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December 02 2008 05:12PM
Wow Sean Avery. You are probably going to have a hit on you within hours. We can't believe the garbage that comes out of his mouth. And this from someone who once called Craig MacTavish a :"silly nanny" and hid under a pile of coats till it was all over. But he has really done it now.
According to TSN:
The NHL has suspended Dallas Stars' forward Sean Avery indefinitely, pending a hearing with NHL Commissioner Gary Bettman, and Avery will not be playing in tonight's game against the Calgary Flames.
Avery is being suspended for disparaging remarks he made this morning in reference to Calgary player Dion Phaneuf and Phaneuf's girl friend Elisha Cuthbert, who previously had a relationship with Avery.
What did Avery say you ask?
What a fantastic question. Try this on for size. "I am really happy to be back in Calgary, I love Canada, I just want to comment on how it's become like a common thing in the NHL for guys to fall in love with my sloppy seconds. I don't know what that's about. Enjoy the game tonight."
How did Dallas take the news?
Stars owner Tom Hicks made the following statement on the Stars site: "Had the league not have suspended him, the Dallas Stars would have. This organization will not tolerate such behaviour, especially from a member of our hockey team. We hold our team to a higher standard and will continue to do so."
WOW Avery. Someone will kill you. If someone dropped a sloppy seconds bomb on me I'd beat the crap out of them. And I'm me. Avery just said that to Dion Phaneuf!
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December 02 2008, 05:32PM
I can't be the only one that thinks this is hilarious?
December 02 2008, 05:33PM
i would have enjoyed the game tonight had the league not put their nose where it doesnt belong and suspended this guy over a pretty harmless remark as far as things go (it wasnt racist, he wasnt railing against homosexuals, etc.)
this is crap, the league needs this kind of story more than it needs an endless barrage of trite nonsense about what a great GM burke is and where sundin will land. i say bring on the controversy and bring on the avery, it will make for more intense games and more interesting stories.
December 02 2008, 05:34PM
I have two trains of thought on this situation.
A) The NHL did the right thing to suspend Avery. His comments should not be welcome in the NHL. They belong in some Texas-area trailer park.
B) I wish Todd Bertuzzi was able to have some fun with him.
December 02 2008, 05:38PM
The league? Avery has more problems than that. Someone is going to put his head up his butt and roll him down the street like a wheel
December 02 2008, 05:43PM
Joey Moss I hope you said that with your tongue firmly planted in your cheek, otherwise I've been giving your opinions more credibility than I should have. This kind of B.S. has no place in no league or no sport nowhere period!!
Even as an Edmontonian I want to see Dion Phaneuf beat the sh1t out of Avery for that comment.
December 02 2008, 05:59PM
I would suggest that Sean Avery has bigger problems than getting pummelled for 30 seconds at center ice. I just looked up the numbers. Dion Phaneuf, while not making Sundin money quite yet, is still pulling in just shy of a cool $1M per season, not counting endorsements. I don't know about you, but I've never thought of insulting the girlfriend of a testosterone-fueled multi-millioniare as a particularly safe, intelligent, or even rational pastime. Avery is reported to be making $3.5M this season; if I were him, I'd invest most of that in a full-time live-in bodyguard, starting today.
aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaand now he's been suspended by the NHL for that comment.
I thought the comment was pretty funny (100% because of who it was directed at), but a suspension?! That's pretty weak.
December 02 2008, 06:13PM
I think it's funny, I wanted to see it dealt with on the ice rather than in the NHL boardroom.
A press conferance may not have been the right forum this, maybe he should have said it on the ice where it's tougher for the NHL to police it. But it is funny, I mean who hear can't say they enjoyed beaking off the other team while they played minor/beer league hockey. This would have brought the NHL valuable ratings if he played tonight... yet I am kind of relieved he isn't an Oiler.
December 02 2008, 06:14PM
The comment was way over the line. If Avery wanted to invite trouble, he just needed to say something like 'Hey, Dion, say hi to my girl,' or something like that. The league would have looked the other way, the Calgary Flames would have spent the entire 60 minutes playing shorthanded, and Avery would have left the game on a stretcher. But Avery the Unclassy had to go and lace the comment with ugly sexual overtones; of course, the league now has its image to worry about and had to respond the way they did. 12-year olds follow hockey too, and they know exactly what Avery meant. The league is telling those kids 'We have role models for you in this league, but Sean Avery is not one of them.'
December 02 2008, 06:21PM
Watching Bob Mackenzie talk about this is almost as fun. You get the impression you could talk to Bob any way you please and all he will do is go home and put on Tony Bennett and kick his dog.
What a nerd. Barnaby on the other hand - and the same panel - said it best. "This is best left on the ice, not on TV. He has played his last game as a Dallas Star."
December 02 2008, 06:22PM
TSN is full of wimpy puff balls
December 02 2008, 06:22PM
Seriously though, This is AWESOME! You have to seriously admire the Balls this guy has. To say those things about Iginla earlier and then drop that bomb on Phaneuf.... Oh my god that is awesome. NO fear man. Gotta love it.
December 02 2008, 06:27PM
There's a fine line between swagger and stupidity. In the words of Joey Tribbiani:
Over the line?! You-you're-you're so far past the line, that you-you can't even see the line! The line is a dot to you!
December 02 2008, 06:27PM
My guess is that Avery got suspended for holding a press conference specifically to prove to everybody how big of a dick he is. What's said on the ice is one thing, but when you do it in front of the media, that's clearly crossing the line.
December 02 2008, 06:33PM
Phaneuf is guilty of breaking the code and opened himself to this - Hicks is backing Bettman when he should be backing Brett Hull and his signing.
Avery made no comments that used profanity or racism.
I would rather have Cuthberts BFF Paris Hilton - better video.
NHL had a promo opportunity and put it's head in the sand to avoid a Steve Moore incident - to which will be settled out of court to avoid public embarrassment.
Shame on the NHL for not allowing free speech - but come to think of it you don't have free speech in Rexall as a fan either - any signs that are anti LOWE must be removed, if you are pregnant - you cannot place #25 on your belly, no breasts being exposed to the jumbotron, and if you are asked for ID for no legal reason other than to violate your rights - you can be banned just like the St. Albert lawyer last year - bottom line is both the NHL and the OILERS are the THOUGHT POLICE controlling every action to achieve VANILLA.
Well at least Avery has a future being a great heel in the WWE.
December 02 2008, 06:59PM
Damn. I wanted to see him play tonight. Did I just say that I wanted to see a Flames game? Damn. Sorry.
December 02 2008, 07:28PM
He's such a classless ass-clown. It's ridiculous. Always has been.
The sad part is that he's sitting in his hotel room right now revelling in this media/p.r. shitstorm he's created and loving every second of it. The dude's off his rocker.
Until now, I wasn't sure who I hated more, Avery or Phaneuf.....it was neck and neck...but Avery just pulled out into the lead.
December 02 2008, 07:45PM
The only thing that surprises me is the Dallas reaction.
Brett Hull signed the guy. You remember, Brett Hull, he of the soft spoken ilk.
The real question is why Avery did this. Is it because he is still p****d off that Cuthbert dumped him for that Brad Pitt lookalike Dion Phaneuf or was it just a mind f*** to get Phaneuf off his game?
Brilliant tactician Sean Avery is isn't he?
December 02 2008, 08:13PM
I find myself wondering why everyone thinks Phaneuf is such a good fighter.
I don't know how many of you saw him play in junior, but I have never seen a player more likely to start trouble and then run and hide. He still does the same thing now, running around crashing into people with his visor front and center. Why does anyone think a guy is tough who lost fights to Getzlaf and Penner? Both big guys but clearly not fighters.
He gets this reputation because he is big and hits big, but anyone who picks fights in a visor is a joke, and I would not even bet against Avery in that fight.
December 02 2008, 08:19PM
A personal favorite
December 02 2008, 08:23PM
He's a dead man! Dion is gonna beat him like a red headed step child, the next time these two teams meet! that is if unsAVERY still has a job in the NHL. Even his teamates are fed up with the act! Hull cant be feelin to good about his big off season singing!
December 02 2008, 08:32PM
Sorry to triple post here, (how embarrassing) but I also wanted to point out what happens when Phaneuf actually does remove his visor.
December 02 2008, 08:40PM
Let's start by saying I hate Sean Avery. But the NHL suspending the guy for this makes it seem like there run by 14 year old girls...After all you wouldn't want anyone's feelings to get hurt. I think the should have let Phaneuf deal with it...although Avery would most likely just cry for the ref.
