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Oil-poach garlic to make confit, which yields tender, sweet cloves and infused oil. Add the cloves to pan sauces, use the oil for drizzling, or purée them both into a dressing.
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- 20 garlic cloves, peeled
- 1 cup olive oil
- 1 pound skinless, boneless chicken breasts or thighs
- Kosher salt, freshly ground pepper
- 2 tablespoons Dijon or whole grain mustard
- 2 tablespoons red wine vinegar
- 1/4 cup pitted olives
- 4 cups (packed) arugula (not baby)
- 1/4 cup flat-leaf parsley leaves
- 3 roasted red peppers from a jar, cut into 1/2-inch-wide strips
- Set a fine-mesh strainer over a medium bowl. Bring garlic and oil just to a simmer in a small saucepan over medium-low heat. Reduce heat to low; cook, stirring occasionally, until garlic is golden brown and soft, 20-25 minutes. Let cool completely. Strain, reserving cloves and oil.
- Build a medium-hot fire in a charcoal grill, or heat a gas grill to high. Toss chicken and 2 tablespoons garlic oil in a medium bowl. Season with salt and pepper. Grill until charred and just cooked through, 4-5 minutes per side. Transfer to a board; let rest for 5 minutes.
- Purée 8 garlic cloves, 1/2 cup garlic oil, Dijon mustard, and vinegar in a blender or mini-processor. Season dressing with salt and pepper. Place remaining garlic cloves, olives, and remaining ingredients in a large bowl (cover and chill remaining oil for another use). Slice chicken on a diagonal; add to bowl. Spoon 2 tablespoons dressing over; toss. Serve with remaining dressing.
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Nutritional Info
- Calories731
- Carbohydrates11 g(4%)
- Fat66 g(101%)
- Protein26 g(52%)
- Saturated Fat11 g(53%)
- Sodium659 mg(27%)
- Polyunsaturated Fat8 g
- Fiber2 g(8%)
- Monounsaturated Fat45 g
- Cholesterol73 mg(24%)


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Adam R. is heading up the BlackBerry® Products and Deployments track at BlackBerry World™ 2012. This track is designed for IT administrators managing BlackBerry solutions in their enterprise who want to get more out of their infrastructure. Adam is a veteran of BlackBerry World and the Manager of Enterprise Product Management at Research In Motion® (RIM®) – his team spearheads the BlackBerry products designed for our enterprise customers. I wanted to get his take on this track and what we can all look forward to. Here's what he told me about the sessions and why they're so valuable to our attendees:
Biz Blog: What can attendees look forward to in your track this year?
Adam R.: The strategy behind the BlackBerry Products and Deployments track this year is to really let our customers know about the new software products that are coming down the pipe from RIM. We're featuring many sessions on BlackBerry® Mobile Fusion because this product is really the evolution of the much-favored BlackBerry® Enterprise Server. Understanding what this product is about really shows where RIM is heading in the future for managing BlackBerry devices along with other devices. BlackBerry Mobile Fusion is really part of a larger topic, Mobile Device Management, which is an issue we know many organizations are now struggling with. There is a proliferation of employee-owned devices or a BYOD (Bring Your Own Device) trend in organizations that's creating challenges for IT teams. The BlackBerry Products and Deployments track will show how BlackBerry is addressing this key challenge.
Biz Blog: Is this a track that will appeal mainly to IT administrators?
Adam R.: I'd say yes and no. IT administrators are the ones struggling with questions like: how do I manage all these devices my employees are bringing to work? How can I not worry about enterprise data leaking? So yes, we have a big focus on what we're doing to offer the tools that IT administrators need so they can have control while still allowing users to have the device experience they want. There are many sessions such as Mobile Device Management: Reducing the Administrative Challenges that are deep dives into this material.
But I think this track has a broader appeal to anyone who is an IT decision-maker, or even executive level leaders. When we talk about Mobile Device Management, it's not just about the servers – it's about the strategy for how to deal with overall mobile issues like voice management. One of the key sessions here is The BlackBerry Office: Replace Laptops and Desk Phones for Your Mobile Workforce. We also have sessions like BlackBerry Web Services: Simplify Your BlackBerry Administration that will appeal to developers looking to interact with the BlackBerry Enterprise Server on a programming level. So it runs the gamut.
Biz Blog: How do you think people should choose which sessions to attend in your track?
Adam R.: If I was to give anyone advice about BlackBerry World, it would be to try to attend as many sessions as you possibly can. It's a fantastic place to learn about things you already have in your environment and to hear about other services that may be new to you. One of the great advantages of this conference is you get to see what your peers are doing – not just in your industry, but also in other industries. You're sitting next to people who share your interests, but often from a different perspective. Some of the key sessions in our track focus on new products that make like easier for administrators like BlackBerry® Balance technology, BlackBerry Mobile Fusion and the BlackBerry® Device Service:
- Balance Technology: Supporting IT and User Needs
- Support iOS and Android™ Devices with the New BlackBerry Universal Device Service
- Introduction to BlackBerry Mobile Fusion
- The New BlackBerry Device Service: Overview and Features
There are also sessions that are favorites for our attendees, and we're running them again this year:
- Introduction to the BlackBerry Enterprise Server for Microsoft® Exchange, Lotus® Domino® and Novell GroupWise®
- BlackBerry Security and Why it Matters to You
- Mobilizing Microsoft Business Apps for BlackBerry
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For anyone who registers for BlackBerry World and signs up for the sessions in the BlackBerry Products and Deployments track, our speakers are almost entirely from the product management side of RIM — so they have a sound knowledge of the products. If anyone has unanswered questions, this is the place to be!
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Re: "Tankers still roll over Loveland Pass while Colorado mulls tunnel fix," Aug. 6 news story.
The Colorado Department of Transportatin is thinking of spending $25 million to add sprinklers to Eisenhower and Johnson tunnels because drivers of hazmat rigs are speeding and crashing on Loveland Pass. Colorado doesn't have $25 million for such nonsense, and if it did, it should spend it more wisely.
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Starring Dungannon born barrister Karl McGuckin in the complex title role, the show is a powerful and evocative story which tells the tale of Doctor Henry Jekyll and the two women who accompany him on a path of discovery. His scientific ambitions lead him to test his own experiments and unshackle the darkness within him, forcing an epic struggle between good and evil.
Including the classic songs 'This Is The Moment', and 'Someone Like You', its hauntingly beautiful pop rock score features some of Broadway's best known songs.
Jekyll & Hyde has mesmerised audiences the world over, playing to critical acclaim and receiving four Tony nominations including Best Book of a Musical.
