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The Cool Impossible: The Running Coach from Born to Run Shows How to Get the Most from Your Miles-and from Yourself
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Natural running is more than barefoot running. It's about the joy of running that we were all born with and can reawaken. With a program focused on proper form, strength development, and cardiovascular training, Orton will help beginners, competitors, and enduring veterans reach "the cool impossible"—the belief that any achievement, athletic or otherwise, is within our reach. Inside you'll find:
* Foot strength exercises for runners to catapult performance, combat injuries, and transform technique
* A total-body-strength program designed for runners
* Step-by-step run-form coaching for performance and lifelong healthy running
* A training program for building endurance, strength, and speed
* No-nonsense nutrition for runners
* Visualization and mind-training tactics to run and live the Cool Impossible
* And much more…
ATHLETICISM IS AWARENESS—awareness of form and technique, awareness of our effort level, and, most important, awareness of what we think. And with that awareness comes the endless potential for mastery and achievement beyond anything you thought possible.
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You In Glorious Jackson Hole
Okay. enough about me and the near past.
This is about you and your near future. You, the athlete—and I use that word with full consideration and intent. Because wherever you are in your running life, you can make the choice to be an athlete. You can adopt that mind-set and make it your own defining essence. Being an athlete is not something you're "born with." That's a misconception, a myth, really, that is all too often also an impediment—or, even worse, an excuse. Being an athlete is a choice. And making that choice, taking up that mind-set, is the step that allows you to move toward a new level of achievement. That's what this book is about. And that's what I'm going to ask of you.
The truth is, athleticism is awareness. That simple phrase is at the core of my program. When I say, "Athleticism is awareness," what I mean is that to be an athlete means you are someone who is aware of your form and technique; aware of how you move your body; aware of your effort level, of your breathing pattern; aware of what you eat (and don't eat); and, most important, aware of what you think (and don't think).
We will go deeper into that idea later, but first we need to address the physical side of things. I believe firmly that the mind follows the body. And when the mind follows a good body, it gets to the right place. So that is where we will begin the journey—your journey—to the Cool Impossible.
To get started, I am going to ask you to look at things maybe a little differently than you've looked at them in the past. I'm going to introduce you to some new ideas and concepts and ask you to do some new things that will help to catapult your running to another level and help you get everything that you want out of every mile. Along the way, I am going to challenge you to go above and beyond what you think is possible for yourself, for your running, and, I hope, even your life.
And to be clear, this process, this challenge—this opportunity—is open to every runner. This book is for you whether you're a beginner, or a veteran hoping to reclaim that beginner's enthusiasm and sense of possibility; whether you're a dedicated competitor, gearing your efforts to improvements in time and placings at key races, or a recreational runner, excited about the social aspects of the sport; whether you're someone whose running has been interrupted or compromised by chronic injury, or an enthusiastic experimenter inspired by visions of barefoot running, the Tarahumara Indians, and other adventures. This commitment to awareness will—like Frost's choice between two roads diverging in a wood—make all the difference.
One element of what you will learn later is how important and powerful a role visualization plays in performance. The mind follows the body and, in turn, performance follows the mind. But harnessing that sequence, controlling it and making it work for us to carry us to where we want to go, is a challenge—and one that often goes unrecognized. We have lost touch with the art of daydreaming. I don't mean the kind of daydreaming that comes after a few hours of surfing vacation Web sites or buying that lottery ticket. We're all pretty good at that. No, I mean the kind of daydreaming that can help guide our performance and prepare us for the journey to the Cool Impossible.
So let's give it a try. Let's do it. Right now. Rather than simply telling you what's going to come in the chapters ahead—laying out the programs and the protocols, explaining the mechanics, the physiology and the psychology—I'm going to give you a chance to live it. I wake up each day in Jackson thrilled anew to find myself in what is truly a running and adventure-sport paradise, living the kind of life that I once could only imagine. But that's the point: I did imagine it, and now it's as real as the vast, jagged face of the Teton Range that beckons me each time I step out of my house, or the bear that ambles across the trail ahead of me on my morning run, or the lung-searing challenge of an uphill sprint at nine thousand feet. I want to make it just as real for you.
I want you to imagine that you are on your way to visit me in Jackson Hole for an intense seven-day running camp. This one-on-one camp will be like no other running you've ever done and will introduce you to and immerse you in every element of my training program. Jackson Hole is the real deal, the true Wild West. It's here that you can find your own frontier and be shocked into a new reality. I am hoping this is what you expect from your visit and from this book, because it is what I want for you.
So, here you are. . . . It's been a short flight from Denver or Salt Lake City (or wherever you made your connection, because, face it, unless you've got a private jet you're not flying direct to Jackson). But it is a leap into another realm. The plane drops down out of the clouds and suddenly there it all is, a landscape so sweeping and majestic that it makes you almost laugh as you press your face to the little square of the window: the mountains, saw edged and brilliantly snowcapped, marching out to the horizon; the Snake River running its sinuous course through the valleys; the burnished tans and greens of the headlands. We are most certainly not in Kansas (in real or metaphorical terms) anymore.
You can see immediately why they call it Jackson Hole. The floor of the valley sits at sixty-five hundred feet, but the Tetons on the western side soar like a wall to thirteen thousand feet, and the Gros Ventre Range to the east tops out near twelve thousand feet. Trappers and hunters who found their way to the region in the early nineteenth century must have felt they were literally going over the edge as they climbed down the steep canyons into the vast encircled expanse. It still feels that way today, as the plane drops down, far below the peaks, and settles in for a landing at Jackson Hole Airport, which, with its low-slung rustic design, seems to blend in with the flat expanse of the valley.
No Jetway here. You grab your bag, running shoes dangling from the handle, and exit the plane directly onto the tarmac. You take a deep breath. The air is exhilarating and the sky astoundingly wide and close. As you follow the concrete path toward the terminal, you turn to look at the mountains, and it's like they're right there in your face. Your eye traces the wild, zigzag lines of the peaks—dominated by the central massif, the truly majestic Grand Teton—and follows the canyons cutting up in deep, dark Vs between the rises. You try to imagine running there, following a trail up to the Teton Crest. It seems like another world. Another you, perhaps.
Welcome to Jackson: That sort of spectacular vista, with its promise and its challenge, is everywhere here. It is also the reason why you're here. In the next few days you're going to get a firsthand taste of all that Jackson has to offer, and at the same time an introduction to my running program, a taste of what I'll be asking you to do, and a glimpse of where these new elements and new ways of thinking can take you—in your running and in your life.
We meet outside the airport. I'm the shaved-headed, skinny guy with rounded shoulders and a cheery smile. I'm happy to see you, after all. I bundle you into my truck and off we go, windows down.
On the ride into town from the airport we pass buffalo—yep, they're roaming—beside the road, as well as an elk framed against the sky above a ridge, the same ridge on which we'll put in some quality miles in the days to come. We also pass a trio of cyclists, pulling big gears as they roll down the shoulder not that much slower than we're driving. You'll learn that it's impossible to go for long in Jackson Hole without seeing someone in motion: biking, running, hiking, paddling on the streams, skiing the trails in winter. The most adventure sports– happy town in America—Chris had it right.
