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Government Needs to Redefine the HR Function
Human resources offices were not staffed or enabled to play a prominent role in what promises to be a contentious restructuring.
Howard Risher
Workforce Management Consultant
Something has been missing from recent columns and news stories about what federal workers can expect from the Trump administration regarding its plans for agencies. There are no reference or statements attributed to human resource offices. That's true of the discussions of civil service reform as well. When workforce issues are mentioned, the role of HR rarely comes up.
The 2018 budget request the White House sent to Congress last month, which outlines the administration's ambitious plan to restructure government, barely mentions HR. The only reference is in the chapter "Strengthening the Federal Workforce," which refers to problems attributable to the "more than 3,400 Federal personnel regulatory provisions." It's clear the Trump administration understands there are limitations on HR's role in government.
The regulations influence employee careers from beginning to end as well as the role of supervisors. Many have seen virtually no change in decades. The General Schedule system stands out—it's origin is a 1923 law. HR offices were created to administer (read enforce) the regulations and process the associated paperwork.
In contrast, private employers operate under federal and state employment laws that were also written to protect employee rights and prevent bias and abuse, but the laws have not kept companies from introducing new—and radically different—work management practices
Corporate HR executives are the thought leaders in that revolution. A recently posted job opening for a "VP of People" in an unnamed Washington employer illustrates the new HR role along with the new people management philosophy:
[Company] is looking for an experienced and forward-looking VP of People to catapult [company] into its next stage of growth. Employees are at the core of everything we accomplish -- there is no [company] without the massive contributions of every employee past and present. [Employees] represent both the largest asset and largest expense on the literal and metaphorical balance sheet, and we need to ensure that we continue to hire and engage the best talent in order to satisfy our vision of unlocking the potential of data to solve the world's largest information problems.
The job's "You will" list of responsibilities includes:
Ensure processes and procedures are up-to-date, relevant, and compliant, and also accelerate decision making and performance;
Strategically plan and evaluate organizational design for today and future growth;
Ensure employees are engaged by identifying ways to solicit frequent and measurable feedback, as well as providing outlets for internal employee interaction.
This company is not unique. The clear assumption is that HR can and will play a vital, proactive role in the company's management and presumably its success. That's a common theme in business publications.
Central to top management's thinking in this company and others is the belief that employees have far more to contribute than what has been expected or possible in the traditional, control-oriented work environment. It would be the rare company today that has not changed its approach to people management over the past decade.
Federal HR offices did not create this situation; it's the legislation, the history of distrust, and now the political divide that makes it difficult to agree on needed changes. HR offices were created to support a badly outdated work environment. But the barriers to redefining HR's role depend on abrogating civil service laws. The innovative changes of the past have become barriers to effective people management.
The problems confronting government are becoming increasingly complex—far more complex than in the typical company and certainly more consequential. Agencies are losing senior, proven talent to retirement at a time when Millennial interest in government service is declining. In the absence of change, the situation will only deteriorate.
Realistically this is a Catch 22 problem. HR's offices were not staffed or enabled to play a prominent role in what promises to be a contentious restructuring. HR specialists have rarely had opportunities to develop change management expertise. At the same time, the restructuring will demand that expertise, along with a facility with leading edge HR practices and the acceptance by executives and managers of HR in this new role. That promises to be essential for government to digest the changes. Leadership will be essential.
A recent column posted on Harvard Business Review highlighted a key point. The column, "Why More Executives Should Consider Becoming a CHRO," argues that a good chief human capital officer can have more impact on a company than any other C-suite executive reporting to the CEO. The authors discuss several reasons why "outsiders," as opposed to those with a traditional HR background, are more likely to have that impact. Here are two that differentiate the "New HR" from the traditional role.
"Their focus is on business results, not only people outcomes." Rather than focusing on planning and administering HR practices, the focus should be on how to use the knowledge of HR to raise employee performance levels.
"Their role in pushing fellow leaders, not just supporting them or serving them." The point is that the value that HR offers is the understanding of how to get the best out of people, and the strategies to make that happen. They also need the advisory skills to convince agency leaders to change their approach to day to day supervision.
The thread that runs through the Harvard Business Review column is the value HR can add with the new understanding and proven practices that enable and encourage employees to more fully use their capabilities. It would require legislative change but the changes would make government a more attractive career choice for Millennials. Reform would contribute to improved organization performance and make the work experience that much more satisfying for employees.
The President's restructuring plans promise to introduce more extensive change than agencies have experienced in decades. The restructuring will no doubt trigger tension and worse but it also represents opportunities for innovation in the management of work. The 1990 recession prompted businesses to eliminate bureaucratic practices and layers of management and that triggered the revolution. That can happen in government.
The "VP of People" job description stands out but it's hardly unique. The work environment suggested in the description would be challenging but rewarding. The potential to create that environment exists in every knowledge organization, including government. But it has to start with civil service reform and HR needs to be ready to provide leadership. Recommendation: Agency leaders need to define what they expect from HR.
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Whiskey has been made for centuries. Naturally, over that time the process has changed. But, as you will see far less than you would think. If you want to know how whiskey is made just read on.
We take you through the whole process and explain how it has changed over the years.
This first process is how all whiskey starts out. It is the same regardless of what grain is used.
Malt whisky production begins when the barley is malted – by steeping the barley in water, and then allowing it to get to the point of germination. Malting releases enzymes that break down starches in the grain and help convert them into sugars. When the desired state of germination is reached the malted barley is dried using smoke. Many (but not all) distillers add peat to the fire to give an earthy, peaty flavour to the spirit.
Today only a handful of distilleries have their own malting. These include Balvenie, Kilchoman, Highland Park, Glenfiddich, Bowmore, Laphroaig, Springbank and Tamdhu. Even those distilleries that malt their own barley produce only a small percentage of the malt required for production. All distilleries order malt from specialised malters.
The malted grain is further checked for any rootlets, stones or other impurities before being milled. The powerful grinders of the milling machine generate considerable friction and heat, and a fragment producing a spark could cause an explosion (the fire that destroyed part of the distillery in 1898 began in the mill room).
The malt enters the milling machine at the top and is then crushed and ground by a series of rotating millstones. The powdered grain that emerges at the bottom, called grist, moves on to its rendezvous with that other vital ingredient, spring water.
The ground malt (or grist) is mixed with very hot water and directed into the mash tun. This is a large, circular, covered vessel with a rotating rake-like attachment, which stirs and breaks up the thick porridgy substance, now called mash. The process takes around six hours.
The combination of heat, movement and moisture extracts the sugars from the grist, dissolving them in the water. This sugary liquid, called wort, is drained off and transferred to the wash back for the next stage: fermentation.
The sugary liquid or wort that is drawn off from the mash ton (leaving the draff behind to be used as cattle food) is cooled before passing into the wash back, a large, circular stainless steel vessel. Yeast is added to the mix, attacking the sugar in the wort and transforming it into crude alcohol.
The process is an extremely active one, with the wort heaving and bubbling like the contents of a gigantic magic cauldron. Gradually the vigorous movement dies down and after some 46 hours the fermentation is over, producing a beer-like liquid known as wash. This contains alcohol of low strength (along with some un-fermentable elements) which is piped through to the still room.
In the first of two distillations the fermented liquid, or wash, is piped through to the wash still. There it is brought to boiling point by means of steam-heated coils. As the wash boils the alcoholic content vaporises, passing up the neck of the still and along the lyne arm, before being condensed back into liquid form by the cooling system beyond.
This first distillate, known as "low wines", is collected in a receiving vessel and then run off into the spirit still, where the distillation process is repeated more slowly. The flow of raw spirit that emerges is divided into three parts. The first, called "fore-shots", contains oil and other impurities. The second and purest, the "centre cut", is collected to become whisky.
Finally comes the "feints", the back end of the run, which together with the fore-shots is returned to the process to be re-distilled with the next batch of low wines.