December 02 2008, 08:40PM
I can't believe that they suspended Avery over this of all things. Everyone is applauding this decision but it was made at completely the wrong time IMO. Why not punish him for his racial slurs against Georges and Gauthier? things he said to Tucker? And numerous other altercations?
His comment today was harmless only meant to rile up Phaneuf and his ex. I agree it wasn't smart to say or kind but since when do we censor people for speaking their mind when the speech is clean?....since today in the NHL i guess.
December 02 2008, 08:40PM
Triple post away kingsblade. That second video is great.
December 02 2008, 09:28PM
I have always hated Sean Avery and the fact that most, if not all of his team, and his GM hate him just as much as everyone else in the league makes me giddy. And lets be honest, the only reason he's still in the league is because he's good at pissing off every single person around him. Because the dude doesn't hit, doesn't fight, he can barely handle the puck and he's a career third liner at best.
But I think it's ridiculous that the league suspended him for making fun of no one in particular. Sure you know it was aimed at Shrek, but he didn't come right out and trash him personally. If that kind of thing warrents a suspension then god forbid the league gets anywhere within hearing distance of the ice during a game, because you know that the stuff that comes out in the coarse of a game is 20 times worse. Let the players police themselves, and you won't get Sean Avery's running their mouths without fear of retaliation.
December 02 2008, 09:29PM
I see what your saying, and I think if this was an isolated incident(ie:not someone like Avery who's always running on like a soup sandwich) it would of been dismissed as being an ignorant and rude remark.I think the NHL is just trying to keep unsAvery from turning our game into a spin off of wwe or stampede wrestling!
The real story in all of this is how Avery's teammates and owner have reacted. Turco sounded pissed off, Richards sounded tired of it, Barnaby said he has spoken with guys on the stars that can't stand him. This has blown up in Hull's face and he should have been the one to deal with it early on and I think it will cost him his job as co-GM.
As for Phanuef not being a very good fighter, he is a devastating hitter and despite the fact he seems like a dick you know his teammates would have been looking to help him out putting a hurt on Avery.
December 02 2008, 10:43PM
I don't know why anyone is surprised or feigning outrage at the fact that Avery was suspended. This isn't the WWE or UFC, this is a national sporting league. I doubt the NFL/NBA/MLB would react any differently.
If he says this on the ice, there's obviously no suspension, but to summon the media and rehearse some stupid bit about sloppy seconds is just pathetic. If he says this type of shit on camera, I bet everything he's been accused of is true (Laraque, Blake, etc.). This guy has no filter between his head and his ass.
Oh and Sean, Rod Stewart says takes one to know one buddy.
i love that everyone is looking out for dion 'cause avery made fun of his girlfriend...bottom line: Cuthbert will go through at least 3 more athletes before she marries a b-list actor 8 yrs. from now. Phaneuf will still be the wanker that blocks shots in warmup and wears underarmor to the bar.
go oil!
December 02 2008, 11:20PM
"Avery made no comments that used profanity or racism.
I would rather have Cuthberts BFF Paris Hilton - better video.
NHL had a promo opportunity and put it's head in the sand to avoid a Steve Moore incident - to which will be settled out of court to avoid public embarrassment.
Shame on the NHL for not allowing free speech - but come to think of it you don't have free speech in Rexall as a fan either - any signs that are anti LOWE must be removed, if you are pregnant - you cannot place #25 on your belly, no breasts being exposed to the jumbotron, and if you are asked for ID for no legal reason other than to violate your rights - you can be banned just like the St. Albert lawyer last year - bottom line is both the NHL and the OILERS are the THOUGHT POLICE controlling every action to achieve VANILLA."
It was the entire thought process that did him in. Maybe you should check out the video of the comment before you rush to judgement. He called the cameras over and spouted off. It was pre-meditated. He knew exactly what he was going to say, and what it would do.
And yes, the NHL wants to avoid another Steve Moore incident. Are you pro-career ending injuries? This is a business, as are all sports leagues. The NHL is in danger of losing money and you think a stunt such as this will bring good press? I'm sorry, but you're out to lunch. If you want to watch morons mouthing off and concussions from being driven down from behind, go watch MMA.
Shame on the NHL for not respecting free speech? After the crap he's spewed in the past, does he deserve it? Keep in mind he's not a first time offender. As has been previously stated, he's made comments about Laraque and Gauthier, and don't forget about his comments about Iginla, one of the 10 best players in this league, and I'm glad he was censored.
Stars management is pissed and rightfully so. If you were the owner of a company would you want to employ staff that can't control their mouths? I wouldn't. Sean Avery is a pestilence to the NHL, and deserves anything coming to him.
December 02 2008, 11:42PM
Tim S Says:
"As for Phanuef not being a very good fighter, he is a devastating hitter and despite the fact he seems like a dick you know his teammates would have been looking to help him out putting a hurt on Avery."
First, He does lay some people out from time to time but usually goes out of position to do so. In other words he is looking for the glory of the hit more than doing his job. Anyone can do that, which you can see easily by checking out the video of Daniel Cleary knocking Phaneuf halfway senseless.
Second, I don't think anyone on his team likes him either. I know for a fact that at ther every least a sizeable number of them don't. The rest of the organization knows it too because in training camp some players were asked if they would please not fight him "even though he's an ass," because he has become important to team marketing.
Anyways...in this situation I agree that Avery deserves a beating, but I grow weary of the undeserved reputation of Phaneuf.
December 03 2008, 12:54AM
The NHL is a bunch of metrosexual ball-grabbing pansies. Let Dion beat the crap out of him, don't pull this crap with the suspending him over saying something the media should have censored anyway.
December 03 2008, 08:00AM
Media? Censor? Nooooooooooooo.
Avery said something really dumb, he should be held to account. These are hockey players not retarded heiresses with their own reality show. Some decorum and respect shouldn't be too much to ask.
I hope he gets the shit kicked out of him.
As crass as Avery is, its not like he was telling a lie...
This has been blown way out of proportion, look at some of the stuff NFL players get away with...
kingsblade; I am not saying that his hits = great defensive play but he does hit hard. And in the game last night there is no doubt that Phanuef would have had ample opportunites to run Avery even if it meant taking himself out of position.
While I have no doubt alot of flames dislike Phaneuf, the fact is he is a good player and for that he would have the respect of his teammates which is alot more then Avery can say right now.
December 03 2008, 09:13AM
With that comment, and his earlier diss of Iginla, I think Bettman should've punished him by MAKING him play against Calgary.
Classless comment by a classless guy. Time to grow up Sean - this is getting tiring. People like him make a complete mockery of sports.
I thought the comments were funny myself, but I have 2 boys that watch TSN and Sportsnet. Those comments are NOT something I want my 10 year old and 7 year old hearing. Sloppy seconds how in the hell do you explain what the means, AND why he said it.
Funniest thing I ever heard. I couldn't wait for puck drop....then, I heard he had been suspended???? For what? Saying sloppy seconds? You get suspended for that now? What, is this minor hockey? In the NFL, you gotta shoot someone....in hockey....girlfriends are off limits? CRAZY!!!! I hope Tambo trades for him.
You guys defending Avery are idiots. If you had kids you wouldn't be supporting these comments on TV. Travis Dakin, Milli. You guys are the assclowns for supporting Avery.
December 03 2008, 11:34AM
holding a press conference
The media go to him for quotes, he doesn't go looking for the media.
You guys defending Avery are idiots. If you had kids you wouldn't be supporting these comments on TV. Travis Dakin, Milli. You guys are the assclowns for supporting Avery.
Hey, Avery doesn't decide what makes it onto prime time television. TSN does.
hey pdan....you're a p-douche (and dude, I got kids, but I raise them, not TSN, not sportsnet....but man, what kinda shit do you think is on the internet?). Why on earth would that warrant a suspension? Is Avery a clown...ya, but does he get under people's skin? ya. So, he got suspended for saying "sloppy seconds". Is MacT gonna get suspended for fighting fans? I bet that Douche bag bettman cost himself like a million viewers.
