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Small Boys in a World that loves Tall MenPosted: April 20, 2011 Filed under: Health | Tags: adolescence, babies, baby, baby food, children's health, constitutional growth delay, development, growth, growth hormone, health, height, late bloomers, parenting, puberty, self-confidence, short boys, shortness, stereotypes, testosterone 5 Comments
When the generalization becomes an expectation, there lives a stereotype.
Men are generally taller than women. There's the generalization.
Men are tall or at least the real men are supposed to be tall. And there's your stereotype.
Sam is a little guy. Even for a toddler, he's small. Sure, he could go through a growth spurt at 14, sprouting gangly limbs and lurching around awkwardly, and end up a 6 foot tall giant. I don't think it's likely though. Did you pick up on the fact that I think 6 feet tall is a giant? That just might hint to you at how tall, or to change the perspective – how short, I am. I'm 5'3". Jack is 5'5". It seems likely then that our son Sam will follow the family trend.
When Jack was 18 months old he stopped growing for a while. For six months his growth had completely ceased, and then it began again, perhaps more slowly than normal. He was poked and pricked and tested for the next several years while he fell to the bottom of the growth chart. By fifth grade his buddies, the bullies, and the rest of his classmates towered over him by several inches or much more.
From x-rays of his hand and wrist, Jack was diagnosed with constitutional growth delay. It's a condition whereby one's physical age is younger than one's chronological age. What? Yeah, I don't really grasp a medical understanding of it either. But I do understand that it causes the kid to be behind his peers, growth-wise. Interestingly though, it does not cause any physical health problems; the individual should eventually reach full height and maturity albeit much later than everyone else.
In Jack's case, six months of no growth was combined with short family genes and a case of ordinary late bloomerism. (The family trait of late bloomerism was evident in his brothers, too, who were also the shortest kids in their grades until their growth spurts naturally kicked in during junior high. However, while there's no doubt that the brothers were short kids, the gap between Jack and his classmates was greater. As adults his brothers are 5'9" and 5'10"; there are a few tallish genes floating around the family tree. I think shortness reigns though. Jack, at his adult height of 5'5", is still taller than both of his parents.)
You can imagine that, for many, the years of adolescence is rife with insecurity and general misery as a kid navigates the sometimes hellish social ecosystem that is middle school and high school. (It could be unpleasant for us nerdy types anyway.) In a population that, like most of society, values height, physical strength, and athleticism in males, how much more difficult do you think adolescence might be for a small boy? The problem with constitutional growth delay then isn't one of poor physical health; it is a social problem. Additionally, constitutional growth delay does not only affect height; puberty is also delayed. It's hard enough to ask a girl for a date. It must be even harder when you have the body of a younger boy.
Jack's parents made the decision to start Jack on doses of testosterone by sixth grade. He's glad they did. It gave his growth a much-needed jumpstart. Specifically, he was able to enter the not-so-magically-wonderful world of puberty. He gained all those delightful additions of hair in funny places and other awkward changes, and his voice transformed into the voice I know and love. He was still short but started making greater progress towards reaching his full mature height.
Fast forward thirty odd years, and here we have our sweet Sam.
Having gained a mere 4 oz since his six month check-up, at Sam's nine month appointment he weighed 15 lbs and 9 oz. And he grew one inch. Our wonderful pediatrician Dr. Morton noted that although Sam was at the bottom of the growth chart, he looked healthy and happy. And he does; Sam has good muscle tone, healthy color, not scrawny looking at all. He looks like a completely healthy baby, but a bit miniature sized. Dr. Morton at this point is more concerned about Sam not gaining any weight than about his length. He said it was time to work another meal into Sam's diet. Jack and I followed his advice, and it's been three meals a day now. Lately Sam has been my little piggy; by which I happily mean that he has had a healthy appetite. At first we were only giving Sam about a ¼ cup of food for a meal, and he seemed satisfied with that (not even finishing that all the time.) But in addition to increasing the frequency of meals we've also increased the amount. Sometimes it's ⅓ cup, ½ cup or even more depending on his appetite and mood. We make our own baby food: a mix of fruits, veggies, yogurt, chicken, and some cheese. I'm no farmer; when I say "make" I mean that I buy fresh organic produce and dairy and cook/mash/puree it. I still breastfeed Sam five or six times a day. Jack gives him an 8oz bottle of formula at bedtime—a remnant from the very early days when we had to supplement my breast milk. Now it gives me a much-needed, much-appreciated break in the evenings!
Tomorrow we go back to the pediatrician to check on Sam's growth. It's been six weeks. With all this yummy and nutritious food in his diet, I'm hopeful that we'll see some significant weight gain. In fact I'd be very surprised if we don't because, as Jack joyfully pointed out to me last week, Sam's thighs have put on some extra chubbiness. When he's being changed, Sam lies on the changing table and points his feet straight up in the air. Now I grab his legs and jiggle his thighs and gleefully sing "Chuuubbyyy thiiiighs!!!" and he laughs and laughs and laughs.
I can see the chubby thighs, but I don't see any evidence that he's grown in length at all, but who knows? Chubby thighs certainly indicate a positive weight gain, but there may still be some trials ahead. What would we do if Sam had constitutional growth delay? Would we give him testosterone? Some parents in that situation might even opt for the more extreme growth hormone treatment. Thank God that Jack's parents didn't do that. The children who took the newly available growth hormone in the 1970s didn't fare so well as they got older. I don't know about growth hormone for Sam. That feels extreme, and definitely doesn't seem very crunchymunchy to me. Lastly, I get to what I see as the crux of the situation. Sam's emotional well-being.
How do Jack and I teach Sam that height doesn't matter nearly as much as society may lead you to think it does? How do we instill confidence in Sam, or help and support him in having confidence in himself? Jack had a friend in high school who was also shorter than most of the guys. Ted, however, was brimming with confidence, and nobody messed with him. What was Ted's secret? And how do we raise Sam to not feel as though his height is a plague upon him? Jack believes that all children have a moment where they realize that they are different from other children in an undesirable way. For Jack, it was his height. The undesirability of the trait may be all in the child's own head (for example maybe it's glasses or red hair that marks them as different) but that doesn't make the feelings and self-consciousness any less real. If height proved to be an insurmountable obstacle to Sam surviving the teenage and college years happily and perhaps an obstacle to romance as well, but there was some way we could improve the situation, wouldn't we want to do it? If we decided to use testosterone treatment to advance growth, how would we do that while simultaneously preaching that Sam was perfect and beautiful exactly the way that he was? Perhaps most importantly, how do we raise Sam to be able to love himself and be comfortable in his own skin? And how do we do that in a world that loves tall men, and where short men are often the butt of a joke?