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Andersen man set to plead guilty
By Lauren Chambliss
Updated: 19:00 EST, 8 April 2002
THE former Andersen auditor who looked after Enron's books was set to appear in court in the US today.
David Duncan was expected to plead guilty to obstruction of justice, as part of a deal to provide evidence against his former employer. Duncan, fired by the accounting firm in the wake of Enron's collapse, is likely to receive a light sentence as part of the plea agreement because he is co-operating with the US government in its criminal case against Andersen.
The government has accused Andersen of illegally shredding tons of documents related to Enron after the energy trader announced a huge loss. Andersen lawyers have so far failed to negotiate a settlement of the criminal case, which is believed to be a stumbling block to the firm's survival. The company is in talks to sell all or part of its core tax unit.
Several companies, including leveraged buyout specialist Fox Paine and accountants Deloitte & Touche, are thought to be interested.
They should have been able to go to the pub: JD...


Are We Born With Music?
Music is an ancient and vital part of human life and communication. Throughout the world countless styles of music are written and performed. Despite immense differences, all music shares the same building blocks that transcend cultural and historical boundaries. This provokes an interesting connundrum: Is music learned or is it something we are born with?
This question has divided experts in neurology and in music for decades. With the advancements in technology and brain mapping will we soon be able to answer this question once and for all?
Neurologists have discovered that when performing and listening to music you are using your whole brain. No matter how passively you are listening all your major brain centres are working to process the music, predict how the tune will progress and interpret the mood and emotions it is conveying. The same effect has also seen with young children and babies seeming to suggest inherent musical abilities. Not only is music causing a reaction in the regions of the brain that process and predict music but also in the areas that control movement. Music and dance are interwoven in the evolution of humans and as such one triggers the other. Even the most non musical of person will tap their feet to the rhythm of a song.
Neurologists continue to debate and test to find insights into acquisition of music, and as technology progresses more insights are gained.
In future newsletters we will be exploring in more depth the human relationship with music the natural building blocks that construct it.


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The World has changed. Does machine culture enrich human living or deplete human dignity? Does genetic technology enable medical treatments or create eugenic nightmares? The family and the self are experiencing identity crises. Globalization brings strangers into proximity that may result in collaboration or confrontation. Digitalization simulates reality or generates virtual realities. What kinds of future world will we have when politics joins hands with media and culture? How can we raise the young in this radically changed World?
Young people are experiencing serious unemployment in the developed world. Many are raised in divorced families. Gender identities are becoming confusing. The youth are seeking spiritual experiences but leaving the Church. Faith becomes privatized or marginalized in practical living. Professionals in many fields focus on skill and knowledge with limited ethical discernment. Values system and worldviews are increasingly edged out of the higher education vocabulary.
What shall be the education of the future? What is the soul of higher education if it attempts to serve as a cultural anchor of society? What kinds of character do we intend to nurture among our learned community? How would Christian higher education contribute to the education of the future? What is cultural renewal and the creation mandate in the structure and curriculum of higher education?
To raise a generation of leaders with Christian worldviews to make culture.
A college for holistic student development; and a research institute as platform for interdisciplinary dialogue on contemporary issues.
Seeing the world through the lens of Christian faith.
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CDC Researchers Find Lower Mortality Rates Among Overweight People
Longer Lives?
Dr. Kent Sepkowitz on a new study finding that overweight people have lower overall mortality rates.
Kent Sepkowitz
Updated Jul. 12, 2017 1:52AM ET / Published Jan. 03, 2013 4:45AM ET
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The world of public health was knocked off the rails a bit this week with the release of a study demonstrating that you can, in fact, be too thin. Reviewing 97 studies involving almost 3 million people divided into groups according to weight, researchers at the Centers for Disease Control demonstrated that the overweights—not the obese, but decidedly not the thins or the very thins—had lower overall mortality rates than the rest of the pack.
The finding represents the first momentum shift in a century, since fashion and cinema made thin synonymous with beauty and health. The rout of the public by the thin-ocracy has been so complete that a goal other than blind pursuit of the flat stomach and the sharp jaw seems sacrilegious.
Well, the low body mass index (BMI) hegemony appears to be coming to an end. The findings are clear and simple. Researchers pored over endless studies that previously had examined rates of death in people of various shapes and sizes. And they had a lot to select from: the researchers found more than 7,000 articles in the medical literature that have studied the issue. They placed patients into categories according to BMI (normal, overweight, obese) and ran a series of complex statistical analyses.
Compared to people with a normal weight (a BMI less than 25), the overweight (BMI between 25 to 30) had a 6 percent lower mortality rate—and both groups had a rate about 15 percent lower than the obese, especially the very obese (BMI above 35).
The explanation for the finding is uncertain. Perhaps the pleasantly plump but not obese have an extra reserve—a literal spare tire—that confers a survival advantage should they become seriously ill, whereas the lean-iacs do not. Or maybe the thin ones were thin because of a serious illness that, in the course the various studies, killed them. Or maybe the thin ones were thin because they were chain smokers living off Scotch and potato chips. Or just maybe the occasional pig-out does soothe the soul and make for a happier, healthier individual.
Whatever the explanation, the observation—a truly startling one—stands. Yet the most impressive aspect of the finding is not the fact disclosed. Rather it is the willingness of the CDC investigators to be guided by the data and not by a preconceived notion of the "message." After all, the public health message for decades has been that big is bad and bigger is worse. Delineation of the current U.S. obesity epidemic has been one of the main accomplishments of the CDC over the last decade.
Yet the same group of public health experts who have fought to keep America thinner was willing to stand behind the current study. True, the study strongly demonstrates the lethality of obesity. But the experts also know the take-home may become a definitional haze where "overweight" and "obese" begin to merge and a good-news-stay-fat trope emerges.
Unlike the world of politics, where the "reality-based community" is a term of derision, truth is subjective, and facts, to quote Reagan, are stupid things, in science, the opposite is true. Here, facts are facts and always worth pursuing wherever, as the CDC has shown by publishing this article, they lead you.


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Lepine-Szily, A., Oliveira Júnior, J. M., Lichtenthäler, R., Guimarães, V., Vanin, V. R., Lima, G. F., et al. (2003). Spectroscopy of light proton-rich unbound nuclei: 'ANTPOT. 10,11 N', 'ANTPOT. 15 F'. In Program and Abstracts. São Paulo: SBF.


