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Monte Hellman is one of the great cult directors of the last 40 years; his movies are highly regarded but rarely seen. He emerges from obscurity occasionally to direct a mysterious project, or, even more mysteriously, to turn up as executive producer of 'Reservoir Dogs.' Then he fades away again, the mystery man of movies.
But Anchor Bay has begun to release Hellman's best movies; the prints are excellent, they have commentary tracks and sometimes stunningly-good extras. For the first time ever, Hellman's best movies have been generally available. And you know what? The are what they are cracked up to be.
'Two-Lane Blacktop' is one of the best American movies of the 1970s, a hypnotically-fascinating, spare and insightful road movie, perhaps the best road movie ever made. It was heralded by some critics in 1971, but disregarded by the public. If Hellman had cast an actor in the lead, rather than frozen-faced singer James Taylor, he would have come much closer to masterpiece status than the movie does -- and it verges on that even with Taylor.
It could hardly be pared down much further: it's a line scribed across the landscape of America, a moving blip, narrow, focussed but not intense. Five minutes or so pass before there's any dialog, and then it's only about the 1955 customized Chevy that's one of the movie's centerpiece cars. The races are usually observed from a distance, with a couple of shots inside the Chevy; there are no wrecks, there are no explosions. There's no violence of any sort, in fact, although the Chevy does go off the road at one brief point. It's a movie about journeys, not about disasters.
Usually, when we never learn the names of a movie's central characters, it seems pompous and pretentious, but not so in "Two-Lane Blacktop," where it is utterly natural. James Taylor is identified only as The Driver; Dennis Wilson (yes, from The Beach Boys) is identified only as The Mechanic. Laurie Bird, a hitchhiker they pick up, remains The Girl (though, puzzlingly, at one point The Driver calls her "Higgins"), while Warren Oates is identified in the credits as G.T.O. (for the off-the-line muscle-car bright yellow Pontiac he drives), but isn't called anything at all in the movie.
The Driver and The Mechanic seem to have grown tired of the California street racing scene, and head east across the Southwestern Desert, financing their travels by occasional challenges to local street-car racers -- challenges they always win, but never exult over. Before they even leave California, they pick up waif-like Bird, without any particular goal in mind, though later on the Mechanic sleeps with her. And in his understated, almost secretive way, the Driver begins to become attracted to her. (This is one of the most effective aspects of the movie -- how this gabby, self-obsessed girl gets under the hood of the Driver, a man of few words if there ever was one.)
Along the way, G.T.O. roars by them in his car, clearly hoping they'll dare to challenge him, but not quite up to offering the challenge himself. The Driver and Mechanic observe to one another that their car is designed for quarter-mile racing, and that the Pontiac would take them in the long run. Why bother?
So eastward they drive, fiddling with the car almost constantly, while their inner humanity inches nearer and nearer the surface.
G.T.O.'s humanity is as blazingly colorful as his yellow car. He's a chatterbox, full of himself and stories about himself -- which, we soon realize, are all bullpuckey. He picks up hitchhikers and starts in on a new story until they get fed up and leave (one, after just a block of driving). The one hitchhiker who offers him some human contact is a gay Oklahoma cowboy (Harry Dean Stanton!), but G.T.O. is emphatically -- but not insultingly -- not interested.
There couldn't be a wider contrast than between G.T.O. and The Driver, but both are living in a dream world -- and each thinks it's reality. The Mechanic is more realistic, and a bit more involved in the world around him; he mostly doesn't talk because he knows The Driver doesn't want to. But neither of them talk much to The Girl, who becomes petulant after she makes love with The Mechanic -- and never quite notices The Driver's attraction to her.
The movie is as austere as almost anything by Robert Bresson; the wide Southwestern landscapes are clean, open and uninflected, as is the cinematography by Gregory Sandor (Jack Deerson is credited for union reasons). In 1971, this movie seemed not like ice water, but ice itself, and it was hard to respond to it; but what seemed like pretension then now seems like economical honesty. The movie is very specifically about these four characters; unlike 'Easy Rider,' to which it is often compared, it is not a criticism of America, though it is a perfect time capsule of the regions of America it passes through. Instead of criticizing Americana, it is Americana -- of the highest order.
The screenplay is by Rudy Wurlitzer (who appears as an actor, too), a novelist who'd never written a script before; he later wrote "Pat Garrett and Billy the Kid," which is in its own way almost as elliptical and understated as "Two-Lane Blacktop." The dialog has been pared down past the bone into the marrow; there's not a single unnecessary word.
