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10 ways Parents of Gifted Learners can support them in high school (continued)
Linking the phrase "risk-taking" with the word "teenagers" is one that inevitably causes adults to shudder. However, let's be clear that in education, the term 'risk-taking' has a completely different meaning and intent. I've yet to meet a parent who doesn't want their child to be creative. A huge component in creativity is 'risk-taking': that is, risking being wrong, risking being different, risking being less than perfect, or not being immediately successful.
"I don't ask questions in case I look stupid"
"I don't offer my ideas in case I am wrong"
"It's safer to just 'go with the flow' and not risk being different or thought of as weird"
"I don't want to risk getting a lower grade by arguing another point of view"...
Creativity is a cornerstone of all learning. Exploring the huge range of definitions would take far longer than this article should be. Personally, I like Torrance's[1] exploration of the behaviours that we see in creative people. In a nutshell, these are the ability to:
- come up with lots of ideas (fluency)
· - think along many different tracks, or (flexibility)
· - come up with novel or new ideas; think 'outside the box' (originality)
· - add the detail to a creative idea (elaboration)
Theorists today believe that instead of asking how creative a person is, we should be looking to find out in which way an individual is creative, because the creative capacity is there within us all – but we demonstrate it in different ways. However, when a gifted teen is frightened of taking sensible risks in the classroom that capacity for creativity is stifled.
Sensible risk-taking in a learning environment means your gifted teen feels safe to suggest new or unusual perspectives around the topic under discussion. They actively seek to transfer the 'known' into the unknown, by wondering 'what if?' They can see how a specific technology, concept, algorithm, current or historical event could have completely different applications or outcomes. They can come up with a lot of ideas when brainstorming, (fluency) which are not more ideas along the same track, but quite diverse types of ideas. And most importantly, they can elaborate and critique those ideas, refining and retuning them until they have something that has depth and complexity, is well-thought through and is convincing.
These creative skills do not simply apply to the arts. They apply in every curriculum area (and in every life area!) This is the type of thinking that comes naturally to gifted, but fear of failure can stifle the exercise process! Like any other skill, creative thinking needs practice, and it needs an environment that it can flourish in.
So how can parents help develop sensible risk-taking and creativity?
Respect the thoughts and opinions that are given, even if you are initially moved to discard them as being superficial and trivial. Encourage further thinking with questions such as "that's interesting, how would that work?", "hmmm... what would someone who disagreed with you say about that?" or "there might be something missing – would we need more information before drawing that conclusion?"
- Provide an environment where it is okay to promote 'silly' ideas. Avoid (or even ban) the comment "that's stupid". Either simply enjoy the silliness of it (gifted are so good at seeing the humour in the absurd) or, if the conversation is travelling along more serious lines, ask for clarification and elaboration. Current literature is full of examples of 'absurd' ideas becoming a reality – the internet and electronic voting to name just two.
- Be a role model! If you are uncomfortable with this, practice it a bit. Put forward some outrageous ideas for discussion, along the lines of "what if?" Put forward alternative solutions for things, (serious matters as well as light-hearted ones) and ask your gifted teen for their input. What are the things in society that bother you the most? What sorts of issues would you like some creative problem solving around? Put it to your teen – you could be astounded at the ideas he puts forward. Give time to think about it though – anything worthwhile requires think time, and probably a little research as well.
- Facilitate dialogue around big issues, particularly ones that are close to her heart. Present a scenario from real life (e.g. something current from the news) and ask her what she sees as the key issues in the situation. Problem finding is a challenging skill that requires even higher level of thinking than problem solving. Encourage her to think beyond the obvious: 'who else?', 'what else?' and 'what if?
- Be a listener rather than a talker, and hold back your own opinion if possible. Look for opportunities to acknowledge sophisticated thinking even if it differs from your own (and it most likely frequently will!). Offer other points of view (not necessarily your own) and encourage him to do the same.
- Encourage wider reading around areas of study that she is focussed on.
Students who can have these types of dialogue with family around the dinner table are far more likely to be able to offer creative, original ideas and elaborate on those ideas in the classroom and in sophisticated assignments, because they are learning to be sensible risk-takers.
The goal in promoting sensible risk-taking is to help your gifted teen become an autonomous learner. Gifted and talented students who are autonomous learners are creative, will stand up for their convictions, and take sensible risks. They are willing to fail and learn from it. They dive deeper and read and research beyond the syllabus in their quest for knowledge. They create new understandings and new knowledge and perspectives from their learning.
What more could a teacher want? You'll certainly be helping your gifted teen make the most of their high school years.
© Sonia White, (M.Gifted Ed). Author, Teacher, Gifted Education Consultant (2012), www.giftedconsultant.ac.nz
This article is part of a series on how parents can help their gifted teens get the best out of their high school years.
To read preceding articles on this topic click on the links:
To read preceding articles on this topic click on the links:
Introduction: Successful Gifted Learners v. Autonomous Learners
Parents of Gifted: 2. Does your teen know you love them 'warts and all'?
Parents of Gifted: 4.Teach your gifted and talented teen to prioritise
Parents of Gifted: 5. Have High Expectations of Your Gifted and Talented Teen
Parents of Gifted: 5. Have High Expectations of Your Gifted and Talented Teen
Sleep Deprivation: A postscript.
Sonia White is a parent, teacher, author and gifted education consultant. She has many years of experience working with gifted learners of all ages.
To receive links for future articles on this topic, you can subscribe to Sonia's blog by email, RSS feed, or as a member of Blogspot.
Follow Sonia on Twitter: @SoniaWhite_ or Facebook: Sonia White Gifted Education
[1] See: White, S. (2011) Designing defensible classroom programs for gifted secondary school learners. Auckland, NZ: Sonia White. Chapter 8 pp 179-195. View here.


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Taiwanese designer Cheng-Tsung Feng presents this elegantly crafted bamboo mirror that uses natural materials to obtain a clean and modern design.
Made from strong and flexible moso bamboo, the 'Circle' mirror features a hollow bamboo tube for its standing structure that is also able store small pieces of jewellery and other knick knacks. The tube structure also features a specially crafted shape that not only prevents the tube from cracking, but also doubles as an eye-pleasing additional feature. Two similar bamboo strips hold the rounded mirror in place and the back is also covered in a bamboo silk patterned material to complete the natural looking wooden theme.
Processed and treated with classic heat holding methods, this bamboo mirror comes available in two different size options and makes for an excellent piece of dignified home decor.
Photo Credits: designboom, chengtsung
This Handcrafted Bamboo Mirror Has a Strong and Flexible Frame
David Ingram — September 21, 2015 — Art & Design
References: chengtsung & designboom

