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How to Successfully Interview for Staff
By: Chris Palumbo
Posted: Oct 10, 2008
Interviewing candidates for employment can be a formal and time-consuming process. However, if you follow the proper steps, you'll be able to easily weed out people that are unqualified or not right for the position due to time commitment, experience, and knowledge. You will be able to narrow down your prospects to only those candidates that can most benefit your company with their employment.
The Basics
The first step in the interviewing process is narrowing down your pool of candidates. Review their applications and/or resumes to discover who meets the basic requirements specific to each position you are offering. These requirements may be based on presentation, certifications, experience and education.
Once you have selected the most likely applicants based on their resumes/applications, you should invite each one to meet with you for a one-on-one interview. Interviews should be held in a quiet, removed area, away from customers, other employees or the front desk, and preferably at a time when business is light.
Preparing for the interview
· Create a list of questions to ask in advance. Review and rehearse them before the actual interview.
· Ask questions and find out as much information as you can about the candidate regarding their work ability and how they will specifically benefit your company's staff.
· Ask yourself: What is it that I need to know about this person? Create list of questions that you think will lead to these answers.
· Carefully check the questions to see if the wording is too vague or could be considered offensive.
· It's a good idea to group important questions at the front of the list, that way if time runs short you will have the most important information already covered. You might even want to group questions into three sections: High Priority, Medium Priority, and Low Priority.
First Impressions
Once a candidate arrives for an interview, ask yourself the following questions:
· Did this person arrive on time?
· Is this person dressed appropriately?
· (If your company is image-oriented) Would I feel good knowing that this person is representing my company?
The Actual Interview
· Questions should be open-ended. Refrain from asking questions that will lead to a yes/no answer. Asking open-ended questions will get the candidate talking. A general rule is that the interviewer should speak 30% and the candidate should be speaking 70% of the time.
· Questions should be as neutral as possible. Avoid wording that might influence answers, i.e., evocative, judgmental wording. Attempt to remain as neutral as possible. That is, don't show strong emotional reactions to their responses.
· Ask questions one at a time to avoid making the candidate feel like they are "caught in the cross-fire."
· Questions should be worded clearly.
· Be careful asking "why" questions. These questions may cause respondents to feel defensive, i.e., that they have to justify their response, which may inhibit their responses to this and future questions.
· Encourage responses with positive body language, occasional nods of the head, steady eye contact and short verbal affirmations.
· Take notes, but be careful about your appearance when note-taking. If you jump to take a note, it may appear as if you're surprised or very pleased about an answer, which may influence answers to future questions. Notes should be made on a blank sheet of paper, not on the actual application or resume.
· Don't lose control of the interview. This can occur when respondents stray to another topic, take so long to answer a question that times begins to run out, or even begin asking interviewer questions (these should be saved until the end of the interview).
· Each employer will have a unique interviewing style, and it is up to you to choose a format and questions that work for your own personality. If you are comfortable with the interview, this will relax the candidate and you will be more likely to elicit natural, honest answers from them.
Some Sample Questions
· What do you feel you can bring to this company?
· What are your personal goals?
· Tell me about a time you provided excellent customer service.
· Why do you want to work for this company?
· Why did you leave (or why are you leaving) your previous job?
· Tell me about a time you successfully handled a customer's complaint.
· When were you most satisfied in your job?
· What can you do for us that other candidates can't (or won't)?
· What do you feel are your strengths in relation to this position? Your weaknesses?
· What are three positive things your last boss would say about you?
· How would you deal with a customer with a high-strung personality?
Chris Palumbo – About the Author:
Chris Palumbo is the founder and brand director of elements for women, the upscale women's fitness and lifestyle brand. Visit www.elementsforwomen.com and Chris's blog at www.healthceoblog.com for expert commentary on industry trends and a rare behind-the-scenes look at a successful brand.
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Again, another enjoyable interview with Pete. I recently acquired a copy of his Vee Jay lp, and while the Decca one is a bit better, it's a great listen.
Thanks for conducting and transcribing these interviews. Does Pete ever perform any more?
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Pete Barbutti isn't exaggerating about the 1966 Buddy Rich Band being one killer aggregation. Check out this link of that very group, on the set of "Away We Go" being driven at an insane clip by its virtuosic leader:
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Brendan Smith
Posted 20 October 2013 - 09:31 AM
As of now, where does everyone stand on this situation?
Posted 20 October 2013 - 10:35 AM
This is kinda mean but I have to admit...When I watch games I don't ever recall asking a player if they were indeed an actual idiot, at least not as repetitively as I do with Smith. He just makes way too many bone head plays, he has the skill set but...
