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Optional course
I'm wondering if there is any good ideas about interesting English optional course we can open for our students in senior high school.
bart hsi
Oct 19 2013: I would like to suggest a fun course with material from several shortened school play in English for high or middle school children. Give them a week to study the play then act out in a class. The non-actors in the class could be asked to critique the technical aspects of the players, or suggest a related or similar play from a Chinese story with names replaced by English names.Students are asked to translate it into English conversation. (the teachers could help in this endeavor.) It will be more fun than merely trying to stuff more English vocabulary into the students' memory.
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Oct 19 2013: Thank you for your creative ideas. It could be as a try.
We can translate the Chinese story into English cause they are more familiar with our own country.In this case,they have more background knowledge about the story,which may motivate them to engage in the activities.
bart hsi
Oct 19 2013: Anna, I am glad that you like my suggestion. By the way, I was born and educated in China, and later emigrated to the USA at the age of 28. (I even spent a year in studying classical literature in Chinese.) So I would gladly offer you a free service in translating one or two Chinese stories into English. Remember, the selected stories must contain mostly conversation with actions omitted or skipped, because our purpose is to teach practical communication in English conversation, not the acting skills in a drama. (Also, this edited form is more suitable to be performed in a classroom.)
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If you are interested in my offer, please send an Email via TED with the typed story script in Chinese, and it would take a week or two for me to make the translation for you.
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Oct 19 2013: Brilliant idea bart. If you do this, "translating one or two Chinese stories into English", please post a copy for us here at TED. I would love to read them too.
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http://www.ted.com/conversations/20954/new_earth_short_stories.htmlOct 19 2013: If you want an editor to the story after you finish translating it, or you need help with an expression, let me know.
Having taught elementary school for over 25 years I might be able to help you in any small way I can.
Really nice of you to volunteer Bart. :)Oct 19 2013: Anna, I just thought of something that could be a real hoot. Just because we say "English" it does not mean we all talk the same ... British ... Australian ... and American in several different manners.
Turn over several 3 X 5 cards ... on the cards would be a location Connecticut USA .... Brooklyn USA ... Texas USA ... a gangsta USA .... California USA .... Canadian .... Austrailian .... London England ... Cockney of England .... and so forth .... Then the teacher would give a sentence and the holder of the card must answer in the manner of the card they hold. The Texas card may include the phrase Ya All as an example where the Brooklyn card may use the term youse guys while the Brit may say I dare say ole chap .... The rest of the class must decide where this person is from ....
Just because we say English does not mean a specific place just as we say Chinese does not define the dialect being spoken.
It could be fun and educational at the same time. Good luck. Bob.
Oct 19 2013: G'day mate, that is a bloody good suggestion ole chap.
Good stuff, eh?
Name the countries where the English in those sentences originated.....tick tock tick tock....
3.______Oct 19 2013: Yes,it is a good idea.
Not so many students know such differences.Oct 17 2013: I enjoyed Journalism, speech, debate, etc .... all the standards. I have often thought it would be a hoot to have a creative writing course. You could touch on all the areas like a short story ... One act play (including all directions, editorial notes, etc ... screen writing (the actual script writing) .... select a book and have groups develop it for a play or movie (general outline) explaining why they deviated from the original source. Have everyone write a daily (non-personal intimate details) diary just the events of the day. Show a TED video and have everyone write a review on it. Do a food review on last nights (or any) meal. Write a obituary for themselves summarizing their life to date. Write a commercial for their favorite product.
The point would be to make all of these assignments as fun as possible.
I wish you every success. Bob.
Oct 17 2013: Hi!Robert
Thanks for your clear and detailed illustration.
Your statement does spark my thoughts. Upon your ideas,I'm thinking of two. One is about food. I think in the course we can let students introduce our country's cuisine in English and get familiar with food in foreign countries.But the procedures can not be boring. I'm still thinking. The other is about advertisement. We can ask students promote one of their favorite products or their used stuff in the course.
Oct 18 2013: You can also have the students design a MENU in English, for an imaginary restaurant.
They would probably enjoy designing it, and then you can act out a restaurant scene where some of the students are the waiters and some are the customers.
Bring in real food for fun!!! Kids love to eat!!!
Oh, and take pictures as you do the different creative activities.....you can then make a scrap book of the entire year of class and what a nice keepsake that would make for your scrapbook. :)
Oct 22 2013: Sounds funny!
Keep in record.
bart hsi
Oct 21 2013: Juliette, Mary and Anna,
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First, I want to say that I understand Anna's possible course offering is probably at least 3 or 4 months away, so there is no urgency of planning the teaching materials yet. But I have a little further thought on the "conversation" acts and or training for the course content. In my opinion, the main purpose of this sort of training is to prepare the students to be able to speak with either some group of exchange students from the West, or it would serve as a preparatory course for the students when they will eventually go through college and employed as contact persons to deal with foreign visitors. For both matters, we shouldn't train them to be only able to tell only some Chinese stories filled with Chinese names, Chinese traditions and Chinese values while the Westerners might get lost because their unfamiliarity with these terminology or the background.
So my idea is to include at least one half of the stories come from Western origin/source, so that it would be a two-way communication that would be enjoyed by both parties. Would you agree? If you agree, I would also like to ask assistance from you two Western ladies to look for appropriate stories in English and edit them to be suitable for the teaching material. Since I have no experience with high school teaching, so I would be lost without your help. I do have some experience about the situation when we have difficulties in finding stories consist of mainly conversations. I realized that in Western opera or Chinese opera or drama, one could always fill the gaps between the conversation with a third party monologue to fill the blanks. Also, it's possible to replace the action or the monologue by introducing/incorporating them into the conversation itself.
Oct 22 2013: Bart,
It's kind of you to be active on this topic and give us so creative ideas.
Yes,only asking students to use English language to go through Chinese stories is not enough.As you said,I also think that students have to get familiar with the background knowledge,such as their life styles,attitudes,economy,politics,culture etc etc,of the target language.Without it,they can not understand language even if they know every word.
But combining western stories with Chinese ones may not be an easy task. Anyway,I will think and see what kind of Chinese stories are suitable.
Oct 22 2013: Anna,
I think that you misunderstood about the idea of using English conversation in Chinese or English stories. What I meant is that you can use at least 5 or 6 stories separately in one course including some Chinese and some English. You don't have to mix them up at all. However, whether you use Chinese or foreign stories, we must have the students learn the English conversation in the ways that conform to the the modern speaking style of English conversation in order to facilitate their easy understanding when they listen to, or speak in, the English language.
Normally, the best learning experience for a foreign student to learn English conversation is to talk directly with an English speaking foreigner. The suggested approach probably is the next best. Hopefully, all the students will have the opportunity to play the role of one of the conversation participants, in addition to listening in all the other conversations by other classmates. Also as important, the speaking style should be close to the real structure and custom of everyday conversations spoken between two friends in the U. S. or Britain. So the suggested approach serves both the purposes of "practicing" and the familiarity to the properly structured conversation style.
Oct 23 2013: Bart,
I get it. I have kept the stories firstly.
You said it. The knowledge we learn in the classroom has to connect with students' daily or real life.You know,in many Chinese schools,students learn to pass examinations not to use it in the real world. So I'm always thinking of using ways to balance those two aspects.Oct 22 2013: Anna, I think that you misunderstood about the mixing of Chinese stories with English or foreign stories. What I meant all along is that you could include at least 5 or 6 stories some purely Chinese (translated into English) and some purely English
The best way of learning conversation English is to have the students to talk directly to an English speaking foreigner. But if it is rather difficult to do so, then this approach should be the next best. Hopefully, every student could play the role of the conversation participant, in addition to listening the conversations made by other classmates. Moreover, the script for these conversations should be edited so that the speaking style should be as close as possible to conform to the structure and style of the everyday conversation between two friends in the U. S. or Britain. In this way, there will be dual benefits for the students in having the experience of a realistic "practice" of, as well as the familiarity to the properly structured or styled, English conversation.Oct 22 2013: Hi Bart,
There are sites with free children's stories. One is http://www.magickeys.com/books/
If this idea moves forward. I think it would be a good idea to take from the resources available on line.
There is a wealth of information out there.
Your ideas are just wonderful Bart. I think once Anna has the go ahead to open the course, she will be happy to use us in developing the activities.
I look forward to helping out any way I can.Oct 18 2013: Here are some common idioms.......
= to help
The Smiths' neighbors lent a hand when they were building their new fence (The neighbors helped them build the new fence).
= in trouble
Bob didn't do his homework, so he's going to be/get in hot water! (from the teacher)
= If you believe that what you are saying is
true/right, let's bet on it!
= That's unbelievable/incredible/ridiculous!
= crazy
That guy always talks and shouts to himself.
He's not playing with a full deck!
