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Going Freelance: Building and Branding Your Own Success
Justin Gignac, Co-founder of Working Not Working
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1. Let's Go!1:56
2. Your Mission: Why You're Here3:31
3. The Power of Side Projects8:30
4. Things All Great Portfolios Do5:39
5. Portfolios We Love7:54
6. Marketing Yourself9:52
7. Authentic Networking7:20
8. Real Talk: Business Fundamentals5:16
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Project Description
What is the next step in your freelance journey?
Do you have dreams of working with big-name clients like Apple, Airbnb, and The New York Times? Are you building your portfolio? Eager to start more side projects? It's time to start carving your own creative path!
Use this class as a resource. Every single student has a project workspace to share their mission, test side projects and portfolio ideas, and get feedback from the community. This is an invaluable opportunity to get real feedback on your personal brand and the work you truly care about.
Start your post right away by introducing yourself, then update it over time with the following:
- Intro to your work (social media links, etc.)
- Personal mission
- Favorite piece of work
- Notes on who you'd like to collaborate with
This class includes a wide range of sites and side projects to inspire your work! Here are a few links from Working Not Working members to get you started:
- Ivan Cash
- Daniel Nyari
- Daily Dishonesty by Lauren Hom
- David Schwen
- 40 Days of Dating by Tim Goodman
- Make Something Cool Every Day by Brock Davis
- Daily Drawings by Chris Piascik
- Jen Mussari
- Pawel Nolbert
- Lotta Nieminen
- Bernadette Spear
- Rodney White
- Jon Graham
- "It's a Living" aka Ricardo Gonzalez
- Should I Work for Free? by Jessica Hische
Curious to read more?
- Free Range: The Working Not Working Blog
- Give and Take: Why Helping Others Drives Our Success by Adam Grant
- "On Personal Branding," Karan Singh
- "How to Present Yourself," Tobias van Schneider
- "How I Changed My Life Through Instagram," Chris Piascik
- "Who I Hire," Christina Mazurowski (Senior Recruiter at R/GA)
- "On Saving Money" Kate Proulx
Other helpful links:
- Shake Law - Create, sign and send legally binding agreements in seconds
- Squarespace - WNW members and friends can enjoy a 10% discount! Use the code WORKINGNOTWORKING when signing up.
Want to get in touch? Ask us questions in the class's Community section!
- We host lots of events and parties to help members & friends connect. Networking Not Networking, so to speak. Stay updated by following us on Twitter, Facebook, Instagram, and the WNW blog, Free Range.
Other Skillshare classes on freelancing you might enjoy:
- Creating a Website to Build Your Online Brand with Squarespace's George Denison
- Freelancing for Creatives: Kickstart Your Independence with Margot Harrington
- Leaving the Garage: The How & Why of Scaling Your Creative Business with Nick Sambrato
- Collaboration for Creatives: Make Your Project Better with David Bill and Marc O'Brien
- If you want to become a WNW member, we encourage you to submit an application or better yet, find a current member to nominate you.
- If you hire super talented people, we have a 3-day free trial with your name on it :)
- Need to hire someone ASAP? We've got a job board (or rather, the UnJobBoard!), visible only to members.
Roles we currently represent:
- Advertising
- Art Directors
- Copywriters
- Designers
- Developers
- UX/IA Designers
- Creative Technologists
- Illustrators
- Animators
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Here is the standard chart, and there are a number of ways to look at it. However you look at it it is an unruly octagon shape looking for a square hole. Most unusual -- a triangle developing off a triangle. Another way to look at it is as a developing downwave. However you look at it it doesn't look inviting and the volatility during this period is definitely not inviting. One way to deal with such unruliness is to define the borders of the formation and just stay away from the nastiness until prices clearly signal that the naked mud wrestling is over.
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Muscle Car Factory: Eleanor build no.3
We visit the Muscle Car Factory in Melbourne for a build update on 'Eleanor' and at this stage, she has been prepped for the paint booth
Making Eleanor #3
Building your own movie star
Talk with Leo Banks at the Muscle Car Factory about the prep that goes into any one car before it gets anywhere near a paint booth, and you wonder how in hell he's managed to stay relatively sane.
A common theme with all the car builds we've covered over time has been that about 95 per cent of the paint process is in the preparation. In part that's because a poor prep job will very quickly be highlighted rather than hidden by shiny new paint.
To that end, the basic steps, once you have the body together – a major task in itself – include profiling and gapping, filler, polyester coat, undercoat, rubbing back and then paint itself.
It's the profiling and gapping that requires plenty of hands-on experience. Leo says that though they're working with an ultra-straight foundation, off their own alignment bench, there are still more than a few tricks to getting the right result.
One example he quotes is the doors. Not only are they dummy-fitted with the seals taped in place, but he also drops sandbags in to get them up to correct weight. Eh? Apparently an 'empty' door without glass and fittings weighs around 18 kilos. And that is going to behave very differently to a fully-built version that weighs about 36 kilos.
One area where the crew can save a little time is they don't have to do a full build before paint stage. "We've got it to a point where it's effectively a factory package," explains Leo, "so we know where everything goes and that it will all fit together the way it's supposed to."
That said, it's still a mammoth task. You're effectively getting within a whisker of finishing the body, then pulling it all apart again before you roll it into the spray booth.
Typically, they're not stinting when it comes to paying for the right materials. As good an example as any is their use of a premium German paint from Spies Hecker (spieshecker.com). It's not a name you hear a lot about, so why the choice? "It gives me a 24-hour window to get the stripes right and apply the clear," says Leo. Plus, the results are stunning.
We'll be revisiting the body assembly soon, but next issue we're going to take a step back and see just how far gone a donor car can be and still be turned into a show-winner. Watch this space...
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Easily one of my favorite days of the year:
The Buddy Walk is this Saturday (yay!!), so we're busy preparing for an awesome day with our Team Lina people. I also have beach vacation pictures to process and share from last week. But all of that can wait for a minute, because I want to talk about a word that's on my mind this week: PROGRESS.
Lina's kindergarten start had some bumps. Not surprisingly for her, they were mostly her pet behavior challenges of social aggression and noncompliance. These are the behaviors Lina falls back on when she feel overwhelmed or out of control. It seems to be her way of exerting control over her environment. As her classroom teacher pointed out recently, they are also pretty directly linked to her level of tiredness. These long days are a lot for any kindergartner, and she understandably runs out of juice for focused, structured activities as her energy drains. It's easy to forget that even routine activities require extra effort for our girl.
Anyway, to make a long story short, I requested a formal process called a functional behavioral assessment (FBA). This is a process outlined in the 1997 reauthorization of the IDEA (Individuals with Disabilities Education Act), the federal law governing special education. This document provides great information for parents about FBAs.
Confession: I have spent more than a little time worrying about Lina's behavior at school and how it will impact her ability to be successful there. How can she form real friendships if the kids are afraid of being pinched or kicked or having their hair pulled any time she comes near? How can she keep up academically if she won't participate in school exercises and activities? Will her teachers be able to see past her behavior to understand how bright and capable she is? I realized over these past weeks that even while I believed and preached about our kids' abilities to learn and succeed in inclusive classrooms, I had to wrestle the voice of doubt that threatened to shake my confidence in my own kid.
Fast forward to this Tuesday, when I met with Lina's IEP team and the school's behavior consultant to kick off the FBA process. As we talked about where Lina is and the behavior we're needing to address with the FBA, I began to realize that the team was painting a picture of major progress over the past days and weeks. The social aggression has almost disappeared. Compliance is still a challenge, but Lina suddenly fully participated without hesitation in PE class this week, which has previously been a no-go. She has begun engaging during the daily social skills group. Her gen ed classroom teacher said she's formed friendships with her classmates and plays happily with them on the playground. A picture began to emerge of a kid who has found her footing.
