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Why Eating Out is Only Getting More Expensive
Will a burger soon cost $30? How rising rent, labor, and ingredient costs are jacking up East Bay menu prices.
Imagine that the mighty Rodzilla burger represents chef Rodney Worth's 2016 gross revenue from all seven of his restaurants. Then, imagine that the empty plate represents his revenue after expenses: The toothpick that held it together, a few crumbs, and perhaps a french fry are all that's left. Worth, who closed two of those seven restaurants at the beginning of this year, says his varied establishments have been operating on a 1 to 3 percent profit margin.
The burger is a good illustration of what Worth is up against. He charged $10 for the half-pound bacon cheeseburger when he opened his first restaurant in 2004. It's $14 now—but the price of Angus ground beef has since doubled; the cost of applewood-smoked bacon has more than doubled; and the artisanal bun is up to 81 cents (from 45 cents). Then, there's the barbecue sauce that's made in-house, which brings us to the subject of labor.
At the beginning of 2017, the minimum wage in California increased from $10 to $10.50 per hour for businesses with more than 25 employees, such as Worth's. In turn, the increase prompted his purveyors—such as the produce company that provides the Rodzilla's plump tomatoes, green leaf lettuce, and onions—to tack on a delivery charge to cover their own rising labor costs. Restaurant owners with fewer than 26 employees are similarly mandated; they just have an extra year to adjust to the new wages.
"It's all unfolding," says Worth. "Prices are going up, and we are all kind of in shock."
Making a buck in the restaurant business has always been a dubious proposition, but in today's landscape—which includes soaring rents in prime locales like downtown Walnut Creek—running a profitable, independent, full-service dining establishment requires exceptional talent, dedication, and luck.
If beverage sales aren't high and the dining room isn't "mostly full most of the time"—as Andrew Hoffman, who co-owns the successful Comal in Berkeley, puts it—you're just not going to make it. In August 2015, Hoffman and his business partner, John Paluska, opened one of Diablo's most commended restaurants, The Advocate in Berkeley. But the modern, Mediterranean-style restaurant—and its $16 cheeseburger served on a house-baked bun slathered with Calabrian chili aioli—was history after just 14 months.
"We never hit that critical mass," says Hoffman of The Advocate, which had an inventive and extensive farm-to-table menu that demanded a team of talented cooks. "What we thought would attract 150 people a night attracted 100." Even though The Advocate instituted a fixed service charge that gave the restaurant more flexibility in how to spend money and compensate employees, Hoffman says they "just ran out of money."
For established restaurants like Walnut Creek Yacht Club (which turns 20 in May), the mandated raise of the minimum wage—standard for tipped servers—puts owners in a bind. "Your front-house staff automatically gets a raise, making it even more difficult to give a raise in the back," says Yacht Club's co-owner and chef, Kevin Weinberg, who estimates his servers earn $25 to $50 an hour just in tips.
The seemingly obvious solution is to raise prices. Economists like Christopher Thornberg, founding partner of Beacon Economics in Los Angeles—whose clients include the Oakland Chamber of Commerce and the East Bay Leadership Council—cite marketplace fundamentals: High rent and labor costs are often associated with areas that have an affluent population whose wages are also going up, so diners are not deterred by rising restaurant prices. Costs go up. Prices have to go up. Market equilibrium usually occurs. But, Thornberg says some businesses will go under.
We're already paying more than $20 for a burger at many of our favorite restaurants—whether we realize it or not. At The Cooperage American Grille in Lafayette, for instance, if you top your $15 burger with caramelized onions and Swiss cheese ($1.50 each), tack on the sales tax (8.25 percent), and leave a 20 percent tip, then that delicious patty (ground from brisket, sirloin, and short ribs) sets you back $23.08. Glass of water included.
Because the food hospitality industry is changing quickly, full-service independent restaurant operators are reluctant to raise prices. In addition to competition from supermarket buffets and restaurant-style home delivery services like Blue Apron, three relatively new concepts are booming: local chains like Super Duper Burgers that emphasize local, healthful ingredients (a half-pound burger costs $7.75); limited-service restaurants, such as Sideboard Neighborhood Kitchen and Coffee Bar, that offer innovative, high-quality dishes you order at the counter (the Prather Ranch cheddar burger costs $14); and hip, full-service chains like True Food Kitchen, with corporate resources and a seasonal, sustainable menu (a grass-fed burger costs $17).
Raising prices, as Thornberg suggests, in a changing environment like this is a risky strategy, according to the chefs and restaurant operators interviewed for this article. It leads to lower volume, which Hoffman says creates "a negative vacuum." (A slow restaurant is less inviting.) And Weinberg has noticed how even modest price increases can lead to "great but expensive" comments on Yelp. Plus, it's the front-of-the-house staff that "wins again," says Weinberg, not the back-of-the-house staff: Adding $2.50 to that burger means another 50 cent tip.
Europe doesn't have the kind of tipping culture that creates such a discrepancy between the front- and back-of-the-house wages, which Hoffman calls the "single biggest problem" facing the restaurant industry here. "It's out of control," he says.
Think of it this way: If a restaurant like Comal does $4 million in sales, then that means patrons dish out $800,000 in tips—money the operator has no control over distributing. That's why Comal switched from voluntary tips—slowly and with much staff input—to a standard 20 percent service charge, which is shared evenly among the entire staff (excluding the owners). Many restaurants have tried similar approaches, but they have abandoned the idea after push back from servers and clientele.
Xavi Padrosa is thrilled with the popularity of Telefèric Barcelona, his Spanish restaurant (with traditional American tipping policies) in downtown Walnut Creek. But he says, "At the end of the day, you put in a lot of effort and don't keep much. It's tough." Padrosa adds that if he were to open another restaurant in Barcelona, he figures he could make higher profits.
Peter Jee-Oh Chung, owner of the modern Korean restaurant Gan in Pleasanton, recently put a $16 burger—ground from Angus choice rib eye and served on a house-made bun with Korean chili aioli and a kimchee-style pickle—on the menu. Chung barely makes a dime on that burger, but if you start with Korean spirits and crispy croquettes, finish with perilla ice cream, and give Gan a shout-out on Yelp, those dimes can turn into dollars. "I run a tight ship," says Chung. "You take hits where you need to and make up for it where you can."
As for pricing that Rodzilla burger, Worth is reluctant to make cold calculations. "I still run this biz with my heart, not my brain," he says. He had to close The Pear Southern Bistro in Napa and Ferrari's Cucina Italiana in Blackhawk, but that still leaves him with The Little Pear and The Prickly Pear Cantina in Blackhawk; The Peasant and the Pear in Danville; The Peasant's Courtyard in Alamo; and his latest, Worth Ranch in San Ramon.
Hopefully, his profit will amount to more than a frilled toothpick or two this year. "I'm pruning the tree so it can grow again," says Worth. "It's a hard time for chefs. Our backs are against the wall."


