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When arts and crafts sneak up on you

Share any tips or ideas that you have which make living with dyspraxia easier.(Please start a new thread for each tip)

When arts and crafts sneak up on you

Postby rosefan42 » Fri May 13, 2011 10:39 pm

So, um, hi, I'm Rosie, this feels weird, I've never been on a forum like this before. But i could really use some sort of advice here. BEing dyspraxic (duh) I obviously dropped Art, Design, etc as soon as I could in secondary schoo, and long before that I'd taken the "make no effort" approach. Seriously, my art is baaaaad. But even now i'm in college, age 17, arty things seem to creep up and cause me a huuuuuuge amount of stress.
Example; making revision cards or posters in class. I can deal with these usually, by just filling them with lots of text rather than pictures and designs, but it's the messy felt tip smudges and glue stains on my hands for the rest of the day that get noticed.
Or, for example, today - and this was the trigger for logging on here - I had to make a huge A1 poster for the class of 5-7 year olds I help with on saturdays. Just a general poster with the name of the school and twelve balloons or something - one for each month, it's so that each kid can stick a name tag in their birthday month.
I started out OK, drawing out the baloons by hand. They weren't stellar, but I got there. Then I decided to use some pastels. BIG MISTAKE. Two balloons in, and the whol ething was a mess of smudges.
I tired a different approach, cutting out circles and sticking them on with PVA glue. Trouble was, by this point I was quite het up and upset, and my hands were smudged and gluey, and even the backside of the poster (where attemp #2 was going to go) was quite smudged already.
The hwole thing literally ended in me sat at the kitchen table cryiung. I've got a slapdash poster thing now, so at least I'll hasve something for tomorrow's class, but it's bad, and i feel bad about it.
I just feel so helpless. I feel like veryone else could have come up with something so much neater, somuch better, in half the time it took me. And IT KEEPS HAPPENING. Even though i'm a very academic student, arts and crafts creep up in the most random of projects, and iut alwasys makes me so anxious and upset. Does anyone have any advice for how to cope or work around things like this??
THANK YOU. Sorry for the word vomit and typos haha, I;'m still a bit ugh.
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Re: When arts and crafts sneak up on you

Postby xFCJ1995 » Sun Jun 05, 2011 9:03 pm

I can really understand everything you've described!
For me i find it difficult because I'm quite creative and I know exactly how I want things to look, but somehow they never end up that way because it ends in some form of disaster, much like your troubles with the pastels and glue.

Though it's not something you can easily solve, I'd recommend when you have to do something crafty using products that don't allow you to have too much of a disaster, i.e.:

1. Sellotape instead of glue, and tape dispensers are even better as they safe faffing about with trying to cut the Sellotape
2. Colouring pencils/crayons instead of pastels/pens etc, as they are less easy to smudge
3. New scissors. this may sound bizarre but many people with dyspraxia are ambidextrous (meaning they are not specifically right or left handed, but can use both), but normal scissors are designed for right handed people, so it can sometimes help to buy left handed scissors, if you struggle with conventional right handed scissors
4. Working on smaller pieces of paper, as they are easier to manoeuvre

Hope this helps!
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Rythea Lee on Teaching Performance Art with The Zany Angels

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The Zany Angels workshop experience is rich and transformational experience because it is the crafting of autobiographical theater that springs from the body. Our warm-ups invite deep physicality and presence, warming into emotional awareness, coming then to our words and sounds. Monologues are made in an organic fashion, some spontaneous and some written and then performed. Our students through the years have expressed that the process is as satisfying as the product. That is our intention. This is not about being a performer, although it could be. It's more about how it feels while it is coming out into being- do you feel connected to it? Are you saying something that has impact? Does your body add a layer? Can you add in image or support from other artists in the group so your story or message is even more awake? How does it feel when you set the words and movement and do it again?
Here is a sample class to give some idea of how we teach. This is not what we will teach at Earthdance but like this. I hope this give you some idea of how we build a day or a session in the Zany Angels moving monologues method.

This class was for a group called Do What You Love, which consists of about 10 people who gather monthly to play and create on this subject.  I was invited to come perform and teach a class for people who were not familiar with the Zany Angels work. This is what I taught (see below) and it went super well. We had a fabulous time and funny, meaningful, surprising, and complex art was made. This is what a Zany Angels Performance Art Class can be like.

The Class

Movement: We began with people lying on the floor, closing their eyes, breathing, and resting. I talked them into following their body’s needs- stretching, moving, and/ or continuing to rest.

It is so important for people to slow down and move into kinesthetic awareness.

Lying on the floor is an excellent way to release the stress of the day and come into the present moment.

Writing: Everyone wrote for 7 minutes with the prompt “I’m the boss because…..”  I encouraged participants to write without stopping, coming back to the prompt if they got stuck, free associating as they go, writing into what pours out from this sentence.

Free writing with a prompt allows people to unleash their minds and emotions; to free up the logical, “normal” way we organize our ideas. Using a prompt is a way to push the mind off in a specific direction.

Movement and Words: We came back to the floor, closed eyes and let the writing integrate. I asked people to think of a sentence from their writing that speaks to the general idea of what they wrote, a sentence that relates to “I’m the boss….”  Then I had them create 4 postures of movement that was interesting or compelling to them (not related to the sentence). I had them make sure they connected one movement to the next so they could do it in a sequence.

Then we put the sentence with the 4 movements. People practiced through it, talking quietly as they put the movement and words together.

We got in a circle and showed our sentences with our movements. Each person had the phrase  “I’m the boss” somewhere in his or her phrase.

People are often amazed at their own ability to put words and movement together, even “non-movers.” The key to this exercise is originating the movement from the body and then adding the words on top. This makes for a wonderful juxtaposition and/or contrast of body and words.

Music: To free up the brain and get back in body time, we danced around the room to music. I told people to feel free to dance alone or with others.

Some people respond very physically to music. Just the act of playing an upbeat, fun song and opening up the whole space for movement, can be enough to bring people into a creative state.

Front to Back: This is an exercise Rose and I learned from Action Theatre that I modified for this class.  A group of 4 people come to the front while the rest of the class is the audience.

