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The Global Automobile Phone Bracket Market Research Report 2018 is a professional and in-depth study on the current state of the Automobile Phone Bracket industry. Firstly, the report provides a basic overview of the industry including definitions, classifications, applications and industry chain structure.
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Secondly, development policies and plans are discussed as well as manufacturing processes and cost structures.
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This report also states import/export, supply and consumption figures as well as cost, price, revenue and gross margin by regions (United States, EU, China and Japan), and other regions can be added.
Then, the report focuses on global major leading industry players with information such as company profiles, product picture and specification, capacity, production, price, cost, revenue and contact information. Upstream raw materials, equipment and downstream consumers analysis is also carried out.
What's more, the Automobile Phone Bracket industry development trends and marketing channels are analyzed.
Finally, the feasibility of new investment projects is assessed, and overall research conclusions are offered.
In a word, the report provides major statistics on the state of the industry and is a valuable source of guidance and direction for companies and individuals interested in the market.
In this report, the global Automobile Phone Bracket market is valued at USD XX million in 2017 and is expected to reach USD XX million by the end of 2025, growing at a CAGR of XX% between 2017 and 2025.Geographically, this report is segmented into several key Regions, with production, consumption, revenue (million USD), market share and growth rate of Automobile Phone Bracket in these regions, from 2013 to 2025 (forecast), covering
North America
Southeast Asia
Global Automobile Phone Bracket market competition by top manufacturers, with production, price, revenue (value) and market share for each manufacturer; the top players including
On the basis of product, this report displays the production, revenue, price, market share and growth rate of each type, primarily split into
Magnetic Type
Snap Type
On the basis of the end users/applications, this report focuses on the status and outlook for major applications/end users, consumption (sales), market share and growth rate for each application, including
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Chapter One: to provide Automobile Phone Bracket Market Overview
Chapter Two: to provide Global Automobile Phone Bracket Market Competition by Manufacturers
Chapter Three: to provide Global Automobile Phone Bracket Capacity, Production, Revenue (Value) by Region (2013-2018)
Chapter Four: to provide Global Automobile Phone Bracket Supply (Production), Consumption, Export, Import by Region (2013-2018)
Chapter Five: to provide Global Automobile Phone Bracket Production, Revenue (Value), Price Trend by Type
Chapter Six: to provide Global Automobile Phone Bracket Market Analysis by Application
Chapter Seven: to provide Global Automobile Phone Bracket Manufacturers Profiles/Analysis
Chapter Eight: to provide Automobile Phone Bracket Manufacturing Cost Analysis
Chapter Nine: to provide Industrial Chain, Sourcing Strategy and Downstream Buyers
Chapter Ten: to provide Marketing Strategy Analysis, Distributors/Traders
Chapter Eleven: to provide Market Effect Factors Analysis
Chapter Twelve: to provide Global Automobile Phone Bracket Market Forecast (2018-2025)
Chapter Thirteen: to provide Research Findings and Conclusion
Chapter Fourteen: to provide Appendix
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"With Their Whole Lives Ahead of Them" is the first of three reports describing young Americans' views on higher education and college completion. Coming at a time when the United States has slipped to tenth place in international college completion rates, these reports explore the issue directly from the student point of view. Based on a national survey of young adults, ages 22 to 30, this research dispels some common myths about why so many students do not graduate and details what kinds of changes -- by government, higher education, business and others -- might make a difference.
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Most students leave college because the stress of work and study just becomes too difficult.
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Young people who fail to finish college are often going it alone financially.
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So maybe it's just that I'm a huge dork and that's why this weekends event gets me so excited, but I'm very excited to go to a new local running store this weekend! Legacy Running Store is opening at 4103 Viking Way, Unit C in Long Beach. This is exciting because it's right off the path that I always am running, so now when I need a gu, some water, anything, I know I can stop by. This pretty much makes me giddy.
I have visited their store in Whittier once before and really liked the atmosphere. There aren't too many running stores close to my house besides the gigantic ones, which I don't like, and so this one will be perfect. If you are in the Long Beach area, make sure to check it out. This Saturday they are having giveaways, a morning run, a ribbon cutting ceremony and a ton of discounts.
They are right next to George's vet and on the way that I travel to work as well, so I saw the banner and got excited! AND they carry K-Swiss shoes! So hopefully, Saturday morning my IT band will be feeling better and I will be able to go out for a short run with their running group. If you are around or running Saturday morning you should stop by! I know that our Run Racing Track Team club members will be there and Jimmy Grabow will be there who just ran in the Olympic Trials and placed 10th and ran a 2:12 in his FIRST marathon. So that is one more reason for me to stop by.
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Most little girls and many little boys too love to role play and pretend play. Dolls and soft toys are the perfect toy to do this with. They can be looked after and cared for, cuddled, talked to and taken everywhere you go in their very own little pram or pushchair.
In fact the doll is a more than likely one of the oldest known toy, with archaeological evidence being found in Egyptian tombs which date back to 2000BC. The dolls were made from wood, pottery, stone and even bone. Today's mass produced dolls are most likely made form rubber, plastic and cloth. Traditionally the doll is a toy for children, for girls, however with the introduction of action dolls they have become more popular with boys. And also there are many adults who collect dolls now too. In Japan there is even a festival to celebrate the doll, called Hinamatsuri or Dolls Festival or Girls Day which is held every year on the 3rd March and households with daughters celebrate there 'girls' with a display of a set of ornamental dolls, rather like how we have a Christmas Tree displayed at Christmas time.
The history of the soft toy doesn't go back quite as far as the doll with the first commercial soft toy being made by the German company Steiff in 1880 using new technology which had been designed to make upholstery. In the early 1900s Steiff designed its first soft bear that was made out of a fur like material, at the same time as an American; Morris Michtom made the first teddy bear. Mr Michton decided to design this bear after he saw the US President Theodore "Teddy" Roosevelt holding a bear cub. These early teddy bears looked just like real bears, unlike the teddy bears of today which have very cute features to make them more appealing.
Here in the Toy Shop we have a great range of wonderful dolls and accessories and a huge variety of soft toys for you to choose from.
The range of interactive pets from Vivid Imaginations on the Animagic shelf are so so cute. The Animagic New Born Puppies and Kittens are available in different colours and are very appealing for animal lovers, you can even feed them with the supplied bottle. Also for animal lovers are all the plush toys on the Animal Planet shelf. Available from Character Options the cute 18" Large Plush Chimpanzee and Cheetah make authentic sounds when you press their paw. Also there is the Fur Real Soft Toys shelf with the Walking Kitten that responds to touch and purrs when they are happy. The Filly Princess shelf and the Twilight Ponies shelf are for the horse lovers out there. Two wonderful collections of pretty horses and ponies like the Filly Princess Dream House and the Flying Twilight Ponies.
Zapf Creation are the makers of Baby Annabell, Baby Born, My Mini Baby Born and Chou Chou dolls to name but a few. They are a German company and they first began making dolls in 1932. In 1991 they released Baby Born, the first doll with human functions. The later released Baby Annabell became the best selling toy in the UK in both 2001 and 2002. There are lots of Baby Annabell, Baby Born and Chou Chou dolls and accessories available on there shelves. The My Mini Baby Born shelf has a variety of miniature babies and accessories like the Fabulous Farm and the Hospital. Once you have chosen your doll don't forget you will need the perfect pram or buggy. Take a look on the Dolls Prams & Buggies shelf for a selection of prams from brands Silver Cross, Graco, Mamas and Papas and Brio.
On the Barbie shelf you will find some products from probably the most iconic doll ever made. Barbie was brought to life my American toy company Mattel in 1959 and is still very popular today. This shelf has some classic Barbie dolls on it.
