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Sunday, October 28, 2012
REALLY enjoying the series our pastor, Andy Stanley, is teaching this month at our church! We just heard part 3 of a 4-part series today entitled "Free," and I wanted to post the link to the whole series for those that might be interested! It's an incredible insight that I've never heard preached about in a way that only Andy can bring it ;) And it's really hit home for me and shed new light on the meaning of being "re-born" into Christ. "Sin is NOT my master." Find out why here!
Thursday, October 25, 2012
Antiquing furniture
Before I begin, let me warn you, I have NO experience or expert advice on antiquing furniture, and this is the first time we have ever attempted it :)
That said, it wasn't as bad as I thought, and, for a first try, it turned out pretty well!!
We ended up in a really nice rental home, but it does have one major drawback for a family of 10....no pantry and fairly limited cupboard space! Even though we're here for a (hopefully) short time, I knew we needed some place to store food besides the top of the kitchen table ;) We were lucky enough to find a fabulous over-sized tv cupboard at a used furniture store that we decided would do the trick, but I wasn't fond of the finish.
If you know me, then you know that I love to decorate, and this presented a fun opportunity! So we set to work "antiquing" our food pantry!
We started with a good coat of a primer- no sanding.
And then painted it a beautiful brown (Benjamin Moore) that would serve as the color that would show through the top coat.
We had lots of challenges to work around....kids, boxes.....and we probably should have organized the garage before starting our project ;)
Zack did all the painting....
Then we rubbed candle wax on the areas that we wanted to show through the top layer....this is supposed to make it easier to remove the top coat?????
After the wax, we painted on two coats of our final color (another Benjamin Moore paint in a beautiful cream color)....
And then used a fine sanding block to go back and take the top paint layers off, exposing the brown paint beneath!
A fine sand paper is recommended, but that didn't work too well for us, and Zack ended up resorting to scraping some areas with tools and more rough grade sand paper. But it turned out pretty well in the end....by no means perfect or professional, but good enough for us ;)
And since the main goal was to have a place for all this stuff....
....it certainly did the trick!
I didn't like the old hardware (surprise, surprise!), but a quick trip to Lowe's took care of that!
And here's the finished look....
What do you think?????
Wednesday, October 24, 2012
Welcome to Narnia!
Our backyard is quickly becoming a magical escape for the gang. It has undergone quite a transformation in the last few days, and has evolved from a play area into a completely different world.
Enter Narnia....
Emily has spent hours clearing away the debris, both large and small, revealing a wonderful spot to set up camp.
My kids love the tales of Narnia, and so there was no contest when the name Narnia was suggested as a name for the fort. This fun flag welcomes you into the area ;)
And the camoflauge netting strung up over logs serves as great shelter.
Complete with a sitting area underneath and even a drive-thru ;)
There is additional seating in an area behind the shelter.....wishing we had our old firepit!!
And it's tough to see in the picture, but there is even a weapons rack- perfect for all the homemade bows and arrows that have completely taken over our garage!!
There are several "targets" hanging in the area for shooting practice.....a lovely addition by Sophie :)
Emily has lined the entire area with a log path and has plans to extend out into the woods even further.....
There is still some clearing to do, but the difference is amazing!
And despite the fact that the kids have come in covered from head to toe every night in dirt, this fort has turned out to be a true treasure, and I am so thankful that all my children can appreciate the good and the simple things in life :)
Tuesday, October 23, 2012
Now that I posted the pictures of the rental, I'm going to post the pictures of how we got here :)
We spent several weeks packing....little by little and taking our time. We arranged to have the rental available well before we closed on our house so that we would have plenty of time to get ourselves moved. We rented a U-Haul for 2 days and all pitched in to get all of our stuff from one house to the other!
And, yes, Sophie did wear flip flops the entire time.....and when the driveway got too steep, she just took them off ;)
The little kids thought the truck was just a giant playground of course!
Believe it or not, we filled this truck completely 3x, and then filled a professional moving truck once as well!
Zack put the girls to work, and they worked HARD!!
So did Zack :)
Matthew found a way to move boxes!
It didn't work out as well as he thought it might :/
Dad to the rescue!!
I was amazed at the amount of furniture that the girls were able to move! They ended up moving all of our couches, all the boxes and many other pieces of furniture!
We know what teamwork means around here ;)
After 2 days with the truck, we had professionals come and spend 6 hours moving the heavy stuff....dining hutch, fridge, washer & dryer, dressers, etc. But we still ended up having to rent the truck for one final day to finish up all of the outside furniture and some of the things left in the house!!
It was insane, and I hope we NEVER have to do it again!!!!!! So do the girls ;) Really praying for a company relo next time!!
Sunday, October 21, 2012
We're renters!?
I started going through all the pictures on my camera card and realized it's been a long, long time since I've done any real posting about our lives! I have pictures going back to July that I never posted, and while I don't plan to go back and post most of them, I am sad that they won't make on this blog that I have set up as a way to record our lives.
