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|March 2, 2018 06:00 PM EST
Most of us understand that artificial intelligence (AI) offers opportunities for productivity improvements in the form of speed, automation, standardized actions and responses, plus the opportunity for continuous improvements via machine learning. These opportunities are enabled by data inputs that are analyzed and processed through AI algorithms that execute a desired decision and action. For all of the great capabilities and benefits that AI can provide, there is also a potential dark side. AI solutions can easily codify our prejudices, bias, gender stereotypes and promote injustices intentionally or unintentionally. This threat, as real and serious as it is, can also be seen as an opportunity to evaluate who we are, what we want the future to look like, and then codify a better tomorrow.
Let's first take a look at what makes us human. When we interact with other humans, we access our accumulated life experiences, ambitions, education, training, character and personality traits, ethics, cultural norms, religious paradigms and morals to think through problems and challenges and to communicate our feelings and ideas. Our human qualities help us be great salespeople, teachers, writers, caregivers, programmers, police officers, doctors, inventors, carpenters, plumbers, managers, etc. We bring our human skills and attributes with us to work. Our employers don't expect to have to invest in all of these attributes before we can be productive. AI solutions, on the other hand, can't on their own bring these skills to the job. AI is just code and must be programmed by humans to be productive and successful, and to treat humans humanely.
In more complex environments like sales and customer service, human participants often depend on their personal backgrounds and understandings to successfully communicate and resolve difficult situations to everybody's' satisfaction. How do we program these human qualities into AI? How do we add feelings of empathy, compassion, love, moral obligations, kindness, fairness, equality and justice to our AI solutions? We have a lot of thinking to do here. We expect these qualities to be present in even the most junior of call center workers, yet these basic qualities are absent from AI solutions unless we add them.
In order to implement an AI solution that can successfully interact independently with humans, it's going to take process experts and researchers from a multitude of disciplines to think through and configure human traits into AI solutions. It's going to take a lot of soul searching to identify and codify how we want AI systems to react and respond. We will need to monitor for unintended consequences that will arise as perfectly logical systems produce results that are unfair, unjust and don't respect human rights. It's up to us to create our future, and our future will be an exaggerated version of ourselves today. This process, however, will teach us a great deal more about ourselves and our own humanity.
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As your enterprise creates a vision and strategy that enables you to create your own unique, long-term success, learning about all the technologies involved is essential. Companies today not only form multi-cloud and hybrid cloud architectures, but create them with built-in cognitive capabilities.
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Cloud computing is now being embraced by a majority of enterprises of all sizes. Yesterday's debate about public vs. private has transformed into the reality of hybrid cloud: a recent survey shows that 74% of enterprises have a hybrid cloud strategy. Meanwhile, 94% of enterprises are using some form of XaaS - software, platform, and infrastructure as a service.
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Companies are each developing their unique mix of cloud technologies and services, forming multi-cloud and hybrid cloud architectures and deployments across all major industries. Cloud-driven thinking has become the norm in financial services, manufacturing, telco, healthcare, transportation, energy, media, entertainment, retail and other consumer industries, and the public sector.
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DXWorldEXPO LLC is a Lighthouse Point, Florida-based trade show company and the creator of DXWorldEXPO - Digital Transformation Conference & Expo. The company produces and presents CloudEXPO, DevOpsSummit, FinTechEXPO - Blockchain Event, the world's most influential conferences and trade shows.
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Sometimes I dream about tornadoes. They are always some distance away, and I watch, feeling the duality of terror and excitement. They're beautiful and awesome, and deadly.
The most recent dream had me watching two funnels descend from an enormous wall cloud, with me shouting, "There's rotation! There's rotation!" Like some kind of idiotic storm chaser in over her head.
I was scared because I couldn't find Lillian.
She, a tornado in her own right, is terrified of storms, and I needed to locate her so we could head to the basement. But just like Aunty Em calling to Dorothy, all my cries were for nothing. All I needed was a conservative gray bun and a calf-length house dress and apron.
The dream, more merciful than real life, cut off before a tornado hit. Also, the honest truth of it is that I can always find my children. Because they're always up in my grill.
I don't bother trying to interpret my dreams anymore. What I took away from this one was that I watch too many weather shows. But if I were to consult a dream dictionary, I'm certain it would suggest some underlying feelings of upheaval and stress. Or maybe a difficult person in one's life, like an almost 6-year old child who loves pushing buttons. Hence, a large and ominous cloud that drops rotating winds to ground level, threatening to hurl both people and objects all over the place.
I get hurled. A lot. But then sometimes I gather up energy from the sky and start my own turning. Watch out.
A storm rated Kelly on the Fujita scale, F-K, meets a storm rated Lillian on the Fujita scale, F-L. Every object might still in place but Lord it feels like things are in shambles. Sometimes the F-L tornado weakens before it can do any major damage, but sometimes it twists and howls for what feels like an eternity.
I confess to watching shows about tornadoes. All the time. I watch Storm Stories on The Weather Channel, and Storm Chasers on Discovery. I have tornado documentaries saved in my Netflix queue. I know that my fascination might be interpreted as rubbernecking, stopping to crane my neck at someone's completely destroyed abode.
It's not really like that, though. I am fascinated by the fact that people drive right up to these monsters, sometimes in the midst of giant hail and insane lightning, just to film them. They purposefully wait until the last possible second to flee. And then when they do, it's always with a flurry of shouting. "Get in the car now! Go! Go! Go!" I would have been shouting that an hour earlier. Or, more likely, I'd already have been ensconced in the basement with some Bailey's for me and some Goldfish for the girls. You may as well ride out a storm with some snacks.
Last week, the kids were watching a show on the Disney channel when the Emergency Broadcasting System beeped their dramatic message through. A tornado warning was posted for our area. A warning means business. It's vastly more serious than a 'watch.' So this message told us where the tornado currently was and where it was headed. It was enough to send my kids into a tailspin while I did damage control.
"Guys, no, we're not getting a tornado."
"But the man said..."
"The man was wrong."
Five minutes later, after much internal hand-wringing and anxious moving from window to window, the warning was cancelled and I went through the much less strenuous business of easing them through a thunderstorm. There were hardly any winds at all.
The girls have decided that they're never living in Kansas. Or Texas or Missouri or South Dakota or Arkansas or Ohio or Louisiana. Apparently, Pennsylvania is stressful enough for them.
Both my awake and sleeping selves are fine with this.
Tuesday, August 16, 2011
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Well, here you go! My industrious water collection system from our A/C condensate lines.
You can see the 5 gallon sheet rock/paint buckets I recycled into collection containers. The upstairs line empties into the 5 gallon. The downstairs line empties into the black 2.5 gallon bucket. When each one fills up, I exchange it with an empty one.
This way I pretty much have one waiting on me to use for watering my herbs as well as the potted plants on the porch. I also get enough to do the front flower beds. I just rotate the watering on a daily basis to each group of plants. Works great and I don't have to pull the hose anywhere!
I do though, carry the water in 2 plastic wide mouth containers that used to hold bird seed. I can quickly fill them up and away I go. I'm amazed at how much I collect and best of all it's FREE!(Even though I am on well water, I just like the idea I am recycling something that would ordinarily be wasted.)