Posted 20 October 2013 - 10:36 AM
Hes shown flashes offensively on what could make him a very good dman. Yes his defensive play is abysmal currently. Im not ready to throw in the towel just yet tho, they need to give him a big amount of games to get a rhythm going. Not scratch him the first sign of trouble for 7th defensemen in Lashoff. People need to remember he started to play better during the playoffs last season, and all while still playing with quincey. Yes they were both -3 which is not that great, but I blame Babcock if anyone continuously putting Smith with him, try something new babs please. Give him that PP spot that samuelsson wastes, if it doesnt work out it wont be like we took rafalski off the point or anything.
Oh and this applies for Tatar as well Babcock! Cannot give him one game then go hmm he didnt score 3 goals better put back samuelsson!
Edited by Bryguy, 20 October 2013 - 10:38 AM.
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Posted 20 October 2013 - 10:40 AM
Remember Aki Berg?
#5 Guest_fat guy in a maltby jersey (Guest)
Posted 20 October 2013 - 11:00 AM
he's terrible.
Posted 20 October 2013 - 11:01 AM
Package a forward and whatever For a good D man and move Smith upfront ah la Brett Burns.
A couple years down the road you've got Smith Andy Mantha or Smith Helm Mantha
He's got the tools and the skills and enough speed, he's just mis- cast as a defenseman.
Edited by T.Low, 20 October 2013 - 11:03 AM.
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Posted 20 October 2013 - 11:10 AM
Remember Aki Berg?
Heard he was a Conn Smythe for the Leafs.
Posted 20 October 2013 - 11:18 AM
Earlier in the day, Babcock explained his reasoning behind pulling Smith, who had a minus-4 rating when he disappeared from the lineup four games prior, a damning stat Smith said wasn't his fault as the goals he'd been on against weren't on him.
"The question I ask all the time," Babcock said, "is who has the puck when you're done with the puck. When it's the other team all the time, pretty soon you're not playing. So, erratic play with the puck. I was looking for something different."
Babs nailed it. Smith is erratic.
"If I were to wish for anything, I should not wish for wealth and power, but for the passionate sense of the potential, for the eye which, ever young and ardent, sees the possible. Pleasure disappoints, possibility never. And what wine is so sparkling, what so fragrant, what so intoxicating, as possibility!" - Kierkegaard
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Posted 20 October 2013 - 11:24 AM
Smith is thus far a disaster. In addition to his petulant attitude, he makes very few good plays to go along with his persistent errors. As I've said before, I believe his mistakes are only a matter of nerves; but the end result is the same anyway. Hopefully he'll get better, but at this stage Lashoff is his superior by a wide margin.
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Posted 20 October 2013 - 11:43 AM
havent been impressed with him since his first game and shows no improvement
trade for a pick bring up almquist or keep lashoff
Edited by brett, 20 October 2013 - 11:43 AM.
Posted 20 October 2013 - 11:44 AM
Ericsson and Kindl were both like that. We knew that they had potential, but it was hard to see beyond flashes here and there.
I'm not ready to punt on Smith yet. I also don't want him playing big minutes yet. Hopefully he'll have a good season in the not-too-distant future and come around.
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RIP MicMichSteve. I was fortunate to have called you my friend.
Posted 20 October 2013 - 11:57 AM
Because he's been in the Wings' system for several years, and has been playing in some capacity with the actual Detroit Red Wings team since 2011, its easy to forget that as of today, October 20, 2013, Smith has only 53 games of NHL experience under his belt (67 if you want to include playoffs). That isn't a whole lot of experience in the NHL, especially when its spread out over a call-up a few years back, a lock-out shortened season last year, and the first handful of game of this season. Ericsson was even more frustrating when he was starting his career off. In fact, he was the LGW whipping boy up until last year when things finally clicked for him. Kindl has been repeatedly thrown under the bus up until late last year as well, and he's been playing for the Wings either through call-ups or on a permanent roster spot since the 2009-2010 season. If 75-95% of LGW had their way, both of these players would have been shipped out years ago for a bag of pucks. Thankfully Holland held onto them and gave them time to properly develop and learn the details of the game. They are both crucial components of our D-core today.
Defensemen generally take a few years to develop, and unlike Ericsson and Kindl, Smith doesn't have the benefit of having Lidstrom, Rafalski, and Stuart nearby to clean up his mistakes and console him. In fact, aside from Kronwall, our entire defense is pretty darn young. Smith needs time to mature and figure out how to incorporate his strengths into this game without being a liability. That is going to take more than 67 games in the NHL. In fact, based on the general trajectory of defensive development and the environment that Smith is in, don't count on it clicking for him for at least another year. For some of you who love complaining this should come as great news. But when it does finally click for Smith, I think he has the potential to be a top 3 offensive defensman and power-play specialist ala Rafalski.
And just a side note; Smith was a first round draft pick, which by Red Wings' standards is quite rare and valuable. With the league as competitive as it is, and with a salary-cap firmly in place, it would behoove any team to do whatever they can and be as patient as possible to see that first round pick develop into their full potential; not to trade them away at the first sign of adversity. Fortunately it seems like the WIngs' front office is well aware of this.