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So I used to hybrid polys with multifilaments like many others. Up until I gave natural gut a try that is then I could not go back to multis. Gut is simply the standard in touch and feel. I use my soft string on the mains contrary to many beliefs but it truly works for me. I've tried NXT, Live wire, NRG2, biphas, etc and liked biphase and nrg2 the most. However biphase has very poor longevity and breaks in no time. NRG2 a little better but still breaks quickly. Once I started using gut on the mains and loved it, I ran into a different kind of problem. Hybriding gut is still pretty expensive however it held up so well that the poly cross is totally gone and the gut is totally fine. My gut is totally outlasting the poly string. I've restrung because the poly was simply dead after a month of playing. I generally use ALU rough or RPM on my crosses. My racquet a pure storm tour with mains (gut) between 55 to 57 and crosses between 52 and 54. I'm not sure what my solution is exactly? play with multis that break quickly and don't care for as much as gut. Or use the gut I love that doesn't break but polys die on me and end up cutting out perfectly good gut string. I guess no solution really, just pros and cons.
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That's just what you will have to do. Stick to the gut and just accept that you will have to restring at the end of the month.
Cyclone 17 gauge won't be a good cross. Loses tension too much. It is a good string at a thin gauge but you want a cross that is rounded and won't bite into the gut.
Use Tecnifibre Red Code, Babolat Hurricane Tour or Luxilon G4 as a cross. You will get a more controlled response.
OK Here is a possible affordable solution. They Have a String Called Zyex, Several Companies Have it. Its supposed to be like Gut and better than NXT. & its cheaper... $12 at Klippermate. I did a hybrid it feels Softer and Stronger. Dont ask me Ive just started to use it. look at the reviews for Zyex here http://stringforum.net/stringsearch.php I will be sending them a 10inch Piece of klipper USA Zyex 17G to be put under an electron microscope and recorded in their string data base. I wonder what we will see. Also I want to compare it to NXT.
Huh..never heard of this. After you hit with it a while, let me know what you think.
I tried the Head Zyex years ago. It has a very springy response. Does not feel like gut. I definitely think NXT is better than that Zyex string I used. Not as boingy.
I tried Zyex String from Klippermate when they first came out about 10+ years ago too. they were kinda spongy. But the most recent ones I got from Kilppermate are different. I got the 17G, its either Stiffer than NXT or they hold tension better than NXT. the NXT Comparison VS Zyex-Klipper, I have liked the feel of both. Both Gave the Soft Feeling. But slightly different. the NXT Gave a more springing feeling while the Zyex gave a bit more stiffer than NXT. But at the same time both felt soft. then compared it o my (Dead) Og sheep Gosen 17g. All test racquets use the same mains. I was strictly using for cross. the Mains were Wilson Enduro PRo 17G. the OG Sheep was strung at 45lbs, the NXT was at 46LBS, the Zyex was at 46LBS.
The NXT seem to have lost tension without being used. the Zyex is still Tighter or has a higher Ping than the NXT and I have been using it for the last 3 to 4 days. I believe that the Zyex strings are holding the tension better but thats to be seen. I need a String tester to find out. Im scared to use them in the mains. but i think thats where the real test will be.
Anyone use L-TEC strings and have any thoughts?
There's a thread on L-Tec strings on TW forum:
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What keeps them playing, however, involves more complex calculations.
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South Africa 9-28 British & Irish Lions, Johannesburg, July 4
Proud Lions end series on a high
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Shane Williams scored two tries for the Lions
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The British & Irish Lions defeated South Africa 28-9 in the third Test at Ellis Park in Johannesburg, registering a fine consolation win to close out a tumultuous series at 2-1 to the Springboks.
Wales wing Shane Williams bagged a brace of first-half tries to finish his troubled tour on a high, with Ugo Monye snaffling a long-range interception for the tourists' third. Phil Vickery enjoyed another, more successful, battle with the 'Beast' Tendai Mtawrira in his final Lions Test, while his fellow veteran campaigner Martyn Williams won his first Test start and fittingly produced his best display on tour. Joe Worlsey and Riki Flutey meanwhile both made contributions on debut.
The Springboks, so hard and precise during their epic victories in the first two Tests, were disorganised by comparison and suffered with 10 changes to their ranks. Zane Kirchner performed well on debut at fullback, but their efforts lacked pace and their defence looked uncharacteristically fragile in the face of the fired-up Lions.
In a week that has been dominated by the troubling story of Schalk Burger's ban for making contact with the eyes of Luke Fitzgerald, the Lions produced an excellent performance and showed strength in the face of calls for the concept to be scrapped. Burger's place in the South Africa side was taken by the find of the series, Heinrich Brussow.
The Springboks took to the field shorn of lock Bakkies Botha, harshly banned for a challenge that left Lions prop Adam Jones with a dislocated shoulder, an issue that his team mates protested perhaps unwisely by wearing white armbands with "Justice 4" emblazoned on them.
In a furious start the tourists showed great confidence, living up to their promise of playing an open game. Referee Stuart Dickinson was conspicuous in the opening minutes as the Springboks were penalised on several occasions for infractions on the floor, Stephen Jones missing his opening shot at goal to blemish his report card early on. Fullback Rob Kearney was fluent and enterprising, his command of the high ball and one scything run putting the Lions on the front foot from deep. Jones troubled the scorers with his second effort, secured after Vickery and his front-row colleagues caused all sorts of issues for the Springboks - hooker Chiliboy Ralepelle forced up.
They handed the points back immediately, the otherwise outstanding Jamie Heaslip conceding a penalty for not releasing in the tackle. Steyn easily converted, but horribly misjudged a drop-goal attempt shortly after.
The fly-half showed good variety with a teasing chip over the Lions defence, the ball knocked on by Kearney. From the scrum the Boks poured forward, Fourie du Preez orchestrating and the returning Wynand Olivier showing excellent stepping ability to open space for his partner Jaque Fourie and wing Odwa Ndungane. Ndungane was shackled by hooker Matthew Rees and the ball was turned over.
Fourie's dart into the Lions' defence proved to be his last involvement for a time as he walked from the field with a blood injury, and while South Africa reorganised the Lions pounced. Shaw ran a subtle blocking angle on the blindside, allowing Heaslip to burst clear of the defence and find an excellent offload to Williams. The winger raced clear to score under the sticks, but Jones missed the conversion after the ball rolled from the tee, forcing an impossible drop attempt under pressure.
The tourists were nearly undone by a sublime pass from du Preez to free Ndungane, who was shackled by Worsley, but showed some fine innovation of their own moments later when Williams and Kearney swapped several perfectly judged passes to free the Welsh wing. His kick infield found only Steyn however, whose clearance was long and to touch. Williams' exuberance continued as more superb support play saw him claim his second try, latching on to a speculative offload from Flutey and scampering away to score. Flutey set up the chance with a chip over the Springbok defence from turnover ball, beating a slow-to-react Kirchner to the ball and releasing the revitalised Williams.
The tourists suffered a big blow when Shaw was sent to the sin-bin after he collided with a prone du Preez, his knees clattering the scrum-half as he chased back from a scrum. Shaw went to cool off, du Preez's game was over however.