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Max, is it actually true that your novels kind of suck?
Yes! You probably refer to those works-in-no-progress I mentioned, which do indeed kind of suck, but the truth is, so do all my novels, at every stage of the process, including at the end, when they're published. There is no novel I look at and think, "That is just perfect."
Ways in which I think my novels kind of suck include:
The characters do something that seemed plausible at the time but now I'm older/wiser/in a worse mood I don't think so, so everything is stupid.
The first sentence won't work for people who need to be grabbed right away, or else is too gimmicky for people who don't like being grabbed right away.
There's nothing I can explicitly put my finger on but I still feel it could be better somehow, like remember that chapter near the end of The Handmaid's Tale, how come it doesn't have something like that.
I didn't use the serial comma because I liked how it made sentences seem faster but now I love the serial comma so the whole book is dumb. Similarly: I chose "less" instead of "fewer" because I decided real people never said "fewer" but now I'm like OH YES THEY DO SO YOU WERE STUPID.
I'm sure there are more.
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TODAY is the chance for Saints fans to warm up for the new Premier League season and meet some football heroes.
Two surprise star players from Southampton Football Club will be in the city's WestQuay Shopping Centre from 2.30pm As football fever builds ahead of the new season, fans have the chance to rub shoulders with members of the Saints squad.
The duo will be at the club's pop-up stand in the centre where there will be an opportunity to get signatures and pose for pictures.
Saints have been there all week and have been holding daily prize giveaways, laying on entertainment to supporters looking to get their football fix and selling season tickets.
That continues today until Sunday.
But the excitement doesn't end there as next week the Daily Echo will bring you an exclusive competition where two lucky supporters can get their hands on season tickets – the details of which we'll release on Monday.
At the stand, fans can live out their football fantasies, take charge of Saints and pick the team on Xbox video game consoles that have been set-up with the game FIFA 2014.
There's also a chance to relive the club's rise from League One to the Premier League on a big screen.
The highlights include the Johnstone's Paint Trophy victory in 2010, promotion from the third tier in 2011 and the return to the top-flight in 2012.
Over the weekend children can get take-part in the football festivities with facepainting available from 11am-4pm.
As reported, it's also another chance to catch a glimpse of the new red and white shirt that the team will don in the Premier League next term. That kit goes on sale on July 19.
They will wear the kit in the opening home match of the season when new manager Ronald Koeman takes charge of his inaugural competitive game at St Mary's as Saints take on West Bromwich Albion on August 23.


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Google's cheeseburger emoji seems to be fixed after Chief Sundar Pichai steps in
Cheese in a burger could be a minor issue while buying it but how could it engage the CEO of the biggest internet company in the world? Well, it seems this new problem should be added to our list of first world problems.
Google Chief was driven into this debate when a tweet from Thomas Baekdal, Founder of Baekdal Media, sought a Twitter discussion on how the placement of cheese in the "burger emoji" differed on Google and another IT giant Apple.
His tweet read, "We need to have a discussion about how Google's burger emoji is placing the cheese underneath the burger, while Apple puts it on top," Baekdal tweeted along with the pictures of the different emojis.
This tweet began a massive discussion within the twitter community. The tweet has over 15,000 re-tweets. The topic of discussion was the placement of cheese in a burger where Apple's iOS chose to place the cheese slice above the patty and lettuce, Android's cheeseburger emoji placed the cheese on the bottom of the patty.
Sundar Pichai, India-born CEO of Google had a prompt and witty response to this delirium. "Will drop everything else we are doing and address on Monday:) if folks can agree on the correct way to do this!," Pichai said in a tweet, which was retweeted by over 10,000 users.
To our surprise, Pichai seemed to have addressed the issue; the emoji seems to have been fixed. The emoji now places the cheese above the patty.
Google's match up with Apple is a classic in the tech industry and this was no different. The company has also waged direct competition in the smartphone segment with the Google Pixel phones introduced last year.
The company launched the second version of the Pixel phone this month and it has been garnerning more attention than ever mainly due its extensive use of artificial intelligence and an impressive camera that outscored Apple's latest iPhone's score in DXO rankings.


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Boston Harbor Islands State Park Boat Excursions And Water Shuttle
Bangchuidao Island is an islet composed largely of rock, in Dalian , Liaoning Province , China. If you want to stay in one of the vital luxurious tropical resorts in Africa throughout your island holidays, you may be desirous about trying out the following hotels which supply nice amenities, romantic villas and suites, and 5 star world class service match for the perfect island vacations.
Three years later, Ajira Flight 316 landed on Hydra Island The Man in Black managed to kill Jacob, but the survivors' chief, Jack, defeated him soon after in the Battle for the Island when the cork on the Island's Coronary heart was eliminated, rendering him mortal.
Imagine exploring different islands and culture and in every island, there are many various things to do like golf in Lanai, take pleasure in varied volcano adventures in the Big Island or go snorkelling in Kaanapali Seashore in Maui …


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Topics: Language, isogloss, dialect, accent, regional dialect, thematic maps
Time: 50 minutes
Purpose: To make a visual connection/understanding of isoglosses within the United States and see regional variations in the English language.
Materials: Computer lab or iPads/Android devices, notebook, blank political map of U.S.
1) Discuss/Lecture on isoglosses, dialect, accent (preferably after discussing the language tree).
2)Ask students if they have examples of friends or family who say words differently then what they do.
3) Pick 5-10 words/phrases from the Dialect Survey site and ask them to write down (phonetically) how they would say it, or the word that they would use to describe it.
4) Have the students partner up and verbalize their phonetic words/terms.
5) Debrief pair-share.
6) Have the student look at the Dialect Survey website and investigate three words/terms that they find most interesting. Tell them to write down where the general isogloss can be found on a blank US Map provided.
About the Dialect Survey
The dialect survey is an expansion of an initiative begun by Professor Bert Vaux at Harvard University. Dr. Vaux prepared an earlier version of this survey for his Dialects of English class at Harvard in 1999. The survey has since been revised and expanded for a larger, lay audience.
About the Creators
Bert Vaux is an Associate Professor of Linguistics at Harvard University. His specialties are phonological theory, fieldwork, and dialectology. He is currently preparing an Atlas of English Dialects. [ homepage ]
Scott A. Golder is a graduate student at the MIT Media Laboratory, where he studies social communities online. He graduated from Harvard College in 2003, where he was a Linguistics concentrator. [ homepage ]
Past support and assistance has been provided by Rebecca Starr and Britt Bolen.
Thank you to the Harvard Computer Society for hosting the Dialect Survey from 2000-2005. HCS is an undergraduate student group promoting the use of computers and technology at Harvard and beyond.


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Innovative new Google Maps applications are being invented every day, bringing users myriad fun and creative ways of seeing information in fresh ways.
Here are some of the most fascinating map apps sites, which are being created by developers around the world using Google Maps APIs, that we've uncovered recently here at eWEEK:
Instant Google Street View Unveiled
You know how when you use Google Maps to find a Google Street View image how you have to pinpoint the place on the map and narrow down your search before your end result pops up on the screen? It's a bit laborious. Well, you don't have to do that anymore, thanks to Instant Google Street View, according to a Nov. 29 post by Mano Marks of the Google Maps developer relations team, on the Google Geo Developers Blog.
Further reading
With Instant Google Street View, you simply type the address you are searching for into a simple search box on the screen and as you type, you are taken directly to an image of that place, without any manual finagling of Street View. Users can even share the images they find on social media sites.
"[At] Google, we find this approach very appealing," wrote Marks. "As you type, it rapidly updates the page with images from Google Street View until you get where you want to see." That's what makes it so incredibly useful and appealing.
The map app is built on the Google Places Library Autocomplete Service, which makes it work, and then it uses the Street View Service to display the Street View panoramas, according to Marks. "Most of all, we love that it's fast. So get out there and share some great images from Instant Street View."
The Google Maps platform is also being used creatively by spirits maker Stella Artois, which came up with a clever, sexy and enjoyable way to allow customers to send personalized video holiday messages to their friends around the world.
Christmas Carole (The Singer)
The Stella Artois Christmas Carole app, which is available on Facebook, lets users enter a recipient's name and address so they can receive a personalized message from a Marilyn Monroe-like singer and a band playing a holiday tune. What makes it really cool, according to the independent Google Maps Mania blog, is that "the Street View of the address is used as a backdrop to the video so that it appears that the band is actually playing in your street."
Check it out and send some fun holiday messages to your friends today. You might also appreciate the falling snow in the background and the homey, holiday feel to the jazzy production.
Who's Twittering Now?
The very creative TwitterMap app lets users see a bird's-eye view of any area to learn what's recently been tweeted on Twitter by people in the neighborhood, according to Google Maps Mania. Using the app, you start with a map of Tokyo, but you can zoom out with the controls and quickly make your way anywhere in the world to see what's being tweeted. The tweets picked up by the app zip by in rapid-fire fashion like an animated news ticker feed.
"The map is an interesting way to view in real-time what people are saying around a particular location," according to Google Maps Mania.
It's companion site, FlickrMap, displays thumbnail images of Flickr photos on top of Google Maps so you can view photos people are posting in a community all at once, creating a mosaic of images in fascinating and random patterns.


