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The more the merrier.
That's the mantra that a Long Island family will use to ring in 2018 surrounded by friends and lots of family — including the five foster children they officially adopted last month.
Aleisha and Anthony Bryant will celebrate their first New Year's Eve since expanding their family's numbers into the double digits, counting their own two kids from previous relationships and a former foster daughter.
The Bryants made the decision in 2015 to open their hearts and their Baldwin home to foster children in need when an agent with You Gotta Believe — an adoption agency that specifically places older foster kids and sibling groups — recommended a family of five siblings, ranging in age from 6 to 18.
"My initial reaction was, 'No way. There's no way we'll be able to take in five children,' " 35-year-old Aleisha Bryant told the Daily News. The Con Ed customer service worker and her husband, Anthony, 52, an armored guard for Dunbar, were unsure if they could make it work, but their determination overcame any doubt.
The two were friends for a number of years before they got married, and always knew that a big family was in their future.
"We didn't know how we were going to do this, but we knew we had enough love to make it work," Aleisha said.
It was tough for Mekhi, Aleisha's 16-year-old son from a prior relationship, and there were growing pains.
There was a lot on the family's plate between work, homework, meals, snacks, laying out clothes and just being parents, but the Bryants embraced the challenge. "Initially it was difficult, as you imagine," Aleisha said. "It was a lot of turmoil and difficulty trying to blend in the beginning. Now they all are doing so much better and welcomed us as mom and dad."
They adopted the quintet of kids on National Adoption Day in November, at the Long Island Children's Museum.
"We still have no regrets; it's been a roller-coaster ride, but it's been worth it," Aleisha added.
Elizabeth, 18, the oldest of the five, is attending John Jay College of Criminal Justice and focusing on her future after spending years looking out for her four younger brothers. Their father was deported, and their mother was no longer able to provide for them. "Having them in my life is probably the best thing I could ask for," she said of the Bryants.
"I thought most of the time foster parents were in it for the cash," she added. "This family wasn't like that. Even though it was a strain, they made everything work."
A friend of the family was so awed by the Bryants' superhuman feat of raising the kids that the pal entered them in the T.J.Maxx, Marshalls and HomeGoods "Gift My Gathering" initiative. The contest awards special families with a spectacular holiday gathering. The Bryants are one of five winning families nationwide.
A team from the retailers took over the Bryants' home Saturday, made over the kids' rooms, the living room and other parts of the house — and prepared a party for the family.
"We were speechless, just absolutely surprised by everything they did," Aleisha Bryant said.
A smorgasbord of Southern food and a DJ awaited the group, which included a few more family members who were flown in for the fete.
Joining the Bryants were Pat Dudley, the You Gotta Believe staffer who set up the family with Elizabeth and her brothers, along with Ericka, the Bryant's first foster daughter as well as Anthony's 25-year-old daughter, Candace, and other relatives. "I didn't think it was a real thing. I didn't think it was actually going to happen," Elizabeth told The News. "It was a really big surprise."


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If you're a manager, you've probably experienced the sensation of people not liking you–but does that mean you are a bad boss? Not necessarily.
Your goal, after all, is to implement the company's vision on the front-lines of the battle. If you're going to be, as one famous manager once quipped, "The Decider," people will resent you, no doubt. But as a boss you also have to do your job, and we all know that sometimes means doing things your subordinates don't like.
So let us help you out. Here are 13 ways of knowing whether you're a bad boss:
1.     People are afraid of you. In some workplaces, managers are feared even by employees who don't know them-because their reputations precede them. If this is you, there's a high probability that you suck: no ifs, ands, or buts about it.
2.     You micromanage. Good managers manage, bad managers micromanage. If you're not able to persuade or convince people of a vision and instead regularly have to crack a whip to achieve results, either the team is rotten to the core or you have failed to properly motivate. (These ideas are not necessarily mutually exclusive).
True discipline, as the saying goes, must come through liberty. If you fear that your team doesn't function without you looking over their shoulders, the problem may not be them: Maybe it's you.
3.     Stress controls you; you don't control stress. There is some truth to the saying that there are no stressful situations, only stressful reactions to situations. Nevertheless, it's normal for all of us to react somehow to stress and for our emotions to manifest themselves.
The difference between a good manager and a bad manager, however, is that a bad manager sends signals that the stressful circumstances are controlling him or her and not the inverse. This isn't to say that a good manager need exude the emotional output of a Scandinavian fisherman; instead, good managers maintain control and don't allow stress to dictate their behavior. Bad managers do the opposite.
4.     You create real and perceived distance between yourself and your team. Humans detest hierarchies and those at the bottom resent being reminded of their place within them. The best managers sit with their teams in a symbolic gesture of solidarity and their behavior demonstrates genuine solidarity. The worst managers sit in solitary offices, usually with doors closed, and behave accordingly.
5.     You're unavailable. A celebrated CEO once told me, "A good manager does his work at home. (S)he should never bring his/her work to the office." What he was getting at was that good managers are available to their reports at a moment's notice. If you're unavailable and inaccessible to your reports then you suck, regardless of how much you are appreciated by your superiors.
6.     You don't know your reports. A good proxy question to ask yourself about a report is: "If he/she could have any job in the world, what would it be?" Knowing this answer means you understand the person's passions, dreams and ambitions. If you can't answer that, in England they'd call you a "hoover."
7.     You have no investment your reports' futures. Even if your report isn't working out and you have to remove him/her from the position, your primary concern should be for the person's well-being. If someone is unhappy, it's usually bad for the team and bad for the individual; letting the individual go is likely in his or her best interest.
If you find yourself simply wishing someone off your team because they're an obstacle to achieving your goals, you should probably question whether or not what the problem is a result of a skill-set mismatch, personality conflict or proper motivation. Only two of those three are solvable.
8.     You manage down more than you manage up. Front-line managers often have the unfortunate task of mediating the tension between senior management's wishes and the demands of the front-line employees. Senior level managers operate on the assumption that they know better because they have access to more information. Front-line employees often feel they know better because they deal with the products and clients on a regular basis and receive feedback in real-time.
