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Eight reasons Christians need to be active in standing with Israel
We as leaders find ourselves in a sobering moment in history, which calls us to take a stand with God's covenants in the earth. It is our responsibility to do kingdom business until He comes (Luke 19:13).
More than 10 years ago, Robert Stearns asked me to join him in encouraging Christians to pray every year on the same day for the peace of Jerusalem. It is a daunting task to stir the global church to unity in prayer, but the millions of believers who now do just that the first Sunday of every October are proof that God's grace is on this important issue.
The most essential things I could hope to pass on to the next generation of church leadership are these several reasons for standing with Israel:
We are living in times that can cause both great fear and great opportunity. These are seasons where the faithful and wise people of God can flourish.
It is not because all is peaceful or that challenges and hardships are diminishing, but these are the days that great character is forged. As we contend with difficulties, strong hearts and minds are being formed and creative new strategies for life are being birthed.
Deep calls to deep and extreme necessities call upon great virtues. When minds become transformed and passionate hearts are engaged, then those qualities, which would otherwise have lain dormant, awake to new life and new opportunities. The Spirit of God empowers and releases these battle tested messengers of light to bring forth His power, presence, and glory upon the earth like never before.
You can't stand on the sidelines of the culture war
There are times in life when you can choose your own battles and times when your battles choose you. In 2007, my church was targeted by the homosexual community. A decision was made by our church leaders not to compromise our faith by allowing a memorial service, which would have emphasized and celebrated homosexuality, to be held in our sanctuary.
We did, however, reach out to the family with many acts of love, including paying for another venue to host the memorial service. In response, gay activists unleashed a barrage of attacks through email, blog sites and the media—intending to shame us into silence. I soon came to learn the importance of pastors and churches standing together in a bold front for righteousness and biblical morality in our communities.
One of the most effective strategies used to silence and defeat those who would stand for morality is isolation—making them feel as though they stand alone and public opinion is against them. I was amazed at how quickly the homosexual community was able to organize and mobilize its attack.
This strategy would not have been as effective if the body of Christ would have quickly shown its support and taken a stand with us for biblical morality. The silence of the church spoke volumes. The church should learn from those who oppose us. It's time we get organized and be ready to mobilize when our values come under attack.
We have just come out of a presidential election. Some Christ followers are happy, some are not, some have concern, and some continue to live in fear. I do not have a problem with concern, but I do have a problem with fear.
Fear has the ability to imprison the faith and hope within us. Without faith, it is impossible to please God, and it is impossible to live in the overcoming power of the Kingdom of God within us. God is much bigger than who is in charge of our nation or any nation. Whoever is in charge should never be an opportunity to allow fear to grip us.
Romans 13 says, "Be a good citizen. All governments are under God. Insofar as there is peace and order, it's God's order. So live responsibly as a citizen. If you're irresponsible to the state, then you're irresponsible with God, and God will hold you responsible. Decent citizens should have nothing to fear."
How to transition from attracting followers to reproducing leaders
Have you paused to consider that you're pastoring the first generation in history that doesn't need leaders to get information? When you see your folks on Sunday, many have been online, finding all kinds of other pastors, authors and zealots and obtaining all sorts of information. Even though people no longer need us for information, they do need us for interpretation as we help them navigate the barrage of information they consume each week.
My concern is that we, the leaders of the church, have either misunderstood the biblical idea of leadership or we've dismissed it as "secular" or "fleshly." We've read the Bible with a "follow-ship" bias and missed the call from God across the Old and New Testaments to lead.
Look again at the book of Genesis, where we read familiar words: "Then God said, 'Let us make man in our image." Just what does that mean? We receive a clue to a part of its meaning in the next phrase: "and let them rule"
(Gen. 1:26, NIV).
We are living in perilous times—and I'm dedicated to exposing the schemes of Satan and then educating Christians on what to do about it.
We are finding that many churches have become Satan's sanctuary. Satan can sit down and savor a soft sermon. The pillow prophets behind the sacred pulpit won't dare preach against him. Rather, they offer us savory snacks that produce anemic malnourished Christians whose lives are void of Holy Ghost strength.
I fear we are raising up a generation of weak, cowardly, young people. They don't know how to cast out devils. Many have never been filled with His Spirit and haven't experienced the glorious manifestation of tongues. They don't know how to pray. They don't know how to go after God. They want to sit under some teacher that's going to tickle their ears and make them happy.
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A TV commercial, put together by the Wisconsin Department of Tourism, is about to go before one–and–a–half million Spanish–speakers in the Chicago area.
"We needed to be in that market with a welcoming message to come on into Wisconsin," said Jim Holperin, Wisconsin department of tourism secretary.
Holperin says the Latino travel market in Chicago is virtually untapped right now.
With how much that population is growing ... and with how close Wisconsin is, he says that has to change.
And the TV ad, is a big step toward doing that.
