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His Laja is a spacious, handsome restaurant that suggests a stylish osteria in Italy, with wooden floors, beam ceilings, fieldstone and whitewashed walls, and big, sturdy bare wooden tables. There are two four-course fixed-price menus, changing every week, or a seven-course combination. The raw materials are scrupulously fresh and local, and Téllez's cooking is superb, expressed with the kind of confident simplicity you'd expect from a place like, say, Chez Panisse.
Having lunch at Laja late last year with Benito Molina and Solange Muris, good friends of Téllez's, we ate: a straight-forward cream soup of leeks, turnips, carrots, and orange squash; a salad of wonderfully flavorful little greens and herbs with roasted beets; triangles of seared rare bluefin tuna with caramelized bits of roasted eggplant and sweet pepper; big squash ravioli panfried with cheese; meaty, sweet black cod fillets with an assortment of tiny sautéed vegetables (including the smallest okra I've ever seen); various cuts of roasted local baby lamb with more beets; and finally, sorbets of orange and anise-flavored pineapple over a pomegranate granita.
"Everything was here," says Molina, as we finish dessert. "The vegetables, the wine, the olive oil, the best fish in the country… . We just had to see it." Yet he confesses, he is having second thoughts about the Baja Mediterranean idea. "The truth is," he says, "I'm not happy with the term now. Yes, we are in the Mexican Mediterranean—but I believe we have to dig deeper into our own roots, too. After all, what is more Mediterranean than the tomato? And the tomato came from here!"
Km. 83, Carretera Tecate-Ensenada, Valle de Guadalupe (52-646-155-2556)
Riverol 122, Centro, Ensenada (52-646-175-7073)
Muelle Tres
Boulevard Teniente Azueta 187-b, Centro/Malecón (No phone, but reservations may be made through Manzanilla)
La Querencia
Boulevard Sanches Taboada 3110, Esq. Escuadrón No. 201, Local 1 y 2 Zona Rio, Tijuana (52-664-972-9935)
Restaurante Romesco
4346 Bonita Road, Bonita, CA (619-475-8627)
Villa Saverios
Boulevard Sanches Taboada 3151, Esq. Escuadrón No. 201 Zona Rio, Tijuana (52-664-686-6443)
Km. 73, Carretera Ensenada-Tecate, Valle de Guadalupe (No phone)◊
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Drinking There
The first commercial winery in Mexico opened in 1597, far from Baja California, in the state of Coahuila. Baja got its first winery, Santo Tomás (still going strong), in 1888, but the Valle de Guadalupe, today the heart of the Mexican wine industry, was first planted with grapes commercially only in the 1930s—and most of the top small producers there today have been at it for fewer than a dozen years.
Hugo d'Acosta, a former winemaker for Santo Tomás, is the star of the valley. He makes an elegant unoaked Chardonnay and a silky blend of Tempranillo and Cabernet Sauvignon (the valley's most expensive wine, commonly priced at $125 or more on local wine lists) under his own Casa de Piedra label, as well as an ever-changing assortment of other wines labeled Acrata, including a red that's roughly half Grenache and half Carignan with a touch of Duriff. He also works as winemaker or consultant for several other wineries, including the American-owned Adobe Guadalupe, and has just launched another winery called Paralelo, from which he will release two different reds annually, both blended from Cabernet Sauvignon, Merlot, Barbera, Zinfandel, and Petite Sirah, but in different proportions, from different vineyards, and aged in different kinds of oak.
Eccentricities like this are common in the valley—all kinds of stuff has been planted here. There are no rules, no sacred traditions. Thus, Antonio Badan, who is of Swiss extraction, makes a white from a patch of Chasselas (the principal wine grape of his homeland), along with an elegant blend of Merlot, Cabernet Franc, and Cabernet Sauvignon. Juan Carlos Bravo, the gym teacher at the local school, produces an Andalusian-style white from Palomino, and a luscious old-vines Carignan. Adobe Guadalupe's rich rosé changes composition every year; the 2002 vintage contained Syrah, Grenache, Nebbiolo, Ugni Blanc, and Moscatel!
A few Baja wines are available in the U.S., mostly in the San Diego area but also elsewhere in California and in New York City. The larger producers, such as San Tomás, are best represented, but to sample most of the better boutique treasures, you'll have to venture south of the border.
Staying There
Casa Natalie (Km 103.3 Carretera Tijuana-Ensenada, 7263 El Sauzal de Rodríguez; reservations: 888-562-8254; from $252). Ensenada's only luxury boutique hotel, a converted private villa on the sea with seven suites, all handsomely furnished, as well as a mini-spa and pool. Breakfast and dinner are available to guests only.
Adobe Guadalupe Vineyards & Inn (011-52-646-155-2094; from $168) has six modest but pleasant rooms at one of Baja's best wineries. Home-style meals are served on request, to guests only.
Las Brisas del Valle (818-207-7130; from $175). A beautiful new Tuscan-style villa on a hilltop overlooking much of the valley, with six attractive guest rooms. Breakfast is served, as is a fixed-price dinner for guests, prepared by V. Omar Garcia Salazar, a young veteran of La Embotelladora Vieja in Ensenada. Eileen Gregory, proprietor of Las Brisas, describes both the hotel and his cooking as (groan) "Mexiterranean."


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Haena , Hawaii
Tel: 808 826 9875
Concierge.com's insider take:
Fresh hummus, tabouli, and baba ghanoush are a bit unexpected in the Hanalei Colony Resort's remote corner of Hawaii. Yet you won't be disappointed with the Mediterranean Gourmet's menu, which reflects Middle Eastern, Greek, and French influences and also includes perfectly executed standards such as Caesar salad and filet mignon. The venue, home to Charo's "hoochie coochie" dinner show in the 1980s and still owned by the Spanish bombshell, recalls the dive bar from Coyote Ugly (trading the bras strung up as decor for a belly dancer who wiggles between the tables on Friday nights). Yet somehow, even when you're perfectly sober, it works out to a lively and tasty (not to mention affordable) evening. Picking up a picnic lunch is a good idea, too, but skip the overpriced couple's dinner ($300 per couple, not including alcohol) unless you relish the idea of having chatty Imad Beydoun, the Lebanese chef, cook for you tableside.—Updated by Cathay Che
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Diesel engines play a vital role in public transportation, construction, agriculture, and shipping, largely because they are more durable and reliable than gasoline-powered engines, as well as 25 to 35 percent more energy efficient. However, exhaust from diesel engines is a pervasive and harmful form of air pollution. Diesel exhaust contains air pollutants such as nitrogen oxides and particulate matter, as well as other harmful substances that affect public health and the environment.[1] Since 1984, the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has implemented standards that have progressively lowered the maximum allowable amount of certain pollutants, including nitrogen oxides and particulate matter, from new diesel engines by more than 98 percent. However, the most stringent standards generally apply to diesel engines and vehicles built after 2007, and EPA estimates that over 20 million older mobile sources of diesel emissions13 million on-highway vehicles, 7 million non-road engines, and 47,000 locomotive and marine enginescontinue to emit higher amounts of harmful pollutants than newer engines.[2] Programs at the Department of Energy (Energy), the Department of Transportation (DOT), and EPA address mobile source diesel emissions from these older sources by providing grants and loans for projects that, among other things, retrofit, rebuild, or replace existing diesel engines or vehicles; install devices that reduce idling of diesel engines; and convert diesel engines and vehicles to use cleaner fuels, such as natural gas or propane. From fiscal years 2007 through 2011, these programs obligated at least $1.4 billion for such projects.[3] In addition, three tax expenditures, which resulted in at least $510 million in forgone federal tax revenue in fiscal year 2010, provide incentives to reduce mobile source diesel emissions.