Some of the most powerful brands in the world have collections of dolls, soft toys and other toys too. Disney is just one of these; take a look on the Disney Fairies shelf for Tinkerbell dolls and play sets. The Hello Kitty shelf and the Miffy Rabbit shelf have some wonderful products based on these amazing two characters. Hello Kitty although created by Japanese company Sanrio was actually 'born' in the suburbs of London on 1st November 1974. As well as some very cute Hello Kitty Plush toys there is also Hello Kitty bags, puzzles and prams. Miffy was first seen in a book written by Dutch author Dick Brune in 1955, she is not Japanese as many people think because of her similarity in style to Hello Kitty. Again there are some beautiful Miffy soft toys in varying sizes and the Miffy Classic Mug and Bowl with spoon set is very practical for little children.
The very popular brand Melissa & Doug who are known for their quality wooden toys also has a range of plush toys. Many of these toys are very large like the beautiful Giraffe plush which will be perfect in a baby's nursery or the Black Labrador Plush who is very realistic.
As well all of the above dolls, soft toys and accessories we also stock the In My Pocket ranges including Baby, Jungle, Ocean, Pony, Puppy and Rainforest. Playing with these tiny toys is so much fun!
We really hope you enjoy looking at all the products we have to offer here in the Toy Shop at WWSM and hope that you can find just what you are looking for. See the shelf menu on the left-hand side and have fun finding your favourite dolls, prams and soft toys!
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English Musical Echoing Digital Packet - The Perfect Clothes is part of a brand new and unique method combines the most pleasant and effective elements of the Multiple Intelligences (musical, visual, kinesthetic and linguistic) and the most successful methodologies (chanting, using music, picture reading, TPR and story telling) to teach vocabulary, sentences, paragraphs and stories in musical -story form.
Musical Echoing uses pictures as cues, reinforcements, clarification or memory guides; and specially selected musicas a vehicle with which sequences sentences or stories are rhythmically listened to and later chanted. Physical gestures and movements may also be added later.
Musical Echoing is good for any age and any level. After using this method for a while you and your students will be able to make up your own stories or synthesize what you read in readers or books in song/chant form.
This single song packet includes:
- Teacher's Resource Pages - Contains instructions, the scripts for the story/song, picture scripts, and black and white cute flashcard pictures that accompany the story/songs
- Student worksheets - Rhebus type script, questions, exercises, extra readings and picture glossary.
- Story/song MP3 (with the story/songs recited rhythmically)The accompanying music is blues, jazz, reggae, R&B, rock and roll, and many more.
Music- only MP3 (same music used for the story/song, but without words) for in-depth teaching (multiple repetitions) and original musical stories.
English Musical Echoing Digital Packet - The Perfect Clothes is a short simple call-and- response interactive musical and pictorial lesson about a girl going shopping with her mother. She shows her the perfect dress, skirt, shoes etc. The vocabulary taught are clothing words, prepositional and object pronouns and other simple phrases appropriate for very beginning students learning English. This is good for any aged student who is just beginning to study English.
To learn more about the complete set, and to watch a video of Lonnie Dai Zovi teaching using Musical Echoing, go to Musical Echoing for Learning English Program Digital Download
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Is Your Blog Reader-friendly?
Some of you might remember this post from last month. Since then, I have visited more blogs and changed my template, I would like to talk about this topic again.
It's the first impression for the visitors; therefore, it is critical to have a nice & simple template which matches the theme of your blog. The main colors should be selected very carefully as well.
Word Verification
Not many people like this because it wastes the readers' time. But it is personal preference. And it can be used to avoid annoying comments.
A well-organized sitebar will definitely attract the readers' attention.
The Auto-linky and Chat-box are good examples to entertain and interact with the readers.
Ideal posts are: not too long; don't have distracting spelling or grammar errors; and have an easy commenting interface. In addition, don't display more than ten posts on your homepage because the readers have to spend more time loading your blog.
Content is King
Without interesting content, it is hard to maintain regular readership. The question is how to make your posts interesting enough to attract your readers. I always find I am lack of inspiration :-(
In summary, your blog is just like any other service or product in the market place. If you want to promote you blog and establish reader-loyalty, you have to please your readers (your customers) by making their reading easier, saving their time and providing more value-added information.
BTW, I don't mean that my Sunflower is reader-friendly enough. I am still learning and experimenting......


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Hello everybody, I have a problem with the sustain slide in my Crumar Performer. No matter in what position it is (max, medium, minimum, etc.) I get full sustain, always. I've had this issue for a while, but it would usually take a minute of random tweaking for my Performer to be functioning well; now the slider is just dead.
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This Hanumanji temple is considered most holy and sacred. It is among the more prominent ones in the Swaminarayan Sampraday. The image of Hanuman was installed by Sadguru
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The rising sun of the 8th day of the bright half of Magh month of Vikram Samvat 1837 in Todla village 15 kms from Idar (Shamlaji) in the State of Gujarat saw the birth of Gopalanand Swami who illumines this religion with his sun-bright radiance. Born of father Motiram Sharma and mother Kushaladevi, his childhood name was Khushal Bhatt. In spite of being married his attitude remained desireless...
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Mould your own character (not others'). Learn to be happy whatever the outer circumstances may be. Develop love (which is in giving and not in receiving), tolerance, and patience.
(wisdom from my daily Sahaj Marg email)
Mould your own character (not others'). Learn to be happy whatever the outer circumstances may be. Develop love (which is in giving and not in receiving), tolerance, and patience.
(wisdom from my daily Sahaj Marg email)
That's pretty much all there is to enlightenment. No need to search any further.
Now on to the topic I really mean to be blogging about: meditation.
For the past year, the analogy has gone like this: Meditation is to me as Exercise is to most Americans. I was the meditation couch potato eating a big bowl of potato chips thinking about how great it would be if I got up and went on a mediation. I kept creating this awesome plan where I was going to get really meditated and start meditating everyday and be awesome.
Trouble was, I just didn't start. I did a guided meditation here, a few breathing exercises there, but I just reverted back to my non-meditating-proverbial-potato-eating-couch-sitting-tv-watching counterpart.
Until my good friend Ashley:
introduced me to a meditation community.
The practice is called Sahaj Marg. It sets out a meditation regimen to follow on your own (hour long morning meditation, 20 minute afternoon cleaning, and 10 minute night time prayer – which I don't do) and then there are 3 hour long group meditations a week and a one-on-one session every other week. If it sounds like a lot, it is, but not as much as it sounds.
Morning meditation – 20-30 minutes where I focus on my heart center, or the "divine light" in my heart and try to let go of other thoughts
Afternoon cleaning – 15-20 minutes where I let the 'impressions' of the day melt away and leave my body through my back while a feeling of peace or the "divine light" enters my body through the front
Prayer – Nope. It's too weird.
Group meditation – I'm trying to go once a week. I missed this week.
Sittings – So far I've done one and I'll likely continue when they're offered.
Meditation is very relaxing and it has lots of benefits. The community is very welcoming, they make delicious food (Indian food), and it feels nice to be there. There's something to be said for the formality of it all- it really has gotten me to stick to a practice. I feel like the community members really care about how I'm progressing with meditation.
There's an interesting bit about a "master" in India (that everyone apparently loves) and this prayer that you say and the whole "spirituality" inner-devineness that just doesn't quite click with me. So at this point I'm able to just sort of turn a blind eye and keep it moving. Hopefully it will stay that way.
All in all, this has been my personal trainer of sorts to kick my butt into meditation. And it's probably the most different thing that I've done as of late. So life is good. (And peaceful)
What's your experience with mediation?
Tried anything new lately?
