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The value of sustainable business practices has been thrown into question on the back of the Global Financial Crisis. Some believe that a down market begets a singular focus on profit maximisation. This article from The Australian traces a series of high profile individuals who tend to disagree. Sustainability in business remains key to Tyndall's Roger Collison, Insurance Australia Group's Mike Wilkins, and Generation Investment Management's David Blood. Both Collison and Wilkins emphasise the importance of sustainability to economic survival. The growing emphasis on environmental and social issues as reflected in new governmental policy and legislation internationally, requires that a business is sustainable in terms of environmental, social and governance (ESG) goals. David Blood and his founding partner, Al Gore, see short-termism in financial institutions as a destabilising force that contributed to the current financial crisis.
On the investment side, Blood and Gore run an investment fund dedicated to sustainability. They are aware of the desirability of supporting sustainability in business for stability's sake as well as the investment opportunities provided when market reorientation brings sustainability to the fore. So far their investment thesis shows promise; their fund was a top international equities performer last year. Blood believes sustainable development will be a key driver in investment returns for years to come. From the ashes of the international financial crisis, recovery is being led in part by some who want to start again and this time do it right.
For the full article see: www.theaustralian.news.com.au/business/story/0,,25366648-36418,00.html]]>
Has microcredit delivered on its promise to lift borrowers out of poverty? Academics have had a hard time finding evidence to answer this question. Part of the challenge of studying the impact of microcredit is selection bias. A scientific survey requires that you compare those who get a microcredit loan with a control group of similar people facing the exact same economic hardships and external market constraints. Microcredit loans may be selectively offered to only the most entrepreneurial in a community. If that is the case, then part of the impact of microcredit to alleviate poverty may be overstated.
Just recently, two academic studies claim to have overcome the challenges of selection bias and conducted controlled experiments. Abhijit Banerjee and his team from the Poverty Action Lab at MIT ran a controlled experiment in Hyberdad, India. Their report, "The miracle of Microfinance? Evidence from a Randomised Evaluation," indicates that microcredit does not significantly lift borrowers out of poverty. Another research team led by Dean Karlan of Yale University and Jonathan Zinman of Dartmouth found similar results in the Philippines. Their report, "Expanding Microenterprise Credit Access: Using Randomized Supply Decisions to Estimate the Impacts in Manila," established that microcredit did not lead to increases in family purchases within a year and a half of the original loan. Some argue that this research is too short-sighted. Microcredit bridges the risk divide that prevents commercial banks from funding economic activity for the very poor. Microcredit loans signal the creditworthiness of borrowers to the broader marketplace. It would take more than a year and a half to see that creditworthiness translated into increases in household consumption. The Economist concurs: "By being willing to take a risk on entrepreneurial sorts who lack any other way to start a business, microcredit may help reduce poverty in the long run, even if its short-run effects are negligible."
For the full article see: www.economist.com/displayStory.cfm?story_id=14031284]]>
To listen to the voices of borrowers, lenders, and regulators engaged in microcredit BBC radio reporter Jo Fidgen goes to the streets in Zambia. She uncovers the "debt trap" into which some Zambian borrowers have fallen. According to one microcredit borrower who runs a sewing shop: "After I pay off the interest on my loan every month, there is no money left to invest in my business." Rates of interest, sometimes as high as 60%, make it difficult for the owners of small and medium sized businesses to keep up with loan payments. The cost of lending is high due to the risks of operating in Zambia, including unreliable communication and transport infrastructure. To reduce interest rates requires addressing the risks and cost of operating. To significantly bring down the operating costs may require national infrastructure investment and systemic change.
The BBC follows these direct interviews with a conversation with Professor Dean Karlan of Yale University discussing his research in the impact of microcredit on families in the Philippines. Despite the rhetoric of "seeing entrepreneurship," he found that microlenders often lent only to those who already had an established business. He also found the surprising result that it was men's rather than women's businesses which benefited from microcredit loans. The punchline: "microcredit is not a development panacea."
To listen to the report, click: www.bbc.co.uk/worldservice/ business/2009/07/090729_microfinance_biz_daily.shtml]]>
Although microfinance may be the best known example of serving low-income groups through a market solution, many other models are now emerging to serve a large and growing population of poor people. Half the world's population lives on less than $2 per day: that is 2.6 billion people. During the last few decades of increasing aid the livelihood for those at the "bottom of the pyramid" has not gotten better. The authors, however, do not dismiss traditional aid. Instead, they argue that market based approaches offer a complementary (and potentially more efficient and sustainable) way to address global poverty. They identify seven business models tailored to serving the poor:
1) Pay-Per-Use allows consumers to pay lower costs for each use of a group-owned facility, product, or service.
2) No Frills Service offers ultra-low prices for products and services that still meet the basic needs of the poor. The model relies on high volume, high asset utilization, and service specialization.
3) Paraskilling brings workers into the workforce to perform simple standardized tasks which were formerly part of expensively complex services and processes that relied on specially qualified professionals.
4) Shared Channels piggybacks products and services through existing customer supply chains to reduce transportation costs, often in challenging conditions.
5) Contract Production organizes small-scale farmers into rural supply chains. A contractor provides training, specifications, and credit to the farmers and in return promises better than market prices for their goods.
6) Deep Procurement is similar to contract production but in the manufacturing sector. This model bypasses middlemen to offer quality and marketability training to small scale producers.
7) Demand-Led Training can be compared to a "temp agency" for the developing world. This model is used to pay third parties to train and place employees for job openings "at the edges of the formal and informal sectors."
Many of the examples come from India, which the authors find to be a particularly productive laboratory for testing marketbased models to address global poverty. To engage the poor better as consumers and suppliers requires functional public support systems: schools, courts, and infrastructure. The report makes it clear that these enabling systems still need to be bolstered to allow market solutions to emerge.
To access the report see: www.mim.monitor.com]]>
Creating a World Without Poverty could easily have been a retrospective. After all, its author has plenty to reflect upon. Instead, the book is unmistakably forward-looking. This book presents a compelling vision for the future of capitalism. It envisions a market where social businesses emerge to address social issues.
Muhammad Yunus could have rested on his laurels when he was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize in 2006. He could have simply recounted his quantitative achievements, such as: 7 million people served, more than 73,000 villages reached, at least 640,000 homes constructed, and more than US$6 billion in loans served through his Grameen Bank. He could have headed for the international lecture circuit with 30 years of stories and a nickname like the Sage of Dakka. Or he simply could have looked at the global movement that had grown up around microfinance and felt justified in taking retirement. Instead, Yunus continues to pursue his audacious vision to fight poverty through market solutions. He has not relented on his tireless work to realize new ways that capital markets can more humanely serve the poor. The thesis of this book relates to social businesses- a venture which limits personal financial gain to pursue specific social goals.