"They're an up-and-coming market and we need to be in front of that potential market with a warm welcome to come to Wisconsin," said Holperin.
Latino advocate Peter Munoz says a 'warm welcome' is just as important as any ad campaign.
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Munoz says he's hoping more Wisconsinites will openly embrace Hispanic travelers.
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Servings: Makes 4
- 1/2 cup sugar
- 1/2 cup water
- 1 tablespoon matchstick-size strips peeled fresh gingert
- 3/4 cup añejo tequila
- 6 tablespoons fresh lime juice
- 2 tablespoons crème de cassis
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- 2 cups boiling water
- 4 orange twists
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Mix first 3 ingredients in heavy small saucepan. Bring to boil, stirring until sugar dissolves. Boil until mixture measures 1/2 cup, about 3 minutes. Strain ginger syrup into heat-proof 2-cup measure; cool.
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A 38-year-old Brandon, Mississippi, resident's man cave was turned upside-down after a raid of his garage turned up 15 mason jars of moonshine, 23 bottles of whiskey, and a fairly sophisticated set-up including propane tanks, a 15-gallon cooker, and a 55-gallon drum of mash all now confiscated as evidence, of course. Moonshiner Carey Klotz is currently out on bail and hasn't been accused of selling the hooch; he was allegedly just trying to have a little fun. Chief Deputy and party pooper Rusty Hanna, however, called the operation dangerous and unsanitary, and noted that the ten gallons of whiskey Klotz was able to produce per week represent "significant tax fraud." [MS News Now]
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MITx and HarvardX make some of their MOOC data publicly available
MITx and HarvardX deserve huge congratulations for making data associated with a number of their MOOCs publicly available. Four months ago, I wrote that the "community would benefit from access to the data that HarvardX and MITx have, as other individuals/groups could run additional analyses. Granted, I imagine this might require quite a lot of effort, not least in the development of procedures for data sharing." It seems that the researchers at MITx and HarvardX have tackled the issues involved to make the data available, and have developed thoughtful procedures to ensure de-identification. While some of the steps taken may limit analyses (e.g., the de-identification process document notes that "rows with 60 or more forum posts were deleted," thus eliminating highly active users), this is a big step in the right direction and it should be celebrated.
Now… can we have some qualitative data? If any institutions are interested in making those available, I'd love talk to you, give you input, and work with you toward that goal.
HarvardX and MITx open course reports
HarvardX and MITx released a number of reports describing their open courses. The overarching paper describing these initiatives, entitled HarvardX and MITx: The first year of open online courses is really helpful in gaining a holistic understanding of HarvardX and MITx learned about their initiatives.
My (preliminary) thoughts:
- It's exciting to see more data
- It's exciting to see education researchers involved in the analysis of the data
- The researchers should be congratulated for making these reports available in an expeditious manner via SSRN
- We need more interpretive/qualitative research to understand participants' and practitioners' experiences on the ground
- I am wondering whether the community would benefit from access to the data that HarvardX and MITx have, as other individuals/groups could run additional analyses. Granted, I imagine this might require quite a lot of effort, not least in the development of procedures for data sharing.
The course reports appear below, and these are quite helpful in helping the community understand the particulars of each course:
- 3.091x Introduction to Solid-State Chemistry – Fall 2012 MITx Course Report
- 6.00x Introduction to Computer Science and Programming – Fall 2012 MITx Course Report
- 6.002x: Circuits and Electronics – Fall 2012 MITx Course Report
- 2.01x Elements of Structures – Spring 2013 MITx Course Report
- 3.091x Introduction to Solid-State Chemistry – Spring 2013 MITx course report
- 6.00x Introduction to Computer Science and Programming – Spring 2013 MITx Course Report
- 6.002x: Circuits and Electronics – Spring 2013 MITx Course Report
- 7.00x Introduction to Biology: The Secret of Life – Spring 2013 MITx Course Report
- 8.02x Electricity and Magnetism – Spring 2013 MITx Course Report
- 14.73x: The Challenges of Global Poverty - Spring 2013 MITx Course Report
- 8.MReV: Mechanics ReView – Summer 2013 MITx Course Report
Help us understand learner experiences in Open Online Courses and MOOCs?
An invitation from George Veletsianos (Royal Roads University) and Amy Collier (Stanford University):
We are conducting a study to understand students' experiences in Open Online Courses and MOOCs. We are interested in talking with individuals who enrolled and participated in open courses for at least 3 weeks.
Participation to this study is completely voluntary and optional, and involves:
- answering 10 multiple-choice and short-answer questions about your studies
- participating in an individual audio-recorded interview about your experiences taking MOOCs.
If you are interested in participating or learning more about this study, you can do so by visiting this link: http://survey.royalroads.ca/index.php?sid=56569
Please do not hesitate to contact us if you have any questions.
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What aspects of a MOOC changed each time it was taught?
