In my house, there are certain foods that are notorious for being thrown out because we can't remember how long they've been in the refrigerator! Baby food, leftover Chinese food, even the occasional breast milk (sigh). All due to the simple fact that I can't recall how long ago I put the food in the refrigerator. I think having a timer to help me keep on top of leftovers is a great idea! The folks at double u products sent us a package of their magnetic DaysAgo timers.
Kathleen Whitehurst, the CEO and founder of double u products, originally designed the DaysAgo to help busy moms keep the food in refrigerators safe for their families. Now the DaysAgo has become a lifestyle product for which consumers themselves are always finding new uses. The DaysAgo timer was a winner of a Good Housekeeping "Good Buy Award". Recently, they have also received two prestigious awards from Creative Child Magazine—the 2010 "Top Choice of the Year" award the 2010 "Seal of Excellence", both in the parenting aids category.
Another great use…DaysAgo offers a special Pink edition of the counter to help keep track of monthly self-breast exams. Kathleen is a 10-year breast cancer survivor and committed to supporting breast cancer awareness. The pink DaysAgo timer comes with a suction cup so women can put it on their vanity or bathroom mirrors. She has also partnered with the Breast Cancer Network of Strength as part of her effort to promote early detection and self-breast exams. Her company will be donating 10 percent of all sales from the Pink DaysAgo to provide emotional. That's IT Mommy loves companies that give back.
The DaysAgo Timer 2-pack retails for $8.00 and can be purchased on their website.
REQUIRED ENTRY – Visit http://www.howmanydaysago.com/uses.php and tell us a new use you learned from their website. Come back here and leave a comment in the reply box below this post.
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you can use it outside to track how many days it's been since you fertilized the vegetable garden.
For aquarium cleaning. Thanks for the find…this product looks great!
I learned you could use them to tell when you last watered your plants.
You can use them to help you remember if you took your medicine or not!
I learned that you could use them to tell you, when you last watered your plants.
Ooh, we could definitely use it for the "heartworm medication" use. I'm always struggling to keep track of that!
You can use it to remind you to water your plants!
Love that they use it for flea collar rotations! Great idea!
The DaysAgo Digital Day Counter is the first and only digital day counter that attaches to a variety of surfaces with a magnetic or suction backing and counts up to 99 days. It's a simple gadget that is re-usable, versatile and helps save money. You can use it on food containers to let you know how many days ago you opened it, closed it, tried it, sauced it, grew it, etc. As for leftovers, it eliminates the doubt about when to throw it out.
You can track how long it's been since you watered the plants. I need it for this reason alone!
I liked the idea of using them for pets to remind people to change their cat's litter box or such. I also think using them to remind you when you took your last dose of medication is good. For me at least, when I'm sick I get a little forgetful.
how long ago did I take my pills? Use the timer!
I learned that it can be used for oil changes! I didn't realize it would go for so long.
I learned that it can be cleaned with a damp cloth and wiped with a dry towel but not supposed to be placed underwater or in dishwasher.
I learned that the days ago timer is multi functional and can be used for monitoring plant watering and other household tasks.
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Gogol Bordello finds 'pure life' plundering folk traditions
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'It's simply one huge musical bundle,' says Eugene Hutz, leader of Gogol Bordello, coming to Toronto on Aug. 19 and 20.
Nick Krewen
Special To The Star,
Published on Mon Aug 19 2013
Tarantellas, polonaises, tangos and waltzes — spouting healthy blasts of accordion and violin — rarely factor into any popular rock 'n' roll configuration these days, and that suits Eugene Hutz just fine.
For nearly 14 years since they emerged from Manhattan's Lower East Side, he's been the catalyst behind Gogol Bordello: a motley and boisterous octet that spouts a volcanic concoction of heavily ethnic folk tradition and modern pop world music. Whether it's live or on record, it sounds something like a jubilantly festive family wedding celebration being held aboard a pirate ship, as it's being tossed and pounded by the stormy sea.
Throw in a cavalier gypsy attitude and the thin-as-a-rake, born-in-Kiev lead singer's distinctively thick Ukrainian accent for six albums, not to mention their frantic take-no-prisoners performances for audiences around the world — including a pair at the Danforth Music Hall on Aug. 19 and 20 — and you have an entity that stands alone in today's music scene.
You'd think the diverse cultural sonics that reverberate so clearly in Gogol Bordello albums like 2005's East Infection EP; 2010's Rick Rubin-produced Trans-continental Hustle and the just-released Pura Vida Conspiracy would have already been plundered by other artists before Hutz got to them, considering their roots lie in songs that have been around for hundreds of years.
However, Hutz himself isn't surprised, and doubts any such act would have arisen from North America in the first place.
"People are quite disconnected from cultural heritage," he says. "For example, in Latin America, where I've spent the last five years living in Brazil between tours, what you will find is that amongst the Brazilian population — engineers, dentists, soccer players, lawyers, vendors and all their various kids — they will have about 100 songs that they all know in common from beginning to end.
"Can you think of 100 songs that people in North America know in common? Maybe they know the first verse of 'Folsom Prison Blues' . . . maybe. They have absolutely no idea about any Appalachian ballads. Maybe they know a handful of pop standards, the significance of which is quite dubious. So I'm not really expecting anybody to resonate with a song like 'If We Shall Sail' on the new album, or 'Name Your Ship.'"
In fact, Hutz maintains that foreigners have appropriated numerous folk music songs and styles so often that the true origin of this material usually goes unrecognized.
"I had a whole decade where I was obsessed with it, but that was before I started Gogol Bordello," says Hutz, 40.
"All throughout the '90s I was obsessed with folklore from Italy and Eastern Europe; chansons from France; Irish/English drinking songs; Appalachian ballads of America — and I studied it at the level of musicology and discovered a ton of things.
"I found that a lot of urban folklore songs that are considered to be deeply Ukrainian or Russian because they've been around there for 100 years, most of those melodies came from the Argentinian tango. Sailors brought them to Russia through the Black Sea. A lot of them are Neapolitan songs that have been vulgarized and bastardized and made into another entity with a different image behind it.