= Be quiet!!!
= Two people who work together will have more ideas than just one person!
= to lose all of or most of your money
I lost my shirt at the casino!
Joe lost his shirt betting on the horses.
= to fail to keep in contact/communication with someone
After I graduated from university, I lost
touch with most of my classmates.
= Let's go out and enjoy the exciting
entertainment of the city!
After the exam, let's go out and paint the town!
= A picture explains things better than words can explain things
= Let's start now!
(usually said about an important project)
= I agree with what you are saying!
= Yes, sure, of course!
= Once in a while, occasionally
I go swimming outside once in a blue moon.
= Okay, I agree, it will be done!
Anna Yang
Oct 18 2013: Hi,Mary!
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Thank for your prompt reply!
It's so detailed .:) I have kept it in my computer.
The more the better.lol
Da Way
Oct 18 2013: Thats a great start Mary, I can already see the effects on the class, it's hilarius when you tranlate word for word into another language. I do think the kids will enjoy it!Oct 18 2013: I can't find any link or button, so how do I enroll for this interesting English class? :o)
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Thank you, couldn't help but to learn something ...;o)
Oct 18 2013: Just click on the doohickey, then go down three thingamabobs, and when a whatchamacallit pops up, just go ahead and input some doodads!!
Seriously....she is brainstorming to find new ways to help Chinese high school students learn English in a fun way.
Oct 18 2013: Wait, let me just get another bottle of my last single malt to get your instructions right ... lol :o)
And I was serious in my comment too!
Chinese high school students may outnumber me, yet I can easily keep up with them to lean English in a fun way! :o)
Especially phrases are so important to learn, because if you don't know them they can easily set you on hold for 5 and more minutes before, if ever, you figure out their meaning.
Maybe we should ask TED ED if they'll set up a small online classroom for you, half of China, some other happy individuals here and there and me.
Deal? Or should I put a lid on it? :o)Oct 18 2013: I think the internet is a wonderful tool for anyone wanting to learn new languages.
Many Chinese individuals, both students and teachers, have come on here with different questions regarding education.
For me personally it is a real privilege to be able to help them in their language learning.
I know that 25 years ago when I began to teach, I never in a million years thought that I would be exchanging classroom ideas with teachers from around the world.
For me it is a great privilege.
TED ED has some real talented individuals.........I do not think I can walk in their shoes.......Oct 18 2013: Oh and speaking of idioms.........and in particular, "Two heads are better than one".....here is a little piece that includes that idiom......Listen carefully!!
The piece is called "Twisted"...........which in itself is a multiple meaning word:
Happy Weekend!!!
Oct 19 2013: Nice twist Mary, thank you!
Happy weekend to you too!
Yijia Chen
Oct 19 2013: ;Wow,bravo!
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Mary,you are born to be a great educator!
How i wish to be your student!:)
Oct 19 2013: I would love to go live in China and teach English.
Are there Americans living there who work as teachers?
Oct 20 2013: Yep,Madam.
In my school,there are Americans teaching optional courses ,and also research courses about international education.
Unfortunately i didn't attend most of them.But,that's OK.I chose the ones that i was not so familiar with in order to dive into the things i did't know.
I also see foreigners teaching non English subjects in China.I used to met a lady from France who taught mathematics here.:)
Yoka Feng
Oct 23 2013: Hi, Hermana,
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It's good to hear you want to teach English in China. I think we need many well-experinced foreign teachers like you. And you can teach both English and Spanish. I know in China there're many international schools which may need some teachers. And I've heard some foreigners rent a apartment and set up their private classrooms to teach young kids English in some advanced Chinese residential blocks or foreigner's residencies. But if you want a stable and safe job status, you can choose to teach in some public schools.
I think you will be very popular in China because you are so knowledgeable and passionate about teaching~!:)
And you can travel around China and savor the amazing Chinese food~!Oct 23 2013: Yijiia and Yoka.....
I have researched teaching jobs in China........there are lots of them online.
This would be such a wonderful experience........perhaps when my children are older it would be possible? Who knows? I never lose hope.Oct 17 2013: Anna, hello!!!
You are teaching already? That is wonderful Anna.
Look, here is a link to creative ideas with English language learners in high school.
Tell me if you can open it.
Here is a slideshare presentation.....flip through it, there are lots of ideas.
I hope you can open these two links.....Mary ♥
Oct 17 2013: Hi!Mary. Glad to hear from you. Just like we are old friends .:)
I don't teach in school yet. But I'm going to the school to practice and firstly just watch the mentor teacher how to teach,and I will have the chance to conduct some lessons afterwards.
According to the principle,It is now very important to successfully opening a good English optional course at school. So I just want to learn more and see if I can get any creative ideas.
By the way,I can open the link.thank you again.
Oct 17 2013: Wonderful!! Here is another link.
It provides a list of sites useful for ESL teachers.
I hope you can open it, because through it you can access even more information.
Oct 17 2013: Wow, Mary, did you notice that edtechteacher is one big Apple and Microsoft promotion campaign? Are those corporations sponsors of that site?
Is this an exception or has the US education system become a market for product placement?
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Oct 18 2013: Q="BTW did you catch the moon over China at 1:39?" A=Not yet!
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Been watching it over Boston since it rose; still stunningly beautiful ...and I sent you Mary, Bernd and Lejan, best wishes brain waves about it:)
http://www.space.com/23223-mercury-clues-moon-origin.html?cmpid=514630_20131017_13205254Oct 17 2013: Lejan....you might find their "about" section interesting.
Read on...
Oct 17 2013: Hi there, down there ... :o)Oct 17 2013: Hi there again, down there again ... :o)Oct 17 2013: @ Mary
I have been on that section yet i couldn't find any reference towards corporate sponsorship. Did I miss something?
Maybe its just a 'German' thing, because we have strict regulations on product placement and corporate sponsoring within our education system, but it just jumped at me how often brand-names are being used on this site instead of neutral technical terms.
I am not against the promotion of the idea to 'new technologies to support student learning'.
Oct 17 2013: But it's a private site.....it is not governmental......Oct 17 2013: @ Mary
I know, I know, yet it is 'aimed' at teachers in governmental institutions, isn't it?
Product placement is a sneaky way to consumer behavior.
If teacher keep using the term iPad instead of tablet pc in is/her class, the champagne bottles in Apples PR department will be opened and the rest of the day is declared 'Happy Hour'.
Thats is advertising at its best! And if a brad-name becomes even part of a language, thats priceless.
If I am not mistaken, 'Kleenex' is a widely and commonly used term for tissues in your country, even if the brand you are using at home is a different one.
In Germany, for the same thing, is was the brand name 'Tempo' which managed to spread into common usage.
Education should not be a promotion platform for corporations, at least this is how my country decided on this topic, and, rarely enough, I agree on this too ... :o)
Oct 17 2013: The thing is, and here I speak without true knowledge, but, doesn't it cost money to run a web page?
Perhaps it is an economic decision.
Everything in the US is being used to advertise......materialism you know?
Consumerism...etc etc etc.
I think a lot of educators who are interested in learning do not pay attention to all those ads.....I didn't even notice it. When I visit a page I'm there to look at the information I need. I just block out all the other fluff....
I do not own an I-anything..........phone, pad, pod, etc. etc.......zilch.
But I do hear you, and I do think your point is valid.
It's good to know that in Germany this does not happen.
I couldn't begin to distinguish an iphone from an android......a kindle from an ipad.....I know these things are around and people have them and I know bottles of champagne flow freely from the PR departments at all these corporations, but..........not because of moi.
I usually refer to them as doohickies, and doodads...........oh, just for fun. I like the young people around me to think I'm an old fogey who doesn't know what's happening.
Remember, cause I'm a blonde, I can get away with it..........hahahahahahaha ;)
Oh, and Band-Aid is also another brand name. Regardless of the bandage you are using, people will refer to it as a Band-Aid..........the little jingle in their tv commercial couldn't have hurt either...........did you ever see it?
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X2QnG3DwVW0Oct 17 2013: I am having more and more the impression, the 'blonde' thing is actually a female invention, isn't it?
Besides those 'days', 'headaches' and 'migraines' it adds a cute little all-purpose every day excuse tool in your toolboxes ... :o) There you go ... pretty clever! :o)
And as the good teacher you are, you made me learn three things today:
1) doohickies
2) doodads
Which I never heard nor read before, yet found them in the dictionary, and ...
3) Band-Aid
Which I didn't know as the product it is, yet for the name it lend to a 'charity supergroup' which became famous in Europe in the mid 80s, with songs like this one:
Thank you! :o)
Oct 17 2013: I am quite amazed that you were able to learn something from me. And not just one, but three separate things.
I had forgotten about the group Band-Aid....yes.....now I remember.
