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Creamy Chicken Noodle soup from scratch (no condensed soup needed). Easy, warming, and delicious.
Hey, friends. I have another super simple, super easy, and super good soup recipe for you today, Creamy Chicken Noodle Soup. It's classic chicken noodle soup made just a little cozier by adding a splash of heavy cream.
And as you know, heavy cream makes *everything* taste better.
I have a ton of soup recipes on the site (Ham and Potato Soup and my quick Tomato Soup are currently the most popular), but I'm going to be totally honest, I've been cheating on all them this fall with this one. Creamy Chicken Noodle Soup has been, far and away, the soup recipe I've made most since September because it's the perfect chilly evening, mid-week dinner.
It's a cinch to throw together, with a mostly hands-off cooking time. And the finished soup is the perfect combo of creamy and warming with just enough richness to feel like comfort food without being heavy.
If you're feeling a little chilly and need something excellent to warm your bones, you should probably make this soup right now.
To get right to the recipe, scroll on down to the recipe card. If you want me to walk you through the soup-making process with some extra tips and tricks, read on.
How to Make Creamy Chicken Noodle Soup
This recipe starts by cooking a couple of boneless, skinless chicken breasts in your soup pot with a combo of frying and poaching. (If you want to see step by step photos of the process, check out my posts How to Cook Shredded Chicken or How to Cook Chicken for Recipes.)
You'll brown both sides of salted and peppered chicken breasts to help develop their flavor and then add water to the pot and simmer until the chicken is cooked through so you wind up with very flavorful and moist chicken. Plus the bit of liquid the chicken gets cooked in is going to give the broth a great flavor boost when you add it back to the pot later.
Once your chicken is cooked, you'll set that and any juices aside to cool and then it's just soup business as usual. Cook some onions and garlic with a bit of butter, and add broth or homemade chicken stock if you've got it (the best!), carrots, and celery, and simmer for 20 minutes.
Add the pasta, any kind you like—I'm partial to shells for this soup, but egg noodles are also a good option, along with the spices and then cook until the pasta is just al dente.
Shred or dice the chicken and add it along with any juices and heavy cream to the pot. Simmer for 1 minute to let the flavors meld, and then dish up and enjoy!
What to Serve With Creamy Chicken Noodle Soup (Make it a meal)
I'll admit, I'm lazy, and when it's just me or my immediate family, I just pair this soup with a slice of store-bought French bread and call dinner done.
I feel like soups with vegetables in them are kind of a complete meal, so don't feel like you *have* to add a side dish, but if you want to, you can never go wrong with Roasted Broccoli or Butter and Garlic Green Beans.
If you feel like baking and have some buttermilk sitting around, Cheddar Scones are killer with this soup. And obviously, don't forget dessert. I think a small-batch of M&M Cookies pairs particularly well, but that's just me. 😉
Creamy Chicken Noodle Soup Recipe Notes
- This recipe won't use up a full carton of heavy cream. If you're not sure what to do with the leftovers, check out my post of What to Do With Leftover Whipping Cream.
- For small households: This soup makes excellent leftovers, so I always make a full batch, but if you'd like to make it Creamy Chicken Noodle Soup for Two, the recipe halves cleanly with no preparation changes.
- While I usually recommend prepping all your ingredients before you start cooking, you'll have some downtime once you put your chicken on to cook, so I like to use that time to do my vegetable peeling and chopping.
- For more soup recipes, try my Chicken Noodle Soup for One, Chicken Carcass Soup, Chicken Parm Soup, and (my favorite) Mom's Sunday Beef Stew.
Easy Creamy Chicken Noodle Soup
- 2 medium (about 1 pound) boneless skinless chicken breasts
- Salt and pepper
- Cooking spray or olive oil
- Filtered water
- 1 tablespoon (14g) butter
- 1/2 large onion diced (about 3/4 cup)
- 2 large cloves garlic minced or pressed
- 2 large carrots peeled and sliced
- 2 celery ribs sliced
- 8 cups chicken broth
- 1 1/2 cups (about 4oz) uncooked pasta
- 1/4 heaping teaspoon dried oregano
- 1/4 heaping teaspoon dried basil
- 1/2 cup heavy cream
Cook the Chicken
- Generously salt and pepper both sides of your chicken breasts.
- Heat a large pot with a lid over medium-high heat. Grease with cooking spray or a light drizzle of olive oil. Place chicken breasts in the pan and cook for 2 to 3 minutes, until well-browned. Flip chicken and repeat. Once both sides are browned, add about 1/2-inch of filtered water to the bottom of the pot (it doesn't need to be exact). Cover the pot and turn heat down to medium.
- Cook for 8 to 10 minutes, until chicken is cooked through and an instant-read thermometer inserted into the center of the breasts reads 165°F (170°F if you're going to shred the chicken). Check occasionally to make sure the water hasn't all evaporated, adding more if necessary. Larger breasts will take longer to cook, so be sure to check for doneness before removing from heat.
- Transfer chicken and any liquid left in the pot to a plate or bowl (the liquid has a ton of extra flavor).
Make the Soup
- Return pot to the stove and melt butter over medium heat. Add onions and cook for 3 to 5 minutes, until edges begin to turn translucent. Add garlic and cook for 30 seconds, until it just begins to turn golden.
- Add carrots, celery, and broth. Bring to a simmer and cook for 20 minutes.
- Add noodles and spices and cook according to noodle package instructions, until noodles are just al dente.
- While your noodles cook, dice or shred the chicken. Once noodles are al dente, add chicken and any juices back to the pot along with the heavy cream. Add salt and pepper to taste.
- Bring to a simmer and cook for 1 minute, until chicken is reheated.
- Serve and enjoy!