"You can see that the main musical export of Spain, which is flamenco, is not Spanish at all: It's Arabic, brought into Spain by nomads and gypsies. Then it was appropriated to a whole Spanish aura. There are a lot of interesting facts like that."
For his part, Hutz is satisfied that Gogol Bordello "are bringing that mix, even if people aren't necessarily conscious of where that's coming from," but he doesn't dwell on it when writing the band's sometimes philosophical, sometimes humorous songs.
"I don't even think about it," he admits. "It's simply one huge musical bundle. Erudition helps, but it doesn't come from any recipe. It just comes from love of music, that's all, in how all these different forms fit together."
Pura Vida Conspiracy marks the Gogols' first album since guitarist Oren Kaplan left the band. Kaplan filed a lawsuit last month against Hutz accusing the band leader of larceny; Hutz was unable to comment during this interview, as per instructions from his publicist.
But Hutz could talk about the album's title, which he says was christened by Colombian concertgoers.
"We were in Colombia and I walked out on stage, and the people were chanting 'Pura Vida!'" Hutz recalls, speaking on behalf of the band's Russian violinist Sergey Ryabtsev, Belarusian accordion player Pasha Newmer, Ecuadorean vocalist Pedro Erazo, Ethiopian bassist Thomas Gobena, Americans Michael Ward and Oliver Charles, who play guitar and drums respectively, and Hong Kong singer Elizabeth Chi-Wei Sun.
"And I wondered, is this just something they say all the time here? Whatever it is, it sounds like they're giving me the words to describe the album. It's 'pure life,' and I added 'conspiracy' to kind of signify that for some very ironic reason, people don't accept life for what it is.
"They're always too busy living in the future, or living in the past.
"How does life work? Believe me — it works. As long as you're breathing, you don't need to overthink it."
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Ron Stephens
stated on August 6, 2012 in an article:
Georgia spends fewer tourism advertising dollars than any other state in the South.
By Willoughby Mariano August 13, 2012
By Eric Stirgus August 13, 2012
Tourism advertising is not on Georgia's mind, lawmaker says
Metro Atlanta cities may do little to ensure government dollars to promote tourism are doing their job, but that doesn't mean that the state should rein in spending, an elected official said recently.
Georgia isn't spending enough money in the first place, said state Rep. Ron Stephens, chairman of the House Economic Development and Tourism Committee.
"We spend less dollars advertising than any other state in the South," Stephens said in an Aug. 6 article in The Atlanta Journal-Constitution about oversight of city tourism funds.
That's exactly the kind of thing we'd expect the head of the tourism committee to say. But is it true? We asked the Savannah Republican for more information.
We feel obliged to note that Georgia and its cities have a checkered history in tourism marketing.
State taxpayers will be paying $1.2 million annually for the next few decades on former Gov. Sonny Perdue's "Go Fish" tourism program.
Perdue's vision for the plan was to make Georgia "a fisherman's paradise" by developing the economy, attracting high-dollar fishing tournaments, improving access to state lakes and increasing angling participation.
Critics argue it was a pork project for Perdue's hometown, Bonaire, which is near the Go Fish Education Center.
And there's Brand Atlanta, a shuttered effort to market Georgia's capital city. It raised some $8 million between 2005 and 2006 from corporations and government, including $1 million from the convention and visitors bureau. The campaign featured a widely panned theme song.
But the budget went bust during the Great Recession, its staff was laid off in 2008 and Brand Atlanta is no more.
State tourism funds shrank as the economy stumbled, and Stephens thinks it's a shame.
"If we advertise the jewels we have, then more people will come here and we'll get that money back," Stephens said.
Stephens said his statement about low spending referred to the amount of money state governments spend to promote tourism, as well as the number of dollars spent per capita. It excludes spending by the city of Atlanta and other localities.
Stephens referred us to data collected by the Georgia Department of Economic Development.
A department spokeswoman sent us state-by-state figures compiled by the U.S. Travel Association, an industry group that researches and promotes travel to and within the country.
Policymakers, other trade organizations and media use USTA's numbers widely. We were unable to find another organization that collects similar data.
We started our analysis by separating out USTA data for Southern states. This is more difficult than you might think.
Government agencies disagree on what counts as the South. Born and bred Southerners do, too.
Even some newcomers get the vapors when Yankees lump South Florida in with the rest of us.
What's worse, the official U.S. census definition includes Oklahoma.
Really? We thought. Do they even sell sweet tea there?
We struck a Great Compromise and focused on the 11 states that formally seceded from the Union during the Civil War, plus Kentucky. (What would the South be without Kentucky or its bourbon?)
Then we crunched the numbers for fiscal year 2011-2012.
Georgia was second only to Kentucky in the lowest amount spent on tourism. Our fiscal year 2011-2012 provisional budget stood at $2,551,516, according to USTA data. Kentucky's was $1,888,300.
The Peach State fared worse in other measures of state tourism spending.
The population and budgets of Southern states vary widely, so we considered two additional pieces of data that take these differences into account: The amount of state tourism funding allocated per capita, which Stephens also said was the lowest in the South; and tourism allocations as a portion of a state's budget.
Georgia ranked last on a per capita basis at $0.26 per person. Arkansas placed first at $3.05 per person.
Georgia also ranked last on tourism advertising as a portion of the state budget. During fiscal year 2012, Georgia set aside 0.014 percent of its general fund budget toward tourism advertising.
Kentucky was the second-lowest on our list. Once again, Arkansas placed first.
Our ruling:
Stephens said that Georgia's state government spends fewer tourism advertising dollars than any other in the South. He was right in the metrics that matter most: per capita spending, and spending as a percentage of state budget.
In dollars, Stephens was close. Only Kentucky spends less.
Stephens earns a True.
stated on January 2, 2021 in a phone call with Georgia's Secretary of State
"You had (4,925) out-of-state voters… in Georgia."