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It has been almost three weeks since the last election fiasco. At least, conservatives see it as a fiasco, and there is hope that the progressives and other shallow-thinking political types will bend down under the weight and challenge of Obama's big government largesse within the next two years … if not before.
Are there lessons we can take from mistakes made during the last campaign? Maybe. But more perhaps, there are lessons we can take from events across the great watery deep in or from an entity known as Great Britain. One writer from Great Britain seems sure that we can learn from the return to conservatism in that challenged kingdom made up of different Peoples and places.
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Parenting Inspiration
7 Characteristics of Successful Parents
Try to develop these 7 characteristics of successful parents so that you nurture the unique specialness of your child.
1. Successful parents don't expect perfection either from themselves or their children. Parenting is an art, not a science. Successful parents understand that, like themselves, their children aren't perfect either. This frees them to love their children unreservedly.
2. Successful parents don't fear occasional failures. They understand that mistakes are a normal, even healthy, part of parenting. They make the best decisions they can and when they're wrong, they learn from their mistakes and try to do better the next time.
3. Successful parents don't expect to have smooth sailing. Children have their own opinions, personalities and preferences. Inevitably, they cause us to say "Where did THAT come from" or "What WERE you thinking"? Our responsibility to provide them with limits and guidance will sometimes clash with their growing desire for independence. Successful parents aren't surprised by them; they expect them. But successful parents understand that their responsibility to their children is not to always please them or make them happy – it's to make the hard decisions that will be for their best in the long run.
4. Successful parents don't go it alone. Successful parenting means trusting yourself, but not being a Lone Ranger. No one has the experience or answers to every parenting challenge. But each of us has some of the answers and, together, we've got them all. So successful parents aren't reluctant to seek out the wisdom of others. They know that, at the end of the day, the decision is theirs, but before they get there, there is plenty of wisdom along the way waiting to help them.
5. Successful parents try harder. They face the same pressures we all do – demanding jobs, spouses and children who need them. But they live by this rule: "You get back what you put in." They have a clear sense of priority for their family and are willing to put in the time to achieve it. They give more than the "average parent" so their children will be more than just "average children." These parents work at nurturing and developing themselves to be the best parents they can be.
6. Successful parents enjoy being parents. They enjoy parenting not because it's easy or instantly rewarding, but because of the sheer joy and privilege of cooperating with God in shaping another unique and precious life. Any parent of grown children will tell you "they grow up so quickly." Successful parents remind themselves of that and try to savor every day with their children. They immerse themselves in their children as much as possible and just enjoy them – even the days of dirty diapers, illness and disappointments. They don't just LOVE their children; they LIKE them and look forward to spending time with them.
7. Successful parents strive to be the person they want their children to become. There are no formulas for parents. You can't just "program" children like a computer and be guaranteed of the result. But children are great observers and imitators. They watch, listen and absorb values and habits from the people who have the greatest influence on them – their parents. So successful parents resolve that they will set the best example they can for their children.


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500 Flavours of Italy
I had my very own 'Eat, Pray, Love' moment. No, it wasn't a moment of absolute clarity while getting in touch with my spiritual side in an Ashram in India, and unfortunately it was not falling for a suave and sexy Javier Bardem type while exploring exotic landscapes in Bali. No, my moment quite scarily reflects that of writer Elizabeth Gilbert after spending some time in Italy indulging in the local cuisine. My jeans barely fit. It became most evident to me that something was amiss after attending a barbecue with some new friends in Rome.
We'd eaten an outdoor feast the likes of which I had never seen before, starting with freshly toasted bruschetta, a tasty cold pasta dish, sausages, skewers, and an ingenious dessert that consisted of small fried dough balls covered in nutella.
Lying in the grass under the gleaming sunlight, I felt comfortably satisfied with the days intake but, as I went to sit up, I found that my jeans and my upper body seemed incapable of forming a 90-degree angle without some significant discomfort.
It's true that every tasty morsel that's crossed my lips has been entirely of my own accord, but I can't help but maybe spread some of the blame for my new fuller figure upon Italian cuisine as a whole. It's a challenging task trying to resist food when it tastes as good as it does here in Italy, especially when your introduced to the concept of dessert for breakfast, which is amongst some of the new food theories I've discovered during my time in this flavorsome country. I find myself faced with the dilemma of healthy eating, in a place where healthy eating ends up with whipped cream on your gelato. However, being a new resident in this fine country, I feel that it's the least I can do to try to assimilate by eating and experiencing the local produce, and so I have. Probably more so than necessary if the indentation around my hips left by the band of my jeans is anything to go by.
Sweets are supposed to be occasional entrant in the configuration of a person diet right? As the cookie monster so aptly put it "cookies are a sometime food", correct? Well, maybe not. A typical breakfast for Italian champions consists of a coffee, with sugar of course, and a croissant, that come in a variety of fillings including, but not limited to, nutella, jam, custard, and cream. Those who have less extravagant breakfast tastes may choose to simply have their coffee with a few biscuits. Everyday. Don't even get me started on gelato.
Or do, because there's only one thing I love more than eating gelato and that's talking about gelato and the gelato culture in Rome that never ceases to amaze me. Come rain, hail or shine you're likely to find an Italian with a gelato in tow. And me right behind them.
In recent years it's been drummed into many of us that the sweet and sultry carbohydrate, while appealing in all its many diverse and lovely forms with its 'come hither' eyes, is in fact evil in it's very core. However, carbohydrates are and have always been a welcome guest at the Italian dinner table and I must say, I think it's the tastier for it. My previous high-protein, health-conscious diet in Melbourne, has been turned on its head. Tuna has been replaced with pasta, steaks with pizza, and chili con carne with risotto. The carbohydrate has taken back its rightful place as king of my diet and kicked the feisty protein competitor to the curb in the magnificent and delicious battle for flavour.
It's recently occurred to me that while my waist line is expanding I don't see the same happening to any of my Italian comrades, and the thought crosses my mind that perhaps it's not what I'm eating but how much. But that thought leaves my mind as soon as the next Gelataria passes my vision (about every 2 meters) and all I'm left to ponder is the answer to a very important question: "Con panna oppure senza?" Who am I kidding? With cream, of course.