So I'll start with where we are right now.
This is our rental! And I must say, it's really weird being renters! I don't like knowing that we have to move again, and I don't like that we have no control over things that need fixing (and there are a LOT of them). But I'm resolved to the fact that this is where we are for the time being, and I might as well enjoy it as much as I can :)
It turns out that this house is the exact same floor plan as the house we just sold, save a few minor changes. Here's the back...
The main difference is that the living area is 2 stories as opposed to our house that had a playroom over the living area. So we have one less room and have had to move our school room to the basement, but it works.
The kids have really been enjoying the woods right behind the house!
And the house is located at the very back of the neighborhood on a cul-de-sac, so we have lots of safe places to play!
So far, the kids have made a fort....
hung a hammock...
and added to their homemade bow and arrow collection!
While I didn't decorate for fall inside the house, we did do some decorating outside....
We have a great front porch with lots of room for pumpkins and cornstalks ;)
Since Emily can't do her haunted house this year, I told her to go ahead and do as many lights on the front porch as she wanted to!
This house sits high on a hill, just like the one that we sold, and the driveway is even more steep...
The living room is almost identical to our last living room, so it was easy to decorate :)
Allie & Caleb are watching Wipeout :)
The one thing I have left to do is to put our food into our recently refinished food cupboard. This house has no pantry and not enough kitchen cupboard space to store food for 10 people, so we had to improvise! We found a large tv cabinet in a used furniture store and "antiqued" it ourselves. I'll post how we did it soon!
You may find the hearth room very familiar ;)
And here's the kitchen looking into the hearth room....
It sits at a different angle than our last house, and there's quite a bit more space in the rental that we've really enjoyed!
Here's the front entry- note the bats that Allie designed and cut out all by herself ;) She really needs a job!!!!
Looks familiar, no?!
Because there is no room above the living room, we have this great catwalk upstairs that is fun! But boy does the noise carry upstairs!!
This house only has 6 bedrooms (one in the basement instead of the two that we had), so we put Josh in the basement by himself, Sophie on the main level, Emily and Allie each have their own rooms on the 3rd floor, and the 3 middle boys share, leaving Caleb in with us in a crib.
The master bedroom....and no, I'm not allowed to hang pictures....as per order of my husband who says we're only here for a short time and can't understand my need to decorate my space ;)
So I had fun with the shelves in the master instead!!
I do really love the way they finished this space, and the fact that it has a fireplace like our house in Kansas!
Well, that's it for now! I wasn't going to post any pictures of the house, since it's not ours and we're here for such a short time, but I decided to do a few for friends and family after all :)
I'll be back in a couple days with updates on school and the kids!!
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We have enjoyed beef stroganoff over the years. When our focus shifted to healthy eating, we created this healthy version that uses ground turkey in the recipe. We've included mushrooms and green pepper. We replaced regular sour cream with Greek yogurt, and we use low sodium beef broth. Even with all of these changes, this recipe has great flavor and can be prepared in about 30 minutes.
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Along with the stroganoff dish we sometimes serve a simple salad of mixed greens with Mandarin oranges, chopped walnuts, and dried cherries drizzled with our white vinegar shallot dressing.
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We usually have some of the stroganoff mixture left over. We like to create another meal by using the left over stroganoff mixture to top a baked potato or to top long grain wild rice.
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Serving size: 1 (1 1/4 cups) Makes: 4 servings Prep: 30 minutes Per serving:
Calories 417, Fat 12.9 (sat 4g, mono 1.0g, poly 3.3g), Pro 37.5g, Carb 41.7g, Fiber 6.7, Chol 93mg, Sugar 9.0g, Sodium 178mg
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Monday, April 19, 2010
I recently had the pleasure of meeting, cooking and dining with Marcella and Victor Hazan at their home in Florida.
At 87 years old, Marcella Hazan is a legend in the culinary world, having influenced millions of Americans on the art of Italian cooking.
Of all recipes, I think this is simple Tomato Sauce is what she's most famous for.
Read my post and see photos of my visit with Marcella and Victor Hazan.
Four, if you count the pasta as well.
1 whole onion, one 28-ounce can of whole, peeled tomatoes (from San Marzano if you can find them), 5 tablespoons of butter and pasta of your choice. I used salted butter, which let me omit the added salt to the sauce (and I also salt my boiling pasta water too)
Place the butter, onion and tomatoes (I've roughly chopped the tomatoes first) into a pot and simmer uncovered for 45 minutes.
Until it looks like this, where droplets of fat float freely from the tomato:
Remove the onion and discard if you must (but secretly, I enjoyed it with a little salt and pepper)
This is what tomato sauce is all about!
Serve over pasta.
Victor and Marcella sent me home with a gift of custom made Italian sausage by Paul Bertolli:
And so we grilled them outside…but a little boy was impatient and couldn't wait for me to finish my photoshoot.