Give it a try!


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The pros of home health care are that it allows an elderly person to live at home as long as possible and is less expensive than assisted living. The biggest con is that home health care does not provide coverage around the clock.Continue Reading
According to SeniorLiving.org, one survey found that 90 percent of aging adults would prefer living at home rather than entering a facility. Home health care provides just that. Caregivers come into the home to provide help with daily activities that the aging person has difficulty doing, such as cooking meals, light housekeeping or grooming. Some caregivers provide transportation and other duties.
Home health care can be much less expensive than assisted living, with the average cost, as of 2015, starting at about $80 a day. In comparison, an assisted living arrangement costs about $200 a day, as of 2015. Home health care may be a solution for seniors on a tight budget.
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Sunday, May 22, 2016
Show the Books Showcase #11, May 9th
So this week's theme is Covers! I chose to do Covers Without a Human Figure On Them!
Publisher: Immortal Ink Publishing
Published: October 1st, 2011
From Goodreads:
The final page will leave you breathless.
When Kara Magari uncovers a secret door in the middle of the forest, she discovers (and trips through) a portal to a hidden world full of terrifying things: Ourea. She just wants to go home, but the natives have other plans for her. She clashes with immortal shapeshifters, is carried off by a dragon, nearly dies on several occasions, and somehow becomes the master of an ancient book of magic called the Grimoire. Every time she thinks she's safe, her new "friends" show their true colors.
Kara needs an ally, or she might not survive Ourea's monsters. She drops her guard when Braeden, a native soldier with a dark secret, vows to keep her safe. And though she doesn't know it, her growing attraction to him may just be her undoing.
For twelve years, Braeden Drakonin has lived a lie. The Grimoire is his one chance at redemption, and it lands in his lap when Kara Magari comes into his life. Though he begins to care for this stranded girl, there's something he wants more. He wants the Grimoire.
Welcome to Ourea, where only the cunning survive.
What's Interesting: Finding a secret door! A strange and terrifying world, Ourea! A place where only the cunning survive!
Publisher: Vantage Books Press
Published: June 12th, 2012
From Goodreads:
Rudiger doesn't kill because he wants to. He kills because he needs to.
When the sadistic Preacherman stole the last bit of Rudiger's already troubled childhood soul, Rudiger lost himself forever. As an adult, Rudiger has committed atrocities even he cannot explain and he yearns for the End of Days to release him from his pain. God has told him he must crucify The One to bring about the Final Judgment, but Rudiger is left to his own special abilities to figure out who The One is. Thus sets off Rudiger's horrifying journey across continents in hopes of bringing an end to the world, one nail at a time.
One man remembers what Rudiger is capable of. Jonas Osborne, an Army Ranger and Senatorial Chief of Staff, saw first-hand what Rudiger is capable of during a terrifying firefight in Somalia almost two decades earlier. Now Jonas himself could be a target on Rudiger's quest, and he enlists the help of a beautiful psychic criminologist to understand where Rudiger will erect his next cross. And only on the biggest international stage--a summit for Middle East peace talks--will Jonas and Rudiger meet again for one final confrontation.
What's Interesting: Facing off with a terrifying guy who basically wants everybody dead and the end of the world! And having this happen during a summit for Middle East peace talks!
Publisher: Pavarti Press
Published: June 21st, 2012
From Goodreads:
The end of the world brings chaos, madness, and psychic powers. For Emma and Arthur, separated by an ocean, it brings a love that demands everything. Emma's beloved daughter is kidnapped by vengeful raiders, and Emma embarks on a soul-crushing journey to rescue her. When Arthur finds Emma, can she trust him? Against impossible odds, Emma draws near the rogue camp, where she also confronts the deepest choice of her heart...
What's Interesting: The end of the world! Complicated emotions and events! A had, deep choice of her heart!
Publisher: Mulholland Books
Published: June 26th, 2012
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Los Angeles D.A. Rachel Knight is a tenacious, wise-cracking, and fiercely intelligent prosecutor in the city's most elite division. When her colleague, Jake, is found dead at a grisly crime scene, Rachel is shaken to the core. She must take over his toughest case: the assault of a young woman from a prominent family.
But she can't stop herself from digging deeper into Jake's death, a decision that exposes a world of power and violence and will have her risking her reputation--and her life--to find the truth.
With her tremendous expertise in the nuances of L.A. courts and crime, and with a vibrant ensemble cast of characters, Marcia Clark combines intimate detail, riotous humor, and visceral action in a debut thriller that marks the launch of a major new figure on the crime-writing scene.
What's Interesting: Having a colleague die! Taking over a difficult case while digging into his death!
Publisher: Odessey Books
Published: July 2nd, 2012
From Goodreads:
If you're going to colonise a planet, you'd better be willing to fight for it.
Within Anphobos, there grows a new race. The first generation of humans never to set foot on Earth. They are pale skinned, large eyed and worship no god but science. They possess technological skills and processes Earth has refused to acknowledge. Until now...
"We are Martian. Your religion isn't ours. Our god is Mars. Our religion is science. Anything we do in the service of Mars, is good. Make no mistake, Earth girl, we are both right and good."
Fresh off Earth, Jodi Scarfield doesn't really care for Mars or its politics. Still, accusations of treason will get a girl's attention...
What's Interesting: Fighting for your world! The first generation of humans never to step foot on Earth and who worship science! Accusations of treason!
Publisher: All Night Reads
Published: September 1st, 2012
From Goodreads:
Eternal Life is to Die For.
Seventeen year old Zoe Vanderveen is a GAP—a genetically altered person. She lives in the security of a walled city on prime water-front property along side other equally beautiful people with extended life spans.
Her brother Liam is missing.
Noah Brody is a natural who lives on the outside. He leads protests against the GAPs and detests the widening chasm they've created between those who have and those who don't. He doesn't like girls like Zoe and he has good reason not to like her specifically.
Zoe's carefree life takes a traumatic turn. She's in trouble and it turns out that Noah, the last guy on earth she should trust, is the only one who can help her.
PERCEPTION is a (SF/mystery/romance) Young Adult novel that takes place in the not too distant future in a world changed by climate extremes, natural disasters and impending wars, and where scientific breakthroughs cause class divisions—both financially and philosophically. It explores the clash between faith and science and how differences can separate us as enemies or ally us together. And in some cases, even in the midst of betrayal and personal crisis, there's room to fall in love.
What's Interesting: Eternal life with genetic altering! A missing brother! A chasm between natural people and genetically altered people! Betrayal and crisis and falling in love!
Publisher: Entangled Publishing, LLC
Published: November 28th, 2012
From Goodreads:
Sarah O'Brien is alive because of the pact she and her brother made twelve years ago — James will protect her from their violent father if she promises to never leave him. For years, she's watched James destroy his life to save hers. If all he asks for in return is her affection, she'll give it freely.
Until, with a tiny kiss and a broken mind, he asks for more than she can give.
Sam Donavon has been James' best friend — and the boy Sarah's had a crush on — for as long as she can remember. As their forbidden relationship deepens, Sarah knows she's in trouble. Quiet, serious Sam has decided he's going to save her. Neither of them realizes James is far more unstable than her father ever was, or that he's not about to let Sarah forget her half of the pact...