I really have a hard time seeing you as German.....your English is perfect, and many times I just assume we share in the same knowledge bank of vocabulary words.
Other favorite words for doohickey and doodads are........whatchamacallit, and thingamabob, and thingamajig. Oh my, oddly enough the little red squiggly lines did not appear under these three new words, so I know I spelled them correctly!!!Oct 17 2013: Unfortunately I can't open the second link.
Oct 17 2013: Oh, too bad.
I provided another link.
Let me know how it goes.Oct 18 2013: I am not certain if aspirins work on 'enlightenment', yet you almost got me with my own toolbox allegory ... ;o)
What does work on 'enlightenment' is a whole bottle of single malt Irish whiskey, by which, from tomorrow on, the 'blonde' meme will work on me again, so stay tuned ... ;o)
And as you asked for it, let my try to 'speak down' on you by my superior knowledge about beverages.
Rule of tongue #1: Never mix alcohol, if resetting 'enlightenment' is, what you are after.
Rule of tongue #2: The 'single' in single malt indicates exactly the absence of a selection of beverages, even of its own kind.
Rule of tongue #3: Foreign words such as doohickey, doodads, whatchamacallit, thingamabob and thingamajig will never leave the mouth of a none native speaker as fluently again as under the impression of at least a whole bottle of single malt Irish whiskey. Single malt Scottish whiskey shall do as well.
End of superior knowledge.... :o)
What you don't get to see about my perfect English is all the copy/paste action that I am doing here. This not knowing, often leads to the false conclusion by the native speaker, that the 'knowledge bank of vocabulary words' shared to be of similar origin, whereas it's just the same ... :o)
But seriously, what's left from my childhood dyslexia is a persistent weakness in grammar, even in my native language. In German, this isn't noticeable at all, neither in speak nor in writing. On the contrary, as I receive many compliments about the 'purity' of how I use my language. Yet never ask me why I do, what I do, because I can't explain it in grammatical terms as it is just a feeling to me.
Any language, any accent, has its unique melody and to whistle along in harmony, or at least somewhat close to, one does not need to know the mechanics how to compile scores. On this I never managed to convince any of all my language teachers.Oct 18 2013: I didn't even came to rise my second, even better, argument, that no parent on earth starts communicating with their newborn by introducing the basic principles of grammatical structures ...
And I remember it as if it was yesterday, that I spontaneously alienated by my teachers idea in elementary school to teach me something about my own language which I didn't need to speak it. What a waste of time! What is it good for? To correct myself, because of rules I learn years after I learned to speak? Till this very day, I still don't get to see its purpose. Imagine all the hours and extra hours in dyslexic course I wasted for nothing!
Imagine how many dragons I could have slayed and princesses freed instead, as the knight I was in those days ... :o)
But maybe you can let me in on this secret although I don't put much hope in it ... :o)
Yes, I tortured myself for two minutes watching Bruce Almighty and as predicted I missed the humor in case there was any. But now I know that this coffee man, whose name I already forgot, and his donkey, whose name I never knew, lives on roofs and/or balconies and severs freshly brewed coffee on demand through open windows, while it remains mysterious to the audience how he managed to get hot water in the first place.
Not being a hopeless moron but for some, I assume, this has to do with the 'almighty' part of the title, right?
And when if not now, this is your moment to 'speak down' on me to demonstrate the almightiness of your knowledge regarding this film. As long as you don't make me watch the whole thing, I believe anything you are willing to tell me... :o)
I call this a day, and see you another time.
Cheers ... :o)
wayne uejio
Oct 17 2013: How about public speaking, debate, or a drama class where they have to put english plays on
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Oct 17 2013: Thank you for your ideas.Oct 23 2013: Anna,
Thanks to Mary's recent post, I have found 2 western style student stories from the reference web site she included in her posting. They are quite suitable (but need to be shortened) to play out in the class. Unless you have already had some other options, I hope you will at least look into the web site and find the following "books":
"Second Thoughts" by Carol Moore.
"Who did Patrick's Homework" by Carol Moore.
If you think it suits your purpose, you could highlight and copy them into your computer storage, and later on edit them to suit the class presentation format at you leisure.
Again, we are ready to help whenever you need us.
For your convenience, here is the address in Mary's posting.
Anna Yang
Oct 23 2013: Bart,
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You are so kind.I have found the story you mentioned. And thanks Mary,this is a good resource.I can find many stories in different levels. What's more,it's free.:) Easy to copy,print and restructure.
I will let you know If I need help.
TED is really a wonderful place where we can exchange different ideas in language teaching.Oct 19 2013: Songs and to a lesser extent poetry. When i studied Spanish and Russian they did this. I have no natural talent to learn languages So it became jjust a way to learn about other countries. If you try others will try to speak in a language you understand.
Oct 19 2013: Hello!George.
Actually I like poetry because of its beautiful lyrics and rhythm.The thing is I don't know how to practice my skills in writing poetry. So I can't teach my students.
Not only my students,also for me,I have a lot more to learn .
By the way,I'm thinking if there is any poetry appropriate for pupils around 10 0r 12 years old.Maybe I can study from this level.:)
Oct 19 2013: Anna, I learned a technique in a writing workshop.
The professor took a poem's format, and then blanked out some spaces, and had us fill in the blank with our own words and personal information.
The poem she did it with was Two Friends by Nikki Giovanni......look.......
Two Friends
Lydia and Shirley have
two pierced ears and
two bare ones
five pig tails
two pairs of sneakers
two berets
two smiles
one necklace
one bracelet
lots of stripes and
One Good Friendship
In the workshop, the professor taught us that you can create a template of the poem with empty blanks for two students to compare each other and rewrite a whole new poem. As an extension activity the students can draw a picture of each other illustrating the poem. The finish product could then be used to decorate the class. It really makes a beautiful bulletin board.
Here is what the template would look like:
Two Friends by _____________ and ____________
____________ and _____________ have
____#______ ______adjective______ ______noun______ and
____#______ _______adjective______ _______noun______.
____#______ _______noun_____
____#______ pairs of _______noun_______
___#______ _____noun_____
___#______ _____your choice of word______
___#______ _______noun______
lots of ___________ and
One Good Friendship
So a new poem would look like this:
Anna and Mary have
Two brown eyes and
two green ones.
Twenty fingers
Two ponytails
Two pairs of sunglasses
Three rings
Two i-phones
Four bracelets
lots of interesting ideas and
One Good Friendship
How's that? You can google children's poetry ideas and get lots more creative examples.
Isn't teaching wonderful? There's so much creative teachers can accomplish!!
Oct 21 2013: not until now
and nobody rides a rabbit
But you are the champiion without a doubt.
Actually i think something like this is a good idea as it is fun. Thanks for a link.
I imagine that communication does not have to be perfect A few common phrases and Pidgen and gestures are often enough But more than that the kids in the link are having fun.Oct 22 2013: Mary, Please read my recent comment on top of this conversation. Thank you.Oct 22 2013: Mary!
This is what I want. You know,I want to write English poems,but I can't. I reviewed some poems but actually I still don't now how to write a poem.
Now the template and the way to write our own poem you indicated above is very useful. Although the poem is simple,it connects to our own experience and life. I like it.
And I love the poem you write about Mary and Anna. I do wear sunglasses.lolOct 20 2013: Good job Mary M., but I mainly meant reading it aloud. There are many good collections of poens. Since it rhymes, it is easy to remember. This is true of the Norse Sagas, the Koran, and what I would call the Old Testament in the Christian Bible. The Iliad, the Odyssey, and the Aenid. But since they are working on English Anhy collection would be good.
Oct 20 2013: Oh, I see George.
Have you ever heard of choral poetry?
Here is an example:
Da Way
Oct 17 2013: a class of idioms cliches or even modern popular sayings that is unique to that language. compare it to the similar sayings in your own language. You can start off by translating the sayings literally word by word and let the class guess what the equivalent saying is and vise versa. I think that can be a fun class.
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Oct 18 2013: Thanks!
I have kept your suggestion. It will be interesting for them to compare the two versions,Chinese and English,about idioms cliches. Also,they can learn cultural difference between two languages from such course,I think.
Maybe firstly ,I can search for some useful idioms cliches in English which are used frequently by native speakers currently. Cause I think those idioms that are little chance used are not very useful for our students.
So If anyone knows about this,please comment.:)Oct 17 2013: My first thought was having classes Skype with other classes from different part of the world, would help kids learn English and other subjects at the same time. So I just web searched class to class Skype and found this https://education.skype.com/ to me this would be a great teaching aid.
Oct 18 2013: Thank you so much !
I found the web you sent to me wonderful.
Not only for the students,I'm also interested in it.