Average managers simply take what's passed down to them and implement at all cost. Good managers collect data, build arguments and attempt to influence the decision makers. In addition, good managers find clever means by which to represent their team's interests as the best interests of the senior managers. If you find yourself as a facilitator of one-way communication, it may be that you're not stepping up to the challenge.
9.     You don't deliver tough messages. One way to avoid being a bad boss is to try to be loved, but being loved is not the same as being respected. Good managers deliver tough messages–but they do so within the context of a relationship built on trust.
Without trust, tough messages are in the worst case misinterpreted as open hostility and in the best case, simply ignored. When delivered with trust, tough messages have a higher likelihood of hitting the mark.
10. You throw others under the bus. If you're a manager, the buck must stop with you. Whether you're explaining why your sales team didn't hit its targets, or you're justifying a decision by upper-management to change an incentive plan, the best managers accept responsibility for what happens on their watch.
In the short term, it may bring relief to blame people or circumstances for your shortcomings, but in the long run, avoiding responsibility will hurt your credibility on both ends of the totem pole. If the idea of accepting responsibility terrifies you, remember that how you react to a crisis is often more telling than the fact that the crisis occurred. Reacting to mishaps is the good manager's chance to shine.
11. You don't read about management. Your MBA is not a black-belt, and your education is never finished. Good management is an art in which a teacher never stops being a student. No matter how long you've been in the game, your skill-set still needs to be constantly refined and your assumptions need to be questioned.
12. You don't seek feedback. And you don't create a culture where giving that feedback to you is acceptable, even encouraged. A senior Google executive once said, "Feedback is a gift: sometimes it is a gift we're fortunate to give, and other times it's a gift we're fortunate to receive."
You don't have to accept all feedback at face value, but if you haven't been made to feel uncomfortable through introspection lately, you may be a Hootie and the Blowfish Album away from being pure suckage.
13. You eschew vulnerability. Managers send signals about how willing they are to connect, and they are most open when they allow themselves to be vulnerable. Vulnerability, it should be noted, does not equate to self-doubt or a lack of confidence. Instead, vulnerability is exposing the most basic elements of the human condition.
If you're not allowing yourself to be vulnerable, then you're preventing the formation of connections with those who work closest to you. Bad managers abhor vulnerability for fear of appearing weak, while good managers use vulnerability as a tool to build trust and meaningful relationships.
Managing a sales team is not the same as managing a boiler room; good management is necessarily context dependent. Nevertheless, one final truism is that bad managers (enforcers) have reports who work for them, while good managers (enablers) work for their reports.
The question now becomes what type of manager are you?
About the Author: Matthew Carpenter-Arevalo works for an international organization in Geneva, Switzerland. He blogs at carpenterarevalo.com. He can be followed on Twitter at https://twitter.com/#!/mca_at_wef.
Thanks and have a great day!
Ed Rehkopf
This weekly blog comments on and discusses the club industry and its challenges. From time to time, we will feature guest bloggers — those managers and industry experts who have something of interest to say to all of us. We also welcome feedback and comment upon the blog, hoping that it will become a useful sounding board for what's on the minds of hardworking club managers throughout the country and around the world.
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With highlight of the ingredient is Amaebi (sweet shrimps) wrapped in oba leaf then topped with sea urchin.
Each ingredient is coated with seaweed tempura batter, fried till crispy and coating with Aonori (dried seaweed) powder and eat with their homemade sauce. Shiok 😋
Tendon kohaku Winter season is my fav tendon.
The Sea Urchin tendon available from 16 Dec 2019 to February 2020..
📍Tendon Kohaku outlets.
Kohaku's signature tendon is overflowing with ingredients – chicken breast, wild tiger prawns, squid, crab stick, long bean, shitake, young corn and pumpkin, all encased in crisp, paper-thin batter. But I don't think this is anything else besides average.
Taste: 3/5
Great if you're feeling 25 years young. If you're older like me, you'll start worrying about your arteries.
It's definitely a hearty meal!
Pro tip: For a party of 2, order both spicy and original. Swap/share the items to get the best of both worlds, it minimises the feeling of getting jelat.
Generous portion for an affordable price. Came with a variety of tempuras - prawn, sotong, long bean, pumpkin, chicken, crabstick and mushroom. Highly recommended!
Tried a few tendon and still feel that tendon from kohaku is the best. Give their udon a try if you can finish it. If you love spicy food, order the spicy sauce!
the batter is amazing, the food is really fresh, very generous with the ingredients as well for its price!
however, because it is all deep fried, it gets a little "gelat" from the middle towards the end.


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Physical Education provides optimum growth and development through physical activity, team skills, and individual skills, while fostering attitudes and behaviors that are conducive to a healthy lifestyle. We teach sports-based skills during the seasons in which they are played when possible.
Activities vary widely, from basic locomotive movements to non-locomotive movements. Many activities are manipulative activities that require complex motor patterns and stages of development that can be observed through the young student's performance.
All of our activities can be adapted for a wide variety of students with differing abilities. Skills at the elementary level are based on the "back to basics" idea for skill development. Emphasis is placed on having a positive experience, rather than winning.


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Lakes Musters and Colhué Huapi Near San Jorge Gulf, Argentina45.4S 68.7W
The green lakes by the left edge of this image are Lake Musters (dark green with a small mint green bay, left) and Lake Colhué Huapi (light green, right).
The two lakes form the terminal stage of the Senguerr River endorheic basin, located in the patagonic central region of Argentina in the south of Chubut province.
To the east lies the San Jorge Gulf (Golfo San Jorge), a bay that opens to the Atlantic Ocean. Its shoreline spans Chubut and Santa Cruz province. The gulf measures approximately 142 mi at its mouth and covers approximately 39 km2.


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Survivors of Domestic Violence Affected by Immigration Enforcement
March 1, 2017 update: Recently, the Washington Post published another article further illustrating the anxiety and uncertainty we are witnessing in our immigrant client population. The article describes the many ways that daily life for immigrants in the D.C. metropolitan area has been negatively impacted by the administration's plans for more aggressive immigration enforcement. Immigrant parents fearing deportation and separation from their children, the Post reported, are seeking help with contingency planning "in numbers organizers haven't seen before."
Seeking help to escape domestic violence can be frightening. For immigrant survivors trying also to navigate these uncertain times, the stakes are even higher.
