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December 19, 2013
When it comes to career-related news and developments, there was a lot to celebrate in 2013. There was also a lot to condemn. And below, in no particular order, is a collection of bests and worsts from the year in work and the workplace.
Best Use of a Beastie Boys Song to Attempt to Increase the Number of Engineers Who Are GirlsToy company GoldieBlox thought it had hit gold when its ad using the Beastie Boys' song "Girls" received more than 8 million views. However, when Mike D and Ad-Rock of the Beastie Boys saw the video, they thought it was whack, and now the ad has become the center of a battle in a court of law. GoldieBlox claims the version of the song it used is a parody and thus protected under fair use law. But the Beasties counterclaim that the video violates copyright and trademark law, not to mention is an example of false advertising, false endorsement, and unfair competition. In any case, you have to appreciate the lyrical changes that GoldieBlox made to the Beasties' song, especially replacing "Girls, to do the dishes/Girls, to clean up my room" with "Girls, to build a spaceship/Girls, to code a new app."
Best Female CEO Appointment in the Largest City in the U.S. to Ever File for BankruptcyWhen General Motors named Mary Barra its new CEO, Barra became the first female to lead one of Detroit's Big 3 automakers, not to mention a role model for women across the country wishing to climb the corporate ladder. Barra first joined GM as an intern in 1980, and three decades later, after numerous positions at the firm, she became its top employee.
Best Movie About Bernie Madoff and His Ponzi Scheme That Isn't Really About Bernie Madoff and His Ponzi SchemeAlthough Woody Allen claims he didn't have anyone in particular in mind (including members of the Madoff family) when he wrote Blue Jasmine, it's nearly impossible to watch his latest, often-brilliant film without thinking about Bernie and Ruth and the Ponzi scheme of the century. (Side note: look for Cate Blanchett, who plays a Ruth Madoff-like tragic figure in Jasmine, to clean up come award season; also look for Andrew Dice Clay to pick up a couple accolades as well, for his moving portrayal of a blue collar worker duped by the movie's Bernie Madoff stand-in.)
Worst Idea That a Wall Street Bank Had for a Fun Q&A on TwitterThere's definitely someone at JPMorgan who thought #AskJPM was a stroke of genius. And it's very likely that that someone will not be speaking up in any PR meetings in the near or distant future. The reason for that is after the bank invited Twitter users to pose career-related questions to a JPMorgan vice chairman, the Twittersphere took the opportunity to tell JPMorgan and its management team what they really thought of them. Here's one such thought/question/tweet: "I have Mortgage Fraud, Market Manipulation, Credit Card Abuse, Libor Rigging and Predatory Lending AM I DIVERSIFIED?"
Best Internship Interview Question Involving a Living Thing Asked by a Bulge-Bracket Investment Bank"If you could be a tree, which kind would you be and why?" Yes, this interview question was actually posed this year to a prospective summer intern by one of the largest banks in the world. Which proves that it not only takes a thorough knowledge of the financial markets to get a job on Wall Street, but also a deep knowledge of flora.
Best Book About the Failure of Wall Street, the Failure of Washington, and the Bottoming Out of the EconomyIn November, New Yorker Staff Writer George Packer won a National Book Award for The Unwinding: An Inner History of the New America. And in an interview with online magazine Guernica about The Unwinding, Packer had this to say about what's recently been going on in Silicon Valley (where he grew up): "It's like Wall Street and Washington: people go to cash out, divorced from their ostensible functions. Wall Street was supposed to provide credit to the economy. Washington was supposed to provide sensible legislation and representation, and Silicon Valley is supposed to create engineering products that change lives, and I don't see that happening in a very persuasive scale anymore."
Worst Day of the Year for Former Goldman Sachs VP Fabrice "Fab Fab" TourreOf the 365 days of 2013, there's no doubt that August 1, 2013 will go down as the year's worst for the Fabulous One. That was the day the former Goldman trader was found guilty on six counts of securities fraud stemming from the infamous subprime mortgage security deal widely known as Abacus. Upon the announcement of the verdict, Fab Fab became the most well known Wall Street executive to be found guilty of financial crisis-related wrongdoing. Meanwhile, thousands of higher-ranking Wall Street executives are still at large.
Worst Tweet Posted by Former Business Insider Chief Technology Officer Pax Dickinson Who Was Ousted From the Firm for His Offensive TweetsThere's actually an eight-way tie for this one. And all of the worst tweets (which are racists, misogynistic, or both) were responsible for Dickinson's dismissal from his BI post this past September. (In other tasteless tweeting news, Anthony Weiner's bid to succeed outgoing New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg was derailed when yet another woman claimed that she and Weiner had been sexting each other).
Best Quote By Billionaire Investor Warren Buffett on the U.S. Government Potentially Allowing the Country to Default on Its Debt Speaking on CNBC in October about why lawmakers shouldn't for one second even consider allowing the U.S. to default on its monstrous amount of debt, the Oracle of Omaha said, "Creditworthiness is like virginity. It can be preserved, but not restored very easily." (Incidentally, remember that $5 billion investment Buffett made in Goldman Sachs at the height of the financial crisis? Well, in September, Buffett cashed out of the bet, turning a $2 billion profit.)
Worst Apology by a High-Ranking Government Official for Doing Illegal Drugs in a Drunken StuporThe Great White North took on new meaning when Toronto Mayor Rob Ford stood behind a podium and apologized for smoking crack cocaine "in a drunken stupor." Although Ford's behavior was bad news for the city of Toronto, it was great news for writers in New York. That is, it was great material for this very well executed SNL skit.
Best Idea for a New Fast-Food-Related Business That Will Certainly Not See the Light of Day But If It Did Would Make McMillionsImagine a "giant McDonald's flagship store" "located in Times Square" that "serves food from all the different McDonald's menus from around the world." It's "like Epcot Center: there'd be a central courtyard, maybe a water feature (McOcean or something), and surrounding it would be a variety of pavilions, each replicating the McDonald's experience from a different country. Pop over to Taiwan for a McRice burger (the rice, oddly, is formed into cakes that replace the buns, not the fillings), back to Brazil for a side of nachos, and wash it all down with a frosty cane-sugar Coke from Mexico." This is the dream of Jeb Boniakowski, who outlined his idea for "McWorld" in The Awl this past January.
Best Previous Job Held By Newly Appointed CCO (Chief Catholic Officer)In March, the Catholic Church received a new leader, as Cardinal Jorge Mario Bergoglio was named the new Pope. And it didn't take long for the new Pope, who hails from Argentina, to cause quite a stir. A few months after he started his new job, Pope Francis (he took the name of St. Francis of Assisi, "the first clue to [his] nature," writes John Carroll in an excellent profile of the Pope in this week's New Yorker) had this to say after a journalist asked him about the status of gay priests in the Church: "If someone is gay who searches for the Lord and has goodwill, who am I to judge?" Which was a surprising yet welcoming reply to many Catholics and non-Catholics around the world. It was perhaps also surprising yet welcoming to many when, a few weeks back, the new Pope revealed that his past job experience included this: working as a bouncer in a Buenos Aires nightclub.
Worst Piece of News Involving a Summer Intern or Summer InternshipIn August, a 21-year-old Bank of America intern in London named Moritz Erhardt died after reportedly working three all-nighters in a row. Although the cause of Erhardt's death was not proven to have been linked to the 72 consecutive hours of work, this tragic story did shed new light on the heavy workloads carried by young bankers on Wall Street. It was also likely the cause for Goldman Sachs putting into place a new No-Saturdays policy for its junior bankers, as well as for JPMorgan implementing a free-weekend-once-a-month policy for its younger staff.
Best Quote About Bad Boys and What Makes or Doesn't Make Them Sexy From Facebook COO Sheryl Sandberg's Lean In: Women, Work, and the Will to Lead"When looking for a life partner, my advice to women is date all of them: the bad boys, the cool boys, the commitment-phobic boys, the crazy boys. But do not marry them. The things that make the bad boys sexy do not make them good husbands. When it comes time to settle down, find someone who wants an equal partner. Someone who thinks women should be smart, opinionated and ambitious. Someone who values fairness and expects or, even better, wants to do his share in the home. These men exist and, trust me, over time, nothing is sexier."
