The biggest stress reliever for me in work and life, in general, is music says,Matthew Conklin.

During the interview process, I talk with Matthew about how he manages to run a successful business and manage stress. He is a versatile entrepreneur and founder of Lucid Socks.

What does motivation mean to you?

Motivation to me means not letting anything from your past stop you from succeeding, taking all the negative things people say and turning them into positives, seeing so many successful people around you and know that we are all human and anyone can achieve what they want.

How do you manage stress at work and in life?

The biggest stress reliever for me in work and life, in general, is music. I listen to all types of music and there is a different genre for every mood I am in. Its very easy to get stressed in life and its important to find a way to cope that works. It may be different for everyone.

Which books do you read and recommend to get inspiration and motivation?

I believe books can inspire and motivate us which is why we should adopt the habit of reading. Some of my favorites are: Think and Grow Rich, the Rich Dad Poor Dad series, and The Law of Attraction.

I also asked with Mathew,Who is your inspiration and support?

Having s strong support system is crucial in life. For me, my mother is my support system. She has been there for me my whole life.

I hope you enjoyed this interview and gain inspiration from it. If you like to read more interviews and stories. keeps connected with me.

Lastly, When finishing my interview I asked Mathew to know how people can contact him and he says, Visit website and fills the details there.www.lucidsocks.com

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Jrgen Klopp has revealed Danny Ings form for Southampton has been a source of joy to his many friends at Liverpool, but outlined why his side are determined to maintain their outstanding Anfield record by making sure he has a quiet afternoon.

The forward left the Reds for Saints in the summer of 2018, initially on loan before the deal was made permanent last July.

So far this term, Ings has struck 16 goals in all competitions for Ralph Hasenhuttls side and Klopp is, of course, well aware of the threat he will pose to his teams ambitions today.

However, the manager believes the motivation levels that have enabled his side to go 19 points clear will once again be in evidence when Liverpool take to the field.

He wrote in his column in the official matchday programme: Today at Anfield we must be ready for a team that doesnt care about what position in the table either of us currently has.

They have international quality throughout and they play to their maximum. This makes them a dangerous opponent. And of course there is one player in their ranks we know better than most: Mr Danny Ings.

For 90-plus minutes today he is our opponent, but other than that he is always our friend at Liverpool. I am not even half-a-per-cent surprised to see what he does this season. Richly deserved, also.

I would never dream of telling Gareth Southgate what he should be considering, but given he is a top operator and clever coach, Im sure hes aware thatDanny is someone who could help his country again in the near future.

Today I hope he has an off day, but other than that his story this season really brings joy to those of us lucky enough to know him.

Moving back to us, we have a very quick turnaround since our game on Wednesday in London. We knew this and we planned for it, but still we must now manage it.

The win against West Ham was very pleasing in how the boys managed the game. They will need to show the same qualities and then some more this afternoon, I think.

Anfield has been an outstanding home for us so far this season, but its been this way because we have all worked to make it so, players and supporters always together. For this to have a chance of continuing, so must the approach and that means working harder and harder each time.

What defines us in this moment is the desire to always be better in the next game than we were in the last. I think after Wednesday we can do this.

The last fixture here on home soil was Manchester United and without question the energy from the crowd was decisive. It was as if the Kop willed Alis ball and Mos sprint and finish. I hope that is fresh in the mind of the Liverpool fans today. I hope they know that their contribution is what makes those moments possible.

After Wednesday I was asked whether I needed to find different ways to keep the players motivated. It was the easiest question I have been asked all season. An empathic NO.

The motivation for these players is simply winning the next battle, be that a header or tackle, or a sprint, or a save or finish. They are motivated to win in each and every second of the game. And if you keep this mindset win the moment that you are in the rest takes care of itself.

Knowing how strong Southampton are in all departments is motivation today. Knowing we face an opponent who believes they can and wants desperately to beat us is motivation.

Knowing that in our dressing room we have a group of people who want to share amazing common experiences each time they present themselves is motivation.

My players have been asked a lot of questions so far this campaign but they dont tire of giving the right answer.

I love how they are their harshest critic and their own inspiration. Whatever the outcome today I am certain we give all we have and do it for each other. This is all I can ever ask. For the supporters and players, its 3pm on a Saturday and Anfield is ready for us. Knowing that is all the motivation we need.