But on this first night, before we move into action, there's time to sit and talk, to get a sense of where you're coming from, and where we're going to be going in the course of the next seven days—and beyond. Over a steak salad or grilled trout at the Snake River Brewery, we'll talk about a lot of things. About Jackson, and the history of the valley. About the Wild West. About skiing at lunchtime and about what twenty-below really feels like. About crazy real-estate prices and about mountain lions. Behind it all, of course, will be that sense of anticipation, of an adventure about to be embarked upon. Maybe you're a little tired or fried from the travel, but you're feeling a buzz, too, that tingle that every runner knows that precedes a big test. And so we'll start talking about the aspects of your upcoming training. Since I'm a bottom-up kind of guy, we'll start with your feet.
Don't worry, we're not going all Barefoot Ted here. My Copper Canyon race companion, and one of the pioneers of barefoot running, has a lot of wisdom to share, but I consider shoeless running a tool—something that can help build strength and improve form for all runners—rather than as an objective in and of itself, or even, as some would have it, a lifestyle. Remember, the Tarahumara sport those huaraches, not bare feet, across their rocky trails. For now, we're going to concentrate on strengthening the feet, and it's crucial that you can feel—really feel—what we're doing.
Take your shoes off. It's okay—we're in Jackson here; you won't be the first at this establishment. Now look down at those feet, maybe a little pale below the sock line, the toes spreading and gripping the tile floor. For all the usual focus on leg strength, flexibility, and core fitness, when it comes to running, everything springs, quite literally, from those two kind of funny-looking appendages. Just as a race car, no matter how big an engine it has or how sophisticated a suspension, depends on four small patches of tire on asphalt to get around a track, a runner's performance and health are rooted in the actions of the foot, with its twenty-six bones, thirty-three joints, and more than a hundred muscles, tendons, and ligaments. Having strong feet promotes proper muscle usage all the way up the leg and throughout the core, ultimately creating the muscle equilibrium that is so important to successful running, and that's what we'll be working on throughout your training.
Maybe you're imagining a gym full of machines and clanking iron; maybe you sneaked a peek down at your biceps last time you raised your glass, or you're trying to remember how much you hoisted the last time you did heavy leg squats. But strength training is not about how much you can lift. That's not the challenge. The challenge is to have an open mind about what the objective is. Strength training is about muscle equilibrium—about making sure that the big, prime-mover muscles in the body don't overwhelm the smaller supporting muscles, pulling the entire system out of balance and compromising efficiency. It's more important how well we move and how efficient we are in using our strength than how much weight we can toss around.
And the amazing thing is that this muscle equilibrium, this athletic strength, will help you to run better. It will also prevent the all too familiar aches and pains and stiffness that can sometimes seem like the unavoidable price of running.
Let me be very clear about this: These aches, these pains, they are avoidable. You may have been conditioned to think otherwise, but over the course of our time together, I will show you different. With strength, muscle equilibrium, good form, and a proper training program, we can eliminate those common running ailments, have more fun, and achieve tremendous performance enhancements.
Easy, now; I don't want to overwhelm you. Let's pay the check, take a walk down Town Square. It's not Times Square, New York City, but what we lack in glittering lights, we make up for in quiet charm and a backdrop that takes the breath away.
I want to know some more about you. If you're shy, don't be. This is important. Before I begin coaching any athlete, I like to get a detailed sense of where he is in his running career. We runners love to talk running. It's our currency of exchange, as natural as putting one foot in front of the other. So let's talk about past races, the good ones and the ones that kicked our butts. Let's talk about workouts and recent long runs; tell me about your favorite route and how fast you've covered it recently. And in the process I'll get a sense of your experience level and where you are in your training. And I'll ask you—just as you no doubt are asking yourself—what your goals are. What do you want out of your running—from the season ahead, in terms of a specific race or training goal, to a lifetime ahead on the road or trails? If you are not a racer, we can discuss how races can personally empower you and foster a sense of adventure in your running.
Okay, that's a lot of talk and very little action. It'd be nice to grab a beer together—or, if that's not your thing, a coffee or tea. But this first night, it shouldn't be a late one. We've got a whole week ahead of us, and it's time to turn in. I'll file away what I've gleaned about your running past and your goals for the future.
Back at your hotel, you settle in to sleep, your window open to the cool mountain air and all that awaits outside on the trails of Jackson.
An hour after sunrise, the steep slopes of the Tetons are sharply etched in soaring lines of light and shadow, and the rolling foothills are rising into burnished greens and gold. We meet at the Cache Creek Canyon trailhead. A popular hiking, biking, and cross-country trail that runs along Cache Creek close to downtown Jackson, this will be an ideal setting for a short shakeout run. This is not a workout. It's just to get the blood flowing, an easy, roly-poly outing in the woods, a chance for you to get acclimated to the altitude and for me to watch you run.
We'll go for thirty-five to forty minutes, whatever feels comfortable. I'll keep the instructions intentionally vague at the beginning— nothing more complicated or nuanced than, "Take it easy"—since the important thing is to get a sense of how you naturally run. I'll be watching your form, and to do that I'll move around on the trail, leading for a while and then dropping back to follow. I might speed up the pace for a stretch and then slow it back down. I'll be looking to see how you respond: Do you push to keep up—despite those instructions at the start to keep it easy? Or do you do your own thing? I'll be looking to see how confident you are in your own pace.
You can learn a vast amount about people just by going on an easy run with them. Every step reveals a wealth of detail, and I'm making notes in my head as we go along: Hey, her pace is good, or Hmm, his stride crosses over; He's not using his glutes; or She's a heel striker. All of this gives me a road map for going forward.
I'm an expert at running and talking—comes with the job. So let me cover a little about form as we go. Like I told Chris, there's a right and a wrong way to run, and I'm here to teach you the difference. The specifics will come later. For now, let's address the significance of form.
When we have good form, we run efficiently. With bad form . . . wait for it . . . you're running inefficiently. Bad form forces you to use some muscles more, and others less, than is optimal. Over time, the ones we use strengthen; the ones we don't weaken. It's not rocket science. This disparity throws off the body equilibrium I told you about before. When that happens, you create tightness in your muscles, and you suffer from common running ailments in your hips, knees, ankles, and feet. We'll focus a lot on form, and I'm confident that once you start making changes, you'll like the transformation in your running.
But right now, it's important that we make sure the run stays relaxed and natural, to keep you from becoming self-conscious. The hardest thing for a person to do is to run as he or she normally does when she knows there's someone watching. Of course, there's a good chance you'll be a bit distracted—by the scenery of Jackson, with the woods just waking to the day, the mountains coming into focus beyond the trees; by the thoughts of what you're going to be asked to do over the next seven days; and, of course, by the altitude.
If you're coming from sea level, this first run at six thousand feet is going to be a real eye-opener, and not just in the good-morning sense. You'll feel it just walking from the car to the trailhead: that sense that each breath is bringing in just a tiny bit less oxygen than you need. Even at a relaxed pace on the trails, a sense of desperation can creep in, as each slight rise brings a gasping moment of oxygen debt. Yeah, yeah, Jackson is gorgeous, and the morning sun through the trees is amazing, and we might see a bear or a mountain lion or who knows what else, but right about ten minutes into this easy run, your vision is narrowed to the single track in front of you, and your thoughts are on nothing more than the next step. This is a shakeout run? It feels more like a survival test. But you press on. That's what you're here for. And the amazing thing is how the body always adapts. Even by the end of this first short outing, you'll feel a bit stronger, like there's more you can give. And that, right there, is part of the process.
