Phils Note
1). In memoriam for Anthony Mastrodonato / 23/ who passed away on
Tuesday / after auto accident last week. We pray for his family and
friends during this difficult passage in their life.
2). Special INVITE / to attend Greece AG annual Easter Contata directed
by Ann Marie Bramwell called Triumphant on April 3, 4, and 5 at 7:00PM nightly
at Greece Assembly of God Church at 750 Long Pond Rd, in the town of
Greece, NY. Cost Free.
A masterclass in bribery: pay your school kids If we are serious about helping poor children to get better grades, perhaps we should ditch our hang-ups and try cash incentives Helen Rumbelow London Times April 2, 2009
If you get to the end of this article, I'll give you £5. Actually, I won't give just anyone £5 - only if you're poor and uneducated, because I think you lot need a bribe to do something worthy.
Insulting? Yes. Effective? Maybe. A radical approach to poverty that is sweeping American primary schools and health clinics? Yes. A missed trick for Britain? Certainly.
This week the scores of England's primary schools were revealed, showing that a quarter of children leave them without mastering the basics in English and maths - mostly those from poorer families. No one is quite sure what to do about it. More than a decade of laudable investment in teachers, and endless fiddling with the curriculum hasn't helped those kids, who now have little hope of catching up.
The most pioneering American economists would take one look and offer a simple solution: pay kids for doing well. At least seven major pilot schemes have started in the past two years, on thousands of young children in the poorest parts of Washington, New York, Chicago, and Dallas. In another big pilot study in New York, the Mayor, Michael Bloomberg, is paying thousands of poor women to be better mothers.
It can be uncomfortable to watch a group of 11-year-olds compare their payslips at the end of the month, earning up to $50 a week for what British children are expected to do for free: turn up, behave, and improve their marks. Or, to see single mothers given sizeable backhanders for taking their baby to be vaccinated, or $25 for going to a parents' evening.
Central eating: How to beat cravings Accepting and expecting cravings and knowing they usually will be for high-calorie foods such as cakes, helps to deal with them London Times April 2, 2009 Amanda Ursell
How many times have you comforted yourself with the thought that your overwhelming need to wolf down that bar of chocolate was because your body “needed it” to keep you on an even nutritional keel?
It is time to forget that notion because cravings are a lot more complex. You may crave chocolate, for instance, when you are stressed because you associate it with being a treat and something that gives you a bit of personal time out to decompress.
Such cravings are apparently normal, as Professor Susan Roberts, a nutrition expert, explains: “Most people feel guilty about having cravings, but they are so normal that nobody needs to feel they are unusual in this respect.” The really good news, she says, is that accepting and expecting cravings, and knowing that they usually will be for high-calorie foods such as cakes, biscuits, chocolate and crisps, helps to deal with them - we can learn to substitute foods that taste similar but have fewer calories.
If, for example, you “need” that chocolate fix, keep some low-calorie chocolate drinks always to hand. A small 54g bar of chocolate has 281 calories; a two-bar Kit Kat 110 calories. These swaps help you to accept your cravings while limiting the damage
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