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text: The Mint Museum announced today the appointment of Kathleen V. Jameson, Ph.D., as its new Executive Director, following an extensive national search supported by Management Consultants for the Arts and a Board of Trustees search committee. Jameson succeeds Phil Kline, who will remain at the Museum as its President & CEO until his retirement on December 31. Jameson has served as Assistant Director, Programming, at the Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, since 2008 and will assume her new position at the Mint on July 15, 2010.

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Published in Ecology, Vol. 13, No. 2 (Apr., 1932), pp. 197-200. Copyright 1932 Ecological Society of America. Used by permission.
A study of unusual interest and significance in the application of ecological principles to the solution of an economic problem has recently been completed. It deals with the causes for the absence of western yellow pine in brush vegetation of various types that occur throughout the mountainous portions of northern Utah, eastern Idaho, and western Wyoming, and, in fact, form a much interrupted and fragmented belt whose center extends from the Gulf of California to west-central Montana. Many of these brush sites, especially in northern Utah and southern Idaho, lie immediately below the Douglas fir type (which is continuous) and would normally be expected to support yellow pine, since they have the same elevation as pine clad areas in other parts of the West. An attempt to improve the brush cover by the planting of pines during a 5-year period ended in failure and led to the present investigations. They were conducted with the idea of determining the feasibility of planting pines, and thus extending the natural range of the forest, and of discovering means whereby areas suitable for the growth of pine could be determined.

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Bacon is everywhere these days, and with good reason – it’s scrumptious! It seems like it was only a matter of time before someone would feature it in a fish dish. Thanks, Vancouver Sun!
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The final of the Bellator Heavyweight World Grand Prix will see the greatest heavyweight of all time, Fedor Emelianenko meet the current light heavyweight champ Ryan Bader for the Bellator world heavyweight title. The final is the first ever Bellator fight to air in Sweden and Denmark, exclusively on Paramount Network. Paramount Network sent the press release.
Russian legend Fedor Emelianenko enters the Heavyweight World Grand Prix Final on the heels of consecutive first-round knockouts over Chael Sonnen and Frank Mir in the tourney’s semifinals and opening round. The former PRIDE FC Heavyweight Champion and PRIDE 2004 Heavyweight World Grand Prix Champion, “The Last Emperor” is now one win away from claiming Bellator gold. Often referred to as “The GOAT” by fans around the world, his career resume stands as one of the most impressive in the history of the sport with victories over Antônio Rodrigo Nogueira, Mirko Cro Cop, Mark Hunt, Mark Coleman and Andrei Arlovski, to name a few. With 29 career victories ending via finish, the punching power and world-class Sambo of the stoic Russian could result in yet another accolade in his illustrious career.
“This has been one of the greatest MMA tournament in modern time when you look at the participants. If I bet with my heart it’s difficult to go against Fedor who has the legend status in the sport, but should I be more analytical I’d say that Bader will take home the title with his explosive wrestling. He has looked really good through the tournament and seems to have reached a new “peak” in his career, while Fedor, who has his age against him, has not lived up to the level of his previous fights” says Oliver Enkamp, MMA-fighter and Bellator MMA ambassador for Paramount Network.
Bellator airs exclusively on Paramount Network with fights announced continuously.
Who will take home the heavyweight gold? Don’t miss the exciting final on Paramount Network January 27 22.00.

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The Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) has written an open letter to businesses alerting them that if suppliers restrict their retailers’ prices, they can be breaking the law.
The letter follows two recent cases in which businesses were fined a combined total of over £3 million for engaging in resale price maintenance (RPM).
RPM occurs when a supplier and a retailer agree that the retailer will not resell or advertise the supplier’s products below a specified price. RPM can also be achieved indirectly, for example as a result of restrictions on discounting or where there are threats or financial incentives to sell at a particular price.
Merely setting a “recommended” retail price is not against the law, provided there are no attempts to enforce compliance with the recommended retail price. However, the CMA believes that RPM agreements are usually illegal as they can prevent retailers from being able to offer lower prices to attract customers, or to sell off surplus stock.
The CMA says this is a particularly important issue as online sales channels develop, with restrictions on discounting for internet sales capable of being illegal RPM.
The regulator’s research shows that businesses’ understanding of RPM is low; about one-third of the businesses surveyed incorrectly thought it was legal to set the price at which other businesses can resell their product, with another 37% uncertain on the rules. Only 29% correctly responded that “it is unlawful to set the price at which others can resell your products”.

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Kaala actor Rajinikanth expressed his happiness with the performance of Kaala in cinemas across the world. The worldwide box office performance of Kaala is below Rajinikanth's last year blockbuster Kabali.
Even though his latest film Kaala continues to dominate the cultural discourse of the country, Superstar Rajinikanth is already shooting for his next film with director Karthik Subbaraj in Darjeeling. “I’m going to be here for 30 days for shooting. I’m surprised (by) so many beautiful locations here. They are not explored. I hope, with this picture, the whole country will know the place and explore the region,” he said, during a brief media interaction after meeting with West Bengal Tourism Minister Goutam Deb.
And he also expressed his happiness with the performance of Kaala in cinemas across the world. “By God’s grace, it is doing very well all over India and even in foreign countries,” he said.
Kaala faced a series of problems ahead of its release in Tamil Nadu and Karnataka. While it opened without any issues eventually on June 7 in Tamil Nadu, the film had a bumpy ride in Karnataka. The pro-Kannada activists staged protests stalling the screening across the state, which reportedly caused a whopping loss of Rs 5 crore for the film’s distributor in Karnataka on its opening day.
The film has since said to have picked up speed at the box office. Nevertheless, the worldwide box office performance of Kaala is below Rajinikanth’s last year blockbuster Kabali.