Part 1: Everyone (the group of 4) stands with their back to the audience. When I say “ GO” they all turn to the front and do 1 minute of movement that expresses how they are doing right now. When I say “END” they freeze.

This part of the exercise is a wonderful way to see movement and gesture as a language. When the participants turn around to the front and move their mood, it speaks volumes to how everyone is doing, plus it is often esthetically lovely.

Part 2:  The performance prompt is “I can’t do what I love because…” I tell them to finish the sentence in metaphor for this exercise. I tell them to go for exaggeration, instead of being literal, for example, “I can’t do what I love because of skinny jeans. The whole jean craze is keeping me from really going for it. I don’t even look good in skinny jeans…because…well, I’m not skinny!”

“I can’t do what I love because someone will plant a nanny-cam in my bathroom and publish the tapes to the Internet and it will prove, yet again, how unsafe it is to floss my teeth.”

Everyone faces the back. When one person is ready, they can turn around and face the front and begin the prompt and see what happens. If someone else turns around and starts to talk from the prompt, that person must stop and face the back. SO, there is only one person talking at a time.

Giving a voice to our blocks is a powerful tool.  It is especially useful when we are given permission to exaggerate our ideas. Humor often plays a big part in airing our issues in this way; we can then see the absurdity of our self-imposed limitations.

Round Two: We do the front to back exercise again in new configurations of four. This time the prompt was “I did what I loved and…”  Again, I say to exaggerate the results, go for fantasy and nonsense. This allows people to open their minds to what is possible if they do what they want and love.

It is just as powerful to express our positive, limitless, often unbelievable passions and dreams. It helps to name them through metaphor and fantasy so they can get big and wild.

Integration: To integrate the more performative part of the class, we do 8 minute timed writing. People can write about how they feel, what they learned, what they were inspired about or anything else. It’s an open writing time.

This time allows people to catch and document any insights they learned about themselves, each other, or the creative process.

Closure: To close, we sat in a circle and people shared what was new and enjoyable and/or what was challenging. After each person shared, I asked people to do10 claps together to indicate the official end.

Coming together to share in the end is often important because we recognize that we have been on a journey that made us more intimate and therefore required some courage. Clapping is a wonderful way to say, we are done!

Rythea Lee is a professional dancer and multi-disciplinary artist giving voice to personal and global stories of healing. Contact Improvisation has been a beloved and passionate aspect of her performances, workshops, and personal practice.  Rythea is a co-director of The Zany Angels Dance Theatre Company, a troupe that combines theatre, clown, and highly physical dance, performing in colleges such as Smith College, Mt. Holyoke College, Emerson College, Bard College, Hampshire College, to name a few, as well as conferences and theatres along the eastern seaboard (see www.zanyangels.com). The new Zany Angels show "The Inner Child: Don't Leave Home Without It"  premiered this Fall in Northampton to sold out audiences and standing ovations.  Read more about Rythea here.

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Give me a green lawn or give me death

By Michael Clark - 28 Jun 2011 21:23:1 GMT
Give me a green lawn or give me death

West Palm Beach was set to run out of water today according to estimates, but homeowners have continued to excessively water lawns despite the implementation of emergency restrictions. The city, suffering from a record drought that has cut off its water supply from Lake Okeechobee, implemented mandatory once per week outdoor watering restrictions to reduce demand to make up for the lost supply. The city trained police and other city employees to enforce the restrictions, which carry fines of $75 for the first offense, $125 for the second, and $500 for the 3rd and beyond. In the first week of enforcement, 53 citations were issued.

But demand remains unchanged because residents have not complied either intentionally or unintentionally. Some simply aren't aware of the restrictions. Others, as reported by a local news channel, have simply chose to ignore the restrictions out of fear that their yard will die and adversely impact property values. The calculation is simple: the fines cost less than the costs of replacing a lawn and reduced property value.

The mayor, Jeri Muoio, is exasperated at the non-compliance, stating in a recent interview that, "Our water consumption has not gone down and we need you to conserve water."

Excessive outdoor water use is not uncommon. A study by the American Water Works Association Research Foundation found that, in the 12 cities studies, outdoor water use far exceeded indoor water use. This fact gets environmentalists all riled up. The question they ask is: why are we using this much potable water for a non-essential use such as lawn watering? To which the typical homeowner will respond: because maintaining a green lawn and healthy landscape is critical to property values which, today, are increasingly important.

Outdoor water use is considered a non-essential use. Essential uses include drinking and fire fighting. During emergencies, non-essential water demand is typically cut drastically to ensure supply for essential uses. The more progressive water districts will have conservation programs in place to continually try to minimize non-essential demand and maximize the efficiency with which water is used for essential uses.

But, for the most part, the struggle over non-essential and essential uses boils down to excessive lawn watering versus everything else. Outdoor water use in some residential accounts in West Palm Beach exceed 1 million gallons per month, according to local news reports, which is more than some hotels in the district.

The reasons for this excessive use are numerous but the primary culprits include a fundamental misunderstanding of the water needs of grass, an astounding naivete about the finite nature of water supply, and, perhaps most importantly, the widespread use of in-ground irrigation systems that operate on timers irregardless of climactic conditions. Accordingly, water suppliers have begun conservation programs that include educational components, voluntary and mandatory watering restrictions, and conservation rate pricing to reduce demand.

But the results have been mixed at best. Water demand actually increased in West Palm Beach after their conservation program was implemented in 2009. And, in many cases, water suppliers will include only education-based initiatives in their conservation programs mainly due to the political infeasibility of passing lawn watering restrictions and conservation pricing programs during non-emergency times. Realizing this, states have begun passing water conservation laws that include demand reduction targets and required actions for meeting those targets.

Even restrictions and rate hikes, like in the case of West Palm Beach, are not enough to deter excessive outdoor water use. Enforcement is costly and lax, and homeowners choose to pay fines and higher rates to keep a green lawn, out of fear their property values will plummet or, worse, they will fall behind the Jones'.

