The children worked with great absorption, and this project had beautiful results.
It helps to have beautiful materials displayed in an attractive way. These are strips of my fabric scraps from quilting.
I made shoebox looms for everyone.
After cutting some slots with scissors, you wrap string around the box until you have the desired number of warp threads.
Tie the ends together underneath the box.
Some of the children already knew how to weave, and some needed a little one-on-one help. These children were 2nd through 5th grade.
It was so fun to watch the children create their own color combinations.
Look at the beautiful results. At first, I urged the children to tamp their fabric strips down firmly, but then I noticed that some of them wanted to see the fabric patterns and I backed off. In order to preserve the beauty of the weavings which show off the fabric patterns, next time I would leave the weavings on the loom. Perhaps I would make the looms out of styrofoam trays, as we did in "Weaving with Children."
This boy asked to leave his weaving in the loom. Isn't it striking in the black box?
So bright and colorful,and great way to practice fine motor skills.
I love this project, the colour is so vibrant, must try this one at home !


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The American Academy for Liberal Education (AALE) held annual elections on June 13, 2017. The Board of Trustees welcomes new members: Geoffrey Baum, Joshua Hochschild, Gary Kelly, and Amy Richards. Joining the Council of Scholars are Melissa Matthes and Kelly Sorensen.
Mr. Geoffrey Baum is the Director of Media Relations at the Milken Institute in Santa Monica (CA). A former C-SPAN executive producer, he has also worked for Public Radio's Marketplace and ABC News, and served as assistant dean of the USC Annenberg School for Communication & Journalism. Baum is a member and past president of the California Community Colleges Board of Governors and has served as a governing board member of Pasadena City College. He holds an M.A. in Broadcast Journalism from the University of Southern California and a B.A. in Economics and Literature from Claremont McKenna College (CA).
Mr. Joshua Hochschild is Monsignor Robert R. Kline Professor of Philosophy at Mount St. Mary's University in Emmitsburg (MD). He served as inaugural Dean of the College of Liberal Arts at Mount St. Mary's University and Director of the university's freshman liberal arts seminar, the Veritas Symposium. Hochschild is the author of The Semantics of Analogy: Rereading Cajetan's De Nominum Analogia (University of Notre Dame Press, 2010) and co-editor of Virtue's End (St. Augustine's Press, 2008) and Ethics Without God? (St. Augustine's Press, 2008). He received a Ph.D. from the University of Notre Dame (IN) and a B.A from Yale University (CT).
Mr. Gary Kelly is a private consultant, attorney and political scientist who resides in New York (NY). He has held assignments for the Asian Development Bank, the United States Agency for International Development and the World Bank. Kelly served as a consultant in the formulation of the successful World Trade Organization accession strategy for Georgia, and creator of a World Bank model for civil society input into parliamentary process in Albania in the development of reform legislation. He holds a Ph.D. in Political Science from Fordham University (NY), a JD from the University of Maryland School of Law, and a B.A. from the University of Maryland-College Park.
Ms. Amy Richards is Assistant Professor of Philosophy at Templeton Honors College-Eastern University in Saint Davids (PA). Her area of specialization is Ethics. Richards' administrative responsibilities include the design and implementation of a new M.A.T. in Classical Education at Templeton Honors College and admissions assessment for Templeton Honors College and its Summer Scholars Program. She holds a Ph.D. in Philosophy from the University of Virginia, and a B.A. in Biochemistry and Philosophy from Eastern University-Templeton Honors College (PA).
Ms. Melissa Matthes is Professor of Government and Humanities at the US Coast Guard Academy in New London (CT), where she teaches courses in the History of Political Theory, African American Political Thought (Modern), Religion and Politics, Feminist Political Thought, and Women, Religion and Globalization. She is the author of The Rape of Lucretia and the Founding of Republics: Readings in Livy, Machiavelli, and Rousseau (Penn State Press, 2000). She is a member of the Board of Directors of the Foote School (CT). Matthes received a Ph.D. from the University of California-Santa Cruz, a M.Div. from Yale Divinity School (CT) and a B.A. from Williams College (MA).
