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Dr. Nick: With my diet, you can eat all you want, any time you want.
Marge: And you'll lose weight?
Dr. Nick: Err… you might! It's a free country!
– Insane Clown Poppy (The Simpsons Season 12 – Episode 3)
If you're like 97% of the population you are trying to start 2016 by going on a diet. And if you think that my population percentage seems a little high, I should tell you that I can come up with statistics to prove anything, Forfty Percent of all people know that. So, you're going on a diet. Before you do something rational like consult a doctor or read a book, you should probably check in with your favorite nutrition website for all your dieting needs.
Breakfast: Start your day with a hearty breakfast. I recommend Clove Tom Collins Pie with Milhouse's Vaseline on Toast. Next, you can wash everything down with a hot cup of Shake 'n Bake Coffee.
Lunch: Still hungry? If you are, your ability to eat the most disgusting foods is both impressive and weird. You probably won't actually want to eat anything for lunch but if you do I would suggest something light like Salad with Mustard and Ketchup.
Snacks: If you're somehow feeling hungry mid-afternoon, nothing helps suppress an appetite like Bubble Crum. The horrifying texture of gum and cracker will have you wishing you had not tried to eat anything at all.
Dinner: For dinner you should aim to eat something light while also not breaking your budget. I mean, with the amount of Vaseline you're putting on toast something's got to give in the food budget. Marge's Delicious Boiled Celery is the perfect combination of cheap and low calorie while also being easy to digest. After a day of eating (and potentially throwing up) whole cloves and bubble gum, you're going to need something that's gentle on your stomach.
That's it! Just follow the Eats Like A Duck diet plan and you will become skinnier in no time. Any type of malnutrition that results from this diet is completely YOUR fault and in no way a consequence of what you have read on this site. The Blue-Haired Lawyer says so!


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By Robert McKinney, Assistant Athletics Director, Communications
GEARHART, Ore. -- Led by the solid play of Trent Jones (Jr., Kenmore, WA/Shorecrest HS), who carded a 1-under-par 71, the Willamette University men's golf team took the lead during the first round of the George Fox Invitational at Gearhart Golf Course on Saturday, Oct. 7. Jones was alone in first place with a one-stroke lead on the individual leaderboard. Willamette shot a team score of 298 for a four-stroke advantage heading into the second round set for Sunday, Oct. 8.
Willamette was followed in the team standings by George Fox University in second place at 302. Linfield College was just two points behind GFU in third place at 304. The George Fox "B" team owned fourth place at 313, one stroke in front of Whitman College, which held fifth place at 314. Pacific University was sixth at 323 and Lewis & Clark College was seventh at 329.
Two golfers -- Mason Koch of George Fox and Bodhi Parkin from Linfield -- were tied for second place after each shot a 72. Sam Hinton (Jr., Seaside, OR/Seaside HS) of Willamette shot a 73 and was tied for fourth place with GFU's Alex Plusquellec. Five competitors, including Kenneth Sheldon (Jr., Ocean Park, WA/Ilwaco HS) of Willamette, were bunched together in a tie for sixth plate at 76. Also carding a 76 were Zach Rodriguez from Pacific, Robert Wang from L&C, Toby Zabel of Whitman, and Tanner Wahburn from the GFU "B" team. A total of 43 golfers completed the first round.
Jones, Hinton and Sheldon were three of seven golfers for Willamette. Mason Phalen (Fr., Kenmore, WA/Inglemoor HS) and Ben Graham (Fr., Renton, WA/Liberty HS) were eligible to contribute to the team score, while Spencer Hong (Sr., Bellevue, WA/Singapore American School) and Dylan King (So., Cottonwood, CA/West Valley HS) competed as individuals. Phalen registered a score of 78 and Graham shot a 79. Hong also finished the day at 79, and King shot 92.
Willamette will seek to grab its third team championship of the fall season during the final round on Sunday. The Bearcats won the 2017 Collegiate Open, hosted by Pacific Lutheran University on Sept 17-18, and followed up with a victory at the Whitworth Invitational on Oct. 1-2.

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So, I'm on a mission to have the entire house clean before school starts.....and I'm getting closer
Here is a picture of Kaitlin trying out the super cool wood floor vacum that she picked out for me and pictures of RJ and Heidi's bathroom which is clean now too.
I'm very close to being able to prove that the kitchen is clean...the laundry room will follow that.
Then, Misc cute pictures. Heidi's ariel nightgown is size 24 months and she wore it when she was 18 months old (it's supposed to be floorlength). She refuses to let me get rid of it.


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Grade 2
Literature to Support First Nations, MĂ©tis and Inuit(FNMI) Student Success was developed by the Southern Alberta Professional Development Consortium. Date Published: June 2010
Click the following link to download a copy of the resource for this grade: (FNMI) Student Success - Grade 2
Beautifully-illustrated alphabet book depicting the people, animals, and way of people living in the North.
Contrary to her mothers advice, Allashua decides to challenge the Qallupilluit, an imaginary Inuit character who lives under the sea ice near her home. After a surprising turn of events, the entire family is now free to fish on the ice because legend tells that children with their parents may never be captured, and a "promise is a promise."
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32 pages | 8.00" x 8.00"
When Allashua disobeys her parents and goes fishing on the sea ice, she has to use her wits to escape the Qallupilluit--the troll-like creatures her parents have always warned her about that live beneath the frozen surface of the sea. But the only way to break out of their grasp is through an exchange: Allashua can go free if she brings her brothers and sisters back to the sea ice instead. Allashua doesn't want to give them up, but what can she do? After all, a promise is a promise.
A Promise Is a Promise is a collaboration between award-winning storyteller Michael Kusugak and celebrated children's author Robert Munsch. This 30th anniversary edition brings all of the tension of the traditional Inuit story to a new generation of readers. Added features include a new foreword by Michael Kusugak on his role as a storyteller and the importance of storytelling in Inuit culture.
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32 pages | 7.80" x 7.90"
The young Inuit child Moshi longs for a pet dog like the one owned by her friend Jessica. Moshi''s father explains that the puppies that Nuna, their missing sled dog, is expecting are work dogs not playthings. While out walking, Moshi and Jessica are surprised by a sudden whiteout. Nuna finds the children and leads them to shelter in a small shed, where the dog is keeping her puppies. While the girls huddle with the pups, Nuna runs off, soon returning with rescuers. Praised by her father for thinking "like an Inuk" to survive the snow, Moshi happily chooses a pup--deciding she would rather have a sled dog than a pet.
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32 pages | 10.00" x 8.00"
Alego is a beautifully simple story, written in Inuktitut and English, about a young Inuit girl who goes to the shore with her grandmother to collect clams for supper. Along the way she discovers tide pools brimming with life -- a bright orange starfish, a creepy-crawly thing with many legs called an ugjunnaq, a hornshaped sea snail and a sculpin.