As I reflected on her progress, I knew the lesson was one I may be relearning throughout Lina's life: Have patience and confidence. She can and will succeed.
The challenges haven't all evaporated. I am hopeful the FBA process will help identify the key drivers for times Lina resists participation and help redirect that resistance so she can get the most from school. Once the FBA is completed, every person who works with Lina – teachers, aides, therapists – will receive student-specific training on the behavior intervention plan. The focus is on prevention and positive reinforcement, helping Lina find better ways to maintain a sense of control and communicate her needs and desires.
But whatever challenges remain, watching Lina fall in love with her new school and new friends and find her footing in the wider world – that's the point. This is her growing and learning. It takes more time, effort and resources. It may not look like a typical kid's process. But she will get there, in her own time and in her own way.
I was at GiGi's Playhouse yesterday morning for the Busy Bodies group I co-lead. It's a group for the very littlest ones with Down syndrome and their families. A mama with a darling baby girl was talking to us about her little one's milestones, and I found myself sharing with her something someone told me when Lina was still very little: In the big picture, the fact that it took our kiddos longer to learn and meet their milestones won't matter. Lina is six, and it's irrelevant now that she didn't walk until she was more than two-and-a-half. As an adult, it won't matter a bit that she didn't talk until she was at least three and took longer to potty train or do any of the other tasks she will be learning in the years ahead.
As parents of any child, we're too often comparing our kids. How does my child stack up on smarts, athleticism, fine motor skills, reading ability, social skills? But that's rarely constructive, and it's especially hard on parents of kids with a learning difference or disability. That stuff isn't going to matter all that much in the end. It's a lot harder to measure and compare the skills that actually build long-term success. The key is that our kids are growing and learning and making steady PROGRESS. They are becoming, in their own ways and at their own pace. Remembering that requires patience, grace and faith, for ourselves and for our kids.
Today, as we're nearing Thanksgiving season, I am thankful for progress – my kids', and mine.
You know what made today's kindergarten sneak-a-peek event especially jarring? Remembering going with Corin yesterday. Seriously. I cannot account for the time.
Lina was by turns overwhelmed and excited as she got her first real tour of her new school. Her favorite parts were the bus ride, trying out the play kitchens in the classrooms, discovering the stage in the cafeteria and the Scales Mustang cookie (because that girl never met a dessert she didn't like). She didn't much want to talk to anyone, though she did engage in a giggly round of under-the-table peek-a-boo with the little girl across from her. She didn't much want me to take pictures. There was some finger sucking and a meltdown or two when she didn't want to stick with the tour program, but overall, she did pretty well.
I'm not sure how I'd rank my own performance. Events like this can be tough, mostly because they throw into sharper relief the differences between Lina and her typically developing peers. There are things she can't or won't tell me, and I am left to guess. Does she really understand that she is going to this school next year? What does that mean to her? How does she feel about it? Old worries resurface. How will the other kids respond to her when she doesn't behave quite like they expect? Will they be patient with her less-clear speech? Will they make the effort to include her in their play? Will she be left behind as they race along at their carefree pace? How will she respond to the greater academic challenges?
I don't like admitting those fears. I want you to believe that I always see Lina's strengths and never waiver in my faith that she will conquer every obstacle and prove wrong every doubt. But that's not real life. I have my struggles with worry and fear. These changes will never not be scary. I will never not feel the ache of the extra challenges my youngest child faces.
But deep down, in the place where it matters, I remain confident in Lina's ability to navigate this transition. I believe that God has walked with us every step of our path so far, and that He will go beside my girl as I send her into her elementary school experience. I have a tendency – passed down like a treasured heirloom through long generations of worriers – to get ahead of myself. I want to solve problems ten years out. But that's not how God works, and it's not a very effective way to live. Instead, our family is learning to take our path one step at a time. God has never failed to provide just what we need for today.
So today, our girl walked through the halls of a fantastic school, where she will have access to excellent teachers, therapists and resources. She connected with a little girl across the table. She discovered favorite books and toys. She found the stage. She ate every morsel of her cookie. It was a good day.
Today – 3.21 for three copies of the 21st chromosome – is World Down Syndrome Awareness Day. I love this day. Our family likes to wear mismatched socks to celebrate the differences that color our world. Friends and family send pictures of their crazy socks. My Facebook feed fills with celebrations and photos of kids and adults with that something extra. It is beautiful.
Jon and I kicked off the day by attending Lina's kindergarten transition meeting at the school she'll be attending in August. This was the first time we met the new team that will be taking over her therapies and support services as she leaves early childhood preschool and begins her elementary experience at our school of zone. It felt like a pretty big deal, which is why you could have found me at our local FedEx at 9:30 last night, having a one-page flyer printed.
If you've followed along these past three years, you know that Lina's preschool experience has been phenomenal. She has attended four half-days a week in an early childhood blended classroom of peer models and students with special education needs. There are four adults in the room of about 12 students: either the occupational or speech therapist (each two days a week), a special education teacher and two aides. The kids receive a tremendous amount of individualized attention and support.
We are very lucky to live in a district that believes in inclusive education for students with disabilities. In fact, the elementary schools in our county don't have self-contained special education classrooms. Lina will be pulled out for brief periods for special ed instruction in reading and math and small group speech therapy but will do the vast majority of her learning in a general education classroom. She will receive support from a paraprofessional who stays with the class full-time.
All of this is awesome. It's why we moved to this district. It's also overwhelming. This is a whole new world for our girl. The change from four half-days to five full days is big enough. But now, Lina will also be one kid in a class of at least 20, needing to keep up with generalized instruction, transitions to other parts of the school for specials (like art, music and P.E.), navigating the lunch room, the bigger playground… It's a lot, and this mama's heart contracts every time I think about it.
But, this is what we've been working towards for the past three years. This is the process of parenting, that gradual letting go, of sending our kids out into an ever broadening world. Lina's current preschool educational team has spent long hours updating her evaluations, preparing her IEP (which prescribes her special ed goals and supports), communicating with the new team and ensuring the right supports will be in place. Jon and I have spent three different meetings over the past two weeks going over those goals, providing feedback, suggesting changes, developing a behavioral plan, helping the new team get to know our girl and her strengths and challenges. Months before she begins kindergarten, an entire village is pouring effort into providing everything Lina needs to learn. I get weepy when I think about the dedication of these teachers and staff, who are paid a fraction of what they deserve. Together, we and these remarkable teams are laying the foundation for Lina's future. The dreams we have for her of college, meaningful employment, independent living: they start here.
So, on this 3.21, I am grateful, and yes, a little heartsore. My baby is growing up, but I know that's the job. Sending her into the world is never going to not be scary, but I am moved yet again by the size and heart of our village. From friends and family who put on their crazy socks (literally and metaphorically) to the teachers and therapists who work day after day to equip her for success, Lina has an army at her back. That may be the greatest gift of all in this journey.
We couldn't have asked for a nicer day for this year's Buddy Walk. The morning fog cleared mid-day, the sun came out, and temperatures reached the unseasonably warm upper-70s. The event was held this year at Andrew Jackson's Hermitage home just east of Nashville, and the setting was gorgeous as the fall leaves in Tennessee reach peak colors.
But the truth is that whatever the weather, the Buddy Walk is one of my favorite days of the year. I have written before about how much this day means to us and why. There is just no way to fully explain the experience of walking through a crowd of thousands of people who all share the joy of loving someone with Down syndrome and knowing that we are in this together. This is a group that can move mountains – and will.