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Preparation of expression plasmids for HaloTag® bait proteins. Eight HaloTag® fusion bait proteins were selected: HaloTag®-cJun, HaloTag®-cFos, HaloTag®-PKA, HaloTag®-R1α, HaloTag®-PKA, HaloTag®-p53, HaloTag®-p65 and HaloTag® protein only. The vectors were constructed using pFN19K (N-terminal HaloTag® fusion) vectors. The HaloTag®-only negative control (pNull 19A) was made from pFN19A HaloTag® T7 SP6 Flexi® Vector by eliminating the barnase gene with the restriction digest of SgfI and PmeI (Promega), followed by a ligation of the annealed oligos (5´ OH CGCGTAAGGGTAGGTTT; 5´ OH AAACCTACCCTTACGCGAT). A detailed protocol for this construct is available here. This was followed with a transformation into high-efficiency JM109 competent cells (Promega).
Expression of proteins in cell-free TnT® T7 Quick Transcription/Translation System. Proteins were expressed in the TnT® T7 Quick System. This expression system is a coupled transcription/translation system based on rabbit reticulocyte and requires only the addition of 1.0µg of plasmid DNA for a 50µl expression reaction and incubation for 90 minutes at 30°C.
Custom Array Design. We used the HaloLink™ Array Gaskets to make 50 wells on the HaloLink™ Slides. The gasket is attached by placing the HaloLink™ Slide onto the gasket and gently pressing to make leakproof wells that eliminate well-to-well cross-contamination. Each well is 3.0mm in diameter and 1.0mm in height and has a capacity of 5–10µl. The gasket can be easily removed at the end of the assay for scanning and quantitating the signal. To capture HaloTag® fusion proteins, 5.0µl of sample is added to each well and incubated for 1.0 hour in a humidity chamber. The slide is washed with PBS containing 0.05% IGEPAL detergent (PBSI) and dried by centrifugation at 350 × g for 3 minutes. The HaloLink™ Slide containing captured proteins is then used for downstream applications.
Prey proteins (c-Jun, c-Fos and p50) are cloned into TS1K vectors (non-HaloTag® analog of pFN19K) and expressed using the TnT® T7 Quick cell-free expression system. Prey proteins were labeled with biotin during expression using Transcend™ tRNA. For expression 1.0 µg of plasmid DNA is added to 50µl expression reaction and incubated for 90 minutes at 30°C.
Biotinylated prey proteins (c-Jun, c-Fos and p50) are added (5µl/well) to columns 3, 4 and 5, respectively, of the custom array. The slide is incubated for 1.0 hour, washed with PBSI and spin dried by centrifugation at 350 × g for 3 minutes. The positive protein:protein interactions are detected by incubating with AlexaFluor® 647 labeled streptavidin (10.0 µg/ml in PBSB) for 1.0 hour. All incubations were done in humidity chamber and washes used PBSI.
In parallel, columns 1 and 2 are probed by sequential 1.0-hour incubations with Anti-HaloTag® polyclonal antibody (pAb; 5µg/ml in PBSB) and anti-Rabbit IgG labeled with Alexa Fluor® 633 (10ug/ml in PBSB). The slide was scanned on Genepix® 4000B fluorescent slide scanner at 10µm resolution using 635nm Laser, PMT at 700V. For analysis, median intensity from a standard 2.0mm diameter circle from the center of each well is used.
FRB protein was inserted into the pFC20K HaloTag® Flexi® T7 SP6 Vector to create a C-terminal FRB-HaloTag® fusion protein. FRB-HaloTag® bait protein is expressed in TnT® SP6 High-Yield Wheat Germ Protein Expression System by using 8µg of plasmid DNA/50µl reaction mix and incubating for 120 minutes at 25 ºC.
The prey, FKBP, was expressed as a GST fusion in E. coli from pFV2A plasmid and purified using GST Column (final concentration 4.0mg/ml). To create a custom HaloLink™ array for HaloTag®-FRB:FKBP interactions, 5.0µl of cell free reaction containing FRB-HaloTag® protein was added to 45 wells. TnT® SP6 High-Yield wheat germ reaction without any expressed protein was added to 3 wells to serve as a negative control. The slide was incubated for 1.0 hour, washed with PBSI, spin dried and used for FKBP-GST interaction.
Twenty micrograms per milliliter of FKBP-GST protein in PBS was incubated with varying amount of rapamycin for 30 minutes to allow FKBP-Rapamycin complex to form. BSA (100mg/ml in PBS) was added to FKBP-Rapamycin solutions to a final concentration of 10mg/ml. Five microliters of solution was added in triplicate to the HaloLink™ Slide. The slide was incubated for 1.0 hour in a humidity chamber followed by washing with PBSI and spin-drying. Binding of FKBP-GST to FRB-HaloTag® at the surface was detected by sequential 1.0-hour incubations with goat anti-GST pAb followed by anti-Goat secondary Ab labeled with Alexa Fluor® 647 (10µg/ml in PBSB).
The slide was scanned at 10mm resolution on Geneix® 4000B scanner using 635nm laser and 600V PMT. For analysis, median intensity from a standard 2.0mm diameter circle from the center of each well is used.
HaloTag®-PKA fusion is expressed in the TnT® SP6 High-Yield Wheat Germ System using 8µg of plasmid DNA/50µl reaction mix and incubating for 120 minutes at 25°C. The plasmid DNA for PKA was the same as used in protein:protein interaction studies. After expression, a dilution series of cell lysate containing PKA-HaloTag® enzyme is made in PBSB. Five microliter aliquots of each dilution were added in triplicate on a HaloLink™ Glass slide. The slide was incubated for 1.0 hour in a humidity chamber, washed with PBSI containing 5% glycerol, spin-dried and used for the enzyme assay.
For the PKA assay, we used the ProFluor® PKA Assay (Promega). The protocol for the ProFluor® Assay was modified for use on HaloLink™ Slides to obtain the best signal-to-background ratio. Six microliters of Reaction buffer A containing, 50µM ATP, and 0.625µM peptide substrate was added to wells containing immobilized HaloTag®-PKA and incubated at room temperature for 1.0 hour. Control reactions were carried out in the wells with no PKA. Reactions were terminated by adding 2.0µl of termination buffer to each well and incubating for 10 minutes. The reactions were stabilized by adding 2.0µl of stabilization buffer, and fluorescence signal was measured using a Typhoon® scanner (Ex: 488nm, and Em: 520nm). Only specific scanners with the capability for reading slides filled with solution should be used for this experiment. Many conventional microarray slide scanners can only read dried slides and are not suitable for this experiment.
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Macquarie Island
Macquarie Island
Macquarie Island (34 km long x 5 km wide) is an oceanic island in the Southern Ocean, lying 1,500 km south-east of Tasmania and approximately halfway between Australia and the Antarctic continent. The island is the exposed crest of the undersea Macquarie Ridge, raised to its present position where the Indo-Australian tectonic plate meets the Pacific plate. It is a site of major geoconservation significance, being the only place on earth where rocks from the earth's mantle (6 km below the ocean floor) are being actively exposed above sea-level. These unique exposures include excellent examples of pillow basalts and other extrusive rocks.
Île Macquarie
Cette île de 34 km de long sur 5 km de large est située dans l'océan Austral, à 1 500 km au sud-est de la Tasmanie et à peu près à mi-chemin entre l'Australie et le continent antarctique. L'île constitue la partie exposée de l'arête sous-marine Macquarie, soulevée en cet endroit où la plaque tectonique indo-australienne rencontre celle du Pacifique. Il s'agit d'un site dont la conservation géologique présente une importance majeure car c'est le seul endroit de la planète où des roches en provenance du manteau terrestre (6 km au-dessous du fond de l'océan) sont exposées de façon active au-dessus du niveau de la mer. On trouve parmi ces roches uniques de remarquables exemples de basalte en coussin et d'autres roches extrusives.
