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Sam's Club Reviews
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Good pay and benefits are possible while improving your customer service skills (in 48 reviews)
The oppurtunity to learn every aspect of the job and business Decent pay and benefits (in 39 reviews)
As management sometimes work/life balance is not where it needs to be (in 32 reviews)
The one thing I got tired of was the constant push for Plus memberships or credit applications (in 57 reviews)
I worked at Sam's ClubPros
Good place to work forCons
Nothing as such I can think ofAdvice to ManagementAdvice
Nothing as such I can think
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- Work/Life Balance
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- Culture & Values
- Career Opportunities
I have been working at Sam's Club full-time (more than an year)Pros
good for freshers because it provides a platformCons
worst management team
too much politicsAdvice to ManagementAdvice
stop making lobby of same language type.Doesn't Recommend
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I worked at Sam's Club part-time (more than an year)Pros
Close knit culture
Decent pay
Opportunity to move around
Fast Paced
Free food
Employee discount on fresh foods
Charitable fundraisers
Great for college age peopleCons
Retail hours
Some rude customers
Never get out on time when closing
Cashiers have to sell upgraded memberships to people who don't want them
Have to pay for membership - it should be free
Insurance isn't available for part time employees until one year of service
Insurance covers employee only
Manual labor - constant lifting, stacking, pushingAdvice to ManagementAdvice
It would be great if part time employees would be eligible for benefits sooner than one year and it covered their families, as well. I was offered benefits after one year for only myself. Poor management on various levels. Some upper management had shady practices with employees and inventory - they were later replaced, but we had to endure their actions until they left. Some floor supers act bigger than their job description and take their personal lives out on their team members. We're all human, but please do your best to leave it at home.RecommendsPositive OutlookNo opinion of CEO
"My experience overall was great "
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I worked at Sam's Club part-time (more than an year)Pros
You get a yearly bonus, most the associates are nice, you get a free membership, everything is easy to find and your schedule is made 3 weeks in advanceCons
Selling plus, credits, and renewals at the register as a cashier, you have to be part time for so long until you become full time, heavy liftingAdvice to ManagementAdvice
Show your associates more appreciation.RecommendsPositive OutlookApproves of CEO
I worked at Sam's ClubPros
Competitive salary and benefits but could be better from a walmart division.Cons
Bad teamwork, not enough hours for part-timers or benefits.Advice to ManagementAdvice
Teamwork means lead with the example.
"Unsure of how the company will be in 10 years. "
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I have been working at Sam's Club (more than 3 years)Pros
Great coworkers, good work environment, pay is OK at best. 401k and stock programs are worth doing with 6% match and a partial stock purchase from the company. Room for advancement if you work and show you're not a complete imbasil. Opportunities to learn multiple aspects of retail, produce, grocery, front end, merchandising and technology. A good stepping stone. Overall a positive experience thus far.Cons
Benefits unreachable at the part time level. Full time only given to lead positions. Unrealistic goals with a constantly understaffed store. Mad members daily. No commission given to wireless sales associates. No incentives on selling upgrades and credits. Maybe a "high five" which is $5 taxed on you're check after you have done it all at the end of the day. Meetings are not held enough to keep all associates in the loop. Little to no consequences for lack of effort on work. Cuts across the board on payroll, except for management.Advice to ManagementAdvice
Conduct more meetings to emphasize goals to associates, stop cutting hours and create new positions to further assist the front end, cashier helpers to move lines faster and less sales push from cashiers to speed and improve member experience, while having more associates specializing in upgrading members on the floor other then only 1. Higher wages to produce higher quality workers that care about they're position and increase employee moral.RecommendsNeutral OutlookNo opinion of CEO
"Good experience, learned a lot of good work skills. "
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I have been working at Sam's Club part-time (more than an year)Pros
good wages, flexible scheduling, good managers.Cons
lots of training, leadership was questionableRecommendsNeutral OutlookNo opinion of CEO
I have been working at Sam's ClubPros
free membership, many advancement opportunities, great people to work withCons
I would like to work full time and get paid a little more.
I have been working at Sam's Club full-time (more than an year)Pros
Career advance and career development personal growth to develop key skills to succeedCons
not in line with personal life no holidays off and not a big bonus if anyRecommendsPositive OutlookApproves of CEO
I have been working at Sam's Club part-timePros
It pays, it's a good stopover if you're a student or just need extra cashCons
It doesn't pay much if you're trying to climb the ladder and they will stretch the climbAdvice to ManagementAdvice
Respect your employees intelligence!!RecommendsNo opinion of CEO
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My brother and I are headed to Austin for a long weekend. On Thursday nite, we need a casual place where drinking is as important as eating, but without any attitude. Weather permitting, I'm gonna wear torn up cargo shorts, a t-shirt and Reef sandals. A large patio would be nice, as would fantastic people watching.
We'd prefer something "Texas". BBQ, Burgers, Tex-Mex, Mex-Mex, Local Gastropub, etc. Not looking for "Fusion" or Sushi or any of that other stuff. Not cause we don't like it, but because we want to celebrate our Texasness.
We'll be staying downtown next to the Capitol on 11th, but I guess we can do the taxi thing.
On Friday and Saturday, we're headed west to Fredericksburg and the surrounding Hill Country area for all day gluttony.
Here's what's important on Friday and Saturday - game, bbq, chili and Shiner during the day and wine and some nicer Hill Country dining come evening time. Any recs?
We also need recommendations on cheap places to stay in the Hill Country that are close to the aforementioned wine and food.
The Hill Country Food and Wine Festival is this weekend in Austin. You may want to check out some of the events while in town.