By Noah Y. Kim • January 4, 2021
The Atlanta Journal-Constitution, "Do tourism dollars pay off?," Aug. 6, 2012
The Atlanta Journal-Constitution, "State's marketing effort needs bang for the buck," Feb. 3, 2011
The Atlanta Journal-Constitution, "Perdue pushed pet projects," Jan. 2, 2011
The Atlanta Journal-Constitution, "Cheap bonds hike Ga. debt," April 25, 2010
The Atlanta Journal-Constitution, "Brand Atlanta all but out of funding," Aug. 1, 2008
The Atlanta Journal-Constitution, "Shut my mouth! Brand Atlanta dumps slogans," Oct. 19, 2007
The Atlanta Journal-Constitution, "Atlanta works on its sales pitch," Jan. 7, 2010
U.S. Travel Association, fiscal year 2011-2012 state budget data, received Aug. 7, 2012
U.S. Census Bureau, "Census Regions and Divisions of the United States," accessed Aug. 7, 2012
Telephone interview, Ron Stephens, state representative, Georgia General Assembly, Aug. 7, 2012
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Pitt Announces New COVID-19 Vaccine Policy
by Jonathan Ross
Posted on November 29, 2021 by insiderupg in Administration, Campus Life, Home, News, Student Government // 2 Comments
Photo by Ivan Diaz on Unsplash.
On Nov. 3, the University of Pittsburgh issued a COVID-19 vaccine mandate that applies to all Pitt students, faculty, and staff. The policy will require that everyone provide proof of COVID-19 vaccination or obtain an exemption before Dec. 6. Students that fail to meet this deadline will be disenrolled prior to the spring semester and will not be allowed to attend classes until they obtain proof of vaccination or an exemption.
Austyn Carson, president of Pitt-Greensburg's Student Government Association (SGA), said that SGA met with the administration of Pitt-Greensburg to discuss the mandate prior to its announcement.
"We weren't surprised because of the numbers and stuff like that," Carson said. "We didn't think it was going to happen until next year. Our goal in SGA right now is to give students the right information that they need to get vaccinated and to make sure that they know that there are exemptions available."
The mandate comes in the wake of an uptick in COVID-19 cases across all Pitt campuses since late October. From Oct. 27 to Nov. 9, Pitt's COVID-19 Medical Response Office has reported 138 new cases across all Pitt campuses. At Pitt-Greensburg, 5 students and 1 staff member have tested positive for COVID-19 since Oct. 27.
The administration held a public Zoom meeting on Nov. 5 to discuss the policy's details and to answer student questions. Students were asked to comply with the policy to avoid disenrollment.
"You have to do the right thing. We don't want anyone who is trying to do the right thing to be shut out of their educational opportunities," President Dr. Robert Gregerson said. "The last thing we want anyone to do is to stop their academic progress because they're not vaccinated or they have not submitted an exemption request. Please do that. One or the other."
Exemptions were a repeated topic of discussion at the meeting. Administrators said that exemptions are processed on a case-by-case basis by the Office of Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion (OEDI) in Oakland.
Those who wish to request an exemption are encouraged to do so as soon as possible, as OEDI will not review any exemptions submitted after Nov. 29. Students and staff can obtain a medical, moral, or religious exemption form online, which must be submitted to the online exemption request form. All forms must be notarized before submission, either at an official notary or on campus in 201 Lynch Hall. Anyone with questions regarding exemption requests can contact exemptions@pitt.edu.
Similarly, those wishing to obtain a COVID-19 vaccine are encouraged to attend Pitt-Greensburg's weekly vaccine clinic in the Chambers gymnasium on Tuesdays at 9 a.m. until the end of November. The clinic provides both initial doses and booster doses of the Moderna vaccine.
Masks will still be required indoors, and individuals that have obtained an exemption to the vaccine mandate will still need to submit a negative COVID-19 test each week. Individuals previously infected with COVID-19 will still need to vaccinate or obtain an exemption from the OEDI.
Carson said SGA is working to facilitate relations between students and administration moving forward and reminded students that the University respects different attitudes towards the policy.
"I hope that the end goal with this mandate is that we can start getting back to normal," he said. "It's evident that the student body is diverse in its opinions about this, which is fine. SGA respects your opinion, and the University does, too. They could very well have given the mandate without any type of exemption. I think that's a great respect factor."
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Doubly Charged ABA Triblock Copolymers: Thermomechanically Robust Physical Network and Hierarchical Microstructures
Xi Chen, Samantha J. Talley, James V. Haag, Glenn A. Spiering, Boer Liu, Kevin J. Drummey, Mitsuhiro Murayama, Robert B. Moore, Timothy E. Long
This manuscript describes the structure-property-morphology relationships of doubly charged 1,4-diazabicyclo[2.2.2]octane (DABCO) salt-containing ABA triblock ionomers. The triblock copolymers consist a soft poly(n-butyl acrylate) (PnBA) central block and two external styrenic hard blocks bearing amphiphilic pendant C18-alkyl groups and doubly charged salt units. Surprisingly, the DABCO salt-containing ABA block copolymers preserved the thermomechanical integrity until degradation, which indicated the formation of a reinforcing physical network compared to the corresponding doubly charged random copolymers and singly charged block copolymer analogs. Small-angle X-ray scattering data revealed that the DABCO-based ABA block copolymers self-assembled into highly ordered hierarchical microstructures, in which the soft and hard domain of the block copolymers phase-separated into highly ordered lamellar morphologies. Moreover, a secondary structure that originated from the ordering of the amphiphilic pendant groups formed within the lamellar hard domain. The interesting thermal, thermomechanical, and morphological properties of doubly charged ionic block copolymers open promising avenues for the synthesis of novel thermoplastic elastomers.
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Chen, X., Talley, S. J., Haag, J. V., Spiering, G. A., Liu, B., Drummey, K. J., Murayama, M., Moore, R. B., & Long, T. E. (2019). Doubly Charged ABA Triblock Copolymers: Thermomechanically Robust Physical Network and Hierarchical Microstructures. Macromolecules, 52(23), 9168-9176. https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.macromol.9b02075
Doubly Charged ABA Triblock Copolymers : Thermomechanically Robust Physical Network and Hierarchical Microstructures. / Chen, Xi; Talley, Samantha J.; Haag, James V.; Spiering, Glenn A.; Liu, Boer; Drummey, Kevin J.; Murayama, Mitsuhiro; Moore, Robert B.; Long, Timothy E.