After I scolded him for grabbing the sausage with his hands before dinner was served, I turned around to get the other plates dished up.
And caught him….
in the act…
of super-fast slurping…hoping not to get caught…
look at that slurptastic action!
recipe adapted from Essentials of Classic Italian Cooking by Marcella Hazan
I used salted butter and also heavily salted the boiling pasta water, so I didn't add any additional salt to the sauce. Taste and adjust with more salt if needed.
One 28-ounce can whole plum tomatoes (San Marzano, if you can find), tomatoes roughly chopped with their juices
5 tablespoons salted butter
1 medium yellow onion, peeled and halved
Heat a heavy, medium saucepan over medium heat. Add all of the ingredients and bring to a simmer. Turn the heat to low to keep a steady simmer. Cook for 45 minutes, or until droplets of fat float free of the tomatoes. Stir occasionally. Discard the onion. Serve over cooked pasta.
Making it tonight! My Guro is Italian and even he hasn't mentioned this type of sauce. The boys will have Italian and I will have gai pad gra pow. Thank you!
This is so simple and I am diffently going to try.
This looks so pure or something to that effect. Love! Will have for lunch Friday, thanks
I love this simple recipe. I've thrown this on the stove and walked away to do house work and come back to a simple sauce ready for anything. I have left the tomatoes whole, and used chopped canned tomatoes, then when the sauce is done cooking, used my immersion blender to make a smooth, or slightly chunky sauce.
It looks fantastic with zero intimidation factor. I need to try it soon!
I recently discovered this recipe as well, and am completely and totally in love with it! I am, however, PAINFULLY jealous you got to dine with Marcella… her recipes were a staple in my house growing up, much like Julia Child's!
I make this all the time. So simple and easy but soooooo goooooooooood. Butter makes everything better.
So cute!!!
Ummm…I always use store bought (gasp!!) tomato sauce –
But this seems easy enough that I think I'll try it out soon!!
Do you think taking out the onions, chopping them up and putting them back in the sauce will also work??
Well, I think I'll have to try both the onion-in version and onion-out version.
Quick, simple and delish.. all are in one dish! Perfect!!
Sometimes simple is just better, and this looks amazing!
I love the photos of your son caught in the act! He just couldn't wait…so cute!
How lovely that you got to have the pleasure of meeting and spending a meal with the Hazans. It isn't everyday that one gets to spend time with such royalty of the kitchen. Nice post.
So cool you got to meet and dine with her. I've been experimenting with a lot of pasta sauces lately to find one that is *just* right so that I can do some canning this summer when tomatoes are in peak season – I will definitely have to add this one to the list.. I've never tried using butter in it as well, but how could you go wrong?
Also next on my list – pasta sauce using ramps instead of onion. My kitchen is overflowing with ramps right now.
I'll have to give this one a try soon. I love simple recipes, especially ones where I usually have all the ingredients on hand.
The photos of your son "stealing" sauce are too cute. I take it he's feeling better?? Hope so!
I have made this at lest 20 times, it's a go-to if short on thought processes! It's really good, fresh and savory.
I made this tonight and served scallops on the side. It was really delicious and could not have been easier. To my dismay, with all the cookbooks I have I do not have a single Marcella cookbook. I will have to change that!
Wow with that much butter, how could it not taste good! I think I'm going to have to try that next time:-)
i tried this last night after seeing this post and it was DELISH!!! And so simple too… this definitely my "go-to" sauce now for a quick dinner!
I can't wait to try this… I heard that you can buy S. Marz tomatoes from Costco.
Love the pictures! Your son is too cute, that sneaky hand, priceless.
I throw this in the slow cooker and let it cook while I do other things, and I cut the onion up and leave it in, just because I love onion. But it is wonderful, amazing that it's just 3 ingredients.
Such a simple recipe? Combining so few ingredients. This sounds good, esp to non-cooks like me.
Brings back memories: Many years ago, maybe the early 70's, Marcella was in San Francisco doing cooking classes. I was lucky enough to be able to take one. It was gnocchi – and they were served with this sauce. So simple and sublime. Gnocchi, I'm convinced, are something you must learn to make from childhood, much like forming Chinese dumplings – looks simple, but isn't…. sigh, I can still taste those gnocchi!
Wow, could it get any more simple than that? Great color too. While the photos all look great, the ones with your son are the best because they are candid. Great post J.
This is my absolute favorite—how do you keep the tomatoes so RED???
I love this classic recipe. I have made it for several pasta dishes and I get many compliments for its rich taste. The first time I made it with regular canned tomatoes however Marcella implored that I switch to Italian imported plum tomatoes. She was correct, the imported tomatoes made for a savory sauce. I love you Marcella and I am so jealous Jaden that you were able to have met her and Victor.
Ciao Ciao
I like the taste of tomato sauce.Because I also like to eat bread, I often eat bread with tomato sauce.
I was always bothered by not using the onion after the sauce was done, too, but a friend of mine mentioned that she cut it up the next morning and used it in scrambled eggs. Genius.