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Information Notice No. 95-21: Unexpected Degradation of Lead Storage Batteries
UNITED STATES NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION OFFICE OF NUCLEAR REACTOR REGULATION WASHINGTON, D.C. 20555-0001 April 20, 1995 NRC INFORMATION NOTICE 95-21: UNEXPECTED DEGRADATION OF LEAD STORAGE BATTERIES Addressees All holders of operating licenses or construction permits for nuclear power reactors. Purpose The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) is issuing this information notice to alert addressees to possible degradation of lead storage batteries within the first two years of service. It is expected that recipients will review the information for applicability to their facilities and consider actions, as appropriate, to avoid similar problems. However, suggestions contained in this information notice are not NRC requirements; therefore, no specific action or written response is required. Discription of Circumstances Palo Verde Arizona Public Service Company (APS, the licensee) installed AT&T round cell batteries at Palo Verde, after continued problems with the originally installed batteries. During a 1994 maintenance outage at Palo Verde Unit 2 the licensee tested performance on the AT&T batteries which were less than two years old. The capacities of the batteries were lower than expected; the capacities had decreased instead of increasing. Train B (Battery Banks B and D) had been declared inoperable on October 1, 1994, because the measured capacity was slightly less than 90 percent capacity. On October 7, 1994, Train A (Battery Banks A and C) was declared inoperable because a projection of the capacity test results indicated that the battery capacities would be below 90 percent. The Palo Verde Technical Specifications acceptance criterion for the AT&T battery capacity is at least 90 percent of the manufacturer's rating when subjected to a performance discharge test. Oconee Unit 2 Replacement Exide batteries of the standard lead calcium cells (rectangular) were installed less than two years ago. In testing batteries 2CA and 2CB, certain cells were found to have capacities lower than expected. 9504140211. IN 95-21 April 20, 1995 Page 2 of 3 At Oconee Unit 2, Battery 2CB was tested on January 4, 1995. The test indicated that the overall capacity of the battery was only 77 percent. Battery 2CA was tested on January 12, 1995, and its overall capacity was about 80 percent. The Oconee design commitments require that the battery capacity should exceed 80 percent. The two batteries were installed in January 1993, and the testing took place within two years of installation. Discussion IEEE Standard 450-1987, "IEEE Recommended Practice for Maintenance, Testing and Replacement of Vented Lead-Acid Batteries for Stationary Applications," recommends that a performance test of the battery capacity should be made within the first two years of service. It is typically expected that battery capacity will not decrease in that period and, in fact, it often shows a slight increase. Although the designs differ, in both cases the batteries indicated a significant decrease in capacity, and a decrease is not consistent with the normal behavior expected for either of these batteries. Both licensees are taking steps to rectify the degradation in the batteries by replacing the defective cells or entire battery banks. In addition, they are attempting to find the root cause of the abnormal degradation. At Palo Verde, the licensee determined that adequate margin existed between the projected battery capacities and worst case design loading. With respect to the AT&T batteries, APS maintains that the root cause of the drop in capacity in the Unit 2 cells likely involves contamination and an inadequate curing process because of an increase in production rate during the time the Palo Verde Unit 2 cells were manufactured. These problems apparently did not exist when the Palo Verde Unit 1 and 3 cells were manufactured. After the licensee noted the degradation of the Unit 2 batteries, spare cells in Units 1 and 3 were found to have no decrease in expected capacity. In addition, the licensee has learned that the AT&T cells used as the Class 1E dc sources in McGuire and Byron/Braidwood nuclear plants were also not manufactured in this time of very high production. Although not as significant as the capacity loss noted above, APS and AT&T have found additional cells that show some of the same tendency toward early loss of capacity. This may be due to existing variations occurring in the materials selection and manufacturing process. To minimize the effect on final battery capacity, APS and AT&T developed a specific dedication process to be used during the manufacture acceptance testing phase to identify and reject cells that show early loss of capacity. AT&T and APS also believe that some of the drop in capacity in the Palo Verde Unit 2 cells, as well as the unexpected drop seen during the dedication testing of the new cells purchased for replacement, is due to the additional testing which has involved a number of discharge and recharge cycles in a relatively short period of time. . IN 95-21 April 20, 1995 Page 3 of 3 APS has replaced the Unit 2 battery cells with new AT&T cells that have undergone factory testing for at least two discharge/recharge cycles, that still show substantially greater capacity than is needed for the design basis Palo Verde Unit 2 loading, and that meet the specific dedication criteria developed by APS and AT&T. The licensee is also studying the influence of the recharging methodology on battery performance. AT&T and APS plan an extensive test program to establish the cause of the unexpected capacity decrease in the replacement cells. Exide is still in the process of establishing the root cause for the degradation at Oconee. This information notice requires no specific action or written response. If you have any questions about the information in this notice, please contact one of the technical contacts listed below or the appropriate Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation (NRR) project manager. /S/'D BY BKGRIMES Brian K. Grimes, Director Division of Project Support Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation Technical contacts: S. N. Saba, NRR (301) 415-2781 Thomas Koshy, NRR (301) 415-1176 Attachment: List of Recently Issued NRC Information Notices.
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Humidifiers are useful in modern homes to improve the air quality and the comfort level of the property. If you are looking to buy a humidifier online, then you should consider the size and power of the unit to make sure that it will suit your home.
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In addition, the unit offers a fan and a humidifier, with a mesh evaporator filter to ensure that the moisture that comes out of the unit is clean and fresh.
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The ideal humidity in a house should be around 40-50 percent, depending on the weather. Too moist, and you are likely to suffer from mold and mildew, feel sticky, and feel overly hot. Too dry, and even if it is warm you could end up feeling chilly and suffering from cracked, parched or dry skin.
This humidifier is quiet and efficient, and is big enough to keep a decently sized home suitably humid and comfortable. If you spend a lot of time at home and want a steady amount of humidity, but without distracting fan noises or the hum of electronics, this is the unit for you.
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Way to stay on top of things Bob!
Way to stay on top of things Bob!
In all my years I have seen and owned 3 1942 dated slings. Each one had the narrow slide. The narrow slide was removed from production circa mid 1943 and replaced by the two versions (stamped and circular steel) of the late slide.
Either the markings are not legit, or the slide has been changed.
Very early slings with the wide slide can be a possibility that some were changed during or before issue. I can be 99% sure they were not produced that way.
I have had a few 1943 with the narrow slides too. I even have an OD, new, original folded from box, with a narrow slide. It had to be a production error. It looks like a very late sling with the C tip modified in a vice. I suspect it was a certain maker because only a few packed the slings in boxes.
The narrow slide is a disaster when it comes to adjusting the sling. The 1960's nylon sling (produced again in 2002) usew two of the narrow slides. It works fine with nylon, not good at all with web.
As far as markings of 1942, I have the contract records but I will not publicly let out the period of production. Keep in mind that there are fakes slings, fake slings with fake markings, and original slings with fake markings. One better know the details to survive in authenticity.
With all of the excellent pictures and information concerning slings, shouldn't this thread be saved and posted as a sticky for future reference?
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With all of the excellent pictures and information concerning slings, shouldn't this thread be saved and posted as a sticky for future reference?
I have never seen this type of Slings before.Please keep posting these kinds of pics everyday.I find many information about carbine slings.Infect i have no knowledge about this thing before.
Servo exporters provides many kinds of barrel Bars
Thanks to Bill Ricca for solid advice. There is a guy currently on Ebay selling what he purports to be S M CO (note the capitalize " O") 1943 M1 carbine slings.....$250 or best offer. As Bill has stated the " O " Co was never capitalized. Expensive mistake in the making for those failing to do their research.
I know this is an older thread, but I just saw it and was wondering if you could tell me what the maker's mark on the M-1 carbine sling that says "S-N" means? Thanks.


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Grandview-Woodland Hastings Workshop: Neighbourhood Culture
by YarOn Stern
As I lock my bike to the railing beside the Croatian Community Center, another guy has just about finished locking his own. He grumbles something about the lack of racks to accommodate the mass of bikers who came to the planning workshop. "Pretty impressive" I share in irony. "We seem to have parking challenges" I smile and continue my unpacking. "Assholes", he scoffs and walks inside.
The last of seven planning workshops for Grandview Woodland concluded on Saturday, March 7, 2015. The series of workshops has generated an intriguing process of interaction. The neighborhood is made up of people from a variety of cultures. Can their various interests and intentions then constitute a Grandview Woodland Culture?
Doug Saunders, a Globe and Mail columnist and author of Arrival City, spoke at Surrey City Hall in November of 2014. His opening remark relates nicely with the process Vancouver is going through these days. "We have just finished five decades in which we got lucky… and, we are now at the beginning of five decades in which we will have to be skilled". Saunders' discussion focuses on "the urban districts that form the bottom rung on the ladder". (The full talk by Doug Saunders can be watched here). However, his observation is valid for any planning process a city goes through.
In mid-2013, the planning process for Grandview Woodland ran into what can be seen as a clash of cultures. To the best of my knowledge, the people at City Hall, responsible for that process in Grandview Woodland, are all skilled.
Has the City of Vancouver missed on being smart? What qualities do we need to successfully head into the coming half century?
Good will? Or in Y2K speak, Transparency? In 2012, the Commercial Drive Business Society (CDBS) commissioned a consultation process that resulted in a document: Vision and Design Guidelines. The Grandview Woodland Citizens' Assembly (GWCA) has approached the CDBS in a request to share that document. I've been among those who signed an open letter that had urged the CDBS to allow circulation of the document in the community. However, I had a feeling that the two groups were heading into an unnecessary power struggle. I was happy to quickly realize I had been wrong. On March 7, Nick Pogor, Executive Director of CDBS, participated in the workshop. Copies of the Visioning document were circulated. Not bad, eh?
The Citizens' Assembly are in the final stages of working out their recommendations to the City. The learning process that they've gone through is sure to yield many benefits for the neighborhood as well as the individuals involved. The play between scales is at the core of planning, designing and caring for our city: the interests of an individual and the needs of the community; the livability of a street and accessibility within the region. A bench on the sidewalk is a result of a layered process that is more than just screwing it in place.
We can only plan some of our moves. The gatherings in Grandview Woodland exposed a multitude of interests and needs. What then is the culture of a neighborhood? How do you facilitate its success for the future?