What's Interesting: Making a pact with your brother to protect yourself from your violent dad! But then your brother wanting more! Unstable relationships!
Publisher: One Wish Publishing
Published: January 17th, 2013
From Goodreads:
One wolf shifter. One Valkyrie. Will they risk it all for love?
Infinity is a superstar singer, who has always had everything at her fingertips—until her world unravels. Her foretelling dreams have haunted her, and a part of her believes them to be true.
Although a preternatural world filled with vampires, wolves, tiger-shifters, and Valkyries surrounds her, Infinity doesn't know that others are after her or that any of them even exist. They want her for the ultimate power that she can give them, yet she doesn't realize the extent of the force she holds within herself.
When the truth of her dreams comes to light, Infinity risks losing not only her own life, but also the lives of those she's always loved.
In a war between the supernatural beings, there is no telling who will survive.
What's Interesting: A preternatural world of wolf shifters and valkyries and vampires! That her sleeping dreams are coming true!
Publisher: BelleBooks
Published: March 4th, 2013
From Goodreads:
Lucy O Neill is a plain-Jane New York PR assistant with a tiny apartment, a dead-end job, and a pair of annoyingly perfect roommates. Nothing exciting ever happens to her, until one night at a neighborhood pub . . .
Lewis Mephisto is tall, handsome, and hot. Very hot. He meets her gaze through the crowd, a wicked grin on his lips, an irresistible invitation in his eyes.
He s Mr. Right Times Ten. Sophisticated, wealthy, sexy, and completely devoted to her, body and soul. So what's her problem?
Can't she handle dating the Devil?
What's Interesting: Dating the devil!
Publisher: Random house
Published: March 4th, 2013
From Goodreads:
Hector: Lover. Killer. Crime lord.
Lars: Stalker. Policeman. Addict
Jen: Ex lover. Arms dealer. Hero?
Sophie: Nurse. Mother. Victim?
Living a quiet life in the suburbs, Sophie Brinkmann is captivated by the handsome and sophisticated Hector Guzman. She has no idea that beneath Hector's charm lies something far more dangerous. Hector is the head of an international crime syndicate. He is used to getting what he wants, and what he wants now is the total annihilation of his rivals.
Before she can fully grasp the extent of Hector's world, Sophie is trapped within it. Her house is under surveillance, her family is at risk. Hector is at war – with Russian hit men, South American drug traffickers, German gangsters – and now Sophie is too.
But who can she trust when even the people who have sworn to uphold the law are as dangerous as those dedicated to breaking it? If Sophie is to get out alive, and with her integrity intact, she will have to summon everything within her to navigate this intricate web of moral ambiguity, deadly obsession and ruthless killers.
What's Interesting: Falling into a complicated world of crime and of these four peoples lives!
Publisher: Open Road Integrated Media
Published: March 26th, 2013
From Goodreads:
Set in treacherous sixteenth-century Scotland, the first volume of Amanda Scott's Border Trilogy tells the unforgettable story of a woman sworn to defy the knight she is forced to wed—only to discover a love she'll do anything to claim
As Mary, Queen of Scots, languishes in the Tower of London as a prisoner of her cousin, Queen Elizabeth, war tears Scotland apart. To save her beloved homeland, a proud Highland beauty named Mary Kate MacPherson must wage her own battle when she's forced into wedlock with a knight, Sir Adam Douglas, from the barbaric borderland of Tornary. Even as she succumbs to her seductive husband's sensual demands, Mary Kate vows never to give him her heart. She will belong to no man. But Adam burns with something deeper than desire. Sworn to carry out a long-awaited revenge, he won't rest until he has vanquished his enemies. Accused of treason, the last thing he expects is to lose his heart to the woman he's determined to tame but never to love: his own wife.
What's Interesting: A woman fighting for her country being forced to marry a knight! Vowing to never give him her heart! Her husband being accused of treason! Them falling in love with each other!
Publisher: Open Road Integrated Media
Published: March 26th, 2013
From Goodreads:
Forbidden passion has never been more dangerous—or more irresistible—in the first novel of bestselling author Amanda Scott's spellbinding Highland series
Scotland, 1750. In the aftermath of the Jacobite rebellion, Maggie MacDrumin vows to keep fighting to liberate her people. But the intrepid Scotswoman is risking her life for a dangerous cause. When her latest mission lands her in a London courtroom on a trumped-up larceny charge, she has only one hope of survival. Enlisting the aid of Edward Carsley, the powerful fourth Earl of Rothwell, is a two-edged sword. The seductive aristocrat who awakens treacherous desire is her clan's mortal enemy—a man she can never trust. Edward will do whatever it takes to quell another bloody uprising. But how can he fight his passion for the rebellious Highland beauty in his safekeeping? As their lives come under siege, Maggie lays claim to the one thing Edward vowed never to surrender: his heart.
What's Interesting: Forbidden passion! Fighting for her people after the first Jacobite rebellion! Being in court charged with larceny! Feeling attraction with the enemy who wants to prevent another uprising!
Publisher: Open Road Integrated Media
Published: March 26th, 2013
From Goodreads:
The first book in Amanda Scott's acclaimed Dangerous series journeys from the battlefields of Waterloo to the ballrooms and boudoirs of London, where a deadly deception unfolds...
Engaged by proxy to a man she's never met, Lady Daintry Tarrant is dismayed when the war hero returns, introducing himself as her fiancé, Lord Penthorpe. She cherishes her independence and has turned away many suitors, but this one she must marry. Penthorpe is completely captivated by Lady Daintry - but he's not who he claims to be.
Penthorpe and Lord Gideon Deverill fought together at the battle of Waterloo, and when Penthorpe fell, Gideon assumed his identity in order to see the beautiful Lady Daintry. Gideon knows there's bad blood between Lady Daintry's family and his own, but he's smitten with Daintry and determined to reunite the bitterly feuding clans. When a ghost from Gideon's past appears, he could lose everything - including Daintry's love.
What's Interesting: Being engaged to a man she's never met! Having to marry him! That he's not who he says he is, he took over his friends identity to be with her, because he loves her and their families have bad blood! A ghost coming in and ruining everything!
And next week's theme is going to be Synopsis' That Hooked Me!
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text: So as January goes, it's a snowy, slushy day in NYC. All I could think about, as I tried to avoid nasty puddles on my way to the office, were hot temperatures, palm trees and resort wear. Ahhh yes, resort wear. That leads me to today's fashion fantasy. Check out this new dress from Matthew Williamson's collection. I know it will NEVER hang in my wardrobe, but can't a girl dream? This sun-drenched maxi is nothing but feel-good fashion and I just adore the details! This is just one of those items that make me smile. If I had this on now, I think even NYC would feel a little like paradise. Don't you think?


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Hello sweeties <3
I ish back again *muahahaha* And who would have thought - with another outfit-post. I have been so busy lately that I rarely get the time to post anything else but I don't want to neglect this blog again for nearly one month so for now we have to work with pictures of me wearing cute things...can we live with that? I think we can...right? ;)
1. Visit to the Botanical Garden in Freiburg :3


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I'm moving this blog over to hackinghighschool.net!