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The episode is a continuation of Professor Travers' Tibetan expedition, in which Travers donates a Yeti (actually a robot for the Great Intelligence) to a museum. Now Professor Travers has discovered how to activate a control sphere (which controls the Yeti), and now it is missing. Travers tries and fails to get Silverstein, the museum's curator, to give up the Yeti exhibit, and is taken home by his daughter Anne. As Silverstein is closing up, however, the control sphere crashes through a window and activates the Yeti, which attacks Silverstein.
The episode begins with Salamander, an evil dictator (from the previous serial, The Enemy of the World) who looks exactly like the Doctor, hurtling out of the TARDIS while the doors were still open. The time travellers are left clinging onto the central console, and Jamie manages to move himself to a position where he can reach and operate the door controls with success.
The trio, Jamie, the Doctor, and Victoria, land after some trouble in the Covent Garden station in the London Underground. Although the station is abandoned, there is broad daylight outside. Jamie spots a newsvendor outside the gate, but when he taps him on the shoulder the old man topples dead to the ground, revealing him to be covered in cobwebs. Behind him is the headline - LONDONERS FLEE! MENACE SPREADS.
Layers of dust in the train station indicate that no trains have run down the line for some time. While searching, the tunnel is suddenly illuminated. The travellers duck into a nearby alcove. A trio of soldiers march past with an unwinding drum of cable wires. Emerging from their alcove, the Doctor tells Jamie and Victoria to follow the soldiers surreptitiously while he tracks the cable's source. They agree to meet in a few minutes.
Victoria walks into a hanging cobweb and her exclamation alerts the soldiers, who capture Jamie and Victoria.
The Doctor follows the cable as far as Charing Cross underground station. However, he is forced to hide when he hears a Yeti coming. Hiding under the platform, the Doctor is not spotted by the lumbering creature as it moves onto the station platform, holding a mysterious weapon of some kind.
Still hiding, the Doctor notes that a second Yeti has joined the first. Using their mysterious weaponry, the pair of robots cover some crates with a thick cobweb substance.
Arnold arrives with his men and their captives, Jamie and Victoria at the army's headquarters underneath Goodge Street Station. The soldiers there are concentrating on blowing up the tunnel, and Arnold, one of the soldiers that captured Jamie and Victoria, is assigned to question the pair. Anne, the Professor's daughter, worriedly tells Arnold to ask them if there was anyone with them - the last thing they want is to explode the tunnel and kill an innocent person in the process. Herding Jamie and Victoria into the common room, Arnold is reluctant to answer any questions about the situation in London. Jamie tells Arnold that he and Victoria were alone because he thinks this will result in the Doctor's capture, unaware of the real intention behind the question. However, when the two realize the military's intent, they reveal, too late, that the Doctor is still in the tunnel.
Back in the tunnel, the Yeti have finished their task and leave the platform. Stepping out from the shadows the Doctor goes to the crates to examine their handiwork. The Doctor is caught by a contained blast as the crates explode, but as the sound of the explosion subsides, the crates are still there, and glow with an eerie light.
The soldiers soon work out that the blast in the tunnel did not register in the normal way. Jamie and Victoria find out about the Yeti and contact Anne Travers, who tells her father about them. He is overjoyed to be reunited with his old friends from Tibet, but puzzled as to why they have not aged like him. Travers insists the Doctor must be found, and Jamie heads off with Arnold to see if they can find him. They soon meet up with Knight and another soldier, Lane, who have come under attack from the Yeti. When they try to detonate some explosives against the Yeti, the bombs fail to explode, the blast being smothered by the web generated by the Yeti guns. The Yeti retreat, leaving the soldiers and Jamie to escape. Elsewhere in the underground, the web is expanding once more, swamping Kings Cross and then moving on. It seems to be engulfing the whole of the Circle Line, entrapping central London.
Back at the base, Victoria has overheard Anne Travers speculating that she and the Doctor might be behind the Yeti emergence and so heads off alone to the tunnels to look for the Doctor. Elsewhere in the tunnels another soldier, Private Evans, is found; he is seemingly the only survivor from an attack by the Yeti. He explains that the fungus is being grown and stimulated by the use of a glass pyramid, which Jamie recalls was crucial to the Great Intelligence's development in Tibet. Evans agrees to accompany Jamie back into the tunnels, and it is only a matter of time before they become trapped by the expanding fungal web.
Egged on by Jamie, Evans destroys a pyramid of spheres carried by one of the Yeti and this enables them to make their escape.
Elsewhere in the tunnels the Doctor and Victoria are reunited. Professor Travers is overjoyed to see the Doctor again, offering to vouch for him, and together they start to examine Yeti control spheres. The Doctor is sure the Great Intelligence is attempting to conquer Earth once more, and has brought him here for some reason too. Travers is convinced he has brought the Intelligence back to Earth by running experiments on one of the spheres from Tibet and succeeding in activating it. The Doctor remarks that the Yeti seem to have been upgraded since their last encounter.
The personnel at the base are getting ever more nervous as they are entrapped. The fungus continues to spread, now consuming Chancery Lane. The Doctor advocates blowing up the tunnel just outside the Goodge Street station, thus sealing them in and away from the expanding web fungus. However, it now seems that there is an enemy in their midst: someone unbars the doors to the base and places a beacon for the Yeti in the explosives store. Soon a Yeti is advancing on the HQ and deposits a load of pulsating fungus inside the storeroom. It can be contained by closing the doors, but has wreaked damage by consuming all the explosives within and thus preventing the Doctor's detonation plan. The Colonel decides that an alternative plan would be to get hold of explosives elsewhere. Jamie and Evans return to the base, which is attacked by a Yeti.
The Yeti knocks Travers out and drags him away. The fungus also attacks Captain Knight's group and prevents them reaching the necessary explosives.
The Doctor retrieves some of the fungal web from the tunnels and decides to start experimenting on it. When he and his friends return to the base they find Anne unconscious and Travers gone. The Doctor begins to explain the nature and threat of the Great Intelligence. He also starts to examine the functioning of the control spheres, seeking to develop a control box. A little later, he and Knight venture out to the surface looking for transistors to build a control box, but the Yeti attack them and kill Knight but not the Doctor. It seems they were drawn to the Yeti model deposited in Knight's pocket. The Doctor returns to HQ and reports the death to Anne, Jamie and Victoria, while Evans returns too, with news of a disastrous mission to try and retrieve the TARDIS from Covent Garden. The Yeti attacks again and kills more soldiers. Lethbridge-Stewart, the Commanding Officer, is the only survivor when he returns to HQ and meets the Doctor, Anne, Jamie and Evans. The Doctor works out that Lethbridge-Stewart is being tracked using a missing Yeti model and seconds later two Yeti burst in, accompanied by a haggard and distraught Professor Travers.
Travers is used as a conduit for the voice of the Great Intelligence, which is now controlling his body. The Great Intelligence explains that It brought the Doctor here in order to drain his mind. Unless he surrenders to the Intelligence, the entity will drain the brains of Jamie and Victoria. Victoria is taken as a hostage by Travers and the Yeti while the Doctor is given twenty minutes to ponder his future. He decides to surrender himself if he can't find another solution and applies himself to the control box once more, succeeding in reanimating a broken control sphere. He and Anne manage to get the control box to direct the sphere if they are kept very close. The Doctor then develops a voice control system for the sphere.
Victoria is taken to Piccadilly Circus tube station where the Intelligence abandons Its control of Travers. They are soon joined by Staff Sergeant Arnold, who turns up dishevelled and bleeding, having somehow survived the web. He is hidden from the Yeti and agrees to head off to HQ to tell the Doctor what is happening. Arnold soon links up with the Colonel and Jamie, who are searching in the tunnels. All three agree to return to HQ to support the Doctor, but he and Anne have gone off to Warren Street to track down and seize a Yeti. They manage to overpower one and substitute the servile control sphere. Back at HQ things take a further turn for the worse when the fungal web bursts through the walls.
The Doctor and Anne release their servile Yeti, knowing it can be controlled later if needed, and then they run into Jamie and the Colonel who bring them up to speed with the situation. A little later they find Arnold, who explains that HQ has been destroyed and Evans has deserted. He slips away again while the others are herded by the Yeti and marched toward Piccadilly. In the central ticket hall of Piccadilly Station, there is an enormous glass pyramid, which is there to manifest the Yeti. The Doctor, Jamie, Victoria, Anne, Travers and Lethbridge-Stewart are all reunited at Piccadilly Circus, with Evans brought to them soon afterward. It turns out that the human agent of the Great Intelligence is Staff Sergeant Arnold, who has been killed and his body animated by the Intelligence. The Doctor is sent into the glass pyramid and is just about to have his mind drained when Jamie unmasks the servile Yeti and uses it in an assault. The pyramid is destroyed in the ensuing scuffle, detonating all the Yeti control spheres, and the corpse of Arnold falls dead. Everyone is happy except for the Doctor. He explains that he had sabotaged the conversion headset and would have drained the Intelligence if the device had been used – but now the Intelligence is free once more. The Doctor, Jamie and Victoria slip away and head back to the TARDIS in Covent Garden.


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Egypt upset Tunisia to reach Rio 2016
It will be the fourth time Egypt appear at an Olympic Games, having previously qualified for the Los Angeles 1984, Sydney 2000 and Beijing 2008 Olympic Games. Tunisia were chasing a seventh appearance after playing at Munich 1972, Los Angeles 1984, Seoul 1988, Atlanta 1996, Athens 2004 and London 2012.
Tunisia will have a second chance to qualify for Rio 2016 as they will take part in the World Olympic Qualifiers in May and June 2016, along with Algeria who finished third with a 3-2 (18-25, 26-24, 25-13, 18-25, 15-13) win over Cameroon.
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We imagined we had a mummy and daddy rabbit who had a litter of babies.
The children chose how many black and how many white were in the litter.
What is the ratio of black to white?
The two rabbits then have a another litter with the same proportion as the first litter. What could the second litter look like?
Why is this called a proportion?
How is a proportion connected with a ratio?
What strategy could we use to find other possible proportions?
Amongst some strategies shared, one student showed us how we could use a table.
To help us see how that strategy works, this time we had a brown and a white parent rabbits.
We imagined the colour ratio of their first litter.
Then used the table strategy to find possible proportions.
We then created a true proportion and a false proportion of the second litter.
Most of us decided to create a table as strategy for finding that out and we reflected how we thought this was a really useful strategy. We also enjoyed trying to trick our classmates.


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Ode to New York Summer
There are few things more poetic
than summer in New York.
There are few things
More poetic than
Movies in the park
At sunset.
Rooftop views
Ice cream shop corners,
Museum musings,
Dresses and sandals,
Gallery showings,
Topknots and highlights,
Music and food festivals,
People watching
In Washington Square Park
Or Central Park
Or any park.
Pop-shop shops,
Restaurant Week dinners.
The list goes on.
There are few things more poetic
than summer in New York.
It's New York in the summer.
I'm talking about the
High 90º weather,
Sticky, crowded rush hour subway rides,
The need to always shower,
Constant use of hand-sanitizer
And store hopping
For five minutes of air-conditioning.
This is New York in the summer.
In collaboration with Nicole Vienna.
Wearing Soir Nº47 Mesh.
Photography by Kim Geronimo.
Videography by Lucy Siyu Liu.