Mr. Kelly Sorensen is an Associate Professor of Philosophy and Religion, and Assistant Dean at Ursinus College in Collegeville (PA). He teaches and writes about ethical theory, biomedical ethics, environmental ethics, and metaethics. His work has appeared in The Journal of Philosophy, Ethical Theory and Moral Practice, Kantian Review, the Journal of Moral Philosophy, Bioethics, Neuroethics, Criminal Justice Ethics, and the Journal of Medical Ethics. Sorensen holds a Ph.D. from Yale University, a M.S. from the University of Utah, and a B.S. from Brigham Young University (UT).
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World fire maps now available online in near-real time
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For a decade now, ESA satellites have been continuously surveying fires burning across the Earth's surface. Worldwide fire maps based on this data are now available to users online in near-real time through ESA's ATSR World Fire Atlas.
The ATSR World Fire Atlas (WFA) – the first multi-year global fire atlas ever developed – provides data approximately six hours after acquisition and represents an important scientific resource because fire is a major agent of environmental change.
"The atlas is an excellent resource that provides a glimpse of the world that was not previously possible, and which is certain to allow ecologists to address both new and old questions regarding the role of fire in structuring the natural world," Matt Fitzpatrick of the University of Tennessee's Department of Ecology & Evolutionary Biology said.
Global detection of hot spots in 2005
More than 50 million hectares of forest are burnt annually, and these fires have a significant impact on global atmospheric pollution, with biomass burning contributing to the global budgets of greenhouse gases, like carbon dioxide. In the past decade researchers have realised the importance of monitoring this cycle. In fact, WFA data are currently being accessed mostly for atmospheric studies.
Quantifying fire is important for the ongoing study of climate change. The 1998 El Niño, for example, helped encourage fires across Borneo which emitted up to 2.5 billion tonnes of carbon into the atmosphere, equivalent to Europe's entire carbon emissions that year.
There are over 200 registered users accessing the WFA. The data are being used in Europe, Asia, North America, South America, Africa and Australia for research in atmospheric chemistry, land use change, global change ecology, fire prevention and management and meteorology.
Harvard University, University of Toronto, National Centre for Atmosphere and NASA, among others, have used the data in research publications. To date, there are more than 100 scientific publications based on WFA data.
Number of fires across select areas
In addition to maps, the time, date, longitude and latitude of the hot spots are provided. The database covers 1995 to present, but complete yearly coverage begins from 1997.
The WFA data are based on results from the Along Track Scanning Radiometer (ATSR) on ESA's ERS-2 satellite, launched in 1995, and the Advanced Along Track Scanning Radiometer (AATSR) on ESA's Envisat satellite, launched in 2002.
These twin radiometer sensors work like thermometers in the sky, measuring thermal infrared radiation to take the temperature of Earth's land surfaces. Fires are detected best during local night, when the surrounding land is cooler.
Temperatures exceeding 312º K (38.85 ºC) are classed as burning fires by ATSR/AATSR, which are capable of detecting fires as small as gas flares from industrial sites because of their high temperature.
The WFA is an internal and Data User Programme (DUP) project.
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We arrived around supper time. Our original plans were to check into our hotel, order room service, and then go swimming. But with being locked in a vehicle for over five hours, Geoffrey and I were wanting to stretch our legs and let Remy run around. We decided to go to IKEA then, instead of on our last day (even though we went back then as well).
By the time we had finished it was nearly bedtime. We picked up a snack and made our way to the hotel. We were off to a great start!
We began the morning with a continental breakfast at our hotel. We ended up staying at the Radisson, as per usual. It's a larger hotel with free parking, free breakfast, a hotel, gym, restaurant, pet-friendly, and is basically equal distance between IKEA and West Edmonton Mall. We love it there, and have stayed many times alone, with dogs, and now a child.
I could have spent all day there, buying more and soaking in the baby jitters goodness. Yet, I didn't want to annoy anyone, or break our budget. Sadly, we left after less than two hours. Afterwards, we ended up going to Canadian Tire to buy straps in order to tie everything down to the vehicle. We also drove to where we used to live when we were first married. It was too smoky that day to go for a walk, unfortunately. So we ordered room service for lunch, and went back to the hotel to eat and nap.
That afternoon, we went to West Ed Mall. All of our plans were thrown for a loop because of the forest fires in BC. We couldn't do anything outside, like visiting the zoo or walking around. So we decided that day to get all of our shopping over and done with and head home a day early.