[1]Nitrogen oxides are regulated pollutants commonly known as NOx that, among other things, contribute to the formation of ozone. Particulate matter is an ubiquitous form of air pollution commonly referred to as soot.
[2]Non-road engines are those used in machines, such as construction equipment, agricultural equipment, and airport service vehicles.
[3]The American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 provided about $870 million of this funding. All dollar amounts reported in this analysis are in nominal dollars.
As GAO reported in February 2012, federal grant and loan funding for activities that reduce mobile source diesel emissions is fragmented across 14 programs at Energy, DOT, and EPA. Thirteen of these programs provide grants, and 1 programDOTs State Infrastructure Banks programprovides loans.[1] Of the 14 programs, 1EPAs Diesel Emissions Reduction Act programhas a specific purpose of reducing mobile source diesel emissions. The remaining 13 programs focus on other goals or purposes, such as supporting energy efficiency projects or reducing petroleum use. In addition to fragmentation across three agencies, each of the 14 programs overlaps with at least 1 other program in the specific activities they fund, the program goals, or the eligible recipients of funding (see fig. below).
Overlapping Mobile Source Diesel Emissions Reduction Activities, Goals, and Eligible Recipients, by Agency and Program
| Activities | | Goals | | Eligible recipients | ||||||||||||
Agency/Program | Retrofit vehicle or engine | Rebuild vehicle or engine | Replace vehicle or engine | Reduce vehicle idling | Use cleaner fuel | | Reduce emissions | Reduce pollution in areas not meeting air quality standards | Increase energy efficiency | Reduce fuel use | | State governments | Local governments | Land management agencies | Transit agencies | Federally recognized tribes | Private or non-profit organizations |
Energy | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Clean Cities | ● | | ● | ● | ● | | | | ● | ● | | ● | ● | ● | ● | ● | ● |
Energy Efficiency and Conservation Block Grant | ● | ● | ● | ● | ● | | ● | | ● | | | ● | ● | | | ● | |
State Energy Program | ● | ● | ● | ● | ● | | | | ● | ● | | ● | | | | | |
DOTa | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Federal Aviation Administration | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Voluntary Airport Low Emissions | ● | | ● | | ● | | ● | ● | | | | ● | ● | | | | |
Federal Highway Administration | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Congestion Mitigation and Air Quality Improvement | ● | ● | ● | ● | ● | | | ● | | | | ● | ● | | ● | | |
Ferry Boat Discretionary | ● | ● | ● | | ● | | | | | | | ● | ● | | | | ● |
State Infrastructure Banks | ● | ● | ● | ● | ● | | | | | | | ● | | | | | |
Federal Transit Administration | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Bus and Bus Facilities | ● | ● | ● | | ● | | | | | ● | | ● | ● | | ● | ● | |
Clean Fuels Grant | ● | ● | ● | ● | ● | | ● | ● | ● | ● | | ● | ● | | ● | | |
National Fuel Cell Bus Technology Development | | | ● | ● | ● | | ● | | ● | ● | | | | | | | ● |
Transit in Parks | ● | ● | ● | ● | ● | | ● | | | | | ● | ● | ● | ● | ● | ● |
Transit Investments in Greenhouse Gas and Energy Reductionb | ● | ● | ● | ● | ● | | ● | | ● | ● | | ● | | | ● | ● | |
Urbanized Area Formula Grants | ● | ● | ● | ● | ● | | | | | ● | | ● | ● | | ● | | |
Diesel Emissions Reduction Act Program | ● | ● | ● | ● | ● | | ● | | | | | ● | ● | | ● | ● | ● |
Source: GAO analysis of Energy, DOT, and EPA documents and interviews.
aIn 2011, GAO reported that fragmentation of surface transportation programs led to inefficiencies.
bThe American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 authorized this program, and the program received funding through fiscal year 2011. The program did not receive funding for fiscal year 2012 in the relevant appropriations act.
In addition, GAO identified three tax expendituresbiodiesel producer tax credits, a diesel fuel emulsion excise tax credit, and an excise tax exemption for idling reduction devicesthat provide incentives for owners and operators of diesel engines and vehicles to reduce emissions.[2] GAO found overlap among the qualifying activities for the excise tax exemption for certain vehicle idling reduction devices and programs that fund idling reduction activities because the excise tax exemption and these programs all provide incentives to use idle reduction devices to reduce diesel emissions. According to Department of the Treasury estimates, in fiscal year 2010, the biodiesel tax credits resulted in $510 million in forgone federal tax revenue.[3] The Department of the Treasury estimates did not include forgone revenue from the diesel fuel emulsion excise tax credit or the excise tax exemption for idling reduction devices because the department does not report estimates for tax provisions that result in forgone excise tax only.
GAO also identified several instances of duplication where more than one program provided grant or loan funding to the same recipient for the same type of activities.[4] In one case, a state transportation agency received $5.4 million from DOTs Transit Investments in Greenhouse Gas Emissions Reduction program to, among other things, upgrade 37 diesel buses to hybrid diesel-electric buses, $3.5 million from DOTs Congestion Mitigation and Air Quality Improvement program to replace diesel buses with four hybrid diesel-electric buses, and $2.3 million from DOTs Clean Fuels Grants program to replace four diesel buses with hybrid electric buses. In another case, a nonprofit organization received $1.1 million from EPAs Diesel Emissions Reduction Act program to install emission reduction and idle reduction technologies on 1,700 trucks, as well as $5.6 million from a state infrastructure bank established under DOTs program to equip trucks and truck fleets with emission control and idle reduction devices.