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Episode 2: Learning Through Movement with Jesse Danger, The Movement Creative
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Here at MyloWrites, we're huge believers in the power of movement. We've truly seen the positive impact of kinesthetic movement and how movement helps ingrain the learning process. That's why we sat down with The Movement Creative founder and NYC Parkour Pioneer Jesse Danger. Jesse shares his words of wisdom about the learning process and how movement can challenge one to become better.
Jesse Danger is the founder of The Movement Creative, a nomadic movement studio in New York City that blends the ethos and practice of parkour with skills and lessons from other movement disciplines, including movnat, yoga, calisthenics, martial arts, dance, crossfit, and more.
"I was one of the first practitioners of parkour in the United States, finding the discipline in 2004. I immediately connected with the underlying philosophy of "be strong to be useful" and brought that into every aspect of my life. My vision as a teacher is to help others embrace and be comfortable with self-growth through perpetual self-challenge. I believe in being present to the challenges life presents to you and in being strong enough to create the mental, physical, social, and temporal environments that will help you positively grow." Learn more about The Movement Creative at themovementcreative.com
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Mmm, mac and cheese. Another old favourite from childhood, however, we used to eat the stuff that came in a box and I'm not sure I can even call that food now! This recipe is the total opposite in many respects. It is nutritious, dairy free, gluten free, and most importantly cruelty free but it still manages to retain it's creamy deliciousness!
I have written about turmeric before (Golden Mylk [Turmeric Milk]) and it's strong health benefits. Turmeric is a powerful anti-inflammatory and anti-cancer addition to your diet. You should try to get a little turmeric in everyday and this recipe is another great way to do that! It is what helps give this mac and cheese it's beautiful colour as well.
If you are feeling fancy add a bit of fresh parsley on top of your mac and cheese. I sometimes like to sprinkle some smoked paprika on as well.
We generally like to eat mac and cheese with some greens, like steamed broccoli or salad. If I'm feeling like eating something a little naughtier I will cut up some vegan hot dogs and stir them in as well. This mac and cheese also goes great with some baked beans and cornbread for a real American feel. Basically, the possibilities are as endless as your imagination and just the same as the original mac and cheese!
If you try this recipe, please rate it and leave a comment. Also, if you post a picture on instagram tag it #thejollyrabbit – as always, I'd love to see it! Thanks!
The classic, re-invented to be dairy free and gluten free.
- 1 potato
- 2 carrot
- 1/2 white onion
- 2 garlic cloves
- 2 tbsp extra virgin olive oil
- 5 tbsp nutritional yeast
- 1/2 tbsp balsamic vinegar
- 1/2 tbsp dijon mustard
- 2 tsp turmeric
- 1 tsp onion powder
- 1/2 tsp oregano
- salt & pepper to taste
- 400 g gluten free pasta
Begin boiling the potato, carrots, and onion.
Add the rest of the ingredients to a blender (except pasta).
Start boiling the pasta.
Once the potato, carrot, and onion have softened, about 20 minutes, drain and set aside 250 mL of the water.
Add the potato, carrot, and onion to the blender. Blend until smooth and slowly add the set aside water until desired consistency is reached.
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The last time I updated this site's design was 3 years ago. And the last time I wrote a blog post was July of 2009. Of course, that entry wasn't even a post, it was a link and a screenshot. The post before that I didn't even write! But that's kind of the point. I had a blog that I didn't actually "blog" on. Sure I was displaying flickr photos and delicious links, but that doesn't really compensate when your site is focused primarily around really old blog posts.
What's Changed?
There is a much smaller focus on blog posts (since I don't write often), and a much larger focus on the things I do elsewhere (Twitter, Flickr, Last.fm etc). Individually, I don't contribute a great deal to each of those services. But collectively, I feel like it's a good amount of content to showcase (as seen on the home page). And something that feels like a really good representation of "me".
What About the Design and How the Site Works?
I have to say, I'm incredibly proud of the design you see here. I don't think it's perfect by any means, but I do think it's some of my finest work to date …and a very good indication of my design style and talent.
Code wise there are some cool css and html 5 things going on underneath. For example, the entire color scheme can be changed by replacing a single background color thanks to transparent pngs and rgba text and borders. The typeface I'm using for headings is Goudy Bookletter 1911 from the League of Movable Type. Sadly, not everyone will see these enhancements, but since this is a personal site, I'm not too worried about that.
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I have to thank Cannonball Read for a great 2012. Every year I have a goal to read more and I never really accomplish that in any tangible way. I didn't hit my Cannonball goal of 52 books and book reviews in one year, but this year I can say I surpassed my expectations. I've read more books this year than I've read in a long time, probably since college, and I think I wrote some solid reviews. I've also found with the help of wonderful friends some new authors and titles I wouldn't have tried on my own. So, despite not meeting my goal, thanks Cannonball Read and here's to 52 in 2013.
I've been skeptical of challenges, but I have to say that they are pretty useful and not just for racking up the numbers. Reading a large number of books meant that I had to get out of my comfort zone when it came to genres and authors. I was really bored with my usual historical fiction by March and had to branch out a bit. Writing the reviews was also an excellent way to fix those books in my mind. Obviously, the books I didn't review (around 20) don't stick out as much as the ones I took the time to write about. I'm sad that I didn't review some especially Gods of Gotham and NW because they were definite highlights of the year.
As for 2013 I am going to do CBR5 and try for 52 books and 52 reviews. Fifty-two books isn't that difficult to manage, especially if I cut out the 1,000 page books, but 52 reviews is a bit different. My biggest mistake this year was not writing the review immediately after each book. This coming year I will try to keep up with each review rather than putting them off to later. We will see how that goes.
I've also joined two other challenges: the Mount TBR 2013 and Historical Tapestry's Historical Fiction Challenge. Mount TBR challenges you to read from your To Be Read pile through the year and the levels are based on mountain names. I will be doing Mount Blanc which is 24 books (aiming low). The historical fiction challenge also has levels and I will be getting Medieval with 15 books. Goodness knows there will be overlap between the two! Looking forward to 2013!


