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A study of kindergarteners in Auburn, Maine has shown that students who use iPads score better in every literacy test than those who don't. We've discussed this here: "Do iPads Really Improve Learning? Did you Miss Anything?" The district has been working for a number of years on improving its early literacy efforts. That has involved extensive training for the teachers and staff. This wasn't just a matter of implementing a one-to-one iPad program with little planning or objectives in order to tap into the latest ed-tech hardware craze. Besides, the other endeavor of Maine is their OER(open educational resources) initiatives!
This is a old post in Creative Commons for the story from the beginning:
Jeff Mao and Bob McIntire from the Maine Department of Education: Open Education and Policy
by Timothy Vollmer, December 8th, 2010
Maine has been a leader in adopting educational technology in support of its students. In 2002, through the Maine Learning Technology Initiative (MLTI), the state began providing laptops to all students in grades 7-8 in a one-to-one laptop program. In 2009, Maine expanded the project to high school students. The one-to-one laptops paved the way for open education initiatives like Vital Signs, empowering students to conduct their own field research in collaboration with local scientists, and make that research available online. Recently, Maine has been engaged in some interesting and innovative projects around OER as a result of federal grant funds. For this installment of our series on open education and policy, we spoke with Jeff Mao and Bob McIntire from the Maine Department of Education. Jeff is Learning Technology Policy Director at MLTI, and Bob works for the Department's Adult & Community Education team.
One part of the $700 billion American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA) was dedicated to creating technology-rich classrooms. This funding was distributed through the existing No Child Left Behind Title IID program. With their one-to-one student laptop program, Maine was already ahead of the game with regard to technology in the classroom, so they decided to focus the ARRA funding on OER projects. "We wanted to create something that had a longer shelf life," said Bob. Maine's grants were broken into two initiatives: research to identify and annotate high quality OERs, and the creation of professional development models using OER.
Curate metadata, don't stockpile resources
Maine is a "non-adoption" state, which means that teachers at the local level determine the educational resources they wish to use in their classrooms. Most other states adopt educational materials at the state level. For instance, for a class like 9th grade world history, states will approve multiple textbook titles from multiple publishers, and schools will be able to choose from among the state approved list. Since it's up to local teachers to determine which educational resources are good for their teaching, part of the Maine OER grants is devoted to researching the rough process that teachers step through when evaluating content. MLTI has been working on a type of educational registry. This registry will be a website that can house the metadata teachers collect around the resources they wish to use. This website–still in development–will help teachers to be able to find, catalog, categorize, and add other informative data to quality resources. Perhaps as important, it will allow teachers to share with others what they did with the content, whether the material worked (or bombed), and other sorts of useful descriptive information. Right now the team is using the social bookmarking service delicious to add metadata to high quality OERs that they find online. This project is coordinated by the Maine Support Network, a professional development and technical assistance provider.
Weaning teachers off of printed textbooks
Jeff talked about a way to restructure the traditional textbook adoption cycle that would result with an end product of 100% OER. Currently, the Maine textbook adoption process goes something like this: After six years of using the same textbook, teachers realize their turn is coming up to place an order for a new textbook. In the springtime, they call publishers and ask for demo copies of new books to potentially be used the following fall. Teachers peruse the books sent to them, and settle for the one that is the least flawed. Teachers use the book for five and half years, after which the process repeats itself. Jeff hopes this inefficient process can be changed. He suggests that rather than waiting until the final year to seek out new, pre-packaged educational materials, why not spend the interim years seeking out individual learning objects to replace every piece of their static textbooks?
Such a process could work to improve some of the content that teachers don't like (and don't use) in their traditional textbooks. And, through this iterative, piecemeal process, they can share their illustrative discoveries (and dead ends too) with other teachers. The Department itself could pitch in providing the tools, software, and other infrastructure to help teachers keep track of which resources have been reviewed, replaced, or modified. Jeff thinks that enabling teachers to operate in a constant revision mode is a better way to structure the acquisition of teaching and learning materials, rather than reviewing textbooks only once every five or six years.
As most open educational resources are digital, Jeff said there's an increasing need to be able to deal with strictly digital materials. Digital materials can be leveraged better because Maine students and teachers already have the laptops to access and manipulate the content (which can't be done with physical books), digital materials can help integrate other best-of types of technology and interactive pedagogy into their lessons, and digital materials helps set up the conditions to support embedded assessment mechanisms.
Share your process as OER; everything is miscellaneous
Maine hopes its work on OER can be used by other states and communities, considering the research and resources will be produced using federal dollars. They will publish their process and offer the resources they create as OER itself online. Jeff said, "the more we can demonstrate this process is effective, the better it speaks to the efficacy of OER." And, publishing information about resources and processes should be something natural to share. "If a teacher expends six hours finding a great OER for teaching students polynomials," said Jeff, "it just needs to be done once." But at the same time, with the diversity of resources available online–and with clear rights statements through the use of Creative Commons–variations on the sets of resources can be nearly infinite. Teachers can have their own educational "iMixes," just as iTunes users create playlists of their favorite music.
The future classroom
As Maine continues its work on OER research and professional development, Jeff and Bob offer a vision of a classroom where students gather in small groups, talking, exploring and building projects and investigating ideas together. There is no lecturing, and open educational resources integrate with classroom instruction seamlessly. As most kids are naturally inclined to try to find information online, teachers can guide students in using high quality, adaptable OER. Jeff also suggests that we should be investing time and effort into more direct support for students, building or extending the tools being built for teachers, and proactively including students in the resource evaluation and review process.
The success of Maine and others' OER projects is not assured. Dwindling budgets will remain an ongoing challenge, and while there's been some recognition of OER in policy initiatives such as the National Education Technology Plan, Jeff and Bob question whether current budget woes will derail national and state efforts for change. Teachers are increasingly overburdened, and the development and support for a hands-on process like Maine's requires ongoing teacher participation, feedback, and practice.
In the long run, Jeff thinks that OER will challenge the educational content industry in much the same way that the music industry was challenged by–and eventually succumbed to–Apple's "buy-whatever-you-want" model of music distribution, where users could break apart the album format and simply purchase the songs they wish. Jeff predicts that the textbook industry will be forced to break apart their offerings too, and sell individual chapters or lessons, where before they offered only packaged content to a captured education audience. And Jeff says the benefits apply to publishers too–"If they sell you Chapter 1 and it's really good," he said, "maybe you'll want to buy the whole book."
This month, Jeff Mao and Pamela J. Buffington just gave a session "Implementing Open Educational Resources in K-12″ at SXSWedu. Currently Jeff is the Learning Technology Policy Director for the State of Maine while Pamela is the Director of the Education Development Center. Jason Neiffer took notes from the session which is archived here. The comparison of text adoption models between traditional textbooks and OER is outlined. Two keypoints were highlighted:
The technology tool is one thing, it is another to build the capacity amongst teachers. PD is critical, reenvisioning the teaching act with the flexibility of the new resources.
Bandwidth is critical in this model; the concerted effort in Maine to have world class bandwidth makes this possible.
In Maine OER Initiatives, OER in Mathematics is an examplary model to build the capacity of teachers. This project developed resources and provided training to effectively utilize Open Educational Resources (OER) for the learning and teaching of mathematics for Maine grades 7-12 educators. The project incorporates the use of research-based instructional methods for algebra indicators in the Maine Learning Results Parameters for Essential Instruction (PEI), including short-cycle formative assessment with free digital tools. The resources and practices in this site are all licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-Non Commercial-Share Alike 3.0 License.
Maine is the first, and currently only state, that has a statewide 1:1 program. Teaching and learning have been shifting in Maine due to access. They also have a significant and robust broadband effort, lots of efforts in teacher development, equipments and infrastructures, support for teachers, etc. The sharing from Maine is definitely very meaningful.


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Some of them are harder than others, but all of them are fun!
A few samples:
• Tiny Timmy trims the tall tree with tinsel.
• Chilly chipper children cheerfully chant.
• Two trains travel together to Toy land.
• Double bubble gum bubbles double.
• A cup of proper coffee in a copper coffee cup.
Friday, April 3, 2009
Fun with tongue-twisters
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It is interesting to me that some are easier for some people than others. I'm pretty adept with "t's".ReplyDelete
I think the "fish" one is one of the hardest. I find I can do most of them with practice, especially if there's a logical thought. If it's just a string of words, I have trouble because you have to memorize as well as execute!ReplyDelete
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Lets put an end to the debate about just how Marlon Byrd has affected Major League Baseball. There's almost a John Cena-esque split among baseball most hardcore fans - half of them saying that Marlon Byrd will lead us to baseball's downfall, with the other half endlessly praising Byrd's every passing of wind as if it were the Emancipation Proclamation.
Facts are facts, people. Baseball attendance has risen EVERY YEAR since Byrd has joined the major leagues. Every. Single. Year. Lets never question Byrd's prominent place in sports history again, okay, people?