Steyn drew a penalty back just before the break after the Lions thought that they had seen off a lengthy spell of pressure from the home side, but the tourists were facing a difficult period with 14 men.
Their efforts did not dwindle after the resumption, and for a time the Lions were on the offensive once again. They produced several gilt-edged chances that were snuffed out by aggressive defence and the limpet-like Brussow, whose low centre of gravity makes him such a dangerous opponent in the tackle area.
The Lions had done an excellent job of seeing off Shaw's sin-bin, but looked as though they would be undone following a well worked snipe by Ruan Pienaar from a lineout. The replacement scrum-half was unable to step Kearney, instead recycling and allowing Olivier to float a miss-pass to Kirchner. The fullback unselfishly tried to find Ndungane on the inside ball but was caught in an excellent cover tackle by Tommy Bowe, forcing the knock-on as Shaw returned to the field.
The Boks kept up the pace and aggression, working the phases and looking to test the Lions after showing some powerful work through the forwards. The men in green worked the ball through the hands, but Olivier's next looping pass found nothing but the outstretched arm of Monye, who flew out of the line and was not to be denied by the searing pace of Nokwe - celebrating with vigour after two weeks of reflection on his missed chances in the first Test.
Steyn added another penalty as the Boks fought to get back in to the game and any thoughts that the contest would peter out were dismissed in a fiery exchange between Phillips, Steyn and Spies following a hack through by the scrum-half, Brussow harshly penalised for his part as peacemaker. Jones gratefully converted the penalty and added another moments later when Bismarck du Plessis lost his head and crashed in to the waiting Lions from the kick-off.
The Boks tried frantically as time ran out, Spies showing his pace and power to free up space before du Plessis fired the ball wide to Ndungane who crashed over in the corner. The decision went upstairs from referee Dickinson and Bryce Lawrence took a short eternity to controversially rule the score out for a foot in touch.
The Lions poured forwards to the end, Jones scrambling the ball in to touch to put a fitting win in the column for the Lions after a rollercoaster series.
South Africa: Zane Kirchner (Bulls); Odwa Ndungane (Sharks), Jacque Fourie (Lions), Wynand Olivier (Bulls), Jongi Nokwe (Cheetahs); Morne Steyn (Bulls), Fourie du Preez (Bulls); Tendai Mtawarira (Sharks), Chiliboy Ralepelle (Bulls), John Smit (Sharks, cpt), Johann Muller (Sharks), Victor Matfield (Bulls), Heinrich Brussow (Cheetahs), Juan Smith (Cheetahs), Ryan Kankowski (Sharks).
Replacements: Bismarck du Plessis (Sharks), Gurthro Steenkamp (Bulls), Deon Carstens (Sharks), Steven Sykes (Sharks), Pierre Spies (Bulls), Ruan Pienaar (Sharks), Francois Steyn (Sharks).
British & Irish Lions: Rob Kearney (Leinster/Ireland), Ugo Monye (Harlequins/England), Tommy Bowe (Ospreys/Ireland), Riki Flutey (London Wasps/England), Shane Williams (Ospreys/Wales), Stephen Jones (Scarlets/Wales), Mike Phillips (Ospreys/Wales), Jamie Heaslip (Leinster/Ireland), Martyn Williams (Cardiff Blues/Wales), Joe Worsley (London Wasps/England), Paul O'Connell (Munster/Ireland, captain), Simon Shaw (London Wasps/England), Phil Vickery (London Wasps/England), Matthew Rees (Scarlets/Wales), Andrew Sheridan (Sale Sharks/England)
Replacements: Ross Ford (Edinburgh/Scotland), John Hayes (Munster/Ireland), Alun-Wyn Jones (Ospreys/Wales), David Wallace (Munster/Ireland), Tom Croft (Leicester Tigers/England), Harry Ellis (Leicester Tigers/England), James Hook (Ospreys/Wales)
Referee: Stuart Dickinson (Australia)
Assistant referees: Christophe Berdos (France), Vinny Munro (New Zealand) Television match official: Bryce Lawrence (New Zealand)
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WASHINGTON Global warming could stifle cleansing summer winds across parts of the northern United States over the next 50 years and worsen air pollution, U.S. researchers said Saturday.
Further warming of the atmosphere, as is happening now, would block cold fronts bringing cooler, cleaner air from Canada and allow stagnant air and ozone pollution to build up over cities in the Northeast and Midwest, they predicted.
"The air just cooks," said Loretta Mickley of Harvard University's Division of Engineering and Applied Sciences. "The pollution accumulates, accumulates, accumulates, until a cold front comes in and the winds sweep it away."
Mickley and colleagues used a computer model, an approach commonly used by climate scientists to predict weather and climate changes.
She told a meeting of the American Association for the Advancement of Science that the model predicted a 20-percent decline in summer cold fronts out of Canada.
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World temperatures have risen by an average of 1 degree Fahrenheit over the past century. Earlier this week 141 nations signed the U.N. Kyoto Protocol aimed at cutting the so-called greenhouse gas emissions that fuel global warming.
It imposes caps on carbon dioxide emissions, mainly from burning fossil fuels in power plants, factories and cars, in 35 developed nations.
The United States, which produces the most pollution of any country, has refused to sign it.
The model used by Mickley and her colleagues incorporates things such as the sun's luminosity, topography of the planet, the distribution of the oceans, the pull of gravity and the tilt of the Earth's axis, as well as predicted warming.
They fed in gradually increased levels of greenhouse gases at rates projected by the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change. What they found surprised them.
"The answer lies in one of the basic forces that drive the Earth's weather -- the temperature difference between the hot equator and the cold poles," Mickley said.
In the middle latitudes, low-pressure systems and accompanying cold fronts help redistribute heat by carrying warm air to the poles and replacing it with cool air. Warming slows that process down, Mickley's team found.
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You are absolutely right RickI do not like their tone, it was a bit rude I think.
i.e people from Germany can be blunt and direct and to the point
Your welcome RickOne thing that puzzles me is how could they be so sure that your data is incorrect?
I received the following email today from AKEWAS, complaining that my pressure is reading too low, and to that I have used one of my webcams to temporarily point to my foaling pen:> Dear AWEKAS Member> Your station is sending invalid values to AWEKAS Weather Network. One of our operators has disabled the following sensor(s):> air pressure (wrong value: 991.4hPa ) > The blocking of the sensor(s) is for 24 hours and will be automatically removed at Mon, 24.05.2010 19:11 UTC> Please check your sensors and transmission unit.> If this mail is unjustified please contact us by mail at email@example.com. >> The administrator has added the following note: Air pressure 10-12 haPa too low. On a weatherwebcam i expect landscape and heaven, not a mare and its foal.My cam (one of two) makes it clear that it is only temporarily pointed at the mare and foal, and I'll be darned if some PWS compiler located 10,000 miles away is going to tell me what I can do with my personal station.Mine is a Personal Weather Station, and a very professional one at that. My viewers are local and regional, and they actually like watching the foals being born on cam each year. It is one of the things that makes my weather site much more appealing to my visitors that other weather sites.I'm not at all happy and have have pulled the plug on AWEKAS. Your comments are welcome.
