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Monthly Archives: January 2009
Are You Ready
Are you ready for the new year?
Instead of making a resolution (or five), how about selecting a single word that you’ll be trying to emulate. Some good suggestions are “Focus,” “Relax,” and, my favorite, “Chocolate.”
Ninety percent of resolutions do not last to the end of January. One thing that helps you stick with [...]
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Iron Jaw and Hummingbird
Iron Jaw and Hummingbird by Chris Roberson is good. Not great, somewhat better than average.
Mars is controlled by the Chinese, who call their civilization the Celestial Empire. But for teenagers Gamine and Huang, it is anything but heavenly. Gamine was taken off the street by an aristocrat, schooled as a fine young lady—then abandoned [...]
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Beyond Fact: Making Science Accessible
You may think of “science” as the cold hard facts that make up the body of our knowledge. However, science is more than that. Learning about science includes data, but also ethics, peculiar personalities, hunches, obsession, and perhaps the most important trait for a human to possess.
Curiosity
OMSI educators and local scientists will lead four different [...]
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Growing Baby Green
No, not with the green food coloring or easter egg dye, but that’d make a cute hulk-oriented or st-patrick’s-day oriented scrapbook page, wouldn’t it?
It’s a class at OHSU.
Growing Baby Green is both safe and simple. Discover easy tips and tricks to promote and protect your familie’s health, and home environment. Learn safe [...]
Facebook Group: Parents for Paid Leave
This is an email I received and am forwarding it on to all the members of the Portland Moms group because it’s something I really believe in. Having had my first child when I still lived in Canada I had a full year off work, paid. When I heard that 6 weeks (unpaid) in the [...]
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Beekeeper’s Apprentice
The Queen writes in with a great book suggestion. The Beekeeper’s Apprentice series is about a 15 year old girl who meets up with a retired Sherlock Holmes. It’s a riveting read! Check it out!
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The Library Needs a Teen Artist
Are you an artist? Is your kid? Does your family enjoy the Summer Reading Program? How would you like your artwork to be seen by teens across the county?
Illustrate the cover of the 2009 Teen Summer Reading gameboard. The winning artist will receive a $50 gift certificate to Art Media. The [...]
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Portland Jazz Festival has Something for Everyone
The Jazz Festival is February 13-22
Numerous Education Opportunities Highlighting Portland and Northwest Artists Alaska Airlines & Horizon Air Portland Jazz Festival presented by The Oregonian A&E will present numerous educational workshops, jazz conversations, panel discussions and free concerts at the PDX Jazz Pavilion @
Pioneer Courthouse Square throughout the festival schedule, February 13-22. Whether you or [...]
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Montessori Education for Parents
The Power of ‘With’
Presented by Ginni Sackett, Director of Primary Training
Too often, parenting is thought of as something we do ‘to’ or ‘for’ our children. This series brought to you by the Montessori Institute Northwest explores how we can fulfill our expectations as parents while living ‘with’ our children in a mutually beneficial and [...]
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Need Assistance for your Group?
Jeff Wright is the tournament director at the Oregon Golf Club.
They’ve been hosting fundraising golf tournaments for many years and are reaching out during this economic crisis, offering to help raise assistance. He’d like to talk to you about what they can do for you.
You can reach him at membership(at)oregongc.com.
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