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Political Turmoil, President Trump and the Set Apart Girl
It seems this political cycle has been especially turbulent. Even post-election, tensions are high and social media is overflowing with political arguments, social commentary and opinions galore. There is a restlessness, desperation, and even anger underlying each status update and comment online. Great discontentment, disobedience and even outright hatred are bubbling up across the United States ,and weeks after the election, there is no sign that things will be calming down any time soon. So, what is a set apart girl to do? When you're unsure of what to say or maybe you're firm in your beliefs but they contradict everything people around you proudly proclaim? When your heart grows heavier with every new piece of political news and status update?
When you ache to make a difference but have no idea how to do that?
When you see a hurting and divided world, and you long to be a peacekeeper, a giver of joy and a positive influence in your corner of the world.
Pray without ceasing.
The world may have social media, lobbyists, and protests, but as daughters of the King of Kings, we have something more powerful than all the political tools, technology and social movements combined: a direct line to the One True King - the One who placed kings and presidents in power and has the entire world at His disposal to do His will. And He just happens to be your Father. Which means you can go before His throne with unwavering faith that your petition will be heard.
The king's heart is in the hand of the Lord, like the rivers of water; He turns it wherever He wishes. -Proverbs 21:1
Both the American President and Vice President have shown a reception to the Christian faith and even proclaim to be believers. Which means that there is a good chance they are perceptive to being influenced by God. But, even if they are actually complete heathens and atheists, God can still influence their thoughts and policy. Because He is an almighty God - the one who has built up and torn down kingdoms long before President Trump took office, and there is no indication this president will be the exception to the thousands of other rulers from the beginning of time.
Use your influence wisely. Speak up wisely and in the right time and place. But as always remain in a prayerful state for our country, our leaders and those people impacted by whatever policy or issue is close to your heart. Y'all, no matter what your political views are - whether you like the current leadership or you don't (or you just don't care either way) - it is God's commandment to pray for our leaders. As Charles Spurgeon said, "prayer is the slender nerve that moves the omnipotent muscle of God."
Therefore I exhort first of all that supplications, prayers, intercessions, and giving of thanks be made for all men, for kings and all who are in authority, that we may lead a quiet and peaceable life in all godliness and reverence. For this is good and acceptable in the sight of God our Savior, who desires all men to be saved and to come to the knowledge of the truth. -1 Timothy 2:1-4
Know what you stand for and why. Remain firm in that.
I've said it before and I'll say it again and again: if you don't know what you stand for, you'll fall for anything. Don't let your mind be swayed or your political and social beliefs be established by a political party, a celebrity, church or the world. Let your foundation be on the Word of God alone. The Bible may not have a political platform with the highlights on every political issue, but it does have guidance on everything you need to know and it has all the answers you seek.
Because a set apart girl doesn't go off on political rambles with a tinge of hatred and disobedience on every social media outlet and to anyone who will listen. Instead, she lives peacefully and intentionally by example, defending her beliefs when asked or when God calls her to speak. She knows her words have power and influence, so she chooses them wisely - always praying beforehand and trusting her Father is in charge. Because her thoughts and beliefs are strongly established on a foundation built by regular Bible study, prayer and the Holy Spirit's teachings.
Watch, stand fast in faith, be brave, be strong. Let all that you do be done with love. -1 Corinthians 16:13-14
Don't be swayed by the world's whims, false doctrines, or social pressures. You know what the Bible says. Remain firm in that. Don't be ashamed if your beliefs end up in the minority or you're mocked and persecuted for being the odd one out with the "old-fashioned" beliefs. You answer to only one King - presidents come and go, but He reigns forever (Psalm 2:2-4).
Take your candle and light the world.
In a world busy throwing mud at each other, pointing fingers, and spreading dissension, there is a thirst for genuine Christianity. You have been created for more, friend. This world needs your talents, skills and your heart for making everything around you better. But more so, God needs your obedience to the work He has called you to do - in this season and beyond. There are a thousand people waiting on the other side of your obedience and in this dark world, you are the light.
Only let your conduct be worthy of the gospel of Christ, so that whether I come and see you or am absent, I may hear of your affairs, that you stand fast in one spirit, with one mind striving together for faith of the gospel, and not in any way terrified by your adversaries, which is to them a proof of perdition, but to you of salvation, and that from God. -Philippians 1:27
As you observe everything going in the world, if there is something that stands out to you - a cause or an issue, then pray about pursuing a way to get involved in that issue. For example, if reading about the refugee ban raises strong emotions within you - whether its anger, despair, or frustration - then instead of taking to venting on social media or hating on President Trump, pray on what you can do about it (here are seven ways we've listed to help with refugee crisis!). If environmental issues are close to your heart, then find a way to work an environmental government agency, non-profit or go get a degree in the field.
If you want world peace or to stop hunger, research social entrepreneurs and organizations who are tackling these issues, and figure out how you can help. If you see a need, fill it - take classes, read up on the issue, talk to people at the forefront and behind the scenes, pray about it and go for it. Girl, take your candle and light the world.
You are the light of the world. A city set on a hill cannot be hidden. Nor do people light a lamp and put it under a basket, but on a stand, and it gives light to all in the house. In the same way, let your light shine before others, so that they may see your good works and give glory to your Father who is in heaven. -Matthew 5:14-16


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Six Signs You're Headed In The Wrong Direction
This past week while reading the words of an ancient Hebrew prophet I was reminded of how easy it is to wake up one day and find yourself heading so far down the wrong track that you don't recognize yourself or the direction you are going in life. The world we live in puts so much pressure on us to perform at a certain level and live up to other's expectations, while at the same time deceiving us that this is all being done for own good. As you head down this wrong path the destruction you leave behind starts to impact more than just your life. Your engagement level at work and home suffer, your relationships at home and work deteriorate, and the dreams you had of making a difference are replaced with dreams of prestige and success at all costs.
How do we know if we are headed in the wrong direction? I believe that in life we can always see signs that reflect what is in our heart. As you reflect on where you are at right now in your career or leadership at home, consider these six signs that you might be headed in the wrong direction and in need of a course correction very soon!
- You think too highly of yourself - you believe your title, position, or income level make you better than others.
- You are arrogant - you not only think your important but actually constantly communicate it to people.
- Money is your master - you believe money is the solution to all emotional, physical, mental, spiritual problems.
- You turn your head away from injustice - you don't have time to deal with other's issues or problems.
- You are focused only what feels good, not what is right - if it does not bring pleasure or joy its not worth doing.
- You worship materialism over relationship - your thoughts, money, and actions all lead to increasing your net worth in things rather than relationships with people.


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Lessons from the book START WITH WHY – Simon Sinek
I was just finishing my last book "START WITH WHY" by Simon Sinek and I realized that it has been long time without sharing something beautiful on Disha.
As the preface says: Why some people and organization more inventive, pioneering and successful than others. What common with Steve Jobs, Wright brothers and Martin Luther King was they started with why.
Here I have collected some of the great lessons from the book. However there are always lots of that I missed out, so please write below if you find some.
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- START WITH WHY: The title of the book is itself a lesson. The world who doesn't start with why works in motivation which goes down early. WHY can be the only reason to work when there is no result, why can be the only thing which matters when there is no other person to support you
- Manipulation brings sale but inspiration brings friend, a loyal customer: Imagine you are in a business or in marketing and describing your product. If your words are trying to manipulate a person to bring a sale you may get a sale (or may not) but soon you will lose the trust and you will never get that back again. Actually that same happens everywhere in life. Inspiration always brings friend where your habit to manipulate people makes you alone.