Written and illustrated by Ningeokuluk Teevee, one of the most interesting young artists in Cape Dorset, home to the great tradition of Inuit art, this is an enchanting and utterly authentic introduction to the life of an Inuit child and her world.
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Alego includes an illustrated glossary of sea creatures as well as a map of Baffin Island. Ages 4-7.
This book is delivered in a dual-language format, written in Inuktitut and English.
Curriculum Connections: Social Studies, Science, Visual Arts.
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24 pages | 7.63" x 9.63"
Annie is a young Navajo girl who refuses to believe that her grandmother, the Old One, will die. Sadly, Annie learns that she cannot change the course of life.
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44 pages | 8.50" x 9.25"
Acclaimed Inuit storyteller Michael Kusugak weaves a tapestry of tales about ten-year-old Agatha and her accidental heroism in the high Arctic of 1958. The first of Agatha''s stories is based on one of Kusugak''s real life experiences, when an eerie, black airship flew over Chesterfield Inlet in 1958. A sleepy Agatha "saves" the community from the monstrous flying object.
In the second story, Agatha notices the playful antics of the winter ravens and takes an interest in the many migrating birds. As the seasons change, she begins to favor more beautiful and peaceful birds of spring, until the ravens return.
The third of Agatha''s stories takes place in the fall when Agatha is sent to school in Chesterfield Inlet, an English-speaking community south of her home. During an afternoon of skating, Agatha rescues a show-off priest, who has inadvertently demonstrated the danger of thin ice.
The three Agatha stories resonate with the nostalgia and affection of Kusugak''s childhood memories.
"This collection of three tales, set in Repulse Bay, features an endearing 10-year-old heroine, named Agatha, through whose eyes the reader experiences life in the high Arctic.... The author weaves a tapestry of simply told stories, each of which, by skilful use of detail, manages to bring to life the experience of growing up in a small Inuit community.... Vladyana Krykorka's paintings give the reader a beautifully detailed rendition of the Arctic landscape in every season. Her depictions of Kusugak's human and animal characters are wonderfully satisfying, full of life and humour.... [They] complement the text brilliantly.... The beauty of Kusugak's work lies in his ability to evoke for his southern readers a vivid picture of a way of life that is fast disappearing. Arctic Tales will be a welcome addition to the resources that teachers and librarians look for as they plan their units on the Arctic and the Inuit. The book's Grade-three reading level should guarantee its popularity among young students doing projects on Inuit life. Recommended."— Valerie Nielsen, Canadian Materials, October 1999
40 pages | 8.25" x 10.50"
A unique glimpse of childhood in the Arctic by an acclaimed Inuit storyteller.
The year is 1955 and Arvaarluk and his friends watch as Rocky Parsons lands his plane on the ice in Repulse Bay, a tiny community "smack dab on the Arctic Circle." Having never seen trees before, the children try to guess what the six green spindly things are that Rocky delivers. One of the boys has a brilliant idea: why not use them as baseball bats?
Full of vibrant, richly-colored illustrations, this story introduces young readers to a time, place, and culture that may be new to them. The Arctic way of life is realistically portrayed by the author, whose narrative voice resonates with the lilt of his native language. Readers will be able to listen to Michael telling the story by connecting to a link given in the book. The illustrator spent time in the Arctic to ensure that her artwork was a faithful representation of the people and places in the story. With its winter landscapes and Christmas scenes, this would make an ideal holiday gift book.
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Guided Reading Level: Fountas and Pinnell P
Themes: Inuit; Arctic; community; multicultural; friends; resourcefulness.
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24 pages | 8.25" x 10.50"
Joe and Cody are young Cree brothers who follow the caribou all year long, tucked into their dog sled with their Mama and Papa. To entice the wandering herds, Joe plays the Kitoochigan, his accordion, and Cody dances, whirling like a young caribou. They are so busy playing and dancing, they don't hear the rumble of the caribou. Bursting from the forest, ten thousand animals fill the meadow like a lake. Joe is engulfed; he can barely see Cody a few yards away, perched like a doll on the caribou moss. Their parents seem to have disappeared.
And yet what should be a moment of terror turns into something mystical and magical, as the boys open their arms and their hearts to embrace the caribou spirit.
A tale that is perfectly simple and satisfying, yet infused with layers of wonder that will open both children's and adults' minds to the intriguing possibilities of independence, separation and the strength of the spirit, Caribou Song is the first in a three-book series about Joe and Cody.
"Caribou Song is a story of family, tradition, spirit, and livelihood. Music weaves the elements together, making them soar just as Highway's words and Rombough's art beautifully and evocatively express a way of life that has slipped (or is slipping) away. Rombough's illustrations in Caribou Song are strongly influenced by the Woodland (or Anishinaabe) School, with its emphasis on dark outlines, vivid colours, and visionary imagery. Founding member Norval Morrisseau's iconic style lives on in Rombough's work, but where they diverge is in the almost effervescent quality of Rombough's paintings. Bubbling with circular imagery and spots of amethyst, sapphire and topaz, framed in black and laid over flat washes of colour, each scene is like a pane of stained glass; a mix of storytelling and spirituality that is simply magnificent." — 32pages.ca
"Tomson Highway's mastery creates an exciting, action-packed plot. Elements of suspense simultaneously entertain beauty, magic, and whimsy. Highway artfully crafts his scenes with the vivid river imagery capturing the full drama of the caribou's presence - the sound of their hooves beating on the earth like the pounding of drums. Caribou Song is an experience for the senses. — CM Magazine
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Written in English with Cree translations.
This is the first book in the Songs of the North Wind series.
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32 pages | 9.00" x 10.50"
Katie views life from the warm hood of her mother's parka. From her safe vantage point, she watches as her mother catches salmon, picks plump, red berries, and leads the family's dog team across the snow. Then one spring day, Mama decides it is time for her little girl to walk on her own.
The first time Katie walks, it's a short distance - just as far as you can throw a stone. The next time it's as far as a rabbit runs, then as far as a bear roams! But trying to keep up with Mama takes all of Katie's energy. "Carry me, Mama!" she begs, even though Mama knows it's time for Katie to make her own way.
Carry Me, Mama is a charming story about growing up. Young children will understand Katie's mixed feelings about standing on her own two feet. Here, too, is a perfect bedtime story, as young readers follow Katie and her mother through their walks until it is time for Katie to be tucked in.
Charming illustrations by Pauline Paquin are full of life, and reflect the beauty of the northern tundra. Pauline's unique artistic style incorporates faceless figures. Remarkably expressive, these images reflect her desire for young children to see themselves as the characters in the story.
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32 pages | 5.50" x 8.50"
Brilliant, colorful paintings depict children of the Yukon at work and play: snaring rabbits, feeding ravens, racing on snowshoes and hunting moose, panning for gold in famous Bonanza Creek, and exploring the ruins of Dawson City.