West Palm Beach is in trying to overcome the scourge that is excessive lawn watering. The city is pondering its next move. Though the city received rain over the weekend and is purchasing water from a regional supplier, the situation remains dire. The water will not run out today but it could in the next few months if demand remains the same and the rain holds off. Officials are eyeing Phase 4 of their drought plan, which entails a total ban on outdoor watering, rationing, and pumping from an emergency well field. If this happens, the battle over lawn watering could get real interesting. The water industry will be watching closely.

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Photo:  Los Angeles smog in 1972, before the current standards; photo by Gene Daniels, public domain via Wikimedia.

March 18, 2017 (Washington D.C.) — California has threatened legal action after President Donald Trump ordered the Environmental Protection Agency to abandon strict fuel efficiency standards for vehicles and rules that limit emission of greenhouse gasses.

If weaker national standards are adopted and the Trump administration fights California’s long-standing waiver that allows our state to have the nation’s toughest clean air standards, it could set up an epic court battle over states’ rights.   Consumers could also be forced back to buying gas-guzzling cars, spending more to fill your tank.

Due to past serious air pollution problems in California, our state has long received waivers that have allowed California to adopt stricter vehicle emission standards than the national standard.  State officials have gone to court before to protect their right to enact tough standards to protect clean air and public health, winning a challenge against the Bush administration.

Trump says “common sense changes” are needed, yielding to pressure from the automobile industry. So, the EPA will be reopening the rule-making process for mileage standards, determining by mid-2018 whether to scrap the current standards.  A climate change denier, Trump campaigned on increasing production of fossil fuels such as oil – and now seeks to boost consumption of fossil fuels, too.

Theresa Langer, transportation program director with the American Council for an Energy-Efficient economy, says the Trump administration announced plan to backtrack on vehicle standards for model years 2022-2025 “puts at risk tens of billions of dollars of fuel savings for consumers and big reductions in tailpipe emissions.”

The EPA found in January that the Obama-era standards remain feasible and are cost effective, despite lower gas prices. That review also documented health benefits that the standards, set to mandate that passenger cars average 54 miles a gallon by 2025, would achieve.

Langer says automakers who lobbied for weaker fuel efficiency are doing their industry a disservice, since any delay in setting standards introduces uncertainty in a global marketplace where consumers want fuel efficient and low emission vehicles.

California is already moving to fight Trump’s effort.  State Attorney General Xavier Becerra has filed a legal motion Tuesday to defend California’s rules. "Any weakening or delay of the national standards will result in increased harms to our natural resources, our economy, and our people," the court filing says.

reality is tough to swallow

motor vehicles did NOT cause all of the la smog nor has it been the sole source of reduction. over the years the "experts" said use additives which have poisoned ground water, battery manufacturing is NOT clean and lithium is not easy to get.
sacramento needs to stop kissing the behinds of special interest groups and illegal aliens and represent The People , the citizens of the USA and California. none of the scare is real, it is a fraud and abusing to families and people in general as more oney is stolen from the People to fund the sick fantasies of politicians and celebrities. ALL government officials should ride the bus, trains, and NO air conditioning in the offices, then I might start to listen

Demands are easy, but real life is hard (and expensive)

The 35 MPG mandate has required more complicated "direct injection" fuel delivery systems which create problems in the engine, and also required complicated ten-speed transmissions which complicate driving. Considering these facts, the 54 MPG would require unknown technology. The expensive Toyota Prius hybrid just barely manages it. . . .Meanwhile buyers have indicated that they don't want electric vehicles given the current technology and high costs.


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For this baby shower carousel cake, I used a 12" round pan for the bottom, and a 6" round for the top. The original cake is Wilton's Baby Go Round cake with my modifications. in advance, I super glued the 12" plate to the pillar and cut a hole the size of the end of the pillar in the center of both a 12" board and a 6" board.

Buttercream icing was used for the whole cake. On the 6" layer, Tip #16 (star) is used for the blue and pink. Pipe blue around the top and bottom of the layer then pipe pink in a zigzag between the 2 lines of blue.

Use tip #5 to pipe a small ball at the points on the 6" layer. Use tip #18 (larger star) for the squares on the bottom 12" cake. Alternate colors of yellow, blue, and pink.

Ribbons cut approx. 20" in length, I super glued the ends to the 6" plate. Can alternate blue and pink or use all one color. Insert tiny babies into the loop and place a small dab of super glue to hold the babies in place.

I bought 2 rubber ducks to place on the 12" round to hide the hole where the pillar goes into the bottom cake.

The baby bottle replaces the bear in the original cake and serves as a nice gift for the mother to be! (or a welcome gift for the new arrival!)

Sugar candies are used in every other square on the bottom layer.

A hole was cut in the middle of the 12" round.

To assemble, slide the 12" round over the pre-assembled pillar and 12" plate. Super glue the 6" plate to the top of the pillar, super glue the ribbon ends to the top plate and allow to dry as you arrange the ducks, babies and rocking horses on the bottom layer. When the top plate seems secure, and the glue is dry, place a drop of super glue on the bottom of each baby and place in the ribbon loop, hold til dry.

Next, place the 6" layer on the top pillar and place the bottle and any remaining babies on the top pillar.

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This book introduces a framework that applies the theory of self-regulated learning to guide second language writing teachers response to learners at all stages of the writing process and offers practical activities and suggestions for implementing it.

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Maureen Snow Andrade is Associate Vice President for Academic Affairs/Academic Programs, Utah Valley University, USA. Norman W. Evans is Associate Professor in the Department of Linguistics and English Language, Brigham Young University, USA.

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Prefacep. viii
Acknowledgmentsp. x
Response to Second Language Writing and Principles of Self-Regulated Learningp. 1
Motivep. 24
Methods of Learningp. 48
Time Factorsp. 66
Physical Environmentp. 86
Social Environmentp. 104
Performancep. 127
Implementing the Self-Regulated Learning Approach in the L2 Writing Classroomp. 148
Adapting to Environmental Factorsp. 175
Appendix: Summary of Activitiesp. 204
Referencesp. 210
Indexp. 223
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Designing and Running a Teacher Research Training Workshop

I. Big Picture

This site explores how to best support teachers/students so that they can conduct real research, collecting monitoring or research data for land managers and scientists. We also advocate teachers utilizing reflective conceptual modeling that enhances their learning of ecosystem concepts.