Geoff took Remy to Marine Life while I quickly went to a couple of stores. After getting a few non-related baby items, I was feeling guilty and missing them. So I went and found them. We took Remy to Rocky Mountain Chocolate Factory, and then walked around to let her burn off all of her sugar energy.
It was getting late, but we really wanted to go to Galaxyland. We made a quick stop where they went on one ride. Honestly, it was just too loud and the rides weren't really suited for a 2-year-old. We ended up leaving after awhile, picked up supper, and went back to the hotel. Aside from Galaxyland, the mall was really fun!
We ate at the little cafe before heading out. That was probably the best food that we had the entire trip. Remy and I shared four hot dogs and she devoured the pear juice. At less than a dollar for each item, we should have stocked up. It was a delicious and fun morning. We all just love IKEA.
We made the five hour drive home, and returned close to bedtime. Our goose is the quietest traveler in the vehicle, and loves exploring new places. I really cherished this last vacation as a family of three. I'm sure that it won't go this smoothly once our beloved baby arrives. Haha.
You can relive our previous trip to Edmonton here. Thanks for reading!
Well, we're not moving yet!
If you have been following Hello, Scarlett Blog for awhile, you might have noticed our frequent shopping trips to Edmonton, Alberta. Here are a few blog posts about the River City: going to, a video, Instagram photos, clothing shoot, getting Holly, and countless purchases from the city, seen here, here, and here.
I think that our love for Edmonton is rooted in the fact that my husband and I used to live there. Five years ago, we moved from Saskatchewan to Alberta so that Geoffrey could go to school. It was a mere month into our marriage, I had just received my university degree, Geoff was finishing his degree online while starting college for a different career, and we owned a condominium but were renting it out from afar. It was all too much, too soon. After five months of not finding a job where I could apply my university skills, I let the stress get the best of me. I moved back to Saskatchewan and into our condo, and landed an amazing job at the public library. Geoffrey ended up moving back a year later. He had finished his university degree but not his college diploma. We both felt defeated, but for the next few years continually talked about moving back once we were more stable. We wanted to have money saved up, experience under our belts, and be a few years into marriage. Edmonton has always been our next goal.
In May 2015, I quit my job at the library to focus on my store. After four years, I felt as if I wasn't getting further ahead, and knew that I wanted to work there as a Librarian and not just as a Library Assistant. One month later I got pregnant, and two months after that Geoffrey began a ten month trades program in the city. Because there are more job opportunities in a city of 1 million (as opposed to 300,000) and there is a master's program for library science there as well, we finally feel prepared to take that jump and return to a city that we found so challenging five years ago. I also feel as if it is a fresh start with having a baby. Inevitably, we have concluded that Edmonton fits into our life goals more so than our current residence in Saskatchewan.
All of that being said, we have to wait approximately seven months or more before we can move. By then, our baby will be here, hopefully happy and healthy, and my husband's schooling will be completed. So much has to line up before we can actually take the plunge, from housing to education to careers, to name a few. In the end, it may not even happen. However, we've waited five years to be in this position. We can certainly wait a few more months.
Here is a video of our latest trip to Edmonton. This time, we shopped for all things baby.
Remember this trip? The one where we travelled through seven states in nine days? I had brought along my Polaroid camera during our time in the USA, in hopes of photographing each state as we passed through it. We had done something similar four years ago when we drove to Colorado for our honeymoon. Similar to an outcome from a disposable camera, I ended up appreciating the Polaroid film more so than my digital shots because the results were so imperfect and one-of-a-kind. They're irreplaceable (cue Beyoncè).
The only downside with Polaroids is that framing is not an easy task. In lieu of either ordering special frames online, or visiting several stores in hopes of coming across a cute and inexpensive solution, I tend to just stick my photos in an album. A few years ago, I crafted together my own Urban Outfitters-inspired clip string. While it certainly did the trick, after awhile I didn't like how much space such tiny photographs were taking up. It was also a little too flimsy for the long run. This time, I was determined to make a more permanent Polaroid display. One that was not only modestly priced, but would last years.
1. Measure the length and width of usable space on the clipboard. Then measure the length and width of a Polaroid picture. (In order to evenly space them, you will need to figure out the appropriate and equal distances between each photograph.) Write down those measurements.