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24 pages | 9.25" x 10.25"
Nine-year-old Sheyenne lives in Sambaa K'e, Northwest Territories-that's Trout Lake in English. Come learn with her as she takes you on a journey to her community in the fall, the season of moose.
This is the fourth book in the popular series "The Land Is Our Storybook" and features the Dehcho region of the Dene. "The Land Is Our Storybook" is a series of books about the lands and cultures of Canada's Northwest Territories. In the books, storytellers, elders, and cultural leaders from the ten regions in the Territories share real stories of everyday life in the North today.
"The non-fiction book is colorful with rich, brilliant photographs and maps. Well-organized . . . Intriguing facts are contained within this book, making it a valuable resource for in classrooms, libraries, and homes. Come and Learn With Me can be used with both Aboriginal and non-Aboriginal readers to learn about Trout Lake's daily life during the fall moose season. This book will help preserve and keep the Dene Yatie (used to be known as South Slavey) group's language and culture alive. It is an innovative teaching tool and a 'must have' to read." — CM magazine
"Readers would be hard pressed to find a book of better quality whether it be for information, text, illustrations, layout, photography, or overall presentation. The text is well written and informative. The text is enhanced by maps, glossary, sidebars, graphics and stunning photography." — Resource Links
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This book is part of the "The Land Is Our Storybook" series, which considers the diverse lands and cultures of Canada's Northwest Territories. Told in a uniquely diverse range of northern voices, with a child-centred approach, books in the series highlight each official Aboriginal language group in the NWT, revealing a richly textured picture of life in the North -- on the trapline, around the campfire, in communities, at school, and within the outdoor school that is the land itself. The series celebrates the seasons, ages, genders, traditional activities, and communities of the NWT.
The stories are illustrated by the striking images of acclaimed northern photographer, Tessa Macintosh and depict the similarities in lifestyle between children of the North and South, as well as the marked cultural differences, and highlight the special relationship these First Nations people have with the land and how they are adapting to rapid change while remaining connected to the land. Images of the landscape and animals within it, of trapping, hunting, fishing, and bannock baking sit alongside pictures of children at school, swimming at recreation centres, and reading in libraries. Here is modern northern culture painted beautifully: a complex mix of the new and the old.
These wonderful books, written with a variety of provincial and territorial curricula in mind, are specially designed for the classroom and include special features such as glossaries relating details on animals biology and cultural definitions, regional and language maps. The text of the stories also have sidebars such as Our Stories, which contain the stories of the people and language group featured, and Our Words, which highlight words in the featured language that are important to the story.
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32 pages | 8.00" x 8.00" | colour photographs and illustrations, map
Dancing with the Cranes gives an understanding of birth, life and death. Chi's momma is soon to have a baby, but Chi is having a hard time being happy about it. Chi misses Temma (her grandma), who has passed away. Chi's momma and daddy help ease the pain of losing Temma and help Chi to understand life and death as a part of nature. Chi soon finds herself feeling comforted, knowing Temma will always be a part of her and looking forward to the new baby who will be a part of their lives.
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24 pages | 7.97" x 9.95"
Dragonfly Kites is the third book in Tomson Highway's magical Songs of the North Wind trilogy. Like Fox on the Ice and Caribou Song, it has a bilingual text, written in English and Cree. And once again Tomson Highway brilliantly evokes the very essence of childhood as he weaves a deceptively simple story about the power of the imagination.
Joe and Cody, two young Cree brothers, along with their parents and their little dog Ootsie, are spending the summer by one of the hundreds of lakes in northern Manitoba. Summer means a chance to explore the world and make friends with an array of creatures, But what Joe and Cody like doing best of all is flying dragonfly kites. They catch dragonflies and gently tie a length of thread around the middle of each dragonfly before letting it go. Off soar the dragonflies into the summer sky and off race the brothers and Ootsie too, chasing after their dragonfly kites through trees and meadows and down to the beach before watching them disappear into the night sky. But in their dreams, Joe and Cody soar through the skies with their kites until it's time to wake up.
"Unlike most fiction, Dragonfly Kites does not follow a standard plot line. Like the dragonfly kites that the boys follow, the plot simply glides along until the boys wake up from their dream. This is appropriate due to the significance the illustrations play in this picture book, as well as the age of the intended audience. Readers are not overwhelmed by the storyline and are free to appreciate the accompanying illustrations. The illustrations in Dragonfly Kites act as an extension of the story. The pictures in the book are colourful, beautiful, and have an austere, stark quality. This is consistent with other works produced by award-winning illustrator Julie Flett. This style suits the story as, aside from the nature that surrounds around them, Joe and Cody are depicted as being by themselves. While they live with the parents, their adventures occur when their parents are fishing without them. The full-page illustrations demonstrate the vast space that surrounds the boys." — CM Magazine
"At once a celebration of heritage, the wilderness, and imagination, this book is a breath of fresh northern air." — Kirkus Reviews
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This is the third book in the Songs of the North Wind series, a dual-language (English and Cree) series about two young Cree boys.
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32 pages | 9.26" x 10.70"
On the great tundra plains of Nunavut, there is a creature that just loves to play hide and seek. The only problem with this creature is, if it helps you hide, no one will ever find you again. Well, Allashua loves to play hide and seek…
Allashua ignores the inuksugaq as she plays hide-and-seek. Soon she encounters an Ijiraq--a tiny half-bird, half-human creature who loves to play. Allashua remembers her mother telling her that if an Ijiraaq hides you, no one will ever find you again. Eventually, Ijiraq disappears and Allashua gets lost on the tundra. With no idea of which way to go, she heads toward a small block dot on a far-off hill. When Allashua realizes the dot is the inuksugaq and that it can guide her safely home, she understands the riddle of its existence.
Inuit author Michael Kusugak (A Promise is a Promise, Baseball Bats for Christmas) again demonstrates that he is a masterful writer. A mythological figure and traditional Inuit practices, set the backdrop for this dramatic story.
"Hide and Sneak is an excellent book, and a good introduction for young children to the Canadian Arctic and to the Inuit. A one-page story at the beginning of the book introduces the readers to the Ijiraq, and explains the purpose of the inuksugaq - information the reader should know but would slow the story. Kusugak's descriptions of the landscape and the wildlife are vivid and beautifully woven into the text. The story is suspenseful without being threatening; the language is simple, easy to read, and smooth." - CM Magazine
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32 pages | 8.00" x 8.00"


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The best of the best in Ontario tourism were celebrated at the annual Ontario Tourism Awards of Excellence Gala on Wednesday, Oct. 30 at Blue Mountain Village Conference Centre. These awards recognize tourism industry successes across the province by honouring individuals and businesses that have made significant contributions to Ontario's tourism industry.Read full story
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Think Globally, Dine Locally
Vermont restaurants use nearby ingredients to create far-from-home dishes
Written onFebruary 21 , 2014
Last year I was excited when the Burlington-based weekly Seven Days published an insert featuring restaurants participating in Vermont Restaurant Week. I couldn't wait to sample dishes from some of the highly touted localvore eateries I'd read about since moving to Vermont three years earlier.