Professional development is critical to reforming science education. By immersing teachers in ecological research experience, you are providing them with a deeper understanding of science and research skills. This is critical in preparing teachers to do authentic ecology research with their students. Research continues to show that student achievement is highly dependent on teacher expertise and that teaching is most effective when the teacher knows well beyond the level of content knowledge they are required to teach (Darling-Hammond, 1999). This depth of knowledge can be developed during trainings through scientific literature and experiences, and through interaction with experts in the field (NRC, 1996).

Collaborations between scientists and student volunteers have the potential to broaden the scope of research and enhance the ability to collect scientific data. Engaged students may contribute valuable information as they learn about science in their local communities. Because students will be global citizens, they need to love and appreciate the planet in order for it to be sustained. By teaching teachers ecological research techniques and giving their students a chance to have hands on experiences, the students' stewardship attitudes are expected to improve.

There are many strategies for professional development. The ones described here are a combination of two strategies: "immersion in the world of a scientist" and "immersion into science inquiry". We have found that teachers benefit from having experiences based upon the same principals as the ones they are expected to teach. Teachers who have a first hand experience with research are better equipped to teach science in their own classrooms. Most teachers find it rewarding to become members of a research team. Not only are they immersed in science inquiry, but they experience it the way a practicing scientist uses it.

Developing an effective professional development workshop requires that you first select relevant ecological research topics to provide an immersion experience. Deep science content knowledge must be included throughout the workshop to provide the background information necessary for participants to expand their understandings. Scientific literature and collaboration with scientists are effective ways to deepen science content knowledge. You should expect to develop long-term professional partnerships with teachers to build an active learning community. In addition, you should become familiar with the use of reflective modeling. Reflective modeling provides the transition between observing what occurred in the field and understanding ecological complexity as it occurs in natural systems. Connections between field experiences and science content are strengthened through reflective models, which show connections between variables and require interpretation of those connections. Through these components, participants will come away from the workshop with a more thorough understanding of ecological systems, their processes, and science as a whole.

Teachers are professionals with their own specialized knowledge. The atmosphere of your workshop must be deeply rooted in respect for the capabilities of teachers. In order to make sure that participants are able to build on their existing knowledge and skills, the workshop leaders should recognize that teachers already have their own diverse ideas about scientific phenomenon. What they already know influences what new material they are able to acquire. The social environment can greatly enhance how they mediate their prior knowledge with new knowledge. By offering teachers a chance to have direct experiences with ecological phenomena, positive interactions with other teachers and scientists, and an opportunity to participate in a research project from start to completion, they have a good change of being successful.

Teaching ecology requires some special considerations, due to the nature of the science. Ecological knowledge relies on the understanding of how a variety of systems interact and the interdependence with one another.

Understanding the concept of systems is a critical piece in understanding ecology. "The idea of systems helps make sense of a large and complex world. A system has parts that can be understood separately, but the whole cannot be understood completely without recognizing the relationships among its parts. Systems are nested within other systems. In fact, human well being is inextricably bound with environmental quality. We and the systems we create-our societies, politics, economics, cultural activities, technologies-affect the systems and cycles of the rest of nature. Since we are 'in' the system, a part of nature rather than outside it, we are challenged to recognize the ramifications of our interdependence." (p. 3, Guidelines for the Initial Preparation of Environmental Educators)

Teaching ecology requires some special considerations, due to the nature of the science. Ecological knowledge relies on the understanding of how a variety of systems interact and the interdependence with one another.

The Value of First-Hand Experience:

“Researchers have shown that participation in outdoor learning experiences is a promising technique for improving children’s environmental attitudes and knowledge” (Bodzin 2008).

Hands-on, interactive, authentic, place-based learning has been shown to be greatly beneficial for students.  Well developed and executed outdoor activities lead to stronger knowledge of the topic being covered, greater empathy and willingness to protect the environment, maintain student interest in science, improve understanding of scientific processes and clarify ecological concepts (Kenney et al. 2003; Barnett et al. 2006; Manzanal et al. 1999).

II. Pre-Workshop

Have teachers learn basic research practices to understand concepts about the Nature of Science. Carry out a complete research project, in depth, to provide skills and confidence to complete future research with their own students. Provide exposure to the possible research projects that are applicable at a particular site. Have teachers learn about a new development in the field of ecology. (for example, during a follow-up weekend workshop)

Because the teachers will be using the learned techniques with their students, it is not advisable to mix the types of teachers. In order for the protocols to be accessible to elementary students, they will need to be implemented in a simplified way. Elementary teachers will need a protocol that is more simplistic, with fewer steps for their students. More advanced protocols can be taught for use with middle and high school students without the need for adaptations. Training these groups of teachers separately will minimize the extent of differing needs for students, thus keeping training most focused on the present group.

Dates: Weekends during the academic year or summer?

Length: one day events are insufficient but sometimes the only option, one week or a series of weekends is better, two weeks is more optimal, longer than that is ideal...

Location: At a school, university, science research facility, etc. Value of holding workshop at a research site with lodging, or camping out over at least a few evenings, for building social bonds among group. (Are reservations needed?)

It is also important to hold trainings, "Close to home, encouraging learners to explore and understand their...surroundings. The sensitivity, knowledge, and skills gained by forging this local connection provide a base for moving out into larger systems, broader issues, and a lifetime of learning about causes, connections and consequences." (p. 3, Guidelines for the Initial Preparation of Environmental Educators)

Cost: How will the training be funded? Funding from outside source? Teachers cover themselves? What is included (lunch, materials)? Do teachers receive a stipend?

Recruitment of Teachers:

Start recruitment significantly before the workshop. We send out flyers in early January. This is especially critical for summer workshops since many teachers sign a contract months in advance to teach summer school. Get as much background information as possible about your audience so that you know their previous exposure to field work, courses in ecology taken, what they are doing already in the classroom, what kinds of student research they might have done. If possible, provide a choice of research projects they might want to participate in during the training. Click here to see a sample recruitment flyer.