Are you sure this isn't from Paula Deen's cook book?
I'm going to try this out tonight with chicken parm – I think the simple flavors will go perfectly with the chicken. My two girls, 2 and 6, will devour anything combing some kind of pasta and any tomatoey sauce mommy makes, so I'm sure they'll love this! I'll bet it would be good with stuffed shells, too…
Looks so simple and easy. Some of the least complicated recipes can be the best. I would have to find something to do with the onion as well (can't just discard). The amount of butter seems a bit heavy, but I'm sure it's delicious!
Enjoyed your write-up "Meeting Marcella & Victor Hazan".
I never would have imagined this oh-so-simple combo. Definitely on the "try-it-soon" list.
My Mom has a copy of Marcella's book and my husband, too, and I've never tried making this sauce until tonight! Thankfully, I've been proven wrong about easy recipes. Simple recipes can be fantastic, too. Jaden, thanks for showcasing this recipe with gorgeous photos and a hilarious accompanying blog to boot. After viewing the photos, I knew it wouldn't be long 'till I was making this wonderful yet easy dish. My family did not let those onions go to waste, either; they were snapped up in a hurry.
Made this last night. Easy, and awesome tasting. I added a little garlic to the simmer… this is instant classic goodness.
Butter makes everything better, don't you agree?? Thanks for sharing this wonderful post!
Looks sooo good! I'm going to try it.
Your son is adorable! My kids would never dare to be that sneaky!
This sauce was awesome! Had it with some pasta and fennel containing Italian sausage. Make sure you have some good San Marzano tomatoes. Absolutely superb. Thanks for passing the recipe along Jaden!
This looks great! Has anyone tried 5 tbs. of olive oil instead of butter? I love butter, but I love olive oil, too…
BUT – my question is – specifically what kind of cheese did you use on top of the pasta? It looks perfect!
This is perfection! It was so simple that I had to try it and it was just amazing. I may never resort to a more complicated sauce again.
Great tomato sauce. I use butter in my sauce for special occasions.
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I just read Nicholas Spark's novel 'True Believer'. The main character made this sauce in the novel, mentioning that is is an old Italian recipe. It sounded so good I had to google it and sure enough, here it is! I can't wait to make it tomorrow for my husband's Italian family, who I know have never made it this way.
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I have loved this sauce since I first purchase The Classic Italian Cookbook in the 70's. The recipe was simply called 'Tomato Sauce III'. I have enjoyed her recipes throughout the years and will be making this one again soon.
I was fortunate enough to spend a week with Marcella and Victor at their cooking school in Bologna in 1980 and 30 years later this is still one of my, and my 87 year old Italian mother's favorite sauces—usually served over gnocchi.
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Former Sharks wing Luzuko Vulindlu will face his former employers in their Currie Cup meeting with Griquas at GWK Park in Kimberley on Saturday.
In the sole change to the starting XV that beat the Golden Lions last week, Vulindlu replaces the injured Jannie Boshoff (hamstring) on the wing.
There are two bench tweaks as Simon Westraadt and Richard Lawson replace Matthew Dobson and Matthew Rosslee at hooker and utility-back.
Vulindlu played in Griquas' first Currie Cup game of the 2012 campaign against the Blue Bulls, but was injured in the process.
"It is very disappointing for Jannie that he got injured again," Human said on Monday.
"He played very well against the Lions and will be sorely missed against the Sharks.
"Luckily we've got Luzuko back. He was impressive against the Bulls before he got injured."
Having started poorly, Griquas seemed to be heading for relegation, but the five points they gained against the Lions puts them back in the hunt, with only eight points the difference between them and the top placed Sharks.
"We gained some much needed momentum against the Lions," Human said.
"Yes, there were still a few areas of concern, but we've looked at that this week.
"The team has been retained as much as possible to ensure we keep that momentum going. We need to keep going forward. We need to keep on winning."
Griquas: 15 Willie le Roux, 14 Luzuko Vulindlu, 13 Jean Stemmet, 12 Walter Venter, 11 Rocco Jansen, 10 Francois Brummer, 9 Marnus Hugo, 8 Leon Karemaker, 7 Wesley Wilkins, 6 Marnus Schoeman, 5 Martin Muller, 4 Rynhardt Landman, 3 Lourens Adriaanse, 2 Ryno Barnes (captain), 1 Steph Roberts.
Replacements: 16 Simon Westraadt, 17 Ivann Espag, 18 Frikkie Spies, 19 Justin Downey, 20 Jacques Coetzee, 21 Marnitz Boshoff, 22 Richard Lawson.


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Employment rose by a meager 36,000 jobs in January, far less than expected, as severe snow storms slammed large parts of the nation, but the unemployment rate fell to its lowest level since April 2009.