The original version of this post appeared on Design is a Matter of Life.


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More than 100 Sudanese in the Diaspora Organization advocates have spoken of the ruling regime in Sudan
Date: June 30th, 2016
The Sudanese people in all regions, all IDP, refugees camps and all exiles
Local and International human rights organizations
Civil Society Organization, trade unions, students, youths and women
Sudanese, Arab and International newspapers
Arab and International TV Channels
Sudanese political parties and revolutionary movements
H.E Secretary General of the United Nations
President of the United States
The heads of the Security Council member states
Human Rights Rapporteur of the United Nations
President of the International Criminal Court
Representatives of the African Union and the Arab League
We, the undersigned representing the Sudanese political parties, revolutionary movements and civil society organizations in the Diaspora, urge the Sudanese people in all regions of Sudan, all IDP and refugees camps and all exiles as well as the leaders of the civil and armed opposition, students, youths, women and trade unions to stand together and work tirelessly to overthrow the tyrant and brutal ruling regime which marks today its 27th anniversary, and call upon all to turn this fateful day into a day of anger and salvation. We also appeal to all political parties in the Diaspora to continue in putting pressure on the international community for not to bestow any fake legitimacy upon this regime and to recognize the right of the Sudanese people in their just demand to uproot this totalitarian, tyrant and corrupt regime which is illegally hanging on power for twenty seven years and their demand to immediately hand over the rein of the political power to the Sudanese people, therefore we introduce this memorandum for the following reasons:
First: The ruling regime seized the power through a military coup that undermined the legitimacy and the democratic system in June 30th 1989.
Second: The regime caused the cessation of south Sudan and is working to break up what is left from the country through the administrative referendum in Darfur and by rigging the general elections twice and continuing the displacement in the dams areas and through preventing the needy from the access to the humanitarian assistance and launching aerial bombing and killing the innocent civilians.
Third: The regime continued its genocide and ethnic and racial cleansing campaigns in all regions of the country.
Forth: The regime is still waging wars in Darfur, Blue Nile, South Kurdfan and Nuba Mountains. The regimeвҖҷs recent crimes, committed by the Janjaweed militia, recently regrouped under the name of Rapid Support Forces (RSF), in Sennar and Al Damazin, Asarni where eight people were killed, Heiban in Nuba Mountains where six children from one family were killed and the killing of two university students by the security forces in the universities of Kurdfan and Um Durman Alahliya in addition to other countless crimes are all very clear evidence that this brutal regime commits the crimes of murder, war crimes and the crimes against humanity which resulted in making the regime a fugitive and wanted by the international justice.
Fifth: The policies of the regime resulted in the deterioration of the economic and health conditions, poverty, unemployment and the outbreak of the begging phenomenon.
Sixth: The regimeвҖҷs documented corruption and the looting of the countryвҖҷs resources, the oil revenues and the embroilment in money laundry and smuggling.
Seventh: The issuance of arrest warrants by International Criminal Court (ICC) against president Al Bashier and a number of his aides involved in the war crimes and the genocide in Darfur.
Eighth: Murder and torture of political prisoners and detainees, suppression of peaceful demonstrations, arbitrary arrests, raping and flogging women and the continuous infringement of public freedoms such as freedom of press, expression, assembly and demonstration.
Ninth: The deliberate rigging of elections, more than once, in order to illegally uphold the reins of power.
Tenth: The regime links with the international terrorist groups and the establishment of camps for training and harboring terrorists from all over the world, causing the listing of Sudan among the countries sponsoring terrorism, which resulted in ruining the reputation of Sudan and its people making the territories and skies of Sudan open targets for the missiles and aerial bombardment.
Eleventh: The deliberate evacuations of the areas of the armed conflict from its indigenous populations and harboring foreigners and members of the terrorist groups.
Twelfth: The policies adopted by regime has worsened the countryвҖҷs foreign relations especially with neighboring countries.
Thirteenth: The deliberate demolition of Gazeera Scheme as the biggest economic institution in the country together with many other projects on which the countryвҖҷs economy rely heavily. Moreover, the sale of the lands owned by the states to countries, corporations and individuals in a way that undermines the principle of stateвҖҷs governance over the lands and holdings of the people as the government sold out the Khartoum Hospital, Eye Hospital, Sudan Airways and is planning to sell out the Sudan Shipping Line and the University of Khartoum.
Fourteenth: Destroying the peoples of the north by plunging their lands through the construction of dams, selling their lands, forcibly displacing them, demolishing the archeological and heritage sites, looting of antiquities and allowing the burial of hazardous waste causing the outbreak of malignant diseases and increase in fatalities.
Fifteenth: The neglection and impoverishment of the people of eastern Sudan and subjecting them to fatal diseases and epidemics, depriving them from the revenues of the gold extracted from their lands and looting it instead of utilizing it in the development of the region and for the benefit of those people. In addition to the involvement in the crimes of human trafficking, the trade in human organs and arms trafficking and the training of the terrorist groups in a way that becomes a threat to the regional security.
Sixteenth: The deliberate collapse of the stateвҖҷs apparatus and the arbitrary dismissal of those with competency and replacing them the pro-regime elements.
Seventeenth: The deliberate emptying of the Sudan Armed Forces from the national and upstanding elements through either dismissal, murder or disposition and replacing them with security personnel and using them in waging civil, jihadist, religious and racial wars supported by the Popular Defense Forces (PDF) plunging the country into continuous wars that led to its fragmentation and weakened its ethnic and pluralist structures.
The ruling regime is a continuation to the totalitarian central regimes that seized power in Sudan for decades, it is an anti-democratic regime that infringes the fundamental freedoms of all people, under which the human dignity has been violated by the security apparatuses; which, hideously, torture opponents in detention. The extreme manifestations of such practices is very clear in the gross violations such as genocide and ethnic cleansing, in the war zones, to the extent that president Al Bashier became a fugitive and wanted by the ICC.
The continued existence of this regime on power drives our country into the brink; due to its policies that are based on tyranny, marginalization, and racism and the endeavors to impose a certain religious and cultural identity over a spectrum of religions and cultures that constitute the mosaic of Sudan. Such policies, the policies of this regime degraded the quality of life in our country, humiliated and impoverished the majority of the Sudanese people, vandalized the public institutions, ruined education, health and environment, tore apart the social, moral and ethical fabric, ignited wars, caused gross violations of human rights, subjected certain ethnic groups to genocide and made the secession of south Sudan inevitable. Such policies transformed Darfur into one of the worst human tragedies in the contemporary world and reignited wars in South Kurdfan, Nuba Mountains and Blue Nile using the same methods of brutal violence, bombing civilians, sieging displaced people and depriving the needy, in the affected areas, from food and humanitarian assistance. It also became evident that this regime refuses all the just and political resolutions and is only buying time to remain longer in power, thus it became an example for dishonoring agreements and covenants.
The economy of country today it is in worst conditions and is moving towards the comprehensive collapse. The cost of living became unaffordable to the majority of Sudanese people. Health, education social and public services deteriorated to unprecedented levels. Under this regime, the royalties, levies and custom duties became volatile. While the poverty stricken most of the Sudanese people, those who support the ruling regime became wealthier.
Therefore, we call on the Sudanese people in all regions of Sudan, all IDP and refugees camps and all exiles as well as the leaders of the civil and armed opposition, students, youths, women and trade unions to exert all efforts necessary to uproot this criminal regime and to appeal to the international organizations to put more pressure on the international community to stand beside the Sudanese people in their just demand to topple this totalitarian, tyrant and corrupt regime and immediately hand over the reins of the political power to the Sudanese people after 27 years of brutality and dictatorship.
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Now, I'm well aware that these are clearly first-world problems, but I was pissed and in pain and as you probably know by now, the last thing I need is a reason to be even more scathing than I already am, and to be honest, I still really struggle to empathize with how a waiter in a restaurant of this caliber could ever mix up these two dishes as they don't even sound remotely alike, even when you account for a multitude of umlauts.