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I have been trying my hand at having a green thumb recently. I don’t have a great track record of keeping things alive and in the past have had more of a enjoy it until it dies, then buy a new one strategy. The Memphis humidity or the fad of a new hobby must be working though, because we have recently had a lull in the foliage killings. Thus a project was spawned last weekend whose outcome is still unsure.
Last weekend, after months of anticipation, we completed a raised bed in our backyard. I’ve always enjoyed carpentry and this was a nice way to use that outdoors. So far, so good. Hopefully we will be eating fresh peppers by June. I feel the integrated soaker hose for easy watering may be the key to success.
If you don’t feel like making your own, there are easier pre-made options that our as easy as putting together Legos. You can pick them up online or at a local Lowe’s or Home Depot.
Along the lines of a recent green, thumb I have been experimenting with cement recently. It has all been part of a larger goal ever since I found this Book while perusing Barnes & Noble one rare lazy weekend. It inspired me to use cement to make countertops for bathrooms or outdoors, but I restrained myself to work stepwise in the medium of cement. So my first projects have been cement pots and containers. While the first several have cracked and led to nothing but a heavy garbage can come Monday, a few have worked out and have been functional. There are several online tutorials out there and the whole process isn’t really as hard as it would seem.
By the way, how cool is it that I did this post from my iPhone. Thanks WordPress.
Garden box looks awesome dude! We just started one as well but definitely don’t have as many little sprouts as y’all have. Ours is struggling. Concrete is cool as well…you should build a fall out shelter or something sweet like that.


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Okay, so I succumbed and two of these are on their way from Japan - one cotton/hemp blend and one all hemp. Both vintage homespun and woven from early 1900. I cannot wait to get my hands on some of this ... I'm thinking hand-stitched curtains in the kitchen, maybe a cushion for my meditation bench, maybe I'll just leave pieces sitting around. Indigo - even the name is enticing.
A couple of shopping notes ... if anyone's interested in Sibella's book, there are several available on Amazon. It was up over $100 for new ones a couple weeks ago, but they're back down to $30. Another note on obsessions - Selvedge is having a sale on their back issues - $11.25 plus a 3% c/cd fee. They're normally $20-$25, so if you're wanting a taste of this glorious publication, it's a terrific deal.