Best Piece of Art Sold by SAC Capital Founder Steven A. Cohen at Sotheby's Within a Week of SAC Pleading Guilty to Insider Trading Charges and Cohen Agreeing to Pay $1.8 Billion in FinesThe year 2013 was not a good one for Steve Cohen, whose eponymous hedge fund SAC Capital Advisors was finally nabbed by the Feds for insider trading. However, Cohen, who is quite the art collector, was able to unload a few of his finer pieces this fall over at Sotheby's. In November, he sold two Warhols, a Brice Marden, and this Gerard Richter beauty, which went for a pretty cool $26.4 million. In other SAC Capital/insider trading news, one of Cohen's main men, Michael S. Steinberg, an SAC portfolio manager, was found guilty yesterday of conspiracy and securities fraud. Steinberg, who is facing up to 85 years behind bars (though is likely to receive just three to four), will be sentenced on April 25, 2014.
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Brussels, 28 February 2012 - The final distribution of the 2012 Aid for the Needy Scheme has been voted through the Management Committee today and will be published in the Official Journal in the near future. It confirms that a total of €500 million will be available for the scheme this year – with a projected 18-19 million people in 20 Member States expected to benefit. Today's vote follows last week's formal adoption of the new legal framework by the European Parliament and the Council.
Last year, following a Court ruling on 13 April 2011 that any food covered by the programme could only be sourced from public intervention stocks (and not from the open market), the commitment for 2012 was limited to just € 113 million - equivalent to the remaining volumes of public stocks (see IP/11/756). The Commission was already aware of this potential problem in the existing regulation resulting from the emptying of public stocks, and had previously tabled proposals in 2008 to avoid problems with sourcing food supplies. With the proposals blocked in Council (despite support from the European Parliament), the Commission amended its proposals in September 2010 (see IP/10/1141) and again in October 2011 (see IP/11/1148) in order to facilitate an agreement. In December 2011, EU Farm Ministers reached agreement on these new rules which will permit monetary allocations for the purchase of food products on the market, in the absence of intervention stocks. This was subsequently backed in European Parliament and Council 2nd Readings, and published in the Official Journal last week. The Commission has been working with Member States (and charity organisations) in recent weeks in order to ensure that the final volumes available could be finalised as soon as possible after the new regulation was adopted.
Speaking after today's vote, EU Commissioner for Agriculture & Rural Development Dacian Cioloș stated: "I am delighted that we have finally been able to adopt measures which will take up the full Aid for the Needy budget available for 2012. In this time of economic crisis, this scheme has become more important than ever, and I believe that the provision of €500m of EU funds for this purpose is an important signal of solidarity in these difficult times."
Employment, Social Affairs and Inclusion Commissioner László Andor stated: "I am glad that Europe did not let down those who need our help most. The EU needs strong and visible instruments to fight against social exclusion. We have committed to reduce the number of poor people in the EU by at least 20 million at the end of the decade and this programme is and should remain part of this effort."
The EU's "Food Distribution programme for the Most Deprived Persons of the Community" (MDP) has been in place since December 1987, when the Council adopted the rules for releasing public intervention stocks of agricultural products to Member States wishing to use them as food aid for the most deprived persons of the Community.
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text: Robert G. Brown wrote: > The other is numerical HPC applications. Here the marketplace is one > where it is difficult to achieve a win. First of all, most people who > are doing HPC have very specific, very diverse, applications and often > these applications run on clusters that are at least to some extent > custom-engineered for the application. Hmmm... I have a recursive joke I like to use in cases like this ... Gross generalizations tend to be incorrect. There are many clusters that end users want their machine to run an app or three. These apps are "fixed" or very slowly changing, requirements are well defined and static. I think it might be a better approximation to say that clusters to a large extent mirror their intended usage pattern. The people who will run commercial or even non-commercial codes and do little to no modification, could be well served by a "fixed" resource. The folks working on more "researchy" type things, where they do code development as well as use the machines for simulation/analysis, are more likely to want finer grained control. > A general purpose commercial cluster would face immediate problems > providing a "grid-like" interface to the general population. Even See above: For the group for which this is a fixed immutable resource, this is not generally correct, "grid-like" or web-access to cluster resources works, quite well in fact. Bug me off line so I can avoid spamming if you want to know more. > something as simple as compiling for the target platform would become > difficult, and is one of those areas where solutions on real grid > computers tend to be at least somewhat ugly. For those doing development and more research-like things not using fixed resources (programs, ...), yes, this is an issue. > Then there is access, > accounting, security, storage, whether or not the applications is EP or > has actual IPCs so that it needs allocations of blocks of nodes with > some given communications stack and physical network. Again, lots of this stuff is handled quite well for programs that change infrequently. > By the time one works out the economics, it tends to be a lose-lose > proposition. I disagree, specifically for the groups that need the fixed resources. > It is just plain difficult to offer computational > resources to your potential marketplace: > > a) in a way that they can afford -- more specifically can write into a > grant proposal to afford. Cycles for sale would not fit into a grant model, which wants to minimize the variable and fixed costs. That is, this would not work well for a researcher in most cases. > > b) in a way that is cheaper than they could obtain it by e.g. spending > the same budget on hardware they themselves own and operate. Clusters > are really amazingly cheap, after all -- as little as a few $100 per > node, almost certainly less than $1000 per CPU core even on bleeding > edge hardware. Yes, there are administrative costs and so on, but for > many projects those costs can be filled out of opportunity cost labor > you're paying for anyway. Hmmm.... I would caution anyone reading (or writing.... cough cough) to prefix this with "for a specific configuration, not necessarily detailed here". Lest end users expect Infiniband connected dual/quad core machines with 8 GB ram per core for $100/core (or even $1000/core). It is hard to get a real "rule of thumb" for configurations, as a) everyone has a different "base" configuration, b) prices fluctuate, sometimes wildly, c) configuration drastically impacts cost. We strongly advise people considering such machines to survey the market *before* taking action. You may be sorely disappointed what $1000/socket or $1000/core can buy you if your expectations are set way off. Self education is always best. Ask questions, see what people are paying. Don't take much more than the order of magnitude as being correct in rules of thumb. > c) and, if you manage a rate that satisfies b), that still makes YOU > money. Dedicated cluster admins are expensive -- suppose you have just > one of these (yourself) and are willing to do the entire entrepreneurial > thing for a mere $60K/year salary and benefits (which I'd argue is > starvation wages for this kind of work). A 100-node (CPU) pro-grade > cluster will likely cost you at LEAST $50,000 up front, plus the rent of > a physical space with adequate AC and power resources plus roughly > $100/node/year -- call it between $10 and $20K/year just to keep the > nodes powered up, plus another $5000 or so in spare parts and > maintenance expenses. The amortization of the $50K up front investment > is over at most three years (at which point your nodes will be too slow > to be worth renting anyway, and you'll likely have to drop rental rates > yearly to keep them in a worthwhile zone as it is, so call it $20K of > depreciation and interest on the borrowed money per year plus $20K in > operating expenses per year plus $60K for your salary -- you have to > make about $100K/year, absolute minimum, just to break barely arguably > not quite even. [...] > > The point being that with VERY FEW EXCEPTIONS the economics just doesn't > work out. Yes, some things can be scaled up or down to improve the I disagree with the "VERY FEW EXCEPTIONS" portion. Actually it works out very nicely in specific cases. Maybe this is "FEW". I dunno. Where the cost of the hardware is relatively high, and the frequency of use is not. You need to do an occasional run on a 128 node machine to validate some of your tests. Maybe once a quarter. This run will take a day on that machine. You cannot possibly run this on your existing hardware, it is way too large. Yet for under $5k per quarter, you can do this run. For under $20k/year you can do all your runs that you occasionally need to do. Put another way. Take your machine utilization per year, divide by the number of CPUs in it, and you get your average utilization per CPU per year. Now take your depreciation cost per year, divide that per CPU, and you get your average depreciation cost per CPU. Even multiply that bv some appropriate factor to handle overhead (power, cooling, Mark Hahn clones, ...). If you have "high" utilizations (over 70%) over the entire year, then you are "wasting" very little of that depreciation. Call the excess = 100% - utilization, and multiply that by your depreciation cost per year per CPU. This is what you are effectively "throwing away" per CPU per year. If you have many nodes and low utilization, your aren't effectively utilizing your resource and likely could have been using a smaller resource (e.g. a less costly one) more effectively. Note that this scales both up and down, I picked 128 node as an example. There are good models to suggest a lower bound size on this, and there are good models to show where it makes sense for bulk cycle delivery. Simply put, when you work out a reasonable costing model, and work out the business plan in detail, this model can work (and does work) for specific types of usage. > basic picture I present, but only at a tremendous risk for a general > purpose business. The only exceptions I know of personally are where > somebody is already operating a cluster