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Parent-Child Program
2015-2016 School Year
Parent Child 2015-2016 Brochure
Multiple Mornings – 9:00 AM to 11:00 AM
Our Parent-Child program invites parents and young children to come together to meet new friends and share the wonders of the first three years of life. It is held in a nurturing environment, with natural toys that bring out a child's imagination and initiative while also encouraging the child to develop social skills. There will be time for a wholesome snack, songs, rhymes and stories, as well as a time to be outside. Seasonal craft projects will be presented. Information about early childhood topics and conscious parenting will be made available.
The program will be facilitated by experienced early childhood teacher, Martha Buche, M.Ed.
Come join Martha for inspiration and enjoyable mornings with your child!
- Each 8-week session is $100 for Parent-Child; $80 for Parent-Infant (Tuesdays only)
- The program is held in the Parent-Child Classroom at the school
Parents and young children are welcome to join us at any time
If you are new to the program, you can try the first session for free!
To sign up, contact Jordan Brudos, Enrollment Coordinator at
or call the school at 637-7828
January 11 to March 10, 2016 (No classes on 2/22 – 2/25)
March 21 – May 26, 2016 (No classes on 4/25 – 4/28)
ALSO: Free Saturday Morning Story & Craft
Join us for a Saturday morning from 9-10:30 am this fall, winter and spring for a seasonal story and craft. These mornings are a great opportunity for families to celebrate the changing of seasons together and create a simple craft made of natural materials. These mornings are FREE and open to the public. Space is limited – registration is required. Story and Craft mornings will be held in the PRWS Parent-Child Classroom.
Story & Craft Schedule:
Fall: September 19th
Holiday: November 14th
Winter: February 6th
Spring: April 9th
To sign up, contact Jordan Brudos, Enrollment Coordinator at
or call the school at 637-7828


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Does the Church Need a Missionary Code of Conduct?
I just recently became aware of a discussion that grew out of the Third Lausanne International Congress on World Evangelism in Cape Town this past October.
Hate is easy and the domain of the lazy. This insight came in the darkness of the early morning. I wish I could say that it was due to a Lenten meditation that pierced my own darkness, but alas, it rose as I got up too late to do my study.
By now, we've all seen the angry "regular Americans" who are rising up to resist health-care reform. They are demonstrating loudly at town hall meetings. They are holding rallies.

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Wondering how to cook swai fish? This easy recipe will get you started, whether you bake the swai or cook it on the grill.
I have not been able to find Cod in the grocery store for the last couple of months, and a friend mentioned that she like Swai (pronounced s-why) and might want to try that as a replacement. I never heard of the fish before, so decided to look for it when I went shopping and found that its inexpensive. This recipe turned out well, too. I used about 1/3 teaspoon of salt and it turned out a bit salty, so don't be tempted to overdo the salt.
And, yes, this is gluten free. Just be careful with the spices since some manufacturers add ingredients with gluten to prevent caking. Read the ingredient label on your spice bottles to ensure they are pure.
How I Learned to Trust the Recipe
A humorous story about this recipe: I adapted this recipe from one I found at Rich's for the Home, where it is called Lemon Pepper Cod. When making the recipe for the first time, I assumed (going by the title) that the recipe called for 2 tablespoons of lemon pepper, not lemon juice. What a mistake that was. The fish was very salty and barely edible! I even made a journey to Super WalMart to buy lemon pepper seasoning, which I didn't need after all. Ooops. Did I say this was a humorous story? It is now, not so much at the time.
Ingredients You'll Need for This Swai Dish
Here is the ingredient list for this recipe, which you can print below. Also, this recipe requires the Swai to be marinated overnight or at least for a few hours, so you'll want to plan ahead.
2-3 pounds of Swai
Dry White Wine
Lemon Juice
Black Pepper
Dry Mustard
Dash of Salt
Note: If you use smaller swai fillets, reduce cooking time. The fillets I use were about 10 inches long and the recipe was created with this size fillet.
I changed the recipe title on the printable recipe below to better reflect what's in the dish and included directions for both baking and grilling the fish. Swai is a mild flavored fish that readily takes on the flavor of whatever you cook or marinate it with. Enjoy!
Recipe formerly known as Baked Swai with Lemon and Pepper.
*Fish requires marinating overnight or at least 3 hours.
*This recipe is for larger Swai filets, about 10 inches long. Adjust cooking time for smaller filets.
- 2-3 pounds of Swai (I often prepare with 1-1.5 lbs, and just use the same marinade)
- ½ cup White Wine
- 2 tbsp Lemon Juice
- ½ tsp Black Pepper
- ¼ tsp Dill
- ¼ tsp Rosemary
- ¼ tsp Dry Mustard
- Dash of salt
- If fish fillets are longer than 6 inches, cut them in half to make them easier to wrap in foil later when you bake them.
- Mix up marinade ingredients (everything but Swai) in a plastic zip lock bag.
- Place fish in the bag, pressing out all air and zipping the top. Put the bag in a bowl in the refrigerator for at least a few hours to overnight. Turn the bag over one or more times to ensure that the fillets are evenly marinaded.
- When you're ready to cook the fish, preheat oven to 425 F.
- Remove fish from the bag of marinade. Place one piece of fish on a piece of foil that is large enough to crimp into an envelope so no juices leak out as fish cooks.
- Set the foil packets on a baking sheet and bake for 15-20 minutes. Fish is done when it separates easily with a fork.
Use just a dash of salt. Swai really pulls in the salt flavor. This recipe should work well with cod, too.
The Swai can also be grilled: Wrap fish in 2-3 layers of foil. Grill for approximately 15-20 minutes, fish is done when it flakes easily with a fork.


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NYC Corrections Officer Kills Massachusetts Cop, Self at Ex-Girlfriend's Home
The woman had obtained a restraining order against the officer.