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Welcome to the December 31, 2008 edition of ACM TechNews, providing timely information for IT professionals three times a week.
Please Note: In observance of New Year's, TechNews will not publish on Friday, Jan. 2. Publication will resume Monday, Jan. 5.
Security researchers in Europe and California have discovered a vulnerability in the Internet digital certificate infrastructure that could allow attackers to forge certificates that are trusted by all common Web browsers. The weakness makes it possible to impersonate secure Web sites and email servers to perform undetectable phishing attacks. Whenever a small padlock appears in a browser window, the Web site being visited is secured using a digital certificate from a Certification Authority (CA). To ensure the certificate is authentic, the browser verifies the signature using cryptographic algorithms. The researchers discovered that one of these algorithms, known as MD5, can be misused. The first known flaw in the MD5 algorithm was presented in 2004 at the annual Crypto cryptography conference by Chinese researchers, who performed a collision attack and created two different messages with the same digital signature. The initial attack was severely limited, but a much stronger collision attack has been found by the European and California researchers. The new method proves it is possible to create a rogue CA that is trusted by all major Web browsers. A rogue CA, combined with a known vulnerability in the Domain Name System protocol, could allow attackers to launch virtually undetectable phishing attacks. The researchers say MD5 can no longer be trusted as a secure cryptographic algorithm for use in digital signatures and certificates. Arjen Lenstra, head of EPFL's Laboratory for Cryptologic Algorithms, says the developers of the major Internet browsers have been informed of the vulnerability.
U.S. President-elect Barack Obama has promised to appoint a U.S. chief technology officer (CTO), but there appears to be a disparity between the Obama transition team's view of what the officer's responsibilities are and what tech enthusiasts would like them to be. As defined on the transition team's Web site, the U.S. CTO will ensure that federal computer networks are secure and that agencies "use best-in-class technologies and share best practices." Others want the CTO to be an Internet evangelist who participates in every practical and policy aspect of government, accorded the same authority and influence as the White House national security adviser. Among the priorities suggested for the officer by scores of people on the maCTO.org site is making the Internet widely accessible and guaranteeing net neutrality, ensuring privacy, rethinking copyright law, and repealing the Patriot Act. Yochai Benkler of Harvard's Berkman Center for Internet and Society says two distinct jobs are being knotted together by the discussion of the CTO's responsibilities: Bringing the federal technology infrastructure up to speed and developing plans across all sectors to cultivate and sustain American technological preeminence in the 21st century. "A lot of people are projecting the second onto the first because there is so much thirst for something like the second," he says. The Obama administration has said that it is dedicated to using technology to share federal data and activities with citizens. Among Obama's campaign promises was the online placement of video and transcripts of agency meetings and the posting of non-emergency legislation on the White House site for five days of public comment prior to signing. Of more immediate concern to the tech community are issues such as the provision of broadband to U.S. citizens and U.S. households without Internet access.
The globalization of the Web has inspired a wave of entrepreneurs looking to make the Internet more multi-lingual. For example, Indian engineer Ram Prakash Hanumanthappa has developed Quillpad, an online service for typing in 10 South Asian Languages. Users spell out words of local languages phonetically in Roman letters and the program converts them into the local-language script. Hanumanthappa notes that only about 10 percent of the Indian population speaks English proficiently, and even many college-educated Indians prefer to converse in their native tongues in everyday situations. "You've got to give them an opportunity to express themselves correctly, rather than make a fool out of themselves and forcing them to use English," he says. U.S. technology companies are spending millions of dollars building and developing foreign language Web sites and services. Yahoo! and Google have introduced more than a dozen services to encourage Web users in India to search, blog, chat, and learn in their native languages. Microsoft has built its Windows Live bundle of online consumer services in seven Indian languages. "Gone are the days in which you can launch a Web site in English and assume that readers from around the globe are going to look to you simply because of the content you’re providing," says JupiterResearch analyst Zia Daniell Wigder.
Even with a struggling economy and record unemployment, certain IT skills will be in high demand in the coming year. Programming and application development will be the most in-demand skills in 2009, concludes Computerworld's annual Forecast survey. For example, demand for SAP skills remains high because an increasing number of companies want to establish global ERP systems. Help desk and technical support are the second most in-demand skills, especially for people with a variety of technical expertise and customer-service abilities. Project managers with a strong track record also will be in high demand, particularly if they can demonstrate the ability to finish a project on time or under budget. The increasingly widespread use of voice, email, video, instant messaging, and other communications systems will keep networking skills in high demand as well, and network convergence projects will increase demand for workers with network security and data privacy skills. Demand for business intelligence specialists, including people with data mining, data warehousing, and data management knowledge, will be high due to the desire to be able to analyze customer and sales data. IT professionals with security skills also are needed, particularly for those with networking and wireless security skills. Web 2.0 skills also are in demand, thanks to the continuing expansion of business-to-business connections and the increasing use of social networking sites and applications in the corporate environment.
U.S. President-elect Barack Obama and Congressional lawmakers want to improve the quality and availability of high-speed Web access in the United States. Some of the issues under consideration include what speed Congress should define as broadband, and whether government money should be used only in areas that have no broadband access or if money should be used to subsidize upgrades to existing networks. Large cable operators want the FCC to increase its definition of broadband download speed to about five megabits per second, about 6.5 times as fast as the current definition. Internet service providers also want to receive incentives to build out next-generation services to underserved areas where there is only a single broadband provider or broadband is not widely available. Download speeds that qualify as next-generation broadband would probably be around 40 to 50 megabits per second, according to sources close to the discussion. Equipment manufacturers also would benefit from widespread network upgrades. Calix CEO Carl Russo says Congress should define broadband as 10 megabits per second so any networks built now will support any broadband-heavy applications that arise in the future, such as high-definition video. "Remember, you only get to do this once, so you want to build the widest highway possible," Russo says.
During the next decade U.S. schools are expected to need at least 200,000 new science and math teachers, and many districts already face shortages. In at least 10 states, fewer than six out of 10 middle school science teachers were certified when the Council of Chief School Officers complied a report last year. Recruiting people with an aptitude for science to teach in schools is difficult, and keeping them in school long enough to develop a talent for teaching also is challenging. Angelo Collins, executive director of the Knowles Science Teaching Foundation (KSTF), which offers fellowships for teachers in science and math, says schools are in desperate need of more qualified teachers, partially because of retirement, overcrowded classrooms, and people teaching out of their field. Programs that offer new teachers financial incentives, mentors, and access to other new teachers for advice have been highly successful, and could be available on a larger scale if U.S. President-elect Barack Obama successfully executes his education proposals. Obama wants 40,000 scholarships to draw undergraduates and professionals looking to change their careers into high-need schools, with a special emphasis on math and science education. In addition to tuition assistance and summer stipends, KSTF offers professional-development support for new teachers. Out of the 128 fellowships that KSTF has awarded since 2002, fewer than 20 individuals have left teaching, Collins says.
European researchers are developing methods for updating digital map systems and correcting errors and anomalies in existing map databases. The European Union-supported ActMAP project, for example, has developed a system for online, incremental updates of map databases using wireless technology. Meanwhile, FeedMAP, which is designed to work in a loop with ActMAP, uses data from cars on the road to correct errors in existing digital maps. When the roads do not match a digital map, the irregularities are automatically compiled into a report that is sent to roadside sensors and relayed to the digital map supplier. Verification of the irregularity is done by map centers and other information sources, says ERTICO's Maxime Flament. FeedMAP also could be used in advanced driver assistance systems (ADAS), including adaptive speed recommendations that advise drivers on speed limits in upcoming sections, and speed deviation detection to update recommendations based on driver behavior. "The complete FeedMAP/ActMAP loop of map data is the next cornerstone for map-based applications, such as navigation and ADAS safety," Flament says. BMW Research and Technology's Jan Loewenau says the various digital map projects build on existing automotive technology. "Automotive manufacturers already offer connected services in their vehicles, therefore the basic communication infrastructure is available for sending and receiving map data," he says.
University and government researchers are using virtual worlds to conduct research. "My general perspective is that virtual worlds are at least as real as many parts of the so-called real world," says National Science Foundation human-centered computing program director William Sims Bainbridge. Bainbridge recently held a scientific conference in a World of Warcraft (WoW) virtual world to discuss research in game worlds. None of the participants who attended the conference had to travel or buy any additional hardware, although newer members to WoW were unable to reach some areas due to their low virtual-character level. "Key advantages to virtual world experimentation include the ability to conduct research on sensitive issues, including ethical and even racial dilemmas," says Frost & Sullivan analyst Aimee M. Roberts. "Additionally, due to the nature of virtual worlds, experiments can be conducted with greater flexibility than those conducted in the real world." Research in the virtual world can include experiments that no longer can be ethically conducted in the real world. One such experiment is a modern adaptation of the controversial 1960s psychological experiment conducted by Stanley Milgram, which asked subjects to administer shocks of increasing voltage when an individual, who would fake being shocked, incorrectly recalled a pair of words. Another use of virtual world research is the Children's Memorial Hospital in Chicago's three-dimensional virtual hospital, which is used to practice emergency drills for real-life responses.
Computer scientist and mathematician Martin Wattenberg's data visualization research focuses on culturally significant data, ranging from the popularity of baby names to the history of edits on Wikipedia, to create illuminating images. Wattenberg's images will be displayed at the Museum of Modern Art in Boston, and will be the featured exhibition for a two-month installation on outdoor screens in Harvard Square as part of the Lumen Eclipse public art project. In 2002, Wattenberg became a founding member of IBM's Visual Communication Lab, and started exploring the emotional potential of data visualization. "Not all data is interesting," he says. "The art is pointing the telescope at the right set of data." When naming his second child, Wattenberg would propose names and his wife would find statistics on the popularity of those names on the Social Security Web site, which eventually led Wattenberg to create an interactive visualization for a baby-name book his wife wrote to chart name popularity over time. Wattenberg recently started working with an IBM colleague on two large public projects. Many Eyes is a Web site that allows users to upload data and create interactive visualizations to contribute to a cultural conversation. Fleshmap explores the relationship between the body and its visual and verbal representation.
Researchers from the University of Texas at Arlington, the University of Texas at San Antonio, and the Southwestern Medical Center have developed Intelligent Eyes, a wearable device that could help sight-impaired people navigate their environment. Intelligent Eyes is a system of cameras, computer chips, software, and audio equipment that could be built for about $100. The researchers say that its low cost could allow it to be widely used, but they need at least $300,000 to develop a demonstration model. Intelligent Eyes users wear glasses that contain a camera in each lens to replicate human eyes. The cameras send information to a digital signal processor in a device worn on the body, which contains software that processes data from the user's surroundings. The information is wirelessly sent to an earphone attached to the glasses, and a verbal description of the surroundings is provided for the user. UT-Arlington professor Jean Gao says the system can identify non-moving and major moving obstacles that most people encounter, such as other people, animals, and vehicles. The system also can tell the difference between a sedan and a SUV. However, it cannot identify some obstacles, such as a glass wall, so canes still would be needed. The current system is too bulky to be worn practically, so the researchers requested a $300,000 National Science Foundation grant to make the system slimmer, but were turned down. The researchers have since made some improvements to the device and plan to request a grant again early next year.
University of Wisconsin-Madison psychiatrist Giulio Tononi is working with scientists from Columbia University and IBM to develop software for a thinking computer, while nanotechnology and supercomputing experts from Cornell University, Stanford University, and the University of California-Merced are developing the hardware. The collaborative effort has been awarded a $4.9 million grant from the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency for the first phase of DARPA's Systems of Neuromorphic Adaptive Plastic Scalable Electronics project. The goal is to create a computer capable of sorting multiple streams of changing data to find patterns and make logical decisions. The finished cognitive computer must also be no larger than the size of a small mammal's brain and use as little power as a 100-watt light bulb. Although the project draws inspiration from the brain's architecture and function, Tononi says that it not possible or desirable to recreate the entire structure of the brain down to the synapse level. "A lot of the work will be to determine what kinds of neurons are crucial and which ones we can do without," he says. Value and reward systems are important, and learning is crucial because a cognitive computer must be able to learn from experience. Tononi says the artificial brain will need to be able to change as it learns from experience, and the design will most likely convey information using electrical impulses modeled after the spiking neurons found in mammal brains.
Rowan University students have developed software that can read facial expressions. Jessica Dennis and Michael Ulrich used photos from the Japanese Female Facial Expression (JAFFE) Database to measure eyebrow height and width, mouth height and width, and other indicators such as how wide eyes open and jaw lines. "A computer can only deal with numbers," says Rowan professor Shreekanth Mandayam. "If you can get a small set of numbers that correspond, for instance, to a happy or angry expression, you can automate the program's decision-making process about future images it is shown." The students trained the software on the photos, then tested it using photos from JAFFE, photos of people at Rowan University, and other recognizable subjects. Dennis and Ulrich say the software has an overall 76.5 percent accuracy rate for recognizing expressions of anger, disgust, fear, happiness, neutrality, sadness, and surprise. They say the software has applications in human-computer interactions, face-image compression, synthetic-face animation, videoconferencing, and crowd control.
Modifying nanoindentation materials test equipment can help manufacturers determine the mechanical strength of the insulating films of high-performance integrated circuits. Researchers at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) have given the probe a sharper and more accurate point for pressing and then observing how much pressure it takes to deform materials. They also have used a new fracture mechanics model to account for indentation force, film thickness, film stress, and the elastic properties of the film and the silicon substrate. The approach has enabled the team to assess the fracture toughness as well as film thickness for spontaneous fracture. Insulating films have become more porous with nanoscale voids and fragile as integrated circuit features have gotten smaller, and the inability to measure resistance to fracture has had a negative impact on manufacturing yields and the reliability of devices. NIST says the technique should improve manufacturing, and the semiconductor industry will be able to use the method with current equipment.
Experts, market research firms, and others have been sounding warnings about the Internet being overwhelmed by an ever-mounting load of online traffic, barring aggressive infrastructure expansions. Brett Swanson with the Progress and Freedom Foundation says that new technologies capable of producing very large volumes of traffic--video-sharing sites, online gaming, videoconferencing, and IPTV among them--are "swelling tributaries funneling into the exaflood." However, University of Minnesota computer scientist Andrew Odlyzko counters that the rate of online traffic growth actually appears to be on the wane rather than on the rise, as suggested by data collated by the Minnesota Internet Traffic Studies project. Odlyzko says Internet traffic more or less doubled annually until about five years ago, while today the growth rate is closer to 50 percent to 60 percent. He argues that too little Internet traffic growth may turn out to be a bigger threat to the industry than too much, as a continued decline will choke demand for faster connections from operators and new equipment from vendors. Although TeleGeography estimates that international traffic growth surpassed capacity growth for several years after 2002, the reverse was observed in 2007 and 2008 as investment accelerated. In the past couple of years significant investment has been committed to last-mile infrastructure throughout the world, which experts say further reduces the likelihood of an exaflood overload.
Researchers at the Fraunhofer Institute for Integrated Circuits IIS have collaborated with European partners on LocON, software that offers automatic gate-free access control for people, vehicles, and other objects at high-risk facilities such as an airport. LocON is designed to permanently locate all persons and objects by radio. "The security staff watches the entire airfield on a huge monitor," says Fraunhofer's Rene Dunkler. "LocON recognizes everything that moves on the airfield and is authorized to do so--in real time." LocON requires that all employees wear an electronic identity badge that transmits a radio signal of their location and identification to the platform, and vehicles, air freight containers, and other objects would be equipped with a tag that emits radio signals as well. The platform is able to process different types of radio positioning signals, including GPS and RFID, Dunkler says. LocON could be combined with video surveillance systems to provide an automatic comparison of motion profiles, such as those of people moving around aircrafts and fueling vehicles. A LocON pilot is slated for airports in Portugal.