In: Macromolecules, Vol. 52, No. 23, 10.12.2019, p. 9168-9176.
Chen, X, Talley, SJ, Haag, JV, Spiering, GA, Liu, B, Drummey, KJ, Murayama, M, Moore, RB & Long, TE 2019, 'Doubly Charged ABA Triblock Copolymers: Thermomechanically Robust Physical Network and Hierarchical Microstructures', Macromolecules, vol. 52, no. 23, pp. 9168-9176. https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.macromol.9b02075
Chen X, Talley SJ, Haag JV, Spiering GA, Liu B, Drummey KJ et al. Doubly Charged ABA Triblock Copolymers: Thermomechanically Robust Physical Network and Hierarchical Microstructures. Macromolecules. 2019 Dec 10;52(23):9168-9176. https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.macromol.9b02075
Chen, Xi ; Talley, Samantha J. ; Haag, James V. ; Spiering, Glenn A. ; Liu, Boer ; Drummey, Kevin J. ; Murayama, Mitsuhiro ; Moore, Robert B. ; Long, Timothy E. / Doubly Charged ABA Triblock Copolymers : Thermomechanically Robust Physical Network and Hierarchical Microstructures. In: Macromolecules. 2019 ; Vol. 52, No. 23. pp. 9168-9176.
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Barcelona Looks good in a strange version of the 3-4-3. Abidal is all over the place every time I watch him I'm more and more convinced he is as important to the defensive cohesion as anyone else.
Cesc Scored, of course he did.
Christian Zapata looks like a good signing, though he hasn't made any spectacular defensive saves, his pace and technique look spot on. Udinese could be really hurting this year.


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Esoteric Recordings are pleased to announce the release of a newly re-mastered and expanded edition of the highly collectable and legendary 1974 album by Gravy Train, "Staircase To The Day".
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•	NEW REMASTERED & EXPANDED RELEASE OF THE 1974 ALBUM BY GRAVY TRAIN
•	WITH TWO BONUS TRACKS
•	FULLY RESTORED ARTWORK AND LINER NOTES
Formed in Lancashire in 1969, Gravy Train was fronted by guitarist and vocalist Norman Barratt, along with J.D. Hughes on keyboards, flute and saxophones, Les Williams on bass and Barry Davenport on drums. The band first came to public attention when they signed to Vertigo Records in 1970. Gravy Train recorded two classic progressive rock albums for the label before signing with Pye Records' progressive label, Dawn in 1973.
"Staircase to the Day" was the band's second album for Dawn Records. Issued in 1974, the album was a fine collection of Progressive Rock music that took in influences from bands such as Jethro Tull, Roland Kirk et al.
A highly sought after artefact by vinyl collectors (with original LP copies changing hands for high sums), this Esoteric Recordings reissue of "Staircase to the Day" has been re-mastered and includes two bonus tracks taken from a 1975 single.
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How to Discipline a Child: Why Spankings and Time-Outs Don't Work
McKenna Meyers
Ms. Meyers is a credentialed teacher with a master's degree in special education. She spent many years teaching preschool and kindergarten.
Did you know that Sweden has banned spankings as well as any sort of humiliating treatment of children?
Did you know some experts contend that time-outs escalate an already bad situation by making children feel abandoned and, thus, trigger an emotional outburst?
Did you know digital groundings (taking away a child's cell phone or iPad) actually undermine parental authority because moms and dads rarely follow through with the punishment?
If these common forms of discipline—spankings, time-outs, and digital groundings—are ineffective, what's a parent to do? Find out what experts suggest and how their strategies can actually make your child a stronger person and a better communicator!
Spankings are still a common form of discipline in the United States but are banned in Sweden. | Source
Is Your Discipline Effective or Just Quick and Easy?
As a former kindergarten teacher, I get irritated by parents who co-opt discipline methods used in the classroom, such as time-outs, and implement them with their kids at home. I find it annoying because these moms and dads aren't using common sense to deal with their children in an individualized and compassionate manner, but are doing what's quick, easy, and convenient. Teachers employ certain methods because they're dealing with 20 or more students. They need to act swiftly so their lessons aren't torpedoed by one youngster's misbehavior, causing the entire class to lose focus. They don't always time to offer a teachable moment, make the punishment fit the crime, or have a discussion like moms and dads can and should.
With this in mind, I started thinking about various discipline methods that parents use with their children, wondering whether they're effective or not. What do pediatricians, psychologists, and early childhood educators say on the matter and are moms and dads following their advice? Here's what I discovered to help parents make better decisions when disciplining their youngsters.
To Spank or Not to Spank?
I never spanked my boys when they were little nor did any of my friends do so with their kids. I was shocked, therefore, to read a study in Pediatrics in which 65 percent of parents with 3-year-old children admitted to spanking them within the month. Likewise, a Harris poll revealed that 81 percent of Americans said it's sometimes proper for parents to discipline their kids in this violent manner. I thought spanking had gone the way of the Walkman, drive-in movies, beehive hairdos, the Edsel, and the Watusi, but it's still alive and well and living in America...just carefully hidden.
Spanking: America's Dirty Little Secret
Spanking, it turns out, is one of those dirty little secrets in our country. Parents know that pediatricians, psychologists, and early childhood educators oppose it but do it anyway, thinking it doesn't do any (or much) harm. Their thinking seems to be, "I was spanked as a kid and I turned out okay." But what's lacking in their thought process is the enormous amount of research that's come out of late that shows spanking and other forms of corporal punishment pose a grave risk to youngsters. Studies consistently show it can lead to increased aggression, antisocial behavior, and even long-range mental health issues.