A domestic dispute between 35-year-old Riker's Island corrections officer Shawn Bryan and his ex-girlfriend turned tragic on Monday when Bryan shot and killed a Springfield, Massachusetts police officer who responded to the woman's 911 call. Bryan then shot his ex-girlfriend, Charlene Mitchell, and shot and killed himself. The deceased Springfield cop, Kevin Ambrose (at left), 56, was dispatched when Mitchell told a 911 operator that Bryan was nearby and she feared for her life. She had recently obtained a restraining order against Bryan, writing in her application, "He had always told me that he is crazy and that his head is not good."


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FALLUJAH, Dec. 14 (IPS) - Iraqi doctors and medical staff are outraged over yet another U.S. military raid at Fallujah General Hospital.
The raid followed a roadside bombing Dec. 7 where four Iraqi policemen were killed and two civilians injured. The injured were taken to Fallujah General Hospital.
Shortly after this attack, a U.S. Marine who was on a patrol in the city was wounded by a gunshot.
"U.S. soldiers replied to the source of fire then headed straight to the general hospital across the (Euphrates) river hoping that they had shot and injured the sniper," an eyewitness told IPS.
"American soldiers seem to have some imagination to think wounded fighters might go to that so-called hospital," a retired surgeon told IPS. "We know that they do not trust that place because of the continuous raids by the U.S., and lack of everything in that hospital." The hospital is functioning at minimal capacity due to lack of medicines and equipment, the surgeon said.
Eyewitnesses at Fallujah General Hospital said U.S. soldiers raided the hospital "as if it were a military target."
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"We panicked at the way they entered, kicking open doors and blasting locked ones," a nurse told IPS. "A doctor tried to tell them he had keys for the locked doors, but they pointed their guns to his face. Then they told us to go out of the building and they kept us under guard in the garden until the early hours of next morning."
The nurse said the soldiers "would not even allow us to get some blankets to keep us warm; the temperature was below five degrees centigrade."
Doctors and medical staff were arrested and insulted, and some were called terrorists, witnesses said. The hospital was then closed, and could no longer offer even minimal treatment.
"We are used to that kind of behaviour from American soldiers," a hospital employee told IPS. "This was the third time I was in handcuffs with my face down. They have been more vicious with medical staff than others because they consider us the first supporters of those they call terrorists."
The U.S. military said that Marines from Regimental Combat Team 5 entered Fallujah General Hospital in order to search for fighters after two Marines were wounded the previous day in the city. Lt. Col. Bryan Salas, spokesperson for the Multi-National Forces in Iraq, told reporters: "Coalition forces searched the hospital to ensure that it continues to be a safe place for the citizens of Fallujah to receive the medical treatment they deserve."
This hospital has been raided many times before, particularly in the U.S. military assault on the city April and November 2004.
Two years back, on Dec 13, 2004, IPS reported that the U.S. military was impeding Iraqi health workers around and inside Fallujah, and was deliberately targeting ambulances. In November 2005 IPS reported that the U.S. military had raided two hospitals in Ramadi.
Many Iraqi doctors have been arrested by U.S. forces for various periods of time on suspicion of "supporting terrorism" in Iraq. Many have fled the country for fear of repeated arrests or even killings by U.S. soldiers or sectarian militia death squads.
The independent Iraq Medical Association announced last month that of the 34,000 Iraqi physicians registered prior to 2003, over half have fled the country, and that at least 2,000 have been killed.
Article 12 of the first Geneva Convention states: "(Combatants) who are sick and wounded...shall be treated humanely and cared for by the Party to the conflict in whose power they may be..." The article goes on to state that "any attempts on their lives, or violence to their persons, shall be strictly prohibited..."
Article 24 of the first Geneva Convention states: "Medical personnel exclusively engaged in...transport or treatment of the wounded or sick...(and) staff exclusively engaged in the administration of medical units and establishments...shall be respected and protected in all circumstances."
Under the fourth Geneva Convention, Article 18 reads: "Civilian hospitals organised to care to the wounded and sick, infirm and maternity cases, may in no circumstances be the object of attack, but shall at all times be respected and protected by the Parties to the conflict."
by Dahr Jamail and Ali al-Fadhily BAGHDAD, Dec. 29 (IPS) - Former dictator Saddam Hussein is due to be executed next month in a move that could...
by Dahr Jamail Lt. Ehren Watada, for those who don't already know, became the first commissioned officer to publicly refuse deployment to the...
by Dahr Jamail and Ali al-Fadhily BAGHDAD, Mar 12 (IPS) - The security conference held last Saturday in Baghdad produced statements, drew...
by Ali al-Fadhily and Dahr Jamail BAGHDAD, Mar 15 (IPS) - Many Iraqis are now looking to local political leadership to fill wide gaps in a...
by Dahr Jamail Foreign Policy In Focus Editor: Erik Leaver, IPS and John Feffer, IRC www.fpif.org Iraq is the most dangerous place...
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Hi, Dahr.
It's great to see you here.
Please keep telling us these horrible truths ... and we'll keep trying to spread them as far and wide as possible.


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Sabrina Fadial of Montpelier pounds hot steel on an anvil at her blacksmith shop in Barre Town.
An old blacksmith shop in Barre Town is once again ringing with the sounds of hammer on anvil. Sabrina Fadial, assistant director for visual art programming at the Vermont College of Fine Arts in Montpelier, has moved into a blacksmith shop that once served the granite industry and is forging unique works of art in the historic space. Fadial, a graduate of the Rhode Island School of Design, uses found objects as raw material for her nature-inspired creations. Above, Fadial hammers a hot steel rod on an anvil at her shop. Right, many of Fadial's works are based on shapes she sees in nature. Below, Fadial mentors U-32 student Bailey Southgate, 15, of East Montpelier, as she works to create a bracelet.MORE IN Central VermontA group of Northfield kids spent this past week getting some hands-on experience with police and... Full StoryInside a plain brick building in Burlington lies the Vermont Center for Emerging Technologies, a... Full StoryWAITSFIELD By definition, a classic is timeless, and that certainly fits The Pirates of... Full Story
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Pamela Faye Hammond Manuel age 36 of Dermott, passed away Thursday, April 24, 2014 at Arkansas Hospice in Little Rock.