Not the best bbq but saltlick sure has most beat when it comes to atmosphere and hang out effect? Its out west of Austin but it would be fun.
A breakfast taco at Marias is really pretty cool. The migas taco with chorizo is really quite good. Its a popular joint and the original was torn down but the nice patio is actually a little better IMO.
For nicer austiney I would rec castle hill.
The Hill Top Cafe on the Mason HIghway (Hwy) 87 maybe 10 miles west of Fredericksburg (at the Doss turnoff) fits both your lunch and dinner needs. Menu is classy Greek/Cajun/Texan, good wines, cool roadhouse ambiance. Real good food.
Some favorite places near Fredricksburg are August E's, about 5 miles east of town, has great food, neat atmosphere and a large patio for outdoor dining and the Hill Top Cafe which is 10 miles north of town--unusual, funky atmosphere and great music. Of those two, I'd choose August E's definitely for evening and Hill Top for daytime. Check out the websites: http://august-es.com/ and http://www.hilltopcafe.com/
I think Chuys in Austin is always a fun time with great Mexican food. Chuy's Restaurant
1728 Barton Springs Rd Austin, TX 78704 (512) 474-4452 Good patio too.........
You might try the rooftop patio of the Iron Cactus on 6th St. The food is not spectacular but quite edible, they are serious about their drinks, you can people watch down onto 6th St, and they don't have a dress code. They have misters, too, if it's humid out.
Casual and patios are easy to find in Austin.... head to 5th and 6th street and I am sure you will find what you are in the mood for.
I know you said you are headed to the Hill Country, but, I gotta say, if you are that close, don't mess around, GO TO LOCKHART and hit Kreutz' Market for one of the top five BBQ spots in the state. That is where I would go if I were in that area. IMHO, it beats Salt Lick all to pieces. I don't know of a joint within 200 miles of there that I would get as excited to go eat BBQ at. Heck, I'm tempted to leave Dallas right now and head that direction !!
Remember, BBQ joints are almost never open on Sundays.
If not, maybe go to Iron Works BBQ on 1st Street in Austin. They have solid fare and are close to where you are staying there in town. Still I don't think Salt Lick is worth the effort.


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Relic is an in-development fantasy RPG created with RPGMakerVX by Twidger (also known as just Twidge on RPGMaker.net) and helped by a friend of his. It stars a drunken thief, his cocky bird which only he can hear, a struggeling young magician girl, a pyromaniac, an anti-social engineer boy who makes bombs, and a Russian lumberjack. Interested yet?The Relic. Handed down, generation after generation by the royal family, Its purpose is unknown to anyone. It is said, that during the Meteor Shower that occurs once every five years, if the girl with the pure voice sings the Song of the Seas, then the Relic will reveal its purpose. This girl, is Annette. King Gaston III, requests that she be brought across the ocean, to his kingdom in the New World, for the celebration of the Meteor Shower. She brings her boyfriend Scatto, a drunken thief, his best friend, Antoine Vivinci, and Scattos pet bird, Peeko. However, while out at sea, their boat gets attacked attacked by a fierce storm, and the ship begins to go down. Anette, Antoine, Scatto, and many other people make it to the life boats, but when they go to launch it, one of the ropes gets snagged in the mechanism. Scatto quickly climbs up the rope, runs into the ship, gets a knife and just as he gets back to the rope, the ship starts sinking! There is no time to climb aboard the life boat, he cuts the rope there and then the boat is released. Scatto struggles to get to the boat but the waves are too rough; he does not make it. He wakes up, days later, shipwrecked on an island.And that's just the prologue.A demo was released in late May 2011. Since then, Relic has already gained much support from the RPG Maker community for its humorous dialogue, impressive voice acting, original soundtrack and original artwork. It can be downloaded here [1]
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In 2011 the Dallas Mavericks beat the Miami Heat for the NBA title. The next year the upstart Oklahoma Thunder lost to the Miami Heat in the NBA finals. In 2013 the Miami Heat repeated, defeating the aging San Antonio Spurs. In 2014 the ageless Spurs avenged their loss from the previous year, beating the Heat in the finals.
What did these VERY different teams have in common? With the exception of the Thunder, all the finalists are "housed" in states with zero state income tax! Moreover, Oklahoma's top state income tax is a rather modest 5.25% — and there are proposals to further lower this top OK tax bracket.
Coincidence? Maybe. Was this factor the ONLY reason these teams made it to the finals? Definitely not!
But because of a little-known change in the 2013 federal income tax law, this match-up of low/no tax income state finalists in pro sports playoffs may become more and more common. This change is particularly bad news for California sports fans.
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Hello, my little nuggets of fried brownness! We start this week's episode with the chefs reminiscing about Carla and Chrissy's elimination. Josh makes a comment about his disappointment over having a poor performance his first time meeting Hugh. I didn't notice this until I watched the episode for the second time, but Josh obviously has a lot of respect for Hugh, and it's adorable. We'll come back to this later.
Back at the house, we celebrate Stefan's birthday, and by celebrate I mean insinuate that he might get sent home because of a Season 5 curse. I had honestly completely forgotten about this. Fingers crossed, Stefan!
OK, back to the food. The chefs are up at the (butt) crack of dawn to head to Pike Place Market, the "soul" of Seattle. I thought Ben Gibbard was the soul of Settle, but what the hell do I know? Eliza shares that she got engaged at the market. Equally as important, CJ unveils his glasses, and I am digging them. I almost forgot how attractive he is. Just me? OK.