consultation service -- > something like Scalable Informatics -- that helps customers design and > build clusters for specific purposes. In some cases those customers Heh... We do far more than that these days. I'll avoid a commercial ... Bug me off line if you want it. > have "no" existing expertise or infrastructure for the cluster they need > and can obtain a task-specific win by effectively subcontracting the > cluster's purchase AND housing AND operation to SI, where SI already > has space and resources and administration and installation support set > up and can install and operate their client's cluster with absolutely > minimal investment in node-scaled time. Actually this model, is the important one. Lower the barriers to usage, so that they can call up, get started right away. There's lots more to it, building a viable and sustainable business model for this is *not easy* by any stretch of imagination. What soured most people (and investors) on this in the late 90's and early 00's was the promise that end users would run to this model going forward due to the huge cost of running their own stuff. Turns out that the assumption of the huge cost of running their own stuff was small compared to the cost of the aging of the hardware. As Robert pointed out, as the hardware ages, end users get less value. Call this the Moore's law based value drain. In 2 years time, it is 1/2 the speed of the new stuff. Unless your depreciation model takes this into account, and front-loads these costs into your pricing, you are going to lose, as your customers expect (and in one case, demanded) that we have the top-o-the-line stuff up, always. Of course, this is just like the new-car effect. As soon as you drive your new car off the dealer lot, it loses value. As soon as your machines start to age, they lose value. And few customers want to pay a premium to work on such machines, or on any machines for that matter. What they want is to buy cycles in bulk, either delivered from local machines, or remote machines (most prefer local). A cluster is a bulk supply of processing cycles. You want the most cost effective cycles that maximize your productivity. In the majority of cases, these cycles are best procured locally. Get the cycles in house, and use them. In some cases, the costs to host locally would be far higher than remote hosting, and the cycles aren't needed that often. These are the cases where you need this sort of service. The problem is the pricing model. Cycles are not premium services, they are bulk supply. The more you can supply the better. The more that are cost effective to supply the better. Where I am going with this is that the vast majority of the ASP business models of old were garbage (fit with the times). Now saner business models have to a degree emerged, but there are no willing investors in such things. Hence the cycles that are delivered tend to be "extra". > > Note that doing THIS provides you with all sorts of things that alter > the basic equation portrayed above -- you already have an income from > the consultative side and don't have to "live" on what you make running > clusters, you don't actually buy the cluster and rent it out, the client > buys the cluster and pays you to house and run it (so you don't have to > deal with depreciation or rollover renewal, they do), you have > preexisting but scalable infrastructure support for cluster installation > and software maintenance, etc. Even here I imagine that the margins are > dicey and somewhat high risk, but maybe Joe will comment. Maybe not -- > I doubt that he'd welcome more competition, since there is probably > "just enough" business for those fulfilling the need already. I don't > view this as a high-growth industry...;-) Nah, nothing to see here, move along, move along .... The important thing in any viable business is adaptation, ability to adjust the business model to reflect how customers want to work, in such a way that it is a win for everyone. We have adapted and changed over time, and continue to do so. This is in part as our customers needs have changed, and what problems they consider to be major ones have changed. HPC is a great market. No significant investment capital interest to speak of (this is a down side), but good growth year over year (10-20+%), a large size ($10B), and Microsoft just joined the market. Maybe, someday, the downside will be fixed. Competition tends to follow from investment. Joe > > rgb > -- Joseph Landman, Ph.D Founder and CEO Scalable Informatics LLC, email: landman at scalableinformatics.com web : http://www.scalableinformatics.com phone: +1 734 786 8423 fax : +1 734 786 8452 or +1 866 888 3112 cell : +1 734 612 4615


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Survey: What car brands make owners happiest?
And Land Rover's Range Rover outscored all as an individual model
For the ninth straight year, Porsche ranks first as a brand when it comes to having the "most appealing vehicles," that is, the most satisfied owners, a new J.D. Power and Associates study reports.
Land Rover's newly redone Range Rover was the top-scoring individual vehicle in the survey.
Unlike the quality studies for which it is best known, Power's Automotive Performance, Execution and Layout (APEAL) study is aimed at seeing which models are just plain well-liked by their owners.
It is followed in the industry because happy owners are more likely to stick by a brand for their next purchase and buyers tend to pay more for cars ranking high for satisfied owners.
Apparently, happy owners are also rich owners because all the top brands in the brand rankings are in the luxury category.
The study measures 77 attributes to create a score, which is measured against other models and brands.
Among the highlights of the 2013 APEAL study:
- Volkswagen Group receives the highest number of best model by category awards of all corporations when its three brands, VW, Audi and Porsche are taken into consideration. Segement winners included Audi allroad, Porsche Boxster, Porsche Cayenne, Volkswagen GTI and Volkswagen Passat.
- Chevrolet receives the highest number of segment awards of any individual brand, meaning it had the most individual models that performed well. They included Avalanche, Sonic and Volt models, all of which also received awards in 2012.
- Land Rover's Range Rover crossover, in achieving the highest score of any model in the industry in 2013, is breaking through a barrier. It is only the second time that the highest score did not go to big luxury car.
- Porsche always scores well as a brand that has an engaged and emotional body of owners.
Here is the brand list and their satisfaction scores out of 1,000, followed the top-ranked car or truck for happy owners by vehicle category :
Brands Ranking:
- Porsche 884
- Audi 857
- Land Rover 853
- Lexus 847
- Mercedes-Benz 847
- Cadillac 841
- Jaguar 839
- Lincoln 835
- Infiniti 831
- Ram 817
- Volvo 812
- Acura 811
- Volkswagen 809
- Mini 801
- Buick 800
- Kia 797
- Hyundai 792
- Honda 791
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Indiana superintendent race a showdown over future of schools
Associated Press
INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — A traditionally sleepy race for Indiana's top elected
school position has turned into a referendum on education policies that are
endorsed by conservatives across the country.
Superintendent of Public Instruction Tony Bennett, a Republican, earned a
national reputation by helping Gov. Mitch Daniels push through a 2011
legislative agenda that included tying teachers' pay to student performance,
limiting teacher union contracts to wages and benefits and expanding charter
schools and what has become the country's largest school voucher program.
"This is definitely being watched nationally as a referendum on reform. If
Tony Bennett can push this kind of aggressive reform agenda and win, it will
give a big lift to other politicians eager to enact similar reforms," said
Mike Petrilli, executive vice president of the Thomas B. Fordham Institute,
a conservative education think tank.
But Bennett is under siege from teachers who think they're unfairly being
blamed for failing schools. The loudest voice belongs to his opponent,
Democrat Glenda Ritz, a veteran educator who claims Bennett's agenda is a
thinly veiled attempt to replace public schools with for-profit operations —
regardless of results.
Ritz claims widespread grassroots support, but financially, she is being
outgunned. Her campaign has raised about $200,000 to date, about the same
amount as a single contribution to Bennett's campaign in July by Wal-Mart
heiress Alice Walton of Arizona. Bennett's last report showed his campaign
has raised about $1.5 million, most of it since July 1.
While Ritz's slimly funded campaign relies heavily on social media for
word-of-mouth support, Bennett has already been able afford television
"Most teachers wanted to support (Ritz) just because she wasn't Tony
Bennett," said Randy LePage, who teaches physical education at Wabash High
School in northern Indiana.
Ritz has criticized Bennett for collecting out-of-state money she says comes
from wealthy donors who back school privatization — Walton included — but
the majority of Bennett's contributions come from within Indiana and tend to
be hundreds of dollars larger than those received by Ritz.
"We have received some large contributions from out of state," Bennett
conceded. But he attributes that to the buzz generated by Indiana's
education overhaul, which he says has made the state a model for reform.
"It is (a model), but that's not good," said Dr. James P. Comer, a Yale
professor who works with the Forum for Education and Democracy, a liberal
education think tank. "There's no evidence those approaches work, especially
for poor kids."
Critics say standardized testing works fine for children from middle- and
upper-class families, but breaks down when it comes to serving less
fortunate kids.
Studies on whether test scores increase when teachers get paid for
performance are inconclusive. A recent study of teachers in an Illinois
district found that it does, while other recent studies have found little or
no benefit.
"The core issue is Indiana is the state where education reform has been met
with academic achievement, and we believe we have a great foundation on
which to build," Bennett said.
It's a foundation built largely on standardized testing, a practice Bennett
defends but which Ritz maintains is depriving students of a deeper
Bennett points to an 8 percent improvement in standardized test scores over
the past three years, but Ritz claims those measurements are skewed because
the cutoff scores were changed .
"We signed up to teach, we didn't sign up to teach to test. And that's all
that anybody's looking at," said Ritz, who is an award-winning teacher in
Ritz's central concern, however, is that Bennett's policies will replace
local control of schools with a state bureaucracy, opening the doors of
public education to private companies whose main interest is in profits, not
Nate Schnellenberger, president of the Indiana State Teachers Association,
which backs Ritz, shares her concern.
