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If you ever wanted to know what my top ten favorite spices or herbs were, turmeric would definitely be on that list. I love cooking with turmeric. Turmeric's vibrant yellow color and earthy, pungent and ginger like flavor marries so nicely with dishes that contain chicken, beef, eggs, tofu, vegetables and rice. For those who are unfamiliar with this spice, turmeric can be purchased in either dried or in fresh rhizome form.
Notice the bright yellow color of ground turmeric? Next time, be sure to add a few teaspoons to your favorite stir fry!
When selecting fresh turmeric, be sure to look for unbruised, firm, and smooth skinned rhizomes. Fresh turmeric packs more flavor that dried. However, dried turmeric is much more common and easier to find. There's no shame in using dried turmeric. I buy mine in bulk all the time.
My Grilled Thai Turmeric Chicken is an easy to make yet, an exotic tasting dish. It's made with succulent boneless skinless chicken thighs marinated overnight in a fragrant turmeric spice blend with sweet brown sugar, coriander, garlic, white pepper, fish and soy sauces. I like to serve it alongside a scoop or two of fluffy white rice and some thinly sliced cucumbers. It's simply delicious! Enjoy! Tessa
- 2 pounds boneless skinless chicken thighs
- 5 tsp garlic paste
- 2 Tbs brown sugar
- 1 1/2 Tbs fish sauce
- 1 1/2 Tbs light soy sauce
- 2 tsp ground turmeric
- 2 tsp ground coriander
- 1/4 tsp ground white pepper
- garnish with fresh cilantro sprigs
Add all of the ingredients to a covered container and refrigerate the chicken mixture at least four hours or overnight. Toss the chicken on a medium hot barbecue grill or grill pan and discard the marinade. Be watchful of the chicken, turning occasionally, being careful not to burn. Cook until the juices run clear or the internal temperature of the chicken reaches 170 degrees Fahrenheit. Makes 8 servings.


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Do this no-makeup makeup on Monday
This is the perfect party DIY
Make these or these Valentine's
Do this if you're stuck in the past.
Kate does angelic and evil for the cover of March W here.
I swoon for this look as worn by Marissa Webb.
The Dillinger Gang's Gun arranged neatly here. So cool!
Would you wear white jeans? How about leopard?
This is launching soon and we can't wait for it!
This superfood for the bedroom
Want these.
Try this festive lip look over the weekend.
These beat the pants off 1-800-FLOWERS, don't they?
Before the pixi cut here.
Tweedy in a good way here.
More red and fuchsia love here.
Rose-tinged champagne cocktails here.
Hearts and hearts and hearts and hearts and roses
If Classic Nudes reinterpreted in today's standard of beauty here.
Font love here,
ASOS2102. One word: N-E-O-N.
I'm reading this book, this book, this book and this book.
Have a lovely weekend. What are your plans? I'm visiting a friend in Columbus and will be going here every day!

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Think of it as apples in the buff: Stripped of the usual apple-pie spices, the fruits' natural floral qualities really come through. And free-form as it is, the rustic tart is very easy to make (there's no need for a pie plate)—not to mention refreshingly light.
- Yield
- Makes 8 servings
- Active Time
- 30 min
- Total Time
- 3 hr (includes making pastry)
- Pastry dough
- 2 tablespoons semolina (sometimes called semolina flour)
- 2 pounds Golden Delicious apples (about 4), peeled, cored, and each cut into 8 wedges
- 2 teaspoons fresh lemon juice
- 1/2 teaspoon grated lemon zest
- 1/4 cup granulated sugar
- 1 1/2 tablespoons confectioners sugar
- Preheat oven to 350°F with rack in middle.
- Roll out dough into a 13-inch round on a lightly floured surface with a lightly floured rolling pin. Transfer to an ungreased 17- by 14-inch baking sheet. Sprinkle semolina over dough, leaving a 2-inch border all around.
- Toss apples with lemon juice and zest in a large bowl, then mound on top of semolina (leaving border) and sprinkle granulated sugar over apples. Fold in dough border over apples, pleating dough as necessary, to form a 9-inch round.
- Bake galette 30 minutes, then loosely cover with foil and bake until apples are tender and crust is golden, 25 to 30 minutes more. Remove galette from oven and turn on broiler.
- Dust apples with confectioners sugar and broil 5 to 6 inches from heat until apples are just golden, 1 to 3 minutes (watch carefully; sugar burns easily). Slide galette from baking sheet onto a rack, then cool to warm or room temperature.
Cooks' note:
Galette can be baked 5 hours ahead and cooled, uncovered, then kept at room temperature. If desired, reheat in a 350°F oven until warm, about 5 minutes.


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Princes Street for People
On Monday, 13 August 2012, while passing a bus on Princes Street my bike got caught in the tram line and I was thrown to the ground. A second bus was behind me, and stopped in time. Perhaps I am fortunate that the trams have been so delayed, for if it had been a tram behind me I doubt it could have come to a halt quickly enough to avoid running me over. In my case, I merely had to wait in ER four hours to have my little finger x-rayed and stitched, plus further hospital visits later to check that the fracture healed correctly. The current street signage suggests bicyclists should ride down the middle of the tram tracks, which seems a recipe for disaster. I've met with others who have had bicycle accidents on Princes Street, and we are convinced that if nothing is done it is only a matter of time until there is a fatality. To save lives, and to improve the quality of life in Edinburgh, I've joined with others to petition that Princes Street be made car-free, with separate zones for pedestrians, bicycles, and trams. This will provide a much needed bicycle route west-to-east across the city centre, connecting existing routes. You can sign the petition here.
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Always worth hearing a new Dave Kelly production, and this one's a good 'un. Cham, Damien marley and Dave Kelly, irresistible combination. what do you think?
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lankou wrote:Electro hip hop? yeah,so ?
Mr Kelly was already doing this way back in 1999, way before everything became "electro".
I'd rather not see DM being compared to Michael Rose.
Btw, that tune with MR was a decent tune By these decade's standards but by no means one of DK's best offerings.
guillaumebougard wrote:My problem with Reggae and Dancehall producers doing hip hop or electro is that they cant compete.
The way Reggae got big is that Jamaicans were super creative with their own indigenous music (granted it had a heavy influence from the US, but it was JAMAICAN inasmuch as nobody else on Earth played this). They invented dub, DJ'ing and so forth, not by trying to do like American or European producers.