December 03 2008, 12:38PM
pdan- Get off your high horse. Holy man its babies like you in the world that are contributing to the continued pussification of the north american culture. (thanks Mr. Carlin) For the record, I do have a kid. And I do raise her and hopefully I can teach her about how guys disrespect girls when they are of the more promiscuous kind like Avery did. And, if I was Phaneuf, you're damn right I'd be pissed. THAT WAS THE POINT! But it's funny. It is called entertainment. That's what these guys are paid Millions of dollars to do. Entertain us by playing a GAME. I personally would not have said something like that but I do admire the fact that he would say something like that knowing full well that he would have to face retribution on the ice that night. He is getting in the head of his apponent, all the while ENTERTAINING the hell out of me.
But that's ok, you can hop right on that media band wagon and piss and moan about him all you want. Me, I will continue to think for myself, form an opinion of my own and keep enjoying the ride. It's way more fun.
Travis, go back to your trailer and watch WWE. That's the sort of entertainment you're talking about, with the pre-game rants/insults. Class level is way down because of players like Avery and fans like you. I like rough and tough hockey, but mouth breathers like you we could do without.
December 03 2008, 01:08PM
I find it funny how the media condems Avery for what he said, yet if a media outlet were chatsized for something they said they would claim 4th ammendment and dispute the freedom of speech act.
Fact is he never named names, he made an insinuation that took balls, and was willing to face the consequences. Sure it was a poor place and time to do it, but if he said it on the ice no one would know any different.


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Pork boneless back ribs. Pork country style boneless ribs, too. Oh, and a fantastic velvety, savory (and a little sweet) Woodchuck Summer Cider Blueberry Barbecue Sauce. Yeah, you know you want to taste them! All juicy and tender. Yes, let's dig in.
Memorial Day is right around the corner! Are you planning your menus? I can't say that I am yet. I'm always a last minute person. But Celebrations.com is holding a Virtual Memorial Day Potluck with appetizers, main dishes, side dishes, cocktails/beverages and desserts--so I'm sure you'll find something that you'll like! If you haven't checked out Celebrations yet, you should! They have everything you'd need to think about for any celebration that comes up.
My contribution to the potluck is ribs--two kinds. We have the petite boneless pork back ribs, and the hefty boneless country style pork ribs. They're priced reasonably, and kids love them, too. No bones to mess with. These ribs and the sauce I made got thumbs up from all four of my kids. They even wanted seconds!
The barbecue sauce is made with my favorite hard cider, Woodchuck. I used the Summer Cider for this sauce, which has a balance of cider and blueberry in it, so pairing it with fresh blueberries was a natural progression. The Summer Cider is seasonal, so if you can't find it, go ahead and use any of the other varieties. The berries will still go beautifully with any of them. Let's get to the recipes.
All Purpose Grilling and Smoking Rub
Makes about 1/2 cup, maybe a bit more.
2 tbsp sugar
2 tbsp Kosher salt
2 1/2 tbsp onion powder
2 tbsp garlic powder
1 1/2 tsp cumin
1 tsp thyme
3 tsp Chinese Five Spice
2 tsp smoked paprika
1 1/2 tsp cinnamon
Mix all ingredients in a small airtight container or zip top bag. Rub on pork, chicken or beef before grilling or smoking. (If you don't have Chinese Five Spice, you can make your own: Combine equal parts Szechwan (or black) pepper, star anise (or anise), cinnamon, cloves, and fennel, all ground.)
To use on ribs, sprinkle some of the rub all over the ribs, and rub it in with your hands. Let the ribs sit with the rub on for a couple of hours or overnight. In the fridge!
Woodchuck Summer Cider Blueberry BBQ Sauce
Makes 3 cups. Set aside two hours total for simmering the sauce!
1 tbsp oil
4 shallots, finely minced (about 1/2 cup)
3 garlic cloves, minced
2 (12 oz) Woodchuck Summer Ciders
2 cups fresh blueberries (frozen is ok, too)
1/4 cup molasses
1/2 cup rice vinegar (or cider vinegar)
2 1/2 tbsp honey
2 tbsp butter
1/4 cup ketchup
1 tsp prepared horseradish
1 tbsp spicy mustard
1/4 cup Worcestershire Sauce
1 tsp smoked paprika
1 tbsp cocoa
2 tsp chili powder (the seasoning blend, not plain ground chilies)
1/2 tsp cinnamon
In a medium sauce pan, heat the oil over medium heat. Add the shallots and sauté until nice and soft, about 10 minutes. Add the garlic and cook for about a minute. Add the two bottles of cider and turn the heat up to high. Bring to a boil, then reduce to medium high and simmer (a good bubbling action, but not a rolling boil) for about 25 minutes.
Add all remaining ingredients (blueberries through cinnamon). Stir well, reduce heat to medium, and simmer for about 1 1/2 hours, stirring every 30 minutes. Keep it at a good simmer.
I don't have an immersion blender (I know! What am I waiting for?!) so I pureed the sauce in my blender. Do it in two batches. Hold a dish towel over the lid of the blender to catch any drips and also to hold the lid down. Puree half of the sauce for a few seconds until smooth, transfer to a bowl, and do the second half of the sauce, and add it to the already pureed sauce. It's really not as complicated as it may sound. Then again, if you have an immersion blender, it's even easier! Just get all the lumps out of the sauce--you want it velvety smooth.
Use immediately with your favorite grilled meats, or cool completely and store in the fridge.
- Don't be scared by the ingredient list. It's really very simple and comes together quickly.
- And homemade barbecue sauce? Hello! It's fabulous. Your friends and family will all be impressed that you actually made it yourself, with no weird chemicals. This isn't spicy, by the way. If you want, add some heat in whatever form you like.
To Cook The Ribs:
After you've rubbed the rub blend into the ribs and prepared the sauce, it's time to cook.
We smoked the boneless back ribs for two hours total. They're not very big, and rather small compared to the country style monster sized ribs! Cover with foil and set them aside while you wait for the other ribs to finish.
Smoke the larger country style ribs for 4-5 hours.
Get your grill ready--get the coals going and all that. When the coals ready to go, put all of the ribs on the grill and get some color and char on those babies. They don't need much time, you're just getting the flavor of the grill on them.
In the last few minutes, brush the barbecue sauce over the ribs, both sides. Use as much or as little as you like. We like a lot. When they're done to your liking, remove from the grill and serve. You can serve some sauce on the side for dipping or drizzling over the top. We also do that.
Check out the other Virtual Potluck Dishes from the rest of the guests! And thank you to Celebrations.com for putting this party together!
Melissa at Celebrations: Buffalo Chicken Dip
Erin at Dinners, Dishes, and Desserts: Quinoa Salad with veggies and a lime, garlic cilantro dressing
Beth at Hungry Happenings: Patriotic Biscuits
Rowena at Aprons and Sneakers: Speck Skewers with Herb Mayonnaise and Grilled Mediterranean Aubergine Bundles with Provola


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October 2011
Globalization (Part 1 of 2)
It might be strange to think about expanding your business in this economy, but let me say two things to that: 1) Most small businesses look to grow no matter the circumstances, and 2) today, one way to do that is to look at growing internationally. After all, as Thomas Friedman famously declared, The World is Flat.
The fact is, there is a lot of global opportunity out there, and it is an affordable way to grow your business, so in this blog and the next, I would like to talk about how to tap into this trend and opportunity.
American products and know how are as in demand as ever, so looking to see what countries may want what you sell is the first step. What do you do that could go global?
There are two ways to tap the global market.
First, as discussed in my next blog, you can do it through e-commerce. Second, discussed here, you can do business with companies in other countries, (though even that necessitates a great website.) So first you have to decide whether yours will be a strictly e-business or whether your website is merely an entree into doing business in and with another country.
Either way, here are the steps to take for doing international business in a flat world:
- Do Your Market Research. As always, I recommend that you think before you leap. A little research – figuring how your business translates internationally – will save you a lot of time and money down the road. Here are some good places to start:
- Your local U.S. Trade office. Call 1-800-USA TRAD(E), or go to www.Trade.gov
- www.Export.gov
- The Export-Import Bank of the U.S.
- Prepare. Will your marketing materials translate? How are sales done in the countries you have targeted and what special etiquette rules should you know? Check out www.polishedprofessionals.com. (I learned the hard way when I was in Mongolia that drinking Genghis Khan Vodka, lots of Genghis Khan Vodka, is expected of new business associates!)
- Decide How to Distribute Your Product. You can sell online of course, but could also hire a fulfillment service, hire foreign agents or representatives, hire a foreign distributor, or even set up a joint venture.
If you decide to find a foreign business associate with whom to work, keep in mind that you will want a partner with a track record of selling to the companies or consumers you are targeting, and who can speak both languages.