But Scheiße service aside, the décor is very nice, set in a refurbished bank, which seems to be the "in" thing these days. And, for the most part, the food was excellent, with only a few misses. The best thing by far being the duck for 2. It's a tour de force. Crsipy and juicy in all the right places, with potatoes, beet slaw and jus on the side. So good.
Next best for me would be the foie gras crème brulee, clearly inspired by Jean-Georges and just about as good, although a completely different presentation.
Of the two pastas, the tagliatelle is the clear winner, made simple with tomato and olives. The blue cheese ravioli with pear was undercooked and lacking a bit in the bleu coming threu. Oh, the irony to be burnt by an undercooked dish!
Speaking of lacking, I was most disappointed in the Dove Etouffe with foie gras. First, because there was no foie gras to be found. Second, because there was no etouffe either. Zero spice. But not bland. It was quite nice actually, just nothing like its description and not at all what I was craving and prepared to eat.
The chocolate lava cake and my cappuccino for dessert were strong endings and just enough to keep The Bank from going bankrupt. So, I'm giving it three knives in total. Two for the food and one for décor. Minus one biggie for the service.


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Most of my summer was spent studying French, exploring the city, enjoying long weekends in Solothurn, and mostly getting accustomed to my new Swiss life. Some of the highlights included Firenze, Italy (already reviewed here), quick day trips to Bern and Basel, relaxing in Solothurn with Aron and his parents, riding on the Vespa to go and pick cherries at the base of the Weissenstein, my slightly "illegal" birthday camping trip on the French-Swiss border, visiting my sister Tarah and my niece Jezebel in Germany where I ended up breaking my toe (more on that later), and running. Lots and lots of running! Well, that is, lots of it BEFORE the toe thing happened.
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I am sat here working at my computer and in front of me is a window through which sunlight has started to stream. On the window-sill I have a pot-plant which seems to be happy there. I water it everyday and sometimes feed it. As the sunlight started to come through the window, I noticed something which is not particularly astonishing but I think is worth thinking on. The leaf-blades on the plant all started to re-orient themselves in the specific direction of the sunlight. The Biologists have a term for this. They call it phototropism. These responses in plants are controlled, apparently, by plant 'hormones' known as Auxins. Observing this response in itself is, in my opinion, an observation of the intrinsic beauty of plants, their wholeness and synchronicity of movement.
How very deeply it disturbs me to see the wonderful rainforests of the world, teeming with life, being destroyed in order to farm cattle for burgers or provide palm oils for the transnational food corporations. What an extremely destructive system this capitalist system is. We must put it to the sword before it does the same to everything of truth, beauty and goodness. This to be an act of love.
The rationalist tradition in philosophy tends to ascribe purposefulness only when and where there is conscious mediation and therefore human activity. But Darwin quite conclusively demonstrated that there is indeed purposefulness in Nature i.e. that under specific conditions and pressures of selection, living organisms tend to evolve in a particular direction which implies purpose. Some organisms have developed similar structures quite independently of each other because they have been subjected to the same types of selection pressures: the operation of the relationships therein are what might be termed the unfolding of an 'unconscious purpose' in Nature. There is purposefulness in both social and natural development except in the former it is mediated by consciously thinking and acting human beings.
When a leaf orientates itself in order to absorb the optimum amount of sunlight, is that not a form of 'unconscious' purpose? There is absolutely no need whatsoever for divine intervention in such matters. In regard to the purposefulness of development, I cannot see any divergence or incompatability between Evolutionary Theory and Marx's theory. They both contain teleological elements.
There is a real relationship between the actual movement of the leaves of the plant and the direction from which the sunlight is coming. This must be an evolutionary adaptation which probably took millions, if not billions, of years to develop. Those plants which could orientate their leaves in this way must have gained an advantage over those that could not (or were not as good at doing it) under conditions where the direction of the sunlight was irregular or constantly changing. Insofar as this tropism was genetically encoded, the transmission of its genes would have served its offspring in a similar way and thereby facililitated survival and propagation. The survival value of the mechanism is obvious. This implies that even the chance, random mutations of the genome in both plants and animals is purposive in the sense that it provides the 'raw material' (as expressed phenotypically) on which the laws of natural selection can work their magic.
Darwin provided us with a theory of how and why living organisms in Nature originate and evolve. There is no substitute for the real investigations and discoveries of the natural sciences. Anybody who is waiting for a "Marxist" natural science will wait for ever and rightly so. The method, spirit and discoveries of Marx's thinking was never intended to – and never could – replace or even challlenge the undeniable or irrefutable achievements of the natural sciences. Anybody who chatters about "Marxist science" is, in my opinion, not only deceiving themselves and others but has lost sight of Marx's conceptions of both Nature and social development.
However, when we look at the actual philosophical approach – either conscious or unconscious – of many natural scientists to their work, we can quite clearly see that there is plenty of room for improvement.
Marx's dialectical approach to questions can also serve a heuristic function in the natural sciences including within the area of Evolutionary Theory.
In my local library recently, I picked up a copy of a book by a celebrity Physicist here in England. We find him hosting radio programmes and staring up with awe into the high heavens on TV presentations. It was the title of the book which grabbed my attention ; "Paradox?" by Jim Al Khalili. Jim himself appears to be an affable enough fellow but it is quite obvious straight away – from looking through the pages of the text – that he is completely unacquainted with both the work of Hegel and Marx and the philosophical approach which underpins it. And yet he has been brave and gallant enough to step out into the public arena with a philosophy of science text entitled "Paradox?" It would be equivalent to Shaun May stepping out into 'cutting edge' areas of Quantum Mechanics or Solid State Physics with a dissertation reviewing the limitations of the latest discoveries.
The basic thesis of the book is that Nature is not inherently paradoxical and that the paradoxes that become manifest in theoretical Physics are explicable if certain theoretical adjustments are made. Paradox is viewed herein as an irrationally-produced foible of the human intellect and not as Hegel and Marx – and others before them – discovered, indwelling, immanent in Nature, Society, Mind. For many scientists, Nature is formal and without contradiction. When Nature itself contradicts this – and this becomes apparent in the paradoxes of their theories – they seek solutions in the modification of their method, approach or perspectives because, in their eyes, Nature cannot possibly operate dialectically, with contradiction as its animating principle. The almost inevitable outcome is generally an eclectic hotchpotch of a philosophy which merely serves to replicate in a different form those principles which the 'philosopher of science' has sought to go beyond.
They do not seek to comprehensively question their whole philosophical approach (which, generally, is totally in the dark about the dialectics of Nature, its dialectical ontology) but rather tend inspect, dig around and puzzle over the perspectives taken in such an approach. This is especially the case in England which is the home of philosophical Empiricism and mechanistic forms of Materialism. A dialectical approach by scientists to their work would not only bring that approach into a philosophical consonance with their objects of investigation but would undoubtedly be more fruitful on a heuristic level. Perhaps somebody should tell Jim that this would particularly be the case in the area of theoretical and particle Physics.
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SARASOTA (WWSB) - Puerto Rican Pork Frita
This dish is a party waiting to happen. Crispy bites of marinated pork, smothered in caramelized onions and a tangy fresh orange juice glaze~my mouth waters just thinking about it. Each bite is an explosion of flavor. I serve the pork with warm flour tortillas, some homemade pico de gallo~and beer, plenty of beer.
Serves 4-6
For the Pork
1 ½ Pounds Cubed Pork Butt (About ½ Inch Square)
2 Tbsp. Cornstarch
1 Tbsp. White Vinegar
3 Cloves Garlic Paste
1 Tbsp. Granulated Garlic
1 Tbsp. Granulated Onion
1 Tbsp. Oregano
1 Tsp. Salt
½ Tsp. Black Pepper
Canola Oil for Frying
For the Onions
1 Medium Onion Sliced Into Rings
4 Cloves Garlic Chopped
Pinch of Salt/Black Pepper
1 Tbsp. White Vinegar
2 Tbsp. Goya Olive Oil
For the Garnish
1 Tbsp. Fresh Chopped Parsley Garnish
1 Orange
1 Lime
Marinate the Pork~in a mixing bowl, combine he cornstarch with the vinegar and 3 tbsp. of water and mix well to make a slurry. Add the fresh garlic, spices and stir. Add the pork, and toss well to coat. Place in refrigerator to marinate for 1 hour.