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Any musician that’s toured Europe can attest that the music scene is vastly different than in the United States. It would seem that European music artists are given the respect and acclaim they so rightfully deserve and have earned through their blood sweat and tears. Such is the case with Swedish rocker Martin Sweet. The most recent member of Swedish metal band Sister, Sweet, shared his experience with Rock Titan TV. We first met him a few years ago while on tour with Crash Diet. The number of strings on his axe may have changed, but his Rock Star status is as strong as ever! Courtesy of Metal Blade Records, listen in as Rock Titan TV VJ Scotty J catches up with Sister’s Martin Sweet.
Evanescence and Lindsey Stirling go Full Orchestra for Maximum Effect!
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This collection of essays focuses principally on ethnic relations in colonial America. While the principal concern of the book is the interaction of culture and races, its more specific focus is on the evolution of colonial policies that arose from European perceptions of native Americans.
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Elearn SAS is a product of Anova Groups which is run by highly experienced SAS professionals. We’ve been into the business of training candidates in the Clinical SAS Programming industry. ElearnSAS, through its online training, has reached out students beyond the geographical barriers and time zone limitations. There has been tremendous thought process involved in designing the contents of the module in order to cater to the demands of the Pharmaceutical Industries and Contract Research Organizations. The concepts and examples are very practical and hands-on so that the candidates can relate to the type of work in the industry when they join the work force.
E-LearnSAS is also a platform for SAS enthusiasts to teach SAS and SAS-related topics in the form of e-learning courses. We provide authors with services to make their courses more interactive and provide them with a LMS to host it.