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Daily Link: TWill Feels Good
By Mark Ginocchio
One of the biggest stories to come out of practice yesterday, besides the fact that Avery Johnson has yet to get "mean," was that Terrence Williams said he woke up and felt 100 percent healthy. He admitted he came back a little prematurely last week, and Avery was right to get him right back on the bench:
And Williams admitted Avery Johnson was right when the coach assessed that he didn't see a "burst" of energy or quickness from the player in Utah.
"Yeah, I would say that. especially running up the court," said Williams, who played in two of the four west-coast games.
Despite playing well (and mostly losing) since he's been out, this team has missed TWill, no question. He offers, perhaps, the most unique skillset on this roster, and when you have one player that can do so many different things and help the team in an assortment of ways, it hurts when he can't get himself out on the court. I hope he is truly healthy, and Avery gets him in the rotation pretty quickly, because playing TWill allows Devin Harris to be more of a scorer and he seemed to have been developing a nice little rapport with Derrick Favors in the pick and roll game.
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Robots are soon going to eat the world. And not in a scary, death of humanity way. Robotics are innovating and disrupting every facet of society from medicine to manufacturing to flipping burgers. It's in this vein that TechCrunch programmed our first, one-day conference centered around robotics, machine learning and how small companies can make an impact.
TC Sessions: Robotics brings together the best minds in the industry to chat about current developments and trends shaping the future. The event will be held at MIT on July 17.
Let's get this out of the way: There are few tickets left to purchase, and seating is limited. MIT's Kresge Auditorium cannot hold everyone. The event will not be live streamed.
I haven't been this excited about an event in years. The agenda is below and it's stacked. There are fireside chats, panels and workshops with the most important leaders, educators and investors in robotics. Rising companies are demoing their products and there's even a pitch-off competition where four startups will pitch their robotic startup to a panel of judges.
There isn't a way to highlight key speakers. Literally everyone involved in this event is making significant contributions to the robotic industry. Look for yourself. The agenda is below.
We hope to see you at the event. TC Sessions: Robotics is the second event in TechCrunch's new Session event series. We held the first several weeks back on social justice and fighting inequality. You can find all the interviews and panels from that event here.
Contestants: CP Robotics, Hand4Help, Tangible Media Group and Franklin Robotics // Judges: Jeremy Conrad (Lemnos Labs), Helen Greiner (CyPhy Works), Daniel Theobald (Vecna Technologies) and Melonee Wise (Fetch Robotics).
The mission of the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) is "to prevent and create strategic surprise by developing breakthrough technologies for national security." The agency's project-oriented approach to science and engineering, however, is different both in approach and execution from other U.S. governmental funding agencies. In this workshop, DARPA leadership will discuss the Agency's vision and goals, provide overviews of each of the organization's technical offices, in addition to an explanation of the mechanics of working with DARPA. The objective of the workshop is to elicit help in fomenting institutional evolution in America's broader science and technology ecosystem that is needed to better and more rapidly respond to future challenges.
MIT Computer Science and Artificial Intelligence Laboratory is tasked with researching activities around the bleeding edge of technology. Attendees of this workshop will get an insider's look at some of the hottest projects being developed in CSAIL's labs and engineering bays. Robert Katzschmann will present Soft Robotics and the team's creative approach to allowing robots to manipulate objects. Claudia Perez D'Arpino's presentation will demonstrate how robots can learn from a single demo and Andrew Spielberg will explain a novel process to create and fabricate robots.
David Barrett, a professor of mechanical engineering at Olin College, Ryan Keenan, curriculum lead for Udacity, and Dr. Robert McMahan, President of Kettering University will lead a workshop discussing their views on the best way to train the next generation of roboticists. Each of these educators leads vastly different programs, but the aim is universal: to train the next generation of globally competitive engineers. It's important that these students learn through hands-on experience how to not only write code, but deploy code in a viable manner that results in a sustainable product.


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Nurse Among More Than 280 COVID-19 Deaths In NYC
By Andrew Magnotta @710WOR
The medical community in New York City has lost one of its own to COVID-19, among 280 other deaths.
The nurse, who worked at Mount Sinai Hospital, died about two weeks after learned he was infected.
The number of confirmed novel coronavirus cases in the five boroughs surpassed 20,000 on Thursday, with at least 3,750 hospitalizations and of those patients in the ICU.
ABC 7 New York reports there are at least 6,420 reported coronavirus cases in Queens; 5,232 in Brooklyn, 3,616 in Manhattan, 3,542 in the Bronx and 1,166 in Staten Island.
Queens has been described as "ground zero" for the virus in New York. Elmhurst Hospital reported 13 deaths due to COVID-19 in just 24 hours from Wednesday to Thursday.
Mayor de Blasio says the city is still bracing for the worst of the pandemic, expected to arrive in mid-April.
A chief concern of officials is dwindling medical supplies, particularly personal protective equipment and life-saving ventilators. Many city nurses are reportedly using garbage bags since gowns are in such short supply.
De Blasio and Governor Andrew Cuomo have repeatedly over the past few weeks urged private manufacturers with flexibility to change-over their production lines and start producing medical supplies.
The city is still in need of at least 15,000 ventilators.
Amid all the gloom, Gov. Cuomo cautiously reported a glimmer of hope Wednesday: the rate of hospitalization for COVID-19 in the state had apparently fallen dramatically since the weekend. Infectious disease experts have said for months that a a flattening of the proverbial curve is crucial to ensuring hospitals don't get overwhelmed.


Let's face it. CEOs care about SEO when the importance of it is obvious to them. And this might not just be about the bottom line. It can be about how their company is seen in the public eye (ie: negative Google suggest phrases). It could be about relationships with important people like journalists and PR firms.
Sometimes it just takes one compelling example to illustrate the importance of SEO. So here's one example of how, I think, improved technical SEO could improve ALL of those things stated above for a company called Clear.
You'll see it in the screencast below.
As SEO's we know they need to have one version of their homepage load, and all other versions redirect to that. But it goes deeper than that.
How do we communicate this to Tim Ferriss or to ClearMe's founder/owner/CEO? What do they care about? My first attempt was obviously failed. Its been over 30 days and the issue is still there. (To their credit, sometimes those things take time – Drupal devs are not easy to find. Maybe they were like "who the heck is this guy trying to help with our website?!).
But what if it was MY fault they didn't fix it? What if I didn't make the problem compelling enough to give them a reason WHY they should fix it?
What if I didn't explain it in a way that matters to them?
One thing really stuck with me from Wil Reynolds' talk at MozCon this year (which came off of an idea by Mike King). It was this idea of going into a marketing meeting as an SEO, and talking about "linkjuice" and "do-follows". And then we wonder why we don't more respect and budget as SEOs.
Obviously, I couldn't agree more with Wil's message, and I think although sometimes SEOs are good intentioned, its the curse of knowledge. We're so close to that stuff, and its our language. But it's not the CEO's language, and its not immediately apparent to them why it's important.
What do they care about though?
Or journalists not knowing what version of the homepage to link to when they do a story. Or users being confused. Or not knowing what URL to put in their press releases. But NOT Linkjuice.
This is just a subtle shift in how we can explain things – nothing earth shattering, but perhaps so obvious it's why we skip over it. But maybe it will inspire YOU as an SEO to communicate in a way the Marketing Exec or PR Dept. cares about.
How To Get The CEO To Care About SEO?
You can get them to care (like I have hopefully done above) but you have to first figure out what they care about. No this isn't a riddle. And I don't think it's about just throwing technical stuff out the window. It's about translating it into their language.
It would be like going to the mechanic and he's talking about the transmission and the engine valves or whatever (can you tell I'm not a car guy) but you're like – I just want this car to drive. I don't care about brake fluid.
You have to communicate – what the REAL problem is, that the SEO problem causes.
In this case… Multiple/broken/duplicate homepages?
The wrong marketing message with the wrong copy gets out there.
Journalists don't know which page to link cite in the articles.
And it might just make the company look bad. Nobody wants to look bad.Lack of content?
Find out how to show how SEO helps THOSE things, and you'll get more support. Don't show up to that meeting talking about linkjuice!
I've got to cut it short here, lots of work to do! But I'm curious to hear your thoughts, and I plan on getting into this topic a lot more in the future.
Here's a very simple subject line that I used with a fairly large e-commerce site recently that had a terrible shopping experience.
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Snack Girl LOVES Indian food and would eat it more except for a few things. Let me list them for you: cream, butter, and oil.
Many readers have also requested ideas for low-fat Indian food, so I began looking. I found "The Indian Slow Cooker - 50 Healthy, Easy, Authentic Recipes" by Anupy Singla.
This book has changed my life - I am not exaggerating. Do you see that bowl of beans above? I devoured them! Guess how many tablespoons of oil or butter was used in the recipe - ZERO!
Yes, you can add some yogurt to these beans, but they don't need any to taste very rich. Anupy has used SPICES, not fat, for flavor and it works.
Anupy has included all the Indian restaurant favorites: Paneer, Chicken Tikka Masala, several types of Dal (lentils), and Curried Chickpeas. There are 50 recipes and they cover many of the traditional dishes.
My husband has proclaimed that this cook book is his FAVORITE because it combines two things he loves: Indian food and the slow cooker.
Now, I am lucky in that I live near a Whole Foods that carries a bunch of different Indian spices. You will have to get some things that you can't find at your local supermarket. Check out I Shop Indian for an exhaustive list of spices with reasonable prices (I am not sure about shipping).
For the recipe below, I did not add the chiles or the red chile powder because I thought it would be too spicy for my kids. I did use a tablespoon of paprika to replace the red chile powder and it worked!
The other thing is that there are TWO tablespoons of salt here -which makes the beans very tasty - but you should go with less if you are concerned with your sodium intake.
My husband heated up the beans on the stove until they were boiling and then added them to the slow cooker. This reduced the cooking time by 5 hours (it took 6 hours to cook instead of 11 hours).
These beans pack 24% of your daily value of Iron for just one cup. Isn't that incredible?
Reprinted with permission from "The Indian Slow Cooker" by Anupy Singla, Agate Surrey, 2010.
1. Put the kidney beans, onion, tomatoes, ginger, garlic, green chiles, cloves, cinnamon stick, cumin, red chile powder, salt, turmeric, garam masala, and water in a 5 quart slow cooker (large slow cooker).
3. Remove and discard the cloves (if you can find them!) and cinnamon stick. If the beans aren't creamy enough, take an immersion blender and press it two or three times to break up some of the beans. If using a blender, take out about 1 cup and process in the blender, then return it to the slow cooker. Be careful not to process all of the beans; most of them should remain whole.
To make this dish in a 3 1/2 quart slow cooker, halve all the ingredients and proceed with the recipe. A half recipe makes 5 cups.
@Cheryl - I didn't realize until AFTER I made the recipe what 2 Tablespoons of salt would mean per serving (I do the nutritional analysis after I make the recipe). Yeah, it makes you wonder how much salt is in the restaurant versions. You can definitely go with less and have it work.
Always adjust spice to your own taste.
How funny that I read this as I am eating my curried lentils (from a package) that is packing a 9 point punch to me without rice mind you! I NEED this cookbook! Thanks so much for sharing! I have been craving Indian food something chronic and we don't have it around here which is sad after living in England where it was everywhere!
I have blogged through LOTS of these recipes on my site! This book is a life changer because it requires almost no time, almost no money, and you don't have to use any oil. I will be blogging about more of the recipes too, but have already done at least 15! This book is awesome. If you like Indian food, you absolutely MUST get this book. I do cut the salt in all the recipes because she used a very large salt. When I use plain Sea Salt I only use 1/2 or less than the recipe says.
I just listed some of the ones I blogged about on the side of the blog to make it easier to find. Have made many more of them but haven't got them all posted! This book is hands down, the best "cooked" food book I have bought in decades! So easy, it's impossible not to use it. Great for a recession, an illness, or a diet. You can't get fat eating beans!! And Anupy uses all of the foods that Dr. Oz calls "healing" like cayenne, tumeric (good for Alzheimers), Kidney beans (well, all beans!!), tomatoes & tomato paste, garlic, onion, chilis!! You won't want to go out to eat Indian as much anymore for sure!! It smells like an Indian Grandmother has spent the entire day cooking in the kitchen. Dad's Rajmah is the best, it is an "Indian" type of Chili!! No soaking of beans required!!
Ooh I cannot wait! Thanks again!
Oh, my stars! This dish sounds fit for a Roman emperor!
Dad's Rajmah is awesome too, similar to this, but a little spicer!! We have lived on the stuff for weeks on end!
@Vidya. I always used to use a pressure cooker for dals, etc...and love my pressure cooker. However, I accidentally started to use the Slow Cooker when a part broke on my pressure cooker and I needed to order it. I was beyond excited to learn about the Indian Slow Cooker and now I am sold on the Slow Cooker way! I have noticed that the beans are much more able to be different textures in the slow cooker, and I don't have to worry about them being under or over done. The flavors have such time to meld and I don't have to watch the pot. It is also the best Indian food I have ever made at home. I am not Indian, so if something tastes like I could have gotten it from an Indian restaurant or someone's home, I am ecstatic. I still love the pressure cooker, but I love the way the slow cooker does beans. It doesn't "blow them apart". And the house smells incredible for hours!
I love Indian food and south asian dishes. Your picture of the recipe looks delicious.
Have you also tried a delicious south asian dish called raita? It is also easy to make and has numerous health benefits.
There seems to always be a way to make recipes healthier and still taste good. Thanks for sharing.
I like that you talked about how you can't find all the spices you need at a normal store. I have been wanting to eat healthier, but I wasn't sure what to try. I'll have to try an Indian restaurant first to see if it is something I like.