Prepare the Onions~in a sauté pan over high heat, warm the olive oil. Add the onion and garlic, season with salt and pepper and cook until the onions begin to caramelize. Deglaze pan with the vinegar and cook until it evaporates. Remove from heat and set aside.
Fry the Pork~ In a deep pan, heat about 3 inches of canola oil to 350 degrees. Add the pork in small batches and fry until the meat is cooked through and is a deep golden color, about 4 minutes. Remove from the oil and drain on paper towels.
Plate the Dish~Place the pork on a platter, garnish with the onions, squeeze a fresh orange and lime on the pork. Garnish with parsley. Serve with warm flour tortillas and pico del gallo.
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This is Neil Perry's riff on a rich, nuanced Malaysian curry that he calls Chicken Kapitan. Because he makes the recipe with plenty of fresh and dried chiles and coconut milk, it's sweet, spicy and altogether sublime, especially when topped with a mound of crispy fried shallots. Amazing Chicken Recipes
How to Make It
In a food processor, combine the fresh and dried red chiles, lemongrass, garlic, coarsely chopped shallots and water and process to a fine paste.
In a large, deep skillet, heat 3 tablespoons of the vegetable oil. Season the chicken with salt and cook over moderately high heat, turning once, until browned on both sides, about 10 minutes. Transfer the chicken to a plate.
Reduce the heat to moderate and add the chile paste. Cook, stirring constantly, until the paste begins to stick to the bottom of the pan and brown, about 7 minutes. Stir in the coconut milk and return the chicken to the skillet. Cover partially and simmer over moderately low heat until the chicken is cooked through and the sauce has thickened, about 25 minutes.
Meanwhile, in a medium skillet, heat the remaining 6 tablespoons of vegetable oil. Add the thinly sliced shallots and fry over moderate heat, stirring occasionally, until golden brown, about 10 minutes. Using a slotted spoon, transfer the shallots to paper towels to drain.
Transfer the chicken to plates. Add the lemon juice to the sauce and season with salt and pepper. Spoon the sauce over the chicken and sprinkle with the shallots.
Make Ahead
Serve With
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Google Home Service Ads are paid listings that show up above the non-paid listings and have "Google Guaranteed" on them. When you click on "more listings" you'll get the full list of service providers in the area with the paid ones above the non-paid listings. When potential customers click on the ad they can either call you or send a message request that you can respond to in Google's Home Services mobile app.
This especially impacts home-based businesses without a storefront location. With Home Service Ads these businesses are excluded from the traditional 3-pack and pushed to the very bottom , below all the paid listings. One theory is that Google is trying to prevent the long history of spam for home services in Google Places/Google My Business. Many lead generating companies were setting up fake listings using home addresses to show up for location-based searches outside of their actual business location.
Google began testing Home Service ads in 2015 in major cities throughout the US. According to local SEO experts, Google does not plan on making the local listings 3-pack completely paid as of this moment and are not removing the traditional 3-pack. However, this is something to talk to a local SEO digital marketing agency about to ensure that your business is prepared for any impacts, should this Google Home Service Ads trial update go nationwide.
Some of the professional home service business categories impacted so far include:
While this is currently only being rolled out in major cities (you can get the complete list here) this is something to begin talking to your current digital marketing agency about or seek out the help of an internet marketing company to prepare your business for these changes should they roll out nationwide.
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So, I have two tattoos at the moment.
A crescent moon (Yay, Sailor Moon!) with 夢 in the center, which means dream, and yes, I'm sure. I was already studying Japanese and kanji for 3-4 years when I got that one. I got the tattoo right at the end of high school, my best friend and I went together to get one (different designs) knowing life would take us in different directions and we'd likely not be spending much time together. We're still best friends even though she's in the US and I in Japan. Hey, Lainey.
She decided one tat was enough, but no, I wanted more. Although it wasn't until a decade and a half later until I'd get tattoo two. It took a while to design and then color and commit to spending that amount on it. I shopped around at a few places in Osaka and settled on Mo Tattoo (A+ by the way if you're looking for a tattoo in Osaka, Japan). It took 3 sessions and around 9 hours, but it was a tattoo with all the things I love and on my worse of the two legs, so now that my leg is blinged I hate it a little less. (weird smudges were because this is a panorama shot of my calf)
Now, I have plans for tattoo 3, which will likely be a dragon facing the unicorn on the opposite leg, because they are both legs terrible at being legs.
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For the past year I have been writing for the Nevada County Business News. The current subject is Charles Litton and his influence on the development of an applied technology business cluster in Nevada County. Some of my articles have been published and others are in the process. The first article in the series can be down loaded HERE:Early Business Incubator
A close friend who was familiar with my articles and the stories of Litton's success and influence asked an interesting question last Sunday: "Why is the ERC not seeking out and encouraging more senior executives like Litton to locate in Nevada County? After selling their business or deciding that corporate life is no longer full filling, these CEOs may aspire to return to those heady days of creating a company again? Nevada County is such a lovely place to do that."
An interesting question. Charles Litton loved the Sierra, coming to Nevada County every when he could get away from his high powered tube manufacturing business in San Carlos. He built a family camp near the English Mountain Mine at Jackson Lake. When he sold his high power tube manufacturing business to an investor group lead by Tex Thornton, he moving to Nevada County where he set up an engineering lab in the abandoned hospital, on what we now know as Litton Hill.
Litton was still in good health, comfortably wealthy, and not ready to retire. A successful business man who loved the Sierra and he wanted continue his research on the production technology need to manufacture tubes and build his business of designing and manufacturing those tools. Tools to bond glass and metal that are used in many commercial and military industries.
He also found time to invest in the community, donating land for our hospital, re-building the airport and donating it to the County, and creating a network of helipads for emergency rescues. More details are in my Nevada County Business News articles.
Litton's transformation from the Silicon Valley to the Sierra Foothill happened in the 1950s, the question is could his success be recreated again? Can the ERC locate more entrepreneurial CEOs and corporate mavens like Litton and then convince them that Nevada County is the place they have always been looking for to start a new business, or continue a small part to their old business?
Who are these potential new business and job creators? They are most likely visitors to Nevada County. I attended a meeting of the Tahoe Silicon Mountain Group in Truckee this last July and met some of the folks who were creating a network of like-minded people that are currently working in Silicon Valley, or have worked in the tech industries, and often come to Lake Tahoe.
The ERC could start a similar group in western Nevada County, and then advertise the existence of this support group through out Silicon Valley. This information can be included in all of Nevada County's tourist out reach literature, including the GoNevada County website. This could become part of the current outreach programs sponsored by the ERC Board of Directors.
I welcome your thoughts in the comments.
Addendum 08-28-14. A follow up question asked about the economic impact that Litton's move to Nevada County had on the local economy. As Litton wrote a friend, the local economy was struggling with mining being phased out and the lumber industry was in decline. He saw the arrival of Litton Labs as a catalyst for suppliers and other business to follow, creating new jobs in Nevada County.
Twenty-nine people followed Litton from San Carlos to work in the new facility in 1953. He hired 9 local people from the 200 applicants, writing that he was impressed with the quality of the applicants who had applied for jobs, "better than most San Carlos applicants." In a letter to The Union he predicted that by December of 1955 he would have 45 employees working at the Engineering Lab. In August of 1957 Litton Engineering Laboratory had 79 employees.
In 1958 government contracts for radar and jammer tubes began to decline, and Litton had started to trim the staff, he laid off 8 people, and began to look for other opportunities outside government contracts, including work for chip manufacture Fairchild Semiconductor Corp who were having problems sealing integrated circuit chips.
