NO PEANUTS NO WORRIES Patisserie is offering parents in Central Coast
to buy 30 cupcakes package when their child celebrates his/her birthday
at school with their class mates.
The purpose of this fund raising is to promote awareness to peanuts & nuts anaphylaxis allergy and to give children the opportunity to celebrate together and not “leave-out” the allergic kids.

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1. Take a 10-30 minute walk every day. And while you walk, smile. It is the ultimate anti-depressant. 

2. Sit in silence for at least 10 minutes each day. 

3. Buy a DVR and tape your late night shows and get more sleep. 

4. When you wake up in the morning complete the following statement, 'My purpose is to __________ today.' 

5. Live with the 3 E's -- Energy, Enthusiasm, and Empathy. 

6. Play more games and read more books than you did in 2007. 

7. Make time to practice meditation, and prayer. They provide us with daily fuel for our busy lives.

8. Spend time with people over the age of 70 and under the age of 6. 

9. Dream more while you are awake. 

10. Eat more foods that grow on trees and plants and eat less food that is manufactured in plants. 

11. Drink green tea and plenty of water. Eat blueberries, wild Alaskan salmon, broccoli, almonds & walnuts.

12. Try to make at least three people smile each day. 

13. Clear clutter from your house, your car, your desk, your mind and let new and flowing energy into your life. 

14. Don't waste your precious energy on gossip, OR issues of the past, negative thoughts or things you cannot control. Instead invest your [b]
energy in the positive present moment. [/b]

15. Realize that life is a school and you are here to learn. Problems are simply part of the curriculum that appear and fade away like algebra [b]
class but the lessons you learn will last a lifetime. [/b]

16. Eat breakfast like a king, lunch like a prince and dinner like a college kid with a maxed out charge card. 

17. Smile and laugh more. It will keep the NEGATIVE BLUES away.

18. Life isn't fair, but it's still good. 

19. Life is too short to waste time hating anyone. 

20. Don't take yourself so seriously. No one else does. 

21. You don't have to win every argument. Agree to disagree.

22. Make peace with your past so it won't spoil the present. 

23. Don't compare your life to others'. You have no idea what their journey is all about. 

24. No one is in charge of your happiness except you.

25. Frame every so-called disaster with these words: 'In five years, will this matter?' 

26. Forgive everyone for everything. 

27. What other people think of you is none of your business. 

28. However good or bad a situation is, it will change. 

29. Your job won't take care of you when you are sick. Your friends will. Stay in touch. 

30. Get rid of anything that isn't useful, beautiful or joyful. 

31. Envy is a waste of time. You already have all you need. 

32. The best is yet to come. 

33. No matter how you feel, get up, dress up and show up. 

34. Do the right thing! 

35. Call your family often. (Or email them to death!!!) 

36. Each night before you go to bed complete the following statements: I am thankful for __________. Today I accomplished _________. 

37. Remember that you are too blessed to be stressed. 

38. Enjoy the ride. Remember this is not Disney World and you certainly don't want a fast pass. You only have one ride through life so make the [b] most of it and enjoy the ride. [/b]

 

My son's school is holding a fund raising in conjunction with St John Ambulance. In this fund raising we are selling First Aid Kits. Minti memebrs are invited to help this fund raising. Thanks!

on the other hand, AFTER WRITING MY PREVIOUS BOLG, I found the following info on the net:

E-mails are circulating, falsely claiming the UK has banned schools from teaching pupils about the Holocaust.

The suggestion is that this was done by the government to avoid offending some Muslim communities.

The source of the rumour may be a report that some history teachers were uncomfortable with sensitive subjects.

In fact the government has reaffirmed that in England, teaching children about the Holocaust is compulsory, and it is not banned elsewhere in the UK.

A number of people have contacted the BBC News website querying e-mails they have been sent.

One example is headed "In Memoriam".

It says: "Recently this week, UK removed The Holocaust from its school curriculum because it 'offended' the Moslem [sic] population which claims it never occurred."

It adds: "This is a frightening portent of the fear that is gripping the world and how easily each country is giving into it."

'Emotive'

The report that may have given rise to the alarm was commissioned by England's Department for Education and Skills from the Historical Association, which promotes the study and teaching of history.

It said: "Teachers and schools avoid emotive and controversial history for a variety of reasons, some of which are well-intentioned.

"Staff may wish to avoid causing offence or appearing insensitive to individuals or groups in their classes.

"In particular settings, teachers of history are unwilling to challenge highly contentious or charged versions of history in which pupils are steeped at home, in their community or in a place of worship."

'Holocaust denial'

The report gave as an example a history department in "a northern city" which "recently avoided selecting the Holocaust as a topic for GCSE coursework for fear of confronting anti-Semitic sentiment and Holocaust denial among some Muslim pupils".

The government said there was scope for schools to make their own decisions on what to teach within England's national curriculum.

But a spokesman for England's Department for Education and Skills added: "Teaching of the Holocaust is already compulsory in schools at Key Stage 3 .

"It will remain so in the new KS3 curriculum from September 2008."

He said Education Secretary Alan Johnson himself had stressed this.

There are separate national curriculums in Wales and in Northern Ireland, and 5-14 Guidelines in Scotland.

In those, Holocaust teaching is not compulsory but schools may teach it if they wish and this has not changed recently.

In Northern Ireland, for example, the Holocaust is given as an example of some of the things pupils "should" study.

THE ABOVE WAS COPIED FROM [a href="http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/education/6563429.stm"] Holocaust 'ban' e-mail confusion ARTICLE