The chefs pair up -- little do they realize how important these team-ups will be. Padma and Daisley Gordon present the Quickfire Challenge -- make breakfast for the farmers' market vendors… on a stick! Sausage on stick won't cut it here, but I would kill for one. So, the chefs are off to Sur la Table to find supplies and produce, and they all start planning their menus. I'm usually more of a savory breakfast girl, but I like where Brooke is going with the sweet/savory idea. Also, I had no idea she knew Stefan, so that was an interesting little tidbit.
Another interesting tidbit? Eliza followed Widespread Panic around the country and sold vegan sushi out of a van. The Eliza "Supreme" Moment of the episode may have to become a new mainstay in this recap because she is just throwing gold nuggets out every. single. episode. She is quickly becoming one of my favorite cheftestants. Tell us more, Eliza! I am hanging on your every word.
Aaand the chefs start cooking. So far, John and Joshua are really getting along, but I will say I don't see the point of putting a taco on a stick, as a taco is inherently a finger food. I do love a breakfast taco/burrito, though, so we'll let this slide for now.
Bart and the ground are having some issues. He drops his panini press while colliding towards the ground, and actually does break it. Sidenote: I think Bart and Tyler should have their own show. I don't know why, but I would watch it. We shall call it "What the Heck? Salmon on a Stick!"
Honestly, Josie seems like maybe the least agreeable chef, so kudos, John, you get the week off for that title.
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Gavin Floyd, meeting with catcher Ramon Castro, gave up only three hits in seven innings. | Jim Cowsert~AP
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ARLINGTON, Texas — You know it's bad when you hold the Texas Rangers to three hits in their ballpark and lose. That has happened twice here in 17 years.
Right-hander Gavin Floyd (5-4) was the White Sox' tough-luck losing pitcher Wednesday. He had the third strong start in his last four with nothing to show for it, allowing two runs (one was unearned because of Gordon Beckham's first error of the season in 299 chances) and three hits in seven innings.
"We're all fighting out there,'' Floyd said. "Their pitcher pitched real well. We were grinding it out, trying to produce runs, and it just didn't happen.''
Floyd lowered his ERA to 3.61. In his last four road starts, it's 2.70.
"He's got probably top-five stuff in the league with his cutter and curveball,'' Sox left fielder Juan Pierre said. "I don't think he knows how good he can be. He gives us a chance to win every time he goes out. It's tough when you get such a good performance, and we can't muster any runs.''
"I just want to keep this team in the game,'' Floyd said. "To achieve that today, especially against a lineup like that, . . . you have to brush it off, continue to work hard and try to do it again next time.''
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The No. 3 spot in the lineup, especially when the Sox are on the road, agrees with Carlos Quentin, who hit three home runs Tuesday night to power the Sox to an 8-6 victory against the Rangers. The game ended at 1:27 a.m., so the feat didn't get much play.
Quentin hit one in the first, third and ninth innings, the last blast after 1 a.m. because of a three-hour weather delay. He drove in five runs with the first three-homer game of his career. The most impressive was a 405-foot opposite-field shot.
"Going the other way is always a good sign for any hitter,'' said Quentin, the first Sox batter to hit three homers on the road since Jose Valentin in 2003. "Especially being able to hit the ball in the gap and drive the ball.''
On the road, Quentin ranks first in the American League in slugging (.723), home runs (10), doubles (11), RBI (28) and total bases (73). He's fourth in runs (19).
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A claim made by a concept's creator or owner that said concept is theirs and theirs alone. Use of copyright is protected legally, but many people feel that the concept is ethically invalid - leading to the rise of Internet file-sharing. Often cited using a © symbol, followed by a year.
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An abuse of power regarding who gets the highest share of a royalty; pseudonym for laws designed to consolidate information access, usually in an attempt to disenfranchise those who would need the access the most.
The music industry self-servingly calls for strong copyright enforcement.
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The right to copy. Mistaken by corporate fatasses as a way of preventing the sharing of material, especially material bought by someone else.
There goes the RIAA with its bullshit copyright laws. It's trying to say that I don't own all the music CDs I bought because it burned the songs onto them.
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SpaceX is contemplating its next location to launch its super awesome rockets. The verdict is Boca Chica Beach strategically located right at the tip of South Texas!
This ideal space launch location is just a few miles east of Brownsville, Texas and is just a hop, skip and jump away from my favorite Texas beach getaway, South Padre Island! With some thoughtful insight into the future, and mindfully choosing not to succumb to any premature opposition, I fully welcome and support the awesome possibility! Not only did I grow up in the the Rio Grande Valley but my son, Caiden and I would have one more reason to visit South Padre Island during our yearly visits. As mother and son, we love to play space and rockets. Caiden is three years old and is in absolute awe of big machines, tractors, rockets and the noise they make! Anyone with a son around three would understand this. On any typical day, Caiden is found running around the house building rockets from Lego's, empty cartons of milk, markers, blocks…anything he can get his hands on. Making rocket noises and animating launches with his make-believe Lego rockets is one sign out of many that leads me to believe that Caiden would love to visit this potential launch pad while visiting Grandma Pam in the RGV. However, this dream vacation is not the only reason why I am advocating for this project.
Why do I support SpaceX and it's possible launch site near Brownsville, Texas?
Brownsville and the Rio Grande Valley needs a higher employment rate and it would increase tourism for the area. My mother and family live in the RGV and I visit SPI about three times a year. During those visits, I notice that the peak tourism is obviously Spring Break and Summer Break. Tourism dies down the other eight months out of the year and I see the struggle that this inconsistent tourism brings. Moving this project forward would revive the area into a booming tourist hot-spot. I can't even imagine the type of positive growth this could mean for SPI and the RIO GRANDE VALLEY.