- Deal With Legalities. You may need an export license depending upon what you are selling. Check out all legalities online at the Trade Compliance Center.
- Remember the Business You are In: What business are you in? Whether you said the carpet business, accounting, or exporting, I suggest your answer should be that you are in the service business. Your job is to serve your new customers. No doubt that the guy in India can charge less than you, but how often do you make a business purchasing decision based solely on price? Not often probably. People also love great service and will pay a bit more to get it, so give it to them.
Globalization (Part 2 of 2)
In my last blog, I looked at how any small business can become a global player, and discussed why it is smart to begin to consider this option. While new, it should also be an exciting thought. But how do you get started?
The most important thing when considering international expansion of your business is figuring out which country / market will best serve your needs. Of course English-speaking countries like Great Britain, Ireland, Australia, and New Zealand will be the easiest with whom to work, but that is only one consideration. If exporting for example, you really want a market that will be open and hospitable to what you plan to sell. Or, if looking for a factory to develop a product, consider laws, language, fees, and cost of shipping.
Next, you have to get your site ready.
In an online world, people cannot look you in the eye to see what kind of person you are, they cannot come to your store to see how great it is, all they can do is judge you by your site, so you simply must have a great one. Your website can look as elegant, impressive, and professional as that of any large corporation without it costing a fortune. And not only can you offer as many products as they do, but because you are smaller, you can offer more personal customer service. So online you can win, and win big, no matter how small your business, but only so long as you do it right and look like a pro.
Additionally, what about translating your site into a different language if English is not the predominant language of where you want to do business? If you are going to be exporting to Thailand for instance, you better have a website in Thai. If you are going to be conducting e-commerce, again you will need it to be in the language of your target market. People usually avoid shopping on sites that are not in their native tongue.
And by the same token, be sure too that your translations are accurate. GM once was selling a car in Belgium and had a promotion that touted "Body by Fisher," except that in Flemish, the ad read "Corpse by Fisher."
So the real secret to winning in this global economy is to play to your strengths, not compete against theirs. That means looking big but playing small. It requires offering up something unique and superior and promoting that on your website. In short, winning the global game involves embracing the global economy, not fearing it. The days of running a mom and pop brick and mortar small business selling carpet to folks in the neighborhood are over. Or at least they should be.
Transferring a Business to a Child
When my sweet father was still alive, he was quite generous with his children. Maybe his favorite saying was "I would rather you spend my money while I am alive than when I am gone."
There are all sorts of ways to help an adult child get ahead. For some people like my dad, it is all about having fun together. For the small businessperson, helping the kids often means passing on the family business.
When it comes to transferring a family business, you have several options. But first, a general warning: Before giving a child your business, you better be sure the child wants it. When my dad died, he passed on his successful carpet store to me and my three siblings. The problem was, two of us were not old enough to run the business and the other two didn't want to. Within two years we had sold the business to one of my father's employees.
So, what is the best way to transfer the business to a child? If you just gift it over, you face potential tax problems. The IRS allows you to give away up to $13,000 to each of your children, tax-free, every year. But if your business is worth more than that, you will be faced with as large tax bite if you just give your business away. So that is probably not the best answer.
Another option would be to form a partnership with your child, but again, this creates as many problems as it solves. The potential problem with a partnership is that it may end on the death of any partner (depending upon your state). Therefore, if you were to pass away unexpectedly, the business might get stuck in probate court. Probate often lasts for years and takes a big bite out of your estate.
By the same token, if you simply decide to give the business to your child in your will, the business would again be tied up in probate for quite some time.
This leaves you with a final option, which is far preferable and would work well: Form a living trust, transfer the business to the trust, and name your child as the successor trustee.
A living trust is an estate-planning device that bypasses probate. It is a separate legal entity, like a corporation. While you are alive, you would be the trustee and beneficiary of the trust. You would run your business just as you do now, the only difference being that the business would be owned by a trust that you control.
When you die, since it is your trust and not you who owns your business, there would be nothing to probate. And since your child is the successor of the trust (called a "beneficiary"), he or she would end up owning the business without going through probate.
Aside from being a tidy way to transfer your business to your children, for most small business owners, setting up a living trust can offer many other benefits, including tax-saving benefits, the elimination of probate fees, and the ability to keep your financial affairs private. A living trust is the smart way to go then.
Employee Ownership
There are a lot of great things to be said for my pals at Greatland – excellent products and superior customer service to name just two – but another cool thing they also do that may not be well known is that it is a company owned by the employees.
Not surprising.
One thing I have noticed over the years is that a trait shared by the great, most successful businesses is that they often give employees a stake in the business; an ownership share. As such, rather than a company being just another place to work and draw a salary, a small business that an employee partially owns makes that employee a committed entrepreneur. As a result, they usually are more motivated, more dedicated, and more conscientious.
It's a smart plan for any small business owner to consider. Of course, you could simply create a 401(k) plan that supports your employees in buying company stock, and many businesses do that, but beyond that, there are three other types of stock ownership plans that you could implement:
- Stock Options: Here, your business awards the option to buy company stock at a specified price, and the employee then has a certain amount of time to exercise the option and become a part owner of the company. Approximately 10 million employees in business both public and private hold stock options at any one time.
- Employee Stock Ownership Plans (ESOP): These are a sort of retirement plan akin to a 401(k), although in this case, instead of creating a diversified portfolio, with an ESOP, the retirement funds are invested in the stock of the employer.
Under this scenario, the company contributes cash to buy its own stock (usually from the owner) which is then shared among the employees. There are significant tax benefits available under this plan. It is estimated that about 8 million employees invest in ESOPs.
- Employee Stock Purchase Plans (ESPP): These allow employees to buy stock at a discount (usually around 15%.) The employee can then either sell the stock for a profit, or simply hold onto it.
While it is true that an owner would be giving up part of their equity to create some sort of an employee stock ownership plan, the benefit is that in the process you will be creating a more motivated workforce.
For more information on creating some sort of employee stock ownership plan, contact the National Center for Employee Ownership at 510-208-1300 - NCEO.org.


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Skip to comments.Obama's enemies: Republicans and the uneducated (Barf Alert)
Posted on 03/26/2010 7:47:03 AM PDT by Responsibility2nd
New research in the US suggests a large minority of Americans hold extreme opinions on president Barack Obama.
A poll by market research company Harris Interactive shows that not only do two in five Americans believe Obama is a "socialist", but one-third still believe he is Muslim.
A full 38 percent believe he is going to take away US citizens' right to hold arms; 29 percent that he wants to sell-out the US to a "one-world government"; 27 percent that he resents the country's heritage; and 23 percent that he is a racist and anti-American, alike. But this is just the tip of the iceberg.
Again, 23 percent of Americans believe he wants to use a terrorist attack or economic collapse to take "dictatorial powers"; one-fifth say he is doing "many of the things" that Adolf Hitler did; and 14 percent believe he is none other than the Anti-Christ. That's almost one in every seven.
Perhaps the least surprising discovery from the poll of 2320 adults across the US is that views on Obama closely reflect the respondent's political affiliation and education.
Republicans predictably view Obama less favourably than Democrats; but more tellingly, the less education a person has, the likely they are to agree with a negative statement about the president in every single category polled, without exception.
Independent voters' views generally fall between the two extremes, whilst voters with post grad qualifications are in some cases four times more likely to side with Obama than those with only a high school education or less.
Poll respondents' answers were weighted to bring them into line with population demographics. Harris Interactive says because the selected respondents were chosen from a larger pool of participants, no mathematical margin of error can be inferred
(Excerpt) Read more at 3news.co.nz ...
Really?! Obama's enemies are republicans and democrats?
and independents.
gotta love an article with uneducated in the title than goes on to talk about a "large minority"....sort of an oxymoron like sensible liberal or smart democrat....
Leftists always tout that they have a higher representation in those with "post-graduate degrees",
but these are the people hiding out in that magic fairy land called "academia" where their skewed worldviews have no consequences on their livelihood.
People in the real world, making an honest living, lean more conservative.
Yikes - This was part of a "legitimate" news broadcast?
Including 100% of the Muslims.
What a bunch of nonsense. There are educated people on both sides of the political aisle. I would venture to say, however, that those who are educated on the liberal side are only liberals because they think they will be part of the ruling elite. They know darn well that liberalism does not work "for the masses", but they think everyone else is too stupid to control their own lives.