I am looking for reports (1 or 2 would suffice, really), describing what people learned the first time they taught/offered a MOOC and how they changed the design of the course the next time it was offered. In other words, how have you revised the course? What data led you to make the changes that you did?
I have not been able to find any writing on the subject – I am hoping that it's just me not using the right keywords.
Friends who oversee MOOC design/development and colleagues who taught the same MOOC more than once. Do you have any suggestions for me?
Design-based research? Iterative design, anyone? Perhaps even just a formative evaluation with suggestions for future courses?
Udacity, MOOCs, hammers, and the problems of education
Last week's big news was that Udacity intends to switch its focus from higher education to corporate training. A number of colleagues have provided thoughtful responses to these news, including Michael Caulfield, Audrey Watters, Rolin Moe, George Siemens, and Bonnie Stewart.
Here's my take on this development: Maslow once said: "I suppose it is tempting, if the only tool you have is a hammer, to treat everything as if it were a nail." It seems that Udacity has discovered a solution and after realizing that it's not a solution for the perils facing higher education, that solution is taken elsewhere. Reflecting on the xMOOC phenomenon it appears that this is a consistent approach. If MOOCs don't work for X, they must work for Y, and if they don't work for Y, they must work for Z.
I have drummed this tambourine in the past. This is educational technology history repeating itself. During the mid-90's the instructional media/design field was engaging in The Great Media debate. In short, on the one side of the debate were individuals who argued that media do not influence learning outcomes. On the other side of the debate were individuals who noted that media provide affordances for learning. In the midst of the debate Tennyson (1994) noted the following:
I refer to this transition from scientist to advocate as the big-wrench approach to complex problem solution: The advocate, with the big wrench in hand, sets out to solve, suddenly, a relatively restricted number of problems. That is, all of the formerly many diverse problems, now seem to be soluble with the new big wrench (or panacea).
If educational technology companies (and Centers for Teaching and Learning) are eager to improve education, rather than searching for problems to apply their solutions, they should focus on identifying problems and designing solutions to those problems. Higher education may lack a lot of things, but what it does not lack are problems in need of solutions. Talk to any faculty member and ask: What problem are you facing in your teaching? Observe classrooms and see what things appear commonplace but hinder practice. For example, one of the projects that I had the good fortune to work on emanated from the observation that instructors asked students to borrow video cameras, record assignments, and return tapes to the instructor to watch and return feedback. This process usually took 6 weeks. We automated a lot of this process by developing an online assessment environment through which students recorded their assignments on webcam, instructors were notified of the availability of the video, and were then quickly able to student feedback. By eliminating the need for video cameras and tapes, and introducing an environment that addressed needs and problems, we were able to increase the efficiency and effectiveness of the process and drastically reduce the amount of time by which students received their feedback.
Tennyson, R. D. (1994). The big wrench vs. integrated approaches: The great media debate. Educational Technology Research & Development, 42(3), 15–28.
COHERE 2013. Small is beautiful and MOOCs as symptoms
I am sitting at a coffee shop in Vancouver, BC reflecting on my time at COHERE 2013. This was my first Canadian conference since moving to Victoria, and it was a great opportunity to meet and spend time with colleagues (many of them Canadians) including Tony Bates, Rory McGreal, Martha-Cleveland Innes, David Porter, Diane Janes, Diane Salter, Jenni Hayman, Richard Pinet, Robert Clougherty, and Cindy Ives. It was also great to see Ron Owston, Frank Bulk, and Kathleen Matheos again – and my colleagues Vivian Forssman and BJ Eib were there too! The conference was relatively small and the sessions were 40 minutes long, allowing ample time and space for conversations, networking, and debates. I really appreciated the intimate atmosphere that we were afforded for spending time with each other. The organizers (Kathleen Matheos and Stacey Woods) did a fantastic job!
Cable Green from Creative Commons delivered the first keynote and David Porter from BC Campus delivered the second. I sat on a respondent panel for Cable's keynote and argued three points: (a) we need to build on and go beyond open educational resources, and think about open practices, (b) each of us needs to take action in supporting openness (e.g., by teaching sharing as a value and literacy), and (c) by recognizing that "open" is under threat of being subverted. It was fascinating to sit on a panel with four others and see how our responses to the keynote differed, but how they all coalesced around similar messages as well.
I also gave a presentation discussing early findings from my research into learners experiences in MOOCs, open courses, and other open learning environments, and you might be interested in Tony Bates' take on this research:
These findings are not fully refined and analyzed, yet. However, in thinking about these results, reading the literature and claims around MOOCs, and thinking about recent developments in educational technology, I am beginning to see MOOCs more and more as a symptom of chronic failures of the educational system to tackle significant issues. On the one hand, I and others have argued that MOOC creators have ignored research into how people learn and how people learn with technology. Tony Bates in particular (see the last link), is very clear when he says "Why is MIT ignoring 25 years of research into online learning and 100 years research into how students learn in its design of online courses?"