Just this week U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agents in El Paso, Texas used one of the most vulnerable moments for a survivor—the act of seeking a court protection order—as an opportunity to arrest an undocumented immigrant at her abuser's behest. The survivor is a Mexican citizen who suffered significant abuse at the hands of her abuser. Over the past few months, she had made several police reports, detailing incidents in which her abuser punched, choked and attempted to stab her. She managed to find refuge in a domestic violence shelter and made her way to court with the help of a victim advocate. Yet when she finally built up enough courage to seek legal protection, she was met by ICE agents waiting to escort her out of the courthouse.
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When you purchase something from our website, as part of the buying and selling process, we collect the personal information you provide such as your name, address and email address.
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Canary Islands cruises are the perfect choice for a sweet escape to sunnier shores. With amazing all year round weather, there's never been a better excuse to hop onboard and sail from island to island, topping up your tan and ticking experiences off your bucket-list as you go.
The Canary Islands are the go-to destination for a cruise no matter what time of the year you fancy. You can book in the knowledge that you're pretty much guaranteed good weather – perfect for exploring at your own pace, taking it easy on the beach or getting the adrenaline going on a unique shore excursion.
Whether you're looking at last minute cruises to the Canary Islands or you're planning ahead for the perfect break, there's something on each island that'll inspire and delight you.
Tenerife will wow you with its black sand beaches and vibrant island life – not to mention a waterpark that's been named the best waterpark in the world, Siam Park!
It's record-breaking in other areas too, with Mount Teide being the highest point in all of Spain. It's also the third highest volcanic structure in the world – so make your way to the top and enjoy the most spectacular views.
Then there's the lunar landscapes of Lanzarote. Explore the famous fire mountains of Timanfaya National Park or scuba dive among 300 sculptures at the underwater Museo Atlantico. If getting in the water isn't your thing, see it all by glass-bottomed boat instead!
Spot dolphins and whales off the coast of Gran Canaria or go camel-riding in the desert. Hike the hills of La Palma and explore the old quarter of Santa Cruz. Boasting excellent wine vineyards too, it would be rude not to take a wine tour!
Fuerteventura is said to have the best beaches in the Canary Islands, with La Gomera fighting for second place. The latter is also the perfect pit-stop for walkers, especially through El Cedro Forest, where you'll come across the El Chorro waterfall.
Whichever islands you head to, one thing's for sure – you're in for a real treat!
The best thing about the Canary Islands is that they're warm all year round, thanks to their location just 70 miles off the coast of North Africa. In August, the Canaries boast an average temperature of 24°c – but even in the coldest month of January, the temperature still reaches a pleasant 17°c on average.
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Portfolio Confusion and the Education Advisers' Debate
Barack Obama spokeswoman Melody Barnes' statements today on NPR about her candidate's support of student portfolios as a method of assessment have caused quite the dust-up. It even came up at tonight's debate between the education advisers to the campaigns—Lisa Graham Keegan for John McCain and Linda Darling-Hammond for Obama.
Though there were pleas today for the Obama campaign to clarify the Democratic presidential nominee's stance on the use of portfolios to gauge student achievement, I'm not sure that's been accomplished.
In an e-mail to me before the debate, Obama campaign domestic-policy director Neera Tanden said: "Senator Obama has said he supports testing but wants to make sure our tests are better and smarter. He does not support replacing the current structure of NCLB with portfolios and to suggest otherwise is a willful misreading of his comprehensive agenda on education."
Not sure what exactly she means by not supporting "replacing the current structure of NCLB with portfolios." (I don't think anyone thought he would replace the entire structure of the law.) What this does indicate is that NCLB and testing are very complex issues, and neither Obama nor McCain have been very specific on how exactly they would change the law as president.
During tonight's 90-minute debate at Teachers College, Columbia University, Keegan brought up the portfolio issue, noting: "The problem with backing off of assessments and turning them into portfolios that are more subjective is that we can't compare kids. That's where we were before we had accountability."
Keegan, who is McCain's chief education adviser, emphasized that "state standards and the assessments have got to stay in place."
Darling-Hammond, one of several education advisers to Obama, said quite a lot about assessment: "If you look at other countries, their assessments include relatively few multiple-choice items and in some cases none. Their kids are doing science inquiries, research papers, technology products. Those are part of the examination system." (Are those examples part of a broadly defined "portfolio"?)
Darling-Hammond addressed what Barnes said—and didn't say—on NPR directly:
She said in addition to standardized tests we need to look at other assessments. She did mention portfolios. They are used in the charter school she is on the board. ... And we have to get knowledgeable about what does go on in other countries. ... They routinely include elements like research products, they are scored, they are scored in consistent and reliable and valid ways.
In general, tonight's debate, co-sponsored by Education Week and its Web site, edweek.org, was vigorous, and pointed at times, and covered many of the same topics that have been chronicled here or discussed on the stump. (The archived Webcast should be available for viewing here as of noon Wednesday.)
The two advisers talked about teacher quality, the need for more research, whether money matters, and even whether either of them would like to be their nominee's secretary of education. (They each ducked that question).


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AfterBirthCare is a Shangri-La created to rejuvenate, revitalize to reshape new mothers. A gift and a reward after going through pregnancy and labour..
It is the largest Mediterranean style confinement centre in Malaysia which is located at Country Villa, Kajang. Mothers get to be pampered and properly recuperated while being well taken care of by a team of medical professionals during the confinement period.
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Tom Kyte's first book is packed with lots of Oracle insider knowledge including, among other topics, what the various Oracle server processes and files do, what's happening inside the database during a transaction, and the real meaning of the various options available in Oracle's DML and DDL SQL statements. The likely impact of design decisions on application behaviour and performance is also discussed, particularly where this relates to using, or not using, a database feature.
Because this book was published about nine years ago, is this book out of date?
I don't think so. It still explains the concepts beautifully. In fact it is one of the best books on the topic.
Amardeep Sidhu
Still people like me who are new and are exposed to 10g and 11g, find it outdated


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Healthy paws are fundamental for any dog to thrive and be active. Paw socks are the best preventive measure to protect them. You should asses the terrain before you start your workout or hike, and sock your dog before injuries occur if the ground is demanding. If the dog has got sore paws, socks can be useful to protect cracks and wounds. Socks do get worn. We use durable materials, and our socks are relatively long-lasting.