Who opposes the SpaceX spaceport project?
Obviously, there are those in opposition. The one in opposition is an environmentalist named Luke Metzger and is basically jumping the gun and driving moral down for this potential opportunity even before all the data is even available to the public. This particular action reminded me of my time attending, The University of Texas. During my time at UT, I noticed more than a few righteous environmentalist people standing around "The Drag" all day long getting people to sign their latest petition. You know the kind, the kind that have nothing better to do then to just stand around aimlessly, nagging those around them and basically drawing out as much guilt out of innocent bystanders as they possibly could then using this tactic to convince people in signing a petition they were not fully educated about.
The Texas Parks and Wildlife Department opposes this project because of the proposed site's proximity to endangered animals and other wildlife. Director, Luke Metzger of Environment Texas, said he has also contacted other environmental organizations to join him in urging the company to choose another site. Never noticing the bigger picture, these "environmental groups" think that opposing this project is contributing to, "the better good." Those who oppose SpaceX, should look at the beneficial effects that Cape Canaveral brought to the central Florida coast and that is attracting a clean high tech industry into an area that has so much to offer the world.
Who in Texas supports the SpaceX project?
Not all people in Texas share Metzger's negative viewpoint. Cameron County officials and the Brownsville Economic Development Council want to lock-down this major project and have said this will bring hundreds of jobs and have a significant economic impact in the area. With the exception of Environment Texas and Texas Parks and Wildlife, the space pad project has overwhelming support from the Lone Star State.
The Houston Chronicle noted that, "the project is eliciting a financial support package from the Texas government. Furthermore, a recent public meeting on the project in Brownsville held by the Federal Aviation Administration found near universal support for the space port, including the jobs it would bring, from the local community."
The FAA is undergoing an Environmental Impact Report for this project before giving the final nod. It is premature to begin a petition before the FAA had time to finish their environmental report and bring that report public.
Why should SpaceX choose Boca Chica Beach in South Texas as a new launch site?
SpaceX would benefit in that they would have a launch pad close to the equator (which consequently saves fuel) and the Rio Grande Valley would benefit economically and educationally in that it would draw in the brightest engineers of this century to the RGV area as well as offer a peek into our inevitable future as a society. This future is ultimately a thriving community that has various opportunities to educate themselves in regards to oceanography, botany, space and technology at their fingertips. Hopefully, SpaceX will chose Boca Chica Beach for it's next launch pad site as the company will be able to recruit solid employees that are eager to work and learn about a technology that has been historically out of reach for the them. It would also benefit the company to hire "innovative and experienced engineers" from out of the valley. Since the cost of living is so low, recruitment of the most talented and brightest scientists would not be difficult. Employees of SpaceX would be ecstatic in knowing that a beautiful 5,000 sq feet family home can be bought in the RGV for well under $300,0000 and with a beautiful beach community on a barrier island within a 15 minute drive…who could beat that! If SpaceX chooses this location they will have a work force that will enjoy a great level of satisfaction in their lifestyle.
When making huge decisions like this it is important to realize that the impact is huge and interferring with a potentially positive impact to a community is dangerous and irresponsible. I encourage Environment Texas to stop this petition and allow people to educate themselves on the positive and negative repercussions of this project.
Questions and Statements for Environment Texas
- When was the last time you visited Brownsville, TX?
- Have you seen what goes on down there?…it's not Austin!
- The problem is the pollution from the other side (Mexico) which has not changed since I was a kid about (twenty years ago).
- Boca Chica Beach is the best place for this site given the location and the factors that tie into living around a border town.
- Have you been to the Padre Island National Seashore just a few miles North of Boca Chica Beach?
- It's a beautiful (untouched by man) 70 mile stretch of beach land from SPI to Corpus Christi and it's completely isolated…a great place for a bird sanctuary.
- I too, like birds and want to preserve their homes. I just don't think that Boca Chica beach is the only option for a bird sanctuary.
- With SpaceX occupying the area it would curtail illegals from crossing the border within that area. SpaceX would be doing the Federal government a big favor by constructing their spaceport at Boca Chica.
- Please read this article regarding area border patrol in Cameron County requesting help from the Federal government. Federal Observer
I would like the skeptics to look at the data before coming to a false conclusion and organizing a plethora of environmental zombie recruits for a petition that could be a potentially very prosperous project for the citizens of the Rio Grande Valley.
Compare the cities
There are 6 major polluters in Brownsville, Texas – Home Facts – Environmental Hazards, Brownsville, TX
There are 2 major polluters in Cape Canaveral, Florida – Home Facts – Environmental Hazards, Cape Canaveral, Florida
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I am hosting 6 of us for a wine tasting/Spanish meal. I am not familiar with cooking Spanish food and our fresh seafood is severely lacking.
I really have no clue about Spanish food, but have some ideas here for what I want to serve:
nibbles: (I have a hunk of manchego that needs to get used up? Have made manchego/chorizo puffs in past, could do that again)
appetizer: seafood??? I would love to do clams or mussels, I may be able to order them in at my grocery store. OR should I do a salad here?
soup: chilled or hot almond soup (I need a recipe)
main: meat (chicken or beef, lamb or veal is a potential, but maybe too expensive), what starch/veg to serve?
dessert: I have no clue? Maybe a flan?
Once I have the menu, I will work on wine pairings.
definitely want to make as much ahead as possible.
NO olives, legumes, artichokes, avocado or eggplant
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I did consider paella, but one of the guests makes paella every year for New Years, so felt it might be a little close to that. Also again, the problem with fresh seafood. Doubt I could even get squid. I suppose I could just do sausage, chicken and shrimp though.