On the other hand however, the rise of MOOCs seems to be a symptom of a series of failures and pressures. I like the argument that George Siemens makes in relation to inadequate university approaches to educational needs, "Universities have failed to recognize the pent-up demand for learning as the economy has diversified and society has become more complex and interconnected. As a consequence, the internet has contributed by creating a shadow education system where learners learn on their own and through social networks. MOOCs reflect society's transition to a knowledge economy and reveal the inadequacy of existing university models to meet learner's needs." I'd like to take this argument further. As a field, we could do more to have greater impact on the design and development of educational technology solutions, including MOOCs. Steps to do that would include sharing our research more broadly and in different ways (e.g., publishing in open access venues and putting theory-to-practice), engaging in what Tom Reeves calls socially-responsible research that solves real problems, working across disciplines, reconsidering the ways that we understand, evaluate, and reward impact at our institutions, and so on. More on these issues, soon!
Learner experiences with open online learning and MOOCs e-book
I'm excited to announce the publication of an open access e-book on learners' experiences with open learning and MOOCs. The book consists of ten chapters by student authors and one introductory chapter by me. Part pedagogical experiment, part an exploratory investigation into learners' experiences with emerging forms of learning, the aim of the book is to capture and share student stories of open online learning.
This publication is necessary for a number of reasons.
First, from a pedagogical perspective, whenever possible, we should be asking students to do a discipline, not just read about it. In this occasion, students were asked to do open online learning and reflect/write about their experience, instead of just reading about the field and the experience of others.
Second, in the frenzy surrounding the rise of "edtech" and MOOCs, it seems that student voices and experiences are rarely considered. This e-book is an attempt to remind designers and developers that the learning experience should be a central tenet of attempts to reform education. Let's all remind ourselves that what we should be designing is learning experiences – not products for efficient consumption.
Third, the examination of learning experiences with open learning and MOOCs in the literature is scant. Further, recent literature tends to gravitate towards big data and analytics, and while those research endeavors are worthwhile, they tend to generate abstract descriptions of learner behaviors. A holistic understanding of learner experiences should include both investigations of patterns of how learners behave as well as in-depth qualitative descriptions of what learning in open environments is like. To illustrate, learning analytics research suggests that there are a number of ways learners typically engage with a course (e.g., completing, auditing, disengaging, sampling). Complementary to this, our book generates nuanced descriptions of some of these categories. For example, even though one of the authors would be considered as completing a MOOC he "was left with a partial sense of accomplishment and feelings of hollowness and incompleteness."
The scholarly contributions from this book are two. They can be summarized as follows, but for in-depth descriptions, please read my full chapter, which is simultaneously published on Hybrid Pedagogy:
- The realities of open online learning are different from the hopes of open online learning.
- We only have small pieces of an incomplete mosaic of students' learning experiences with open online learning.
As with the emerging technologies in distance education book that I edited in 2010 (also available as open access), please don't hesitate to send me an email to let me know what you think about this book. I'd love your thoughts! If you are teaching a class on emerging learning environments, open education, online learning, and other related topics, and you find this book helpful as reading material, I'd love to hear about how you are using it!
P.S The book is published on Github, which means that you can effortlessly improve and expand on this work. If you want to learn more about this, Kris Shaffer, who was instrumental in making our github project happen, wrote an excellent article on Github and publishing.
The MOOC stories we are told, and the ones that remain untold
I've been fascinated by the rhetoric surrounding MOOCs, and the storylines and narratives that are shared by providers of these initiatives.
One of the main storylines around MOOCs focuses on amazing individuals that overcome insurmountable struggles to succeed (e.g., individuals in conflict-ridden Afghanistan and Syria). I believe that we can all agree that these stories are inspiring. As I've argued in the past, these individuals are extraordinary. They will succeed despite shortcomings in pedagogy, platform, design, etc. These individuals can serve as role models, and they should be celebrated.
At the same time, one has to wonder about the numerous individuals that have struggled and abandoned MOOCs, individuals whose life circumstances, motivations, and needs negatively impact their learning. These stories, the stories of the individuals who are struggling, are rarely shared. They are, in fact, hidden. They become figures and statistics (e.g., "90% dropped out" or "82% completed the first two assignments), and as such their stories remain untold.


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Newsletters – To Have Or Not To Have
Newsletters are not inexpensive to produce or buy. A typical newsletter will cost a firm thousands of dollars per year to produce and mail. Make sure you are getting the most bang out of your newsletter buck!Why have one?If you have signed onto the newsletter bandwagon because your competitor had one, step back and analyze whether your newsletter is getting results. Do you hear from your customers more after an issue hits the mail? Do you have a fax-back from that allows your clients to easily reply to an article or other non-urgent subject?
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CPAs either employed by, or working in, energy, financial and technology companies will want to take note: analysts predict earnings in these three industries are expected to hit a four and one-half year high at the end of 3rd quarter 1999.Overall, companies in the Standard & Poor's 500 will grow earnings by 22 percent. Although it may seem that analysts sometimes use crystal balls to foretell earnings potential, there are definitive reasons for the increases.