Even with duplication among the programs, several factors make it difficult to precisely determine whether unnecessary duplication exists. First, when different programs fund the same diesel emissions reduction activities, it is not necessarily wasteful. For example, a transit agency could use funds from two different programs to replace two separate fleets of aging diesel buses. Second, grant recipients may leverage funding from more than one program to support the full cost of diesel emissions reduction projects. In some cases, grant recipients have used funding from multiple agencies, in addition to local matching funds, to support the cost of large projects that include multiple diesel emissions reduction activities. GAO previously reported that leveraging is generally recognized favorably by public and private sector officials, but leveraging funds from multiple agencies can be inefficient because agencies may incur costs for duplicative administrative activities.[5] Third, agencies were often unable to provide information necessary to determine whether and to what extent unnecessary duplication exists among the programs. For example, several agencies reported that they do not track costs for administrative functions at the program level.
The overall effectiveness of federal funding for activities that reduce mobile source diesel emissions may be limited because agencies generally do not collaborate. According to Energy, DOT, and EPA officials, the three agencies consult one another on broad issues such as available emissions reduction technology or emissions standards, but these efforts do not involve collaboration on diesel-related issues. This is partially due to the differing purposes and goals of each program, which often do not directly relate to reducing diesel emissions. However, GAO previously reported that, although federal programs have been designed for different purposes or targeted for different population groups, coordination among programs with related responsibilities is essential to efficiently and effectively meet national concerns.[6]
GAO also previously reported that uncoordinated program efforts can waste scarce funds, confuse and frustrate program customers, and limit the overall effectiveness of the federal effort. A focus on results as envisioned by the Government Performance and Results Act implies that federal programs contributing to the same or similar results should closely coordinate to ensure that goals are consistent, and, as appropriate, program efforts are mutually reinforcing.[7] Also, the GPRA Modernization Act of 2010 established a new, cross-cutting, and integrated framework for achieving results and improving government performance.[8]
In addition, few agencies collect performance information on their diesel emissions reduction activities. Specifically, EPA collects performance information on the amount and type of diesel emissions reductions each project achieves, Energys three programs and three of DOTs programs collect some performance information related to diesel emissions reductions, and the remaining seven DOT programs do not collect performance information related to diesel emissions. This is partially because 13 of the 14 programs that fund these activities have purposes other than reducing diesel emissions. However, the information that would result from enhanced collaboration and outcome measurement is needed to determine if fragmentation, overlap, and duplication have resulted in ineffective or inefficient programs.
[1]Under DOTs State Infrastructure Banks program, states may use allocated federal transportation funds to capitalize state infrastructure banks, which in turn provide loans and other nongrant financial assistance to eligible projects.
[2]Biodiesel fuel is an alternative to petroleum-based transportation fuel. U.S. biodiesel is made from soybeans and other plant oils, such as cottonseed and canola; animal fats, such as beef tallow, pork lard, and poultry fat; and recycled cooking oils. A diesel fuel emulsion is a mixture of diesel, water, and additives.
[3]The biodiesel tax credits include an income tax credit, as well as an excise tax credit for the production and use of biodiesel.
[4]GAO did not determine whether the federal agencies that provided this funding were aware of each others actions.
[5]GAO, Leveraging Federal Funds for Housing, Community, and Economic Development, GAO-07-768R (Washington, D.C.: May 25, 2007).
[6]GAO, The Government Performance and Results Act: 1997 Governmentwide Implementation Will Be Uneven, GAO/GGD-97-109 (Washington, D.C.: June 1997).
[7]The Government Performance and Results Act (GPRA) of 1993, Pub. L. No. 103-62 (1993).
[8]Pub. L. No. 111-352 (2011).
To help ensure the effectiveness and accountability of federal funding that reduces diesel emissions, the Secretaries of Energy and DOT as well as the Administrator of EPA should
This strategy should help agencies (1) determine the performance measures needed, as appropriate, to assess the collective results of federal funding for activities that reduce diesel emissions and (2) identify and address any unnecessary duplication, including the effects of the relevant tax expenditures, among other things. In undertaking this effort, agencies could also assess opportunities for administrative cost savings. GAO will monitor the agencies efforts on these issues.
The information contained in this analysis is based on findings from the report listed in the related GAO products section. To determine the total amount of federal funding for mobile source diesel emissions reduction activities in fiscal year 2010, GAO obtained and analyzed funding data from Energy, DOT, and EPA. See page 347 of the PDF version of this report (appendix III) for a list of the programs GAO identified that may have similar or overlapping objectives, provide similar services or be fragmented across government missions. Overlap and fragmentation may not necessarily lead to actual duplication, and some degree of overlap and duplication may be justified.
GAO provided a draft of this report section to Energy, DOT, and EPA.
Energy provided technical comments, which were incorporated as appropriate. In its comments, Energy questioned several of the findings but agreed with the action needed that GAO identified. Specifically, Energy stated that the findings mischaracterize the agency as having a statutory responsibility for diesel emissions reductions. The findings do not contain such a statement. Rather, they identify 14 programs, including 3 Energy programs, that fund activities with the effect of reducing diesel emissions and state that programs with related responsibilities should coordinate their efforts. Energy also stated that the findings mischaracterize Energy as not collaborating with other government agencies. The findings state that Energy collaborates with other agencies on broad issues but does not collaborate on diesel-related issues. In addition, Energy stated that the findings mischaracterize the agency as sharing redundant national goals with DOT and EPA. The findings do not discuss Energy's national goals, their relationship to those of other agencies, or whether they are redundant. Rather, the findings (1) focus on Energy programs that fund activities that result in diesel emissions reductions and (2) demonstrate that these programs share similar goals with DOT and EPA programs that fund the same activities. Specifically, each of these programs shares some goals, such as reducing emissions, increasing energy efficiency, and reducing fuel use.
DOT did not provide comments on the draft findings. In its comments on a draft of the February 2012 report, DOT questioned several of the report's key findings and the report's recommendation that Energy, DOT, and EPA establish a strategy for collaboration among their programs that reduce mobile source diesel emissions. Specifically, DOT stated that GAO inaccurately described the Federal Transit Administrations programs as funding diesel emissions reduction activities. The report identifies Federal Transit Administration activities that reduce diesel emissions, including replacing existing diesel vehicles and installing devices that reduce idling of diesel engines, and identifies six Federal Transit Administration programs that fund these same activities. In addition, DOT questioned the evidence underlying our finding of fragmentation among the federal programs within our review. DOT stated that GAO identified independent programs with varying objectives that, in some cases, include similar activities. As GAO reported, fragmentation occurs when more than one federal agency, or more than one organization within an agency, is involved in the same broad area of national need. The report clearly identifies fragmentation, overlap, and duplication among the 14 federal programs that fund diesel emissions reduction activities. Consistent with our established definition of fragmentation and our evidence, GAO stands by its finding that federal grant and loan funding for activities that reduce diesel emissions is fragmented across 14 programs.