The Day's Highlight? Being IDed for my Bailey's.Posted: April 2, 2011 Filed under: Sleeping | Tags: advice, babies, baby, bailey's irish cream, bedtime, ferber, jumper, jumperoo, parenting, sleep training, sleeping Leave a comment
I am tired and want nothing more than to put my feet up, eat dinner, and enjoy some smooth Bailey's Irish Cream. The day's highlight? I was asked for ID when I bought the Bailey's at the liquor store! Other than that happy moment, it's been a long and tiring day. There's nothing like having to work on a beautiful sunny Saturday instead of joining your hubby and son for an enjoyable day at the market and bookstore.
It's 9:37 pm. I should be realxing to the sounds of peaceful nothingness. Or maybe just the sounds of Jack cooking dinner. And soft lullabies coming from the CD player in the nursery. But instead, Sam is in his jumper just four feet away fom me. He's jumping up and down furiously, taking full advantage of this last push of energy for the day. The noise of the attached toys and especially the springs seems to grow louder and louder. Now it's 9:43. Wow! He's really getting some air between his toes and the floor!
I suppose that some might insist that I'm too lenient, I'm allowing bad habits, or that I'm not showing him who is in control. He's 10 months old; of course he's in control. Although perhaps "control" is not the right word. As a young whippersnapper, I always resisted the idea of being controlled myself, and I don't feel any great need to "control" Sam. Plenty of advice givers from the great pool of *They* would advise me to put Sam in his crib and let him "cry it out" to sleep. It's 9:48. He doesn't seem to be slowing down.
So my options are 1) Place Sam, who is wide awake and full of energy, into his crib and his energy will drain from screaming. Granted, perhaps it is our fault that he is wide awake. Scheduling for the day was off, bath-time got started very late, etc. I suppose sleep-training proponents might argue that there wouldn't be any screaming because by 10 months old, Sam would know better than to pointlessly scream. Oh wait, but he would still be filled with unspent energy then, wouldn't he?
He paused in his jumping…it's 9:54. Maybe he's done… nope, there he goes again, still jumping.
Option 2) Place Sam in his jumper. He's happy. He's using up that energy. He's tiring himself out. Sure, the noise from the springs is loud and annoying, but not nearly as awful to listen to as screaming and crying would be. Once he's done jumping, I'll give him some more milk, put him to bed, turn those soft lullabies on, and most likely he'll fall asleep before long. This option seems like a win-win situation for tonight. Then tomorrow I'll try to do a better job of physical play and meals and evening scheduling, etc.
With such a choice analysis, I'm not sure why I would even consider option #1 cry in crib. Except of course that that is what *they* say I should be doing. (There's always a faceless, anonymous They to be telling you what you ought to be doing). At least I'm fortunate enough to have some friends who also eschew the Ferber sleep training method. I have to say though, when I first heard about it Sam was only maybe 6 weeks old. I was informed by a friend to start sleep training at 3 months. I thought I would, because I thought that was what you did. It sounded like a good idea; make bedtime a smooth and quiet affair. My husband, Jack, was the one to refuse Ferber methods right from the start, saying that we could still have a happy baby that would sleep at night even without being trained. I'm glad he did. We've definitely seen our share of some difficult nights. And as I write that, I think to myself that "difficult" is an understatement. There were a few nights that I wondered if I would have to resort to letting Sam cry it out. But those aren't common. For the most part, Sam's bedtime is very pleasant for all involved.
It's 10:07. He's definitely slowing down. Now I can feed him and hopefully he'll sleep. Then I can proofread this blog, publish it, and maybe figure out how I can get spammers to stop showing up in my site stats. Oh yeah- and grab a glass, pour a drink, and savor some smooth and sweet Baileys Irish Cream.


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Baggies braced for Cherries clash (ko 3pm)
LIMITED tickets remain on general sale to Albion supporters for this afternoon's Barclays Premier League clash against AFC Bournemouth at The Hawthorns.
The final few seats remain for the encounter with the club's 'Kids for a Quid' offer proving popular, tickets priced at just £27/25 adults, £21/20 seniors (over-60s), £16/15 Under-21/students and £1 Under-17.
Tickets are available from the East Stand ticket office right up until the 3pm kick-off.
It's a packed Hawthorns for the Cherries clash to start the Christmas festive season – so why not countdown to kick-off in the Albion Fanzone?
We've got another fantastic pre-match line-up of fun and entertainment in our Fanzone, sponsored by Freebets, and of course we have persuaded Santa to pop in and lend a hand. You will find him in his special grotto with gifts for the first 500 youngsters to come and tell him what they want for Christmas. For full Fanzone details, click here.
Fans are again reminded to allow extra time to enter the FanZone and The Hawthorns today due to added security, with spectators searched upon entry. All bags will also be searched so please do not bring one unless absolutely necessary. Many thanks for your co-operation.
Don't forget you can again buy our special edition '300' publication today - celebrating all 44 players to have reached 300 appearances for the club in light of Chris Brunt's recent achievement. It's priced at £4.99 or, if you buy it with the Bournemouth match programme, you can have the two for £7.50! For full details, click here.
Can't make it to the match? Do not fear...
You won't miss a kick of the action across the club's official channels as we bring you live coverage.
Albion Radio will provide live commentary (click here) while you can follow the Baggies on Twitter, Facebook, Snapchat and Instagram for match coverage.
At the game and want to listen to the commentary? Tune into 106.9FM from anywhere inside the stadium.
Come On You Baggies!

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In early April embedded devices powered by Google Android, Linux and FreeBSD (specifically the BusyBox distribution) mainly used as media players and routers came under attack from a previously unseen form of malware.
How does this malware affect compromised devices?
Once compromised the device will cease functioning within seconds; an attack being called a PDoS (Permanent Denial of Service). This occurs since the malware corrupts the devices internal storage and reduces the number of kernel (defined) threads (sequences of independent in progress tasks) from several thousand to just one, causing the devices in progress tasks/work load to halt. Security firm Radware demonstrated this result with a webcam.
How does this malware initially compromise a device?
Since early April four unique versions of this malware (dubbed BrickerBot) have emerged. The first version attempted to compromise Radware's test device almost 2,000 times within four days with the attacks originating from all over the world. The second and more advanced version uses Tor (The Onion Router) to enable attacks to take place from the Dark web (a portion of the internet only accessible using the Tor network). This makes tracing the source of the attacks almost impossible.
Versions 3 targets further devices while version 4 was active during a very briefly and ceased its activity after 90 attempted attacks. Radware provide more details in their analysis.