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The new OECD-WBG report on "Inclusive Global Value Chains: Policy options in trade and complementary areas for GVC Integration by small and medium enterprises and low-income developing countries" was presented to G20 Trade Ministers in October 2015.
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Policy brief detailing the findings from the 2015 OECD Trade Facilitation Indicators and the potential impact of the WTO Trade Facilitation Agreement on trade costs.
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4-page policy note detailing the key results and recommendations from OECD Trade Policy Paper 179 on the Participation of Developing Countries in Global Value Chains.
Although global value chains (GVCs) are often considered a defining feature of the current wave of globalisation, little is known about what drives GVC participation; what the benefits associated to growing participation are; or how developing countries engage and benefit from GVCs. This brand new paper provides empirical evidence of the benefits that developing countries can draw from integrating into GVCs.
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24-page summary paper of the OECD trade policy paper #179 on participation of developing countries in global value chains available on the OECD iLibrary.
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Introduction document to the OECD Southeast Asia Regional Programme featuring work on Trade in Value-Added, Services, Global Value Chains and their relevance to ASEAN countries.
The aim of the initiative is to build a closer dialogue on trade issues between ASEAN and OECD members and to identify areas of mutual interest in trade policy.
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The protection of trade secrets web annotation explains the need and reasons for the creation of the OECD's Trade Secrets Protection Index available through the iLibrary.
The objective of the International Business Dialogue 2014 is to collect input from the business community on regulatory impediments to trade and identify areas to improve international regulatory cooperation.
International firms in developing economies tend to employ more workers and pay higher wages than firms dealing exclusively with the domestic market, according to this paper demonstrating the links between global value chains (GVCs)and labour market outcomes. Engagement in international activities provides greater opportunities for women to enter the formal employment market.


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Michael Clark Proves That (20/10 Vision) Does Exist In The Basketball World
If you don't know Michael Clark then it's about time you get...
Phillips, who gained prominence as a coordinator of a record-breaking offense at his alma mater, has hinted this 2010 version could be as good as the Andre Woodson-led unit of three and four years ago.
The Wildcats didn't disappoint in the opener, gobbling up yardage in bulk — particularly on the ground from Locke, who had 104 yards on 23 carries.
For Charlie Strong, who once coached alongside Phillips at South Carolina and more recently guided Florida's dominating defense to two national titles in seven years, the rebuilding project has begun at Louisville.
Kentucky scored all but three of its points in the first half before the offense began to stall. But Louisville's playmakers couldn't match Kentucky's early intensity, and two key turnovers sealed the Wildcats' first four-game winning streak since the annual series renewed in 1994.
It didn't take Phillips long to put his own stamp on a program he inherited from his mentor, Rich Brooks, who led it to four consecutive bowl appearances.
After winning the toss and electing to receive — something Brooks would never do — Kentucky needed just two explosive plays to go 70 yards for the game's first points.
The game also marked a return to the lineup for senior quarterback Mike Hartline, who missed seven of the Wildcats' final eight games last season and had to fend off a challenge from two talented underclassmen for the starting job.
First, Hartline connected with La'Rod King on a 38-yard pass. Then, Locke burst through the line, made one spin move and ran untouched to the end zone from 32 yards out.
The Wildcats committed no turnovers, largely thanks to the efficient play of Hartline, who connected on 17 of 26 passes for 217 yards.
Kentucky went even farther — 82 yards — on its second scoring drive. Locke got the ball on six of the Wildcats' 10 plays in that drive, including a 1-yard sweep for his second TD in the opening quarter.
With Kentucky's offense already clicking, it was playmaker Randall Cobb's turn to prove he is still the star.
Cobb showed his athletic ability by leaping into the air and catching a lob with only his left hand — one of just two catches he made in the game. Instead, he did his damage in the return game and on the ground, and even as quarterback in the final drive as Kentucky iced the game.
One snap after making his dazzling catch, Cobb took the ball on an end-around and cruised down the sideline 51 yards — Kentucky's third and final touchdown of the game.
Kentucky had built a 17-point lead at that point, and a possible blowout was brewing. Although the Wildcats never appeared in serious jeopardy of letting the lead slip away, it was more Louisville's mistakes that allowed them to hold on.
A holding penalty caused the Cardinals to squander a trip to the Kentucky 5 just before halftime, managing only a field goal. The Wildcats led 20-6 at the break.
While Kentucky showed off the far more balanced attack, Louisville got a career-best game from senior running back Bilal Powell, who rushed for 153 yards. He got 80 of those on a third-quarter touchdown run, easily his longest ever, which cut the lead to 23-13 midway through the third quarter.
A third Chris Philpott field goal trimmed the score to the final margin, but Kentucky's defense ended other Louisville threats at a comeback, halting consecutive late drives with turnovers.
Mychal Bailey intercepted a pass from Adam Froman, who completed just 14 of 29 passes. Then, Ridge Wilson scooped up a ball that slipped out of Powell's hands.
One of the few low points for Kentucky was the performance of kicker Ryan Tydlacka, who missed an extra point and a chip field goal attempt that could have stretched the lead.