جزيرة ماكَّاري
تقع هذه الجزيرة التي تمتد على 34 كيلومتراً طولاً و5 كيلومترات عرضاً في المحيط الأسترالي، على بعد 1500 كيلومتر في الجنوب الشرقي من تاسمانيا وتقريباً في منتصف الطريق بين أستراليا والمحيط المتجمد الجنوبي. وتشكّل الجزيرة الجزء الظاهر من حرف ماكاري تحت البحر وهي مرتفعة في هذا المكان حيث تلتقي الصفيحة التكتونية الهندوأسترالية مع نظيرتها من الهادئ. إنه مكان تعتبر فيه صيانة الموقع الجيولوجية غاية في الأهمية لأنه المكان الوحيد على الكرة الأرضية حيث تكون صخور قادمة من المعطف الأرضي (6 كيلومترات تحت عمق المحيط) ظاهرة فوق مستوى البحر. نجد بين هذه الصخور الفريدة أمثلة عن تشكّل البازالت على شكل وسادة وعن الصخور الناتئة.
source: UNESCO/ERI
source: UNESCO/ERI
Остров Маккуори
Остров Маккуори, размерами 34х5 км, лежит в субантарктических водах в 1,5 тыс. км к юго-востоку от Тасмании и примерно на полпути между Австралией и Антарктидой. Остров, возникший в результате столкновения Индо-Австралийской и Тихоокеанской литосферных плит, является выходом на поверхность подводного хребта Маккуори. Это место имеет огромное геологическое значение, так как только здесь, и более нигде в мире, можно обнаружить породы (базальты и др.), вынесенные на поверхность Земли из ее мантии, т.е. с глубины 6 км.
source: UNESCO/ERI
Isla Macquarie
Esta isla de 34 km de largo por 5 de ancho está situada en el océano Austral, a unos 1.500 kilómetros al sudeste de Tasmania, a mitad de camino entre Australia y la Antártida. La isla es la parte emergente de la dorsal submarina de Macquarie, que se elevó en esta de zona de contacto entre la placa tectónica indoaustraliana y la del Pacífico. La conservación geológica del sitio es de suma importancia, ya que es el único lugar del planeta donde hay formaciones rocosas procedentes del manto de la Tierra, situado a seis kilómetros de profundidad bajo el lecho del océano. En esas formaciones hay ejemplares excepcionales de basalto en almohadillas y otras rocas extrusivas.
source: UNESCO/ERI
source: NFUAJ
Macquarie eiland
Macquarie - 25 kilometer lang en 5 kilometer breed - is een eiland 1.500 kilometer ten zuidoosten van Tasmanie, ongeveer halverwege Australië en Antartica. Het eiland bestaat uit de blootgestelde top van de onderzeese bergrug Macquarie, omhooggekomen tot het huidige niveau op de plek waar de Indo-Australische en de Pacifische tektonische platen elkaar raakten. Het gebied is van groot geologisch belang aangezien het de enige plek ter wereld is waar rotsen zo actief omhooggekomen zijn uit de aardmantel (6 kilometer onder de oceaanbodem). Met als resultaat prachtige, kussenvormige basaltrotsen en ander uitvloeiinggesteente.
Source: unesco.nl
Outstanding Universal Value
Brief synthesis
Macquarie Island lies almost 1,500 kilometres to the southeast of Tasmania, about half-way between Australia and Antarctica. The property includes Macquarie Island, Judge and Clerk Islets 11 kilometres to the north, the Bishop and Clerk Islets 37 kilometres to the south, rocks, reefs and the surrounding waters to a distance of 12 nautical miles. The main island is approximately 34 kilometres long and 5.5 kilometres wide at its broadest point, covering an area of approximately 12,785 hectares. The property covers an area of 557,280 hectares.
Macquarie Island has outstanding universal value for two reasons. First, it provides a unique opportunity to study, in detail, geological features and processes of oceanic crust formation and plate boundary dynamics, as it is only place on earth where rocks from the earth's mantle (6 kilometres below the ocean floor) are being actively exposed above sea level. These unique exposures include excellent examples of pillow basalts and other extrusive rocks. Second, its remote and windswept landscape of steep escarpments, lakes, and dramatic changes in vegetation provides an outstanding spectacle of wild, natural beauty complemented by vast congregations of wildlife including penguins and seals.
Criterion (vii): Macquarie Island provides an outstanding spectacle of wild, natural beauty with huge congregations of penguins and seals populating what has been described as a small speck thrust up into the vast Southern Ocean. The island lies in latitudes known as the 'Furious Fifties' because of the frequency of very strong winds and stormy seas, which have sculpted the island. A coastal terrace supports vast waterlogged and heavily vegetated areas, forming a mire based on deep peat beds known as 'featherbed'. This is framed by steep escarpments which rise spectacularly to a plateau surface dotted with innumerable lakes, tarns and pools. The continual westerly winds, which increase in force as they rise over the barrier of the island, and changes in topography result in dramatic changes in the vegetation cover which can vary from lush grassland to sparse feldmark within the space of a few metres.
Among the most aesthetically appealing features of the island are the vast congregations of wildlife, particularly penguins, during the breeding season. The breeding population of Royal Penguins (Eudyptes schlegeli), a species endemic to Macquarie Island and nearby Bishop and Clerk Islets, is estimated at over 850,000 pairs, one of the greatest congregations of seabirds in the world. The breeding population of King Penguins (Aptenodytes patagonicus), estimated at around 150,000–170,000 breeding pairs in 2000, is still expanding. As the King Penguin chicks do not leave the vicinity of the nest for a year, they survive the rigours of winter by huddling together on the windy and snow-swept beaches. Four species of albatross nest on steep and rugged cliffs and are easily viewed when nesting. Elephant Seals (Mirounga leonina) also form impressive colonies during the breeding season.
Criterion (viii): Macquarie Island and its outlying islets are geologically unique in being the only place on earth where rocks from the earth's mantle are being actively exposed above sea level. The island is the exposed crest of the undersea Macquarie Ridge, raised to its present position where the Indo-Australian tectonic plate meets the Pacific plate. These unique exposures provide an exceptionally complete section of the structure and composition of both the oceanic crust and the upper mantle, and provide evidence of 'sea-floor spreading' and tectonic processes that have operated for hundreds of millions of years. The geological evolution of Macquarie Island began 10 million years ago and continues today with the island experiencing earthquakes and a rapid rate of uplift, all of which are related to active geological processes along the boundary between the two plates.
Sequences from all crustal levels, down to 6 kilometres below the ocean floor, are exposed as a result of tilting and differential uplift on Macquarie Island. This provides rare evidence for sequences that are common from the bottom of the oceans to the upper mantle, but not seen elsewhere in surface outcrops. The lack of deformation of this exposed crust is highly significant as it exhibits key interrelated and interdependent oceanic crustal elements in their natural relationship.
Macquarie Island is the only ophiolite (a well-developed and studied geological complex) recognised to have been formed within a major ocean basin. The geology of the island is therefore considered to be the connecting link between the ophiolites of continental environments and those located within the oceanic crust.
The property is of sufficient size and contains the necessary elements to demonstrate the key aspects of the geological processes of Macquarie Island and the outlying Bishop and Clerk and Judge and Clerk islets. All major elements of the Macquarie deformational zone are included in the property.
Human impacts, commencing on Macquarie Island in 1810, have resulted in major changes to the biota of the reserve. The commercial exploitation of seals and penguins, together with the introduction of alien species, resulted in the extinction of some native species and major declines in others. Resultant modifications to vegetation associations and nutrient cycles severely impacted on some species while benefiting others.
Active management programmes, commenced in the 1960s, are aimed at stopping and/or reversing some of these trends. Some of these programmes have resulted in very rapid changes, including the eradication of feral cats and wekas from the island. However, the recovery of natural ecosystem processes as a result of these management programmes may take centuries. Macquarie Island is remote and well protected and managed.
Protection and management requirements
The property is vulnerable to the consequences of anthropogenic climate change. The other threat to the integrity of the property, which is monitored and managed, is the spread of introduced species and pathogens. A project to eradicate the remaining mammalian pest species (rabbits, black rats and mice) is underway, and is expected to be completed in 2016.
Macquarie Island, the adjacent islets of Judge and Clerk and Bishop and Clerk, and all surrounding waters out to three nautical miles, is managed as a nature reserve by the Tasmanian Parks and Wildlife Service (PWS). Management of the reserve is guided by the Macquarie Island Nature Reserve and World Heritage Area Management Plan 2006. Most of the waters out to 200 nautical miles to the east of the reserve are within the Macquarie Island Commonwealth Marine Reserve, which is managed by the Australian Government in cooperation with the PWS.
Overarching management of the World Heritage values occurs under national legislation, the Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act 1999 (the Act). All World Heritage properties in Australia are 'matters of national environmental significance' protected and managed under the Act. This Act is the statutory instrument for implementing Australia's obligations under a number of multilateral environmental agreements, including the World Heritage Convention. By law, any action that has, will have or is likely to have a significant impact on the World Heritage values of a World Heritage property must be referred to the responsible Minister for consideration. Substantial penalties apply for taking such an action without approval. Once a heritage place is listed, the Act provides for the preparation of management plans which set out the significant heritage aspects of the place and how the values of the site will be managed.
Importantly, this Act also aims to protect matters of national environmental significance, such as World Heritage properties, from impacts even if they originate outside the property or if the values of the property are mobile (as in fauna). It thus forms an additional layer of protection designed to protect values of World Heritage properties from external impacts.
Long Description
Macquarie Island is an oceanic island in the Southern Ocean, lying 1,500 km south-east of Tasmania and approximately halfway between Australia and the Antarctic continent. The island is the exposed crest of the undersea Macquarie Ridge, raised to its present position where the Indo-Australian tectonic plate meets the Pacific plate. It is a site of major geo-conservation significance, being the only place where rocks from the Earth's mantle (6 km below the ocean floor) are being actively exposed above sea level.