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MILWAUKEE Twenty-four hours after Kobe Bryant was killed in a helicopter crash in Calabasas, California that took the lives of his daughter, Gianna, and eight others, a Milwaukee man spoke out about the cherished memories made with the NBA legend. Jordan Patterson met Bryant when he was 13 years old, through Make-A-Wish Wisconsin.

Patterson, battling kidney dysfunction, got to travel to Los Angeles with his family to sit down with Bryant.

Meeting Kobe was probably the highlight of my life, said Patterson.

During some of Pattersons darkest days, No. 24 was a light.

It boosted my spirits so high, said Patterson, who called his Make-A-Wish trip life-changing.

Im really grateful for that, said Patterson.

Before spending time with Bryant one-on-one, Patterson watched his hero make the game-winning shot against the New Jersey Nets during the trip back in 2012.

This is the picture when I met Kobe, said Patterson. This is after I met him.

During their conversation, he got to know the basketball superstar as more than a great athlete but a great person, as well.

Signed all my pictures, took any pictures I wanted, answered all my questions, said Patterson. It was just an unreal experience.

It added to his personal healing, and also his wherewithal, said Giles Patterson, Jordans father.

Eight years later, Jordan Patterson and his family called those memories even more special as they worked to make sense of the tragic death of a man who granted a simple wish passing on lifelong lessons.

His legacy will always live with us, said Giles Patterson.

If you just work at your craft, anything is possible, said Jordan Patterson. Anyone can be great, and that just sticks with me every day.

Bryant helped grant more than 200 wishes through Make-A-Wish two on Wisconsin.

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Leon Edwards will head into his main event battle with Tyron Woodley at UFC on ESPN+ 29 in London with a ton of motivation and a lot to gain, according to UFC analyst and former welterweight title challenger Dan Hardy.

Hardy talked to MMA Junkie backstage at the official weigh-ins for UFC 246 in Las Vegas earlier this month and gave his quick-fire take on the main event matchup set for March 21 at The O2. He said he thinks the time is perfect for Edwards (18-3 MMA, 10-2 UFC) to step up and show the world just how good he is against former welterweight champion Woodley (19-4-1 MMA, 9-3-1 UFC) in a five-round main event on home soil.

Hardy said the winner will deserve a title shot in his next matchup.

Absolutely I dont see how not, especially if its Leon, because hes been poised for this opportunity for a long time, Hardy said.

Edwards is riding an eight-fight winning streak. His most recent three outings saw him claim decision victories over Donald Cerrone, Gunnar Nelson and former lightweight champion Rafael dos Anjos. Woodley will be making his first in-cage appearance since he lost the welterweight title to Kamaru Usman at UFC 235 in March 2019.

The pair have been going back and forth on social media, with Edwards appearing to get under Woodleys skin when he mocked the former champs rapping skills. Hardy said the niggling exchanges on social media only serve to add another layer of interest to an already intriguing matchup.

I think the timings right because at this point, theyre both annoyed theres needle between the two of them, he said. So I just think its going to add a bit of spice and a bit of flavor to the fight. I think its going to allow Leon to come out of his shell a little bit more and for the fans to see the kind of person and the kind of fighter he really is. Hes not reached his potential yet, and I think this could be the fight that would help him to do that.

Woodleys mission is clear: Head into enemy territory, snap Edwards winning streak and catapult himself right back into title contention. He also has a history of halting the charge of surging Brits, Hardy said.

Tyron Woodleys a very dangerous fighter, Hardy said. Hes got that piston of a right hand. Hes got a hell of a wrestling game. We saw him run through Darren Till.

That result may serve as a warning to Edwards, but Hardy also said the Birmingham man may view it as additional motivation. Both Till and Edwards were battling for top billing when the UFC came to London in March 2019. In the end, it was Till who landed the headline slot against Jorge Masvidal, while Edwards had to content himself with a co-main event bout against Icelandic grappler Nelson.

Edwards achieved the better result of the two Brits that night, and Hardy said the opportunity for Rocky to succeed where Till failed against Woodley may serve as additional motivation ahead of the UFCs return to England.

I think theres an advantage for Leon to get this win over Tyron because Darren Till didnt because theres been that animosity between him and Till before, he said. I just think theres a lot to be gained for this for Leon, and I think thats a motivating factor for him. Leon motivated is dangerous, and Im excited for him.

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Something is rotten in the state of American political life. The U.S. (among other nations) is increasingly characterized by highly polarized, informationally insulated ideological communities occupying their own factual universes.