- Communication is not about speaking, its about listening: The more you listen better you will be able to communicate.
- The aim to inspire people to work for things inspire them: Everyone can be inspired by the things and can work for them.
- Those who know why need those who knows how: Only knowing your WHY will not make you a leader in your work. You need to take help from the people who know HOW of the things. You should be knowing how things work or you have to have people who know it. Success of a great industry is just the combination of both the flavors.
- Give people something to believe in: To inspire people you have to give them something they can believe in. Like M L King did. Everyone in the revolution was now with him for himself. Not for the L King. He just gave people a dream they can believe in and they can make that their.
- Law of diffusion of market: Mass-market success cab only be achieved after you penetrate between 15 percent 18 percent of the market. That's because the early majority won't try something new until someone else has tries it first.
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You always sell things for your WHAT, like what you are offering. your products, your services and something which can be seen and people purchase things for their WHY. Why they are needed to them or why you are selling them. Apple sells things for why, so whatever argue you will make with an Apple user with their products they will simply refuse to listen. you can prove your 100$ phone better than iPhone but hardly an Apple user will accept them. He will simply say After all Apple is Apple Click To Tweet.


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Chic Summer Office Essentials -
Part 3 Skirts
I suppose it is time to flatter our bottom halves :)
I have posted a lot about tops in this series, it's time to focus on bottoms. Skirts are more flattering to a women's silhouette than any other type of bottom, in my opinion.
Great for the office, presentations, client meetings...perfectly appropriate EVERY time.
The photo on the left is definitely more of a whimsical style skirt. I really LOVED the photo. So fun with the Alice in Wonderland inspiration...
I will show you a few different types of skirts that are work appropriate and teach you what styles will flatter your shape the most.
I have a few suggestions for wearing skirts. As much as possible, accompany your skirt with a heel or wedge, something to give your legs extra length. If you have long legs, or don't carry much volume on your bottom half, ballet flats are fine, just make sure your skirt's hem is right at the knee or just above it (not longer). I like to see bare legs under skirts, but if you are uncomfortable with that, I would suggest a VERY sheer pair of panty hose. A wonderful client of mine shared with me that Talbots carries great sheer panty hose (Thank you Mary Claire, muah!). Skirts should be at your waist or high wasted and tops should be tucked in generally. Let's get started...
The High Wasted Pencil Skirt
This style hugs the waste, bum, and thighs. It is a super flattering cut on most body shapes. GREAT if you are curvy, especially if you have a smaller waste compared to your bottom half. Also equally as fabulous if you have little curve to your body and want to add a more curvy appearance. I would say a high wasted pencil skirt is a universally flattering skirt for sure! If you haven't tried one before, I would HIGHLY recommend it. This skirt will give your body some va va voom curves!
The A-Line Skirt
This type of skirt fits at the waist then shapes like the letter A and floats away from your body at the bottom. This is a great type of skirt if you have a more voluptuous bottom half (pear or hourglass shape) or if your shoulders are broader than your hips (inverted triangle). You need to be careful with the length, if these skirts are too long, they can add more volume than you probably want. Keep the hem around knee length.
Skirts, unfortunately, aren't a staple in most professional wardrobes I visit. They should be! Skirts are flattering and interchangeable with so many items. If you don't usually look at skirts when out shopping or getting ready for work in the morning, try it! They can do as much for your self esteem (if not more) as a power suit can ;) Thank you so much for reading!
P.S. Do you have a favorite skirt? What does it look like and how do you wear it?!
*Bonus Blog* Inspiration and Organization in One
I made an inspirational, organizational, interchangeable art piece! Well, technically it's a pin board ;)
I just wanted to share this project I worked on over the Memorial Day weekend. I thought some of you might like to try it yourself. I'm sure some of you already have made or bought one and use it on a regular basis :)
I had found a large BEAUTIFUL antique picture frame at the St. Vincent De Paul dig and save. I paid $2 for it! It is 30" x 40".
I bought a foam display board at Stapples (it was perfectly 30" x 40") and some cork squares to cut and glue to the foam board.
After my hubby kindly put it together for me (I am good at coming up with the idea, not so great at the execution when it comes to precise measurements and cutting), we put it in the frame and hammered in tiny nails to hold it in place and here it is...
I was really happy with how it turned out! This will be sitting right over my home office space. I was VERY excited to add some of my favorite magazine tears to create my own inspiring visuals...
I laid the board out on our dining room table. As you can see, it covered my whole table! This is one serious board...
Laying everything out before committing to pinning them...
Here is the finished board up in my office space :) Squeeek!
Close up look...
There you have it! I LOVE that I can easily change out the tears with the new ones as the seasons and styles change.
What do you think? Would you use something like this in your home/office? OR, do you have some more ideas for how to use it?
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Chic Summer Office Essentials - Part 2 Blazers
You might be thinking "Blazers?! In the summer?? That might be a little toasty...". I totally understand, but as I said in my last post, you need layering pieces in the summer for the air-conditioned office, lunch appointments, client meetings...etc. Make sure whatever blouse or tank you wear underneath is appropriate when your blazer is removed and your set! PLUS, blazers are a miracle worker for flattering a women's silhouette. In the photo to the left, I really like how she is wearing her blazer with shorts and a tie blouse...SUPER cute! Throw on some heels and "work" it girl ;)
About Blazers
When working within your own closet, or buying new, there are a few things I want you to look for in your blazers. Choose a 1-2 button lapel blazer, these are the most universally flattering (for the ladies with a substantial chest and ladies without). If your blazer is more that 5 years old, you most likely need to update to a more current style.
If your body shape carries more weight in your middle and bust
(apple shape), blazers are your BEST friend because they give you a smaller appearing waistline and add structure to your shoulders. Make sure the blazer hugs your waist when closed to give you a nice small waist-ed appearance. EVERY body shape can benefit from blazers. I'll show you a few different styles and who they work best for.
Solid Blazers
Here is the universally flattering style blazer. I chose great summer colors. These blazers have a 1-2 button lapel. I tried to keep it light, bright, and happy...
Open Blazers
These blazers don't have closure buttons and are meant to be worn open. They will still give you some shape, but not as much as the blazers with buttons will. These are great for women that are more voluptuous on the bottom (pear shape), have a proportionate bust to hip ratio (hourglass), or have little to no curves (rectangle or boy shape). These are a bit more fashion forward, let's check them out ;)
I could blog about blazers for days...They are flattering on EVERYONE and instantly give you a put together look. I hope you enjoyed learning more about blazers for the summer. I am so exited for the next post about chic summer office essentials! Next round we'll focus on something for your bottom half. Thank you so much for reading!
P.S. I would LOVE to know which blazer is your favorite and why? It can be one you already own or one you saw above ;) Have a fabulous day! xoxo
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Chic Summer Office Essentials - Part 1 Blouses
Summer is a whole different animal when it comes to dressing professionally. You need to have removable layers in case it's chilly inside, but an ensemble underneath that works when worn alone. In the next few posts, I am going to share some great interchangeable pieces that will make your summer office wardrobe go much further. I am super excited! Let's get started...
About Blouses
It is ALWAYS great to have blouses in your work wardrobe (year round). Light sheer fabrics will be helpful in the summer heat. Blouses can be tucked into skirts, pants, chino shorts (check with office dress code), and slim or skinny trousers. They can also be worn un-tucked with any of your usual work bottoms. I have a few different options to flatter your unique body shape and enhance your style. When it comes to choosing the most flattering blouse for you, there is more than meets the eye ;)
Tie Blouses - These blouses look great on just about everyone. Because they open up the neckline, they draw attention up towards your beautiful decolleteand face. The sleeves however can make a huge difference depending on your body shape.