This spare, limited style is perfectly suited to home theater viewing, and -- surprisingly for a film from this period -- the soundtrack is rendered in crystalline Dolby 5.1. The mix envelops you; you're riding in that car with Taylor and Wilson, in the Pontiac with Oates. Natural sounds dominate. You won't show this film as a demonstration of anything -- other than Monte Hellman's skills as a director.
But not as a casting director. He chose James Taylor from a poster, and while he does have the right lean, ascetic face for the job (looking a bit like Hellman himself, in fact), and while the idea is that The Driver tends to be inexpressive, Taylor just cannot be expressive enough when it's necessary. His eyebrows narrow a little, and that's about it.
Since the movie was shot in sequence eastward across the U.S., Hellman only gave his cast their pages as the time for shooting them approached. This irked Taylor enough that he eventually wrote a song about it, "Riding on a Railroad." One of the lines: "There's a man up here who claims to have his hands upon the rains; There are chains upon his hands and he's riding upon a train." This was the only time Taylor ever acted.
And it was the only time for Wilson, too, who is nonetheless a far better actor than Taylor even under these deliberately restrained circumstances. He seems more relaxed on screen, more natural. Too bad he died so young, as did Laurie Bird, too. (She's also in Hellman's "Cockfighter.")
And alas, so did Warren Oates, one of the greatest, most memorably vivid character actors in American movie history. His performance as G.T.O. is brilliant, one of his best ever. He's innocent, cynical, naive, boastful, charming and lonesome; his line of bull is designed to impress others, but he's lousy at it. All he really wants is to be noticed, to be recognized, but he hasn't a clue as to how to do it. When we last see him, he's working up a new story for some new hitchhikers.
This excellent DVD has an outstanding commentary track from Hellman and associate producer Gary Kurtz (whose next two movies were 'American Graffiti' and 'Star Wars'). It's as low-key as the movie itself, but as expressive, too, very much worth listening to. There's also a brief but well-done documentary on Hellman, the work of George Hickenlooper. The biographies, of Hellman, Kurtz, Taylor, Wilson and Oates, are also exceptionally good, detailed and thorough.
The first time through 'Two-Lane Blacktop,' you may well wonder -- as many have -- what all the fuss is about. But give it time; his haunting, serious movie will remain with you long after bigger-scale, better-known movies have faded away.

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Dr. Andreja Gomboc, IYA2009 Single Point of Contact for Slovenia, has been promoting astronomy in Slovenian parliament. She recently gave a 30-minute talk entitled "Us and the Universe".
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Police, fire and Greenwich Emergency Medical Service personnel flooded the area of the train station in search of the individual before finding him about 1,000 feet east of the Davis Avenue overpass on the Metro-North Railroad tracks, Heavey said.
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Oops. Well then, who knew? I've apparently run out of my allotted space (um...GB? MB? Some computer speak of which I do not understand...) for photos. Which would account for why I haven't posted any new ones in quite some time....So eventually I'll figure it out. Yes, yes I will.
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After over six hours of testimony on Thursday, the New Jersey state Assembly approved legislation that would allow for same-sex marriage (don't worry, Governor Chris Christie has already promised to veto this nonsense). During the course of the day, 15-year-old Madison Galluccio testified before the Assembly, making an emotional case for her fathers' right to be married:
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On September 24th, over 1400 people turned out to celebrate NFCA's fifth anniversary and to raise funds for celiac disease. The party was a huge success thanks to our Chairs Bethann Schaffzin Kagan and Laurence Kagan and our many volunteers. Called Appetite for Awareness , this extravaganza showcased 35 top chefs from Philadelphia's premier restaurants as they partnered with 43 top doctors to create gluten-free dishes for everyone to try.
Our center stage "Iron Chef-style" competition gave eight of these chef/doctor teams a chance to pull out all of the stops to go for the first place prize for Best Gluten-Free Dish in Philadelphia. The award went to Brad Spence, of Vetri, and Dr. John Marks of Lankenau Hospital, Main Line Health. Pasquale Masters of Pasta Pomodoro won the coveted People's Choice Award. We have a great video of the chefs, so be sure to check it out! Watch the video now!
NFCA was fortunate to have the talents of two "foodies" as commentators. Lori Daniels of Two Chefs on a Roll, and Christina Pirello of Christina Cooks. Marc Summers of The Food Network was the emcee while Chef Bill Orton of Disney served as a judge. You can see photos and learn more about all of the chefs at www.appetite4awareness.org.
All participating restaurants have made a commitment to include gluten-free items on their menus. This means that folks with celiac disease can dine out without worry! Dr. Ritu Verma of Children's Hospital of Philadelphia declared Philadelphia the first gluten-free celiac-friendly city in the US. See photos from the event!