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I just added the Nokia Lumia 928 to The Quest. It's a Windows 8 Phone (or is that Windows Phone 8 phone?). My primary phone is an iPhone 4S. This isn't replacing that, at least not yet. Officially it's replacing a terrible Android phone on a second line. I'm new to Windows Phone, of any version, although I use (and love) a Surface RT and run Windows 8 on my desktop. This article are my first impressions after a couple days.
I ordered online due to the pricing, but picked it up in store because I wanted to touch and see it before taking delivery. While there's a return period, it's just so much easier to walk out and leave it in the store. I took the contract renewal because the upfront fee plus the early termination fee was still less than the no-contract cost. It's a wash if I have to give up the rebate. Plus, much to my annoyance, Verizon doesn't offer a cheaper plan for an un-subsidized phone. I heard on one of the TWIT podcasts that NewEgg and Amazon were selling the phones for even less, but I couldn't find anything lower on their websites.
The phone was activated at the store, but I saved all the setup for when I arrived home. I had to do the setup twice. Something just wasn't right the first time through. I could send and receive phone calls. I could send text messages but I couldn't receive any, not even replies. Some research should that some apps just didn't see my phone number and had (000) 000-0000 listed. The second time through and all was good, but I lost of hour or so of my time.
The setup wizard is standard fair. Pick a language and accept the terms of use that no one reads. Then there's a prompt to either accept the recommended settings or do a custom setup. Most of the express/custom settings have to do with privacy and who can get one data. The second time through I accepted the express settings in case that was the problem the first time through. The settings can be tweaked after setup.
Next I picked my country and then things got wonky when I was prompted for my MS account (or to create one). I didn't really have a problem, but it didn't work the way I expected. I use a custom address for my MS ID. It's an ID used to subscribe to Office 365 Home and it's setup as a custom domain with Outlook.com. It took my account and logon just fine. But I later found there was no email, calendar or contacts. It seemed to see Skydrive just fine. More on the mail setup later once the wizard is finished.
Then there was a prompt to backup to Skydrive. This saves Photos to Skydrive, syncs my text messages to the "cloud" and backs up my phone's settings to the "cloud". I answer yes to turn this on since it works well on my Surface RT. There's a prompt to use Verizon's service to back up contacts. This seems redundant since I'll be using the Outlook.com contacts, so I don't enable it.
Finally, there's a notice about location services and a prompt asking if I want automatic phone updates. I enable the automatic updates. In what I thought was a nice touch, my phone number was displayed a the very end.
After the wizard ends a text message appears with a link to more Windows Phone tips. (It's a free message)
I had to manually setup mail, calendars and contacts. My account was setup during the wizard but the email option was unchecked and options for contacts and calendar didn't exist. I checked the email box and started to receive email. But I still had to set up calendar and contacts. I ended up having to set up the same account I used for the wizard, but selecting the "Hotmail" option when I set it up. Then I could enable calendar and contacts for this "second" account. I also enabled tasks, although this was less of a concern for me.
Once the setup was finished I had 23.81 GB of free space.
The phone support 802.11n on the 5 GHz band which is my preference since it's less congested in my apartment complex. I get good performance using it throughout my apartment. It seems like most phones support 5 GHz these days so this isn't unique to the Lumia 928, but it's new for my phone.
I like the bigger phone. The screen is nice and clear. The text is easy to read. As I get older my eyes have struggled with the smaller text of the iPhone. The phone still fits in a pocket although some may find it uncomfortable in a shirt pocket. It's heavier than my iPhone 4S, 162 grams (5.7 oz) compare to 137 grams (4.8 oz) but it doesn't really feel heavier to me when I'm using it. That probably has something to do with the increased size. I'm still getting used to one-handed operation of the phone since it's larger. My thumb doesn't quite reach the physical back button. Well, I can reach, but my hold on the phone is precarious since I have to hold the phone lower in my hang, making it top heavy.
The phone feels well built, despite being plastic. Aluminum and glass have a solid and expensive look compared to plastic but I think the plastic will be durable. I don't use a case and it seems like it will resist scratches. I don't plan on dropping the phone to test it's durability, although I figure it's only a matter of time before the accidental drop test.
The buttons along the side have been a bit annoying. They stick out and are prone to accidental pressing. There is a setting to avoid accidentally turning on the camera when the phone is locked which helps a bit since I was often hitting that button. The other annoyance I have is the lack of a system-wide screen orientation lock. Some apps don't rotate which is also kind of annoying.
I've purposely avoided blindly installing apps that I use on my iPhone, if they are available. I'm using the opportunity to find different ways of doing things. I have installed my Synology apps (for my NAS) – Video, Music, Photo and Finder. I also installed the Lastpass and Audible apps. I pretty much stopped there for now. I want to become more familiar with the built in apps and what I really want to use on the phone.
Like other mobile OS's, the UI isn't easily discover-able. For example, I was annoyed that there wan't an easy way to switch between apps. But then I accidentally held down the back button and a app switcher popped up. After Windows RT I'm also disappointed that there's not more swipe support. I find myself swiping IE to go back but then have to press the back button. On the other hand other apps require swiping to move between screens.
There are some apps I use that aren't available on Windows Phone, no denying that. I've been trying to avoid app lock-in, going with mobile web options whenever possible. I think my biggest problem is going to be a podcast app. I really like Downcast and the Windows phone options don't come close, at least not yet. I'm giving "Podcast" a try. It's free and seems to be OK but the one problem I have is that I can't subscribe to any TWIT podcasts using it. Leo seems seems to use a lot of different subscription URLs along with redirects, I may just have to hit the right one.
The Nokia Lumia 928 has been fun so far. The Nokia apps seem to be a step above the (low) quality I've come to expect from vendor apps. It does cause some duplication, such as in my music choices. My iPhone 4S is still my primary phone but I do see a not too distant future where the Nokia Lumia 928 and Windows Phone 8 replaces it as my primary phone. Now I just have to get there. I'll post updates on my progress (or lack of progress).