When I opened up the insert, however, the number of advertisements featuring photos of hamburgers and fries surprised me. While I love a great burger as much as the next person, I was disappointed. I'd been looking forward to sampling cuisines featuring local products served in many different ways. With the variety of local foods available, was a burger really what people wanted most? It got me thinking: Is it possible for global cuisines to thrive in Vermont using mostly local ingredients? If so, do Vermonters even want this?
I decided to answer these questions by seeking out Vermont restaurants that are doing just that: using local products to create innovative menus with flavors inspired by cuisines from all over the globe. My quest took me to three very different restaurants: the Asian-influenced Downstreet Eats, a vegetarian restaurant called MINT, and El Cortijo, which serves Mexican fare. My journey began at the recently opened Downstreet Eats in Cabot. Chef and proprietor Elena Gustavson has made it her mission to create "regional new American cooking using local and seasonal ingredients, with global influences"—just what I was looking for. Raised in California to a Korean mother and American father, Elena finds Asian food just as normal to her as mac and cheese may be to others. With the restaurant, she hopes to introduce food that is comfortable, affordable, and as local as possible, which has led to an eclectic menu mixing Vietnamese, Chinese, and (of course) Korean influences with classic American favorites. Elena's main thought when creating her menu was to ask herself, Would I want to eat it?
Downstreet Eats is certainly a surprising find in such a quintessentially Vermont town like Cabot. Elena is aware of this potential predicament. "I'm making some dishes that are very different from what people in the area may be used to," she says, "so I've renamed them in a very straightforward manner, listing the ingredients instead of their traditional names—something locals seem to appreciate." Case in point: bibimbap, a staple of Korean food. At Downstreet Eats it's presented as "grilled chicken with kimchi, root veggies, brown rice, and topped with an egg." Her use of root vegetables such as parsnips and carrots, available to her locally, makes the dish authentically Vermont.
The night I visited Downstreet Eats they were out of spring rolls. Elena's provider didn't have bean sprouts available, showcasing a difficulty with cooking Asian food locally: accessibility of traditional ingredients. (Because the climate here, and people's tastes, make finding traditional Korean ingredients impracticable, Elena uses what's accessible to her locally, such as Swiss chard or kale, to make her kimchi.) Instead we had baked leek and garlic cream soup and a caramelized onion dip; while they were not quite the Asian inspiration I'd expected, they were delicious, nonetheless. For the main course, along with the bibimbop, my partner and I tried the spiced shredded pork, steamed buns, and garlicky kale with onion jam and root vegetables in orange vinaigrette. All the dishes were wonderful and highly inventive. For dessert, we were served figs in vanilla wine syrup with crème fraîche.
The restaurant is in a comfortable setting, feeling almost like someone's home, with cozy rooms, charmingly mismatched chairs and tables, and a fireplace. Numerous built-in drawers contain games and toys, which create a wonderful child-friendly environment. In fact, it was Elena's goal to make Downstreet Eats as much a local hangout as a dining experience. The restaurant proved delightful and lived up to its credo of globally influenced local cooking.
The next restaurant I visited was a vegetarian restaurant called MINT, located on Waitsfield's historic Bridge Street. Chef Iliyan Deskov and partner Savitri Bhadavati, originally from Bulgaria and Hungary respectively, have clearly incorporated their experiences into their cuisine. Before settling in the Mad River Valley, they owned a restaurant in southern California for many years and have brought their extensive travels through Europe and their love of Indian, Mexican, and Middle Eastern cuisines to Vermont. I sat down with the pair before eating to explain the purpose of my article. They responded, "And you had to pick December to write this article?"
They made a really good point: in a state with a winter as long as Vermont's, finding a wide assortment of local produce in the dead of winter can be challenging, especially for a restaurant where vegetables reign supreme. Iliyan and Savitri have overcome this issue by purchasing organic produce outsourced from other parts of the country when local produce isn't readily available. A good solution, no doubt, and their results are imaginative and quite delicious.
Like Downstreet Eats, MINT seeks to introduce new taste combinations into the local palate. "We want our guests to try things they wouldn't otherwise be introduced to," Iliyan says. They've created a menu as varied as their backgrounds, designing dishes according to regions of the world. The result is a diverse mix of vegetarian and vegan meals that draw inspiration from European, Middle Eastern, Latin, and Asian cuisines. And the overall design of MINT's interior is as globally focused as its food, with Indian- and Moroccan-inspired décor, world music, and wooden tables that create a warm and intimate environment for patrons.
Our meal that day was like a culinary world tour. We began by sampling grilled polenta with mascarpone, chive cream, and onion relish, as well as chard rolls stuffed with rice, lentils, cranberries, mint, onions, herbs, and crème fraîche. For our main courses, we went traditionally vegan with the Asian-influenced curly kale and broccoli braised in tamari (a type of gluten-free soy sauce), garlic, orange juice, fruit juice-sweetened cranberries, brown rice, and black turtle beans, topped with a delectable sauce made with tofu, tamari, lemon, basil, parsley, and kelp. Our second dish was a German staple: baked sauerkraut with vegan sausage, tomato, rice, parsley, and summer savory. It was served with smashed potatoes and crème fraîche. (For those seeking a fully vegan meal, MINT can make many of its menu items vegan upon request.)
While the restaurant's location lends itself to a large tourist base (roughly 75 percent of its clientele), over the past several years MINT has developed a devoted local following. "It took a little time, but we now have a core of loyal locals who come to our restaurant on a weekly basis," Iliyan says. While some Vermonters may be slow to come around to more exotic taste combinations, MINT proves that great food is the most important thing to customers.
My final destination was Burlington's El Cortijo. Brought to you by the people behind the impressive and highly successful Farmhouse Tap and Grill a few blocks away, El Cortijo is located in a converted railroad car just off Church Street. At first glace, it evokes more of the quintessential feel of a Brooklyn-style diner than a Mexican restaurant. But the Mexican tiles adorning the walls and the charming stringed lights made from converted cans of El Pato tomato sauce give you a sense that you're getting something much more authentically Mexican. The restaurant certainly delivers on that promise.
El Cortijo emerged from the success of the Farmhouse Tap and Grill's "Taco Tuesdays." Phillip Clayton, chef-partner for The Farmhouse Group and a native of North Carolina, grew up in an area where Mexican food and culture were prevalent, leading to a lifelong love of the cuisine. Taco Tuesdays gave him an opportunity to showcase something he'd been making at home for years. "Tacos are a great vehicle for sourcing Vermont's foods, especially its meats," he says. When El Cortijo's current space became available, a Mexican restaurant seemed the ideal choice. Since opening, it has quickly filled a void in Burlington's food scene.