Come enjoy!
The expert opinion15 Nov
Ha! I found this article today and thought it was fantastic: A Blueprint for Reinventing Education.
A lot of Marty Nemko's suggestions parallel my own ideas for a hacked education:
Super teachers: we try to get this in a hacked education by "taking" classes from iTunes U and OpenCourseWare classes.
Life skills classes: I agree. Life skills are essential to learn. What's better? Passing algebra or knowing how to budget your money so you're not drowning in debt by the time you're 25?
More big projects: This one excites me. First, because I learn way more if my education is couched in a large project. Second, I have several ideas in mind to suggest to you on how to implement big projects in your education. They're tenatively titled "High School MBA" and "College Prep Video Games." Interested? Comment below.
Give students a choice: Letting students choose what they'll learn gives them a vested interest in their own education. The key, as Marty Nemko emphasizes, is to keep it high quality.
Mentor-centric curriculum: YES. I am a proponent of mentoring and reccomend it to anyone hacking their education. I love his idea of having a site like match.com for students and potential mentors.
It's always nice when smart people and experts back you up. I am off to explore more of Marty Nemko's site to get more ideas for Hacking High School.
Do you have any suggestions on ways to reinvent education? Comment below!
Free Ivy League…to Reuse as High School12 Nov
Sound too good to be true? Check out iTunes U in for a source of free, high quality university courses you can use as a high school class.
I don't need to tout the value of free, but the classes are the exact same courses that would cost you thousands of dollars each if you attended them in person.
Ivy League
Not just any college, mind you: big-name colleges like Harvard, Yale, Oxford, Stanford. The classes cover just about anything you'd want to know: English, history, math, science, even study skills and things like "lumped circuit abstraction" (whatever that is).
High school success
Yes, these are college-level classes, but they're not impossible for a high school student. First of all, don't be intimidated by the "university" label. There's no need. You're smart enough. The only thing that might give you trouble is insufficient background knowledge. But since these videos are recorded, if you come up on something that you don't understand, you can pause and look it up. Looking it up will not only answer your question, but refine your research skills. (If you're keeping a daily log, be sure to include "research" as an entry every time you look something up.)
Concentrate on the class. Unless you've proven that you study better with music or whatever, turn off all distractions (especially text messages and status updates) and concentrate fully on the class. The less you allow yourself to be distracted, the easier the class will be. Plus, the more you concentrate, the better you learn.
Take notes during the classes. If you don't have the chance to look up your questions immediately, write them down and look them up as soon as you can afterwards.
If you have an iPod (or other Apple creation), mp3 player, or computer, you can enjoy these classes wherever you can take your device. Do you learn best outside? Go to the beach or lie on the hammock and enjoy the breeze as you learn. Would you rather be curled in a snug chair at Barnes & Noble or your favorite library? Go for it. There's no rule saying you have to study in a boring place.
What's the point of school?10 Nov
What is the point of high school? Seriously.
What do you want?
List out the things you want to know and want to have done by the time graduation day rolls around.
Do you want to be accepted into a college? To have taken four years of science? To be valedvictorian? Are you interested in having a pocket full of cash or your own business?
Include your dreams: do you want to invent something? Travel the world?
Put anything you want on the list. Remember your academic goals first, but include other things that you hope to accomplish before high school is over.
Build the list
- School-related things you think you ought to know
- High school graduation requirements (find this on your state's education agency website or http://www.hslda.org/hs/state/default.asp)
- Things you're interested in
- Preparation for SAT, ACT, or AP exams
- College entry requirements (check the university's website)
- Preparation for future job (for example, in order to be an actor, you need acting experience and to study acting techniques)
- Cultural Literacy: What Every American Needs to Know by ED Hirsch
- Your dreams (like to be a writer, a logician, a traveler, whatever)
Make it happen
Does your public high school provide you with opportunities to fulfill most of these?
Most people will have to say no. Unless you have a really amazing school or a really boring list, you probably won't accomplish most your goals at your public high school.
You have two choices for accomplishing your dreams outside of school: extracurricular activities and a hacked education.
Doing stuff before and after school (extracurricular) is a great time to get a lot of your goals accomplished. Unfortunately, homework and projects tend to leech into this time. But if you're able to work on your list without sacrificing quality in your schoolwork, go for it.
Before School
Don't knock the early morning. If you get enough sleep, the morning hours are great for getting things done. That's how I run Hacking High School, which is not my day job.
Not sure if you're a morning person? Try going to bed early enough that you get 7-8 hours of sleep before an early alarm. The thing is, you have to do this for about a week before you see any benefits. If you're used to going to bed at 1 am, the first night will be really hard to go to bed at 10. You can also try the gradual route: go to bed 15 minutes earlier and wake up 15 minutes sooner. Do this every day until you're waking up early enough to get an hour or more in the morning.
Instead of School
Hacking your education means you get to work on your list for school. Dream of inventing something? That can be your science class. Never again will schoolwork interfere with accomplishing your educational goals.
Be extraordinary
However you choose to do it, your list will provide you with a map to accomplishing a lot. This list alone will set you apart and above the majority of your fellow students. Knowing what you want out of school will help motivate you and make school worth going to. Doing things to take you one step closer to your dreams is a rush. Start your list today and be extraordinary.
Study Hacks8 Nov
I just found a fabulous website at the end of last week: Study Hacks, by Cal Newport. I'm now a huge fan. Cal wrote a book called How to Be a High School Superstar. I haven't read it yet, but I'm heading out to my library today to pick it up.
Study Hacks is a great website for learning how to study without killing yourself. Cal's idea is that you should study efficiently, rather than wasting your time like the majority of people do when they "study." My favorite so far is "The Art of Stealth Studying: How To Earn a 4.0 With Only 1.0 Hours of Work" (I developed a method very similar to this when I was in school–it works!).
He also says you should do fewer things, but do them incredibly well, to make yourself appealing to college admissions folks. He makes the case well, particularly in his post, "How to get into Stanford with Bs on your Transcript."
Cal compares two students, one who was captain of the track team and other usual activities that ambitious high school students, another who does marketing and lobbied delegates at the UN.
The second is way more interesting and way more likely to get into a good college.
That's one of the motivating things behind Hacking High School: make your education vastly more interesting, both to you now and college recruiters on the future. You'll learn more, learn better, and go farther.
The High School Butterfly Effect5 Nov
I was listening to a business webinar on Wednesday and a lot of what the speaker, Marie Forleo, said was incredibly applicable to students who are hacking their high school career.
The Butterfly Effect
The "butterfly effect" is the idea that a butterfly can flap its wings and eventually it will cause a tornado: basically, small changes have huge effects.
Some of the smallest and most effective changes you can make are all in your head: they are the decisions you make and the mindset you have. Decide that you want to succeed in high school. Decide that you want your hacked education to be so successful that you get into any college you want or get your dream job or are prepared for an extraordinary life. As Marie Forleo said, "Small decisions can make you unstoppable."