Regarding GAOs recommendation that Energy, DOT, and EPA establish a strategy for collaboration among their programs that reduce mobile source diesel emissions, DOT agreed that collaboration can be useful but questioned its usefulness in this context. As GAO reported, while the programs GAO reviewed have been designed for different purposes, coordination among programs with related responsibilities and that fund the same activities is essential to the efficient and effective use of resources. Further, uncoordinated programs can waste scarce funds and limit the overall effectiveness of federal spending. GAO therefore continues to believe that the recommendation is warranted. DOT also stated that the report does not effectively demonstrate that the recommended action will produce cost-effective investments appropriate for DOT that do not potentially duplicate efforts elsewhere in the government. GAO continues to believe that establishing a strategy for collaboration is an appropriate investment that would help ensure the effectiveness and accountability of federal funding for activities that reduce diesel emissions. As the report notes, such a strategy should help agencies identify and address any unnecessary duplication.
EPA did not provide specific comments on the draft findings. However, in commenting on a draft of our February 2012 report, EPA stated that it agreed with GAOs findings and relevant recommendation.
For additional information about this area, contact David C. Trimble at (202) 512-3841 or email@example.com.


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Project Based Learning and More …
There are many variations to the term Project Based Learning (PBL), so it can get a bit confusing as to what this really means within a classroom.
The Buck Institute of Education (BIE) works to help teachers and students be successful. For teachers, BIE offers professional development on how to design, assess, and manage projects that engage and motivate students. For schools, BIE helps bring coherence to PBL practices across grade levels and subject areas, and supports the creation of school-wide processes and structures to support PBL.
What is in the name … PBL …
This post by John Larmer, Editor in Chief at the Buck Institute for Education, entitled 'Project-Based Learning vs. Problem-Based Learning vs. X-BL' might help you to understand what PBL is and the variations to the theme.
Then to see PBL is action, watch this video from the Manor New Technology High School where they have an unwavering commitment to a schoolwide PBL program.
Learning in the future?
Students are the future, but what's the future for students? To arm them with the relevant, timeless skills for our rapidly changing world, we need to revolutionize what it means to learn.
Education innovators like Dr. Sugata Mitra, visiting professor at MIT; Sal Khan, founder of Khan Academy; and Dr. Catherine Lucey, Vice Dean of Education at UCSF, are redefining how we engage young minds for a creatively and technologically-advanced future. Which of these educators holds the key for unlocking the learning potential inside every student?
BYOT implications for schools
The move to have the students bring their own technology (BYOT) into the classroom is largely inevitable. The BYOT tsunami is fast coming over the horizon, with the pathfinders already having made the move.
In researching the new book on BYOT, Mal Lee has identified the implications of the development for schooling, teaching, the choice of personal technology in schools, school resourcing and your own operations.
BYOT is most assuredly not simply a technical development.
In a one hour webinar, BYOT: Understanding the inevitable and its implications, Mal will examine what is and is not BYOT, why all schools will eventually use a model of BYOT, the plethora of educational, social, organisational and economic opportunities opened by the development and the very considerable implications for your situation.
The Lewisville Independent School District video provides some insight into how BYOT has brought about change for schools in that district.
Join Mal Lee on Wednesday, 14 March 2012 for a one hour webinar, BYOT: Understanding the inevitable and its implications.
Mal is an author and educational consultant who has written a series of books for ACER Press and a myriad of articles on the impact of digital technology on the evolution of schooling, teaching and the school library. Mal currently writes the education and technology columns for The Australian Educational Leader and Education Technology Solutions.
He will build on the international research he has undertaken in preparing for the new ACER Press publication he is writing with Martin Levins on Bring Your Own Technology (BYOT).
Mal is a former school principal, director of schools and technology company director. He brings a unique holistic
perspective to educational development.
Mobile devices, resources and digital literacy
As identified in the Horizon report: 2011 K-12 edition, there are three major factors driving role changes for all educators:
- The increasing amount of resources and social networks available for learning;
- The increasing ubiquitous nature of mobile devices; and
- The increasing need for digital media literacy so that students can utilise the above resources and mobile access for learning and knowledge creation.
"The abundance of resources and relationships made easily accessible via the Internet is increasingly challenging us to revisit our roles as educators" (Johnson, et al 2011, p. 4. ) This key trend highlights the importance of why school libraries need to function effectively in the school community.
The abundance of resources adds to the complexity of the information environment in which students work. It highlights the need to continue the highly effective practice of collection development undertaken by teacher librarians to support the curriculum across different platforms on which resources are available. As an example, in an always-connected world, the recent announcement by Apple to introduce iBooks 2, iBooks Author and New iTunes U (Apple Events 2012 ) identified that there are already 20K education iPad apps and 1.5 million iPads in education institutions. Teacher librarians know which apps are free and trustworthy and can then recommend these to staff and students. The same collection development skills used to evaluate "traditional" resources to determine which are current, relevant, authentic and authoritative, are also applied to online databases and web sites.
The mobile devices students use to access these resources are multi-functional and make it easily accessible via the Internet. As indicated in the Horizon report: 2011 K-12 edition, "mobiles have moved to the near-term horizon because of the rise of a new class of devices, led by the category-defining blockbuster that is the Apple iPad" (Johnson, et al 2011, p. 14 ). The multi-functionality of tablet devices heralds the convergence of several technologies that lend themselves to educational use. With always-on Internet it is imperative that the skills required to assess the relevancy and credibility of information, and to then make sense of this information, is paramount.
"Digital media literacy continues its rise in importance as a key skill in every discipline and profession" (Johnston, et al 2011, p. 5). Digital media literacy can be defined as the ability to locate, access, organise, understand, evaluate, analyse and create content using digital media (Wikipedia ; Australian Communications & Media Authority ). Even though this level of literacy involves knowing how to use technology it is "less about tools and more about thinking" (Johnston, et al 2011, p 5.)