As we slow to a jog and then a walk on the last switchbacks down to the trailhead, your pulse rate and breathing returning to normal, you're already thinking ahead to the next run, considering how you'll respond to a greater challenge. You're eager, excited, energized.
This is a good time for me to hit you with the heart and soul of my program. Sometimes I call it cardiovascular training, because there's a lot of pumping blood and heaving lungs during its execution. But there's much more that happens during this aspect of your training— improving running efficiency, developing strength, burning fat, raising lactic acid thresholds, getting faster—and so you'll also hear me address it as your "strategic running foundation." Catchphrase or not, what I'll lay out for you with a specific day-by-day schedule is a system of training runs focused on either speed or heart-rate zones.
Following it will build for you a foundation of endurance, speed, and strength for whatever kind of running you want to do, no matter what level of runner you are. This program is flexible and dynamic enough to work for the beginner simply looking to develop a healthy approach to running, to the experienced competitor who's hitting a plateau, and to those who are looking to run their first 5K, 10K, half marathon, marathon, or beyond.
Gets you hungry just thinking about it, right?
Next stop is breakfast. We'll roll back into town and hit the Bunnery, just off Town Square, bright and bustling with folks off to work and others in from their morning workouts—rides and runs and climbs and paddles. There's nothing like sitting down to breakfast knowing that you've already done a morning run. The engine is fired and ready for fuel.
This will be a good time to talk a bit about nutrition—surrounded by the aroma of fresh-baked muffins and buns, breakfast burritos, and blueberry pancakes. Nutrition is a very important part of my program (something you'll learn over the next few days), though not so much in terms of day-by-day, meal-by-meal schedules and menus. It's not about becoming a label (vegan, paleo, veggie). To me, the question of nutrition is more about mind-set: With the commitment to becoming an athlete, and living as an athlete, comes the sense that you live with awareness. That includes awareness of what you put in your mouth. We will talk about natural eating, and avoiding processed foods, and particularly sugar. But mainly the message is that we all know what we should be eating, and, just as important, what we shouldn't be eating. The key is to stop taking half measures and just do it right. Oh, and pass the salsa for the huevos rancheros.
Breakfast is over—a lot to digest so far in many ways. Go rest, take a siesta at your hotel, maybe head out for a leisurely walk afterward. Take in a bit of Jackson, talk to some locals, get a feel for the place where you'll be spending the next week. I'll pick you up when the sun is on its wane.
It's late afternoon, and we're back in the truck, bombing north past the airport into Grand Teton National Park. We turn in at Moose Junction and cross the Snake River, shadows from the falling sun now stretching across its waters. We follow Teton Park Road farther up into the park. There's still a nice warmth in the air, but you can't help but notice the narrow poles flashing past at regular intervals along the side of the road. They're there to mark the edge of the pavement when the route is covered in snow—and they're taller than the truck. What, you wonder, looking out through the greens and browns of the woods, must it be like here in the winter, when all is white?
While your mind is wandering to thoughts of taking up ski mountaineering, or snow biking, we pull in and park beside the eastern edge of Jenny Lake.
This is where we're going to do another run, and it is a spot unlike any you've ever seen. Formed by glaciers twelve thousand years ago and framed by the tallest peaks in the Teton Range, Jenny Lake is about two miles long and a mile wide at the middle, and its crystal water mirrors the sky and the mountains perfectly. For the next hour or so, this living postcard will form the backdrop to our workout, even as you're going to be focusing not outward on the scenery, but inward on your own mental landscape.
As we take off along the pine-needle trail around the lake, I want you to think about the importance of training the mind, as well as the body. Thinking affects performance, period. I'll talk a lot about this over the coming days, but for now, I just want to further introduce this idea of awareness.
With awareness comes the possibility of control and improvement, of progress and mastery—and, ultimately, of new possibility. In many ways, actually, what we think is not what's important. What is important is our awareness of our thinking, and, then, how we act after we think it. It's human nature, for instance, to want to know what's in store, to ask before we attempt something, "What's going to happen? What is the outcome going to be?" Our thinking—this need to "know"—is often what stops us from doing the things we want to do, or dream of doing, especially when we're not sure we can. Call it a fear of the unknown. It can stop us before we start. But if we can identify that fear—if we have awareness of it—and still go forward, then we're on a clear road to our dreams. Crazy things happen when you're on that road. Crazy good things. That's something that I've learned over the course of my life, and it has become the foundation for my own athletic endeavors and for my philosophy of training. When we embark on any venture—whether it's running or any other endeavor in life—it's crucial that we don't get hung up about the outcome. Yes, every athlete has his or her goals, and it's important and necessary to aim for those. But we don't know how it's going to turn out, and that's the glory.
This is not all loose theory (i.e., "Here's what's theoretically possible, but you're on your own to figure out how to obtain it"). No. There are specific techniques you'll learn from me. The journey begins by helping you identify your goals, what it is you actually want to accomplish as a runner. You've done some visualization already with me, but there's much more to come.
I'll also teach you how to use mantras. Don't worry: I'm not talking sitting like Buddha, legs crossed, incense swirling around your head, and humming deeply "om" after "om." That's great, if that's your thing. But mantras come in all different shapes and sizes. They can simply be repeating phrase like, "Do what's required." Their power comes in focusing your thoughts, centering your mind to your purpose.
Heady stuff, quite literally, but if you trust me to lead you through every step of the Cool Impossible, you'll see that it works.
Now slow down; come and sit beside me on the lakeshore. Good. Now, I know what you're thinking: Go ahead—take your shoes off; I know you want to slip those tired feet into the cold blue water of Jenny Lake. Nice, right? Hopefully, you feel a kind of open flow through your body, a relaxed sense of connectedness.
We sit here awhile, not speaking, just taking it all in.
There—look up now into the wide blue Wyoming sky. There, far, far above, a bald eagle is circling, riding the currents seemingly effortlessly, everything—anything—within its reach. Maybe, you think, you can relate.
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I've explained it a number of ways to my children. I've asked if getting them the same sized tops would be fair – they'd get exactly the same. It would fit or suit any of them, because I'd have to get a size somewhere in the middle, but surely it's fair? Um, no.
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What can I say. I'm IN LOVE with Italian food, whether that's eating it, cooking it or obsessing on reading every Italian recipe book on the planet. As long as anyone is interested in joining me, I can conversate about it at great length, most probably with over-the-top hand gestures & wiggly eyebrows.
I would say my obsession started around the time my dad, Salvatore Maggiulli, sold his Italian delicatessen, Salumeria Napoli, Battersea.
He had it for nearly 20 years and through out that time it was the bane of my teenage life, which when I look back now is just crazy.
My dad would want my brother and I to work on Saturdays and holidays. I can categorically say that at the time I hated it. I used to get really moody and not shy of a throwing a good teenage sulk.