Writers on Yunus have commented that his brilliance is his understanding of the mechanics of markets. He has used the momentum of success to subvert the "theology of capitalism." According to Yunus, businesses do not all have to be singularly profit-minded. There is room in the market for something other than what he coins a "Profit Making Business (PMB)." He calls for the growth of social businesses dedicated to solving social and environmental challenges but maintaining the structure of PMBs. He writes, "like other businesses, [a social business] employs workers, creates goods or services, and provides these to customers for a price consistent with its objectives." The book begins with Yunus at lunch with Franck Riboud, the CEO of Danone in France. There, Yunus and Riboud agreed over a handshake to create a multinational social business. They agreed to sell Danone products affordably to the poor in Bangladeshi villages without any profit paid to investors. Profits would remain in the business to expand its reach to poor villagers or improve its product offerings. The overarching goal of this new endeavor was to improve the nutrition of poor families with the help of a successful market player. In Yunus' mind, this was the first multinational social business – a partnership between Grameen Bank and Danone. Discerning readers might be left wondering about the conversations that took place after the big handshake moment. How did Danone justify reduced profits to its shareholders? Would this venture be left to soft marketers with public relations as their goal or would it be treated like any other Danone business unit? What key performance indicators (KPIs) would they establish? How clear were their shared measures of success? What would "serving the poor better through reinvested dividends" look like? How might this intersect with debates in social capital markets about triple bottom line reporting structures?
Some of these questions are addressed, others remain unanswered. Nonetheless, the agreement between Yunus and Riboud raised the bar on the possibilities for corporate partnerships with social purpose.
The Epilogue to Creating a World Without Poverty contains the Nobel Prize Lecture Yunus delivered in Oslo, Norway on 10 December 2006. It is entitled "Poverty is a Threat to Peace." In it, he lays out a view that peace is threatened by an unjust economic, social, and political order. He closes with a metaphor that sustains him on his indefatigable quest to eradicate poverty: "Grameen has given me an unshakeable faith in the creativity of human beings. This has led me to believe that human beings are not born to suffer the misery of hunger and poverty. To me poor people are like bonsai trees. When you plant the best seed of the tallest tree in a flowerpot, you get a replica of the tallest tree, only inches tall. There is nothing wrong with the seed you have planted; it is only the soil-base that is too inadequate. Poor people are bonsai people. There is nothing wrong in their seeds. Simply, society never gave them the base to grow on. All it needs to get poor people out of poverty is for us to create an enabling environment for them. Once the poor can unleash their energy and creativity, poverty will disappear very quickly…"
You can quibble with this man's vision for the future, but you have to respect the progress he has made thus far.
To order the book: www.grameenfoundation.org/yunus_book/]]>
Foresters Community Finance of Queensland argues that the lack of access to affordable capital is the major challenge to the growth of the fourth sector in Australia. In this report, authors Burkett and Drew broaden the traditional definition of financial exclusion in Australia to include not just individuals and families but also groups and organisations such as civil society organisations, social enterprises, or micro businesses. Groups as well as people are being denied access to essential capital for growth. They write,
"The range of capital options under the heading of 'social investment' is not generally available in Australia, though they have been explored extensively in the UK and the US. The development of these forms of capital in the Australian context will help address the financial exclusion of social enterprises, social businesses, eco businesses and microenterprises."
Change is possible. This is a turbulent time in the Australian financial regulatory landscape with some states introducing caps on rates and fees and the Federal government taking over consumer credit regulation in 2010. The authors argue that this is not enough to address the regulatory vacuum for new forms for social investment. In the UK, specific legal structures recognise the blended nature of social enterprise: both the social goals and the commercial imperatives. They assert that Australia can better support these enterprises through Community Development Financial Institutions (CDFIs). Elsewhere these institutions have helped individuals and organisations access funding to address a range of social issues "from community revitalisation to affordable housing, small business development, job creation, community asset building, microfinance, fair personal finance, community economic development and social enterprise." The final pages of the report showcase how Australia might develop a CDFI sector.
To order the report: www.foresters.org.au]]>
Social investment has started to take hold in at least three sectors of the economy: 1) finance, in the form of microcredit loans, 2) health, with investments in immunisation bonds, and energy, through support for clean technologies. Typically, social investment funds aim for economic, social, and environmental returns. This is sometimes referred to as the "triple bottom line." The emergence of microfinance as a successful and commercially viable form of social investment has attracted widespread attention in the financial marketplace. Yet microfinance is just part of the social investment ecosystem. Even the founder of microcredit, Muhammad Yunus, has painted a much broader vision about how market solutions can alleviate poverty – a topic featured in his book which is reviewed in this issue: Creating a World Without Poverty.
Links are provided to the full articles so that you can investigate and comment on those that interest you.
Editor, Knowledge Connect]]>
If you are looking for concrete examples of social enterprise, flick through this report. "The Phoenix Economy" features fifty examples of social innovation pioneers including businesses, financial investment houses, and governments. According to the report, the chosen fifty "create value blends across the triple bottom line agenda." Some of the pioneers are household names including Google, General Electric, and GlaxoSmithKline pharmaceuticals. Many examples deal with the environment. For a case in point, Google is harnessing its creative talents to find renewable energy sources that can be produced more cheaply than coal (Google's 'RE
The Phoenix list also includes an Academy Award winning film production house, Participant Media, which produced Al Gore's An Inconvenient Truth to alert mainstream audiences to the potential devastation of climate change. The list features a prominent venture capital firm engaged in early stage investments in green technologies as well as new business models to serve the poor. For example, India's Aravind Eye Care System offers a tiered payment model to allow it to treat over 1.4 million patients a year, two-thirds of them for free.
Although each example has an interesting story, they have not coalesced into a new economy. To encourage such widespread change, Volans includes a 'Phoenix 'Manifesto' for political leaders, a 'Prospectus' for business leaders and investors, and a 'Syllabus' for business educators. Although the short profiles of each of the enterprises leave many questions unanswered, the report is a handy reference for new forms of social investment.
To access the report see: www.volans.com]]>
Alliance magazine is a quarterly journal aimed at informing philanthropists and social investors about the latest trends in the field worldwide. It may be a sign of the growing popularity of new financial instruments pitched to philanthropists, that the magazine is now featuring financial products. This article provides a brief introduction to yet another social investment opportunity: community bonds. According to the author, community bonds are in use in the UK, the US, and Canada.
Citylife in the UK created a five year zero coupon social investment bond to help charities raise funds. Since 1999 Citylife has raised more than 10 million pounds for charities through these bonds. From the US the article points to the work of the Calvert Foundation. Calvert's "flagship product" is the Calvert Community Investment Note. This instrument allows investments to be pooled and placed in a portfolio of affordable loans granted to more than 200 non-profits in over 100 countries. In Canada, the example cited is the Municipal Finance Authority of British Columbia which has had a Community Bond Program since 1995. Disappointingly, there is very little detail about the examples cited. It is unclear how the products are regulated, how they are pitched to investors and whether investors are clamouring for more. Finally, the author falls into the trap of reporting the amount of money that has been raised without any detail about the value created by this type of funding.