Email search for local schools, contact principals, specialists in the school, department heads, school district list serves. Offer education credits through your university as a minimum, stipends to defray costs if possible, and fun locations to entice participation.

Advertise that teachers can learn how to conduct research (benefits to them professionally) and can then implement research with their entire class. See "Why Host a Teacher Training Workshop?" for more details on benefits to student learning.

Involving Scientists- It is essential that teachers be paired with practicing scientists. You may need to recruit scientists who are already interested in helping educate the pre-college audience. Be specific on what you want them to cover, the background of the teachers in the workshop, and time commitments you are requesting. Let them know the educational level of the audience they are presenting to.

Show the benefits to them through testimonials from past participating scientists/community partners.

Line up other guest speakers, for example, community leaders or local land managers. Explain why you might need their help, perhaps for future work with students in their own local community. Tell them about concrete needs and questions, be specific about dates, times, overall commitment. Give them specific expectations for their involvement.

III. Holding Workshop (Suggestions)

Use Scientific research articles: Have a session on how teachers can use/better understand the latest ecological research and also some classical studies. Read, "Scientific Communication: Understanding Scientific Journals and Articles" and "How to Read Primary Literature" for more information.

Access these articles through a link to the local library, also the general information network website link.

Suggestion: To teach how to better read the articles use the jigsaw method (break into groups) and/or by breaking a scientific article into the parts of the scientific method (something that the teachers are already familiar with).

Choosing Field Research Protocols:

Have teachers choose from a list you have provided ahead of time based on the research done at your site, research done by participating scientists, or based upon a specific theme you have chosen for your training. If you have the scientist take the lead on the research project, it may be possible for him or her to set up the experiment ahead of time. For example, in doing a leaf litter decomposition study, the litter bags need to be buried for a number of months before they can be analyzed. The lead scientist can set up the parameters of the study, have the litter bags filled, weighed, and buried in advance of the teacher workshop. If teacher participants are known ahead of time, these teachers can be involved in setting up the study. Teachers could alternatively participate in only the final part of the research project; retreiving the bags, drying, weighing and comparing the weights.

Have examples of projects other teachers have done during their training. Click here to see a variety of examples from past teacher workshops around the country.

Link to our Research Protocols on Ecoplexity:

There are currently 44 protocols available on the website covering a wide array of topics including: arthropods, mammals, biochemical processes, vegetation cover and much more! Click here to view all protocols.

It has been our experience that teacher participants are only likely to use the protocols they have directly experienced in their own teaching. Therefore, your choice of which protocols to use is important.

Interpreting the results is an especially critical step, as it engages higher order thinking skills and synthesizes the steps of the process. This experience actively engages teachers in the process of scientific research and demonstrates the process of inquiry based learning that students will engage in. Through this experience teachers gain skills and knowledge necessary for classroom implementation (Shepardson, Harbor, Cooper & McDonald).

Supporting Teachers Through the Research Process

  • Make sure the research question is concrete.
  • Include link to data analysis page. (Reminder: STOP make sure you go through the walkthrough!!)
  • Emphasize the need for data analysis. Interpreting data using pre-set protocols are the essence of inquiry and necessary for making sense of an experiment. It is the only way to evaluate a hypothesis adequately.
  • Emphasize the need to figure out how you will analyze data during the study design phase of the project, NOT after the data have been collected.
  • Maintain a positive atmosphere during the workshop. Establishing and sustaining relationships will foster partnerships and create a foundation for reciprocal learning between all participants. If the atmosphere of a workshop generates interest, dialogue, and discussion, then future communication pathways can be initiated. The enjoyment of a workshop contributes to the receptiveness of its participants

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Beekeepers in Poland have reason to celebrate. Active protests in the country have led to a ban on Monsanto’s Mon810 corn. Monsanto’s corn has been genetically engineered to produce a mutant version of the insecticide Bt. Beekeepers saw the link between the corn and the deaths of honeybees.

Poland is the first country to acknowledge the link between the genetically engineered corn and honeybees. It is believed that Monsanto’s corn is directly related to causing Colony Collapse Disorder (CCD), the issue that has been plaguing bees around the world.

Bee colonies have been dwindling all over the world. In the U.S. bee colonies began disappearing after the EPA allowed new insecticides on the market in 2004-2005. A German study found that when bees were released in a genetically engineered canola field and fed the canola pollen to younger bees, the younger bees took on the traits of the canola’s modified genes– proving that GMO DNA can be transferred to bees through their digestive systems.

Beekeepers turned to using high-fructose corn syrup to feed their bees. But high-fructose corn syrup is made from Monsanto’s genetically engineered corn. Monsanto’s corn has been modified with Bayer’s neonicotinoid insecticide. Neonicotinoid insecticides “are among the most widely used in the world, popular because they kill insects by paralysing nerves but have a lower toxicity for other animals,” according to a study released in the American Chemical Society’s Environmental Science and Technology journal.

ABC news reported the link between the deaths of honeybees and corn insecticides in March 2012 after the studies had been released. The news agency reported how critical honeybees are for pollinating food crops and how devastating the disruption of pollination could be to entire ecosystems. Scientists and researchers wrote in the study, “In view of the currently increasing crop production, and also of corn as a renewable energy source, the correct use of these insecticides within sustainable agriculture is a cause of concern.”

Monsanto, a massive biotechnology company, has been blamed for contributing to the dwindling bee population because of its genetically engineered corn. So what did Monsanto do? It bought a leading bee collapse research organization, Beeologics, to study the collapse disorder that is thought to be a result—at least in part– of Monsanto’s own creation. What makes the move worse is that the USDA is on good terms with Monsanto (as can be seen with special speedy approvals of GM seeds) and views Beeologics as a legitimate research organization.

Anthony Gucciardi of Natural Society put the situation into perspective, “It appears that when Monsanto cannot answer for their environmental devastation, they buy up a company that may potentially be their ‘experts’ in denying any such link between their crops and the bee decline.”

