrap-up!
Looks like a great week. I grew up in PA and love Benjamin West. I didn't know he used his kitty's hair for a brush! I think learning things like that makes homeschooling just as fun for mom as for the kids.
Great pictures - I always enjoy seeing the children's work. Looks like another fabulous week :)


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Chaptico Classic Race
A three-mile walking trail and 5- and 10-kilometer running courses are part of the 19th annual Chaptico Classic Race and Walk on Saturday in St. Mary's County. The course has been rated as one of the best county road races, according to Running Times magazine. The routes take participants along rolling farm fields and through scenic countryside and historic Chaptico village. Participants can sign up the day of the event, but advance registration is recommended. Proceeds from the race and walk benefit Alternatives for Youth and Families, a nonprofit agency that serves troubled youths and their families. 7 a.m. registration; 8 a.m. start. Christ Episcopal Church Parish Hall, Zach Fowler Road, Chaptico. $30. 301-884-0312.
Folk artists Carrie and Michael Kline present entertainment and social history with their music of rural America, mountain harmonies, love ballads, and storytelling. 7:30 p.m. Saturday. Black Box Theatre, Indian Head Center for the Arts, 4185 Indian Head Hwy., Indian Head. $15; seniors, students and groups of 10 or more, $12. 301-743-3040 or IndianHeadBlackBox.org.
Barley Moon, Campfire
Enjoy the rising of a full Barley Moon on Saturday while singing songs and cooking a picnic supper over a campfire. Battle Creek invites the community to close out the summer, send the birds to roost and watch as bats emerge for their nightly hunt. Bring a musical instrument for the singalong and food to cook over the fire. 7:30-9:30 p.m. Battle Creek Cypress Swamp, 2880 Grays Rd., Prince Frederick. Adults, $3; BCNES members and children with a paid adult, $1. Reservations requested. 410-535-5327.
The folk music of Michael and Carrie Kline, featured Saturday at Black Box Theatre at the Indian Head Center for the Arts, is both entertainment and social history.

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