A huge thanks to all of our generous sponsors, donors, volunteers, and loyal friends who joined us for this record-setting event. Please help the NFCA expand its programming and educate doctors and restaurants nationwide by making a donation today at www.beyondceliac.org. Your support will be critical in achieving our goals for the rest of the year and into 2009. And, help us meet the last part of our outstanding challenge grant of $45,000. We're almost there!
See you all next year at Appetite for Awareness 2009!
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By Vanessa MaltinNFCA Director of Programming & Communications
No one likes to have a headache. That pounding, throbbing, irritating pain that rumbles through your head is absolutely miserable. For years, I thought this was just a way of life….but no more.
This is actually a quite marvelous time for people with celiac disease. And, it is especially wonderful for me since I suffered for more than 21 years with debilitating migraine headaches. I always thought that migraines just ran in my family. My dad and grandmother got them all the time and I just thought it was somewhat normal to always have a pain in the right side of my head….or at least I thought it was normal until the pain got so bad in college that I could hardly function. I was taking Intravenous prednisone daily (yes, a nurse came to my dorm room to administer it) and was nauseous and miserable all the time until that magical day that I was finally diagnosed with celiac disease.
Within six weeks of being on a a gluten-free diet, my headaches were gone. In my mind, it was truly a miracle. Since my diagnosis, I've told everyone I know who complains about migraine headaches to get tested for celiac disease. Today, I actually have scientific proof to send them that migraine headaches are an indicator of celiac disease! So here you go….published Turkish research about the connection between migraines and celiac!
But before we get to the study, we need to understand more about migraines. First of all, what is a migraine headache?
Definition of a Migraine Headache: A migraine is defined as a disabling headache that can be preceded or is accompanied by a sensory warning sign—flashes of light, blind spots or arm or leg tingling. The exact cause of migraines is not well known but is believed to be partly related to the nervous system and chemical imbalances in the brain.
Signs & Symptoms of Migraines:
Diagnosis and Treatment of Migraines: If you have typical migraine symptoms or a family history of migraines your doctor will likely diagnose you based on your medical history and a physical examination. If your headaches are extremely severe, unusual or sudden your doctor may recommend other testing to rule out other potential causes of migraines. There are also many other types of headaches such as cluster and sinus headaches, so it is important to provide your doctor with a complete list of symptoms and family history.
Most migraine pain can be treated with over the counter medications such as Ibuprofen, Aspirin or Excedrin. However, if these medicines do not work, stronger prescriptions may help including Imitrex (caplet and injection) or Amerge. The medications tend to work best if you take it the moment you begin to experience symptoms. Although the medicines do relieve pain, they will not prevent the migraines from coming back.
The Latest Research on Migraines & Celiac Disease: The latest study is published in the September issue of the journal Cephalalgia and finds that children who experience migraine headaches have a greater risk of being diagnosed with celiac disease than children without headaches. I was first diagnosed with migraines when I was seven years old, so right in this age group!
Researchers from Baskent University Faculty of Medicine in Turkey studied 73 patients ranging in age from 6 to 17 who complained of migraine headaches and compared them with 147 healthy control patients. They found that 5.5% of the patients reporting migraine headaches tested positive for celiac disease, compared with only 0.6% of patients in the control group. Not all of the patients who received a positive blood test result underwent a biopsy to confirm the diagnosis, so the researchers are considering the findings a "reliable indicator of the presence of celiac disease."
The researchers concluded that their findings of a higher prevalence of tTGA antibodies in migraine patients "suggests that an association between migraine and celiac disease might exist in the pediatric age group."
Although the researchers note that significantly more research needs to be done, the study is a milestone for thousands of celiac patients who presented only with headache symptoms before receiving a diagnosis.
So…if you know someone who has routine migraine headaches, tell them to get tested for celiac disease! Send them to the National Foundation for Celiac Awareness and tell them to fill out a symptoms checklist and take it to their doctor! You never know…a simple blood test could change your life!
Vanessa Maltin is the author of Beyond Rice Cakes: A Young Person's Guide to Cooking, Eating & Living Gluten-Free. Read more at www.BeyondRiceCakes.com.
By Edgar SteeleNFCA Chef Spokesman
Now in late 2008, it seems that the weather turned from uncomfortably hot to briskly cool overnight. We are now graced with the cool wind, color-changing tree leaves and an abundance of fall foods. When you step out of the warm comfort of your home and walk the residential streets of the city at this time of year it is incredible how the smell of the changing season can bring to mind all that is autumn; country haystacks, fresh apple cider, that last trip to the amusement park and of course… seemingly endless shapes and colors of squash. Although it may not be classified by definition, I consider it fair to say that squash is the garnish of the autumn season.