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    If you can’t beat them then buy them out and release illegitimate findings. Monsanto are business scum that’s trying to control all things living. Unfortunately I’d like to be less cynical but the truth huts and so does GM food. We cannot play with biology, we a mere speck on the microcosm that is this planet’s history and there’s nothing we can do about it. Whether we evolve or perish or remain stagnant it doesn’t matter. The law of nature is greater than the law of man and hopefully someday this will be more prevalent.

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    Would like to ask from where you have news about Poland? For the moment in Poland is no reason to celebrate :(!

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Please stop attempting to express love through animal exploitation

While I’m a huge sucker for the sweet stuff, I can’t escape the seasonal dread of seeing lovers carelessly link up gestures of romance with animal exploitation.

Seven reasons to stop giving a fuck about Justin Timberlake’s “vegan suit”

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Marc Platt, executive producer van Grease: Live, vertelt nu aan Variety hoe enorm knap-ie het vond dat Vanessa Hudgens toch op het plankier ging staan: 'It was incredibly brave of her. She's a professional, but she's also a human being and a daughter.'

De producer vertelt verder hoe hij eerst zeker wilde weten of Vanessa de show echt wel wilde doen: 'I looked at her in the eyes and said, 'Can you do this? I think your dad would want you to do this,' and she said she knew that he would. She knew that she had to do it. She knew that she had to put that in a box for a few hours and use it to fuel her performance. We asked her if her family would come. And they came to the show and watched in a trailer live on the Warners lot. I was with her mom. I think it was for all of them a very cathartic experience given the brutality of the circumstances. Her performance speaks for itself. We were all very proud of her and send her love to her family.'

Ook de tegenspelers van Vanessa, onder wie Carly Rae Jepsen die Frenchy speelde, staken de actrice een hard onder de riem. Carly vertelt aan Vulture: 'We were aware of the concerns with Vanessa's father's health leading up to this point, and we'd been there for her through the thick and thin of it. The timing of this was heartbreaking, none of us could believe it. But we all just cocooned her; we hugged around her and told her, "This one's for you." There's a point between scenes where everyone's running around, but we all quickly got dressed and were holding hands backstage watching her as she did that solo. God, did that girl kill it. We were proud beyond words. I think she is such a professional and such a talent. Her strength, to me, is one of the most inspiring things. I've told her time and time again that she's my hero.'

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Alliance Employee Rick Phillips is seen above flushing out the water system on Locklane in Elsberry. Under the new contract, Alliance is required to do this once every six-months

It seemed to be the year for water issues in 2012. Whether it was water rates, new water projects, expanding city utilities to Lakeview, meters or DNR regulations on wells, water was the boiling point for many Elsberry residents.
Throughout the year, Alderman argued on topics such as keeping or not keeping Alliance Water Resources, to the point where representatives from Alliance put together several power point presentations and rebuttals about why they were the best option for the city.  For a short span, and for what may still be in discussion, some city officials even explored the idea of Elsberry taking over their own services.
However, not all discussions and projects had a negative outcome. In fact some of the biggest topics seemed to help Elsberry inspire change for growth. For instance, the Elsberry Water Tower Project and 80-year old water lines being replaced, allowing for cleaner more efficient water. Even with all the water main breaks and boil alerts that seemed to pop up at least twice a week for a short spell, in the end city officials stood by the idea it was a small sacrifice for a greater reward.
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I am 48 yrs of age and have delt with chronic pain for years. I've seen 2 orthopedic specialists only to be told that my problem isn't orthopedic. I saw one rheumatologist in 2011 and he found nothing. Today the same Dr told me he believes I have palindromic rheumatism. I can't find any information on it. Can u help me?

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Hello VanessaEpps

Thank you for writing.

Palindromic rheumatism is a very unusual form of rheumatism which may explain the delay in your diagnosis. I'm sorry you've lived with chronic pain for so long. These "invisible disease" are very cruel.

Palindromic rheumatism is different to "regular" rheumatism in that it comes and goes at it's own pace and for it's own reasons - even stress can trigger a flare. People with rheumatism deal with the pain that inflammation causes all the time, every day. People with PR can have flares for weeks or months and then return to being symptom free for some time. Flares tend to be very sudden and generally are quite painful and difficult to deal with.

Vanessa, your rheumatologist can explain more to you about this condition and Arthritis.org has good information and also discusses treatment. Please cut and paste this link to know more: http://www.arthritis.org/about-arthritis/types/palindromic-rheumatism/

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EghtesadOnline: Enterprise software provider backs off competing directly with public cloud providers like Amazon and Microsoft. New Cloud Foundation product targets Nutanix.

VMware Inc. is set to unveil new products in a bid to eke out greater relevancy for the company in internet-based cloud-computing, reports Bloomberg.

On Monday, the company will announce Cloud Foundation, which combines software for storage, networking and virtualization into one package, as well as the ability to use that product as a service hosted in IBM's cloud.  The company will also preview new Cross-Cloud subscription services that let customers manage and protect applications hosted in clouds from International Business Machines Corp., as well as market leader Inc. and Microsoft Corp.

VMware is shifting its cloud strategy after little traction and executive departures. It is focusing more on selling products that work with existing leaders, rather than trying to establish itself as an alternative to the Amazons of the world. As more companies run applications on rented servers over the internet, rather than their own data centers, providing services that link the different technologies customers use is a growing opportunity for VMware.

"CIOs and IT professionals now need to manage a multiple-device, multiple-application and multiple-cloud world and they don't have the tools to do that," said VMware Chief Executive Officer Pat Gelsinger in an interview. "We can uniquely partner with them to give them the ability to run, manage and secure an application across multiple clouds and deliver it on any device."

Gelsinger will speak Monday at the company's annual VMworld conference in Las Vegas, where it will unveil Cloud Foundation and preview its Cross-Cloud services.

The shift comes after a year of upheaval for VMware. The company faced investor concern in the wake of Dell Inc.'s announcement in October that it was buying VMware parent EMC Corp. Over in the cloud business, VMware and EMC backed off a plan to jointly own cloud infrastructure provider Virtustream, instead shifting the asset and its losses to EMC. VMware cloud executives Bill Fathers and Simone Brunozzi left, and the company faced poor adoption of its vCloud Air products, which competed with Amazon's public cloud offerings, said Abhey Lamba, an analyst at Mizuho Securities USA Inc.