The general capabilities in the Australian national curriculum, especially "critical and creative thinking", provide a vehicle for teacher librarians to be active in the delivery of digital media literacy skills through inquiry based programs. For example, research pathfinders encourage active engagement in the interactive information seeking process. Pathfinders provide a starting point for the generation of questions, discussions and identification of suitable and relevant resources. Collaborative knowledge building environments such as wikis can facilitate the inquiry based activities that allow students to engage in collaboration, construction, knowledge sharing and creation. The school library is an ideal environment to engage in conversations about digital citizenship, the impact of a student's digital footprint, ethical use of information and social responsibility in an always-connected world.
The vision is to go beyond school libraries being perceived as repositories of information artefacts to being flexible, dynamic learning environments; "centres of inquiry, discovery, creativity, critical engagement and innovative pedagogy" (Hay & Todd 2010a, p. 40 ). To make this vision a reality is a challenge for school leadership so that the best learning environment, resources and learning is available for all Australian students.
Flipped classroom phenomenon
It looks like becoming a "flipper" will be the catch cry for 2012.
This short video provides a very practical overview for why you would flip your classroom.
Two teachers share how their flipped classroom was born.
Then there is The Flipped Classroom Network, which focuses on vodcasting in the classroom.
Wondering what a flipped classroom is all about…where would I be without an infographic
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Do we need policy makers in education?
Sir Ken Robinson expresses his thoughts on the role of policy in education. Follow this link to the interview.
- education is the most important gift we can give to people
- education is transformational
- create a climate in which innovation is possible & self-determination is encouraged
- politicians will not be doing this
- responsibility lies with principals, teachers, students and parents
- it has to be customised to suit the community
- IT is the game change….it is the means by which education can change.
Schools and digital citizenship
Did you know that the 'first use' of the Internet is about age 5?
The interim report from the Joint Select Committee on Cyber-safety, High-wire act: cyber-safety and the young (June 2011) has included some startling statistics on young people's use of the Internet. The Australian Communications and Media Authority's submission to the
Joint Select Committee on Cyber-safety (July 2010, No. 80, page 3) states the following:
"The ACMA's survey Media and Communications in Australian Families (December 2007) indicated 'first use' at about age 5, but there is anecdotal evidence that children are going online at younger and younger ages.
The ACMA's Click and Connect (July 2009) research found that as children age they spend more time online:
- Children aged 8 to 9 years use the internet for an average of 1 hour, 6 mins every two days.
- Young people aged 16 to 17 years average 3 hours, 30 mins on the internet every day.
- Younger children are more interested in individual activities online, such as playing games—83 per cent of 8 to 11 year-olds reported online gaming as the most popular use of the internet.
- By comparison, young people aged 12 to 17 use the internet mainly for social interaction—81 per cent of 12 to 17 year olds nominated social networking services as their main reason for going online" (page 3).
There is strong evidence that cyber-safety needs to be introduced into schools at a very early age.
In the following video, Andrew Churches from New Zealand outlines the six underlying facets that students need to understand.
Advocacy – Identify a memorable message
In recent days a number of reports have been released and national decisions made about learning and curriculum in Australia.
For example, PISA 2009 research results were published on 7 December, so it is important to take a look at the implications for Australian education. Then, on 8 December the education Ministers endorsed the Australian Curriculum and the joint transcript provides some interesting perspectives from each of the members of the Ministerial Council.
So, for me it is time to revisit what advocacy really means as I believe an advocate's approach will be crucial over the next couple of years, particularly, as the Australian national curriculum is implemented across the country.
One point I wish to make is, there is a difference between advocacy and lobbying. Advocacy is about working on activities that will influence policy whereas lobbying is about asking the policymakers to take a specific position on a specific piece of legislation. Subtle, but essential to define. Wikipedia provides a good definition to consider.
So that individuals can feel comfortable with and a part of any advocacy activities I'm going to spend the next few weeks covering seven crucial strategies and also hope to get you involved in providing more commentary on each topic.
Strategy 1: Identify a memorable message
It is important that you decide what your message is going to be. As an advocate you will need to repeat it many times in different ways to get it to stick.
Here are some examples:
Our school library provides a vital service.
I make a difference to student learning.
Our school library evolves to meet the students' needs.
Our school library is a solution to …..
What is the memorable message that you continue to address on a regular basis so that your school community gets a clear idea of what you are doing for them and the school? What is it that you want to keep in front of everyone's minds? What relevant and up-to-date impression do you want teachers and students to experience? What perception do you want them to have?
Curriculum integration
I had the pleasure of writing the foreword for the recently published booklet, Curriculum Integration by Ross J Todd, which is one of the booklets in the Learning in the Changing World series. This is a joint publication by the Australian School Library Association (ASLA) and the Australian Library and Information Association (ALIA).
My foreword – "In an information-rich, technology-oriented world there is a real need to focus attention on the quality of the teaching and learning experience for young people. Quality teaching is the biggest influence on improving learning outcomes for students. A constructivist and inquiry-based approach emphasises the need to engage students in real-life learning experiences that challenge and stimulate the intellectual agility and social maturity of the learner, enabling them to develop knowledge and understanding of the world in which they live. The instructional model of Guided Inquiry, outlined in this book, focuses on the importance of designing programs that connect the learning with the curriculum through an inquiry-based approach to learning that is supported by an instructional team and a well-resourced school library." – captures the essence of the content of the booklet.
A dynamic component of the booklet is the Curriculum Integration Matrix. As Todd states, "the Curriculum Integration Matrix presented in this document is based on the constructivist instructional framework of Guided Inquiry and underpinned by the research-based Information Search Process model, both developed by Kuhlthau."
The Learning in a Changing World series presents the core areas for all educators and school leaders to consider for 21st century learning: the digital world, virtual worlds, curriculum integration, resourcing and the physical environment. All are essential elements to enable and empower students to be lifelong learners and active participants in our society.
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Faramir & Boromir's Education?
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Faramir in particular clearly knows of Numenor, but it's not clear to me whether he's read translations or documents written in their original languages.
Any help appreciated!
Re: Faramir & Boromir's Education?
Sindarin at least we know something on. From The Two Towers:
They [Faramir's rangers] spoke together in soft voices, at first using the Common Speech, but after the manner of older days, and then changing to another language of their own. To his amazement, as he listened Frodo became aware that it was the Elven-tongue that they spoke, or one but little different; and he looked at them with wonder, for he knew then that they must be Dúnedain of the South, men of the line of the Lords of Westernesse. ("Of Herbs and Stewed Rabbit")
So Sindarin is common among the Dunedain. Also,
"The Atani had learned the Sindarin tongue in Beleriand and most of them, especially the high men and the learned, had spoken it familiarly, even among themselves: but always as a learned language, taught in early childhood; their native language remained the Adunaic, the Mannish tongue of the Folk of Hador (except in some districts of the west of the Isle where the rustic folk used a Beorian dialect). Thus the Sindarin they used had remained unchanged through many lives of Men" (HoME vol 12, Pt 2 [Late Writings], "Of Dwarves and Men," Note 71)
So not only did they learn Sindarin, but they learned it from tutors. It wasn't their native tongue; that was Adunaic.