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This 1947 movie is in the too-rare tradition of Airplane!, Help!, and Tora! Tora! Tora!; it's got an honest-to-goodness exclamation mark in its title. (There are web pages devoted to this: for example here, here, here, and here.) But seldom was a punctuation symbol less warranted.
Based on a true story. The movie opens with the cold-blooded murder of a beloved Episcopal priest on the main street of a small Connecticut city. (It was filmed in Stamford, but the real-world murder happened in Bridgeport.) The cops are stumped. As a result, the local paper muckrakes shamelessly against the city's government, and the pressure on the police investigators grows. Eventually they find a plausible perp, and browbeat him into a confession.
Jane Wyatt, Spock's mom, plays Mrs. State's Attorney. She's always great. Ed Begley's first movie. Directed by Elia Kazan, but he went on to do better movies.


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We don't currently have any Blacks deals.
Go online to outdoor clothing and equipment retailer Blacks, or into a store (find your nearest), and you'll find discounts of up to 50% off selected camping gear - perfect for festival season and the hot weather. Delivery's £3.99 or £1 if you click and collect in store.
On Wed 17 Aug, Blacks told us there's no official end date to the sale, and that stock levels are good, with more lines being added.
If you're shopping online and spending more than £80, enter the code AUGUST10 to get an additional 10% off until 11.59pm on Wed 31 Aug. The code can be used on items that have already been discounted in the sale, provided the basket total exceeds £80. It can't be used on gift cards or Garmin products.


text: Another of my longstanding desires for iOS is interactive (what some call actionable) notifications, which takes interface from being pull �*I have to go find what I want to do �*to push �the system brings what I want to do right to me. Home screens, widgets, apps are all pull interface. I have to go to switch out of what I'm doing in order to go do something else. Interactive notifications are push interface. No matter what I'm doing, they come right to me. Depending on implementation and settings, that can be convenient or annoying, but it's inarguably powerful. OS X Mavericks got it last year. It'd be great of iOS 8 got interactive notifications this year.


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All the students in the NCTU Global MBA are required to gain relevant professional experience prior to graduation. This professional experience will put the global skills you acquire in our classrooms into a practical context. The professional experience requirement can be completed by pre-approved internship. The internship period should be at least 4 weeks full-time or an equivalent 160 hours over a longer period for part-time completion.
2) After the internship, students should submit the "Certificate of Internship Participation"
We strongly encourage our students to challenge the global business world. Accordingly, Taiwanese students are expected to go overseas for their internship, and foreign students should complete their internship in Taiwan or a location other than their country of origin.
Said Ramirez, a Global MBA student at National Chiao Tung University, has interned at G-Shank’s International Marketing Department from 1st July to 30th September 2016. During the 3-month internship, his primary goals were to open new markets in The Americas (Colombia, Chile and Argentina), organizing logistics and activities for its trade shows (Electronica India, Electronica Munich), and host visiting clients in Taiwan. During weekly monitor meetings, his performance would be assessed to ensure he was meeting his targets. He successfully increased the visibility of G-Shank by developing its promotion channels and translating its website and information brochures into Spanish, Portuguese and German. To summarize, Said considers his experience working at G-SHANK as a highly valuable one because the learning process of doing business in Asia has increased his professional and interpersonal skills.
Ken Lee, Global MBA student at National Chiao Tong University, is very fortunate and grateful to have his internship with SG Healthcare, a medical device manufacturer based in South Korea. From August 8th until September 8th 2016, he was managing a full-time internship and his personal development abroad. His responsibilities include customer research, packaging design, and product development for a new beauty product line. Upon completing his internship, he could see his experiences had increased his awareness of and inclusiveness towards South Korean culture. Although he was working within the company as an intern, he also needed to adapt to his coworkers’ behaviors and expectations in addition to becoming accustomed to S. Korean culture. An important realization for him was that while his efforts were a measure of his own ability, it was also a reflection of how the NCTU GMBA and Taiwan has shaped his character and competency.
Fufei Wu, a Global MBA student at National Chiao Tung University, had worked as an intern reporter of Editorial Department at Nouvelles d'Europe UK Edition in London from 23 June to 15 August 2014. Each summer (June to August) is a peak time for newspapers to record the colorful UK life, including performances, festivals, events, theaters, etc. Due to manpower deficit during the time, Nouvelles d'Europe UK Edition requires reporters to cover different art/literature styles and write articles based on interview results. Therefore, a qualified intern reporter should be capable of doing independent work and completing assignments under time constraint pressure. This intern report comprehensively represents Fufei Wu's outcome of 13 articles and more than 30 event recommendations at Nouvelles d'Europe UK Edition London office. It also analyzes the method for interviews and shows how Fufei Wu faced the challenges and how to solve theses problems.
Rosy Huang, a Global MBA student at National Chiao Tung University, has worked as an intern for marketing analysis of logistic equipment products at Tuffbond Crop. in USA from 23 June 2014 to 15 August 2014. Tuffbond Corp. is an agent that selling chemical product from Taiwan to the United States market. It has 14 years experience in marketing, selling and customer service. Tuffbond take the mission from its partner Shin-Tai Plastic (STP) to do the marketing research and analysis for the USA market. STP is a logistic equipment manufacturer in Taiwan and doing the international business, one of their main customers in the USA is Walgreens, the largest drug retail chain store in the USA. The marketing analysis report is aimed to give STP a picture to deicide whether to invest in manufacturing equipment as a factory, warehouse or just stay as an office in 2015. During her internship, she did the marketing research and analysis of logistic equipment products, particularly in plastic pallets, bulk containers and dollies.
Yenny Tseng, a Global MBA student at National Chiao Tung University, has worked as an intern for overseas sales at Yoda communication, a Taiwan-based manufacturer in networking devices or equipment, from 3 July 2014 to 29 August 2014. During the two-month internship period in Yoda communication, the company arranged a comprehensive training plan for me which included product knowledge, customer base, supply chain, sales tactics and company strategy. After completing the training, she was immediately to be put on job training to perform day to day jobs which included reviewing the company existing workflows and marketing materials, managing sales queries, finding sales leads and pitching prospective clients. Besides, she managed to identify the gaps in the process and suggest the area of improvement where the company should have more organized catalogue and brochures to reach out to the potential clients overseas. The internship experience with Yoda communication is something really new to her where she gained valuable knowledge about engineering and technical skills in details.