2. Tentatively arrange the photographs on the clipboard in the order that you will glue them down. Then remove them in that order.
3. Using a Sharpie, measure and mark the corners on the clipboard as to where the pictures will go.
4. One by one, add glue to the backside of each Polaroid, immediately placing them on the clipboard once you have done so.
5. Lastly (and optionally), stamp the frame with a quick description, or use a Sharpie.
I actually had everything that I needed to make this project, excluding the clipboard. After visiting the Dollar Store, I was all set to make it. In the end, this craft set me back a total of $1.25. Try finding a Polaroid frame for that low of a price!
Happy Labour Day, Canada and USA!
In keeping with the holiday theme, I wanted to share with everyone the pictures that were taken on our most recent vacation. I chose to do things a little differently this time around. Rather than relying solely on my digital camera and iPhone, I had purchased a disposable camera prior to our trip. I was worried that I was going to quickly burn through 27 photos, and would need to buy more than one. To my surprise, it was actually the other way around. I found myself being extremely selective about what I chose to document. Come the last day, I had not yet used the entire roll. Keep in mind that last year, I took over 300 pictures with my Canon.
While the quality is much more grainy, and the cost of the camera and to develop the photographs came to around $40 (a little steep), I actually think that I prefer to use rolls of film rather than digital prints. It made me much more aware of my surroundings, in addition to cherishing the results that much more. Besides, there's nothing more exciting than waiting a few days to see the results. At least for me, that is.
What are your thoughts on film vs. digital prints?


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Organic Shapes Imbue The HannaBerry Style
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It all started with seven shapes, seven curving, organic shapes. For her senior fine art drawing thesis at Mississippi State University, artist Sarah Qarqish combined those shapes to create a 27-foot by 6-foot laser-cut Stencil Wall, with a marbleized design projected behind it. Just after graduation, Qarqish took a small test panel from the wall and a CD of images and brought it to the Ohr-O'Keefe Museum of Art in Biloxi.
"I laid it on the curator's desk and prayed they'd call me," she recalls. "And they did."
By the time she got the call offering her an exhibit at the museum, Qarqish and her now-husband Morgan Welch knew they wanted to form their own studio to create furniture, sculpture and other fine art and custom work. After checking with Welch, she sought and received the go-ahead from the museum to feature their collaborative work during the show, and soon after they launched The HannaBerry Workshop (the name "HannaBerry" combines their middle names, which are also their mothers' maiden names).
Over the next year leading up to the exhibit's opening in December 2014, Qarqish and Welch set out to create an array of additional pieces to complement the original Stencil Wall. Drawing on those seven base shapes and the marbleized patterns, Qarqish and Welch made furniture, including seven interconnecting tables, as well as prints, intricate wood sculptures and lighted pieces. Throughout were the curves and lines that have since become their signature style – so much so that Qarqish says, "It has literally haunted us ever since. Everything we do, people are like, you guys are the organic curvy people, the funky people, and we're like, yeah! We love it."
Qarqish, 27, and Welch, 28, met while both were students at Mississippi State, where she studied fine art drawing and graphic design, and he focused on sculpture with a minor in architectural studies. They talked even then about going out on their own, together.
"We have these skill sets that are different from each other," Welch says, adding, "We were both being exposed to completely different ways of thinking about problems, ways of making things."
"We were taught to design in different ways," Qarqish adds. "I mean, there's basics that everyone goes through, but part of his [training] was engineering through the architecture and part of mine was business with graphic design. So, we just think differently."
It's part of what makes their work "not just a furniture piece, and not just an art piece," she adds. "It's got both of those things in it. And I think that's important and different – it makes our style unique."
The HannaBerry Workshop started in Jackson but moved to the coast two years ago. They're now based in a live-work studio in Ocean Springs imbued with their style and work – hand-built cabinets, bookshelves decorated with their signature organic curves. There's a small studio area where Qarqish paints and draws, and a large woodshop with woodworking equipment, but the line between their different mediums blurs more and more the longer they work together. Though Welch still mostly does the woodwork and furniture building, and Qarqish the design and painting, there is overlap: "He knows how to draw and design," Qarqish says, "and I do know how to woodwork – I do a lot of our finishing. It's just a cycle, it's not one way or the other."
Welch and Qarqish describe their design process as an evolving collaboration with each other – playing off of each other's strengths and skills, knowledge and training – with the environment around them and with the needs and desires of their clients.