Ann Coulter points out in "Slander" that the Democrats don't argue using facts. They just call Republican's stupid. This is an example of that. She also points out that conservative books are almost guaranteed best sellers while liberal books bomb . . . meaning . . . conservatives read and liberals don't. But hey, what does she know? She's just a stupid Republican. :P
The 'A' Students teach.
The 'B' students work for the 'C' students.
Where's the intelligence reports on his eligibility???
Democrats and other unsavory types like them always do their surveys such that public school teachers get included in the ranks of the "educated".
Voters with post graduate education are strong supporters of Obama? The more college education people have, the more liberal they tend to be.
Of course there are exceptions. But I bet almost everyone getting a graduate degree in Gay/Lesbian Studies, or Women's Studies, or various other sociological fields, support Obama, because they are getting advanced degrees due to wanting to push a liberal social/political agenda. People in the hard sciences aren't always so knee-jerk liberal.
But we can't talk too much about the hard sciences, and reasons why relatively few women are in those fields. If you raise the questions, feminists will throw up and agitate so much, that a liberal president of Harvard can be fired for that academic inquiry.
It is the democrats that are poor and uneducated and who usually live in the projects.
In order to believe this lie you have to believe that all those democrats that live in the projects are closet geniuses while all those rich and successful people with college degrees are morons.
for example, didn't Nancy Pelosi write a book a couple of years ago, which completely flopped? Liberal books just don't seem to sell as well.
Maybe that indicates that conservatives are more likely to buy books than liberals?
This sentence is very telling. Are these categories negative statements or factual statements? The democrat Al Sharpton said that when America voted for Obama they voted for socialism. So did Sharpton become a republican, or is there such a thing as objective truth?
Now for the record, I don't believe every point listed...for example, I don't think Obama matches the Biblical description of the anti-Christ. But when one agrees with most or all of the 10 points of the communist manifesto what does that make that person? How close does this list sound to what the democrats are trying to install or have installed either in part or in whole?
10 point program of Communism
1.Abolition of property in land and of all rents of land to public purposes.
2.A heavy progressive or graduated income tax.
3.Abolition of all right of inheritance.
4.Confiscation of the property of all emigrants and rebels.
5.Centralisation of credit in the hands of the State, by means of a national bank with State capital and an exclusive monopoly.
6.Centralisation of the means of communication and transport in the hands of the State.
7.Extension of factories and instruments of production owned by the State; the bringing into cultivation of waste-lands, and the improvement of the soil generally in accordance with a common plan.
8.Equal liability of all to labour. Establishment of industrial armies, especially for agriculture.
9.Combination of agriculture with manufacturing industries; gradual abolition of the distinction between town and country, by a more equitable distribution of the population over the country.
10.Free education for all children in public schools. Abolition of children's factory labour in its present form. Combination of education with industrial production.[8]
Um...it wasn't Republican voters who showed up at doctors offices the day after Obamacare passed wondering where their free healthcare was.
Voters with post grad degrees who support this twit like you say have degrees that do not require much thought or difficulty.
Exactly. It doesn't indicate it. It proves it.
I don't know the details of the curriculum, but, my impression is that Gay studies teaches how there has been oppression, Women's studies teaches about oppression, Black Studies teaches oppression, etc.
So I can see that little real thought or academic inquiry happens in these fields. If the groups are said to be oppressed, and all their problems are due to oppression, then there's not much else to say.
It's laughable that some still talk about women as a minority group in higher education, when women now receive 57% of bachelor's degrees.
If you think health care is expensive now, wait until you see what it costs when it's free." — P.J. O'Rourke
Thank goodness.
And theres one reply at the bottom of the article by someone who says those who beleive in freedom need there ass kicked .....
"I dont know the details of the curriculum, but, my impression is that Gay studies teaches how there has been oppression, Womens studies teaches about oppression, Black Studies teaches oppression, etc"
Your statement only verifies my opinion. They are indoctrinated rather than think and examine all evidence and other points of view. No real critical thinking here.
Obama supported by those Mensa members in Detroit who crashed the building looking for that "Obama Stash".
Naturally. He's an extreme socialist.
A poll by market research company Harris Interactive shows that not only do two in five Americans believe Obama is a "socialist",
Too low.
but one-third still believe he is Muslim.
Too low.
A full 38 percent believe he is going to take away US citizens' right to hold arms;
Too low.
29 percent that he wants to sell-out the US to a "one-world government";
Too low.
27 percent that he resents the country's heritage;
Too low.
and 23 percent that he is a racist and anti-American, alike.
Too low.
Again, 23 percent of Americans believe he wants to use a terrorist attack or economic collapse to take "dictatorial powers";
Too low.
one-fifth say he is doing "many of the things" that Adolf Hitler did;
Too low.
and 14 percent believe he is none other than the Anti-Christ.
WWWWAAAYYYY too low.
Most of my college professors were liberals. They couldn't find a job on the outside so they teach that Capitalism is a "mean" system.
Ummmm...the more people that hold these views,the less extreme they are.
Its not like they are denying the sun comes up in the east or some verifiable "fact" they are opinions and as such are NOT "extreme". In another month the view that they are extreme will be extreme.
At the rally last September I met many, many very highly intelligent people (much more than me) who were spitting mad at what Mr. Obama was doing to our nation. Real estate people, CPAs, computer scientists, marketing executives, a nuclear engineer, and even a couple of media executives, are examples of the type of people I met from all over the country.
This stuff just doesn't wash. Yeah, there are fringes on both sides, but my view is that the intelligence quotient is much, much higher on the conservative side. The leftists depend on their constituency to be uneducated or under-educated in order to control them.
Then they either call me a racist, or wander off with a dazed look.
Not uneducated, UNINDOCTRINATED with 0bamao's propaganda BS.
Educated people know he's a muzzie marxist/socialist POS.
"Then it's usually, ummm, uh, no, I don't know..."
So, they are just trying to sound as smart as TheOne!
All this proves, if it were true, is that the more a person is subjected to state-run education, the more indoctrinated they are.
Good point!
Although maybe all those Democrats in the projects are like that Russian guy.
What in the hell is the definition of "uneducated"?
I have two degrees .... big deal ... I love what I do for a living. Now, put me in charge of installing a new roof on a house. I assure you that by the time I am done, it'd look like a Flintstone house or something. I'd get frustrated and just throw a big rock on the top of your house. Hell, I regularly question my survival skills if the shit hit the fan.
I knew this auto mechanic that, if you were to chat with him, sounded "stupid". The guy would almost become a different person when you'd start discussing cars.
In many fights with liberals while drinking at a bar in a relatively liberal part of town, I have been called "stupid and uneducated" more times than I care to admit. Of course, I play into that role just to see how vicious these people get. While the bartender herself was a flaming lib, she'd get the biggest kick out of the act I would put on to expose how stupid and brainwashed these idiots were. The bartender was one of the few libs I know that you could actually have a conversation with.
I swear, *educated* to these people is nothing more than the ability to regurgitate talking points found on the DNC website or MSNBC.
One time I asked some political know-it-all to name his Representative in the US House. He couldn't come up with a real name. I had to inform him it was Tim Murphy. He claimed I was a liar and that he had never heard of him. I was certain he wanted to fight but didn't have the balls to take so much as a limp-wristed swing at me. It didn't help that I was making an ass out of him in from of his girlfriend.
It's amazing how *uneducated* the *educated* really are :-)! Seriously, it's like you give someone some silly degree these days and they are an expert on everything.
uneducated ACORN workers?
When they call you a Racist, tell them they're "useful idiots."
"Extreme views" Dan?
Or an Extreme Pres__ent?
Ok, I can understand how uneducated people might believe some of the more outlandish stuff about Obama. But what is MUCH more surprising is how educated and "intelligent" liberals were able to believe much of the same things about Bush! Talk about willful ignorance, or delusional idiocy...
Did you ever hear that cut from some call in radio show where some lady was going on about getting money from Obama. Ah, found the link for it...
Obama, Obama!
No he is riduculed and belittled by the "educated" who have nothing but scorn for those of us living between the coasts. The liberals want to divide us into groups the more esaier to control us.
A poll by market research company Harris Interactive shows that not only do two in five Americans believe Obama is a "socialist", but one-third still believe he is Muslim.
Obama is and was a MARXIST in college.
Here is an interview from someone who knew him: send to everyone you know if you wish to spread the (blocked) word:
The full interview is devastating.