It was perhaps in 1959 that Litton made a decision that had the largest long-term impact on the local economy. He invited his "college buddy" Dr. Hare to move his fledging audio sound business from New Jersey to Nevada County. With the advent of home TVs the theater sound business was in decline, and Hare created his first video amplifier. This eventually let to the growth of Grass Valley Group and the future spin off of multiple video related companies forming the core of Nevada County's applied technology video cluster.
It was Litton desire that other light industries follow his lead and move to Nevada County. However, it was after his death in 1972 that his facility on Litton Hill became the unintended business incubator of Nevada County, under the guidance of son Charles Jr. and his brother Larry Litton. According to one observer, the development environment was a microcosm of Silicon Valley, bright people living and working in a common community of creativity. A culture originally fostered by Charles Litton Sr.
Some recognized companies that developed products on Litton Hill:
- Grass Valley Group
- Eigen Video
- US Robotics
- Keller Medical
- Alpine Engineering
- AJA Video
- Atari
- Sierra Medical Devices
- Node Computer Systems
And, many lesser-known start-ups.
Information for this article was taken from the Charles Vincent Litton Papers, BANC MSS 75/7c, The Bancroft Library, University of California, Berkeley California


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Art of Ming Ong
Sunday, November 8, 2015
Holiday Pop Up Show @ La Luz de Jesus Gallery Hollywood
I will be showing 8 new pieces in a group art exhibition "Boombox Creators & Holiday Pop Up Show" at La Luz de Jesus Gallery in Hollywood, CA. Artists include Nathan Anderson, Susan Apgar, Nicole Bruckman, Lauren Chang, Tanny Chang, Sean Chao, Adrian Cherry, Jel Ena, Frank Forte, Lauren Gardiner, Walt Hall, Sadie Han, Jinx and more! Show runs December 4 – January 3, 2015. Artist reception on Friday, December 4th, 8-11PM.
Wednesday, September 30, 2015
oh, hello friend shop @ Downtown Fullerton Art Walk
I will be exhibiting original art, prints and select merchandise at oh, hello friend shop at Downtown Fullerton Art Walk on Friday, October 2nd, 2015 from 6-10pm. Swing by for a fun, art-filled evening out if you're in the OC area!
Monday, July 15, 2013
Glitz & Pixie Stix @ Leanna Lin's Wonderland
I will be a part of this fun summer group show!
Shows Run: July 27 - Aug 25, 2013
Opening Event: Saturday, July 27th / 6-10 PM
@ Leanna Lin's Wonderland
5024 Eagle Rock Blvd, Los Angeles, CA 90041
Whimsical paintings, mixed media art and plush BY:
Aurora Lady, Coney, Emma Goo, Emma San Cartier, Forrest Ann Podrat, Jennifer Davis, Jody Asano, Liz Adams, Lorena Alvarez, Mekanikku, Messy Pink, Michal Wright-Ward, Ming Ong, Nancy Chiu, Naoshi, Pretty Little Thieves, Rooney Hardwick, Sharr Barr
A portion of the art sales will be donated to the CFAER "Imagine Studio", which is an after school enrichment program bringing arts back into the LAUSD.
Monday, May 27, 2013
Patchwork Show Long Beach Summer 2013
I will have a booth selling tees, prints, cards and more at the Patchwork Show Long Beach, Sun June 2nd, 11am-5pm at Marine Stadium, Long Beach. Come check out this big event featuring 120+ handmade vendors, two live music stages, food trucks and more!
Monday, January 21, 2013
Shop Ming Ong Art at GarageGalleryOnline.com
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Naughty is the New Nice
Monday, December 17, 2012
Good Versus Evil @ Wonderground Gallery Downtown Disney
I have 2 paintings, a custom Mickey Vinylmation and prints in the "Good vs. Evil" Exhibit at WonderGround Gallery in Downtown Disney. Product Launch & Signing Event on Saturday, Dec 15, 2012 1:00-3:00PM. Art will be up through June 2013, so stop by whenever you are at Disneyland!
Tuesday, December 11, 2012
Tuesday, December 4, 2012
Post-it Show 8 @ GR2
Come out to the Post-it show at Giant Robot on Dec 8th! It'll be amazing - so much fun affordable art! I'll have 6 post-its in the show.
December 8-16, 2012
Over 260 Artists! Over 2000 Post Its!
December 8-16, 2012
Over 260 Artists! Over 2000 Post Its!
$25 each Cash & Carry
Opening Reception:
Saturday, December 8, 2012, 6:00 - 10:00 PM
GR2, 2062 Sawtelle Boulevard, Los Angeles CA 90025
Opening Reception:
Saturday, December 8, 2012, 6:00 - 10:00 PM
GR2, 2062 Sawtelle Boulevard, Los Angeles CA 90025
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Pre-degree Foundation Diploma
This intensive foundation year at the Amsterdam Fashion Academy gives you a solid start for any prospective study or career in fashion. You will discover and improve your creative skills as well as having the opportunity to explore different creative areas of the fashion industry. You will learn through discovery and exploration through project work, lectures and study visits. The programme is designed to give you a visual portfolio in the field of fashion and the knowledge you need to be able to progress to follow a fashion related degree.
Course overview
This is a great opportunity to study a wide range of essential skills needed for the design and production of both fashion and textiles in the stimulating fashion environment of the Amsterdam Fashion Academy. You develop your portfolio and gain a real understanding of the professional working practices and expectations of the fashion industry.
All topics include an element of theory to underpin the creative process and is delivered through a range of different teaching styles, including lectures, creative workshops and seminars. You will start to focus on developing your own personal creative signature within the fashion environment.
What makes this course truly unique is the high level of individual attention available to you through one to one support, throughout the entire academic year. This level of guidance and support makes all the difference in helping you to discover and unleash your individual creative abilities in readiness for a university level degree.
We pride ourselves on our commitment to our students. We recognise that giving each student substantial personal support is key to helping them get the most out of the course and themselves, enabling them to be accepted to university level programmes which they can easily follow with their new found skills, knowledge and confidence.
Modules and programme structure
- Exploring Art, Design and Media
- Fashion in 3 Dimensions
- Fashion Communication
- Textiles for Fashion
How do you study?
You are taught by a range of experienced tutors who are enthusiastic and dedicated to bringing out the best in you. Our teaching staff works with you on sustained project work which develops your skills and they are happy to share their theoretical knowledge with you. Industry workshops, lectures, live projects, field trips and visits are all part of the programme. You work on a variety of technical and design projects that involve research, including exhibition and museum visits, design development, garment making, fashion illustration and presentation. This one year programme helps you compile a portfolio for application to a degree programme in Fashion Design.
What can you do after the programme?
After completing this programme you can progress on to study Fashion Design, Fashion Marketing, Retail, Fashion Communication, Journalism and Textiles Design at degree level.
Entry requirements
The Fashion Foundation Year is designed for students who do not qualify for the Bachelor Degree programmes or students who want to develop a more solid foundation in key subjects such as drawing, illustration, design methods in fashion and textiles. This fashion foundation course provides an entry route into the Bachelor Degree programmes. Successful completion of one of the following foundation options guarantees progression onto the Bachelor Degree programmes.
Successfully completed secondary education in your own country, and be at least 17 years old on entry.
If you meet the standard entry requirements for this course, we'll invite you to attend an interview.
Portfolio requirements
We are interested in your creative potential – please prepare a portfolio of work you have created so far. We are not looking for perfection as we appreciate you may still be developing the range of your work. For example what we would like to see:
- A variety of work – we want to see a range of approaches.
- Work completed in or outside of your studies.
- Research: examples of various forms of investigation.
- Photographs of 3D, and large 2D, work.
- Accompanied by any supporting work, sketch books and developmental pieces.
Key facts
Duration: 1 year full time
Start program: September 2020
Tuition fee*: € 9.950,-
Start admission: open for admission academic year 2020-2021
Maximum number of students: 12-14
*The Amsterdam Fashion Academy is a non-governmental and non-subsidized institute.


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This is Love
Just a random pic Diz took with my phone of her and Nala cuddling on the couch. Have you ever seen a cat look so happy.