At the beginning of the week, I got fed up with listening to myself thing about all the things I "needed" to do so I decided to make myself a handy-dandy-to-do-list.
Sitting here on this Thursday reflecting back, I realize that I pretty much just made a list of "what I don't really feel like doing but 'should' do so I'll feel better if it's on a list."
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I have not filled out my passport application, I have not called the oral surgeon, I'm laughably bad at getting around to finally hanging anything on walls (propped against tables is as far as I've made it in my apartment history), and I have played flute once in the past 7 years.
So I am managing to accomplish two things on my to-do list. (The obvious plus I read about meditation – more on that later). I wish that I were absurdly rich so I could pay other people to do the tasks I find cumbersome.
For now, I'll just keep on hoping that I will someday feel like getting s*** done.
Time to cross "blog post" off my to-do list.
What would you pay other people to do if you could?
What's on your to-do list?
That moment when you google a recipe idea you threw together and find… nothing. I'm going to bask in the glow of this creation and avoid searching too hard (because really,
nothing infinitesimally little is truly original)
The idea for this recipe came to me when I opened my Dominion Harvest box last Tuesday.
Staring back at me was a bag of Arugula. I decided nearly immediately that I wanted to do something with it other than throw it into a salad. That just seemed too… square.
So sometime between last Wednesday and today, it popped into my head: ARUGULA PESTO.
And the rest is history.on and then settling on wanting to put the pesto in because every dinner I make is either a stew or a semi-stew-salad-casserole-conglomerate these days)
Well that was a long and unnecessary aside.
So here it is. Recipe of the (Tues)day.
For the Stew
– Extra Virgin Olive Oil
– White Wine
– 1-2 garlic cloves, minced
– 1 onion, chopped
– 3 small zucchinis, chopped
– 1 bell pepper, diced
– salt & pepper
– 1 cup lentils
– 1 15 oz can diced tomatoes (I used fire roasted)
– 2 cups cooked pinto beans (a can is fine, another bean is also fine)
– 1 cup water
– 1 bay leaf
1. Heat a bit of olive oil and a couple splashes of wine over medium-high heat. Add garlic and cook for 30 seconds. Add the vegetables, salt, and pepper and cook until just softened, stirring often.
2. Add the lentils, tomatoes, beans, water, and bay leaf. Stir to combine. Bring to a boil and reduce heat to low. Cover and simmer for 20 minutes.
3. Meanwhile, prepare the pesto using directions below.
4. After the stew is done cooking, add the pesto and stir well to combine. Let cook for another minute to 5 minutes. Remove from heat and serve!
For the Pesto
– big bunch of arugula (I used about 4 cups)
– 1 large clove garlic
– 1/4 cup nuts (I used a combination of walnuts and cashews)
– 1/4 cup parmesan cheese
– Juice of 1/2 large lemon (or whole small)
– Extra virgin olive oil
1. Combine arugula, garlic, nuts, and cheese in your food processor. Process until well-chopped. (I had to add the arugula in batches to fit it all)
2. Add the lemon juice and a nice pour of olive oil. Process again until well-blended.
OK, not to toot my own horn (but toot toot) this was delicious. (If not-so-delicious-looking)
What was the best not-so-delicious-looking thing you've made?
Any other arugula ideas?
One thing that I was looking forward to once I had time again was getting back into doing the Foodie Pen Pal thing every once and a while. It slipped my mind completely, of course, (like the whole blogging thing has slipped my mind) until the end of May when I said: "Hey, what fun it would be to do the Foodie Pen Pal thing again!"
My sender this month was none other than Jason at MaurPowerFoodie!
Jason was super-prompt and my box arrived just two days after the "send deadline":
As you can imagine I was enthralled by the goodies that lay inside…
I opened the bag of Granola Chips – Sea Salt and Caramel flavor pretty much immediately. They are very reminicent of those caramel rice cakes. Yum!
These two were a treasure. I love sesame+sweet. I think it's from eating Halva as a kid (or duh because it's delicious)
Chocolate covered pretzels. Need I say more?
Red licorice! Must say I haven't had this in ages. Like that it's much more natural than twizzlers from a look at the ingredient list!
I must say this stuff something I'll get to in a moment were the yesss items from my box. I loooove the taste of this! I've used it in a salad dressing so far but can't wait to try it in other things.
Apple granola. (Self explanatory)
Last but certainly not least: Dark chocolate with espresso beans! IT IS LOVE
Jason was also kind enough to share a lovely recipe with me.
Alright folks, keeping it short and sweet because I'm about to head out of town to the lake!
If you're interested in participating in this Foodie Pen Pal thing, the info will follow this paragraph. You don't have to have a blog, just a desire to try something new!
And now it's time for some details about Foodie Penpals. In case you're a new reader, here's a reminder of what the program is all about:
-On the 5th of every month, you will receive your penpal pairing via email. It will be your responsibility to contact your penpal and get their mailing address and any other information you might need like allergies or dietary restrictions.
-You will have until the 15th of the month to put your box of goodies in the mail. On the last day of the month, you will post about the goodies you received from your penpal!
-The boxes are to be filled with fun foodie things, local food items or even homemade treats! The spending limit is $15. The box must also include something written. This can be anything from a note explaining what's in the box, to a fun recipe…use your imagination!
-You are responsible for figuring out the best way to ship your items depending on their size and how fragile they are. (Don't forget about flat rate boxes!)
-Foodie Penpals is open to blog readers as well as bloggers. If you're a reader and you get paired with a blogger, you are to write a short guest post for your penpal to post on their blog about what you received. If two readers are paired together, neither needs to worry about writing a post for that month.
-Foodie Penplas is open to US, Canadian & European residents. Please note, Canadian Residents will be paired with other Canadians only. Same with Europeans. We've determined things might get too slow and backed up if we're trying to send foods through customs across the border from US to Canada and vice versa.
If you're from the US or Canada and are in participating for July, please CLICK HERE (www.theleangreenbean.com/foodie-penpals/) to fill out the participation form and read the terms and conditions.
You must submit your information by July 4th as pairings will be emailed on July 5th!
*If you're from Europe, please CLICK HERE (www.thisisrocksalt.com/foodie-penpals/) to signup.
A few weeks ago, I was at work engaging in my favorite wasting-time-at-work-pastime: online shopping, when it popped into my head: I should join a produce delivery service. I'd thought about joining a CSA in the past, but that was more when I first started trying to eat more produce and wasn't working full time, living on my own, etc. I thought of them as too expensive for me or a large commitment.
But as I was wasting-time-at-work-online-shopping, I decided to check out what was offered in my area. It turns out, there's some pretty good choices now. Companies have organized to bring together food from various farms, package them, and deliver them to your door. After perusing the various options, I settled on joining Dominion Harvest.
They boasted several different box options, weekly or biweekly delivery, there's no commitment (you can cancel whenever you want to), and they report providing only organic or pesticide-free produce. At $39/box for 10-11 produce items, I decided that it was worth it. Let's go over the benefits:
1) Local produce without having to make sure I can get to a farmer's market at the appropriate time.
2) No room for indecisive-me to make decisions and waste time
3) Studies show that it is actually more energy-efficient to have groceries delivered to your home than to go to the grocery store {this one's a stretch since I still have to go for other things, but work with me here}
4) This program forces me to: a) eat in season, b) try new produce, c) be inventive.
**Let me take a moment to declare that I am in no way getting any payment/perks for writing this. This is just me reflecting on an awesome find in Richmond**
So every other Wednesday, this arrives at my door:
I gracefully kick the box into my apartment and delve into the goods.
Each delivery comes with a list so you can tell (A) what's in your box and (B) where each food-stuff came from.