Button Down Blouses - These blouses also open up your neckline with the slight v-neck they create. Great for adding structure to the body which benefits many different body shapes, from ladies with curves to ladies without. This is a "classic" style blouse with a sheer twist ;)
Well, there you have it for fashion forward blouse options! I hope this info was helpful in knowing what is the best type of summer blouse for you. I am looking forward to sharing more Chic Summer Wardrobe Essentials over the next few weeks. Have a wonderful weekend!
P.S. How do you feel about tucking in your blouse? I would LOVE to hear your thoughts and questions!
*Bonus Blog* Inspired by Lace in a Magazine
I got my hands on three of my favorite magazines this past Saturday. The June Issue of People Style Watch, the June Issue of Lucky Magazine, and the J Crew May Style Guide (thank you for sharing your J Crew Lu!).
I was inspired by so many fabulous looks in all of these magazines, but there was one in particular I just
HAD to share with you! Last week I did a blog post on the spring trend doily lace. In my Lucky Magazine I saw another great idea for how to wear lace that I wanted to execute with items in my existing closet :) So I pulled out a few of my pieces and created my own combo that I haven't tried before.
Here is the image that inspired me. Scanned from my Lucky Magazine:
Image taken from June Issue of Lucky Magazine
So cute, right?! I had a few items I thought I could work with. I also wanted to make this look a bit more me and appropriate for my body shape.
Here are the items I had...
This sweet little lace shift dress. I have been really happy with how easily I can dress it down with boots and a jacket...
Basic chambray camp shirt. This style shirt is extremely versatile, you can wear them open, closed, tied at the bottom, layered...etc.I pull this out a TON.
These are my basic boho wedges. I LOVE the shoes the model is wearing in the Lucky look. They are like a men's saddle shoe. But, I also know I am not a 6 ft. tall model with legs up to my ears (I am 5' 1" on a good day), I need a bit more height with a shorter skirt and what better way to add some than a wedge? Plus, they feel a bit more "me" :)
I really like the cream moto vest too, but I don't own one, so I improvised with what I had. I like how everything turned out :)
Here is the completed look(s):
The camp shirt is buttoned. It's hard to tell in the pics, but you can see a little bit of the lace peaking out at the neckline of the shirt and the bottom of the sleeves. The fun little details make a look interesting...
I had a lot of fun with this one :) I hope it inspires you to grab some pieces out of your closet and play with them in a whole new way!
P.S. I would LOVE to hear your thoughts...which look did you like the best? How would you make the Lucky mag look more YOUR style?
2012 Spring Trend Focus - Doily Lace for Everyday
One of the 2012 spring trends I have been loving is doily lace :) We are seeing lace in tops, dresses, skirts, tanks...layering lace on top of each other or differing types of lace on top and bottom. It all works! The beautiful picture on the left is showing the doily lace trend at Spring Fashion Week 2012 from multiple designers. Lace looks sweet, feminine, and all grown up. This season, we are seeing it paired with floral prints, pastels, or other lace pieces. I think there are even more ways to play with lace...
The most wonderful thing about this trend, is that it can be incorporated into your everyday spring looks or sweetened up for a special occasion.
Check out these Lace Trend inspired dresses at different price ranges :) Just add heels and a clutch...
Fabulous Lace Tops! These are so easy to pair with shorts, rolled skinny jeans, or tuck into a skirt.
I LOVE the Lace and skirt combo. You can dress it down with a tee shirt tucked in and sandal flats, or dress it up with a blouse and some heels/wedges...
I hope this encourages you to try the 2012 Spring Trend Doily Lace for work or play :) I would love to hear your thoughts on this trend!
P.S Do you have anything lacy already in you closet? Or...is there a lacy piece you'd like to own? Tell me about it!
P.S.S. Undies don't count ;) xoxo
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(HN, December 13, 2010) -- The landlocked Southeast Asian country of Laos - one of the poorest in the world - is celebrating the arrival of a new revenue stream in the form of the Nam Theun 2 hydropower facility.
Operating since April, the controversial 1,070 megawatt plant was officially inaugurated late last week. Over 90% of the electricity generated is being sold to neighbouring Thailand, providing Laos with a $2 billion revenue stream over the next 25 years.
Officials say the funds are earmarked for the nationwide improvement of health and education services, and other poverty alleviation programs.
The influx of revenue could not have come at a better time. Laos, like many other developing countries, has taken a huge economic blow from the global economic downturn: foreign remittances from overseas workers has slumped and so have orders for textile products. Tourists have also been in short supply, despite the hosting of the Asian Games in Vientiane in December 2009. Aid agencies feared that the Communist government may be tempted to institute budget cuts to education and health.
But officials behind the project put forth a positive spin, suggesting it will go a long way in eradicating poverty - especially in the country's backward northern provinces.
"This project is a testament to the fact that when hydropower projects are done right, in a socially and environmentally responsible manner, the benefits are considerable," said Kunio Senga, Director General of the Asian Development Bank's Southeast Asia Department.
Before the Nam Theun 2 - located on a river of the same name, which is a tributary of the Mekong - more than half of the families in the nearby Nakai Plateau villages lived in poverty. Child mortality rates were high, clean drinking water was scarce, and sanitation was almost non-existent.
"Today, the vast majority of residents say they are better off than ever before," said Senga.
The ADB said displaced families have been provided with new hardwood homes complete with electricity, clean water and sanitation facilities.
These improvements, coupled with improved healthcare services, have resulted in a measurable decline in child and infant mortality rates, with parasitic infections falling by 90 percent, according to the ADB.
"This is an incredibly complex project, and numerous challenges have arisen along the way," said Senga. "By working closely with communities we strive to address their concerns - from compensation to the need for more land - and to introduce programs tailored to their specific needs. We will continue to closely monitor the situation."
The project has also placed great emphasis on environmental management. Over $60 million has been invested in downstream water quality management, with better than expected results, says the ADB.
However environmental groups still have reservations about the overall benefit of the project.
US-based watchdog International Rivers says there are still questions about the sustainability of livelihoods for the more than 6,000 villagers relocated for the dam, and tens of thousands more downstream.
"It's way too early to call this project a success," Ikuko Matsumoto, Lao programme director for the group was quoted as saying.
Laos is highly dependent on outside assistance. The ADB provided $120 million in support of the $1.43 billion project. Twenty-seven different financing institutions also supported it, including the World Bank, the European Investment Bank, and Agence Francaise du Developpement.
The Nam Theun 2 Power Company is jointly owned by Electricite de France International, Electricity Generating Public Company (Thailand), and the Government of Laos.
The World Bank estimates the project will account for almost 40% of Laos's economic growth this year.
"The idea of the Laotian government is to become the 'battery' of Southeast Asia, because they've got tremendous hydropower potential, so what we're trying to emphasize is, please take the model and the lessons," World Bank President Robert Zoellick said after a visit to the project with The Associated Press in October.
- HUMNEWS staff, ADB, files


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Every year about this time, I write to encourage you to comment on the update to the Regional Transportation Improvement Program, or "TIP" – a five-year budget of federally funded and regionally significant transportation projects. Like any budget, it is detailed and can be intimidating.