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What MaLDoHD 3.0 include:
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text: /* smooth v0.2 Paul Badger 2007 Smooth is a simple digital low-pass filter that is useful for smoothing sensor jitter or creating a delayed response to fast moving data. It uses a buffer variable and limits the amount of new data that reaches the output each time through the loop. Old data is used to make up the difference so that the response of the filter is slowed down. Someone with some more math might want to add a little more explanation here. This would be called an integrating function I believe. Smoothing can also be used to puposefully slow down (number-based) actions. Details: Smooth takes three parameters, the value to smoothed, the filter value (filterVal), and smoothedVal. int sensVal - the sensor variable - raw material to be smoothed float filterVal - The filter value is a float and must be between 0 and .9999 say. 0 is off (no smoothing) and .9999 is maximum smoothing. The actual performance of the filter is going to be dependent on fast you are sampling your sensor (the total loop time), so some trial and error will probably be necessary to get the desired response. smoothedVal - Use this for the output of the sensor and also feed it back into the loop. Each sensor needs its own value. Don't use this variable for any other purpose. This function can easily be rewritten with all-integer math, if you need more speed or want to avoid floats. Note that an earlier version of the filter I had posted here had the parameters reversed from current version and also would malfunction if used on more than one sensor. */ int sensVal; // for raw sensor values float filterVal; // this determines smoothness - .0001 is max 1 is off (no smoothing) float smoothedVal; // this holds the last loop value just use a unique variable for every different sensor that needs smoothing float smoothedVal2; // this would be the buffer value for another sensor if you needed to smooth two different sensors - not used in this sketch int i, j; // loop counters or demo void setup() { Serial.begin(9600); Serial.println("start "); } /* the main loop is a test of the smooth function. It generates a simulated square wave and then switches in four different smoothing values. Watch the numbers scroll by as the filter value slows down the response. */ void loop() { for (i = 0; i < 7; i++){ // substitute some different filter values filterVal = i * .15; for (j = 0; j< 60; j++){ if (j < 30){ // generate a simulated square wave sensVal = 1023; } else { sensVal = 0; } // sensVal = analogRead(0); this is what one would do normally smoothedVal = smooth(sensVal, filterVal, smoothedVal); // second parameter determines smoothness - 0 is off, .9999 is max smooth Serial.print(sensVal); Serial.print(" "); Serial.print(smoothedVal, DEC); Serial.print(" "); Serial.print("filterValue * 100 = "); // print doesn't work with floats Serial.println(filterVal * 100, DEC); delay(30); } } } int smooth(int data, float filterVal, float smoothedVal){ if (filterVal > 1){ // check to make sure param's are within range filterVal = .99; } else if (filterVal <= 0){ filterVal = 0; } smoothedVal = (data * (1 - filterVal)) + (smoothedVal * filterVal); return (int)smoothedVal; }


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WASHINGTON — To advance a cause that has defined her political career, Sen. Dianne Feinstein brought the father of a child killed at Sandy Hook Elementary School to Capitol Hill, where he talked about the last time he saw his first-grader alive. She brought in police officers to press her case against her law-and-order opponents.
She made it personal, evoking the time she had sought a pulse on the wrist of San Francisco Supervisor Harvey Milk, shot seconds before, and found her fingers "in a bullet hole." And she erupted in a rare display of public anger when a Republican senator questioned her understanding of the Constitution.
But on Tuesday, none of that was enough as the Senate majority leader, a fellow Democrat, excluded Feinstein's proposed assault weapons ban from a broader gun package. Nevada Sen. Harry Reid said he made the move out of fear the Feinstein ban would jeopardize the passage of more popular measures.
"I'm not going to try to put something on the floor that won't succeed," Reid said.
That was the unofficial death knell, and brought Feinstein to a place she has been before. She suffered similar disappointment in 2004, when Congress allowed her 1994 assault weapons ban to expire.


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Bender Family Fundraiser
The Seattle bike community and industry has responded to Mark Bender's severe spinal injury with a fund raiser and an outpouring of support. I've been on the road and late to announce this, but he wiped out while boarding on vacation in Hawaii and blew up C6/C7. After initial paralysis, he's regained some sensation and we hope that continues.


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Ildar Abdrazakov [ahb-drah-ZAH-koff] has established himself as one of
operaÆs most sought-after basses. Since making his La Scala debut in 2001 at 25,
the Russian singer has become a mainstay at leading houses worldwide, including
New YorkÆs Metropolitan Opera, the Vienna State Opera, and MunichÆs Bavarian
State Opera. His powerful yet refined voice coupled with his compelling stage
presence have prompted critics to hail him as a ōsensational bassģwho has just
about everything ¢ imposing sound, beautiful legato, oodles of finesseö (The
Independent). Also an active concert artist, he has performed at LondonÆs BBC
Proms and at New YorkÆs Carnegie Hall, as well as with leading international
orchestras, including the Chicago Symphony and Vienna Philharmonic.
In the 2015-16 season, Abdrazakov returns to several favorite roles in the
bel canto repertoire, beginning with a revival of DonizettiÆs Anna Bolena at the
Met in September. He reprises his acclaimed Henry VIII opposite Sondra
Radvanovsky in the title role and returns to New York in January for two encore
performances as part of the companyÆs Tudor Queens trilogy. In Europe,
Abdrazakov returns to the Opéra National de Paris as Don Basilio in RossiniÆs Il
barbiere di Siviglia. He then turns to the works of Verdi, beginning with the
composerÆs Requiem at Philharmonie Luxembourg and followed by an encore
performance as VerdiÆs Attila at the Monte Carlo Opera in April. In May, he
joins Riccardo Muti for two concert performances of Macbeth at StockholmÆs
Konserthuset. Other concert highlights include a reading of Rimsky-KorsakovÆs
Mozart and Salieri in Moscow with Vladimir Spivakov and the National
Philharmonic Orchestra of Russia in December. The coming season also sees
Abdrazakov at the helm of the Elena Obraztsova International Academy of Music ¢
where he was appointed Artistic Director by Obraztsova herself in 2014 ¢ which
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Lilly Grant Supports National Leadership Initiativeby Richard Paige • January 31, 2014 Share:
Wabash College has received a $500,000 grant from Lilly Endowment Inc. to coordinate a national initiative that will help to build the leadership skills of pastors at a critical early stage of the ministerial careers. This effort will be overseen by the Wabash Pastoral Leadership Program.
Established in 2008, the Wabash Pastoral Leadership Program engages a diverse group of clergy with five- to ten-years of ministerial practice in two-year leadership development experiences. The pastoral leaders meet regularly as a cohort and converse with influential business and civic leaders across the state to explore the most pressing challenges facing Indiana communities. Encouraged by the success of the Wabash program, the Endowment awarded grants to 11 organizations across the country to establish similar leadership development programs for early career pastors in other regions.
Program Director Derek Nelson, Associate Professor of Religion at Wabash, said, "The Wabash Pastoral Leadership Program has been very successful in developing the potential of pastors to become adaptive leaders in their communities. Now that Lilly Endowment has funded similar programs at other institutions, it is important to coordinate with these organizations as they get off the ground, and share what we have learned from our own work these past years."
Wabash Associate Director Libby Manning will convene annual gatherings to help these new programs develop partnerships with each other and share knowledge and resources to aid their work. "Being a pastoral leader in Indiana is a profound blessing due in part to Endowment-funded initiatives like the Wabash Pastoral Leadership Program. I am delighted to be part of the team supporting organizations in other states as they develop similar pastoral leadership programs for talented young pastors. These programs undoubtedly will have a positive long-term impact on the well-being of states and local communities." said Manning, who also serves as Associate Pastor at Christ the Savior Lutheran Church in Fishers.