To begin your own investigation, see: www.alliancemagazine.org]]>
For a clear risk report on the microfinance industry, the folks at the Centre for the Study of Financial Innovation give us "Microfinance Banana Skins 2009." The "banana skins" in their title refers to potential risks, as in the classic cartoon slip-up. This report spotlights current risks associated with the microfinance industry. The risks are identified and ranked by investors, practitioners and regulators.
Microfinance is at a crossroads. It has achieved dramatic growth over the last few years and continues to grow at 25% per annum. Microfinance institutions (MFIs) serve over 100 million borrowers around the world. More than 1,200 MFIs, with assets surpassing $32 billion USD, report to the Microfinance Information eXchange (MIX). Although some thought that MFIs would be insulated from the global financial crisis, in fact the economic climate for microfinance has changed as the broader financial outlook has changed. Andrew Hilton, the Director of CSFI writes: "in the popular press, microfinance is still very much the developmental flavour of the month – and even the most battle-hardened aid veteran has to acknowledge its appeal as an alternative to the conventional 'top-down' model for wasting taxpayers' money. But, as the final box in this report makes clear, microfinance currently faces serious challenges – challenges that have been exacerbated by the global crisis."
The top microfinance banana skins are credit risk and liquidity. There is a fear that draining credit markets may expose "naked swimmers," those institutions who were happily afloat when funding was overflowing. The economic crisis compounds weak credit quality inherent in the industry. With increasing competition among MFIs and commercial banks there is concern that standards are eroding as lenders clamour for market share. One of the looming concerns is the high level of indebtedness that already exists with borrowers. There are many juicy nuggets to take away from this report and not nearly enough space here to report on all of them.
To peel the bananas yourself see: www.csfi.org.uk]]>


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TOKYO (AP) -- Petra Kvitova rallied to defeat Venus Williams 3-6, 6-3, 7-6 (2) on Friday and advance to the Pan Pacific Open final.
The seventh-seeded Kvitova dominated the tiebreak, jumping out to a 6-0 lead. Williams won the next two points before the Czech player capitalized on her third match point.
Williams had been bidding for her first title since winning in Luxembourg last October.
"I was probably a little tired," said Williams, who endured a three-hour, three-setter on Thursday. "But I don't think it affected the match. She played two matches yesterday so no doubt was a little tired as well."
Kvitova, who held off 11 break points, will face either fourth-seeded Caroline Wozniacki or No. 5 Angelique Kerber.
"I am really happy with how I played today," Kvitova said. "It was a very close match and every game was up and down."
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Chances are, when you were a child, you don't remember having too much homework in kindergarten, first grade or second grade. Sure, you had a worksheet here and there, but nothinglike how it is today. Standards, testing, assessments and teacher evaluations have squeezed learning into the afternoon and evening hours, and with no change on the horizon, we can assume thathomework is here to stay.
And when it comes to parent and child, homework is a common lightning rod for struggle and fights. From where the child sits, to the appropriate hour it is completed, parents and children have trouble seeing eye-to-eye about the best way to complete the work.
So, let's start off the year with some homework collaboration and cooperation! Here are some of my ideas for how to struggle less with homework:
Too much.
Too much stuff.
Too much food, too much junk food, too much technology.
Too much family, too much sleep (maybe?), too much togetherness.
Too much lack of routine.
Whereas adults enjoy our routine and feel quite out of sorts without it, children need routine to continue to thrive, learn, and integrate their young brains.
Why? A happy and calm mom or dad IS a happy and calm parent.
I AM GIVING AWAY ONE CLASS. (How cool is Kelly to offer this to my peeps?!)
How do you win a spot?
Your lovely and beautiful child is hitting…and hitting often.
When your child is hitting, ask yourself some of these questions:
1) How old is my child? A two year old can hit A LOT. It's pretty normal. In fact, it is the most violent and aggressive time in a human's life! Read this for more info!
An eight year old, typically, hits far less. You have two totally different ways of handling different ages. (Will get to this more. The point is: age and developmental stage matter.)
2). What is the frustration causing the hitting? Is it that the language is not there and the frustration erupts as a hit? Has the child been trying to make her point, and no one is listening? Has he been interrupted? Told to hush? Told to suck it up?
3). How can I help the child adapt to this frustration? This means that there is often nothing any of us can do about life's frustrations, but that doesn't mean we cannot remain emotionally open and kind to our child. The child will have tears and you can allow it. Those tears are a sign of their expectations meeting with the reality of the world. There is not one more cookie. It is time for bed. The i-device is going away. UGH! This SUCKS. And then, after some tears…I feel better.
This is human. We all do it. At least, we should be doing it.
If a child has violent outbursts, often, this child needs the LEAST frustration in his life. Why?
This is like, let's say, someone is starving. Literally starving to death. You cannot give the body a Big Mac and a piece of pie (more than it needs). You ease the body into calories and nutrients, until the body can handle many foods.
Children who are easily frustrated and aggressive do not need MORE problems. They need to be eased into frustration, so keep it light. As the child becomes more experienced at adapting to frustration, he can handle more and more!
Regular frustrations? How can the family get through it? For instance, my three year old hits me, and then throws herself on the ground during dinner. Well, this is not totally unusual. We give her some love, give her some time, and welcome her back to the table when she comes back.
When my ten year old hits and yells, this signals me that something is wrong. Hunger? Fatigue? School? Friend stuff? Homework? Worries? I give her space and stay close, don't take it personally, ask open-ended questions…wait for her to open up. Sometimes it is a problem, sometimes it is hormonal. It is my job to be steady and non-punitive, in both cases. This requires patience, self-care, a solid partnership, and good friends.
I know, I know. If you are a parent; you yell. Maybe you yell 10 times a week, maybe you scream 10 times a day, but you yell. The kids don't listen. You remind, you cajole, you nag, you bribe, you get fed up…you explode. Everyone, even the most amazingly relaxed people on earth, have a limit. It is human to experience to anger and react to it. Sometimes, it is even appropriate. Yet, we all know that yelling andscreaming at our kids leaves us feeling worse about ourselves, guilty, angrier, and frankly, worn down. Most importantly, yelling doesn't change misbehaviors!
So, what are the tips I have for the yelling? Here's why we yell and what to do about it:
1) You are yelling because you are tired. You have a new baby in the house and an active three-year-old, and sleep is hard to come by. Or maybe there is a transition with a new job, an illness, a divorce, or simply your sleep is off from everyday stress. You are feeling wild with exhaustion, and your ability to cope is greatly compromised. I cannot explain how important sleep is, and long term lack of sleep leads to more and more impatience and yelling.
What can you do? Reassess your own routine and make sleep a priority. Avoid caffeine after noon, and don't turn on the TV or other tech devices at night. Stop eating once you have had dinner, and have a cup of milk or decaf tea. A warm bath can also help! Some people need to hire more help or call in family so that they can sleep…do what you need to do to get the rest you need!
2) You are yelling because your routine is not working for the family. When we are rushed, stressed, or feeling late, stress and impatience are at an all-time high. It becomes easier to view children's normalbehaviors as threatening challenges, and it starts to feel as though everyone in the family is actively working against you.