As for Rohirric, the one quote that comes to mind is also from TTT:
"'Stay, strangers here unknown!' they cried in the tongue of the Riddermark, demanding the names and errand of the strangers. Wonder was in their eyes but little friendliness; and they looked darkly upon Gandalf.
'Well do I understand your speech,' he answered in the same language; 'yet few strangers do so. Why then do you not speak in the Common Tongue, as is the custom in the West, if you wish to be answered?'
'It is the will of Theoden King that none should enter his gates, save those who know our tongue and are our friends,' replied one of the guards. 'None are welcome here in days of war but our own folk, and those that come from Mundburg in the land of Gondor." ("The King of the Golden Hall")
There are two ways to take this quote, I suppose. Either the Rohirrim could recognise a Gondorian on sight and would speak in the Common Tongue when they approached, or the Gondorians could speak Rohirric.
Since Boromir is described as being similar to the Rohirrim, however, I'm not sure they'd be so certain they could tell a Gondorian from a Rohirrim easily enough to do so with certainty. Eomer said:
"He came seldom to the Mark, for he was ever in the wars on the East-borders; but I have seen him. More like to the swift sons of Eorl than to the grave Men of Gondor he seemed to me, and likely to prove a great captain of his people when his time came."("The Riders of Rohan," TTT)
Interestingly, this quote seems to suggest (at least to me) that it wasn't unusual for Gondorians to come to Rohan. Boromir came seldom because he was usually in the East, not because Gondorians never came.
So it seems likely to me that Boromir and Faramir may have learned Rohirric, but I wouldn't assert it as fact -- just my interpretation.
As to Quenya, I'm more sceptical. When Sam asks Faramir why he doesn't talk much about the Elves in all his tales, Faramir answers:
"No indeed, Master Samwise,' said Faramir, `for I am not learned in Elven-lore.'" ("The Window on the West," TTT)
I would consider Quenya in the category of "Elven-lore". Also, most of the Noldor Elves left Middle-earth at the end of the First Age, didn't they? I was under the impression that Quenya wasn't spoken that much, except possibly by some of the remaining Noldor among themselves. However, I don't have a canonical basis for that -- this is just my impression, not canonical fact.
Re: Faramir & Boromir's Education?
I'm sorry, I don't know how to quote here, but re: "It wasn't their native tongue; that was Adunaic". You mean the Adunaic that had become Westron, correct? The intro to Appendix F says Westron "had become the native language of nearly all the speaking-peoples (save the Elves) who dwelt within the bounds of the old kingdoms of Arnor and Gondor..."
This does make me curious about the preservation of true Numenorean Adunaic (as opposed to the Adunaic that morphed into Westronf). At the end of the SA, it must have have a lot of cultural baggage among the Dunedain, given that it had become the sole language the King's Men used in Numenor -- the language of the oppressor of the Faithful. Would Elendil have sought to preserve its use in Middle-earth? I know this is hinting at a larger cultural issue, but now I'm curious. I'm not finding anything on this in Appendix F -- it just says that by the time Elendil returned, men didn't really speak Sindarin much anymore.
I was also thinking of Quenya like Latin, that it might be taught as a "dead language" for purpioses of reading rather than speaking. I think Faramir makes a reference somewhere to scrolls in the archive that few now understand, and I'd thought those might be Quenya, but perhaps Adunaic? Hrm.
Anyway, for story purposes, your reply was greatly helpful, thank you!
Re: Faramir & Boromir's Education?
Your suppositions regarding "true Numenorean Adunaic" appear to be correct:
"The ancient Adunaic of Numenor became worn down by time - and by neglect. For owing to the disastrous history of Numenor it was no longer held in honour by the 'Faithful' who controlled all the Shorelands from Lune to Pelargir. For the Elvish tongues were proscribed by the rebel Kings, and Adunaic alone was permitted to be used, and many of the ancient books in Quenya or in Sindarin were destroyed. The Faithful, therefore, used Sindarin, and in that tongue devised all names of places that they gave anew in-Middle-earth. Adunaic was abandoned to unheeded change and corruption as the language of daily life, and the only tongue of the unlettered. All men of high lineage and all those who were taught to read and write used Sindarin, even as a daily tongue among themselves. In some families, it is said, Sindarin became the native tongue, and the vulgar tongue of Adunaic origin was only learned casually as it was needed. The Sindarin was not however taught to aliens, both because it was held a mark of Numenorean descent and because it proved difficult to acquire - far more so than the 'vulgar tongue'. Thus it came about that as the Numenorean settlements increased in power and extent and made contact with Men of Middle-earth (many of whom came under Numenorean rule and swelled their population) the 'vulgar tongue' began to spread far and wide as a lingua franca among peoples of many different kinds. This process began in the end of the Second Age, but became of general importance mainly after the Downfall and the establishment of the 'Realms in Exile' in Arnor and Gondor. [....]
"Within the original bounds of the Kingdoms the 'vulgar speech' soon became the current speech, and eventually the native language of nearly all the inhabitants of whatever origin, and incomers who were allowed to settle within the bounds adopted it. Its speakers generally called it Westron (actually Aduni, and in Sindarin Annunaid). But it spread far beyond the bounds of the Kingdoms - at first in dealings with 'the peoples of the Kingdoms', and later as a 'Common Speech' convenient for intercourse between peoples who retained numerous tongues of their own. Thus Elves and Dwarves used it in dealings with one another and with Men." (HoME vol 12, Pt 2 [Late Writings], "II. The Atani and their Languages")
Regarding Quenya: as you suggest, it appears to have been a scholarly language:
"The language of the Dunedain was thus the Elvish Noldorin, though their high lords and men of wisdom knew also the Quenya, [> Thus in Numenor two languages were used: the Numenorean (or Adunaic), and the Elvish Noldorin, which all the lords of that people knew and spoke, for they had many dealings with the Elves in the days ere their fall. But their men of wisdom learned also the Quenya, and could read the books of Elven lore;] and in that high tongue they gave names to many places of fame or reverence, and to men of royalty and great renown." (HoME vol 12, II. The Appendix on Languages, "The Languages at the end of the Third Age" §9)
Note: As I understand it "Elvish Noldorin" is Tolkien's way of referring to Sindarin at this point in his writings.