But it's only now, looking back, I have realised how much it has influenced and driven my obsession.
As a child, I was extremely picky when it came to food. I used to look enviously at my school friends pack lunches which would consist of the sandwich and crisp combo while eating a healthy Italian frittata. As a child, I was mostly into beige food. The only Italian food I would eat was pizza and pasta, and that was of the plain kind. I would push to one side olives, Italian charcuterie and cheeses. I just wasn't interested.
Throughout those years, we would visit relatives on our annual holiday to Lecce, Puglia, where a vast amount of food would be eaten. However, I just wasn't interested in anything but pasta. I would have to eat it everyday as I would not touch much else.
However, when I started to work regularly at the deli, I started to appreciate the delicacies and flavours that I chose to ignore for many years, especially during my twenties. Over time I started to try and regularly eat everything that my dad used to sell. When we went on holiday to Italy, I used to hover over my aunts and Nonna (rest her soul) while they cooked 5 course lunches for all the family just so I could take in the aromas and cheekily ask for tasters. I remember the first time I was given a slice of peach that had been dunked into red wine. It blew my mind. I knew that these lot knew exactly what they were doing.
I slowly started to understand how important food was to my family. It wasn't just fuel, it was a time to sit together, talk very loudly over each other and just simply be content with life. One of my fondest memories, is my Zia Teresa, propping a large loaf of bread under her arm, slicing it one handed and then frisbeeing it down to everyone sat at the table. Major skills.
When my dad sold the deli, only then did I realise the void we were going to have in our lives. No longer could we get free parma ham, pesto, olives, cheese, pasta etc. As a family we were going to have to go elsewhere to stock up on our cupboards and fridges. It was a huge shock and it was then that I realised that I could not walk away from my Italian food roots. Instead I would embrace and learn as much as I could about it to keep it alive. I couldn't let go straight away. SoI started a little food stall (as soon as the deli closed). For a year I would sell all my dad's best sellers in Battersea on a Saturday morning.
I'm now obsessed and have collected many recipes, Italian cookbooks written in both English and Italian. I started to spend as much time in the kitchen as possible & rustle up many dishes that may have been cooked for me in the past. I also started to try and find the best restaurants and food shops just to ensure that I ate the best quality Italian food offered around.
This blog is my journey of learning to cook all things Italian, understand all regional cooking, discover new delicatessens to find the best quality Italian food and even try to locate the best Italian restaurants in London and the rest of the world.
Please share and feedback if there is anything of interest.
Apologies, for any form of weight gain.
Paola aka The Tiny Italian


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Together with Target, Anna launched her new line, the Anna Sui Target Collection in 2009. The China Fashion Awards honoured her with the "Classic Icon of Fashion and Design" Award. In the same year she was also honoured with CFDA's Geoffrey Beene Lifetime Achievement Award.
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Rosen v. Fasttrak Foods LLC et al
|Sherri Rosen
|Fasttrak Foods LLC and Steve Hamilton
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OUR Walmart is a worker center founded by the United Food and Commercial Workers (UFCW), and is identified as an integral part of UFCW International headquarters in that union's 2012 Labor Department filings. The UFCW has attempted to organize Wal-Mart locations in the past, but has had almost no success.
Enter OUR Walmart, a campaign of strategic wildcat walkouts and press stunts to pressure Wal-Mart and its employees into unionizing. Although OUR Walmart's stated aim is to protest supposed unfair labor practices, the group's union ties indicate that its real aim is likely to unionize Wal-Mart associates. OUR Walmart publicly denies affiliation with UFCW and a union representational objective, but there is considerable evidence that those assertions are or will ultimately prove untrue. Additionally, OUR Walmart's claim of widespread active worker discontent is dubious, and the organization's demonstrations appear strongly to be "Astroturf" — fake grassroots.
OUR Walmart Is Related to UFCW
The first mention of OUR Walmart by major news media was a June 2011 article by New York Times labor correspondent Steven Greenhouse promoting the group's debut. Probably not coincidentally, the last activity of the previous UFCW-backed protest front against Wal-Mart (Wake Up Walmart) was in late 2010. OUR Walmart and UFCW claim that the two groups are distinct. A disclaimer on OUR Walmart's website states that OUR Walmart is "an independent, not-for-profit organization for hourly Associates." A Washington state UFCW local's communications director told local media that OUR Walmart "is an independent organization created to change Walmart."
According to the UFCW's federal fiscal filings with the Department of Labor (Form LM-2) for 2011, OUR Walmart is a subsidiary of UFCW. The relevant disclosure reads:
The UFCW has a subsidiary organization maintained in Washington DC named the Organization United For Respect at Walmart whose purpose as stated in the by-laws will be the betterment of the conditions of the current and former associates at Wal-Mart Stores, Inc., within the meaning of Section 501(c)(5) of the Internal Revenue Code, and to make Wal-Mart a better corporate citizen. The financial transactions are included in the 12/31/11 filing of this LM2.
The same disclosure was made on the 2012 Form LM-2. According to Labor Department regulations, a "subsidiary organization" is:
Any separate organization of which the ownership is wholly vested in the reporting labor organization or its officers or its membership, which is governed or controlled by the officers, employees, or members of the reporting labor organization, and which is wholly financed by the reporting labor organization
Additionally, UFCW local unions provide significant support to the OUR Walmart campaign. Reports indicate that OUR Walmart has recruited Wal-Mart employee supporters from previous UFCW campaigns such as Wake Up Walmart. Additionally, the UFCW recruited a high-powered liberal political consultancy formerly headed by senior Obama 2008 campaign adviser David Axelrod to run the OUR Walmart and Making Change at Walmart (openly in-house UFCW) campaigns.
Despite mounting evidence to the contrary, OUR Walmart and UFCW still maintain publicly that the former is an independent group. In the run-up to the November 2012 demonstrations — after the disclosure on the UFCW's 2011 federal filing was public — The Wall Street Journal reported that "OUR Walmart […] said it is no longer a subsidiary of the UFCW." A representative told the Journal: "OUR Walmart is an independent organization." The 2012 disclosure on UFCW's LM-2 concerning OUR Walmart did not change from 2011 except for dates.
OUR Walmart Admits It Is a Labor Organization
The loophole that labor unions seek to exploit in their ongoing campaigns to organize new industries with worker centers ultimately boils down to two words: "dealing with." The National Labor Relations Act (NLRA) defines a labor organization — a union — as:
Any organization of any kind, or any agency or employee representation committee or plan, in which employees participate and which exists for the purpose, in whole or in part, of dealing with employers concerning grievances, labor disputes, wages, rates of pay, hours of employment, or conditions of work.
If a worker center seeks to "deal with" employers, then it's a union, and it's subject to labor unions' regulations limiting organizational picketing to 30 days. If it doesn't seek to "deal with," then it is not a union, and the thirty-day limit on picketing before submitting a representation petition does not apply. The UFCW and OUR Walmart (through UFCW, naturally) made a statement to the National Labor Relations Board disavowing intent to organize Wal-Mart workers.