Lina was thrilled this year to have a couple sweet classmates from school attend with their families. We are so grateful to all the friends and family who came out to be a part of the walk with us, and to every person who donated. The money raised through this event funds an entire year's worth of programs for the Down Syndrome Association of Middle Tennessee, including critical education and advocacy work. Every donation, every person who comes out to walk is a part of making this community a better place for people with Down syndrome, and ultimately, for all of us. So thank you, thank you, Team Lina. You showed up, and it means the world.
A recent CBS news report on the near eradication of Down syndrome in Iceland has caused quite a stir in the Down syndrome community, for good reason. (Please, please, if you haven't yet, watch the full segment before reading this or any other commentary.) I have thought about this story a lot over the past couple days.
First, I'd like to address the unfortunate backlash against CBS. Within hours of the story's initial airing, several political figures posted sensationalized commentary accusing CBS of "celebrating" Iceland's near-elimination of Down syndrome. I understand that mistrust of mainstream news media is at an all-time high, but it needs to be said: The CBS report did exactly what journalism is supposed to do, which is examine an important and complex issue as objectively as possible. CBS allowed people of various perspectives to present their views and experiences without judgement. Certainly, there is more I wish could have been said about the issue, but CBS did not take sides in its coverage. While we can all think of many examples of journalistic failures, I don't believe this is one of them.
So, let's agree to set aside the misplaced outrage. This piece was an important examination of a trend that has been growing across Europe. In Iceland, the rate of termination for pregnancies that test positive for Down syndrome is 100 percent; in many other European nations, it is nearly as high. This is information we need to know, and it needs to be the starting point for some soul searching and difficult conversation here in the U.S. Let's focus on the actual issue at stake, which is: how do we as a society view and value people with Down syndrome?
This is a hard conversation for people in the Down syndrome community, because it is so intensely personal. When we hear that 100 percent of people in Iceland choose not to give birth to babies with Down syndrome, we hear them telling us that our children are not worthy of life. How can any parent not react to that? Of course it makes us angry and terribly sad. We feel the tremendous loss of the lives those children could have lived and the contributions they could have made to their families and country.
My mind also went to the two or three children who are born with Down syndrome each year in Iceland due to missed prenatal diagnoses, and what it must be like for them and their families. They will navigate their experiences without the support of a local network of other families like theirs. If Down syndrome has mostly disappeared, what type of public services will be available to support these kids' development and independence as they grow? Who will pressure schools and other public and private organizations to make sure kids with Down syndrome are fully included with their peers?
The situation becomes self-perpetuating. With so few children with Down syndrome growing up in Iceland (and across Europe), the lack of visibility will foster further ignorance and fear. The few children who are born with Down syndrome will face shrinking opportunities. All of this makes it even harder for families to choose differently when presented with a prenatal diagnosis.
This is relevant to those of us in the U.S. because we have to grapple in our own society with the values we hold. Do we believe the lives of people with Down syndrome are worthwhile? Do we believe people with Down syndrome contribute to our society and are worthy of the medical care and supports they need? Do we believe in the innate value and dignity of every person, or do we believe that value is tied to ability and achievement?
I have always wondered what would happen if parents expecting typically developing children were faced with a scenario like the one parents of children with prenatal diagnoses face. What if early in their pregnancies, all families were met by a solemn-faced doctor informing them of all the risks and hardships their child could face and all the ways the parents' lives would become more difficult? We often act as if the lack of a diagnosis is a guarantee of a "normal" life. The truth is far more complicated.
Most typical newborns are wrapped in an invisible cloak of infinite possibility. Parents dream of the wide-open potential futures for their tiny child. As time progresses, those possibilities by necessity narrow. There is loss along the way. We make choices for our children, and as they grow, they make choices for themselves. Circumstances shape reality. Messy uncertainty and complication is a fundamental part of the human experience. When we begin our path as parents, we take on the near certainty of heartache along the way. We do our best to protect, guide and shape our children and then hope and trust they will come out right in the end. We pray they find purpose and happiness. Through it all, love makes the times of pain more than worthwhile.
For parents of a child with Down syndrome, their precious newborn is missing the invisible cloak. At the moment of diagnosis, infinite possibilities suddenly contract. Those wide-open dreams, rather than narrowing gradually with time, are shattered in a moment. The loss is sudden and jarring. There is a grieving process. But the beauty of that experience is that as those parents hold their new child and watch that baby grow and learn and become, love heals the grief. Often, dreams we thought were broken are rebuilt. They may look different in their new form, but they are beautiful in their own right. New possibilities open, and new paths present themselves. And in the process, we find that while there will always be heartache in this process, there are other griefs we are spared. And always, always, love makes the times of pain more than worthwhile.
This is what I wish I could tell every frightened mother sitting in an office across from a solemn doctor, barely hearing the words "Down syndrome." I want to tell her, "There will always be heartache in parenting. There are risks and hardships with every child. Your heartache comes now, but joy comes in the morning, if you let it. Love will make the times of pain more than worthwhile."
This is the message I know so many organizations are attempting to spread. There are global groups working worldwide to educate medical providers, genetic counselors and families and to help them have a more balanced understanding of Down syndrome and what it means for families. U.S organizations are doing similar work here at home. There are no regulations in the U.S. around prenatal testing and the information given to parents. Many providers are operating on woefully outdated and inaccurate information. Here are a few facts from the Global Down Syndrome Foundation that I found interesting:
So, what does all this mean? It means that I will continue to share our family's story with the world, because the world needs to see people rather than an abstract diagnosis. It means that our family will continue to help raise funds for organizations that are doing the vital work of changing public perceptions of Down syndrome and educating providers so that families grappling with a diagnosis have accurate and balanced information.²
It also means that I expect politicians who score political points by condemning the Iceland story to back that up with policies that increase opportunities for people with Down syndrome here in the U.S. That means fully funding critical Medicaid programs and supporting and fully funding inclusive education. It means increasing access to postsecondary education and broadening employment options for people with intellectual disabilities. It means fostering an environment of respect, where every person is valued.
In the meantime, I plead for compassion. Families struggling with the decision of how to cope with a prenatal diagnosis are not setting out to establish a national eugenics program. Most are frightened and vulnerable, under pressure to make a decision quickly with limited information. Many of them truly are considering the best interests of their child as best they can. Compassion and slowness to judgement are not only best, they are required for those of us who follow Christ.
The response in the Down syndrome community to the Iceland story has emphasized an important truth: people who know, know how important the contributions of people with Down syndrome are to our families and the world. Help us celebrate Down syndrome, and you are helping us make the world a better place.
¹Skotko, B.G., Levine, S.P., & Goldstein, R. (2011). Self-perception from people with Down syndrome. American Journal of Medical Genetics. Part A, 0(10), 2360-2369. http://doi.org/10.1002/ajmg.a.34235
²If you are interested in joining us in supporting organizations working to make the world a more welcoming place for people with Down syndrome, here are some links:
Global Down Syndrome Foundation (Their statement on the Iceland story is worth a read.)
National Down Syndrome Society
National Down Syndrome Congress (Another excellent response to the Iceland story)
Down Syndrome Association of Middle Tennessee (our fantastic local organization)
GiGi's Playhouse Nashville (our local Down syndrome achievement center)
GiGi's Playhouse, Inc. (global headquarters for Down syndrome achievement centers)
It's completely outrageous, but somehow, the school year is over. Today was Lina's last day, and a half day tomorrow is Corin's wrap-up. My oldest is only finishing first grade, and already I can tell you, every year seems to go faster than the one before. I am not prepared for what this means for the future.
As Lina's end-of-year party wrapped up and we headed home, I found myself again reflecting on the remarkable people she has brought into our lives. I'd like you to meet a few of them.
That's Ms. Meri. This was Lina's second year in her early childhood preschool class. Ms. Meri has a graduate degree in early childhood special education from Vanderbilt, and she is certified in behavioral analysis. I'm not sure I can really convey the remarkable work she does and the tremendous difference she has made for Lina and our family. Her blend of warmth and no-nonsense high expectations was exactly what Lina needed as she began her school experience. Ms. Meri's professionalism and expertise have been clearly demonstrated at every turn over the past two years.