Cheers, Liz


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I have a 200 Jeep Grand Cherokee, all the locks for the electric windows have been relaced over the years. Now I am unable to unlock the car with the "clicker" I replaced the batteries. Still will not work. Now every time I use the key to unlock the drivers side door the alarm goes off! HELP ME! |
2006 Jeep Grand Cherokee, 45K miles. Problem is either battery or starter. When I turn the key I hear clicking only. After a few tries, the started eventually turns and the engine starts. I'm not sure if my battery is pushing less than 13 volts, or if my starter has a weak electrical spot and is requiring more amperage. Can someone help. |
I have a 96 Jeep cherokee and when i start it up some times i have to put my foot on the gas and while driving when i stop at the stop sign or traffic light it goes dead i have to keep my foot on the gas weird any suggesstion |
We have a 1997 Jeep Cherokee, all the dashboard gauges are dead and the tail lights do not work. Blinker and Back up lights work fine. Does anyone know what would cause this? |
I have a problem with my 1996 Jeep Grand cherokee Laredo. it stalls frequently and will not start again for several minuets. now it does not start at all. At first i thought it was the fuel pump so i replaced it but it still does not start. I am suspecting it is something wrong with the commputer or the Alarm system is malfunctioning. There seems to be no power going to the fuel pump but the relay is good and the fuses are good. Has anyone had the same problem or know what might be wrong with my jeep? TX Sophocles |
I have a 2001 Jeep Grand Cherokee 2wd inline 6, the problem is the battery is always dead i put a new one in it and a day its gone, the alternator is fine had it checked, and also the interior lights dont work and the rear door button for the window and locks doesnt work idk sounds like a short or something but i dont know where to start and im seeing alot of people are having issues with electrical stuff, any help guys please. |
I have a 1996 Jeep Cherakee that will start but dies when you turn loose of the key. Any suggestions? |
Please help, my windows are intermittent and I have a door ajar come up even when the door is closed. 2004 Jeep Grand Cherokee. I checked the wiring, and fuses, but it doesn't fail all the time, just most of the time. Please help |
I just finish replacing heater core which required to removeing HVAC and intrument panel. I put everything together and nothing work. It's like there is no battery, no electic power anywere. I check my batter and its fine. Help please |
I have a 95 Cherokee and when it rains the windshield wipers and the blower motor do not work. Also when it's below 32 degrees they don't work, but when it's nice out they work fine. Anyone ever had this problem? |
I have a 1994 Jeep Grand Cherokee and latley when you start it you hear a buzzing sound it would last a few minutes then go off.Now it stays on so my mechanic I took out the door chime relay and the buzzing stopped. But know the door locks won't work. The part I took out is no longer made so I can't replace it. HELP! what do I do? |
Hey there. I'm in desperate need for some advice ! I've had my 1998 Jeep Cherokee Sport for a few months now and she's starting to give me trouble. I went to start it the other day and it would turn over but not start. I tried giving it gas and it would start and stay running until I took my foot off the gas. Now it won't even turn over because I think I may have killed the battery trying to start it so many times. Any help would be so frigging appreciated!! =)If you think you know, please e-mail me @ firstname.lastname@example.com |
I have a 2006 Loredo with 40, 000 miles. The majority of the time my car will start but occasionaly I will turn the key and nothing will happen. No noise at all. I have replaced the ignition switch and the starter. Sometimes I will have it towed or leave it for some time and it will start. Please advise. |
we recently went on a trip and made a stop. when we returned to the car i noticed my seat had moved and the passenger side mirror had moved. today my wife went to work and about half way there she said the horn started going off. has anyone had the same problems? 2002 grand cherokee limited |
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Delicious Hot Chocolate
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- 2 cups half-and-half
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- 1 teaspoon sugar, optional
- Whipped cream, to serve
To make the basic hot chocolate, combine the milk with the half-and-half in a small saucepan. Warm over medium-low heat, and then stir in the chocolate chips. Stir until melted (though there will still be lovely particles of chocolate throughout). If it's too chocolaty for you, splash in a little more milk. Add a splash of vanilla extract. If it's not quite sweet enough for you, add 1 teaspoon or so of sugar. Serve in mugs with whipped cream.
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Naked truth: For every shoreline, there is a nude beach hiding somewhere on it. Of course, Brazil, France, and Greece get all the attention, but for our money, Blacks Beach in La Jolla, San Diego, is just as gorgeous, just as nude, and much closer to home. Blacks embodies everything that made Southern California a pop song in the first place—volleyball, barbecues, lab puppies frolicking in the surf, and a slew of bathing suit–less sunbathers who come with the let-it-all-hang-ten attitude that we love about California in the first place.
Bodies of evidence: This is the part of the world where Baywatch was filmed, but no, we can't pretend that it's all Pamela Andersons and David Hasselhoffs (thank goodness). You know the people you normally see at the beach in Southern California? Now picture them with no clothes.
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Apple Stores owned and operated by Apple Inc. are characterized by their elegance and extravagant in both exterior architecture and interior design.
The unique feature inside this store is the availability of Genius Bar for customer service. The Genius Bar provides all of the supports for new products. And I doubt you will get the support for products that are considered out of date.
Obviously, the cult of Apple holds the most important role in distinguishing between Apple Stores and other neighborhood stores. As you can see from several photos after the jump.
Just a quick information from Wikipedia, Apple currently has opened 10 stores outside US, Canada and UK, including 7 stores in Japan, 1 store in China, 1 store in Italy and 1 store in Australia. In future, Apple will expand its Apple Stores to Mexico, Germany, and Switzerland. Even though I'm not living in one of those countries, I am still looking forward to the day those stores being opened.


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A leiomyosarcoma is a rare cancerous tumor of the smooth muscle cells. It is most often found in the uterus or abdomen.
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Bank officials discuss economic outlook
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Forty-five members of the business community attended the Economic Outlook 2014 session Tuesday at Smoky Hill Country Club sponsored by Commerce Trust Co.
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Forty-five members of the business community attended the Economic Outlook 2014 session Tuesday at Smoky Hill Country Club sponsored by Commerce Trust Co.
Perry N. "Nick" Burroughs, Wichita, vice president and portfolio manager for the company, shared a presentation about the volatile financial markets, household debt falling and the uptick in the housing market.
Burroughs also fielded questions from the audience.
The job market has not fully recovered since the recession, and new full-time jobs are not being created as often as as part-time positions, he said. Growth after the recession has been below-average by historical standards.
"When you look at just the new job creation, there have been a lot more part-time jobs created than there have been in the past, and I think that's one of the reasons we haven't seen growth be quite as strong as we'd like to see," Burroughs said.