"We don't believe that schools should be turned into for-profit schools,"
Schnellenberger said. "Schools are there to serve the public and students,
but not to be for-profit opportunities for in-state or out-of-state
companies," he added.
Bennett, a former public school administrator, teacher and basketball coach,
maintains that competition will make public schools better. Private
companies that step in via vouchers or take over failing schools are still
obligated to make the grade, he says.
"My bottom line is that students learn. And these companies have a very
clear understanding that I will get my bottom line before they get their
bottom line," Bennett said.
"I believe it's
working," he said of the state's education overhaul. "But we have to
remember, results are never final and reform is never finished."


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Vol 21, N8, 2012 (#1)
Cell Transplantation
The Regenerative Medicine Journal
Cell Transplantation reports islet cell advancement increases impact on transplantation
Islet cell clusters (ICCs)—important factor for better survival and reduced negative immune response when transplanted
Putnam Valley, NY. (Nov. 27, 2012)—A study published in the current issue of Cell Transplantation (21:8), now freely available on-line at http://www.ingentaconnect.com/content/cog/ct/, reports that a team of researchers in South Korea have successfully engineered islet cell clusters (ICCs) that will improve pancreatic islet transplantation and offer promise for curing diabetes mellitus.
Carried out by collaborating researchers at three universities in Seoul, Korea, the new process of creating ICCs included delivering a gene to single islet cells that increased their glucose sensitivity; reducing the size of cells in the cluster; and modifying the ICCs' surface with a poly-lipid to help prevent immune reactions. According to the researchers, their work is potentially far-reaching by helping to overcome the shortage of islet cells with respect to transplantation and reducing the need for immunosuppressant regimes, an important factor in eliminating the possible adverse impact of transplantation.
"Transplantation of isolated pancreatic islets has shown tremendous potential for curing patients with type I diabetes," said study co-author Dong Yun Lee of Hanyang University's Department of Bioengineering. "But transplanted islet cells face challenges, such as hypoxic (low oxygen) conditions and the host's aggressive immune reactions. Accordingly, we developed a clinically adaptable way to create islet cell clusters engineered to overcome these challenges."
They noted that encapsulated islets incurred cell death due to hypoxia caused by the relatively large size of the capsule and the impurity of the biomaterials from which they were made. Hypoxia has also caused the early loss of graft function. The research team hypothesized that when islets of smaller size were grouped into clusters, they would be less susceptible to immune reaction, ischemia and starvation because of adequate oxygen and nutrient supplies in the core of the islets.
To help prevent cell death by improving the cell's regulation of glucose metabolism, and to help prevent programmed cell death (apoptosis), the researchers created a molecularly engineered (PEG-Sp-Ex-4) regimen to coat the ICCs. The ICCs were also accompanied by factors to counter immune rejection.
"We demonstrated that the viability of the ICCs was significantly higher than that of single, large islets when cultured for 25 days," said Dr. Lee. "When applied in human-to-human islet transplantation, the use of this strategy could contribute to higher islet cells success rates when transplanting islet cells to treat diabetes mellitus."
Citation: Yook, S.; Jeong, J-H.; Jung, Y. S.; Hong, S. W.; Im, B. H.; Seo, J. W.; Park, J. B.; Lee, M.; Ahn, C-H.; Lee, H.; Lee, D. Y.; Byun, Y. Molecularly engineered islet cell clusters for diabetes mellitus treatment. Cell Transplant. 21(8):1775–1789; 2012.
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Sebastian is known less for what happens on its beach than off it (hint: Surf's up!). Bring your board; this is one of the premier places in Florida to surf. When the waves are rolling in, Sebastian's "Monster Hole," about a third of a mile offshore south of the inlet, breaks the waves just right for a long ride. Look for more good surf action immediately north of the inlet.
Families who don't want little ones to contend with waves can watch them frolic in "The Cove," a protected, gently sloping pool of water north of the inlet.
Away from the three-mile stretch of pristine beach are a milelong nature trail and a 6 1/2 -mile Volksport path. They lead visitors over the jetty, down the beach, across the dunes and around The Cove before joining a paved walking/bike trail on the park's north side. Fishing is a popular pastime here, with fishermen casting from the park's pier and jetties.
Tent and RV campsites ($28 per night) are situated along the inlet on the shores of the Indian River Lagoon. You can bring a motorboat or rent one -- or a canoe or kayak -- at the park's marina.
There are two museums within the park. The McLarty Treasure Museum, at the park's south end, shows off salvaged treasure from the 1715 Spanish Plate Fleet, which was wrecked off the coast during a hurricane. The Sebastian Fishing Museum, south of the inlet, celebrates the area's fishing tradition by showcasing such items as a handmade fishing boat and historic fishing gear.


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DEAR MARY: I try to save some money out of every paycheck, but life happens, and I spend whatever is necessary on whatever emergency arises. My problem is that if there is any money left over, I feel compelled to spend it on myself. All of the arguments my husband and I have are over money. Because I make more than he does, he thinks I should pay all of the bills. I'm resentful, which also makes me want to spend money.
Please do not suggest that I talk to my husband because if we start talking about money we will end up in a huge fight, and I give him the silent treatment for days. I am embarrassed about my behavior concerning money, but I do not know how to change, especially when I do not have any support from my husband. I am seriously considering a divorce. — Jo, Tennessee
DEAR JO: If I am not allowed to suggest that you talk to your husband, let me just go ahead and suggest that you divorce him now. That's going to happen anyway, so why drag it out?
There is no help for someone like you who has her mind made up and her heels dug in, insisting that she will not do the very thing she knows that she must.
DEAR MARY: I am writing to thank you for this column and the Debt-Proof Living website. I have just finished paying off two of my three credit cards!
I went through a great deal of personal pain earlier this year (family and health issues), got ticked-off with everything and decided to take back control of my life instead of putting everyone ahead of me.
My first step was to get out of debt. Thank you for being there with all of your advice, hints encouragement and the recipes. They are fantastic. — Wendy, email
DEAR WENDY: Great news! I am so proud of you and want to encourage you to just keep going. One step at a time; one day at a time.
DebtProofLiving.com is more than a website and the name of my monthly subscription newsletter. It's a method of money management, consisting of five elements. When put into daily practice, it has the effect you are experiencing now — a life change that starts with getting out of debt.
I can't wait for your next report and the next and even the next! Staying connected with one another allows us to be accountable, and that's just another secret to finding financial freedom.
DEAR MARY: I have a department store credit card for a store that is closing. It's paid off, but I am curious how this will affect my credit score. I do believe their sister companies are staying in business. — Kara, Indiana
DEAR KARA: If the company is filing for bankruptcy protection, the courts will handle all of its debt and credit matters en masse. And if it is reported, your report will carry an explanation for why the account was closed. That should not affect your score by more than a couple of points either up or down, if at all.
As for this "sister store," I have no idea. Why don't you pick up the phone and ask customer service??You can get a definitive answer right away.
Do you have a question for Mary? You can e-mail her at firstname.lastname@example.com, or write to Everyday Cheapskate, P.O. Box 2135, Paramount, CA 90723. Mary Hunt is the founder of www.DebtProofLiving.com and author of 18 books, including her latest, "Can I Pay My Credit Card Bill With a Credit Card?" and "Tiptionary 2."
To find out more about Mary Hunt and read her past columns, please visit the Creators Syndicate Web page at www.creators.com.


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Lady Gaga's Mother Responds to Allegations That Born This Way Foundation Isn't Charitable
Lady Gaga's mother Cynthia Germanotta has responded to the reports that the Gaga-launched and Mama G-run Born This Way Foundation, a youth-directed initiative that combats bullying, among other things, has spent more money on consulting fees and publicity than it did on actual charitable efforts.
A report, along with a copy of one of the organization's tax returns, landed online.
The breakdown is as follows.
The BTWF spent $348,000 on the Born Brave bus, all the while spending $1.5 million on legal fees, publicity and the website. Tons of write offs were listed, such as $300,000 on strategic consulting (web and digital); $62,836 on stage productions; $50,000 on social media; $50,000 on event coordination; $808,661 on "other"; $406,5552 on legal expenses; $150,000 on philanthropic consulting; $60,000 on research; $58,768 on publicity; $78,000 on travel; and $72,000 on salaries.
A total of $5,000 went towards grants to organizations of individuals.
Clearly, there was tons of money spent on operating costs, but that last $5,000 is what set people off, something that Mama G moved to correct.
Additionally, the organization claimed $2.6 million in donations, but the return didn't list donors, leading journalists to suggest that it came from Gaga's income and that the BTWF is a tax shelter for her to write off income as untaxable.