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Numerous associations, research centers and publications offer additional information regarding utility installation, field inspection, locating, practices and regulations that contribute to educating and eliminating those that are concerned about cross bore safety.
ANGA, Alabama Natural Gas Assoc.
EUCA, Engineering & Utility Contractors Assoc.

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HIGH on the FUMES of Steve Lamacq giving ‘Airsick’ its BBC 6Music premiere on Wednesday – here it is, the first ever UK label release by The Fatty Acids.
These guys have worked their way up to near-legendary status in their home town and just played the support slot for Flaming Lips at Summerfest.
On :0) they introduce us to their new social media coordinator ‘beans’ in between playing four excellent tracks.
Special editions: PLM Shop or Bandcamp.


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As the German Luftwaffe bomb the capital, undertaker Francis Hancock suddenly finds himself caught up in the middle of a terrifying abduction plot. It's 29 December, 1940, the night that Hitler has chosen to destroy London under a barrage of flaming incendiary bombs.
This is the story of how David Hempleman-Adams undertook a 1600 mile journey to the North Pole by balloon in an open-air wicker basket. He revisits the trip that inspired himan ill-fated Swedish expedition in 1897 that had a doomed love affair at the heart of its tale."
Darkness falls.... Despair abounds.... Evil reigns.... Eragon and his dragon, Saphira, have just saved the rebel state from destruction by the mighty forces of King Galbatorix, cruel ruler of the Empire. Now Eragon must travel to Ellesméra, land of the elves, for further training in magic and swordsmanship, the vital skills of the Dragon Rider.
As a child on her parents' farm, Kate always felt like an outsider. Years later, she is a successful businesswoman with friends in high places, but she is still lonely. She has many battles to fight before she can come to terms with herself and recognize the value of family ties and true friendship.
In early 1302 a violent serial killer lurks in the city of London, slitting the throats of prostitutes.And when Lady Somerville, one of the Sisters of St Martha, is murdered in the same barbaric fashion, her death is closely followed by that of Father Benedict in suspicious circumstances.
On the dark waterside docks of Shanghai, a photographer records cargo being secretly loaded. He's brutally killed and his camera destroyed. Two weeks later on the dangerous high seas, the US Navy covertly tracks a Chinese ship rumoured to carry tons of chemicals to create biological weapons of mass destruction.
When Herbert Terrell falls off a mountain in Czechoslovakia, accidental death seems the inevitable verdict. But his step-daughter, Tossa, does not bow to the inevitable. She was going to Europe anyway, and finds it easy to persuade her companions to make a minor detour to the mountain.
A story of love and reconciliation set in the Norfolk countryside. In 1947 Milly Stevens walked out of her husband's Norfolk home, vowing never to return. Now, 40 years later, Milly has come back to Thornmere Green, the peaceful hamlet she once loathed, resolved to straighten out the past.
An orphan, Melody Craven grew up depending on the charity of kindly relatives, so she had to be reconciled to being treated as second best to her cousin, Mary. But when both girls fell in love with the same young officer, it looked as though their friendship might be ruined. Then Melody met Captain Channing.
Bella Wallis discovers the plots for her sensationalist novels in the alleyways, drawing rooms and dirty laundry of Victorian London. Under the pen name Henry Ellis Margam, our indomitable heroine takes revenge upon the scoundrels that litter London Society by destroying them - in print.
Gentleman sleuth and crime novelist Roger Sheringham is pleased to receive an invitation from Chief Inspector Moresby of Scotland Yard to accompany him to a murder scene. The top-floor flat at Monmouth Mansions has been burgled and the occupant, Miss Barnett, strangled.


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An effective discipling relationship is intentional and consensual – agreed upon by both parties for a purpose. It's not simply "hanging out." It's more like being a spiritual father or mother to a spiritual son or daughter in the Lord.
Disciplemaking groups (usually one-on-one, or one-on-few) are not small groups. The goal is not comfort or "therapy," so to speak, but growth and spiritual maturity.
We believe that knowledge of God informs our worship of him. Disciplemaking groups commit to seriously studying and meditating upon the Scriptures, so that disciples may live it out!
Disciplemaking is not a class. Change doesn't happen overnight. Disciples who are serious about growing in their faith should be ready to embark on a long-term journey.
Spiritual growth requires that disciples not be hung up on preserving their image. Disciplemaking is a raw, but richly rewarding, process.
We believe that real faith is shown by our actions – that going out into the world is a key part of living a Christ-filled life. Disciples should pour themselves into ministry and outreach and put their faith into action.
Once a disciplemaking group's time together is reaching a close, it is important that disciples keep Jesus' strategy moving. Disciplemaking is a full-circle relationship, in which the most visible mark of success is the expanding of the Kingdom of God.