If the link was submitted as a weather webcam and it isn't, then I'm with awekas.
While I'm unhappy at their behavior, I'm not asking for a boycott or anything. However, I appreciate the support.
...My cam (one of two) makes it clear that it is only temporarily pointed at the mare and foal, and I'll be darned if some PWS compiler located 10,000 miles away is going to tell me what I can do with my personal station...
I've made the decision to stop sending my data to AWEKAS and some other sites.
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No doubt… job interviews are complicated. So much information to remember and articulate… so much to get right with so much that can go wrong.
With that in mind, wouldn't it help to know what recruiters look for during a job interview? To know how you are being judged?
With that in mind, I thought it might help to provide some insight into what I look for when I interview job candidates. Obviously each interviewer and industry is different, but these tips offer general interview advice that should work for most job seekers… and are important issues for most recruiters:
Be Yourself!
Perhaps a cliche… but I can't say this often enough. I just read a popular work advice blog (to remain nameless) and I saw one of the first bits of advice for job interviews was to prepare a slick presentation of yourself and wow them with it. Ouch! While this might perhaps be useful if you are interviewing for a high-powered sales job or maybe an industry like entertainment or advertising (although even there they want to see who they're really hiring), for most of you doing that will simply trigger a red flag, leaving the interviewer wondering if you're all bluster and no substance.
Now I'm not saying to be all shy and gawky either (see next section), but real and conversational trumps one-dimensional and slick any time.
Be Confident in Who You Are and What You Have to Offer
Don't spend time worrying if I think you're right for the job and what I (the interviewer) am thinking at any given moment. Just know who you are and help me see that. Know that you are a good worker who is reliable and will go the extra mile when called on – or whatever your own strengths are.
Everybody has their own unique strengths. I want to know what they are. So make sure you prepare yourself ahead of time to be able to talk about who you are and/or what you have to offer so that YOU believe it as much as you want them to. It shows.
Look Me in the Eyes
Not saying stare at me…but when you answer my interview questions, I want to see you connect with me. I'd like to see when your eyes show real enthusiasm about something you've accomplished or sincerity about wanting to do a good job for me. Now of course I make room for nervousness, but if I see eyes skittering all about unable to focus on me, how can I be sure you're being real with me?
Tell Me a Good Story
When I ask you about things you've done that you are proud of or obstacles you've overcome, I want you to have some stories to tell me. Did you ever take on a tough situation and turn it around? Did you ever come up with a new process that saved the company money? Did you ever encounter something you knew nothing about and make a point of becoming an expert? Like I said…tell me a good story. And make it real!
Sit Up Straight
Slouching comes off as lazy or uninterested. You want to use your body language to show me you're someone who is fully engaged and can handle any situation – even one that makes them nervous. Job interviews are tough for most people, but you'll think clearer and come off as a more attractive candidate just by having good posture and looking alive and alert.
I purposely listed this after my posture suggestion since some people go to extremes and sit like there's a stick up their backside. When I interview people, I'm looking for someone who I want to work with on a daily basis. Too rigid would be a drag. Of course you don't want to look like you're ready for a nap either.
Practice in front of a mirror to see how it feels when you sit up straight while also letting yourself relax a little.
Practice, Practice, Practice
Spend time before the job interview doing mock interviews with friends or family. You can also record yourself to hear your voice (good for phone interviews too) and if your voice sounds kind of weak, practice speaking with strength and commitment. Talk about something you really care about to see how you sound when you are relaxed and fully engaged. If you have access to video equipment, even better.
Know About the Job and the Company
So much is out there on the internet now, take time to do research beforehand – it will pay off. One sharp Work Coach Cafe reader wrote us that he learned about a recent merger the company was going through and used this information to his advantage.
One warning from my own interview files: don't get too personal! I went for an interview once and, in doing my research, learned the man taught at the same university I was consulting for. I thought it would break the ice to mention it, but he was NOT amused.
Make Sure You Know Your Own Resume!
Nothing casts more doubt on your veracity than having to glance through your resume to answer questions. And worse than that is actually giving different information than the resume contains. So study it carefully well before you go in. And always remember to bring a clean extra copy with you.
Show Me You Understand the Job and Have the Skills
This sounds so basic, but I've had many people not even familiar with the terms in the job description. If there is anything you don't know, look it up! And if there's a skill you don't have, research it a little so you can show how quickly you could pick it up.
More than anything I've mentioned so far, listening is a skill that can make or break you. Really listen to the questions and whatever the interviewer is saying to you. Don't be thinking ahead or about other things while the interviewer is talking. It really does show. Just be in the moment.
Answer My Questions
If I ask a question that you aren't comfortable answering, it's ok to answer briefly and maybe shift to a short story or related thought that leaves a good impression. But make sure you don't just jump to something else trying to divert me from what I actually asked. It not only makes you look like you're hiding something, but it leaves the impression that you might be slippery to work with. And don't go on for too long with any one answer. No one wants to work with a wind bag!
Come Prepared with a Few Good Questions to Ask the Interviewer
This is interviewing 101, but you'd be surprised how many people don't have questions – or ask really lame ones like ""what's the salary?" – especially when the salary was listed in the ad. (Not that it can't be negotiated later on in the process.) It's best to save questions like salary talk for the last interview (unless you only get one of course.)
A great question shows you're thinking about the work process or some of the interactions with other areas or what your typical day might be or something about the business/industry or anything that shows you are really thinking about more than just surface details. Come up with questions an average person wouldn't ask. Best of all, I love it when someone asks a question that shows they were listening to me. Helps me see this is a person who can think on his or her feet.
Remember to Smile
I don't mean to send you out looking like dazed idiots who just sit there smiling. But you are selling yourself and want the interviewer to know you'd be a pleasant person to work with. Many times I call people in who all could do the job. I'm looking to see if there's a good fit and if we'd actually enjoy working with the person.
Since you have no way of knowing what the place is really like, all you can be is yourself. It really is your best shot at getting to the next round and beyond.
When the Job Interview Is Over…
Stand up, smile, thank them, and shake hands if it feels appropriate. Then try to walk out without shaking too badly or falling. You made it!
Hope that helps even a little. Good luck! Oh…and feel free to share your interview stories and questions with us below in the Comments!
For this post, YouTern thanks our friends at Work Coach Cafe!
About the Author: Ronnie Ann, founder of Work Coach Cafe, bases her real-world advice on her many years as an organizational consultant where she helped interview and hire people, added to a certificate from NYU in Career Planning & Development and her own adventures as a serial job seeker. She can also be found on her new blog, Career Nook and on Google+.
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I have a question about the phrasal verb 'cut down'.
Why do we sometimes say cut down + the thing being cut down and other times use the preposition 'on'?