My meal was as wonderful as it was local. Although authentic Mexican food must rely on long-distance products such as avocadoes that can only be supplied by distribution services, this doesn't take away from the restaurant's core belief in local first. As Phillip puts it, "We built our menu around what we can get locally and source the rest. Our philosophy is that food is created out in the field."
For starters, I had escabeche, an assortment of pickled jalapeño, onions, carrots and garlic, and house-made nachos with chorizo sausage, queso fundito, Vermont Bean Crafters' black beans, olives, scallions, pickled jalapeños, salsa, and sour cream. For my main dish, I couldn't resist trying the taco combination. I had three tacos: the carnitas, which featured seasoned local pork and charred pineapple salsa; the lengua, with braised beef tongue, salsa verde, and shaved radishes; and the legumbres, which included local vegetables in the form of roasted corn salsa, pickled onions, and salsa fresca. El Cortijo proved that authentic world cuisine, made with local produce whenever possible, could be successfully prepared.
As for my initial questions—whether global cuisines can thrive in our local food landscape, and whether Vermonters want to eat them—I will say that while pub food continues to dominate many local food restaurants, global foods are certainly on the rise. Each of the three restaurants I visited used localvore products as much as they feasibly could to create innovative world cuisines that were both delicious and affordable, not to mention quite popular with their customers. I can't speak for all Vermonters, but I know I will definitely seek out more of these innovative local flavors.
To find Vermont restaurants that use a significant amount of local food, visit the website of the Vermont Fresh Network: vermontfresh.net.


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By Victor Rud
"It would be hypocrisy to deny that an independent Ukraine is as essential to this country as to the tranquility of the world. Very few attempts have been made to give justice to the Ukrainians and the continued neglect . . .may ultimately involve all Europe." Lancelot Lawton, House of Commons, London, 1935.
"Whether Russian led integration on the territory of the former USSR will pose a serious, long-term military challenge to the West, depends in large part on the role that Ukraine plays or is compelled to play. . . . Ukraine will do much to determine whether Europe and the world in the twenty-first century will be as bloody as they were in the twentieth." Carnegie Endowment for International Peace, 1997.
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I am a teacher at Ascencion Solorsano Middle School in Gilroy and have had a 3 year relationship with Schmahl Science. They ahve generously donated time, resources, and more importantly passion for learning to my students and myself. The staff arrive every week for 6-7 months and directly assist students in an Advanced Student Research Project. The students are selected based on both their curiousity and passion as well as being members of under represented in Science, Technology, Engineering, And math (STEM) degrees. The focus of the project is to cature those students that could be our future scienctist or inventors at an early age where they are still defining and imagining possibilities for their future. The Schmahl team does this by developing a colloborative research process. Sixty students arrive every week and work through the process of developing an idea into a testable hypothesis. They then do the research and investigation, At this point they are guided through reflecting and analyzing their work and eventually present and defend their projects at our science fair and then the county science fair. With the assistance of Schmahl Science I have been able to triple the number of projects attending the county science fair from our site. Our students have had an opportunity to colloboratively work in a lab setting and share their ideas with others in an experience that doesn't usually happen until they reach the University. It is the unique matching of mentors and the expertise of the staff that has instilled the idea that science, working hard, and learning are cool things to do at our school.
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On Tuesday, i teach 3 classes in a row, making it one of the busiest day in a week (besides Thursday). But the worst is not over yet, as i have to do other things when i came home (after i accompanied my girlfriend to Amplaz tonight). I have to make a mid test questions for two classes and also upgrade Indonesian Linux Forum engine to the latest phpBB which has just released this morning.
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Born in Coimbra in 1704, José Antonio Carlos de Seixas succeeded his father, Francisco Vaz, at the age of fourteen as organist of Coimbra Cathedral, moving in 1720 to Lisbon, where, from the age of sixteen, he served as organist to the Chapel Royal and the Patriarchal Cathedral. His early achievement both as a virtuoso keyboard performer and as a composer established him as one of the most important musicians in Portugal, and his eminence won him a knighthood from King John V in 1738. Like his contemporary in
Portugal, Domenico Scarlatti, he was prolific, not least in the production of keyboard music, with some seven hundred pieces to his credit. It has been suggested that the devastating earthquake of 1755 in Lisbon, thirteen years after the death of Seixas, may have led to the destruction of many of his works. Very little of his choral music, of which there was presumably some quantity, in view of his position, survives, and no autographs of his keyboard sonatas, which are preserved in copies only. A collection of eighty sonatas was edited by the late Macario Santiago Kastner, a scholar to whom the study of earlier Portuguese music is greatly indebted.


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The Metropolitan Opera and the union representing its stagehands reached a contract deal early Wednesday morning, clearing the last major hurdle before the company could go ahead with its coming season of operas featuring murderously jealous lovers, dying sopranos and a fellow named Figaro — both before and after his marriage.
Once the deal was reached at 3:15 a.m. after a marathon bargaining session at the opera house, the Met dropped its threat of a lockout and announced that its season would open on schedule on Sept. 22 with a new production of Mozart's "Le Nozze di Figaro" conducted by James Levine, the Met's music director — the first of six operas he plans to conduct.
But while there was a palpable sense of relief that the Met had pulled back from the brink of a serious crisis, challenges remained. The labor talks, in which management sought and won concessions, were vitriolic, and the frayed relationship between the artists and artisans of the Met and its general manager, Peter Gelb, are in need of repair. And since the Met's management agreed to make its own significant budget cuts, it will need to find ways to trim expenses in the coming years without diminishing the luxe experience Met operagoers expect.
For now, though, it was mostly a moment to celebrate that the show would go on, and that the company could begin putting its worst labor strife in decades behind it.
The union, Local 1 of the International Alliance of Theatrical Stage Employees, which represents stagehands, carpenters and electricians, was the third of the opera house's three major unions to reach an agreement. The Met said that the deal would provide it with savings comparable to those in the agreements it reached on Monday with unions representing its orchestra and chorus.
Matthew D. Loeb, the International's president, said in a statement that while reaching the deal was not easy, "in these final hours we were able to craft an agreement that allows the show to go on and is fair for our members."
Local 1 agreed to a six-year contract, not four, as the other unions did, said two people familiar with the agreement who were granted anonymity because the deal had not been ratified. While the savings to the Met were said to be comparable to those provided by the other unions, the deal was structured differently, partly because Local 1's workers have a different system of benefits from the others.
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With fewer ticket sales, the Met has been dipping into its endowment for expenses. Now, it says, it needs to cut labor costs, its biggest expense.