That said, your feedback is important. I've developed my own "Top 10" list of why you should take the time to review and comment on the FY2017 – 2021 TIP, which is open for public comment through September 19, 2016.
10. The population of Ada and Canyon Counties is expected to increase by over 440,000 people by the year 2040, for a total forecasted population of 1.022 million. That's a lot more people using our transportation system.
9. $80.3 billion worth of freight travels on I-84 each year. Transportation is key to our economic growth.
8. Idaho received a "C-" on its American Society of Civil Engineers infrastructure report card.
7. The TIP budgets federal transportation funding, but the federal gas tax that supplies most of that funding has not been raised since 1993. Needless to say, that money doesn't go nearly as far as it did 23 years ago.
6. Time spent in traffic is time away from your family and business. The time it takes to travel from Caldwell to Boise is forecasted to double by 2040.
5. The Federal Highway Administration estimates that every $1 spent on road, highway, and bridge improvements results in an average benefit of $5, in the form of reduced vehicle and road maintenance costs, delays, fuel consumption, and emissions, as well as improvements to safety as a result of improved traffic flow.
4. 30% of Idaho's major roads are in poor condition. Driving on poor roads costs each Idaho motorist an average of $519 per year in extra vehicle repairs and operating costs. The TIP is focused on maintenance to address these issues.
3. Roadway conditions are a significant factor in approximately one-third of traffic fatalities. One-hundred eight-six people died on Idaho roads (statewide) in 2014.
2. It's easier than ever to see how projects in the TIP align with regional goals. With each project description you will see a menu that shows which performance measures are met (from Communities in Motion 2040) that specific project supports.
1. Projects included in the FY2017 – 2021 are budgeted at over $370 million, but we are still $150 million short of meeting transportation needs, each year, in Ada and Canyon Counties.
Our quality of life is directly tied to the quality of our transportation system. That, combined with a growing population and limited transportation funding, leads to some very tough decisions. Your input is needed to ensure we are making the best investments possible.
Want to learn more?
Link to:
- Draft FY2017 – 2021 TIP and public comment materials (public comments due September 19, 2016)
- The TIP: What it is and why you should care
- Making sense of the TIP
- TIP brochure (English/Español)
- Funding terms and acronyms


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Pecan pie is among my favorite desserts but I never bake it because one of my kids is allergic to pecans.
No problem. Recipes like this one are very forgiving.
I've made the pie many times substituting different nuts, such as cashews, the kind used in the pie photo above, by Glenn Scott Photography.
This recipe is from the dessert chapter of my new book, The Modern Kosher Kitchen (see the second photo).
There were other changes I made to the standard pecan pie, though. You can too, to suit yourself. For example, I thought the usual corn syrup didn't seem right with cashews, so I switched to honey.
I also added fresh cranberries to give it a spike of something tart to balance all that sweet.
It's still basically pecan pie, isn't it?
Here's the recipe, just in time for Thanksgiving:
Honey Cashew Cranberry Pie from The Modern Kosher Kitchen
- 2/3 cup honey
- 1/3 cup sugar
- 3 large eggs
- 3 tablespoons melted Earth Balance Buttery Spread or margarine
- 1-1/2 tablespoons all-purpose flour
- 2 teaspoons grated fresh orange peel
- 1/4 teaspoon salt
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 1 cup chopped fresh cranberries
- 1 cup chopped cashews
- 1 unbaked 9-inch pie crust
Preheat the oven the 350 degrees. Combine the honey, sugar, eggs, and melted fat in a bowl and whisk the ingredients until well blended. Stir in the flour, orange peel, salt, and vanilla extract and blend them in thoroughly. Stir in the cranberries and cashews. Pour the mixture into the pie crust. Bake for about 45 minutes or until the top is richly brown and crunchy.
Makes one pie serving 8 people


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The fight against human trafficking is rooted in the Jewish experience, says Robert Beiser. From the Exodus out of Egypt, through the destruction of the temple and up until the Holocaust: it is our calling and ... responsibility to not look away and to take action against modern day slavery. This talk was produced in partnership with The Covenant Foundation.See lessSee more
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7 months ago Some people think that human trafficking is only something that happens outside of our own communities. But they're wrong...here's Robert Beiser, Executive Director of Seattle Against Slavery, to tell you why this problem is our problem. Human Trafficking is Our Problem (a guest post by Robert Beiser) The word "trafficking" might not seem all that horrible.
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In this moving yet pragmatic talk, Kevin Bales explains the business of modern slavery, a multibillion-dollar economy that underpins some of the worst industries on earth. He shares stats and personal stories from his on-the-ground research -- and names the price of freeing every slave on earth right now.
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Robert Beiser is the Executive Director of Seattle Against Slavery (SAS). After several years at Microsoft, he left the tech world to work in the nonprofit sector as a social justice advocate. His role with SAS began in 2010 as the volunteer Public Awareness Campaigns Manager. Robert holds a Master's Degree in Public Affairs from UW and travels the country speaking on technology and human trafficking.


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No Reservations on Century Plaza
Now that's more like it.
I'm referring to the new plan by Michael Rosenfeld to keep the Hyatt Regency Century Plaza hotel. (See the centerpiece article on page 1.)
You might recall that Rosenfeld and his development company rolled out a plan a few years ago that – incredibly – called for razing the graceful hotel and replacing it with two 50-story towers.
More towers are not what the area needs. From a distance, Century City already looks like a patch of porcupine.
But even worse was the idea of scraping the hotel. For one thing, it was designed by Minoru Yamasaki, who famously created New York's World Trade Center towers as well as the Century Plaza Towers, the graceful twin triangular buildings east of the hotel.
For another, the hotel has some nice history, what with all manner of special events held there and its association with important people, especially President Reagan.
But more than that, it is a beautiful building – elegant yet sturdy, simple yet interesting. It's iconic of Century City for a reason.
I wrote in January 2009 that, "I hope Rosenfeld and his partners wake up one morning, slap their foreheads and remember that they do, in fact, own a jewel. And that realization would burden them with the sense of civic duty – the one that calls on people to do the right thing by the community."
Well, I must admit that it appears they've done right by the community. The new plan calls for renovating the hotel pretty thoroughly, but the important thing is that they are keeping it intact.
It calls for two somewhat shorter towers (46 floors instead of 50) behind the hotel. Oh, sure, architectural purists probably won't like the new twins jutting up behind the 1960s-era structure, but it appears to be a decent compromise. The developers get more density on their property and the community will get less traffic because the new plan eliminated office space. What's more, the rest of us get to continue enjoying the hotel, even if the porcupine effect is exacerbated.
All in all, this is a good compromise.
Linda Dishman, the head of the Los Angeles Conservancy, put it nicely:
"They've shown vision and creativity in revising their project in a way that not only saves the historic hotel building, but celebrates it as its centerpiece."
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If you follow local stocks much, you probably know that Amgen Inc. has been a laggard for a long time. For the better part of a decade, the price has languished in the $50s.
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In a stark bedroom hewn from the living stone of a Himalayan mountain, a lean and grizzled man arose from his sleep and silently embarked on an hour of exercises and martial arts katas. At the end of the allotted hour, he stripped and entered a shower that had run just long enough for the water to reach the scalding temperature he preferred. When he exited the shower, he wrapped himself in a heavy plush robe just in time to greet an exquisitely beautiful young woman who entered with a tray of exotic fruits, grains and dark, rich coffee.
"Good morning, my dear," he said in a thickly accented voice as he took a long sip of hot coffee.
"Good morning, Father," she demurely replied with a smile. "Or should I say good evening?"