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Investors know that the first requirement to investing in Philippine stock market is cash flow.
If your answer is a resounding echoing yes, then it probably only means two things – you do not use this first tip & trick in investing or you're really lacking in your cash flow.
To solve the latter, it's important to assess at which phase of financial life you're in now and take the appropriate course of actions. If you remember, in the last blog I shared some life investments you can take that will give you the best returns. This time, we'll take a look at the phases of life under a financial magnifying glass.
There are two phases of one's life familiar to many.
Phase 1 is when people is working for you.
Phase 2 is when you are working for money.
When you were a baby, I assume that you didn't do anything to provide for yourself. Your parents, or whoever took care of you that time, did all the work to provide your basic needs. In fact, not just needs but protection and love as well. So it's like all your needs were well taken care of without you being aware of it and without you doing anything to earn it. That was so easy, and I miss it. HAHA. Well, not really, since my mother still serves me my cup of coffee whenever I request for it, even if I'm already 23 years old. She keeps on reminding me to eat my meals and take care of my health when I seem to be unstoppable at work. Acts of love I'm sure.
The second phase is when you start to work for money. This begins when you sign your first job contract and formally enter the labor force of the Philippine republic. It's an ecstatic moment for many. You say, finally, you can now have that "control" of your life.
Personally, the time I received my first pay became the richest point in my life. HAHA. I never thought that I would feel that way that day. I was caught shocked when I checked my account balance in an ATM during the first cutoff. Deep inside I was asking, "Is that balance amount I saw real?" HAHA.
Now that's what you call active income. Active income is a kind of income you earn out of your active work. A more general definition is that an active income is what you get when you exchange your time for money. And since each of us has limited time, that automatically translates to limited active income.
Simply stated, without your work, you'll receive nothing. Zero active income.
Now after just few months of working, I began to be questioning, "If I have a monthly payroll schedule, that means I only earn a dozen times in one whole year." JUST TWELVE TIMES IN 365 DAYS. And it somehow pinched a part of my pride. I felt it was too few. HAHA.
But back to the point, for the majority of people, they're content with these two phases of life. Worse, their view is narrowed down to these two. They keep on relying on an active income only. If they stop working, they stop the flow of their income. They stop serving food on the table. Or sending their kids to school. Or sending OFW padala to Philippines.
If yes, be afraid then. When you do it, you're like flying in a plane with only one wing. One wrong mistake and you're doomed to a financial disaster. And the sad part of it is that it's not only you, but all your dependents that will be affected.
Wiser people choose to add more phases to their lives and have a good flight in their financial journey.
Phase 3 is when money starts to work for you.
Finally phase 4 is when a system works for you.
You build a system that will replicate what you would otherwise personally do. This could be in the form of a business or technology.
In a business, people starts again to work for you, but this time, people no longer treat you as a baby but as a boss. By setting up a business that hires employees, you're able to earn as a result of your brilliance in putting up a business and letting other people do the hard work for you.
Or let's say that you've put up Online Marketing, for example, that will make the selling job automatic versus hiring sales agent. Now it's no longer people working for you but technology designed to do the job. All you need to do is to invest that initial time to put it up at the start and it keeps on working for you 24 hours a day thereafter. Cool right?
That's only a rough version on how you can possibly increase your cash flow.
The goal then is to create multiple streams of income. You should have not only a diversified investment portfolio but also diversified sources of income. When you do this, you position yourself to better improve your financial life.
Hope this lights up a bulb in you. Have a great week!
Have fun investing (by increasing your cashflow)!
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Anneth Delliecia Nasution (born 18 October 2005) better known as Anneth Delliecia or Anneth,
is an Indonesian singer-songwriter and actress. She is known as the first winner of Indonesian Idol Junior season 3, broadcast by the Indonesia television station RCTI in 2018. Her first single "Tetap Untukmu" and her own written single "Mungkin Hari Ini Esok Atau Nanti" which she created at the age of fourteen have successfully captured the attention of Indonesian music fans. The song went viral and topped charts on various types of digital music platforms in Indonesia.