Silly me forgot to take pictures of everything before cooking but here's a look-see at what I got:
So far the deliveries are definitely getting me to eat lots of good greens! (Tis the season) I just added some Bibb lettuce to this lentil dish I threw together the other day. Worked well- who knew.
Have you ever tried a produce delivery service?
What's your favorite time waster?
I'm currently writing my first ever iPhone post because clearly I cannot move the 2 feet to fetch my laptop and sending iPhone pictures to my computer is just too much for me to bear.
Today I will bring you one of my stand-by recipes adapted from here: Unsloppy Joes
I started out making the recipe as described- to go between buns or bread in sandwich form. That's a delicious way if eating it, but I later discovered that an especially delicious mode of consumption is .:drumroll:. as a stuffing. In/on a sweet potato. (Never would have guessed that from the title, right?) So here we go, without further adieu I bring you…
I really enjoy this chili mix. It has a strong flavor that's perfect for a sandwich or for topping sweet potatoes. The vinegar gives it a good kick.
Sweet potato clearly unpictured, but I assure you it was tasted and delicious.
I ate this alongside my typical vegetable mix:
Plus a summer favorite that's come back into the mix:
Yesterday, I was in the mood for something different, so I sprinkled some Jerk Seasoning on top:
Must say, it was quite delicious.
OK: Confession time, I started this post on my phone but switched to the computer for all the editing, recipe posting, font stuff. Maybe one day I will get out a post that doesn't need much editing to take full advantage of my mobile app.
Today I did Strong Lifts B workout.
Squats: 110lb 5×5 (poor form on 2 of the reps, so I'm retrying it Friday),
DB Overhead Press: 25 lb DBs 3×4/5/4
Deadlift: 130 1×5


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Workshop 7: Responding to Writing: Peer to Peer
Velvet McReynolds' Lesson
Graphic organizers and acronyms are often helpful tools for students as they acquire new skills. To introduce peer conferencing, Velvet McReynolds uses the acronym PATS (Praise, Ask a question, Tell what stuck in your mind, Suggest a change for improvement), a response protocol that gives her students an anchor in unfamiliar waters.
To familiarize the class with the PATS technique and with responding to writing in general, Velvet relies on another successful instructional strategy—sharing her own writing. Velvet reads a draft of a personal narrative and then uses PATS to solicit feedback. After modeling the peer conference, Velvet organizes the students into pairs. Then the students share and respond to each other's writing using the PATS technique.
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Bumps on a Log
Sure enough, a young glossy ibis was there, feeding in the back corner of the swamp. We don't get too many ibises through this part of the world. My guess is that this bird was a post-breeding wanderer and it will likely head back south in the next day or so.
More interesting to me was the collection of 60 or more wood ducks loafing along the edge of the swamp and resting on a submerged log. The woodies were in various stages of molt—some still sporting the remnant summer feathers, some in partial eclipse plumage, and one or two males in their finest finery.
I'm really glad that this patch of bottomland swamp is still here for the birds (and people) to enjoy.
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An Apartment Defined By a Gigantic Bookshelf
There's a lot of things we noticed about this 3,200 square feet in Brazil designed by Triptyque Architecture, including the myriad of high-end audio/video equipment strewn throughout, alongside the supremely expensive and bulbous curves of a Philippe Starck BaObab Desk. But the apartment's defining feature is the expansive, wrap-around bookshelving, holding everything but the kitchen sink...
This project was guided by Dominique Gonzalez-Foerster's vision of tropical identity, which she defines as "something organic, intense, sensorial, vegetable, hectic, immature and out of control".
Our approach is akin to the idea of global design: the apartment is conceived in its entirety, from the plans to the faucets. The first step was to clear the space completely, in order to work from a free plan and to take full advantage of the apartment's potential. Next, we established a new hierarchy emphasizing the continuity of spaces and the dialogue among them. The centerpiece of the project is a great bookcase embracing the external stairs and elevator to form an entrance that gives the impression of penetrating a cave. It is present in every room, unifying the entire project.
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you oughta be on stage: Praan Jaye Paar Shaan Na Jaye
(Apologies if I spelled that wrong. I feel like every time I look at a website that mentions this movie, it's spelled differently. I know I said that the wily H would be my downfall in Hindi, but it might just be the "A" vs "AA" question. Another reason to just go ahead and learn Devanagari. Anyway.)
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During almost every moment of this movie, I kept thinking "I feel like I'm watching a play." (Hey English or drama majors, is there a literary term for this phenomenon? I don't think "stagey" really captures what I mean.) I think this is the first time I've had this feeling while watching Hindi films, and PJPSNJ (can't decide between "A" and "AA"? Avoid yaar!) is unlike anything else I've watched. More on that in a sec. Some of the things that lead to this wait-am-I-suddenly-in-an-all-Indian-community-theater feeling are good or fun - for example, the narrator (I love Vijay Raaz and was so excited to see him here) speaking directly to the audience, or lots of coming-and-going in the central public space of the chawl. But some of them veer towards over-the-top - which I guess is why the term "stagey" came to mind a few sentences ago - and of course now that I'm writing this I can't remember any of those.
I really loved the setting of this movie because it let us get to know a community of people, and I'd have to say that for the average Hindi film, the characters were relatively nuanced and given some room to develop, which is sort of amazing, given how many there were. I found very few of them cartoonish, which is rare. And more importantly, I really cared for them. I really wanted them to save their home.
And of course I enjoyed all the filmy convention jokes and references to - like when the ticket scalper is raving about the big movie and he says something about it doing something to him, "kuch kuch hota hai," and a guy passes by singing KKHH's "Koi Mil Gaya." I have no idea if lots of movies do this, but they made me giggle the whole way through, even if the characters themselves drew attention to them. Genearlly I think that kind of in-joke is better done subtley, letting the viewer just catch it on their own, but I'll take what I can get.
Minor snark: it's so annoying to have us pretend we think Diya Mirza is unattractive just because she has glasses on. And only the outsider can see how pretty she really is, and all he does is make her wear revealing clothes and take off her glasses. Hollywood does this too, and it's stupid. It was stupid when Marcia Brady did it to her friend, and it's stupid now. And I was shocked that she ended up with the boy she had always loved who would never give her a second look when she was "ugly." What kind of message is that? Very disappointing - and not at all in keeping with other elements of the story that felt relatively pro-women-as-people-of-substance. (Favorite bits from this category include the father who throws out his daughter's ass of a husband and the women who stick up for the prostitute and point out to the hypocritical men whose fault prostitution really is.)
Aside to screenwriter(s): one of my Indian friends told me he thought this title is a play on a famous line from the Ramayana. If so, I'd love to know if there were allusions to the Ramayana other than the title (and I would have to say, based on my basic knowledge of the story, there's nothing particularly Sita-like about Laxmi's stunt.)
Aside to marketing people: please explain the picture on the cover of this movie.
(thanks nehaflix for the image - and for stocking the movie too of course)
I know you can't judge a book by its cover, but 1) we never see Raveena Tandon with short hair or a jean jacket, 2) the guy with the gun is not nearly as prominent in the movie as he is in the picture, and 3) Sushmita only has that razor for a teensy bit (and I know she's the winking reference to needing star power, but still - I would at least have used a more flattering picture, like maybe her dancing at the end). I feel misled and confused. Not that it really matters, I guess, but I just don't understand why this is the picture when there are so many other scenes that could have been used that are so much more evocative of the feel and story of the movie. Also, is anyone else reminded of the font of Rang De Basanti?
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Aug. 7, 2006
Klagenfurt, Austria - Former UCSB volleyball standout Todd Rogers and partner Phil Dalhausser defeated the reigning Olympic beach volleyball champions Sunday in Austria to win the gold medal at the prestigious FIVB A1 Grand Slam.