That's Ms. Courtney. She was Lina's occupational therapist this year. As the year began, Lina was resistant to fine motor activities like cutting with scissors or working on pre-writing skills. This morning, Courtney told me that writing her name on the chalk board is now one of Lina's most preferred activities. That is no accident. So much patience and persistence has gone into finding the right strategies to motivate our girl to practice the fine motor skills so essential to her future academic success. Ms. Courtney also happens to volunteer as a leader for the GiGi's Playhouse EPIC program for young adults, so she is doing big things in our Down syndrome community.
I didn't get pictures with several other key members of Lina's educational team: Arianna and Elizabeth, the fantastic full-time aids who did so much of the work necessary for the kids to learn and navigate the school day; Jodie, Lina's beloved speech therapist, who often got a full-body, wrap-around legs hug at drop-off in the mornings; and Amy, the lovely and patient physical therapist, who made sure the physical environment in the classroom was suited to Lina's needs and worked with her on the gross motor skills needed to safely navigate the school environment.
No one could have prepared me for how important these people have been to us. They work together as a team, helping to lay the foundation for Lina's future success and thereby lifting so much of the weight that settled on my shoulders with her diagnosis. But beyond what they do for Lina, they are beautiful people, and my life is richer for knowing them.
What I am really trying to say is that besides the blessings of her individual presence in our family, Lina has brought us the gift of a network of truly remarkable people. In fact, that network extends well beyond her school. The early intervention therapists and staff who were our introduction to special education in Lina's infant years, GiGi's Playhouse volunteers and families, the lovely people we've met through the Down Syndrome Association of Middle Tennessee, random strangers who have shared their personal connections to Down syndrome… I regularly find myself counting as blessings people I have met in our foray along this unexpected path.
There are also good-byes that come with the package. Next year is Lina's last in preschool, and it will bring changes. She will switch to the afternoon schedule, and after two years in Ms. Meri's classroom, she will be required to change teachers. It's always a little sad for a kid to say good-bye to a beloved teacher, but it's especially poignant after two years of working with Ms. Meri and developing a solid trust in her ability to provide exactly what Lina needs in the classroom. We will miss her greatly.
There have been good-byes before, including to Lina's entire team of therapists when early intervention ended at age three. Because these relationships are by nature more involved than in the average educational setting, the good-byes are hard. That will undoubtedly continue to be true. But it will also continue to be true that our lives are so much better for the role these remarkable people have played in Lina's life.
It turns out, the biggest gift of Down syndrome is something we all hope for: meaningful connections with the very best kind of people.
I don't want to let this post go without noting that our educational experience is unfortunately not the norm. We're still early in our experience, and I am sure we will face challenges in the future. But in many school systems across the nation, families struggle to get even the most basic educational and support services for their children with special needs. Under funded and under resourced schools often see those needs as a burden and try to get away with as little as possible, requiring parents to gird themselves for constant battle and strain family budgets and schedules to fill the gaps with outside resources. Even school systems with good intentions often fall short due to a severe lack of resources and training and the push and pull of constantly changing regulations and competing priorities. I am incredibly grateful that our experience thus far has been exceptional, but I also hurt for families whose educational experience has added to rather than subtracted from their burden. Better is clearly possible, and it shouldn't take a wealthy county to make that happen. We must do right by our public schools, where most children with special needs have to receive their education and therapy services.


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Paris (Hotel or home address) - Chalon sur Saône
Chalon-sur-Saône city of Saône-et-Loire in the region of Bourgogne-Franche-Comté. It is the most populated city of the region with nearly 134 000 inhabitants
History of Saint-Vincent cathedral of Chalon-sur-Saône
The construction of the Saint-Vincent cathedral of Chalon-sur-Saone took more than five centuries. Combining Romanesque and Gothic, its history begins in 1090. The apse chapels in the south and in the north are remnants of this era. The pillars, the choir, the transept as well as the arcades of the nave and the aisles make it possible to prove that the cathedral was already well present in XIIth century. It was during the 13th to the 14th centuries that the Romanesque style gave way to Gothic. Work continues until the 15th century. Indeed, it is only during this period that the vault of the nave and the chapels of the aisles are completely finished. It was during the revolt during the St. Bartholomew's massacre that part of the church was devastated.
Important elements of Gothic architecture have disappeared and the style changes from era to era. In 1850, a neogothic facade was completed in the late eighteenth century. Thanks to its architectural richness and its tenacity for having been able to defy the various revolutions during several centuries. The Saint-Vincent cathedral, listed as a historical monument in the early 19th century, has been the subject of some renovations, including the restoration of the towers.
Why visiting St. Vincent Cathedral?
Passing or newcomers to the department, Saint Vincent Cathedral is a must in Chalon-sur-Saone. Difficult not to lay eyes on this monument with a Gothic elevation and a magnificent "neo-Gothic" facade. During the visit of the place, you will be able to discover the set of Romanesque capitals, the tapestry of Brussels which dates from 510. There is of course the stained glass window of the 16th century. It should be noted that there is a tactile model addressed specifically to the blind public. The apse windows from the 1950s captivate with their beauty and color. There is the central stained glass window that displays St. Vincent. The stained glass windows alone tell the great mysteries of the holy Bible. This is the case of the stained glass window of the chapel "Young Foucaude" which represents the Virgin of the Apocalypse. To satisfy you and for your stay in the department to be a success, we provide you with a professional transfer service of high quality.
Notice to passionate photographers!
The Nicephore Niepce Photography Museum in Chalon-sur-Saone is a good place to be if you are visiting the department. In addition to being a free museum, it offers rich and varied content. For those who want to make the most of their visit to the museum, they can rent an audioguide or request a guided tour. You want to get started in photography, but you do not know the stories or techniques, it is recommended that you relax at the Musée Nicéphore Niépce. You will be inspired by the collections presented. In addition, the works are highlighted by informative scenographies. Near the museum, there is even a statue of Nicéphore Niépce.
The visit of this museum is done in two parts. In the ground floor, you will discover a panorama of photography with beautiful pieces. For the second part, you will find yourself faced with collections that will allow you to emerge to subjects and photographic techniques. We advise you to scan the photograph on metal plates, you will be dazzled!
Short biography of the photographer Nicéphore Niépce
Joseph Nicéphore Niépce is the name of the first man who managed to freeze the images on a support. He then baptized this technique: the heliographic process. Chalon-sur-Saône is the birthplace of this photographer, so it is obvious that the museum is located there. Since he died some time after making this revolutionary discovery, it will be Daguerre who takes over. This French painter and photographer then took over the work of Joseph Nicephore Niepce. It does, however, make some notable improvements in reducing the shutter speed of the works. In honor of Joseph Nicephore Niepce, the museum was created to support French and international creation. You will be able to discover 8,000 books on photography and 1,500 cameras.
Nicéphore Niépce Museum, starting point to discover Chalon-sur-Saône
You can discover the city at your own pace. However, if you take the Museum as a starting point, you are close to many must-see places including the SAS Museum and St. Vincent Cathedral. If you come with your family, do not hesitate to visit the Timing Room Escape Game. Whether you are with family or family, we offer a vehicle that can accommodate 8 people.
Discover Saône in a different way
Quai de la Messagerie is one of the most beautiful piers and walks in the department of Saône-et-Loire. It has panoramic pedestrian zones to enjoy a romantic walk or a small family outing.