It is the only island in the world composed entirely of oceanic crust and rocks from the Earth's mantle deep below the surface.
Macquarie Island probably began as a spreading ridge under the sea with the formation of new oceanic crust somewhere between 11 million and 30 million years ago.
At some stage the spreading halted and the crust began to compress, squeezing rocks upward from deep within the mantle. As the ridge grew it eventually became exposed above the ocean surface about 600,000 years ago. Thus, rocks normally only occurring deep within the Earth's mantle have become exposed on the surface.
Since Macquarie Island emerged, it has mainly been carved by marine processes such as wave action, unlike other subantarctic islands, which have been shaped by glaciers.
These unique exposures include excellent examples of pillow basalts and other extrusive rocks.
The main landscape feature is a central rolling plateau 250-300 m above sea level, bounded on all sides by steep cliffs, from the foot of which extends a coastal platform up to 800 m wide. Glacial drift up to 20 m thick covers much of the plateau and there are several lakes.
Among the most aesthetically appealing sights of the island are the vast congregations of wildlife, particularly penguins, on suitable parts of the coastal terrace, especially during breeding seasons.
During the breeding season on suitable beaches elephant seals also form impressive colonies. Four species of albatross nest on steep and rugged cliffs, both on the main island and on nearby Bishop and Clerk Islands.
The terrestrial area of Macquarie Island is a State Reserve with protection extending to low water mark. The marine values are protected by the Macquarie Island Marine Park declared by the Commonwealth on 28 October 1999. The primary purpose of the marine park is to protect the conservation values of the region from human disturbance. The marine park contains the world's largest marine highly protected zone, covering more than 16 million hectares.
Sealers discovered the island in 1810 and inhabited it periodically throughout the 19th century, exterminating the fur seals and greatly reducing the elephant seal population. In 1870, gangs came to exploit the king and royal penguin populations for oil, eliminating the former. The original elephant seal population of about 100,000 animals was reduced by 70% as a result of these operations. The visitors also brought exotic mammals and caused the extermination of two endemic subspecies of land birds.
There are no permanent human inhabitants on Macquarie Island although the Australian Antarctic Division station is occupied all year round. The only access to the island is by sea and there are no harbors or landing facilities, so ship-traffic in the area is minimal.Source: UNESCO/CLT/WHC
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- Agreement to Eradicate Rabbits on Macquarie Island Friday, June 8, 2007
- World Heritage Committee Inscribes 46 New Sites on World Heritage List Sunday, December 7, 1997
Macquarie Island (Tasmanian Parks and Wildlife Service)
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Macquarie Island (Department of Sustainability, Environment, Water, Population and Communities)
Macquarie Island (Australian National Antarctic Research Expedition - ANARE)


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I noticed that this seemed to be flying off the shelves a couple of weeks ago. Curious, I ordered a few bottles myself. I opened one and appreciated the beautiful deep color and classic nose then poured a glass and left it alone for a few hours before fully sampling. Geesh, this is and will be a keeper for those that seek out cult California cabs. Thanks to your team I have another secret weapon like the 2008 Kalinda St Helena Reserve for the blind tastings with my wine geek compadres.
Powerful with fine tannins. Such deep purple color. Pleasing dancing aromas. Slighty savory, peppery, olives, coffee, mocha with a wonderful evolving long finish. Lots of fruit now. Recommend decanting for a couple of hours. Tremendous value. Top notch example of Napa Cabernet Sauvignon without going over the top. What a deal.
Powerful with fine tannins. Such deep purple color. Pleasing dancing aromas. Slighty savory, peppery, olives, coffee, mocha with a wonderful evolving long finish. Lots of fruit now. Recommend decanting for a couple of hours. Tremendous value. Top notch example of Napa Cabernet Sauvignon without going over the top. What a deal.
Price: $19.99
2011 Kalinda Napa Valley Cabernet Sauvignon
Review Date: 07-23-2013
Juicy. Quaffable. Very different from the 2010 Kalinda Napa Cab. It is everything Christie says. A good buy.
Price: $19.99
2008 Hyde & De Villaine 'HdV' " Belle Casine" Napa Valley Red Blend
Review Date: 07-13-2013
A top Napa merlot and cabernet sauvignon blend made with strong French influence. Totally satisfying and memorable. I hosted a special dinner at Bobo's Steak and Crab on Memorial Day. I had met with the bar manager, Brian the week before for his menu recommendations. I went with all of his choices which was more than half their menu. On the dinner day I got there a couple of hours early with the wines which were J Lassalle NV to start, 2005 A et P de Villaine La Di Goine and finished with this wine the 2008 HdV Belle Cousine Red Table wine (Beautiful cousin -named in honor of the P in A et P. Aubert is married to Pamela who is Larry Hyde's cousin. Hyde and De Villaine are the HdV). Bobo's dry ages their steaks for 5 weeks - truly awesome and the wines perfectly matched and heightened the whole meal and experience. I went with Jen and Haley's (our server and the hostess) dessert recommendations and asked Jen to casually mention to my friend's young daughter and niece that if they know wine that they will meet a better class of boyfriend and that it is no crime to order more desserts!
Price: $54.99
2009 Doisy-Védrines, Sauternes
Review Date: 04-28-2013
Fantastic. Hits it out of the ballpark. As great as the 1989. Amazing it is drinking so very well now. Drink now and cellar.
Price: $44.99
2007 Hétszölö Tokaji Late Harvest
Review Date: 08-25-2012
Terrific aperitif. Great golden color, fragrant fruity, honey nose, medium body, 10 - 12 second finish, good mouth feel, apricot, pear, honey - satisfying and delicious. Had a bottle with wine friends at Gold Mirror Italian restaurant for aperitif. Paired perfect with the variety of foods we had. Beautiful label too.
Had a second bottle last weekend at a friend's birthday party. It was the birthday boy's Hungarian friend, Gabor that set me to looking for this wine. He and other Hungarians were there to drink and they gave their hearty approval. Always a good sign when the natives smile.
Had a second bottle last weekend at a friend's birthday party. It was the birthday boy's Hungarian friend, Gabor that set me to looking for this wine. He and other Hungarians were there to drink and they gave their hearty approval. Always a good sign when the natives smile.
Price: $9.99
2010 Mas Grand Plagniol "Tradition" Costières de Nîmes Blanc
Review Date: 04-02-2012
My second go to white wine. Aromatic, med body, nice color, honey, pear flavors. Long finish. Very appealing. Well priced.
Price: $9.99
2009 Cécile Chassagne Gigondas
Review Date: 04-01-2012
Slight but attractive nose like smoked meat. Medium body. Savory, tangy, full flavors. Reminds me of au jus. Med deep purple-red color.
Price: $19.99
2006 "Women of the Vine" Syrah - Heidi Barrett Peterson Edition
Review Date: 03-29-2012
Opaque, deep purple-amethyst color swirls like beautiful colored glass. Wonderfully aromatic from the pull of the cork. Full flavors, black fruit, anise, cherry - it's complex with an attractive bit of heat. Long satisfying finish. Perfect syrah and worthy of her reputation.
Price: $24.99
2010 Domaine de la Bécassonne Côtes du Rhône Blanc
Review Date: 03-25-2012
Medium body with tropical fruit, honey and pear flavors. The Roussanne really stands out. Wonderful all around - color, nose, body and satisfying long flavors. My white wine of choice. Highly recommended.
Price: $16.99
2006 Rosenblum "St. Peter's Church Vineyard" Reserve Sonoma County Zinfandel
Review Date: 01-16-2012
This is perfect zin. All my guests set out to buy more after trying it. Keep stocking more please.
Price: $19.99
2009 Evening Land Vineyards "La Source" Seven Springs Vineyard Eola-Amity Hills Chardonnay
Review Date: 11-07-2011
Exceptional. White Burgundy fans will delight. Acid, mineral very balanced and precise. So much going on in the nose and on the palate. Great lingering finish. Sets the bar very high for the competition.
Price: $59.99
2010 Evening Land Vineyards "Celebration" Eola Amity Hills Gamay Noir
Review Date: 11-07-2011
Delicious. Wonderful nose and fruit.
Price: $18.99
2003 Porto Rocha Vintage Port 375ml
Review Date: 09-03-2011
Very nice. Develops nicely as the port gets air. Aromas jump out of the glass. Beautiful deep color. Long finish. Red fruit, chocolate, dried plums, medium body, complex. Very good already and will probably age well. Some sediment as expected. Half bottle enjoyed over a couple of nights. Better as it progressed. A great value and treat. Thank you, whoever is the k&l port buyer.