Rogers and Dalhausser needed just 45 minutes to take out Brazil's Emanuel Rego and Ricardo Santos by scores of 21-19 and 21-17 before a full-house crowd of 8,000. Rogers, playing in his 51st career FIVB World Tour tilt, was tabbed the most outstanding player of the event.
The win snapped a 50-event drought for the U.S. as it was the first International Beach Volleyball title for an American men's squad since 2003 when Dain Blanton and Jeff Nygaard were victorious in Greece.
After going 1-2 in pool play, Rogers and Dalhausser rebounded to win five straight matches en route to the title. Their run included wins over a pair of American teams (Blanton/Sean Rooney and Jake Gibb/Sean Rosenthal) as well as victories against the #3-seeded German team of Julius Brink and Christoph Dieckmann and 5th-seeded Mariano Baracetti and Martin Conde of Argentina.
"Once we got out of our pool, we played better and better with each match," said the 32-year old Rogers, who placed fourth in last year's A1 Grand Slam with Sean Scott. "Phil's play at the net has been awesome all year. He is a newcomer to FIVB play, so he has adapted quickly to the international game."
The win over the Brazilians came two months after Rego and Santos downed Rogers and Dalhausser twice in Croatia to take that stop's crown. Since the start of the international title in 1987, Brazil has won 122 of 188 gold medals, including 22 by Rego and Santos.
It was Rogers' second World Tour title as he won with Dax Holdren in Mexico in 2000. Dalhausser, who joined international play in 2004, finished seventh with Rogers at the 2005 Berlin stop, the duo's first event together.
The international victory gives Rogers and Dalhausser added confidence heading into this week's AVP Tour Manhattan Beach Open, considered the premiere beach volleyball event. The pair has won five of 10 AVP events thus far this season, the most recent against Gibb and Rosenthal at the Birmingham-Hoover Open in mid-July. They are currently ranked second on the Tour with 3,448 points, just behind leaders Mike Lambert and Stein Metzger (3,518). At the Manhattan, Dalhausser lost in the finals last year (with then-partner Nick Lucena), while Rogers placed third in both 2000 and 2001.
Rogers played indoor at UCSB from 1993-96 and ranks second on the school's all-time digs (783) and assists (4,831) lists.


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Trustee Martha McNicholas Elected as 2017 Board President
SAN JUAN CAPISTRANO---Four members of the Capistrano Unified School District Board of Trustees were sworn into office Wednesday evening, December 14, during the regular Board meeting of the Capistrano Unified School District. They also elected Martha McNicholas as its new President, Gila Jones as the Vice President and Patricia Holloway as Clerk of the Board.
Amy Hanacek was re-elected to Trustee Area 1, Jim Reardon was re-elected to Trustee Area 2 and Gary Pritchard to Trustee Area 5. Patricia Holloway was elected to her first term in office in Trustee Area 3. The newly electeds were administered the Oath of Office by a person of their choosing. Quinn Darling, Student Advisor to the Board administered the oath for Amy Hanacek. James Holloway administered the oath for his wife Patricia Holloway, and Orange County District Attorney Tony Rackauckas administered the oath for Gary Pritchard and Jim Reardon.
"Serving our students and families is truly an honor," McNicholas said. "Our role as a Trustee is to ensure our students have the best educational opportunities possible and I am looking forward to continuing our work in 2017."
Board President Martha McNicholas is a native Californian with a Master's in Mechanical Engineering from Stanford University. She has over 35 years of experience in real-world engineering, holds three patents, and is recognized in the CUSD community as a tireless volunteer at schools, as well as for having served on the Superintendent's Parent Advisory Council, and several other District Committees. McNicholas has served on School Site Councils and as PTA President at both George White Elementary and Niguel Hills Middle School and was Executive Vice President at Dana Hills High School. She is the immediate Past President of the Capistrano Unified Council of PTSA's (covering all 53 traditional schools), where she has also been active on the scholarship and legislative advocacy committees as well as other leadership positions. She has also been a director of the CUSD Foundation and the Dana Running Foundation at Dana Hills High School, and has served as Chairman of Dana Hills Grad Nite.
The next Board of Trustee meeting is scheduled for Wednesday, January 25 at 7:00 p.m. at the District's Education Center located at 33122 Valle Road in the city of San Juan Capistrano.
About CUSD: Capistrano Unified School District provides for the education of more than 50,000 students and operates and maintains 4.5 million square feet of classroom and building space. Founded in 1965, the District encompasses 195 square miles in seven cities and a portion of the unincorporated area of Orange County.


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New York: Taylor Swift reportedly indirectly thanked ex-boyfriend Harry Styles for inspiring her to write the song "I Knew You Were Trouble" at an award function.
Swift, who shared a brief relation with Styles, is known for drawing inspiration from her failed relationships.
She won the best female video trophy at the MTV Video Music Awards on Sunday for the song, reports dailymail.co.uk.
Addressing her fans first, she said: "I want to thank the fans because I tweeted about this a lot, I really wanted this."
Although Swift did not mention any name, all eyes were on Styles, who was also present at the award function.
"I also want to thank the person who inspired this song because he knows exactly who he is, because now I`ve got one of these," she said.
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There was a time, not too long ago really, when a young WWE performer began to hear his name attached to a pretty flattering label: the next Shawn Michaels. Not everyone bought into it at the time, but there were enough similarities, enough parallels, that even the cynical fan had to give it a thought before dismissing it.
Like Michaels, the wrestler in question rose to fame as part of a successful tag team, capturing the tag titles five times in all. Both men were similar in build, a little on the small side for "heavyweights," and both employed memorable finishing moves. You couldn't help but get the feeling that both guys felt right at home in any match involving a ladder. And like the man known as the Heartbreak Kid, the up-and-coming grappler had more than his fair share of female fans.
For Jeff Hardy, comparisons to one of the greats of the business didn't seem all that outrageous back in late 2001 or early 2002. They did, however, prove to be a bit premature. Seemingly the more charismatic of the Hardy brothers, Jeff got a stronger initial push than Matt, culminating in a shot at the undisputed world championship then held by The Undertaker (in, appropriately enough, a ladder match). Jeff lost that bout, but there was the feeling that it was only the beginning of a singles career that had many highlights yet to come.
Instead, it was the beginning of the end of Hardy's WWE run. There was a short, strange storyline with Michaels himself, and a few other unmemorable feuds. In April of 2003, the WWE released Hardy, with only a short blurb and a good luck wish on the company website to mark the departure of someone who, with all respect to Brock Lesnar's gimmick, seemed set to be the Next Big Thing. As they tend to do, rumours flew of lateness or drug use, and Hardy himself to have lost his zest for the business, speaking of his desire to put more energy into his music career.
If that would have been the end of the Jeff Hardy story, he would have assured himself of entry into the "Whatever happened to?" hall of fame, and fans would have been left wondering what might have been. But Hardy never quit wrestling, jumping over to TNA for a spell where he found himself in the heavyweight title mix several times. The latest twist may be the most interesting yet, as a little over a week ago, the WWE announced that it was bringing Jeff back.
The deal certainly seems like one that could benefit both parties. If the WWE adds Hardy to the Smackdown roster, it will be a shot in the arm for a program painfully short on star power and suffering from months of injuries and neglect. Raw wouldn't be a bad fit either, as it's easy to imagine Jeff in matches with younger guys like Carlito or Shelton Benjamin as he works his way back up the WWE ladder. It's even possible that he could reunite as a tag team with Matt -- and the brothers spoke of this very scenario recently on WWE.com -- though even the return of the Hardy Boyz probably wouldn't be enough to revive the federation's dilapidated doubles division.