Change of Mind
The most spectacular part of the webinar was a question that sparked a framework shift (what your parents would call a changed attitude). Ask yourself: how would I behave if I were the best in the world at what I do? The best student, perhaps? The best college candidate? The best high school hacker?
What would you do differently in life? Would you study more? Would you aim higher? Apply to more prestigious or interesting colleges? I know I wanted to apply to Harvard, but didn't think I was good enough, so I never did.
Who would you get to know if you were the best? Presumably everyone would want to know you if they knew you were the best–they'd want to interview you for the news, they'd want to be your friends, they'd want you in their college or employed at their company.
Act Like It
Okay, so act like it. Act like you are the best. No, don't go be arrogant and all "I'm better than you." No. But if you were legitimately the best student in the world, what would you be doing with your time? Go do that.
You need to act, and the time to act is NOW.
Hack your education. Even if it's just one thing you do differently, do it now. Maybe you spend half an hour watching a YouTube video on game theory instead of watching TV. Whatever you do, start now and you'll watch yourself really become the best in the world at what you do.
The Genius in You3 Nov
Genius is one percent inspiration and ninety-nine percent perspiration. Accordingly, a genius is often merely a talented person who has done all of his homework. – Thomas Edison
Science backs up Edison's words. In a recently published book, The Genius in All of Us, David Shenk discusses how genius is not solely based on your genes. "No one is born with a predetermined amount of intelligence. Intelligence (and IQ scores) can be improved."
This is great news! Ever feel like you were born dumb? Or that other people are just smarter than you and there's nothing you can do about it? That you have no chance to be like Shakespeare or Einstein or even the smart kid next door?
Think again. Genius is something you can develop, something you can create.
Never let anyone convince you that you're just not smart enough. Intelligence is made, not born.


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Sunday, April 13, 2008
gueoy teaw reua "dung deng dai" -boat-noodle house
"Dung Deng Dai" Boat-Noodle House
I heard that "Khun Patee Sarasin" opens a (Boat)Noodle House in Thonglor.
Everybody knows that I love Noodles too bits – I couldn't wait to try his "Boat-Noodle"
As the place is owned by Khun Patee – It's very crowded!!! I & mate had to wait for ages just to have 2 bowls of Beef Noodles served at my table.
The menu offers a wide variety of "Boat Noodle" & related Food (Pork or Beef / Local or Imported Beef, Imported Beef Salad, Meat Balls Salad, Pork Cracklings (less fat), Thai Desserts, etc.,)
Food is fairy good. The portion is reasonable – Service is acceptable (oh well, the place is new – their staff will need sometime to learn to cope with customers when the place is packed and busy).
Anyway, I personally think that his Noodle House will do very well as its located in Thonglor where we hardly find a good place for decent noodles.
His idea is cool & smart – selling "Boat-Noodle" (everybody loves it) in a modern bowl & decent place (where is comfortable and not too hot too handle like those open-air places) to his fellow hi-so in Thonglor.
"Dung Deng Dai" Boat-Noodle House
@ Top's Thonglor (Siam Future Town Centre)
Unit # B3, Thonglor Soi 4,
Sukhumvit 55
Labels: Noodles, Restaurants
1 comment:
- Marc @ norecipes said...
This is the thing I miss most about Bangkok. I tried making a bowl at home last night and posted the recipe on my blog.
- 4:01 am
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77 F. high on Sunday in the Twin Cities.
66 F. average high on September 29.
82 F. high on September 29, 2012.
88 F. today's record high at KMSP.
66 F. average high on September 29.
82 F. high on September 29, 2012.
88 F. today's record high at KMSP.
20-30 degrees cooler by Friday? Big changes by late week.
Summer's Last Gasp?
My wife keeps running marathons. I fear she's practicing to run away from me. Her biggest fear? Warm & windy.
That won't be an issue for the 2013 Medtronic Twin Cities Marathon. After summer-like warmth into midweek a true taste of October arrives late week, spilling over into a jacket-worthy weekend. It now looks like the MSP metro may avoid a frost, but runners can expect 40s and 50s Sunday morning under a postcard-perfect sky.
Me? I run when chased.
Highs near 80F are expected into Wednesday over southern Minnesota. Not bad considering the Twin Cities saw a coating of snow on Sept. 30, 1961.
ECMWF ("Euro") guidance hints at strong T-storms late Wednesday, steadier rain Thursday, with a cold wind blowing behind this front Friday. It may be cold enough aloft for the first flakes of the season for the Red River Valley late Friday; ground temperatures probably too warm for anything to stick.
Did your pulse rate just spike? Talk about big swings.
More 60s and a few 70s return next week; a better chance of a metro-wide frost the weekend of October 12-13 - with another surge of 60s by mid-month.
Will we ease into winter or experience a cold smack across the face? Stay tuned.
Image credit: NOAA and hurricanescience.org.
Photo credit above: Diana Eva Maldonado, The Brownsville Herald. "A home on Van Buren Street in Brownsville remains boarded up from Hurricane Dolly, but today's rain has already flooded the street."
TODAY: Blue sky, summer breeze. Winds: S 15-25. High: 82
MONDAY NIGHT: Clear and mild for the last night of September. Low: 59
TUESDAY: October Lite. Lukewarm sunshine, less wind. High: 78
WEDNESDAY: Still balmy with fading sun. Late-day T-storms. Wake-up: 53. High: 79
THURSDAY: Periods of rain likely, turning cooler. Wake-up: 56. High: 65
FRIDAY: Feels like October. Chilling breeze, few sprinkles and showers. Wake-up: 50. High: 57
SATURDAY: More clouds than sun, brisk. Wake-up: 43. High: 53
SUNDAY: More sun, good running weather. Wake-up: 44. High: 66
Climate Stories.
Climate Change: Finally, At Least One Conservative Gets It. Here's an excerpt of an Op-Ed at The Salt Lake Tribune: "...Bob (Inglis) didn't come to this conclusion by way of a revelation. He studied the science, traveled twice to Antarctica, talked to the experts and looked at the evidence. His conclusion: Climate change is real, the consequences are dire, and we're to blame. The overwhelming majority of the world's credible scientists agree with Bob. In fact, it's now nearly a consensus. If we continue to pour carbon into the atmosphere by burning fossil fuels, we can expect weather like last year's hurricane Sandy, this summer's wildfire season in the West and the recent flooding in Colorado to become regular occurrences. The climate system of the Earth has become that unstable. This is not a faith-based belief system. This is fact. The evidence is overwhelming. A climatologist colleague of mine summed up the mountain of scholarly literature on the subject like this: "climate change is real, it's our fault, scientists agree, it's bad, and it's not too late..." (Image: Wikipedia).
* The IPCC AR5 Report Summary is here, courtesy of The New York Times.
* IPCC Climate Report: The Digested Read. Here's an overview at The Guardian.
Image credit above: "Humanity's choice (via IPCC): Aggressive climate action ASAP (left figure) minimizes future warming. Continued inaction (right figure) results in catastrophic levels of warming, 9°F over much of U.S."