Despite the conflicting signals in the Labor Department's report on Friday, economists agreed a job market recovery was proceeding apace if not gaining speed. Many investors also saw the data as a sign of strength. Government bonds sold off, while the dollar rallied against the yen and the euro.
The payrolls gain reported by U.S. employers was a quarter of the 145,000 gain economists had expected. But a separate household survey, which is used to determine the jobless rate, showed nearly 600,000 more people reported they were employed.
That surge pushed the unemployment rate to 9 percent from 9.4 percent in December. It has dropped 0.8 percentage point since November, the biggest two-month decline since 1958.
"The payroll details and the drop in unemployment signal that there is an underlying improvement in the labor market buried under the snow and ice," said Nigel Gault, chief U.S. economist at IHS Global Insight in Lexington, Massachusetts.
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Fed Chairman Ben Bernanke on Thursday sounded a more upbeat note on the economy, but said "it will be several years before the unemployment rate has returned to a more normal level."
Economists estimated that blizzards, which pounded the Northeast in January and buried cities in knee-deep snow, reduced payrolls by between 50,000 and 100,000.
Signs of underlying strength in the labor market were also yielded by revisions to November and December payrolls, which showed 40,000 more jobs created than previously estimated.
The U.S. Treasury debt sell-off pushed the spread between two-year yields and 10-year yields to an 11-month high. Stocks on Wall Street were little changed in mid-afternoon.
Though the Labor Department's payroll count continues to show moderate growth, independent surveys have suggested a pick-up in the pace of job creation, raising concerns that the government might be missing growth coming from new businesses.
Labor Department chief economist Betsey Stevenson told reporters the count was likely falling short, just as faulty estimates of how many companies were created or destroyed led to an understatement of job losses during the recession.
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The labor market's recovery has lagged the broader economy, which grew at a 3.2 percent annual rate in the fourth quarter. Getting the job market on a solid growth path is critical for President Barack Obama who faces re-election next year.
The head of the White House Council of Economic Advisers, Austan Goolsbee, told Reuters Insider the employment report showed "continued progress but it's not fast enough."
A Labor Department official said the household survey found that 886,000 Americans had been kept home by the heavy snowstorms, roughly double the number who are snow-bound in a typical January.
Still, the separate survey of establishments counts someone as employed even if they worked only one hour during the survey period.
Economists said the data, excluding the weather effect, was consistent with economic growth above 3 percent. They will be watching to see if the drop in the jobless rate is sustained.
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Last month's drop was encouraging because it reflected more people finding work. In recent months, a large portion of the decline in the jobless rate had reflected people giving up the search for work, meaning they were no longer counted among the ranks of the unemployed.
A broad measure of unemployment that includes workers who want a job but have stopped looking and those working part time for economic reasons dropped to its lowest level since April 2009. The number of long-term unemployed also fell.
Last month, the private services sector added only 32,000 jobs after increasing 146,000 in December. Payroll increases in goods-producing sectors rose 18,000, with manufacturing recording its largest gain since August 1998.
Severe weather hit construction payrolls, which dropped 32,000 last month. There were also large declines in the employment of couriers and messengers.
Government payrolls dropped for a third straight month, pulled down by state and local governments.
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This article is completely bogus. Jobs growth was revised DOWNWARD for the end of 2010. Over 500K workers left the workforce (stopped looking for work) to
create the 0.4% decrease in unemployment. Average time of unemployment is higher than ever.
"Passengers of the Titanic, this is your captain speaking. So we hit an iceberg; we're taking on water and some say we're going to sink. But fear not, for according to the calculations of my experts, the more water we take on, the faster we'll go.
Therefore, if this ship should actually sink, then we'll be in New York before you know it.
And please pay no attention to the lifeboats carrying away the richest 5% of our pasengers. They have every confidence that we'll be fine. Trust them."
Captain Pinocchio Obama
More "fudging" of the numbers to support their position/view.
Like Iraq had WMD's.
The boy has cried "wolf" one too many times.
They can lie with impunity, indefinitely and there's no consequence?
Sign "free trade" agreements which have removed 42, 000 + jobs from the US (ask yourselves HOW is this good for the US) while allowing immigration to remain a "wide open" issue.
How is this good for the US?
It's time to ask ourselves if those who supposedly "represent" us are intentionally trying to destroy this nation.
Incompetence is not an answer that fits the question of "why?"
Oh, and some senators want to extend the Patriot Act indefinitely:
Pass it along, Americans need to know.
Apologies, my post should have read 42,000+ factories, not jobs. Factories.
So, when will our walk like an Egyptian moment arrive ?
As soon as the Bangles reunion tour swings into town. Ha.
Soon, I fear.
Of course we only need 300,000 net jobs added per month to keep up with population growth.
I've heard tell of a college bubble that's soon to pop. There are so many "educated" people looking for work, people with bachelor and masters degrees, some are saying it would be better to skip college and all the debt and go for experience if you can get hired on. Some are calling degrees fiat education, ie not worth the paper they are printed on.
Anyone else heard of this?