Cut down trees/ cut down chocolate intake/ cut down noise/ cut down a person/ cut down the salary.
Cut down on speed/ cut down on calories/ cut down on drinking (alcohol)/ cut down on the time allowed.
I must say that I am quite confused.
Thanks guys! :)
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Thursday, August 20, 2009
First Day of School
Thank you so much for all of your get well wishes. They are so appreciated and I'm happy to report that I feel well enough to go to school and the antibiotics have kicked in and helped me feel a whole lot better.
Have a GREAT first (or second or third. . .) day of school where ever you live.
24 comments:
- Jocelyn said...
They grow up so fast. Sigh.........
Glad to hear that you are feeling better. Take care.
- August 20, 2009 at 7:54 AM
- ~Niki~ said...
Have a great first day. What a great place u live, love the green! What state r u in? I'm in AZ, where everything tends to be brown LOL.
- August 20, 2009 at 7:58 AM
- Snippen' Threads said...
Wow,here in my part of Virginia, the kids start school the day after Labor Day. You all must get out earlier in the spring?
- August 20, 2009 at 8:07 AM
- Nedra said...
Have a wonderful first day, and your sweet daughter looks so grown up! Almost like a teenager! Are you ready?
- August 20, 2009 at 8:17 AM
- paulette said...
Brought back memories.....of my three...Enjoy your daughter now as time races by and before you know it she will be off to university...
Take care and glad that you are feeling better!
- August 20, 2009 at 8:17 AM
- Karen - Quilts...etc. said...
great fun photos, have fun being back at school yourself - hope there isn't too much sickness going around this school year. Love the pine trees in the photos - we don't have that kind here in the south - not cold enough I guess.
- August 20, 2009 at 8:27 AM
- Cindy said...
Have a good "back to school" day.
- August 20, 2009 at 8:43 AM
- Jane's Fabrics and Quilts said...
You girls look so cute. Please tell your daughter she picked out a great "first day of school outfit! Love her shoes!!"
- August 20, 2009 at 8:49 AM
- Carin said...
Enjoy your back to school day!
- August 20, 2009 at 9:27 AM
- Sarah said...
Hope you both have a great day!!! We still have 3 more weeks before we start up again.
- August 20, 2009 at 9:57 AM
- Juliejaz said...
You both look so happy. Good luck with the coming year. My kids start back on Monday.
- August 20, 2009 at 10:12 AM
- Thimbleanna said...
Cute! I love that last picture of Kenna waving goodbye to you (us!). I'm sad to see school start -- I know it will take more of your time away from us! ;-) Good Luck this year!
- August 20, 2009 at 10:17 AM
- Unknown said...
Sorry to hear you were ill, glad to hear you are better now. Enjoy your back to school, I don't do that til Feb 2010 - new course for work (added skills = increased income yay)
- August 20, 2009 at 12:27 PM
- Sundae Quilter said...
Glad to see you are feeling better. Our first day for the kids isn't until the 31st. We have to be back on the 26th. Summer is soon over!!!
- August 20, 2009 at 1:50 PM
- Janice said...
Glad to hear you are feeling better. Great pics of that first day back to school.
- August 20, 2009 at 2:07 PM
- Material Mary said...
That takes me back years ago when it was the first day of school for me and I was so excited to wear new clothes and mingle with friends again. I am a very social person so it was a good thing.
- August 20, 2009 at 2:44 PM
- Pat said...
Gosh...sorry I didn't know you were sick........been so tied up with the tree falling on our house and now the grandkids staying with us for a little over a week that I am totally behind on blogs. I'm glad you are better, though. Here the kids don't start school until the day after Labor Day. Of course, they get out later at the end of the school year than you do.
- August 20, 2009 at 3:15 PM
- Unknown said...
we haven't started back to school yet. they start back on monday, i must have missed a post, i didn't realize you were sick. hope your all better
- August 20, 2009 at 4:23 PM
- Nanette Merrill said...
Kenna looks so cute. She's such a doll. Love her sneakers. I'm sorry you were sick. It is so fabulous you're better for the first day of school! I hate being sick. Really I'm a baby.
- August 20, 2009 at 4:45 PM
- Julie @ Jaybird Quilts said...
first day of school.. already?
- August 20, 2009 at 6:57 PM
- Betsy said...
Kim have a great school year. We had open house today and the kids come back Monday.
- August 20, 2009 at 7:19 PM
- Melody said...
That first day can be tough for us Moms. My little guy goes back to school next week.
- August 21, 2009 at 2:12 PM
My sweet child started school this year. I am glad to read this.
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- August 22, 2009 at 3:32 AM
- Shari said...
Hope the start of school has gone well! It's always so exciting... and it's still strange to me to see them going off in their regular clothes. All schools here in Oz have a uniform - regular public primary schools usually have a school t-shirt with shorts for boys and skirts for girls and track pants for winter. Not too expensive at all. Private schools are just what you'd expect with fancy items and wool blazers etc.
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I'm curious. How many wins do my fellow Cubs Fans (or for that matter, fans of other teams within the division) think it will take to win the NL Central this year? I'll kick things off by throwing my own guesstimate into the ring with 89. I don't think Milwaukee did enough to take the crown away and I believe the Cubs will be better than last year. With the new acquistions and a more comfortable and roster knowledgable Piniella, I think we'll win 93 games this year…putting them in first place, winning the division by 5 games over the Brewers.
What do you guys think?
Go Cubs! (by the way, I love the idea of Fukudome, Lee, Ramirez as our 3-4-5 hitters…saw the story on MLB.com today and it sounds worth a shot to me! But 'whoever wins the centerfield spot'? I'm still thinking it'll be PIE.


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An anesthesiologist said he would no longer act as an expert witness for states defending their lethal injection methods, creating another hurdle for corrections departments scrambling to find workable execution systems.
Mark Dershwitz, a University of Massachusetts anesthesiologist and pharmacologist, Handmade accessories was the expert called by Ohio in support of its new two-drug combination that led to a troubling 26-minute execution in January. The same drug combination led to a nearly two-hour execution in Arizona last month, raising more questions about the drugs.
Dershwitz was a leading expert for prison officials, having offered his opinions for 22 states and the federal government over the past decade.
He announced his decision to terminate his role in June, saying Ohio had jeopardized his standing with the American Board of Anesthesiology in a news release it issued about the Jan. 16 execution of Dennis McGuire.
State lawyers "discussed the events and observations of the McGuire execution with its expert witness, Dr. Mark Dershwitz," the Department of Rehabilitation and Correction said in that April 28 document.
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Anesthesiologists aren't allowed to play any role in the creation of an execution system. Dershwitz said there was no discussion: The state merely informed him of what happened.
"Although it is still too early to determine if there will be any permanent actions taken against me, the mistakes made by Ohio in the April press release could apparently happen again because of the lack of necessary review processes," Dershwitz said in an announcement he sent to several states June 18.