Friday's Big Global Warming Report: 5 Takeaways. Here's a snippet from a good summary at National Geographic: "...Five takeaways from the new report:
1. On the extreme weather front, the report concludes it is "very likely" that cold days and nights have decreased, while warm days and nights have increased, since 1950. More extreme precipitation has also likely increased worldwide, particularly in North America and Europe. That means that the top one percent of heaviest rain or snow storms are heavier now, as compared to then. In other words, when it rains hardest, it pours harder.
2. The oceans have warmed with "virtual certainty," the report concludes, at a rate of about 0.2 degrees Fahrenheit (0.11 Celsius) per decade since 1970 in the upper 246 feet (75 meters) of surface water. Ocean warming accounts for more than 90 percent of the heat added to the atmosphere by global warming in that time, with most of it pumped into the top 2,300 feet (700 meters) of the oceans. "That doesn't mean the oceans are saving us," Stocker says. "It means it would be much worse without the oceans..."
Photo credit above: "Extreme weather, like this unusually severe downpour in Chengdu, China, has likely increased." Photograph from China Daily, Reuters.
Image above: National Post and Nordic Bulk Carriers.
Why The World Won't Listen. Our grandkids are going to be pretty irritated with us - all the science and data and we sat on our hands, debating the "facts", listening to fossil-fuel-funded deniers babble on, hoping they might just be right. Here's an excerpt from NewScientist and Slate that explains how some of this perpetual denial is hard-wired into all of us: "...How did the rational arguments of science and economics fail to win the day? There are many reasons, but an important one concerns human nature. Through a growing body of psychological research, we know that scaring or shaming people into sustainable behavior is likely to backfire. We know that it is difficult to overcome the psychological distance between the concept of climate change—not here, not now—and people's everyday lives. We know that beliefs about the climate are influenced by extreme and even daily weather. One of the most striking findings is that concern about climate change is not only, or even mostly, a product of how much people know about science. Increased knowledge tends to harden existing opinions..."
Animated image credit: media.giphy.com.
Thank You Global Warming. Giant Hornets Are Killing Dozens In China And Eating Bees Across Europe. Well here's some good news! Don't sweat the thundershowers - hopefully we won't be tracking these on Doppler in the USA anytime soon. Quartz has the story - here's a clip: "A plague of hornets, each the size of a human thumb, have descended on Shaanxi province this summer—at least 28 have been stung to death (link in Chinese), while another 419 have been injured, according to a local news report from China Radio Network (CRN), via the New York Times' Chris Buckley. The death toll from hornet attacks in Ankang city is more than twice the annual average between 2002 and 2005, say the Ankang police, as the Guardian reports. A local doctor said hospitalizations due to hornet attacks have risen steadily over the years (link in Chinese). Why the uptick? The population of Asian giant hornets (vespa mandarinia), as they're known, has surged largely because of climate change, says the Shaanxi Provincial Forestry Department (link in Chinese). The average winter temperature in Ankang rose 1.10 ℃ in the span of a few years alone, allowing more hornets to survive the winter. And it's not just China; rising temperatures are behind the spread of another deadly Chinese hornets species, vespa velutina, in South Korea and Europe..."
Image credit above: "More killer than a killer bee." Flickr user Thomas H Brown.


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Many of us have older (3 or more years old) Windows XP computers that we're not ready to replace yet, for whatever reason. Here are some steps you can take to keep that machine running a little longer while you decide which new 17", Intel i7 core, 4GB laptop you're going to replace it with.
0. Make a copy of your My Documents folder and put it in a safe place. The copy can be to a flash drive, an external hard drive, CD-ROM, data DVD, or a networked drive.
1. Update your anti-virus software and do a complete scan of the C: drive. There are several good anti-virus programs that you can pay for--Symantec, McAfee, Kaspersky, etc.--and also a few good ones that are free. You only need one; if more than one anti-virus program is running at the same time, they are likely to fight each other. Choose one and keep it up-to-date. Schedule an update every week--every day if it's your only computer and it's mission-critical--and a full scan once a week or once a month. AVG is a free anti-virus program that can be obtained at http://free.avg.com/us-en/download-avg-anti-virus-free
2. Do a Disk Cleanup and Disk Defrag. These two programs are at Start > Accessories > System Tools.
3. Download, install, and run CCleaner. This free program finds and cleans up problems in the Registry and deletes unneeded temp files.
4. Download, install, and run MalwareBytes. Keep it up-to-date and run a scan about once a month.
5. Download, install, and run SpyBot Search & Destroy. Keep it up-to-date.
6. Download, install, and run Spyware Blaster, and keep it up-to-date.
7. If you're using Internet Explorer, make sure it's up-to-date. In IE, go to Tools > Windows Update
8. Make sure Adobe Flash is up-to-date:
9. Make sure Adobe Reader is up-to-date.
10. If you're using Firefox (I highly recommend it over IE), make sure you have the latest version. In Firefox, select Help > Check For Updates.
11. If your computer is a laptop that you use on public networks--libraries, McDonalds, Borders, Starbucks, Barnes & Noble, airports, etc.--make sure the Windows Firewall is turned on. (At home, your router probably has a hardware firewall, but it doesn't hurt to have the Windows Firewall on all the time.) For extra security, download and install Zone Alarm. Be aware that if you use Zone Alarm on a home network with more than one computer, you may need to tweak some of the settings, especially if you have computers that are running different operating systems.
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Public Service Announcement: If you read yesterday's blog post you know that I was a little bit upset. Because of that I forgot to mention the importance of yesterday's date. Seventy-one years ago yesterday, the naval base at Pearl Harbor, Hawaii was attacked by the Imperial Japanese Navy. More than 2400 Americans were killed and more than 1200 more were wounded. I am a nurse and I see death all the time but I can't even imagine what 2400+ deaths looks like. I hope that this country never forgets the sacrifices that have been made by our men and women in uniform. I salute all of the men and women in our armed forces, past and present.
ObitMessenger is a FREE service from Legacy.com. You can sign up to receive links to obituaries posted in most of the current newspapers available. You can use this MAP to see if the newspapers you are interested are listed. They also cover newspapers in Canada, the UK, Australia, Bermuda and New Zealand. You can check for papers in these countries HERE. I have obit links sent to me from several Mississippi newspapers. They are sent once a day in a single email. When I see a familiar surname I click on the link and read the full obituary. I can't tell you how many relatives I have found this way.
Here is a screenshot of what the emails look like. You can click on the image for a little better view. When you see someone of interest all you have to do is click on their name for the full obituary.
This is a great way to keep a watch on the hometown newspapers. It is a lot easier and quicker than going to each newspaper's homepage to read the obits every day.
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Ladies (and any gentleman who may read this), one of my friends from church has entered the "Get On The Shelf " contest from Walmart. Her and her husband's idea cracks me up! It is so funny to me, but also a great idea. I would proudly give their product to a first-time expectant mother (or father) at a baby shower. It would be the gift that everybody would giggle over and yet think of as wonderful! You MUST watch the video.
First off, thank you to Michelle for allowing me to post on her blog. Secondly, My name is Holli and I am a new mom to a 5 month old little guy. My husband is an entrepreneur at heart and had an idea....