On a recent summer day, two seafoam blue tables, curved like water drops, stand in their living room area, ready to be delivered to the Walter Anderson Museum in Ocean Springs. They gleam with a marine epoxy paint – a new design feature that stems from their recent interest in boating. But the paint was also chosen to make the finish durable, since the tables will be used for block printing by children. Qarqish and Welch also chose strong but affordable materials to stay within the museum's budget. Still, the tables retain the warm, organic feel that makes them instantly recognizable as HannaBerry pieces.
"We're always trying to work within our means or within our client's means, but we're also always experimenting and pushing the idea or concept to something different and useful," Qarqish says.
We don't like our furniture to sit in the background and just be an object. We want people to be like, that piece really ignited that space, or oh, that Murphy bed folds up and it's an entire inlaid wall panel – because we did that, we made that for a client one time. And when people realize we're testing the boundaries, they'll come to us with an idea.
They love the idea of their artwork being functional, she adds: "We don't like our furniture to sit in the background and just be an object. We want people to be like, that piece really ignited that space, or oh, that Murphy bed folds up and it's an entire inlaid wall panel – because we did that, we made that for a client one time. And when people realize we're testing the boundaries, they'll come to us with an idea."
Often the seven base shapes from the original stencil wall will become part of the work. Their move to the coast has only "amplified" their style, Qarqish says – those curvy shapes, always imbued with the organic feel of the natural, are now also reminiscent of shells, waves, oysters. In the context of a large conference table at the University of Southern Mississippi's new Marine Education Center, for example, seven species of Mississippi wood twisting and curling along a center panel become running water and splashing waves.
Though much of their current work is custom-made by commission, Qarqish and Welch are now in the process of designing a HannahBerry furniture line they hope to unveil in 2019. They plan to offer pieces at several price points, helping to expand their audience.
Qarqish says throughout the design process they're always thinking about where and how their work will be used.
"We're making organic pieces, so that can be very awkward in a space," she says, "So I think we always try and work towards a lighter piece of furniture that's not so awkward to move around or grab a hold of. We're always trying to make sure that our finishes and also the shapes and the edges feel good. We try to think about who's going to interact with them – is this going to hurt a baby if they run into it? Is someone going to think this is a seat rather than a table?"
Which has happened a lot with their work, she says, laughing (not a surprise, really, given the inviting curves in many of their pieces).
"We're always trying to make sure it just feels good," she continues, "it's going to work in a space. We're always wanting it to be complementary to itself, its surroundings, its space, and absolutely quality and longevity, long-lasting."
Qarqish and Welch have also seen their work evolve as their interests and experiences change. Their recent interest in boating, for example, has affected how they build: they're building the furniture like you'd build a boat, they say, with a skeleton and skin. Qarqish acquired an airbrush machine several years ago that she uses in her painting, and now airbrushing can be seen in their larger commissioned work as well.
"A lot of our process will stem from something that happens here in the art studio first, and then it will kind of find its way into a functional piece," Welch says.
"When clients see what they're making in the studio, it ignites their creativity too," Qarqish says. Much of their custom work is for individuals who are investing in their homes, looking for something unique, most likely a piece that's built in to the space or the architecture of their home. Qarqish and Welch like to show clients what they're testing out in the studio and present the idea of using it in the client's custom piece.
"And they normally trust us," Qarqish says. "That's the best part. There's this freedom to our studio, in what we do. People come to us —they want a table, maybe they know the shape of the table. But they don't know exactly what it's going to be in the end. There's this element of surprise—that's the part that I feel is the art side of the furniture. It functions exactly like the table they wanted, but then there's this something they could not ever buy at a store, because it comes straight from us."
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Alameda County Bar Association > General > How Do You Find A Good Lawyer?
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Imagine that you aren't a lawyer. Imagine that you have a son in college at a prestigious local university. He is a good student, earning close to a 4.0 average. He has aspirations of going to med school and becoming a doctor. One night, very uncharacteristically, he gets into a fight at a party on campus. Now he is being charged with student misconduct and has the right to representation. Where do you turn? Up until now you have had little need for a lawyer. So what do you do?