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The state acknowledged Dershwitz's version of the events in an April 30 follow-up letter to him obtained by The Associated Press, saying he had no role in the decision to increase the drug amounts.
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"I just realized that this is a risk that I choose not to take," he said in a phone interview late Tuesday.
Dershwitz's decision to stop testifying for state prison systems was first reported by The New Republic.
Ohio said it might need Dershwitz again as an expert witness in upcoming executions, according to the April 30 letter. The state declined to comment on Dershwitz' announcement or say whether it would obtain a new expert. In an October court filing in federal court in Ohio, Dershwitz said he was paid $450 "for review and report writing" and $3,500 a day for testimony.
His expert opinion had involved either written affidavits in support of certain methods or testimony in court, including cross-examination by defense attorneys representing condemned inmates. Judges in states including Florida, Ohio and Oklahoma have relied on his testimony in approving state execution methods.
Dershwitz said he stands by the expert witness testimony he gave last year about Ohio's two-drug protocol. He said he doesn't believe McGuire suffered nuskin hk, contrary to allegations in a civil rights lawsuit by McGuire's family, and the opinion of another anesthesiologist hired by the family's attorneys.
People commonly make snoring or sputtering sounds after being given anesthesia, Dershwitz said.
"Everything I said in Ohio is true and I stand behind it," he said.
The news of Dershwitz's retirement as a lethal injection expert witness comes as states are running out of execution drugs and having difficulty finding alternatives.
It will likely be difficult for any state to find an experienced anesthesiologist willing to argue some of the medical opinions that Dershwitz provided, said Dr. Mark Heath, a Columbia University anesthesiologist who often testifies for inmates challenging injection methods.
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The states where Dershwitz provided expert opinion are Alabama, Arkansas, Arizona, California, Delaware, Florida, Georgia, Idaho, Kentucky, Maryland, Missouri, Montana, North Carolina, Ohio, Oklahoma, Pennsylvania, South Carolina, South Dakota, Tennessee, Texas, Virginia, and Washington.
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The Alt
Kaelynn looked up at the question, lifting her head from her own thoughts to look over at the little blood elf leaning against the wall nearby. "Icecrown? Oh... it goes. We've seen phase 3 of LK-Heroic. The rest we kinda breeze through these days."
The blood elf smirked to herself, unsheathing a dagger and using it to manicure her own nails. "Not much in the way of good drops? I see your feral kit is a bit... unpolished."
The druid sighed heavily. "Shards, mostly. That's just how loot works, though... in these small raids, drops are usually what isn't needed, while what could be used is never seen."
"Heh," the rogue smiled to herself, "I know what you mean. Every raid, no new daggers. These are serviceable, of course," and she inspected the little blade non-chalantly, "...but they're not even a raid drop. Better than a paper-cutter, at least, I guess."
"It's more the trinkets, really," Kaelynn said, leaning back into her chair and gazing up at the candleabra lighting the dim tavern. "Weapons seem to drop like water. I have a 264 staff or polearm for 4 different specs, but kitty it up with a i200 trinket."
Kaeya, the rogue, narrowed her eyes at the druid. "'Water'? Huh. You are still killing Lich King, right?"
The druid knew that tone in the rogue's voice. Warily, she regarded the rogue out of the corner of her eye. "Yes... we swap it to normal each week."
"....what dropped last night?" the blood elf asked politely, her interest seemingly upon her nails again.
"Shards." The druid said simply, not wishing to upset her rogue companion. A silence fell, and she cleared her throat uncomfortably. "But you know--"
There was a dagger at her throat. "What.... dropped?" the rogue whispered irritably.
The druid scowled. "Now, I *was* going to be nice, but since you've asked..." and she dug into her pocket and pulled out a long pair of deep purple gems. "SHARDS. Shard 1 may be of some interest to you."
The rogue picked up the first gem, sensing the link beneath it. "You didn't!"
"You put a dagger to my throat again and I'll shard them all."
Kaeya glared at the druid, but slid her dagger back into its sheath. "You could've stepped out for me."
"It was Kaalla's turn."
"Kaalla? The paladin? SHE got to go in?" the rogue asked incredulously.
"Yes," the druid said simply. "Have you not also seen Alkes and Immortalus' titles?"
"Wait, THEY have killed the Lich King?!"
The rogue stabbed a dagger into the wall, her blond hair falling into her red face. She was silent a moment. "I'm the oldest alt in the guild. I don't suppose you have suggested I get a chance?"
The druid leaned back with a serene look on her face, and let the question linger between them for a moment. "I did. You are on the list--" and she held up a hand as the rogue looked at her quickly, "But if you threaten me like that again, I will shard every dagger I can master-loot into my bags. And mail them to you. Gift-wrapped."
"Can't gift-wrap stackable items," the rogue hissed under her breath, turning her back.
"I'd find a way."
~~Kae's note: I think my rogue's upset that I haven't played her in a while. Haha.
Oh, and many <3's to Kaalla, Immort, and Alkes ;) Kaeya's just jealous.~~
8 comments:
Awe! Poor rogue!
So Violent too!
- August 16, 2010 at 6:45 PM
- Hana said...
We haven't started Kingslayer-ing all our alts yet, but as we resume working on H LK I'm starting to wonder if the time's getting close. -_-
- August 16, 2010 at 8:40 PM
- Theladas said...
We want to see him die each week. We spend 3-6 hours each week smashing ourselves into his amazingly powerful heroic Frostmourne; the least he can do for us is provide a satisfying "cha-ching" for a couple alt titles each week.
Glad you wrote this up, Kae. Made me smile, though I am both surprised and relieved that Kaelynn's eyes are still intact. I guess seniority has some pull after all.
- August 17, 2010 at 1:47 AM
- Kae said...
Threatening to shard things with the weight of master-looter is a good way to put uppity rogue alts in their place :D
- August 17, 2010 at 8:43 AM
Hee, my warlock and rogue alts are 11/12... but the paladin alt... She's pretty damned snippy these days too, as she doesnt have Putricide, nor Valithria and Sindragosa down like the others do... But she was the first alt to enter ICC, so she thinks she should be first on everything else, too...
She's also pissy that the rogue has the trinket she's been trying to get off Deathwhisper since she first walked into that place... I even tried to placate her by having the 264 pants crafted for her healing set, but then she just glares at the badge shield she's using, and she MUCH prefers beating things up anyway... lol
Alts... gotta love them and all their quirks. I'm just grateful my priest is patient and willing to wait her turn...
- August 17, 2010 at 9:01 AM
Teach you to be away at camp when Scythe did the rolls on the order :P.
BTW, we totally could have done that with you on Kaeya!
- August 17, 2010 at 12:18 PM
- Beruthiel said...
My paladin is only missing a H Putricide, Valithria and Sindy kill for her drake.
I'm debating begging/bribing our group tonight to see if they will let me bring her for the back half of the instance =)
- August 17, 2010 at 1:08 PM
- Kae said...