Raymond Williams, senior adviser to the Wabash program, will assist in the planning and development of coordination activities, which also will include site visits and the development of a website.
Christopher L. Coble, the Endowment's vice president for religion, said, "The Endowment is committed to strengthening the leadership capacities and skills of pastors across their ministerial careers. We have been pleased with the success of Wabash's Pastoral Leadership Program and believe that Wabash can play an important role in coordinating and supporting similar efforts across the country."
Wabash President Gregory D. Hess said, "Institutions need to build on their strengths. Developing religious leaders who make a positive impact in their communities is something that Wabash has been doing well for a while. To go the next step and help other programs to do that work in their own contexts is part of what Wabash is all about. We need people in all walks of life who can lead effectively and live humanely."
Participants in the Endowment's Early Career Pastoral Leadership Development initiative include:
Austin Presbyterian Theological Seminary, Austin, Texas
Chautauqua Institution, Chautauqua, New York
Collegeville Institute for Ecumenical and Cultural Research, Collegeville, Minnesota
Gordon-Conwell Theological Seminary, Boston, Massachusetts
Morehouse College, Atlanta, Georgia
Pepperdine University, Malibu, California
Seattle University, Seattle, Washington
Union Theological Seminary, New York, New York
University of Chicago Divinity School, Chicago, Illinois
Wabash College, Crawfordsville, Indiana
Wake Forest University, Winston-Salem, North Carolina
Wesley Theological Seminary, Washington, D.C.


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i've always wondered if there was some conspiracy by which the Catholic church was requiring confession as a means of data collection, and that somewhere there's a huge database of every bad thing that every confessor has ever done, just in case they need blackmail material down the line
... or as a way for the higher-ups to gather faith-info about their priests and employees, who'd feel compelled to go to confession
It is the way for the priest to collect tabs on everyone and then during mass on any given sunday he can poll and preach on that topic then everyone goes home thinking the priest knows something about them forgetting at the same time they gave the priest the information
An old joke. A teenaged boy goes to confession, and admits to "fornicating."
The priest is alarmed [yeah, right--like they don't hear this shit all the time]--okay, he feigns alarm and tells the boy that as part of his penance he must reveal the name of the girl.
The boy refuses. The priest decides to try to elicit the information
"My son, was it Angela?"
"No, Father, it was not"
"Was it Kristyn?"
"No, Father, it was not"
"Was it Lisa?"
"No, Father. Actually it wasn't any of them. I didn't fornicate. But thanks for the leads!"
I have a good Catholic friend who goes to confession nearly every Sunday, usually to confess something he had chosen to do the previous Saturday night. It goes without saying that the thing he did Saturday night was with the assurance he could cleanse his soul the next day. Ain't religion wonderful?
The Church doesn't require confession, it's a sacrament that is there for those who want it. It's recommended that your go at least 2 times a year but its not a, "sin," to not. And if your friend is assuming that he can go to to confession and just confess for being bad, he obviously doesn't feel bad about it and that is committing a sin of presumption (that you can commit a sin and just confess it later.) And, keeping a poll? Ask yourself how that sounds. Have you ever even been to confession?
Confession is just another means of humiliating people into subservience - with the reward of being 'forgiven' without ever having to make amends.
The first time I went to confession I had to make sins up, I couldn't think of any! So the next time I got to confess lying.
An old joke. A teenaged boy goes to confession, and admits to "fornicating."
About the best atheist joke I have heard so far, Thanks!
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This time last year, a lot was up in the air for the Toll Gate girls' basketball team. Head coach Joe Paliotta was on leave and several inexperienced players were thrust into big roles. The result was a second consecutive 0-18 season.
But things are much different this year. John Paolino, who took over as interim coach last season, is now the permanent head coach, and he welcomes back an experienced team. Ten of the 11 players on the current varsity roster have seen plenty of court time and are eager to take a big step forward.
The Titans hope it makes for a different result.
"It's been excellent so far," Paolino said. "I think the girls look back and I look back, and we say 'It wasn't our team last year.' Now they've been with us a year, they know what to expect and they're really eager to get back out there."
The seeds for that attitude were planted last year. Though the Titans struggled, their young players improved as the season went on, and interest in the program seemed to pick up. Several sophomores are on the JV team this year after not coming out as freshmen.
As for the returning players, last year showed them what it takes.
"When we left last year, the girls understood that if somebody came out and was better than them, they were going to lose their spot," Paolino said. "They took that to heart. We did the summer league and they were all very willing to play. They played a lot on their own in the summer and continued it into the fall. You can see the improvement."
The Titans know that turning that improvement into success on the court isn't a given, but early practices have offered positive signs.
"We had a great first week," Paolino said. "The kids have a great attitude. The best word I can use to describe them is focused. They came to tryouts very motivated. They don't like this concept of losing. They really want to win."
Toll Gate will be led by its five seniors. Lauren Barnes, Ingrid Freeman and Nicole Fraser are all back are all back after seeing a lot of time last year, while Amanda Iadevaia is returning from injury and Amber Brooks is joining the team after transferring from Johnston and not playing last year.
Barnes and Freeman are poised to lead the way in the back-court. Both are good shooters who Paolino says just need a little bit of confidence.
"They're natural shooters," he said.
Fraser should be a key player down low.
"She came back in great shape, and I think she could be one of the best post players in the league," Paolino said.
Iadevaia and Brooks don't have last year's experience to lean on, but both should be capable of contributing.
The junior class features Laura McGuire, one of the team's most experienced players, as well as Jillian Eaton, Jackie Falso, Kelsey Kurbiec and Sarah Sagnella. Sophomore Courtney Sheridan is back after jumping right into the fire as a freshman last year.
Paolino likes the potential McGuire brings to the table.
"She's probably our most athletic basketball player," he said. "She's played a lot. I think she and I agree that she had kind of an off year last year. I'm waiting for her to really break out. She's got to put the ball in the basket this year."
Eaton, Falso, Kurbiec and Sagnella saw varying amounts of playing time last year but are all ready to contribute. Sheridan could be poised for a break-out in the middle.
"She was thrown to the wolves as a freshman, and she didn't know what to expect," Paolino said. "She is so excited and pumped up. She's already saying she's not going to let anybody push her around this year."
With 11 players who all have similar skill-sets, Paolino expects to go deep into his bench and play everybody. That should allow the Titans to play intense defense and push the tempo when they have the chance.