PS in the 67 games that Smith has played in, he's amassed 20 points and is -6. Those are not bad numbers.
Edited by Echolalia, 20 October 2013 - 11:58 AM.
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Posted 20 October 2013 - 12:02 PM
But he sucks.
Posted 20 October 2013 - 12:08 PM
I'm not giving up on him. Apparently some of you forgot what Ericsson was like his first few years.
Posted 20 October 2013 - 12:31 PM
Smith is the new Ericsson.
People had overly high expectations of him when he came into the league. Last playoffs he played more minutes than he probably should have given his experience level (more minutes per game than all D men except Ericsson and Kronner), and it showed at times. Now some people have decided he absolutely sucks and only see the plays that reinforce their perception of him. He already looks better than Kindl did after 60 some games. And Kindl and E got to develop behind a very solid blueline. Smith is on one that's very inexperienced.
Ericsson at one time was considered about the worst defenseman in the NHL here. Look where he is now. He didn't make some unprecedented transformation. He was never as bad as people said he was, and he improved with experience.
Hopefully Smith will do the same. As Babcock said, he needs to keep it simple. Then hopefully he will develop confidence and grow his game.
EDIT: Just read Echolalia's post and realized I'm saying basically the same thing. So what he said.
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Posted 20 October 2013 - 12:36 PM
I'm not giving up on him. Apparently some of you forgot what Ericsson was like his first few years.
I will NEVER forget how derptastic Big Rig was. EVER.
I am REALLY torn on Turd Ferguson. On the one hand, I am realistic in understanding that D men take longer to mature and develop their hockey sense. He is young, hasn't played a full season, and is just in the beginning of his development. We're going to have some MAJOR growing pains, y'all.
On the other hand, he is MUCH harder for me to watch than Big Rig was. I am exasperated by him at least 27 times a game.* And at the risk of sounding needlessly harsh about someone I don't know personally, he seems like an all around moron. Can you imagine Kronner or even Rig ever deflecting blame for being scratched? He gives off the "young, dumb, and full of cum" vibe to me, which for someone his age is totally acceptable (but still douchey), but when it interferes with the job he is being *paid* to do, it's a problem. Yes, he needs to mature and improve. If he doesn't pull his head out of his ass and see WHY he has to mature and improve instead of acting clueless to his faults, then he never WILL improve. That's my concern.
*this may be an exaggeration
Edited by BottleOfSmoke, 20 October 2013 - 01:02 PM.
Just look at how he hangs his sunglasses from his banana hammock in that last pic. This guyf****** rules. --kipwinger
RIP MidMichSteve. Save us all a dram.
Posted 20 October 2013 - 12:43 PM
What doesn't help Smith is that he is unwilling or unable to play "his" game. When we drafted him, there were 3 things that he was known for
1) Big hits. Well, they stopped after he got suspended a couple of preseasons ago
2) Fighting. Well, that stopped after Babs publically chewed him out for dropping the gloves and leaving them a defenceman short.
3) Offence. Well, he gets no PP time as he's stuck behind Kronwall, Alfie, Kindl and the inexplicalble Sammy.
Whilst watching him handle the puck in his own zone like its a hand grenade is unbearably painful, I refuse to believe that he lacks the skill to be an NHL defenceman - as other posters have pointed out I believe the problem is between his ears. Right now he's *thinking* when the puck is near him, but an NHL defenceman doesn't have time to think, it all has to be instinctive. Ericsson was exactly the same up until 18 months ago - you could almost see the gears whirring in his brain as he tried to figure out what he was supposed to do next. Thankfully, it eventually clicked and he is rock solid these days.
It also doesn't help Smith that he's stuck with Quincey who is equally fond of bobbling the puck and/or passing it his skates.
Time, a spot on the 2nd PP unit, and a solid veteran D-man alongside him are what Smith needs, as hard as the growing pains may be.
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Posted 20 October 2013 - 12:46 PM
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Posted 20 October 2013 - 12:46 PM
He's dreadfully bad defensively. And RARELY generates any offense. As soon as Kronner is back Smith will go right back to being a healthy scratch. Though I'm starting to think we need to permanently part ways with him.
Posted 20 October 2013 - 01:18 PM
I think Smith deserves more time to prove himself, but I will admit being disappointed in his development to this point. He just seems very uncomfortable in his own zone and gets flustered by any semblance of forechecking. The offensive side of his game hasn't really taken off yet either, which was his strong suit as a prospect.
The Wings have had some late-blooming d-men recently (Ericsson, Kindl) that really struggled earlier in their careers too and have turned themselves into reliable players. I also think Smith is getting hurt by spending most of his time on a pairing with Kyle Quincey. Seems like Smith and DeKeyser would complement each other better.
Overall, I'm not willing to give up on Smith quite yet. However, if the right deal came along for another d-man (Edler is still at the top of my list), then you would have to consider including Smith as part of the package.