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A personal finance writer who made it refreshingly personal
I was sad to learn Jonathan Clements was leaving The Wall Street Journal, not to write at another media outlet, but to work at Citigroup. (Though I was far from shocked; the Murdoch-era editorial cleansing rages on, just today claiming top editor Marcus Brauchli.) Make that, I'm happy Clements is pursuing something new, different -- hopefully, stimulating and lucrative, too. I'm sad because he was the rare personal finance writer who indeed understood the personal, going beyond raw dollar signs to keep financial planning in perspective.
Clements made his last column unabashedly about the personal, lifting the editorial curtain to expose his feelings about the endgame for all this financial engineering. "What is the real reason for all this saving and investing?" he asked. "The short answer is, you save now so you can spend later. But what will you spend your money on? People dream of endless leisure and bountiful possessions. Unfortunately, after a few months, endless leisure often seems like endless tedium."
He went on to cite three key things wealth can – should -- do for us, noting their relevance to the fat of wallet and modest savers alike: (1) If you have money, you no longer should worry about it; (2) Money can give you the freedom to pursue your passions; (3) Money can buy you time with friends and family.
Clements went three for three, hitting it clear out of the park his first two times up. No longer worrying about money, even if you have lots of it can take real work. The problem starts when the paycheck stops. Even if a salary isn't really needed, it's a big, psychological leap from the end of accumulation to the start of depletion. Behind the numbers is the validation a paycheck provides, as a marker of our value to something bigger than ourselves.
Money's power to free us to pursue our passions: so big, you can't quantify it. Clements didn't mean taking up skydiving, tackling Class Five rapids or other Branson-like pursuits. He meant more of the things we already genuinely enjoy, mixed with some new, or lapsed interests; writ large, solo and shared activities that can sustain us for a full, final third of our lives, and provide a sense of purpose. Note that he wrote passions, plural, and for good reason: too much of only one good thing often turns toxic.
Finally, how money buys time with friends and family. Absolutely, but with one caveat: you can choose your friends, but not your family. For some, more time spent with grandkids and other dear family is a natural next step, while for others who already felt they had enough time with family during their busy working lives...that well may still be enough time in retirement. Don't feel bad if you find yourself more drawn to your comrades than your long lost cousin after calling it quits; feel good about being honest with yourself.
I wish Clements the best. His replacement has big shoes to fill.
Michael Burnham is CEO of My Next Phase, a consulting firm offering non-financial retirement planning products and services (www.mynextphase.com).


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Recently I set some type for an inscription that was to be sandblasted into limestone.
The client was not conversant with typeface nomenclature, but told me that the setting supplied by the landscape architect was too "heavy and clunky."
On screen the PDF file looked all right, but when I magnified the type to its correct size (3-inch cap height) I could see that the serifs were squared off and the strokes of the characters too uniform.
The real problem here is that the drawing for the typeface was not optimized for display at extremely large sizes. Consequently the serifs, which at text size, seem sharp, are blunt at the large size. And the vertical strokes, which at text size seem crisp, are more like parallel bars at the larger size.
The concept of typeface families is a way of meliorating this problem, where the Thin, Extra Light and Light versions are intended for large display work. Unfortunately there was no adequate display version available.
I ended up suggesting Centaur as a replacement, as I thought that Centaur maintained the correct balance, between stressed strokes and bracketed serifs. Pictured below is the Centaur overlaid the supplied sample: Minion Pro.
An obvious choice might have been Trajan, but I was disinclined as that has become as ubiquitous as Palatino became in the 80s. Nevertheless I did review it, and thought that in this instance, the Centaur was superior.
Of course, my choice may not be a definitive solution. So I invite others to peruse their typeface collection and offer an alternative*.
*By the way, there is a difference between alternative and choice. And as a matter of fact I happen to have a poem on the subject.
Saturday, September 24, 2011
1 comment:
- Patty said...
Huge difference between alternative and choice... so where's the poem about it?
The cut-up letters are beautiful.
- September 28, 2011 at 2:08 PM
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Meet the Team
The COTCA Project is managed by a multidisciplinary team, all based at the University of Nottingham's History Department. Biographical information on individual Team members can be found below.
Jeremy E. Taylor
Dr Taylor is the Director of the COTCA Project, and is Associate Professor in Modern Asian History at the University of Nottingham. Dr Taylor is a graduate and University Medallist of the Australian National University. He is the author of 25 peer-reviewed journal articles in leading history and Area Studies outlets (most recently Gender & History and the Journal of Chinese History), as well as Rethinking Transnational Chinese Cinemas: The Amoy-dialect film industry in Cold War Asia (Routledge 2011), and a number of book chapters and other publications. His research has been supported by the Arts & Humanities Research Council, the British Academy, the Higher Education Academy, the Chiang Ching-kuo Foundation, and the European Research Council. Dr Taylor leads Stream 1 ("Representations of Occupation") of the COTCA Project.
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Russ Skelchy
Dr Skelchy is an interdisciplinary scholar specialising in the popular musics of Indonesia and Malaysia. He received his PhD in Ethnomusicology (2015) and MA in Southeast Asian Studies (2010) from the University of California – Riverside. His research interests include multiracial studies, sound studies, popular music (sub)cultures, decolonisation and gender. He is a recipient of a Fulbright US Scholar grant (2017-2018), Fulbright Institute for International Education Fellowship (2011-2012) and the University of California Pacific Rim Research Program Fellowship (2011-2012). Recent publications include an article in the Journal of Popular Music Studies (September 2017) which explored identity and anti-genre aesthetics and musical practices among San Francisco Bay Area Noise and experimental Rock artists; and a chapter in the edited volume, Vamping the Stage: Female Voices of Asian Modernities (University of Hawai'i Press, 2017). Dr Skelchy is leading Stream 2 ("Sounds of Occupation") of the COTCA Project.
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David Baillargeon
Dr Baillargeon completed his PhD in Modern British History from the University of California – Santa Barbara in 2018. His dissertation, entitled " 'A Burmese Wonderland': British World Mining and the Making of Colonial Burma", focuses on the Burma Corporation, a transnational mining corporation whose operations were located in the Northern Shan States of British Burma during the early twentieth century. His work has been supported by a Mellon Fellowship from the Institute of Historical Research in London, a Dissertation Fellowship from the University of California Center for New Racial Studies, and a Mellon Dissertation Completion Fellowship from the Council for European Studies. He has also recently had some of his work published in Abolition and Slavery. Dr Baillargeon is leading Stream 3 ("Spaces of Occupation") of the COTCA Project.