"Now they are taking this approach of becoming the management layer in clouds," said Lamba, who has a "neutral" rating on VMware shares. "That’s a really tough battle, and I’m not sure VMware has any strategic advantage there over the next guy." The new services aren't even in market yet, so it's hard to say how it will do until customers can see how it performs, he said.

VMware created virtualization software that lets companies cram more workloads onto servers. It dominated there by building a product that could work across many different operating systems and types of hardware. That market is maturing, so the company is looking for other opportunities but has seen its cloud efforts lag behind established players. The new approach allows VMware to return to its traditional heritage as a company that can let customers operate with different technology.

It's key for VMware to carve out a lucrative segment of cloud sales as the internet-based approach becomes more pervasive. Gelsinger, in his speech, will predict that 50 percent of corporate IT workloads will be in the cloud by 2021.

While the Cross-Cloud services will address multiple public clouds, Cloud Foundation will initially work with IBM only, though Gelsinger said in the interview that VMware will add other cloud providers in the future. Companies can also buy the software installed on servers from companies like Dell and Hewlett Packard Enterprise and place those in their own data centers.

Gelsinger will be joined on stage at VMworld by Dell founder Michael Dell and by hotel company Marriott International Inc., which is trying out Cloud Foundation.  The product, which targets Nutanix Inc.'s main offerings, will be generally available this quarter.

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Welcome to my first post on living Gluten Free in Portland!
These posts will pop up now and again to help others navigate the city
while living gluten free.

Today's post is on gluten free bakeries.
If you are visiting the area,
I'd highly recommend doing a tour de bakeries.
Portland has some amazing options to choose from!

First up is a recap of Petunia's!

Petunia's Pies and Pastries
610 SW 12th Avenue,
Portland, OR 97205

Petunia's is a new bakery in the gluten-free Portland scene,
opening their store front a little over two months ago.
The business is owned and run by a young woman
who began cooking gluten free treats from her home kitchen
before offering them up for sale at the Portland Farmers Market.

The entire bakery is gluten free and vegan,
which means once you walk in the door
the gluten free community can pick anything they want to order!
They prepare a mixture of baked goods, savory items, and cocktails.

If you stop by, be sure to get the salted caramel cookie bar.
I cannot stress this enough.
It is by far my favorite on their menu!

Coming up next time is a review of Crave Bakeshop.

Please note I was not in any way compensated for this post. The opinions provided are purely my own, and based on my experiences living gluten free in Portland.

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The “Short Rains” October to December (OND) season constitutes an important rainfall season in Kenya and more so in the Central and Southeastern parts of Kenya. During OND 2017, it is expected that most parts of the country will experience enhanced rainfall that will also be well distributed both in time and space. The expected enhanced rainfall will mainly be driven by the cooler than average SSTs over the eastern Equatorial Indian Ocean (adjacent to Australia) coupled with warmer than
average SSTs over the western Equatorial Indian Ocean (adjacent to the East African coast). This constitutes a positive Indian Ocean Dipole (IOD) that is favorable for good rainfall in the country….Read more or

Environment PS Charles Sunkuli welcomes to his office Senior Ecosystems Management Specialist from United Nations Green Climate Fund who led a team from Korea and Nairobi for a cortesy call.

Principal Secretary Charles Sunkuli today hosted a delegation from the Green Climate Fund and the National Treasury who paid him a courtesy call in his office.

The team was in the country to discuss areas of strategic engagements, offer support in capacity building and strengthen relationships between agencies in Kenya and the Green Climate Fund secretariat.

The PS expressed satisfaction that this was the right way to go and informed the visiting team that the Ministry’s focus was on solid waste management, plastics ban, protection of wetlands in catchment areas and landscape restoration whose rewards were enormous for citizens.

Environment PS Charles Sunkuli when he chaired a meeting of visiting Green Climate Fund officials at his office. He said the Ministry of Environment was focussed on solid waste management that was a menace across all counties

He reiterated that improper management had caused adverse effects on the environment, massive soil erosion, and drop in food production and that the Ministry had put programmes in place to address the challenges but requires capacity building to upscale the initiatives.

On cooperation with GCF, the head of delegation Patrick Van Laake informed the meeting that the secretariat was reviewing proposals submitted globally with a view to considering them for funding.

The meeting was also attended by Dr. Charles Mutai, Director Climate Change and Dr. Pacifica Ogola, Director, Climate Change Programmes Coordination.

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CS for Environment & Natural Resources Prof. Judi Wakhungu (C) giving her key note address during the conference on Climate,Ecostems and Livelihods for Africa at the UN Environment Headquaters in Nairobi.

Cabinet Secretary, Judi Wakhungu has reiterated that the government will not relent on the ban on plastic bags so as to conserve our land, water, ocean and the broader environment for posterity.

She said this today during a conference on climate, ecosystem and livelihoods for Africa at UNEP headquarters in Gigiri. The conference aimed at promoting South-South Cooperation and Integrated Approaches for Implementation of Sustainable Development Goals and Paris Agreement in Africa.

The CS noted that Africa is particularly vulnerable to the adverse impacts of climate change with multiple ecological, political, and socioeconomic impacts interacting to increase the region’s susceptibility and constraining its adaptive capacity. This is as a result of high exposure to damaging climate risks such as; extreme droughts, floods and storms; low adaptive capacity; high rates of poverty; financial and technological constraints; and heavy reliance on rain-fed agriculture.

She observed that climate change is a critical issue that has the potential to compromise food security and livelihoods in the region. “The livelihoods of about 70 % of Africans are dependent on rain-fed agriculture, which is characterized by small-scale subsistence farms that are vulnerable to various adverse effects”, she explained.

Kenya is struggling to come to terms with the impacts of two consecutive years of drought, which has left more than 2.6 million people at risk. Widespread crop failure and lack of pasture for pastoralists have affected farming and agro-pastoral communities in the arid and semi-arid parts of the country.