How many of you have ever gagged, dry heaved, or had to hurry to the toilet due to a nasty diaper? Although pregnancy increases the incidence of such issues, they still happen without it. Believe me, I was the nanny Auntie for many nieces and nephews, it IS worse when it is not your kid. Changing poopy diapers is a dirty job, but somebody has to do it.
Scat Cat & Pals Diaper Changing Mask is a creation to help you avoid such reactions. It uses a odor reducing mask that has been crafted by a crafty friend into a stuffed animal to entertain your baby.
We are participating in Walmart's contest "Get on the Shelf" and would love it if you would take a minute to watch our video (We're learning as we go so the video is a little high school skitish) and vote for our product. Voting can occur daily via facebook and text until April 8. Thank you so much for helping us live the dream!
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Check out Scat Cat & Pals Diaper Changing Masks, an entry in the Get On The Shelf contest by Walmart.
My FAVORITE LINE of the video was "Putting the FUN in feces." Seriously, so funny! If you haven't watched the video, take 0:46 seconds to do so and then VOTE for these friends and their product!!! THANKS!!!
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Osterizer 4173 10 Speed Blender with Plastic Jar
Osterizer 4173 10 Speed Blender with Plastic Jar 220 Volt Specifications:Designs and specifications are subject to change without notice.
- Powerful 10 speed motor
- Comes with family-size Glass Jar (5-Cup) which opens at both ends for easy emptying and cleaning
- Controlled pulse blending - instant start-and-stop control
- 2 oz. cover measuring cap - add ingredients while processing
- Deluxe cookbook
- Dimensions (L x W x H in.): 9 x 6 x 15 (Jar mounted on the Base)
- European Asian style Power cord
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|Clinch hinges from Craft, Inc.
These hinges press-in-place and are clinched for a tight grip in both hardwoods and soft or in cardboard and some plastics.
The unexpected great thing about these hinges is that they are made in a plant using solar power. Craft, Inc. in Massachusetts gets 97% of its power from the sun. In other words, these small hinges, shown in the photo represent the future of the American power industry -- Locally generated power for local use, and international distribution of manufactured products. These hinges are nothing new.
Craft has been making them for generations as shown on the box at left, marked as a gift from Bob Swigert in 1939.
In the meantime, as we've worked to prevent an extra high voltage power transmission line from devastating a huge swath of Arkansas forest, the power company has proposed new route segments that would help their preferred route 33 avoid the National Military Park at Pea Ridge, a course that set it at odds with the National Park Service and that would have made approval by the US Army Corp of Engineers far from likely. Of course their new routes are even more hastily contrived than their original proposal and show as a sign of their desperation. Also showing their desperation, they've hired a Washington lobbying and public relations firm from Washington, DC to take over their failed public relations on the project. So now there are advertisements going into all the local papers in the area claiming the vast benefits of greatly enhanced reliability. And it is tough being a small group of volunteers having taken on the challenge of stopping a major corporation with deep pockets and that is relentless in making profits without concern for the environment.
The Arkansas Public Service Commission staff weighed in with their opinion yesterday, that the power company's request for consideration of new route segments should be open to rehearing. The Arkansas Public Service Commission has never met a transmission line it didn't like. I've been helping our attorney draft our response. Of course hastily drawn lines on a map are not the same thing as walking the ground and discovering what you find there, and what we've found already shows the corporation is acting out of haste and desperation. Their new proposed route segments have many problems of their own and will face stiff opposition.
In contrast, the work of craftsmen is seldom contrived in haste and desperation. We attempt to work skilfully. We become stewards of the space around us, and we strive to leave beauty behind us in our work. If we make serious mistakes, be back up and start over. Today I offer private lessons to Mike from Texas. We will work thoughtfully as I share techniques and offer insight into my methods of design.
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Today's edition of the blog is a fashion edition. How to jazz up a plain t-shirt: Fun scarf + necklace and Voila! I'm into scarves lately. I got this one at Charlotte Russe - you can't really see in the picture but it has a paisley print in a bunch of colors. Easy to pair with lots of different tshirts. :-)
Outake - Vinci snuck in the picture. :-)


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I am so glad that I had the opportunity to review this devotional. I have been searching for a book just like this for some time now and hadn't been able to find exactly what I was looking for until now. For each day of the week there is a bible verse, a short commentary from a leading Christian author and then a question to make you examine your life and your walk with God along with space to journal your answers. What I like about this devotional is that there is enough journaling space (at least for me) that I am planning on writing the date next to my entries and use this same devotional again next year. It will be interesting to see how my life has changed in a year as well as my answers to the same questions. The questions are thought provoking and the commentary is very insightful. Not only that but is has a beautiful hardcover with a leaf design. This is one I will use for years to come. I highly recommend this devotional!!
Disclosure of Material Connection: I received this book free from the publisher through the BookSneeze®.com


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Something that has been around for quite a while in cell phones is now big news in the iPhone world. The new 3.0 MP Camera and Video recording features in the iPhone are going to hit a sweet spot to iPhone users. I personally find that the current camera isn't half bad, under the right conditions it can be quite good IMO, but finding those 'right conditions' is sometimes a real pain. This new camera with autofocus and white balance will help out tremendously.
There are some fancy features that make the upgrade to the iPhone stand out.
1. Camera focus using the touch screen — the camera operator can use the touchscreen to 'touch' the preview on the screen to change where the camera is focused. This might make for some very interesting photos.
2. On device video editing — it was mentioned during the event that with a touch of a finger you can edit the video. This would be cool if you take a video, cut out a clip, send it via MMS or email to family and friends while on the go.
So while this should have come with the release of an earlier version of the iPhone, it's going to be here soon and if it works as stated I'm sure the new features will be a welcome addition to the iPhone.


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Apologies for the lack of posting. (I've gotten so good at doing it every day! That's what she said.)
It's 4:46 in NYC, and despite the above sentence I am not already tippling.
I am, instead, cleaning and cooking like a madwoman for my 5th annual ladies-only* holiday potluck.
A month or so ago, a friend forwarded me a recipe from (now-defunct) Gourmet magazine's website. It was for frozen peanut butter pie with candied bacon. "Seriously????" she wrote, and I replied "Mmmmmm I would totally eat that."
And so I made it for tonight.
My friend is coming. I'm going to make her eat it.
If you're on the East Coast, I hope you're enjoying the slushy snow. If you're on the West Coast, shut up, I don't want to hear about it. Happy weekend!
*I would call it Girls Gone Wild, but that's trademarked...
Saturday, December 5, 2009
Pigs N' Pie
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If you like IP Dragon, you can vote for it here (until July 31).
IP Dragon is in good company of the following nominees; China Briefing Blog, Editor's Journal - China Economic Review, China Busines Law Blog, China Talent (US), Talent in China, Silk Road International, 2point6billion, Chinese Negotiation, All Roads Lead To China, China Economics Blog, ChinaIR -- Investor Relations for China Entrepreneurs, China Law Blog, China Travel Industry Blog, China Hearsay, Engaging China, China Breezes, China Net Investor, Chief Asia Inspector, Zhong Hua Rising, ChinaVentureNews, ChinaSolved, Diligence China and China Business Blog.