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YES! I love this quote so much…I use it regularly in my life and in my art. It comes in handy to remind myself not to compare, not to worry about the trends and to just do whatever is on my heart for the moment, the day, the week…whatever. I just art to my own song and that makes me happy.
You do the same!
Are you joining me for the My Favorite Quotes Challenge? It's easy. Each Monday, I share a quote that speaks to me, you then let it inspire your creativity…card, art journal page, scrapbook whatever your heart desires. Just create, have fun and share in the Embrace Your Art Facebook Group.
Here's this week's quote. This week let the picture inspire your creativity. Perhaps create a floral art journal page or card. I'm letting this be a free flowing challenge..meaning I will create whenever I can, in the format I am currently feeling but sometimes when life gets busy I may simply share the quote and you get to play.
Happy Monday!


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Here are just some of the stories InfoTel News brought you this week.
Justin Trudeau's mission is to make Canadians love politics again. That's what he told a crowd of more than 300 in Vernon's Polson Park Tuesday afternoon.
Liberal leader wants to replace "cynical" politics with passion
A one month driving suspension and $1,500 fine are not sufficient consequences for a woman who struck and killed a Vernon teen, according to family members.
Driver's sentence not harsh enough for family of struck teen
The younger generations are going to be the next stewards of the environment.
Fish and Game club seeks to engage youth
Drownings across the province are up significantly this year over last year and the Thompson-Okanagan has been no different.
Thompson-Okanagan drownings contribute to province-wide spike


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Friday, August 29, 2014
The Polyculture Project.
A criticism of polyculture farming is that it isn't productive enough to meet the needs of our population, and thus, meat could only ever be a small part of a sustainable food system. Although often repeated, I have rarely seen this statement quantified, which has led me to ask the following question.
How much polyculture farmland would it take to produce enough meat to feed the US population?
Answering this question requires two types of data: the amount of meat we need for everyone in the US and the amount of meat, per acre, produced on polyculture farms. The USDA and FDA collect and distribute vast amounts of data on the productivity of US farms, but I couldn't find anything on the productivity of pasture-based, diversified farms. So I set out to collect the data myself.
I first reached out to the farm where I currently get my meat: North Mountain Pastures (NMP), a polyculture farm in Pennsylvania. My family has been part of their Community Supported Agriculture (CSA) program for several years now. Every month, we get a box of meat with a variety of cuts from a variety of animals. The farm is run by Brooks and Anna Miller, who graciously contributed to this project.
The other key piece of data is the amount of meat required for the entire US. The USDA recommends that typical adults get about 6 oz of protein each day, which is 0.375 pounds (see MyPlate for more info). For this analysis, let's assume that all of the protein comes from meat. Throughout a whole year, we would need to produce 42 billion pounds of meat to feed all 308 million Americans their recommended 6 oz. of meat every day. Americans actually consume about 52 billion pounds of meat each year (Earth Policy Institute).
Assuming the productivity of North Mountain Pastures farm, we would need just under 100 million acres of land to produce 42 billion pounds of meat each year and 119 million acres to match current demand for meat.
Those are such big numbers that it's hard to interpret them without some context. So, let's compare them to the amount of land we currently use for grazing. According to the USDA (as cited by the EPA), the US devoted about 600 million acres to animal grazing in 2007.
That means we could produce enough meat for the entire US population by converting 16% of our current grazing land to polyculture farming. We would need to convert 20% to match current meat demand.
That doesn't seem like a lot of land at all. In fact, it seems like diversified farms could actually reduce the amount of land we devote to meat production without reducing the amount of meat people eat. Now, that doesn't necessarily mean that meat is totally sustainable. There are other environmental impacts we should consider, such as water usage and carbon emission. From the perspective of land use though, diversified, pasture-based farms can provide more than enough meat without requiring any additional land.
If people choose to get less of their protein from meat, it would further lessen the land burden of raising animals. For example, North Mountain Pastures also produces eggs, which we did not include in their meat production numbers. Fish, nuts, seeds, and legumes are also high in protein and can serve as alternatives to meat. However, if sustainability is the goal, we would need to consider the relative environmental impact and scalability of obtaining these other foods to that of meat raised on polyculture farms.
Another benefit of diversified, pasture-based farming is that it hasn't yet been fully optimized. Farmers and scientists around the world are working on advances that can boost efficiency and lessen the environmental impact of raising animals for food. At North Mountain Pastures, they are working with grain farmers who use no-till agriculture and other ecofriendly methods, exploring ways of reducing off-site feed, and adding an orchard. In a much broader effort, the Savory Institute is devoted to restoring badly managed grazing land and promoting ecologically-sound land management. If we actually wanted to convert current grazing land to polyculture farms, the Savory Institute's research could help bring the productivity of marginal land closer to a farm like North Mountain Pastures. Additional improvements, as well as more widespread adoption, are also likely to lower the cost of producing meat in this way, a savings that can be passed on to the consumer. Currently, members of the NMP CSA pay about $8 per pound for their meat.
One other potential barrier to producing all our meat on polyculture farms is that we would have to change the way we eat meat. North Mountain Pastures raised 7 different animal species with a wide range in the number of animals of each species. For example, they raised only 12 cows and 10 goats but 240 turkeys and 5200 chickens. To take advantage of a diversified farm requires that we diversify both the types of animals and the cuts of meat we that we regularly eat.
For this analysis, I've assumed that any diversified farm could be as productive as North Mountain Pastures. Without any additional data, it's hard to know if this assumption is reasonable. I will say that I didn't know how productive NMP would be when I approached them about this project, although that doesn't necessarily mean that their productivity is typical. And productivity can vary a lot depending on the location of the farm. That's why I would like to expand upon this study to include as many polyculture farms as I can find. That way, I can better quantify the productivity and scalability of polyculture farms, assess additional environmental concerns, and help develop a pathway to a food system that produces meat without destroying the environment or abusing animals.
It's a lofty goal and one that I can't achieve on my own. If you, or someone you know, has data on the productivity of a polyculture farm, please consider sharing it with me. Together, we can turn the polyculture project into a polyculture solution.
Note: This material was originally presented at the 2014 Ancestral Health Symposium. I am so grateful to have had the opportunity to participate in this terrific event and for all of the interest and feedback I received from my fellow attendees.
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I think productivity of existing polyculture farms, while interesting, may not be the key piece of data. If we're looking at scalability, we have to confirm the availability of 120M acres of land that has similar potential to be productive as NMP (or the mean pc farm). Is there an estimate of the total land currently devoted to pc farms? How many orders of magnitude short of the 120M acres is it? I suspect that existing pc farms have self-selected for productive locations, hence the questions about the ability to scale out.ReplyDelete
To the potential benefit of being pro-sustainable-approach, you've left out fish from the equation. Very rough squinting at http://www.adfg.alaska.gov/index.cfm?adfg=chinook.printerfriendly suggests around 1B lbs of wild halibut and salmon harvest from around Alaska per year (though now that I've checked back, that's not a huge dent in the 42B we'd like to be eating). There should be other wild sources as well, though ...
I will add that the $8 per pound aggregate figure feels pretty high, certainly as a number for the general population. Even making a large salary, sockeye salmon is the most expensive thing we tend to buy (at $10-12 per lb from Costco).Replies
I agree that scalability is the key unanswered question, which is why I am looking for more farmers to contribute data. I was able to find a report from the USDA on grazing land in 2002, published in 2012 (see links below), in which they state that 62 million acres of grazing land is considered prime land for grazing. That's about 2/3 of what we would need using polyculture farming. If the remaining grazing land is less productive than a typical mid-Atlantic farm, then we would need more land than I have estimated. But, given how much total acreage we devote to grazing, it seems like we could make up for this efficiency without using additional land for raising animals.Delete
I don't have a good estimate of the number/acreage of polyculture farms in the US, but I am certain it is quite small compared with conventional animal farms. Also, while polycultures likely do self-select for productive regions, I'm sure there is much more "prime" land available than is currently used for polycultures.
Full report site: http://www.ers.usda.gov/publications/eib-economic-information-bulletin/eib14.aspx
Chapter on grazing land: http://www.ers.usda.gov/media/249997/eib14e_1_.pdf
As for seafood, that's not my area of expertise. However, after speaking with some sustainable seafood folks, I can tell you that the biggest problem with seafood is that sustainable habitats cannot produce as much seafood as we would want to eat. In other words, if we all wanted to consume 6 oz of fish every day, those habitats would collapse.
Yes, the meat is definitely more expensive because the true costs are folded into the price. However, as I said in the post, I think the more widely we support and adopt these practices, the cheaper they will get.
How much farmland would it take to produce enough fruits and vegetables, eggs, milk and cheese to feed the US population?ReplyDelete