If I go this route, should I go salad instead of seafood app?
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Pernil is a Puerto Rican dish - not so much a Spanish dish.
tortilla espanola is a great starch side for a spanish menu. also makes a good main course for vegetarians. eggs, potatoes and sometimes onions. easy and can be done ahead. i serve it with romesco sauce (roasted peppers, sherry vinegar, hazelnuts or almonds). googling will get you tons of recipe variations on these simple spanish staples..
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Recently spent about ten days in Barcelona an tortilla espanola was a fave. And, as you mention, it can be served at room temp which for me is a plus.
Look for ajo blanco recipes for your almond soup.
Also I think pisto manchego would be a good side dish.
Pollo al ajillo is decent if you want chicken. Breaded beef round steak would go well if you want beef.
Dessert, there are lots of nice cakes. I like torta de Santiago served slightly warm.
Don't bother with the tarts for nibble. Just put out the manchego with some membrillo and dried chrorizo.
Garlic shrimp is a very traditional app.
We do a lot of chicken braised with chourico or ham, braised rabbit is also popular. Salt cod casserole with potatoes is very traditional as is the potato tortilla.
Flan is one of the more traditional desserts. There are also many almond or citrus based cakes made.
Migas would be a nice first course and would move you away from seafood.
If you are willing to eat chickpeas, you can make cocido madrileno.
Here are some thoughts and a few recipes from Epicurious:
For the nibbles, tortilla espanola is a great choice. It can be made ahead and would go nicely with sliced manchego and chorizo. Fino sherry is the most appropriate aperitif.
If you want to do a seafood appetizer, I second the suggestion for gambas al ajillo.
If you go with clams or mussels, you might be able to give them a Spanish twist by steaming them in white wine with garlic and saffron.
Chicken and lamb are often braised in Spain. Here's a recipe for garlic braised chicken that looks pretty good and reasonably authentic: http://www.epicurious.com/recipes/foo...
Flan is the obvious dessert choice, but I find it totally charmless. I usually poach pears in red wine with cinnamon, black pepper and a vanilla bean. I stuff the pears with sweetened mascarpone flavored with vanilla and a little brandy, and pour over the reduced poaching liquid as a sauce.
I have long wanted to try this recipe for Catalan-inspired fruit-nut tart. http://www.epicurious.com/recipes/foo...
And if you want to save time, I've heard that some people like vanilla ice cream topped with Pedro Ximenez sherry, though I have never tried it myself...
re: CathleenH
So many great suggestions!
Here is what I am starting to narrow down to:
manchego, chorizo, quince (probably jelly, I am sure I won't find fresh)
garlic shrimp/crusty bread
almond soup (should I go hot or cold???)
Main (can't decide, all sounds so good)
paella (if I do this should I change the garlic shrimp app?)
braised rabbit
garlic chicken
(I am considering serving the last 2 with the tortilla espanola, would it be too heavy? If so just roast potatoes and what vegetable??)
Torta di Santiago
Catalan inspired fruit tart (pears are still nice right now I think, leaning towards this one)
re: cleopatra999
I think the tortilla would be fine with the meats. In case it helps, here are the directions I recorded while my friend made a tortilla a while back. Hers are delicious - I've made them since that day, using her instructions, to consistently good results.
Spanish Tortilla / Tortilla de Patata
6-8 potatoes
1 med/large onion
6-8 eggs
1 cup or more of olive oil
1. Slice the potatoes super-thin, maybe a quarter-inch or less. Separate them all so that they are not sticking together. Slice the onion thin, and mix into the potatoes.
2. Put the olive oil in a sautee pan - preferably nonstick; the one I use is 10" I think. (I use cast iron) Heat it up a bit, but not to frying-temp. Add the potatoes and onions.
3. Cook them in the oil, turning them over for evenness periodically, until they are soft. Your goal is soft, maybe a tiny bit browned, but not crispy. Not fried.
4. Drain them using a colander placed over a heat-safe bowl, to catch the oil (which you will set aside in a glass container, for future use, after it has cooled). Press them to drain as much oil out as possible.
5. Beat the eggs in a bowl and add a teaspoon or two of salt. Add the cooked potatoes & onions in another bowl. You want the mixture to be pretty goopy, but not too eggy. If it seems potato-heavy, beat and add one more egg.
6. Using the same pan, heat a little oil - a few tablespoons - over a high heat. When it's hot, pour the potato/onion/egg mixture into it. Keep it on the high heat until it seems as if it has started to cook. Then, taking a spatula, "bend" around the edges of the tortilla so that the eggy, uncooked stuff in the center can "bleed" out to the edges, little by little - more and more will be cooked this way.
7. When it seems reasonably solid on top (but still raw of course), and using a large plate, hold the handle of the pan in your left hand, put the plate over the pan, and *quick*, flip it over onto the plate. The raw side will be plate-down. Slide it back into the pan this way, so that the raw side will then cook. You may need to manually slip some of the eggy potatoes into the pan, tucking them in underneath/to the side that is cooking.
8. After several minutes, turn the heat down to med-low to ensure the center is getting cooked. Keep on that heat for maybe another five minutes, or more if you think the tortilla is thick enough to merit additional cooking.
When it seems done/solid, flip it out of the pan onto a serving plate. Cool for awhile (15-30 min) so that it can "set" before serving.
re: cleopatra999
That sounds like a good menu. The nibbles take care of themselves and you can attend to your appetizers and main.
It being winter, I would say go with a hot almond soup. To offset the creaminess of the soup course, I'd braise the rabbit escabeche style. The light vinegar sauce would wake up the taste buds and contrast with chicken in garlic sauce.