Too bad Fox News ignored Dr Drew in 2008 when he contacted them.
We now know the details of Barrys Occidental years.
He was an avowed and committed Marxist.
yup and the new one with the guy saying Obamacare is like Christmas.
Reflective of what? Longer, more-insulated, more intensive, and more dependent exposure to faculty Marxists?
About time sociologists and psychologists started looking into that one. Assuming that the correlation exists because "they're SMORT!" gets it all, is assuming too much.
Oh, well! Methodological disaster there .....
Come to think of it, that could be the case with Democrats ~ as high as it goes.
People really ARE uneducated if only 40% think Obama is a Socialist in mind and deed.
Here's his White House bookshelf as stocked by Michelle Obama:
Media Matter confirms it is a genuine photo. They just deny that books like "The American Socialist Movement" and "The Socialist Party of America" mean anything about Obama's agenda being Socialist (and if it IS what's wrong with that, the same argument used by Stalinists who denied that there was a Soviet loving fifth column in the US post-WWII).
Some of the Media Matters commentators think that this is library selection is for Obama to be able to fight AGAINST Socialist movements. Mmmm Kool Aid!
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The cake looks fantastic! The kids look so happy to be eating it. I would love to make that cake but it just seems a lot of work.
The Americanized Kimchi was made from…you ready? My husband began with a jar of sauerkraut, added red pepper powder, and don't really know what else he added. That was it. Just the thought he would attempt to make kimchi for me was a treat. It tasted good (I love kraut because that's what I grew up with in Minnesota).
Weekending 2/20/11: It's Friday, 2/18/11, and tonight was Ground-soybean stew (kongbijijjigae) for dinner. No, my honey didn't try it but it tasted good. I may not have ground the soybeans enough as it was "pulpy" in the stew.
What dishes did you have time to make for this week Mokpochica? :)
Feb. 20, 2011, Sunday: Ojingeojeot (Fermented Squid), after waiting a month prep., it sure was worth the wait. The little rice section has the squid on top of it. Don't think the squid is going to last a month as it's going fast! (Photo of BEFORE and AFTER)
Stuffed cucumbers (Oisobagi kimchi) are so delicious too. If you look at the plate of banchans, no wonder Asian people stay slim, that does not include me because I'm VERY Americanized!
Made some soups from Maangchi's Recipes this past week too. It's been a regular staple lately because it's been so cold here with rain, hail, wind, snow, lightening, and just darn chilly.
My mouth is watering! Not over the Americanized kimchi though ;) Your food looks fantastic! The ojingo looks fantastic and so do the oisobagi. I want to make both now.
I made doenjang guk (shilgari guk is what my husband calls it). I also made kosari nameul (My daughter, Haneul loves it and we are always trying to get her to eat more veggies). I made mujigae ddeok again for my son's family birthday party. It turned out even better this time. My husband and I went to Chicago over the long weekend and went to jjim jil bang (Kim's Spa). We went without the kids, so it was very relaxing. We had maeun tang (with cod, yum!), soon dubu chigae and yuk gae jang while we were there. We also bought a bunch of food at a market in Chicago and wanted to buy much more, but thought better of buying too much frozen fish since we would have to transport it.
I have a snow day tomorrow, so I will be making kaji, kong nameul muchim and maybe nabak kimchi if I feel ambitious. We have so much kimchi right now and so many dried persimmons that I see sujunggwa and kimchi chigae in my future too!
You're making me want to make mujigae ddeok but just can't get the gumpshion (my own made-up word) to start. It looks fluffy and delectable but I'll wait for a holiday party time to make it. :)
Just the word, spa, always sounds relaxing, huh? Glad you two got away for awhile. Busy people need a respite too.
Your children are very cute and your dinner table has a good mix of food for everyone to enjoy. The only thing about all the good food is doing all the dishes afterward, ha, ha.
Beginning of this week I made cod and the new Green Chili Pancakes. Boy, was that good! Had it for breakfast this morning with egg and fermented squid. Mmmm, mmmmm, good! Have a great week.
YUM! I so want to eat the gochujeon. I don't think I've ever had gochujeon, but I love haemul jeon and bindae ddeok. I remember eating those on rainy days in Korea with makkoli.
What sauce did you serve with the cod and jeon in your third picture? It looks like it has gochu jang in it? My mouth is watering!
Weekending 2/27/11: On 2/26/11, Saturday, for lunch I made Spicy Fermented Cabbage Stew (Kimchi Chigae 김치찌개) and a Bean Sprout Side Dish (Kongnamool Muchim 콩나물 무침). Kristi (from Korean Food Fan Profile) kept on talking about Kimchi Chigae and I can see why it's one of your favorite dishes. I remember eating that in Japantown (San Francisco) very long ago. It sure is delicious! I have not been disappointed at all with any of Maangchi's recipes. Every recipe made just brings back lots of memories, food-wise.
I made the sauce with a little bit of soy sauce, sesame oil, tad of white vinegar, and sprinkle of Furikake Seasoning (I love this stuff). That Poblano Green Chili Pancake is just great! You guys would love it too. I added 1/2 chopped Jalepeno and it really makes a difference. I have one more Poblano Pepper so guess what I'm making tonight? ;)
You guys are so cool! I don't know how to encourage you more. All I can say is that i'm very impressed and all your dishes look terrific! Someday you could meet each other!
Hey Kristi,
How did you like soon dubu chigae at the restaurant? Well, I'm going to make some this coming week (no promises) because I ran out of homemade kimchi.
You want to hear something funny? When I lived down in Cotati, CA, there was this Asian market that made fresh kimchi pancakes(during lunch-hour), so I would frequent the market practically twice a week, if not more; and each time I would ask myself how do they make that. I even shipped some to my Caucasian Mom UPS overnight with some dry ice. Now with Maangchi's recipes, I don't have to wonder anymore, I can make it myself and eat it anytime, thank goodness!
Needless to say, this is what was for dinner tonight…
P.S. Thanks Maangchi. I can't tell you how much joy you brought into my life, in sharing your family recipes and the Korean food traditions. I have waited a long time to find authentic Korean recipes to try, and you brought that to me. Guess the Internet should get some credit too (without the Internet, I would have never found Maangchi)! :)
Thanks Maangchi! This site also brings me a lot of joy. I never would have thought that I would be be successfully making the foods I am making now–and I feel like I am becoming more adventurous all the time. It definitely would be great to meet some day. Who knows?–maybe after my husband graduates law school we will end up in California. Or maybe even New York.
The soon dubu at the restaurant was tasty, but not really like I remember it in Korea. It wasn't spicy enough. I know that any food can vary with the cook, but I feel like soon dubu varies the most of any Korean food I have eaten. Anyway, I got around to making soon dubu on Friday. It was very good and the kids ate it, so I guess it wasn't too spicy for them after all. Of course I did make it on the mild side.
I just finished making jang jorim. YUM! This weekend I made miyeok julgi bokkeum for the first time and turned out great. I also made kong jorim, kosari and my hubby made spinach (sigeumchi nameul). We had Yubu chobap and doenjang guk today. Looking forward to a week of yummy lunch boxes!
I was going to make gochu jeon today and then my husband told me it isn't his favorite jeon and he only bought enough peppers for the jang jorim, so I couldn't make it. I think I need to stop for some peppers on my way home tomorrow and make it anyway. ;)
Hi Kristi,
Weekending 3/6/11: During the week I made Kimchi, soybean sprout side dish (kongnamool, and the delicious rolled egg dish. It's been raining all week here but that never kept me from cooking.
I'm so hungry for miyeok julgi bokkeum that you made. Hmart is unable to ship "refrigerated" items such as the seaplant stem. We spent time playing with our dog at the beach and during that time, I saw seaweed at low-tide so I told my husband I'm going to use what we have (abundantly) in our ocean and try using the kelp. I've been Google-ing trying to figure out how to prepare (sanitize) the local seaweed. It's free, fresh, and readily available in the Pacific Ocean. If you don't hear from me, you'll know what happened! Just kidding.
Let me know what fantastic meals you made… :)
Sunday 3/6/11: Eggplant Side Dish (Gaji Namul), Breaded Cod Fillets (Daegujeon), and Soybean Side Dish (Kongjang, Kongjorim) are the items I made this weekend and they will hopefully last during the work week. I really really really like eggplant!