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The Boy Friend, by Sandy Wilson. September 11 – 26, 2015.
Directed by Jim Chiolino / Music Direction by Justin Wilder / Choreography by Heidi Hakseth.
In honor of MTG's 70th season, we will be remounting a production that Theatre Guild has done 3 times in its history. A witty send-up of the frothy musicals of the 1920s, this play, set in Madame Dubonnet's Finishing School outside of Nice, tells the story of Polly, an English heiress, who longs for a boyfriend. Her father, who believes any boy who isn't wealthy will court Polly only for her money, has forbidden her to date below her class. Polly, of course, falls for Tony, the messenger boy, and leads him to believe she is a working class girl. The mistaken identities multiply from there until the inevitable happy ending. Julie Andrews made her Broadway debut in this show!
Polly Browne - Tiffany Orr
Tony - Jordan Humpal
Madame Dubonnet - Sarah Streich
Percival Browne - Terry Christopher
Hortense - Danielle Olstead
Lord Brockhurst - Jim Chiolino
Lady Brockhurst - Ilona Pinzke
Bobby - Robert Helfinstine
Maisie - Stephanie Frank
Dulcie - Katie Brotherton
Fay - Ami Eckard-Lee
Nancy - Jane Hobson
Marcel - Espere' Eckard-Lee
Pierre - Matt White
Alphonse - Alec Moeser
Ensemble - Kurtis Hopp, Hilary Carpenter, Christine Chang, Hillary Dadio-Perrone, Sheri Meland, Louise Stout
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Wearing my favorite tropical leaf print cover-up dress by HM at the majestic front door of The Parker, Palm Springs.
Tropical leaf print cover-up by HM. I haven't seen the item online but it's from their current beach collection. The cover-up dress is in stock at the Westfield on Market street (San Francisco). Other leaf print items you'd love 1. Jumpsuit | 2. Skirt | 3. Top | 4. Dress | 5. Top | 6. Top | 7. Pants
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Sue Townsend's The Secret Diary of Adrian Mole: Menier Chocolate Factory Theatre.
(seen at the afternoon performance on 6th August 2017).
Back when the internet was young, and Theatremonkey.com even younger, a Nottingham teenager around 14 and a bit years old, emailed the Theatremonkey office to inform us that the Adelphi Theatre had an extra row not shown on our seating plan. From that, a "John Tydeman / Adrian Mole" correspondence evolved, an eager slew of reviews, articles – and occasional short plays too. All of unique, impressive quality. A decade or so later, the wider world now recognises and appreciates Jake Brunger's talents.
This isn't the first time Mole has been adapted as a musical. At the height of 1980s "Mole Mania," Wyndhams Theatre hosted a hugely successful but questionably written version. It didn't work particularly well, and nor, really, did the TV adaptations. Come 2017, however, Brunger and co-creator Pippa Cleary have found the key, and unlocked its true stage potential.
Brunger and Cleary have realised that, while the book is the cerebral musings of a frustrated nearly 14 year old, a stage version must be situation rather than character-led. That vital difference gives us not just an insight into Townsend's imaginative characters, but an always involving, frequently hilarious, sometimes bittersweet insight into an entire world beyond his singular observations.
We follow Adrian from one booze-addled New Year's Day to the next, as he loses and gains mother, step mother, tonsils, a bully, a pensioner and most of all, a treacle-haired girlfriend… all in the space of 12 months. Oh, and spots, of course.
Part cartoon, part drama, part, well, fly-on-the-wall, Luke "In The Heights" Sheppard gives us a (big and) bouncy energy on a crazily inventive Tom Rogers set. Rebecca Howell obliges with some terrific choreography – Adrian and Pandora getting an unforgettable pas-de-deux, Doreen Slater a chance to let rip, and more – and Alex Parker's orchestra carry us along for the ride.
Witty dialogue and sparky lyrics, a whole bunch of cracking songs – "Perfect Mother" and "Now That I'm With You" being just two highlights – and a Nativity Play that needs to be written in full (as well as requiring to be seen to be believed).
Even better, the cast are around the correct ages of the characters. Three teams share duties, and on this occasion Adrian was calling himself Ben Lewis. Not being played by Ben Lewis, just for some reason Adrian was calling himself Ben. That's all. I'm certain of the fact. Similarly, Pandora, undercover as "Asha Banks," had a soft steel core to render any teenage boy helpless in her presence. Certainly one Amir Wilson, as neatly done sidekick Nigel called himself, agreed. Making up the quartet, Connor Davis (Barry Kent) is not only an able singer and comedian, but can add puppeteer to his CV. Simon Lipkin should be afraid, very afraid – and not just for his dinner money.
In the grown-up department, Dean Chisnall is ever-reliable as George Mole. How the idiot storage heater (bet nobody under 40 remembers those!) salesman let the vivacious Kelly Price (Pauline Mole) go, though, is inexplicable… John Hopkins as Mr "Creep" Lucas really got lucky there. He's one heck of a headmaster too – "Popeye Scruton" to the max. Slipping too far into Beano territory perhaps, but fun.
As teacher Miss Elf, Lara Denning makes plenty of a smaller role too, but really comes into her own later as George's hilariously uncouth lover Doreen Slater, with a scene-stealing song and dance routine to match. Gay Soper as Grandma Mole is her usual delight, her bracing advice to her grandson a comedic highlight. Barry James (Bert Baxter) is also fabulously cantankerous, with one of the best commentaries on a Royal Wedding, ever.
Sure, there are faults. Adrian's trade mark "missing the point every time" isn't always at the fore, perhaps, and there is a certain softening of general attitudes towards children, gender roles and authority that isn't true to the spirit of the times. The show itself also takes a while to get going, with the early classroom scene a little long once the basics have been established. Having the adults play extra children so soon is both mildly disconcerting and distracting (pigtailed pensioners, Ms Price keeping the dads in the audience interested; moving on) though some good one-liners just about style it out. The second act has most of the pacier fun too, though again that is probably as it should be.
A few anachronisms also slip in. "Multi-tasking" wasn't a 1980s phrase, nobody had nylon school rucksacks (we used sports-bags, as Adrian's own diary notes). Cordless home-phones were a little later, as were spiffy stage-management equipment, super-soaker water-pistols and smart wooden lockers. On the other hand, I think Pandora may well have coined "BHS" as a convenient abbreviation long before Mr Green did so.
None of this matters a jot, though, in this riotously colourful, tuneful and always joyous celebration of adolescence. I admit, I'll also add a personal pride in knowing one of the creators from "way back when," too; but that aside, this stands as a definitive version of a much-loved book on stage. Long may it continue to be seen and performed by school and other groups, a celebration of British pre-internet adolescent anxiety – for which one Mole speaks for us all.
4 stars.
(Photographs supplied by the Menier Chocolate Factory, used by kind permission).
So, August is here, and I'm taking a blog break until the leaves fall, back on 13th September 2017.
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Stuck Between Seasons
This morning, as I was homeschooling the last daughter and simultaneous trying to work out details for a women's conference I am coordinating, I found myself very frustrated. I was disappointed in myself because I wasn't able to post a blog last week.
Later, I was fulfilling an order from our store when I happened to glance up at the schedule for #Intentional Parenting 2015. March is supposed to focus on grace. Ok. Got that. Maybe I can write something on Wednesday, I thought.
As I put the packages in my mailbox, I passed a very interesting perspective in my flower bed--a daffodil trying its best to bloom in the middle of snow that hadn't yet melted. It is as if spring is trying to make an entrance, but winter's finale still continues. (We've had ice and about 12 inches of snow in the past two weeks and there is a potential of more snow for us later this week!)
My heart was stirred that in some ways I'm like that flower; I am stuck between seasons. I can see so many things ahead in the future and I'm working to see things move forward, but now is not the right season. God was saying that it's ok that I didn't post a blog. It isn't priority in this season. I need to keep my priorities in line with His perspective and finish my assignments for one season before I fully embrace the next.
As I typed this blog, it was an ah-ha moment: Grace. God was giving me grace, favor I didn't deserve. He wasn't judging me or condemning me so neither do I condemn myself. My takeaway from today: giving grace must begin with receiving grace. That's a great topic for a blog...some day.


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text: The murder of Nuevo Leon's police chief has dealt a blow to the government's battle against organised crime [AFP] The turf war between rival drug gangs has left a further 19 people dead after a series of shootings and an attack on a senior police commander in northern Mexico. The city hall, courthouse and police headquarters were all damaged during the killing spree in Padilla, where seven bodies were dumped in the main square of the town, just north of Ciudad Victoria, the capital of Tamaulipas state. A group of five people were shot dead inside their car, while one was killed during an attack on a public bus. A further five inhabitants of the town were killed, but authorities have not yet released details. The killings came as authorities announced on Monday that troops had arrested Juan Carlos Olivera "El Sonrics" Acosta - a suspected leader of the Zetas gang. Officials in Nuevo Leon, which borders Texas, said the corpse of Homero Salcido Trevino, the state's police intelligence and security director, was found on Saturday night inside his burnt-out car, abandoned in central Monterrey. Trevino had reportedly been ambushed and kidnapped as he left his home, hours before his body was found in his smouldering 4WD vehicle. "It is still premature to tell you it was organised crime," Rodrigo Medina, Nuevo Leon's governor, said. "What is evident is that we have a vicious fight between the cartels of organised crime, which have provoked this violence and has obligated us to redouble our efforts." Security risks Medina said security officials know the risks they face but vowed attacks would not "force us to back down or stand aside in this fight". Salcido's killing is a blow to federal and state governments' efforts to re-establish control over Monterrey, Mexico's business capital, which has been wracked by increasing drug violence over the past year. His three bodyguards and chauffeur have reportedly been interrogated. In another development, soldiers in Nuevo Leon also announced they had captured Olivera Acosta, and said he was reponsible for attacking federal police while unsuccessfully trying to rescue five members of Los Zetas, one of the four largest gangs vying for control of drug running. The army said Olivera Acosta, who was allegedly found bearing weapons, had led criminal activities such as drug trafficking, kidnappings, robberies and killings in the Nuevo Leon municipalities of Montemorelos, Linares, Hualahuises, Rayones, General Teran and Allende since August 2010. He is also accused of attacking a military base on February 4, 2010. Nationwide, almost 35,000 people have been killed since Felipe Calderon, the Mexican president, launched a military crackdown against drug trafficking in 2006. SOURCE: Agencies Latin America Mexico