Burroughs said the economy is expected to grow 3 percent this year, but estimates vary. U.S. stocks had a return of 32 percent in 2013, but U.S. bonds decreased 2 percent.
"We think stocks could definitely post positive returns again, so we like stocks better than bonds," he said. "I'm not as enthusiastic about stocks from a valuation standpoint as I was last year. ... I still like them relative to bonds."
It remains to be seen what effect the Affordable Care Act and a possible minimum-wage increase will have on the economy.
"Over the last several years, as consumer optimism has moved up and business optimism has moved up, one area that hasn't was small business sentiment," he said. "It's just now starting to creep up, and a lot of the surveys we've seen have suggested that the health care act has a lot to do with that -- just the uncertainty surrounding it."
Core inflation is not a problem, he said, but it does not account for food or energy costs.
Deron O'Connor, market president of Commerce Bank in Hays, said the program sought to help people grasp what the bank foresees for the future of the economy in 2014. Many people have money in savings rather than in the stock market, and there is concern about when the interest rate will increase.
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In 2003, Every Orphan's Hope launched the first Orphan Sunday in Lusaka, Zambia. Today, Orphan Sunday is a global movement mobilizing the body of Christ in 64 countries around the world.
Orphan Sunday is celebrated in Zambia on the first Sunday in October. Elsewhere, it is celebrated on the first Sunday in November. Tens of thousands of churches set aside one day to care for and pray for the orphans in their communities. They hold locally organized events such as rallies, booths, and Bible studies to spread awareness of the orphan crises.
In 2012, Every Orphan's Hope provided 40,000 meals to orphans at an event in Lusaka, Zambia and we coordinated the distribution of 960,000 meals to orphans through participating Orphan Sunday churches.
If you're interested in mobilizing your congregation and/or hosting a booth, Bible study or special event on November 1, 2015, contact us and we will provide you with some Orphan Sunday materials.
- Give a sermon on orphan care.
- Invite an orphan in your community to give his or her testimony.
- Display the Orphan Sunday flyers in your church and around your community.
- Wear and share the Good News Wristband. 5-pack and 100-pack wristbands are available.
- Hold an interactive booth at your church with videos and print materials that we can mail you. With a laptop or iPad, "like" the Every Orphan's Hope Facebook page, and encourage everyone at your booth to post a comment to our orphans in Zambia.
- In your small group, pray for orphans in Zambia and around the world.
- Host a Bible study on caring for widows and orphans. Some verses to discuss include: Isaiah 1:17, James 1:27, Matthew 18:5, Exodus 22:22, Psalm 27:10, Psalm 68:5-6, Psalm 82:3, and Jeremiah 22:3.
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- Invite your family and friends over and host The Orphan's Table where you share a meal that is eaten by orphans all over the world. This easy-to-cook meal package will be shipped to you by request and the cost is simply a donation of any amount.
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Do the Work
Our enemy is not lack of preparation; it's not the difficulty of the project, or the state of the marketplace or the emptiness of our bank account.
The enemy is resistance.
The enemy is our chattering brain, which, if we give it so much as a nanosecond, will start producing excuses, alibis, transparent self-justifications and a million reasons why he can't/shouldn't/won't do what we know we need to do.
Start before you're ready.
The answer is Do the Work, a manifesto by bestselling author Steven Pressfield, that will show you that it's not about better ideas, it's about actually doing the work.
Do the Work is a weapon against Resistance – a tool that will help you take action and successfully ship projects out the door.
"There is an enemy. There is an intelligent, active, malign force working against us. Step one is to recognize this. This recognition alone is enormously powerful. It saved my life, and it will save yours."
Available in both a 5-pack and 48-pack for you to share, as well as a special collectible edition, Do the Work may be just what you need to get out of your own way.
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Once again another brilliant book from Steven. Do the Work gives you step-by-step instructions on how to overcome and conquer Resistance--the biggest enemy of them all. The gloves come off! Do the Work explains who and what your allies are and how to embrace and utilize them in your creative life or in your day-to-day situations. The points and steps in this book makes it possible for anyone to go and achieve what they truly are striving for--may it be writing a book, a play, or starting a new business. A must read for anyone who wants to get ahead and out of their own way. Steven has done it again. --Robert T. Kiyosaki
Steven Pressfield: Do the Work is structured to take the reader from A to Z. If the reader has a project they want to start or complete, such as a new business they want to open or a book they want to write, Do the Work is designed to take them from starting to shipping to hitting all the predictable resistance points along the way. I know you're familiar with these moments; The beginning, the middle, and all the moments in between just before you ship and then just after you ship. Do the Work guides you from the start of the project and takes you all the way through.
It's about getting off your behind and starting something. And Seth Godin writes about this, that once you start, you have to finish; you don't get off the hook half way through. I recently got an email from a guy who said, "Help. I'm stuck." He was in a class and he had to write a screenplay and he was a quarter of the way through. Normally I would cheer him on, but just for fun, I gave him a little program to do; I put on my instructor voice and said, "Do this, do that, do this, do that." It worked because right away he got over a couple speed bumps and took it all the way to the finish line. He loved it! I'd always been too shy to do that before, but I tried the assertive tone of voice and it really worked--he responded really well to it. So I thought, let me try that tone of voice in Do the Work.
Question: What did you tell him to do?
Steven Pressfield: One of the first things I told him to do was to banish the self-censor. I could tell he was frozen, worrying, "Is this going to be good? Is this going to be perfect? So I told him, "Take the next five days and write for two hours everyday. I don't care what else is in your life--banish it. When you write for those two hours, start on minute one and don't think for one second all the way through until minute 120. Just write, don't self censor. Don't do anything." That really seemed to get him moving and gave him permission to not be paralyzed with seeking perfection.
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SPRINGING UP: Givenchy's campaign for spring features designer Riccardo Tisci's muse Mariacarla Boscono and Natalia Vodianova, and it's chockablock with Tisci's graphic fashion design.
The women's and men's wear campaign was shot by Mert Alas and Marcus Piggott. It's the second season that the duo has lensed the ads for the LVMH Moët Hennessy Louis Vuitton-owned brand (following nine seasons of it collaborating with Inez van Lamsweerde and Vinoodh Matadin).
Givenchy has been garnering growing attention as of late. Its Paris shows are pulling in the hard-core fashionistas, while the label was also recently named the "second-hottest" international designer brand in a survey by Japanese newspaper Senken-Shimbun. Parent company LVMH named Givenchy's own-store network expansion in China and "the confirmed success" of its creative relaunch among the company's highlights of first-half 2009 during its financial analyst meeting in July.
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