One of the union's main concerns, a sticking point during the talks, concerned the Met's increasing use of co-productions that it shares with other opera houses, which have long been a source of friction with some of its employees who build sets. As part of the deal, the Met agreed to settle an unfair-labor-practice charge that the union had brought against it, and the sides reached an agreement to give more security to its unionized workers while allowing the Met to continue to share productions with other opera companies.
After the deal was reached, the Met began a series of talks with a number of smaller unions representing its box office workers, costume and wardrobe workers, hair and makeup artists and others. Both sides expected that they would all reach agreements.
The deal appeared to signal the final act of an offstage drama that has roiled the opera house for months. The Met, which has been facing rising labor costs and falling box office revenues, has gotten by in recent years by raising record donations and spending heavily from its endowment. The company's board has pledged to begin a campaign to double the Met's endowment, but only if expenses are cut.
Mr. Gelb initially sought pay cuts of 16 to 17 percent, cuts to health and pension benefits, and changes in the work rules that govern life — and pay — backstage. In the end, he dropped many of his toughest demands, but won the first pay cuts from the Met's unionized workers in decades — and agreed to match the savings with nonlabor cuts, and to allow an independent analyst to monitor the company's finances.
The combined cuts by labor and management were expected to help the Met, whose annual budget is more than $300 million, cut $90 million worth of expenses over the next four years.
Mr. Loeb praised the deal, and noted that management's agreement to cut its costs and allow an independent monitor to track its budget would help put the company on a sustainable path.
"We've always been willing to contribute to a solution that will keep the world's best operas in front of the world's greatest opera fans," he said in the statement. "We also have insisted, from Day 1, that management must confront budget realities and make substantial and quantifiable contributions to a financially sustainable business model."
The deals were the first pay cuts by the Met's unionized workers in decades. In 2009, when the Met was buffeted by the recession, Mr. Gelb cut the pay of the Met's nonunion staff by 10 percent. (The unions did not agree to cuts then, but Local 1 put off a scheduled raise.)
As the labor talks wound down, the company continued rehearsals for its opening night production of "Le Nozze di Figaro." (The exploits of Figaro's younger years will follow in November, when the Met revives its production of Rossini's "Barbiere di Siviglia.")


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A brief travel closure on the section of Teton Park Road that crosses over Jackson Lake dam in Grand Teton National Park will occur on Tuesday, Sept. 10, Tuesday, September 17 and Thursday, September 19. These temporary delays will take place between 7:30 a.m. and 8:30 a.m. and last for 30 to 45 minutes.
The brief closures are scheduled to accommodate the staging of materials needed for routine maintenance on a section of Jackson Lake dam—a structure managed by the Bureau of Reclamation.
Local residents and park visitors are advised to plan ahead and use an alternate route because this temporary closure prevents the ability to make a 'through trip' on the Teton Park Road between Jackson Lake Junction and Signal Mountain Lodge. Travelers can also plan to simply wait for the 30 to 45 minutes that the road section is closed.
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From the incomparable Anna Quindlen, Miller's Valley is the story of a woman coming of age, unearthing secrets about her family and her town, and learning surprising truths about herself.
For generations the Millers have lived in Miller's Valley, Pennsylvania. In fact, the farm on which Mimi Miller grew up was in her father's family for more than 200 years. At age 65, Mimi relates the story of her life with both intimacy and honesty. As a child, she eavesdropped on her parents' conversations and quietly observed the people around her, discovering how toxic family secrets can be, the dangers of gossip, the flaws of marriage, the inequalities of friendship, and the risks of passion, loyalty, and love. Mimi realized that "home can be a place where it's just as easy to feel lost as it is to feel content."
Miller's Valley is a study of family, memory, loss, and, ultimately, discovery of finding true identity and a new vision of home. Mimi notes, "No one ever leaves the town where they grew up, even if they go." In Miller's Valley, Quindlen reminds her readers that the place where you grew up can disappear, as can the people in it, but all will live on in your heart forever.
The beauty and strength of Anna Quindlen's writing lies in its understated simplicity. Once again, she delivers a fictional account of the lives of ordinary people with a powerful message but does so with quiet eloquence. Quindlen says that, as a fan of Charles Dickens, each of her novels has its genesis in the same two impulses as Dickens' work. "One is a great social welfare issue and the other is a very intimate down to the ground exploration of character." So with Miller's Valley, she wanted to write about "the explication of character, . . . over time, about the growth of a girl into an older women during a period when opportunities for women opened up so much. . . . And so the great social welfare impulse for me was this idea of the government being able to swoop in and take control of your life in a variety of ways."
Mimi is 11 years old and Miller's Valley opens in the mid-1960's in small town America. Miller's Valley is the kind of place where you can't run a quick errand or even cross a street without seeing people who know everything about your life and family, and vice versa. Mimi's two older brothers, Eddie and Tommy, are opposites. Eddie is a serious young man and good student, while Tommy barely manages to graduate from high school but has charm to spare, and knows it. Mimi's mother, Miriam, works the night shift as a registered nurse at the local hospital and her father, Bud, farms and operates a handyman business. Miriam's sister, Ruth, lives alone in a smaller house on the property which she never leaves. Mimi never utters the word, but Ruth suffers from agoraphobia, although the date of onset is unclear. Mimi recalls how Ruth just started going out less and less, with her mother mentioning to her father at one point that she didn't seem to have left the house for at least a month. Eventually she just stopped going out altogether, so Miriam and the family bring her groceries and supplies. Miriam is openly critical of and hostile toward Ruth, for reasons Mimi can't understand, especially given that her mother is a nurse who so compassionately cares for others.
Perhaps home is not a place but simply an irrevocable condition.~~ James Baldwin ~~
Everyone for miles around talks about the looming possibility that their homes and way of life will be lost forever. The government plans to literally drown Miller's Valley by exercising its power of eminent domain to acquire the residents' properties, a total of 6,400 acres, and create a reservoir by using the nearby dam to divert the river. As it is, the valley floods fairly regularly and Mimi describes a couple of times when her family was forced to evacuate. Except for Ruth, who retreated to the attic to wait for the floodwater downstairs to recede.
Why a story about the potential destruction of homes in order to build a reservoir? Quindlen heard many years ago about a proposed "we're-taking-your-town-from-you, large-scale [dam] project[]" that never came to fruition. "And it stayed with me for such a long time," she says. "I'm a person with a hyper-annuated sense of home, a real nester, and the idea that somebody could come in and take your home was terrifying to me, and it lived inside me for decades and I think to some small extent informed what I wrote about in Miller's Valley." Indeed, in Quindlen's deft hands, the water is an effective metaphor for what is really happening in Mimi's life and world. She does not want to leave her family's farm because she can't imagine living anywhere else. "I knew there was a world outside. I just had a hard time imagining it," Mimi says. Her father is committed to the land his family has owned for generations, but Mimi finds her mother's unwillingness to fight for their home shocking. Quindlen observes, "It's the '60s and '70s. Every small town in America is facing an end to its way of life, whether it's going to be the main industry leaving, all of its young people moving elsewhere." The wheels of government grind slowly, however, and as homeowners slowly relinquish their properties, Mimi becomes an outstanding high school student. In the process of completing a special project about another town, Andover, that suffered the same fate, Mimi learns the horrible truth about the methods being employed by the government and wrestles with whether or not to reveal what she has learned.