Squash has been cultivated for thousands of years, and is actually classified in the berry family. The Native Americans planted squash as one of the three essential crops which have become inherent to us today: beans, corn and squash. Magnificently, the squash plant is used not only for the fruit, but for the seeds, shoots, leaves, tendrils and the blossoms as well. The seeds can be eaten roasted, or they can be used to powders, pastes and oils. The foliage can be sautéed and eaten as greens. The blossoms are a delicacy in Native American cooking, and are often stuffed and either sautéed or fried.
Squash in America is separated into three major groups; summer squash, autumn squash and winter squash. Summer squash is picked while still very young and immature, while the autumn or winter squash are picked when older and very mature. The tender summer squash can be eaten with little to no cooking, while the older and thicker winter and autumn varieties generally require some sort of cooking before they are consumable. The summer squash such as zucchini can be shaved into a salad, or used for pickling. The winter squash such as butternut and spaghetti squash are ready to be eaten after being boiled, sautéed, roasted, broiled or fried.
A popular and traditional use for an abundance of zucchini is zucchini bread. Zucchini bread is a dark, dense, sweet and moist preparation which is a great way to use extra fruit. The squash blossoms are a very popular item on menus mid-year. Squash blossoms are often stuffed with cheese, fish, meats or salads, and then coated in a light batter and cooked. The heavier varieties of squash are often found to be used in soups, purees, or cooked slowly and then cut into cubes and used with hot dishes. The key to creating a delicious squash based dish is to treat the squash delicately to preserve its natural flavors and characteristics.
A great soup can be made with only squash water and butter, when cooked properly. The thing to keep in mind is the density and firmness of the squash, and how long it must be cooked (if at all) to become tender enough to eat. As with any vegetable or in this case fruit, the less you do to it the better it will be in the end. Butternut squash is commonly cooked for a long period of time and then turned into either a soup or puree, while zucchini is often either eaten raw in a salad or lightly sautéed in oil or butter. The attention must be given to the characteristic of each of these varieties to understand the reasons for preparations. The butternut squash if very firm and dense and must therefore be cooked over a long period of time to make it tender, while young zucchini is already tender and requires very little manipulation. The following preparations will be a good starting point for those who are new to the sport of squash cooking.
Roasted Butternut Squash Soup
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Vanessa Maltin, NFCA Director of Programming & Communications
Garden Vegetable Risotto —Cost: $16.06 at Giant FoodMakes 4 servings
Vegetables are a great source of nutrients and fiber for everyone, but especially for those of us on a gluten-free diet! There's nothing I love more (well ok chocolate) than coming home from work and cooking up a dinner filled with fresh veggies! But I like the vegetables even more when they are mixed with risotto. This vegetable risotto combines a variety of vegetables into a satisfying gluten-free and vegetarian meal. I used squash, mushrooms, zucchini, carrots and peas, but you can use any vegetables you like!
The best news is that this is a super cheap dinner to make that will go a long way! I purchased all of my ingredients at Giant Food and was pleasantly surprised at how little it cost. And, there were plenty of leftovers for lunch the next day!
In medium-sized saucepan heat 3 tablespoons of olive oil. Sauté onions and garlic in oil until they begin to brown. Add rice and remaining olive oil and allow to brown for 2-3 minutes, stirring constantly.
Slowly add vegetable stock one cup at a time and allow liquid to absorb before adding more. After adding 3 cups of vegetable stock, add in mushrooms, zucchini, squash, peas and carrots.
Add in white wine gradually, allowing time for liquid to absorb. After adding second cup of white wine, add parmesan cheese. Allow cheese to melt for about two minutes. Add salt and pepper to taste. Once cheese is fully melted and liquid is absorbed, remove from heat. Allow to cool for 2-3 minutes before serving.
See more low-cost gluten-free recipes at www.GlutenFreeonaBudget.com.
Christina Gentile,NFCA Newsletter Staff Writer
Garbanzo bean flour is a type of gluten-free flour made from grinding garbanzo beans (also known as chickpea or cici). The garbanzo beans are ground until they produce very fine flour. The bean itself is not a grain; it is a legume that has a slightly nutty flavor. Garbanzo beans have several nutritional benefits such as protein, cholesterol-lowering fiber, folate, and the trace minerals molybdenum and manganese. These nutritional qualities make using garbanzo bean flour in baking and cooking an excellent way to increase your dietary health.