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Light Emitting Diode (LED) emitters now dominate emergency vehicle lighting, including takedown lights and spotlights. There are many advantages of LEDs. For the power used, they are much brighter than strobe or halogen lights. In these days of high electrical loads, current consumption is far less with LEDs than with conventional lightbars. LEDs are also more reliable, and have a longer service life than strobe or halogen lights.
As LEDs can be programmed into an infinite number of flash patterns, they do not require energy pulling flashers and electric motors to spin the components around as with conventional lightbars. LEDs don't require a high-voltage power supply.
Being smaller, lighter and thinner, LEDs allow lightbar designs that have less aerodynamic drag, which translates into faster acceleration and less fuel used. Lower electrical demands mean longer alternator and battery life.
The Light Emitting Diode (LED) is a solid-state device derived from the transistor family, also termed a semi-conductor. There is no bulb and they can be manufactured into different colors, thus no color filtering is required.
LED lights are extremely energy-efficient, drawing about 1/5 of the energy of incandescent bulbs. A halogen lightbar will draw up to 75 Amps with everything operating. A strobe-equipped lightbar, with halogen take-down lights operating draws about 30 Amps. In comparison, an LED lightbar only draws about 12 Amps. The low current draw from the LED lights negates the need for heavy-duty switches, relays, and thick cables and prolongs alternator and battery life.
Another safety feature is LEDs "light up" to full brilliance much more quickly than conventional lighting. An incandescent bulb takes about 250 milliseconds to light up, while the LED counterpart delivers full brilliance in only 1.8 milliseconds. This "suddenness" of full illumination adds to the flashing effectiveness.
Being solid-state and having no bulbs or filaments to break, LEDs survive shock, vibration, and other adverse operating conditions far better than incandescent or strobe lights.
Useful life expectancy is far superior to incandescent and strobes; estimated at a 100,000-hour life span compared to 1,000 hours for the typical halogen bulb. Thus, maintenance costs from normal operation are significantly reduced. Currently, most LED lightbars are of modular construction, so if a problem occurs, just replace the defective module and put back in service.
Lightbar Design Challenges
LED light output is highly directional. That means LEDs require sophisticated reflectors, placement angles, and lenses to satisfactorily disperse the light. While the LEDs are supplied by various manufacturers, the housings, reflectors, light diffusers, collimators, and lenses are carefully designed, engineered, and assembled by the lightbar manufacturers. In many cases, these components are proprietary to that
particular manufacturer.
The way LED emitters produce light is drastically different than strobe or halogen lights. Strobe and halogen bulbs produce omni-directional (scattered) light. LEDs produce a direct (focused) light. The design challenge with strobe and halogen lights is to focus that scattered light. The design challenge with LED emitters is to scatter or reflect that focused light beam. So, it is not the LED emitters that make one lightbar different from another. Instead, it is the design of the LED reflector in the light module that makes the various lightbars different.
For the best off-axis warning signal, some lightbar manufacturers angle individual LED modules in that part of the lightbar toward the intersection. In some cases, the entire lightbar has a "V" shaped construction to improve the off-axis signal. Even with angled LED modules and non-linear lightbars, the off-axis warning that comes from the individual LED reflector is still the key to lightbar design.
Design Solutions
This poses some special problems considering the somewhat limited viewing angles at the ends of linear lightbars, and the fact that even clear end-caps tend to distort light-rays. Some manufacturers installed more powerful LED modules at 45-degree angles to improve visibility when the vehicle enters intersections. Others have gone to "U" or "V"-shaped lightbars to ensure 360 degrees of coverage.
The reflector design is a critical component of LED lighting. Reflectors are shiny—usually aluminum or polished stainless steel. Sometimes trick manufacturing processes are used to transform the metal into aluminum particles attached to the housing to reflect the light into slightly different directions for that extra bit of dispersion. Some manufacturers utilize multiple rows of LEDs offset at slightly different angles to obtain a broader range of visibility.
One light-dispersing method is a collimator, a light-modification device that has been around for centuries. The collimator is a clear plastic or glass tube mounted between the LED and outer lens, which can absorb light and then redirect it, ultimately spreading the beam into a wider pattern. Its function is similar to that of a neon light that bends the light into the form of the tube.
Another optical device that successfully adapted the LED to be viable for emergency lighting is the Fresnel lens. Far from being a new invention, the Fresnel lens has been used in lighthouses and other optical devices since 1823. Essentially, the Fresnel lens consists of a series of prisms meticulously ground into a clear surface—glass or plastic—that modifies the light beams, allowing them to be visible over farther distances.
The directional lighting characteristics of LEDs mean that spreading the light out is the major design challenge. In Part Two, we will cover how the major lightbar manufacturers are meeting that challenge.
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Final examinations are given during the last week of classes for the Extension terms.
How do I receive my grades?
After the end of the Fall, Spring, or Summer extension term, instructors enter grades online via MyUH. To view your grade(s) go to MyUH (http://myuh.hawaii.edu) Login. In the left column under the Home tab, Academic Services, Student Records, select "View Grades." Give the instructor a few days to get the grade posted. If your grade does not appear on MyUH, your instructor may not have entered it into the system. If you have any questions about your grade, contact the instructor. If you don't have your instructor's email address, contact the academic department.
Grade Deadlines
Grades should be available in MyUH five (5) working days after the end of the course. If your grade does not appear on MyUH, your instructor may not have entered it into the system or the grade recorded may not have been "rolled" to your transcript record.
See Grade Information for more information.
Grade OptionsCredit/No Credit, Audit
What are my grading options for UHM courses?
With a few exceptions MyUH automatically selects the letter grade option when you register online. However for many courses you may select one of three grading options:
- Letter Grade (+/- grade system); See the UHM catalog for more information.
- Credit/No Credit (CR/NC= no letter grade given, but credit earned if at least C, not C-, caliber work is performed)
- Audit (L grade on Transcript)
How much time do I have to change my grading option?
Not much. View the academic calendar for your course. The last date to register (add) is the last day to change grading options.
If I select the CR/NC grading option, can I use the course for my major or as a core course?
No. UHM classified students should note that the CR/NC option is limited to elective courses and is not allowed for any course taken to fulfill UHM college, school, or department nonelective requirements in your major. (Exception: Courses offered for mandatory Credit/No Credit)
Can I transfer a CR/NC course to another college or university?
Contact an advisor at the school you want to transfer the courses to. Before you select the "CR/NC" option for a course, understand that many colleges and universities will not accept CR/NC course grades or will not apply them to degree requirements. Some colleges, graduate and professional schools, employers, and scholarship awarding agencies evaluate a "CR" grade as a "C"grade and a "NC" grade as a "F" grade.
May I audit a course?
If you wish to enroll in a course with "Audit" as the grading option, call Outreach College Student Services office at (808) 956-7221 or email firstname.lastname@example.com to find out whether the course can be taken for the audit grade option, then get an Audit Approval Form available from the department offering the course. Obtain the instructor's approval on this form. The extent of your classroom participation is determined by the instructor. Audit registration is not accepted by web. You need to register in person, by mail, or fax at the Outreach College. See Contact Information for details.
How much does it cost to audit a course?
Auditing a course costs the same as taking it for credit.
Do audited courses appear on transcript records?
Yes. Audited courses are recorded on UHM transcripts with an "L" grade.
Do audited course credits count towards full-time/part-time status for academic purposes?
No. Audited course credits are not counted when verification of enrollment status forms are processed.
Health Insurance
Do I need to have health insurance?
Health Insurance is required for all international students enrolled at the University of Hawaiʻi. Health insurance may be purchased in your native country or at the University Health Services, Mānoa office. You can also contact UHSM at (808) 956-8965 or firstname.lastname@example.com.
UH Number, Email address, and ID Card
How do I get an UH Number and UH Email address?
After your application is processed you are assigned a UH number, which Outreach College emails or mails to you. Once admitted you must obtain a UH email address. Go to MyUH, click on "Get a UH username" and follow instructions. If you need assistance creating your password or with your UH username contact the ITS Help Desk by phone at (808) 956-8883 or 1-800-558-2669 or email email@example.com.
Important information from University administrators, offices, and instructors will be sent to your UH email address. Email sent to your UH email account is considered an official channel of communication by the University. Check your email regularly.
Where do I get a UH Student identification (ID) card?
Students registered for Fall Extension, Spring Extension or Summer Extension credit courses are currently not charged student fees however they are eligible to request for a Mānoa One Card at no cost by visiting the ID Office.
View more information about student ID cards on the Campus Center Ticket, Information & ID office website.
How do I know whether the course I want has prerequisites?
Read the course descriptions listed in the UHM catalog. If you have any prerequisite questions or you need an instructor's syllabus, contact the subject Academic Department office) for information.
Who is responsible for being certain I've met prerequisite requirements?
You are.
What do I do if I try to register for a course, but cannot due to a prerequisite problem?
You need to contact the instructor or Academic Department office and ask for permission to register for the course. The appropriate person at the department or college may approve your registration request. If approved, he or she will enter an approval code into the student database that will permit you to register. The department person or the instructor cannot register you for the course. After the approval code is entered, you need to register through the MyUH web site.
If I am a new or returning student, can I get an approval code before I am admitted for the term?
No. Approval codes can only be entered for current students. If you have not been officially admitted for the term, you should wait for your notice of acceptance and your student ID number before asking the academic department for an approval code.
Residency Requirements
I am a Hawaiʻi resident attending school on the mainland. Do I need to fill out the Residency Section of the Credit Application and possibly the Residency Exemptions Form?
Yes. We need to determine your current residency status. If you have been attending a mainland school as a resident of that state, you are not considered a Hawai'i resident. Official residency can be claimed only in one state.
TOEFL (Test of English as a Foreign Language)
Do I need to take a TOEFL exam?
TOEFL scores are highly recommended for international students interested in attending Outreach College. If you have taken the TOEFL exam within the past two years and earned a score of 500+ (paper-based), or 61+ (internet), 173+ (computer-based), provide an official copy of your TOEFL score. See more information for international students.
How do I find out more about the TOEFL?
For on campus TOEFL testing information contact the UH-Mānoa Testing office at (808) 956-3454. For up-to-date world-wide TOEFL information, view the TOEFL website (www.toefl.org); call: (609) 771-7100; fax: (609) 771-7500; email: firstname.lastname@example.com; or write to: TOEFL/TSE Services, P.O. Box 6151, Princeton, NJ 08541-6151.
Do I need to send a transcript to take Outreach College courses?
Send official transcript(s) only if:
- English is not your first language and your TOEFL score is less than 500+ (paper based), 61+ (internet based), or 173+ (computer based)
- You have NOT yet obtained your bachelor's degree and your high school diploma or its equivalent is from a non-U.S. secondary educational institution
- You have obtained your bachelor's degree from a non-U.S. college or university.
Official transcripts may be required upon request.
Send your transcript to:
Admissions Specialist
Outreach College
University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa
2440 Campus Road, Box 447
Honolulu, Hawai'i 96822
Do not send your transcript for Outreach College to the University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa Admissions and Records office.
How do I get a transcript of my Outreach College course record?
Transcript requests are handled through the UHM Office of the Registrar. Instructions on how to order transcripts can be found on their website at manoa.hawaii.edu/records/transcripts.html, or contact the Registrar?s Office at (808) 956-8010 or email email@example.com.
How much do transcripts cost?
Transcripts are $5.00 per copy for a standard request, processed within 5 business days, or $15.00 for a "rush" request processed within 2 business days.
Transfer Credits
How do I know whether UHM credits will transfer to my home college or university?
Consult your home school advisor. Credits earned at UHM are applicable toward degrees only as determined by your school. Your school may ask for a copy of the course description from the UHM General Catalog (http://www.catalog.hawaii.edu). If you need a more detailed course description or syllabus, contact the instructor. You can get the instructor's email address through the academic department or Outreach College, email@example.com.
How do I transfer my Outreach College course records to my home college or university?
Ask your home school advisor. Usually, you need to send a transcript to your home school. Instructions on how to order transcripts can be found at manoa.hawaii.edu/records/transcripts.html, or contact the University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa Office of the Registar at (808) 956-8010 or email email@example.com. A University HOLD may prevent your transcript from being issued.