Spanking: Damaging and Ineffective
If that's not enough to discourage parents from using it, there's also the simple reality that it's ineffective. While spanking or the threat of spanking may work in the moment because it scares kids, it doesn't deter negative behavior in the long-term. Dr. Alan Kazdin, director of the Yale Parenting Center and Child Conduct Center says, "there is no need for corporal punishment based on the research. We are not giving up an effective technique. We are saying this is a horrible thing that does not work."
If Not Spanking, Then What?
"The ugly American" is a title that people around the world sometimes use to describe those of us in the United States, thinking we're loudmouthed, ill-mannered, and ignorant of other nations and cultures. Our reputation of being uncouth certainly isn't helped by our propensity to spank our children. Thirty countries around the world have banned corporal punishment in all settings, including the home. The United Nations Committee on the Rights of the Child issued a statement in which they called it "legalized violence against children." Yet, many moms and dads here stubbornly insist it's a parent's right to punish their youngsters any way they see fit.
Verbal Conflict Resolution Gets Long-Term Results
If so many people around the world aren't spanking their kids, what methods of discipline are they using instead? Sweden has not only banned corporal punishment but any sort of humiliating treatment of children. Parents there strive to build mutual respect between themselves and their kids. When a problem arises, they use verbal conflict resolution to express their feelings, listen to one another, and resolve the issue. Because of this, children in Sweden learn powerful communication tools at an early age, are more self-disciplined, and are better behaved at school.
Time-outs can quickly escalate a situation and make children react with cries, screams, and defiance. | Source
The Trouble With Time-Outs
A teacher may see time-outs as a necessary evil in a busy classroom. There are moments when she must remove a disruptive child from the group so instruction can continue and the other kids can learn. She doesn't use time-outs as a punishment but as an opportunity for the child to calm down and regain his composure before returning to the lesson. She may even have a special time-out corner in the room where the youngster sits and does soothing activities such as coloring, playing with play-dough, and squeezing a stress ball.
Time-Outs Should Not Be Used at Home
Unlike a teacher dealing with a large group, parents don't need to use time-outs at home and probably shouldn't. Dr. Daniel Siegel and Dr. Tina Payne Bryson are authors of a life-changing book for moms and dads called No Drama Discipline: The Whole-Brain Way to Calm the Chaos and Nurture Your Child's Developing Mind.They're scholars in the field of interpersonal neurobiology, studying how relationships and the brain interact to shape our mental lives. According to them, time-outs are usually ineffective because they trigger an emotional reaction from youngsters that stem from their fear of parental abandonment. The authors write, "time-outs frequently make children angrier and more dysregulated, leaving them even less able to control themselves or think about what they've done, and more focused on how mean their parents are to have punished them."
Dr. Payne Bryson Says Time-Outs Often Escalate The Drama Rather Than Diffuse It
If Not Time-Outs, Then What?
Many parents see time-outs as the politically correct alternative to spanking, giving themselves a pat on the back for picking a non-violent form of discipline. Because they're commonly used and even recommended by some pediatricians, time-outs have become the method of choice for many moms and dads. But, in No Drama Discipline, the authors argue that time-outs are exactly what youngsters don't need when they're acting out, feeling emotionally vulnerable, and needing comfort. Instead of being put aside and made to feel alone and rejected, they need connection, love, and understanding.
Instead of Time-Outs, Parents Should "Connect and Redirect!"
It's important that moms and dads keep in mind that discipline is not synonymous with punishment. Discipline means to teach. The child is a student who needs guidance and wisdom, not a prisoner who needs to be put away in solitary confinement. Dr. Siegel and Dr. Payne Bryson recommend the "connect and redirect" approach, which I have used with tremendous success as both a mom and a teacher.
The parent connects with the child, recognizing and acknowledging what they're feeling. A mom might say to her daughter, "I see you're angry about losing Monopoly. It's frustrating, isn't it?" Once the daughter realizes Mom understands, she feels less upset and starts to relax. The emotional connection has made all the difference in the world!
When her daughter is calmer, Mom can tap into the logical part of her brain, getting her to think about better ways to react when losing. She might say, "When you get mad like that, what could you do other than yelling?" Her daughter might come up with suggestions like taking a walk around the block, listening to music, writing in her journal, or going on a bike ride. She's learning to recognize and accept her powerful emotions and deal with them constructively.
With "connect and redirect," parents resist the temptation to lecture and instead quickly redirect the child to a new activity. No good comes from belaboring the negative behavior and it's best to move on to something else like reading a book or going outside to play.
It's hard for parents to follow through with digital groundings, especially with older kids. | Source
Taking Away Technology
When I was growing up in the 1970's, parents disciplined their children and teens by grounding them. When you misbehaved, you couldn't hang out with your friends or go fun places with your family but had to stay at home except for school and church. Today, moms and dads are more apt to use digital grounding, taking away or restricting the use of their kids' iPads, smartphones, and laptops. Eight of ten parents of youngsters 14 and under say limiting their child's use of technology is their preferred form of discipline. But how effective is it?
Digital Grounding Undermines Parental Authority When Moms and Dads Relent
Digital grounding often makes the situation at home worse because parents fail to follow through, finding it too much of a hassle. Moms and dads buckle when their kids whine, complain, or need to be entertained because they're bored without their gadgets. When parents relent, they look weak and their youngsters gain the upper hand.
Parents may also find it impossible to monitor digital grounding when their youngsters are away from home. They may find it impractical to enforce because their children need technology to complete their homework and stay in contact with friends about after school activities. Plus, many moms and dads want the convenience and comfort that comes from staying in contact with their youngsters by smartphone. A digital grounding may cause more disruption in the family routine than it's worth!
If Not Digital Grounding, Then What?
If a boy hits his sister and gets disciplined with a week of no video games, he probably won't make a connection between his bad behavior and its resulting penalty. Since the punishment doesn't fit the crime, it's largely meaningless to him, and he'll likely repeat the offense. That's why many experts recommend that parents use logical consequences. The brother who hit his sister would apologize and help her clean her room or play a favorite board game with her. These consequences teach him a valuable life lesson about repentance and making things right.