In order to adequately respond to climate change, she said the government has put in place a National Climate Change Response Strategy, a National Climate Change Action Plan, National Adaptation Plan and Climate Change Act, 2016. The Act strengthens climate change governance, institutional arrangements, and mainstreaming of climate change into sectoral planning, budgeting and implementation at all levels of government.

The Act also recognises the climate action plan as a framework to guide the mainstreaming of climate change adaptation and mitigation across the different sectors at the National and County government levels; and hence contribute towards the implementation of the Sustainable Development Goals and Paris Agreement.

To implement global agreements like the 2030 SDGs and Paris Agreement, she observed that there’s need to consider the multi-benefit and integrated approach for the sustainability of the current and future generations.

The Chinese Government and scientists are promoting the Belt & Road initiative globally and promoting diversified, independent, balanced and sustainable development in countries.

The Conference provided an opportunity for Chinese and African scientists to share experiences and lessons leant, propose priorities and build partnerships for further cooperation.

Kenya is implementing several bilateral cooperation programmes with the Chinese Agencies.

A group photo of participants during the Conference on Climate,Ecosystems and Livelihoods for Africa at the UN Environment headquaters Gigiri

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CS, Prof. Judi Wakhungu, with Kajiado CEC incharge of Lands and Environment, Hon. Ali Letura viewing eco-friendly carrier bags during the exhibition in Ngong.

Environment and Natural Resources Cabinet Secretary Prof. Judi Wakhungu has appealed to Kenyans to change their culture of dumping in an effort to tackle the widespread problem of solid waste management in all counties.

The CS said that in the wake of the recent ban on plastics in the country, her Ministry had teamed up with county governments to improve solid waste management that was a menace in all counties despite being a devolved function.

Prof. Wakhungu was speaking in Ngong town  when she visited an exhibition for the eco-friendly alternative packaging after the plastic bags ban that took effect on August 28, 2017. The exhibition focused on packaging and carrier bags commonly used members of the public for their shopping.

The CS who was accompanied by the kajiado county chief executive committee member for lands and Environment Mr. Ali Letura confirmed that a joint effort to relocate the Ngong dumpsite was bearing fruit after a development partner was identified to finance the new venture of a landfill comprising of a state of the art management of solid waste.

The CS noted that her Ministry in conjunction with the National Environment Authority (NEMA) was currently involved with mopping up the remnants of polythene materials that would be used for recycling.

She appealed to members of the public still holding stocks of the banned carrier bags to surrender them at designated supermarkets of; Tuskys, Nakumatt and Uchumi who will in turn hand them over to NEMA.

Prof. Wakhungu confirmed the country had vast plantations of trees including bamboo that produce pulp, alongside other local materials for eco-friendly alternative packaging.

NEMA director General Prof. Geoffrey Wahungu noted that his Authority was satisfied with the level of innovation to produce alternatives to the banned plastic bags, adding that further sensitization regarding eco-friendly alternatives will be carried in counties.

CS, Prof. Judi Wakhungu at the exhibition stand of the TeamEnvironment Kenya, viewing innovative eco-friendly carrier bags made by members of the group.DSC_0202

 Reuters… Producing, selling and using plastic bags becomes illegal as officials say they want to target manufacturers and sellers first……read more

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No matter where you go in Kenya — from the vast expanses of the Great Rift Valley to the white-sand beaches off the Indian Ocean — one thing is a constant: plastic bags.

They hang off trees and collect along curbs. And in Kibera, a sprawling slum in Nairobi, there are so many of them that they form hills.

But beginning today, almost all plastic bags are illegal in Kenya. Beginning today, if you’re carrying your groceries in a plastic bag or put out your trash in a disposable one, you could be fined up to $38,000 or be sent to jail for up to four years.

“It is a toxin that we must get rid of,” Judi Wakhungu, the country’s Cabinet secretary for the environment, told reporters. “It’s affecting our water. It’s affecting our livestock and, even worse, we are ingesting this as human beings.”

Kenya isn’t the first country in the region to ban plastic bags. Rwanda banned them in 2008, and the East African Community has talked on-and-off about issuing a regional ban.

But that has been difficult and controversial, in large part because of economics. Kenya, for example, has tried to institute a ban several times in the past decade. But the country has continued not only to consume large amounts of plastic, but to produce many of the plastic products for the region. The Kenyan Association of Manufacturers, which challenged the ban in court, said nearly 3 percent of all Kenyans are directly employed by the 176 plastic manufacturers in the country. The ban, they argued, will cost cost Kenya tens of thousands of jobs.

Then there is the issue of convenience. When I visited Kibera in June to report on the proposed ban, residents overwhelmingly opposed it.

I found Julius Moleil selling charcoal in the middle of the slum’s market. The plastic bags, he said, create an economic cycle all their own.

In his case, he said, no one will buy charcoal if there isn’t a clean and cheap way to carry it around. He gives his customers plastic bags, but he also creates a job when he buys those used plastic bags from a man who collects and cleans them.

In a place where many people live off less than $2 a day, he said, those few cents makes a huge difference.

Kenneth Okoth, a member of Parliament who represents Kibera, opposed the ban because he said it would affect his poor constituents the most. In Kibera there is little running water, no toilets or outhouses, but the ban will affect the so-called flying toilets — plastic bags residents use to defecate and urinate in.

“It may look very fashionable in international circles,” he said. “But in reality, in a place like Kibera, we still need those plastics.”

Okoth said he understands and supports the need to clean up the environment. But there are better ways to do that, he said, than a blanket ban on plastics.

“It’s not the plastic’s fault,” he said. “It’s a lack of a system to collect the plastic and reuse it and make a value chain out of it beyond that first usage.”

In Nairobi, supermarkets have started heeding the ban. Many have switched from plastic bags to reusable, cloth sacks, but a quick drive around Nairobi revealed that plastic bags are still in use. So far, there have been no reports of any enforcement actions.

Wakhungu, the environment minister, said the government’s intent is “not to arrest Kenyans.”

“I know they will comply,” she added. “But the law is in place.”

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I was using sparr's mini spellbook since the ui became customizable, it was by far the longest lasting unmodifed ui window I've used.

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