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Alan Bilton's main areas of academic interest are contemporary American fiction, silent cinema, and modernism and postmodernism. He is the author of An Introduction to Contemporary American Fiction (Edinburgh/New York University Press, 2002), which explores the work of Don DeLillo, Paul Auster, Cormac McCarthy, Rolando Hinojosa, E.Annie Proulx, Bret Easton Ellis, Douglas Coupland and Thomas Pynchon), and co-editor of the three-volume American in the 1920's: Literary Sources and Documents (Helm Publishing, 2004). An Introduction to American Fiction was described by The Library Journal as "a welcome addition to the often-bloated scholarship on literary postmodermism" and "a fine starting point for any novice in the field", while America in the 1920's, reviewed in The European Journal of American Culture, was described as "a wonderful insight into 1920's America which ranges well beyond any narrow definition of literature … a suburb cultural history, particularly valuable to those who really want to understand the nature and romanticised memory of the 'roaring twenties'". He has also written articles on Saul Bellow, Buster Keaton, Harold Lloyd, and Don DeLillo. His book 'Silent Film Comedy and American Culture' was published by Palgrave Macmillan last year (2013). Alan's new novel, The Known and Unknown Sea' will be published by Cillian Press in March.
He is also a novelist, and lectures in creative writing here at Swansea. His first novel, The Sleepwalkers' Ball, was published by Alcemi in 2009, a comic love story inspired by (amongst other things) silent film: part slapstick comedy, part anxiety dream, and part surreal city tour. Since then he has published a number of short stories and a second novel, The Known and Unknown Sea is forthcoming.


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"In case you haven't recognized the trend: it proceeds action, dissent, speech." ~ davidly, on how wars get done
"...What sort of meager, unerotic existence must a man live to find himself moved to such ecstatic heights by the mundane sniping of a congressional budget fight. The fate of human existence does not hang in the balance. The gods are not arrayed on either side. Poseiden, earth-shaker, has regrettably set his sights on the poor fishermen of northern Japan and not on Washington, D.C. where his ire might do some good--I can think of no better spot for a little wetland reclamation project, if you know what I mean. The fight is neither revolution nor apocalypse; it is hardly even a fight. A lot of apparatchiks are moving a lot of phony numbers with more zeros than a century of soccer scores around, weaving a brittle chrysalis around a gross worm that, some time hence, will emerge, untransformed, still a worm." ~ IOZ
Jul 3, 2012
8 comments:
- Jonathan Versen said...
Wow. Thanks. Glad you liked it.
- July 3, 2012 at 9:46 AM
- Jack Crow said...
De nada. Really enjoyed your break down, Jonathan.
- July 3, 2012 at 10:33 AM
- d.mantis said...
No doubt. It was the most clearly written summary I have seen to combat all the bullshit being spewed by progressives.
I really hate the fucking tribalism that these kind of situations produce. Here we have a historically bad law that royally fucks the poor and middle class, yet is deemed as a major victory by the very people who say they have those people's interests in mind.
There is no quarter for the poor in this country. No matter who is in power, they have bounties on their heads.
- July 3, 2012 at 2:13 PM
- Philboyd Studge said...
That was an impressively lucid post. Jack (or Jonathan), what are your thoughts on the whole can't-deny-coverage-for-preexisting-conditions thing? Yeah, it might succumb to a death of a thousand cuts, but won't it help tons of people in the meantime? Or is there something I'm overlooking?
- July 4, 2012 at 1:46 AM
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- July 4, 2012 at 9:27 AM
- BDR said...
Hey Man, hope you and yours are well...
- July 15, 2012 at 9:15 AM
- d.mantis said...
Hoping everything is good with you.
- July 25, 2012 at 1:05 PM
- Jack Crow said...
All reasonably well, here. Working overnights for a bit, and then trying to switch back my shift.
Older bodies don't adjust as rapidly as younger body's memories demand they do.
Thanks for well wishes.
- July 30, 2012 at 2:27 PM


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The time has come for seeing strategy as a system and not as some vague intellectual concept defining strategy as something restricted simply to creating competitive advantage or value.
Study after study reflects that boards, executives, management, and employees have difficulty understanding their company's strategy telling us that a better way to talk about and understand strategy is required.
Our model, The Alpha Strategies, offers a way to see strategy as a system. The model is based on the definition of strategy as a choice of action. 8 strategies and 3 types of strategy characterize the strategy system common to every organization.
Concept One: Strategy as a choice of action
Our model is based on a definition of strategy as a choice of action. This is consistent with Dr. Alfred Chandler's characterization of strategy, in his 1962 book Strategy and Structure, as being "an adoption of courses of action". It is also consistent with Fayol's observation at the turn of the 20th century that there are activities common to all enterprises.
The current definition of strategy as being about competitive advantage or value creation doesn't allow strategy to be seen as a system because it is too vague while at the same time too rigid.
The current notion of strategy as competitive advantage was made popular with Bruce Henderson's founding of Boston Consulting Group in 1963. The way he chose to differentiate his new management consulting firm from competitors was to hold it out as being the first "strategy" consulting firm, by which he meant marketing and business positioning.
BCG flourished (and continues to do so) using the powerful tools Henderson developed in the 1960's to study markets and their potential.
The definition; however, has a major drawback. It cannot explain why organizations are dynamic or how activities relate to each other. This is something we think can only be done by showing strategy as a dynamic system. Our model does this.
Concept Two: 8 strategies are in every organization
Our research tells us there are 8 strategies common to every organization.
Henri Fayol identified six in arguably the first book written on strategy, General and Industrial Management.
Peter Drucker identified two more, growth and business definition, in The Practice of Management, 1954.
These 8 strategies represent the basis of the strategic plan and the basis of all organization design.
These 8 strategies are the starting point for all strategy planning because within each of the 8 are mutiple additional generic strategies common to all organizations.
Concept Three: 3 types of strategy
It has been known for some time that strategy organizes around a lead or dominant strategy. One of Dr. Mintzberg's earliest research findings was on strategic direction and how it doesn't change over long periods of time. Drs. Tregoe and Zimmerman based their concept of Driving Forces on the intuitive notion that strategy is a system.
Choice of dominant strategy is why you can tell a marketing firm from a bank or a manufacturer from a technology firm. A marketing firm will have marketing/sales as dominant strategy. A bank will have financial management as dominant strategy. The personalities and culture associated with each are very different.
We took the concept of dominant strategy one step further. We have identified 3 types of strategy common to all organizations.
Over years of conducting competitive analysis on companies, we came to the conclusion that three types of strategy characterize the strategy system in every organization.
We call the 3 types Alpha, Influencers, and Enablers.
One of the eight strategies is the dominant strategy and leads the other seven. We call the lead strategy the Alpha. We think it sets the dominant culture of the organization.
Influencers are the three strategies that most guide and constrain the implementation of the Alpha and the third category of strategies, the Enablers, being the remaining four strategies.
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Bundling the concepts from Fayol, Drucker, Tregoe and Zimmerman produces a dynamic model which enables the ability to see strategy and the strategy system.
You can build a map of your strategy system and load the eight strategies into the 3 types that reflect your company's present strategy system.
Our maps represent a powerful way to study strategy and understand it better. It's also a great way to communicate strategy decisions. It is certainly the starting point for any strategic planning process.
Our models are now online. Try modeling your own strategy system at: http://www.thealphastrategies.com/drag-n-drop-strategy/
For more on our thinking on strategy, read The Alpha Strategies: Understanding Strategy, Risk, and Values in Any Organization. Kirkus Reviews awarded the book a Kirkus Star for being "a work of exceptional merit". It was also listed as a Kirkus Best Books of 2013. It's available online everywhere in paper or Kindle.