What can you do? Pay attention to the yelling and when you are becoming most angry. Is it in the morning? Does the alarm need to be set earlier? What can you prepare the night before? Pay attention to the basic routines in the family and make sure they are running as smoothly as they can (considering they will never be perfect!)
3) You are yelling because you are trying to control your child too much. As your child grows, she wants and needs more choices, more responsibility, and more power. It is easy to fall into a habit where you keep treating her as though she is younger; this is a normal parenting mistake. But it can often result in "you cannot make me do that, I am the boss of myself!" and other behaviors that feel quite defiant. Sometimes, though, when we control our children too much, they can move in the opposite direction and become passive-aggressive. Instead of fighting back, your child is constantly "disappearing" when something needs to get done or they are suddenly useless. This is the child you nag, cajole, threaten, beg, and eventually yell at, to get him to do something.
What can you do? Your children need real jobs. Real work. True responsibility. As young as two, children can be trained to do a whole host of jobs and become valuable individuals in the family! Rather than trying to change (and scream at) your kids, move in the direction of asking yourself: "what job do I need to teach my child so that he can do more for himself?" With patience and training, you can stop controlling your child and start supporting their independence.
4) You are yelling because you are not taking care of yourself or you are feeling unfulfilled. You used to wear good-looking clothes and were respected in the workplace, now you have worn the same yoga pants for five days straight, and "Goodnight Moon" may have too many words for you. You loved your career and felt passionate about your work, now you make grocery lists during meetings and rush to buy diapers on your lunch hour. You feel constantly rushed or incredibly bored. You look like a person you don't know anymore, and your feel like your body has betrayed you. You don't see friends enough and don't have date nights with your partner. You eat left-over food off of plates and don't exercise. In short, you really are not taking care of yourself. And when you don't pay attention to your own needs, it is easy for resentment to take root and grow like a weed. Naturally, it is not the fault of your children that you are depressed and angry, but they get the brunt of the frustration and anger. It is easy to snap, yell, and belittle when we are feeling badly about ourselves. And let's face it, our kids will always forgive us! It can quickly become a bad habit.
What can you do? You have to find a way to start taking care of yourself, from the big things to the little. From possibly leaving a job you hate to going back to work because your bored; from starting to eat well and exercise to joining a mother's group; from committing to seeing your partner and friends more to going back to school…there are so many ways to start taking care of yourself. And when you are more hopeful, more optimistic, and more yourself, you are less likely to lose your patience and yell. Content people yell less. Parents who pay attention to their own needs are simply kinder to their children. So, from the tiny changes to the big ones, take stock (and responsibility) of your life and make the changes you need! Your whole family will change.
Finally, for whatever you reason you think you are yelling too much at the kids, try to remember that yelling is often the symptom, not the cause of your problems. Try to ask yourself: "why am I yelling?" and start there!
So, your child has a normal worry: the dark, trying something new, typhoons, strangers coming into the house, parents dying, etc.
The child expresses the worry, and then the parent gets busy explaining explaining explaining why that should not be a worry.
The child's brain cannot comprehend your perspective, but the child DOES understand that you are REALLY paying attention to him or her. The child's brain (the prefrontal cortex) is making gang-buster maps that say, "WHOA. MOM IS FREAKING OUT. She is REALLY PAYING ATTENTION TO THIS."
Hence, when little Jimmy wants MORE of your attention he is again, scared of the dark, scared of the stranger, etc.
You keep explaining, even start getting angry, trying to fix the problem, etc.
He keeps getting more scared. You get more frustrated, he gets more scared.
And poof. We have an anxiety problem.
But do we?
The child's brain is asking the parent (with the fears):
"I am learning the world is big and scary.
Am I SAFE?
So, you say:
"I know it is dark.
Yes, it can be scary. Let's find a special flashlight for you.
I will always take of you, in the light and the dark.
I will always be here.
I am in charge.
I love you."
Could everything end tomorrow? Sure. Who knows. A plane could land on your house.
But love is ENERGY, and energy doesn't die. Love never dies.
You are sending a message from your heart to your child's heart,
If your eyes tear up to read this, this means that your brain and heart have integrated this information as true.
It is what is meant when people FEEL something in their hearts. Their guts. The TRUTH.
Simply remembering the different times I have gotten the flu gives me the chills. The fever, the aches, the hours and hours spent in bed…it is awful. And for your kids? It is pretty dreadful, too. And while the everyday cold is obviously more tolerable, it can take a toll too. Feeling run-down and sniffly can bring a whole family down.
So, here are some easy tips for you and your family to help prevent (or mitigate) the cold and flu season:
The rumor that ran rampant when I was little was the "razor blades in candy" story. Do you remember that? I am not sure it ever happened! I think it was an urban legend that everyone glommed onto, and we spent years unwrapping candy and poking it. Now, the fears of razor blades in caramels are largely finished.
These days, instead of irrational razor blade fears, we have an entirely new extreme:
The catalogues for costumes arrive at the end of August, and the candy hits the shelves directly after Labor Day. Our kids are inundated with witches, goblins, ghosts, Frankensteins, skeletons, and jack-o-lanterns so early, and they love it! They sing pumpkin songs and cannot wait to wear their fireman and princess costumes.
The problem? Children have active imaginations that RUN WILD. We cannot wait to take Instagram after Instagram of the cute kids, but by the time Halloween actually rolls around, the kids are exhausted and overwhelmed.
So, when this great day rolls around, how we protect the kiddos from a scary Halloween meltdown?
Have a fun and safe holiday!
In research I recently released concerning parenting challenges and sources of parenting information, parents did not talk about breastfeeding preschoolers, how they are intimidated by French moms, or the fact that they couldn't force their children to practice the fourth hour of piano (à la Tiger Mom). No, in fact, my research of over five hundred mothers shows that parents are struggling with normal and everyday issues.
When asked to choose what relationship challenges parents face with their children (ages 2 to 10), parents overwhelmingly chose: "Ignoring Requests or Directions"
Simply put: kids are not listening to their parents.
As a parent coach, I run into this. A lot. So, here are some of my thoughts on kids and why they ignore their parents.
1) When we nag, beg, threaten and bribe, we teach our children to ignore us. Why? Without real consequences, children very quickly learn that they can ignore our requests and, well, nothing really happens. And if they wait out our screaming and tantrums…nothing really changes for them, does it? The parent is the one with the problem, not the kids!
2) Ignoring parents is a classic passive power play, and it works! While big, loud, and angry power struggles are obvious ways to struggle, passively ignoring parental requests can also erode at the fabric of family life. Whether it is slowly walking to the car (despite numerous requests to "please, just hurry"), or the child can never ever EVER find their shoes (hence, the parent is begrudgingly dragged into a search and rescue shoe mission), children unconsciously know they are the ones holding the reins. I say unconsciously, because most small children are simply not making conscious decisions to struggle with you. They are just doing what they know how to do, and in this case, it is ignoring the parent to receive attention.