Life and career

The Voice Kids Indonesia and Indonesian Idol Junior

Before joining Indonesian Idol Junior for the third season, in 2014 Delliecia had participated in Indonesian Idol Junior First Season which aired on MNC TV station when she was 9 years old. Then in 2017 Delliecia joined The Voice Kids Indonesia season 2 which aired on GTV television station joining the Agnez Mo team. In this singing competition, Delliecia made it into the grand final round. But was eliminated in the top six.  In 2018, Delliecia participated in the Indonesian Idol Junior Third Season and succeeded in winning the grand final held on 14 December 2018.

Performances on Indonesian Idol Junior 2014

Performances on The Voice Kids Indonesia 2017

Performances on Indonesian Idol Junior 2018

Debut Single : Tetap Untukmu & Mungkin Hari Ini Esok Atau Nanti

On 29 August 2019 Anneth released her first single on her first debut as professional singer, TETAP UNTUKMU, under a label called RANS MUSIC, a label owned by Raffi Ahmad and Nagita Slavina. One year after released, this single became number #1 hits in Viral 50 Indonesia Spotify and some other digital streaming platform. On the same year, she released a compilation album called MIMPIKU JADI NYATA. She also played a role in the same title of Web Series which uploaded in RANS ENTERTAINMENT's youtube channel.

In June 2020, Anneth collaborated with TNT Boys to cover a song from Ariana Grande and Justin Bieber entitled Stuck With U. This collaboration was carried out online due to the condition of the world which is facing the corona virus. But they hope that someday they can collaborate and meet in person.

On 18 October 2020, right on her 15th birthday, her 2nd single released. This song was written by the fourteen years-old singer-songwriter herself. MUNGKIN HARI INI ESOK ATAU NANTI hit 80 million views in RANS MUSIC's youtube channel within 6 months. The song became the top chart on almost all music platforms in Indonesia.

In June 2021, Joox released Believers remixes of songs from Alan Walker which one of the remixes featured with Anneth.

In October 2021, Anneth was chosen to represent Indonesia in the 2021 Asia Song Festival and became the youngest performer in the event's history, aged 15.

In December 2021, Anneth was awarded as Best Asian Artist at the 2021 Mnet Asian Music Awards. She is the youngest winner for this category in the history of this event. She received this award at the age of 16.

Discography

Single

As lead artist

As featured artist

Album

Solo albums

Compilation albums

Filmography

Film

Web series

TV shows

Video clip

Herself

Other singer

Awards and nominations
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|Mnet Asian Music Awards
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References

External links

Living people
2005 births
Indonesian child singers
21st-century Indonesian women singers
The Voice Indonesia

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Fergal O'Brien is Professor of Bioengineering & Regenerative Medicine, Director for Research & Innovation, and Head of Tissue Engineering Research Group in Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland (RCSI), one of the largest advanced biomaterials and tissue engineering/regenerative medicine research groups in Ireland.
Following a degree in mechanical engineering and PhD in bone mechanobiology, he was a Fulbright Scholar in tissue engineering at Massachusetts Institute of Technology and Harvard Medical School. Since his faculty appointment to RCSI in 2003, he has published over 230 journal articles in leading peer-reviewed international journals, filed 20 patents/disclosures and supervised over 40 doctoral students to completion.
He has a current h-index of 72 (July 2020; Google Scholar). He is a recipient of three prestigious European Research Council Awards. Other accolades include a Fulbright Scholarship (2001), New Investigator Recognition Award by the Orthopaedic Research Society (2002), Science Foundation Ireland, President of Ireland Young Researcher Award (€1.1. million, 2004), Anatomical Society New Fellow of the Year (2014), Fellowship of both Engineers Ireland (2013) and the European Alliance for Medical & Biological Engineering Science (2016). In 2018, O'Brien was elected as member of the Royal Irish Academy (RIA), Ireland's foremost body of experts in the Sciences and Humanities.
Tushar Ch. Patel is a board certified, fellowship trained orthopaedic surgeon who specializes in all spinal surgery with a concentration on conditions of the cervical spine with a particular interest in minimally invasive surgery and disc replacement. He has been in practice since 1994 having served as Chief, Section of Spine Surgery, Department of Orthopaedics, Yale University School of Medicine until 2000, then in Northern Virginia until 2017.
Tushar's research interests include tissue engineering, bone growth factors, and innovative techniques in spinal surgery. His research efforts have resulted in multiple peer-reviewed publications and numerous patents. He has presented extensively both nationally and internationally at the meetings of the leading societies in spinal surgery. He is currently a member of the North American Spine Society, the Cervical Spine research Society and a founding member of the Lumbar Spine Research Society. He has held multiple leadership and committee positions in these societies. His research experience, academic experience, and extensive clinical experience allow him to devise an individualized care plan to allow patients to return as rapidly as possible to a healthy active lifestyle, with surgery as a last resort. He has been recognized as a "Top Doctor" six times by the Washingtonian magazine.
Previously, Tushar was a Principal Investigator on the Stryker Biotech OP-1 project (BMP-7).
Tushar and his wife – a transplant and heart failure cardiologist – have two boys. In his spare time, he enjoys coaching soccer, playing golf and spending time with his family.
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He joined UCLA starting from Nov. 2017 from Harvard University where he was a Professor at Harvard Medical School (HMS) and faculty at the Harvard-MIT's Division of Health Sciences and Technology (HST), Brigham and Women's Hospital (BWH) as well as an associate faculty at the Wyss Institute for Biologically Inspired Engineering. At Harvard University, he directed the Biomaterials Innovation Research Centre (BIRC) a leading initiative in making engineered biomedical materials.
He has edited multiple books/journal special issues and is an author on >650 peer-reviewed journal articles, editorials and review papers, >70 book chapters/edited books, and >20 patent/disclosure applications. His work has been published in leading journals and routinely highlighted in international media. He has been cited >64,800 times and has an H-index of 131. Also, he has given over 250 invited seminars and keynote lectures. Annually for the past five years, he has been selected by Thomson Reuters as one of the World's Most Influential Minds as a Highly Cited Researcher.
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From 1996 to 2002 he developed his specialist interest in spinal conditions and from 2002 onwards became a full-time spinal specialist. Since then, he has run a very successful private spinal practice in Northamptonshire.
From early in his career Nick has taken a very significant interest in professional and patient education and he has widely published and lectured in the UK, Europe and worldwide. He is the Spine Specialty Editor for the Bone and Joint Journal and he is a member of the Associate Editorial Board of the European Spine Journal. Since 2012 he has been the honorary treasurer of the United Kingdom Spine Societies Board (www.ukssb.com) and has had responsibility for co-organising BritSpine, the major biennial multidisciplinary spinal conference in the UK.
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Granby Little League (GLL) is an all-volunteer, not for profit organization serving the girls and boys ages 4-15 of Granby, CT. We offer a variety of Softball and Baseball programs providing a safe, instructional and fun environment for our children to learn the values of sportsmanship, teamwork and respect.
Baseball Little League age for the 2017 season is determined by using the chart found in this link:
2017 Baseball Age Chart
We offer a Co-ed and Girls only T-Ball program for player ages 4 - 6. There is one practice and one game per week. We do not keep score, each batter bats every inning and the game lasts for 3 innings. There are no outs and all players reach base safely.
Farm Ball is offered to player ages 7 and 8. This typically a Coach or Machine pitch league. Like Tee Ball, there is one practice and one 3 inning game per week. There is no score, but players do make outs. This league is made up of Granby and East Granby teams.
Minors consists of the AA and AAA divisions. These two divisions are typically made up of players between the ages of 8-11 and offer the players the first chance to pitch from 46 feet. The game continues for 6 innings, umpires are provided and score is kept. There are rules in place to limit excessive base stealing and to encourage catcher development. There are typically three events in any given week wth a mix of games and practices. The Baseball league is made up of teams in both Granby and East Granby.
Majors is the most competitive divisions and it can be made up of player ages 11 - 12. The game is still played on a 60 ft base path and the pitchers throw from 46 feet. There are still some rules in place to curb excessive stealing but this level plays pretty close to real baseball rules. Expect two-three games a week of 6 inning games with a practice. The Baseball league is made up of teams in both Granby and East Granby whereas the Softball league will compete against other area towns.
Juniors level plays on the real baseball diamond - 90 foot base paths and pitchers throw from 60 feet. Player ages 13-15 years old. Home games are played at Ahrens Field and there is travel involved to other area towns.
Little League International is the governing body and has rules regarding age and residence eligibility, playing time, playing rules and safety. GLL is one of many local area Little Leagues and plays in Connecticut District 6. GLL administers youth baseball for our town and adopts local rules (where permisable) to make our league best fit our town's needs.
GLL is comprised of Board members who are elected to two year terms. The Board works throughout the year to make sure that the 350+ Granby kids have good fields, coaches, equipment, schedules, uniforms and umpires. The cost to run the league is paid almost entirely by League registration fees.
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Our shared goal is to create a better life for all.
We want every Singaporean to hold a skilled and well-paid job.
Then who is going to do the lesser skilled jobs? And why waste money to keep reeducating when it can be learn on the job?
Vulnerable and unfortunate can rely on our social safety nets duh as work Fare com care and medifund.
Majority in the middle help you cope with the rapid changes and growing competition in the world more skills upgrading programs for pmet more pathways to educate your children and every opportunity to own a home.
Should open up avenues where they can work as security guards. Rather than mind games?
And with their experience shouldn't not be put to better use?
Your cpf savings and hdb flat will take care of your basic needs. We will help you to remain active and healthy keep health care affordable and ease burden on your families who are Caring for you.
We seek quality growth by improving every job raisin productivity of every worker and helping companies innovate.
But as long as we are united in engaging our hearts and minds in this shared endeavour we will succeed.
The government will help all singaporeans to find good jobs own their Homes and see their children gain confidence and blossom. But the government cannot and should not try to do everything by itself . Singaporeans play an equally important role. Hope singaporeans to get together to create a more vibrant civil society harness the energies and idea of our people be it to tackle social issues promote the arts or protect the environment. Singaporeans should actively participate provide solutions and do their part for community voluntarism supported by the government.