The scenario above is based on a call that came through the ACBA's Lawyer Referral Service (LRS). Through this service we help members of the public find a qualified attorney who can assist them with their legal matter. For a small fee, we connect clients with up to two attorneys who will provide a 30-minute consultation, after which the client can retain the attorney or decide how to move forward with their specific legal matter.
Using the Lawyer Referral Service offers members of public some piece of mind. The LRS refers individuals who call in to a qualified, insured attorney who is experienced in the practice area in question. The Lawyer Referral Service staff is able to refer clients to knowledgeable attorneys in many different practice areas, including: Bankruptcy, Employment Law, Family Law, Personal Injury, Trusts & Estates, and many more. Our service is well-established and respected in the Alameda County legal community and certified by the State Bar of California under Business and Professions Code §6155.
For information on how to become a member of ACBA's Lawyer Referral Service, please visit our website or contact the program administrator Hadassah Hayashi at hadassah@acbanet.org or (510) 302-2210.
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The cottage, also my private guest house on my garden beside my house, of about 28 square meters consists of a bedroom - small living room combined, a kitchenette, a tiled shower with wc (floor heating) and a porch with out door furniture and a small barbeque grill. The distance from the cottage to the jetty is 250 m. The location is very beautiful and the pike fishery there is great! The boat is a new Ryds 438 console boat with a 25 hp Suzuki four stroke engine, a front mounted Minn Kota electric trolling motor, GPS and echo sounder. This package is from Saturday one PM to Saturday ten AM. 3000 sek deposit for the boat, 500 sek for the cottage. The photo above is showing the jetty and the islands in morning light.


If you have more food left on your plate, you think you ate less than you really did.
This makes you less inclined to diet or exercise later on.
More research is needed, but this highlights the importance of healthy eating habits.
Learn to listen to your stomach and control your portions.
The holiday season is upon us, and that means one thing: food — and lots of it.
At any given dinner party, you're likely to face heaps of ham, platefuls of pie and enough green bean casserole to fill CenturyLink Field. (OK, that last one is a slight exaggeration, but you get the idea.) Feasting is one of our favorite ways to celebrate the season with family and friends.
If you're trying to make healthy choices, though, this can be tough.
While there are things you can do to practice good eating habits during these holiday get-togethers, a recent study suggests it's not just the meal itself that poses a potential pitfall. That leftover food on your plate can also sink your best-laid plans.
Here's how it works: Say it's Festivus, and you're piling your plate with meatloaf. You eat until you're beyond stuffed, but your plate is still pretty full because you loaded it up at the beginning of the meal. Even though you ate too much, you falsely think you consumed less than you actually did because you have so much leftover food on your plate. This, in turn, makes you less inclined to compensate for your overeating with exercise or dieting later on.
The leftovers effect boils down to your perception of how much food you've eaten and, as a result, how this affects your motivation to make up for overeating afterward.
Though the study has its limitations and more extensive research needs to be done on the matter — something the study itself acknowledges — the findings do highlight the importance of portion control in relation to eating habits.
So how can you control your portion sizes and truly understand how much you're eating at a holiday party or while dining out at a restaurant? Gloster has a few practical tips to help you mind your meals and combat the leftovers effect.
Aside from understanding the basics of serving sizes, Gloster says it's a good idea to actively manage your portions before you start eating.
This presents you with less food to eat from the get-go, making it more difficult for you to overindulge in one sitting. You'll also have less food remaining on your plate — take that, leftovers effect! — and a bonus meal to enjoy another day.
If you're dining out with a partner or friends, splitting an order will naturally reduce your portion size and prevent you from overeating.
For dinner parties and when you're eating at home, Gloster says using a smaller plate makes it more difficult for you to load up on too much food at the start of a meal. You're then able to portion out the amount of food you want to eat.
She also suggests leaving family-style serving platters in the kitchen instead of out on the dining table. This makes you more inclined to only take what you want to eat instead of being tempted by the extra food spread out in front of you.
And while paying attention to portion size is critical, you should also be aware of the nutritional content of the food on your plate. Because, let's face it, our favorite dishes are comforting for a reason (hint: they taste darn good and have the calories to prove it).
When you eat too much or fall under the spell of the leftovers effect, it's because your perception of how much you've eaten is warped by what you see on your plate.
To combat this, learn how to truly gauge your feelings of hunger and fullness.