3) Quite often, children ignore parental requests because they don't know exactly what needs doing. If you are nagging your child, stop and ask yourself this: "Have I properly trained this child to do the requested task?" If this answer is "no," consider teaching the child how to do the task! Take your time with it, allow for imperfections and keep the training going! You can train on anything from getting dressed to setting the table to creating a homework system! Involve the children in the decision-making, make it fun and keep it going!
4) Finally, if you have trained and set out explicit goals, and your child still ignores requests, allow for natural consequences. Unless it is a risk to life or limb, what would naturally happen as a result of you not interfering? So, for instance, if the five-year-old refuses to put their shoes on to walk to school, then put the shoes in a bag, and start to walk to school. If the child refuses to take the trash out, then let the trash build up and spill over. If the child will not finish her homework, then allow her to go to school with it incomplete. Yes, this may invite some uncomfortable moments and conversations, but the experience teaches far more than any lecture ever could!
With patience, planning and courage, we can teach our children to listen to us. Screaming, nagging, begging, bribing and punishing don't work, and I know that our interactions with our kids can be better. So, make a plan and make it positive!
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Routine and schedules; schedules and routines. If you are a parent, you are hard-pressed to go anywhere without someone talking to you about sleeping schedules, eating and bedtime routines, and how very important they are to your child's growth and development! So, what do you need to pay attention to when it comes to your child's schedule and routine? Here are some ideas:
1. Sleep, Sleep, Sleep. Whether you have a newborn, a toddler, a kindergartner, an elementary or middle school-aged child, sleep is of paramount importance. It affects everything: appetite, ability to focus, energy-level, mood, weight-management, school performance and behavior management in school, as well as your child reaching their basic developmental milestones.
Your family's schedule needs to be based around the sleep needs of your children. Something I often talk to my clients about is planning the bedtime routine around when they wake up the next morning. What do I mean? Well, if the family needs to be awake by 7:30 AM, and you have a three-year-old, you back up bedtime 12 hours to 7 PM. Some families aren't eating until 7 PM, pushing the bedtime back to 8 PM or even 9 PM, and leaving the toddler exhausted, under-rested and cranky. Is pushing dinner and bedtime earlier inconvenient for busy working parents? Yes, but I like to remind parents that it won't be like this forever! Before you know it, your child will be staying up later, and you will be missing those "early-to-bed" days!
2. Eating. Sometimes I hear, "But my child is not hungry," or, "They don't eat the food I make!" And I get it. Feeding kids can be tough. Their taste buds are more sensitive than ours, and they really do taste food differently! But this doesn't mean that meals cannot be prepared and enjoyed together as a family. Don't succumb to making a steady diet of mac-n-cheese and nuggets! When kids are young, the food may be basic yet wholesome with some nights designated as "try-it nights"! You put out foods that the kids have picked and some that are new and exciting. Kiwis, kumquats and kale are nice options for new "try-it" nights.
The most important thing to remember is that keeping regular meal times (especially dinner) is an antidote to negative behaviors, both now and in the future. Study after study shows that family meals are critical for both communication and a sense of family belonging. It can be a challenge to do this in the early years, all work and little payoff, but the investment will be apparent in years to come! So, make mealtime a priority in your house.
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3. Doing nothing. Yes, you read it right. In this day and age, you need to schedule "doing nothing". If you have paid for it, signed up for it, have to check-in or buy a gift for it…that is doing something. Doing nothing allows for boredom and the all-important slowing down. Now, I am not going to bash technology (I am typing this on an iPad with an iPhone next to me). No, I think our brains can handle far more than we even think, but I do know our kids need to learn how to be bored. Why? Out of boredom comes creativity. Unique ideas spring forth, and kids are allowed to follow a true interest. This interest rarely involves money or complex toys.
For some kids, doing nothing is going to involve playing a sport, or climbing a tree, building Legos, or coloring and drawing. Some may stare at the sky, and some may recreate their classrooms. Doing nothing looks different for every child…so don't judge it when you see it. As a parent, find your own doing nothing: napping, reading, listening to music you actually like, talking on the phone to a relative or friend, enjoying a glass of anything you like, cooking, writing a letter, practicing your golf swing, shooting hoops, etc. "Yeah," you think, "with what time?" Well, that is why you need to schedule it! Doing nothing will not happen spontaneously, at least for most families.
It may feel like there are a million components to your family and the schedules and routines you keep. Try not to get too bogged down in too many details, and remember to stick to the basics! Good food, rest and relaxation can take a family far!
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"One of the very first manifestations of nouvelle vague ... a remarkably assured, gutsy and conceptually ostentatious piece of filmmaking." – Time Out London ... In 1954, an unknown young woman named Agnès Varda released a film called La Pointe Courte, a strange, intoxicating ... Read more
"What distinguishes the film most … is its wit, both verbal and visual, so that it is simultaneously illuminating and funny." – Time Out London ... It's May 1962, and with the end of the Algerian war, France is at peace for the first time in seven years. Filmmaker Chris Marker ... Read more
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November 17, 2011
Beach stormwater project grant extension likely; PALS training bolsters students; County to mark Honore improvements
Making masterpieces out of sand hills
November 17, 2011
The traffic snaking along Stickney Point Road, on down to Beach Road, was a testament Sunday to the popularity of the second Siesta Key Crystal Classic Master Sandsculpting Competition.
ISLAND BEAT: At long last, Siesta Key welcomes a fish market Crystal Classic shines spotlight on No. 1 beach
November 17, 2011
Anyone who missed the second Crystal Classic Master Sandsculpting Competition Nov. 10-14 on the Key missed truly extraordinary art.
FIVE THINGS YOU DIDN'T KNOW ABOUT: Bob Saget
November 16, 2011
Famous comedian Bob Saget is coming to town! He'll perform at 8 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 19, at Van Wezel. Read these five things to learn more about Saget.
BREAKING: Gas line struck on Ocean Boulevard
November 16, 2011
As workers Wednesday, Nov. 16, began construction of the new wrought-iron fence at the intersection of Treasure Boat Way and Ocean Boulevard, they struck a gas line, a county staff member informed representatives of Siesta organizations.
PHOTO GALLERY: Out-of-Door Academy Vet Celebration
November 15, 2011
Grandpas, fathers, mothers and children were recognized for their service as veterans at Out-Of-Door Academy on Friday, Nov. 11. The children sang patriotic songs and student council members honored each veteran individually.
PHOTO OF THE DAY: Foggy Fishing
November 15, 2011
Whether or not the weather is good, people will still find a way to go out fishing.
VIDEO SLIDESHOW: The Siesta Key Crystal Classic wrap-up
November 15, 2011
Did you miss your chance to see the sand sculptures this weekend? Watch our video slideshow to view some of the sculptures featured in the event.
PHOTO OF THE DAY: How Harmonious!
November 14, 2011
Have you ever met a cowboy with a harmonica on a necklace? We have and we even got a little concert to boot while at the Benny Kinsey's Bluegrass Picnic.
Public comments sought on review of schools
November 14, 2011
A company undertaking a study of the efficiency of the Sarasota County School District will hold a community open house from 5 to 7 p.m. Tuesday, Nov. 15, in the Laurel Nokomis School cafeteria to take public comment on the process.