Currently I'm trying to figure out whether the Mugwort I got from the Internet is the same ingredient for Rice cake Gyungdan 경단. I desperately want to make it but gathering all the ingredients is kind of difficult. So my goal is to have it all so that by July 4, 2011, I can make it for that holiday. :)
The Gyungdan on this site are so photogenic, and delicious too I am sure. I've wanted to make them too. I hope you can get all of the ingredients.
I also made gaji nameul today and I have kongjang in the fridge still. I always make a double batch because the kids love them. I finally made oi sobaegi and they turned out great. I hadn't made them before because I remember thinking it was too salty when I lived in Korea and I think I had the impression it would be difficult to make. Not at all, and they are delicious. My husband was so happy. I also made the beef/radish soup that is posted with them and it had my son saying "MMMMM..MMMMM" while he has eating it. It is great to find another simple soup that I can quickly make to go along with panchan.
I made soondubu again earlier in the week and it was definitely better this second time, but I still haven't made it faithfully following the recipe (each time I haven't had beef). I'll make it again this week because I have all the ingredients now. I have nabak kimchi on my list of things to make this week too. I don't really feel like making it, but I know I will feel like eating it when it is fermented just right. :)
We went to the huge Chinese market near us today because they have Asian kaji and none of the other markets seem to. I bought a large bag of baby bok choy and cooked that up tonight in a ginger/garlic sauce. It is really good–and the first time I've cooked bok choy although I've loved it for a long time.
Hi K,
A week ago today, we were packed and kept away from our home for 10.5 hours…Tsunami Warning Evacuation. It was very scary and stressful; however, we learned a lot on "how to be more prepared for emergencies evacs." All is well here now so back to cooking recipes.
How did your 3rd try of Soondubu turn out?
March 20, 2001 (Sunday): All the leftovers have been eaten so made some fresh batch of Dumplings Mandu (만두), Kimchi, 김치, and Soybean side dish Kongjang, kongjorim (콩장, 콩조림), Spinach side dish Sigeumchi namul (시금치나물), and this morning purchased some Green chili pepper pancake to make some Gochujeon 고추전 later today to eat for the week.
Wow! I'm sure evacuating your home was very scary. I am glad all turned out well. The people of Japan have been very much on my mind. I have been looking at some of the stories about Indonesia 5 years after the 2004 earthquake and tsunami and I know that Japan will be just as successful rebuilding, if not more. Of course the loss of human life is the great tragedy.
Yum! You inspire me to try making mandu. I still haven't made gochujeon! I need to get my act together. How did your kimchi turn out? Have you altered the recipe to your taste at all? I add a bit more sugar usually and I omit the squid/oysters.
Last weekend I made large portions of bibimbop namul and meat to eat throughout the week and it was great. I also made gaji namul and nabak kimchi (water kimchi). This past weekend was too hectic too make much panchan with sick children. I made roasted seaweed in the pan and beef radish soup. I also made doenjang chigae with a really spicy jalapeño, but it was delicious. I love it with enoki mushroom. I also made some rest stop potatoes from this site http://aeriskitchen.com/2011/02/rest-stop-gamja/#more-8969 They are my husband's favorite rest stop food, so it brings back a lot of memories from our time traveling in Korea.
I plan to make mu saengchae, more roasted seaweed and the chwi namul this week. I am excited to see how that turns out. I don't think that I've had it in Korea…that I remember. The dried aster scaber is cheaper than kosari, so I wanted to try them.
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National Quilt Collection
"Quilt": A cover or garment made by putting wool, cotton or other substance between two cloths and sewing them together. An American Dictionary of the English Language, by Noah Webster, LL.D., New York 1828.
The National Quilt Collection incorporates quilts from various ethnic groups and social classes, for quilts are not the domain of a specific race or class, but can be a part of anyone's heritage and treasured as such. Whether of rich or humble fabrics, large in size or small, expertly crafted or not, well-worn or pristine, quilts in the National Quilt Collection provide a textile narrative that contributes to America's complex and diverse history. The variety and scope of the collection provides a rich resource for researchers, artists, quilt-makers and others.
Part of the Division of Home and Community Life textiles collection, the National Quilt Collection had its beginnings in the 1890s. Three quilts were included in a larger collection of 18th- and 19th-century household and costume items donated by John Brenton Copp of Stonington, Connecticut. From this early beginning, the collection has grown to more than 500 quilts and quilt-related items, mainly of American origin, with examples from many states, including Alaska and Hawaii. Most of the contributions have come to the Museum as gifts, and many of those are from the quilt-makers' families. The collection illustrates needlework techniques, materials, fabric designs and processes, styles and patterns used for quilt-making in the past 250 years. The collection also documents the work of specific quilt-makers and commemorates events in American history.
Learn more about the quilt collection and step behind the scenes with a video tour.
"National Quilt Collection - Introduction" showing 2 items.
1847 Emily Holbert's "Vanity of Vanities" Quilt
- Description
- Emily Holbert put not only her name, date, and location on this quilt, but also two maxims that held significance for her. Boldly and precisely appliquéd in the border: "INDUSTRY, AND PROPER IMPROVEMENT OF TIME 1847 VANITY OF VANITIES, ALL IS VANITY. EMILY HOLBERT'S QUILT; WORKED JANUARY, A.D. 1847. CHESTER, ORANGE COUNTY, NEW YORK." "Vanity of vanities, all is vanity" is from Ecclesiastes I:2. "Industry, and proper improvement of time are the duties of the young" was an expression that could be found in mid-nineteenth-century school books. Similar religious and moralistic sayings are found on samplers, embroidered pictures, and other needlework items, that were made by young women in the eighteenth and early-nineteenth centuries.
- This quilt consists of twenty 14-inch blocks, each appliquéd with a medallion surrounded by three-lobed leaves, iris, and tulip motifs. The blocks are set with a 2-inch printed green sashing. The 9¾-inch-wide border contains the appliquéd inscriptions on all four sides of the quilt, sandwiched between a band of appliquéd leaf, tulip, and cherry motifs and a pieced sawtooth edge. Roller-printed fabrics are used for the appliqué work; the lining is white cotton with a cotton filling. All the appliquéd motifs, letters, and numbers are outline-quilted, and the leaves have quilted veins. Open spaces are filled with quilted motifs of scrolls, botehs, oak leaves, and hearts; 8 stitches per inch.
- Emily Holbert, born October 15, 1820, was the daughter of James Holbert (1788-1871) and Susan Drake Holbert (1791-1851 or 1854). Emily was born and lived in Chester, Orange County, New York. On October 30, 1851 she married Theodore Finch, son of John and Catherine Anne Woodward Finch. Theodore was born about 1827 and died in January 1852 at the age of 24, a few months after his marriage to Emily.
- There is no record that Emily remarried, and she died in 1858, only six years after Theodore. In 1988, the quilt she so proudly put her name to was donated to the Smithsonian by Mr. and Mrs. John Beard Ecker. Emily Holbert was Mrs. Theodora Ecker's great-aunt. At the same time another quilt from the same family, Susan Holbert's "Little Sister's" quilt, was also presented to the Museum.
- Location
- Currently not on view
- Date made
- 1847
- quilter
- Holbert, Emily
- ID Number
- 1988.0245.01
- catalog number
- 1988.0245.01
- accession number
- 1988.0245
- Data Source
- National Museum of American History, Kenneth E. Behring Center
1850 - 1860 Susan Holbert's "Little Sister's Quilt"
- Description
- Stenciled in the center of the lining of this quilt is "S. T. Holbert" which stands for Susan Theresa Holbert. Her older sister, Emily, made another quilt in the Smithsonian's collection, the "Vanity of Vanities" quilt." Might Emily have made this quilt for her younger sister as well? Or were they both accomplished quilt makers?
- The center of the quilt is a sunburst or star 26½ inches in diameter, pieced of triangles and diamonds. Sixteen appliquéd feathered plumes emerge from the outer edge of the sunburst. Between the plumes are sixteen small 4-inch pieced sunbursts. A 3/8-inch band of red cotton print separates the field from the border. Along the inner edge of this band are birds with flowers and buds, and in each of the four inner corners is a pieced and appliquéd "Carolina Lily" block. The 7½-inch border contains an appliquéd undulating oak leaf vine.
- The fabrics used are roller- and discharge-printed cottons. The quilt has a filling of cotton with a white cotton lining. All the pieced and appliquéd motifs have double-outline quilting and the open spaces are filled with motifs of flowers, running vines, leaves, sprigs, fleur-de-lis, botehs, and hearts; each quilted 8 stitches to the inch. This quilt's dramatic design incorporates a popular mid-19th century motif: plumes or the "Princess Feather" pattern, in the then-fashionable red and green color combination.