Tortilla as a side dish seems rather heavy. Personally I would enjoy a crusty bread to sop up the sauces of your braise and a light vegetable dish like spinach Catalan (http://www.epicurious.com/recipes/foo...). Chow also has a recipe for a delicious dressing that would go equally well draped over grains or roasted green beans and peppers. http://www.chow.com/recipes/29671-spa...
re: JungMann
I agree that the tortilla is rather heavy as a side dish. In all my time studying/teaching/traveling with Spain I have never once seen it served that way.
I think some sautéed spinach like that which is in the Spain book from that series with Mario, Gwenthyn, Claudia and mark is really good. spinach is sautéed with currants and nuts. Light and would go well with you main dishes.
re: JungMann
I love both of those ideas thanks Jungmann & Melpy I think the spinach is perfect. For me the tortilla seems very heavy too.
I cannot get good green beans, so spinach is perfect, I also like the idea of just bread, or perhaps a grain. IS there a grain specific to Spain? Do they use farro there, like in Italy? Or more of couscous?
This actually sounds interesting, I can often get Trout.
The rabbit I have seen here in town is frozen whole, should I source out joints? or just butcher (yikes) myself?
Any other recipes for rabbit escabeche you can recommend?
re: cleopatra999
That is a good escabeche recipe except I flour before frying. The crust offers a little contrast and if it is thick enough, soaks up some of the sauce. I would also add some coriander and clove and toss in some sliced carrot with the rabbit. Fish escabeche is even better, so if you can easily get trout, there is no harm in serving that. I just don't know about mixing fish AND rabbit together.
If you haven't butchered a rabbit before, there are videos on the internet that can help you, though it can be tricky with those small bones around the loins. Most of the meat is in the hindquarters and these are the most desirable parts for escabeche.
re: JungMann
Perhaps I will try to source it already jointed then. I have one guest who is not sure about eating rabbit (mentally). If that is the case I will switch to trout.
re: cleopatra999
Potatoes would be more authentic than a grain on the side.
re: CathleenH
Cathleen H:
FYI the tart was a HUGE hit. I had a hard time finding dried pears, but finally snaked them from a mixed dried fruit bulk bin. Next time I would skip the pine nuts and add in pecans or something. that is just my taste though.
Thanks for the recipe. I will totally use it again and again.
re: pinehurst
Yes, was thinking that. I cannot get it in my small town, but may be able to visit city before the dinner.
re: cleopatra999
Does this look right for the almond soup? Most of the Ajo Blanco seems to be chilled? Can it just be served warm instead?
This soup is tradtionally served in Spain at Christmas.
You will need
200g almonds, skinned and blanched
50ml olive oil
2 slices day old bread, crusts removed and diced
10 peppercorns, crushed
1.5 litres chicken or vegetable stock
1 teaspoon vinegar or lemon juice
ground cumin or cinnamon
Fry the almonds, bread, saffron and garlic in the oil, then put them in a blender with the peppercorns and cumin. Blend with the vinegar and a little of the stock to a purée. Mix this paste with the remaining stock in a suitable pan and bring to the boil. Simmer for 15 minutes and serve garnished with a few slivers of toasted almonds, croutons or some chopped parsley or mint. Serves 6.
Arroz Con Pollo, very easy to do for a crowd and you can set it up the day before and bake it just before you serve it. Cut boneless skinless chicken breasts in big chunks, about 3 per half of a breast. Brown these in olive oil. Remove chicken and brown onions, red and green peppers, and mushrooms in same pan. In very large casserole (I use a lasagna pan) combine the chicken, onion, mushrooms, peppers, a bag of frozen peas, salt to taste, and raw rice. Mash up a little package of saffron in warm water or chicken stock and fill up the casserole with it to the brim. Cover very tightly with foil. Bake about an hour until the rice is done but the grains have not split. Check a couple of times to see if you need to add more liquid. Serve with grated Parmesan cheese to spoon over. (Note on saffron: yes, it is expensive, but use it anyway.Trader Joe's s a good source. Nothing else says "Spanish" like azafran (saffron)). It makes your rice yellow and has a subtle flavor. If not for your list of banned items I would present this with artichoke hearts, black olives, and strips of pimiento on the top. It is an excellent party dish, very tasty and very convenient as you can make it the day before. People always eat thirds. All you need with it is salad, wine, and French-type bread.


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Japanese Media Trope but does occur occasionally in other media. Two bifauxnen girls from the same anime have largely different personalities that lie on the traditional masculine spectrum. This has a tendency to happen in an Improbably Female Cast where varying male personalities are limited and in Yuri to give the Schoolgirl Lesbians and the audience one more androgynous girl to drool over. This usually takes the form of one girl being a Lad-ette personality-wise and the other girl will be a more refined Prince Charming complete with a Bishie Sparkle. Other variations exist as well, such as the likelihood that one may be more athletic while the other one is a Bad Ass Bookworm. Expect a Romantic Two-Girl Friendship if it's a Yuri. Expect an Odd Friendship regardless. Sometimes the girls will not get along and there will be moments of rivalry or even Belligerent Sexual Tension between the two. Compare the Bifauxnen to the admirable one and the Lad-ette to the mannish one in Four Girl Ensemble and compare both to the tomboy in Tomboy and Girly Girl. Contrast the polar opposite, Light Feminine and Dark Feminine. In a way, this is also a female version of Noble Male, Roguish Male and Sensitive Guy and Manly Man.
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Big Mind Process
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The Big Mind Process is a technique developed by Zen teacher Dennis Merzel that merges Western psychological techniques (specifically Voice Dialogue therapy) with Buddhist conceptions of self and mind.