The malwares authors seek to gain control of vulnerable devices by attempting to access them over the internet via the Telnet protocol (defined, which uses TCP and UDP ports 23) by entering commonly used usernames and passwords until successful. If your network contains routers or music/media devices using the BusyBox distribution they are potentially vulnerable to this malware. Attackers can use tools such as Shodan (defined) to locate vulnerable devices over the internet and begin an attack.
How can I protect my devices from this malware?
Radware provide five steps you can take to better secure your internet of things (IoT , defined) devices from this malware. They also suggest the use of an IPS (defined) in this related blog post. The above recommendations are especially important since unlike other malware where you can re-format a hard disk and re-install the operating system (defined), this malware permanently damages the device and it will require a replacement.
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In a telephone conversation with his French counterpart Emmanuel Macron on Tuesday, Rouhani underlined that the US is going to get another decisive response from the Iranian armed forces if it ever repeats the mistake of violating the Islamic Republic's borders.
"If the Americans decide to invade Iranian waters and airspace, the armed forces of the Islamic Republic will confront them and give them a crushing response," he told Macron, a week after Iranian Air Defense units shot down an intruding US spy drone in Iran's airspace.
Rouhani went on to say that Iran is not interested in heightening tensions in the region and has never been after a war with any country, including the US.
"We have always remained committed to regional peace and stability and have done our best to contribute to the regional security," he said.
He referred to Iran's full compliance with the 2015 nuclear deal and the need for the Europeans to fulfill their promises to guarantee Iran's economic benefits under the accord, including removing obstacles in the banking ties and the sale of oil.
Unfortunately, none of the Europeans' promises have been fulfilled, Rouhani deplored.
"If Iran can't benefit from the economic aspects of the JCPOA, it would scale down its commitments under the deal based on articles 26 and 36 of the nuclear accord," he added, IFP News reported.
The Iranian president reiterated that Iran will never sit for another round of talks over what was achieved two years ago, saying that by violating international law through exerting pressure on the Iranian nation, the Americans showed that they are not after resolving issues.
Iran has always contributed to lasting developments in the region along with France and will do the same in the future, he stressed.
"If the other sides of the Iranian nuclear deal had lived up to their pledges under the nuclear accord, today, we could witness some positive and promising developments in the region."
He also warned against further tensions in the region and said tensions will have no achievements for any sides in the region.
For his part, Macron expressed regret over the US withdrawal from the nuclear deal and imposition and intensification of sanctions against Iran, saying, "France has always attempted to save the JCPOA and persuade the other parties, especially the United States, to live up to it."
He also referred to the status quo of the region and the downing of the American drone by Iran's air defense systems, saying, "We need to promote cooperation and interaction with the aim of developing stability and security in the region."
Macron stressed that all counties should attempt to prevent regional tensions from escalating, saying, "Many of the decisions made by the US government are of domestic use."
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Electronics giant Samsung has warned that it expects to report a sharp fall in quarterly profit and painted a grim outlook amid tough competition and falling chip prices.
The warning from the South Korean company added to concerns about the wider tech sector after Apple shook world markets last week when it said it was set to miss its latest revenue target thanks to a slowdown in China.
Samsung said a "stagnant and fiercely competitive" mobile market had weighed on earnings as marketing spend rose but smartphone sales volumes remained flat.
It was now expecting to report operating profit of 10.8tn Korean won (£7.5bn) for the fourth quarter of 2018 - down 29% on a year earlier and missing analysts' expectations of 13.2tn won (£9.2bn).
Sales for the period were down more than 10% to 59tn won (£41bn).
Samsung added that it expected earnings to remain subdued in the first quarter of 2019, but to strengthen in the second half of the year.
Samsung is the world leader in smartphones and memory chips and has enjoyed record profits in recent years despite setbacks including the recall of handsets due to reports they were catching fire.
But it faces mounting competition from Chinese rivals such as Huawei producing quality devices at lower prices.
On Tuesday, Amazon eclipsed Microsoft and Apple to become the world's most valuable listed company.


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However, I would like to say that everything I have seen and heard so far about the traitor Justin Trudeau, especially articles here on the Rebel, leads me to believe that Gerald Butts is not the only adviser that Trudeau has or listens to. Hearing what you have to say in your brief introduction to this article of yours only strengthens that theory.
The great love for China that Trudeau has must go much, much deeper than what we all figured was an idiots infatuation for that communist regime. I now believe that he is getting strong advice from those communists and more than likely from certain Russians interested in the downfall and possible take over of Canada.
I have no proof of course, but I am also not a stupid person. One of my passions is reading and so I am able to read between the lines, so to speak.
Also it is fairly easy to spot a traitor by his words and actions, and Trudeau in his words and actions speak loud and clear to those who want to listen to the underlying meaning of everything he does and says, which is his efforts to make Canada another annex of China or Russia.
I believe that he is the stepping stone that both China and Russia have been looking for, that will enable one of them or both to take over Canada, they have been looking for such a traitor since the death of his traitorous father, the elder Trudeau.


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What Causes Fluctuations in the Terms of Trade?
, Michael A. Kouparitsas
NBER Working Paper No. 7462
This paper investigates the sources of terms of trade volatility, specifically addressing the relative importance of goods-price effects vs. country-price effects. For fuel exporters, most of the terms of trade variation stems from goods-price effects, as one would have expected, a priori. For commodity exporters, there is great dispersion in the importance of goods price effects vs. country price effects, and no overall generalization is possible. Exporters of manufactured goods face terms of trade variation that appears to be about equally due to goods-price effects and country-price effects.
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Document Object Identifier (DOI): 10.3386/w7462
Published: Baxter, Marianne and Michael A. Kouparitsas. "What Can Account For Fluctuations In The Terms Of Trade?," International Finance, 2006, v9(1,Apr), 63-86.