Time passes and nothing remains exactly the same. Tommy enlists in the military, serves in Vietnam, and like so many other Veterans, returns irrevocably changed. Eddie marries and moves away, and circumstances dictate that Mimi study at the community college while helping her mother manage the farm, while still seeing Steven, her boyfriend of several years. That is, until another series of events make it possible for Mimi to study at the University of Pennsylvania and pursue goals she hadn't really dared dream about. It is then that Mimi finally experiences freedom she has never known, recalling that "[o]n paper it wasn't the best time of my life. Except for the first time in a long time, I felt like I was getting somewhere. I wasn't standing still anymore, I was moving." As for Steven, who, like Tommy, is charismatic, Mimi realizes that "charm is like tinsel without the tree. What's tinsel without the tree? Shredded tinfoil."
Mimi graduates from college and embarks upon her own path. Her mother and Ruth leave the farm, and the government has its way. Mimi's chilling descriptions of the drowning of Miller's Valley mirror what happens in life. Although "everyone always thought you'd flip a switch and there'd all of a sudden be forty feet of water," the process takes time. The dam is redirected to hold more water back until it flows down the creek bed and turns into a river. In actuality, it takes months for the water to run hard and fast enough to reach a planned level of 75 feet, giving area animals time to flee. Mimi hears the explanation from Eddie with great discomfort. "The water would come up and cover the houses, the barns, the fences, the old swing sets, the bales of hay, and the cornfields now laying fallow, and I didn't want to hear any of it. A couple of crews had already taken down the trees around the valley lip so that when the water got to where it was finally going to settle, the surface would be smooth for fifteen feet or so, and I didn't want to hear any of it. Below that everything else would start to rot and dissolve. It would take years and years to happen but it would happen." And it did happen, as "one night after dark they closed the locks on the dam and began to channel the water in, slowly at first, and then faster, harder, so that on the evening of the third day the people in town said they felt a faint tremor and thought Miller's Valley was having its first earthquake. Which I guess was true, in a way."
There are other tremors in Quindlen's rich narrative, as well, including the revelation of one secret that is sure to leave every reader utterly incredulous. Yet in Quindlen's skillful telling of the story, it makes complete sense. And answers many questions. Quindlen wisely, and characteristically, however, leaves many questions unanswered, relying upon readers to draw their own conclusions . . . or not, depending on their preference.
Although the pace of Miller's Crossing is even and the story never bogs down, it is not a fast-paced adventure. Rather, like the flow of an undammed, unregulated river, the action appropriately speeds up and slows down as does water rushing downhill, or around or over a downed log. In other words, Mimi's reflections unfold at a pace akin to real life.
By the end of the story, Mimi is 65 years old and Miller's Valley, like so many people in her life, has been gone a long time. People "look out over the place where we all lived and it's just water to them, as far as the eye can see. I guess it's just water to me, too." And Mimi has learned that "no one ever leaves the town where they grew up, not really, even if they go." Its a beautiful lesson from a master storyteller. Miller's Valley is a stunning, mesmerizing work of quiet brilliance, deserving of my highest, most enthusiastic recommendation.
You might also enjoy my review of Anna Quindlen's Every Last One.


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The kind folks over at @LumiaVoices hooked us up with the Lumia 950 XL and Continuum starter pack to try out. The package contains all the awesome goodies you need to get the most out of your Lumia 950 XL and use it with the Continuum dock as a portable PC. Check out our unboxing video below:
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In terms of design and looks, there really isn't much worth mentioning about the Lumia 950 XL; calling it "just a phone" would be going easy on it. The design is a bland as it can get, hardly worth a mention (as you can tell from the video above), and to be brutally honest if I was going to comment about it, it would likely be to mention the "creaky" build quality that gives it the feel of a $150 phone, not a $600 one. Best summed up in the tweet below:
The Lumia 950 XL is the Ann/Egg (from aArested Development) of phones.
— Ali Al-Qudsi (@AliQudsi) December 30, 2015
Besides the poor first impression the 950 XL makes in terms of design, it has the internals to make up for it, with a quad core snapdragon 810 processor and 3 GBs of ram the Lumia 950 XL should be no slouch, and we'll definitely put it to the test.
In comparison to most Lumias I've used, the 20 MP camera seems extremely fast to capture images, with capture to capture times falling easily under a second, but once again we'll have to test out the cameras full capabilities before passing judgement.
Setting up the iris scanner, arguably one of the most interesting features of the Lumia 950 XL, is a breeze, it only takes a few moments to get your eye's scanned (even my squinty eyes); after that you should be ready to go. Although unlocking the phone with your iris might seem a bit slow, that was before I realized I could swipe up the screen with my hand to speed up the unlock time, rather than wait for the phone to open itself.
Reserving any judgement about the powers of Continuum will have to be saved till I have a chance to play with it, but to be honest although the concept intrigues me it's not one that I would use personally as I take my laptop anywhere I anticipate needing it.
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Being the first or one of the first in a family to attend college is special and instills great pride within the student and family. We encourage students to remember that they have worked hard to get here and to make the most of this special time in their lives. We encourage parents/family to be proud and supportive of their students. At the University of Rochester we want to remind first-generation college students* that anything and everything is possible.
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This here is the 6 Quart Oval Cook & Carry Crock-Pot. It's not just any old Crock-Pot, it's different because it has a secure locking lid so you can cook and go – to the potluck, to your tailgating party, to your family holiday gathering – without worrying that the contents will spill out in the back seat of your car. It also has a removable dishwasher safe stoneware insert for easy cleanup. Handy dandy.
As a brand ambassador for Allrecipes, I've had the opportunity to work with Johnsonville Kitchens twice now and it has been an absolute pleasure. Johnsonville was nice enough to send this Crock-Pot my way to say thanks and I am in turn going to pass it on to one of you. I'm also going to take this moment to thank you for being the most wonderful, thoughtful, interactive, considerate, polite, engaging, group of people around. Your comments, likes, and shares on Facebook brighten my day, every day, and your comments and questions here on the blog mean the world to me. To thank you for being THE best, I have several giveaways coming up over the course of the next couple of months and I'm kicking it off today.
First, let's revisit a few of the Johnsonville recipes I've tried and then we'll get into the nitty gritty on the giveaway.