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CHARLESTON - West Virginia voters chose to send U.S. Sen. Joe Manchin back to Capitol Hill for a full six-year term on Tuesday, rejecting a GOP effort to derail his bid by appealing to the state's low regard for President Barack Obama.
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"I'd like to see a healthy (Danny) DeKeyser, a healthy (Darren) Helm if he's playing again, and we could be a way better team,'' Babcock said. "We need to be better if we want to be in this position consistently and not just by working, but by being good enough to be in this position. We have some work to do to as a group this summer.''
Pure speculation, but it sounds like they can't fix his back? Maybe I'm reading into this too much but I would think Babcock would say something about us being better next with WITH DARREN HELM BACK but not "if he's playing again."
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ATLANTA � The warnings about skin cancer from too much sun don�t seem to be getting through.
Half of U.S. adults younger than 30 say they have had a sunburn at least once in the previous year � about the same as a decade ago, according to a government survey released Thursday. In fact, the modest progress reported five years ago has been wiped out.
Not only that, but women in their 20s are going to tanning salons almost twice a month on average.
�I don�t know that we�re making any headway,� said Dr. Len Lichtenfeld, the American Cancer Society�s deputy chief medical officer.
Experts say that even one blistering burn can double the risk of developing melanoma, an often lethal form of skin cancer.
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The share of those who said they had a sunburn in the preceding year dropped from about 51 percent in 2000 to 45 percent in 2005, then went back up to 50 percent in 2010.
Researchers don�t know for sure why the sunburn rate picked up again, said Dr. Marcus Plescia, director of the CDC�s Division of Cancer Prevention and Control.
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While about 6 percent of adults of all ages said they had done indoor tanning in the previous year, the rates were much, much higher among young white women: about 32 percent among those ages 18 to 21.
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A similar survey in 2005 found about 27 percent of young women said they had done indoor tanning.
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�It�s not a question of whether tanning beds cause cancer anymore. We�ve been able to prove that,� said Dr. Jerry Brewer, a Mayo Clinic dermatologist.
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�Saying categorically that (ultraviolet light) exposure is harmful and should be avoided is like saying that water causes drowning, and therefore we should avoid water. It�s a totally misleading oversimplification,� Levy said in an email.
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Jon appeared in Montgomery County court on Monday, while his estranged wife did not. Cheryl Young, one of Kate's attorneys, told Judge Arthur Tilson that the amount in question accounted for only five percent of what was in dispute, and that a divorce arbitrator did not require her to break down the cash withdrawals.
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Jon's Attorney Resigns AgainThe couple's attorneys had filed contempt motions against each other because of money missing from a joint bank account. On Oct. 13, Judge Arthur Tilson ordered Jon to return the $180,000 he took from the account and wanted any other money removed from the account itemized to make sure it was spent according to a divorce arbitrator's guidelines.
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Glycomics is defined as the study of both free sugars and of the complex sugar chains (glycans) that reside in glycoconjugates such as glycoproteins and glycolipids. Given the effects of post-translational glycosylation on protein function, a major focus of glycomics is to characterize the glycosylation patterns on glycoproteins. This glycan analysis has direct relevance to healthcare, both as a source of novel biomarkers and as a means to characterize glycoprotein therapeutics.
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In Figure 2, Panel A shows the N-glycan profiles of rat brain lysate, human serum, and human cerebrospinal fluid. Panel B shows the N-glycan profile of three biotherapeutics: the Fc fusion protein Enbrel®, the monoclonal antibody Erbitux®, and the complex glycoprotein Epogen®, which were purchased commercially from a pharmacy for this study.
Once glycan patterns have been identified, several complementary approaches can elucidate mechanism and biological relevance. In one approach, parent proteins carrying the glycan modifications of interest are isolated by reverse glycoblotting, in which specific glycopeptides are purified from peptide mixtures by chemoselective enrichment and identified by MS/MS.
Glycan changes can also be analyzed with respect to structural classes and biosynthetic pathways. Figure 3 shows data from a feasibility study where the GlycanMap platform was used to investigate changes in N-glycosylation of cellular proteins accompanying endoplasmic reticulum (ER) stress. Severe ER stress has been implicated in cancer, myocardial infarction, and such neurodegenerative disorders as Parkinson and Alzheimer disease.
A colon cancer cell line (HCT116) was treated for 12 or 36 hours with 0.5 μg/mL Brefeldin A (BFA), a fungal derivative used to study protein transport. An untreated cell line served as the control. The heat map in Panel A compares the relative concentrations of each of the 34 glycans detected in this study in untreated cells and after BFA-treatment.
Panel B projects the BFA-induced glycan changes onto a pathway map of the endoplasmic reticulum and the Golgi apparatus. Each node on the map represents a glycan. The most pronounced concentration changes, indicated by the bright red nodes, were in glycans normally synthesized in the medial-compartment of the Golgi apparatus, suggesting impaired transport between the medial- and trans-Golgi. This observation is consistent with the known BFA-induced fusion of the ER with the cis- and medial-Golgi, but not trans-Golgi, compartments.