Survivors include her husband, Michael Manuel of Lafayette, La.; her mother and step-father, Pauline Hammond Adams and Booker T. Adams of Dermott; five sons, Michael Manuel, Roshawn Manuel, Joshua Manuel, Kamarius Keith and Damonnie Keith, all of Dansville, IL; two brothers, Reggie Adams and Barry Adams both of Dermott; one sister, Betty Adams of Dermott and other relatives and friends.
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Land Rover: City
Land Rover
Go beyond
Advertising Agency: Young & Rubicam, USA
Global Chief Creative Officer: Tony Granger
Land Rover Global Creative Director: Graham Lang
Creative Directors: Guillermo Vega
Art Directors: Guillermo Vega
Copywriter: Icaro Doria
Account Manager: Lucie Harries
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..just think this woould have been a way nicer execution had color been used.. pretty interesting scene, just think i'm working a bit harder with everything made like it's sketched out in pencil.
No one cares about child labor, eye donation or saving the Earth: NO PSA!!! http://adsoftheworld.com/forum/135094
Copy hmmmm... like.. get away from home / the city / work? Wait... the visual exactly says that already!
I don't like riddle-ads, but this is so easy to get without explanation imho. Actually, the idea is very basic and literal.
Only thing that makes this ad interesting is the art direction - any copy would kill it.
Hmmm.. I think you shouldn't be so condescending. Different people may interpret something in different ways, especially when they know very little, if anything, about it. Most people on here seem to be commenting on the quality of illustration only (good art, love the illustration, etc). That being said, we can agree to disagree about the copy.
I am sorry, I didn't want to be condescending, I just like less serious debates with a bit of humour.
People commenting on the quality of illustration means this ad needs a copy? How is that?
For me, the fact that everybody understand the ad (no 'wtf', no 'pls explain!') proves that no copy needed.
On one side of the globe, there is the bad, ugly, densed city, on the other side of the globe, there is a car.
With the logo of a well known car company on the print, it is easy to connect to the only car on the drawing.
Far away from the city which is bad. If that is not basic, I really don't know what is basic.
No offense, but how do you know that EVERYBODY understands the ad? Actually, I can easily prove you wrong. Show this ad to at least 20 people (and when I say 20 people I don't mean creative types), and I bet that very few will get it.. immediately (within seconds, since no one's got the time to stare at an ad for minutes).
What may seem basic to you may not seem basic to everyone else. I too am "amazed" that many people still don't get the Pampers ad (the one where the baby's dreams are wetted/washed away), but I am not saying "Gee, it's so basic. You should get it!" The only thing I can do is just explain the ad :-)
Well, I am not that egocentric, 'no copy needed' commenter, intellectual snobbish type, but we should set a standard (which is pretty subjective of course) and say: we won't treat the target audience more stupid than this level. If we want to make EVERYBODY understand every ad, we would force ourselves to do pretty boring, lame works.
Do you think that it was an accident?!
Pleeeeeeeeeeeeeeease.................... apply your ideas and filters on your own 'textured paper' .
It looks like earth if everybody would drive that kind of cars...
Is this GCCO the same creative that did Bic infinity?


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Nif's Crock Pot Beef Barley Soup
Total Time
Prep 30 mins
Cook 5 hrs
A tasty, healthy crock pot recipe that you will love to come home to on those chilly days. This is also a great meal to freeze in individual servings to take to work or school. I like to actually rinse the ground beef after it's browned. It is extra lean, but I always think if you can lower the fat and it still tastes great, then why not? Enjoy!
Ingredients Nutrition
- 1 1⁄2 lbs extra lean ground beef, browned and strained
- 4 carrots, sliced
- 3 celery ribs, sliced
- 1 medium onion, chopped
- 3 (10 ounce) cans consomme
- 1 (28 ounce) can tomatoes (diced or chopped)
- 1 (10 ounce) can tomato soup
- 2 cups water
- 1⁄2 cup pot barley or 1⁄2 cup pearl barley
- 1 bay leaf
- 1 teaspoon dried thyme
- 1 teaspoon dried parsley
- black pepper, freshly ground to taste
- Place all ingredients in crock pot and stir.
- Cook on low for 6-8 hours or high for 4-6 hours.
- Remove the bay leaf and enjoy with a crusty roll.
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Great soup to have on the chilly days we have been having. I used ground round, packaged matchstick carrots, a box of beef broth, and petite diced tomatoes. Since I could only find quick cooking barley I added it to the soup towards the end of cooking. Bought a loaf of sourdough bread and enjoyed! Thank you Nif for posting this recipe that I will be making again! Made and reviewed for Please Review My Recipe tag game.
Whenever I taste a recipe that I know will become a staple in my household, I put it into my best-of-the-file. This recipe is being added! Delicious!! I used ground turkey and chicken broth instead of the beef versions and it worked beautifully. I put everything into the crockpot (on high) before going on errands with my daughter. When we got back, the house was filled with a wonderful aroma. This soup hit the spot on a cold fall day. The flavors are wonderful. Pure comfort food. Thank you! Made for Went to the Market tag game in the Cooking Tag Games forums.
Delicious!!! I used beef broth, petite diced tomatoes and left out the tomato soup. So easy and SO good! Made for Zaar 1-2-3 Hits Tag Game 2012.


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Publisher Bryan Welch on philosophy, farming and building the world we want.
At work, as at home, the queries have helped us add a number of constructive items to our agenda.
Expand digital and web-based products. Most of the resources we consume in pursuit of our business are tied up in paper, printing and distribution of the printed products. Theoretically, we might someday completely replace our paper media with digital products for the Internet, e-readers, cell phones and other devices. When electricity is generated from clean, renewable sources of energy, the electronic media distribute information much more efficiently and sustainably than paper media, conserving both fuels and forests. For now, a lot of readers prefer paper but the digital possibilities are more compelling every day and we'll try to stay up to date with the technology.
Goals: Beauty, abundance and contagiousness.