Within the conservative political blogosphere, global warming is either a hoax or so uncertain as to be unworthy of response. Within other geographic or online communities, vaccines, fluoridated water, and genetically modified foods are known to be dangerous. Right-wing media outlets paint a detailed picture of how Donald Trump is the victim of a fabricated conspiracy.

None of that is correct, though. The reality of human-caused global warming is settled science. The alleged link between vaccines and autism has been debunked as conclusively as anything in the history of epidemiology. Its easy to find authoritative refutations of Donald Trumps self-exculpatory claims regarding Ukraine and many other issues.

Yet many well-educated people sincerely deny evidence-based conclusions on these matters.

In theory, resolving factual disputes should be relatively easy: Just present evidence of a strong expert consensus. This approach succeeds most of the time, when the issue is, say, the atomic weight of hydrogen.

But things dont work that way when the scientific consensus presents a picture that threatens someones ideological worldview. In practice, it turns out that ones political, religious, or ethnic identity quite effectively predicts ones willingness to accept expertise on any given politicized issue.

Motivated reasoning is what social scientists call the process of deciding what evidence to accept based on the conclusion one prefers. As I explain in my book, The Truth About Denial, this very human tendency applies to all kinds of facts about the physical world, economic history, and current events.

The interdisciplinary study of this phenomenon has exploded over just the last six or seven years. One thing has become clear: The failure of various groups to acknowledge the truth about, say, climate change, is not explained by a lack of information about the scientific consensus on the subject.

Instead, what strongly predicts denial of expertise on many controversial topics is simply ones political persuasion.

A 2015 metastudy showed that ideological polarization over the reality of climate change actually increases with respondents knowledge of politics, science, and/or energy policy. The chances that a conservative is a climate-change denier is significantly higher if he or she is college-educated. Conservatives scoring highest on tests for cognitive sophistication or quantitative reasoning skills are most susceptible to motivated reasoning about climate science.

This is not just a problem for conservatives. As researcher Dan Kahan has demonstrated, liberals are less likely to accept expert consensus on the possibility of safe storage of nuclear waste, or on the effects of concealed-carry gun laws.

Our ancestors evolved in small groups, where cooperation and persuasion had at least as much to do with reproductive success as holding accurate factual beliefs about the world. Assimilation into ones tribe required assimilation into the groups ideological belief system. An instinctive bias in favor of ones in-group and its worldview is deeply ingrained in human psychology.

A human beings very sense of self is intimately tied up with his or her identity groups status and beliefs. Unsurprisingly, then, people respond automatically and defensively to information that threatens their ideological worldview. We respond with rationalization and selective assessment of evidencethat is, we engage in confirmation bias, giving credit to expert testimony we like and finding reasons to reject the rest.

Political scientists Charles Taber and Milton Lodge experimentally confirmed the existence of this automatic response. They found that partisan subjects, when presented with photos of politicians, produce an affective like/dislike response that precedes any sort of conscious, factual assessment as to who is pictured.

In ideologically charged situations, ones prejudices end up affecting ones factual beliefs. Insofar as you define yourself in terms of your cultural affiliations, information that threatens your belief systemsay, information about the negative effects of industrial production on the environmentcan threaten your sense of identity itself. If its part of your ideological communitys worldview that unnatural things are unhealthful, factual information about a scientific consensus on vaccine or GM food safety feels like a personal attack.

Unwelcome information can also threaten in other ways. System justification theorists such as psychologist John Jost have shown how situations that represent a threat to established systems trigger inflexible thinking and a desire for closure. For example, as Jost and colleagues extensively review, populations experiencing economic distress or external threat have often turned to authoritarian, hierarchicalist leaders promising security and stability.

This kind of affect-laden, motivated thinking explains a wide range of examples of an extreme, evidence-resistant rejection of historical fact and scientific consensus.

Have tax cuts been shown to pay for themselves in terms of economic growth? Do communities with high numbers of immigrants have higher rates of violent crime? Did Russia interfere in the 2016 U.S. presidential election? Predictably, expert opinion regarding such matters is treated by partisan media as though evidence is itself inherently partisan.

Denialist phenomena are many and varied, but the story behind them is, ultimately, quite simple. Human cognition is inseparable from the unconscious emotional responses that go with it. Under the right conditions, universal human traits such as in-group favoritism, existential anxiety, and a desire for stability and control combine into a toxic, system-justifying identity politics.

