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Consolidation group ready to open ‘scenarios’ talk
COMBAT
the common cold
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Eat, sleep, drink well Besides eating well, it’s important to get enough rest and exercise, even if it’s at a reduced level. Just as the mind gets a little foggy with too little sleep and too much stress, Risley said the pathogen-fighting cells don’t react as well in those conditions. Another key to recovery is staying hydrated. The Mayo Clinic says you can’t flush out a cold, but drinking a lot of liquids help. Water, juice, clear broth or warm lemon water with honey loosen congestion and prevent dehydration,
Having set their foundation during the past few months, volunteers are ready to start building a consolidation strategy for Lawrence elementary schools. Members of the Central and East Lawrence Elementary School Consolidation Working Group are scheduled to meet tonight to begin suggesting, adjusting and forming scenarios for reducing the Lawrence school district’s roster of elementary schools by two or three within the next couple years. These six schools are candidates for consolidation: Cordley, Hillcrest, Kennedy, New York, Pinckney and Sunset Hill. Representatives from those communities, plus others from Woodlawn School, are members of the group that is charged with creating a viable plan to be considered by the Lawrence school board. Tonight’s meeting is set for 7 p.m. to 9 p.m. at district headquarters, 110 McDonald Drive. Recommendations are due to the school board by Feb. 1. Members of the previous school board created the working group, formed to create a plan intended to allow the disSCHOOLS trict to: ! Meet enrollment goals. ! Maximize operational funds to increase equity in learning. ! Focus educational funds on teaching and learning. ! Make necessary renovations of remaining schools more affordable. That vision had been endorsed by the board after being forwarded by yet another volunteer group: the Lawrence Elementary School Facility Vision Task Force. That task force, formed in May 2010, had recommended this past January that the board both close Wakarusa Valley School and then appoint a working group to come up with the best way to close at least two more elementaries through consolidation. The task force was assigned to create a community vision for elementary schools within “the restraints of current and anticipated district resources.” The task force had recommended, and the board approved, a vision that would include passage of a bond issue to finance upgrades, expansions or even new construction to accommodate consolidation. “However,” as noted in board-approved guidelines for the group, “should the bond vote fail, there shall still be consolidation.” The working group has been meeting since September. Members have used five previous meetings to discuss issues, gather data, establish procedures and otherwise prepare for difficult deliberations ahead.
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neezes are in the air. And the onslaught of germs will only get worse as cold viruses go from hand to hand during the holiday season. There’s no cure for the common cold, but there are plenty of ways to aid recovery. Here’s a guide to surviving the common cold.
Move over vitamin C In helping fight off colds, vitamin D might be the new vitamin C. A 2009 study from the University of Colorado-Denver School of Medicine, Massachusetts General Hospital and Children’s Hospital Boston, found that people who have the lowest levels of vitamin D in their blood also had significantly more bouts with colds and flu. For those with chronic respiratory disorders, such as asthma or emphysema, the risks were even higher. Scott Risley, a doctor with Risley Chiropractic, takes vitamin D during the winter months. “It’s a really good immune booster. It’s like vitamin C’s big brother,” he said. Typically, sunshine produces vitamin D in the body. In the winter, sunshine is lacking. Vitamin D can be found in milk and fish, such as herring or salmon, but is easier to take as a vitamin supplement. A diet rich in vitamin C isn’t a bad idea either. The Mayo Clinic reports that while vitamin C won’t prevent the cold, it can help shorten the duration of the symptoms. Vitamin C can be found in a lot more places than orange juice. Peppers, green vegetables such as kale, broccoli, brussels sprouts, guava, cantaloupe and strawberries all have a lot of vitamin C.
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Aloha, Jayhawks, from Hawaii Elements of excitement
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KU chemistry department puts on annual carnival By Chris Hong chong@ljworld.com
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JAYHAWK FANS RICH RUIZ, Overland Park, and his daughter Gabriela, 9, build a moat around a sand castle as Kelly Ruiz relaxes on a beach chair Sunday outside the Westin Maui on Kaanapali Beach in Lahaina. Many Kansans in town for the 2011 Maui Invitational enjoyed a day at the beach before the start of the tournament today. The Jayhawks play Georgetown tonight starting at 11 p.m. See more photos on page 1B and in an online gallery at LJWorld.com.
KIDS GET THEIR HANDS dirty while playing with oobleck during the annual Carnival of Chemistry. Oobleck, named after a fictional green material in the Dr. Seuss book “Bartholomew and the Oobleck,” is a non-Newtonian fluid, meaning it acts as both a liquid and a solid. John Young/Journal-World Photos
for the KU chemistry department. Organizers converted labs and classrooms into educational
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Hundreds of children roamed Kansas University’s Malott Hall on Sunday, an unusually young crowd for the college building. They were attending the 16th annual Carnival of Chemistry, hosted by the KU chemistry department. This year’s edition, “Chemistry — Your Health, Your Future,” emphasized the chemistry behind medicine and health. Children and their parents spent three hours soaking up the information. “The advancements we associate with our quality of life are really due in large part to chemistry principles,” said Roderick Black, director of laboratories
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DR. PYRO, better known to his friends as Kansas University student Sonny Tallavajhala, Overland Park, puts on a fiery show for spectators by exploding balloons filled with a mixture of helium and oxygen during the annual Carnival of Chemistry on Sunday at Malott Hall.
COMING TUESDAY We’ll bring you the latest from the school district’s consolidation group.
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