"Yes, I realize that you and the others in our operation are, shall we say, amused by the schedule I keep. However, it suits me to match my body's rythyms to those of the people with whom I do most of my business."
She placed the tray on a carved oaken table as they both sat. "Do you wish to view the news summary now, or wait until you have finished breaking fast?"
"All feels right with the world this morning; let us see what it has to offer." Long, graceful fingers reached for a remote control on the table. The press of a button, and a portion of the wall slid aside to reveal a large screen that was already coming to life. The image of a man sitting at something very much like a typical American anchor desk came into focus. The swarthy man, however, was speaking Arabic instead of English. This mattered little to the pair watching.
"–financial markets are in a state of confusion as the fate of the various Wayne holdings is thrown into doubt." The name of the man whom he considered equally his friend, ally, peer, son-in-law, and nemesis caught the older man's full attention. As the reporter shifted to another topic, he grabbed for the remote and started moving through the channels, scanning them as quickly as they appeared. When he stopped, the screen showed a news reader from the British Corporation of Broadcasting.
"The explosion of the Wayne Industries jet is being treated as a criminal investigation by the American authorities, though a spokesman for the FBI stated that they have not ruled out the possibility that it was a tragic accident." An image of a map of Alaska appeared behind the news reader, with a red line indicating the path of the doomed jet's final flight.
"Those thrice-damned to hell imbeciles!" Ra's al Ghul stood, slamming the delicate china coffee cup down with enough force to not only shatter the cup, but to snap off a section of the two-inch-thick tabletop as well. Talia's face went pale, and tears flowed from her almond-shaped eyes as her father cursed the souls of those he believed responsible for her beloved's death, cursing them in seven languages that she recognized and at least three distinct languages that she did not recall ever hearing before.
"How did I not see this coming?" he asked when his temper finally subsided. "I knew the detective was travelling to the Alaskan plains this week. When my agent reported that those eco-warriors were planning to strike a blow for their cause, I should have made the connection."
"Father, even you cannot discern connections where none should exist," stated Talia as she wiped her cheeks with a linen napkin.
"Perhaps not, my dear, but I assure you that the detective's murderers shall come to pay for this act with their own blood." The tone of his voice scared even the one who knew him best.
On the roof of the fortress-like building that served as Gotham City's Police Headquarters, a weary man looked out over the city he had served for decades. Wisps of smoke curled from the pipe that he held in one hand, from which he occasionally took a draught. Thoughts of the past twenty years ran through his mind, memories of a young man whom he had at first viewed as an idle playboy with an unusual interest in police affairs. It had not taken long for him to realize that young Bruce was far sharper than he wanted people to believe, but it had taken almost fifteen years for the police commissioner to fully realize the depths of Bruce Wayne's character. When he realized the secret life that his friend led, a life in which he felt that he himself played an important part, James W. Gordon had felt a curious mixture of pride and disappointment. Pride in the enormously heroic role that the younger man had forged in the world, and disappointment that Bruce had never chosen to confide in him.
The disappointment evaporated when James Gordon was kidnapped by criminals who were certain that the city's police commissioner must surely be privy to the secret identity of the Batman. Thanks to a ruse put into action by the Caped Crusader years before, Gordon was rescued, and the biggest secret in Gotham City remained just that: a secret. (*)
[(*) Editor's note: See "The Best-Kept Secret in Gotham City," Detective Comics #465 (November, 1976).]
"Penny for your thoughts?"
Commissioner Gordon turned to see his daughter standing by the massive searchlight that sat near the stairwell entrance. "Barbara, honey, how are you?" He strode over and enveloped the attractive redhead in his arms. How are Dick and Jason taking it?"
"Hard, Daddy. Dick is overwhelmed with the whole prospect of inheriting all of Bruce's business dealings, and Jason is scared to death that he's going to be shuffled off to a foster home or something."
"Not going to happen. I've already made a few calls, and if there's any question of Jason being placed anywhere outside of Bruce's ersatz family, he will be placed in my care." Gordon smiled. "For all practical purposes, he will be with you and Dick."
"Leave it to you, Daddy." Barbara leaned in to give her father a kiss on the cheek. "Dick wants you to come out to the Manor tonight, if you can. He wants a war council for handling the crime situation for the next few weeks."
"The crime situation?" Gordon did his best to look puzzled. "What are you talking about?"
"Daddy!" Despite her thirty-plus years, Barbara could still pout like a twelve-year-old when it suited her. "I really don't think we need to play this game, anymore. With Batman gone, he wants to make sure any outbursts are kept under control, and he wants you in on it."
"So I take it that you knew that I knew?" A long pull on the pipe followed the question. As he savored the aromatic smoke that filled his lungs, he continued. "Did Bruce know?"
"He fully expected that you would know. After all, you've been the top police officer in this city since before he put on the mask. He told me once that, if you didn't know, it was only because you didn't want to know."
"Hmmph. Sounds like something he'd say."
When she pulled into her customary space behind her flower shop, Selina Kyle sensed something was not right. "Stay in the car, Anna," she said to the young Cuban teenager in the passenger seat.
"What's wrong?" The girl's grasp of English was still incomplete, but she had developed a keen sense for her friend's emotions.
"I don't know. Something just doesn't feel right." Selina cautiously reached for the knob on the back door to her shop, brushing it with the softest touch of her left ring finger. The most expendable, she thought as she checked the door. Feeling nothing, she reached up over the frame of a boarded-up window and took down a two-foot-long strip of spring steel she had placed there months before. She slid it into the narrow space between door and frame and ran it all the way around the door. Only then did she insert the specially made key, slide the slat through a slot in it, then stand far off to the side of the door as she turned the key from a presumably safe distance.
The door opened without any suprises.
Looking inside, she saw one of her two cats sitting in his customary pose on her work-table. Stock still, head erect, tail laid out straight behind him, the unusual black and white Siamese appeared totally unfazed by the opening of the door.
OK, thought Selina, Ozzie isn't riled by anything, so nothing's in the shop. Selina motioned for Anna to get out of the car as she replaced the metal strip up over the window frame. Locking the door behind them as they entered, Selina went out into the shop itself. Out on the sidewalk, a man stood looking in the window, making faces at a thin cat who was currently twisted around one of the pedestal tables in the window. "All right, Eddie, if you insist, I'll let him in."
The smile with which Selina greeted Chief of Police Scott Patterson faded quickly when she saw his face. Something was definitely wrong.
"What's the matter, Chief? Is it your wife?" she asked, motioning him to sit at one of the small tables in the shop.
"No, Connie is fine. I just had a call from Gotham City, from the Commissioner. I don't know if you've seen the news this morning." Scott tipped his head quizzically.
"No, I don't usually watch the television news, and I haven't seen the paper yet today."
"Well, Commissioner Gordon knows that you're a friend of mine, and, as he put it, he thought it would be better if you heard this from a friend." Scott reached over the table and took one of Selina's slender hands in his own larger one. "Selina, Bruce Wayne died in a plane accident last night."
"Bruce?" Had he been asked, Scott Patterson would have sworn that nothing could catch Selina off-guard. This piece of news, however, hit the attractive woman like a physical blow. She sat back in the chair, her body going slack, her head looking down at her lap. "No, I'm sure there's some mistake," she murmured.
"The authorities don't seem to think so. Gordon said that there was no chance of anyone escaping the plane, according to both the FAA and the Justice League."