After a tour of the sites and monuments, why not take a nice walk along the Saône? You have a breathtaking view of the old hospital, the deanery tower and St Laurent Island. The lucky ones can even enjoy the passage of beautiful tourist boats or the flight of swans. Imagine how pleasant it would be to see the barges that sail and the many swans that swim
In front of the quay, there is the tourist office. As a note, note that the Quai de la Messagerie is between the bridge and the tourist office. In spring or early fall, you can walk along the edge of the Saone and sit on a bench to enjoy a moment of calm and serenity. You can indulge in a small improvised picnic by bringing home-made snacks or buying snacks near the shops nearby.
Haven of calm peace
During your walk, let yourself be guided along the Saône. As you advance, you will reach a charming village of the town. You do not have to limit yourself to the walks, the quai des Messageries is also the starting point of the historic circuit to discover the old town. A few steps away you can enter the city. You will be able to discover the Place Saint Vincent and the cathedral. You will discover the famous half-timbered houses.
Even the Chalonnais do not get tired of a stroll in the dock. During the summer, especially during the month of July, many cultural events and shows take place there. From Paris to Chalon-sur-Saone, do not hesitate to ask for a car service.
The most populated city in the department of Saône-et-Loire, Chalon-sur-Saône attracts for its beautiful architectural heritage. If you go on a tour of the region, it is 42.9 km to Parc des Combes and 78 km to Château de Berzé. It is 375 km from CDG Airport and 330 km from Orly Airport.


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Friday the 13th has a poor reputation
Greetings to all on this Friday, the 13th of January, 2012.
Indeed, today commenced off as if it really meant to get one particular of individuals "Friday the 13th" form of days. Firstly, I am a "cold-hater" along with a "warm-lover" – obtaining grown both equally handsome and pretty skinny in my old age. With now too little great insulating body fat on my bones, this doesn't require a lot inside the method of cold-front-induced temperature drops to provide me a circumstance of your shivers and to retain me awake when i ought to be sound asleep.
When things received being an actual residing cartoon
Add to the caring ministrations of "Ma Bell" (now generally known as AT&T). I was sitting at my desk before bedtime after i reached atop my trusty outdated computer box for the previous (actually outdated) blue plastic telephone. It shares a cable connection to "Ma Bell's" vast collection of gadgetry, the one that some folks refer to as a telephone network. I was about to call the pharmacy so as to renew a medicine prescription. At the same time that I thought to do that renewing thing via "Ma Bell's" telephone issues, I was looking at funny cartoons on the computer screen. People were pretty good, too, and I like to go through the pile of them offered up by the JewishWorldReview.com Web site every weekday other than when its proprietor, aptly named Binyamin L. Jolkovsky, takes a break for one from the Jewish religious holidays. (A very serious fellow for someone who enjoys publishing funny cartoons…)
My computer communicates with the Internet over what is generally known as a digital subscriber line (DSL) that shares the connection with the voice telephone. Once i stuck the phone up next to my ear in preparation for mashing phone buttons in an attempt to call up the pharmacy, there was no dial tone. The telephone, evidently, was kaput. Being a wealthy American thriving on little scraps of money and little need or desire for considerably of anything now that I have engineered my $1.79 a month savings rate, we have several additional telephones scattered around the house. (The dog has buddies, too.) Alas, all of them were dead, just like my little blue plastic telephone.
At the same time, the computer was happily hobnobbing with other computers on the Internet. Obviously, our telephone wires were still in a person long piece, but something else had gone barfo.
To make this long, sad, telephone story come to an end, let it be noted that I had a horrible time attempting to communicate with "Ma Bell." She now has a machine to interact with us human types – "press 2 for no and 1 for yes and drop dead for fun." What a machine. We could end all of our problems with the terrorists by giving each of them several duplicates of that infernal machine. They'd give up their terrorizing muy pronto. Anyway, I finally acquired through to someone in that telephone outfit by going to their Web site on my computer – still DSL-connected. There was a lot of frustration in that contact, but there was also some amusement. For example, I filled out a form on the screen detailing my problem of possessing an inability to call out on the regular telephone. Their Internet form did not give me carte blanche as to my description on the missing dial tone problem, nor did it allow authorship from the wording. There was 1 little empty box that asked me to spell out (in 15 or so characters) how and where they could access my home if they needed to get inside the house to fix the problem.
A genuinely BIG turn-off
That's where I asked them, " U turn off my phone did you???"
Anyway, they never answered my question, but after i finally battled their talking machine this morning and finally received through to a human person ("Robert") 1,800 miles distant from me way up there in Chicago, he was laughing about that question. They checked to see if, certainly, "Ma Bell" had pulled my phone plug from their wires, but that was not the case. When i told people nice people that I was trying to reorder some needed medicine by telephone, they actually sent a guy out here to mend their phone system.
Cooking up some good luck on Friday the 13th
Having been up and down all night long around here, unable to sleep inside the cold and worrying about what could be ailing that foolish phone system that still halfway worked (DSL never quit…) I decided that right now, Friday the 13th, was a great day on which to cook up some tasty cake donuts. Yes, I'm still doing that as a part of my desire to add to my cake donut kit lineup.
Having had my fill of all of your sour notes from these telephone woes, I thought that right now would be considered a great day on which to whomp up some sour-tasting snacks. I did just that. Here's the recipe. You can bake the points in your microwave oven if you like, or within the regular hot oven if you must. They work out OK either way.
Lemon-Pineapple Cake Donuts
I bake these cake donuts in little paper cups. When i bake them in the microwave oven at a setting of 550 watts of power (50%) for 5 to 6 minutes in batches of 6 cakes, I place the paper cups into little black plastic cups in order to hold them upright and also to hold the paper cups from flattening. For hot oven baking, I put the paper cups into regular muffin pans to accomplish the same thing. From the regular hot oven I bake at 350 degrees, F. for about 12 to 15 minutes for up to 24 cake donuts at a time. So much for the baking part.
The ingredients are simple enough. The items for your home baking differ from all those that I pack into my cake-donut kits, but they all serve about the same purpose.
For 12 cake-donuts use the following:
1/2 cup of granulated sugar
1-1/2 cups all purpose flour
1/4 teaspoon salt
2 teaspoons baking powder
1 or 2 envelopes of "Kool-Aid" (or equivalent) unsweetened lemon drink powder
Mix the dry ingredients together in a bowl (or on the table if that is your desire)
Mix in 2 whole eggs. Put them while in the middle and beat on them some)
1 or 2 tablespoons of lemon juice if you like the taste a lot
4 ounces of applesauce if you have some
About 1/3 cup of cooking oil (I used canola oil this time)
About a 1/2 cup of milk. (You could use water if you'd rather)
Beat on the batter enough to make you feel better on this Friday the 13th
1 or 2 little pieces of dried pineapple into each cup, or add them to the batter in each cup if you prefer
I spoon about 3 piled-up tablespoons of batter into each cup, but you can pour the batter in or get it into the cups any way you like.
Then bake the cake-donuts.
Turned that old superstition around on its worn-down heels
I suppose that I had good luck on this Friday the 13th – obtained the telephones fixed and wound up with a dozen tasty lemon-pineapple cake donuts. Made me plumb thirsty, and so I also drank a can of cold diet Pepsi. Wish you could see the smile!


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I wish to add an updated headstone which was photographed and transcribed by others. However, this headstone is my mother and father, but when it was photographed my mother was still alive. I managed to upload the photo but was unable to have my photo as the primary one. Also unable to add the updated transcription. I was able to add a Time Line.
@saxoniaa If the photo was taken with the app, I can merge the two photo records together and make them into one life information page. If the photo was taken outside of the app, here is how to add it to the page:
#1- Find the record in the database and make sure you are on the life information page
#2 Click Add Images
Add images you would like to place in with this record and click done when finished
In order to save a main image click on the photo box at the top of the record
After clicking on it, the main GPS image will be orange. The main photo you have added of an individual will be the thumbnail at the top of the page and will also be orange. So in essence you can choose a headstone image as the search image and a photograph of the individual to be at the top of the life information page.