Garbanzo bean flour can be used in a variety of products, especially in combination with other gluten-free flours. Additionally, it can be used to thicken or cream soups or stews, and to make fillings or dips, such as hummus. It is commonly used as a flour mix to make gluten free breads. For example, 1-cup garbanzo bean flour can be used with 1-cup tapioca flour and 1-cup cornstarch. I have also noticed that 1-cup garbanzo bean flour works well in combination with 1-cup brown rice flour, 2/3-cup potato starch, and 1/3-cup sorghum flour. I have used this type of flour mix in cakes, cookies, dessert rolls, and bars, and the result has been successful and delicious! If you are not fond of the nutty flavor, and your recipe calls for a higher ratio of flour, you can mask its flavor with chocolate, spices, or fruit purees.
If you are having trouble locating garbanzo bean flour, it can be purchased through Bob's Red Mill through the following link: http://www.bobsredmill.com/product.php?productid=3571&cat=109&page=1. Bob's Red Mill provides purchasing information, as well as different recipe ideas you can use it in.
Every fall, I enjoy baking the gluten-free pumpkin muffins included in the website. Besides being delicious and aromatic, they are easy to bake and are the perfect treats for a chilly October day!
Gluten-Free Pumpkin Muffins (adapted from Bob's Red Mill)Yield: 12 muffins
Ultimate Chocolate Brownies: Yield: 24 brownies
Store in an airtight container for 2-3 days. After that, store in the refrigerator. Brownies will freeze well for about 1 month.
Vanessa Maltin,NFCA Director of Programming & Communications
More than three million Americans have celiac disease. Many of these patients are children who cannot get gluten-free lunches at school. Currently the National School Lunch Program does not include any provisions for gluten-free food. The good news is that the U.S. Department of Agriculture is revising the Child Nutrition Act and needs to hear from you to help guide their revision process!
To give you a little background, the Child Nutrition Act includes legislation for the National School Lunch Program. This is the program that provides schools with federal assistance for school lunches. In 2009, the act will be reauthorized and, to help ensure the needs of all Americans are met, the USDA is accepting input on what needs to be changed to improve the program.
Please help improve the lives of children with celiac disease by sending your comments to the USDA. You can fax comments to 703-305-2879 or submit comments online.
The deadline for submission is October 15, 2008.
Here are a few key points to remember as you submit comments:
The gluten-free diet means eliminating all forms of wheat, rye and barley. There are three million Americans with celiac disease, many of whom are children attending school. These children cannot take full advantage of federal nutrition programs, including the National School Lunch Program because gluten-free options are not always available or easily identifiable on menus.
The National Foundation for Celiac Awareness is asking the USDA to include the following items when the Child Nutrition Act is reauthorized in 2009:
Thank you so much for taking the time to share your comments with the USDA and for helping all children with celiac receive gluten-free food options at school.
Emily Freedner,NFCA Online Communications Coordinator
On Sunday, June 8th 2008, Wegmans officially opened the doors at their new Woodbridge, Virginia location. If you have never been to a Wegmans, you must find the one nearest to you and go immediately! Wegmans is much larger than most supermarkets and offers specialty shops including French-inspired pastry counters, sushi bars, kosher delis, cafes, and cheese stands with over 400 varieties. They overflow with organic foods, offer gourmet cooking classes, catering and carry lots of specialty products. Among the 70,000 products that they offer, the Woodbridge branch has an entire isle dedicated to gluten-free foods!
Another fantastic thing about Wegmans is that they become a part of every community they enter by including funds for community giving into every store's budget. They make donations to local food banks, support United Way, make donations for community events and lend support to help young people become healthy, productive, and independent adults. At some of their branches they even offer cooking classes to scouts and a bussing service for senior citizens. With a commitment to excellence, they have pledged to constantly strive toward improvement and show great respect for both their employees and their customers. "In 2007, Wegmans received 4,284 requests from people asking the company to open a store in their community. Another 4,100 customers wrote to say how much they like shopping at Wegmans, because they can find what they want, or appreciate the way Wegmans employees treat them" (www.wegmans.com).
Leading up to the opening day of the Woodbridge, VA Wegmans, a challenge was presented to the people in and around Woodbridge to describe the store in just five words. Each week a winner was chosen and received a $25 Wegmans gift card. Thousands responded with enthusiasm!
Read the full article about the contest
Wegmans is truly a fantastic store with lots to offer those with celiac. If you don't have a branch near you, write in and ask for one!
Abby Schwartz,NFCA Newsletter Staff Writer
Your child has celiac. Given the typical school menu and the chaotic environment of a cafeteria at lunchtime, buying lunch is difficult on good days and nearly impossible on others. If you are like me, you pack your child a lunch, thereby ensuring that his choices are gluten free and not consisting of Skittles and Mountain Dew.