The introduction of a practical, high-throughput method of glycan analysis opens many avenues of research—it facilitates an OMICS that until now has been difficult to apply to large-scale studies.
In collaborations with pharmaceutical companies, Ezose has put the GlycanMap platform to use in efforts to discover biomarkers relevant to profiling disease and disease progression and to measuring response to therapeutic interventions. Glycan biomarkers may thus serve as companion diagnostics, too.
Ezose is also partnering with biopharmaceutical companies to apply the GlycanMap platform to characterization of glycan heterogeneity in glycoprotein therapeutic agents. This application of glycan analysis is expanding with the growing interest in biologics, including not only first-generation products but also biosimilars and biobetters.
The glycome remains largely uncharted, and the size of the territory affords many opportunities for exploration.
Yoshiaki Miura, Ph.D., is senior director, research and development, Taku Nakahara, Ph.D., is director, bioinformatics, and Diane McCarthy, Ph.D. ([email protected]), is director, scientific affairs at Ezose Sciences.
Yoshiaki Miura, Ph.D., is senior director, research and development, Taku Nakahara, Ph.D., is director, bioinformatics, and Diane McCarthy, Ph.D. ([email protected]), is director, scientific affairs at Ezose Sciences.
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Bouwmeester lacks enthusiasm, yet he has played in over 600 consecutive games in the NHL. He has flaws, but that argument is baseless. Lack of emotion doesn't mean a player has no desire. Again, Bouwmeester has always been a reserved figure on/off the ice.
He lacks enthusiasm on the ice, a trait for which people on this forum habitually lambast Franzen. His on-ice level of enthusiasm has absolutely no bearing on how many consecutive games he has played. And no, the argument is not baseless. He plays with neither maximum effort nor maximum heart.
Crym. I'm not saying it's the best idea... and yes, it will cost assets -- you and I both know that it's the price that's paid to bring in a guy like JBouw (or Yandle, for those that would prefer him) ...but those saying that to bring JBouw will cripple the team from having the room for another top-six forward are not correct. It's just like where I stood for bringing in Iginla. It will cost too much in FUTURE ASSETS than cap space.
Yes, assets need to be paid for a player like Bouwmeester. But with the team where it is---rebuilding on the fly via the farm---I do not consider him a worthwhile use of assets.
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what is everyones favorite aeons/summonings in the final fantasy series.
Knights of the Round. 92% of the teenage population would be dead if Ambercrombie and Fitch or Hollister said it was uncool to breathe.
My fav aeon has to be the Pheonix from 8, and Peterya from 10 which is a cheap Pheonix but without the flames. The night is undyingThe stars ablazeWhat will become of youWhen they are all but dust
I thought Knight of the Round was just badass."Don't doubt the darkness, it can be your enemy as well as your friend."
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Three home matches to start the season and three contests against NCAA Tournament teams from a year ago highlight the 2013 Stetson Women's Soccer schedule, which was released on Monday.
The Hatters open the 2013 slate in the friendly confines of the Athletics Training Center on Friday, Aug. 23, playing host to Embry-Riddle. The Eagles, who fell to Stetson in overtime last season, went on to win 17 games and advance to the NAIA National Quarterfinals.
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"I'm looking forward to seeing how we do against the likes of Florida International, and playing road games at Georgia Southern and at UCF," Stetson head coach Manoj Khettry said regarding the non-conference schedule. "I'm hopeful that the non-conference season prepares us for the rigors of conference play."
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For traditional recipes from the Mysore region and food from all over, with ramblings about life and kids thrown in the mix.
Tuesday, June 17, 2008
Recipes from Bloggers
TS's Sooji Dhokla (yes, it is sooji, not besan. It's yellow coz I added too much turmeric!). Also, instead of cutting them into diamonds, I just broke them into pieces. I was very intrigued with her brown-around-the-edges version where she actually fried the dhokla in sesame seeds-mustard seeds tempered oil but I could not wait long enough for the dhokla to brown. Wonderful flavor, T! Thanks for a lovely recipe!
Meera's Masoor Tikhale, made with whole moong instead. Loved the coconut-tamarind-jaggery masala along with the garam masala. Wonderful dish! Another keeper of a recipe. Thank you, Meera!
Soumya's Banana Payasa has been on my must-try list for over a year. This absolutely simple to make sweet dish is absolutely delicious! Thanks, Sowmya!
Thanks to Devipriya and Hetal for the Rockin' Girl Blogger award! You guys rock! :)
I was tagged by Sireesha for this meme. It's called "10 Things I Hate". So here goes -
1. Judgemental Attitude - Who is anybody to judge me for what I do? Especially when it comes to M - how I raise her or whether she talks in English or Kannada or if I choose not to fuss over every little thing is my business. Don't be negative & judgemental & definitely don't discuss what I do/don't do with your cohorts! Leave the judgement to God, lest ye be judged! (Can you tell I really hate this one?!)