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Many studies have been performed regarding the benefits that yoga brings to business people and executives are turning to yoga to manage feelings of stress and anxiety in the workplace.
Here are some of our favorite books on meditation and yoga. These books will inspire you to transform all your body, mind, and spirit.
1.The Harvard Medical School Guide to Yoga: 8 Weeks to Strength, Awareness, and Flexibility.
by Marlynn Wei and James E. Groves M.D.
This guide puts into amazing words a brief history of yoga, types of yoga, and the science of yoga so that you can understand the practice better.
Authors Marlynn Wei and James Groves have used the techniques in this guide with their clients and have created a streamlined eight-week program with illustrations, adaptable sequences, principles of yoga safety, breathing techniques, and meditation to give you a medically sound overview of the practice from a known and trusted brand, Harvard Medical School.
Wei began yoga during her residency training at Harvard Medical School and integrated the principles of yoga into her work with clients with anxiety and depression.
With The Harvard Medical School Guide to Yoga, you too can experience the same stress reduction and physical fitness benefits as her clients.
2. Unplug: A Simple Guide to Meditation for Busy Skeptics and Modern Soul Seekers.
by Suze Yalof Schwartz and Debra Goldstein.
As an executive, you believe that you have no time and that you can’t sit still, actually, you know this as a fact.
So maybe you’ve thought that meditation is not for you, but with this modernized approach, you’ll be meditating before you even finish the book.
In order to be more effective and live a happier and healthier life, you need to slow down and unplug. Get more done, do it better, but do less by consciously unplugging for a few minutes each day through meditation.
Unplug simplifies the practice for those overwhelmed and overworked, debunks the common misperceptions about meditation, and shows you both the science of the benefits and easy techniques and tips to incorporate meditation into your daily life.
3.Yoga. The Top 100 Best Yoga Poses: Relieve Stress, Increase Flexibility, and Gain Strength.
No matter how busy of a working professional we know you are, you can enjoy the amazing benefits of yoga.
You’ll find a practical approach to integrating a personalized yoga routine into your life down to creating the perfect environment for yoga activities.
What is great about this book is that the chapters are organized by the body part that you want to focus on, so if that simple neck roll isn’t loosening you up from a hard day hunched over your computer, you simply check out the section on Yoga For The Neck.
With incredibly detailed descriptions of the poses and how to hold and breath during them, you’ll turn into a yogi in no time.
We’re not going to go into the benefits of practicing yoga because trust us, there are plenty, but in this book you’ll be able to learn about all of them and get the motivation you need to start practicing, even if it is just for five minutes a day.
4. Start Here: Master the Lifelong Habit of Wellbeing.
5. Yoga Body and Mind Handbook: Easy Poses, Guided Meditations, Perfect Peace Wherever You Are.
Named one of 2016’s 100 Most Influential Yoga Teachers in America, author Jasmine Tarkeshi has written Yoga Body and Mind Handbook with the beginner in mind. She not only introduces, but encourages and focuses on essential yoga poses, breathing techniques, and meditations.
Anyone can learn a complete yoga routine, ranging from 15 minutes to over an hour, and how to meditate in this fun and easy-to-follow book.
The fact that the meditations can be done anywhere is great for executives looking to counter stress and boost health from the comfort of their own home or office.
Whether in your office or at home, the detailed instruction and illustrations makes this handbook your step-by-step, personal yogi.
The beginner-friendly yoga postures also include suggested modifications so that you can personalize and tailor your practice to what works for you.
6.The Vertue Method: A stronger, fitter, healthier you – in 28 days.
7. Lifted: 28 Days to Focus Your Mind, Strengthen Your Body, and Elevate Your Spirit.
Check out more books to renew yourself physically on our Books on Fitness and Running section, which are exclusively selected for executives who want to take fitness to the new level.
Start Taking Care of Your Body now!

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No. 1 — Jack Jennings (NW) def. Zach Hollister, 10-8.
No. 2 — Dante Buttino (NW) def. Nick Paddock, 10-5.
No. 3 — Jacob Gosselin (Warr) def. Mackenzie Lucid, 11-9.
No. 4 — Bryce Eddy (Warr) def. Ethan Gould, 10-4.
No. 5 — Aiden Macleod (Warr) def. Lily Bradley, 10-3.
No. 1 — Troy Austin/Anthony Jones (Warr) def. Tyler Herrington/Tia Buttino, 10-8.
No. 2 — Bella Swartz/Peyton Robbins (NW) def. Gabe Hurlburt/John Twyman, 10-5.
Records: Whitehall: 3-3, 3-3; North Warren: 1-4, 1-4.
A Championship: Damian Bruce and Nick Issa of Gloversville beat Brady Stark and Aidan Rowley of Queensbury, 8-5.
B Championship: Baum/George of Scotia beat Will Lamy and Liam Jones of Queensbury. 8-5.


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All it took was an invitation from Domaine de Grand Pré to join them for their annual barrel tasting to spur us into action and take a mini vacation – it’s an easy one hour drive north of home. It’s been a while since we had a ‘real’ vacation and this was just what we needed (a change is as good as a rest). Wineries began popping up in the early 1980s and since then wine making in Nova Scotia just keeps getting better. There are 24 wineries (most are within a couple of hours drive from Halifax) allowing for a good mix of wine tasting in Nova Scotia. And, what’s more, some of these wineries are branching out, offering a place not only to taste wines but to also enjoy a bite to eat. You’ll find top notch chefs churning out sumptuous food enhanced by a glass of wine making it a winning combination for foodies and oenophiles. Some of our best dining experiences have been in wineries where the food is as delicious as the wine.
We decided to stay the night which allowed us to fully enjoy the evening of wine tasting without the worry of driving back home. There are tour companies that will shuttle you from one winery to the next. If you’re in Wolfville, try the Magic Winery Bus or from Halifax book a tour with Grape Escapes. Did you know that Nova Scotia and Bordeaux, France have approximately the same latitude?
Our afternoon saw us eating and sipping wine at Luckett Vineyards on their Crush Pad Bistro.
It’s the only place I know where you’ll find a phone booth in the middle of a vineyard and you can call anywhere in North America for free.
Stunning views over Blomidon and the Minas Basin.
After a most enjoyable lunch, we dropped by the Tangled Garden and purchased some of their jellies and rhubarb blush liqueur.
You know you’re in the country when you smell these guys before you see them!
A short rest was all that was needed to recharge the batteries and we were on our way to taste the new wines from the barrels at Domaine De Grand Pré.
Jurg guided us through the new vintages and new releases.
With their new Riesling icewine still fresh on our taste buds, we left the wine tasting and walked next door to Le Caveau for dinner. We have eaten here on a few occasions and the food is always amazing. Our day away was sublime.
The Culinary Chase’s Note: Getting away for the night was what the doctor ordered and in turn we were able to support local communities which pleased us. Be a tourist in your own backyard – the rewards are enormous.