The shop was silent for a few moments. When Selina spoke, her voice was hushed and hollow-sounding. "You know, when a relationship ends, you think that's it. Done. Over. You move on with your life, and you don't think about it. Or you try not to think about it. Then something like this, and you wonder if it ever really ended at all."
"Look, Selina, I spoke to my wife before I came down here, and she suggested that if you want to fly up to Gotham, to, uh, pay your respects, perhaps get some closure, as our staff psychologist at the department likes to say, we would consider it a privilege to pay your way — for you and Anna, that is."
"That's very sweet of you, Chief, and I'll be sure to thank Connie, but it really isn't necessary. My bank account won't even notice the cost of a trip to Gotham. But you are right, I do need to go back there, at least as a way of saying a final farewell to Bruce."
Fifty miles off the coast of Washington state, a well-furnished motor yacht plied the waters in an erratic pattern.
"Sailing, sailing, over the bounding main! The horse knows the way to carry the sleigh, and get us through the rain, oh!" The singing stopped. "Wait, no, I know that's not right, is it, chum? Ha-ha-ha-ha!" The laughter echoed over the sound of the twin diesel motors. When it died away, a radio could be heard.
"In local reaction to the news, Robert Fence expressed his deep regret that Wayne died while enroute to meet with him."
A second voice, obviously recorded in the midst of a group of reporters, could be heard. "Bruce Wayne and I only met a handful of times, but I was looking forward to forging a partnership with him and the Wayne Technology companies to further expand the use of Macroware products in their office technology solutions. It pains me that one of the most successful businessmen in the world should meet an untimely end on the cusp of such a meeting as we had planned."
"Bruce Wayne? Mister I-can-buy-and-sell-Gotham Bruce Wayne? Dead? Oh, and to think I missed it!" A chalk-white hand reached out from the helm to adjust the radio. "Come on, tell me what happened to the little rich boy."
On another station, such details as were known about the crash were described.
"An accident? Oh, I think not. Brucie-boy took too much care with his toys for an accident like this, chum. Somebody had to have doped the plane, methinks! I was going to go and spread a little mayhem in Seattle, but I think that I'll just head on up to Alaska, instead. Ol' Batsy is sure to come snooping around, trying to figure out who knocked off his old buddy, Bruce. Maybe I can beat him to the punch."
The boat listed to one side as the driver hauled on the wheel, turning the boat toward the north. Locking the wheel in position, he climbed down from the flying bridge to the deck. He moved to the stern and opened a cooler that was there. "Oh, my, old chum, what are we going to do now?" Reaching into the cooler, the Joker pulled out a rotting head. "Down to the last, aren't we, chum? Guess I'll have to find a replacement if I'm going to keep travelling in your boat, aren't I?"
Tossing the grisly remains into the water, the Joker watched as several sharks rose from below to feast on what was left of the boat's original owner. "Yessireee, looks like we need a new chum! HA-HA-HA-HA-HA-HA-HA-HA!"
In an ordinary-looking home in an ordinary Metropolis suburb, a very extraordinary man sat and stared off into space — not into nothingness, as most people did when their minds were distracted: he was literally staring into space.
"Clark, please don't let yourself slip into this kind of depression. I know that you and Bruce were close, but you can't blame yourself for his death."
Clark Kent allowed his focus to return to the confines of his own living room. "I know, Kristin. But it's times like this when it hits me, just how little even I can do in the grand scheme of things."
Kristin Wells came over and sat on the arm of Clark's recliner. "Darling, everyone meets their end, sooner or later. It's a part of life, and as much as we try to stop it, in the end, we have to let them go."
"I just never thought he would go so soon. It makes me regret the period we went through, just after the Crisis, when we hardly spoke to each other." (*)
[(*) Editor's note: See "Afraid of the Dark," World's Finest Comics #323 (January, 1986).]
"Well, you took care of that. For the past two years, you two have been as close as ever, I daresay." She got up and pulled a book from one of the shelves that covered one wall of the room. "And for all my knowledge of history, even I had no idea it was coming. Batman's death was one of the pieces of information that was lost sometime between the twentieth century and my own time."
Clark's head suddenly jerked up. "Time! Of course!" Faster than a mortal eye could see, he was out of the chair and out of the house. Kristin was barely able to keep up with him as her ordinary clothes burned away from the effects of friction, and she flew after the man she loved.
Realizing that he was being followed, Superman slowed down just enough for Superwoman to catch up. "I should have thought of it before. Traveling into the future has become nearly impossible, but I should still be able to go back and save him!"
"What has happened shall happen, Kal-El, and none may change that." Superman and Superwoman looked up to see a dark-clad figure standing before them, seemingly standing on air even as he remained forever five feet in front of them as they traveled just below the speed of sound. "Do not presume that you might interfere in true matters of life and death."
"What are you talking about, Phantom Stranger? I save the lives of people all the time!" questioned Superman.
"Of those whose time has not yet come. You do not save them despite the fate for which they are destined, you save them because that salvation is already a part of their destiny."
"Look, Stranger, I'm in no mood for your riddles and double-speak."
"What you seek, Man of Steel, is the impossible. You seek to save Bruce Wayne from the tragedy that has befallen by changing that which has taken place. Such a change cannot be allowed to come to pass. There are events within events, Kal-El, of which you may remain forever unaware, but know this: any attempt to save Bruce Wayne shall halt the redemption of one, the punishment of another, and the absolution of a third."
With that, the Phantom Stranger disappeared, and Clark and Kristin were once more seated in their living room.
"Whoa! Who or what was that?" asked Kristin.
"He is called the Phantom Stranger by the few who know him at all," replied Clark. "Nobody knows the full story on him, but I do know that when he says something cannot be done, it's not going to make a difference trying otherwise."
Elsewhere, the Phantom Stranger stood and looked down over the world. "There are times when I regret the role forged for me in the world. To be the enforcer of such edicts as this brings pain to those few whom I might consider as friends in the mortal world, but there is naught to be done for it. For such is the fate of this stranger in the world."
The End


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A computers power supply is a very complex device. A very quick diagnostic is to simply replace the power supply and then wait to see how the system behaves. But, before we replace the power supply, let's check a couple of things.
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First of all, we are going to check the CPU power line. There is no point to replace the PSU when there is a short circuit somewhere in the CPU's power line. For this, we will use a simple multimeter and check the Resistance of a 4-pin auxiliary connector.
Usually the Resistance in the connector on the motherboard is near to infinity. When the multimeter is connected for the first time, it will show 150 ohm and then quick to infinity. This is normal and this is the way it should be on the motherboard. Of course we need to do this on a motherboard that is not powered.
The second thing to check is the CPU Resistance. Usually, it is near 7 ohms or more. Something less than 4 ohms would indicate a CPU fault. The CPU fault can sometimes look like a PSU fault as the system cuts off after a power on or does not even turn on at all. This happens because the power supply has a short circuit protection and will not start at all if the short circuit is on any power lines.
There are also PSU testers that do not cost a fortune. The advantage of such testers is that they show all the voltages at once and this is convenient for even a non-experienced user to test. But, they do have one disadvantage. The PSU testers can't see the actual signal form like an oscilloscope can. There is a very high risk that PSU testers will not show any voltage fluctuations or spikes that can be dangerous for hard drives.
The PSU can also be diagnosed using an oscilloscope. This is my recommended way to troubleshoot your computer power supply. As I mentioned above, PSU testers do not show a complete signal, which can be perfectly flat, or if the capacitors in the PSU are gone, the tester will show fluctuations or spikes. Sometimes it is hard to see voltage fluctuations as it can be only mili Volts in amplitude. When I measure the voltage on a PSU, I always set a scale to 2 mV or the lowest Volts per cm possible. It might also be beneficial to adjust on a horizontal scale. If you know what you are looking for, then you will know how to find it.