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Winners: Dillon and Rachel Jenkins from Montana
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Sunday, November 11, 2012
The one with Veterans Day 2012
If ever there was a year that really exemplified Veterans Day for our little family, it was this year. This year we have spent 11 months (so far) with half our hearts on the other side of the world. Jonathan, my husband was deployed there in January. I am so proud of him, and how he has handled this deployment, he always amazes me. I am also sitting back and watch as my children absorb all this means to them, they have been without their Daddy at a very important time in their lives. They have handled it with such grace, I am just in awe. I hope I have been able to keep myself together most of the time, while still showing them it's ok to be sad about Daddy, and this too will end soon. We will enter a new chapter, one that will also hold struggles as we all adjust to being together again. Jonathan will need to adjust to being a Father, and Husband again as we adjust to running this house with a BOY in it again! But all those adjustments are well worth it to have him home again! It just isn't the same without him! So thank you to ALL the Veterans out there, but I am sorry I am playing favorites this year! We can't wait to have you home Jonathan (aka, hunny & Daddy) - xox
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Travis never went so far as the other side of the world, but we spent over a year living in separate states when he was enlisted... my heart is with you. I can only imagine how much harder it is to have a daddy so much farther away than ours was. We love you guys.ReplyDeleteReplies
Thank you Rachel! We love you guys toO!Delete
My heart is with you as well, Shanna. Once upon a time I was a Navy wife and went over a year with my husband and father of my son in places I wasn't even "allowed" to know about. It was tough at times, easy at times, and then all those things all over again when he returned! I'm so happy that your hubby will be returning home very soon and my prayers are with you all! xoReplyDelete
Thank you Adrienne! Its so good to know you understand! xoxReplyDelete
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Technical Support (Mandarin Speaker) - Implementation Specialist - Hong Kong
Posted Jun 4, 2019 - Requisition No. 75401
What's in it for you?
Bloomberg's Implementation Specialists are responsible for deploying and supporting Bloomberg's variety of products and services. This high-profile role requires experience across general technical areas pertaining to hardware, software and networking, in addition to experience with coordinating the implementation of technology solutions. Proficiency in Mandarin is required.
In this role you will provide both new and existing Bloomberg clients with platinum customer service, offering your advanced technical skills to offer appropriate solutions. You will work closely with a range of stakeholders to deliver access to the Bloomberg infrastructure while meeting our clients' exacting connectivity needs. As a confident and well-organized communicator you will also be responsible for managing key accounts, regularly liaising with market data and technology personnel, as well as telecommunication providers, service vendors, and partner with a variety of internal stakeholders to ensure the highest quality of service to our customers.
You are a self-starter with a passion for technology and demonstrate that you can to pick up new technologies and concepts quickly. You will also need to be proficient at multitasking in a high-volume environment and work well under pressure.
If you wish to be involved in an exciting and challenging role that allows you to fully utilize your communication, technical and project coordination skills while gaining insight into the global financial markets, then this may be the opportunity for you.
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I'm not crying right now, but that's not saying much. I had a total and complete meltdown a little while ago. M had just left to go back to work after lunch, and I just lost it. It's been a rough morning as far as morning sickness goes. I've had awful diarrhea with it too, which only makes everything worse. I felt like I needed to spend every minute in the bathroom, but I didn't know which position I would need to assume next. Is this at all normal? To have diarrhea with morning sickness? I'm afraid it's starting to dehydrate me, with all my fluids leaving one way or the other as soon as they can make it into me. I've barely been able to eat a thing–half a bowl of Cheerios, one bite of lunchmeat, and the edge off a bun.
The meltdown started when I was lying in bed, writhing in a combination of stomach pain and the worst nausea ever, and listening to the dog whine to be let outside and PJ talk in his crib, telling me it was time for lunch. I couldn't do a thing about it at the time. I had to put off their needs for my own, and it killed me to do so.
I'm afraid that this won't be the only time I have to do that, though, and I can't put them off indefinitely. If the morning sickness gets any worse than it has, I won't be able to mother my own child anymore. When is it right to sacrifice the needs of the first child to take care of the second?
Right before M left for work again, we were discussing the real possibility of looking for someone to help me out at home. We have one set of nice, normal neighbors who would probably help when they could. They also attend the closest church to our house, and they could likely enlist some of their friends to help too. But I hate feeling like I'm imposing on other people, especially to take care of something that I should be doing on my own.
That's when the meltdown started. It's been a long time since I sobbed that hard. The worst part was that I know I could humble myself and ask for help if I really needed it. I just don't want PJ to be raised by a series of anonymous women over the next few months because Mommy just can't do it. What will he think about that? Will he even miss me? I always envisioned myself as being the one to teach him where his nose is and that cows say moo. That's why I'm a stay-at-home mom after all. And circumstances may take that away from me.
Does it really matter that I'm just enough stronger in the afternoons that I'm not groaning in bed? PJ usually plays in his pen the majority of the afternoon anyway because I still don't have the energy to chase him all over the house. I feel like either way I go, I'll be an awful mother. I'm either irresponsible by not taking care of him much at all or passing on my responsibilities to someone else.
Just thinking about this awful dilemma is making my head hurt and the nausea come back again. I lose any way I turn, and I just don't know what to do anymore. I wish my mom wasn't working and could come down here and take care of us.


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Workforce issues in aerospace and defense (A&D) are near the top of the list of challenges facing the industry. A significant number of workers in A&D are eligible for retirement or approaching retirement eligibility in the next five years. But the industry has little attrition and a low retirement rate. Unfortunately, the uncertainty of workforce retirement makes it difficult to plan for the future. An additional problem is that there are few new defense programs starts and more competition from non-traditional A&D companies. Regardless of these issues, companies have to ensure they maintain current expertise while forecasting future hiring needs, such as what skill sets will be needed and when to hire for them.
Another major challenge is attracting and retaining talent. A&D, like most industries, is in need of people with STEM (science, technology, engineering, and math) backgrounds who can operate in a technological world and drive innovation. But there is fierce competition for STEM graduates from high-tech companies, and graduates believe that these companies offer challenging opportunities, rapid advancement, and mobility. Also, other industries and non-traditional A&D companies are competing with legacy A&D companies for specialized skill sets, such as autonomous systems engineers, additive manufacturing experts, and data analysts.
A&D's uncertain environment contributes to the challenge of attracting and retaining talent. Many countries (most notably the US) have been cutting back on defense budgets for several years now, and it's unclear when and if that will turn around. The commercial environment is increasingly competitive, and companies are having to keep costs down and achieve their performance objectives. Given these difficulties, the challenge for A&D is how to attract and retain employees (with critical skills for today and emerging skill requirements for the future) without offering the long-term incentive of pensions. Historically, the industry's compensation packages included pensions; but in today's environment –pensions do not always make economic sense.
Analytics and technology can help A&D companies address some of these workforce challenges. A good start would be to increase the use of analytics in examining workforce data to develop a baseline of current and future needs. Companies can then project future skill set requirements in light of their business projections and future environmental outlook. Once these scenario-based decisions are made, companies can move to establish workforce policies to support these decisions.
Companies should also continue to invest in the future workforce by promoting STEM education at all levels. They can broaden their recruitment strategies and further develop training and development programs. Through these activities, A&D companies can promote the importance and excitement of working in this industry.