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Fed Says "No" to Raising Interest Rates
For the time being, short-term interest rates will remain the same at 5.25 percent. In a much anticipated announcement, the Federal Reserve Bank said Tuesday that, although it would not raise rates, it indicated that rates may indeed rise should inflation occur.Also unchanged was the discount rate, which will remain at 4.75 percent. The discount rate is used by the Federal Reserve's 12 district banks who provide direct loans to banks and financial institutions.Should rates have risen, this would have been the third time in 1999.
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As reported here last week, MCI WorldCom Inc. and Sprint Corp. have concluded a deal to combine forces in the largest merger ever. The stock exchange is valued at $115 billion – $129 billion including debt. The new corporation will be called WorldCom.To make the deal more attractive to its investors, MCI said it would put cost saving strategies in place.
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MSAs – Gold Mine Or Shaft?
Republicans and Democrats are dueling over the experimental tax-free Medical Savings Accounts (MSA) this week. Republican leaders will propose legislation that would make MSAs available to all Americans.MSAs were designed to help people set aside money to pay for routine medical bills and the premium for a high-deductible insurance policy. MSAs have insured those who would otherwise not be able to afford health insurance.
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Another Big 5 Exec Lured To the Internet
Hot on the heels of Andersen Consulting CEO George Shaheen's retirement to head up Internet startup Webvan, Jeffrey Hirschberg today announced his retirement as Vice Chairman of Ernst & Young to become a director of visitalk.com, a web-based telecommunications start up company.At visitalk, Hirschberg's role will be to help facilitate the company's attempt to build a global directory that allows online voice and video calling.
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GAO Issues Report on Risks in Computer Networks
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Conducting Business in the Air no Longer a Problem
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IBM Joins Apple and Others in Adding Color to its Hardware Palette
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The Venerable 401(k): A Last Ditch Resort to Obtaining Cash
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CPAs and accounting professionals try to teach their clients and employers each year the value of charitable donations and the tax breaks associated with regular giving programs. But what about applying some of this philosophy to their own businesses-as well as some of the intangible benefits, like reputation management?Each year, millions of businesses donate to charities and find themselves in a better position, not only from a tax standpoint, but in self-promotions as well.
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AccountingWEB has launched an online workshop series inviting visitors to participate in online chats with topic experts. The series begins October 12 with a session on selling professional services with Maura Schrier-Fleming, President of Strategic Selling, Inc. Check the workshop schedule and be sure to join us on line!
Oct 4 1999
Delays For Windows 2000
Microsoft promised Windows 2000 and a whole lot more, but hasn't delivered – yet. Microsoft announced a new release date in November which means many IT professionals may not get the new operating system until January. So much for ringing in Y2K with Windows 2000.Beta testers of the software complain that the ongoing delays have affected their maintenance plans and their budgets. For example, one company budgeted training money for the new operating system for a certain quarter.
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I've spent almost a quarter of my waking business life in meetings. If you are doing business in corporate America, I'd bet that you are being "meetinged to death," too. Meetings aren't bad, though. They are somewhat necessary. However, bad meetings aren't necessary at all. Ever been to a meeting where the facilitator didn't know what he/she wanted to accomplish? "Yes!" I understand.
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What You Don't Say and What You're Saying
Nonverbal Communication and SellingYou walk into your prospect's office, you open your attaché and unfortunately everything spills out. Not a word was said, or was it? The impact of communication comes from both the verbal and nonverbal. The verbal is what we say and its impact on communication is 7 percent. The nonverbal is how we say it (38 percent impact) and how we look saying it (55 percent impact). Nonverbal communication is sending and receiving messages without words. We're all familiar with the meaning of the thumbs up signal. That's nonverbal communication.
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Scott Brown, Elizabeth Warren Seek to Cripple Attack Ad Industry
I'm not sure upon which side of this issue Newt Gingrich is today, but I am absolutely positive that he would be either very impressed or extremely enraged by what's currently happening happening in the Massachusetts senate race between Sen. Scott Brown and Elizabeth Warren…
Senior officials from Brown's and Warren's campaigns will soon meet to try to craft an unusual pact to curtail the influence of so-called super PACs that have grown in power since the Supreme Court's Citizens United case loosened campaign finance rules in 2010…
"What I'd like to do is I'd like to be able to run my campaign," Warren said before a Martin Luther King Jr. Day event at this city's convention center. "I'd like for Sen. Brown to run his campaign and we both be responsible for what is said. I think that is the right way to be able to run the campaign."
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Sen. John McCain launched his presidential campaign on the Late Show With David Letterman.
Will he end it there as well?
After canceling an appearance last month and causing some bruised feelings on David Letterman's part, McCain is coming back to the Late Show this Thursday, Oct. 16, to face the music, courtesy of Paul Shaffer and the CBS Orchestra.