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Mars and MySpace launch radio show
LONDON - Confectionery giant Mars and MySpace, the News Corporation-owned social network, are combining to launch Mars Planets Radio.
Mars sponsored MySpace show fronted by Alex Zane
The hour-long radio show will be fronted by well-known presenter Alex Zane and co-presented by a selection of aspiring DJs from the MySpace community.
The show invites budding presenters to upload two-minute video reports on a subject of their choice. Listeners will be invited to vote on whether that week's discussion choice should remain on the show for the following week.
Up-and-coming bands will also be asked to submit tracks to be considered for the weekly playlist - with the potential of being heard by the site's nine million unique monthly UK users.
Dom Cook, director of marketing and content for MySpace UK, said: "There is so much talent and creativity within MySpace that we're always looking for ways to bring it to the surface."
Partnerships with the likes of Mars will probably become a key strategy for MySpace as it grapples with generating advertising revenue from MySpace's vast online audience.
Earlier this month, News Corporation warned MySpace would fail to hit its $1bn revenue target this year.
Peter Chernin, News Corp chief operating officer, said that earlier MySpace growth projections had been "very aggressive", but the group remained satisfied.
"Despite the obstacles we're facing, what we're accomplishing is extraordinary," he added.
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Evanston, Wyoming Police looking into harassment and assault charges, plan to wrap up their investigation of the Moffat County High School football team sometime next week. Members of the team have been accused of assault and harassment, as a result of Continue reading
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Interest in Football Positions Coming from Out-Of-Area
Applications for Moffat County High School's open football coaching positions are coming in, and the candidates will start interviewing later this week. Superintendent Brent Curtice says so far all applications have come in from outside the district. He says the hiring committee Continue reading
Moffat County School District to Post Openings for High School Football Coaches
The Moffat County School District is expected to start looking for a new staff for the high school football team today. Wild West Radio confirmed yesterday that Head Coach Kip Hafey and his coaching staff will be replaced this year. The shake up is the apparent result of an Continue reading
Moffat County High School Football Coaches Let Go
Wild West Radio News has confirmed that all six Moffat County High School football coaches have been let go. Former head coach Kip Hafey, who will continue to teach at Moffat County High, declined to comment. School district Superintendent Brent Curtice also declined to comment, but did say Continue reading
Moffat County School District Releases Statement About Football Camp Allegations
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Aberdeen Western Peripheral Route / Balmedie to Tipperty
The Aberdeen Western Peripheral Route/Balmedie-Tipperty (AWPR / B-T) is a major transport infrastructure project which will significantly improve travel in and around Aberdeen and the North East of Scotland.
The city of Aberdeen is a major driver for the Scottish economy and good transport links lie at the heart of the country's continued and sustainable growth.
The AWPR / B-T, which is currently in procurement, is a priority for the Scottish Government and is being developed by Transport Scotland - the national transport agency - in partnership with Aberdeen City and Aberdeenshire Councils.
Procurement of the project is almost complete and Connect Roads, a consortium with a construction joint venture of Balfour Beatty Investments Ltd, Carillion Private Finance (Transport) Ltd and Galliford Try Investments Ltd, has been named as preferred bidder. The construction of the new 58km road is due to begin later this year with completion expected in Spring 2018.
When complete, the AWPR / B-T is expected to carry more than 43,000 vehicles each day through its busiest sections.
The AWPR / B-T project, improvements to Haudagain Roundabout and a new Inveramsay bridge on the A96 form a core part of our commitment to improving transport in the North East, along with proposals to dual the A96 between Aberdeen and Inverness by 2030.
Road sections
The road consists of four sections:
- Balmedie to Tipperty
12km from Blackdog to Tipperty
- Northern Leg
16.1km from North Kingswells to Blackdog
- Southern Leg
18.7km from Charleston to North Kingswells
- Fastlink
11.5km from Stonehaven to Cleanhill
For the most part, the new dual carriageway will have two lanes in each direction, with the exception of the section between North Kingswells Junction and Craibstone Junction, where three lanes will operate in each direction, and the existing Trunk Road south of Charleston Junction, which will also be widened to a three lane dual carriageway for a short section between Charleston and the next junction to the south at Findon.
Construction of the AWPR / B-T route will include 12 junctions, two river crossings at the River Dee and River Don, an underbridge for crossing the Aberdeen to Inverness Railway, four major pipeline crossings and three wildlife bridges in addition to more than 100 other structures.
The *£745m investment of the AWPR / B-T is just one of a number of transport infrastructure projects in the pipeline which will significantly improve road safety and accessibility, reduce congestion and grow the local economy - ensuring the North East remains a competitive business location.
In addition to the AWPR / B-T project, a core part of Transport Scotland's commitment to the North East include improvements to Haudagain Roundabout, a new Inveramsay Bridge on the A96 and dualling the A96 between Aberdeen and Inverness by 2030.
Progress to date
A series of vital advance works projects have been undertaken along the route since 2006, including one of the largest environmental and ecological surveys in Scottish development history. Advance work will continue during 2014 as the project moves towards the conclusion of procurement and the start of construction.
Current activity
The Transport Minister announced a pre-start works agreement with Connect Roads in August 2014. This has enabled the preferred bidder, Connect Roads, to undertake further design work and to start works ahead of the main works contract.
The Aberdeen Western Peripheral Route/Balmedie-Tipperty underpins the Regional Transport Strategy (RTS) outlined by Nestrans, the Transport Partnership for Aberdeen City and Aberdeenshire. The project will facilitate the delivery of coinciding transport measures and will bring substantial benefits to the North East of Scotland.
The project will be delivered in partnership between Transport Scotland, Aberdeen City Council and Aberdeenshire Council whilst working closely with Scottish Futures Trust who will help to deliver value for money for the taxpayer. Read more about the approach and support for the route.
Community engagement
Engagement with local communities and businesses is at the heart of Transport Scotland's major infrastructure projects and will continue to be a vital part of the AWPR/B-T Project.
Publications and reports
Publications and reports related to the Aberdeen Western Peripheral Route/Balmedie-Tipperty (AWPR/B-T) project.
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I agree that the quality of teachers and instruction is poor. In my opinion the students individual needs are not of the upmost importance. In my experience with this school I feel that the #1 priority is for MAP testing not out of concern for the students but how it will reflect on the teachers. I was told by a teacher that if they can read it, they can get it. That is not necessarily so. If they do not understand what they have read, how can they apply it? The teachers need to go back to teaching the basics so that these kids have a foundation to build upon. They need more time spent with the teacher and more time spent on the subject being taught. In my opinon individual needs are not being met, and yes sports are also a very high priority with this school.
Academics are a very high priority. Students' individual needs are of upmost importance. Teachers and staff are highly qualified, carings members of this small community school.
Very poor quality teachers and poor instruction. Adminsitsration seems to care more about sports than education or children.
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San Francisco Can't Miss Dining
So, I am travelling from NYC to San Francisco later this year and I basically have two nights of dining in the city.