- Susan Theresa Holbert was born in Chester, Orange County, New York, on February 24, 1834. She was the daughter of James Holbert, a farmer, and Susan Drake Holbert. They had another daughter, Teresa, who died in 1816 at the age of three and Susan was probably named after her. Susan married William Alfred Lawrence in 1861, and they had a son, Theodore (1862-1947). Susan died in 1871. This quilt was donated to the Smithsonian by Mr. and Mrs. John Beard Ecker. Mrs Theodora Ecker is Susan's granddaughter. At the same time another quilt from the same family, Emily Holbert's "Vanity of Vanities" quilt, was also donated to the Smithsonian.
- Location
- Currently not on view
- Date made
- 1850-1860
- quilter
- Holbert, Susan
- Holbert, Emily
- ID Number
- 1988.0245.02
- catalog number
- 1988.0245.02
- accession number
- 1988.0245
- Data Source
- National Museum of American History, Kenneth E. Behring Center


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Safety & Security Director Robn Blacksmith models evacuation-monitor gear at the May 10, 2013 all-campus meeting. More photos
It was a crowded and informative agenda for the May 10, 2013 All Campus Meeting at Shoreline Community College.
Attendees, both in-person and on streaming video, saw and heard updates on the state and college budgets, division and department reorganization plans, accreditation, campus internationalization, the virtual college, campus safety and security efforts and college-level impacts from the state's business-processes project called ctcLink.
President Lee Lambert began the meeting talking about his status as a candidate for the chancellor job at Pima Community College in Tucson, Ariz. "The things I care about are employees, faculty and students," Lambert said. The opportunity to do that work on a larger scale at Pima, which has an operating budget that would be one-fifth of the entire Washington system, is one worth considering, he added.
As for the budget, Lambert said the state of Washington's approach to funding higher education is hurting employees and students. "We are sorely underfunded," he said. "Our focus has to be on Olympia because all we can do is respond to decisions made there."
He noted that in 2009, the total community and technical colleges system of 34 colleges received about $988 million with $750 million of that coming from the state. "Today, we get just over $900 million, but only $586 million comes from the state," he said. "The rest is on the backs of our students. We are overburdening our students. Something is wrong."
Lambert briefly recapped competing budget scenarios from the state House and Senate, the main subjects of a special legislative session scheduled to open Monday, May 13. "While there are differences, at this point, we are planning on a flat, no new revenue budget from the state," Lambert said. "Compared to recent years, that's good news."
James Jansen, Vice President for Academic and Student Affairs, said that a reorganization of the academic and student services areas that he oversees is on hold. "We had a lot of discussion across campus and I learned some things," Jansen said. "Especially now with the potential for change with the president, we'll put the reorg on hold until at least this fall and go forward with the current structure."
Joe Duggan, newly appointed director of the also new Department of Institutional Assessment & Data Management, spoke about the next steps in the ongoing accreditation process. Duggan noted that he is looking for feedback on draft accreditation documents and has a June 14 deadline.
Campus internationalization was next up, with Dean of Social Sciences Bob Francis recounting his experience co-presenting on Shoreline's efforts at the American Association of Community College (AACC) annual convention this past month in San Francisco. Other co-presenters at the convention were Diana Sampson and Mari Kosin from International Education office and Vice President Jansen.
Francis said that campus internationalization creates an environment that provides learning opportunities that attract and retain both domestic and international students. While students engage a rigorous academic program, community members also see the college as a vibrant place where they can learn more about the evolving world.
"I came away understanding just how far along we are," Francis said, reciting a long list of on-campus internationalization successes and ongoing efforts. "We are head and shoulders above many larger institutions."
Ann Garnsey-Harter, director of Shoreline's Virtual College and eLearning, focused on the transition from Blackboard to the Canvas learning management system and other advances in her area. She noted that the process that began last fall has resulted in 197 classes now moved to Canvas.
"It has been hard work, but we've had lots of training and support, along with two retreats, and faculty should be commended," she said.
Garnsey-Harter also noted that more faculty members are using and developing classes that use open course library (OCL) materials. The statewide project that started with a grant from the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation is helping keep down the cost of textbooks and other class materials. She noted the efforts by math faculty member Shana Calaway, who has developed two classes and written an OCL text.
More articulation agreements with more universities are also opening up new pathways for students, Garnsey-Harter said. Shoreline recently aligned with a new online degree at the University of Washington and is expanding agreements with Grand Canyon University, Portland State University and the University of Phoenix, she said.
Director of Safety and Security Robin Blacksmith paraded in front of the crowd in hardhat, safety vest and a backpack full of emergency gear as her introduction to a new effort to identify and train a small army of "evacuation monitors."
"I need 74 volunteers," Blacksmith said. "We are a large campus with lots of buildings so I need one for every building and then backups." The idea, she said, is that every building will have people with knowledge and equipment in the case of an emergency that requires evacuation.
Blacksmith also touched on an upgraded emergency messaging system called Connect 5, online and in-person safety training that is being developed, reviewing options for added door locks and then asking everyone to have a personal emergency preparedness kit at work.
"They used to say three-days, three-ways, that might not be good enough anymore, but anything can help," she said.
Director of Financial Services Stuart Trippel introduced one new word, ctcLlink, and added some more that warmed the hearts of many longtime college and system employees: "The HP is going away."
The state uses an antiquated computer system known as the "HP 3000" to keep track of most business and student services. Earlier this year, the state awarded a contract that will bring new technology and new processes to Shoreline and the rest of the state's colleges.
"Don't think of ctcLink as an IT project," Trippel said. "This is a new process project. The biggest issue facing us will be managing the change."
During the question-and-answer session that followed the presentations, Lambert was asked about the Pima job and whether he would take a raise if the Shoreline Board of Trustees made him a counter offer. Amy Kinsel, faculty union president, asked if he would turn down any offered raise as a sign of solidarity with other employee groups who haven't had pay increases in recent years.
A group of students holding signs stood behind out-going Student Body Association President Kanpong Thaweesuk as he made a similar request. A student, Sean Prather, also asked Lambert if he would turn down such an offer if made.
"I did not ask the trustees for a raise," Lambert said. "It is not my intent to seek such a raise. My intent is to stay focused on student success."
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Chapter 2
Moses is born to Levite parents, is raised by Pharaoh's daughter, slays an Egyptian in defense of an Israelite, flees to Midian, and marries Zipporah—Israel in bondage cries to the Lord.
1 And there went a man of the house of
2 And the woman conceived, and bare a
3 And when she could not longer hide him, she took for him an ark of bulrushes, and daubed it with slime and with pitch, and put the child therein; and she laid it
4 And his
5 ¶And the daughter of Pharaoh came down to wash herself at the river; and her maidens walked along by the river's side; and when she saw the ark among the flags, she sent her maid to fetch it.
6 And when she had opened it, she saw the child: and, behold, the babe wept. And she had compassion on him, and said, This is one of the Hebrews' children.
7 Then said his sister to Pharaoh's daughter, Shall I go and call to thee a nurse of the Hebrew women, that she may nurse the child for thee?
8 And Pharaoh's daughter said to her, Go. And the maid went and called the child's mother.
9 And Pharaoh's daughter said unto her, Take this child away, and nurse it for me, and I will give thee thy wages. And the woman took the child, and nursed it.
10 And the child grew, and she brought him unto Pharaoh's daughter, and he became her
11 ¶And it came to pass in those days, when Moses was grown, that he went out unto his
12 And he looked this way and that way, and when he saw that there was no man, he
13 And when he went out the second day, behold, two men of the Hebrews strove together: and he said to him that did the wrong, Wherefore
14 And he said, Who made thee a
15 Now when Pharaoh heard this thing, he sought to
16 Now the priest of
17 And the shepherds came and drove them away: but Moses stood up and helped them, and watered their flock.
18 And when they came to
19 And they said, An Egyptian delivered us out of the hand of the shepherds, and also drew water enough for us, and watered the flock.
20 And he said unto his daughters, And where is he? why is it that ye have left the man? call him, that he may eat bread.
21 And Moses was content to dwell with the man: and he gave Moses
22 And she bare him a
23 ¶And it came to pass in process of time, that the king of Egypt
24 And God
25 And God looked upon the children of Israel,