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Recently I've come across the need to be able to serialize and deserialize objects with non-default constructors using JSON.NET. One way of doing this is to add JsonConstructor attribute to one (1) constructor and make sure that all parameter names does match the public properties names. But the problem arise when you don't have control over the classes that should be serialized/deserialize, or just don't want to add JSON specific constructors mudding your objects.
So the other solution would be to have a fallback method whenever JSON.NET cannot find an appropriate constructor, giving an opportunity to analyze the class and call the appropriate constructor returning an instance of the newly created object.
Here follows example code of how it works,
public static T ReadJsonFile(string fileName) {
if( File.Exists(fileName) ) {
var s = new JsonSerializerSettings {
ConstructorHandlingFallback = CtorFallback
return (T)JsonConvert.DeserializeObject(File.ReadAllText(fileName), typeof(T), s);
return default(T);
// Create new object instance using default values for constructor parameters
private static void CtorFallback(object sender, ConstructorHandlingFallbackEventArgs e) {
List<object> args = new List<object>();
foreach( var p in e.ObjectContract.Properties ) {
args.Add(p.PropertyType.IsValueType ? Activator.CreateInstance(p.PropertyType) : null);
e.Object = Activator.CreateInstance(e.ObjectContract.UnderlyingType, args.ToArray());
e.Handled = true;
The modified JSON.NET library is a part of the Service Bus MQ Manager project at GitHub, the compiled version can be downloaded below, until this gets implemented in future versions of JSON.NET.
UPDATE 2013-10-06:The project is now available as a Fork at GitHub updated to v5.0 R6
Newtonsoft.Json.zip v4.5 r11 (479.28 kb)
This also solves the exception "Unable to find a constructor to use for type 'xxx'. A class should either have a default constructor, one constructor with arguments or a constructor marked with the JsonConstructor attribute" that JSON.NET throws where there are more then one parameterized public constructors and none public default constructor.
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1. Define curriculum and instruction. What is the relationship between these terms?
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1. Define curriculum and instruction. What is the relationship between these terms?
The quick answer is that curriculum addresses what the students will be taught while instruction addresses how the students will be taught. Curriculum is derived from the Latin word currere meaning "to run or progress forward". In the educational setting, it refers to the course that children "run" through/experience as they make their way toward adulthood. Curriculum includes the activities, goals, subject matter, technology, and student interests that will be included in the learning environment. The goals and objects, scope and sequence, and guidelines are all part of the curriculum.
There is significant debate in the educational system regarding what the curriculum should be. Is academic knowledge (facts and theory) more important than technical knowledge (practical and applied)? In a specific sense, is English and History more important than shop class and home economics? Throughout history, the educational system has also been used as a socializing agent whereby students are indoctrinated into a belief and value system. In these cases, school is used as a social change agent. The curriculum is designed in order to mold students thinking in areas such as ethnicity, religion, a shared national myth and many different agendas including: the homosexual agenda, gun rights, abortion rights, white supremacy, etc. In these cases the curriculum is created to ignore or minimize facts, technique, and practical learning and is written in such a manner that the affective, moral and ethical aspects of thought are targeted.
Instruction refers to the way in which the content will be delivered. There are various questions that educators consider in order to design instruction.
• For whom is the instruction being designed? In other words educators need to discern who their student audience is in order to tailor the instruction to best suit their needs and socio-economic situation.
• What should students learn or be able to do? In other words, what exactly do I want my students to learn and who will they show that they have learned it? If this step is not conducted then "education" will simply be one day after another of random events, readings and quizzes that are not connected to any plan.
• How is the subject or information best learned? Teachers must ask themselves what environment they should create and what learning experiences they should design in order to best teach the information. Should students read the information, memorize it, do research, make a presentation, build something, be involved in a debate, etc.
• Once the information has been experienced teachers must determine how to test or assess to what degree it has been learned.
Assessments can be in class questions, quizzes, tests, written assignments, research papers, presentations, etc.
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JULIA Gillard's inner sanctum hasn't had much to smile about lately, but on Tuesday her advisers were giving each other high-fives in the Prime Minister's office. The catalyst? A very brief call from Christine Milne to Gillard that ended less than two minutes before the Greens leader delivered her televised National Press Club address, and announced the end of her party's alliance with Labor.
Gillard's response, as she recalled it the following day, indicated that the news was neither unexpected nor disturbing. ''Thanks, righto,'' she recalls telling Milne.
The sense of excitement, after the PM relayed the news to her office, was two-fold: Labor was now free to launch an all-out assault on the party that invaded its territory, safe in the knowledge that the minor party would continue to vote with the government in the event of no-confidence motions, support supply and ensure that the Parliament runs its full term.
The good news improved when Milne threatened to vote with the Coalition against the removal of $1 billion in tax concessions for the nation's biggest companies - a measure that is intended to pay for the ''game-changing'' jobs package Gillard announced last Sunday.
Here, the Labor argument went, was all the evidence you need of the Greens' hypocrisy. On the one hand, they say the miners aren't paying enough tax; on the other, they threaten to oppose something that prevents the same companies from receiving massive handouts to fund their research and development.
Another of Milne's justifications for declaring the alliance over was Environment Minister Tony Burke's decision to reject National Heritage listing for Tasmania's pristine Tarkine Wilderness, something she described as a sell-out to mining interests at the behest of union boss Paul Howes. This, too, pleased those close to Gillard. ''The Greens have decided they prefer trees to jobs,'' said one. ''That's a fight we can have anywhere.'' Alas, the argument is not so simple. What of the notion that you don't have to make a black or white choice, that you can protect jobs and the environment?
There are, of course, two sides to every marriage break-up. The Greens' emphatic assertion is that Labor is the one behaving badly - and that it was Labor that rendered the alliance meaningless, not least by failing to engage on the Greens' long-stated concerns about the design flaws of the mining tax.
For them, the end of the formal relationship that made the carbon price a reality, and saw Gillard host weekly but increasingly unproductive meetings with Milne during sitting weeks of Parliament, is also something to celebrate.
There is also the prospect that Milne's party will use its balance-of-power status in the Senate to make things difficult for Labor on other fronts, though Milne made it clear on Friday that their support of school funding reform is unconditional.
What tempered the mood in Gillard's office was the timing of Milne's declaration, which accentuated the impression of chaos and instability that has evolved over the last month. This intensified in the first sitting fortnight of Parliament and contributed to the very, very bad Age/Nielsen Poll for Labor published on Monday.
That the break-up also coincided with an ugly brawl with Victoria over hospital funding, an apparent capitulation, and the prospect of an extended blame game with the states, contributed to yet another week where Tony Abbott didn't need a small target strategy - the government fashioned one for him.
The result is more frenzied speculation about a leadership change when Parliament resumes for a two-week sitting on March 12, before rising until the May budget. Graham Richardson, who titled his memoir Whatever It Takes, set the tone on Friday, saying that much depends on next Tuesday's Newspoll. ''If Newspoll has a 30 or less as a primary vote, I think they will remove her,'' ''Richo'' told Sky News. ''I'd say
the odds of that would be 60/40.''
What tends to be overlooked is that Labor's problem is not confined to who is leader. It is also about the message, the direction and the state of mind of the 103 MPs who make up the caucus. On the leadership, what we know is that there is little confidence within the parliamentary party that Gillard can turn the ship around; and that there is no consensus whatsoever about whether Rudd should be drafted or whether he would transform the party's prospects. I would suggest Richo is overstating the likelihood of change.
Gillard addressed the question of direction in her speech to Howes' Australian Workers Union annual conference on Monday. ''I come here to this union's gathering as a Labor leader,'' she said. ''I'm not the leader of a party called the progressive party. I'm not the leader of a party called the moderate party. I'm not the leader of a party even called the socialist democratic party.''
One concern is that this kind of language confines Labor's horizon to the party's traditional trade union base and, on one assessment, ''is just circling the wagons when we should be trying to win territory''.
A traditional tactic in times like these is to seek a circuit breaker or, at least, a diversion capable of deflecting the media's attention and commanding that of the caucus. Paul Keating was a master at it. The message from Gillard, however, is that there will be no diverting from the strategy that served her well when the outlook was just as bad (and then deteriorated) this time last year.
Back then, Gillard anticipated that Labor would take a pounding until the carbon price was in place in July, and would then manage a slow, grinding comeback once the predictions of doom from Tony Abbott failed to materialise and she was able to speak about other priorities.
Sharing some common features with Barack Obama's re-election strategy, the updated approach is to frame the contest in terms of emblematic issues (in Gillard's case jobs, school reform and disability insurance); get the detail out; doggedly prosecute the case; and hope the pressure will at some point switch to Abbott.
The emphatic message on Friday, when Gillard addressed the Australian Education Union's national conference in Melbourne, was that only ''the government I lead'' would deliver the Gonski plan to improve the nation's schools. ''If this government goes, Gonski goes with it,'' she said, adding that there was no way the Liberals would support Gonski and that the Greens' ''petty politicking'' was an added threat.
By design, it's a slow-burn strategy that relies on consistency and discipline. The problem is that there isn't much time and there is even less confidence that it will deliver. Are there things she could do? Perhaps.
One might be to take Rudd on his word that he has no ambition to return to the leadership, and is utterly committed to do all he can to defeat Abbott. Invite him around for an unannounced meeting and discuss an elevated role in the campaign and a return to cabinet should Labor be returned.
Another would be to do what football clubs with proud histories do when the confidence of the playing group is shot - invite a legend back to give them an address about solidarity and the hard yards in hard times. Bob or Paul. Take your pick.
There is, of course, a long way to go to the election, but as things stand now, the only ones high-fiving come September 14 will be the team behind Abbott.
Michael Gordon is political editor of The Age.
Michael Gordon was one of Australia's most respected journalists. He won many honours, including the Graham Perkin award for Australia's most outstanding journalist and the Walkley Award for Most Outstanding Contribution to Journalism. His reporting turned an unflinching spotlight on the treatment of asylum seekers and the injustices faced by many Indigenous Australians. He suffered a fatal heart attack in 2018, a week after filing his last story.