How many times?
There was once a time, not long ago, when kids that didn't want to go to college could get a job in a factory or other trade, work for forty years or so, raise a family, and retire with a good pension.
College isn't for every one. Not every one wants to be a Wall Street rapist or corporate executive. Some folks aren't cut out for it.
The backbone of any healthy, prosperous society is the working class, the producers. Just about all that's left is the casino economy and menial service jobs.
Unless you're a Wall street rapist or corporate executive, of course.
What's yer handicap,
or is it theirs ?
I work for a living.
Good point Griff. I regularly advise youngsters soon to graduate from high school to look for alternative professions in lieu of college.
I've helped quite a few move on to injection molded plastics design, MRI specialists, CNC machinists, auto and cycle mechanics, HVAC maintenance, the electrical trades including utility linemen etc. They're so brainwashed that college is the only path, but once I have a sitdown and explain the ropes of life in these times a few see the light and have moved on a path to future success. It's amazing as to how many young folks in Starbucks have Masters degrees and can't find work within their field of choice so become perpetual students while working at SBUX due to the medical benefits etc. ..? : O
Of course too, I encourage them to consider the USN, Coast Guard or Air Force as a career choice post high school. Granted we need the Army and Marines, but they are notorious for doing a 'bait and switch' on the youngsters; ie, they sign up for a particular specialty then get side-tracked to the motor pool so to speak having little to show for their enlistment. The reason being is that the mentality of the these two services are you are always a combat infantryman or marine first with your specialty second when in a combat zone and even in some HQ situations stateside. Your specialty comes second, whch makes sense of course if your position is being overrun by the enemy. : |
Carl Nemo **==
Will the hard knocks grads, please stand up.
Yeah, you with the dirt under your nails.
Now please recalibrate your pity meters while the over educated
and under trained steal your jobs on the basis of a skewed paper trail.
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Laos <<LAH ohs>> is a country in Southeast Asia. It is a tropical land of mountains and thick forests. Laos is bordered by China on the north, Vietnam on the east, Cambodia on the south, and Thailand and Myanmar on the west. Vientiane<<vyehn TYAHN>> is the capital and the largest city.
The Lao, Hmong, and Tai people of Laos speak languages similar to Chinese. Other people speak languages similar to those spoken by other people in Southeast Asia and parts of India. They include the Kha people.
About half the people of Laos are Lao. The Lao people are leaders in business and government. Many Hmong helped the United States and South Vietnam during the Vietnam War. After the war ended in 1975, thousands of Hmong fled to other countries. The Kha were the first people to live in Laos. Until recently, they were treated badly and had few rights.
Most of the people live in villages and farm for a living. Many farms are on the lowlands along the Mekong River and other rivers. Farmers there raise mainly rice. Most villagers are poor, and some villages have no schools.
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Ancestors of the Lao and Tai people probably moved into Laos about 1,200 years ago. About 600 years ago, most of what is now Laos was joined together in a kingdom called Lan Xang, which means "land of a million elephants." France took control of Laos in the late 1800′s. Laos became an independent country in 1953.


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The panda birthday bash at Zoo Atlanta this weekend will surely draw a crowd, and not just the kind the kind angling to get a corner piece of birthday cake.
Mei Lan fans want to celebrate the Atlanta-born panda's 3rd birthday before she departs for China in mid-February. Zoo Atlanta is still trying to raise $500,000 to keep the other giant pandas here, but has raised only about $120,000 so far, according to the AJC story, "A panda party, parting."
You wouldn't want to eat panda cake, anyway.
As in the past, Zoo Atlanta staffers put together ice cakes for their black-and-white beauties. The recipe changes a little every year, but giant panda keeper JT Svoke provided a list of ingredients and a details about what they'll look like when, um, baked.
Note: I provide this information because it's interesting, not because I think it would taste good for you, your dog, or anything but a giant panda.
Panda Ice Cake Recipe
Water for freezing
Food coloring for each layer
Fruit, sweet potatoes or bamboo
Cinnamon and mouthwash, to smell
1.Mix water and food coloring for each layer of ice cake. Add items for scent, such as cinnamon or mouthwash. ("Pandas really enjoy" it, and "rub all over themselves." Hey, what did you do with cake at your third birthday party?)
2. Cut fruit, potatoes and bamboo into (panda) bite-size pieces. This year, some fruit will be formed into the age of the pandas, who each get their own cake.
3. Freeze, serve and enjoy!
Want to go? Zoo Atlanta's "Pandamonium" panda birthday party. $13.99-$18.99 for zoo admission, free for children ages 2 and younger. 800 Cherokee Ave., Atlanta. 404-624-9453, zooatlanta.org.
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I really do hope that Atlantans will step up and support their Zoo Atlanta in their efforts to keep these amazing pandas. They are one of only 4 zoos on this Hemisphere with giant pandas.