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Tomato curry for chapathi, poori etc (without using coconut or onions) can be made easily using fresh tomatoes from garden and Indian spices.
This simple tomato curry can be made using minimum ingredients with very little effort which can be served with rice, chapathi (Indian flatbread), poori etc for a quick, delicious side dish.
This is an easy, simple South Indian Kerala style tomato curry made using fresh tomatoes and spices (without coconut milk).
I didn't add fresh onions or garlic also in this tomato curry recipe, but I added onion powder and garlic powder for flavor, but you may skip those if you do not want them.
This easy and simple tomato gravy or tomato curry without coconut can be prepared really quick within very few minutes, and so this is perfect for busy morning breakfasts too.
Tomato curry is also known as thakkali curry in Malayalam language in Kerala, South India while it is known as tomato sabji or tamoto bhaji in other parts of India.
See more similar recipes in this blog:
- Tomato And Onion Curry Recipe where we use both onions and tomatoes to make the delicious curry.
- Kerala style tomato onion fry recipe, which is more exotic with spicy flavors and it is also very easy to make.
Garam masala powder is what I used to make this simple tomato curry so yummy easily.
You can make this easiest tomato curry for chapathi within minutes, and adjust the spices based on your preference.
This tomato curry for chapathi is the most quick, simple and easy to make tomato curry for chapathi. If you wish, you can adjust the spices and flavors to make it according to your preferences.
As I mentioned, this tomato curry for chapathi is made the most simple to help someone to make a quick tomato curry for chapathi without having to grind anything like coconut or making coconut milk or slicing onions.
This tomato curry without coconut milk goes great as a simple and yummy side dish with rice, dosa and idli as well.
Tomato curry is also known as tomato kulambu/kuzhambu or tomato kulambu/kuzhambu where the words kulambu or kuzhambu means curry in many parts of South India.
A must ingredient for this easy and delicious tomato curry is garam masala powder.
See my post on onion curry for chapathi here which is one of the most easy recipes for Indian onion curry where the simple side dish for chapathi is made using just onions and spices.
I always loved tomato based recipes for chapathis as they can be made really quick. There are different kinds of tomato based side dishes perfect for chapathis.
Recently I made this tomato curry for chapathi for morning breakfast and while I didn't plan it earlier, it took me only less than 15 minutes to finish preparing the dish.
This tomato curry is so easy to prepare as you need to chop only two fresh tomatoes and you can make this yummy and easy tomato curry recipe in minutes.
As I already metioned above, I used garam masla powder to add wonderful flavor to this super easy tomato curry for chapathi. You may also use 1 teaspoon of curry powder if you wish.
So here is how you can quickly and easily prepare this tomato curry for chapathi and poori following this very easy tomato curry recipe without coconut.
Tomato Curry For Chapathi (Without Coconut Milk)
- 2 large sized fresh tomatoes
- 1/4 teaspoon salt
Spice Powders
- 1/4 teaspoon turmeric powder
- 1 teaspoon coriander powder
- 1 teaspoon garam masala powder or curry powder
- 1/4 teaspoon cumin seeds powder
- 1/2 teaspoon black pepper powder
- 1/4 teaspoon red chili powder
- 1 teaspoon onion powder optional
- 1 teaspoon garlic powder optional
For seasoning
- 2 tablespoons coconut oil
- 1/2 teaspoon mustard seeds
- string curry leaves
- Cut the tomatoes in small pieces and keep aside.
- Heat oil in a pan and add the mustard seeds.
- When the mustard seeds start spluttering, add the curry leaves and fry for few seconds.
- Add the chopped fresh tomatoes to the pan, be careful while doing this so as to avoid the hot oil splashing. I use a spatula with long handle to transfer the tomatoes gently into the pan without splashing the oil.
- Add salt and mix well (if you are using ginger garlic paste instead of onion, garlic powders, you can add now and saute well).
- Cook in medium to high heat for few minutes, say 3 to 4 minutes, with stirring in between to make sure the curry is not burning at the bottom of the pan. You may also close the pan and cook the tomatoes in low heat for another 2 to 3 minutes if you want the tomatoes to be really soft and melt into the gravy. As the tomatoes get cooked, the juice of the tomatoes will be released and the gravy is formed naturally when it combines with the oil.
- Once the tomatoes are cooked, add all the spices - onion powder, garlic powder (if using, otherwise you can skip them), turmeric powder, coriander powder, cumin seeds powder, garam masala powder, red chili powder, black pepper to the tomato gravy in the pan and stir in.
- Mix everything well and cook for another two to three minutes until the flavors are all well blended with the tomato gravy. It is best to cook the gravy until the gravy starts to separate from the oil, which takes only a few minutes.I didn't use coconut milk to prepare this tomato curry, but if you wish to make this tomato curry creamy, you may also add two to three tablespoons of coconut milk or heavy cream (stir in to the prepared curry), to make it even more delicious and creamy. Enjoy the delicious tomato curry hot with chapathis, rice, dosa etc


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Symbol and concept in the photography by Maurizio Sodano
On examining the photographic work by Maurizio Sodano, we cannot leave out of consideration the particularity, of the author, to transforming the postproduction from a technical process to a mental process, a singular realization manner that entails also the ability to precisely foresee the result of every individual release that therefore will never be chance, but fruit of an accurate premeditation that can bring the photographer to search in the scenery of a shooting the exact light conditions that can dictate the kind of image that will come of it.
The photos collected for the solo exhibition Island Inside mainly develop from a similar premise, but reveal symbolistic-conceptual aspects that we find in an evident manner in the more representative snapshots by Sodano. The author interprets the island like a metaphor of an inner path, of a gradual existential research, but also like a more extensive concept of a sight of the elements isolated from their contexts to catch unknown aspects of them and give us back a different image from the usual one, and it is also the impression that the visitors of the exhibition will be able to have of the island of Ischia that accepts the exposition.
The opening image, Mooring, perfectly synthesizes the symbolistic-conceptual features of the photography by Maurizio Sodano. The release portrays a bollard to which two ropes are fastened, as if they represented two divergent vanishing lines towards the darkness of a cosmic space. Here the depicted elements give up their functional attribution, that one to fasten the ships to the shore, to become metaphor of a higher bonds between earth and universe, between man and the celestial dimension.
On the conceptual plane, Sodano whereas is distinguished by isolating the same portrayed elements from their own general context, to offer us a new sight of it that lets us discover unsuspected qualities in a simple object of common use. It is the case of Mooring, where the attention quite concentrated on two cords, rolled up around a metal support, refers us to an identity of those tools that we wouldn't otherwise have considered. On those objects, the traces of their function seem impressed, and it is on these that the look of the observer concentrates, more than on the objects themselves, consumptions that tell the story of an object lived as if they emulated an informal sculpture in which the image lies in a mental projection of the work, even before in the objectivity of the work. The isolation of the object from its more usual frame opens to interesting questions that lie outside from the specific of photography to position itself on a higher theoretical plane. The impression is that similar images investigate on the connection between the object and its context, that is they reveal the measure in which the whole influences the perception of the individual element hiding singular aspects visible only through their focusing.
The same effect is substantially confirmed with Eye, where what is portrayed is a porthole of a ship. Caught in its particularity, that circular window, in the ship's side, loses its use function to take on an ideal value, dematerialized with respect to the context in which it is inserted, while the whole surroundings this time take on the appearance of an informal materic painting.