*places earmuffs over Kaeya's ears*
Shhh Kaalla, my rogue doesn't need to know that I kittied it up on LK Sunday night! :D
- August 17, 2010 at 1:32 PM


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David Cromer, the longtime Chicago director whose New York career was launched after his production of "Our Town" (starring himself as Stage Manager) is returning to Chicago to act in a play for the first time in five years.
Cromer will star next fall in a new production of Larry Kramer's "The Normal Heart," the TimeLine Theatre has announced. The potent political drama (first seen in 1985 and revived on Broadway in 2011) looks back at the early years of the AIDS crisis in New York, a time of panic, heroism and political obfuscation. Directed by Nick Bowling, "The Normal Heart" is slated to open in October in rented quarters at Stage 773, 1225 W. Belmont Ave., on Chicago's North Side. Single tickets are not yet on sale.
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Luke Emling crushed his seventh home run for the Adirondack Trail
Blazers this summer. Not only is Emling leading the league in home
runs, he's running away with the league lead; no other player in
the PGCBL has more than four home runs. The Villanova rising
sophomore has 22 hits this season, and 12 of those hits have gone for
extra bases.
Head Coach Joe Godri isn't surprised by Emling's offensive
has tremendous power—as much power as maybe anyone in our
league—and you're seeing some of the numbers he's putting up
this summer. The good thing for us is he's only going to be a
amazing as Emling's power is, his story might be even more
fascinating. When he was in high school, Emling was recruited as a
pitcher. With an upper-80s fastball, Emling was, and still is, a
promising prospect on the mound. He was thought of more as a pitcher
who could hit, but now he's asserting himself as a hitter who can
Villanova, Godri did whatever he could to get Emling's bat in the
lineup. The Wild Cats had a crowded outfield, so Emling was inserted
mostly as a designated hitter, getting time in the outfield only
sparingly. This summer, the Trail Blazers are giving Emling the
opportunity to work on every aspect of his game.
you transfer over to playing daily and you realize that you're not
getting taken out of the lineup, it becomes a lot easier to become
more relaxed and you're able to see pitches better and just sit
back and wait on your pitch," Emling said. "Just being in a
rhythm, it helps you to get more hits, see the ball better."
also seeing progress in the outfield, where he's hoping to earn
some playing time next season at Villanova. He has an excellent arm,
and he played the outfield all through high school.
the mound, Godri still sees upside for Emling.
trying to cultivate him into kind of a back end of the bullpen guy.
We're kind of experimenting with him, maybe dropping him down into
a submarine type guy. He throws hard and he has a good fastball."
control isn't quite where Godri would like it and while he
possesses prodigious power, he's still coming along in terms of
hitting for average. Emling is still a raw player, but he has
tremendous upside on both sides of the game.
now, Emling is enjoying his time in upstate New York, where the Trail
Blazers are drawing excellent crowds this season, their inaugural
summer in the Perfect Game Collegiate Baseball League. Going into
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text: Down in the street someone's calling out something with a steady rhythm: "Ilyaaa..., Ilyaaa," or something like that. I don't know what it means or what the man is selling, but it sounds lovely, that voice crying in the street. Something else I hear all the time is the sound of tapping on iron. At first I thought there was a coppersmith's workshop down in my street, but I've since discovered it's men selling bottled gas from their bicycles. There are no gas pipes in the houses here and most people cook with big canisters of butane fuel. The men who sell these metal canisters hit them with a wrench as they bike slowly through the streets. Ting ting ting. The competition is tough, because the tapping on the canisters begins early in the morning and goes on until late into the night. They wake me up all the time.


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Lee LeFever is one half of Common Craft, the other half being his wife Sachi. Their business is to explain things in a simple way using artwork cutouts and video. A couple's labor of love has turned into the family business, and now LeFever has a book on the way too – The Art of Explanation. Lee was kind enough to share some insights into his work and life.
How did you come up with the idea of making simple videos to explain complex issues, and where did you find the courage to turn that into a business?
The idea for the videos came from a realization in 2006 that a big factor keeping technology from being adopted was related to communication. There were new tools like RSS, blogs and wikis that were often free, relatively easy to use and capable of creating positive change – and they weren't being adopted because they were being poorly explained. The geeks were talking about the "how" and the mainstream needed to see the "why". We call this an explanation problem and we set out to solve it with short animated videos. The "Common Craft Style" format we use today was my wife Sachi's idea and is the only kind of video we make today.
We were lucky to have some viral success with the first videos, RSS in Plain English and Wikis in Plain English. These videos prompted companies to come to us, asking for videos for their products. It was a bit intimidating, as video production was still new to us, but we saw that it could become a big business for us, so the decision was an easy one. Our second custom video was for Google Docs in 2007 and that video is still going strong with over 4 million views. [editors note: see the Google Docs video at the end of this interview.]
How do you decide which to topics cover, and what does the pre-production of a video look like? How much time goes into producing a video from start to finish?
Last summer we switched gears and became a subscription service. Now professional educators become members of Common Craft to be able to download and embed the video library we've built over many years. An important membership feature is the ability to suggest and vote on video titles. This gives us a list of videos that are important to members and the last few titles we've produced were based on member suggestions. But we are always making videos that we feel are important as well. We call it "the zeitgeist" – what subjects need explanations most right now? This led us to videos that explain QR codes, for example.
Every video is different in timeline. Each one video starts with a script, which we consider the heart of any Common Craft video. I write the first versions and Sachi and I iterate from there. Some come out fully formed in the beginning, others can take weeks. We both have to feel that it's ready and that feeling doesn't come easy. From script we make a storyboard and iterate there too. Once the storyboard is final we can make the final video, including editing, over the course of 3-4 days. Sachi and I do everything in the process. Common Craft videos are 100% the product of Sachi and me alone.
The videos are made with lots of hand drawn illustrations and love. How conscious are you of the visual style, and how has it evolved since you started?
You know, it evolved naturally. I do the artwork and I never set out to establish a specific style. I just drew what I thought would work. Over time, it has developed into a part of our brand and I see it now as something that is unique in its own way. The drawings have become cleaner and a bit more consistent. Our process has evolved significantly. A couple of years ago I switched to drawing on a Wacom tablet and since then, all the images are digital. We now have a library of over 2000 digital images from the videos.
You started out sharing videos for free and now you have a membership based business model. What were your greatest concerns in making that transition, and how did you overcome them?
It's been an a fun, interesting and educational transition. Sachi and I are business model geeks. We love trying to solve business problems and and Common Craft has been our laboratory. We got started on YouTube and some of our videos are still there, but a few years ago we realized that our business and content should be on our own platform and not YouTube. So we stopped using YouTube and published videos via commoncraft.com. This was one of our best moves because our videos get really good Google juice. Those links now come to us instead of YouTube.