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MCHM was first prepared by reducing the corresponding diester. It is currently obtained as a byproduct of 1,4-cyclohexanedimethanol, which is made by hydrogenating dimethyl terephthalate.
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I acquired the taste for my all-time favorite book on a dare. When I was in seventh grade, my brother-in-law tossed me a copy of Charles Dickens's A Tale of Two Cities and told me I'd never get through the first chapter. That was a challenge I couldn't resist.
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appreciate that. That's what everybody does," said Warren, a former
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Restaurant Manager's 'White Kids' Facebook Rant About Sandy Hook Gets Him What He Deserves
When is freedom of speech not freedom of speech? This is what one restaurant manager must be asking himself after posting some very insensitive comments on Facebook and getting an extreme backlash in return. The man, Eddie Nimibutr, runs a Thai restaurant in Austin, Texas. After the Newton, Connecticut shootings, he reportedly posted:
I'm failing to give a damn about the CT shooting. I don't care if a bunch of white kids got killed. When Israel launched missiles at the school on Gaza, everybody was too busy j------ off. Why should i care about people who don't give a damn about me?
A Facebook page was set up dedicated to boycotting his restaurant and demanded that he pay homage to the Sandy Hook victims for the next 20 days on social media. He also received death threats. But Nimibutr remained unbowed. He reportedly wrote on Facebook:
If you don't like me or my opinions, I suggest you to unfriend me and ---- off. I am pretty much sick of some people telling me what to think, how to think, or how to feel today, and if you don't like my foods, ---- off and eat someplace else.
I believe in freedom of speech -- however, if you're going to indulge in freedom of speech, that can lead to consequences you don't like, depending on what you say. Say something like what he reportedly posted in a bar, and maybe you get punched. Say something like that on Facebook and anything could happen.
But I don't think that anyone exercising freedom of speech -- no matter how dreadful -- deserves death threats. And the Facebook page dedicated to ranting on him could be better spent doing some good in the world. (This being the Internet, Eddie also has a fan page -- albeit one much smaller than his non-fan page.)
Nimibutr seems to be backtracking a bit now. He recently told a local TV station that maybe his remarks were a "little insensitive" and that he was just "trying to cope and decompress" from the news of the massacre. Strange way of coping, indeed, but oftentimes people spew their thoughts on FB without giving them a lot of consideration.
There's a lot of passionate feeling going around the Internet these days. Maybe you don't care about Sandy Hook. But express that -- and in such blunt terms -- and be prepared for the fallout. As for myself, I prefer to ignore hateful people -- or ask them about their deluded opinions, or speak back, but not in a name-calling, hate-spewing way. You'd be surprised at how you can change people's opinions if you talk to them without hate.
Have you seen any Sandy Hook hate online? Do you think people have the right to say whatever they want on their page?
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Lainey0468December 19, 2012 at 3:48 PM
Goodness! I can understand his frustration about the kids in Gaza, but this is uncalled for! This is a ridicule of free speech! At least our country can come together, pray and show how much we care.
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DieMyDarlingDecember 19, 2012 at 4:06 PM@Megan Lee...AMEN!
Children are children. Tragedy is tragedy.
His racist, cold hearted comments were terrible. No one, white or black or whatever, deserves to die (or shouldn't be cared about/mourned) just bc someone else died, too.
True, there is death and devastation going on around the world daily with children and adults alike. Americans ARE generally desensitized and ignorant and unconcerned. It doesn't make the loss if these poor innocent children any less heartbreaking. :(
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partyof54meDecember 19, 2012 at 4:08 PM
Some people have no business being on social media sites in the first place. Every life that gets taken away before it should is a tragedy. No matter what their race, religion, or beliefs are. This guy is clearly a moron and he makes it worse by backtracking only after being hit with a ton of critcism. Please this guy knew what he said would draw alot of attention to him and that's exactly what he wanted. This is all for show. He knew what kind of backlash he would receive after those comments. How hateful do you have to be to spew such horrible things about innocent children who lost their lives. Some people should really learn how to keep their damn mouths closed.
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PinkmaniDecember 19, 2012 at 4:15 PM
Actually, there was one black girl who is a native Canadian that was killed, but Newton, CT is a majority white area.
He does have a point. (And I know all of you are going to bash me for speaking the truth...) The media has what is called "Little White Woman Syndrome". The majority of the cases that have made national headlines involve a pretty white female that didn't deserve whatever happened to her. (Caylee Anthony, Jon Benet Ramsey, Madeline McCann, etc.)
You rarely ever hear about a missing kid of color. The media constantly portrays people of color in a negative way. Thus, the sterotypes: all Hispanics are illegal, black woman are welfare queens, black men are thugs with a bunch of kids, Asians live are intelligent gamblers who all live in one home, Middle Easterners are terrorists, etc.
Those who are not minorities or who haven't experienced the lives of those from different cultures will have a very hard time understanding where I'm coming from.