Push the Suppliers. Every consumer has the opportunity to influence innovation. Businesses have even more opportunities. By demanding new products that lessen the negative environmental affects of our enterprises, we inspire the invention of more conscientious new products. By asking our suppliers for recycled or environmentally responsible papers, energy from renewable sources and durable equipment we help those suppliers justify their investments in new techniques and technologies to deliver the goods.
The specifics are less important than the intent. The networks of manufacturers, suppliers and modes of transportation on which we depend are extremely complex and sometimes it's difficult to sort out the effects of our buying decisions. Recycled paper isn't always the best choice. Virgin pulp grown in a responsible manner can have, in some cases, more benign effects than the collection and processing of repurposed paper, depending on the sources and systems we use. Sometimes products can be delivered from Europe or South America more efficiently than they can be trucked cross-country from Wisconsin or Maine. It's dangerous for us to commit, mindlessly, to any given scenario.
To run a business responsibly, we need to do our homework. We need to study the options and choose responsibly. And once we've chosen, we need to push our suppliers to provide the best option, even if it requires an investment to do so. When we push for innovation, suppliers have an opportunity to take market share by delivering innovative products and services. Our suppliers have done a good job of finding affordable recycled paper, tree plantations run in responsible and innovative ways, relatively nontoxic inks and more efficient methods of distribution.
Would they have found these resources if we hadn't asked for them first? Possibly not. In fact, probably not. We create change by bringing our conscience to the market. So rather than get too detailed in the discussion of the most environmentally responsible ways of running a media company – a worthy topic of a book unto itself – let's just say that all of us, in any business, should be studying the alternatives and demanding the best of our suppliers.
Goals: Beauty, abundance, fairness and contagiousness.
Implement Video-Conferencing. After manufacturing and distribution, business travel probably consumes more energy than any of our other activities. Technology is making it much easier and much less expensive to connect with clients and colleagues in videoconferences. The laptop computer on which I am typing (coincidentally, in the departure lounge of an airport terminal) has a built-in camera that can show my face, chatting away in real time, to my son in Hawaii, my friends in England or our suppliers in India, China or Spain. That way, we consume a few electrons rather than hundreds of gallons of jet fuel.
Goals: Abundance and contagiousness.
Push for Expansion. Since part of our mission as a company is to promote sustainability, our success can have positive implications. Any conscientious company has a bigger positive impact when it grows. We want to build bigger audiences for our message. That's part of the inspiration for this book.
Explore new facilities. Our building is full, so we're looking for appropriate locations where we could expand our footprint. We hope to find a neglected existing structure that we can retrofit for better energy efficiency and to integrate on-site power generation. We've taken most of the practical steps toward energy-efficiency at our current site, which we acquired with the business. If we chose a new building with energy-efficiency in mind from the beginning, we could accomplish more. We want our offices – as well as our homes – to be efficient and self-sufficient.
Stay skeptical. Businesses tend to drift into a state of inertia, especially when they are profitable. We try to keep questioning every aspect of our organization – the businesses we're in, our sources of goods and services, our equity structures, our personnel policies, our payroll structures and our strategic goals. It's through this process of questioning that enterprises improve. If we are aggressive enough, maybe we can accelerate our innovation to the pace of change in the marketplace. That's critical, but it isn't easy.
Bryan Welch is the Publisher and Editorial Director of Ogden Publications, the parent company of MOTHER EARTH NEWS. Connect with him on Google+.
For further optimistic discussion about our future, read Beautiful and Abundantby Bryan Welch and connect with Beautiful and Abundant on Facebook.
Like every commercial business we also consume resources in ways that are not repeatable forever. We burn petroleum products and print on paper. We've traded for carbon-offset credits to replace the coal-generated electricity we consume with power from renewable sources. The benefits of carbon-offset trading are debated, but we believe it's at least a gesture in the right direction. In fact, most of the things we do to conserve resources and protect the environment are subtle:
• We've added insulation to our building.• Installed skylights to replace electric fixtures.• Installed the most efficient fixtures, ballasts and bulbs we could find.• Assigned prime parking spaces to commuters who arrive via carpool, bicycle or motorcycle.• Bought passes for employees who come by bus.• Switched to postconsumer recycled copy paper, note pads and other office papers.• We reuse nearly every box and all the packing material in our warehouse.• Replaced office Styrofoam with washable mugs and glasses.• We try to buy the most energy efficient models when we need new equipment.• Set all computer power settings to the most efficient settings.• Provided a recycling bin at every employee's desk, and placed recycling separator bins in public spaces.• We try to recycle any recyclable materials that pass through the organization.• We compost coffee grounds and food waste taken from the break room.• Sponsor recycling drives for employees who bring in recyclables like home computers and worn out tennis shoes.• Print most of our magazines on 100-percent post-consumer recycled magazine paper, all chlorine-free. When we use paper made from virgin pulp, we make sure the paper is certified by a reputable conservation agency, usually the Forestry Stewardship Council.• Use inks that are 29 percent soy, rather than petroleum. • Try to eliminate unnecessary steps in all our transportation, communication and production activities to save fuel and reduce the release of toxic chemicals into the environment.• Try to eliminate promotions based on paper media – direct mail, insert cards, etc. – and substitute digital promotions. We have a long way to go on this one.• When we promote on paper, we use recycled paper for the promotional pieces.• We offer auto-renewal subscriptions that eliminate the need for mailed renewal notices.• We keep looking for new ways to do better.
One of the best-proven characteristics of our system of business is its contagiousness. Generation after generation, entrepreneurs have invented new enterprises across hundreds of nations and myriad cultures. The system has proven itself repeatable and contagious across both time and space, across centuries of time and every continent.
For better and for worse, some cultures have proven themselves more adept than others at the pursuit of capitalist success. Those less adept have been exploited and sometimes erased by the more successful.
Nonetheless there is hardly a corner of the world where money is not changing hands right now, or where someone isn't socking some of it away for a rainy day or some future investment opportunity.