Packing a lunch for a child with celiac is not so different from packing one for a child who can eat gluten. The key is variety. Obviously, the celiac factor is in the details — finding gluten-free substitutes for mainstream sandwich breads — and in the not-so-obvious — the social side of lunch. Children want to fit in. Having celiac separates them from other kids who can eat whatever they please, whenever they please. When you send your child to school with a bagged lunch, keep in mind that his or her food will be inspected and evaluated by a critical group of peers. If it can pass the "normal" test, that is good. If you can whip up a little peer envy, even better.
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In advance of tonight's First Friday debut of the new 2008 Lytton Estate Syrah, we're doing a little tasting of our own! Notes below:
2008 Ridge Vineyards Lytton Estate Syrah
A genuinely alluring mélange of olfactory components, each a distinct iteration of density and concentration. The fruit characteristics are dark, baked, and gastrique-sweet; the floral notes are purple-toned and toothsome, and the herbalities are wintry, sylvan, and twilit.
To the eye, the wine is darkly concentrated, richly hued, and evidences a measured viscosity. The halo is a pristine magenta; the belly a compressed Byzantium.
On the palate, the wine is perhaps somewhat brighter than one might be led to expect based on the intensity of the preliminary assessments; the wine is actually quite jovial in its way, with a spry bounce to the acidity and a lively and fresh fruit portfolio. The herbs are still dark, but the black pepper notes in particular are restrained and in good balance. There is a certain tarriness to the very low end of the flavor spectrum that is reminiscent of something along the lines of burnt meat skin, or perhaps teriyaki'd soy, while above is a decidedly sumptuous outpouring of rich and darkly flavorful fruit. The viognier lends a decadent florality to the middle layers, and just a hint of honeyed warmth across the top.
The finish is where the viognier seems to have its greatest impact; softening tannins, and rounding out the mouthfeel. There is a powderiness to the tannin profile that plays nicely against the richly baked fruits, and the subtle sweetness contributed by the older barrels used for aging finds a pleasing match in the warm honeyness of the viognier.
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Obituary: Richard Allan Jagoda
Richard Allan Jagoda passed away on Feb. 12, in Black Forest, where he has made his home for his last 55 years. He died of natural causes.
Richard (Dick) was born in Colorado Springs on Dec. 2, 1935. His parents were Lt. Col. Stanley and Edith Jagoda. He graduated from Colorado Springs High School (Palmer High), and served a short term in the U.S. Coast Guard.
He attended Colorado State University with the Sigma Phi Epsilon Fraternity and graduated with a degree in education. He furthered his education with post-graduate work at Western State College in Gunnison. He went on to teach art to students for two years in Durango at Durango High School, and later Wasson High School in Colorado Springs. He loved the outdoors and served on the first ski school in Breckenridge. His beloved dogs over the years, Falcon, Spooky and Belle, were individually always with him on his many fishing excursions.
In his spare time, he and his lifelong partner, Betty Griffin, spent many years structurally renovating and attaining National Historic Register status for the Folsom Hotel in Folsom, N.M. When he wasn't fishing, he was busy working as a professional artist and large-scale sculptor, which was his passion throughout his life. His work has appeared in many notable shows and galleries all over the state of Colorado. His notable achievements include the large-scale steel sculptures, "Grizz II" and "Bison," on display in the medians of downtown Colorado Springs and "Ullr," the Norse god of winter, in Breckenridge. His "Elk" was installed at a private residence in Black Forest and the red iron bear, "Red Bear," was sold to a bank in Germany. Richard was also an accomplished flint-knapper and provided illustration for flint-knapping books by his friend and author, Bob Patten.
Richard is survived by his partner, Betty A. Griffin and her daughter and son, Barbara A. McCall and Brett A. Griffin, both of Durango. Grandchildren include Mitchell R. Carter and Katelin A. Carter, also of Durango, and Paul Johnson of Germany. Richard is also survived by cousins Kay McInnes in Breckenridge and Kevin Cornell in Honolulu, Hawaii. A memorial service to spread his ashes and celebrate his life is planned for the springtime. Donations in his name can be made to the Colorado State University School of Veterinary Science.
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"The personal learning catalyzed by a top-notch program can be tremendous. The problem my research suggests, is what happens when a manager comes back to the day-to-day routine of the office." — Herminia Ibarra, INSEAD
Becoming a leader is a life's work. Great leadership is the product of rich and varied experiences, clear values, good mentoring, thoughtful reflection, shared insights, and deliberate practice.