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Friday, May 10, 2013
Friday, May 3, 2013
How To Fry An Egg
I knew I could never compete with Smitten Kitten's How to Poach An Egg. I mean, really, who can? It's great! However, I know I can fry an egg, so we'll do that!
First start by cracking your egg. I know this already sounds so complicated! The best way to crack an egg is on a flat surface. Trying to stab it with a bowl or table just invites little shell shards into your beautiful egg. Did you crack it? Did you? Well done!
|I put my eggs in a china teacup so I can pretend I'm ballin'.
Place egg in a cup.
Heat your pan on a medium low heat. The key to eggs is to be gentle, like you're holding a baby. A really really hot baby on a fire.
Swirl about a tablespoon of butter all around the pan.
Theoretically you can use any oil but I prefer butter for the flavour and the fact you can tell when a pan is the perfect temperature by when it's stops bubbling.
|Like this!
Pour your eggs gently into your pan. Remember, a baby.
|F*ck you, bye!
For some reason my egg yolk decided to leave my pan without the rest of egg. No worry, we can fix this!
Wait until the white of your egg has cooked slightly and nudge your egg to the edge of the pan.
Flip it slightly so the white is cooked by the edge of the pan and that pesky runaway yolk is trapped.
Let the edge of your pan finish cooking your egg, removing it off the heat after a few seconds.
Serve on a plate and garnish with chopped herbs to make yourself feel super fancy.
|Don't feel bad, he was an asshole.
Thursday, May 2, 2013
How to Have Interesting Meals when You're Broke, Hungry, Cheap and Lazy
How to Have Interesting Meals when You're Broke, Hungry, Cheap and Lazy
Sometimes you want to save money. Sometimes you're just broke. Whatever you are, you're bored. It's hard to make an interesting lunch or dinner - for one, you have to cook all the time! You just want some food and you want it to get you through the week and you don't want to spend too much effort on it [and if you do, you want it to at least be filling and last the whole week, right?]. It's a shame that can get boring fast.
And that's where I grab your attention with a well placed, "BUT WAIT," and then tell you about my seductive seductive offer. Which is this: A simple guideline on easy flavourful dishes you can easily mix and match to make a myriad of amazing dishes as simply as possible!
Next time you find yourself with 30 seconds or a spare hour, make one of the five major things and a few of the super easy ones and you'll never be bored!
And that's where I grab your attention with a well placed, "BUT WAIT," and then tell you about my seductive seductive offer. Which is this: A simple guideline on easy flavourful dishes you can easily mix and match to make a myriad of amazing dishes as simply as possible!
Next time you find yourself with 30 seconds or a spare hour, make one of the five major things and a few of the super easy ones and you'll never be bored!
1. Seed Mixes.
I love these to add crunch and style and versatility to my lunches. The best part is you can make them in batches that last a month at a time and in a variety of flavours in minutes. Here's a recipe for my three favourites:
I love these to add crunch and style and versatility to my lunches. The best part is you can make them in batches that last a month at a time and in a variety of flavours in minutes. Here's a recipe for my three favourites:
A. 1 Tablespoon Cumin Seeds
1 Tablespoon Coriander Seeds
1 Tablespoon Sesame Seeds
1 Tablespoon Poppy Seeds
1 Tablespoon Linseeds/Flax Seeds
Notice how they're all equal parts so you can eyeball this up in seconds and throw it in a non-greased pan and toast it for about a minute or until the smell is delicious.
B. 1 Tablespoon Pumpkin Seeds
1 Tablespoon Crushed Hazelnuts
1 Tablespoon Crushed Macadamia Nuts
1 Tablespoon (Do you get the idea? Do I need to say this anymore? Bueller?) Sesame Seeds.
C. 1 Tablespoon Pumpkin Seeds
3 Tablespoons Crushed Hazelnuts [take THAT, status quo!]
1 tsp cinnamon, freshly ground if possible
1 tsp ginger, same as above
1 tsp nutmeg you get the idea
Toast. Put in a shaker. Enjoy!
This will last up to three weeks in a shaker closed on the counter or in the fridge. Great to put on top of salads, through sandwiches, or in various meals to change the flavour entirely!
2. A Giant Batch of Boring
No joke. I'm talking like soaking a big batch of beans or roasting a simple meat or boiling up a simple lentils, all with nearly no flavour. Hear me out!
A. Beans
Soak 'em if you can [you have the time, face it, you just have a sh*t memory]. I like to soak some beans overnight on the weekend, just pour water over them and go to bed. If I forget, handy tip, I pour boiling water from the kettle over the beans in the morning and let soak at least an hour. Brilliant. Then, crockpot! [High Four Hours. Low Six Hours.] Or stovetop if I can remember to be near the stove ninety minutes later. I put in the basics, a cut up onion [not even cut well, as I remove it and put it in the compost at the end], and some herbs from the garden; whatever I have on hand. Fish them out when the beans are done and save a cupful of the water 'cause some recipes call for it, damnit all.
During the week I turn them into various delights suited to my mood. You can put the beans in a pan with sautéed onions and with a bit of the water from boiling them and mashing them with a potato masher until they start frying up, toss in some cumin and coriander spice and bam, simple and quick refried beans! [Don't forget the salt!]
Or I put them in a pan with brown sugar, tomatoes, chillies, onions and Worcestershire sauce [wait here for the recipe I'll be back with it next week!] and I have myself a ten minute BBQ-flavoured fried bean dish, which is delicious. The options are really endless depending on your beany mood. Or if not:
B. Not just a roast, but how about some shredded meat?
But you know what also tastes good and is, oh, cheaper? Shredded meat. 'cause get this, you totally use the tough cheap parts of the cow, lamb, pig whatever. Chickens don't really tend to have tough bits unless you kill your own, in which case this post is not in depth enough for you and we'll get to you in a minute.
Also, this is another great time to break out the crockpot and forget about what you're doing. The best part is if you screw up, the dried bits of meat taste pretty darn good, too!
Simple Shredded Beef Recipe
3 tablespoons of your favourite frying oil
3kg beef cubes of whatever is the cheapest the butcher has. Serious. Whatever. That stuff in the back of the freezer with the ice forming will do, actually.
2 onions
1 capsicum
4 garlic gloves
4 limes
oregano, fresh or dried, about 2 tablespoons
cumin, 3 tablespoons
chili powder, 3 tablespoons
Heat oil in as big as a pan as you can fit onto your stovetop without upsetting the cat. Brown the beef as darkly as you can; you're looking for those crispy seared bits around the edges. Do this in two batches; if you crowd the pan you'll steam the meat instead of sear it and you'll never get the flavour you're after no matter what you do.
While this is cooking for a bit, throw the rest of the ingredients in a food processor and blitz it all up. Or chop it. Whichever.
Place all meat in pot and add all of the ingredients. Saute about 3 minutes until it starts to look gently cooked. Add 3 litres of water and boil on a medium heat for one hour.
Strain the broth, reserving a cup or two to moisten the meat later. Shred all the meat with two forks and re-add the broth.
Then, creativity! Think about it, you now have a giant batch of meat that will last a decent workweek if you don't eat it all and you can do whatever you want to it. I mean, like, whatever you want. Wrap it up with some tomatoes and coriander [cilantro] in a tortilla. Pour some salsa over it and mix it up and serve with potatoes. Put with the beans in a baking dish wish a jar of tomatoes and spices and cover with mashed potatoes before baking – half-assed Shepherd's Pie! And still homemade. Brilliant.
C. But I'm a Vegetarian – Lentils!
What, the beans weren't good enough? No, kidding, but you can really only use 'meat' once in an article, right? Lentils are doubley tripley rainbow pony [and bronie] thing to have on hand because they don't need soaking, they taste delicious and they can be served hot or cold. So even if you hate meat and cannot stand the idea of standing around a bowl of soaking beans [what DO you do all day?] then this is the pulse for you! [Oh yeah did I mention they're SUPER inexpensive?]
Lentils come in varieties which adds to their awesome. Green, red, brown – it doesn't end there. There are literally thousands of varieties and just skimming the top is good enough – they all basically act the same in cooking with their slight flavour and texture differences, but for a beginner, who cares? Get the one that you like or the one you want to try most.
Basic Lentils
Look over the lentils for any tiny pebbles, sometimes they don't get sorted properly in the packing. Cover with cold water and bring to a simmer. Place herbs from the garden or whatever is your favourite [mine is rosemary, thyme, a bay leaf and oregano] in either a bag or tied with a string into the pot along with a touch of salt and pepper. Cover with a lid and simmer until soft, anywhere from 20 until 45 minutes, so check every few minutes and give it a stir.
From here you can drain and have lentils to toss into salads, with meats or to puree and make into a soup [with just a bit of butter]. You can let it chill and mash it with onions and breadcrumbs and turn it into patties to fry into vegetarian burgers.
You can even mix it with the beans above, some of the seeds and some chopped veggies and make an awesome salad. See what I did there?
3. With a Side of Something Tasty
Sauces are delicious and they change the flavour of whatever you put them on, which makes your big batch of boring a whole lot more interesting.