Our particular business was built mostly on the practice of publishing magazines – printing stories and photographs on glossy papers, selling subscriptions to readers, and selling advertisements to businesses who wish to put their products in front of those readers. The capital with which we started the businesses and expanded was provided by a family whose seminal business was publishing newspapers – printing stories and photographs on inexpensive paper daily for local audiences. As I write this the media are full of speculation about the future of these two businesses – magazine publishing and newspaper publishing – or the lack of a future. Some experts believe the digital media will completely replace newspapers and magazines. Readership and revenue are falling. Cooler heads predict a realignment but not an extinction.
My colleagues and I see it as neither. We believe our core business – building audience around content – is merely shifting its emphasis from one medium to another. It's true that today about 80 percent of our publishing revenue is generated, one way or another, through the printed products. About 20 percent is generated online. But just five years ago our online revenues were less than 4 percent of the total, and total revenues have grown by about the amount of the digital business. So in one way of looking at it, our printed business has been static, but it has provided a platform for a growing digital media business.
Strategically, we try to look at the business in abstract terms. We'd rather not describe it as a publishing business or an advertising business. We say we're in the audience aggregation and content generation businesses. The core of our enterprise is built around audiences. Readers come to Mother Earth News for information on a specific set of topics: self-reliance, sustainable lifestyles and rural lifestyles. For 40 years the magazine – as well as its books, radio shows, newsletters and websites – has been fascinated with that specific set of topics. It has shared that sense of fascination with millions of people. Likewise, GRIT has shared stories of rural American life and attracted rural American audiences since 1882. Farm Collector shares its fascination with agricultural machinery.
How long will we print our stories on paper and distribute our magazines through the mail? Who knows? Technology and consumer preference are difficult to predict. Will we be able to run businesses based on the distribution of engaging content to passionate audiences? We think the answer to that question is a resounding, "Yes!" It seems likely that we should be able to continue attracting audiences with our stories – if we tell them well – regardless of whether we deliver those stories at the campfire, in a printed magazine or on an electronic reading device. And if we hold readers' attention, it seems equally likely that we, and our advertisers, will find ways of selling valuable things to those audiences.
And, in fact, over the past couple of years our audiences – both print and electronic, have grown nicely.
In business, contagiousness is one of the critical indicators of success. Businesses aspire to expand and grow. The day our enterprise is not contagious is the day we admit failure.
It is repeated in nearly every country, so let's call our free-enterprise model contagious across time and across space.
Could it be more contagious?
After pay, benefits are the second-most-obvious element in a compensation package. In the United States today, no mindful individual can feel financially secure without health insurance. Most employers have acknowledged this fact and make group health insurance part of their standard compensation packages. Likewise vacation time, sick leave and some form of insurance against disability are important to peace of mind. Holidays and some flexibility in scheduling enhance family life and help employees create balance in their lives.
Beyond salary and benefits are the more abstract but equally important elements that make an employee feel valued. Does the staff have access to management? Do managers listen effectively? Does the management, in turn, share meaningful strategic information with the staff? Are all employees aware of the company's philosophies, strategies and tactics? Are achievements acknowledged and celebrated?
More controversially, are standards for productivity and demeanor established and upheld? Nothing undermines the morale of dedicated employees more insidiously than a general tolerance for a lack of dedication. Great team members want to be held accountable. And they want to work with other people who feel the same way.
In discussions of compensation we shouldn't neglect the shareholders. The business' owners, whether they are scattered across all the equities markets around the world or in the office next door, need to be fairly compensated for putting their capital at risk. How do managers and stockholders define a fair return? Generally, it's defined by what the shareholders require.
For better or for worse, the question of whether a business is fairly compensating its stakeholders – owners, employers, suppliers, etc. – is determined by whether those stakeholders FEEL they are being compensated fairly. Compensation is a compilation of many different resources transferred through a business. If the employers, managers and owners – all the stakeholders – feel good about their participation, then I think the compensation can be judged fair.
Some managers will succumb to the temptation to create this sense of fairness by overpaying shareholders, employees and suppliers. One can often silence criticism, at least temporarily, by paying a little more. A lot of people have ruined businesses that way. When costs run amok and a business fails, none of the stakeholders is pleased with the outcome.
My colleagues and I have to define fairness in our own business through the traditional process of negotiation. We are called upon to negotiate rates of pay with our employees, to resist demands for raises unless there is evidence those raises create value for the enterprise, to negotiate aggressively with suppliers to get the best possible prices and to persuade our shareholders that ongoing investment in the business will create more value in the long run, even when it reduces dividends this year. The definition of fairness is renegotiated every day in uncountable different conversations all over our offices and boardrooms.
In this process and in the very fundamentals of capitalism, some people find a kind of violence. When we're negotiating, we are attempting to move resources from one place to another through force of personality, intelligence and strategy. It can be compared with war, although my colleagues, suppliers and competitors are generally not killing each other.
Capitalism distributes power in the form of money. People with money have more power then those without. It's not the only source of power in our society, but it may be the primary power source.
So if we compare our capitalist society with a model society in which power is distributed equitably, then we are disappointed. The distribution of power and money is not perfectly equitable. There is even a kind of violence in the way entities compete for money and power.
But where can the historian find a perfectly equitable social structure? Small tribes may have been run by consensus, here and there, and some people may idealize the stone-age lifestyle, but if you were a member of a competing tribe and happened to stumble into their circle of firelight some evening you might find the welcome less than equitable.
Communism and socialism are idealized, too. The fair and equitable distribution of resources is the unifying tenet of communism and socialism. But in practice people in socialist societies have competed for party rank and favored positions within the bureaucracies. They have redistributed resources based on rank and position. They have harmed each other to achieve rank and position. Where human beings compete for power and resources, fairness is always questionable. I challenge any student of history to cite a perfectly fair and equitable human society at any time since Adam and Eve.
Our form of capitalism is, at least, dynamic. It provides the opportunity for enterprising people to improve their lives. It is not unique in this quality, but its potential is proven. So if our specific capitalistic enterprise is not fair in every detail, it at least provides us with tools for pursuing fairness. When an individual or an organization asks, "Is it fair?" the answers can provide a bunch of opportunities for constructive engagement.