"We've got to improve our defense and rebounding," Paolino said. "Those are two of the biggest things."
The Titans had some success in the summer league, winning four games. Paolino hopes that can be a springboard for a resurgent year. It won't be easy – the Titans had the opportunity to move to Division III, but petitioned the league to remain in D-II and build the program there. They'll play in Division II-South, along with Coventry, who's down from D-II, defending D-II champ Narragansett and several other perennial contenders.
But they're excited nonetheless.
"We're definitely going to be better," Paolino said. "I'm not going to make any predictions, and we're in a very tough division, but I think we have a lot of potential. They really jelled in the summer, and the big thing is they want to win. They've been extremely focused."
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I am at TESOL 2010 in Boston, an international conference of Teachers of English to Speakers of Other Languages. It is so energizing to be with the 7000 attendees that have come from all over the world. Tonight I attended Howard Gardner's Opening Plenary on Five Minds of the Future with approximately 1500 other people. Dr. Gardner's speech was so relevant to many of the topics that I have discussed on Twitter with educators in my PLN about the future of education.
Rather than tweet lines from his speech, I decided to put together a blog and outline his what he said.
There are several major changes in our culture that have occurred that have led to a transformation in how we view education.
·Globalization has resulted in mega cities all over the world. It is the reason that immigrant children are entering U.S. schools in unprecedented numbers. The emergence of global markets and knowledge-intensive economies are bypassing national borders.
·Biological revolution – The potential of brain science for education are indeed enormous Teachers today need to know about how the brain works. Educators and scientists need to cooperate so the educators know about brain science and scientist know about education
· Digital revolution – I won't go into all that Gardner mentions about the digital revolution but he specifically mentions the advent of social networking such as Twitter and the possibility of allowing students to use cell phones and other electronic devices in the classroom. Technology has changed the way we think about learning.
· Lifelong learners – people cannot go to school and then stop learning in today's world. We must learn to think outside the box, to be flexible and learn beyond our disciplines.
The Five Minds for the Future are:
* The Disciplinary Mind: The goal of schools can no longer be the memorization of an assortment of facts. Students need to learn to think across many disciplines (historical, mathematic, artistic, scientific) and to become experts in one discipline. t
* The Synthesizing Mind: This is the ability to synthesize information has become more and more important. There is so much information available to students that is undigested and unevaluated. Students need to be able to synthesize the information that is available and communicate it to other.
The Creating Mind: This is the ability of a person to clarify new problems and come up with new solutions. The Creative Mind thinks outside the box and is not afraid to try new things and fail.
* The Respectful Mind is respectful of the differences among human beings. Diversity is a fact of life and we must go beyond mere tolerance to show our respect for others.
* The Ethical Mind demonstrates the ability to conceptualize oneself as a good worker and a good citizen. We must take our responsibilities in these two areas seriously.
So with this new book Five Minds for the Future, Howard Gardner goes beyond the cognitive realm and into the realm of getting along with other cultures and living up to our responsibilities to our community.
Wednesday, March 24, 2010
Howard Gardner's Five Minds for the Future
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5 comments:
- Matt said...
Thanks. It is nice to read about what is going on at the TESOL 2010 since I am too far away to be there. (currently in Japan!)
- March 24, 2010 at 9:05 PM
- everythingESL said...
Matt, I'm sorry you were not able to come. This is the most successful TESOL that I have been to in a very long time.
- March 25, 2010 at 8:46 AM
- Carol Waites English Teacher said...
Very interesting - thanks
- March 25, 2010 at 2:04 PM
- Tara Benwell said...
Thanks for keeping us in the loop. Busy at a booth and missed a lot at TESOL! It was great to meet you in Boston. We'll keep in touch via Twitter.
- March 27, 2010 at 10:28 AM
- Seattle Mariner said...
About one year before the TESOL in Boston, he was being interviewed at Harvard on social interactions, ethics, social networking, etc.
Here's the short and edited interview:
Dr. Howard Gardner
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My earliest memories from the time I was a newly "confirmed seven year old Catholic child found me being required to confess all my "sins" each week to an unknown Priest hidden behind a dark screen.
To this day, the idea of any seven year old capable of anything approaching "sin" is absurd. so the obligitory "forgive me father for I have sinned" pronouncement as a preamble was a non-sequitor at best. The real absurdity came when I committed areal "sin" by lying about committing a sin....that is I had to make one up in order to be excused in order to do penance for what had not done!
Does anyone else have these absurd memories still clogging up ones otherwise rational brain?
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Yes, indeed.
I still remember the peculiar sweet smell of the confessional and the sound of the cover of the screen being slid back by the priest.
My little friends and I had plenty of sins to confess in that system, however, everything from childish fibs to disrespect toward any person in authority-- and don't forget, thoughts ranging from disrespectful to murderous counted as sins, too.
Why is it that of all the millions of images, sounds and smells I've had since my childhood days...I am still unable to just delete those of the little black door sliding behind the screen? And those of the nasty priest with his rather foul smellling breath berating me because my made-up story of sinfulness was insufficient for him? And why would I actually make up another- even greater- "sin" to appease his passion so he might administer an even greater penance onto me? Why do these absurd thoughts remain "burned" into my brain forever...when so many other worthwhile experiences have escaped my consciousness?
Although I've been an atheist for many years and fully realize the absurdity of it all..why can't I just flush this foolishness away? I can however proud to claim that I never imposed this awful legacy onto my children as did my parents onto me.
I consider it sexual abuse to be told at the age of 13 (when puberty is starting for most) that any sexual thoughts, masturbation, and sexual activities are sins that must be confessed to priests (often men in their 30s-70s). I was 17 in the 80s but if I were that age in the late 90s, I would have charged the bastards 2.99/min to talk dirty to them. Sheesh!
Can you imagine a 17-year-old girl believing she was going to hell for 4 years before summoning the courage to tell a 40-something disgruntled man she masturbated? I don't have to. I remember it vividly and how annoyed he seemed to be to have to sit and listen to my confession. His panties got into an even bigger twist when I didn't know the Act of Contrition. At least I didn't have to worry about going to hell anymore as long as I didn't have any sexual feelings. That lasted a whole day or two! So, I decided I was going to get married asap so I didn't have to worry about going to hell. Guess how THAT turned out! (Not good.)
I'm not Christian so I don't have to forgive my parents or the priest or anyone really who contributed to the fear I had to live with for many years simply because I was having normal and natural feelings.