A. A Sauce/Dressing Made Of Spicy
A pile of chillies [all kinds, whatever you have that's as spicy as you can handle], put on the stove-top [in a pan or direct on the flame, I don't judge] until black and peelable and squishy on the inside. Peel if you don't like burnt chilli flavour. Don't peel if you freakin love it like I do. Why do people peel this stuff? It's like pepper fire. OMG.
Throw into a blender with a pinch of salt, a squeeze of lime and soft leafy herbs if you have any [coriander/cilantro, parsley [not curly], oregano and basil are all good choices, just remember to remove the stalk from the oregano. I'm speaking more to myself here.]
B. A Sauce/Dressing Made of Creamy [And Cheesy]
I love this recipe for extended the shelf life of my cheese and turning it into a tasty sauce!
I love this recipe for extended the shelf life of my cheese and turning it into a tasty sauce!
Equal parts soft crumbly cheese [like feta or bleu] and buttermilk. Tons of cracked pepper and a pinch of salt. That's it.
Too fatty? I don't care. It also works with yogurt and milk. Combine until the consistency you prefer and salt and fresh cracked pepper until it's so good you marry it. If you throw chopped herbs in this [or olives…or preserved lemon…] you basically get a Ranch-style dressing only not. You'll love it.
C. A Sauce Made of Peanut Butter
1 small onion
A handful of chillies or peppers, as wanted, chopped finely
1 c. peanut butter [I prefer crunchy organic but that's because I am one]
2 tablespoons tamarind paste [can be replaced with the same amount of fish sauce or all purpose sauce. The flavour won't quite be the same but it has the same effect you're going for], soaked in two tablespoons of water
1 tablespoon soy sauce
1 tablespoon oyster sauce [no worries veggoes it comes in vegan flavoured!]
1 tablespoon sesame oil [or a big ol' handful of sesame seeds if you're watching your fat you weird peanut butter sesame eating fat hater]
Gently sauté onion on a low heat with peppers until soft and just turning brown and caramel on the edges. The longer you can do it without burning, the better. Make a game of it! Don't sue me. Add the peanut butter and cook gently just to give the peanuts a nice roasted flavour. Add liquids and combine. If too thick, add some water or vegetable stock. Cook for a few minutes, taste and adjust flavours to suit.
4. Roasted Vegetables.
No really, that's it. No long list. No copious amounts of text. Roast some vegetables. The temperature you're looking for is 180c/350f. The time you're looking for is nonexistant.
Let's be real, it really depends on how lazy you were when you chopped the veggies. This is where you pay for your sins; in oven time.
Throw your favourite vegetables, chopped to the sizes you prefer, with a few tablespoons of oil and a pinch or two of your favourite salt. I also like to add thyme and rosemary to mine but that's because if I don't, I grow rosemary triffids and they eat my cat.
Check your veggies every ten to twenty minutes, shaking the pan so all sides can get some caramelized pan goodness. Bring out when it looks delicious and smells like you want to eat it.
If you've felt the desire to make a simple sauce above you're in the clear for some tasty healthy side dishes. Now you can… you're just dipping the vegetables in the buttermilk cheese sauce, aren't you?
Some vegetable ideas: Beetroot, carrot, sunchoke/Jerusalem artichoke, brussel sprouts, cabbage, cauliflower, corn, kohlrabi, celery, capsicum/peppers/chillies, triffids
5. The Pick-ables
Pick-ables are like a mezze platter; you can eat them with your fingers and pretend you're classy when you're not by calling it something Greek, only not called something Greek. And let's be honest, I don't do classy. This is the stuff you're gonna pick at because it's tasty and you can call it what you want but I'm going to have most of it gone by lunchtime if I can help it.
A. Pickles
See pickles aren't just cucumbers in a jar of vinegar – they can be a multitude of delicious things you weren't even aware were delicious things. Relish is a pickle. Olives are a pickle. Chow Chow is a pickle [and the Southerners of America know that!]. You can even put some of your delicious roast peppers from making that sauce up there and toss it in a light pickle and serve that by itself in your lunch in a small jar. You can make your own or you can buy them – whatever you're eating better than you were yesterday, am I right? Also, olive lovers, this is your excuse. TAKE IT BEFORE YOUR WALLET HATES YOU. As for pickle recipes, I will be posting quite a few in the coming weeks, so keep an eye out. They're great with lunches and you can make large enough batches to last a year if you want!
Simple Light Pickle for Lunches
3c vinegar
2c water
2 tablespoons salt
1 tablespoon honey
Put all ingredients in pan and boil. Add spices like mustard, cloves, cumin seed or dill seed if you wish. Pour hot liquids over prepared vegetables. I'll explain how to can this in the future so just allow to cool, pour into jars and keep refrigerated for this week and eat this for the week and we can work on canning next week!
Suggested Vegetables: Cucumber, Beetroot [chopped into small cubes if you intend on eating within a few days, otherwise they take some time], corn, cauliflower, chillies, beans, cherries, garlic, onions, eggs.
You can save veggies that are about to go soft this way. They will be delicious as a pickle. Trust me!
You can save veggies that are about to go soft this way. They will be delicious as a pickle. Trust me!
B. Because fruit.
We all love fruit. Except for those of us that don't. None of us trust those people. Anyway, one piece of fruit is kinda boring and who wants that? Not you or you wouldn't be here going, "WTF kind of advice is 'grab a piece of fruit for lunch? Thank you Captain Obvious!" Right? Not to mention fruit can be kinda expensive these days and it happens to go off a little quick.
We all love fruit. Except for those of us that don't. None of us trust those people. Anyway, one piece of fruit is kinda boring and who wants that? Not you or you wouldn't be here going, "WTF kind of advice is 'grab a piece of fruit for lunch? Thank you Captain Obvious!" Right? Not to mention fruit can be kinda expensive these days and it happens to go off a little quick.
I'll be doing a more in depth post on this next week, but I'll give you the basics of a super simple honey syrup you can use to keep your fruit fresher a little longer and mix it up a bit.
1c honey
2 1/2c water
[Optional: Cinnamon, cloves, nutmeg, lavender buds, marigold petals, imagination]
Boil until honey is dissolved. Boil a further ten minutes until syrupy. Add spices before boiling and gentle petals or flowers after. Pour this hot mixture over any prepared fruit you want. It'll turn it into a homemade fruit cup only in a more bee-like syrup. Grapes, strawberries, watermelon [a great way to get small pieces of watermelon into a lunch bag], kiwi, apple, cherries, and pear; you can use as many or as few as you want. I go overboard and buy a ton of fruit on sale in summer and chop them all and freeze. Then I pour syrup on the thawed ones for spooning onto yogurt and topping with rolled oats for a side dish for lunch.
You could even replace a cup of water with a cup of champagne. Imagine it.
"Hey You, Behind the Computer There, what's that you're eating for lunch?"
"Oh. This? Well it's my champagne lavender mango and pear honey with greek yogurt and muesli." And to further up the ante, add some activated almonds. BAM. You win at lunch. Not a bloody peach, is it?
C. Because cheese.
A cheesy dressing recipe isn't enough. It isn't. You know it, I know it. We all know it. One cheese does not a lunch make.
I'll be doing an article in the future on how to make your own soft cheeses like cream cheese and feta and mixing them up with flavours to make them delicious but for now let's just say you can get cream cheese and feta and mix them up with flavours to make them delicious! Get a small container so you don't go overboard [I know] and chop in your favourite herbs as a side to go with your roasted veggies or some crackers.
If you get two or three hard cheeses and make nice thick slices and keep them wrapped up you can take them with you and serve them with the relishes and pickles and fruit, making basically a bread and meatless ploughman's lunch. Add bread and meat if it becomes suitable.
These foods, along with many others, make lunches not only ridiculously easy to throw together but they are also economical and interesting from day to day. Most of these, such as the cheeses, sauces, fruits and pickles can last up to three weeks in the fridge, being picked at daily and topped up whenever you have extra vegetables or fruit lying around. This isn't even counting grains, if you eat them!
Combining them is as easy as deciding what you're in the mood for that morning or the night before:
1. Spicy Shredded Beef [Spicy Sauce and Beef] with roasted vegetables and a peanut sauce topped with delicious toasted seeds and some cheese and pickles on the side to nibble on.
2. Peanut chicken with vegetables in a wrap [okay so the wrap isn't included in this tutorial] with a salad made from fresh veggies, tossed toasted seeds and some fresh cheese.
3. Veggies and Beans with shredded cheese and relish and a champagne fruit yogurt cup with oats.
4. Cheese dressing topped vegetables on lentils with relish and more cheese because you love your arteries today.
5. Shredded beef. Olives. Pickled eggs. Relish. Honeyed Fruit. Big hunk of bread.
6. Pickled vegetables and shredded chicken [recipe coming soon, don't worry] in a wrap with a cheese dressing AND a spicy dressing. Fruit and cream cheese on the side.