It is, perhaps, the principal philosophical quandary of the Industrial Age, "Is capitalism fair?"
Resoundingly, our experience sends back the answer: "Sometimes, yes. Sometimes, no."
I'm reminded of Winston Churchill's speech in which he acknowledged that democracy could be said to be "the worst form of government except for all those other forms that have been tried from time to time." Capitalism may be an unfair economic system, but it may also be the fairest that's been tried. It can, at its best, reward ingenuity and hard work. At its worst it provides a rationale for the routine subjugation the powerful have always exercised upon the weak.
I'm not remotely prepared to argue the abstract virtues of capitalism against any other economic system. I am prepared to assert that capitalism has been a highly successful philosophy in recent centuries. If you want to get anything done in the world today, you had better know how to engage with capitalism.
A long time ago I decided that capitalism could be fair, and so it was a good enough place to exert our efforts. I don't consider business a superior enterprise to government or charity work. Nor do I consider it inferior. When an individual or a company engages with a system like capitalism, we tap into its power. Capitalism is enormously powerful. It has tremendous potential to spread opportunity in the world by stimulating and rewarding innovation. The fact that some of its products fall short of that potential does not diminish it.
Capitalism can, for instance, be very generous to its storytellers. Capitalism rewards them even when they are disrespectful of the capitalist institutions on which they depend. NBC pays Jay Leno very, very well even when he's spending his time ridiculing NBC. Producer Oprah Winfrey, comedian Larry David and New York Times economics columnist Paul Krugman are likewise paid (well, very well or unbelievably well) for communicating messages that are sometimes critical of the capitalistic institutions they serve and sometimes derisive in their tone. They are allowed this privilege because they attract audiences, and audiences pay money – both directly through their subscriptions and indirectly through advertising revenue.
Our business works the same way. Our writers sometimes criticize the system, but everyone understands that the system makes our existence possible. And the more successful our company is within the system, the more influential our work becomes. When our stories are interesting, we and our colleagues prosper. If we fail to compel an audience, the enterprise fails.
That's fair, I think.
So our business competes in the marketplace – for audience, for advertisers, for people and for allies. When we are successful, we can create prosperity and personal growth for the people associated with our enterprise. The stakes in this game are pretty high. We're trying to make sure they are won fairly and distributed fairly.
The distribution of resources is, perhaps, the most complex problem in any business that employs more than one person. Some managers like to claim that it is simple. They'll assert that you just have to pay the market rates for payroll, goods and ser vices. Surpluses are distributed to shareholders. Easy as pie.
But what is the market-rate compensation for a highly motivated, creative and disciplined manager? At a small manufacturer in the Midwestern United States that number might be 1 or 2 percent of the market rate for the same individual at a Wall Street investment bank. I believe I've known highly intelligent individuals working and succeeding at small enterprises across the country who would compare favorably in every criterion – intelligence, creativity, work ethic, loyalty, dedication – to other friends of the same age and same qualities working on Wall Street. Nevertheless, the factory manager in rural Minnesota makes 1 percent of the Wall-Streeter's salary.
Can that possibly be fair?
My friends in Kansas and New Mexico and Utah seem to be at least as happy, on the whole, as my friends working in the skyscrapers at the southern end of Manhattan Island. They are, from what I can tell, very engaged in their pursuits of building agricultural scales, mining potash or raising dairy cows. And they are conscious that they could have, if they had wished, pursued more remunerative careers. Why didn't they? For that matter, why didn't I?
For some, there were geographic considerations. Most people don't want to sever their geographic and familial roots. Others discovered a sense of purpose or a personal passion for a vocation such as farming or engineering or journalism. But all of us share one characteristic that determined our fates, economically speaking: Money isn't the most important thing we want from our careers. Our career choices weren't determined by rates of pay, mostly, or we would have chosen differently.
Sometimes when we're struggling to pay the rent it's hard to remember, but most of us chose careers that we knew weren't likely to make us rich.
So is it fair that we didn't get rich? Sigh. Yeah, probably. If our stars align so that we make some money, do we feel gratified? Of course. Should we wear our affluence as a badge of superiority? Certainly not. If we don't get rich, will we judge ourselves failures? Hell, no.
The question of whether Wall Street bankers are paid too much is a question, I think, of efficiency, not fairness. Maybe entrepreneurs should open more investment banks in South Dakota and Idaho to see if some down-to-earth organizations can't supply the same services at a lower cost.
With all this in mind, how is an employer to decide whether he is compensating people fairly? I believe that, first, every employer should define compensation more broadly than pay. The payroll check is only one facet of a large, intricate compensation formula.
We try to help people create abundance by both possible methods: by conserving existing resources and by propagating new resources. In other words, the two basic tools at our disposal are conservation and innovation. We try to promote uncomplicated sources of pleasure that give our audiences tips for a fulfilling life created from relatively simple things. And we support new technology that generates energy – that most fundamental of all assets – from more ubiquitous and renewable sources.
You might even say that the creation of abundance – or a sense of abundance – is right at the core of our mission. We advocate the creation of abundant food from our gardens, abundant pleasure from simple projects like the construction of a bench or the renovation of an old tractor, a sense of abundance in the realization that we are born on a planet rich in resources and diversity, both human and biological.
The question of creating abundance, in the global sense, is more relevant for us than it might be for most businesses because the issue is woven into our subject matter. But every business is dedicated to the creation of abundance – ideally for its owners, its employees and its customers.
In business, just as in the rest of the world, abundance is created both through conservation and through innovation.
Most business managers seem to be more reliant either on conservation or innovation. Many entrepreneurs build careers on their ability to invent and innovate, but never master the techniques of cost control. They find it difficult to run a stable, profitable business. Other businesspeople are overly reliant on frugality and fail to innovate. They may watch their highly efficient businesses decline and fail because, when the environment changed, they were unable or unwilling to gamble on new sources of revenue.
Like businesspeople everywhere, we try to find a balance between these two approaches. We try to invest wisely and manage our money frugally while remaining alert for new opportunities. We balance our efforts between conservation and innovation.