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Inaam Kachachi is an Iraqi writer, born in Baghdad in 1952. She studied journalism at Baghdad University, working in Iraqi press and radio before moving to Paris to complete a PhD at the Sorbonne. She is currently the Paris correspondent for London-based newspaper Asharq Al-Awsat and Kol Al-Usra magazine in Sharjah, UAE. Kachachi has published a biography, Lorna, about the British journalist Lorna Hales, who was married to the famous pioneering Iraqi sculptor Jawad Salim, and a book in French about Iraqi women's literature produced in times of war. She produced and directed a documentary about Naziha Al Dulaimi, the first woman to become minister of an Arab country, in 1959. Her first novel Heart Springs appeared in 2005 and her second novel The American Granddaughter, was shortlisted for IPAF in 2009. An English translation of the novel was published by Bloomsbury Qatar Foundation Publishing in 2010.


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How Do I Choose a Rental Price?
In prior videos, you've heard me talk about the importance of having policies and procedures in writing for your rental property. Never has that been more true than when we're talking about tenant screening criteria. Today, we're sharing the best criteria for screening tenants.
Credit is something everyone looks at when evaluating an application. Bad credit is a good reason to reject an application, but good credit doesn't automatically mean you're getting a great tenant. Look at a tradeline report, which is a summary of what the applicant is servicing in terms of student debt, medical debt, car payments, credit cards, etc. When you apply a ratio test, you'll be able to better understand if that person has enough income to pay rent, service the debt, and have money left over for living expenses.
If the scenario for credit plays out okay, your next step is to verify income. That really isn't as easy as it sounds, particularly if the applicant is self-employed. In that case, the person will report total business income on the application, even though all that income isn't available to the applicant. So, you'll want to make sure you secure an individual tax return, not the business tax return. That gives you an idea of the adjusted gross income, or the money available for the applicant to use. If a regular w-2 employee is applying, look at a few pay stubs so you can see the year-to-date income and the monthly income. If you receive an application from someone moving into the area, get a letter of employment from the new employer which indicates the start date and pay rate. You can ask for an individual tax return here as well.
Make sure all adult applicants apply for the property, even if your primary applicant is arguing that only one person in the house will be responsible for the rent. There is a lot more I can tell you about this particular point, so please don't hesitate to contact us at Paramount Realty Solutions. We'd love to tell you more about Raleigh property management and tenant screening.
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State Planning Policy 1 State Planning Framework Policy (SPP 1) brings together existing State and regional policies, strategies, plans and guidelines within a central State Planning Framework. It sets the context for decision-making on land use and development in Western Australia.
SPP 1 provides a comprehensive list of all WA Planning Commission (WAPC) policies and outlines how they relate to each other to guide integrated decision-making across all levels of planning. It does not introduce new policies.
SPP 1 was first gazetted on 22 December 1998. The current version (Variation 3) was gazetted in November 2017.


The 15 year old Ellsworth High School student won his first Pro-Stock race of his career Saturday evening at Wiscasset Speedway. The Boss Hog 100 tested the youngster as he made his way through the field to hold a dominant position at race end.
Vinnie Miller of Michigan placed second and Scott Chubbuck of Bowdoin third. First place Alexander pocketed $3000 for his win.
Sometimes as a photographer you are in the right position at the right time. This bump in turn one involving Damian Theriault in #53 and the #252 of Last Chance Motorsports at Spud Speedway's Kart track was caught by Lynn Martin track photographer. Used by permission.
The sixth annual Cumberland Motor Club Autocross held at the former Loring Air Force Base in Limestone was a huge success with over 100 entries each of the two race days. Everyone I talked too had plenty of runs and already look forward to returning to Loring in 2016.
The high speeds combined with plenty of room make the venue a hit with participants. Cars range from daily drivers to purpose-built full blown race cars.
One such homebuilt car is the C-MOD racer pictured above. The car was built by Dave Armstrong and is currently owned by Scott Sinclair.
Armstrong utilized the book by Ron Champion, "Build your own sports car for as little as £250" to build the race car.
The two friends co-drive the car. Armstrong, the older of the two, says his age prevents him from being faster than Sinclair. Armstrong is 73.
Cumberland Motor Club's 2015 autocross featured sports cars like the purple Lotus in the foreground, however, other vehicles like the Ford Ranger pickup in the background, and the 1974 Dodge Charger on the right seemed to have as much fun as anybody. In addition to cars, several racing karts took part in the event. HTF Motorsports photo.
Body work specialist Garrett Holler in the paint booth at RPM with the 55th Ferrari built. The car had just returned from the sandblasting company where the rare body was blasted with walnut shells to prevent warping then sprayed with a light coat of primer. Holler explained how the master craftsmen built what was visible on the outside while their apprentices did the non-visible interior welds and panels. HTF Motorsports photo.
I will be following Garrett and his fellow craftsmen at RPM as they restore the rare Ferrari. The engine and transmission sit on a benchtop awaiting a rebuild before installation. HTF Motorsports photo.
Spud Speedway plays host to it's second large race in less than a month when they host some of Maine and Canada's Super Late Models next Saturday night under the lights. The race advertises a $10,000 purse with $2500 to win.
Promoter John Albert said that he had 14 Super Late Models lined up for the event including Ben Rowe in the Hal O'Neal car, Kirk Thibeau, Connor Thibeau, Shawn Martin and others.
Racers will be utilizing the Pro All Stars (PASS) Hoosier tires as well as PASS Super Late Model rules.
For more information Albert can be contacted at 813.319.9399 or on Facebook.