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My grandson is 8 years old and will be baptized in early November and will be having godparents at the ceremony. His mom needs to get them small gifts of appreciation. What do you suggest for two godmothers who are currently his Church Scool teachers?
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How Jaco Pastorius Made His Trademark Sound
Everywhere one can go it seems there are traces of Jaco's trademark sound. Whether it's a commercial on T.V. or a 16th note groove escaping from the confines of the record store on the corner of the avenue, Jaco's revolutionary approach to bass guitar may be found anywhere. Unlike his various predecessors, Jaco redefined the bass guitar utilizing abstract and unconventional techniques, paving the way for future musicians. Truly a man before his time, here is a list of various ideas and techniques Jaco used to create his unmistakable trademark sound.
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5 Unusual & Unique Restaurants
As a luxury concierge/lifestyle provider, we are often tasked with restaurant reservations, finding unique dining experiences and restaurant suggestions and recommendations. With a wide variety of restaurant choices around the world from 5 star celebrity restaurants, themed diners and local eateries, there is a lot of choice. However, the 5 restaurants showcased below go above and beyond in their quest to create the ultimate dining experience for their guests. Take a look and let us know what you think!


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Teaching a seminar at The Woodworking Show in Portland, OR
I know I am somewhat new to Lumberjocks, but I can already see that this forum is a gold mine of support, inspiration and community—my kind of people! It is therefore, my desire to do my part in this group of like-minded friends, by starting off an extensive educational series I've recently prepared entitled: "BEYOND THE BASICS—Taking your woodworking to the next level" The series will include many advanced joinery topics as well as an introduction to other specialized woodworking techniques.
Today's post introduces the first topic with a 3-part series titled:
"BUILDING A NEW MINDSET—3 tools needed to be a better woodworker"
We've all heard the old saying: "It's important to have the right tool for the job,"—right? Sadly, this adage has directed so many woodworkers on a long, lonely and often expensive journey that can often lead to frustration and disappointment. I strongly affirm that the best "tool" for the woodworking job is a passionate, knowledgeable and well-trained woodworker.
These are the three pillars of woodworking excellence, and will be the three parts of this series:
Part 1: Building Passion, Developing Confidence
Whether you are just starting out as a woodworker or you have been making sawdust most of your life, every one of us could use an infusion of passion and confidence. Moving beyond your comfort zone, allowing yourself to be inspired, and unleashing your own creativity can give you a tremendous boost. Many woodworkers are not sure of their own creativity, and therefore often fall back to their "comfort zone". But maybe its time to feed the passion, maybe it's time to express yourself, maybe its time to work from the heart.
Part 2: Building Knowledge, Gaining Experience
Good news! The sources of woodworking knowledge are abundant these days. But is that enough, and how do you sift through it all? Knowledge and experience multiply exponentially, once you have some key elements in place. In this installment, we will cover a variety of ways to build the knowledge and gain the experience you need to move from someone who likes to tinker around in the shop, to a rock star woodworker.
Part 3: Building Skills, Finding Success
Unfortunately, a head full of knowledge and a shop full of tools don't guarantee success as a woodworker. Moving that knowledge from your head into your hands and out your tools is a very important skill, and it gets easier with practice. In this final installment, we will cover very practical ways to improve your techniques to the point where you can actually create from your wildest woodworking dreams.
Looking forward to spending some time with y'all, feel free to invite a friend for the discussion. Look for the first of this series to be posted in a few days.
-- Andy Chidwick, Chidwickschool.com