It boils down to eating when you're hungry, but not starving, and stopping when you're satisfied rather than stuffed.
After you've eaten, wait 20 minutes to see if you're actually still hungry before you help yourself to another serving.
"It's about enjoying and savoring what you eat, then really checking in with yourself to see how sated you are," Gloster says.
Managing your portions while you eat is good and all, but what about after the meal?
Gloster suggests storing any leftover food by portions rather than in one huge container. This makes it easy for you to grab and reheat the appropriate amount, and it also serves as a visual reminder of how much food you should eat in one sitting.
And if your leftover food is something that's less than healthy — hey, no judgment, it is the holidays after all — you can always try repurposing it into something more nutritious and flavorful. Toss that stuffing into a frittata, swirl cranberry sauce into some oatmeal or top your salad with leftover turkey.


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Gig News – April 20th
by Jon Weinberg | Apr 20, 2015 | Gig Economy
As Professor Sachs recently posted, OnLabor will now provide bi-weekly updates with labor news from the "gig" – or "sharing" – economy. The gig economy is exploding, and will continue to grow at a rapid pace according to a recent study by PricewaterhouseCoopers. As the gig economy develops and evolves, many labor questions arise, such as over worker classification. OnLabor will consolidate coverage of labor-related developments starting with today's update:
Uber has changed its counsel for its defense against a California suit alleging that drivers are employees and not independent contractors, according to Breitbart. The suit, previously covered by OnLabor, will be proceeding to a jury trial next year. The Uber and Lyft suits are summarized succulently in a recent piece from the San Francisco Business Journal, which also notes the U.S. Department of Labor is not independently investigating but rather monitoring the suit closely. Ars Technica published a summary of four lawsuits similar to the Uber and Lyft litigation over worker classification, with background of the cases and context. Separately, Uber was sued in California for allegedly failing "to properly secure and protect drivers' personal information, including names, driver's license numbers and other personal information, and further failed to warn drivers that their personal information had been stolen."
Fusion profiled Shannon Liss-Riordan, a Boston attorney specializing in worker misclassification suits who has targeted gig economy firms – filing the aforementioned lawsuit against Uber and others against Lyft, Homejoy, Postmates and Try Caviar in the past few months. Liss-Riordan said "the litigation has an impact…We pride ourselves at our firm in challenging industry-wide practices. Sometimes entire industries are in the wrong and we will challenge them."
Forbes published a report on efforts by Uber and Lyft to recruit more female drivers. Only about 14% of Uber drivers are females, slightly higher than the 12.7% of taxi drivers and chauffeurs nationwide.
KQED reports on the difficulties gig economy workers face with taxes. The story notes that many drivers for Uber and Lyft face significant tax obligations as independent contractors, such as higher tax burdens and documentation requirements, and that gig economy firms aren't upfront about the obligations when recruiting and hiring workers.
According to the Bergen Record, the latest version of proposed New Jersey legislation to regulate Uber and Lyft does not address whether drivers are independent contractors or employees. That decision "would be left to the state labor officials to decide, if and when a driver complaint is filed."
Seven Days notes that Vermont's Labor Commissioner is investigating Uber and Lyft to determine if drivers should be categorized as employees or independent contractors
Alaska is considering a pair of bills that would "exempt ride-sharing services such as Uber and Lyft from providing workers compensation coverage to drivers in their networks," Business Insurance reports.
Writing for Bloomberg, Katie Benner described her different impressions of gatherings of Uber drivers and employees of Q, an Uber-like office cleaning firm. Benner observed that the workers at Q, who are full-fledged employees that get full benefits (including healthcare), were far happier than the Uber drivers. According to Brenner, the founders of Q "say that treating employees with respect is the right thing to do, and you get the sense that they really mean it." Similarly, Wired published a story on a meeting place for Uber drivers in San Francisco, noting the complaints of Uber drivers gathered together but the difficulties they face in organizing.
Fast Company reports on Dynamo, an online forum created by a Stanford-led research team for gig economy workers who find gigs on Amazon's Mechanical Turk platform. Dynamo is uniquely crafted to appeal to workers, and through it workers have organized campaigns and in one case achieved a change from Amazon.