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Price: $14.99
2005 Terre da Vino "Essenze" Barolo
Review Date: 05-29-2011
Harsh, almost undrinkable the first day. Decanted.
Second day - still harsh but improving.
Third day - now it is quite good. Complexity blossomed today.
Second day - still harsh but improving.
Third day - now it is quite good. Complexity blossomed today.
Price: $29.99
Canella "Bellini" Wine Cocktail di Venezia
Review Date: 04-23-2011
Sweetness, acidity and minerality are all well balanced. Frothy effervescent and not slushy. Full bodied Veneto white peach pulp perfectly blended with Canella prosecco. Enjoy well chilled. Perfect for entertaining and as apertiff. Nice pink color, smells like fresh peaches, refreshing from beginning to end. Goes with many foods. Addictive.
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Recipe by jjane123
"This dish is a meal in itself-- it contains a good fat (olive oil), green vegetables (broccoli), a whole grain (quinoa), and a protein source (garbanzo beans)! It's also vegan. I usually have this for breakfast or lunch."
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1/2 cup
uncooked quinoa
1 cup
1 (15 ounce) can
garbanzo beans, drained
3/4 cup
chopped broccoli
1 clove
garlic, minced, or to taste
1 tablespoon
fresh lemon juice
1 teaspoon
dried tarragon
2 teaspoons
coarse-grain mustard
3 tablespoons
extra virgin olive oil
salt and black pepper to taste
Mmm, I just made this and really enjoyed it. I agree with the other reviewer who used less olive oil. Recipe calls for 3 tbsp, which I used, but 1 or 2 tbsp would have been plenty. I cooked the broccoli for a couple minutes first and also added spinach - both modifications worked out fine. Recipe makes enough for 3 large side portions, or 4 medium-size sides. I will definitely make this again!
This seemed rather bland to me. I made it exactly as written, and wasn't all that impressed. I did add a little extra broccoli, because it didn't seem like enough. Altogether it was okay, but I had a hard time finishing it...the dish tasted really healthy, and not all that exciting. Thanks for sharing, though!
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Great flavor as is. I used beef stock, fresh garlic to cook the quinoa; After fluffing the cooked quinoa, I added 1 lime juice and chopped red onions for extra brightness. Definitely a 5 star recipe after the enhancements.
Thanks for sharing!
This was delicious! Only changes were to cook the quinoa in homemade vegetable stock and I blanched the broccoli slightly (tossed some in with the quinoa for maybe the last five minutes of cooking time). I'm not even a big tarragon fan, but the flavor of the tarragon, garlic, lemon and mustard blend together perfectly in this dish. I actually had some of this while still warm and it would make a fabulous side dish or light meal, as well as a salad! Thank you jjane123! This one's a keeper!
I LOVE this dish. Yes, you can cut down the olive oil - 1 1/2 T is great. Did try out carrots and dill once when I was out of broccoli and tarragon - not that great - stick to the original recipe. Oh, and I do not normally eat broccoli but great in this.
I have to admit I was a little scared of how much mustard was going into this, but it turned out perfectly! Make sure you use coarse-ground mustard! I chopped the broccoli into tiny pieces (about dime-sized) and I threw it into the cooking quinoa for the last 3 minutes so it would soften slightly and get a nice bright green color. I also used about 1.5-2 cups of broccoli because 3/4 cup just wasn't enough. While the quinoa was cooking, I whisked the rest of the ingredients (minus the beans) together in a bowl. Once the quinoa and broccoli was cooked, I tossed in the beans and "dressing", and voila! Perfection! I will definitely make this one again!
100 percent easy and delicious! I made this by first cooking dry garbanzo beans, then followed the prep steps. I recommend blanching or steaming the broccoli a few minutes to ensure it's tender. I also mixed in 3/4 cup crumbled feta cheese for some tangy flavor.
This was so amazing! I made it as a side dish and my 5 and 3 year old each ate an entire bowl.... I had to make a second batch! I will be holding on to this recipe!
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.
Garlicky Quinoa and Garbanzo Bean Salad
Serving Size: 1/4 of a recipe
Servings Per Recipe: 4
Amount Per Serving
** Calories: 264
** Calories from Fat: 111
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"This chicken dish uses skinless boneless chicken breasts and tastes delicious. It's great as an appetizer or as a main dish served with rice and a veggie."
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1 tablespoon
brown sugar
2 tablespoons
1/4 cup
soy sauce
2 teaspoons
chopped fresh ginger root
2 teaspoons
chopped garlic
2 tablespoons
hot sauce
salt and pepper to taste
skinless, boneless chicken breast halves - cut into 1/2 inch strips
1 tablespoon
vegetable oil
Sweet...yes. Spicy...yes. Sticky...no Very good flavor but I had the same problem other reviewers mentioned about the sauce not thickening up. I will make it again with the following changes: 1. Dredging the chicken strips in flour before sauteing, which will help them brown better and help thicken the sauce. 2. Saute on med.-high heat instead of medium. The heat called for in the recipe is not enough to sear the chicken. 3. Simmer the sauce while I am preparing the chicken, then add to the chicken as called for. Because, it took much longer than 8-10 minutes to reduce the sauce, and the chicken dried out. I should add my husband loved this recipe. The flavors are good. Thanks.
It was neither sweet nor sticky, but had an overwhelming soysauce flavor. Won't make again.
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A-MA-ZING...simply amazing! I followed the advice of other reviewers and dredged the chicken in flour first. Then I sauteed an onion and some peppers and set aside. Next was to quickly sear/brown bite-sized pieces of chicken (you want that crunchy coating) and added the sauce and cooked veggies to simmer. For the hot sauce you MUST use Sriracha Hot Chili Sauce (Rooster Sauce). It MAKES the dish. My chicken was sticky, sweet and spicy just the way it was supposed to be. What an amazing flavor profile. I'm thrilled with this recipe!
AWESOME AWESOME chicken. Used ground ginger and 1 tbs. of hot sauce but could hardly taste it. If you like spicey, use both. My came out VERY sticky! Here's what I did: cut up chicken into small chuncks, put in bag with flour and shake until lightly coated. Put in frying pan at #8 of 10...very hot, until started to really brown. Took several minutes. Then I added the sauce, tossed, dropped to #3 and put lid on until rice was done, probably 15 minutes. Continue to use the same pan even though the chicken sticks and burns on the botton!!!! All that stuff makes it sticky! Will make again and again!
I followed the recipe pretty much exactly. I did notice that when I poured the sauce over the chicken, it seemed to be taking way too long to reduce. I was also afraid of over-cooking the chicken, so I took it out of the pan. When the sauce reduced to a thick molasses constistancy, I put the chicken back in to coat it. I think the juices of the chicken were keeping the sauce from reducing properly and I wanted the chicken juice in the chicken, not the sauce. This came out good and we enjoyed it, but the chicken was a trifle dry. Next time I'll remove the chicken as soon as it's browned, reduce the sauce and then add the chicken back. Thanks for the recipe!
Really delicious, tastes like something from a local restaurant that we really like. I did make several modifications though. I lightly floured the chicken and then seared it in a pan sprayed with Pam on medium high, and sprayed the chicken while cooking instead of using oil. Turned down to low after chicken was browned before adding the sauce. I used 3 Tbps of soy sauce, an extra tablespoon of brown sugar because we like our meat sweet, and used squeeze tubes of garlic and ginger which gave the sauce a thicker consistancy and made it super easy to cook & thicken, it was finished in minutes! Also, I added a chopped sauteed vidalia onion, so good with the sauce! Served over rice.
Delicious, easy, and quick dinner. In addition to suggestions from other reviewers, I use low-sodium soy sauce and lots of vegetables. I also like to top the final dish with chopped toasted cashews.
With a few tweaks this could be a staple in the dinner rotation. I had to use powdered ginger because when unpacking the groceries they had forgotten to pack the fresh ginger...and how many times has THAT happened? A lot! I also doubled the sauce amount and it turned out to be too much/too intense.
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Calories: 232
Calories from Fat: 84
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Lawsuits by Wait Staff is the Latest Big Trend in the NYC Restaurant Scene
Running a successful restaurant is not for the faint of heart. Indeed, nationwide, most new restaurants close within their first year—industry experts put the failure rate at anywhere from 60 to 80 percent. And if you happen to be fortunate enough to own a successful New York City restaurant, you have an additional hurdle to overcome—the risk of being subject to a lawsuit by your wait staff. After all, NYC restaurants have become a frequent target of their disgruntled employees armed with ambitious attorneys alleging wage and hour violations.
While it is difficult to explain the exact reason for the rise in litigation in the restaurant industry, one possibility may be the power of the internet. Blogs, complaining about everything from rude customers to poor pay, are frequent draws on the internet. Not surprisingly, law firms have created websites for waiters with respect to their rights under New York's wage and hour laws. One area that appears to be causing great difficulty for restaurant owners is New York's spread of hours regulation for the hospitality industry. Read our prior blog on how that works.