2. Incessant Advice-giving - You've heard this from me before! Whether child-rearing, home decor, home improvement, medicine, anything under the sun - they know it all & can't wait to tell you what you should do!
3. Prejudices - black, white, brown, North Indian, South Indian, Dravidian, Aryan, rich, poor - we need to get out of classifying people negatively! There is no such thing as a superior race or a superior caste. The world would be a better place if we just accept everyone as fellow human beings & learnt to love all.
4. The atrocities & double-standards endured by women in the name of tradition, morals & religion. How come those same things don't apply to men?
5. In days of yore, dowry began as a way for a father to provide for his daughter in her time of need & to help the Son-in-Law by sharing the expenses of raising a family. Now it has degenerated into a practice where grooms demand a price (money, gold, car, house etc) for marrying the daughter! And it is directly proportional to his education/work too! Isn't that twisted coz theoritically speaking, the better a groom is placed in life, the better he can provide & therefore the less the bride's father has to? Parents should not have to scrimp & save money or take huge loans just to get daughters married off. Whatever parents want to gift their daughter & SIL (if they chose to receive) should be their call. The tortures & deaths resulting from it's mis-practice (both suicides & murders) say a lot about how horrifying the situation has become!
Ok, I am going to stop now. I'm all riled up! Could not reach 10 - I think I'd pop an artery or something by then! When I started to write this, I was thinking "hate" is such a strong word. Do I really "hate" anything that much? Turns out I do & passionately so, in some cases!
I would rather not sign off on such a heavy note. So let me share a little tip I learnt recently. When you are really sleepy eyed in the mornings (from lack of sleep or having woken up from a very deep sleep), try this- while brushing your teeth, switch to your your non-normal hand (switch to left hand if you are a right-handed person) & brush for 15 seconds. All the sleepiness will be gone by the time you are done brushing! :)
OK, now I can sign off! :)
41 comments:
- Jyothsna said...
Phew! That got me riled up too!!:) But loved that tip, will help me on sleepy-eyed days :)
- June 18, 2008 at 2:14:00 AM EDT
- SMN said...
that luks nice..
- June 18, 2008 at 3:17:00 AM EDT
- Sia said...
wohoo... that was some meme girl;) but i know what u said is very true. i will not start discussing at such people or else i'll surely endup with little bad mood;)
and i have to test ur tip coz i need it every morning ;)
- June 18, 2008 at 3:18:00 AM EDT
- Srivalli said...
my thats some meme...I guess we are strongly fee abt that...but that tip is too hilarious ...will get my daughter try it..hhahah..
- June 18, 2008 at 3:57:00 AM EDT
- sowmya said...
my my..hope you are ok ..but yes..i do feel the same when it comes to such things..
loved the tip..might help me !!!:))
- June 18, 2008 at 4:23:00 AM EDT
- Sireesha said...
Nice recipes....yes....i do feel the same when it comes to such things....loved ur tip it will definitely help me....
- June 18, 2008 at 7:02:00 AM EDT
- Asha said...
Hi sweetie, it's okay to vent sometimes, no worries. I know it's hard to manage everything. I remember when my kids were young how hard life was juggling everything.
No 1 and 2, I feel the same way. I hate to be advised or judged by color or region I come from.
Language, we made some decisions when kids were young, I am glad now that we did, no regrets.
Ain't no dowry in my house, never paid Arvind and never paying for my girl. She is too proud of herself and will kick him and his family to the curb!Hahaha!
Dishes are yummy. I love Meera's dishes!:)
- June 18, 2008 at 7:30:00 AM EDT
- indosungod said...
I understand why those things got you all riled up. they do to me too. I love the Sooji Dhokla. brushing with the wrong hand got to try that on sleepy morns:)
- June 18, 2008 at 7:34:00 AM EDT
- Laavanya said...
All the recipes look great, the dhokla with sooji is very intriguing.
Your list of 'things you hate' am sure resonates with quite a few of us!
- June 18, 2008 at 9:10:00 AM EDT
- TBC said...
I don't think I have my "own recipes" anymore! I too cook A LOT from others' blogs.
I have to try out Trupti's sooji dhokla. I've tried the other version a couple of times with excellent results each time.:D
I'm a passionate hater too and can understand why thinking about all this got u all worked up.:D
- June 18, 2008 at 9:54:00 AM EDT
- Roopa said...
That was a very nice meme, you know every bit of it, I am with you:) especially the last one. I think some of my in-laws should read your meme:)) .....
That last tip is too good :) I definitly need that as I have been trying other ways and that doesnt seem to work. Thanks for sharing this tip:)
- June 18, 2008 at 11:15:00 AM EDT
- Vani said...