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Kim Weir
Kim Weir obtained an undergrdauate degree in American and English Studies at the University of Nottingham, then completed a Masters in Art Gallery and Museum Studies at the University of Manchester. After graduating, she spent eight years working in the museums and visual arts sectors in the UK and Australia. Her PhD (under Stream 1 of COTCA) explores how US colonial rule in the Philippines (1902 to 1946) shaped the public monuments erected in the country throughout the twentieth century, and how these have affected the way in which particular Philippine historical events have been memorialised and remembered.
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L. Odila Schroeder
L. Odila Schroeder joined the COTCA Project in 2017. She studied Chinese, Political Science and History of Science at Heidelberg and Cambridge, and holds an MA in Chinese and Transcultural Studies from Heidelberg University. During her studies, she has worked to promote Chinese language education, monitored socioeconomic conflicts in China for the Heidelberg Institute for International Conflict Research, and studied the circulation of European music theory in 20th century China. Odila is particularly interested in everyday sounds, musical performance and repertoire, cultural elite networks, and the use of digital and performative research methodologies. Her PhD project (under Stream 2) aims to account for musical life and choral singing as political practice in occupied Beijing (1937-1945).
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Vivien Chan
Vivien Chan is a design historian and design practitioner. She studied Illustration & Animation at Kingston University before completing a Masters in History of Design at the Royal College of Art and the Victoria & Albert Museum. During her studies, she worked as a freelance illustrator and filmmaker, as well as producing several online and print publications on design history and its interdisciplinary approaches. More recently, she lectured in Design Studies at Nottingham Trent University, and represents the Design History Society as Ambassador. Her PhD (under Stream 3 of COTCA) explores Hong Kong's spaces of leisure and consumption from the 1950s to 1980s, considering their role in the everyday life of the city during British colonial rule.


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The question is: How do we sustain anything over time? Friendships. Marriages. Business contacts. Well-being programs. Promises. Via poetry, writing exercises and reflections, Nancy Dorrier will address this question. Might the answer lie within our power to create?
Nancy Dorrier is president of Dorrier Underwood, a management consulting firm that emphasizes self-awareness, high performance, and developing leadership at all levels of an organization.
As President, she is the visionary and creative force behind Dorrier Underwood, and personally coaches CEO's and leaders around the world to invent and implement bold visions. Nancy has been leading transformational programs for over 20 years and has earned a reputation for making a dramatic impact on people's lives and having joy and love be present.
Nancy earned a BA in Psychology from Queens University of Charlotte and a Masters in Social Work from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. She has received public awards for being a successful business owner and for being a community and world leader. She received the Algernon Sydney Sullivan Award from Queens University in recognition for her work with water development projects and women's vocational training in East Africa.


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The American Academy of Nursing selects nursing leaders with a record of outstanding contributions to the improvement of nursing at the national or international level. Butch de Castro, Associate Professor in the School of Nursing & Health Studies has improved nursing by making outstanding contributions over time with significant, measurable impact.
Dr. Butch de Castro, Associate Professor of the UW Bothell School of Nursing & Health Studies, along with collaborators at the UCLA School of Public Health and the University of San Carlos Office of Population Studies (Cebu, Philippines), have been awarded a five-year grant from the Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health & Human Development of the National Institutes of Health to study obesity risk in the context of international migration.


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Sauerkraut is a staple in our kitchen. And organic, raw kraut can be expensive at the store. This easy recipe shows you how to make inexpensive, real sauerkraut that you and your family can enjoy. I've experimented with lots of different ingredients and have settled on this basic combo as our "usual" kraut. I like green cabbage better than red. No particular reason. Just feel my kraut tastes better. The ginger is a nice touch, and it also helps with digestion. I think I add the carrots because I like a little color in my kraut. It does add a titch of sweetness. We go through kraut quickly at our house, so I usually double the recipe. Lately I have been adding a bit of caraway seeds to my kraut which is so delicious.
Fermentation times vary depending on your taste preference and the temperature inside your house. I like to ferment kraut for at least 4-5 weeks, sometime longer. The most important thing is to use a completely airtight fermentation vessel. The good bacteria needs a totally oxygen-free environment to thrive. This way it will not spoil. Also, be sure to cover your fermentation vessel to block out any light as light inhibits the good bacteria from growing. You can read more about that HERE.
The only thing that you need to add to your vegetable is sea salt. The salt pulls water out of the cabbage (through osmosis), and this creates the brine in which the cabbage can ferment and sour without rotting. The salt also has the effect of keeping the cabbage crunchy, by inhibiting organisms and enzymes that soften it. I use an unrefined sea salt when fermenting veggies.
Store in fridge after fermentation. I have stored mine up to 6 months without it spoiling, but it usually doesn't last that long around here. Would love to hear how it goes if you try this recipe.
I have been fermenting foods for years now and have found that the best and most consistent results come from a closed-system fermentation system that keeps oxygen out but allows CO2 to be released.
I have experimented with fermentation crocks and mason jars with air-locks but have found my results to be inconsistent. This mainly has to do with the fact that neither of these systems is completely air-tight, leaving my ferments open to oxygen, molds, and bacteria in the environment.
So what do I use?
I have found that the best ferments come from a completely air-tight system. And the best one that I have found comes from Pickl-It.com.
They have a wide variety of sizes to choose from. I have the large 5 Liter jar for making sauerkraut. I also have several 1 Liter jars for making smaller condiments and for storing my krauts in the fridge. They are easy to use, completely air-tight, and come fitted with an airlock.
The airlocks allow for the CO2 created by the fermentation to be released but keeps oxygen out. This keeps the lactic-acid bacteria happy and healthy.
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Easy Homemade Sauerkraut
- 1 and 1/2 medium green cabbage (yes, that's one cabbage and half of another. This is the amount that fits in a 1.5 – 2 liter fermentation jar))
- 3 carrots
- 1–2 TBS grated fresh ginger, depending how gingery you want it
- 1 1/2 TBS sea salt (like this)
- Carefully clean all equipment to be used. You can pour boiling water into glass jars or place dry jars in oven at 200 'F for 10 minutes to sterilize. Place lids and utensils into large glass bowl and pour boiling water over them.