In the month of August alone, class action lawsuits were filed in NYC alleging spread of hours violations against celebrity chef Daniel Boulard and Pret A Manger, a popular British chain restaurant. In addition, more than 100 current and former employees of Adrianne's Pizza were certified as a class in their lawsuit alleging a spread of hours violation against this popular financial district hotspot. How costly can these lawsuits be? Recently, the East Japanese Restaurant agreed to settle a lawsuit that included spread of hours claim for $1.25 million dollars. This seven digit number does not include attorney fees or the amount of time and energy the owners had to spend to resolve the lawsuit.
Taking the time and energy to ensure compliance with New York's spread of hours law (along with other wage and hour regulations applicable to the restaurant industry) is the most cost effective approach to counteract this rise in litigation.


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Sunday morning, middle of church service, The devil himself shows up. Demons running around and fire spewing all about him made quite a scare. All of the worshipers ran from the building screaming. Lucifer was quite proud of himself, but then noticed an old man sitting non plused in the front row. The devil raises his booming voice and asks the man, " Don't you know who I am? ". The man replies calmly, yep. The devil, getting irritated, screams " Aren't you afraid?". The man still calm, replies-nope. The devil was infuriated by this time. He shoots fire all about and uses his loudest voice possible. He asks the man WHY NOT?!!! The man, not phased a bit, replies- I was married to your sister for 50 years.Sometimes there's no second chances.
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Two guys are walking into a convenience store. One notices a dog on the sidewalk, bent over licking his privates and says to the other, "Man, I sure wish I could do that!" to which the other says "You probably could, but you better pet him first."Flash me! I'm a welder.
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Small town church. Brand new preacher. First church assignment, first service. Eight o'clock comes and goes and only one person is in the pews. Old farmer. Preacher waits awhile, looks again. same lonely old farmer. Preacher walks down to him and says, "I really didn't know what to expect but it looks like you are the only one showing up. Should I go ahead and preach?" Farmer says, "Son, I don't know about preachin', I only know about farmin' and ranchin', but if I went out to feed the cows and only one showed up, I'd go ahead and feed her." Preacher says, "You are right. I am ashamed I even asked." So he gives a sermon to write home about. Lots of homilies and everything. Talks for two hours. Ends sermon, goes to door and shakes farmer's hand. Asks, "What did ya think?" Farmer says, "Son, I don't know about preachin', I only know about farmin' and ranchin', but if I went out to feed the cows and only one showed up, I wouldn't give her the whole doggone load..."Professional firefighter (retired). Amateur everything else I try to do...
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As a Sophomore in 2012: Ran primarily the 1500m events throughout the 2012 season and helped her team gain some points in the Northeast Conference Championship on May 6th with an eighth place finish out of 12 runners in the 1500m finals in which she ran a 4:48.74…Her preliminary time of 4:45.65 was good for ninth out of 31 which qualified her for the finals on May 6th…She established a new personal best the week after on May10 as her time of 4:43.91 at the New England Championships was good for a 14th place result out of 28 runners but it was the third-best among NEC participants… Combined with Becca White and Becca Stabile in the 4 x 800m relay at the NEC Championships who finished with a 9:19.71 which was good for third place overall out of 10 teams.Posted a 4:45.38 the week before the NEC Championships at Yale in the 1500m which was good for a personal best fourth place showing…Ran in two more 1500m events to start the season with one at the Fred Hardy Invitational (4:48.81, 12th place) and the other at the George Davis Invitational (4:49.73, 9th place)…Mixed in a 3000m in which she placed 10th at Brown with a time of 10:33.02 on April 14th…Also ran in one 800m event wherein she crossed the line in 2:23.86, good for 8th place out of 30 competitors.
As a Freshman in 2011: Ran at the UMass Invitational on April 9, where she finished the 1,500-meter run in 5:00.76…Competed in the 800-meter run at Richmond's Fred Hardy Invite on March 25, crossing the finish line in 2:30.09.
Before Quinnipiac: Attended Simsbury High School where she was a four-year member of the girls cross country, track and field, and swimming and diving teams...Her cross country team was Class L Champions in 2006 and 2007, and was runner-up at the State Open in 2006...Helped the track team become Class L Champions in 2009...Was named All-Conference and All-State for three years, in 2007-2009, and was a New England qualifier in 2009....Was named All-Conference in 2009 and 2010 in track and qualified for States all four years...Was the 4x800 New England Champions in 2009 and the runner-up in 2010...Held the team record in the 4x800 relay...Led her high school swimming team to qualify for the State Trials in 2007, 2008, and 2010...Went to the State Finals in 2010....Was the 100 yard Backstroke Champion at the 2010 Splash Championships...Was named captain of both cross country and track in high school...Won the Elmer Vincent Award, Best in Track Award and Most Valuable Player Award in 2010...Also was a Connecticut High School Scholar-Athlete Award recipient as a Simsbury Scholar...Also a member of the National Honors Society.
Personal: Native of Simsbury, Conn...Daughter of Gregory and Valerie Soja...Her mother, Valerie, attended Quinnipiac…Has two sisters, Rebecca and Sarah, and two younger brothers, Christopher and Peter… Her identical twin, Rebecca, is a member of the Syracuse University women's rowing team...An occupational therapy major.


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Awesome job Shifty. Love it.
Awesome job Shifty. Love it.
backgrounded this is great stuff
Great work there DS. Any chance you'll be able to do a new one for 2012 when the season schedule is released?
Already started working in a 2012 schedule last week. I just need the dates for when the games are and I will role it out shortly after that.


text: Employment Current Openings from the Office of Career Services are listed below Posted: 3/6/2012Time Warner Cable/ OSS Software Engineer/ Cortland, NYFCC Unit_TWC: 1053 Controlling Establishment ID: 00160 - Cortland Tompkins POSITION TITLE: OSS Software Engineer Job Requisition Number: 134083BR Application WebSite: http://jobs.timewarnercable.com/job/Syracuse-OSS-Software-Engineer-Job-NY-13201/1760895/? feedId=40&campaignId=3&utm_source=maximus&utm_campaign=J2W_Maximus Details: Posting Job Title: OSS Software Engineer Requisition #: 134083BR Posting Location: United States - New York - Syracuse Area of Interest: Engineering/Technical Operations Position Type: Full Time Posting Job Description: PURPOSE: The OSS (Operational Support Systems) Software Engineer is responsible for daily development efforts for regional applications that support the delivery of production data to the internal customer. Provide customer solutions for application and/or data delivery necessary to operate the business. ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES: Provide the day-to-day support and development of new and existing web based tools consisting of Solaris/Linux, Apache, PHP, MySQL (LAMP), and associated systems. Participates in a team of engineers responsible for development and support of numerous Regional OSS applications supporting Residential and Commercial services for Time Warner Cable. Participates in the team developing the support infrastructure, including metrics development, process improvement, and the OSS tool enhancement life cycle. Assists the management with evaluations of the current OSS tools suite and recommendation for enhancements as well as next generation solutions. The successful candidate will take part in a team for developing and support of all software solutions built in house. JOB QUALIFICATIONS: Provide exceptional end user support of all OSS tools for the East Region. Assist management defining enhancements needed to the existing OSS platform in order to meet current and future business needs. Participate with cross-functional groups within TWC to define requirements for OSS support improvements. Design, implement and support all OSS tool enhancement requests for the Regional Operations teams. Assist management in defining and implementing support metrics and SLA's. Provide technical leadership and solutions to management. Provide technical trouble shooting support as needed. Assist management developing tactical and strategic application support roadmap Development of a technical support knowledge base Provide 24x7 on call support as necessary Development experience with MS SQL Server, Oracle, MySQL, PHP, HTML, Java Script, Windows, UNIX, Remedy, Perl,Unix Shell programming. Excellent PC Software skills in Microsoft Excel, Word, and PowerPoint as well as experience with reporting tools such as Crystal Reports. Familiarity with Visio. Web development with PHP and MySQL is required. Strong troubleshooting and analytical skills measured by the ability to solve complex technical issues Excellent written and oral communication skills are required. EDUCATION/EXPERIENCE REQUIRED: Bachelor's degree (BS/BA) from a four year-college or university or equivalent experience and education. Minimum of 5 years related work experience. Experience preferred with developing custom web applications to support business needs. Also experience preferred with CVS or other version control software and MySQL Cluster and Microsoft Sharepoint. Previous experience with a cable MSO or ISP is also preferred. TRAVEL REQUIREMENTS AND FREQUENCY: Travel within the East Region WORKING CONDITIONS: Office environment.Business Job No. 1883