Jyotsna - That trick works for me :)
SMN - thanks :)
Sia - So many topics we push aside in our minds coz they're unpleasant. I was so upset after I wrote it!! It took me a while to fall asleep after that :) I use that tip almost every morning too! :)
Sri - yeah, that was some meme alright! Like I said before, it took me a while to fall asleep afer writing that at night! :) How cool would that be if it works on kids too - no more sleepy heads! :)
- June 18, 2008 at 11:28:00 AM EDT
- Vani said...
Sowmya - thanks, I'm fine now :) But like you could tell, I wasn't then! :)
Sireesha - thanks for tagging me on that interesting meme. It brought things to fore that I'd just swept aside in my mind.
Asha - I do manage everything just fine & what I can't, I won't let it bother me. But it's the irritating people who don't even have to say anything but just their attitude & look tells all. Ain't no dowry in our house too! It's not even a part of our culture & I remember being shocked when I first read about dowry. It just doesn't make sense anymore! And so sad that some practices that started with purposes that made sense in olden days, are now twisted into these grotesque "traditions" by some.
All dishes were really good. I have so many to go, I can't wait to try! :)
- June 18, 2008 at 11:28:00 AM EDT
- Vani said...
ISG - thanks! I was thinking I was being too harsh at times but some things are just wrong!
Laavanya - thanks!
TBC - he he! thank God for the world of blogging, right? the new recipes, new cuisines all open up a nice new world for us :) Glad you (and many others) feel the same way as I do, TBC!
Roopa - I hope you did not have to go through anything bad! I wish there was a way to make them see the wrong in the whole system. Do try out the tip. It works for me :)
- June 18, 2008 at 11:28:00 AM EDT
- Sukanya Ramkumar said...
Hi Vani...
Nice set of recipe. Looks great. YUM!
- June 18, 2008 at 12:31:00 PM EDT
- Pooja said...
I feel the same way for all 5 things you hate Vani. I just cant stand such people and then I feel that I am being much of Me only , and that way I may not be much of a socialize day(which i like actually to be surrounded by good people) person any . But that was also one of the negative thought I had. Now I know that there are many like minded friends around here who feel and think just as me. Pleased that i started blogging. and who cares, its better to be alone then to be surrounded by those people who want to control my life , a big punch to them ha ha ha...
Good dishes around here. I have a long pending list to share which I cook from other buddy blogs. Hope things are fine there. take care . hugs...
- June 18, 2008 at 3:15:00 PM EDT
- masalamagic said...
all three dishes look yummy vani! And love u're meme - i can tell u are passionate about these :-) And loved u're tip -am going to try it :-)
- June 18, 2008 at 4:04:00 PM EDT
- Jeena said...
Great recipes to try they look lovely. :-)
- June 18, 2008 at 5:00:00 PM EDT
- Andhra Flavors said...
Hey Vani,
Nice recipe. All recipes looks great.
- June 18, 2008 at 10:10:00 PM EDT
- Uma said...
All the dishes look delicious Vani! Nice meme too. Congrats on the award.
- June 19, 2008 at 12:02:00 AM EDT
- Vandy said...
I so agree with you on all 5 of them, Vani! All those things get me upset too..
Great tip, I should say and hilarious! never thought of it .. should try it out.
- June 19, 2008 at 7:04:00 AM EDT
- Vaishali said...
Agree completely with you, Vani, especially on dowry. It makes me really mad that even today there are people practicing this terrible system that demeans and disrespects women.
- June 19, 2008 at 12:26:00 PM EDT
- Anonymous said...
First time here and I totally love your blog, and your meme- it's exactly like someone spoke my mind, i've had it with judgmental people, and the inqualities against women and her family in India, though as someone who has seen all this in my mom's life, I should say if it's not for the women in the husband's family whether it's the in-laws, aunts or even brother's wives women will have it much better in India. My mom went through a lot because of my dad's brothers' wives and she lost her life when I was just 11! it's because of people like those you have mentioned here my poor mom lost her life and my life's struggle began there!
- June 19, 2008 at 2:20:00 PM EDT
- Vanamala said...
Lovely vani...
- June 19, 2008 at 2:52:00 PM EDT
- Vani said...
Sukanya- thanks :)
Pooja - I totally believe it is better to avoid people who nasty & negative, if you can! Oprah (do u watch her?) always says to stay away from any relationship that is negative, toxic. I know you cannot avoid every single one of them but we can try to keep as little contact as possible, right?! Oh, please know you are in good company here for thinking the way you do! If ever you want to chat or vent, call/email me, Poo! It helps when u can let off some steam sometimes.
- June 19, 2008 at 5:46:00 PM EDT
- Vani said...
Latha - nice to see you here after a long time! Glad you liked the post :)
Jeena, Andhra Flavors - thanks :)
Uma - thank you :)
Vandy - thanks! The tip sounds funny, doesn't it? but it works (at least for me!) :)
Vaishali - And the sad part is that most are well educated & so called "cultured" folks that do this! It's bad if the groom is directly a part of this but it's as bad when they stand by & watch their brides being harassed & do nothing about it! Something definitely wrong in the thinking process here!