Italian Sausage and Barley Stew. Pure comfort in a bowl. Chock full of potatoes, carrots, mushrooms, spinach, barley, and of course, Johnsonville Italian Sausage.
Italian Sausage Appetizer Bread. Frozen bread dough makes this a breeze to put together and you'll pat yourself on the back when you see the result. Trust me when I say, yum! When you see the list of ingredients you'll understand my feelings.
Italian Sausage Market Meatloaf is stuffed with all kinds of goodness. It's a wonderful combination of flavors and textures, and there's cheese involved.
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Nobody ever said that maintaining an active and engaging social media network was easy. While it's true most of us can competently manage our own profiles, creating a dynamic online business presence is no easy task. After all, if it was that simple, we'd all be dealing with hundreds of enquiries coming through social media each day.
If you're running a small business, chances are you're already skipping lunch to meet your deadlines. Around 18% of small businesses update their social media every day, compared to 65% of large businesses. With that number in mind, do you have the time to research engaging content and post to your collective social media profiles? If you've ever considered building your online presence but don't have the time, we'll give you an idea of the 3 main reasons more businesses ask us to manage their profiles.
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Have you ever stumbled across a business profile that is laced with countless spelling mistakes and grammatical errors? Poor written skills can negatively impact the way your business is represented. Outsourcing means that you're able to take advantage of a social media professional who's a trained wordsmith, and can help craft your business a unique tone of voice that aligns with your goals and values. A good social media manager will research your business and industry to uncover key developments to help produce quality content on your behalf. It's important to note that it's not only about posting content - it's about engaging your audience. It's worth your time to invest in quality content that evokes discussion and involvement, rather than simply broadcasting uninteresting information.
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So you're in the company car, driving with your knees, and trying to return a tweet on your company's Twitter. While we encourage you to be more active on Twitter - don't tweet and drive! If you're strapped for time, outsourcing is the easiest way to ensure your message goes out without jeopardising quality (or your ability to drive). Social media is a form of advertising, and messages need to be thoughtfully constructed to ensure they align with your company's overall strategy. If you don't have the time to manage your social media activities over a number of major networks, you need to outsource the responsibility. You'll unlock added time, whilst promoting an active and engaging social media presence for your company.
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- How do you approach our 'brand voice' or style guides? You want a social media manager to reinforce existing voice and tone, not throw it out the window.
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Acts of kindness. One of the things that there are not too many of in this world. People from all walks of life do things for others every single day because it's the right thing to do.
Kindness for our Teachers
Teachers already have the huge responsibility in educating our children. They go above and beyond everyday to ensure that our kids are put in the best position to succeed.
Many teachers will even go as far as paying for the things their kids need in the classroom out of their own pockets.
That was the case for this awesome Texas teacher, Sabrina Drude who was preparing for the school year.
She was in line at Walmart preparing to check out, when the unexpected happened.
Lester Brown, who saw her huge load, decided to get in line behind her and strike up a conversation.
He ended up paying for her school supplies. An act of kindness that would not only affect Ms. Drude but all the children who she would teach that year.
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NEWARK — Newark will soon launch its $100 million school makeover with a citywide campaign of "relentless outreach," to tap into the ideas of residents on turning around the city's troubled schools.
The program announced Monday stems from the $100 million pledged for school reform by Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg, and will have a citywide reach, using phone banks, door-to-door canvassers and neighborhood meetings.
It is the first concrete step as Newark plans to begin spending the donated money. PENewark, or Partnership for Education in Newark, was formally kicked off Monday by city leaders, including Mayor Cory Booker and School Superintendent Clifford Janey.
"We want every Newarker's input in every step of this process," Booker said Monday at a press conference held to announce foundation of PENewark, which was described as the "primary organizing force" for the school improvement effort.
Numerous community partners, from cultural groups to school administrators to a group of great-grandmothers who call themselves the "Neighborhood Nannies," were represented at the kickoff, which was held in a former furniture store downtown. Dozens have signed on as partners.
Canvassers will begin knocking on an estimated 91,000 doors in the city this week, and 10 large town hall meetings, plus at least 30 smaller "coffee klatsches," will be held. The first town hall meeting is called "Youth Speaks" and will be at Central High School from 6-8:30 p.m. on Tuesday, Nov. 9.
The effort will be one of "relentless outreach," stated the organization's press release.
Advertisements will be placed on TV, radio and billboards in an effort to involve the city, and Newark residents will be able to submit thoughts through a website, www.PENewark.org, or by texting "PEN" to 56333. Among the sites for canvassers to visit will be homeless shelters.
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The effort, which Booker called "unprecedented because of its scale," is expected to cost about $1 million and come up with "a comprehensive set of reform recommendations" by the end of January.
Some question whether that deadline is workable. Rutgers Newark History Professor Clement Price, who was in the audience, said he recommended a longer deadline. "It takes time to engage a community as large, as complicated, as divided as Newark is," he said.
Zuckerberg launched a new high-profile effort to fix Newark schools in September, when he, Booker and Gov. Chris Christie appeared on the Oprah show to announce the Facebook billionaire's $100 million gift to reform city schools. The city is working to match the money with other donations; so far, Booker said, $43 million has been pledged.
Zuckerberg's and the other donations will go a fund now called the Newark Education and Youth Development Fund, said PENewark Executive Director Jeremiah Grace.
PENewark is now being funded by the matching donations, he said.
School Advisory Board President Shavar Jeffries said Newark schools have accomplishments to point to — among them, preschool is a success, and high school graduation standards have been increased — but much more is needed in a district where only about half of students receive high school degrees.
"Sustainable reform is possible only to the degree it is rooted in community values," he said.
Also speaking at the event was Janey, whose contract in Newark expires in June, but who said he will be active in the effort.
"I'm with you, and will always be so, wherever I am next year," he said.
Beverly Canady, a Newark parent who works as a school counselor in Irvington, said her two children attended Catholic schools instead of Newark public schools because of her concerns about safety. She has a 2-year-old grandchild now; the family is looking at preschools, and she said she has great interest in seeing Newark schools improve.
Canady, who lives in the South Ward, attended the press conference.
"It was nice to see the dignitaries, but now I want to see people on the ground," she said. "But I don't want to be a naysayer. I want to be part of the solution. I'll help with the survey."
Thelma Castlewood, 82, and Billie Ray Hentz, 74, both great-grandmothers from the Central Ward, call themselves the "Neighborhood Nannies." They said they will volunteer to help in the schools with after school activities, and would also make calls for the PENewark phone bank.
"You've got to have the support of the community," Castlewood said.
Newark has been subject to years worth of improvement efforts, including a strategic plan released by Janey that, a district spokeswoman said, is still in effect, and several projects spearheaded by Rutgers.
Grace, a community activist who was Jeffries' former campaign manager and also worked for the ACLU, acknowledged that.
"We are standing on top of many plans of community engagement, and are taking it to another level," he said.


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