With Sacred soul, the photographic approach characterizing Maurizio Sodano's releases is applied to the island of Ischia through an image of the Chiesa del Soccorso that summarizes the whole style of the parthenopean photographer. The ecclesiastic building is still sunk in the cosmic dark; separated from the context, it becomes symbol of the island itself to represent one of the monumental sites of higher esteem and renown, but the photograph, strengthens, in its particular shot, also the concept of island in Sodano's personal interpretation, that is of an entity, whose nature is exalted by the isolation from all the other elements that allows to discover the essence of it, and here the circle closes.
The man, who want to know himself, needs isolating from the others, so that the surrounding environment don't interfere on its real nature. The same concept is applicable both to objects and to territory. And here photography becomes philosophy.
Domenico Raio


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The 18" Addy doll has deep-brown eyes that open and close, golden hoop earrings, and thick black hair.
The 18" Blaire doll has bright green eyes that open and close, and curly red hair. She is a chef-in-training, party planner, and chicken wrangler at her family's farm and restaurant.
Gabriela is a true talent who gets creative for a cause. The 18" doll has warm brown eyes that open and close, and curly dark-brown hair.
18" Grace doll
Arriving in an outfit that shows her love of dance and fashion design, the 18" Isabelle doll has sparkling hazel eyes that open and close, and long blond hair.
Julie, outfit, book, sleeping bag, hair brush
Daring Kaya has deep-brown eyes that open and close and long, shiny black hair.
The 18" Kirsten doll wears an outfit which is symbolic of the start of her new life on the American prairie in the 1850s.
Clever Kit Kittredge has brilliant blue eyes that open and close, a neat blond bob, and a sprinkling of freckles across her nose. She comes in an authentic 1930s outfit.
The 18" Lea doll has warm hazel eyes that open and close, and long, light-brown wavy hair with sun-kissed highlights.
Meet Logan, Tenney's bandmate and drummer! The 18" Logan boy doll has gray eyes that open and close, and short brown hair. Logan's unique hand positioning helps him hold instruments!
Girls can reach for the stars with science-lover Luciana Vega!


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With unique accommodation continuing to be on the rise this year, we've selected some of Airbnb's best properties that are right on top of our wish list. From treehouses to yurts and traditional homes, there's a place for everyone to stay.
Romantic Suite in a family home in Valparaiso, Chile
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Korean Traditional Hanok
Rent an entire house in the Hanok conservation area of Seoul. For €156 per night, the accommodation holds 3-4 people and was built in 1934. It has since been renovated.


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Wake-Up-Your-Mouth Thai Cucumber Salad
This Wake-Up-Your-Mouth Thai Cucumber Salad is perfect as a side dish for any main dish with Asian flavors, and with approved sweeteners it's a great low-carb salad. Use Salad Recipes to find more recipes like this one.
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I'm a huge fan of Thai Cuisine, known for dishes that contain a balance of spicy, sweet, sour, salty, bitter, and savory (or Umami) flavors. I love how the many flavors work together so well in this Wake-Up-Your-Mouth Thai Cucumber Salad, even if some of the ingredients I've used are not authentically Thai. This light cucumber salad is a perfect side dish for grilled meat, seafood, or tofu, but I probably eat this most often as a quick main-dish salad for a very flavorful summer lunch.
The dressing for the salad has lime juice, Stevia Granulated Sweetener (affiliate link) (or your preferred sweetener; use sugar if you don't care about it being sugar free), Green Tabasco Sauce (affiliate link), and garlic, and the Umami flavor notes come from fish sauce (affiliate link). This Asian condiment (with a strong aroma but fantastic flavor) may be an unusual ingredient for some readers, but I'd never make this without it.
Cut up cucumbers into bite-sized pieces. (I've made this with European cucumbers, garden cucumbers, and also small Persian cucumbers, and all were good. I wouldn't use waxy cucumbers from the grocery store for this salad.) Whisk together the lime juice, fish sauce (affiliate link), Stevia (affiliate link) or sugar, Green Tabasco (affiliate link), and garlic puree to make the dressing. You can chop the mint, but my mint leaves were quite large so I sliced them into chiffonade strips. Combine the cucumber pieces and chopped or sliced mint in a bowl, then stir in the dressing. Season to taste with salt and fresh ground black pepper. Top the salad with a generous amount of chopped peanuts and serve immediately. (This salad doesn't keep very well, but you probably won't have any leftovers!)
Make it a Meal:
Wake-Up-Your-Mouth Thai Cucumber Salad would taste great with Forbidden City Chicken or Sauteed Scallops with Garlic.
More Salad Ideas with Cucumbers:
Cucumber and Avocado Salad with Lime, Mint, and Feta from Kalyn's Kitchen
Thai Cucumber Salad from Cookin' Canuck
Tomato, Cucumber, and Radish Salad with Yogurt and Tahini Dressing from Kalyn's Kitchen
Wake-Up-Your-Mouth Thai Cucumber Salad
This Wake-Up-Your-Mouth Thai Cucumber Salad is perfect as a side dish to compliment a main dish with Asian flavors.
Salad Ingredients
- 2 European cucumbers or 4 fresh garden cucumbers or mini Persian cucumbers
- 1/2 cup chopped or sliced fresh mint (measure after chopping)
- 1/4 cup (or more) chopped peanuts
- salt and pepper to taste
Dressing Ingredients
- 1/4 cup fresh lime juice
- 1 1/2 T Fish Sauce (see notes)
- 1 1/2 T Stevia In the Raw Granulated Sweetener, Splenda, or sweetener of your choice, or use sugar
- 1 tsp. green Tabasco sauce
- 1 1/2 tsp. garlic puree (sometimes called ground garlic in Asian food stores)
- Cut ends off cucumbers, then partially peel, leaving thin strips of peel in stripes along the cucumber.
- Cut striped cucumbers in half lengthwise, then in 1/2 inch slices.
- Wash mint, dry well and chop coarsely or slice into chiffonade strips.
- Coarsely chop peanuts.
- Mix dressing ingredients.
- Combine chopped mint and cucumbers in plastic bowl, add dressing and stir a few times so cucumbers and mint are completely coated with dressing.
- Pour into serving bowl, season with salt and pepper if desired.
- Sprinkle chopped peanuts over and serve immediately.
- This doesn't keep well; the taste of the mint completely overtakes the other ingredients if it's refrigerated overnight, so make as much as will be eaten right away. (It might work to cut the cucumbers, chop mint, and mix the dressing and keep refrigerated for a few hours, but toss the salad together right before serving.)
I like Three Crabs Fish Sauce or Red Boat Fish Sauce (affiliate link), but if you can't find that I'd look for one that says Thai Fish Sauce.
Recipe adapted from Bon Appetit Magazine, August 2001.
Low-Carb Diet / Low-Glycemic Diet / South Beach Diet Suggestions:
Cucumbers are a great low-glycemic food choice, and with the substitution of an approved sweetener instead of sugar, this Wake-Up-Your-Mouth Thai Cucumber Salad would be perfect for any phase of the South Beach Diet, as well as other types of low-carb and low-glycemic diet plans. (Even if you used sugar, this still wouldn't have that much sugar in a serving.)
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Shipeng Zhang
Shipeng Zhang
Graduate Student
I am a DPhil student in the Climate Processes research group at the department of Atmospheric, Oceanic and Planetary Physics. I am a part of RECAP project with a focus on energetic controls on aerosol-cloud-precipitation interactions in global climate models(GCMs).
I obtained my BSc and MSc in Atmospheric Science from Nanjing University. My master project was on the relationships between cloud lifetime effects of aerosols and dynamic regimes in 10 AeroCom participationGCMs.
See also: https://www.environmental-research.ox.ac.uk/students/shipeng-zhang/
I am currently working on the RECAP project, which will systematically constrain aerosol effects on precipitation across various spatial and temporal scales, combining process-based with energetic approaches.