On Jeff's end, he'll get the chance to learn the truth about himself. In his first interview with the WWE, Hardy said he felt like the substance problems that eventually led to his firing were the effect rather than the cause, that he was looking for an excuse to get out of the spotlight. Only he knows how much honesty is contained in that statement, but there's no question that the best way to find out is to be back in it. Others have tried and failed to confront their personal issues while continuing to wrestle, but that doesn't have to be Jeff's fate.
There's no guarantee that Hardy will be able to achieve the stardom that once seemed maybe not quite a certainty, but at least a very safe bet. The wear and tear of his high risk style is always a lingering cloud, as injury could rear its ugly head at any time. Fans seem to be especially hostile right now to anyone thought to be catering specifically to the females in the audience -- Jeff only has to seek out John Cena in the locker room to get confirmation of that -- so not everyone in the crowd may welcome him back with open arms. Jeff's TNA stint also didn't seem to do anything special for his microphone work, which wasn't a strength to begin with, so it might be the non-wrestling things required of a WWE champion that prove to be his undoing.
For now, those hypothetical negatives are all shoved to the side by the promise of starting over. If there's something that people in general, and wrestling fans in particular, all seem to pull for, it's someone getting a second chance. It's a common theme that runs through all types of entertainment, so why should sports entertainment be any different? Assuming that Hardy really is "refocused and rehabilitated" as his once and future employer claims, he's certainly someone worthy of support as he goes forward with his career and his life.
It may turn out that WWE fans aren't getting the return of the next Shawn Michaels, but that's alright. They are getting the return of the first Jeff Hardy, and that's good enough.
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Thomas wrote:In the USA, up to 14% a wine has 1 to 1.5% leeway, plus or minus. So, the answer to your question is: you never really get to know the alcohol level.
I'd just like to point out that the rules in the US are complicated and it all has to do with taxes. The tolerance for wines under 14% is +/- 1.5%, the tolerance for wines 14% and over is +/- 1%, which I always thought was odd (why a bigger tolerance for lower alcohol?). 14% represents the breakpoint between tax categories. The extra complexity is that despite those general tolerances, the label *must* agree with the tax category. In other words, if the label shows a number less than 14%, the actual alcohol must be less than 14%. So if, for example, the label says "13.9%", the actual alcohol could be anywhere from 12.4% to 13.999% - but not 14.0% or greater. If the label says 14.1%, the actual alcohol could be anywhere from 14.0% to 15.1%. These rules are the reason why in the old days so many wines were labeled at 12.5%. Especially for the nonvintage wines that used to be prevalent in California, a winery could use the same label for wine anywhere from 11% to 14% alcohol, year-in and year-out, more or less forever.


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The demand for agile developers far outweighs the supply. And by far, I mean by light years. Take a look at this infographic that shows how wide the gap is between the available pool of agile developers and the number of job openings for agile. This "agile gap" has significant implications for developers and hiring managers alike.
The first implication is this: Most shops looking for agile developers aren't yet agile. They're either just starting out with agile, or they want to be agile, or they say they're agile but really aren't. Odds are high that the shop you're interviewing with for that agile position could be a potential nightmare gig in the making.
If you're a committed agile developer and you're interviewing for a new gig, how can you figure out if the company you are interviewing with is full of hot air or really is an agile shop? You don't want to discover your new team is just starting out with agile unless you wanted to help build such a team in the first place.
The truth is that there's no such thing as a perfect agile shop, because the industry is decades away from full maturity. There are companies that understand adoption of agile development requires a complete change in culture, and they've made or are making the transition. But there remain far more companies that don't have a clue about the culture of agile.
[ Looking for a promotion? Check out our Secret CIO's advice on moving up the career ladder -- 5 Steps To That CIO Title. ]
For agile developers, it's crucial to understand where a prospective employer is on the agile maturity curve before signing on the dotted line:
If they are agile, it will probably be a good fit.
If they aren't agile yet but realize they need to change, and are willing to commit to change, then it might also be a good fit -- assuming you're interested in taking on the role of change agent. Not an easy job, to be sure, but some people (like me) thrive on these challenges. If that's you, the position is worth considering.
If they aren't agile and think they can get there by hiring agile developers without really understanding the cultural change required, that's a recipe for disaster. Run for the exit.
How can you know where a potential employer falls on the agile continuum? Here are 10 questions designed to get at an organization's culture, because culture makes all the difference between organizations that succeed with agile and those that just talk a good game.
This is the number one question that needs to be answered, though it may not be a question you ask out loud. Use your eyes. The physical work environment can be an indicator of the culture. Do they work in an open space? Do they work in cubicles? You can still have an open work culture in a cubicle, but it does mean that the space is working against openness and, perhaps, that the company doesn't value openness enough to build it into its work environment.
2. How do you structure your work teams?
Next, I would ask about how people are organized. Will you work in a cross-functional team or are you going to be working in a silo? You're really looking for a collaborative, open, team-based work culture. Siloed teams by definition cannot be agile.
3. What tools and languages do you use?
While agile isn't associated with any particular language or toolset, these can give an indication of the culture. A tool doesn't make or break a collaborative culture, but a tool designed for a top-down development process is not well-suited for an agile environment. According to our research, the most popular language platforms in shops that self-describe as agile are Java and .Net (this usually means C#).
4. How much customer contact will I have?
Ongoing and iterative customer feedback, whether for internal or external customers, is essential in the agile process. How does this company or department engage with its customers or users? Does the company or department just go out and gather requirements? Or do they have collaborative sessions with the customer or user? That's really what agile techniques are all about. If the prospective employer asks you how you would use a set of requirements to create a solution, you know they're not doing agile!
5. Will I speak with my potential coworkers during my interview?
If you are interviewing with a company that shields you from the people you will be working with -- e.g., if you're just talking to managers and HR people -- it's possible they haven't discovered the value of building a team-centered work environment. When I was VP of development at Primavera, we conducted group interviews. If we knew someone would be working with three other people on a team, we'd have those three people interview the candidate. Sometimes we'd actually give them a problem to solve together, because we wanted to see how they interacted as a team.


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The Four... Not the gang of... but the four candidates for supervisor
This week in the Catskill Mountain News (and I do love writing for it about local issues. It's one of the most fulfilling things I do as a writer) I did profiles of the four candidates for town supervisor here in Middletown. And, I've been called by one of them who complained about being misquoted. I have the whole MP3 of our interview. In fact of all the interviews, which for each candidate alone totals up to more than 5000 words. That's more than 20,000 words of transcription in total – or to put it in other terms: more than 30 pages.
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This year there will be what amounts to an historic election in the Town of Middletown, not simply because of the recent flood, but also because of a wholesale shift in town government, with both the long-serving incumbent town clerk and supervisor retiring. For the first time in years there are four candidates, and none is running with a party affiliation.
The choice of a new town supervisor also has implications at the county government level. The supervisor represents Middletown in the county government. He or she becomes a member of the county board of supervisors, which functions much like the board of directors of a large corporation. The supervisors manage the county's budget; which will approach $100 million in 2012.
That budget is, in large part, fed by local property taxes, and the supervisors help decide how that money is apportioned. There are also several committees and other boards, like the Catskill Watershed Corporation and the Coalition of Watershed Towns, on which Middletown's supervisor may well sit, helping to steer a future that in the wake of Tropical Storm Irene is anything but secure.
The News interviewed all the candidates extensively, asking follow-up questions and clarifications on issues from taxes, tourism and revenue to their vision for Middletown now.
Those interviews, in name alphabetical order, follow.
Wayd Jaquish
Wayd Jaquish could be called the ghost candidate. He's been the least visible in the race. Many people didn't even know he was running until the debate last week, and when asked what he's doing to prepare for the job, he's honest – to a fault. "I haven't been doing my homework to put it bluntly," he says. "Right at the moment I've been too busy."