Yes, that is the couch in the Extended Stay we are crashing at.
Just a random pic Diz took with my phone of her and Nala cuddling on the couch. Have you ever seen a cat look so happy.
Yes, that is the couch in the Extended Stay we are crashing at.
We recently stayed at the Ritz Carlton in Half Moon Bay. If you follow Robert Scoble you know he lives very near there and walks over to hang out in their restaurant. So, once you get over the fact that you might take a vacation to get away from it all, and run in to Robert, the Ritz Carlton is a nice place.
We got a double, with a view of the ocean that was nice. They insisted on turning on the "fireplace channel" on the TV every time they came through.
The rooms are an ok size, they vary quite a bit based on price, if you pony up there are rooms with their own patios and fire-pits.
The restaurant is pretty good, and they were very accommodating several times when I showed up late and ordered odd combinations of food.
There is no place other than the restaurant to buy a soda. The front desk was really great and got me a few bottles of Coke, which was very nice of them, and they just magically showed up in my room with a nice note. (Thank you Pearl).
We didn't try the bath tub, but it looked amazing. The bathroom had interesting art by local artists which was cool, and there were lots of little details through out the hotel that made this a great place to meander around.
The Golf course is amazing, the fog is a nice additional challenge, that really helped make my game a bit more on par with those I was playing.
I lived in the Ritz in Marina Del Ray for 2 months, and I have to say that the rooms are nicer in Marina Del Ray, but the staff at Half Moon Bay were amazing.
We had a great time, there was an event the first evening that was a bit loud for 2 hours, but other than that the stay was flawless, we live too close to Half Moon Bay to really vacation there again soon, but I wouldn't hesitate to recommend the Ritz Carlton to anyone who wants to Surf, or Golf in Half Moon Bay.


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Registration Available for Responsible Conduct of Research
Registration is available for the upcoming Responsible Conduct of Research (RCR) series hosted by the Center for Education and Career Development in NUCATS. This training is required for all postdoctoral fellows and junior faculty receiving support through any NIH training, career development award (individual or institutional), and research education grant. Training must occur once in each career stage at a frequency of no less than once every four years per career stage.
Classes will be held from 3:30 – 5:00 PM on Wednesdays from September 18 through December 4 on the Chicago campus.
The course directors are Drs. Rick McGee and Brian Hitsman. Subject matter experts will participate as instructors for specific sessions. Trainees will receive didactic training, complete pre-work, and submit reflection papers.
The registration link can be found here.
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About the Under Pressure Documentary
Under Pressure is the working title of a documentary currently being filmed, which looks at stress and coping in elite South African sport.
It is being funded by the Macsteel Maestros programme at the Sports Science Institute of South Africa (SSISA). I have the privilege of having been invited to help put this project together.
The initial idea for the documentary came from a discussion between Gill Taylor (of Macsteel Maestros) and represesentatives of the South African Cricketers Association (SACA), who wanted to develop a series of short video clips to be used in training the next generation of South African athletes. Specifically, they were to form part of a training seminar that helps the young sportsmen and women develop the coping skills necessary to surviving and succeeding in the pressured world of elite sport.
Since the initial discussion however, it has involved into more than just a training tool – it now looks to becoming a documentary in its own right. The project also now enjoys the support of the SA Rugby Players Association, and of course the many individual athletes who are being interviewed - who are generously giving not just of their time, but also of their openness and honesty.
There is a common assumption that in order to succeed in sport at the highest level, you must be tough and resilient. There is some truth to this, but toughness is also specific to the task at hand. Even the toughest of the tough struggle at times under the weight of expectation, or even just with life's normal ups and downs.
This subject is however taboo. These sporting icons are not supposed to struggle. The athletes themselves find it hard to ask for help because they and others take it as a sign of weakness. The irony is this - learning to cope effectively with pressure is important not just for the well-being of the person 'behind' the athlete, but also for the actual (sports) performance of the athlete concerned.
The response from the athletes, coaches, and support staff we have spoken to so far has been over-whelming. It is indicative of the fact that there is a problem – one that is neither being acknowledged nor dealt with openly enough. Elite athletes experience some unique and intense pressures, but don't always have the ability to cope effectively with them.
We hope as a result of the Under Pressure documentary, that more young sportsmen and women will recognize that struggling at times is normal, and that acknowledging this is the first step towards more effective coping, greater personal fulfillment, and ultimately better, more consistent performances.
We are currently busy with filming the interviews. The launch date will be announced in the next few weeks.
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The Craft of Making Disciples
Making disciples is the primary purpose of every Christ-follower and every church. It's who we are and what we do! Todd Wagner's inspiring talk reminds us to not just go to church but be the church - a chosen people proclaiming the excellencies of Jesus who called us out of darkness into His marvelous light.
Our Names Will Be Forgotten
On this earth, our names will be forgotten. Legacy is not built upon names, but by people after us who replicate the gospel in others.
The Disciple-Making Journey
Guff, Outreach Pastor
God's call to make disciples continues to be one of the preeminent commands and privileges that He left with those who follow him. Both simple and complex, it can be overwhelming to know where to start, what the overall goal is and how to help people join us as we mature in Christ. The Disciple-Making Journey is how Grace Bible Church lays out the answers to these questions in their simplest form: Selection, Portrait and Pathway. Whether you are just starting this journey or it is a well-worn path, this is the starting place to understand how you can be a part of the Great Commission alongside this renewed vision for our church.
Disciple-Making in Motion
Nancy, Mobilization Coach
Get into the practical day to day world of how discipleship is not about isolated encounters but inviting disciples into our whole lives.
The Tools of a Disciple-Maker
Learn how to start building and wielding the tools of the craft to be sharpened by the word and by others as we embark on being a disciple-maker.
Recommended Reading
- Spiritual Multiplication in the Real World by Dr. Bob McNabb
- The Coach Model by Keith Webb
- Instruments in the Redeemer's Hands by Paul David Tripp
- What Jesus Started by Steve Addison
- Across the Street, Around the World by Jeannie Marie
- Exponential by Dave and Jon Ferguson
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On an exchange, the succession in which floor traders must execute orders. Invariably, the orders with the highest bid or the lowest ask are executed first. If two orders have an identical price, the one entered first has precedence. The specific rules of precedence are set by each exchange individually.
The sequence in which orders are executed on an exchange floor. For example, the order with the lowest ask or highest bid has precedence over other orders. With orders at an identical price, the one entered earliest has precedence. The precedence of orders is established by the rules of each exchange.


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Most firms employ experts, and let's be honest, don't really use them much.
Considering that being smarter, that is fielding better knowledge resources, than one's competition is a key survival criterion in business.
After all it is putting knowledge to work, or the actual deployment of Intellectual Capital that is typically what makes one firm survive and another die or get eaten.
So it is curious that many firms fail to leverage their expert's discretionary effort, subject interest, and awareness.
In this blog I will provide a practical technique for using your experts better to increase your holdings of Intellectual Capital and for improving your firm's awareness of its business environment, and perhaps even taking another step in the direction of becoming a learning organization.
In a recent webinar for the ic knowledge center I presented some ideas on Knowledge Management & IC and you are welcome to download the presentation slides from the ICKC website, or to join the conversation.
Objectives of Knowledge Management
Firstly, let's just remind ourselves of the two main forks in Knowledge Management objectives
- Operational Excellence
- Niche Mastery
In the first we want to put knowledge to work and by doing so to reduce cost due to wasted effort and duplication, increase output and efficiency by replicating best practices, and by propagating knowledge across the organization.
In the second we want it to be seen that we do this, and make it clear to potential customers, investors, and would-be employees that we are masters of our craft and market niche.
Expertise is the gold, but alone it is insufficient – you can't just have expertise, you must put it to work in as many ways as possible in order to make it a competitive advantage rather than just an "also-have".
The Learning Organization
As I have outlined in previous posts, a major cause of corporate mortality is failure to learn – in essence a fatal learning disability.