Dr. Allen Discusses How Parents Can Use Logical Consequences for Both Good and Bad Behaviors
How Do You Discipline Your Children?
In your home, what have you found most effective?
spankings
time-outs
digital grounding
verbal conflict resolution
connect and redirect
logical consequences
© 2018 McKenna Meyers
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That's a good tradition to keep, Bill. I was surprised at the large percentage of parents who still spank their children. I thought we had moved way past that. Now, when I think back on former preschool and kindergarten students I had who were aggressive, I bet they were spanked. Of course, their parents would never admit to it!
16 months ago from Olympia, WA
My parents were old school, but they never spanked me. I never spanked my son. The tradition continues, hopefully. :)
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Just as promised here is the interview between anti-gun Piers Morgan and the Oklahoma Senator who introduced a bill dubbed the "Piers Morgan Act" which enables citizens to carry guns without a special license from the state.
Obviously, Morgan is pretty ticked- off that his name is being attached to a bill that expands 2nd amendment rights instead of abolishing them as he advocates.
We just couldn't bring ourselves to actually watch CNN and pad this anti-gunners ratings (which are in dire need of help anyway), so we waited for the replay to come out. And here it is.
The Oklahoma senator pretty much destroys Morgan's attacks with sound reason and facts. Two things which are more foreign than Morgan's ideals. But I think Senator Dahm could have done a much better job in his responses. He has to remember, Morgan is not a gentleman, and you can't treat him like one. When he spews out a rubbish premise you have to call him out on it. And believe me.. there was a lot of spewing going on in this interview.
Senator Dahm, you have to speak up when Morgan tramples our constitution. I give you credit for even going on that show with all 5 people watching from home, but a little research would have gone a long way. Morgan only uses the same old lies he always uses, so it's not hard to refute his arguments, as we have done so below the video.
At least at the 10 minute mark the senator begins to find his stride, but of course that's when the interview ends. Here are some of the problems I had with Morgan's comments and how Senator Dahm could have answered them better.
What the senator SHOULD have pointed out is that magazines that hold 15, 20 or even 30 rounds are NOT "high capacity" magazines, but magazines which are pretty standard and common and already owned by millions of gun owners who shoot NO ONE on a daily basis.
And if we don't restrict the rights of all Muslims because of the actions of a few radicals, why do anti-gunners seek to restrict the rights of all gun owners because of a handful of people? Can Morgan answer that question? No. He can't.
On the mental health issues Morgan again fails to point out that background checks already stop criminals from buying guns if they go to a gun shop or retail store. But guess what? Criminals get their guns on the black market. Once again, only the law abiding citizens are effected by arguments like this.
Morgan also spewed out a few lies when he said that every country that has introduced strict gun control laws (aka gun bans) have seen a reduction in gun violence and crime. In the cases of both Australia and the UK, there was a spike in crime and homicides after the gun bans, as can be seen in these charts. Morgan has to twists the facts into complete falsehoods to make his argument that gun control has reduced crime. It's simply not true.
By the way, Morgan stated that the senator wants things to be like the wild west with everyone carrying a gun at their hip. Every time anti-gunners use the "wild west" but I just have to laugh as they don't even realize that the homicide rate was actually lower in the so called "wild west" days. Even with little law and order, the guns of the wild west were less "wild" than they are today with more gun control laws.
It was a nice try by Morgan to play the clip of the Sandy Hook parent who said his son had a right to life and that supercedes any 2nd amendment rights. His son did have a right to his life. And he had the right to be protected from the madman who came into his school. His son was robbed of the right to be protected because some influential people thought it would be a good idea to make a school a gun-free target zone.
Another inerrant view of Morgan's is that the "well regulated militia" of the 2nd amendment is referring to the police and military, neither of which existed during the writing of the constitution as it does today. He is ignorant AGAIN of the facts. The founding fathers saw the militia as every able bodied individual who could bear arms. That's a fact. There were even some laws that demanded every churchgoer in Georgia to carry firearms with them to church. And no, they were not military and police. They were just given the ability to defend themselves. Which is one of the most vital rights of all individuals.


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Ashley Beckman
Noah Brandt preparing to take a faceoff
Braydn Larson, Writer
Senior Noah Brandt is a two-sport athlete, competing in both football and lacrosse. Although he has won two state football championships in the past two seasons, he is geared up for his favorite sport, lacrosse. Brandt started playing lacrosse in fourth grade and plans on continuing his dominance on the field at the University of Wisconsin -Concordia in fall of 2019.
Brandt is a captain of the lacrosse team this season, and led the team in faceoffs taken and ground balls last year. Brandt is known for dominating the field, and showing good leadership skills on and off the field. Brandt said, "Lacrosse is my favorite sport because of how easy it came to me, and it is fast paced.
"There is no question that Brandt is a hard worker, and he loves the game. Head coach, Scott Seykora said, "Noah is an extremely hard worker. He enjoys the game and has played in many tournaments throughout the country. He definitely leads by example." His hard work and dedication does not go unnoticed. Keep an eye out for Brandt in his senior lacrosse season as he plans to be an important team player and give this season everything he's got.
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The Sheraton will NOT allow food or drink to be brought into the ball area LEGALLY, so get creative!
Sorry, RESERVED TABLES for the Ball have SOLD OUT but tickets are still available.
The Parade LINE-UP will be first-come, first-served this year. There will be NO separate line-up meeting this year, both the lineup AND mandatory driver's meeting will be held together in the week before the parade which is March 1. The EXACT time and date will be posted here.
REMINDER!! ATTENTION: BALL DECORATORS - The Sheraton Atrium is having a function on February 15th until 4:00 pm. Our doors for the Ball open at 7:00 pm, this will mean our time is limited so PLEASE COME AND HELP!!
THE FLOCKING will be Saturday night at City Park Lake. If you have a small boat bring it along!
Everyone is asking about the LINE-UP and DRIVERS meeting... A mailing will be going out and information will be posted here soon. Keep checking back.
There are 4 tickets at a reserved table at the Ball available for sale, if you are interested e-mail me and I will forward the contact information to you.