7. Fruit and yogurt with cinnamon seeds and oats. Peanut vegetables in a wrap with a delicious crisp dill pickle.
8. Lentil soup with blue cheese and toasted seeds with some bread and cheese
9. Black bean and pickled corn salad with roasted veggies and all of the seeds.
….and keep going!
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April 23, 2007
Which brings us to vuh strangest part ov our story and hopefully explains why we done what we did.
We charged down vee embankment without finking too much about what it was we were doin. I dont fink eeva of us fought we were highwaymen or anyfin like vat. If we fought anyfin – which I really dont fink we did – it was just: move fast and get vis ova wiv.
Even froo duh vinegar, vuh smell was bad. Mi eyes were waterin so I cunt see all vat well. If I had to count voh I'd say it was maybe ten seconds from vuh top of vee embankment to us standing beneath vuh bare branches and by vee exposed roots at vuh foot of vuh shit tree. Up close it was ovvious vat vuh tree had been takin a batterin. Vere were oles all up an down vuh trunk. I say oles. Was shit really. Vere was dried shit up and down vuh trunk, dried shit vat was pluggin vee oles made by vuh fumbs over vuh last however many days an weeks an monfs and maybe even years. We dint know.
Was sen dat I noticed Noo-Noo had a stick voh.
I said to her, What are you gonna do wiv vat?
She grinned and she pointed vuh stick, like it was a long witchy finger, at vuh trunk of vuh tree.
I dint follow cos, like I say, I'm slow on vee uptake, me. So I said What?
Noo-Noo rolled her eyes and gently poked vuh stick into one of vuh plugs of dried shit.
And vat was when we heard duh voice.
Hannah, duh voice said, clear as day. Don't take the kids off me. They mean the world to me. I can't function without them. I need the kids, Hannah. The kids are my life. Please don't do this to me. Don't make me into the monster. Call me. Tell me where you are. I'm at my wit's end, Hannah. My wit's end.
Was like the fuckin shit tree was speakin. Soon as Noo-Noo's stick poked a hole in vuh dried shit, vere was vis voice. Was like vee ole was a mouf. An vuh voice was sweet and sad and pleadin. I tell you. We nearly fuckin shit are pants, me and Noo-Noo. It was scary. Make no mistake about vat. But it was fuckin weird an excitin an all.
Do anuvva, I said. Do anuvva.
Noo-Noo dint need any promptin. She jammed vuh tip of duh stick into anuvva hole and ven she twisted her wrist sose vat duh stick cleared all vuh shit away quicksmart, quicksmart, quicksmart, vuh way you would if you were clearing jagged glass out of dee edges ov a windowframe after youd smashed a window.
We erd a diffrent voice vis time:
Paula. Please forgive me. I never meant to hurt you. It would never have worked out. I had to do what I did. It was the only way. You have to live your life, Paula. Live your life and be happy.
Anuvva, I said. Anuvva. Anuvva. Even before vuh second voice 'd even finished speaking: Anuvva, anuvva, anuvva.
Kate, a fird voice said. Kate? Can you hear me? Where are you? I've looked everywhere but I can't find you. You've got to help me a little bit. I need a clue or something. I can't wait out here in the dark all Winter, you know? Throw me a bone. Throw me a bone and maybe just maybe we can work this thing out. Throw me a bone, okay? And throw it soon.
And ven:
Joe. I just couldn't bring myself to tell you. It was the sex. Having sex with you made me ill. You were so strange. All those sudden jerks and hiccups. It was just so weird. And the peanut butter. I hate peanut butter. I'm sorry you didn't understand. I never meant for you to do what you did. I didn't know how much it meant.
And ven:
Tara. I still love you. I still feel the same way. I haven't changed. I won't change. Please give us another chance. Please. We could be so good you and me. Just give us a chance, baby. Please.
And so it went on: Tracey an Kayleigh an Famida an Grace an Isabel an Milly an Heather an Jess an Sarah an Liz. On and on and on and on. An howevermany oles we stuck, vere were still more. Vuh more we lookt, vuh closer we got, vuh more oles we saw. Vere were fousands of oles in vuh shit tree. Fousands. I cunt see for vee oles. My art was racin. I was standin vere just sayin anuvva anuvva anuvva ova an ova again. Do anuvva, Noo. Do anuvva. Even after Noo-Noo stopt, I was sayin Do anuvva, Noo. Do anuvva.
I dint register any difference between what I was feelin and what Noo-Noo was feelin and I want aware of Noo-Noo clamberin back up vee embankment or nuffin. Vuh first fing, vuh first point of dischord, you might say, I picked up on was Noo-Noo smashing the perfume bottle sheed robbed offof her mam at the base of vuh tree. She just barged by me, barged me out ov vuh way, in point ov fact, and smashed vuh bottle against the roots. I was like fuckin ell, Noo-Noo – but vats when I saw Noo-Noo was all glassy-eyed. She lookt like a fuckin zombie or some'ing. N vere were tears streamin down her kipper an all. I was all, Sup, Noo-Noo? Sup? But Noo-Noo wunt speak. She smashed vuh perfume bottle and she started pattin her pockets. Course now I know she was lookin for her matches.
But she want finking straight. She want. At vuh time I dint know vat one ov vuh voices weed herd was her dad. How was I to know vat ven? I dint know Noo-Noo's dad. Ide never been to her ouse or nuffin. All I know is vat Noo-Noo herd her dad and set fire to vuh tree and burned vuh shit tree down to vuh ground. We stood vere, vuh two ov us, watching vuh shit tree burn, watchin vuh bloody mice crisp and crackle, watchin the paint run scared offof the kettles and vuh toasters, watchin vuh bike turn black and char like a corpse, watchin vuh polyfene hiss and evaporate like the steam offof mi piss – and I know, I know now, what we did was wrong, burning vuh tree was wrong. I know vat.
It's just. Fire is like that, innit? Watching somefin burn. You can't look away, can you?
And Ive fought about vis a lot. Ive fought about this a lot a lot. All vuh fumbs vat sealed veir voices up inside vuh tree. All vose words. Vere better off in vuh world. When Noo-Noo burned vuh shit tree down, she was doing all vose people a favour.
Seems to me, you don't solve nuffin when you bottle it up inside. You have to open your mouth and fill your lungs and scream whatever it is into vuh world.
You do vat and veres a chance vat you might be heard.
Vats what I fink.
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What do you do
when you find yourself with a houseful of kids, a promise of a treat, and nothing to offer?
You massacre a snowman. At least, you pretend to. My kids call our new concoction "Hot Snowman" or "Melted Snowman". Here's how to kill him:
For each person you will need:
1 1/2 c milk
1/4- 1/3 c white chocolate chips
several drops of peppermint extract (a candy cane will work, too, and makes a fun stirring stick)
1/8 tsp cinnamon
a dash of salt
Here are the very complex and intricate directions. Be sure to follow them to the letter, like, precisely, or you will completely ruin it. Focus, people...
1. Dump everything together.
2. Make it hot somehow.
3. Serve it.
Yum-o. Seriously.
This stuff rocks around the Christmas tree.


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rr...iowans highly value a good high quality education. as our local schools go, so go our towns...main streets. state should focus resources we have on public safety, access to justice, econ development and education
tb...education should focus on things most important to children. my daughter is a teacher in waukee. she is here today. we need to reduce some of mandates on some of school districts. we need to reduce some of administrative and overhead costs. reward good teachers. have uniform assessments.
bvp...need to get arms around k-12 education. i used to be a teacher. i used to a principal. in the 1990s we started growing bureaucracy. need to simplify. simplify the funding back to local school districts. how about we do something novel? let's let the teachers teach.


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How can you be successful in business? Simple: have something that separates you from the pack. What makes you different is the unique selling proposition (USP) or a competitive advantage. This advantage isn't sustainable if it is easily copied. That's one reason NOT TO use price points to position your business. There's always a competitor who's willing to do it cheaper. To identify your USP, start with a personal passion – what makes you stand our as say an artist or photographer. Focus on what you do best, make it a personal niche, and be able to describe in a few words. Linda Strickland of NatureRestoresMe photography, specializes in nature shots. Linda will shoot photos in the sun for hours at Chicago's Botanical Gardens to capture a colorful bird. She certainly takes other photos, but her niche is nature photography and she is well-known for her work.
Jack-of- all-trades suggests master of none—so why are you memorable? According to "Positioning: The Battle for Your Mind" (Ries & Trout, McGraw-Hill), it matters more what YOU do than what the competition does. When positioning your business, say Ries and Trout, you need to know what consumers think of the competition. "Positioning is not what you do to a product [it's how] you position the product in the mind of the prospect." With hundreds to thousands of options in any industry, people typically remember only a few brands in any category. Once you own a niche in a consumer's mind, it is difficult for others to copy and/or replace your established brand. According to Ries and Trout, positioning is not about creating something new and different, but manipulating an existing perception, and bridging to connections that already exist. If somebody already owns the position you want, work around it. If you want to capture nature photographs and be known for the niche, travel to a different geographic area and take pictures of bluebirds and orioles instead of hummingbirds.