Mama G, the original Mother Monster, offered the following statement to the Huffington Post, addressing the reports that the Born This Way Foundation isn't helping people the way it says it is. She offered a reason argument to shut it down.
It is important for us to set the record straight regarding Born This Way Foundation's mission and how the organization allocates its funds. There is quite a bit of inaccurate information out there right now that misinterprets the essential mission and critical work of a very special organization that was founded several years ago by Stefani Germanotta, whom you all know as Lady Gaga.
First and foremost, we are an organization that conducts our charitable activity directly, and we fund our own work. We are not a grant-maker that funds the work of other charities, and were never intended to be.
Our activity has included The Born Brave Bus Tour, which has travelled to 23 communities, interacting with more than 19,000 young people and raising awareness to the tune of more than 300 million media impressions. The foundation's messages of kindness and bravery have touched more than half a million online users via our website, which includes the Bravest Map Ever and the Play Brave Game, as well as social media channels such as Twitter and Facebook -- which on a peak week can hit 50 million individual users.
Lady Gaga founded Born This Way Foundation to foster a more accepting society for our young people. She covered all of the start-up costs for the organization with her own money and uses her celebrity to constantly advocate on behalf of tolerance, individualism and kindness. Moreover, Born This Way Foundation's work has focused heavily on providing information on empowerment through its website, raising awareness of the importance of being kind to others through public relations and social media, bringing messages about individuality and bravery to communities around the country via the Born Brave Bus Tour and multiple events.
Every dollar spent across these categories, including the legal fees towards the safe and effective implementation of each initiative, directly serves Born This Way Foundation's core mission of empowering youth.
And we are having a profound impact in just a very short period of time.
Each of these initiatives was funded via monies detailed on the 2012 Form 990. And a true examination of this form, not to mention a clear understanding of the differences between a grant-making organization and one that carries out its work directly would have made this a non-story.


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If you're a soccer (ugh, fine, football) fan, you'd be hard pressed to find a team bigger or more superstarry than FC Barcelona. But with great fame and power comes great ass ache, as Lionel Messi and his teammates can't seem to go anywhere without getting hounded for autographs and pictures. That's why they've asked their official airline to staff their official team flights with only female attendants — they're much less likely to be star struck autograph hounds than their male counterparts.
The request, which I admit at first glance I worried was based on something much less benign than just wanting to be left the hell alone, will be honored by Turkish Air, the official airline of the team. According to NPR's Peter Kenyon, the airline has already assembled a crew of 20 "handpicked" female crew members.
Sample interview question for would-be FC Barcelona Official Team Air Crewmembers: What do you think about soccer? Correct answer: I don't.


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Britain's challenge to European Union rules capping bankers' bonuses is likely to get bogged down in court long beyond their implementation, and critics say it is more about pleasing domestic voters unimpressed by the loss of powers to Brussels.
The UK, which houses Europe's biggest financial center, was outvoted when the European Union agreed that bonuses must be no more than a banker's fixed pay, or twice that amount with shareholder backing.
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The British government is now asking the EU's top court, the European Court of Justice, to rule that the world's toughest curb on bankers' pay is illegal.
This follows its legal challenges to EU plans for a tax on financial transactions, new rules on short-selling and a policy of locating clearing houses in the euro zone.
Its latest case could take up to two years to be heard, by which time the cap will be common practice, and Britain has said it would apply it from 2014 as required.
The challenge has been given short shrift by EU lawmakers and the EU's executive body, the European Commission, which will defend the cap in court.
"In the months of negotiations, the British never made the arguments that they are putting forward now," said Othmar Karas, an Austrian member of the European Parliament who played a key role in negotiating the rules.
The bonus cap was slipped in at the last minute into a law that forces banks to hold more capital, and Britain argues that Brussels failed to consult or study its impact first.
"It is a legal requirement for a proposal to have an impact assessment and consultation, but that has not happened. I think their concerns are legitimate," said Alexandria Carr, a former UK Treasury official and now a lawyer with Mayer Brown.
Britain says the bloc's European Banking Authority (EBA) is exceeding its powers in deciding whose pay packet will be affected as this should be done under primary legislation.
It also says that forcing bankers to disclose how much they are earning contravenes the bloc's rules on the "rights and interests of employed persons".
The bulk of the bankers to be affected are based in London.
Lawyers, lawmakers and financial industry officials point out that Britain accepted the principle of curbs on bonuses in current rules that limit how much can be paid upfront in cash.
"We are entirely entitled to put in place a ratio between bonus and salaries," said Arlene McCarthy, an EU lawmaker from Britain's opposition Labour party.
"If the rules kick in at 500,000 euros, which is my understanding, that means they could potentially only earn about 1.5 million euros. My heart bleeds," McCarthy said.
Earlier this month, Britain's challenge to one aspect of new EU rules to regulate short-selling of shares was backed by an adviser to the top court, though the full court has yet to pronounce on this.
"The UK is on a lucky streak with short selling," said one bank lobbyist. "But there is concern that if you do launch a legal challenge, it could take years before you get a ruling."
Britain's court challenges are more a product of its inability to get its way at the approval stage for new rules, said Fiona Wright, director at Cabinet DN, a Brussels-based financial services consultancy.
"It serves the UK purpose of getting their point over in a different forum. All the questions about the UK's status in Europe is not helping, and they are being marginalized at the moment," Wright said.
Britain is on course to hold a referendum in 2017 on whether to stay in the EU and wants to claw back some powers over financial services that have shifted to Brussels.
Critics say the Conservative-led UK government is picking fights with Brussels to stop its core supporters from defecting to the euro-sceptic UK Independence Party (UKIP).
"There is a growing realization in Westminster that we have a problem," UKIP leader Nigel Farage told Reuters. "We have given away control of our biggest industry."
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Love That Dirty Water
I was driving along the irrigation ditch during these last couple days of hot, hot weather and remembered how inviting any water could and can be on a hot day.
If you were a country kid, you can remember playing in a water pond in the pasture, swimming or even water skiing in the irrigation ditch, or even making use of the horse trough (watering tank). That was before thinking or knowing about all of the dangers.
Dangers other than accidents immediately come to mind. There was the possibility of getting duck itch from those stagnant ponds that were so much fun, and the joy of picking off blood suckers when you cooled off in the irrigation ditch.
Well. Maybe that wasn't really considered a danger, but definitely a hazard. However, if you lived in the country, or a community without a swimming pool, those places provided fun and relief. And most of us didn't know any different.
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AUCKLAND, New Zealand, Oct. 12 (UPI) -- A meta-analysis involving about 4,000 healthy adults found vitamin D supplements are not necessary to prevent osteoporosis, New Zealand researchers say.
Study leader Ian Reid of the University of Auckland Bone Research Group and colleagues conducted a systematic review and meta-data analysis of studies, and reported in The Lancet that taking vitamin D supplements did not improve bone mineral density in healthy adults with a normal vitamin D level.
"Most healthy adults do not need vitamin D supplements. Our data suggest that the targeting of low-dose vitamin D supplements only to individuals who are likely to be deficient could free up substantial resources that could be better used elsewhere in healthcare," Reid said in a statement. "This systematic review provides very little evidence of an overall benefit of vitamin D supplementation on bone density. Continuing widespread use of vitamin D for osteoporosis prevention in community-dwelling adults without specific risk factors for vitamin D deficiency seems inappropriate."
Analysis of the data from the 23 studies did not identify any effects for people who took vitamin D for an average period of two years, apart from a small but statistically significant increase in bone density -- 0.8 percent -- at the femoral neck.
Such a localized effect is unlikely to be clinically significant, Reid said.
"In North America and Europe particularly, more than half the adult population have their vitamin D level assessed and take vitamin D supplements. Some advocates have suggested that the indicator level for needing vitamin D supplements has been quite high," Reid said. "We believe that vitamin D supplements are only indicated for people with very low levels, such as those who are frail, are confined rest-home residents, or women who are veiled, and some dark skinned people."


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Mary Poppins is quitting her job over her $7.25 hour minimum wage pay.
At least she does in this spoof video by Funny or Die, the same website that brought us the interview with President Obama on "Between Two Ferns with Zach Galifianakis." The video features "Frozen" star Kristen Bell as Mary Poppins, who calls for a $3 increase — all sung to the tune of "A Spoonful of Sugar."
"In every job that must be done, you must be paid in more than fun. You get your paycheck and – snap! – you're living below the poverty line," she sings.