One of the primary features of such a learning disability is an inward focus and a steady loss of awareness of what is going on outside the firm – such firms stop using external events and information to drive change within their organization.
For a firm to learn I believe there are several components that must be satisfied.
Inter alia, a firm must successfully engage in and master:
- Environmental Awareness
- Processing & Contextualization of external information
- Deriving Synthesis & Meaning from external information
- Adaptive Behavioral Change
A firm needs its experts to be aware of what is going on in the world and specifically in terms of their area of expertise, to have a high index of curiosity, and to do something with what they see.
Specifically, what I have in mind is that they will place a context around things that would otherwise simply pass the rest of us by unnoticed or unmarked, and as a result the firm will adapt to external conditions and innovate.
How an Expert Tags Novelty
What this means in real terms is that I want experts to be aware of things going on in the outside world, for example news items, events, technological changes, and market movements, and then to pull those into the firm, and provide an explanation of what this means, how it is relevant to what the firm does, and finally, to suggest actions that could put this to use for the firm.
In the presentation I give two examples, but your use is likely to be different and should be driven by your experts because they are the only portal through which new ideas can enter your firm without triggering the embedded immune systems that usually crush novelty as a form of error.
Here then are the steps I suggest you use in getting your experts to pull in Intellectual Capital for your firm
- Capture Content from external sources
- Provide a Context from the eyes of an expert
- Explain why this is Significant to the firm
- Add an Evaluation to test message integrity
- Provide a Social Environment for interaction
- Layer with advised Actions
Although hosting the content in a CRM, LMS, or Wiki will help, don't prioritize IT systems over the people element – most KM practitioners I have polled believe that people-factors account for 80-90% of the success of this kind of thing, and technology only 10-20%. So spend proportionate amounts of time and effort on organizing, motivating, and helping the people and don't get distracted by the shiny IT toys.
Experts are often underutilized and pigeon-holed into highly specific roles that reduce their effectiveness as agents of organizational learning that can boost operational performance and increase adaptive capacity. By deliberately encouraging your experts to retrieve found articles of information from the outside world and add value to them by explaining context and implication to the firm, and by specifying recommended actions, the expert can extend their value and that of the firm.
Matthew Loxton is a Knowledge Management expert, holds a Master's degree in Knowledge Management from the University of Canberra, and provides pro-bono consulting in Knowledge Management and IT Governance to various medical institutions. Matthew is a peer reviewer for several Knowledge Management and Information Science Journals.
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Libertarian Party's Gary Johnson to Appear on Election Ballots in All 50 States
Libertarian presidential candidate Gary Johnson's campaign said Tuesday that he will be on the ballot in all 50 states plus the District of Columbia, marking the first time in two decades a third-party presidential ticket has appeared on every state ballot.
"With a majority of Americans wanting a choice other than Donald Trump and Hillary Clinton, today we now know for certain that on Election Day, every voter in America will have that alternative option," Mr. Johnson said.
No third-party presidential ticket has qualified for all 50 state ballots since 1996, when Libertarian Harry Browne and Reform Party candidate Ross Perot were on every state ballot. Mr. Browne nearly achieved universal ballot access again in 2000, but was stymied by an intraparty dispute where the Arizona Libertarian Party put a different candidate on the state's ballot.
Mr. Johnson, a former two-term Republican governor of New Mexico, is running with former Massachusetts Gov. Bill Weld as his running mate.


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Video: Brand New Footage Of Feadship Superyacht VERTIGO
Generating plenty of excitement, the 96m/315ft motor yacht VERTIGO left her yard in Makkum for the first time last week.
Undergoing her initial sea trials in the North Sea ahead of the holiday season, superyacht VERTIGO turned more than a few heads as she made her passage through Amsterdam last Thursday.
Thankfully, those equipped with cameras were keen to capture her harmonious lines styled by Redman Whiteley Dixon, providing a series of photographs and videos to provide an even greater impression of the forward-thinking motor yacht.
Tracing her flared bow and gracious sweeping curves, the latest look at VERTIGO likewise emphasises the sheer vastness of the helideck which transforms into a games deck.
Evidently pleased with their latest superyacht, Tom de Vries, the director of Feadship, described how: 'VERTIGO sets a new standard for styling and is a true gentlemen's yacht...she is one of the most sophisticated superyachts ever to grace the world's oceans'.
As well as bearing such a distinctive design, the yacht also features a range of outstanding amenities from a glass panelled swimming pool on the main deck aft to water-level beach club on the deck below.
Thanks to the extended windows which surround the communal and guest spaces, VERTIGO benefits from a generous amount of natural light as well as offering up stunning views whilst underway and at-anchor.
As more information and images become available, YachtCharterFleet will be sure to keep readers updated.
As one of the largest Feadship superyachts to date, VERTIGO demonstrates once again the unbounded ambition of the iconic Dutch shipyard
Whilst VERTIGO is not expected to be made available for charter, be sure to take a look at all of the Feadship superyachts which are open for charter.


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The U.S. Food and Drug Administration said it would approve as safe for birth control an oral contraceptive for women. (Formal approval would follow on June 23.) Made by G.D. Searle & Co., the drug -- marketed as Enovid -- was a synthetic combination of hormones that suppresses the release of eggs from a woman's ovaries.
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With the implementation of anything, getting off to a "good start" is essential. While we know it takes time for most implementation efforts to go to scale and become the new routine, having some early success can be a major factor in determining whether you (or your team) stick with the new practice. It's no different from a new fitness routine. We want to experience some results quickly to determine whether our going to the gym and changing our eating habits is going to lead to our eventual desired result.
In her book Confidence, Rosabeth Moss Kanter identifies the need for people to be successful before they believe they can be successful. While that might sound counterintuitive, she writes that true confidence is more than just a mindset:
Positive expectations by leaders make people want to rise to the occasion, but people need proof that there is some reality to the expectations. Pep talks without convincing content are devoid of credibility. People see right through them. "Irrational exuberance" based on nothing but fantasy and hype don't last long. That's why winning – or its close approximation – is often necessary before people believe they can win. (pg. 40)
Winning in our case is more about the eventual acceptance of a new paradigm or routine within our schools or classrooms. The confidence to successfully implement anything is what Kanter calls grounded optimism – optimism that is based in some evidence of success.
Planning for rapid results is most helpful when you're working with people who are capable of implementing the new idea but not necessarily willing; they are reluctant to make major changes since it is likely that they have had success with the previous paradigm. Planning for rapid results is made easier when it is guided by the following question:
What is the least I can do to bring about the greatest effect?
By focusing on the little things that make a big impact, those reluctant to change will be permitted to make a minimal effort while experiencing a much larger effect on their day-to-day work.
I can recall working in a school a number of years ago that was very purposeful about improving the school climate and the quality of the adult-student relationships (as well as student-student). We had spent an entire professional development day working on our plan. We had developed both short- and long-term goals, however, we knew we wanted to see some immediate changes so we focused on the question of rapid results. As it was a Friday, we asked ourselves, "What can we do on Monday that might have an immediate impact on our school's culture?"
What we came up with was an agreement that all teachers would be in their classrooms (lights on and doors open) at least 10 minutes before the start of the day to greet students as they arrived (some teachers were already doing this). As well, the school administration would greet students as they entered the school (we were already doing that, but not consistently) and counselors would "check-in" with their "top 10." Ten minutes…that's all that was required. The results for our school were dramatic. Within a week we noticed a significant shift in the "tone" of our school.
For those that weren't sure that we should be devoting that much energy to "school climate", the rapid results of our efforts convinced them that our efforts were worth it. After all, if big results came from little effort, imagine what big effort would yield.
It is absolutely not rocket science. While rapid results are definitely not enough to sustain a major shift, they do provide a glimpse as to what is possible with any purposeful effort. Sometimes people need proof that the change is going to produce an improved situation, and while some people use the desire for perfect proof as an excuse for inactivity, it is fair that people see how the change might eventually makes things better before they commit themselves.
To paraphrase the Kanter quote above, having some success is often a precursor to the belief that one can be successful.