- Shred cabbage in food processor or cut by hand into thin shreds with a sharp knife. Place into large glass bowl. (save a couple of the big outer leaves to cover kraut in the end)
- Shred carrots and add to cabbage, along with grated ginger.
- Sprinkle with sea salt and mix well.
- Pack mixture into large glass jar or crock. Press firmly down to release juices.
- Cover the mixture with a couple of outer cabbage leaves. This will help prevent the cabbage from floating above the liquid. Place airtight lid on jar that is fitted with an airlock. Cover to block out light.
- If after 24 hours, the liquid that is released does not cover the top of the kraut, make a brine and pour it over the kraut until it is covered.
- Allow to sit, covered except for the airlock, for 4-6 week.
- Store in fridge after it is done
If you need a bit of extra brine in your kraut, simply mix 1 tablespoon of unrefined sea salt in one quart of water. Mix until salt is completely dissolved. Pour over kraut until liquid is above the level of the kraut.
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Conventional Wisdom
There has been some talk and a bit of news this week about various people seeking to be delegates to the Democratic National Convention.
It is difficult to get excited about a convention where the nominee is a foregone conclusion and delegates will rubber stamp an issues platform written by the White House. The Party faithful are largely window-dressing relegated to filling seats, wearing funny hats, eating and drinking.
But there is one thing worthy of your attention: Marion Barry wants to be a delegate.
Please do not let this happen. You have a vote. Use it. And when you do, do not vote for Marion Barry.
Barry is part of slate that calls itself "D.C. for Obama 2012." The slate has nothing to do with the Obama campaign. It is just a catchy name.
There are other slates: "51st State for Obama," "One City for Obama," "Obama Onward," and "Obama, Biden and D.C." They, too, have no connection to the Obama campaign.
Do not be confused by slates. Vote for people you know. If you do not know anyone who is running, talk to the candidates. The good candidates will be at the polls greeting voters when the D.C. Democratic Party holds its election to select 7 men and 7 women to serve as convention delegates.
Some of the hopefuls have been involved in party politics for years; others are relatively new and tout a message of reform. I believe there are good candidates on every slate.
When you come out to vote, I assure a fascinating glimpse into grassroots politics and conversations you will not forget.
All registered Democrats residing in the District can vote. The election is this Saturday, March 3rd, from 10:00am to 2:00pm. The only polling place is at the University of the District of Columbia, Building 46E, Connecticut Avenue and Windom Place NW (Van Ness-UDC Metro).
Whenever I travel outside of the D.C. metropolitan region the one local politician who people can name is Marion Barry.
He is a walking public relations disaster for the District.
Barry's antics at the 2008 Democratic National Convention in Denver generated the infamous City Paper cover pictured above.
In the summer of 2008 much of the nation and most of the press corps were going gaga over Barack Obama. The news that came out Denver was all about Obama. This year, reporters may be looking for a sideshow. Please, District Democrats, do not send Barry to the convention.
Take some time on Saturday to vote, and vote for someone other than Marion Barry.
Don't get me wrong. I like Barry. A conversation with him is often mesmerizing. His insight and views are illuminating.
But liking Barry and wanting him to represent our great city are two different things.
At the 1996 Democratic Convention, Bill Clinton spoke of building a bridge to the 21st century. There are times when I feel as though the District did not make it all the way across that bridge. Though our woes are not entirely his fault, the Barry legacy is a ball and chain.
Marion Barry is an iconic, inspirational and uplifting figure for some people here in the District, but we can do better than to be represented by him on the national stage.
Candidates for D.C. Delegate to the 2012 Democratic National Convention
District 1 Male Candidates
Barry, Marion
Batchelor, Markus
Bink, Adam
Carroll, Kevin Scott
Casey, Tim
Cendana, Gregory
Cristaldo, Mario
Degner, Jonathan
Edmondson, Alonzo
Evans, Jack
Glasner, Ariel
Johnson, Lenwood
Lanning, Stephen
Lim, Timothy
Mathews, David
McCarthy, Gregory
McGahee, Reginald
Meadows, David
Muhammad, Anthony
Richardson, Jeffrey
Rodriguez, Hector
Thornton, Justin
Wilson, Charles
District 1 Female Candidates
Anderson, Courtney
Sheila Bunn
Carson-Smith, Winifred
Cuthbert, Mary
Dickerson, Brenda
Farr, Anamarie
Farris, Phoebe
Lopez, Denise
May, LaRuby
Meehan, Susan
Morton, Kim
Nadeau, Brianne
Perdomo, Lillian
Pierce, Elizabeth
Seats, Peggy
Shin, Laura
Smalls, Betty
White, Eugenia
Williams, Lateefah
Wilson, Niketris
District 2 Male Candidates
Allen, Hugh
Brannum, Robert
Bubar, James
Davis, Regina
Donaldson, David
Edwards, Ronnie
Garcia, Franklin
Griffin, Corey
Isaac, Sr., Donald
Johnson, Villareal "VJ"
Lepham, Nicholas
Lewis, Tony
Long, Mark
Mandel, Jon
Padro, Alexander
Panetta, Mike
Skillman, Philip
Thomas, Maceo
Thomas, Timothy
Thomas, William
Thompson, Juan
Washington, Sterling
District 2 Female Candidates
Beninda, Alexandra
Brown, Sylvia
Corrales, Maria
Davis, Regina
Davis, Veronica
Doggett, Enid
Dubale, Aadit
Esparza, Irma
Fearer, Jaime
Harris, Janette Hoston
Hazel, Janis
Lara, Julia
Loikow, Ann
Marshall, Ruth
Martinez, Silvia
Mobley, Jeanette
Patterson-Strachan, Shaunda
Reed, Denise
Robinson, Sharon
Schlatter, Stephanie
Shaw, Dinah
Smith, Shirley Rivens
Terrell, Mary
Thomas, Hazel Bland
Thomas, Romaine
Warnke, Christine
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I generally agree with your article, which is factually accurate so far as I can tell, with one minor exception: District 1 voters will be able to vote for 4 males and 4 females, while District 2 will vote for 3 males and 4 females, for a total of 15, not 14. The discrepancy is due to the fact that the 4th highest vote-getting District 1 female will be selected as the alternate. At the Convention there is precious little difference between a delegate and an alternate.