However, attorneys for UFCW and OUR Walmart said something different to the California Superior Court for Los Angeles County. Labor unions have certain rights under the National Labor Relations Act and California state law to access an employer's property that general public agitators do not have. When Wal-Mart sued OUR Walmart for trespassing in its stores, OUR Walmart took what appears to be the view that it is a labor union and does have those labor union rights. OUR Walmart's attorneys stipulated:
OUR Walmart is a labor organization but only insofar as it seeks to "deal with" Walmart within the meaning of the National Labor Relations Act and has received assistance from the UFCW.
OUR Walmart and UFCW deny present intentions to "deal with" Wal-Mart, but there is evidence that they have intentions to do so at some point. In addition to UFCW's longstanding record of attempts to organize the retailer, before UFCW and OUR Walmart cut a deal with the National Labor Relations Board requiring they issue a disavowal of a representational objective, the UFCW's Making Change at Walmart partner campaign's website bore a "United Demands" statement that UFCW acknowledged endorsed a representational objective. UFCW removed the statement to avoid NLRB sanctions.
OUR Walmart Protests Involve Very Few Workers
OUR Walmart is most notable for staging annual protests on "Black Friday" (the day after Thanksgiving that is traditionally America's busiest shopping day), although all available evidence suggests most of the agitators are not striking employees. Wal-Mart officials claim that as few as 50 actual employees missed shifts due to labor actions in 2012, while news reports suggested that at most a handful of the OUR Walmart protesters were actually striking employees.
Reports on the ground indicated that many OUR Walmart protesters were in fact left-wing agitators. An Alabama protest was attended by no employees, but it did attract ten members of the Mobile Socialist Alternative organization. Other news outlets reported that other 2012 "Black Friday" protests also had no actual Wal-Mart employee participants. Reports from other cities including Chicago and Sacramento, California indicated high levels of stage-management by professional union organizers: In Chicago, WBEZ reported that organizers bused protesters from store to store while CBS Sacramento noted the presence of professional organizers at a California protest. Commentator Megan McArdle argued that the 2012 action was so poorly supported that there was no way it could even snowball into a meaningful organization of Wal-Mart employees.
In the lead-up to Black Friday 2013, a UFCW organizer disclosed in an organizing meeting that their goal is for 500 of Walmart's 1.4 million hourly associates to participate in the so-called "strike" nationwide. A report in the lead-up to the events by liberal-leaning media outlet MSNBC noted that OUR Walmart itself had "been downplaying the number of strikers" and was emphasizing support from national liberal groups and other labor unions.
Alleged Violations of State Laws
Protesters affiliated with OUR Walmart have also demonstrated at the homes of Wal-Mart officials during the company's annual meeting and even made empty threats promising massive actions to disrupt the general shareholders' meeting. In response to intimidatory picketing, Wal-Mart filed for restraining orders against the UFCW and OUR Walmart in Florida and Arkansas state courts. An order was granted by an Arkansas judge, and a case is pending before a Florida state court. Additionally, Wal-Mart has alleged that OUR Walmart's disruptions of in-store operations amount to trespassing before courts in Texas and California; Wal-Mart's attorneys reported that preliminary injunctions and temporary restraining orders were granted.


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April 23, 2018
Everest Basecamp Trek #1: Season's first trek a great success!
December 5, 2017
EBC Wrap-up
Madness guide Mara Larson gives us the final update from Everest Base Camp Trek.
It's just a week past Thanksgiving now, and finally the gear is washed, the sleeping bags are airing, and the Khumbu cough is in the distant past - for all but me, Knute, and Mike, anyway.
How time flies post-Himalaya. And how easily we manage to forget pungent bathroom smells at 17,000 feet and the early morning deep-freeze. Our descent from Everest and the Khumbu was a celebration on many levels.[+] READ MORE
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Everest Base Camp Trek Begins Under Clear Skies
Yak bells clang and Tibetan chanting plays behind me while I sit writing our Namche Bazaar updates in the sunshine this Saturday morning. The Everest Base Camp team made it above 12,000 feet on day two of our climb through the Himalaya. We're perched 3,000 feet above the Bhote Khosi gorge, and the views from this mountain mecca are vertical extremes in all directions. Time to enjoy the scene and reflect on the last couple days.[+] READ MORE
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Ups and Downs on the Everest Base Camp Trek
Big greetings from team Mountain Madness here above 14,000 feet. It feels like we've lived four lifetimes in the span of the last week we've had here in Nepal.
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Everest Base Camp Trek Update - "It's the Wild in Myself I Remember"
It sounds easy: Wake-up tea every morning, yaks carrying your bags, kind Sherpas showing you the way, tea houses with hot showers to wash the dust off every day.
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I am trying to make a mechanism to drill down a file / folder list. The idea is to show the same file list view controller every time the user selects a folder, and show a file detail view controller if he/she selects a file.
So far, I have created a segue from the file list view controller to the file detail view controller, and a segue from the file list table view cell to the the file list table view controller:
The issue with this is that as soon as the user taps the cell, the segue is executed. I would like to remove the segue from the table view cell and make one from the file list view controller to itself. That way, I could trigger the right segue programmatically when the user tapped the cell.
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WATCH: Orangutan Jungle School
Orangutan Jungle School is a documentary series about a unique forest school in Borneo that prepares hundreds of young orphaned orangutans for a life in the wild.
The series has been made by Dunedin's NHNZ and will screen on Choice TV from January 10 at 7.30pm.
The producers have provided Newsroom with some short videos that give a fascinating insight into the world of these endangered orangutans.
In this first episode, we meet Valentino, the class clown of the jungle.
Valentino is three years old and has been in Jungle School for around two and a half years. He was rescued when he was found alone in a forest, after his mother was killed by villagers protecting their crops – a very common situation in Borneo.
He is the Group two (primary school) class clown and likes to do everything in his own innovative way. But some orangutan skills, like opening a coconut, are just too hard to crack and he has to ask his babysitter for help.
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Maybe a two week break did do me some good. Well, at any rate it gave me some time to think about the last flash fiction challenge over at terribleminds. For the life of me, I couldn't think of anything for a fairy tale forest. Which is pretty funny (for those of you who have been paying attention) given my current writing trend.
Then, this week's challenge came 'round.
This week we were told to tell a lie. Not us telling a lie, but a lie that our characters tell each other which, in turn, makes up the plot of the flash fiction. Now, maybe I'm cheating, maybe it's the writing gods telling me something. Either way, it seems that at least some of my writing problems have been lifted thanks to this challenge. And by proxy, thanks to Chuck.
So, ladies and gentlemen; I give you miss Elizabeth Reddington from Blood on the Quarter and the horrible, horrible little secret her father has been keeping from her for a very long time.
(by the way, I blended the two challenges together. I don't know if you've ever seen New Orleans during Mardi Gras season, but it's some kind of fairy tale forest.)
The Clock Maker's Doll.
"You're going to be okay," Mickey pants, trying in vain to swim them back to shore.
Lizzie barely hears him, limp in his arms. The rolling Ponchartrain should have felt cold against her skin. It doesn't. She should have heard her heart thumping in her chest with panic. It isn't.
"You're going to be okay," He says again.
The lie had been there her whole life; "You'll be okay, Lizzie. You're going to be all right."