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It seems that the book Life-Changing Magic of Tidying Up by Marie Kondo is making quite a wave. I have fallen under its influence and yesterday I started discarding and tidying my closet using the #KonMari method (that's what the author calls her very specific method of decluttering and tidying up) and was pleasantly surprised by how well it has worked for me.
As you know I already have a capsule wardrobe and yet, I discovered that there were still a lot of things in there that wasn't right for me. 26 of them to be precise (you can see the before and after here).
Step 1: put everything on the floor. I didn't want to put my clothes on the floor so on my bed. #konmari #declutter pic.twitter.com/JVxzINXQvE— Nyamka Bayanmunkh (@nyamkabay) June 13, 2015
To really feel the effect of the magic of the #konmari method I counted all my clothes (excluding socks and underwear) beforehand. All in all, I had 68 (plus 5 for exercise)clothing items. I see now that not all of the 68 items "sparked joy" for me.
The key ingredient of the #Konmari method is in asking yourself if your belongings spark joy when you handle them one by one, which at first few tries feels quite bizarre but as bizarre as it sounds it seems to work!
While the goal essentially is the same as other books that help people declutter, the way Marie Kondo approaches it in her book feels different and refreshing to what we have been seeing before (find more about the book here) from they way she talks about items and the immense importance she places on folding and storing clothes in a specific way.
So far I have only read the first two chapters and the part about sorting out clothes in the third chapter, which means the next few week I'll be reading the rest of the book and working my way through the remaining categories, which are books, papers, komono (miscellany), and mementos. Oh, and I'll be live tweeting as I tidy on. Fun!
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Top Nine Cancer Causing Foods
Statistics reveal that over 50% of cases of cancer are caused by lifestyle, and the most important lifestyle factor that can lead to cancer is the food and drink people consume regularly. Here are some of the top cancer-causing foods that should be avoided: Genetically Modified Foods (GMOs). This is a rapidly growing industry and […]Read More


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Thought For The Week'Easter is meant to be a symbol of hope, renewal, and new life.' ~Janine di Giovanni
With schools reopening after the Easter holidays last Monday, many will assume that Easter is over for another year. But Easter runs for six weeks and everything that Easter stands for; hope, renewal and new life will be celebrated during the coming weeks. The world we live in today is often short of hope and good news. Easter does not wrap us in a cocoon, protecting us from the knocks of life. But it does help us to cope with the knocks of life so much better. If we haven't got a sense of hope, life and new beginnings, then life will always feel as if we are pushing water uphill. Easter reminds us that it is so much easier to push it downhill. To push it downhill we must get to the other side of the hill or keep going until we are over the top. Many struggle to find a way to do this. Easter is the map to show us the way.
One interesting repeating thread in our Gospel Resurrection stories during the coming weeks; is how fear gripped the disciples and closest followers of Jesus. Everything was just happening so quickly for them. There was much uncertainty and a genuine fear of the unknown. For them it felt as if they were pushing water uphill, with no end in sight. Jesus appeared to them again, reassured them and calmed their fears. Thomas is probably the one who needed reassurance the most and his doubts reflect our questions and uncertainties too. But Jesus was the one who gave him courage and hope. It allowed Thomas to go forward not without fear but to go forward in spite of fear. This same invitation is also extended to each of us too. This is at the heart of the Easter message. There will always be darkness, uncertainties and lots of the unknown. But Jesus is the one who gives us reason why and the reason to keep going despite everything.Thought For The Week is updated each Monday with a new photograph each day


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To date, there is already a much easier way to search for prospects. Introducing Jobs Bulletin. This is a Philippine based site that aims to pair suitable talents with job vacancies using their very own recruitment service. Posting a job here is free so employers around the country can post for possible vacancies. Plus, if you are an individual seeking for a job, doing so in this site is made easier and faster. Simply identify the possible job you want, search on it in their search box and click on the results until you find something that suits you best.
Jobs Bulletin also provides a feature that sends applications, curriculum vitae and resume directly to a potential employer, hence making the search far more convenient. And another thing you would love about this is that it covers strategic territories in Manila, Cebu and Davao.
There are various job categories you can easily click such as in the fields of IT, Accounting, Sales, Arts, Education, Construction, Engineering, Admin, Services, Science, Healthcare and more.
I bet at the end of it all, you will be able to land a job that you like without the hassle of going from one employer building to the next. As for employers, posting a job never has been this easy and cost saving. What are you waiting for, check out Jobs Bulletin today.
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Set in the gorgeous wooded mountains of western North Carolina, this styled photo shoot featured lush florals and romantic details surrounded by rustic landscapes.
With it's rich watercolor designs, elegant calligraphy, and ethereal accents, this suite was one of my very favorites to design. The small wedding chapel hidden in the woods makes a surprise appearance as a watercolor painting on the back side of the wedding invitation, making each invitation a little piece of art.
To see more of this gorgeous shoot featured on the prestigious Magnolia Rouge blog, visit www.magnoliarouge.com
A huge thank you to Cortney Jackson of Asheville Event Co. for the beautiful styling, and Almond Leaf Studios for the stunning images.
Photography ALMOND LEAF STUDIOS / Event planner & designer CORTNEY JACKSON with ASHEVILLE EVENT COMPANY / Floral FLORA EVENTS / Rentals HENDERSONVILLE TENTS / Car THE BLUE CORNICHE / Cake ARTISTA CAKES / Dress J. MAJORS BRIDAL BOUTIQUE / Shoes JIMMY CHOO / Jewellery WICK & GREENE JEWELERS / Décor & tableware ALMOND LEAF STUDIOS, CORTNEY JACKSON & FLORA EVENTS / Paper goods SABLE & GRAY / Hair & make-up HAIR & MAKEUP BY HEATHER / Models JACQUELINE & TREBOR CLAVETTS / Cinematography ALMOND LEAF STUDIOS - See more at: http://magnoliarouge.com/sophisticated-and-elegant-wedding-ideas/#sthash.O6rfVoim.dpuf