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"These, though commended by God for their great faith, did not receive what was promised. That promise has awaited us, who receive the better thing that God has provided in these last days, so that with us, our forebears might finally see the promise completed." Hebrews 11:39-40
Hebrews 11, the "Hall of Faith," talks about the successes of early Christians. From Abel to the prophets, the author describes miracles, victories, and great accomplishments.
Faith Doesn't Prevent Suffering
In verse 35, the mood changes: But others were tortured, refusing to turn from God in order to be set free. They placed their hope in a better life after the resurrection. Some were jeered at, and their backs were cut open with whips. Others were chained in prisons. Some died by stoning, some were sawed in half, and others were killed with the sword. Some went about wearing skins of sheep and goats, destitute and oppressed and mistreated. (Hebrews 11:35-38).
Tortured. Imprisoned. Murdered. Did these people fail because they had less faith? Did unbelief lead to these unhappy endings? Not at all!
Faith Gives Strength
The believers in the Hall of Faith "placed their hope in a better life after the resurrection" (vs. 35). Even before Christ's coming, these saints realized their earthly lives were short. Their suffering would be nothing compared to the glory of being with God forever. (Romans 8:18) They were "too good for this world" (vs. 38), and "commended by God for their great faith" (vs. 39). Yet, not a single one of these people is named! Those who suffered and died for the gospel are largely unknown, to this day.
Don't Lose Heart
The last verse of Hebrews 11 tells us "That promise has awaited us, who receive the better thing that God has provided in these last days, so that with us, our forebears might finally see the promise completed" (Hebrews 11:40). Remarkably, WE are part of this great story. All of Christ's followers throughout history, including us, will gather with these biblical saints and be with Christ. What a great victory celebration that will be – the ultimate happy ending, especially for those who suffered for His sake.
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The convening of the United Nations' Human Rights Council in Geneva on Sept. 19 presented a vivid example of how diplomats and officials with the Chinese Communist Party at times bend the international system to their own—
"Point of order!"
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"Point of order!"
Chen Shizhong, a researcher of human rights abuses in China, had just began his presentation at the 21st Meeting of the 24th Regular Session of the Human Rights Council in Switzerland. His speech began as follo—
"Point of order!"
Chen said: "[My group] urges the Human Rights Council to pay attention to China's fourteen-year persecution of Falun Gong that has cost a high number of lives. Not only has it been one of the world's largest human rights crises, but the Chinese Communist Party's alleged extraction of Falun Gong practitioners' organs also constitutes a major…"
And you know what the Chinese delegation blurted out.
Falun Gong is a spiritual practice that is persecuted by the Chinese authorities. The heckling continued for roughly another ten minutes, until the Chinese delegation was effectively told to stand down by the Secretariat, who is responsible for keeping order in the Council's chambers.
After being able to speak freely for about three minutes, Chen Shizhong was interrupted yet again, on the same point of order: that the speaker, Chen, was not actually affiliated with the group on whose behalf he spoke. (In this case it was the Nonviolent Radical Party, a leftist-pacifist European NGO with UN status.) The Chinese were assured that he had been duly accredited, multiple times, yet the points of order kept flowing.
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"We are looking forward to hearing the end of the statement from the NGO…" said the representative from the Czech Republic. He added that the Chinese had just "made this statement the most popular statement of the day." Applause erupted, and the Vice President struggled to conceal her giggles. The attempt to derail the Falun Gong speech appeared to have backfired.
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Gutmann had encountered the Chinese delegate while speaking at a forum organized by other human rights activists in March of this year."They claimed it was an illegal gathering and so on. They tried to run the clock out by not asking a question but would not give their names. They took photographs of everyone who attended in an attempt to intimidate. They were very aggressive and ostentatious about it," he wrote in an email.
An unidentified woman, who appeared to be Chinese, had also attempted to photograph Chen Shizhong while he made his speech on Thursday. She was admonished by one of the UN ushers and stashed the camera away.
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Looks like I missed the memo, but the second part of my Cool Teacher Podcast interview with Chris Haskell went up a few weeks ago. Check out our discussion on the first steps for teachers interested in classroom gaming.
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Why Gaming Part 1: When Students Rewrite the Rules
March 2, 2013 by Josh Caldwell
I love getting the chance to chat with like-minded educators at conferences, and since I left NCCE last week I've been processing all of the great discussions and ideas. At the conference I presented about some of the classroom gaming I've been doing, but I also got so see a few other presentations on similar topics. It's clear to me from the discussions I had after these sessions that the concept of gaming in education makes sense to a lot of educators, but often the parallels between gaming and learning are not immediately obvious, particularly when trying to make the argument for classroom gaming to school leadership. To help other educators understand and articulate the value of gaming in the classroom (both through gamification and playing games) I thought I'd write a few articles to focus on some specific benefits of gaming. My hope is that you can use these as discussion starters in your schools and districts to help get the gaming ball rolling. Given my track record of updates to this blog (read: I'm bad at updates), I don't know how many of these I'll do. Baby steps.
Rules Are Fun!
One of the prime reasons that we play and enjoy games is the constraints of their structured rules. It may seem counterintuitive to say that rules are fun, but rules provide players a framework within which they can strive for success. No rules means there's nothing to challenge your progress. No challenge means no sense of achievement. In other words, we need rules and constraints for our successes to have any meaning. So why do the rules of a game produce an enjoyable and engaging experience that encourages progress, while the rules of school often produce a de-motivational experience that shuts down student progress? It all comes down to the perceived potential for success.
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Common Core State Standards at ASCD
July 7, 2011 by David
Although not an advertised topic for the ASCD Summer Conference, the Common Core State Standards (CCSS) seemed to be a part of most of the sessions I visited. And for good reason: 43 states and DC have fully adopted them and are already working on a cross-walk from their current state standards to the Common Core. Oh, and by the 2014-15 school year there will be assessments created by two state consortia that will evaluate student progress on these new standards. I am disappointed that the state I taught in, Washington, has only provisionally adopted them pending the state legislature giving the final OK. The State's lack in embracing the CCSS was part of the reason their application for the Race to the Top grant didn't go very far, not to mention that delaying will only mean less time to get ready for those assessments and more educators feeling rushed to align their curriculum, not to mention simply become introduced to the standards and fully understand them. Heidi Hayes Jacobs put it this way: "Good information lowers anxiety. Lack of information causes it."
The speakers at the conference all recognized that the CCSS are the new reality but to a one, they emphasized the importance of really reading the standards, really understanding them, but cautioning that the goal is not to meet the Common Core Standards but to meet the standards along the way.
Here are some of my favorite anecdotes about this idea:
- Standards, or the CCSS, are like building codes: The ultimate goal is not to meet them. You don't say, "I'm going to build a house to code!" That's understood and says nothing about the design of the house.