When group interests, creeds, or dogmas are threatened by unwelcome factual information, biased thinking becomes denial. And unfortunately these facts about human nature can be manipulated for political ends.

This picture is a bit grim, because it suggests that facts alone have limited power to resolve politicized issues such as climate change or immigration policy. But properly understanding the phenomenon of denial is surely a crucial first step to addressing it.

Adrian Bardon is a professor of philosophy at Wake Forest University.This article is republished from The Conversation under a Creative Commons license. Read the original article.

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BURLEY, Idaho (KMVT/KSVT) Teacher Jed Thomas has been at Burley High School for 5 years, but just started giving motivational speeches this school year.

The principals came and asked the teachers if they wanted to, if we wanted to get school pride back into Burley, Thomas stated.

He now gives the speeches every Monday and Friday morning, but explained the topics vary.

It depends on what I see at school for the week, something might strike me, like oh we need to talk about that because what's going on is either good or bad and we need to address it and point out good things, and also point out the things that we can all work on I think, Thomas explained.

Thomas wasn't sure at first.

At first I really questioned it. I'm like man I don't know why I'm doing this. I didn't know if I was reaching the kids. Until I saw the post on Facebook, Thomas explained.

The post included two videos of Thomas passionately giving speeches, both of which have been viewed more than 30,000 times.

And then I'm like oh, they are actually paying attention. They're quiet. They're listening. And if it touches and helps one person in any way, then it did it's job, Thomas said.

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Read all about this troubling social trendor dont. What do I care?

A lot has been said about the quality of service in Japan, from companies polite and helpful staff to their remorse over even the slightest misstepso Im not going to bother saying any of it again.

You see, beneath all this is a troubling development in the spirit and mentality of the workforce in Japan. Its a problem that has recently been brought to light by the Japan Business Federation in which the average worker in Japan simply isnt engaged in their work.

An engaged worker

Fittingly, the Japan Business Federation couldnt be bothered to conduct a survey themselves, so instead they referred to a 2017 Gallup poll which measured work engagement in 139 countries. The motivation of company employees were rated as engaged, not engaged, and actively disengaged.

The USA and Canada came out on top with about 29 percent of workers engaged in their jobs. That might not sound like a lot, but its over twice the global average of 13 percent. Japan, meanwhile, is roughly half of the average with only six percent claiming to be engaged.

A not engaged worker

On the other hand, a whopping 71 percent are said to be not engaged and a further 23 percent actively disengaged. In terms of engagement, Japan was ranked 132nd, ahead of only Iraq (6%), Tunisia (5%), Israel (5%), Azerbaijan (5%), Hong Kong (4%), Croatia (3%), and Syria (0%).

So, what does this mean? The Japan Business Federation cited the Parento principle which states that 80 percent of effects come from 20 percent of causes. Applying that to these results, a country should hope to have about 20 percent of its workforce engaged in order to get a realistically optimal output.

In this way, countries like the US could be seen as over-performing, whereas Japan is woefully shorthanded. Conversely, Japans actively disengaged population fits the Parento principle better, making it a driving force of inefficiency across the country.

An actively disengaged worker

All that explaining was way more work than I was planning to do today, so lets hear what some random people in Japan have to say about it all.

Most people just work to avoid starving, so theyll do just enough not to get fired. If companies would offer stability and the ability to retire, it would be very different. Its stupid. Even if you work hard and raise your salary, youll just get laid off when youre too old to get another meaningful job. If I dont work, I dont eat Being motivated isnt all that great. I think some people are too motivated and dangerous. The companies just keep stockpiling the money without increasing wages. It goes beyond work, people arent even motivated enough to start a family any more. Its too expensive.

This demotivational trend certainly isnt surprising anyone here. The cracks have been showing for a while now, from cops leaving their guns lying around in record numbers to convenience store franchisees rebelling against corporate owners for not sharing enough in profits.

I would suggest some solutions to all this, but screw it. I dont get paid enough for that kind of crap and I got my own problems. Its also time for my two oclock toilet nap, so smell yall later.

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Shane, Ajay and Hasan of Mirage band. Image Credit: Supplied

Mirage The Band, regarded as one of Pakistans best live acts, recently dropped a motivational song, Barhe Chalo, from their second album, Doosri Dastak.

The track is composed in the bands signature pop-rock genre. Barhe Chalo is the fifth track from the album; they earlier released Befikr, Panchhi, which featured Alicia Dias; Pyar Hua, and Zara Suniye Tou, featuring Natasha Khan.