Of course, when you compare blogs that focus on China's travel industry with those about dating with those about IP in China, you are comparing apples to peaches to oranges. But, it is a fun thing. So use your right to vote for kudos in the blogosphere.


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I love a good soup on a blustery, fall or winter day! Although the creamier and meater the better usually takes precedence with me, I have been trying to eat healthier and so when I saw that this was a weight watchers meal I thought that I would try it... It was so good that I went back for a little more and since it is so low in points - it was fine with me!! It had wonderful flavor and was definitely filling!
Corn Chowder
(recipe found at weightwatchers.com)
2 (15 ounces) cans reduced sodium chicken or vegetable broth
1 (1 pound) bag frozen corn
1 onion, finely chopped
1 large (10 ounces) baking potato, peeled and diced
2 celery ribs, finely chopped
4 slices crisp cooked bacon, crumbled (can omit if no meat meal)
3/4 teaspoon dried thyme
3/4 cup fat free sour cream
1/2 teaspoon ground pepper
Combine the broth, corn, onion, potato, celery, bacon and thyme in a slow cooker. Cook on low until the potatoes are nearly tender, about 6 hours; raise heat to high and cook until potatoes are tender, about 30 minutes more. Stir in sour cream and pepper; heat through, 15 minutes more.
Serves: 8
Points: 2 per 1 cup
Monday, November 12, 2012
Corn Chowder
Posted by Connor's Chaos at 5:00 AM
Labels: crockpot, healthy cooking, no meat meals, pork, soups, weight watchers
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- Stratified community responses to methane and sulfate supplies in mud volcano deposits: insights from an in vitro experiment
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A dried yeast fermentate selectively modulates both the luminal and mucosal gut microbiota and protects against inflammation, as studied in an integrated in vitro approach
2013) JOURNAL OF AGRICULTURAL AND FOOD CHEMISTRY. 61(39). p.9380-9392 Mark(
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Like other discriminatory legislation in our country's history, immigration laws define and differentiate legal status on the basis of arbitrary attributes. Immigration laws create unequal rights. People who break immigration laws don't cause harm or even potential harm (unlike, for example, drunk driving, which creates the potential for harm even if no accident occurs). Rather, people who break immigration laws do things that are perfectly legal for others, but denied to them--like crossing a border or, even more commonly, simply exist.Send Quote
For the religious, passivism [i.e., objects are obedient to the laws of nature] provides a clear role of God as the author of the laws of nature. If the laws of nature are God's commands for an essentially passive world ..., God also has the power to suspend the laws of nature, and so perform miracles.Send Quote
The laws of thermodynamics may be regarded as particular cases of more general laws, applicable to all such states of matter as constitute Energy , or the capacity to perform work, which more general laws form the basis of the science of energetics, a science comprehending, as special branches, the theories of motion, heat, light , electricity , and all other physical phenomena.Send Quote
Thomas More: ...And when the last law was down, and the Devil turned around on you--where would you hide, Roper, the laws all being flat? This country's planted thick with laws from coast to coast--man's laws, not God's--and if you cut them down...d'you really think you could stand upright in the winds that would blow then? Yes, I'd give the Devil benefit of law, for my own safety's sake.Send Quote
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I'm currently working on a redesign of uxmatters.com and this is the wireframe.
This is the first time I've started coding a web site from scratch, and yes, it was very intimidating at first. I've discovered that spending several hours tweaking code has taught me so much more about web development than watching video tutorials.
It may be frustrating at times, but I really enjoy taking the time to learn code.


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So much has happened since February 25th—thankfully life is not stagnant & I have been able to move forward each day with new experiences & chances for growth. To spend time trying to "catch up" at this point, would only prevent me from spending time writing about the things I want to share from today & the changes that still take place every moment of life...
But to simply skip out on sharing some of the events that took place would leave a gap in all the future stories I'd like to tell—& so, although I'd like to spend hours writing about each event individually, I hope you will be ok with me summing them all up in a few short sentences—knowing that this will at least provide a little more insight into where I've been these past 10 months...
As many of you know, my mom is a math teacher—& although I've never really been great at math, trying to "sum" up everything is like trying to solve a crazy math problem—so, if I really could "add" up all of the big changes that have taken place over the past 10 months, the "sum" would equal 31 — which coincidentally is also the birthday I celebrated in June...
Here are the numbers:
I packed up & moved 4 times
(From Arizona to California—to Utah & back to California again)
Worked at 4 different hospitals
Taught Group X classes at 7 different gyms
Discovered that having 1 puppy was more work than I ever thought she would be
(Meet Hana—my adorable boxer puppy)
Delivered 1 baby girl (in the parking lot of a hospital at 2am—mom, baby & yes, even dad are all doing great)
Welcomed 1 new nephew (making a grand total of 21 nieces and nephews—with 1 more on the way—so fun!)
(This is my dad holding Owen—my "baby" brother's newest baby)
Attended 1 funeral (you can go to http://www.dbkunz.blogspot.com to learn more about this precious little boy and his amazing family)
Ran for the 2nd time in the Wasatch back 178 mile relay
(Our 1/2 of the "Wasatch Women" at mile 100—16 hours into the race)
Had many weekend "trips" taking me through 7 different airports
Replaced 2 doors on my car (after it was hit 2 different times by 2 different people)
Fell in love with 1 very amazing man
(Ladies & Gentlemen...Mr Zach Pond)
...Each of these events hold more memories than can ever be written, & some hold the memories that are still yet to come—but as I look back to at where I was in February, I can't help but see how clearly the Lord has been preparing me for where I am today. & although I'm not sure where tomorrow will lead me, I do know that for today, I am in the place I need & want to be…


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I have a question regarding query letters. I know that a query letter should include any writing credentials such as previous publishing, contest wins, etc. I haven't published before and I have not taken the contest route. But I do work in public relations and would be able to promote my book were it ever published. Do you think it's worth mentioning my ability to publicize myself? I've been told by a couple of authors that that promoting the ability for a writer to promote their own work is becoming very important as publisher PR/marketing departments are overworked, but I don't know whether to believe them. I was just curious if this was true or would I be laughed at for including that as a possible selling point for myself.
It can't hurt to mention you work in pr. However, its much MUCH harder to promote yourself than promote other people and press release writing doesn't mean you can write a great novel.
The thing that would appeal to me about your PR background is your contact list. Do you have good contacts in non-book media that will help you with this book? Publishing companies have the book media down pretty well, but they can always use help "off the book page". More than your actual job title, who you know will be a plus.


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Its almost Wednesday, you know what that means...Grenade Free Wednesday down at the Jersey Shore. Shops set out one item in the front of their store for a special price under 100L..always great stuff.
I'm wearing below the following from GFW:
Aissence Distressed Uggs
trs Heartagram Wrists Tattoo
Izzie's Overknee Socks
Tenjin Beautiful Disaster Tattoo
W&R Stronger piercing
Elemental Floral Dream earrings
Ducknipple - Rolo Sweater hot pink
W&R Hello Chaton Shirt
Holli Pocket Pull Meh top
Piccara Top black
Lightning Necklace
Delusions - Cry Me A River
♥Willow Markova