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Monday, July 22nd Stories:

• A Global Food Safety Meeting this Week
• Actuality: Experts Have Lots to Discuss at Food Safety Meeting this Week

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In a recent interview with CMRubinWorld, the founder of Youth Made Initiative, Ryan Ball, emphasizes the need for collaboration between educators and industry to promote learning in the growing design and tech field

NEW YORK (PRWEB) JULY 22, 2019

There's a widening gap between unemployed individuals and companies in need of work. While many young adults can't find jobs, many employers say they can't find enough qualified applicants for filling jobs in the design and tech areas. Youth Made Initiative was founded by educator Ryan Ball as a collaboration between educators and industry to bring together the design and technology departments in schools with local design and manufacturing industry. While working in Malaysia, Ryan discovered a lack of understanding about design and tech among students and their parents. Many of his students wanted to study both subjects, but the opportunities in the school curriculum didn’t exist, although “the design and manufacturing industries were in abundance.” Ryan began creating learning-by-doing opportunities for his own students with local companies. Word got around about his program and soon, other schools and design and tech companies in other countries wanted in. The program rapidly grew and became known as Youth Made Initiative. Ball believes the ongoing success of the program “relies on forward-thinking adaptable teachers, proactive students, and generous companies to work to its full potential.” 

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Ryan Ball is the founder of Youth Made Initiative. He is also a teacher, illustrator, and designer. and an expert on Design and Technology education. He is the Head of Design and Technology at Garden International School in Malaysia.

CMRubinWorld’s award-winning series, The Global Search for Education, brings together distinguished thought leaders in education and innovation from around the world to explore the key learning issues faced by most nations. The series has become a highly visible platform for global discourse on 21st century learning, offering a diverse range of innovative ideas which are presented by the series founder, C. M. Rubin, together with the world’s leading thinkers. 

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Local families are gearing up for Back-To-School madness that wreaks havoc on schedules and turns kitchens into chaos.  

To gain control, moms here are swept up in a new national craze that transforms kitchens – the heart and soul of the family – into Back-To-School Command Centers.  It’s the hottest new trend among organizational gurus and local families can’t get enough.

Command Center Craze 

“Entire families breathe easier and relax when the kitchen is no longer the toxic dumping ground for smelly gym clothes, half-eaten sandwiches and piles of homework,” says Andy Pittman, CEO of Shelf Genie, the nation’s leading custom shelving and home improvement franchise with local experts in our area.  “We’re making mom a general, in control of her Back-To-School Command Center – a well-organized gathering place for families to focus and have fun.”

Our organizational gurus can come to your newsroom to show how local moms are reorganizing their kitchens – and their lives – for the back-to-school season.   We’ll share tips and demonstrate with visual props how to create a Back-To-School Command Center.

Shelfgenie “Back-To-School Command Center” Checklist

• Fix the Flow – Keep the kitchen clean with a command station by the entrance.  Have hooks or a bin available for your kids to stow their backpack, lunchboxes, and coats.   Set up an in/out box for permission slips and other important documents.   Help yourself, too, with your own shelf acting as a home for keys, purses/wallets, and sunglasses.

• Chalk it Up – Chalkboards come in all shapes and sizes.   Label containers, jars, and bins with small chalkboard stickers.   Set up the weekly menu, including grocery store reminders, with a large chalkboard.   You can even use chalkboard paint to turn your pantry into an easel – measuring your kids as they grow, setting up a countdown for a fun trip, or simply sharing family reminders.

• Purge the Pantry – Start by checking all expiration dates in the pantry (and the fridge while you’re at it!).   Toss everything that’s past its prime and organize cans so the oldest food is up front.   Also, re-organize/label each shelf to serve a specific purpose.   Keep it simple – like “breakfast options,” “after school snacks,” and “soup/vegetable cans.”   If you have younger kids, make the “after school snacks” shelf low enough so they can access it without a step stool!         

• Favor the Freezer – Make friends with your freezer.   Stock up on easy prep family staples – like chicken nuggets and frozen pizzas – and buy meat in bulk to cut costs and plan healthier meals in advance.   Use the frozen meat to try out simple meal prepping – thawing and cooking the meat on Sunday and serving it each night that week with easy-prep rice and vegetables.

• Hang it Up! – Hang baskets to store fruit and/or freshen up the kitchen with flowers.  Try out a peg board to store pots and pans on the wall.   Set up a wall-hanging file holder to store cling wrap, aluminum folder and even cutting boards.   And don’t forget the INSIDE of the pantry door – a great place to hang your broom and store cleaning materials.

• Shelf Your Cell-f – Use a hanging shoe rack for everyone to “check their phones” before entering the kitchen.   Studies show that kids who stay off their phones and eat with their families 5-7 times per week are twice as likely to get A’s in school (talk about a stress reliever for parents!).   And hey – no electronics doesn’t mean no fun.   Set up a family fun station full of board games, trivia questions, and even slime making materials.

• Commit to Custom Shelving – Increase storing capacity in kitchen cabinets by up to 50% with Glide-Out™ shelving solutions.    These sliding shelves can replace that useless spinning shelf in the corner cabinet and finally help you get your spice rack in order.   Transform your kitchen into a true command center offering more access, space, and organization than ever before!
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  Tuesday, July 23rd Stories:

   

  • Proposed Rule to Close SNAP Automatic Eligibility Loophole
  • Actuality: Purpose Behind Closing SNAP Automatic Eligibility Loophole

   

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