I was looking for an easy recipe for Shepherd's Pie and came across this one on allrecipes.com. It was quick and easy but lacked something in my opinion. I used instant potatoes which I would NOT do again. Homemade potatoes are the best thing in this world. I might use this again if I'm in a pinch, but for now, my search continues for that perfect Shepherd's Pie.
1. Bring a large pot of salted water to a boil. Add potatoes and cook until tender, about 15 minutes. Drain, cool and mash.
2. Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Lightly grease a 2 quart casserole dish.
3. In a large heavy skillet, saute meat until browned on all sides, stirring occasionally. Drain excess fat and return meat to pan over medium heat. Pour in water and season with beef and chicken bouillon, rosemary, salt, pepper, steak seasoning and onion flakes. Stir in frozen vegetables. Cook, stirring occasionally, until most of the water has evaporated.
4. Pour meat mixture into a 2 quart casserole dish. Cover top with mashed potatoes. Bake in preheated oven for 20 to 30 minutes, or until top begins to brown.


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Chris Golds from LBC London News was speaking to Emily Sharpe from Facebook's Privacy and Policy team about the new settings they are releasing following the Cambridge Analytica scandal.
But as Chris put her under pressure on Facebook's data breach, Ms Sharpe was struggling to defend them, leading the press officer to interrupt to try to end the interview early.
Chris asked her: "Does Facebook understand why people are uneasy at the moment about them, when they're looking at what Facebook knows about them, the data that they've got?
"Why does Facebook need details of the numbers that I've called or the texts that I've sent."
A long, long pause followed, before Ms Sharpe eventually responded: "The contact information that people choose the share with Facebook is on an opt-in basis. We always want to make sure that it's clear that when we ask for information, that they understand the choices that they're making.
"We think that a tool like Contact Upload is making Facebook a better experience for people."
And when Chris brought the subject on to why Mark Zuckerberg has refused to appear in front of the Commons Select Committee, the press officer stepped in.
"We've probably answered that question and that's all we want to say on that," she said, calling time on the interview.
When Chris pointed out we were less than halfway through the agreed 20-minute interview, the PR executive responded: "I did say this wasn't 20 minutes on Cambridge Analytica. We really want your listeners to know about these privacy settings and the things that they can be doing."
You can listen to the awkward interview in the video at the top of the page.


My 12 year old son loves Little Caesars pizza and while the rest of our family is not a huge fan, we occasionally have Grandma pick up pizza for our family dinner. Last night, I called our local store and placed an order. This is the second time we've ordered from this location. The female that answered and took the order seemed distracted as she was repeating questions and then confirming she'd already asked and had the answer. After placing the order, I called my mother to confirm the order had been placed and she could swing in and pick it up in about 15 minutes, the time quoted to me from the female that answered the phone. My mother arrived a few minutes earlier than the quoted 15 minutes and listened to the manager argue with another patron with a wrong order. The manager was rude to the previous customer and, no surprise, snapped at my mother when she attempted to pick up our order. The manager said no one had called in an order but she could place a new order. My mother walked out quite upset and came to our home to relay the information. I called and spoke to a gentleman that confirmed he'd spoke to my mother. When I relayed the situation, he offered no resolution. He even attempted to blame my mother for not knowing what the order contained so he wouldn't do anything for us.
On a side note, I tweeted about our experience and how we instead had Papa John's deliver pizza for dinner. I have interacted with many companies of large and small scale over social media. Typically, companies have a response time of a few minutes to a few hours. Your social media rep took over 12 hours to respond and didn't even apologize. A simply 'Sorry' would have gone a long way. It's no surprise Little Caesars is falling to the wayside in the pizza world. No delivery. No online ordering. No smartphone app. No consistency between stores in quality or pricing. Really, you should get your act together.


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Head in the Clouds: Aviator and La Jollan Bill Gibbs celebrates 103 years, lifetime of achievement
Jan. 3, 2014 8:26 AM PT
Bill Gibbs holds a Salvation Army certificate of appreciation in front of honors from local organizations like the Kiwanis Club of San Diego. Ashley Mackin photos
By Ashley Mackin
To say that Muirlands resident William "Bill" Gibbs is accomplished is a bit of an understatement. Gibbs, who recently celebrated his 103rd birthday, owned and operated Gibbs Field airport, now known as Montgomery Field in Kearny Mesa. He was inducted into the 2011 San Diego Air and Space Museum Hall of Fame. He has received several awards from community groups such as the Salvation Army and the Kiwanis Club. He raised a loving family that includes three great-grandchildren.
If you know a La Jollan who is 100 years old, please call La Jolla Light Editor Susan DeMaggio at (858) 875-5950 or e-mail sdemaggio@lajollalight.com
"They say I'm an aviation pioneer," he joked, pointing to a poster given to all San Diego Air and Space Museum Hall of Fame inductees. His induction statement reads, in part, "His aviation career started in 1931 and has continued ever since."
In 1930, at age 20, before his official aviation career got started, Gibbs was working at a junk yard where cars were destroyed for 25 cents an hour. Nearby, a lone aviation instructor gave flying lessons. Gibbs decided to take his pay and hand it right over so he could learn to fly.
It didn't take long before Gibbs mastered flying, and invested in land to build an airport. "In 1938, I went out to Kearny Mesa and bought 25 acres for $250 — $50 down and $25 every three months," he said, no test to his impressive memory. "In 1940, I leased my airport to the Ryan School of Aeronautics to teach cadets how to fly. I got $200 a month for them to use it five days a week, and I got to use it the other two days." (The City of San Diego purchased the field from Gibbs in 1947 for $108,000.)
In the 1940s, Gibbs also offered to teach cadets how to fly, which in draft-driven World War II, was a great military service. "The school went from 160 cadets to 720 cadets, with 250 planes and 200 instructors," he said. "They needed pilots."
He was inducted into the Air Corps and continued to teach for his military service for four-and-a-half years during the war. During that time, he worked out of a building constructed for the Ryan School. He worked on the third floor of the three-level building, but to get there, he had to cross a landing on the second floor that connected to stairs leading to the third floor. At the end of the landing worked a young secretary named Barbara.
"That's where I first met her," he said of his would-be wife. "We were married for 52 years, two months and seven days. I had a very good wife. I don't know how she stood me the first 18 years, after that I was a good boy."
It was Barbara who brought the Gibbs family to La Jolla. After living in Mission Beach for 14 years, Barbara (20 years deceased) wanted to move to La Jolla. So in 1959, she started looking, and when she found their Muirlands home, she told Bill, "I found it." He's been there ever since.
An award from the San Diego Air and Space Museum honoring Bill Gibbs hangs in the office of his La Jolla home.
Soon after they moved to La Jolla, Gibbs wanted to take aerial shots of their new neighborhood to send to people as postcards. But when he flew up, he saw there were so many vacant lots surrounding his home, he decided to try again in a few years.
"La Jolla has more people now than when I moved here," he said, wondering if the population had doubled or even tripled. "But I think that's a really good thing. They've done a good job of maintaining the ambiance of La Jolla."
Gibbs was a member of Kiwanis Club of San Diego — whose mission is to conduct service projects that respond to community needs — for 28 years, and he recently received the Duck Award, for "ducking" club presidency the longest of anyone.
He also serves on the advisory board for the Salvation Army San Diego, and has for more than 45 years. He was awarded a Certificate of Appreciation for his work with the Salvation Army's Adult Rehabilitation Center, as well as several porcelain bells thanking him for his frequent times as a bell ringer to Salvation Army kettles.
Bill Gibbs with his wife, Barbara, who died 20 years ago.
Gibbs also established, through the Air and Space Museum, the Bill Gibbs Endowment Fund, which offers scholarships for those with aviation aspirations.
Having long since retired, Gibbs now enjoys spending time with his family, including sons Buzz and David; grandchildren Joanna, Elizabeth, Brant and Katharine; and great-grandchildren Madeline, Will and Josie.
Much to Buzz Gibb's chagrin, he doesn't think genetics are the secret to his father's longevity. Instead, he poses, it could be his dad's attitude.
"He is extremely friendly, he goes out and meets people all the time," he said, adding that Bill Gibbs outlived most of his brothers and sisters, and the two who remain (despite being much younger), are not in the same shape he's in. "It's not just genes, they have to be meshed just right," Buzz Gibb's said. "Dad just happened to be put together well."