He's sitting behind the register at Jaquish Appliances on a slow Saturday with no calls or visitors. Hints of tattoos peek out from his T-Shirt, with his arms on the counter. There's ink for all his children. The oldest son represented with calligraphy for love, devotion, wealth and Aquarius, and the youngest two with a dragon and princess.
Low-key campaign
With his Amish-style beard and wire glasses he has an almost 19th-century look, and it's impossible to learn much of his campaign – or himself – online. He hasn't signed up for Facebook. All you find through Google is a Spalding Gray video for HBO. The actor did a film on his upstate home where Wayd's father installed the appliances. In the movie young Wayd repeats everything his dad says, because he'd heard it so many times. "That was my two minutes of fame," he laughs.
As he talks about the campaign, Wayd repeats frequently the phrase, "our part of the world," and "this part of the world" – instead of calling it Middletown or Delaware County or even the Catskills. The way he says it, the phrase has an almost studied cadence that gives him a preacherly air that seems in keeping with the Amish beard and wire glasses.
He grew up here, went to MCS, graduating in 1995, and went on to do a cram course in refrigeration, air conditioning and appliances, then came back to take his place in the family business. He decided to run originally because of his real estate tax assessment.
"I wanted to be in the supervisor position to get information," he explains. "They just came through and assessed me at $158,000. Nobody looked at the place. Where did they come up with that? I want an understanding of how they did that and why."
Now he's in the race because he's unhappy with issues in the Watershed. He studies his hands and coughs, clearing his throat. "I'm not happy with the influences going on in our part of the world. You have more hoops and battles and rigmarole. The more I get into the politics and listen to people around the countryside, it's clear they just don't want us here."
The "they" in question are, of course, the city and its Department of Environmental Protection, but Wayd doesn't have a solution. "I haven't been in the game long enough to see the players," he says.
"I haven't been going to the meetings. I really don't have the answer at this moment because I really don't think there is an answer. I don't think there is a fix."
He wants to serve to give back to his community. "This town has given me everything I've ever had, and everything I've ever worked for has been in this town. This town is my whole entire life." When asked what makes him qualified, he turns the question around and asks, "What needs to be the qualifications to put a person in this position? It's a position on the board and the everyday goings on and overseeing the budget. Seventy to eighty percent of it goes to the garage," he explains and says that alone makes him qualified. "Knowing what work goes on there and what maintenance is involved in running trucks and equipment up and down the road, that's what I do," he says proudly.
"I service my own equipment and work on smaller equipment and know what maintenance is involved. That's pretty much what a supervisor does."
Asked about his vision for Middletown, he isn't long on specifics, not yet at least. "It's hard to determine, what can go on in this part of the world without knowing who you have to go through and who'd put money in certain projects." One project he'd like to do is at the septic plant, where he sees a possibility of algae production for biofuel.
"It's –" he glances at a clipboard, flipping through the pages until he finds the number – "one acre of algae can produce 100,000 gallons of fuel. Whereas corn is around 20 gallons. The septic can take all the gray water and run it through where the greenhouses were. They were completely set up to produce algae and create profits for the sewer plant," his voice rises as he talks. "I'm looking at any alternative that could benefit the system." That includes windmills, which he thinks should be back on the agenda.
"Basically, he says, "the reason I'm taking on this job is to bring a little more common sense into the picture and try to talk to people and say 'why not? Why can't we do these things?'"
Marge Miller
There's little Marge Miller hasn't done to prepare for the job of supervisor. She's met with supervisors ranging from Len Utter and Tom Hynes to those further afield like Tina Mole, Keitha Capouya and Jim Eisel who's chairman of the county board of supervisors. The 15-minute meeting he'd promised her extended to more than an hour. She's studied budgets, attended town and village board meetings, read the entire Comprehensive Plan (the complex one, at that, before it was simplified). She's met with the town clerk, secretary and building code officer, as well as both current and former highway superintendents to understand how their budget, which is some 70-80 percent of the town's total expenditure, works.
John Biruk, the current superintendent, says, "She's the only candidate to willingly come see me looking for answers about how it works." She's studied the census data, registered voters and gone house to house to meet constituents. She's even read the New York State Comptroller's Handbook for Local Government. Never the most exciting read, it details the responsibilities and limits of the job, including "being," as the book puts it, "the chief receiver of concerns and complaints."
The level of detail in her preparation is more akin to what candidates do for state or national office, not a local part-time position. Sitting outside her house on a sunny afternoon in a Yankees cap and clogs, Miller breathlessly recounts all the research. Her dedication gives her a wonkish edge, a bit like Hillary Clinton, who she resembles with her big round eyes.
"There was an urgency," she explains, "even before the flood. This community has needed long-range planning and it can't come from outside." Not that any of the candidates are outsiders, but having lived in the city, she insists she's best able to unite everyone from long-standing residents to second homeowners.
She moved back in 2001 after working as an actress in Manhattan and serving as head of her co-op board. She returned to help care for her aging parents, and soon also got involved with MCS, subbing and coaching tennis and the drama club. She now serves as the Bovina librarian as well.
"Doing something to help my community is what matters to me, not playing the cheerleading coach on some afterschool special," she shakes her head. "Is that going to change anyone's lives?"
She owns property in the city, which provides her income. "I'm lucky," she says, "I have the freedom to do what I think is important here." This means that though the job is officially part-time with a part-time salary, she can devote as much time to it as it requires.
The supervisor's duties include serving on the county board and sitting on its various committees. The more time the supervisor has, the more committees he or she can serve on, and the more influence he or she can have. Supervisors often serve on boards like the Catskill Watershed Corporation or the Coalition of Watershed Towns, which are important in lobbying for their towns.
The job's duties leak far beyond attending to town issues, and Miller wants to sit on the county board's Watershed Committee as well as the Finance Committee. "That is where the county budget is divvied up," she says. "You have to earn that spot. It's given to those with the time and experience. So," she asks, how much can you give if you're just a part-time worker?" She also sees the job as working with and lobbying for local groups from non-profits to the school and going to village board meetings to stay on top of town issues.
One of her core concerns is affordable housing. "After coming back," she says, "you could see the scale of the transfer of land into the hands of people who don't live here fulltime, who don't," as she puts it, "'do the working and living and dying and the raising of kids' here." She's quoting another Clinton, not Hillary but Bill. "We need to make sure there is affordable housing. We need a permanent local population who work here and staff the fire departments – all the jobs that are so important to a community. If we don't have places for them to live or opportunity for them here, how can we keep them?"
After the flood she says it's imperative to have low-income housing out of the floodplain, but she also stresses that jobs are key from the Crossroads Resort to local farms. "They employ people and are good for the environment." They also, she explains, serve as ambassadors for the region through farmers' markets.
Such advocacy is central to her campaign. "We have plenty of New York City money advocating for the city's interests but most New Yorkers don't have a clue where their water comes from." She wants to put our case not simply to the New York City Department of Environmental Protection, but to the larger downstate population so they see themselves as stakeholders in the Watershed and its success, from avoiding flooding to supporting farming and tourism.
Another major concern of hers is the two percent property tax cap, which she
calls daunting. "In talking to Tina Mole," she explains, "Bovina's allowable budget increase with the two percent cap amounted to $8,000 but their health care costs went up $14,000, so what do they cut? The highway crew? What do we cut in that case?" She knows the question is unpopular, particularly in an election year, but just like everything else with her campaign, she's not shying away from bringing it up.