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I was scanning twitter for reports of the Supernatural Convention a while back and came across the brand new twitter of actor, Kim Rhodes. Kim plays Sheriff Jody Mills on "Supernatural" and I was intrigued. The buzz on twitter was that Kim was a great addition to the convention guest list and she was as funny as she was charming.
Turns out, those tweeters were right.
I hit the follow button and became Kim's first follower on twitter. She was quick to thank me for that and as she tried to figure out twitter I watched her follower count grow steadily. I have a feeling, that once people have met Kim, they don't forget her.
Sheriff Mills is a great character on "Supernatural". I have to admit, I went to this interview hoping that I would find Kim to be as approachable as the character she plays. I interviewed a woman who is charming, hilarious, honest, blunt, warm and one of the most animated people I've met in a very long time.
AM: I wanted to ask you about being a female character on a show where female characters get either blown away or the fans hate them.
KIM: That's so funny! I can't wait for my death because I know it's inevitable…
AM: everyone dies on supernatural
KIM: well, one of the crew joked – "that's how you know we like you, if we kill you because then you know you're gonna come back." So yeah, it's nice – on a regular show if you die you can pretty much kiss your paycheck goodbye. Here, it doesn't really mean anything other than a little blip in your character's road.
AM: So why do you think people like your character?
KIM: You know, I think the most primal reason is because I'm not attached to Sam or Dean. I am no competition. I also think that there's no guile to the character. I mean, she's really, in kind of a way – a female, the flip side of the Bobby Singer coin. She's just straight forward and honest and doing her job to the best of her ability and there isn't any subterfuge. I think a lot of women crave seeing a genuinely strong, not a fake "I'm gonna go kick somebody in the face 'cause I can" strength. Just genuine, I'm- doin'-my-job and I'm gonna get through and I'm a fuckin' survivor.
And I have a gun.
AM: And you know how to use it – which you do. I saw on IMDB that you're trained in hand to hand…
KIM: …hand to hand, quarterstaff, rapier and dagger.
AM: What's up with that?
KIM: It was grad school. They made me. I went to Temple and part of the Masters training program is stage combat so we all had to, at least, take our certification test. And God Love 'em, even though I dropped my quarterstaff in the middle of it, I guess since I didn't actually get hit in the face picking it up. I passed.
AM: That training must be unusual. That's not something that everybody does, is it?
KIM: It's a stage thing; I come from a stage background.
AM: I saw you'd done a lot of Shakespeare…
KIM: And that was what I wanted to do when I grew up. And unfortunately, ya can't make any money doing that. That's kind of a Shakespeare thing. If you're gonna play Joan of Arc you've gotta know how to hold a broadsword.
And, so much of what's done through editing and effects in television and film you can't fake on stage. You've gotta know how to make it look like you hit the person in the face or you reacted. Somebody doesn't get to sneak a pad in when you're on stage so you need to know how to fall and how to take it. So… that's actually come in handy a few times.
Actually, I did a lot of "finding major muscle groups and make sure they take the brunt" filming (Supernatural this week.)
AM: I saw Kenneth Branagh do Henry V live…
KIM: OOohh I played Lady Elise in Wisconsin. Yes! 78 year old nun! Very, very, very fun. That's the other thing you can get away with on stage. On stage you can play, 'cause, especially in a rep company. I was playing Viola, and Kate Hardcastle and then they said "You've gotta be in a 3rd play". So they threw me in this time little supporting role in Henry which was awesome.
I said I'd like to play it like this, since the only parts of my body that were showing was (was my face) and my hands on stage you can do enough make-up and move your body in such a way that you can sell being an austere 78 year old nun.
AM: Would you still go that theater route if you could?
KIM: If I could. If it would pay the bills, absolutely I would. A few years ago, before I did the Disney channel, I was in Ashland at the Shakespeare festival and I got to do "Midsummer (Night's Dream)". Yeah, I would do that forever if I could.
AM: So do you have other upcoming projects?
KIM: "Beethoven's Christmas Adventure", shot in Winnipeg in February and March, but it's coming out in, I think, November. And, Bob Picardo is in it. Munro Chambers who does a show called Degrassi – he plays my son. And Curtis Armstrong – I hesitate to say this and God, if he sees this I hope it's not an insult but "Booger" from "Revenge of the Nerds". But, you know, people go "oh my God, he's brilliant! He's everywhere! I love him."
And Kyle Massey from "Cory In The House" and "Dancing with The Stars"- yeah, it was a great group.
AM: So there's nothing you can say about filming "Supernatural" is there? Other than what we know from the picture Guy Bee posted letting us in on the location.
KIM: You know the interesting thing is – this is the third time I've been there. There are probably things that the Executive Producers could tell you, or that Jared and Jensen could tell you that Jim could tell you. But I am so tenuous and so terrified of pissing anybody off so I'm like "oh no no no, I'm not taking pics of anything and if I do I'm going to grossly modify them." I am not going to risk that.
So I can tell you I don't fire a gun in this episode.
AM: Excellent. Belly dancing?
KIM: You know what? I still have a couple days left on this show, I will pitch it! There may be the need.
AM: You're back as Sheriff Mills right?
KIM: I'm still me and I'm still in interaction with Bobby.
AM: Which is an interesting relationship, because like you said – you have a lot in common but you're on opposite sides of the legal fence which is an interesting push and pull.
KIM: Well, in the last episode… I just showed up to do a favor for him that would get me in a shitload of trouble but I did it anyway. Jensen was directing that episode and I am shameless so I was taking moments to kind of play a curious attraction. I was playing this – because otherwise why would you do something that's gonna completely tank the only thing you have left in life. 'Cause your family is gone, your son died twice – that sucks – and the second time because he ate your husband's intestines. The only thing you have left is your career.
And so – in order to do something that'll torpedo everything you have left it's gotta be more than "ahhh ok what the heck, you're a nice guy." So I was playing this reluctant attraction but in the edit, they cut all the moments we had.
Jensen even said "I like what you're doing. You have this moment here where you've got this sweet vulnerable little smile and then this asshole line comes out of your mouth" but in the edit they shaved it all. But, quite frankly, I'm not the point of the story.
But, Jim was like, I don't care let's just keep playin' it. That's one of the amazing things about the regulars on this show. For me to come in and be like "I have an idea and it kind of involves your character…" There's only been one other time in my life I can think of when the person in question was like "great idea" let's play.
AM: We keep hearing that the Supernatural cast and grew are great … are they really that great? Is it that comfortable a set?
KIM: Well, now yesterday, there were no regulars on the set. And, just the crew itself is supportive and fun and funny and I think it's also respectful of the people and the material.
Guy (Bee, Director) and I were talking about this. So many people could be rolling their eyes and winking at the camera but there's such an honest love and commitment to the story-telling that it also affects the crew and the work energy and the work ethic.
And then, on top of it, you have – it goes from the top down. Jared and Jensen. My very first scene every with them was the burning of everyone I knew on a funeral pyre like, "Hey welcome to set". And they were kinda dinkin' around and ridin' their motorcycles and throwing footballs and I was like "I'm screwed, 'cause I'm on my own." I'd just worked with two precocious boys for three years and five minutes before it came time to shoot my coverage they both – it was like they took off their gloves and just went boom. And Jared actually looked at me and went, "What do you need?" They were there for my coverage…
AM: They don't have to be there?