World class leadership training, like that found in The Leadership Challenge, can be a tremendous catalyst for accelerated leadership growth and development. But training is not, by itself, sufficient. Optimizing leadership development requires a holistic approach that includes what happens before, during and, especially, after training.
Moreover, leadership training has to be woven into the fabric of the organization. Values have to be lived and modeled. Training can succeed only where the current leaders have credibility, where their actions are consistent with the values and principles the training espouses.
You have to think beyond the classroom if you want to optimize the value that your organization gains from leadership training. You have to put in place systems and processes to support leaders as they work to apply new insights and skills. And, you have to "model the way" by practicing what you preach.
The Six Disciplines
We have found that the most effective leadership programs incorporate The Six Disciplines of Breakthrough Learning (The 6Ds™):
D1: Define business outcomes
D2: Design the COMPLETE experience
D3: Deliver for application
D4: Drive follow-through
D5: Deploy active support
D6: Document results
An example of these principles in action is the Leadership Challenge® Workshop, which has a 10-week extension to the program using Friday5s®. This web-based program establishes a clear timeline for follow through and reminds participants to stop, reflect, plan and apply what they have learned to help them put their learning to work. It encourages learners to seek feedback from their managers and peers, provides supporting content, and documents progress and achievement.
Achieving Excellence
The path to leadership excellence requires specific goals, dedicated practice, caring feedback, and thoughtful reflection.
Specific goals
"Leaders must have the capacity to envision an uplifting and ennobling image of the future and to enlist others in a common purpose." (Kouzes and Posner: A Leaders Legacy, p. 100). The leaders ability to envision an ennobling future is critical not only for the organizations they lead, but for themselves as well. To optimize the value of leadership training, leaders need to reflect on the feedback they have received and select a very few, specific, high-impact goals for improving their leadership.
While a goal-setting exercise is part of most leadership programs, too often it is given little time and attention. Setting a personal vision and objectives for enhanced leadership is hard and thoughtful work. It is not something to be dashed off in a few minutes. Nor should those goals, once set, be relegated to the forgotten pages of a neglected notebook on a dusty bookshelf.
For development goals to have maximum value, they need to be shared and understood by all those who can contribute to their achievement. In the case of development goals, that means people closest to the leader who can provide ideas, feedback, coaching and support. Leadership development is a team sport.
To optimize the value of leadership training, encourage participants to set one or two high-impact, stretch goals for themselves. Then encourage learners to share those goals with their managers, direct reports, and spouses or partners with a request for support and feedback.
Dedicated practice
Studies of top-level human performance in a wide range of fields — from business, to chess, to sports and the performing arts — have all concluded that the amount of practice is what separates the truly great from the also-rans. "The best people in any field are those who devote the most hours to what experts call deliberate practice. Its activity that's explicitly intended to improve performance that reaches for objectives just beyond ones level of competence . . . " (Fortune, October 30, 2006, p. 94)
As there is a direct correlation between expertise and the number of hours of practice, leaders need to deliberately practice what they have been taught if they are to optimize the value of leadership training. It is especially important that they be reminded and encouraged to practice early in the development of new skills and habits, when they still feel foreign and awkward. In the absence of reminders, encouragement, and expectations for practice, it is easy to slip back into old habits.
Too often, developmental objectives "fall off the radar" in the face of other, more urgent, but seldom more important, objectives. That is why The Leadership Challenge® Workshop incorporates a system which actively reminds participants of their goals and the importance of continuing to work toward them on a predictable schedule.
Caring feedback
"Real experts seek out constructive, even painful feedback." (Harvard Business Review, July-August 2007, p. 121). However thoughtful and self-aware leaders may be, it is impossible to be truly objective about one's own performance. "To stay honest with ourselves, what we really need are "loving critics" — people who care deeply enough about us to give us honest feedback about how were doing." (A Leaders Legacy, p. 28).
But asking for feedback is not a natural act. Indeed the statement that ranks lowest on the Leadership Practices Inventory® from the observers point-of-view is: "(He or she) asks for feedback on how his/her actions affect other peoples performance." So, to help participants maximize the value of leadership training, we need to make feedback readily available and actively encourage its use.
There are various means to accomplish this, including: establishing learning partners or peer coaching teams, providing professional coaches, and facilitating manager involvement. Follow through management systems can be used to encourage feedback in a number of ways: managers can be sent a link to their direct reports goals that includes a built-in feedback form; each participant can see everyone else's goals and progress and be encouraged to provide feedback and coaching; a feedback request form pops up every time a participant completes an update.