Don't get my wrong. I'm not angry about it. I just think they're complete idiots and/or dishonest people because if you really rub some brain cells together and THINK about it all, it's absurd. I guess I do have to admit I'm angry at my parents for being so stupid. I don't excuse or make excuses for stupidity and thoughtlessness so I don't think stuff like, "Oh they were doing their best" or "Oh they really believed they were doing me a favor". I remember being 7 years old and being in church and thinking "These people are nuts". My 7 year old mind assumed that since I was a kid, when I got older it would all make sense because, after all, the adults seemed to be OK with it.
At 7 my big sins were lying to my parents (hey, I had to--they were irrational, superstitious, completely compassionless and un-empathy idiots) and being mean to my brother (hey, I was 7--gimme a break--I'm not a saint).
At 14, I was forced to make confirmation against my will. When I said I "didn't feel ready" to make the commitment, my mother told me, "Too bad. You have to." and left the room. After all, she was a CCD teacher. How would this reflect on her reputation?
What I feel mostly now, in my 40s, is happiness that I was able to extricate myself from that insanity and my equally insane marriage and raise good, atheist children. What got me over it was realizing in my early 20s that if there was a god, he couldn't be as much of an asshole as the Catholics made him out to be.
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What can I do for my out of town friends with micropremie twins?
Back in August I had heard that two friends of mine from college had twins. We don't really stay in touch anymore, but I had caught wind of it vaguely on Facebook, like you do.
Well last night I was thinking about them and missing them and wanting to see how they were doing. This is when I found out that the twins were born at 25 weeks and are still in the hospital. There is a lot of detail at thier CarePages. It looks like it's been quite a journey so far with many surgeries, etc. but they are both up to almost 4 lbs at this point, so that seems hopeful.
I feel terrible that I didn't realize the situation sooner. We live a couple of hours away from them. I'm not sure what I can/should do besides just saying "I'm thinking about you." For those who have experience with preemies, is there anything practical I can do to help? Do you think they are already inundated with little homemade knit preemie hats and gift cards and things? If not, can I send those things to them at the hospital? Is there something else that I haven't even thought of?
Also, I know everyone is different about how they feel about things, but is there anything that people always say to the parents of preemies that I should avoid saying? It seems like the kind of situation that would create I-wish-they-would-just-shut-up statements.
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I would think gift cards would still be appreciated. You could do gift cards for food, baby items (target or baby stores), gas (for driving to and from the hospital), or stuff for mom.
The things that I can think of that you want to avoid saying would be first, "your so lucky you didn't have to go through the last few months of pg", or something similar to this. Also I would avoid asking if they know when the babies will come home. This is similar to asking a pg women who is past her edd if she has had that baby yet. And honestly, if the statement starts with "at least", you may want to rethink it.
That's all I can think of right now. It is great that you thought of asking this.
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I had a internet friend send a tiny knit set for my babe and it was the first thing she ever wore. It was the sweetest thing anyone did for me while V was in the NICU. For us, there was not an abundance of hats and such. Plus, coming from a friend it means so much more. If you do send clothing, I would size them around 4-5 lbs. Many NICU's don't allow the babes to wear clothing until they can maintain their temperature in an open crib. Since NB clothing is easy to come by, preemie size would be a fabulous gift.
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My first thought was gift cards and something small for the babies. GCs for gas, food, groceries, coffee, etc! Do you guys have mutual friends that are closer distance wise to them? You could get specifics from them- gas stations, grocery chains, etc.
I don't know how mailing stuff to a hospital would work, if you can find out which hospital you could contact them and ask.
I 2nd the teeny tiny outfits suggestion. I don't know where they are in the country, but seeing as how it's November, the weather is changing, so something for cooler weather might be nice.
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The worst thing people asked was "when will baby come home". I didn't really know the answer to that question & felt so helpless when having to respond to that. I was asked it so many times, it was awful. Positive support, prayer & love is the best gift.
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Definitely gift cards for restaurants or gas. We had a 26 weeker and spent tons of money driving the 45 minutes daily to visit him. We never had much time to eat either, so spent a lot at the restaurant nearby. There were some people who put together some care packages and the most helpful were the cards for gas and food. We also loved when someone organized for others to bring us dinner one day a week. That homemade meal was awesome.
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Anything to let them know you are thinking about them. When your babies are in the NICU it's like you're living in a strange alternate reality and like PP mentioned you eat out a lot and have high expenses for things like gas and parking.
Avoid comments like those mentioned, but I found when people don't know what to say they stop talking and that's really isolating, so reach out to them if they seem up to it.
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New episodes of 'Kimberly's Simply Southern' will start airing in the spring of 2013.
During the first season of the show, Schlapman used her crazy traveling schedule with Little Big Town as a means to research culinary customs and food culture all over the country. When she finally made back to her home in Nashville, she gathered with family and a few famous friends to create southern meals. The talented singer would combine what she learned on the road with traditional southern cooking methods in order to make brand new authentic recipes.
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SAN DIEGO (AP) ? Former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney, on the brink of clinching the Republican nomination, promised Monday to maintain an American military "with no comparable power anywhere in the world."
Romney spoke a day before Texas voters were likely to give him enough delegates to formally clinch the Republican presidential nomination, a formality that cements his status as President Barack Obama's general election opponent.
"It's a big day tomorrow," Romney said late Monday. "I'm looking forward to the good news."
Texas' Tuesday primary offers 152 delegates, and Romney is just 58 delegates shy of the 1,144 needed to become the nominee. Romney will be in Las Vegas on Tuesday attending a fundraiser hosted by celebrity real estate mogul Donald Trump.
Trump earlier in the week returned to the controversy over where Obama was born.
Romney has declined to repudiate Trump for embracing the fringe view, saying Monday evening that while he doesn't agree with all the people who support him, he appreciates their help to get him at least 50.1 percent of the vote in November.
Trump again contended this week that Obama was born in Kenya and raised in Indonesia, pointing to information in a catalog from a literary agency that represented Obama two decades ago. That view has been debunked repeatedly. Obama released his long-form birth certificate in April 2011 showing he was born in Hawaii while Trump weighed entering the Republican primary race.
Earlier Monday Romney faced a San Diego crowd estimated at 5,000 in what was billed as a Memorial Day service paying tribute to the nation's war dead, not a campaign rally.
Without naming his general election rival, Romney drew clear contrasts with Obama on the issue of defense.