Japanese Soto Zen founder Dōgen Zenji uses the phrase in his Tenzo Kyōkun (Instructions to the Chief Cook);[1] as does 20th-century Zen master Shunryu Suzuki in talks collected in the book Zen Mind, Beginner's Mind.
The process[edit]
Big Mind indicates an awareness of reality that transcends the merely personal, or wholly subjective.
Voices of the Self[edit]
According to Merzel, the self can take on many personalities, which are subsumed in our unconsciousness. By giving voice to those personalities, they become accessible to the consciousness. Merzel describes "the voices of the self" as follows,
Each of us has innumerable voices, or aspects, within us. To get a clearer picture of how they operate, think of yourself for a moment as a large corporation with many, many employees. How many? Nobody knows. It's a little bizarre.[2]
Nevertheless, Dennis Merzel has outlined a number of "voices of the self":
- The Protector
- The Controller
- The Skeptic
- Fear
- Anger
- The Damaged Self
- The Victim
- The Vulnerable and Innocent Child
- The Dualistic Mind
- Desire
- The Seeking Mind
- The Mind that Seeks the Way
- The Follower of the Way
Endorsements used in the book[edit]
Ken Wilber, in the foreword to Big Mind Big Heart, states:
Let me state this as strongly as I can: the Big Mind process founded by Zen Master Dennis Genpo Merzel is arguably the most important and original discovery in the last two centuries of Buddhism. It is an astonishingly original, profound, and effective path for waking up, or seeing one's True Nature.[2]
At the cover of the book Bernie Glassman is quoted:
A gift to the many Westerners who would like to awaken and live in the world with effectiveness and compassion.[2]
Also at the cover of the book, Hal Stone & Sidra Stone, creators of Voice Dialogue, are cited:
The popularity of Genpo's work clearly indicates that there are many people whose selves come alive when invited out in this way, and that, for them, this work strikes a deeply resonant chord.[2]
According to Brad Warner,
Big Mind™ is irresponsible and dangerous. But there is a lot of irresponsible and dangerous stuff going on in the world of this type of cheesy vaguely Eastern feel-good-now spirituality. The reason I have focused so much attention on Genpo Roshi's rotten Big Mind™ scam is because it pretends to be related to Zen. Not only to Zen, but to the Soto tradition of Master Dogen. Genpo has even stolen Suzuki Roshi's phrase "big mind" — first used in his book Zen Mind, Beginner's Mind — and trademarked it for himself (SFZC really should make a legal complaint about that, since they own the copyright to Suzuki's works). But Big Mind™ has nothing whatsoever in common with real Zen practice.[3]
Barbara O'Brien wrote,
What always (to me) made Big Mind™ sound hinky is that it is marketed as enlightenment on speed dial. By using Genpo's techniques, the pitch said, you could save yourself years of sitting zazen before realizing satori. Big Mind™ is taught mostly through seminars that charge a hefty enrollment fee, beginning at $150, which I'll come back to in a minute. I understand some people have paid as much as $50,00 for quickie enlightenment.[4]
Clinical trial[edit]
Michael Johnson, a masters graduate from the University of Utah, conducted a randomized clinical trial of Merzel's Big Mind process to
... test the hypothesis that a Zen training method using a self-based dialogue approach called Big Mind (Merzel, 2007) produces significant changes in subjective experience that are similar to the spiritual experiences of long-term meditators during deep meditation and, second, to examine whether the effect brings about any lasting positive psychological improvements in both spirituality and well-being measures.[5]
The participants appeared to score higher on various measures after participation, but the reported effects may also result from factors such as group effect, suggestibility, and/or simple expectation,[6] and the study may have limited generalizability due to the high level of education of the participants.[6]
Theoretical background[edit]
According to Johnson, meaning can be found through self-transcendence, which he describes as de-identification with externally based constructs of self.[7] Meditation practices may lead to such de-identification, but may take many years of practice.[8] According to Johnson, the "transcendental goal of meditation"[8] can also be achieved "by limiting or entirely avoiding prolonged sitting meditation practices",[8] for example the dialogue-based pointing-out instruction in Tibetan practice.[8][note 1] According to Johnson,
A person without any formal meditation or spiritual training thus has the potential for immediate apprehension of his or her own deeper spiritual reality leading to profound self-transcendence, and the corresponding sense of peace.[8][note 2]
The trial was conducted on twenty-eight highly educated participants with no prior formal Zen or meditation training, and compared for homogeneity. Fourteen of them participated in a one day dialogue-session with Dennis Merzel, while the other fourteen formed the control-group. The intent of the session was to bring awareness and understanding of specific modes of functioning through dialogue-based methods.[10] The participants were asked to first contact and then assume the role of a common self-identification motif, or mode of functioning. Having identified with that motif the participants then engaged in a dialogue with the Dennis Merzel, speaking from this mode of functioning.[10]
The study used a number of well-established measures to examine changes in traits associated with subjective well-being, spirituality, and mindfulness. The questionnaires also included state measures based on meditation depth and both attention and consciousness using descriptive characteristics of subjective state.[10]
A repeated-measures analysis of variance showed statistically significant differences between the treatment and control groups for all parameters measured.