Flocking Alert!! Flamingo painting at David Applegate's Shop at 1440 Government Street on Wednesday January 29th at 6:00 p.m.. Parking is available in float lot on north side of the railroad tracks or Car Quest lot. He will serve food from 5:00 p.m. to 6:00 pm (sharp) prior to painting at 6:00 p.m..
If you would like to list your "before" or "after" Parade party you can e-mail me and I will put your announcement in the forum or you can go to the forum and post it in the "Parade Day Parties" section.
We have two people who want to be riders, if anyone has an opening please email me.
SPLL Board Members meeting at Brewbachers on Government Street on Saturday January 25th at 2:00 p.m.
We will be having "Bird Painting" at David Applegate's Shop on Government Street (by the railroad tracks) at 6:30 p.m. on Wednesday the 22nd. If you need directions call David at 336-4416. Come on out and let's get some birds painted!!
ATTENTION: BALL DECORATORS - The Sheraton Atrium is having a function on February 15th until 4:00 pm. Our doors for the Ball open at 7:00 pm, this will mean our time is limited so PLEASE COME AND HELP!


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The Curious Case Of Cannabis
By Aryan Mayor / August 14, 2020 August 14, 2020
Ganja, Bhang, Hashish, Hemp or Marijuana all slangs for that one lone plant cannabis, a psychoactive drug which has been used for recreational purposes since medieval time. Whether you know it or not you must have crossed this plant who many in today's day and age consider a taboo, the babas smoking their chillums or people on holi enjoying the cold and sweet drink enriched with bhang. A plant whose composition reacts with neuro sensors in your brain and releases large amounts of reward chemical or in simple words "Gets you High". Making it mildly addictive, to say the least. From the Kush mountains of the Himalayas to The Californian Valley, Clearly, there's no shortage of the plant and at the same time, the consumers you could say are endless. Contrary to popular belief no cannabis was not first grown in California or in a more general sense, not in that side of the world, To understand how we reached the current situation I think explaining how it all began and the economics that drive this drug is quite relevant.
Like most plants, Even cannabis can be roughly categorised as mainly two species the head high Sativa or the body high Indica the evidence of whose origins can be traced all around the world. From China whos Nobel people described the plant as giving a blissful trip to Siberia. Believe it or not, Cannabis is indigenous to Central Asia and the Indian subcontinent, out of which hemp was probably the first plant cultivated and was used to make clothes, shoes, ropes and paper(no not rolling paper). Hemp is also another word for ganja in Sanskrit, the use of which is mentioned in several Indian texts before 1000 CE. Well with the gradual cultivation of this drug its several health benefits came to light which were
Relief of chronic pains
Improves lung capacity (highly doubt it but ill take the internet's word for it)
Regulated seizures
Treats glaucoma
Helps with ADHA
Delas with pain linked arthritis
and well all help achieve a mental state not quite possible with other controlled substances.
So how did this plant indigenous to mostly the Indian peninsular and China spread across the globe (well with the high that it caused I'm pretty sure it could've flown itself) well its easier explained with a simple flow chart
West Himalayas –> Central Asia –> Europe –>North West Africa –> South America –> Snoop Dogg
In the same way, poppy and its derivative opium had specific trade routes so did Cannabis which led to its rapid expansion all around the globe. People were quickly able to recognize the large demand and ease of actually cultivating such a plant locally, drastically reducing costs and increasing the margin the plant could be sold at by the cultivator. However this usually meant illegal land was being used as growing spots and dormant illegal trade routes were made active once again, Hence began one of the most back and forth confrontation against cannabis and narcotics by governments across the globe.
You must be wondering even with such a rich cultural history especially in India cannabis should be legal but no, This is mainly because of India and its government trying to conform with the norms of First world counties during the late twentieth century, in which most of the countries had already criminalized its use and cultivation. The main issue during the time wasn't the actual use of the drug in recreational or medical ways but instead the problems that precedes with the slinging(slang for moving drugs duh) of this plant. Controlling it through legislation was expensive and time-consuming so most countries decided to ban it altogether, Similarly in the case of India through the Narcotic Drugs And psychotropic substances act of 1985 which criminalized it use and made it a criminal offence to be in possession of such a drug. However different states have their own laws on the cultivation and consumption of hemp and marijuana, For eg Odisha is a state where weed is legal and Uttrakhand has legalized the cultivation of Hemp. Unlike the lobbyists of cannabis have not always been successful in India, however, we see a shifting trend a shift toward re legalizing cannabis led by the Great Legalization Movement of India.
If we look at the economics of it it's not particularly a profitable business even the legal ones spread across the Californian valley require large amounts of seed(no not cannabis seeds) money just to start the business but nevertheless, the market potential is huge and most importantly untaped, in the United States alone the marijuana industry is estimated to be at 13.8 billion dollars and expected to jump the size 9 times that by 2027.
But it is what it is, until clearer laws and legislation can be formed in Inda it will still remain a criminalized substance in most states. Reforms are there but nothing drastic, not enough for the millions of cannabis users here in India to be made a job and income-generating industry. In no way is any substance which can be good for anybody, there will always remain certain pros and cons for any controlled substance such as cannabis. In such cases the need to find a balance is a must, this balance must come from a person at an interpersonal level.
Cannabis has been part of India's rich history for thousands of years in which there was complete harmony among the people who decided to use it and people who dint. I feel limiting such a substance has not had an impact in people pressuring it. the best way moving forward would be to legalize it in a controlled manner where acquiring it is not easy but not impossible either, which would be the foremost way to achieve the said balance.


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Congress Rejects $250 Payments for People with Disabilities
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The House of Representatives has filed H. R. 5987 – – Seniors Protection Act of 2010.
The House of Representatives and the Senate were asked to consider legislation that would provide a new type of stimulus payment to people with disabilities that is similar to the Social Security payments that were given out last year. The people who would have qualified to receive the payments were seniors, veterans, and people with disabilities who receive Social Security.