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bsDecember 19, 2012 at 4:31 PM@Pinkmani, you can't portray somebody as something if it isn't somewhat true. People are completely ok with being racist towards whites and then break out the pitchforks when they feel wronged in any way shape or form. Stop the hypocrisy.
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VegetaDecember 19, 2012 at 4:36 PMI agree with what he's saying although he was an asshole about it. When something happens on us soil we get really upset about it but when it happens in other countries the average consensus is to go 'oh how horrible they blew up a school in Gaza and all those kids are mutilated and wounded dead or dying.' Then give it no second thought even though the child body count was and continues to be much higher over there. It's an out of sight out of mind thing. Ct is right in my backyard so people around here are really into mourning and helping right now. I haven't seen any fundraisers or ribbons or posters or anything about helping or supporting the people who need help in Gaza. Honestly, not to be a dick, but I'm not upset about either tragedy because my being sad or angry won't bring any of the people in any country back to life.
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Mom2fourloveDecember 19, 2012 at 6:12 PMMy family is from gaza so I don't think his post was being racist I think it's more of frustration that the media never mentions these kids. He definatly went about it in the wrong way though :(
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GrettaDecember 19, 2012 at 8:04 PMYuck. There are insensitive idiots everywhere.
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gem092011December 19, 2012 at 8:26 PMOf course people have the right to say whatever they want on their page!!! (minus certain specific categories of legally limited speech i.e. incitement to violence, yelling "Fire!" in a crowded movie theater, etc.)
This is America. We have a little thing called the First Amendment here.
Do I think the guy was an insensitive jerk? Absolutely. Do people have the right to boycott him if they don't like what he said? Sure. But does he have the right to say it anyway? Yep.


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I recently tried the Sally Hanson Salon Effects Nail Polish strips just for fun. I have to be honest though, I have never been a fan of stick-on nail polish. I figured I'd try this out because I liked the lacy pattern.
The box comes with I nail file, a wooden pusher and 16 nail strips. It's quite simple to apply, but the smell of the adhesive was a bit difficult to bear for me. All you have to do is look for a nail strip that fits each of your nails then stick it on! File off the excess using the peach part of the nail file. Easy enough right?
The major drawback I had with this product though was its longevity. Perhaps I should've applied top coat after application but since the instructions didn't tell me to do so, I figured I'd do without it. One of the nail strips slightly peeled off while I was washing my hair the day after application. A couple of days after that, some parts of the strips started to chip off.
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- Calories: 95
- Calories from fat: 1%
- Carbohydrate: 12g
- Cholesterol: 5mg
- Fat: 6g
- Fiber: 1g
- Iron: 0mg
- Protein: 1mg
- Saturated fat: 3g
- Sodium: 3mg
- 20 ounces semisweet chocolate, cut into small pieces (or semisweet chocolate chips)
- 1 tablespoon unsalted butter, softened
- 1/2 cup heavy cream
- 2 tablespoons framboise (or other liqueur of your choice--kirsch, amaretto, and Cointreau all work well)
- 1 cup confectioners' sugar
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- As the chocolate melts, slowly whisk the mixture together until smooth. Then gradually add the remaining cream until it's completely incorporated and the ganache is thick and shiny. Whisk in the framboise.
- FORM THE TRUFFLES: Pour the ganache into a 2-inch-deep baking pan, spread evenly, and place in the freezer for 30 minutes or until set (it should have the consistency of fudge). Using a melon baller or a small spoon, form rounds and place them on a baking sheet lined with parchment or wax paper. Let the truffles harden in the freezer for about 15 minutes. After removing from the freezer, roll truffles between your hands into marble-size spheres, squeezing slightly (try to do this quickly, otherwise they'll become too soft). You can now dust the truffles with cocoa and serve them as is, but they'll hold their shape better if you coat them with chocolate first.
- MAKE THE COATING: Let the truffles rest in the freezer while you make the chocolate glaze. Place the remaining chocolate pieces in a large bowl over a saucepan of simmering water and stir occasionally, until the chocolate is completely melted. Remove from heat and let cool at room temperature, stirring occasionally, until the chocolate starts to set at the edge of the bowl. Drop the truffles into the melted chocolate and retrieve them with a fork, allowing any excess chocolate to drip off. Garnish immediately or leave the truffles plain and proceed to step 5.
- GARNISH: Set the freshly coated truffles on a plate and sift confectioners' sugar over them. Turn the truffles and sift again to cover completely.
- STORAGE: Place the truffles on the lined baking sheet and allow them to set in the refrigerator for 5 minutes. Truffles will keep for about 2 weeks, chilled or at room temperature, when stored in a tightly sealed container.
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Raspberry Truffles Recipe at a Glance
- COURSE: Desserts, Candy
- CONVENIENCE: Entertaining, Gifts, Quick/Easy
- CUISINE: French
- MAIN INGREDIENT: Chocolate
- OCCASION: Autumn, Spring, Summer, Winter, Valentine's Day
- PUBLICATION: Real Simple
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