We also realized that our videos are useful – they help educators do their jobs better. So we started to see our videos as products, products that could be optimized for and licensed to educators. This idea changed everything. We oriented Common Craft around licensing content we own and scaling back custom work. We're dedicated to being a two person company and licensing is a model that scales the business without hiring a team to make more videos. It meant trading custom video revenue today for passive, scalable revenue in the future.
Now we use a stock photo model, where a watermark appears on videos that are free to watch on commoncraft.com. The idea is to make the content free to consumers for viewing and offer professionals a resource for using the non-watermarked videos in classrooms and on the Web.
You have a book coming out in the fall – The Art of Explanation. Could you tell us a bit more about the contents? What is the one thing you hope readers will take away from it?
Yes. We call our videos "explanations" and through making them for years and through having 10s of millions of views, we became students of explanation. We thought a lot about what it takes to make an idea easy to understand and realized that video is simply a medium. The lessons we learned about explanation apply to the everyday life of professionals. The big idea is that explanation is a skill that can be learned and improved. Our goal is to help professionals of all types build explanation skills and learn to apply them effectively. If you're interested in following along, check out artofexplanation.com.
Make sure to check out Common Craft and The Art of Explanation, and follow Lee Lefever on Twitter.
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Take Chef Michael Mina; ask him for a pub concept and let the possibilities run wild in your mind. The menu at Pub 1842 inside of the MGM Grand Hotel & Casino shows once again why chefs are truly mad scientists in the kitchen—and when it comes to Las Vegas, a pub is anything but a pub.
The typical pub dining experience of a beer and burger is a great direction to go at Pub 1842, but as you can guess you are going to get a lot more than typical. To start off with, whatever burger you order it will it is going to be prepared to perfection as Pub 1842 uses American Wagyu beef and cooks the burger over a wood-fired grill. Just don't destroy the flavor of this delicacy by ordering it any higher than medium-rare. The burger that has created a buzz since Pub 1842 has opened is the "Peanut Butter Crunch Burger." The best thing about this burger is that the Wagyu still is the centerpiece; the peanut butter is layered nicely to let you know it is there, without being overpowering. The sweet and salty combination is then accentuated by the addition of a bacon jam. Each bite is an experience!
It might be blasphemous to say, but as good as the burgers are at Pub 1842, my favorite item on the menu was a salad. The taco salad prepared with carne asada was simply the best salad I've ever had. It starts off with the carne asada strips that were prepared rare and tender, as asked, and I found that there was plenty of carne asada so you could get some with each bite. Not being a fan of overly hot dishes, I was a little reluctant as the salad itself contains queso fresco, tortilla tomatillo and cilantro dressing. The rich dressing was spicy but not hot and really engulfed the finely shredded lettuce.
Pretzels and cheese: now how far can Michael Mina take this dish? Pretty far, actually! Start off with a pretzel so soft and tender it feels as if it went right from the baker's hands to the oven, to your plate without a moment of hesitation. Pair it with a bowl of Merican beer cheese and a poached egg for dipping and you have a sauce that is simply rich and indulgent. The sauce is so good I could think of probably 100 other uses for it. A beer with this appetizer is the best way to get things going at Pub 1842.
Pub 1842 has enough of an eclectic menu that you would be hard pressed to find anyone who could not take pleasure from something on this menu. You can go from a lightly battered fish fry, to a baked ziti pie or a cedar wrapped salmon just to wet your appetite. I recommend steering clear of the healthy dishes, not because they aren't fabulous, but because this is Vegas and you can worry about eating healthy when you get home. But if you insist, you can order the Heritage Turkey Burger or the Vegetarian Falafel Burger and leave Pub 1842 quite satisfied.
The macaroni and cheese was the only dish that left me in a quandary: it was full of flavor, thanks to the combination of black truffle and smoked Gouda. and everything was brought together in a very rich, thick and heavenly sauce. Then the broccoli appeared. Sadly, it does not appear on the menu, so it was a little shocking to find it in the dish itself and it really did nothing other than to take away from the other flavors. If you are going to order this you might see if they can prepare it sans broccoli.
Onto to the beer, as this is a pub. You are not going to be limited in terms of selections as Pub 1842 has over 50 selections and you can do a beer flight to get a taste of an assortment of beers that might be new to you. On the day I visited Pub 1842 I was lucky enough to have Will as my server. Will has probably forgotten more about beer than I will ever know and he will take you in whatever direction you are looking to go with his amazing advice. He pointed me to Full Sail Session from Oregon, and I think I have a new favorite beer for life. At Pub 1842 you are going to find beers from all over the world and I highly doubt they have any losers in the bunch. If you have a group of people you can also get a table that has its very own tap, allowing you to pour as much or as little as your group likes.
There is no question that the beer menu is amazing at Pub 1842, but you would be amiss if you did not take a look at the cocktail menu. Pub 1842 did their mixology work in bringing a number of classic spirit flavors to their menu to create some tasty cocktails. They use Bulleit Bourbon in two cocktails, the classic Old Fashion and their own creation, the Heist. The Heist gives you a little bite with a strawberry-pepper syrup to go with the bourbon, while maintaining a nice balance with the addition of vanilla and lemon juice. If you are looking for a lot of bite, you can go with a shot of the house-made fireball, a mix of Rittenhouse Rye Whiskey and cinnamon water. You really can't go wrong with any of the barrel-aged or infused cocktails, this is what a cocktail menu is meant to be.
You might not necessarily have come to Las Vegas to eat at a pub, but with the Michael Mina stamp on Pub 1842, this is one pub that is certainly worth your time. At the end of your trip you want to leave Las Vegas with a memorable experience and Pub 1842 has the food and atmosphere that will leave you and your friends with exactly that.
For more information on Pub 1842, visit: http://www.mgmgrand.com/restaurants/pub-1842.aspx


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Galena's historic Main Street -- named "Best Main Street in the Midwest" by Midwest Living magazine and one of America's Best Main Streets by Fodor's -- curves past nearly 100 19th-century storefronts. Galena looks much as it did during the time of the Civil War, although now the historic red brick buildings are home to charming boutiques, art galleries and restaurants. Galena is also known for its cozy lodgings, with quaint bed and breakfasts dotting the picturesque hillsides surrounding the town.
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Magnificent full-service inn celebrating more than 30 years of hospitality. Featuring elite amenities, dining and spa services in a romantic setting overlooking the Mississippi River.
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Enjoy a dinner of rustic Italian dishes (and be sure to try the signature tomatoes) at Fried Green Tomatoes, a romantic restaurant housed in a historic downtown Galena building. The restaurant features an award-winning wine list recognized by Wine Spectator. Reservations recommended.
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Walk the floors shared by Lincoln and Grant in this 1845 home. Stroll the gardens where Grant trained his troops. Relax in the screened porch or in the cozy parlor. Walking distance to Main Street, our inn has five beautifully decorated guest rooms, several with fireplaces and views of our garden.
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