"Lizzie, you have to help me," He gasps, sucking in salt water, his arms flailing. "Can you kick your legs?"
She does, helping him swim them back to shore. A mountain of brightly coloured people swarm around the pier, a myriad of hands pull them up and into towels. She shuts her eyes, trying to block the suffocating feeling the swarm brings about in her. A pressure builds in her head; a child of violent emotion trying to keep contained.
"You'll be all right now," The voices say. "Are you all right?" They ask. "What happened?" A million voices coalesce into one, repeating; "You'll be all right. You'll be all right."
"Father, am I going to die?"
Thomas Reddington laughs a little. "No princess, you'll be all right."
She should have heard the terror lacing his words, should have seen the shake in his hands as he pushed the needle into her arm. Back in the present; She wants to cry, knows she can't. The fairy tale forest she gazed at from the ferry's guardrails hours before stands silent and haunted behind the plantation house; it's garlands of twinkling lights less bright, the purple, gold, and green decorations faded and tawdry. The trees are skeletal to her eyes. Branches turned into claws reaching out for her, beckoning to her, calling her one of their own. A dead thing like them. Two arms wrap around her shoulders, startling her. She looks up, meeting a fierce green gaze.
"Are you all right?" George asks.
She wants to laugh, to scream at him to never use those words again. A grumble overhead matches her mood. People duck instinctively, arms protecting elaborate hairstyles and garish make up from the expected shower. George hunches his thin shoulders over her, waiting for her answer. She nods.
"I'm all right. Can we-"
Oh God.
Jacob Lautrec pushes through the thinning crowd just as rain starts to fall in heavy, fat drops. Hands that would have pulled Lizzie to the safety of the plantation house let her go, more worried about their own expensive costumes than the drenched girl in front of them. A semi-circle of left over party goers forms around the foursome. Mickey scrambles to his feet, one hand clasping the thin towel around his shoulders.
"Jacob, now's not the time-"
"Lizzie are you all right?" Jacob demands again, ignoring Mickey.
His hands reach for her, checking her temperature as a mother would a sick child, stroking her cheek and terry clothed arms. She tries not to recoil from his touch, her mouth forming the same words she'd said to George seconds before.
"I was so scared for you my darling!"
Then why didn't you come and save me?
Dead thing. Dead like the trees.
The rain falls harder, an accompanying wind churning the Ponchartrain into a frothing mess of white capped peaks and ink-black mud from the river bed. George moves away from Lizzie, leaving her to Jacob's ministrations ("Come, lets get you inside."). The semi-circle dissipates with an air of disappointment. She allows him to take George's place at her back and lead her toward the house, keeping her steps slow so she can hear George's conversation.
"What did you tell her?" George asks, keeping his voice low and controlled.
"Nothing," Mickey says, wet boots making squidgy noises in the soft grass.
"If it was nothing, why was my sister in the water?!"
"She slipped on the pier."
"You know she can't swim! Why were you two anywhere near the pier?"
Lizzie smiles. Jacob catches the lift of her lips. "That's better," he says. "Now Lizzie, I have something very important to ask you. I was supposed to do it at midnight, but I can't think of a better time than right here, right now."
He turns to her. Lizzie's answer is already on her tongue. His lips are moving, one hand reaching for the left breast pocket of his costume. She saw the small bulge there ages ago, had always known this night would come. She casts her eyes to the forest, trying to see the Wonderland that had so tantalised her earlier in the night.
Dead like us. The trees seem to whisper it under the rain's music. Dead like us.
Out of her memory came a voice. An old lady's slow, cackling, proud explanation to a worried man anxiously dancing on the tips of his toes.
"Hair of onyx and hematite. Eyes of amber. Her skin is the finest, softest vellum, the stitches so tiny it will fool even the sharpest eyes. But! She is a fragile thing. You must keep her safe."
"I will."
"She is not like the others. Her insides are very delicate, each piece made exacting. She must always be wound. She must always be safe, these are my conditions."
"I accept."
She jumps, looking down at Jacob. He is on one knee, a bright diamond ring in hand, offering it to her. A blush blooms in his cheeks.
"Are you all right? You said something-"
The lie comes easily. "I'm all right," she says. "And I accept."
His reaction is lost to her. For the first time she hears her heart beat; the slow ticking tocking of a grandfather's pendulum swing.
Dead like us.
A clock maker's doll.
The smile on her lips is not for Jacob. It's for her father's reaction when he realises the promise he made will be broken and another heart, a living, beating thing will break.
After all, one good lie deserves another.


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It's funny how the longer you avoid something, the harder it is to face.
At least that's the case for me.
It's like I build up "the thing" into a bigger "thing," and then it seems too overwhelming…hence, the continued avoidance.
This was especially true when I was running from God.
The thought of going back to church and feeling so guilty and dirty and full of shame seemed, well, too much.
So I didn't go.
I didn't go to church for a really long time.
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The buyer made a solid purchase scooping up this rare variant of a T.Cohn tin litho ratchet for a mere $18. I don't know if I've ever seen this design with its very pleasing inclusion of green. I love it and will keep an eye out for one for the collection.
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It's a new year, guys — time to refresh your look with some bright new styles. In addition to welcoming some returning favorites (athletic detailing) to your wardrobe this spring, there are some bad habits you can fix (wrinkled ties) and new trends (neon statement trainers) to enjoy. Click through the gallery above for some of our favorite style resolutions from grooming to suiting in 2014. These resolutions will serve you well all year long.


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When I was pregnant with Jonah, I was terrified of giving birth. It made me feel like a terrible mother, but just the thought of what had to happen to get this little being out into the world made me panic to the point of being nauseated and dizzy. Because of this, I read countless books on various techniques of birthing, birthing philosophies, and the physiology of what would be happening to my body as this little guy was pushed out. Through all of my research, I began to realize that it wasn't *birth* that terrified me; it was going to the hospital.
The needles, the lack of control, the feeling that the staff is working *on* you and not *with* you. These things are what terrified me and made me sick to my stomach. I also did not have a good relationship with my OBGYN at all. She was cold and crude and frankly I did not trust her.
While looking for motivation, or inspiration, or just some sort of reference point, I looked up birthing videos on youtube. I was expecting to see videos similar to what we were shown in high school health class. Woman on a table screaming, legs spread apart, and a doctor pulling a crying infant from her and whisking it away to be monitored, weighed and measured. What I saw instead were women having beautiful births. They were taking part in their own birthing process, catching the baby in a moment of joy as they kneeled down with a contraction. Women laying in tubs with their partner, giving a soft groan and then a baby emerging from the water in the father's arms. Beautiful moments caught on video that I felt privilidged to be seeing.
"That's what I want for my baby." I told my husband. I emailed him link after link of homebirth videos and resources. I really wanted to do this. My family felt differently. I already had a doctor who knows my situation, who knows the history of this pregnancy.Why switch now? It's too late to switch. The insurance won't pay for it. Where will you find a midwife? What if something goes wrong? Shouldn't you have your first birth with a doctor so you know what to expect?