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One hour online training class will get you started using SpeedType in no time at all. This customized group course covers the basics of using SpeedType, setting up and modifying word lists, and general usage for inside the Windows operating system. No manual reading or digging for information after visual training. However, the electronic manual will continue to be a convenient reference point for you.
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Panerai Box
by amitdevhanda
Hey People,
Ever wanted to know what a Panerai Box looks like and what's in it? Please click the play button below.
Hey People,
Ever wanted to know what a Panerai Box looks like and what's in it? Please click the play button below.
I have had the honor and privilege of attending many watch events all over the world throughout the years. There are only a handful that really stick out in my mind as being truly memorable, connective and enjoyable. Last evening, June 15, 2013, was one of those events that really made an impact that I will never forget.
By now, we all know that I am a Panerai fiend. Last week, I was invited by the best boutique in Las Vegas for 2013, Panerai, to an exclusive by invitation only event at the Nobu Towers at Caesars Palace. This event was done first class from top to bottom.
The event was held at a private two-floor suite with a total of twenty five people. 12 collectors flew in from all over the world to participate in this very classy yet casual event. Panerai used this medium to kick off and celebrate the novelties of 2013 presented at SIHH in Geneva Switzerland back in January.
Also in attendance, besides the incredible staff of the Panerai Las Vegas Boutique, was North American Director of Retail, Jean-Bernard Diez who was incredibly gracious, down to earth and engaging.
What I loved most about this event was not only did Panerai showcase the new watches being released, but celebrated their collectors and made them feel a part of something very special unique and exclusive. The suite was beautifully transformed into a very chique watch salon, with food prepared by world-renowned sushi house Nobu, while the drinks were flowing in abundance, as collectors were mingling and trying on the novelties and creating an amazing energy around the brand by their in-depth passionate conversations and humor.
I have never seen a watch brand evoke so much emotion, passion and connection as Panerai. From my experience, collectors stay for the food and drink and then leave as soon as there is no more food and drink to be had. In this case, collectors wanted to stay longer and talk more and hang out together, The event started around 7pm and everybody left around almost 1 in the morning.
Unlike other events from the past, this event proved that the product was definitely the hero. The new product for 2013 is absolutely amazing. Collectors responded very well to it. Many pictures and wrist shots were taken. Subsequently, I am sure orders we already placed. I was very impressed with the new Submersible Bronzo Power Reserve, PAM00507, retails for $13,200, which is strange because I didn't really think I would like it. What I really came to see was it's darker brother, PAM00508 , the 1950 Submersible Ceramica. retails for $17,500. I liked it, but was not overly impressed to be honest. The watch looks smaller in an all black finish and the strap is tapered, making this watch look less stealth and masculine. Even though both watches are exactly the same size of 47 mm, the Bronzo feels bigger, looks more historic and just has a more versatile aesthetic over all. Other pieces on hand, included the new PAM00510, which will eventually replace the iconic PAM00111, as well as the new Regatta Flyback in Titanium with 1950 case, PAM00526 and many others.
I would like to sincerely thank Gari Arevalo, Panerai Las Vegas Boutique Manager and his entire staff for putting on an incredibly stellar event second to none, which brought together collectors from all over the world, to experience Panerai on an intimate level, like they have never experienced before.
Las Vegas has become a very important destination for the luxury watch market because at some point or other everyone comes to Vegas. All the best brands in the world have very impressive boutiques to represent themselves at their finest level. Needless to say it wasn't easy for me to make a decision on who I was going to give the award to for Best Watch Boutique in Las Vegas for 2013.
My criterion was very simple: service, experience, knowledge and brand identity. I am proud to announce the winner for Best Watch Boutique in Las Vegas for 2013 is the Panerai Boutique at Caesars Palace Forum Shops.
This Boutique is run by Boutique Manager Gari Arevalo, who is extremely down to earth and helpful. His staff especially Jo Soranaka exemplifies passion, knowledge, personality and service. I have never been to a watch boutique like this where I feel right at home every time I walk in. No world is perfect but Gari and his team all work together to ensure you have the best possible experience and feel comfortable from the time you enter to the time you leave. Their knowledge is second to none and they are able to relate the story of Panerai in a calm cool collected way that feels genuine and engaging. The best part is not only do they have and abundant collection of the core collection, they also have some very exclusive and unique boutique only pieces on hand for collectors and enthusiast to enjoy. Since this boutique is quite small it's very easy to see everything that goes on, so it's really nice because you can feel the unity between all of the associates that work there.
Like all Panerai Boutiques, this Las Vegas Boutique is minimalist modern and yet has that intimate European feel. Out of all the Panerai Boutiques, this one is definitely the brightest and the location couldn't be better, located right next to Wolfgang Pucks Spago and right across from sister brand Cartier at Caesars Palace Forum Shops. Congratulations to Gari Arevalo and his entire team for winning the award for Best watch Boutique in Las Vegas for 2013. I wish them nothing but continued success and I really hope if you have the chance when your in Las Vegas that you stop by and get an education and experience on one of the few brands that really matter, Panerai.


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During this Human Rights Council Session we might remember and draw inspiration from human rights defenders in countries around the world who act to defend the voiceless and, in so doing, themselves become voices for their communities.
During this Human Rights Council Session we might remember and draw inspiration from human rights defenders in countries around the world who act to defend the voiceless and, in so doing, themselves become voices for their communities. Many of them work tirelessly for the realisation of those words affirmed almost 65 years ago in Article 1 of the Universal Declaration on Human Rights, that 'all human beings are born free and equal in dignity and rights.' They go about their work not because they will receive admiration or even recognition for it, but because of their conviction that human rights are not bestowed upon us as a matter of privilege, but are inherent in each and every person simply by being human. The protection of human rights defenders and ensuring an enabling environment for their work is fundamental to ensuring the promotion and protection of all human rights.
This has been a long standing priority for Ireland, as we firmly believe their important and legitimate work enables civil society to grow and flourish. Human rights defenders are a critical dynamic in helping to ensure the promotion and protection of human rights. The challenge for governments is to realise their potential as facilitators and advocates of empowerment of people and communities.
Ireland has a long tradition of supporting and funding the protection of human rights defenders. We actively promote the EU 2004 Guidelines on human rights defenders and have also developed complementary guidelines for our embassies and diplomatic missions on human rights defenders. These guidelines describe practical steps that diplomatic missions can take to support human rights defenders and to seek to ensure that embassies properly monitor the situation of defenders abroad. Through our overseas development policy, we promote the participation of human rights defenders in developing countries in the planning, implementation and monitoring of their country's national development and poverty reduction strategies.
Governments have a key responsibility for creating the conditions that enable civil society to grow and flourish and ensure the protection of human rights defenders. This includes the right to freedom of peaceful assembly and association, and the right to freedom of expression. In addition, the state can create positive conditions through legislation and regulation that support the role of civil society and encourage citizens' participation. However, the introduction of legal, administrative and other restrictions in many countries undermines the work of human rights defenders and restricts the space for civil society. Legislation inconsistent with international norms and the misapplication of legislation and misuse of the legal process has often had the effect of criminalizing the work of human rights defenders.
Ensuring access to resources, including financial resources in order to carry out their important and legitimate work is vital to the work of human rights defenders. Freedom of association is central to this work and legal, administrative and funding restrictions placed on individuals and associations working for the purpose of defending human rights violate that right.
Restrictions on funding in particular undermines the credibility and value of the UN human rights structures and system - treaty-bodies, Special Procedures, Universal Periodic Review, the Human Rights Council itself - which are underpinned by the participation of civil society actors and human rights defenders through their contributions of expertise, awareness-raising, monitoring and reporting, development of new standards, mechanisms, and institutions as well as mobilisation of public support.
In order to face the challenges which lie before us, it is important for Government and human rights defenders to work together. This session presents us with an opportunity to send a strong message through the resolution led by Norway on protecting human rights defenders; that the Council will not stand for the intimidation, harassment and persecution of human rights defenders or accept undue restriction of their activities through legal, administrative or any other measures.
Ambassador Gerard Corr, Permanent Representative of Ireland to the United Nations