Considering McCain has appeared on the show 12 times (including the appearance shown above), it's probably safe to assume the senator and the talk show host will make amends. But there's always the chance the chat could turn hostile, which would be great for ratings.
And possibly McCain's opponent Sen. Barack Obama.
To recap: According to Letterman, McCain had called the host to tell him he was "racing back to Washington" to get to work on the financial crisis, only to show up on the CBS in-house feed being interviewed by Katie Couric for a news segment.
Since that Sept. 24 non-appearance, Letterman has repeatedly served up McCain as a punch line, which may explain why the presidential candidate is making time to return to the Late Show despite presumably more pressing campaign matters to attend to.
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Fir Tree Partners, a value-oriented private investment manager with approximately USD9bn of capital under management, has appointed Zain Koita as director in the firm's private real estate group.
Koita will be responsible for sourcing and managing private commercial real estate investments across all of Fir Tree's funds. Specifically, he will be seeking new opportunities nationally for joint venture and preferred equity investments as well as mezzanine and bridge loans.
Jarret Cohen, head of private real estate at Fir Tree, says: "Zain's extensive experience in repositioning properties and managing joint ventures will be a great complement to our business. We expect that his relationships and expertise will further broaden the transaction types we tackle."
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Koita, whose appointment was effective 1 January, was previously a director in the real estate private equity group at Angelo, Gordon & Co, where he led acquisitions and asset management across several geographies and product types in both the Opportunity and Core Plus funds. Prior to that, he worked as a development associate for The Related Companies in Chicago.
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At Wild Mountain Winery, everything is local, right down to the grapes and the process in which they're grown. Surrounded by the green hillsides of the St. Croix River Valley, Wild Mountain Winery utilizes the methods of Elmer Swenson?a pioneering breeder who revolutionized grape growing in regions plagued by cold, short seasons, and undomesticated snowplows. Having been perfected over the years, those time-tested processes now result in hardy varietals that represent the local climate, soils, and vines. Travelers along the Upper St. Croix Wine Trail can explore Wild Mountain Winery's territorial flavors in a number of ways, including during weekend tastings that come with a souvenir glass.
Northern Vineyards is a shared winery owned by the Minnesota Winegrowers Cooperative, a group of winemakers who own 1- to 15-acre vineyards across Minnesota and western Wisconsin. Members grow Frontenac, Prairie Star, and other grape varieties that perform well in the region; since the region has a cold climate and short growing season, grapes grown here must tolerate lower temperatures, ripen early, and be able to knit their own woolen mittens. In the fall, growers lug their mature grapes to the main winery in Stillwater, where award-winning winemaker Robin Partch transforms them into 30 kinds of wine.
The winery?s barrel room hosts wine tastings seven days a week at a glossy, wooden tasting bar. There?s also an outdoor deck that overlooks a historic lift bridge along the St. Croix River. In nice weather, visitors can bring a picnic lunch to enjoy with a glass of wine on the deck.
Inside the open-space facility surrounded by lush vegetation, winemaker Billy Smith marries Minnesota grapes with fresh Northern California varietals. Aged and oaked in traditional fashion, that fusion has led to the creation of several award-winning wines, including the Best Minnesota Red and Best Minnesota White at the 2012 Minnesota Monthly Food & Wine Experience. Warehouse Winery's fermented pleasures are available onsite, as well as on the shelves of local stores, theaters, and restaurants.
The story of Wineries and Grille in St Croix Falls began at a picturesque Wisconsin orchard. Former owners Linda and Mike Welch were busy crafting delicious apple wines from the fall's harvest when the phone rang. "I've got 20 pails of ripe grapes," the voice on the other end of the line said. "What do I do with them?" Out of the goodness of their hearts, Mike and Linda sprung into action, blending the grapes with their apples to create unique local wines. Their process evolved, as did their humble orchard, which now encompasses Wineries and Grille. Though they have since sold the orchard, they continue to produce apple and grape wines. They also market and sell wines from other local makers who have a talent for making outstanding vintages but struggle with the vagaries of marketing, sales, or convincing customers that some bottles contain genies.
Linda and Mike have a knack for tracking down Wisconsin's best wines, partnering with producers such as Seven Hawks Vineyards to spread forward-thinking drinks. They sell new wines crafted from cold-weather hardy grapes at the University of Minnesota. They also carry national labels, such as Canyon Road from California, which is specially crafted for dining, and international labels from Spain, South Africa, and elsewhere. But even stronger than Linda and Mike's love for ambrosials is their love for St. Croix Falls and its local produce and game. Their son Greg uses these local ingredients to create hearty entrees with elk, rainbow trout, and hand-cut steaks. They pair smoked pork chops and crisp salads with bricks of homemade fudge and cheesecake, for meals that highlight the subtle flavors in their wines and leave diners yearning for more.