- When building a house you don't make the blueprint up along the way. In other words, you still have to have a plan, or a goal. The standards inform this goal but don't dictate it.
- Content acquisition is the means, not the end.
- Standards are the design considerations.
Another theme that came up again and again was what some speakers called "unwrapping" or "unpacking" the CCSS. This close and careful reading of the standards has to do with taking an individual standard or anchors and pick out the verbs, nouns and noun phrases, and key qualifiers and determining their meaning local curriculum, instruction and assessment.
For example, CCSS RI.8.9 says:
Analyze a case in which two or more texts provide conflicting information on the same topic and identify where the texts disagree on matters of fact or interpretation.
Paying attention to the important parts of speech you get:
Analyze conflicting information and identify disagree(ment).
As an English Language Arts teacher, or a teacher who expected the students to read in their class (hint: that's everyone), it is also important to understand how this particular standard has increased in sophistication from, say 6th grade:
Compare and contrast one author's presentation of events with that of another (e.g., a memoir written by and a biography on the same person).
Furthermore, both of these standards are the grade level equivalent of the overall anchor (#9, in this case), or what the students should be able to do by the end of the year:
Analyze how two or more texts address similar themes or topics in order to build knowledge or to compare the approaches the authors take.
Overall I am very happy that this educational movement for common standards is here and pleased that those advocating for it are reminding everyone that they are not the end goal, they are student learning and deep understanding. Which leads me to my next topic, Understanding by Design …
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ASCD Summer Conference
July 6, 2011 by David
If there was one theme I kept encountering over and over at the ASCD Summer Conference in Boston was that good education is hard work and you can't just port over a program, make a few tweaks and WIN. A component of this theme is that educators really need to understand the philosophy and pedagogy behind great ideas like Understanding by Design or even the Common Core Standards before really working with them. It seemed like in every session I went to it was a good hour to two hours of background and scaffolding the instruction before the speakers touched upon the meat of what they were there to discuss.
As mentioned, Common Core came up a lot and just as often were words reminding you to really read through the standards, give your staff time to really get to know them, and yet they are still just something to do along the way to real learning, they aren't the goal. They inform the goal, but don't dictate it.
You still need a goal, what do you want students to know or do? When you are building a house you don't make the blueprint along the way. Similarly, when you are building a house you don't say, "I'm going to build it to code!" and leave it at that.
I also enjoyed how everything at the conference (well, at least the sessions I went to) were woven together and they all built on each other: Use Understanding by Design to set some meaningful goals, create useful and credible assessments (GRASPS), meet the Common Core Standards along the way and put it all together with Curriculum Mapping.
I will go into these later and in more detail but I am excited about all the great ideas I took away from the East Coast. Part of me wishes I had a district/school/class of my own so I could frame my thinking around them but I have always enjoyed thinking about ideas in their pure form, without being tied to a specific situation, or trying to fit them into a set structure; like trying to figure out how this new-fangled square peg will fit into the round hole we already have and works well for us, thank you very much.
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What are 21st Century Literacies?
June 17, 2011 by Josh Caldwell
What is information literacy in the context of an MMORPG?
How do you assess learning in a tabletop RPG?
What makes a proficient reader of graphic novels?
How do readers approach text in video games?
What literacies will be essential for 21st century learners?
When will formal testing adapt to the shift from individual knowledge to social knowledge, and what will that assessment look like? (more…)
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Teaching Without Your Own Room – We Should All Be So Lucky
June 9, 2011 by Josh Caldwell
I haven't had a classroom of my own this year – I've been a vagrant, a wanderer, a man without a country – and I've grown to love it.
Mostly. (more…)
Category Food for Thought | Tags: collaboration,communication,edmodo,education,feedback | No Comments
Video Game Level Design Reflects Challenges in Education
May 5, 2011 by Josh Caldwell
Thanks to my PLN, I scan through a ton of education articles every day, parsing much more information than I could hope to encounter on my own. Sometimes, though, the best finds come when pursuing my other interests. Sometimes I just can't help but view everything in my life through my teacher-glasses.
Case in point, Shaun Inman's post about video game level design.
Good level design coaxes a player into first discovering then utilizing their abilities in a variety of situations. It requires balancing revelation and repetition.
Mentally I replace "level" with "course" and "player" with "student" – all of the sudden I'm back to thinking about my students (how do they get into my head like that???).
Shaun goes on to discuss the process of introducing and reinforcing basic skills and game parameters before presenting the player with tasks that require more sophisticated interactions. So, by gradually introducing new obstacles, players (students) are allowed to experience successful mastery of a skill before moving on to another. Then, just as players master the core skills, they've got to discover how those skills interact with other game elements. All of these building blocks have to be mastered and reinforced before a player can beat the game. You fail to master a skill, you don't move on, you don't win. The game doesn't keep going without you, instead it ask you to practice until you're reading to progress – at your own pace.
What does this approach reveal about the learning aspect of games? Game design necessitates a balance of success and challenge; games that are near-impossible to succeed are no fun (except to the die-hards) and games that are too easy provide no engaging challenge. You can't think about the final goal without deeply considering how to build in the frequent, achievable-yet-challenging goals that take you there.
The message to educators – we need to spend more time on the level design. We need to teach players to run, jump, and shoot before we toss them at the final boss. We need to allow players to discover the parameters, reinforce skills, and make their own way through the levels. We can't force a student a student onto level 2 when they haven't mastered the skills to beat level 1.
The article ends with some questions that will be very familiar to educators.
How long should each level be? With what frequency do I introduce new concepts and threats? At what stage do single threat introductory screens become patronizing rather than educational? Repetition is necessary for learning but at what point does the lesson become too repetitive?
I have a feeling that trial and error is the name of the game from this point on and a hope that experience will eventually start answering those questions before the handwringing sets in.