Photography is one example cited here, but the concept is true for any industry. Why should a customer buy your line of little stuffed animals when Beanie Babies is the major player in that niche? Maybe your offering is a hypo-allergenic version or a family of animals – mommy, daddy, and baby lions, rabbits, or deer? Or pick exotic animals not found in your geographic area or country. The point here is that many people and companies do the same thing that you want to do. Many brands are established. You need to think differently and market your version of the passion that drives you.
By Dion D. Shaw
Dion D. Shaw is the founder and owner of Homepreneurs
Homepreneurs. New Day. New Opportunity


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Hawaii (17-6) had taken a 6-5 lead with a five-run fifth, highlighted by Kaulana Gould's two-run double. The Rainbow Wahine couldn't hold on as the Huskies (16-6-1) used four hits and two UH errors to retake the lead for good.
The Wahine advanced to the title game via a 1-0 victory over Eastern Kentucky. Pitcher Kate Robinson earned the win with a four-hit, six-strikeout complete-game performance.
The Rainbow Wahine host the Chevron Spring Fling, Wednesday through Saturday. Also in the field are North Carolina, Texas, Texas Tech and Maine.
The Sea Warriors (6-1) won four singles and two doubles matches against the Eagles (2-4).
Plunkett, a sophomore outfielder, helped the Sea Warriors (12-0) go 6-0 last week by going 7-for-18 and driving in six runs
Musquiz, a sophomore right-hander, went 3-0, all complete-game victories, giving up just two earned runs over 21 innings.
The Warriors carded an aggregate 954, well off the winning pace of host UNLV (869) in the 15-team event.


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Oct 30, 2014
For a field-based ecologist, the continental United States is pretty much a textbook of well-known organisms. The thrilling new species often making front-page news are more likely to found in the tropics or open-oceans, than in the plains of the Midwest or the large metropolis cities of the East and West coasts. With such well-defined niche habitats, the species in the United States aren't too surprising to the experienced biologist, however, sometimes new life can be found where you'd least expect it. No, we're not talking about the mutant turtles in the sewers of New York City, but it does appear the jam-packed hub may be home to another unique amphibian, colloquially known as the "Atlantic Coast Leopard Frog".
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Sounds of Silence
December 3, 2009
This is a really great article. I think it points out two big problems experienced by many organizations. Specifically, that (1) most employees do not feel comfortable giving feedback, for fear of some reprisal, and (2) many managers either do not want or do not give the impression that they want to receive feedback from their employees. I always find the later of these problems to be ironic because, as a manager, if you never get feedback from your employees—the people you interact with everyday—then you are never going to improve. How can you ever know what you are doing wrong if you do not have someone willing to tell you where you are going astray? I think the first step here is for managers to accept the fact that they need to know what their employees think and to then take the step of actively asking for feedback. Mary Jo Asmus had a great blog post the other day on this very topic, which provides some good advice on how (and who) to ask for feedback. This post is definitely worth a read, as I think it provides advice that a lot of managers could stand to implement as part of their regular work routines.
As I noted in commenting on Mary Jo's blog post, if you let your employees know that you want feedback and directly engage them in the feedback process, you open up the channels of communication between you and your employees. This lets the employee know (or at least it should, if done correctly) that they can speak freely and offer a frank assessment of your performance or input on a particular issue without worrying that what they say is going to negatively impact their employment situation. As managers, I think we have a responsibility to let our employees know that we want and value their input and to make sure that they feel comfortable providing it. Otherwise, we are only seeing the events that take place in our organizations through our own eyes and we miss out on otherwise valuable input that can be both helpful and important to the organization.
Article on Advanced Change Theory
December 3, 2009
This article advocates a method of bringing about organizational and/or societal change through a process that emphasizes that the leader or individual must start the change process by changing his or her own behavior and, in doing so, that person will bring about the desired change to the organization, society, or whatever unit or group the person wishes to impact. It is an interesting article and I think the core idea, that you should start with changing your own behavior and thereby bring change to the organization is a good one that most leaders should follow. Most efforts to bring about change to an organizational structure should begin with the change agent looking in the mirror and asking him or herself "how can I change my behavior and how can those changes better the organization?" To me, if you are not willing to look to yourself and consider how you can improve to start the process of change then the rest of your efforts are already going to be wasted. Why should an organization change if the manager or leader is not willing to consider how he or she can change and how that change might benefit the organization?
That being said, I think there are some issues with taking a management approach based solely on the advanced change theory discussed in this article. The article briefly acknowledges the fact that there may be resistance from above to efforts to make change using this model, which I think deserves more attention. How is an upper-level manager going to react when a middle manager starts changing his or her behavior to try and bring about change using this model? My guess is that, in most cases, the efforts will probably not be well received and the would be change agent may find him or herself branded a trouble maker and wind up on the receiving end of a lecture from an angry superior or, worst case scenario, unemployed. The reality is, you need to assess your situation and figure out whether the situation in your workplace is right for trying to apply the advanced change theory model. If you are going to get major push back from the higher-ups and/or minimal support from your co-workers, maybe you do not want to go down this route. And, maybe, if that is the case, the organization is not somewhere you want to work, but as a manager, you need to figure these things out before you start applying something like this. It is always best to go in with eyes wide open and to try and be cognizant of the potential risks you are taking.
One thing I would have liked to have seen was some more in-depth discussion and analysis of the case studies provided. The development and initial illustration of the model using Jesus, Ghandi, and Martin Luther King, jr. as examples of great leaders who used this approach was really interesting, but when it came to the case study discussions of everyday folks applying this theory, I thought the article was really short on details and analysis. It provides a couple of quick snippets and exemplars of people applying the theory and how that application resulted in significant positive changes, but I really wanted to know more about what happened in these situations. Focusing on the business examples, as a manager, I would like to know more about the companies/units/divisions that the change agents worked in, how the change efforts were received by others as the change agent began to take action, and what thought processes and steps the change agents when through as they implemented the advanced change theory approach. I think that would make this article much more useful for people who may want to try this out in their own organizations.
Men's Wearhouse Case Study
November 19, 2009
Men's Wearhouse finds itself facing the problem that every successful company must deal with as it grows—how do you continue to expand your business without losing touch with the things that made your company successful and allowed you to carry out the expansion in the first place? Fortunately for Men's Wearhouse, the structure of the organization and practices the company has employed are set up in such a way that, by and large, they should translate well to a larger organization. For example, the primary business unit for each area is the individual store. The organization has a well-defined structure for each store, with managers and then certain numbers of sales associates, wardrobe consultants, and other employees. On a store by store basis, there is no reason Men's Wearhouse cannot continue to employ the practices and procedures that have made the company a success. It's simply a matter of continuing to provide appropriate training to the managers and other staff.
Likewise, the training programs Men's Wearhouse has set up such as Suit University, Suit High, and even the locally provided targeted training can continue to be used by the company to teach its managers, wardrobe consultants, and other employees the company's sales techniques, methods, and traditions. Yes, there will be increased costs to bring new store managers and wardrobe consultants to the on-site training, but the new stores should translate into increased profits for the company, so hopefully those costs will reflect only a minimal dent in these new profits. As the company continues to grow larger with more employees from the new stores joining the organization, it may be advisable to add additional training sessions so that the company can continue to provide useful training without having classes that are so large that the individuals do not get as much out of the experience as they otherwise would. This too will add to the company's costs, but I think it is a necessary step if Men's Wearhouse wants to continue to utilize the educational programs that have helped make it so successful.
One thing Men's Wearhouse will need to change is its district and region structure. Right now district and region managers visit each store in their area on a regular basis. With more expansion within each region and district, this will become more difficult, if not impossible. To solve this problem, Men's Wearhouse will need to add additional regions and districts and hire more managers to supervise those areas. With more managers, the company will be able to retain its practice of having managers at the district and region level visit each store on a regular basis, so that there is a sense of connection between the managers and the employees at the stores.
While Men's Wearhouse will need to make some changes as it continues to grow, the company has uniquely positioned itself for future success. The systems and structures the company has put in place are easily adaptable to dealing with a larger corporation, so the company should be able to modify these things to help it cope with the challenges it faces as it continues to grow.
Case Study: Treadway Tire Company
November 11, 2009
After reading this case study, it is not surprising to me that the company is experiencing high turnover amongst its foremen. Based on the information provided, it seems that, once they are hired, foremen are tossed into the front lines with little to no training either on the processes they are supervising or dealing with issues related to managing the hourly employees they are tasked with supervising. To make matters worse, it seems like foremen have little to no actual authority over the hourly employees they supervise. Sure they can attempt disciplinary action, but those decisions are then reviewed by a grievance committee which takes no input from the foreman and, on top of that, when the committee rules, no effort is made to explain the reason behind the decision to the foreman, even if the committee had decided to reverse the disciplinary action taken by the foreman! No wonder these folks leave—they have no training, no real authority or power, and are provided no explanation when their disciplinary decisions are reversed. Who would want to work under those conditions?