My work mainly focuses on global climate models (GCMs) and currently I am using ECHAM-HAM to study aerosol effects on precipitation through an energetic view and how different microphysical schemes would affect the results. My research project aims to systematically constrain and improve the representation of aerosol effects on precipitation in GCMs through an energetic approach, with combination of the latest observations from remote sensing as well as in-situ data.


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RTMI '15 - Proceedings of the 7th Seminar on Research Trends in Media Informatics
Beitrag zu einer Konferenz
Gugenheimer, Jan
Dobbelstein, David
Plaumann, Katrin
Geiselhart, Florian
Hock, Philipp
FakultätenFakultät für Ingenieurwissenschaften und Informatik
RTMI ´15 7th Seminar on Research Trends in Media Informatics, 2015-02-13, Villa Eberhardt, Ulm
LizenzCC BY-SA 3.0 Deutschland
RTMI '15 is the seventh incarnation of the annual seminar Research Trends in Media Informatics hosted by the Institute of Media Informatics at Ulm University. The RTMI seminar series aims to motivate students to delve deeper into the vast and diverse research in the area of media informatics, human computer interaction, and ubiquitous computing. The authors presented their papers at the RTMI conference in February 2015, which was held in the Hall of Knights at the Villa Eberhardt in Ulm. This year's program focuses around three themes, which underline that media informatics research covers far more than graphical user interfaces. The papers in the Sensing and Tracking session discuss novel technologies for sensor fusion, depth cameras in the hospital context, and non-optical object recognition. The Technology and Society session discusses social implications of technology, interaction concepts for people with disabilities, and provides an overview of techniques for projection mapping. The final session focuses on Wearable Computing and provides insights of microinteractions for wearable computing, interaction techniques for near-eye displays, and non-contact actuation of matter in the field of Human- Computer Interaction.
Erstellung / Fertigstellung
Normierte SchlagwörterMedieninformatik [GND]
Human-computer interaction [LCSH]
Tracking (Engineering) [LCSH]
User interfaces (Computer systems) [LCSH]
SchlagwörterHCI; Interaction; Media informatics; Mensch-Maschinen-Interaktion; Sensing
DDC-SachgruppeDDC 620 / Engineering & allied operations
MetadataZur Langanzeige
Gugenheimer, Jan et al. (2015): RTMI '15 - Proceedings of the 7th Seminar on Research Trends in Media Informatics. Open Access Repositorium der Universität Ulm. http://dx.doi.org/10.18725/OPARU-3227


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If it's food you crave, look no further. Playa Del Carmen is home to a wide range to culinary styles appealing to all tastes. From the simple to the sophisticated, here is a list of the most popular restaurants along with our top picks.
Los Aguachiles
|Los Aguachiles tops the list of our favorite place to get your fill of shrimp tacos! For those who prefer a healthier option, they also have great tuna figurines. There are two locations for Los Aguachiles. One is located at the corner of Calle 34 Nte. & 25 Avenida Nte. and the second is on Constituyentes Avenue between 5th & 4th. We definitely suggest the 34th location as it tends to have better pricing and service.
La Floresta
|A local favorite, La Florestra is known for their Shrimp Tacos. Not much for ambiance but their unlimited chips and homemade salsa is out of this world. And at 20 pesos per taco, it makes for a great, affordable meal. The are located just off the Federal at the corner of 50 Avenida Norte and 14 Nte. Keep in mind that they only accept cash.
|If Thai is what you`re after, look no further than Babe`s. Located on Calle 10 between 5th & 10th Avenue, Babe`s is a popular place to enjoy various noodle and rice bowls just off historic 5th Ave.
Chez Celine
|If you`re coming out to Playa Del Carmen, you can`t miss some of the delicious pastries offered at Chez Celine. This authentic French bakery on the 5th avenue offers typical French products like Baguette bread, croissants, pastries, sandwiches, quiches and salads. Our personal favorite has to be their Almond Croissant which is the best we`ve ever had!
Sur Steakhouse
|Sur Steakhouse is known in Playa for their impeccable service, good steaks and a nice selection of wine. It`s a great place to come to sit on 5th Avenue and "people watch" while enjoying a great meal.


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|You Know Where to Find me
|Season 3, Episode 20
|Air date
|April 21, 2015
|Written by
|Michael Gilvary
|Directed by
|Jean de Segonzac
|42 minutes
|Episode Guide
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You Know Where to Find Me is the twentieth episode of the third season and the 66th overall episode of Chicago Fire.
Mills tries to save a driver who's been seriously injured in a car accident. Meanwhile, Casey has doubts about the owner of a remodeled strip club and Hermann, Otis and Cruz prepare for the peewee hockey championship.
The team rolls in for the morning shift and Boden corners Mills with big news: today Mills will rejoin squad. With Severide out on medical leave and Rice assuming his lieutenant position, a spot opened up for the current paramedic. Mills beams with excitement and snags his old uniform and gear, eager to jump back into the firefighting fray. He shines during a strange rescue involving an unconscious man impaled on top of a lamppost and later finds his sister and mother back at 51. They present him with a radical idea: what if they keep the restaurant in North Carolina? Mills bristles at the prospect of leaving 51 right after returning to squad, but his sister and mom declare that they've made their decision already. They're leaving Chicago.
Later, Rice complains about hosting a dinner party for his family, and Mills offers to help cook. Thankful for the assistance, Rice insists Mills attend the dinner with his sister. At the party, Rice's comments about not taking family for granted really land for Mills. He reassesses his desire to stay on squad and ultimately decides not to continue chasing his dad's ghost. When Mills makes this announcement to the squad, they react with shock and sadness - and Casey pleads with Mills to wait until after this shift to make any final decisions.
A call sends the squad out to a serious car wreck and some quick thinking on Mills' part revives the driver. Saving a life weighs heavy on his mind, coupled with personal appeals from Cruz and Herrmann to reconsider. The final trigger for Mills occurs when he hears that the impalement victim from earlier committed suicide after the death of a loved one. This solidifies Mills' decision to move to North Carolina.
At Chicago Med, Severide shrugs off his doctor and insists he's made a full recovery. He asks around for April at the hospital and discovers her name no longer exists on the schedule. She turns up at her apartment and reveals that she took a leave of absence from the hospital after the bomb incident and purchased an around-the-world plane ticket to refocus her life. This seems to place their rekindled friendship on a slow track - until April stops by Severide's apartment, unannounced. Their simmering attraction quickly reaches a boiling point, and they lock lips while their clothes fall to the floor...
Meanwhile, Herrmann, Cruz, Otis and Orlovsky's youth hockey team, the Wicker Park Wolverines, pulls off a huge win to send them into the league championship, but Orlovsky worries that Herrmann's son, Luke, could jeopardize their chances at victory. Herrmann refuses to pull his son from the starting lineup at first, but reconsiders right before the game begins. When Herrmann tells Luke the bad news, his son celebrates, elated to sit on the bench. The move proves the key to victory and the Wolverines win the championship.
The Wolverines' championship trophy arrives at Molly's just in time for the beginning of the real celebration - the Peter Mills goodbye party. Before the man of honor arrives, Severide receives a message from April. She calls in a drink order for him and asks Herrmann to write "Wow!" on a napkin. Although he's happy April enjoyed their night together, Severide fails to hide his disappointment that she decided to leave town. Moments later, Mills enters Molly's to thunderous applause and gives an emotional speech that emphasizes how much his three years at 51 mean to him. He says all his goodbyes in between tears, but none match his final farewell to his lost love - Dawson. He surprises her with a kiss outside the bar, and as she stands back, slightly stunned by it all, Mills saunters away. "You know where to find me," he says. Dawson watches him leave, all their history pinned down to this moment: Peter Mills - the one-time candidate, the firefighter, the paramedic - is moving to North Carolina.
#herrmann for life