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We are exactly one week away from Rootstech. I think I’m finally got all my ducks in a row. Airline tickets are booked. We will be flying out of Detroit early on Wed morning, putting us in Salt Lake by 10:30 am, fingers crossed all goes well. I forked out the extra $$$ for a direct flight, being winter I didn’t want to chance been stranded in another hub. We will head to Detroit the night before, stay in an airport hotel where we will leave the car. That’s the plan.
Since we last talked I’ve got a chance to look at the Rootstech schedule, I have a rough outline of the lectures I want to attend. I don’t want to be too absolute with it as I have learned from past conferences to leave a little wiggle room for last minute changes. Haven’t really committed to too many extras, like the lunches. I was interested in the brightsolid lunch, but I was slow on the draw and it is sold out. Note to self don't take to long to think about these things.
One thing I do find confusing about the lecture schedule has to do with the hands-on lectures. These hands-on lectures have a limited capacity so you have to register for them, however they are not really clearly identified as such on the schedule. I found my self marking them in my calendar only to realize later they require a registration. How many others will do the same? How many will show up at the lecture disappointed they can't get in, or take someone else's seat? A previous reader mentioned something to this effect and now I know to what he was referring.
Who is going to the comedy show? Hmmm.... should I go solo or buy the hubby a ticket? Assuming he'll be back from skiing.
By now you are all aware of the RootsTech App (Apple or Android) This is certainly a wonderful added addition to organizing and improving my conference experience. The contacts seems to be a bit of an issue, bumping seems a more likely option. I understand there are still some tweeks and changes still coming for the App. Nice work RootsTech!
The syllabi are ready for download. Head to the schedule for those lectures that provided a syllabus where you will find a link under there respective listing.
Since my last post, many of you who have been to RootsTech and or live in the area have been most helpful for this Newbie RootsTechie! I appreciate your help. There has been a few posts around the blogosphere with plenty of great suggestions.
Amy Coffin from We Tree Genealogy and The Wallflowers Guide to RootsTech!
Banai from The Ginger Jewish Genealogist and The Insider’s Guide to the Family History Library and SLC.
And most recently Randy Seaver at Genea-Musings shared with us this great must have, The Chart Chick's Guide to Salt Lake City written by Janet Hovorka. I've added it to Dropbox, so I'll have it readily available on my iphone.
This week’s focus will be to finish up my blog posts for the next week, and make sure The Family History Writing Challenge members are ready to go. As well I need to get my own research in order for my visit to the family history library. Since we are getting in to Salt Lake City a little earlier then I first anticipated I might squeeze some time in on Wednesday to get started on some research at The Library, before the excitement and events of the conference swallow me up.
I’ve added the updated list of names of the Geneabloggers at the conference to my Dropbox, I’m going to do my best to meet them all. Be sure to ask for my business card while at RootsTech, you’ll be the first to see my new logo. ( Not yet up on my blog). And check out the jewellery I will be wearing while at the conference, heritage jewellery courtesy of drtaylordesigns. I love it. I think you will too.
I haven't forgotten about those of you who aren't luck enough to be joining us. I've gathered the live-streaming lecture schedule here. This is a fantastic online learning opportunity for armchair genealogists.
One last question to those who have been to Salt Lake City, or those that live in the area….the most important question…..where to eat? Janet has a nice round up of places in her book. However, if you got a hot spot you want to share, point me in the direction of the best of the best of the local cuisine, feel free to leave them in the comments below.
Now the only thing left to do is pack!


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Minor Park is one of the busiest courses in town. The golf course is popular with golfers of all ages who enjoy a superb “walking” layout. This course is ideal for the novice and the more experienced golfer who wants to enjoy a relaxed round of golf. It has wide, well-groomed fairways and large bent greens.
Minor Park offers a snack bar, pro shop, lockers, putting green and full-length, lighted driving range. The golf course is a par 70 and measures 5,796 yards. Rental clubs, golf and pull carts are available.
To get to Minor Park from downtown Kansas City, take I-70 east to I-435 south. Proceed south on I-435 to Holmes Road exit. Go left (south) on Holmes Road approximately 2 miles.


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Each Wednesday we'll bring you a Q&A; with a Ravens player to help you learn a little more about the team. Today's guest is defensive tackle Kelly Gregg, who is tied for fourth on the team in tackles with nine and is part of a defense that ranks first in the NFL against the run. Gregg chatted about playing in his first regular-season game in more than a year, matching up against one of the toughest offensive lines in NFL history and "noodling."
Question: The season opener against the Kansas City Chiefs on Sept. 13 was your first game of consequence since Dec. 30, 2007. How did it feel?


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(THE CONVERSATION) One in 6 American children faces hunger and 3 out of 4 teachers report regularly seeing hungry kids in their classrooms. In response, school meals make up a large fraction of federal food assistance.
The National School Lunch Program is the second-largest federal food assistance program, serving 30.4 million children. It is complemented by the School Breakfast Program, the Afterschool Snack Service and the Summer Food Service Program. Though these programs are essential, they are not enough.
On a local scale, organizations such as food banks assist food-insecure children and families, but their work within schools is typically limited. In my roles as a researcher of food in schools and as a food bank board member, I often see opportunities for more collaboration between schools and communities to help fill the gaps in feeding kids whose families face economic hardship.
In some communities, food banks and K-12 schools already work together as partners.
One way this occurs is through backpack programs that give students easily prepared foods, like boxed macaroni and cheese and canned beans, for the weekend. Backpack programs, such as those in Northeast Michigan and Arlington, Virginia, are highly local.
Often these initiatives exist because someone, such as a high school teacher I collaborated with on a study, Melissa Washburn, sees a need and reaches out to local food banks for support. Washburn, a health teacher at a public high school in Lansing, Michigan, partnered with a nearby food bank to initiate a backpack program that delivered shelf-stable items. Wanting to improve the quality of the food in the packs, Washburn secured grants from a local nonprofit and the schools’ alumni association to include locally sourced fruits and vegetables.
Food pantries located in schools are another source of support for hungry students and their families. These efforts also often depend on one or a handful of dedicated people who see a need and amass volunteers for the task.
Local efforts are important and should be the norm rather than the exception. School-based food pantries and weekend backpack programs should be a routine feature at all public schools.
While school food pantries and backpack programs are important, we need to welcome more ideas to the table to feed children in schools. Because funding for public education is limited and teachers are overextended, the village needs to help support these endeavors.
There are countless models for marshaling communities to feed students. Service organizations, faith-based groups and local clubs can step in to help. Food banks, in particular, are in excellent positions to foster connections between schools and these groups. For example, a network of churches in Junction City, Oregon, works with the food bank to supply items, such as peanut butter, for backpack programs in local schools.
Partnerships between businesses and nonprofits, such as the Cereal for Youth program in Lane County, Oregon, are another model. This program brings three local businesses together with the food bank to provide free high-quality granola to kids 18 years and under in schools or afterschool programs.
Another important initiative is lobbying for better federal or state school food assistance. In Oregon, nonprofits, food banks and other organizations have formed the Hunger-Free Schools Coalition to encourage state legislators to make Oregon the first state to provide universal free school meals.
Food can also provide a gateway to building community in and around schools. For example, our food bank nutrition educator teaches family cooking classes at a local elementary school. Free evening or weekend meals for school communities with food provided by food banks and partners are another possibility.
Schools are places where food assistance can have great impact on vulnerable members of society. Community organizations, businesses and food assistance agencies all have roles to play in this effort.
This article is republished from The Conversation under a Creative Commons license. Read the original article here: http://theconversation.com/it-can-take-a-village-to-feed-hungry-kids-in-schools-110862.


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