All of these things were told to me by my family. Sadly, I decided to have Jonah in the hospital. I still regret my choice, as does Daryl. The way that we were treated in the hospital is not the way that anyone should be treated during or after giving birth. We have decided that, unless there is medical reason to go to a hospital, then giving birth in the hospital is NOT for us. And so, we have started the journey towards having a completely natural out-of hospital birth.
In Cleveland, it was very difficult to find a midwife to attend a homebirth. Ohio is not a friendly place for homebirth midwifes. This is not because of any dangers, but because they threaten to take business from the healthcare system. The only stand-alone birth center we had was shut down years ago. The only option for out-of-hospital births was a home birth. Now that we live in Toledo, we have access to our choice of birthing centers across the border in Michigan. Finding a midwife who would attend our birth was as easy as asking women for reccomendations. I recieved so many that I am actually in the process of interviewing them to find a birth attendent that jives with us the most.
On Thursday, I went to interview the first midwife on our list. I was really hoping that I would know right away if she was the right midwife for us. The birth center is only a half hour away from our house, and it offers a lot of resources such as classes and community support. We took a tour of the center first. It was beautiful. The room where women give birth is a simple bedroom, with a comfortable bed and the cozy feel of home. There is a kitchen area complete with a full fridge that women are encouraged to eat from as they labor. It was a beautiful place, and I can envision myself birthing this child there.
The midwife however, didn't strike that "she's the one!" chord with me. I wasn't sure what to ask, and so instead of helping me fill in the blanks by explaining how this works exactly, there were a lot of minutes of awkward silence. She wasn't too keen on the fact that Daryl couldn't make it to the meeting. She scolded me for saying that I want an ultrasound to find the gender of the baby (which was a lighthearted joke on my part) and she made a comment about my no longer breastfeeding Jonah when she saw him taking a sippy cup of milk (and if you've been reading this blog for long, you know how sensitive I am on that subject. It wasn't my choice!)
She does however support so many views that we hold as a family. For example, she has a birthing circle every monday at the center. This is a group of expecting mothers that come together and chat about natural parenting, their previous birthing experiences, what they expect this birth to be like etc. Then they have a guest speaker and a discussion on a specific natural parenting topic. This week they are discussing cloth diapering. I think that this is a wonderful resource to get support from other women in our community that are doing the same thing that we are.
And so, even though I have two other midwives to interview, I may make the first couple of appointments with this first midwife. If I still don't resonate well with her after one or two appointments, then I will most likely switch to another midwife. She is the closest to us (the other midwives are nearly an hour and half away!) and also seems to be the best equipped.


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Is there enough Resolve to hold a Constitutional Convention in Pennsylvania?
Posted by By Eric Zager at 24 January, at 17 : 58 PM Print
Pennsylvania Representative Scott Conklin standing along with Rock The Capital's Eric Epstein and Democracy Rising's Tim Potts rekindled an all out "game on" effort for a Constitutional Convention.
Standing in the Capitol rotunda on Monday, the notion is certainly not lost on them that the last Constitutional Convention was held 44 years ago, and it was on the extreme side of limited. As Conklin underscored, to analyze the last thorough Con-Con one would go back to a time when Ulysses S. Grant occupied the White House and Queen Victoria sat on the preferred throne.
The measure Conklin (D-Centre) crafted with the help of Epstein and Potts aims to put the power firmly in the hands of the people, and let the majority decide what form it takes if it takes root through a referendum in November.
"What we are trying to do with this piece of legislation is put it in the hands of the people, not the politicians," said Conklin. "It is time as legislators to allow the people to get involved one more time, to allow the people to have their government the way they want it."
Talk of a Constitutional Convention has surfaced over, and over; urgent screams for reform reached fevor-pitch in the aftermath of the secretive, midnight, legislative pay grab, in 2005, and that talk went nowhere. So, will this time around be any different?
"The questions are very simple and very basic: If not here, where, if not now, when? The waiting is over, and the time to act is upon us," said Epstein.
There is so much potential meat to throw on a constitutional platter, (lame-duck sessions, campaign finance reform, a ban on gifts and entertainment, per diem documentation, and more, much more), holding a convention should be as easy as throwing skewers on a bar-b-que, except its not. The incentive, well its not in the DNA of most legislators because it opens the door of so many other possibilities, such as reducing the size of the legislature and relegating it to a cadre of part-timers, it could also lift the curtains on a host of extremely controversial issues, such as same-sex marriage.
"I think a Con-Con would be an awful idea. And I don't believe that there is any chance of it actually passing because most legislators believe that such a convention would likely be the effective end of the legislature, which would leave PA in the Hands of an all-powerful Governor and lobbyists," said Senator Daylin Leach(D-17).
"If we ran by fear we would never get anything done," said Conklin. "Why are we afraid to trust in the people, why is everybody so afraid to trust in the people of Pennsylvania."
"There is nothing more important in the realm of public integrity in 2011 than to have a referendum in November, where citizens can debate for themselves whether they want to have a constitutional convention," said Potts.
If voters are given a chance to vote on and approve Conklin's measure, Pennsylvania's Department of State would put a contract out for bid to manage it and oversee the random selection of delegates, who would then forge the agenda.
"Once this is authorized for the ballot, you will see an incredible debate of people saying we want you to look at the structure and function of government, we don't want you to look at Article 1, the declaration of life, and that makes an awful lot of sense to an awful lot of people," said Potts.
So much sense that Governor Tom Corbett indicated he'd back a limited Constitutional Convention, Corbett disclosed that and more when he answered questions about his integrity during the campaign.(The questions were framed by Rock The Capital and Democracy Rising.)
The cost of a Constitutional Convention could run as much as $20 million, Conklin says the money to pay for it could come from the caucuses.
(If you are supportive of a Con-Con you can do something about that feeling right now, click on Rock The Capital and sign the petition.)
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This vegetarian banh mi features marinated tofu; it soaks up savory flavor from soy sauce and heat from fresh ginger for a riff on the popular Vietnamese sandwich. Serve with Sriracha (hot chile sauce) if you prefer more fire.
How to Make It
Cut tofu crosswise into 8 (1/2-inch-thick) slices. Arrange tofu on several layers of paper towels. Top with several more layers of paper towels; top with a cast-iron skillet or other heavy pan. Let stand 30 minutes. Remove tofu from paper towels.
Combine soy sauce and ginger in a 13 x 9–inch baking dish. Arrange tofu slices in a single layer in soy mixture. Cover and refrigerate 8 hours or overnight, turning once.
Combine vinegar, sugar, and salt in a medium bowl, stirring until sugar and salt dissolve. Add carrot and next 4 ingredients (through cucumber); toss well. Let stand 30 minutes, stirring occasionally. Drain carrot mixture through a sieve; drain thoroughly.
Heat oil in a large nonstick skillet over medium-high heat. Remove tofu from marinade; discard marinade. Pat tofu slices dry with paper towels. Add tofu slices to pan; sauté 4 minutes on each side or until crisp and golden.
Preheat broiler.
Cut bread in half lengthwise. Open halves, laying bread cut side up on a baking sheet. Broil 2 minutes or until lightly browned. Place tofu slices on bottom half of bread; top with carrot mixture, cilantro, and jalapeño slices. Top with top half of bread. Cut loaf crosswise into 6 equal pieces.