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Lisa will be leading the 9 am Power Yoga
class on Thursdays, beginning, June 16th
Lisa Williamson stepped onto a yoga mat 40 years ago while living in Germany, and via a winding road of occupations and events, she's now living her passion, experience, and the power of yoga, onsite at Empower Yoga Studio as Studio Manager and Power Vinyasa Teacher. She is certified through Yoga Alliance and her training includes Baptiste Level 1, a 200hr RYT with Divine Play Yoga, and 200hr RYT with Empower Yoga School.
"The energy of yoga; what you cannot see, is what really excites me. You begin in one place and you end in another; within this magical space lies the transformation." Lisa has leaned on her practice of yoga and meditation as she's celebrated the good times in life as well as struggled through the hardships. She believes yoga is accessible to all people, and has specialized experience working one-on-one with teen athletes healing from injury as well as those recovering from traumatic brain injury.
Lisa nourishes her soul with the company she keeps, and where she keeps it. She shares her tiny cottage by the ocean on Plum Island with her beloved husband Mark, remarkable daughter Olivia, her corpulent cat Domino, and perpetually positive dog Moby. Lisa is a born writer and "has a book in her" which she'll finish someday, yet she most enjoys "distracting herself" with creating in the kitchen. Her unique and healthy food is legendary and enjoyed by all she loves.


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Killer TV's and Responsible Antique Furniture UseNews / / 0 commentsin
A recent AP news article reported that TV and furniture-related injuries are on the rise. According to the article, about 14,700 furniture-related injuries occurred each year between 1990 and 2007—almost half due to TV sets, the most common article involved in the accidents—and resulted in about 300 deaths. What gives?
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While ethanol is fast becoming an accepted fuel for use in cars, some confusion remains around whether it can be used in other engines too, like lawn mowers or boats. The safest place to start is with your engine manufacturer – if in doubt, check with the manufacturer of your engine for details regarding fuel compatibility with ethanol blended fuels(EFBs).
The widespread use of ethanol blended fuels in the US and Europe has forced engine manufacturers to accommodate for them. Very few engines are made only for use in Australia. Virtually all new two and four stroke engines are able to take E10 fuels; E10 can be used in most outboard motors and mower engines that are less than five years old, but many older outboards and older lawnmowers need to use non-blended fuels. The bigger name marine manufacturers now document that up to 10% ethanol is acceptable in their engines.
Marine boats built prior to 1992 are likely fitted with fibreglass fuel tanks and fuel lines which are incompatible with alcohol. Fortunately, newer outboard engines have been designed to be compatible with alcohol fuels. However, boat engines usually last longer than cars and owning and operating a marine engine from the 70's or 80's is not at all uncommon – owners of such vehicles should bear their limitations in mind and refer to their manufacturers manuals when choosing the correct fuel for their boat.
Problems that are often cited with the use of EBFs have occurred when fuels containing too high a level of ethanol (i.e. over 10%) were used in an engine unable to take the fuel, or when boaters with a lack of knowledge or information around how to properly manage alcohol-based fuels used ethanol in their boats. Fortunately, these issues can be combatted by equipping users with the right information.
The BAA suggests the following:
1. Follow the engine manufacturer's fuel use recommendations. Today, manufacturers use upgraded materials that are largely unaffected by properly formulated ethanol blends. This is evidenced by their fuel recommendation comments which permit the use of such fuels in their equipment.
2. Confirm that fuel storage recommendations have been followed. The two main storage tips from boat manufacturers are when storing your boat fill the fuel tank full to 90-95% (allow room for expansion). Secondly, they recommend the use of a fuel stabilizing additive if the watercraft will be idle for a long period of time. Fuels of any composition can weather or deteriorate in storage. But the best option seems to be using your boat more often – that will avoid the possibility of most problems!
3. Keep the engine in acceptable operating condition by following the maintenance schedule as recommended by the manufacturer. Simple maintenance programs include the changing of the spark plugs, spark plug wires, fuel filter and any water separating filters.
4. Utilize fuel system treatment and additives as recommended. Fuel additives help maintain fuel quality and fuel system cleanliness and engine operating conditions. Fuel system cleaners help to remove engine deposits, such as tars and gums, left behind from years of gasoline operation. As ethanol is a very good solvent, regular replacing of the fuel filter once the equipment first operates on ethanol-blended fuels is recommended to collect the years of contaminants collected after constant petrol fuel use.


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Education, training and employment were singled out as the utmost important issues for the integration of visually impaired in the mainstream of society. A sheer number of population still is in darkness due to lack of awareness and access to the information related to special education for blind people. The method of teaching to blind people is the Braille script- 'the Braille script is used by the blind for reading and writing. Each Braille character or "cell" is made up of six dots, arranged in a matrix of dots. A dot may be raised, giving a total of possible combinations for 6 dots. Blind people use touch to read the raised dots. This kind of reading is known as "tactile reading" or reading by touch. Braille cells are read from left to right, regardless of the language they are used to encode'.
We at Antardrishti have been devoted towards the empowerment of visually impaired for the past six years. During the course of our efforts we found that India is facing an acute shortage of trained teachers in Urdu Braille scripts and also there are no such tools available in Urdu languages in India and reason why the blind people who want to read and write Urdu, can't learn Braille in the outreach area. Despite of all the efforts made by Government and non-government organization, people with blindness in India are not able to access to Urdu Braille.
We followed up our study by informal interaction, workshop, and brain storming session with educationist, school teachers and social workers and felt that urgent need of preparing an Urdu handbook for Parents and teachers of visually impaired children that enables them in simplistic yet holistic manners to address this issue.
we are working on developing a handbook which can help parents and teachers of blind children.
This handbook will be addressing both the teachers and parents/guardians so that they could help the visually impaired children who want to learn how to read and write Urdu. The use of such a handbook will not only be economically viable but also be socially acceptable model to bring all those unreached blind children into the mainstream of education.


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National carrier Air India is likely to induct over 30 aircraft, including five wide-body Boeing 777, over two years as it seeks to add capacity in domestic as well as international markets. Air India Director (Commercial) Pankaj Srivastava said that out of the 34 planes, the carrier is looking to lease, 29 would be narrow-body Airbus A320s. The remaining five would be wide-body Boeing aircraft.
"We are looking at more planes. We want to launch new flights. If the fuel price remains where it is now, we will definitely see economics of scale," he said while speaking at the CAPA India Aviation Summit here on Wednesday.
Some of the A320 neo planes, which are being leased would replace the old classic A320 aircraft under the phase out plan, he said.
According to him, all the 34 planes would be inducted into the airline's fleet over a period of two years.
As part of the international expansion plan, Air India plans to launch its flight services to Washington, Copenhagen, Toronto.
Besides, Srivastava said the airline would increase frequency on routes such as Melbourne, Sydney Colombo, Kathmandu, Singapore and Bangkok.
With respect to finance, he said the airline is looking at various options to reduce its borrowings, including by converting some of the working capital loans into equity.
Air India is surviving on a Rs 30,000-crore bailout package, spread over a ten-year period, that was approved by the central government in 2012.
So far, the airline has received around Rs 24,000 crore as part of this financial package.
In the last fiscal, Air India posted an operational profit of Rs 105 crore for the first time in a decade while its total debt stood at over Rs 46,000 crore.