Joe Moskowitz
Joe Moskowitz holds court in Casey Joe's, his coffee shop at the corner of routes 28 and 38 in Arkville. Over the years it has served as roller rink, dance hall, farm supply, and is now centerpiece of his Arkville revival. He talks proudly of how the barn-red buildings have transformed the area.
"The concentration of Jack's," he says, plus his new tenant, "the Cha Cha Hut, the auction, Casey Joe's and Donatello's Pizza complete my long-range plan going back to when I was a kid of turning the middle of Arkville into a dining and entertainment destination."
With the Cha Cha Hut moving into Casey Joe's, he'll have time for the job of supervisor if he wins and won't be working, "90 hours a week," as he puts it. Though today it's quiet. FedEx drops off a package and an older couple buying cookies asks when the Bun N' Cone might reopen.
Moskowitz first ran for supervisor in 2005, just after moving back to the area. He lost by less than a hundred votes, impressive, given his recent return. Now he's at a table in the café. The look is eclectic, with a pop-art Marilyn and pickup bed turned sofa. Traffic flickers by outside, and he talks with the confidence of one who's been on both sides of the camera. Moskowitz started in broadcast journalism when still a student at Notre Dame and moved quickly to newscaster in Indianapolis, and from there to Houston, New Orleans, Sacramento, Albany –and finally to News 12 on Long Island, whose logo graces his baseball cap. In allegiance to his career at NBC the network's peacock hangs on the wall.
Though he moved back home six years ago, Moskowitz spent nearly every weekend here from 1983 on. In the 2005 campaign his bold black "Joe" signs graced the town, turning his first name into a campaign slogan. Now few of them are out, and he's been running most of his campaign on Facebook. Ads in the paper have touted his sometimes adversarial approach with a tag line of "Just think." Recently he even turned being a bad guest into a qualification, advertising: "Nothing is ever good enough for Joe. That might make Joe an undesirable dinner guest, but it's a common trait among leaders…."
He wants to make more of tourism and second homeowners. "We're not taking enough advantage of them," he says and brings up last Christmas as an example. "The Saturday before," he says, "Margaretville was empty. I could have laid down in the middle of the street and been run over. At the same time on the same day, I could have gone to Phoenicia. Go there any day of the week, any night of the week and you have people, young people attracted by the businesses there, the restaurants and bars."
Now he calls the flood an "opportunity." It's a word he repeats often. "Going back to where we were isn't good enough." He'd like Margaretville to be more like Phoenicia with stream-side dining and using the river for recreation. "What do we have here?" he asks rhetorically, "A couple of streams running right through town and a 26-mile fresh water lake. That's what the reservoir becomes once the city opens it up." The city has yet to make a firm promise to extend their pilot program in the Cannonsville, but Moskowitz insists they will.
He also favors putting together a committee to meet with the city to discuss watershed issues. "They have something we want –" he pauses dramatically– "money. And we have something they want … water." For leverage the committee can use regulatory taking (an illegal use of eminent domain where government regulation effectively serves as defacto seizure) and a 1947 agreement that says the city must provide water to all who want it in the Watershed.
But whether Joe makes it that far is a big if. He knows it too. He resigned abruptly from the school board last spring. While there are conflicting explanations about what exactly happened, he wrote in a letter to the News that he could do more off the board. He felt as if his resigning was the best way to publicize problems at the school, including low graduation rates.
Moskowitz has also said frequently he's wanted to serve as supervisor but couldn't run in the last two elections because of work at Casey Joe's and serving on the school board, a position he only took at the urging of others. He admits though he'll have an uphill battle convincing people otherwise. "I know if I lose this race," Moskowitz says, "it will very likely be because of this. I felt I needed to make a statement. But will I walk away from the town board?" he shakes his head and says emphatically, "No. I started this six years ago, and now the stakes are too high."
Jake Rosa
Jake Rosa wasn't planning on running for town supervisor, not this year at least. Then came the flood, and people lobbied him to change his mind. Currently deputy supervisor, Rosa has been on the town board for the last two years, but he still wasn't convinced. Not that he didn't think the job imperative, he just knew how much time it requires, and he has a young family and his own forestry business. As he walks a parcel of land he might log, he says it came down to his girlfriend. "When she said okay, I threw my hat in."
The owner and sole employee of Dry Brook Custom Sawmilling and Logging, he's won several awards including logger of the year for the Northeastern Loggers' Association, where he beat loggers from states from Minnesota to Maine for the honor. Also on the Watershed Agriculture Council's Forestry Commission and the board of the Catskills Forest Association, Jake has been lauded for his sustainable practices. Despite the accolades, he has no staff. The workers' compensation and liability are too high. He taps the trunk of a giant cherry and says he'd consider hiring someone if elected to help with the workload.
Rosa is not one to put on airs. He's wearing a red-gone-pink shirt with the sleeves cut off and a pencil tucked behind his ear. A lifelong hunter, he jokes that he became a logger because no one would pay him to hunt. His dad was supervisor during the '96 flood, and Jake grew up and still lives on Dry Brook Road.
"I'd been looking forward to working with new people and new ideas on the board," he says, explaining why he decided to run, "but this isn't a time for learning on the job." As he discusses the issues, he doesn't pull any punches, whether he's fretting over jobs and housing or the two percent property tax cap.
He explains that the town will probably spend $2 million on flood recovery and worries about FEMA's coming through. "That's two million we don't have in our budget. Do we bond it? Then you have to raise taxes to make the payments, but the state passed a tax cap. How do we handle that?" He shakes his head at the Faustian bargain he's laid out. "Do we lay off 10 of our highway employees so now we can't plow in the winter?"
He's just as direct when it comes to tourism. While many see it as the only future for our area, he thinks it should be "the gravy," rather than the driver of our economy. "People don't travel or spend much in a recession, so we suffer twice as hard," he explains, because the economy isn't diversified.
"Look at what jobs we have available. Most of the businesses – if they have employees, they're minimum wage. With restaurants you got waitresses, and then there are antique shops…." he laughs and a grouse flies off. "Every time you turn around there's another one popping up."
Similarly he doesn't hide his feelings about Belleayre. "I've got friends who work up there," he says acknowledging the risk in even voicing his opinion. "Does it really need that many people in the summer? Granted they live in the community and need a job, but I'm paying for that job." Rather than being supported solely by taxpayer contributions he'd like to see it "run like a private authority, so the money they make stays there." He favors getting Belleayre full funding for the first year and only a small tax contribution after that to force financial accountability.
At the property corner, he doubles back along a logging road. Rosa's stance towards the city is less strident than the other candidates. Perhaps that's in part because his father is the executive director of the Catskill Watershed Corporation (CWC), but Jake says the city isn't leaving so why not work with them? Plus they do bring benefits, like paying for him to follow best-practices as a logger and lending equipment to the town at no cost, a huge taxpayer savings.
His attitude about the Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) brings up the question of a conflict of interest with his father. Jake empathically says it's not a problem. If he were on the CWC Board of Directors, he'd be his father's boss. When asked about the issue, Tim Cox the CWC's lawyer said, "Jake's serving is absolutely not a problem as long as he doesn't have check-signing privileges."
Rosa follows a path through the woods and comes to a field. He says forestry is part of his vision for the town. "It's one industry the DEP will allow," he explains. "And it will help owners." If they can see return from their land, they won't subdivide. Also good for tourism, forestry ensures open spaces instead of development, while logging roads can encourage horseback riding and hiking. Another related industry he'd like is a local chip burning electric plant. "It would provide 60-70 jobs, with wages up to six-digit salary positions."
As he approaches his pickup, Rosa says he's sanguine about the election. He says he's not in it for the ego and explains that he's not done much visible campaigning. "I'm there for two more years whether as supervisor or councilman. It doesn't really matter who wins. I'm there to help them."