[via shauninman.com]
Category Food for Thought | Tags: education,feedback,game,instruction,Motivation,reform | 2 Comments
RSA Animate – Thought Provoking Speeches, Profoundly Engaging Presentation
April 4, 2011 by Josh Caldwell
I'm absolutely blown away by the RSA Animate videos, not just because the topics they discuss are fascinating, but because the way they are presented is so thoroughly engaging. The high-speed hand-drawn animations not only help illustrate (pun intended) the topics and themes, but they do so in a way that is far more effective than simple static images (ala PowerPoint). Why? I think it's because there is constant visual stimulation to keep your attention rapt. But it's not that constant stimulation alone that is effective – we've all seen offensively over-animated PowerPoints, right? These videos work because all of that animation contains meaning. As opposed to a few select images used to illustrate a few select points, the illustrations in these videos provide a full visual accompaniment to the auditory stimulus (practically word for word). Here are a couple of my favorites to check out.RSA Animate – Changing Education ParadigmsRSA Animate – The Internet in Society: Empowering or Censoring Citizens?RSA Animate – Drive: The surprising truth about what motivates us
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The Genting Highlands holiday resort has none of the colonial
old world atmosphere of the other hill stations. Its main purpose
is to entertain Kuala Lumpur's more affluent citizens. To this end,
the Genting Highlands resort offers a casino, cable car,
four-hectare (10-acre) artificial lake, 18-storey hotel, theme
parks, horse ranch and a golf course. The hill resort is less than
one hour's drive from Kuala Lumpur and offers a welcome respite
from the city's humidity, standing at 6,562 feet (2,000m) above sea
level. Most Malaysians flock here on holiday to enjoy the vibrant
nightlife of dinner shows, discos and gambling.
The Malaysian Ringit (MYR), also referred to as the Malaysian
Dollar, is divided into 100 sen. Malaysian banks charge in the
region of US$2-3 for foreign exchange transactions. Moneychangers
are generally quicker to deal with and do not charge commission;
their rates however are variable. Pounds or dollars are the easiest
to exchange. Travellers cheques can be exchanged at banks and some
hotels. All major credit cards are accepted at upmarket hotels,
shops and restaurants. ATMs are widely available.
Looking for something a bit different? Check out our selection of cultural & adventure holidays or if you're looking to go it alone then see our selection of solo holidays.


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Bulldog can now track consumers who visited a client's website just one time, but left without completing a transaction — an estimated 96% of visitors. These "lost visitors" are high-intent shoppers who have already shown interest in a product. Because of this, they are likely more receptive to a persuasive nudge or a special offer that will entice them back to complete a purchase. AdRoll helps Bulldog Digital Media reach these lost visitors across the web and social media to capture their attention using video ads.
With video, Bulldog's clients can tell their brand story, engage with their audience, and create a lasting impression that is more likely to bring shoppers back to their sites to purchase. Beyond that, they are able to create audience profiles based on visitors' online journeys, using data like shopping cart abandonment, product page visits, and purchase behaviors. Bulldog can then send relevant and personalized campaigns to different audience segments, successfully turning single site visits into higher conversion rates, higher revenue, and more long-term customers.
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Our signature granite is African Multicolor (AMC). This natural stone is sourced from a quarry located in a small town in Kaduna called Buruku. This granite is a favourite choice for many clients due to its multi color making it suitable for clients looking to decorate their floors, walls, staircase and kitchen tops.
About Us
Founded in 1992, Cibi Nigeria Limited is a pioneer indigenous granite quarrying and processing company.How it Started
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Another customer favourite is Champagne Light. This natural stone is sourced from a quarry deposit located in Bauchi. This granite has a golden colour that illuminates and adds elegance and style to the living space of any home. This colour is highly sought by our clients.
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One of our exotic colours similar to Ubatuba Gold from Brazil or the Emerald Pearl. This natural stone is also sourced from a quarry deposit located in Kaduna. This granite in green in colour with a highly reflective surface that adds beauty and elegance to the living space of any home. This exotic colour is highly sought by our clients.
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BCTF Preparations
I think I thought I was crazy at the time, but last December I booked a spur of the moment space in the newcomers gallery at BCTF with only 4 months to go until the fair. I like to think I am very organised, so my to-do list (which was never ending most of the time!) kept me on track. I didn't have any samples of work in the collections that I'd planned to show, so I had to get all of these made and through the kiln in time, alongside keeping up with other orders and commitments.
As this was going to be my first ever trade fair, there were lots of other things to consider like pricing, how I would present my work in some sort of inexpensive catalogue, order forms, writing a press release, and how to make use of the fairly small space to display my work in the best possible way.
I can't tell you how relieved I felt after completing everything and being ready with a few days to spare before the show. I was so excited and couldn't wait to get to Harrogate and set up my stand, and start talking to buyers.
I was really lucky to have my husband with me who drove, which took some pressure off. We drove up on the Friday, checked into a hotel and enjoyed some nice food (and prosecco!). I wanted to be there the day before set up on Saturday, so that there would be no worry of getting stuck in traffic travelling up on the day, and not having to rush. The Yorkshire Showground was only a 5 minute drive from our hotel so we scouted it out on the Friday and had a look around so that we knew where we were going to set up.
On the day of set up, we were one of the first in the queue so could park right outside the nearest doors to my stand to unload. I had practiced a mock up display at home and took a printed photo of the mock up so that setting up was quick and easy, remembering where everything was to be placed. It was surprising how much better the walls made the display look.
My top tip to anyone thinking about exhibiting at BCTF would be to try and get there early to set up if possible. Without trying to sound smug, when I had finished my stand there were a lot of others rushing around looking stressed which is what I wanted to avoid. In the afternoon we wandered into Harrogate for lunch and had a look around. What a beautiful place!
My Experience of BCTF
That night, and on the Sunday morning on the opening day of the fair, I started feeling extremely nervous. I think it was the unknown, having never experienced a trade fair before, and looking around at the high standard of all of the other displays – I felt a sudden burst of impostor syndrome, like I wasn't good enough. I had also just started to get a sore throat which was typical.
At 10am there was an announcement on the tannoy declaring the first day of the fair open. I busied myself getting my price lists and notepad ready, and already there were buyers walking around. At 10:05am I was talking to my first buyer, a lovely lady who seemed very keen in knowing what she wanted, and put me at ease instantly. Within a few minutes of talking she asked to place an order, which was the point where I tried to act cool and calm, but was really doing a happy dance inside!!! The order process was easy thanks to the simple order forms I had created and printed.
I had a few more orders that day, so my confidence had hit the roof by day 2. As soon as I spoke to the first buyer, the rest flowed and I realised I didn't need to be nervous after all. It can seem a little intimidating at first, seeing the word 'BUYER' highlighted on peoples badges, but you soon get used to it. There are also some Designer-Maker's allowed into the fair and I enjoyed chatting to some of them.
At the end of day 2 on Monday evening, it was time for the awards ceremony. Never in my wildest dreams did I expect to win an award. I was absolutely thrilled to have been chosen the Winner of the Award for Excellence by The Giftware Association.
Day 3 was the quieter of the 3 days, and by this point I had to extend my delivery times. The good thing is that most buyers understand the handmade process of ceramics, and are prepared to wait as long as it takes.
I'm now pleased to report that I am supplying my work to lots of lovely new stockists, all of which are totally different including galleries, smaller independent gift shops and garden centres in different areas of the country. I have also gained some other new contacts and friends.