- June 19, 2008 at 5:53:00 PM EDT
- Vani said...
Anonymous- I had tears when I read your comment. I'm so very sorry about your mom. No one should go through so much pain & hurt. And you as a little kid of 11 & losing your mother - I cannot imagine what that must be like for you! You are right- many times, it is other women who makes things worse. You'd think that having been through such nonsense in their lives, they will make sure they won't behave that way but it's the opposite. It's almost like "I went thru it so I want to inflict the same pain or worse on someone else". My best wishes to you. Please leave a comment or email me at mysoorean at gmail dot com, if you need a friend anytime, ok? Hugs to you!
- June 19, 2008 at 6:09:00 PM EDT
- Meera said...
Very thought provoking MeMe.
Thanks for trying my recipe & liking it. :-)
- June 19, 2008 at 8:58:00 PM EDT
- meeso said...
Congratulations on your award! The food looks good, and the meme was nice to read :D
- June 20, 2008 at 9:40:00 PM EDT
- Mallika said...
You get it out there girl. Great tip tho - although looking at my spotty face in the morning usually has the same effect...
- June 21, 2008 at 5:53:00 AM EDT
- Devi Priya said...
Very well said in the meme! way to go girl!
- June 21, 2008 at 8:18:00 PM EDT
- Vani said...
Vanamala - thanks!! :)
Meera- thanks for a lovely recipe! It was delicious! :)
Mallika - you are funny! That's all it'd take me too, if I could really see myself thru my groggy eyes :)
Devipriya- thanks :)
- June 22, 2008 at 10:45:00 AM EDT
- Mrs.SriLekha said...
hi vani
thanks for stopping my blog! but one thing i have to tell u! u dropped comment on my page that i have a daughter. but thats not true! i have only one son alone! he too is just 1 yr and 9 mths old!
congratulations on ur award my dear! how old is ur daughter she is looking good in the pic
- June 22, 2008 at 10:57:00 AM EDT
- Maya said...
All dishes look very good Vani!! You have put in your thgts very well in the Meme..
- June 22, 2008 at 11:20:00 PM EDT
- Sia said...
vaniamma, where is ur entry for MBP-street food? u can send me that sooji dhokla u posted for time being ;)
- June 23, 2008 at 6:38:00 AM EDT
- Nupur said...
Vani, that sooji dhokla looks so delicious! Everything looks good, actually.
I agree with you- the world gives us plenty of things to hate.
- June 23, 2008 at 7:27:00 AM EDT
- Jayashree said...
Vani, b4 I read your meme I too thought that I didn't hate anything....but reading it just made me realise how much I absolutely HATE all those things too....
- June 23, 2008 at 10:16:00 AM EDT
- Vani said...
Srilekha- left youa msg as well. My daughter is almost 2 years old now. Good fun with her chitter chatter. Would love to hear about your son!
Maya- thanks :)
Sia- thanks for the reminder. Propelled me into action & sent u an entry as well! :)
Nupur- thanks ;)
Jayashree- that was exactly how I started off, thinking I really don;t hate anything. Soon I had a LONG list :)
- June 24, 2008 at 4:45:00 PM EDT
- TBC said...
Hey Vani,
I made your apple gojju the other day with a few minor (almost unnecessary) modifications.:D
It was lip-smackin' good! Thank you so much for sharing your mom's version of the recipe. We loved it!
- July 1, 2008 at 9:54:00 PM EDT
- lothi said...
Thanx! yeah this is my first award...& that's me in the photo! Thanx for ur comment and encouragement!
- July 2, 2008 at 5:12:00 PM EDT
- Nags said...
i recently bought cluster beans so maybe i can try it with besan :) thanks for dropping by, Vani!
- July 6, 2008 at 10:47:00 AM EDT


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Chickpea salad
3 cups garbanzo beans (chickpeas)
1 roasted red pepper, diced
1 ½Tbl Lemon Juice
1 ½Tbl Lime Juice
¼ cup diced red onion
1/3 cup vegetable oil
3 Tbl garlic oil
1 Tbl roasted garlic, chopped
3 Tbl shredded parmesan cheese
3 Tbl cilantro, chopped
Salt and pepper
Drain and rinse garbanzo beans. In a bowl, combine all ingredients and toss. Allow to rest a few hours to infuse all the flavors.
Farro tabbouleh
6 oz farro, dry
½ cup roasted red pepper, diced
2 bun parsley, chopped
1 bun cilantro, chopped
2 Tbl mint, chopped
1 cup red onion, minced
3 oz lemon juice
1 cup olive oil
Salt and pepper
In a sauce pot with water, cook farro until softened, drain and cool. In a bowl, combine all other ingredients, add cooled farro and mix well.