Looking at the employee turnover data, a couple of things jump out. First, the external hires clearly are not working out, as the company turned over six of these eight individuals. Given these results, it seems like time and money spent on recruiting and hiring these folks is being wasted, so maybe the external hire program should be abandoned? Second, I note that only six out of forty internal hires left voluntarily. The remaining sixteen employees were involuntary turnover. I would be curious to know what the story was with these folks. Are they just bad managers, or is this something that some actual training and providing of authority would cure? And, if that many people are being let go involuntarily, maybe the hiring committee needs to do a better job of identifying and selecting the best candidates.
Another problem that will need to be dealt with is the attitudes of the general supervisors towards the foremen. It seems like they are the ones beyond the sink or swim, no training approach. I am guessing that their basic process here is that that system worked for them, so it should work for these folks too, and if it does not then these folks were not cut out to be foremen in the first place. This attitude seems to be a big sore spot for the foremen, so the company will have to find a way to convince these general supervisors that the old way of doing things is no longer working. One wonders if this will not have to entail getting rid of some of these folks and replacing them with folks who are more open to new ideas.
The Layoff
November 5, 2009
Wow, talk about some tough decisions. With his company struggling and missing its profit projections, Robin Astrigo has a host of unappealing options available to him as he tries to cut costs. Obviously the easiest of these options is to dip into the company's savings reserve. That will keep the employees happy if it helps him avoid or minimize any layoffs, but it probably is not the best decision for Astrigo to make. First of all, emptying the company's savings will go over like a lead balloon with the board. And, more importantly, what happens if things keep getting worse or the company finds itself facing an emergency situation where it needs cash in a hurry? If that savings reserve is gone, the company has nothing to fall back on to deal with any unexpected emergencies or changes in market conditions that may occur, which could result in even worse results, cause the company to take a loss, or even cause the company to fail.
The question then becomes, if you are going to have to do layoffs, how do you do it? It seems likely that, outside of the cost savings, none of these options is going to be good for the company unless Astrigo can figure out a way to use the layoffs to get rid of poor performers. So, what I think Astrigo needs to do is figure out which of the layoff options will be the least damaging to the company, and that is the option he should go with. Assuming that it is financially feasible, to me, the best option is to first try and offer early retirement packages to those who are the closest to retirement. This does two things—it offers folks who may be counting the days until retirement an incentive to take off early and it eliminates those who are earning some of the highest salaries based on seniority. If, after this round of cuts is made, the company still needs to downsize I would then go based on performance. I realize last in first out is easier and is probably the standard, but, as one of the higher ups in the article points out, it can be really damaging to the company as you may be eliminating future stars and it certainly makes recruiting new talent once the economy recovers much more difficult.
Regardless of what option he ultimately chooses, Astrigo has a tough job ahead of him. No matter how they are conducted, layoffs are never good for morale, and he is going to have to put an appropriate spin on this to make sure that it does not hurt customer service, which has been something that the company has prided itself on. If this is handled the wrong way, it will set off a sense of panic in the company that things are about to get really bad, which could ultimately become a self-fulfilling prophecy if those attitudes start to impact employee performance and customer service.
Chapter 11 Reading: Notes on Level 5 Leadership
November 5, 2009
The Level 5 Leadership concept seems like interesting idea for defining the characteristics an individual should have as they transition for being a successful individual employee to being a successful leader, and, ultimately, to being an executive. I especially like the personal humility and professional will aspects that this approach contends is needed for an executive to be successful, as these are qualities that all leaders should aspire too. Of course, as we see both in and outside of the business world, these qualities are often lacking in the people who wind up in leadership positions.
I wonder though, can anyone truly reach the fifth level of leadership? As people, we all have flaws and we all find ourselves in situations where we react poorly to the events unfolding around us. It is only natural that we will, at times, blame others for problems—especially if that problem is actually their fault—and that we will want to take credit when our efforts have been a big factor in the success of our organizations. To me, these qualities seem like what we, as leaders, should strive for, but with an understanding that it is not going to be possible to be all of these things all of the time.
The primary theme of this article seems simple enough—to be a good leader, you have to put aside self-interest and do what is best for the company. Of course, as simple as this may seem, getting leaders to actually buy into this idea is a whole other ball of wax. We live in a world where executives make huge salaries and are offered option packages which, as previously discussed in some of the articles we have read, only encourage executives to take steps to maximize their return on these options.
That being said, I think most people in leadership roles genuinely want to do a good job and to be considered good leaders. But, we are all human, and thus, by nature there is a certain level of self interest involved in any leadership decisions we make. Generally speaking, the success of the leader will be tied to the success of the organization and thus doing what is best for the organization will ultimately be what is best for you, as the leader. But, as Michael Leven's experiences indicate, sometimes, what is best for the organization can throw a real roadblock in your career path. And that can be a scary proposition, especially with the economy in the state it is today.
Chapter 11 Reading: New Wine, Old Bottles
November 5, 2009
I have mixed feelings about this article. First, the author talks about reimagining the roles of managers and workers and seeing them as being equal but different. That's all well and good, but, as a practical matter, how does it really work? Sure you should treat your employees with respect and not lord your managerial power over them, but at the end of the day, they know you are evaluating them and that you, as the leader, are ultimately in charge of whether they remain in their job. No matter how hard you try to redefine the perception of these differing roles I really do not think employees buy into this type of stuff. For me, the key is to treat your employees with respect and be honest, fair, and upfront with them.
I did like the emphasis on mutually determined performance objectives—what the author calls a performance agreement—and the push towards encouraging leaders to become a source of help for their employees. But, I am not sure that the creation of such performance agreements will always be enough to allow leaders to take a more hands off approach. I think that will work with some employees, but what do you do with those who need a more hands on approach? In those cases, I think you have to be more director and less coach, even if you have worked out performance objectives in advance. Some people just need that extra little push.
I think this article presents something of a cautionary tale for those whose managerial roles lies outside the top of the organizational structure. The message here is clear—if you have two conflicting choices, one which involves doing what is best for those under your command and one that is what the boss wants, if you want to keep your job, you better go with what the boss wants. Here, Colonel Dowdy was concerned about the safety and well being of his men and took actions that were based in large part on those concerns. The end result of this decision, however, was that Dowdy did not complete his mission with what Major General Mattis considered to be appropriate haste and that resulted in Dowdy losing his command, and, ultimately, his career in the military.
Dowdy made what, to him, was the best decision possible—to not push through the city—and he did so in the face of conflicting information on whether he should push through or withdraw. And, even though his unit completed its mission with ample time to spare, he takes the fall because he did not achieve that goal in the way that his boss, Major General Mattis, wanted it achieved. The article does note that there were a handful of other concerns that the higher ups had with some of the things going on under Dowdy's watch, but the way the article presents this information makes it appear that these were, at best, secondary concerns. The primary problem was Dowdy did not achieve the goal with the speed Mattis wanted, even though Dowdy was successful in getting his unit where they needed to be with time to spare.
I found what happened to Colonel Dowdy to be very disheartening. While I realize that there was a specific strategy in place for this portion of the Iraq mission, it seemed like the approach Dowdy took allowed him to both keep his men safe and achieve his mission on time. Despite that achievement, however, Dowdy's career with the Marines is brought to an abrupt halt because his mission is not completed with what Mattis determines to be the appropriate speed. Although the article states that the decision of how to proceed through the city was left up to Dowdy, it clearly was not truly up to him. The message here is—you can make the decision, as long as the decision you make is the one the boss would have made. Given the circumstances Dowdy was dealing with, it seems like if how the task was achieved was just as important as if the task was achieved, Mattis should have simply instructed Dowdy as to how he wanted him to proceed in the first place.
Chapter 11 Reading : Article regarding Lieutenant Withers
November 2, 2009
Wow, what an amazing article. Reading about the relationship between Lt. Withers and Peewee and how the bond that formed between them after Peewee was rescued from the concentration camps lasted for decades even though the two of them were out of touch for many years was truly inspiring. It was really amazing to me that although Peewee had been unable to open up to his family regarding his experiences in the concentration camps in the past, when he was reunited with Lt. Withers he felt comfortable enough opening up about his experiences and letting his family hear what he had gone through that he could finally share those intimate and terrible details with them. It really is a great story that truly demonstrates the impact one person can have on another person's life.
I also think that, in addition to showing the impact one person can make on others' lives, there is another important message for leaders in this article. Here, Lt. Withers made sure that Peewee and Salomon were taken care of once they were freed from the concentration camps despite the great personal risk his actions posed to his future and career. As the article notes, Withers had big educational dreams that he hoped to pursue once he got back home and he was willing to risk losing all of it so that Peewee and Salomon could remain amongst his unit. To me, this is an important point that is often lost on many leaders—sometimes, you have to be willing to take a risk and make the right decision, even if doing so could create difficulties for you personally. You have to be willing to take a stand and do what is right, even if it may make your life more difficult.