For one of the meals, I am looking for a unique tasting menu experience. The restaurants I am looking at include Benu, Coi, Manresa, Saison, La Folie and Gary Danko. I don't need the meal to be a traditional white table cloth experience, I just want to experience something new, unique, and most importantly delicious. What would you advise?
For the other meal, I want something less high-end. A more fun place to eat. I have dined at Nopa and was slightly disappointed. I am looking at places like Flour + Water, Kokkari Estiatorio, and Sons & Daughters. I want something different from what I would experience in New York. I am purposefully leaving it vague as I don't want to limit the suggestions.
Thank you for the help!
I think Saison is the most unique place at the high end. Definitely a long way from the traditional white-tablecloth Michelin style.
I'd suggest La Ciccia, Incanto, or Cotogna rather than Flour + Water.
Of the high-end places, Benu, Coi, Manresa, and Saison are all unique in their own ways. Much as I love La Folie, I don't think that it's particularly unique or that it makes a huge effort to be so. More of a focus on well-executed food than experimental stuff. Gary Danko is pretty generic high-end dining and, while competent, doesn't feel unique at all. You can probably get Russian caviar and Maine lobster in NYC.
Put Atelier Crenn on your list.
I don't see any reason for a NYer to bother with Greek food in San Francisco.
for a unique tasting menu experience, Saison without a doubt. Manresa is about an hour from the city, and it's incredible as well, but my money goes towards Saison. both Manresa and Saison are far and away leagues above La Folie or Gary Danko, Acquerello, Fleur de Lys, etc.. Saison is my personal favorite for several reasons. i appreciate the cooking approach of every dish involving the hearth. it delivers perhaps the most delicious food in California, and the ingredient pairings are smart and not overwrought. perhaps the best way i can describe the food is that it seems like you're tasting the maximal expression of an ingredient, either distilled or amplified. flavors are incredibly complex and nuanced, without feeling heavy. anyway, i don't mean to be dismissive of the others you listed, they all have something to offer and you can have a great meal there, but personally i think Saison is the place to go to.
for a more casual experience, Flour + Water has a cool vibe but there's mixed reviews on the food. it's next to impossible to get in, but while i enjoyed it generally, friends didn't quite love it, and we agreed that it's not quite worth the hassle to get a seat. Kokkari is solid Greek food and a good option (some delicious grilled octopus and lamb chops), but perhaps not quite "fun" or unique as you may be looking for? i think you can find something like that in NYC. Sons & Daughters clocks in at about $150pp after all said and done, w/o alcohol, so it's not exactly that cheap.
Consider La Ciccia for a cozy neighborhood Sardinian joint. I adore Cotogna but not quite sure it's as unique as you'd like, though it's a very solid option with delicious food in a casual setting. Rich Table may be a good option, yes it's hard to get in as well, but it feels very "SF" if that's what you're looking for. All of these are casual but have solid food. Because you mentioned Sons & Daughters, you might want to look into Commonwealth as well. Very casual spot but good and inventive food, very cool space and i like their operation overall, feels very laid back but you can have a good meal there with friends (or solo).
re: kyee87
The food at Flour + Water is great, but similar to and no better than at Cotogna, which is easier to get into. F+W feels more like a bar with food than a restaurant, kind of like Spotted Pig.
re: Robert Lauriston
good point, Cotogna's a great option. and the $10/glass, $40/bottle wine menu is a nice touch!
re: kyee87
Thank you everyone for the responses! Looks like already the consensus is for Saison. At Saison, is there still a chef's counter and if yes... is it worth it?
On the more casual side, Son's & Daughter probably not my best bet. La Ciccia and Contogna both sound excellent. Also wanted to add State Bird Provisions as a place under consideration.
re: Rizzobert
No chef's counter at the new Saison.
re: Rizzobert
I would think of Sons & Daughters as an alternative for your high end meal. While I prefer both Coi and Sons & Daughters to Saison's previous incarnation, it's hard to argue against Saison as the most distinctive choice. Given your limited time I can't see making the drive down to Manresa, but if you were staying in Silicon Valley that would be a different story.
La Ciccia would be my first choice for the more casual meal. I would recommend Nopalito for Mexican, but you didn't like Nopa that much and there's common parentage. You might also want to consider Zuni, which is a quintessential San Francisco place both in food and atmosphere. I second Ruth's comment that there's no need for you to try Greek or Cal/Greek food here coming from New York. Enjoy!
I'd recommend aziza unless you already have a new Moroccan place in NYC that's does tasting menus and for your more casual, state bird provisions.
Don't bother with Gary Danko, and Kokkari.
Look into Rich Table, or possible State Bird Provisions for second tier(less fine dining) but different. Both are Coi alumn projects. Sons & Daughters doesn't really fit for a fun place to eat, but the approach is "something different".
Saison fits. Don't expect a magician with an egg cream at the end of the night though.
Altelier Crenn is a newer trade off from Coi to consider. Both play with sensory (in different ways) and get ridiculous,
Because you mentioned Flour & Water, you're going to get a lot of alternative suggestions for La Ciccia. It's the most over hyped neighborhood restaurant around and doesn't fit your request at all. I'm not sure what about Flour & Water seemed different, but you can consider Central Kitchen/Salumeria and then after meal drinks at Trick Dog with marginally inventive bar snacks.
re: sugartoof
Thanks Sugartoof. Very helpful.
I think I am pretty much set on Saison. In my initial message, I think I focused too much on different. More, I am looking for the can't miss meals in San Francisco. Things that are also uniquely San Francisco would be an added benefit. I am not looking for different or unique for the sake of being different.
In simpler terms, if you could only have one high-end meal and one other restaurant meal in San Francisco, what would they be? Sounds a little grim when I put it that way... but hopefully you get the gist. Thanks!
re: Rizzobert
La Ciccia's the first place I would recommend to someone with time for only a couple of meals and no special requests.
sugartoof is free to dismiss it as a neighborhood restaurant, but there's really nowhere else like it.
re: Rizzobert
Unique to San Francisco would get you very different suggestions. I think I get why you were unimpressed with Nopa, but I will say, it's probably one of the safest suggestions, most here will agree upon. You probably are looking for a Rich Table, State Bird, Frances, chef driven kind of place has some West Coast eccentricity to it. Not on the same level in any way, but for experience alone, check Outerlands.
I can't think of a NY equivalent to Saison but when you get into the high end, things do tend to get more outer space than San Francisco, unless a bowl of peas or some local ingredient with some foam on top is enough to feel San Francisco. With that, you get our most over the top dining experience (or a top 3). That said, there are places that probably represent SF better in the same way Stone Barns represents NY better than something like Per Se or Ko.
As for La Ciccia, I'm not saying you wouldn't enjoy it - but it doesn't fit your request, and you can find the equivalent rustic Sardinian dishes all through NY without all the fanfare.
re: sugartoof
Where in NY do you get pasta with shaved tuna heart? The only reference I find to it on the NY TImes' web site is in an article by Mark Bittman, who had eaten at La Ciccia three times:
I guess Il Buco makes a similar spaghettti with bottarga.
re: Robert Lauriston
I think you answered your own question.