Thoughtful reflection
Forum Corporations Principles of Workplace Learning concluded that maximizing the impact of training required alternating cycles of action and reflection. All action — being caught in an endless do-loop — creates little new insight. All reflection without action is empty philosophizing. Instead, learning from experience requires taking action and making the time to reflect on the results: What went well and should be repeated or enhanced? What could have gone better and, therefore, what do I need to change or do differently in the future? What is my next move?
Unfortunately, time for reflection is under assault everywhere by an increasing workload and an ever-expanding array of disruptive electronic devices. To maximize the impact of leadership training, we need to remind leaders that "We have to stop doing for some amount of time each day." (A Leaders Legacy, p. 103) We have to prompt them to stop and reflect on their leadership and their goals and values, on the opportunities taken and the opportunities missed to improve each day. We have to encourage the practice of the art of reflection.
To further this practice, The Leadership Challenge follow through system, for example, poses questions for reflection on each update:
- What have you done to make progress on your goals?
- How far did you get?
- What are you going to do next?
- What did you learn in the process?
Leadership training can be a life-changing event, a critical accelerator in becoming a great leader.
Its full impact, however, requires continued effort and practice back on the job. To optimize the value of training, business leaders, HR professionals, and learning professionals need to treat leadership development as a process rather than an event.
Increasing deliberate practice, feedback, and support are the areas of greatest opportunity to increase the positive impact of leadership training. Systems and processes need to be in place to extend learning beyond the classroom and encourage application in day-to-day leadership.
Most importantly, the environment has to be right. The future leaders we want and need to run our organizations can only emerge in an environment where values are clear and unflinchingly modeled, where leaders genuinely care about the people that work for them, and take their greatest pride from the leaders they have helped develop.
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Below are the elevation maps of Iceland for different zooms. For elevation of places, see the section following these maps.
Below you will able to find elevation of major cities/towns/villages in Iceland along with their elevation maps.
The Elevation Maps of the locations in Iceland are generated using NASA's SRTM data.
These maps also provide topograhical and contour idea in Iceland. The elevation of the places in Iceland is also provided on the maps.
Note:Please note that Iceland Elevation Map is in alpha.
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This Iceland Elevation Map is licensed under CC BY-SA.
You have to give credit by linking to this Iceland Elevation Map page.
Base map © OpenStreetMap contributors
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The Wines of Verona – with Bertani Amarone
One of the famous wine growing areas of Italy, the Verona region lies in the north of the country, half-way between Venice and Milan. There has always been a long wine-producing tradition here, which today boasts the largest number of DOC wines in the country, producing wines such as Valpolicella, Soave and Amarone.
Founded in 1857, the Cav. G.B. Bertani winery is still owned by family members. Join us as we talk with Bertani's technical director Andrea Lonardi, about the history of Bertani and the wines of Verona – especially Amarone.
For more info:
Bertani Amarone: Bertani.net
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Most of us are concerned about preserving the family history we've built up so the article posted by Dick Eastman at http://bit.ly/cUIPGW caught my eye. The new, free service at www.backupmytree.com, looks like its worth trying.
The fact that it's free means you may have a nagging doubt that the business model will prove sustainable. While I wish it success I suggest you be prudent, don't rely on it for more than short-term backup; it could disappear.
It's pretty easy these days to copy your family history files to USB detachable storage. The watchword for preservation is diversity - spread many copies around - distribute copies to family and friends for safe keeping, and put one in your safety deposit box if you have one.
No doubt USB storage will go the way of the eight-track tape some day so an even better strategy for preservation is publication. If you can get family history stories in a magazine, even your local family history society magazine, many copies will be distributed and the chances of it being preserved are increased, especially if copies go to trusted repositories like the Family History Library, Society of Genealogists, Allen County Public Library and your local public library.
Wednesday, 15 September 2010
Preserve Your Family History
Most of us are concerned about preserving the family history we've built up so the article posted by Dick Eastman at http://bit.ly/cUIPGW caught my eye. The new, free service at www.backupmytree.com, looks like its worth trying.
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Publishing a magazine article or a book is terrific. It has been done in my family with much appreciation given to the author. However, a book can take many years to perfect and publish. My method at present is to e-mail family stories and short articles telling of my "discoveries". My cousins do not have to wait years for the latest news and they frequently get small digestible pieces of information. I get the oft-needed praise I need to continue. I suggest to my audience that they print and put in a binder each item. Photos are sent a few at a time or accompany a story. We have fun discussing the items when we meet. I agree with the use of a safety deposit box, fireproof safe and USB key, also. Anne S.
- 15 September, 2010 13:19
- Alison (Vancouver) said...
So far all the "Preserve Your Family Tree" program has done is cause Firefox to crash.
- 01 October, 2010 03:01