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Wednesday, May 23, 2007
Ashland Run
The time has come once again for the annual Ashland Run. The course winds through downtown Ashland, up the hills and down around Lithia Park. It should not be missed. In year's past the run had an outrageous cover charge, however this year the run is FREE with prizes donated by Rogue Valley Runners and various other local proprietors
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Flags of North America - Montessori Geography
iOS iPad Education
Learn to identify all the country flags of North America with this app that beautifully complements the materials in the Montessori classroom!
In the first lesson, cycle through the flags to see which country they belong to and where it is located on the map. You can also hear the correct pronunciation of the country name.
Once you are familiar with them, move on to the Pin Flag Map, where you will be required to identify the flag for each country. When you touch the correct pin flag, it will fly into position on the map, helping you to visualize and remember which country the flag represents!
The colors of the countries on the map and the pin flag concept resemble common Montessori classroom materials.
We hope you enjoy the Flags of North America app and, please, see our other Montessori apps in the App Store as well!
Visit our website: http://www.mobilemontessori.org
App page: http://www.mobilemontessori.org/flagsofnorthamerica
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Wholesale Tourist Souvenir Gift Digital Printing Japanese Geisha Dolls Metal Keyring
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Chung Jen International Co., Ltd was established in 1987, specializing in manufacturing copper, iron products. In 1991, as the pioneer, who brought zamac material into gifts and premium field and developed zamac injection for adding variety on production range with more value and became a leader in this field.
Chung Jen International Co., Ltd.was established specializing in manufacturing hard enamel, soft enamel badges and so on.
Zamac injection has been developed and gradually applied in manufacturing with more variety on design and higher valued products.We aggressively expanded business toward Europe, America, Asia, etc focusing on developing, manufacturing, trading of gifts & premiums.
Due to increasing labor cost in Taiwan, we decided to transfer to mainland China after many times of careful estimation in China.We established our new factory in Shi Shi City, Fujian Province, where is near to Xiamen port and has advantage of convenient and speedy transportation.
By the way of more business opportunities with buyers from the world and exchanging technology with them, we knew better customers demand in international market. Therefore, besides OEM products, we set up R&D department.
Due to growing trading between mainland China and Taiwan, ordering and manufacturing in Taiwan was gradually transferred to ordering in Taiwan, manufacturing in China, and shipping from HK. Following the trend, our shipping agency was established in HK accordingly.
Across different industrial fields, we applied current zamac technology to different material products.We combined different industries and devoted in researching and developing new product.
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---------- Recipe via UNREGISTERED Meal-Master (tm) v8.02 Title: TEXAS-STYLE TORTILLA SOUP Categories: Tex-mex, Soups, Crockpot, Meats Yield: 8 servings -------------------SHARON MEHL - CFFM46A------------------- 1/4 md Onion; chopped -OR 1 ts. minced onion 2 Garlic cloves; minced -OR 1/4 ts. garlic powder 2 tb Oil, vegetable 28 oz Tomatoes, whole; blended 10 1/2 oz Broth, beef condensed -OR 2 bouillon cubes & water 10 1/2 oz Broth, chicken condensed -OR 2 bouillon cubes & water 10 1/2 oz Soup, tomato, condensed 1 c -Water 1/2 c Pace picante sauce 2 ts Sauce, Worcestershire 1 ts Cumin, ground 1 ts Chili powder 1/2 ts Lemon pepper; (optional) 1 ts Salt; (optional) 4 Tortillas; corn (optional); -cut into 1/2 inch wedges 1/2 c Cheese, cheddar (2 oz); -shredded (optional) 2 lb Stew meat, boneless (option) 2 c Chicken mixture; (optional) -from Chicken Flautas recipe 1. Cook onion, garlic, and stew meat (if using as main course), in oil in Dutch oven until onion is tender but not brown; drain well. Add tomatoes (with juice) to Dutch oven with remaining ingredients except tortillas and cheese. 2. Bring to a boil; reduce heat. Simmer uncovered 1 hour. 3. Add tortillas; continue simmering 10 minutes. Ladle into soup bowls; sprinkle with cheese and serve with additional picante sauce. Makes 6 to 8 servings, about 9 cups soup. **NOTE: This is so delicious, no one will believe how easy it is to make. My "variations" are listed as the "OR" in ingredients...found it to taste the same. I usually don't even mess with the tortillas and cheese. It tastes wonderful served with "Chicken Flautas"...or just make the chicken as indicated in the Flauta recipe (except chunk the chicken) and just toss into this soup! I think this could also easily be adapted to crockpot! Note from Pace: This spicy, tortilla-topped soup owes its authentic south-of-the-border flavor to PACE picante sauce and slow, siesta-like simmering. Source: Pace Picante 40th Anniversary Cookbook -----
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A new website is an investment. As any successful business, you need to make sure you get more than what you put in. This is why a clear, goal-driven web design process is essential.
Before jumping into design, we'll spend time analysing your business and the unique challenges you're facing. This workshop includes a competitive analysis, brand personality & positioning, creating customer stories.
With clear business goals mapped out, it's time to for the magic to happen. The journey goes from wireframes, to help establish clear hierarchy and navigation, to interactive prototypes to test ideas early and often, to pixel perfect designs and to code that's ready to put on a live server for everyone to see.
By monitoring the website performance after launch, we validate earlier decisions and discover new opportunities to continuously improve the client experience.


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"La Buca di Iovine Carmine"
In the beautiful atmosphere of the restaurant La Buca, you can spend unforgettable moments of pleasure, tasting traditional flavors of traditional Tuscan cuisine, with fresh local produce, ideal for those who think that eating is a pleasure and not just a need.
The restaurant La Buca in Pisa, is a fine restaurant and high-quality, offers its guests delicious dishes of meat and fish, using traditional Tuscan recipes, thanks to three decades of experience of the chef Carmine Iovine and his entire staff.
Carmine Iovine is one of the most renowned chefs of Pisa, is Vice President of 'Association Pisani cooks, he is considered a landmark in the field, in the most important culinary events, including at international level, the region will be held to know and appreciate Tuscan cuisine.
In the Buca restaurant in Pisa you can taste the real Chianina beef, a pile of Pisa and fresh seafood, all dishes of Tuscan tradition, accompanied by over two hundred labels of vintage wines Tuscany, Pisa, Chianti and National-stocked wine cellar.
The restaurant La Buca in Pisa, is based in Via Massimo D'Azeglio 6, at 100 mt from the new parking of Piazza Vittorio Emanuele II


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Sunday, September 13, 2009
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1 SC - Frances Louise "Lu" Parker
2 VA - Patricia Southall
3 NC - Lynn Jenkins
LA - Shirelle Lea Hebert
NY - Jennifer Lynne Gareis
TX - Christine Friedel
After winning Miss South Carolina USA, Parker was crowned Miss USA in 1994, becoming the third South Carolinian to be awarded the honor. She continued on to compete in the Miss Universe Pageant in Manila, Philippines, and finished 4th overall.
Parker began a relationship with Antonio Villaraigosa, Mayor of Los Angeles, in March of 2009. Her employer KTLA was reportedly unaware of this fact until May 2009. Ms. Parker reported several stories on Villaraigosa's political future before being reassigned, as had Mirthala Salinas, a television reporter the Mayor had a romantic relationship with two years previously.
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West Cornwall, lots to see and do, the area abounds with remote coves, magnificent beaches, tin mines and pretty fishing villages. Cornwall is also awash with wildlife which can be seen throughout 260 miles of coastal footpaths and its river valleys.
Mount View is situated in the grounds of Kenegie Manor, located in a mature parkland overlooking fields and the sea. The cottage is part of the Kenegie Manor Holiday Village set in tranquil landscaped lawns and gardens. Located just 2 miles from Penzance, this beautiful cottage can sleep 4 to 6 people.
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