The place you named is far superior to La Ciccia.
Also, you named one dish, which perhaps you think defines La Ciccia, but doesn't entirely define Sardinian cooking. It's a dish I suspect La Ciccia initially included because people like yourself were gushing about it over at Incanto. When you google the phrase "Shaved tuna heart", most of what comes up is related to Incanto.
Bottarga, which is what La Ciccia calls it on their own menu, and maybe Mosciame are the terms you should have been searching for.
re: sugartoof
Cured tuna heart ("cori de tonnu" in Sardo) is a Sicilian specialty. So is the kind of bottarga ("bottariga" in Sardo) that they use at La Ciccia. Most places use the Sicilian kind.
Mosciame is cured tuna loin.
I doubt Mark Bittman would have eaten at La Ciccia three visits to SF in a row if he thought he could get the same dishes done as well or better in NY.
re: Robert Lauriston
That's a huge conclusion to jump to, in an argument that's pretty pointless.
Bittman's not Pete Wells, and he's also calls Delfina "sensational", so let's keep some perspective here.
re: sugartoof
re: sugartoof
+1 on that!
Doesn't incanto have shaved tuna heart on the menu most days? except Incanto has blood-based pasta? Isn't tuna heart "over" yet?
Seriously, the OP got a set of recommendations they are happy with. Nuff said.
re: bbulkow
Yo BB and S. All I was trying to do was validate RL's statement.
"I doubt Mark Bittman would have eaten at La Ciccia three visits to SF in a row if he thought he could get the same dishes done as well or better in NY."
re: bbulkow
If we're going to declare delicious ingredients "over," can we start with chocolate?
Pasta with shaved cured tuna heart is something I want to eat every once in a while. It's a unique flavor. Chris Cosentino has served blood pasta, but his usual tuna heart dish is made with regular vegetarian spaghettini.
re: Robert Lauriston
Fair enough. It seems like the two of the places in SF you have consistently championed the most happen to serve shaved tuna of some sort. They're also in walking distance from one another.
re: sugartoof
For the lower end meal, I read OP's request as asking for fun experiences he/she wouldn't get in NYC, not necessarily dishes unique to San Francisco. I am no NYC expert but I'd say yes, that definitely means no Greek but it could include La Ciccia, for the entire experience including the delicious food, all-Italian wine list, and incredibly warm welcome, in, yes, a neighborhood restaurant, but then, San Francisco is all about neighborhoods (though I suppose the same thing could be said about NYC). It really is not just for the bottarga and to argue about the origin of any one dish at La Ciccia, or who dined there when, misses the point, in my opinion. (in any case, my favorite dish on the La Ciccia menu is the uni pasta, not the bottarga).
If there were a truly great Mexican or Mex-Cal restaurant in the City, I'd say that would be a good suggestion as well, but there isn't one I'd recommend. Haven't seen much on CH about (and I haven't tried) La Urbana but it might be an interesting option if the OP wants to try something new.
It has been several years since my last visit to Aziza but I did take a Manhattan resident who does a lot of dining out there perhaps six years ago, and he loved it and did comment that it was something he couldn't get in NYC, fwiw.
All that said, the obvious 'SF dish you won't get in NYC' late in the year that no one has mentioned is to go anywhere that serves dungeness crab and order it. Plenty of options for both what I consider the 'California' prep (boiled, steamed or baked and served with garlic and butter), and many different Asian preps. You won't get it in NYC and IMHO you shouldn't miss it. Keep your eyes on the board, the best places to get it this year should start in 3-2-1 (assuming the season opens Friday 11/15 as scheduled).....This oldish thread could start some discussion: http://chowhound.chow.com/topics/824804
re: susancinsf
I agree, reducing La Ciccia down to one dish does it a disservice. The initial claim was that you couldn't get that dish in NY, but it's appeared on menus for Batali, and Blue Hill, and small rustic places that make all their own pastas like Il Buco.
Whatever reasonings you have for "no Greek" would apply here too. There's nothing about the La Ciccia experience that you can't duplicate in NY.
Mind you, there are plenty of New Yorkers who will love experiences at La Cicccia, or that enjoyed Aziza in the past. Don't mistake that for a validation of uniqueness. It really depends on their culinary literacy or where they've been in NY, and even then, if a meal hits the spot, it can feel special and unique.
re: sugartoof
actually my 'no greek' recommendation was based primarily on the fact that there isn't any really good greek food in SF IMHO (and I am *not* a Kokkari fan).
re: susancinsf
"yes, a neighborhood restaurant, but then, San Francisco is all about neighborhoods"
Huh? I wasn't pointing out that it's in a neighborhood, I was attempting to create more realistic expectations for the quality of food they serve.
I'm saying La Ciccia doesn't deserve the hype. Nothing about it warrants national attention. Someone needed to say it.
re: sugartoof
'I wasn't pointing out that it's in a neighborhood, I was attempting to create more realistic expectations for the quality of food they serve. '
and my point was simply that whether or not it is a neighborhood restaurant does not have a direct bearing on whether it is what the OP is looking for, nor is being a 'neighborhood' restaurant in any way an indication that food deliciousness is less. Just IMHO of course, your mileage may vary.
and p.s. I am not sure the OP is looking for something on a national scale.
re: susancinsf
" nor is being a 'neighborhood' restaurant in any way an indication that food deliciousness is less."
It was in the way I intended it. I was clearly being dismissive, and saying it's fine for locals, but not worthy of the accolades. I don't think it's destination worthy at all, but acknowledge most have enjoyed their meals.
SF has better to offer, and frankly, it's reached the status where no matter what the suggestion, people default to naming La Ciccia even when it does not apply.
re: susancinsf
I would only do crab after the season opens (ie, soon), and, generally, the seafood in NYC is so much better than in SF that you'd want to do dish-by-dish as you've said.
Re: Aziza, there have been a lot of reports of changes and less satisfying meals in the last few years. Much less of the original influences. I can't comment because I wasn't there before and since (still on the short list, but the neighborhood isn't one in any of my usual flight paths).
re: bbulkow
yes, my recommendation was for Dungeness specifically, not for seafood generally.
re: susancinsf
You can actually get Dungeness in NY.
A traditional Crab Louie is probably more difficult to find, but frankly, the Dungeness Crab flavors, much like sourdough, are tastes that takes some effort to find proper versions of in SF. Anchor Oyster Bar and Swan's are pretty much it for reliable options.
re: susancinsf
Just to chime in here:
La Ciccia is certainly enjoyable, but I agree that it may not be a "can't miss" for someone from NYC. For someone from Phoenix? Yes. I feel in NYC you can get similar quality.
Aziza - quality has gone done. Uniqueness of dishes is lower than the past (~2012, imo), but cocktails are still enjoyable!
Dungeness - a NYC friend of mine is coming to visit over Thanksgiving and we have a dungeness crawl planned :) The freshness and quality are a huge draw for her.


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