Inspired by their love of Germany's Rhine Valley, the Shimek family shares the joy of their days abroad with their European-style vineyard without having to hurl their fellow countrymen across the Atlantic. Chateau St. Croix Winery & Vineyard, a 55-acre plot, is complete with stables, a fishing pond, and an art gallery. The heart of the vineyard, though, is its 2.5 acres of grapes, nearly five tons of which are grown in six varieties for use in their award-winning wines. Visitors can sample Chateau St. Croix's sundry varietals and blends after a half-hour tour, pairing each sip with chocolates, cheeses, and crackers.
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Tracht's Long Beach?
Anyone been yet? How is it?
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Suzanne Tracht of Jar restaurant fame opened a place in the Renaissance Hotel on Ocean Blvd.
Here is all the info from open table dot com.
There's a full review in Long Beach's alt-weekly, the District.
Sounds great.
We were there Friday night. Food, service, butterscotch pudding; all remarkable. Haven't been to Jar, but if this is how Suzanne Tracht cooks, I'm a fan. It was scarily empty for a downtown Friday night -- probably a third of the tables occupied. Wake up, Long Beach! We have a gem here!
I've been twice and will go again, but the service wasn't the best. I think it'll get better -- staff seems young and inexperienced in this type of restaurant. Food was outstanding as were the cocktails. Long Beach has needed a restaurant like this for a long time and thanks to Susan it's finally arrived. Order the holy water if you're looking for a fun cocktail!
Just went there as well. Excellent meal.
The entry is in the lobby of the Renaissance Hotel but the patio spills out facing Ocean Bl. This is great addition for those who like outdoor patios, it is large and clean. If you park in the Hotel parking lot behind the hotel you can be validated for up to 2 hours. We went over on time, so I got a new ticket and had them validate the new one.
Appetizers and meals and sides (steakhouse style with meat and "sides") were all really good, a large variety of meats ordered were all perfectly prepared as ordered. Apps and sides are all inventive and very flavorful.
OK wine list and excellent cocktails. My only knocks would be service - I agree with above comment about young, new staff, lots of "rookie errors" and price - but I always bitch about price. Only light item was chicken, but to be honest we were in a "heavy" mood. I could have made a very good, and light meal on the appetizers and sides. So, yes I think anybody seeking something light would enjoy the variety.
Trachts will be a great addition to high end steaks, a nice place for a cocktail, a good business outing in downtown LB and very good patio dinning.
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Not just for steaks. I had their wonderful pot roast and there were three fish specials on the for the night--opa, mahi mahi and dont remember.
Others had chicken and pork chop and lamb shank.
All were terrific. This was a sumptuous meal. The appetizers were solid, though the fried oysters were somewhat too heavily breaded. Black mussels were primo, not shriveled in a fine broth. The deviled egg were yummy; buddy says "the best I ever et"--he went to Yale.
The sides--duck fried rice and asparagus--were stand outs. The yams were lovely. I could have done without the sour cream, but that's me. If you dont like meat, you could easily make a dinner of sides and appetizers.
The pot roast--which I had and they brought the extra carrots that I requested--was fork tender and the sauce was rich and I used a spoon to get every last drip.
The service was attentive to the point where I had to ask them not to keep refilling the wine glasses. I hate that part.
We sat outside with two foodie friends from Berkeley. Everyone was a happy camper.
After a long self-imposed exile from JAR, I was excited to have dinner at Tract's this evening. When I made my reservations today, I gave all of the requisite information including my e-mail address for reservation confirmation - which I never received.
We started with the the endive, Asian pear and Humbolt fog salad. Just like I remembered from JAR. A nice balace between the acid of the vinagrette, the sweetness of the pear and a generous portion of cheese. My BFF ordered the Wedge which I didn't try because I didn't want to share my salad! I still gave her a taste and she was disappointed she didn't order the same thing.
For our main courses we ordered the skirt steak with peppercorn sauce. Probably the most tasty dish I've tried in years. Her fiance ordered the Pot Roast. I thought he was having a seizure because his eyes rolled to the back of his head, he was in food nirvana. The horseradish sauce on the side was a perfect compliment. I thought the onions were overwhelming and brought too much sweeteness that threw off the savory notes of the perfectly braised beef. It held it's shape for the plated presentation and surrendered at the slightest touch of the fork. His daughter who is extremely picky ordered the burger and fries. It was devoured without a complaint. The BFF orderd the filet and became very defensive with her fork and knife when anyone attempted to sneak a bite. She also ordered a sampler of all the sauces and was a happy camper. For sides we ordered the purple yams - sublime. The brussel sprouts; I prefer them savory not sweet - again overkill on the sweet onion. The fries with a side of aioli was a meal in itself. Side of asapargus was nicely seasoned.