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Officials offer advice on preparing for severe weather
Each year, many people are killed or seriously injured by tornadoes and severe thunderstorms despite advance warnings. Some don't hear the warning; others hear the warning but didn't believe it would happen to them.Alerts | Radar | Facebook | John Belski's Weather Blog The following preparedness information from the National Weather Service, combined with timely severe weather watches and warnings, could save your life.Tour the WLKY Weather app | Download : Apple | AndroidIf you hear a warning or observe threatening skies, only you can make the decision to seek safety. This could be the most important decision that you will ever make.What YOU can do before severe weather strikesDevelop a plan for yourself and your family at home, work, school and outdoors. The American Red Cross offers tips at www.redcross.org, and the Federal Emergency Management Agency at www.ready.gov.Practice your planKnow the risk for the area in which you live or where you visit. NWS warnings identify locations in the path of approaching severe weather.Have a public alert-certified NOAA weather radio and battery backup to receive warnings.Discuss thunderstorm safety with all members of your household.NWS watches and warnings are available on the Internet and from this station's website. Check alerts for your county hereKeep in mind that even though the weather may be calm at the time a tornado or severe thunderstorm watch or warning is issued for your area, conditions can change rapidly and can become life-threatening. Always heed warnings, even if warnings issued for your area in the past did not result in severe weather.Why Worry About Thunderstorms?Tornadoes and severe thunderstorms can and do occur at any location, any time of the day or night, and any time of year, given the right atmospheric conditions.Tune in to WLKY online or on television for severe weather watch and warning information. Track storms with the WLKY Interactive Radar If severe weather threatens, check on people who are older, very young or physically or mentally disabled.Having a "safe room" in your home or small business can help provide "near-absolute protection" for you and your family or your employees from injury or death caused by extreme winds. By near-absolute protection, the National Weather Service means that there is a very high probability that the occupants of a safe room built according to current FEMA guidance will avoid injury or death. Information on how to build a "safe room" in your home or school is available from FEMA.gov.This information is from the U.S. Department of Commerce's National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration's National Weather Service.Follow the WLKY Weather team on Twitter: Jay Cardosi | Matt Milosevich | Susanne Horgan | John Belski
Each year, many people are killed or seriously injured by tornadoes and severe thunderstorms despite advance warnings. Some don't hear the warning; others hear the warning but didn't believe it would happen to them.
Alerts | Radar | Facebook | John Belski's Weather Blog
Why Worry About Thunderstorms?
Emergency Kit For Pets
Emergency Kit Checklist
The following preparedness information from the National Weather Service, combined with timely severe weather watches and warnings, could save your life.
Tour the WLKY Weather app | Download : Apple | Android
If you hear a warning or observe threatening skies, only you can make the decision to seek safety. This could be the most important decision that you will ever make.
What YOU can do before severe weather strikes
Develop a plan for yourself and your family at home, work, school and outdoors. The American Red Cross offers tips at www.redcross.org, and the Federal Emergency Management Agency at www.ready.gov.
Practice your plan
Know the risk for the area in which you live or where you visit. NWS warnings identify locations in the path of approaching severe weather.
Have a public alert-certified NOAA weather radio and battery backup to receive warnings.
Discuss thunderstorm safety with all members of your household.
NWS watches and warnings are available on the Internet and from this station's website. Check alerts for your county here
Keep in mind that even though the weather may be calm at the time a tornado or severe thunderstorm watch or warning is issued for your area, conditions can change rapidly and can become life-threatening. Always heed warnings, even if warnings issued for your area in the past did not result in severe weather.
Tornadoes and severe thunderstorms can and do occur at any location, any time of the day or night, and any time of year, given the right atmospheric conditions.
Tune in to WLKY online or on television for severe weather watch and warning information. Track storms with the WLKY Interactive Radar
If severe weather threatens, check on people who are older, very young or physically or mentally disabled.
Having a "safe room" in your home or small business can help provide "near-absolute protection" for you and your family or your employees from injury or death caused by extreme winds. By near-absolute protection, the National Weather Service means that there is a very high probability that the occupants of a safe room built according to current FEMA guidance will avoid injury or death. Information on how to build a "safe room" in your home or school is available from FEMA.gov.
This information is from the U.S. Department of Commerce's National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration's National Weather Service.
Follow the WLKY Weather team on Twitter: Jay Cardosi | Matt Milosevich | Susanne Horgan | John Belski