Barhe Chalo, which translates as keep going, highlights the importance of change that can only come from within. The song has lyrics by both Saad Hayat (who also features on keyboard) and Rehan Nazim (vocals).

The video of the song, which is co-directed by Hayat and Asghar Ali Ghanchi, who is also its DoP, has an interesting back story. In the words of Hayat: We shot the video a few years ago but unfortunately lost the footage. Last month, we shot six videos of our live sessions in the studio. We experimented with different styles this time These are performance-based videos, with different set-ups and looks, since each song has a different direction of sound and feel. We wanted to keep these simple and effective.

Mirage was formed by Hayat, Nazim, and Hasan Mahmoud in 2003. The band has been consistently active on the local music scene. Its current live line-up features Mohsin Raza Shah on guitars, Shane Kerr on bass and Ajay Harri on drums.

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I sit down with Michele Sanger, owner of Living Earth Herbs, as we sip cups of perfectly-steeped Cinnamon Rooibos Chai. The conversation and the warming spices of the tea make me forget the cold winds and rains just outside the door. Taking a tea break can be an intentional way of integrating self-care and nourishment into your day, especially during the winter season.

Living Earth Herbs crafts teas for both health and pleasure. We focus on medicinal formulations, Sanger tells me, which is something unique to our shop.

These medicinal benefits range from improved digestion, a stronger immune system, relaxation, and stress relief. She recommends a variety of herbs that offer support during the winter, including echinacea, elderberry, cinnamon, ginger, and eleuthero.

Eleuthero, also known as Siberian ginseng, is an adaptogenic herb (an herb that helps support the bodys response to stress) that strengthens ones resistance to disease. Another adaptogen is tulsi, or holy basil. Tulsi tastes good and is well tolerated by people young and old, Sanger says. Tulsi is a single herb that Ill recommend to people who want to boost the immune system of their whole household; kids like it, too!

Sanger also makes custom tea blends for people who just walk in off the street and want help with a particular ailment. Often we have just the thing, she says. We have a Lung Tone tea thats really popular, an Ease the Blues tea, and a Dreamweaver tea, but well often change a blend up for an individual.

Sanger draws on her lifetimes worth of herbal knowledge to prepare local and wild-crafted tea blends that infuse dreary days with moments of connection, calm, and self-reflection. Sometimes people will feel an internal draw or craving to drink a certain tea, she says. People could crave a minty tea if their digestion is off, or a spicy tea if they want to warm up. Theres often an internal knowing.

That internal knowing brought me to the perfect brew for an afternoon in mid-January: warm, slightly spicy, and earthy. Each sip embodied Sangers philosophy: Every time we make a cup of tea, its an opportunity to build our health and still have something thats tasty at the same time.

11th Hour Tea and Coffee Bar is owned and operated by Bridget Gallagher. Every time her team lovingly prepares a cup of tea, the sipper reaps the benefits of the herbs that are infused in the variety of tea lattes, tea, elixirs, and superfood lattes (as well as all espresso drinks) that the bar serves. Merrideth McDowell, 11th Hours social media manager, says that teas like chamomile can help limit anxiety and depression. Teas like matcha offer a high amount of nutrients and antioxidants because its the whole plant rather than just loose leaf tea.

The practice of simply drinking tea can be a balm for an especially gray day. McDowell describes tea as a traditional process that can involve meditation, mindfulness, and practice, which a handful of our customers come to experience in our space.

11th Hour serves more than 40 different teas, including black, green, white, herbal, rooibos, puerh, and more. They blend their own teas as well, and are known for their Immune Cacao concoction (currently in Merrideths cup), which features raw cacao, reishi, chaga, and lions mane mushrooms, coconut milk powder, vanilla bean, and pink Himalayan sea salt. Its a grounding drink that supports immune health and is a delicious way to incorporate adaptogens into ones diet.

On any given morning at 11th Hour, even when the rain is pouring down and the clouds havent parted within recent memory, people cup their hands around steaming mugs of delicious elixirs and share laughter, conversation, and the uplifting power of teas like Mystic Mint, which contains tulsi, or Evening in Missoula, which conjures Big Sky Country with a blend of rosehips, wintergreen, lavender, and more.