Though the Banks parents may have failed to pay Mary Poppins the minimum wage, many companies aren't waiting for the federal minimum wage hike to raise their employees paychecks. IKEA will raise its minimum hourly wage by about 17% to $10.76 beginning in 2015, and In-N-Out already pays all new hires a minimum of $10.50 an hour. Here's a list of 8 major companies that already pay above the minimum wage. In Seattle, the City Council unanimously approved to raise the minimum wage to $15 an hour.
What do you think? Should the minimum wage be raised so Mary Poppins can continue to "feed the birds"? Or if she wants to keep flying those kites, should she quit and search for a different job?
— Sally French
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Brussels, 10 May 2011
Digital Agenda: EU Task Force to advise how to promote eHealth to help patients and healthcare systems in Europe
An EU eHealth Task Force to assess the role of information and communications technologies (ICT) in health and social care and to suggest ways for ICT to speed up innovation in healthcare to the benefit of patients, carers and the healthcare sector has met for the first time in Budapest on 10th May, chaired by Estonia's President Toomas Hendrik Ilves. The high level advisory group, which met on the margins of eHealth week in Hungary, comprises health care professionals, representatives of patients and of the medical, pharmaceutical and ICT industries, legal experts and policy makers. ICT applications already help to empower patients and address challenges faced by EU healthcare systems like an ageing population, a rise in chronic diseases, a shortage in health professionals and budget constraints by, for example, enabling remote diagnosis and treatment and secure sharing of patient records. However, there is considerable potential to develop eHealth much further in the future: allowing healthcare workers to dedicate more time to be with patients; enhancing self-help and independence of patients and elderly; and also to develop new modeling-based diagnostic techniques. Promoting eHealth is a key objective of the Digital Agenda for Europe (see IP/10/581, MEMO/10/199 and MEMO/10/200).
Neelie Kroes, European Commission Vice-President for the Digital Agenda, said "The potential of eHealth for delivering better and sustainable care to every European is enormous. I expect the eHealth Task Force to creatively think through the possible consequences and opportunities of the digital area for the way we receive and deliver healthcare and manage our health in the years to come."
John Dalli, European commissioner in charge of Health and Consumer Policy said: " I believe eHealth tools can help provide better care, to more people, in a more sustainable and efficient manner. There is a clear need in Europe to exploit the potential of eHealth to deliver concrete solutions for patients: innovative tools for chronic disease management and the use of telemedicine to lessen the impact of health workforce shortages are examples of the immense added value of ICT in health. It is imperative that interoperable ICT systems and medical devices complement our initiative to give patients the right to cross-border health care. ICT is also an important tool to help us in our endeavour to achieve sustainability and redress inequalities in health care".
A recent survey on eHealth shows that hospitals are not yet deploying ICTs to their full potential. Although most hospitals are connected to broadband, only 4% of them grant patients online access to their medical data (MEMO/11/282).
The eHealth Task Force will advise the Commission on how to unlock the potential of eHealth for safer, better and more efficient healthcare in Europe inter alia as regards diagnostics, prevention and treatment. It will look carefully at how to achieve inter-operability of eHealth services and technologies across the EU.
It will also explore the relationships between eHealth, telemedicine, and social policy, initiatives.
The Task Force will take into account current policy developments at EU level, including the Digital Agenda for Europe, the European Innovation Partnership on Active and Healthy Ageing and the recently adopted Directive on patient rights for cross border care, but its focus will be on the future, and how innovation can benefit healthcare systems and society at large.
The Commission has been investing in eHealth research for over 20 years. Since 2004, when the first eHealth Action Plan was launched, it has also been developing targeted policy initiatives aimed at fostering widespread adoption of eHealth technologies across the EU.
In 2010, the flagship initiatives Digital Agenda for Europe and Innovation Union (see IP/10/1288 and MEMO/10/473) were launched as part of the EU's Europe 2020 strategy for smart, sustainable and inclusive growth. Both flagships incorporate an important role for eHealth: the Digital Agenda for Europe includes a number of targeted eHealth actions and goals as part of a wider strategy towards sustainable healthcare and ICT-based support for dignified and independent living. The Innovation Union strategy introduces the concept of a pilot European Innovation Partnership on active and healthy ageing, which is being put in place in 2011.
There is an ongoing European Commission public consultation on eHealth (see IP/11/461). The answers of the consultation will feed into the preparation of the eHealth Action Plan 2012-2020 that the Commission is due to present before the end of 2011. This process will also contribute to the definition of the future research activities aiming for better diagnosis, early detection and management of diseases, in particular with the use of personalised guidance of patients and of modelling and simulation techniques.
On 2 May the Commission initiated a Steering Group for innovation on active and healthy ageing (IP/11/519). The EU-led Steering Group will discuss how to improve the health and quality of life of older people, increase sustainability of healthcare systems and create new growth and market opportunities for Europe.
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Heeeello everyone!!
it seems that everyone is on a diet here and they are asking me (their healthy food reference, lol) for some original salad recipes. I told them some recipes I had but I came out to notice that I do not know that much recipes more than the chickpeas salad, and this one that I think has not been posted yet. If it has, just ignore it, lol (one serving):
- 1 tomato for salad
- 1 french onion
- canned tuna
- olive oil
- vinegar
- a pinch of salt.
Just cut the tomato in chuncks, cut the onion thinly and add the tuna without the liquid. Mix everything toguether and add a spoon of olive oil and a little vinegar to taste. And some salt.
My mum also prepares another salad (which is a little elaborate to make but it's marvelous). It has no name, it's just "mum's salmon salad" :D
- 1 big tomato.
- 2 lettuce heart
- smoked salmon.
- dry fruits: kashews, pistachios, etc. (add the ones you like)
For the dressing:
- 2 parts of olive oil
- 1 part of vinegar
- half a teaspoon of dijon mustard
- salt (not necesary)
Cut the tomatos in thin slices and cut the slices in halves.
Wash and cut the lettuce leaves and cut them juliana style or any other style that is ok to you.
Add both the tomato and the lettuce to the salad bowl. Mix.
Put the salmon stripes ontop of the bowl.
Mix the dressing and add it to the salad.
Grat the dried fruits in a food processor for 1 or 2 minutes. You should obtain irregular pieces.
When about to eat, add this mixture to the salad.
Any other ideas? :D
I hope all of you are having a great summer time :D
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Both of those look very nice, Jiza!
If you're looking for something that's easy to make and a bit different to the usual, then I think this is a lovely recipe:
It does depend on whether you can get hold of wakame or not though.
If it's too 'exotic' to share with family, then cutting up tomatoes and eating them with a little salt, a drizzle of sesame oil and, ideally, some crushed toasted sesame seeds makes a wonderful change when eating tomato (you can add other salad ingredients too if you like).
Another way I can vary a tomato salad is by using mint.
This salad is based on Mint sauce, a popular and cheap to buy condiment in the UK but I rarely buy it anymore as I can just chop up some fresh mint and let it infuse with sushi vinegar (sushi vinegar is ideal as it has salt and sugar dissolved into it).
Just cut up some tomatoes, slice or chop some raw onion (any kind is fine, including scallion/salad/spring onion if you prefer) and dress this with the 'mint sauce'.
I like this salad especially with Indian food. I don't eat lamb, but considering the affinity lamb is supposed to have with mint, it might make a good side salad with this particular meat. All I know is that the Tomato, onion and mint salad is really, really refreshing.
(If you don't have sushi vinegar, here's an easy recipe for mint sauce - http://www.bbc.co.uk/food/recipes/database/realmintsauce_67706.shtml)
The salad I've been eating the most this summer is Tabouleh. For a few months I had an intense pregnancy related craving for parsley leaves. I found a cheap source for flat leaf parsley and found myself eating this a two or three times a week with homous and lightly toasted pitta bread pockets.
First I combined a very small measure of fine bulgur wheat with 3/4 of the same measure of cold water and left the water to be absorbed.
In the meantime...
I took most of the stalks away from a bunch of flat leaf parsley and chopped this up as finely as possible on a chopping board (but taking care not to 'over' chop the leaves - the idea is that the board shouldn't get stained green from over chopped parsley leaves). When I had fresh mint to hand, I added a generous helping of chopped mint leaves also.
I diced one medium tomato and chopped up a couple of scallions/spring onions (or a shallot) finely and mixed the onion and tomato with the bulgur wheat and parsley.
Once the mixture was combined I added the juice of a lemon, a little bit of sea salt and as much olive oil as I wanted.
As a salad it was fabulous. By lightly toasting a pitta bread pocket in a grill (or electric toaster), slitting it and smearing the inside with humous, I could add the tabouleh salad and make a simple meal out of it. The suprising part was how filling these tabouleh and humous pitta pockets were. Two or three of them would be enough to sate my husband's appetite (which is usually considerable).