The problem I have is with your strategy for defeating Barry. He will have a significant core of Ward 8 loyalists arriving on buses to vote for him and his joint slate with Jack Evans. Do not underestimate the number of votes he will get. If voters follow your advice, they are likely to split their votes significantly, thereby seriously risking a Barry win. And remember, he does not have to be the top vote-getter. Just one of the top four males in District 1.
So what to do. My advice is for people to vote for the strongest alternative slate, which I believe is the 51st State for Obama slate. It has not only strong candidates and excellent diversity, but its 15 candidates are pledged to vote for each other and to get their pledged voters to support the entire slate. Admittedly it does not have incumbent politicians or veteran members of the State Committee. But this is one reason it should be popular. Its grssroots leaders and activists are progressives who support change and represent a new image and reality for DC politics. I think a lot of people are not only turned off that Barry (and Evans) are even runniing against their own constituents, but are eager to have the chance to vote for something different to represent us.
The "51st State for Obama" is the ony real choice here! Please come and vote, a few hund votes will win this election.
Greatest...City Paper...cover...ever.
As Evans recently tweeted, he runs against a constituent every 4 years, so that argument is tenuous at best. What's the big deal? Anybody can run and anybody can win.
I'm running to be a delegate too. I did a lot in Denver to promote Statehood - and I'd like to be a delegate this time around. I have a pretty good track record on these issues and if you live in Wards 3, 4, 5, or 7 I'd be grateful for a vote on Saturday. Thanks - Mike Panetta (http://www.facebook.com/MikePanettaforDelegate)
Chuck Thies accomplished what none of Marion Barry's critics have done in more than decade: Barry got caught off guard and then looked like a fool. http://www.wjla.com/articles/2012/03/marion-barry-shouldn-t-be-a-delegat...


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Hiya. I have nothing terribly exciting to report today except that finally having a day off has been wonderful! 🙂
I went to the mall and did a bunch of looking, but didn't purchase anything. The mall was sooo crowded so the lines to try anything on or to get to the cash register were much too long for me. I did spot a Subway while I was walking around which is always a nice option when I'm on the go. I actually tried to find the food court but somehow got lost and found the Subway again so I figured it was meant to be. I got a 6″ veggie delite on wheat with pepperjack cheese.
I had them toast the bread with the cheese and then loaded on the veggies. Spinach, green peppers, red onions, tomatoes, cucumbers, olives, and pickles. I also got some Baked Lays to go with it.
Yum. I haven't had Subway in so long and I really do like it as a fast food option.
I did stop at Trader Joe's on the way home from the mall, so not all was lost. I love Trader Joe's but the closest one is about 20 minutes from my house, so I usually have to have an excuse to head out that way to make the trip. I got a lot of produce (blackberries, spinach, bananas, yellow bell pepper), frozen fruit and veggies, and some tart frozen yogurt that I'm excited to try. I also got a lot of other random stuff but hadn't been there in a while so it was necessary. I ended up spending about $55 and am going to try not to go grocery shopping again until next weekend. I've been pretty good lately about using up what I have and not overdoing it at the grocery store, so hopefully this trend can continue.
After I got home from Trader Joe's, I did Jillian Michaels' Yoga Meltdown from ExerciseTV on Demand. I did two bike rides in a row yesterday and the day before so I didn't want to ride again or run, but this workout is pretty challenging. It's 30 minutes and its quick moving, so my heart rate was up and I was sweating, but I also got a lot of good deep stretching in. I had a quick snack after the workout before heading back out to do some more shopping.
This was ~1/2 cup nonfat cottage cheese from Trader Joe's, covered with blackberries and more of the pumpkin flax granola from Whole Foods. I haven't had cottage cheese in ages so when I saw it in Trader Joe's I snagged some and it is delish.
I went to a Sports Authority because I had a coupon for $10 off from the Cherry Blossom 10 Mile run from a few weeks ago and wanted to get some bike accessories. I bought a gel seating pad that fits over your seat, a new water bottle, and a new sports bra. I also stopped at Target and bought a bunch of other stuff I didn't need, making up for buying nothing at the mall. 🙂
I was pretty disappointed when I got home and realized the gel seat cover doesn't fit over my seat! Argh. I'm going to try to return it but I already ripped the cardboard it was attached to. 🙁 Ah well hopefully they'll still take it back. We then decided to order some indian food for dinner from a restaurant we've never tried before. I hadn't had Indian in ages and really didn't feel like cooking, and we were pleasantly surprised with the food! It came in 30 minutes and was hot and delicious! Wil ordered Lamb Vindaloo, and I got Palak Paneer (spinach with cheese) and Okra that was cooked in a spicy sauce. We also got a huge thing of Basamati rice, some naan, and veggie samosas that came complimentary with our order. Here's my plate:
I had one veggie samosa, and basamati rice covered with spinach and okra. Everything was delicious! There was also unpictured yogurt sauce which was super necessary because everything was spicy so the yogurt sauce went with it perfectly and cooled it off. I really missed Indian food and am glad we found a good, cheap place that delivers! I have leftovers of both the veggies, so I just combined them into one container and will look forward to those one day soon.
Hope you're having a nice weekend, too!
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All I asked for Mother's Day was a trip to the mall, Whole Foods, Trader Joes, and Target. haha. So you had my perfect day!
I always spend too much money at Trader Joes. They have such good stuff!
Your Indian food looks amazing! Subway is my favourite fast food option on the go as well.
I find that shopping at TJs saves me so much money and I shop so much better. When I jump into HT there are too many processed temptations! 🙂 Luckily I work right by the Old Town HT and live down the road from the one in Bailey's Crossroads. PS If you guys haven't had Ravi Kabob on Glebe and Pershing you must. SOOO yum – total dive.
Nice pics. The yogurt sauce that came with Indian food is called "Raita"… really easy to make.. beat up plain yogurt (low fat) with some chilled water.. spice it up with some roasted ground cumin, ground paprika chili pepper and salt. You can also find readymade "Raita" spice in all Indian grocery stores.


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