With full tummys, desert presented a quandry - to share or not to share. We decided to go for the chocolate and butterscotch puddings. Excellent dark rich chocolate that had the consistency between a pot de creme and mousse. Smooth and silky with a nice dollop of whip cream. The butterscotch had a nice layer of caramel that coated any exposed pudding immediately whenever a spoonful was extracted. The texture was not as smooth as the chocolate and had a very slight grit. It was a difficult decision between the pudding and the banana cream pie. There was also a brown butter tart offered. There is always tomorrow.
The service alternated between attentive to non-exsistent although there were many people dressed in servers uniforms. At one point one of the managers was standing with four other employees looking out over the dining room. As my BFF and I waved our hands trying to get ANY of their attention, our attempts were in vain. I don't understand how they couldn't see us, we were sitting maybe 10 feet in front of them only one table away from them . . . They didn't appear to be engaged in any type of logistical discussion by the looks of their casual demeanor. I actually made eye contact with two of them, so I know they saw us trying to get their attention. As these five were standing in front of us staring right through us, a wonderful bus staffer named Michael John, came up from the other end of the floor and immediately atteneded to our request. He's definitely the rising rock star on staff there.
The time between ordering and our salads arriving was longer than expected, perhaps it is the newness of the staff. When we arrived, there was no one in valet so I self-parked. Parking with validation was still $12.00. I should have done what Wilp did in the parking situation.
Overall I am thrilled to have this restaurant so close to home and next door to my biggest clients!
This restaurant is located @ Pine and Ocean @ the Renaissance Long Beach Hotel. The food was amazing, I was impressed by my servers attention to detail and her knowledge about the food and wine pairings. She had dark hair and was very enthused about all of the food. She made excellent suggestions when it came time to order our entrees and select the proper side dishes. The chefs in this restaurant know what they are doing, the food was prepared exactly how we ordered it and it was very fresh. This is an amazing addition to Long Beach, everyone should give it a try!
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Other than the detail about the server's hair color, is there anything specific that you remember eating or can recommend?
just to toss in my 2 bits: wife, daughter and i went last night and had a really nice meal. probably, with frenchies and 555, the best upscale restaurant in long beach. we sat on the patio (little cool, they don't have overhead heaters, but radiant from below which takes a while to get active). 3 apps: crab deviled eggs (really good, though a little refrigerator-tasting), fried oysters (terrific, particularly the house cocktail sauce), humboldt fog salad (really terrific--the pumpkin seeds really tie the flavors together). We split the pot roast and with three side dishes (mashed potatoes, creamed corn and sauteed pea sprouts), that was just fine. pot roast was as good as always. extremely rich beef. mashed potatoes were probably my favorite of the sides. creamed corn was good, but slightly bland (heh, corn these days, what are you going to do?), and the pea sprouts i'm afraid hadn't been cleaned as well as they could have--there were some awfully tough stems in there. had the butterscotch and chocolate puddings for dessert. both just exactly what you would want, though the servings were extremely generous; at the end of a big meal, this would have been enough for four, probably. service was friendly and fairly competent, though still far from polished. but that actually works just fine, probably even better in long beach, where a little rough edge might help some folks who might otherwise feel intimidated by a big deal place. it is fairly pricey, particularly for the queen city: with a bottle of prosecco, two glasses of Shiraz, it was about $160 before tip. valet parking is complimentary--a nice touch given hotel parking rates. the room was about 1/3 full. i do hope folks will support this place; lbc does not have a great track record when it comes to fine dining.
Finally got around to trying Tracht's this weekend and I think it was a very successful trip. It was actually pretty busy(could've been the Hula competition at the convention center) inside and out on the patio which is where we sat. Three of us shared a fried oyster app. which was very tasty and came on a bed of potato straws. I thought it was a cute and yummy presentation! For Entrees, we had the pot roast, burger, and summer tomato salad with a side of onion rings. Everything was good though the pot roast could've been a smidge more tender and my burger was overcooked. But the fries pretty much made up for the burger. Fantastic fries! Herby, slightly garlic-y, and perfectly seasoned. For dessert we had the chocolate pudding which was fine. I agree with previous posts that mention the generous size of the pudding. I don't know if we were just lucky, but our waiter was fantastic. I'll definitely be back to try some of their other offerings and the banana cream pie.


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Brazilian artist Ernesto Neto found his way to sculpture after failed career ventures in engineering and astronomy. It was during the reinvigoration of the art scene in Brazil in the late 1980's that saw Neto attend Parque Lage School of Visual Arts and begin his creative process in sculpture.
"I see the world as a sculpture," says Neto, who began working with gravity as his initial motivation for his creations. He sees gravity as the centre of all things; the weight of the world and everything within it relies or is dependent on this single force. Thus, his sculptures are all based on a centre of gravity, mostly consisting of hanging objects or materials.
Simplicity is key for Neto, who prefers to steer clear of anything too complicated in our already complex culture. He says that in the world of constant media updates and 24 hour news, we are bombarded too much with images and information about all the tragedy in the world. Neto believes that with this recycling and "re-digesting" of the horrors in our world, we are merely valorizing the negative.
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