Wine note: The herbaceous quality of Monkey Bay Sauvignon Blanc 2007 ($11) echoes the jalapeño peppers and green onions in our Tofu Banh Mi, while the wine's lemony acidity helps it stand up to the rice vinegar–pickled vegetables. —Jeffery Lindenmuth


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Clara and I just got home from her visit with her Nana. She went into her room and pointed to the blue tin of markers and her drawing pad and said: "Draw."
I took down the supplies and took the caps off the washable markers as she picked out colors. Up until this instant Clara has been content to draw lines and squiggles and the occasional circle. But today she was on a different mission. First she used the green and the red and explained to me that it was a tree. Then in the corner she drew some little shapes that she pointed to and kept saying: "Tweet. Tweet." Birds. Okay. Then she drew with some yellow. I asked her what it was and she said "House." And surprisingly, it does sort of look like a house. A yellow cave sort of a house.
I would have chalked this all up to an eager mom's misinterpretation but she returned to the drawing to point out her "tree," her "tweet tweet," and her "house."
I am floored. You be the judge.
|Clara's Drawing 1.30.14


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|Question 1: ________ was the 1st convenor of NDA , then the responsibility was given to George Fernandes.
|Question 2: ________ had cleared the missile deal [1].
|Question 3: But the Pakistani Forces, occupied the hills in the ________ sector.
|Question 4: He was the driving force behind the Konkan Railway project, connecting coastal Karnataka with Mumbai, the first major development to ________ since independence in 1947.
|Question 5: It was during his 1st tenure as the Defence Minister when the ________ over Kashmir broke out between India and Pakistan.
|Question 6: His detractors allege that Fernandes is locked in a bitter party rivalry with his one-time friend, Bihar Chief Minister, ________ over the leadership of the Samata Party[citation needed].
|Question 7: He also has rapped the Chinese for strengthening their military across the Himalayas in Tibet and also consistently supported the cause of ________ against Chinese occupation.
|Question 8: Then Fernandes served in the opposition along with BJP during the two United Front govts led by H D Deve Gowda and ________.
|Question 9: George Fernandes, however, claimed that the scientific adviser to the Defence Minister in NDA Government, who later became the ________, Dr.
|Question 10: As a Minister for Industries in the Janata Party government, he ordered IBM and ________ to "pack their bags" and exit the Indian economy.


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1031 Exchange Rental Property
What you're doing is trading out one investment for another without a capital gain that is recognized by the taxing authority. This lets you keep your rental property investment growing in a way that is tax deferred. There are no limits on the amount of 1031 exchanges that a business can perform either. You can get rolling over gains from one piece of real estate to another and keep doing so for as long as you wish.
Why Is the 1031 Exchange Such a Good Benefit?
Let's say that you've purchased a distressed property for $50k. You've been able to repair it for $10k and now you're renting it out at $1,000 per month. In 4 years, the value of the property has increased to $85k. You can now use the 1031 exchange to sell this formerly distressed property for an upgraded property that you've rolled over the sales price to obtain.
The one issue that trips many rental property owners up, however, is depreciation. Any time you take depreciation on a property, you'll need to recapture the amount that you've taken. On that $50k property, for example, under standard depreciation, the investor will have taken 4/27.5 of the total value of the home, or about $7,300. In the 1031 exchange, even with the rollover taking place, there would be taxation on this $7,300.
Now here's some even better news. Although real estate and rental properties are generally the most common 1031 exchange that takes place, some personal property can also qualify. Anything that has a depreciating value can qualify.
A 1031 Exchange Can Be Delayed As Well
Most of the time, a 1031 exchange happens when one rental property is traded for another. The chances of finding an exact property swap are remote, however, so Starker exchanges are the most common transaction. This is a three party swap where one person holds the cash after you sell a property and then uses that cash to purchase the replacement party. Although it is a buy/sell transaction, it is seen as a swap and qualifies as a 1031 exchange.
To qualify for the exchange, however, the full transaction must be completed within 45 days of the sale of your initial property. If you do not designate a replacement party in writing to the third party, then you will be subject to capital gains taxation on the sale of your rental property. You also can't ever receive the cash from the property sale or you'll lose the benefit.
As long as you close within 6 months of your sale, a 1031 exchange can help you avoid a number of taxes that would regularly occur otherwise. Use this tax law to upgrade your rental properties and you'll soon be able to build your own real estate empire up over time.
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March 21, 2010, emailed, read out loud in public testimony, March 24, 2010 at the BPS public comments portion of the School Committee meeting
Dear Superintendent Johnson and the Boston School Committee,
I am writing to express my concern about the impact of budget cuts, specifically on high schools. A quote in the Boston Globe about the BPS budget cuts, March 11th 2010, states:
"McDonough said his staff tried hard to avoid cuts that would directly affect students in the classroom … "
Are you aware of the impact the cuts have already had on students in the classroom?
- Students witnessed some of their most energetic and committed teachers lose their jobs.
- Every day, students encounter stressed out staff who don't have the support to handle the thousands of kids in their buildings and mustnavigate unsafe staffing levels.
- Students watched their most inspiring programs eliminated or reduced (ie. Connections at BLS – should be a model for the system - one of the best middle school curriculums I've seen - should be expanded system-wide rather than slashed….)
- They go to restrooms that lack soap and toilet paper.
- Students no longer get the writing practice necessary for AP and college preparation – the teachers (at BLS) can't grade 155 papers each and resort to multiple choice tests and vocabulary drills.
- At my son's school, BLS, students still have to answer to a media & city (& a school official who will remain unnamed in this letter) that doesn't acknowledge the economic diversity of the students and relies on outdated, inaccurate stereotypes, ignoring the 700+ Title I eligible students in the school. They rationalize diverting these students' funds to other schools. These students need books and other support that Title I could provide.
- Students see a system that values seniority over quality.While they are expected to adhere to high standards, the BPS doesn't expect the same of all their teachers.
Imagine if the BPS awarded grades based on age and birth date – all the January students got higher grades no matter how poorly they did – that is the current state of affairs with how the BPS is hiring/firing teachers in a state of budgetary crisis.
Have you discussed these ideas for improving the system?
- Revise the union contract and build teacher accountability into it to speed up the hiring/firing process so principals can control the quality of teaching.
- Eliminate the money you spend on busing private school students and put that funding back into the classrooms.
- Set a teacher/student ratio limit. 155 students:1 teacher is a joke – only students who can afford private tutoring or have parents who are educators get any attention.
- Set class size limits comparable to the large suburban schools – 25 rather than 33 for a science class with a lab so that the classes are SAFE and students can learn.
- Build on (rather than de-fund) your successes – look at the programs (ie. Music at Boston Latin School) that work. Don't follow the Massachusetts trend of wasting money on every education consultant that walks in with "The Answer" and de-fund successful programs. You have plenty of professional teachers in your system who already have great solutions – give them a chance (and get the bad teachers out of the system quickly).
Sincerely yours,
Lisa Link,
parent of a 9th grade boy at Boston Latin School
Pictures Below from the teacher's union organized rally at the Boston Public School Committee Budget hearing. I am upset that they are refusing to negotiate and allowing their younger teachers to be laid off.