----ramble alert!-----
I'd never liked parsley that much before and and had never considered making tabbouleh from it so the craving was a real surprise. Now tabbouleh is one of my favourite salads and my husband is also an enthusiastic convert. Amazing when checking the nutritional values for this herb how loaded it is with vitamins - particularly vitamin K (which is often given as an injection to newborn babies). It seems that oil of parsley or parsley seeds is potentially harmful to unborn children, but there seemed to me to be nothing wrong with eating the leaves.
yumm, I'll try tabouleh when back home :D
your recipe looks great :)_
It is hard for me to decide where to start when it comes to salads, there a tons of different combinations of leafy green ones (but personally I get a bit tired of those). The ones I seem to prefer more now usually seem to be based on one vegetable.
Coleslaw: cabbage (both red and green work), carrots and a tangy/sweet dressing. Not very traditional, but lately I have been adding walnuts and dried cranberries.
Marinated Carrot Salads: The American version has a mayonnaise based dressing and raisins. But I also make a Japanese one with a sesame oil and vinegar base.
Cucumber Salads: They can be paired with just about any type of vinaigrette. Or cucumber and wakame is also quiet good.
Tomato and onion salad: just chopped tomato and white onion with some basil, salt pepper and some red wine vinegar.
Cottage cheese and tomato/pear/oranges/etc.: sounds odd, but it is quite common in the US to pair cottage cheese and fruit.
Broccoli/pea salad: the traditional American versions usually have mayo/sour cream based dressings and are heavy on the bacon. But I found that I could have just a little bit of mayo or some silken tofu blended with some vinegar, salt, pepper, and some sugar (yes it is a bit southern) and leave out the bacon. Again with some walnuts and dried cranberries on the broccoli salad is quite good.
Broccoli stem and cucumber: marinated in a miso dressing.
Pasta salad: I usually go for a variety of chopped vegetables and multicolor whole grain pasta, tossed in some vinaigrette.
Sorry about the long post and lack of recipes, I have always really liked produce. And I can't seem to get enough of different salads, there is something nice about having something in the fridge marinating to go with anything you whip up (especially in the summer, to go with a variety of BBQ's goods).
Good point on the marinating!! :D
I don't really like pasta salads (i eat them from time to time, though) but I love one that is actually sold pre-made on spanish combini/restaurants called "VIPS".
It's just pasta (that sold in shapes of little laces), grated parmesan cheese and pine nuts. Some olive oil and some finely chopped parsley.
And another one that I just remembered!! In spanish it's called "ensaladilla rusa" (something like "little russian salad", i don't know where this name comes from...). It's not a raw salad, but it's great, and very typical spanish too.
This admits almost any kind of hard-boiled veggie, but the most typical combo is: potato (there should be more potatos than anything else), carrots, peas and green bean pods. You can also add cawliflower and broccoli florets.
Once everything is boiled, chop it in chunks, add a can of tuna and a boiled egg cut in chunks, mix everything and pour in enough mayo to hold everything toguether. Decorate with green olives. And that's it!
Some people add red pepper too as decoration.
For people who has been to Spain, you may recall eating it in a bar with some beer, as a tapa :)
As a funny fact, this salad during the fascist regime we had, wasn't called "ensaladilla rusa" because of its comunist reference (lol) so it was called "ensaladilla nacional" (national salad) xD
When I got married I didn't have the usual wedding centrepiece. We figured that after all that food and alcohol (my husband and I did the catering) nobody would really want to eat a sweet dessert.
Our four tiered 'cake' was a huge sculpted Ensaladilla Rusa :D We have a friend who is an accomplished 'food stylist' - she made the ensaladilla look absolutely beautiful!
(Instead of cake slices guests took away packets of Turrón de Novia - caramel covered popcorn - and peladillas - sugar coated almonds)
I want a cake like that!!!
You made all the food of your wedding party?? Now I recall reading somewherethat in your wedding you had tortilla de patata which is my husband's dream (we are getting married next may although i already call him my husband xD)
Are you a cook or something? :)
Another salad (this is a good exercise, now I'm remembering all the good salads my mum made for us in summer):
Green bean pods salad (Ensalada de judías verdes)
- boiled green bean pods (enough to be the main ingredient in your dish and to satisfy you)
- tomato
- french onion
- olive oil
- vinegar
Just boil the pods, cut them in small pieces, cut the tomato, cut the onion and mix everything toguether. The trick here is that the salad keeps 'watery', so do not let the pods completely dry. They should be moist.
For the dressing, add a little more vinegar than olive so it will be more refreshing (and a little bitter, which is good).
White beans salad
(disclaimer: i totally HATE this salad because of the raw peppers but my mum loves it anyway so here it goes)
- 1 flask of boiled white beans (or just boil your own white beans, as you prefer).
- 1 raw red pepper
- 1 raw green pepper
- olive oil
- vinegar
Cut the peppers juliana style and add them to the bowl (my mum uses half peppers but it depends on your preferences), wash and drain the beans and add them to the bowl. Mix with the peppers. Dress with olive oil and vinegar to taste.
Yuck, raw pepper >_<
Ensalada campera (potato salad). One of my favorites too:
- 2 or 3 boiled potatoes
- 1 tomato
- 1 or 2 french onions
- 1 canned tuna
- 1 boiled egg
- 1 raw green pepper (optional)
- olive oil
- vinegar
Cut the potatoes en thick slices, add to the bowl. Cut the tomato in chunks, add to the bowl. Cut the pepper in juliana, add to the bowl. Peel the egg and cut it in slices. Add to the bowl. Cut the onion thinly and add to the bowl. Add the drained tuna. Mix everything. Dress with olive oil and vinegar as desired.
I never add salt to my salads, that's why I never add salt as an ingredient, but of course you can add salt to every salad with no fear :D
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A bill that would legalize hitchhiking in Wyoming has passed both chambers of the state Legislature and awaits Gov. Matt Mead's signature to become law.
The bill, sponsored by Sen. Leland Christensen, R-Alta, passed final reading in the House today by a 52-6 vote. Earlier the Senate voted 29-1 to approve it.
"It is never over till the ink is dry," Christensen wrote in an email. "I have my fingers crossed."
The bill would remove language from state law prohibiting people from being on a highway for the purpose of soliciting a ride. If signed by the governor, the law would take effect July 1.
Reached at his home in Teton Village, Capt. Bob Morris, a longtime advocate of ride sharing, hailed the bill's passage. "Hurray, that's terrific news," Morris said. "It should have happened decades ago."
Morris said he did not plan to attend a prospective bill signing, even if he could hitch to Cheyenne.
Also expected to rejoice, if the governor approves the legislation: backcountry skiers on Teton Pass, rafters in the Snake canyon, and the mountain man Gator.
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Nicholas Maw, British Composer, Dies at 73
By Allan Kozinn
Nicholas Maw, a British composer best known for a sumptuous Violin Concerto he composed for Joshua Bell and a powerfully emotional opera based on William Styron's 1979 novel "Sophie's Choice," died on Tuesday at his home in Washington. He was 73.
Norman Ryan, the New York representative for Faber Music, Mr. Maw's publisher, said the cause of death was heart failure, with complications of diabetes and dementia.
Mr. Maw composed "Sophie's Choice" over six years, mostly at his home in Lot, France, after watching the film version on video. He said he was moved by the story, told through the eyes of a young aspiring writer from the South, about a Polish Catholic survivor of Auschwitz and her brilliant but troubled Jewish lover in postwar Brooklyn. The opera had its premiere at Covent Garden in London in 2002.
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As part of its annual Regional Writers Series, the University of Wisconsin-Manitowoc invites the public to attend two author presentations this spring, beginning with Emilie and Bethany Lindemann on Wednesday, February 19. The free program will begin at 4:30 p.m. in the campus library located on the second floor of Founders Hall.
Performance Anxiety is a 20-minute inter-arts performance piece that uses experimental video, poems, and music to tell the story of three female violinists who connect across impossible channels. The piece will include poems by Emilie Lindemann, music by Bethany Lindemann and projections by Erin LaBonte.
The characters in the performance piece include: Guila Bustabo (1916-2002) who was a world-famous violinist from Manitowoc whose domineering mother duped her into playing for Nazi sympathizers. Emilie Autumn is an American glam-rock violinist who is known for her pink hair, striped stockings, and fearless performances. Imposter Emilie is a socially-awkward mediocre violinist from Manitowoc who is obsessed with both Guila Bustabo and Emilie Autumn.
Emilee Lindemann is a UW-Manitowoc graduate and assistant professor of English at Silver Lake College and has written two chapbooks (dancing girl press): "Dear Minimum Wage Employee: You are Priceless" and "The Queen of the Milky Way." Bethany Lindemann is a noted area musician and LaBonte is an assistant professor of art at Silver Lake College.