Advice for other Makers
Try to get everything finished a few days before the event, to have some time to relax (and breathe, not hyperventilate!) before the show starts. This is a good time to reflect on what you have achieved, and hopefully you can celebrate being ready early.
If you have room, try and make space for some sort of stationary area to keep your price lists, catalogues, T&C's, portfolio, notebooks etc neat and organised. I used the trolley from our kitchen which worked really well as it has shelves and a drawer, and I used the top surface area as additional display space. I also used a table with cloth over it for the main display which were things I already had so saved money, and the space under the table was really handy for storing things underneath like my coat.
The next bit of advice I thought I would share as it came from speaking to a buyer. All buyers have the opportunity to browse the online catalogue of makers and their work on the BCTF website prior to attending the fair, so they usually already know what sort of work will be on show, and what sort of work they are interested in looking at. Some buyers make a note of the suppliers they see online and add them to their 'shopping list'. The buyer I spoke to mentioned that he wasn't keen on suppliers doing a sales pitch as he walked past, trying to entice him into their stand. It may be different for some, but I remembered him saying that this approach wastes both his time and the suppliers time, because he knows what he is looking for and knows if a stand is of interest just from a quick glance. If you are reading this as a newcomer at a trade fair then from my experience I would advise to just look available and happy, and let the buyers come to you if they are interested.
Don't be disheartened if you don't get any orders during the show. If you hand out price lists and information to the buyers that show interest, make sure you ask for a business card from them and follow them up after the show as this could lead to potential orders later on. Many buyers just go to collect information to take away, and don't place orders for weeks, sometimes months afterwards.


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Just like with any health-minded lifestyle choice, traveling can present challenges and temptations that can derail your progress.
First of all, you are not at home, with all of your prepared ingredients to make your special Keto meals. Finding enough fat on restaurant menus can also be challenging (since the "health" community has thoroughly demonized fat consumption for decades). Finally, you are on vacation, so you feel that it is right to "reward" yourself occasionally.
Recently, Shauna and I took a 3-day mini-vacation at an Orlando resort.
Day 1:
We spent the first day exploring Bok Tower Gardens. September in Florida still gets pretty warm during the day, so we arrived around 8:30 AM so we could explore before the hottest part of the day.
We would normally have Keto coffee in the morning but did not on this day since we left so early. The Cafe at the Gardens opened at 9 AM. They had half-and-half, real butter and even Stevia that we were able to add to our coffee which gave us most of the components of our Keto Coffee addiction. We also enjoyed their Bok Breakfast bowl (without the home fries). This included 2 eggs, 2 slices of bacon, shredded cheese with roasted peppers and onions. A great Keto morning.
The Gardens themselves include miles of perfectly manicured walking trails and thousands of acres of various types of gardens that cannot be adequately captured in a few camera shots. But here are a few:
|Indigo Snake
After five hours of hiking and about 1200 calories burned we hit the gift shop and headed for our resort. On the way, we needed gas, so we took the opportunity to grab some Keto friendly snacks (equating to our lunch).
After we checked into our room, we rested for a couple of hours, then went out to a nice dinner at Black Angus. As always, we ordered water with lemon as our drink (adding 1/2 packet of our Truvia). We each had a side Caesar's salad (sans croutons). For our entree, we decided to split a 12-ounce Ribeye steak, with a side of Steamed Broccoli and (for a special treat) a sweet potato between us. The waiter did look at me weird when I asked for a new sweet potato without the sweet butter and please bring extra real butter. We slathered that butter all over our broccoli and even on the steak. So, day 1 complete, well within our Keto Goals.
Day 2:
The plan the next day was to hang out at the resort, swim and hike around the resort wetlands and boardwalks.
1. All days begin with coffee
One thing that Shauna and I love is our morning coffee. As it turns out, Keto coffee is a great way to get started on your fat macros. I try to keep my daily fat intake at about 75% of my total calories.
|Keto Coffee with Coconut Oil
|Keto Coffee with MCT Oil
Technically, our Keto Coffee is our Breakfast. The fats make you full and help to keep you satisfied until a midday meal. After dinner the previous night, we did a quick shopping to prepare for our resort meals.
Shopping Haul
- Eggs
- Coffee
- Ham steak
- Extra Sharp Cheddar Cheese
- Half and half
- Truvia
- Fresh Asparagus
- Coconut oil
- Minced Garlic
- Butter (of course)
- Pico de gallo
- Portobello Mushrooms
- Hot wings (not breaded, 0 carbs)
- Blueberry flavored cream cheese spread (2.5 carbs per tablespoon)
This allowed us to make 2 fantastic meals.
Scrambled eggs with ham, cheese and pico de gallo
Portobello Mushrooms sauteed in butter
Baked hot wings
Asparagus in garlic
Evening Snack:
1 tablespoon blueberry flavored cream cheese spread
We had a full day of hiking, swimming and playing in a poker tournament (Shauna took 1st place), plus plenty of cuddle time.
Day 3: Seaworld Orlando
We had a 10 AM checkout, so we had our Keto Coffee and headed out.
We stopped by Bob Evans to grab breakfast, to minimize how much we spent at SeaWorld.
We each had a Denver Omelet (no potatoes) and split an order of bacon and sausage.
After we went to 2 shows: Shamu, then the Dolphin Show, we shared an order of pork fajitas (minus the tortilla). Along with a side of Guacamole provides a great source of fat and protein.
Avoiding Temptation:
We saw people walking around with these all day. Remember, the normal September Orlando temperature is about 94F.
Would we give in and eat this delicious, high carb treat and potentially sabotage or ketogenic state?
We really needed a substitution. So, I went and asked the Ice Cream store if they served a sugar free ice cream. Evidently, this was a rare question, because they didn't even know the price. But we did score. While it doesn't appear to be as appetizing as the carby version. We were very happy and satisfied. This proves that even under the most tempting situations, there are always alternatives. I would call this a huge moral victory.
SeaWorld Highlights:
Heading Home/Dinner:
Around 5 PM, we were drained by the 92 F + heat and headed toward our car. As soon as we got in the car a major thunderstorm began and followed us all the way home. A 1-hour drive became a 2 1/2 hour drive. So, being theme park and heat-weary, making dinner seemed unlikely. So, we used one more Keto Road Trip trick.
|Burger King Bunless Whopper
We stopped for Bunless Whoppers with cheese and bacon ending our Keto while on Vacation Adventure.
This was the first vacation ever that we have taken where we not only did not gain weight, we actually lost 2 pounds each at the conclusion. So take heart, it is possible to make smart eating decisions when you are away from home and that is mentally rewarding.
Until next time ...