KIM: They don't even have to show up. And not only were they there they were giving full performance level interaction. They were so – I think that-
We had a brief interlude at this point in the interview because there was a ball game on the big screen TV and a brawl has busted out. Kim claimed excitedly that the Phillies were evil and, therefore, she had to watch the ruckus before continuing.
KIM: (Jared and Jensen) are just good generous guys. That's what you hope for.
AM: I wondered too – it's a pretty dedicated fan base.
KIM: This is the first time in my life, and I've shot in front of a Live studio. It was always kind of them and us. Theatre is all "us". Audience and onstage we're creating this moment. This was the first time I saw a TV fan base as we are all "us". There are different roles within that "us" but it's really perfected and honored the art of the audience being integral to the art.
Nobody is a brilliant actor in their shower. They might think they are but communication is a two way process and it's really hard to remember that when you never come in contact with your audience. And it's really easy for an actor to start thinking it really is all about them, when in fact, we are the servants. We are the most primal, base, really it's all about you? Let's see how well you do without electricity. Yeah – all about you – "oh! You're naked 'cause wardrobe didn't show today!!" Not all about you.
And Again, not all about you – tree fallin' in a forest and there's nobody there to listen your voice is pointless. So this is a really great symbiotic relationship and communal creation of a show. So I think that's also why my guess, is why it's such a passionate fan base. Because people understand that they're being honored as part of the process and not just passive observers.
AM: I used to like Star Trek but we didn't want to interview everyone on the show – we just wanted to interview Captain Kirk… and I think it was Jared at a convention this summer who said he consider this a supernatural family. The fans, the actors, the guest stars, the cast, the crew – everything.
KIM: Colin, Gabe, Matt and Richard who were at the NJ con were the guys that kind of crossed over that were my introduction to (fandom). Gabe was the one who got me on twitter. He was like "c'mon, join!" I was terrified and he was like "that's because you need to jump in! Play!"
I kept expecting fans to be like "we've been cheated! It's just you! You suck!" Seriously, I still was like – "You know who I am, right? Do you think I'm someone else? I'm really confused as to why you like me." But it is! It's a very committed interaction! It's awesome.
AM: I've spoken to people to people online and I know you're right about your character. She's popular because she's been through the ringer and she's still standing at the other end.
KIM: Okay, so I think I'm flattering myself and my character to say this so I'm prefacing by saying I attempt humility. I think she's relatable. There aren't a lot of characters on this show – where the audience can go "there I am." Not all of us are demons, or succubae. Quite frankly I'm not at the age where I can look at a 22 year old hottie patottie and go "oh yeah she completely represents my demographic!" Not so much. Yeah.
And also, being good-hearted. That's something we all kind of relate to.
There are some really interesting female characters on there. Girls! Girls! Yay Girls!!
AM: And you have a lot of "Another World" fans!
KIM: I was Grant's last wife. I did not kill him although some people think I did. I did shoot him, but I didn't hit anything vital. The character was a pyromaniac, a voodoo priestess, a cat burglar. And then, I did a series for AMC that nobody saw so the next thing that I did of some public awareness was being the mother of two Disney kids. And people who knew me from "Another World" were like "don't let her near children!! For God's sake keep her away from kids!!"
I think I've come full circle where I'm back with guns again!
AM: Well, you're on the right side of the law now…
KIM: Maybe… Maybe I'll go crazy. I don't know! Something evil could get hold of me. You'll have to wait and see.
AM: So many of the soaps are gone now.
KIM: We were the first one to come under the axe. We were the vanguard of "soaps are dying". NBC didn't own us, Procter and Gamble owned us and NBC wanted to own their soaps. They had "Days of our World" and "Sunset Beach".
But… again full circle.
So, NBC soap on the east coast. We shot in New York. The other two soaps, "Sunset Beach" and "Days of our Lives" shot on the west coast. But occasionally we'd all have to do NBC functions. And we'd all get together. A grad school friend of mine was on Sunset Beach, Jason George, but we'd still get together with the west coast sensibilities of the "Days Of Our Lives" cast. There were a few really gentle, nice people but for the most part they took themselves a little seriously.
Except for one beautiful kid, who was really fuckin' good. 'Cause we'd have (Days of Our Lives) on in the make-up room all the time and he was gorgeous and intense but so sweet at functions, kinda quiet, kept to himself. And I still mean to tell Jensen that I remember him from "Days of Our Lives" and that kid has been solid and brilliant and good as a human being from the time he was a baby puppy! We would all stop what we were doing… he was a baby but so beautiful and too good for the show. Stood out a little like, a violin in a rock band.
AM: That is really intense work, right?
KIM: The soaps are crazy 'cause they're shooting an hour show in a day. They move like lightening. They don't cut for anything. At one point I finished a scene I was doing and I was like "but I knocked the lamp over" and they were like "it's okay – it works." I mean, I won't cut myself but you just kinda keep going.
You also don't get any rehearsal time. You basically start digging into your bag of tricks. It becomes really result oriented because you don't have time to do anything else. My record was 42 pages in one day.
There were no cue cards. Joan Rivers got cue cards. I'm sorry Joan if you're gonna now shoot me for something you did 15 years ago. If you ever find out I said that about you and you're insulted I will apologize personally. Yeah, she got cue cards but nobody else did.
AM: Maybe you should be in movies like – a big film adaptation of Shakespeare?
KIM: I would go in for anything Russell T. Davies wrote. My heart broke a little bit when I never got to go in for "Torchwood". He weaves a good story.
AM: So you'd do any of the BBC shows then?
KIM: Oh yeah. Oh My God! "Primeval".
AM: So! Favorite movies!!!
KIM: And like everyone else I say "The Princess Bride."
AM: Guy didn't say "The Princess Bride".
KIM: Really? So "The Princess Bride" and every single mixed tape I had from 1985 to 1990 had Blue Monday on it by New Order. That's why I assume every mixed tape in the world has that. Just like I assume everyone in the world loves "The Princess Bride."
I think my favorite underestimated favorite is "Gross Pointe Blank". John Cusack and Minnie Driver. It's a hit man who goes home for his High school reunion … he wants to quite but he's in the middle of a job and everyone's trying to kill him. He's just trying to win his High School sweet heart back. It is so funny, it really is smart.
My favorite old movie is "Harvey". Jimmy Stewart. Harvey is a six foot tall talking rabbit that only Jimmy Stewart can see. They all think he's crazy. But Harvey is real!!! But you spend the whole movie thinking maybe he's not real. Beautiful. A beautiful love story.
AM: So if you could do any movie tomorrow?
KIM: Are you familiar with "My Favorite Wife" – Gary grant and Irene dune. She is ship-wrecked, he thinks she's dead. He's going to get married again and she's made it back. My husband wants to do that with me and Adam Sandler.
AM: I think you'd be a good combination.
KIM: My husband Travis had that idea… and I was like "wait a minute – that's really smart." That saucy confidence that the women of those films had that we don't see a lot of anymore.
AM: Is it hard leaving your daughter?
KIM: The first time I had to leave her she was 3 months old. It was tough. But this is the first time it's hard in a different way. But this time she's started to like me and "then" I had to leave. "No go to Canada. I go with you."
I talked to her yesterday and she wanted to come get me from the airport.
I'm pleased to say that by the time you're reading this Kim will be finished up and heading back to her family.
Here's to hoping we get Kim Rhodes back to Vancouver for a few more "Supernatural" episodes.