Tea is so much more than a drink. Its a ritual, a means of connection with self and others, and a chance to understand more about what our bodies need and enjoy. As the quieter days of winter invite into a place of more internal awareness, it can be a natural time to develop your own tea routine. Whether its at Living Earth Herbs, 11th Hour Tea and Coffee Bar, or the comfort of your own homeget to steeping!

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Submitted Photo Basics of Oil Painting is one of the most popular courses offered by the Silver Creek Central School Districts Community Education program. Chalk Couture is a new creative class open to the public, and it kicks off Feb. 25.

SILVER CREEK The Community Education division of Silver Creek Central School District is offering a variety of music, arts and personal growth/self-care courses to the public for spring/winter 2020 and registration is underway. All classes take place on the SCCS campus at 1 Dickinson Street.

Rubber Stamp Card Making: Rubber stamping will be used to make handcrafted greeting cards with instructor Jody Enser. You will make two each of five different cards and each class will be different. Class meets in the high school in Room 154 on Tuesdays on Feb. 4, March 3, April 7, May 5, and June 2 from 5:30 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. Fee for the five separate classes is $25 plus a $5 supply fee to be paid to the instructor during class time.

Writing Clearly: Inspiration, passion, an important message, and the simple transmission of facts. These are some of the reasons we write. Instructor Cathy Kaicher will help you convey your ideas and information so that the reader gets it the way you intend. We will talk about direct phrasing, unambiguous sentence structure, active voice and more. If participants wish, we can use your real-life experiences to help determine what we cover in class, which meets at the high school in Room 212 on Thursdays from 7 p.m. to 8 p.m. starting Feb. 6 and ending March 5. No class Feb. 20. Fee for the four classes is $20.

Basics of Oil Painting: Explore your inner creativity while learning the basics of this self-expressive craft with instructor Barney Kuzara Jr., a professional artist who strives to give individual instruction to each student and is very talented in his craft. Supply list will be discussed at the first class. Maximum enrollment 20; you must call to register. Class meets at the high school in Room 149 on Tuesdays from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. starting Feb. 25 and ending April 21. Fee for the eight classes is $40 plus supplies.

Empowered Women/Self-care Part 1: This five-week class with instructor Betty Bates will enlighten women on becoming stronger and more confident in controlling ones life. Each week will focus on a different theme: Health, gratitude, proficiency, laughter, and joy boomerangs. Class will be held in the high school library on Mondays from 6 p.m. to 7 p.m. starting March 2 and ending March 30. Fee for the five classes is $25.

Chalk Couture/Chalk Full of Fun: Learn a new hobby chalking with silkscreen transfers that is taking the nation by storm. Join instructor Dawn Gard, independent designer, for a make-and-take project and materials you can customize over and over again. Chalk Couture is revolutionizing DIY and home dcor with Chalkology paste, chalk transfers, Couture Ink and boards. During each class youll complete a project to take home, along with a new two-sided board, reusable silkscreen transfer, squeegee, and three paste packets. Class meets in the high school in Room 145 on Tuesdays on Feb. 25, March 31, April 28, May 26 from 3:45 p.m. to 5:15 p.m. The fee for the four separate classes is $50. Check out Dawns demonstration videos at http://www.facebook.com/ChalkinwithDawn.

Voices with Glory: Do you wish to sing with happiness and beauty? Do you wish to make harmony with your friends and family? Are you a secret shower singer? Instructor Sondra Holland, a New York state-certified vocal teacher, wishes to help develop your unique voice. Lets sing the good oldies, songs of peace, love and fun. Enjoy making music together in elementary school Room 415 on Mondays from 6 p.m. to 7 p.m. starting March 30 and ending May 11. Fee for the six classes is $30.

Yoga meets the Arts: Learn how meditation helps you tap into your creativity. In the Orient, artists before they conceptualize their visions perform gentle yoga and meditation. Instructor Sondra Holland learned this art technique when she was a student of TANKA, or Tibetan, artistic ways. She would enjoy very much sharing this lovely expression with future artists in Silver Creek and the surrounding area in elementary school Room 415 on Mondays from 7 p.m. to 8 p.m. starting March 30 and ending May 11. Fee for the six classes is $30.

How to register

Visit http://www.silvercreekschools.org to download and print a form or call (716) 951-8111 and leave a message with your name, number and the name of your course. Send in your money promptly with a registration form and the fee. Checks or money orders can be made out to Silver Creek CS Community Ed. Those 65 and older are eligible for a 15% discount.

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