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Василий Александрович Дадалко (род. 1945) — советский и белорусский финансист и учёный, доктор экономических наук, профессор.

Автор более 250 научных работ, в том числе книг, посвященных экономическим реформам в Беларуси, России и других государствах СНГ.

Биография
Родился 15 мая 1945 года в деревне Куколевка Червенского района Минской области.

Образование
В 1975 году поступил и в 1980 году окончил Белорусский государственный институт народного хозяйства (ныне Белорусский государственный экономический университет).

В 1987 году окончил аспирантуру Белорусского НИИ аграрной экономики, защитив в 1992 году диссертацию кандидата экономических наук (диплом ВАК СССР). В 1997 году окончил докторантуру Всероссийского НИИ экономики сельского хозяйства, защитив в этом же году диссертацию доктора экономических наук (диплом ВАК Российской Федерации и диплом ВАК Республики Беларусь). В 2001 году Василию Дадалко было присвоено ученое звание профессора по специальности «Экономика».

Деятельность
Трудовую деятельность начал в 1969 году токарем на Минском опытно-механическом заводе им. Вавилова, затем — слесарем и водителем на предприятиях Минской области. В 1972—1974 годах служил в Советской армии. С 1975 по 1979 год работал экономистом, старшим мастером и старшим инженером на предприятиях Минска. В 1979—1981 годах — экономист Минского автомобильного завода, старший мастер ПО «Минскпивпром», старший инженер ОМТС опытно-экспериментального завода НТО ВНИИ строительных машин и инструментов. В 1981—1991 годах был заместителем директора по производству совхоза «Правда» и директором совхоза «Узденский» Минской области.

После распада СССР, с 1991 по 1992 год работал генеральным директором «Ассоциации профессиональных экологов» в Минске. В 1992—1999 годах — генеральный директор предприятий «Армита» и «Армита — Маркетинг, Менеджмент», где занимался научно-исследовательской и издательской деятельностью, а также антикризисным управлением.

В 1998—2002 годах — заведующий кафедрой «Международные экономические отношения» и «Мировая экономика» Белорусского государственного экономического университета. В 2000—2001 годах был председателем правления «Белкомбанка».

В 2001—2003 годах — советник ректора, заведующий кафедрой «Мировая экономика, государственное управление и инвестиции» Государственной академии строительства и жилищно-коммунального хозяйства России. В 2003—2005 годах был заместителем председателя правления «Алгонбанка».

В 2005—2007 годах — советник генерального директора и антикризисный управляющий НИИ «Новый экономический Международный институт».

С 2007 года по настоящее время работает профессором кафедры «Анализ рисков и экономическая безопасность» в Финансовом университете при Правительстве Российской Федерации. Одновременно с 2011 по 2014 год был советником ректора и заведующим кафедрой «Экономическая безопасность, мировая и региональная экономика» Московской государственной академии водного транспорта. Также с 2012 года — профессор кафедры «Экономика и менеджмент» белорусского Международного университета «МИТСО».

Кроме научной и преподавательской деятельностью, Василий Александрович занимается общественной: был депутатом Совета депутатов муниципального округа Молжаниновский в городе Москве, членом экспертного совета Совета Министров Республики Беларусь по экономическому развитию, членом научно-консультационного совета по вопросам денежно-кредитной политики при Национальном Банке Республики Беларусь. В 2013—2014 годах был председателем совета Белорусского республиканского литературного фонда и заместителем главного редактора литературно-художественного, духовно-просветительного, научного журнала Союза писателей Союзного государства «Белая вежа».

Награждён медалями и Почётной грамотой Общественной палаты союзного государства (за активную работу по укреплению устоев Союзного государства и значительный вклад в работу Общественной Палаты Союзного государства по итогам 2017 года).

Примечания

Библиография
 Финансовая академия при Правительстве Российской Федерации: история и современность. Колл. авт. / под общ. ред. ректора Финансовой академии М. А. Эскиндарова. — М.: Финансы и статистика, 2009. — 448 с.: ил. ISBN 978-5-279-03406-2.

Ссылки
 Дадалко Василий Александрович
 Кружок турецкой культуры

Преподаватели Белорусского экономического университета
Экономисты Белоруссии
Выпускники Белорусского экономического университета
Преподаватели Финансового университета при Правительстве Российской Федерации
Депутаты муниципальных образований Москвы


It's a bill 2 years in the making.
Georgia prosecutors are pushing for lawmakers to change the law after a new court ruling on breathalyzers.
We're not kitten around. An Aiken County woman wants to start a cat cafe.
Would you like some coffee? How about coffee with a cat?


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The Little Book of Woodland Bird Songs (Hardcover)
By Andrea Pinnington, Caz Buckingham
Hear the songs and learn about 12 of North America's woodland birds.
Being able to identify a bird's song is a skill that brings joy and fosters an appreciation of nature. Some bird songs are distinctive and easily recognized, like the common loon and wild turkey. Hawks as a group are distinctive but the individual species vary, as do the owls. Picking up the songs of a Black-capped Chickadee and a White-breasted Nuthatch, however, is not easy. That is where this enchanting book comes into its own.
The Little Book of Woodland Bird Songs features recordings of twelve bird songs from some of the best-known woodland species seen and heard in North America. It is an interactive board book that is ideal for curious young readers. The sturdy pages are easy to turn and the twelve song buttons, each with a portrait of the bird, are easy to activate. The high-quality sound module is encased in durable plastic and the one-inch (3-cm) speaker makes it easy to hear and differentiate the elements of the bird's song, such as pitch, tempo and trills.
Beautiful lifelike illustrations aid in identifying the birds and a descriptive paragraph and facts panel provide information such as the time of day the bird is likely to sing, what it eats, behavior traits and how it constructs its nest.
All twelve birds have winter or summer ranges in the United States or Canada. This means that readers are sure to see most if not all the birds in at least one season over the year.
Red Crossbill
Blue-gray Gnatcatcher
Purple Finch
Barred Owl
Red-eyed Vireo
Downy Woodpecker.
Birds can be hard to spot at the best of times and never more so than in the woods. Once you learn to recognize these bird sounds, a walk through the forest will never be the same. This partner to The Little Book of Backyard Bird Songs is sure to become another family favorite.
Caz Buckingham and Andrea Pinnington are the founders of Fine Feather Press, which promotes a love of nature in children from an early age. They live near Farnham, UK.
Publisher: Firefly Books
Publication Date: September 25th, 2018
Maximum Age: 9
Minimum Grade Level: K
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We have created a 2019 ranking of the best colleges in Texas that offer Media Technologies degrees to help you find a school that fits your needs. Each school's ranking is based on the compilation of our data from reliable government sources, student surveys, college graduate interviews, and editorial review. In addition, you can view our entire list of all 77 Media Technologies schools located within Texas. We also provide reviews, facts, and questions and answers for schools on our site and offer you access to get valuable information from colleges and universities today.
The University of Texas at Austin offers 2 Media Technologies Degree programs. It's a large public university in a large city. In 2015, 22 students graduated in the study area of Media Technologies with students earning 17 Bachelor's degrees, and 5 Master's degrees.
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University of North Texas offers 3 Media Technologies Degree programs. It's a large public university in a mid sized city. In 2015, 44 students graduated in the study area of Media Technologies with students earning 34 Bachelor's degrees, 8 Master's degrees, and 2 Certificates degrees.
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Baylor University offers 2 Media Technologies Degree programs. It's a large private university in a mid sized city. In 2015, 62 students graduated in the study area of Media Technologies with students earning 62 Bachelor's degrees.
The University of Texas at Dallas offers 2 Media Technologies Degree programs. It's a large public university in a small city. In 2015, 73 students graduated in the study area of Media Technologies with students earning 58 Bachelor's degrees, and 15 Master's degrees.
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Texas Tech University offers 3 Media Technologies Degree programs. It's a large public university in a mid sized city. In 2015, 133 students graduated in the study area of Media Technologies with students earning 82 Bachelor's degrees, 43 Master's degrees, and 8 Doctoral degrees.