There is no objective standard for beauty, in a farm, a magazine or a website.
So maybe we should rephrase the question: "Are we aspiring to beauty?"
In every media business, managers have to decide how much to spend on aesthetics. The movie director makes decisions about the costs of sets and lighting. The magazine publisher decides how many art directors to hire and how much to spend on photography, paper and printing.
We spend a lot less on our appearance than the big fashion magazines. A bit more, probably than some of our competitors who publish magazines about solar energy or farm machinery. We try to strike a balance. For us, we must admit, contagiousness – and its product, profit – are higher priorities than "beauty." But that doesn't mean we don't aspire to be beautiful.
The photographs we feature in the magazines and on the websites must be beautiful to our audiences. The subject matter is the principal element of beauty. Our production values need only be beautiful enough. One reader might find a Scottish Highland bull quite beautiful. Another admires a Minneapolis Moline tractor or a classic BMW motorcycle.
It's our job to reproduce photographs, art and video footage beautiful enough for our audiences to appreciate. We recalculate that balance every day.
We also have an office, of course, where we have the opportunity of enhancing appearances. We could hang more art and cultivate more houseplants. We could maintain the outside of the building a little better. Our building is a very simple commercial structure in a very plain industrial subdivision, but every little bit helps. This year a group of my colleagues planted two plots of vegetables in front of the building and they made us much more beautiful. Someday we might even renovate a more elegant older commercial building, make it energy-efficient and invest more in aesthetics. Someday, maybe.
In the meantime, yes, we aspire to beauty. And we create some beautiful things, judging with our own eyes and the eyes of our audiences. But of course it's only through the ongoing daily aspiration to beauty that beauty is achieved. So, we keep it up.
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Jacquelin leads at BMW International Open
First-round action from the 2016 BMW International Open where Raphael Jacquelin leads by one shot at 7-under.
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European Tour stars from Denmark, France, and Spain go for a world record in speed golf.
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Fowler outlasts Kuchar, Jacquelin at Scottish Open
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We sit down with recent winner of the Volvo China Open, France's Alexander Levy.Alexander Levy recently burst into the European Tour winner's circle with a hugely impressive first title at the Volvo China Open . Leading from Friday until Sunday evening proved his talents, but also calmness under pressure. The Frenchman has barely had chance to drawround. For the trophy in my hand. For a first win, the China open with a field including Stenson, Dufner and Poulter is no mean feat. Levy believes it's down to what could be describe as a laid back approach. I promise you, I don't look, I'll take the, the, the first one, the prize money . I just look when I come to the. To the record and then I say oh yeah that was, was bigger than,
Jacquelin wins Open de Espana in record fashion
Raphael Jacquelin defeated Maximilian Kieffer on the 9th playoff hole to capture the Open de Espana. That ties a record for the most playoff holes ever on the European Tour. Mike Ritz recaps the day in Spain.time I've got a baby there's a win. So [unk] gonna be football team after few years, so and now I'm very happy. Thank you. -A word from Maximilian, a young man in his first year on tour, 16th event and he ran you all the way. -He's-- I mean, he's starting this year very well, so he's gonna do well, that's for sure. And it makes me remember the last playoff I did, I think was Gregory Havret and Marcel Siem in South Africa, so I said, "go on now come on, not one more time." So I managed to
Jacquelin prevails in record-tying Euro Tour playoff
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In all Istra - number one activity is chasing the most beautiful girls in the world!!! When you get tired (or better if you do) ... in Pula, you must see 'Arena' amazing monument from Roman Empire times. Today classical and pop concerts are held in the amphitheatre and if you are lucky enough you might catch one. I was, and I saw biggest legend of Croatian and Ex Yugoslavian pop music - Oliver Dragojevic in Arena. In Porec, there is all kind of summer activities going on, Bungie jumping, water skiing, paragliding, even horseback riding.
Euphrasius Basilica is the most valuable, oldest, and beautiful monument in Porec. It was build in VI century. It is actually smaller that many other churches of that kind in the area, but it is the most precious one because it kept its original structure until today. It was acknowledged by UNESCO organisation in the year 1997.
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There are many different restaurant types out there. New restaurants open all the time and concepts can vary from pizza chains to fine sushi restaurants to breakfast cafes. There are even restaurants that specialize in peanut butter and jelly sandwiches. Despite the broad range of restaurant concepts, most are classified by one of three major restaurant types: full-service, fast-casual and quick-service. This article details the challenges and opportunities operators face within each restaurant type.
Full-Service Restaurants
Full-service restaurants encapsulate the time-honored tradition of going out to eat. These restaurants invite guests to be seated at tables while servers take their full order and serve food and drink. Full-service restaurants are typically either fine dining establishments or casual eateries. In addition to the kitchen staff they almost always employ hosts, servers and bartenders. Two standard types of full-service operations include fine dining and casual dining restaurants, discussed below.
Fine Dining
Fine dining restaurants top the ladder when it comes to service and quality. They usually gain perceived value with unique and beautiful décor, renowned chefs and special dishes. Listed below are some of the features, challenges and advantages of running a fine dining restaurant:
- Prices. Prices for entrées are often $20 or more.
- Service style. Service style for fine dining restaurants is top-notch. Well-trained and experienced servers and sommeliers attend to guests, providing excellent knowledge of food and wines.
- Atmosphere. The atmosphere in a fine dining establishment is one of the keys to its perceived value. The lights need to soften the mood; the music should reflect the concept yet not overpower guest conversations; the décor should add an elegant and unique perspective. Overall, fine dining establishments strive to create an exceptional dining experience for guests.
- Challenges. Fine dining restaurants probably face their biggest challenges in poor economic times. People who do not feel that they can afford to eat at upscale restaurants often cut them out of their budget. These restaurants must constantly maintain an elevated level of service and quality in every aspect including dinner service, food presentation and restroom cleanliness.