According to Johnson,
The data suggest that a large portion of novice participants without any formal meditation training can have profound spiritual experiences with persistent enhancement of well-being.[11]
According to Johnson, the Meditation Depth Questionnaire (MEDEQ) scores, which is based on the experiences of advanced meditation teachers[10][note 3] and measures dhyāna, not insight, "appear to be comparable with advanced meditators reported in other studies."[11][note 4]
The phenomology of Consciousness Inventory (PCI), which needs at least 60 participants to be statistically reliable, was used by Johnson "in a semiqualitative manner".[10] According to Johnson comparison with phenomenological descriptions of "deep states" of meditation as reported by Gifford-May and Thompson added "additional evidence" of similarities with many dimensions of the PCI,[11] and of similarities with D.T. Suzuki's descriptions of kensho, spontaneous realizations of oneness, or one's true nature.[11][note 5][note 6] Dennis Merzel himself reported an "intuitive sense from the training interaction that the majority of the group had experienced kensho."[16]
The FFMQ also showed significant changes. Two of the four factors of this questionnaire, "act with awareness" and "observe," are viewed by proponents of mindfulness training as requiring an active and prolonged attentional training process. This increase was partially unexpected, because of the short duration of the method used in the current study.
Johnson notes that the reported effects may also result from factors such as group effect, suggestibility, and/or simple expectation,[6] and that the study may have limited generalizability due to the high level of education of the participants.[6]
Johnson concludes that the Merzel's dialogue method is worthy of further investigation.[6] According to Johnson, voice dialogue may be a quick method for inducing enlightement,[6] which may be an "enormous benefit for the spiritual development of individuals".[6] It may be more effective than "pointing out instruction" methods since therapeutic techniques are congenial to the more "self-oriented" modern Western mind.[6] According to Johnson, the inducement of profound effects in a short time may also be beneficial for "clinical populations where prolonged meditation-based interventions may not be practical."[6]
See also[edit]
- ^ Pointing-out instructions require a thorough preparation. Drubwang Tsoknyi Rinpoche: "Traditionally, when the pointing-out instruction is about to be given, the students or disciples have already toroughly prepared themselves."[9]
- ^ See also Spontaneous kenshō for Merzel's own experience of spontaneous kensho, and Ramana Maharshi for the classic modern example of spontaneous awakening.
- ^ According to Johnson "more than 19 years of teaching and practice",[10] whereas Piron (2001) states: "an average of 19,7 years of meditation experience and of 10,2 years of teaching that technique".[12]
- ^ Only the scores for the dialogue group and the control group are given in the article; scores from those "advanced meditators" are absent in the article. In what way they are comparable, and what this means, is not explicated in the article.
- ^ Suzuki has been criticized for his idiosyncratic presentations of Zen, which neglect the historical and social context, and are non-representative for the Zen-tradition.[13][14][15] See also Zen Narratives.
- ^ The article does not give the descriptions with which these "many dimensions" were compared, nor how they were compared and which criteria were being applied.
- ^ Dōgen Zenji; Kōshō Uchiyama (1983). Refining your Life: from the Zen Kitchen to Enlightenment. Translated by Thomas Wright & Kōshō Uchiyama. Weatherhill. pp. 18 & 38. ISBN 978-0-8348-0179-0.
- ^ a b c d Merzel 2007.
- ^ Brad Warner, Big Mind™ Sucks (Part A Million)
- ^ Barbara O'Brien, Another Zen Master Scandal
- ^ Johnson 2011, p. 203.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i Johnson 2011, p. 207.
- ^ Johnson 2011, p. 201.
- ^ a b c d e Johnson 2011, p. 202.
- ^ Drubwang Tsoknyi Rinpoche 2003, p. 128.
- ^ a b c d e f Johnson 2011, p. 204.
- ^ a b c d Johnson 2011, p. 206.
- ^ Piron 2001, p. 56.
- ^ Sharf 1995.
- ^ McMahan 2008.
- ^ McRae 2003.
- ^ Johnson 2011.
- Drubwang Tsoknyi Rinpoche (2003), Fearless Simplicity: The Dzogchen Way of Living Freely in a Complex World, Rangjung Yeshe Publications
- Johnson, Michael (2011), A Randomized Study of a Novel Zen Dialogue Method for Producing Spiritual and Well Being Enhancement: Implications for End-of-Life Care, Journal of Holistic Nursing 29 (3): 201–210, doi:10.1177/0898010110391265
- McMahan, David (2008), The Making of Buddhist Modernism, Oxford: Oxford University Press
- McRae, John (2003), Seeing Through Zen. Encounter, Transformation, and Genealogy in Chinese Chan Buddhism, The University Press Group Ltd, ISBN 978-0-520-23798-8
- Merzel, Dennis Genpo (2007). Big Mind Big Heart: Finding Your Way. Salt Lake City: Big Mind Publishing. ISBN 0-9771423-3-7.
- Piron, Harad (2001), The Meditation Depth Index (MEDI) and the Meditation Depth Questionnaire (MEDEQ)
- Sharf, Robert H. (1995), Whose Zen? Zen Nationalism Revisited
External links[edit]
- Big think interview with Dennis Merzel - includes an explanation of the Big Mind Process


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This marks the 15th year of the Pacific Playwrights Project, an effort launched in the late 20th Century by South Coast Repertory to try to help playwrights get more productions of their plays while also helping get some much-needed dough in their pockets. The festival selects five to 10 plays a yea ... More >>
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they really do love each other {orange county family photographer}October 21st, 2014 , Posted in beach, children | Comments Off
Its that time of year when we get them together for a session to do some awesome Christmas cards.
This time just the kids to their beach for a quick shoot.
I love getting to photograph them because mom says this is the only time they LOOK like they like each other.
But I know deep down they do. Thats how it is when you have tweens and teens.
Who really liked their siblings then? You know they are annoying. That is what I hear all day long.
"MOM he is annoying me" Or vise versa.
I think they look so sweet here!!!