The series will also include a presentation by Michael J. Oswald on Wednesday, April 2 at 4:00 p.m. He is the author of Your Guide to the National Parks.


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Editor's note: Eight locals were inducted into the Community & Clubs Hall of Fame during a luncheon in their honor June 17 at American Legion Post 291 in Newport Beach. Orange County Supervisor John Moorlach emceed the event, while Daily Pilot columnist Jim de Boom presided over handing out Hall of Fame Awards to the eight inductees, who were nominated by Newport-Mesa service club chapters. This week's Community & Clubs column features edited excerpts from de Boom's speech introducing each of the inductee and welcoming them into the Hall of Fame:
Ed Kohlmeier
The Exchange Club of Corona del Mar is proud to nominate Ed Kohlmeier for the Community & Clubs Hall of Fame Award. Ed is married to Shirley, the club secretary, and together they have three children, four grandchildren and one great grandchild.
Ed has been an Exchange Club member for 35 years, including 25 years with the Exchange Club of Corona del Mar. He has served as club president, board member, district president, district secretary, Region 1 national vice president and was responsible for developing the National A.C.E — Accepting the Challenge of Excellence Award.
Ed has led the club in recognizing and honoring the Orange County Sheriff's Department and O.C. Fire Authority annually. He has led the club in honoring students from numerous high schools through sponsoring the club's Search for Talent. He supports many local projects such as Teen Challenge and Project Cuddle. But he is best known for saying "yes," as he remains involved in all club activities and fundraising, two Exchange clubs and is active in both District and National Exchange activities.
Sandi Scheafer
The Harbor Mesa Lions Club is proud to nominate Sandi Scheafer. Sandi has been married to Mike Scheafer, a 2009 recipient of the Hall of Fame Award, for 39 years. They have three sons and four grandchildren, and son Matt is Lions Club member.
Sandi has been a member of the Harbor Mesa Lions Club for 14 years, serving as club president, 2nd vice president and club treasurer. She has chaired fundraising for the Boys and Girls Club, and chaired the annual Lions International Peace Poster contest, among other events. In our Lions district, she has worked on the District Convention Committee several times and is known for organizing contests (i.e. survivor, medieval contests, etc.) She was also the District 4L4 Lions President of the Year a few years ago.
Sandi works as the administrative assistant for the Harbor Area Boys and Girls Club. She was a board member and served as President of the Costa Mesa National Little League. In 1995, French's, the mustard maker, named the Scheafer family as the California Baseball Family of the year.
Hank Hornsveld
Hank has been involved in the Costa Mesa Newport Harbor Lions Club for 40-plus years and has served in many positions, including club president.
Over the years, Hank has been a leader and involved in all club projects, but he is probably best known as the electrician for the annual Lions Club Fish Fry. Before the Fish Fry begins, Hank is on site, hooking up the electrical power that is needed for the carnival, food booths, and the main stage. Hanks is also a founder and member of the Orange County Model Engineers.
A footnote: during World War II Hank helped Jews in his native Holland escape from the Nazis. Hank is a proud "Dutchman" and a strong family guy.
Walt Wagner
American Legion Post 291 is proud to nominate Walt Wagner. For 66 years, Walt has been an active member of the American Legion. He has held all officer positions, including commander, finance office and executive board member. He has served as the American Legion Baseball of Orange County commissioner.
This man who stands before us today, has freely given of his time, talent and treasure for the American Legion and our communities. A special note: Walt is a U.S. Marine Corps and World War II vet who served in the battle of Iwo Jima. Thank you for your service, Walt.
Jerry Nininger
The Exchange Club of Newport Harbor proudly nominates Jerry Nininger. Jerry is married to Jeanne and together they have one daughter.
Jerry has been an Exchange Club member for six years and has served as VP for programs and chaired the Field of Honor Committee: he ran the committees that installed 1776 flags, recruited volunteers, printed dedication labels, shipped flags and marketed the event. Jerry obtained the permits and negotiated key issues. He has always been on the Movie Benefit Committee and was chair of the Youth of the Year Committee.
Jerry serves as projects chair for the Orange County Woodworking Assn., which donates toys to kids and pens to soldiers. He has also been on the Board of Directors of the "Friends of Newport Theater Arts Center" for 17 years.
Jim Bonar
The Kiwanis Club of Costa Mesa is proud to nominate Jim Bonar. Jim has been a member of the Kiwanis Club of Costa Mesa since 2003. He had retired then from a career in accounting and finance for consumer product manufacturing companies, and wanted to become involved in volunteer work.
Jim was born in Long Beach, and first came to appreciate community service as a member of the Kiwanis sponsored Key Club in high school. After graduating from UCLA, he served as an officer in the Navy and saw duty in Vietnam. He married his college sweetheart, Ann, and they have two children, Julie and James, as well as four grandchildren.
Before joining Kiwanis, Jim was active in the Jr. Chamber of Commerce in Los Angeles and is a past president of the UCLA Club of Orange County. He loves being of service in the community, especially working with the students in Costa Mesa and serving on the Kiwanis leadership team in the California, Nevada and Hawaii District of Kiwanis.
Dr. Tim Brown
The Rotary Club of Newport Beach is proud to nominate Tim Brown. Tim, a Rotarian for six years, is the immediate past president and vocational service chair for the Newport Beach Sunrise Rotary Club.
The Club's Vocational Service Project, developed by Tim along with club's partners Working Wardrobes and the Salvation Army, has been widely acclaimed throughout Rotary District 5320. Under Tim's leadership, the club completed its first ever Vision Building Session and developed a five-year Strategic Plan.
Tim currently serves on the Newport Beach Parks, Beaches and Recreation Commission. He served as the chair from 2007 to 2008 and again in 2009 and 2010. Since 1999, Tim has been a member of the Newport Beach Chamber of Commerce. He was elected to the Board of Directors in 2006 and served as a Representative At Large for three years. Tim served as the chairman of the Board of Directors of Leadership Tomorrow for three consecutive terms. Since 2003, Tim has been an associate with the Upper Back Bay Naturalist and Friends. During the summer of 1999 Tim was a member of the second graduating class of the Newport Beach Citizen's Police Academy.
Tim also served on the Executive Planning Committee of the Corona del Mar Centennial Celebration and is a volunteer at the Newport Beach Toshiba Champions Tour event at the Newport Beach Country Club since its inception in 1994.
Bill Hossfeld
The Rotary Club of Newport-Balboa is proud to nominate Bill Hossfeld. Bill is married to Jan, and they have two sons and one daughter.
A member of Rotary for seven years, Bill is the club's incoming president. He has served as director of club service, community service, programs and First Battalion/First Marines Christmas and July 4th project. He has been awarded the Paul Harris Fellow, Rotarian of the Year four times, and the club's Community Service Award twice.
His community activities include fundraising for Corona del Mar High School, Newport Beach East Pony League vice president and coach, Newport Beach AYSO regional commissioner and coach, Newport Little League Executive Committee and coach, YMCA Executive Committee, Indian Guides, BIA committee member, and Newport Harbor Jaycees president. Bill is best known for getting the job done and attention to detail.
COMMUNITY & CLUBS is published twice monthly on Wednesdays. Send your service club's meeting information by fax to (714) 921-8655 or by e-mail to email@example.com.


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The Saints ended the Cowboys' three-game winning streak last weekend, but they couldn't cool off wide receiver Dez Bryant.
Bryant scored twice, running his streak of games with at least one touchdown to seven, and reeled in nine catches for 224 yards overall to continue a second half that's been vital to putting the Cowboys in position to win the division with a win in Week 17. The performance in the last couple of weeks is even more remarkable because of the left finger injury that's left Bryant south of 100 percent, a state of affairs his coach Jason Garrett says hasn't affected him at all.
"He's playing pretty well. There's no question about that. He's done an amazing job with that finger. It doesn't seem to faze him in any way shape or form. He made a couple of really big plays in the ballgame early for us, running the 9 route, making the play over his head and then catching a slant and breaking a couple of tackles to score. Not only did he make those plays, but he made a number of other plays in the game," Garrett said, via ESPNDallas.com. "I think he's grown. I think he's playing with a great deal of confidence. He and (Tony Romo) have a really, really good relationship. They're seeing the field the same way. He's been good. There's no question about that."
No question at all. Bryant and Romo have been a tremendous part of the reason why the Cowboys have been able to move their way back into the race for a division title despite a 3-5 start and an injury-riddled defense. They will likely need to remain at that high level for the Cowboys to come up with the win they need in Washington on Sunday night.