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FAYETTEVILLE (ArkansasRazorbacks.com) - The Arkansas baseball team (26-16) continued its trend of early-inning run production Tuesday evening and cruised to an 8-1 victory over Northwestern State (22-18) at Baum Stadium.
The offense was paced by a pair of stellar freshmen performances, as Blake Baxendale and Andrew Benintendi each recorded their first-career three-hit game. Baxendale's three hits gave him multi-hit games in five of the last six contests, while Benintendi notched his team-high 14th multi-hit game of the year as he reached base in all five plate appearances.
The Razorbacks scored in the first inning for the fifth time in the last games when Brian Anderson lifted a sacrifice fly to centerfield for one of his three runs batted in on the night. He would add a two-run single to left field in the seventh inning as part of a three-run frame as Arkansas pulled away with five runs in its last two at-bats.
Joe Serrano and Michael Bernal joined the hit parade as five Razorbacks tallied a pair of base knocks and Arkansas reached double digits in the hit column for the 16th time this season.
The bullpen continued its perfection, as Jackson Lowery came in with the bases loaded in the fourth inning and escaped a jam for starter Colin Poché, before going 3.1 innings and not allowing a hit for his first win of the season. Jacob Stone and Dominic Taccolini each threw perfect hitless innings as the trio of relievers extended the bullpen's scoreless streak to 21.0 consecutive innings.
Arkansas and Northwestern State will cap the two-game series Wednesday afternoon with first pitch set for 3:05 p.m. at Baum Stadium.
For more information on Arkansas baseball, follow @RazorbackBSB on Twitter.
Coach Dave Van Horn Quotes:
Arkansas Head Coach Dave Van Horn (Opening Statement...) - "I thought we did a nice job today offensively, continuing to battle with two outs. We drove in four or five of those runs with two outs, one of them on an error on a ball that was hit hard. Our offense did a good job of continuing to swing the bat until the third out was made."
Arkansas Head Coach Dave Van Horn (On Blake Baxendale...) - "He has a done a really good job. He had a rough day on Sunday against Vanderbilt. I really wanted to go back with him. I'm sure he was ready to go and was excited to see his name in the lineup. He took full advantage of it with three hits, a couple RBI, and getting his batting average up and that's good to see."
Arkansas Head Coach Dave Van Horn (On Andrew Benintendi's success...) - "He did a great job. He's been the guy that I mentioned about a week ago that I felt like was swinging the bat as good as he has since he has been here. I feel like he's healthy and confident. He's doing a tremendous job and that's one reason we've been winning and scoring runs. He's been on base scoring, stealing bases, and doing a great job for us."
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http://mpora.com/videos/8hrrLeSmL On a slow news day this is exactly what keeps us going. Just some follow cam and gopro shots of a few buddies shredding pow at Stevens Pass, Washington.
Stevens Pass, WA had the some of the best and most snowfall in the world from Christmas to New Years. Here is a video of what happened during 8 days of snowboarding in and around the resort!
"Cold Hard Bitch" – Jet
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Kingston Save Our Hospitals public meeting
7pm Monday 4th February 2013
Clattern Room, Kingston University, Penrhyn Road KT1 2EE
7pm Monday 4th February 2013
Clattern Room, Kingston University, Penrhyn Road KT1 2EE
With Helmut Heib (Lewisham Save Our A&E), Kevin O'Brien (St Helier Hospital Unison) and Gill George (London Keep Our NHS Public).
Save Our Hospitals march and demonstration
Saturday 16th February 2013
Assemble 12 noon @ Norbiton Station, Coombe Road West KT2 7AZ
Following the demonstration of 30,000 people last weekend, a Lewisham NHS campaigner will be appearing at the Save Our Hospitals meeting in Kingston on Monday.
Helmut Heib, from Save Lewisham A&E, will be speaking about the experience of building the biggest local hospital campaign for decades, and what the massive cuts announced this week for Lewisham A&E shows us about the future of our NHS.
The Save Our Hospitals public meeting has been called to build the resistance to government plans to close two maternity, two A&E and two children's wards in South West London. The plans are part of a 24% cut to the local hospitals budget – and they mean worse treatment, longer ambulance travel times, less beds and, eventually, deaths.
Join the meeting on Monday evening and find out you can fight back against cuts to our health service – and get organised to build a massive demonstration in Kingston on Saturday 16th February to say HEALTH CUTS, NO WAY – OUR NHS IS HERE TO STAY!


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Microfinance savings and/or borrowing groups linked with
health education, health financing, and health product delivery
>>Authored by Roshaneh Zafar, Executive Director, Kashf Foundation
Last year, Kashf Foundation made a Campaign Commitment to increase the number of persons from low-income communities who were accessing health insurance to 100,000, and Kashf surpassed this target by nearly one-third. At the end of 2014, Kashf was able to cover 129,000 women, men, and children from poor households with health insurance.
"Upon reaching the hospital, I looked hesitantly at my daughter, but seeing her face full of pain and agony, I realized I had to be brave for her. The hospital was the biggest I had ever seen, and I was sure that the doctors would not even consider treating my daughter. But, as soon as I showed them my insurance card, not only was I treated with the utmost respect, they arranged the best possible care for my daughter without taking a single penny from me." — Noshaba
Noshaba and her daughter belong to one of those Kashf families who have been able to access high quality healthcare as result of the Kashf Micro-health Insurance product. Kashf's innovative product provides health insurance coverage to the entire household up to Rs. 30,000 of in-patient expenses for every member of the household! Kashf's health insurance also covers maternity benefits and provides clients with a work-compensation settlement if either of the main breadwinners for the household is hospitalized.
During 2014, Kashf worked with the health insurance company to organize 15 health camps and 17 out-patient sessions in low-income communities to create awareness about identification and prevention of disease. Through their insurance, low-income households also have access to a tele-health helpline where they can call to discuss medical problems and symptoms.
Client-centered product design
Kashf Foundation committed in 2014 to make data-driven decisions, using meta-data trends to optimize products and services to meet clients' needs and to increase the impact of Kashf on the lives of clients. To this end, Kashf engaged with the Centre for Research in Economics and Business for a randomized control trial (RCT) and has collected the baseline data for 990 clients. These clients will be re-evaluated in August 2015 and the end line report will be available by the end of 2015.
Kashf also committed to create credit products aligned to the specific cash-flow needs of the most popular women-led micro-businesses. In the last year, Kashf has undertaken the research and development on these products and tested some prototypes. Kashf will be working throughout 2015 on improving these prototypes and streamlining and optimizing the processes further along with contextualizing its products and services to better service the clients.
Building client capacity
Kashf understands the equal importance of building the capacity of women entrepreneurs to take more informed and confident decisions. To this end, Kashf has invested in the training and development of low-income women entrepreneurs, having trained more than 600,000 females in financial education and literacy by December 2013.
As part of their 2014 Commitment, Kashf Foundation trained an additional 200,000 women in financial education, bringing the cumulative outreach of Kashf's Financial Education program to over 800,000 women.
Kashf's financial education trainings use adult teaching methods to equip female participants with the required skills and tools through story-telling, games, and experiential learning. Improved financial literacy has helped women entrepreneurs to understand their saving situations better, save more, and attain higher economic status and more economic security.
Kashf has made continuous efforts to promote the business case for investing in low-income households, and especially in women, and in addressing the issue of access to training opportunities and promoting quality trainings. Kashf is focusing in 2015 on providing vocational skills training to 760 women of rural and marginalized population of Lahore on three trades — domestic tailoring, Ada work, and beautician — and establishing their linkages with the market to support their income generation through entrepreneurship development.


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Saturday, November 29, 2008
Gluten Free Turkey Day Recap & Super Simple Kale Dip
I could eat it all (and did). I'm one lucky gal.
I should really have my mother write a guest post describing how she did it; how she fed thirteen people with a deliciously satisfying meal, using mostly local ingredients and remaining sane while doing it. The whole family played a large role in fact -- my sister made the spinach salad, pureed butternut squash and braised brussel sprouts. I was in charge of the potato and celery root puree (aka mashed potatoes), pumpkin pie and kale dip. My soon-to-be mother in law made the cranberry chutney (made with wild picked Maine cranberries) and amazing cranberry bread (with a bit of orange zest in it -- yum) and the rest was up to dear mom. Hopefully, she'll take me through how she made the stuffing, because really it should be a staple in all gluten-free cooks repertoire.
And Dad. Dear Dad did all the dishes (and a lot of the food prep). The kitchen was overflowing with dishes once we were done and it was spotless when he was through with it. Now that's a team player.
I thought I'd finish off this post with a super simple recipe for kale dip that I made for our appetizer spread (which also included a cheese tray, shrimp cocktail, and rock crab).
Super Simple Kale Dip
gluten-free, dairy-free, vegetarian
1 cup light mayonnaise
9 oz package of frozen chopped kale, thawed
1/2 onion, chopped
salt and pepper to taste
Combine all the ingredients in a blender or food processor and blend until combined (your goal is to make it look like a typical spinach artichoke dip, so try not to over-puree it).