The one-time payments were proposed in October because there has been no cost of living increase for people with disabilities for two years in a row. Under this measure about 50 million Americans who have disabilities would have received a one-time payment of $250. A similar payment was given to them in 2009.
In the House members voted in SUPPORT of the one-time payments with a vote of 254 in favor to 153 against. Despite the majority vote in favor of the payments, the bill did not pass because a two-thirds majority is required for this type of bill. In the Senate 60 votes "Yes" were needed for the bill to pass, but the bill received only 53.
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Napoleonic Wars - definition of Napoleonic Wars by The Free Dictionary
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(Historical Terms) the series of wars fought between France, under Napoleon Bonaparte, and (principally) Great Britain, Prussia, Russia, and Austria either alone or in alliances (1799–1815)
Noun 1. Napoleonic Wars - a series of wars fought between France (led by Napoleon Bonaparte) and alliances involving England and Prussia and Russia and Austria at different times; 1799-1815
battle of Austerlitz, Austerlitz - a decisive battle during the Napoleonic campaigns (1805); the French under Napoleon defeated the Russian armies of Czar Alexander I and the Austrian armies of Emperor Francis II
Borodino - Napoleon defeated the Russians in 1812 in a pitched battle at a village in western Russia west of Moscow, but irreparably weakened his army
battle of Hohenlinden, Hohenlinden - a battle during the Napoleonic Wars (1800); the French defeated the Austrians
Battle of Jena, Jena - the battle in 1806 in which Napoleon decisively defeated the Prussians
Marengo - a battle in 1800 in which the French under Napoleon Bonaparte won a great victory over the Austrians
battle of Trafalgar, Trafalgar - a naval battle in 1805 off the southwest coast of Spain; the French and Spanish fleets were defeated by the English under Nelson (who was mortally wounded)
battle of Wagram, Wagram - a battle in the Napoleonic campaigns (1809); Napoleon defeated the Austrians
Battle of Waterloo, Waterloo - the battle on 18 June 1815 in which Prussian and British forces under Blucher and the Duke of Wellington routed the French forces under Napoleon
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Clearly, however, what makes the linkage between the French Revolutionary and Napoleonic Wars and the world wars the more suggestive is the general acceptance that the period between 1793 and 1815 saw the emergence of a new totality in warfare with a far greater capacity to impact upon society and state among belligerants and neutrals.
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Meanwhile an Army private starts on pounds 17,514 in a service which is being slashed from 102,000 regular soldiers to 82,000, making it the smallest since the Napoleonic wars.
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As a young Majorcan I have always considered tourists as predators, consuming at will our landscape and spaces. My generation suffers from a very nostalgic sense of loss, and though we were not around to see it, the unspoilt Majorcan landscape that disappeared as tourism arrived is imagined as our lost paradise, and a powerful part of our identity. We take refuge in the idea of a Majorca as wild landscape just for the locals. The past is our utopia.
I thought that my subject, 83 years old, would talk about the before and after tourism in terms of a beautiful, pure island, that vanished towards the end of the 1950s. However, though I asked her specifically about the past, she spoke only of tourism, avoiding any mentioning of Majorca pre-1960. Whilst looking through some pictures I found a very old photograph of a beach that was completely unspoilt; it was beautiful. Now this beach is covered with big hotels and tourists. I asked her about that picture and when she saw it she said 'Poverty! Poverty and misery, this is what it is!'. This was something I was not expecting.
I realized then that tourism made this island rich, and that over time the younger generations benefited from the money and the education it provided, using it to care and pay attention to the environment. The romanticism and melancholy relative to our landscape is thus a privilege; a luxury that my generation can afford but the Majorcans of the 60s could not.
This does not mean that I change my mind to support tourism at any price, not at all. However this moment made me see that I needed a new perspective, a more historically sensitive perspective. I needed to understand what meant tourism in the 60s compared to what it means now. The realisation added a new layer of complexity to the reality that I was filming, and changed my research question. Now I am asking myself about state of tourism today, considering what it was like before and in this way acknowledging the changes it has undergone.


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The Incomparable P. G. Wodehouse!
by Do I Editorial
Written by Do I Editorial
P. G. Wodehouse was a humourist par excellence; very few people come close to him on the mastery of English prose. Over the years, he has had legions of fans, including a number of famous authors. Christopher Hitchens said of him, "there is not, and never will be, anything to touch him." The sampler below will show you why.
* He was a tubby little chap who looked as if he had been poured into his clothes and had forgotten to say "when!"
* He was white and shaken, like a dry martini.
* Memories are like mulligatawny soup in a cheap restaurant. It is best not to stir them.
* She had a penetrating sort of laugh. Rather like a train going into a tunnel.
* The least thing upset him on the links. He missed short putts because of the uproar of the butterflies in the adjoining meadows.
* There is only one cure for gray hair. It was invented by a Frenchman. It is called the guillotine.
* He had just about enough intelligence to open his mouth when he wanted to eat, but certainly no more.
* Everything in life that's any fun, as somebody wisely observed, is either immoral, illegal or fattening.
* Mike nodded. A sombre nod. The nod Napoleon might have given if somebody had met him in 1812 and said, "So, you're back from Moscow, eh?
* If he had a mind, there was something on it.
* He had the look of one who had drunk the cup of life and found a dead beetle at the bottom.
* "What ho!" I said.
"What ho!" said Motty.
"What ho! What ho!"
"What ho! What ho! What ho!"
After that it seemed rather difficult to go on with the conversation.
* I once got engaged to his daughter Honoria, a ghastly dynamic exhibit who read Nietzsche and had a laugh like waves breaking on a stern and rockbound coast.
* A certain critic—for such men, I regret to say, do exist—made the nasty remark about my last novel that it contained 'all the old Wodehouse characters under different names'. He has probably by now been eaten by bears, like the children who made mock of the prophet Elisha; but if he still survives he will not be able to make a similar charge against Summer Lightning. With my superior intelligence, I have outgeneralled the man this time by putting in all the old Wodehouse characters under the same names. Pretty silly it will make him feel, I rather fancy.
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