- Advantages. One advantage of running a fine dining restaurant is that managers and servers are frequently experienced and committed to building a career in fine dining. For instance, managers typically require five to seven years of experience, as well as an immense knowledge of food and wine. Chefs need to be experienced as well, perhaps even requiring a culinary degree. Celebrated chefs will also give a fine dining restaurant the upper-hand when it comes to quality food and artistic presentation.
Some examples of well-known fine dining locations are: Morton's, Ruth's Chris, or any Wolfgang Puck restaurant.
Casual Dining
Another type of full service eatery is casual dining restaurants. They are typically more affordable and often geared toward families. Casual dining restaurants offer full table service but the décor, food and service are usually less remarkable than a fine dining establishment. The list below discusses some particulars of casual dining restaurants.
- Price. Casual restaurant entrée prices are usually in the range of $10-15 depending on the geographical area. Rarely will these dishes go higher than $20.
- Service style. Guests are seated by a host or hostess. Servers help explain menu items and take orders. Service style for casual dining restaurants is usually not as formal as a fine dining service. Servers may act more casually around diners, but guests still expect a level of professionalism and service throughout the meal.
- Atmosphere. The casual restaurant atmosphere is often family-friendly, with colorful decorations or themed posters adorning the walls. Like fine dining restaurants, casual eateries can specialize in a certain regional cuisine or a fusion of several dishes. The menu and concept usually determine the atmosphere.
- Challenges. Casual dining restaurants may find challenges in keeping up with competitors. They compete both with fine dining restaurants and fast-casual places depending on subtleties in the menu pricing and atmosphere. Fast-casual restaurants do well to differentiate themselves from their competitors to try and attract customers. They should put their marketing efforts toward promoting the ways in which they are unique and better than the competition.
- Advantages. Casual dining restaurants have an advantage in that they are often able to attract a wider customer base than fine dining restaurants. Casual restaurants are especially appealing as they are more accessible for families with children.
Some examples of casual full service restaurants are: Olive Garden, Chili's, Macaroni Grill, Outback Steakhouse and Red Lobster.
Fast-Casual Restaurants
Fast-casual is relatively modern terminology for a restaurant that falls between full-service and quick-service. Also called quick-casual or limited-service, these types of restaurants are typically distinguished by service type and food quality. Fast-casual restaurants are often perceived to offer better quality food and a more upscale dining area than quick-service restaurants, but with less expensive menu items than full-service restaurants.
- Price. Fast-casual establishments try to settle within the $7 to $10 range, and usually specialize in a few menu items or combination menu items such as an overstuffed burrito for $7 or a sandwich, side and drink for under $10.
- Service style. Guests will often walk up to a service counter where they will choose items from a menu board and place their orders with a cashier. The guests may also choose their food first, perhaps walking along an assembly line for their sandwich or burrito, and then pay when they receive the food. Similar to quick-service, speed and convenience are important aspects of a fast-casual restaurant. Although, fast-casual restaurants arguably demonstrate better quality food and service than fast-casual restaurants.
- Atmosphere. As with any restaurant, the menu items and restaurant culture will likely affect what the restaurant looks like inside. Some are very basic, while others use colors and signs to demonstrate their style and create a low-key ambience. Lighting and music also play a large part in creating the atmosphere.
- Challenges. Unlike full-service restaurants, fast-casual restaurants experience a good deal of turnover. Frequent management change can bring a restaurant's success crashing down since workers do not see the level of commitment more often seen in full-service restaurants. According to studies during a three year period, sub shops and fast-casual pizza joints saw some of the most instances of turnover of any other restaurant type. 1
- Advantages. The fast-casual concept as a whole has a lot of strong advantages over other restaurant types. For example, the idea of fast-casual has a lot of wiggle room. It can be a totally organic eatery, showcase a certain regional fare or even stick to the classics. All the while, attracting customers with affordable menu prices. Fast-casual restaurants are extremely versatile. Since many obtain liquor licenses, they attract a large portion of the adult clientele while still catering to families and students. Many also believe fast-casual restaurants provide more healthful food than what quick-service restaurants have to offer.
Examples of fast casual restaurants include Panera Bread, Chipotle Mexican Grill, Red Brick Pizza and Cosi.
Quick-Service Restaurants
Quick-service is the term for restaurants that capitalize on speed of service and convenience. Fast-food restaurants often fall under the umbrella of quick-service restaurants, but not all quick-service places serve fast-food. Quick-service restaurants are characterized by simple décor, inexpensive food items and speedy service.
- Price. The least expensive of all, quick-service restaurants usually offer meals for $6 or less. They often provide "combo" meal choices which can add on extra for sides and drinks. These food items are also available à la carte.
- Service style. Service style at quick-service restaurants typically includes a service counter with one or more cashiers working to take orders. Customers order off of a menu board hanging on the wall or from the ceiling. It is not unusual to see a drive-thru at a quick-service restaurant.
- Atmosphere. In comparison to full-service restaurants, quick-service establishments generally have simpler dining areas with fewer decorations. However, quick-service chains in particular often strive to achieve a very specific and individual "look and feel" to their restaurants. For example, Jamba Juice chains paint their walls and hang posters to comply with a very specific color palette and theme. Also, every store is required to play specific music every month.
- Challenges. Like fast-casual restaurants, quick-service restaurants experience a good deal of turnover. Frequent ownership and management change coupled with an overwhelmingly young workforce tend to increase general turnover rates. Coffee shops, which are popular quick-service restaurant concepts, are a good example. Statistics from a recent three-year study show that coffee shops experience a three-year cumulative ownership turnover rate of 70%. 2
- Advantages. Quick-service restaurants often succeed in a big way because of speed of service and overall consistency. In earlier days when McDonald's was still young, the idea of assembly line food service operations were still new. However, this makes for a recognizable, familiar and consistent line of product wherever the restaurant is located.
Examples of quick-service restaurants include McDonald's, Taco Bell, Wendy's, Jamba Juice and Starbucks.


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i got a little problem uhm the first time i played i played wjen i wasnt login and then i played with my account but the problem is that i can't get first kill medal and i tried deleting my progress but i just can't get the medal...
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