Serve with gluten-free crackers (we used Blue Diamond brand nut thins -- the smokehouse flavor is also dairy-free), carrot sticks and celery.
And of course Henry was there right under the table, just waiting for the occasional crumb to drop.
Friday, November 21, 2008
Photo Phriday: Polar Bear Butt Heart?
Wednesday, November 19, 2008
The Millet Solution
Jenny at Sugar and Spice and my Gluten-Free Life recently wrote about breakfast and her quest to find the best replacement for instant oatmeal. I am a big oatmeal fan, but unfortunately have discovered that I can't eat more than half of a cup (of the certified gluten-free kind) at a time without feeling ill (in the celiac/gluten intolerance world, it's still questionable whether oats are acceptable), so I'm in the market as well to find a replacement. After a few failed attempts to find that perfect warm dish of goodness, she came upon Bob's Red Mill Gluten-Free Mighty Tasty Hot Breakfast Cereal. I'm a fan of this stuff as well, but like a little variety in my mornings, so again on a note from my super-intelligent sis, I played around with some millet. And out came delicious goodness. I adapted a recipe that I found on recipezaar to my liking and what do you know, a warm breakfast that outshines my long foregone oats.
Millet Porridge (gluten-free, dairy-free, vegan)
serves 4 for breakfast
3/4 cup dry millet
1 1/2 cup water
1 cup almond milk (or cow's, hemp, rice...)
1 teaspoon cinnamon
1 teaspoon vanilla
pinch salt
dried cranberries (or dried apricots, coconut, raisins...)
pecan halves (or almonds, walnuts...)
maple syrup (or honey, agave...)
more almond milk if reheating
In a saucepan combine the millet, water, almond milk, cinnamon, vanilla and salt. Bring to a boil and reduce to a light simmer and cover. Cook for 25 minutes and remove from heat and serve. Top with whatever you like, but I'm partial to a little maple syrup, dried cranberries and pecans.
It stays well in the refrigerator for a week; when re-heating, be sure to add a bit more almond milk until you reach your desired consistency.
Friday, November 14, 2008
Photo Phriday: Mischief
Also, notice the stuffed animal remains on the stairs? He's a wild pooch.
Thursday, November 13, 2008
Sweet Potato Pudding
If you're a member of my family, or are the man I'm about to marry, you know I can be incredibly indecisive. In fact, I'm so indecisive that I didn't decide where I was going to go to college until about a week before I had to leave (I put two deposits in). So please, be proud of me here, I named it and I'm sticking with it: sweet potato pudding.
I'm kind of in love (darnit, there I go again with the indecsiveness...) I mean I am in love with it. I've already eaten half of my batch. It's pretty simple to put together and the main ingredient, the sweet potato, is another rarely allergenic food! I learned this from my sister because she is starting to introduce my niece to food that is not breast milk and is making an effort to use foods that are the least allergenic and avocado and sweet potato top that list.
I was inspired to create this dish when I was thumbing through my trusty copy of The Gluten-Free Vegetarian Kitchen -- a truly awesome cookbook.
Sweet Potato Pudding (gluten-free, dairy-free)
serves 4 for dessert, or side-dish, or breakfast...
2 lbs sweet potato (or about two cups mashed), cooked and peeled (a simple way to cook a sweet potato is in the microwave: about 6 or 7 minutes should do)
1 cup almond milk (or soy, rice, hemp...)
3 eggs, whisked
2 teaspoons coconut oil (or any other light tasting oil)
1/3 cup agave
2 tablespoons mollasses
1 teaspoon cinnamon
1/2 teaspoon nutmeg
1/4 teaspoon salt
Preheat oven to 325 F. Grease a baking dish (sorry no measurements -- mine was round and ceramic) with a bit of coconut oil. Whisk together the almond milk, eggs, coconut oil, agave, mollasses, cinnamon, nuteg and salt. Add the sweet potato and either: transfer to a food processor to evenly mix eveything together, or use an immersion blender to incorporate all the ingredients -- I did the latter. Pour into dish and bake for just under an hour, or until a knife comes out clean in the middle.
Serve warm, or chill in the fridge and serve cold.
Henry really has a thing for sweet potatoes; I usualy end up baking the skins that I don't use and give them to him as treats.
Tuesday, November 11, 2008
Bison & Black Bean Chili
One of my favorite things about going skiing happens after I get off the mountain: getting to a ski lodge, unloosening my ski boots and filling my stomach with chili. At that point, I'm usually too cold and my quads hurt too much to care what the chili is actually made of (in ski lodges, it's usually not pretty). All I really care about is the warmth, both from the temperature and the spiciness to heat up my usually frozen core. But now that I have to really investigate the foods I eat away from home, I find it easier to just cook it myself. And while I'm at it, I might as well make it a bit healthier too.
My mother was making a kasha chili when I was home last, and approached me with what beans I would rather have in it: red or black. After comparing the cans' sodium and fiber content, I decided the black beans were a better choice: more fiber, less salt. Also, bison has been my choice of meat in many recipes that normally call for beef. A few reasons why can be found here:
- Bison is the only red meat that is non-allergenic.
- Bison has 40% more protein than beef so you can eat 1/3 less volume and still come away satisfied.
- Bison meat has fewer calories and less cholesterol than chicken, fish, or ostrich.
And apparently they're the only mammal that doesn't contract cancer.
Bison & Black Bean Chili (gluten-free, dairy-free)
serves 4 for dinner
1 medium onion, diced
1 tablespoon olive oil
1 yellow bell pepper, diced
2 cloves of garlic, minced
1 lb ground bison
28 oz can crushed tomatoes
1 cup of water (or stock)
5 oz can black beans, rinsed and drained
1-2 tablespoons of chili powder
1 teaspoon Thai red chili paste (optional -- use more chili powder if omitting)
In a pot on medium heat, add the olive oil and then the onion. Cook for about five minutes until fragrant. Add the yellow pepper and garlic and saute for at least one minute. If using, here is where I added the Thai red chili paste, if not, season with about a teaspoon of the chili powder. Then add the ground bison and cook until almost cooked through, about another five minutes. Add another teaspoon of chili powder. Then, add the crushed tomatoes, one cup of water, and beans and season again with chili powder. Bring to a boil and then turn down the heat and let simmer for at least twenty minutes until serving.
Friday, November 7, 2008
Photo Phriday: Drool Inducing
All of her recipes are well thought out and use the healthiest of ingredients with lots of tips and tricks to make her baked goods the healthiest they can be. There really ought to be more cookbooks like this in the market; I think she's starting the trend.
Wednesday, November 5, 2008
The Lonely Celeriac
Just look at that guy: indented, dirty, and plain off-putting -- like a pineapple gone horribly bad. I don't think there's a vegetable out there that's scarier looking than the celeriac in it's natural form; it's the ugly duckling of the food world... which makes me like it even more.
I remember seeing an episode of Alton Brown's Good Eats where he spent an entire program on the celeriac, so I looked up the episode, found the recipe for his celeriac puree and tweaked it a bit to fit my food intolerances. With is subtle sweetness and earthy flavor, it's perfect for this time of year.
Celeriac and Potato Puree (gluten-free, dairy-free, vegan)
serves 4 as a side
1 head celeriac
1 large potato (I used an Idaho)
2 tablespoons olive oil
2 cloves garlic, minced
salt and pepper to taste
5 cups of water
2 tablespoons milk (rice, almond, hemp...)
Cut the top and bottom off the celeriac and peel the celeriac (do no wash or it will get slimy and become difficult to peel) and cut into cubes. Peel the potato and cut into cubes.
Add the olive oil to a saucepan on medium heat and cook the garlic, celeriac and potato for about five minutes. Increase the heat to medium heat and add the water. Cook the potato and celeriac in the water for about twenty minutes. Drain, place back in pan, add the milk and puree with an immersion blender for about a minute. Add salt and pepper to taste and enjoy.
To keep with the Fall theme, you can even serve it in a hallowed out pumpkin (that's A-man in the back reading the paper).


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Most ``Virtual Analog'' synthesizers try to emulate some version of the MiniMoog or MemoryMoog synthesizers, because of their popularity. These classic synths were designed by the analog-synth pioneer Robert Moog.
Early Examples of Virtual Analog Synths:
Design goal: Emulate the Moog Voltage Controlled Filter (VCF), due its popularity and excellent properties.


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"the vaccine-autism hypothesis is no more! It has ceased to be! It's expired and gone to meet its maker! It's a stiff! Bereft of life, it rests in peace! If anti-vaccinationists hadn't nailed it to the perch it'd be pushing up the daisies! Its metabolic processes are now history! It's off the twig! It's kicked the bucket, it's shuffled off its mortal coil, run down the curtain and joined the bleedin' choir invisibile!! The vaccine-autism hypothesis IS AN EX-HYPOTHESIS!!"
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