The Democratic president has proposed reducing the size of the military following the end of the U.S. combat role in Iraq and plans to remove troops from Afghanistan by the end of 2014.
"We have two courses we can follow: One is to follow in the pathway of Europe, to shrink our military smaller and smaller to pay for our social needs," Romney said outside the Veterans Memorial Center and Museum. "The other is to commit to preserve America as the strongest military in the world, second to none, with no comparable power anywhere in the world."
The White House and congressional Republicans have agreed to cut $487 billion in military spending over the next decade. Even with Obama's proposed cuts in the military budget, the U.S. would remain by far the world's dominant military power. The Pentagon's budget this year exceeds $600 billion. Closest rival China said this year its defense budget will top $100 billion for the first time, although the U.S. claims China spends twice as much.
Across the country in Washington, Obama marked the solemn holiday with remembrances at Arlington National Cemetery, and later at the Vietnam War Memorial marking the 50th anniversary of U.S. involvement in Vietnam.
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In San Diego, Romney was joined by McCain, a Vietnam veteran who spent more than five years as a prisoner of war. McCain said that Romney, "I believe, is fully qualified to be commander in chief."
Romney noted that he visited Afghanistan and Iraq during his term as Massachusetts governor. But he has limited foreign policy experience.
Still, Romney has been critical of Obama's plans to reduce the military, in addition to the administration's policy toward Syria's handling of the uprising against President Bashar Assad's government.
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One of the major achievements of the IT industry in the 1990s was the emergence of open standards. By eschewing proprietary approaches to software, hardware, and data formats, enterprises succeeded in dramatically improving their flexibility, interoperability, sustainability, and cost effectiveness. The runaway successes of ISA/PCI, TCP/IP, SQL, and XML, to name just a few standards that ultimately changed computing history, showed the way, as well as the promise, of coming together as an industry around a common way of doing things on a level playing field. In those days, enterprises proactively demanded open standards, and largely got them.
By contrast, the social media world has had only a few such breakout successes around open standards. Many initiatives have come and gone over the years, with only OAuth and a few others (such as Activity Streams) achieving widespread acceptance. By widespread, I mean the definitive, standard way of accomplishing a given capability in social media. In fact, in recent years we've seen the return of large-scale proprietary platforms, such as Android and iOS, which yes, have some open standards in them, but are certainly not managed in an open environment or on a level playing field.
As social networks become the operating system for our engagement with the world (at least for many of us), it's now past time our industry started a vital discussion on open standards. Beyond the general benefits, there are a few urgent reasons we should do this for enterprise social networks.
One reason is that, as I pointed out in my last column, social media in general has proliferated so extensively now that there are often a half dozen or more social apps that we use every day in our personal lives, in the workplace, or both. But they usually have quite limited interoperability when it comes to our identities, data integration, and inter-social network user experience. Thus, our work in them is fragmented and siloed, limiting their reach and value. Standards would greatly help with this.
Second is that, as IT becomes more on-demand and disposable in an increasingly app store-centric world, the shelf-life of our applications clearly seems to be shortening. We must have a way to easily and simply achieve continuity as the social foundation beneath us shifts and changes. Open standards make it possible to swap out obsolete and outdated social components, move our data over as necessary, and keep working with as little disruption as possible.
Third, and perhaps most important, the industry is becoming aware that the business value of social media is best achieved when it's centered in the work that we do, not off to the side. This can only be achieved by connecting our systems of engagement (social business tools and platforms) with our systems of record (CRM, ERP, HRM, etc.). Again, standards that readily enable such a connection would allow the vast array of traditional IT we have to operate seamlessly in close conjunction with our social environments, the latter which now seem destined to become a primary center of attention when it comes to our daily workplace experience.
Fortunately, I come bearing good news when it comes to most of these three points. Many of the standards for achieving these goals--which can be summarized here as social media interoperability, interchangeability, and application integration--now exist and, though not perfect or 100% solutions, are in a relatively complete and mature state compared to where they were even a couple of years ago.
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While the story of OAuth is generally well known and has already achieved the bar for definitive success in my opinion, i.e., widespread acceptance in a critical mass of products and IT shops, it really just helps with social interop at a basic level. Typically, OAuth is used to safely connect two social tools with a single user identity, so that say, Foursquare check-ins are visible in Facebook or a critical IT system can automatically post informational updates into a employee social network.


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Wednesday, February 22, 2012
That 70s Quilt
I finished up a quilt that has been languishing on the shelf for months. I cut the squares over a year ago, pieced most of the top at my retreat in November, and then felt kind of blah about it. Yesterday I decided to get it done. I started basting at 12:30 and was done quilting and binding by 5:30. Not bad with a toddler running around!
It's pieced from 5 1/2 inch squares of prints that I really love separately. Together, I'm not so sure anymore. It reminds me of 70s decor. Maybe it will speak to me again this autumn? At this point I'm just glad it's finished. Not everything can be a masterpiece!
22 comments:
- Kate said...
I love it - maybe because we are coming into autumn down here. Some of my favourite fabrics in there.
- February 22, 2012 at 2:18 PM
- felicity said...
Not NEARLY enough puke brown for it to be too 70s. I love it - there's something to be said for simple patchwork + fabrics you love.
- February 22, 2012 at 2:29 PM
- **nicke... said...
i really love it. it is bright and full of life.
- February 22, 2012 at 2:34 PM
- Heather D. said...
It's simple, and cozy looking, which to me equals awesome. Maybe it will grow on you!!
- February 22, 2012 at 2:50 PM
- beth lehman said...
i like it! simple patchwork is great. i'm more impressed with how fast you got it quilted!!
- February 22, 2012 at 3:54 PM
- Jessica said...
I agree with the peanut gallery- love it!
- February 22, 2012 at 4:16 PM
- Tiffany said...
Love - love - love. I agree about the beauty of simple random patchwork - everytime I see one I love one, yet I hate it when I Try to make one. Apparently I just need to jump in like you and will hopefully have a beautiful quilt to snuggle afterward.
ps. not 70s.. not pukey enough like someone else said lol - def. way more awesome and not at all pukey :)
- February 22, 2012 at 4:50 PM
- Anna said...
i like it! but yes, good to point out that we can't all make stuff we love all the time. ahem, my t-shirt quilt that I had to chain myself to my chair to complete. Makes you really enjoy the stuff you think is a success though, right?!
- February 22, 2012 at 5:16 PM
- Diane Maxwell said...
I love it too. I'm a sucker for bright colors.
- February 22, 2012 at 5:54 PM
It's a great quilt! The simple patchwork is wonderful and so full of life! I'm thinking it will surely grow on you!
- February 22, 2012 at 5:56 PM
- randi--i have to say said...
i like those colors! sometimes it's nice to make a quilt that focuses on all the fun prints and patterns. this one is great!
- February 22, 2012 at 7:04 PM
- Michele said...
Love the colors. The prints are really fun too.
- February 23, 2012 at 3:43 AM
- Debbie said...
oh you have some great fabrics in that quilt! Love the orange leaf backing too!!
- February 23, 2012 at 6:10 AM
- Svetlana said...
I think it's really pretty. You're so right about not everything being a masterpiece. I'm sure we've all experienced that.
- February 23, 2012 at 6:55 AM
- Blueberry Park said...
what a beautiful quilt...you can't beat beautiful simplicity. As for leaving projects lying around for a while, I have just got a second wind with something i started over a year ago...here's hoping it doesn't take a full other year to finish!
- February 23, 2012 at 8:38 AM
- Dianne said...
I think quilts that are not so "precious" have more fun, go more places and feel more love. I could be wrong but that's what I think.
- February 23, 2012 at 12:28 PM
- Heidi @ Boys, Buttons, and Butterflies said...
I adore it! It is a BRIGHT autumn quilt...not too dull at all!
- February 24, 2012 at 7:55 AM
- Leslie said...
it is bold!! i think it looks great.
- February 24, 2012 at 10:26 AM
- Michelle Jensen said...
I really like it. I am working on something right now and I feel the same way. Everyone (my mom, sil, friends) keep telling me that it looks so cool and so just trust me because I do think your is cool. I still don't trust my friends, lol. Strangers opinions you can trust :)
- February 24, 2012 at 4:06 PM
- Leanne said...
I think it is lovely and maybe for you it is more of sitting/lying cuddling enjoy it close up quilt instead of one you look at from a distance.
- February 26, 2012 at 7:22 AM
- Linda said...
What a great quiltL love th simplicity and th colours. Yes, definitely speaks of autumn.
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The environmental activist group includes Saint Michael's students and alumni as members, according to its Website, though it was unclear if any were among the those singing "we shall not give up… we have only started" at Monday's talk by Doer. Opponents believe the development of tar sands oil will destroy the environment and release dangerous levels of greenhouse gases. The figure 350 refers to parts per million of CO2 in the atmosphere that scientists say can preserve a livable planet. Doer's point was that the oil will be developed regardless of the pipeline decision which is driven by U.S. commercial interests, not Canadian policy, and if the oil is not sent to Texas refineries by pipeline, it will go to other countries via alternative pipelines or by rail or truck to the U.S. refineries, perhaps inflicting even worse net greenhouse effects. Later that evening the ambassador spoke at an entirely cordial dinner at the new Dion Family Student Center, an event drawing former Vermont Governors James Douglas and Ambassador Madeleine Kunin, plus other dignitaries invited by the college and the co-sponsoring Vermont Council on World Affairs (VCWA) Ambassador Series. Saint Michael's student leaders also had invitations for the rare chance at the exchange of ideas and gifts over dinner with high-level world, state and community leaders. Saint Michael's President Jack Neuhauser also attended, presenting Doer a USA Hockey Olympic Jersey. "This will look good on the silver-medal podium," Doer quipped as he held it up. He also joked that the Polar Vortex is a product of Russia, not Canada. "I think it was a good college moment," Saint Michael's political science professor and Canada specialist Jeffrey Ayres said of the entire visit. "It had free speech, democracy, alternative perspectives on an issue, protest, but also an opportunity for the ambassador to speak his views, which he had the right to do since we invited him. It was a good learning opportunity for young people in the audience. The pipeline proposal and extraction of tar-sands oil in Canada is a huge issue." He called Canada an "energy superpower" whose positions matter deeply to the U.S. and the world. Ambassador Doer praised the quality of informed questions that he heard at Saint Michael's -- nearly 45 minutes worth -- during a question-and-answer session after his McCarthy speech, even though many questioners took issue with his talking points. Some of the student questioners had been part of a past service-learning project with Ayres on climate-change education, the professor noted. Another questioner was Richard Kujawa, a Saint Michael's geography professor who, though on sabbatical this semester, illustrated nicely (as did Ayres) the ways that liberal arts educators can show students how to probe beneath the surface of official government positions to understand issues meaningfully. "I thought the talk was an interesting example of an ambassador doing his job!" said Kujawa, who has research interests "in cross-border investments, the blurring of investment/control of energy, especially in Vermont, and in geopolitics/political geography" which he shares with several other faculty. The geography professor said Doer "offered a broad-ranging set of comments about the mutual and complementary interests of the U.S. and Canada." Kujawa heard no surprises, calling Doer's positions on the pipeline and the complex Alberta oil developments "predictable, but notable." Doer avoided the term tar sands in favor of oil sands, Kujawa notes, possibly a matter of astute public relations. Using specific examples in his post-talk questions, Kujawa demonstrated how much more complex the issues of oil transportation and markets really are than the ambassador was trying to make them sound in his speech. Kujawa and Ayres both said they scratched their heads when Doer raised what seemed to them a dated specter of Iran and Venezuela as a sort of dire oil-market controlling axis or alliance, from which North Americans only could be unfettered with initiatives like the pipeline. "Chavez is dead," Ayres said of the former Venezuelan Communist leader, who had been a nettle for U.S. policy-makers on oil and other issues in the past. All evening, Doer stressed that energy conservation initiatives and hydro-electric power were bigger parts of Canada's broader energy policy - and there are many pipelines other than Keystone, he said. He twice thanked former Gov. Douglas for calling hydroelectric power "renewable energy," a fact that he said President Obama has been known to cite. As a Canada specialist, Ayres said he was hearing Doer in a broader context that he intends to share with his International Relations students, who were at the talk. "What's been happening in Canada for the last five or 10 years, particularly under conservative Premier Stephen Harper, is that Canadian national interests have changed as they've developed the sense of themselves as a more powerful state - and I think power changes your interest," Ayres said. As a result, "they've tried to create a more muscular foreign policy" and are more aggressive in pursuing national interests, which is different from preceding eras under more liberal Canadian governments. But Ayres doesn't think conservatives will form another majority after this government. 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