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1625 K ST NW, Washington DC 20006.
At Farragut Square, across from the Farragut West metro stop (orange, silver, and blue lines) and next to Farragut North metro stop (red line).
When are the classes?
Alcohol ServSafe classes will always be scheduled on a Tuesday.
Food ServSafe classes will always be scheduled on a Wednesday.
Spanish food classes will last two days (Tuesday and Wednesday).
* Please note: classes are not scheduled every week. Check the schedule for exact dates. *
Where are the classes?
We offer classes at our offices in DC and at Stratford University's Alexandria campus (2900 Eisenhower Ave).
What's included?
The cost of your ServSafe exam includes instruction time, the book (which you can pick up at your convenience at any time at our offices), the exam, and upon passing, a certificate which you can present to your employer or the Department of Health.
Are there breaks?
Yes, there is a break for lunch around noon for 20 minutes and another short break after the review, before the exam.
Is there parking?
There is very limited street parking at the DC office. Please do not plan to drive to that course if at all possible.
There will be parking at the Stratford campus.
What is the difference between taking the exam at RAMW or at Stratford?
Check out our page to determine which course is right for your needs.
How many questions long is the test?
90 questions. You have 2 and a half hours to complete it.
What do I need to bring to the course?
You must have a valid government issued photo-ID. Driver's license or passports are accepted.
You may bring any note taking materials you wish.
You may bring water and food for snacks or lunch, although there is no eating permitted during instruction.
Does RAMW provide coffee?
Yes, we are happy to provide coffee and tea for your convenience.
If I take the written test, how soon can I know my results?
The written test will yield results in about two weeks. If you need immediate results, consider registering for a computer exam at the Stratford campus.
I am a restaurant owner with 5 people needing to take the test, do we all have to come to your offices or can you come to us?
If you have 5 or more people from your organization, we would be happy to set up an off-site training for you and your employees for a discounted rate. Please contact our Training Coordinator, Michelle at 202-331-5990.
What is the severe weather plan?
RAMW office follows the severe weather closure plan as set forth by the Federal Government. If the Federal Government is closed on a scheduled course day, the RAMW office is also closed and the course will be rescheduled to a later date. If the Federal Government is on a 2-hour delay, the RAMW office will open at 11am and the course will begin at 11:00am for Food Manager and 11:30am for Alcohol Manager courses.


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Broadband developed from a need for greater amounts of information to be transmitted across the internet. If you imagine a tunnel with hundreds of cars attempting to pass through at the same time, that''s what using the internet with a 56k dial-up connection was like. The answer to this scenario would be to add extra lanes, and this is how broadband was designed. Broadband relates to high-speed Internet access. It is basically a fast internet connection that is always on. It allows a user to send emails, download images and music, watch videos, surf the web, and a whole lot more.
You may gain access through Broadband through one of the following methods:
- Digital Subscriber Line (DSL)
- Cable Modem
- Satellite
- Wireless
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Broadband has been made available to 90 percent of Americans through private investment. Over $120 billion dollars has been invested in the past few years to make available the best possible internet.
Broadband access is faster than dial-up and different because it provides higher speed of data transmission and allows more content to be carried. It also is always on, does not block phone lines and there is no need to reconnect to network after logging off.

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AFC Bournemouth's Cherry Bear challenged shoppers to take their best shot when he launched a goal-scoring competition at a Poole supermarket.
The football mascot visited the Sainsbury's supermarket at Talbot Heath to kick-start AFC Bournemouth's Community Sports Trust power strike tour.
The Community Sports Trust will be testing shoppers' shooting skills and offering a family ticket to AFC Bournemouth's first home league game of the forthcoming season to one lucky winner.
The tour will be at various different Sainsbury's stores, promoting an active lifestyle and healthy eating.
It will be at Poole today and at Christchurch on tomorrow.
There will also be a special visit to Wareham on Saturday, June 7.
Steve Cuss from AFC Bournemouth's Community Sports Trust, said: "We are really pleased to have the support from Sainsbury's.
"Leading an active lifestyle and understanding the importance of a balanced diet is just one of the key messages that we promote, so it is great to have the opportunity to share this message across the local Sainsbury's stores."


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Thor hammers competition on $89m overseas launch
The latest Marvel Studios franchise was born at the weekend as PPI delivered the biggest overseas debut of the year-to-date on $89.2m. UPI's Fast And Furious Five continued to roar on $46m and Rio climbed to $263m for Fox International.
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Israel's Ethiopian Birth Control Story Reflects A Broader Problem (The Daily Beast)
On Sunday it was reported that Israel has finally admitted to systematically depressing the fertility of the Ethiopian immigrant community (information first reported five years ago) by injecting Ethiopian-Israeli women with the long-acting birth control drug Depo-Provera without informed consent.
In some cases, women were first given the drug while still in transit camps; in other cases, it seems women were regularly injected after arriving in Israel. Some women apparently knew they were being given birth control but were told they wouldnt be let into Israel if they didnt agree; others report being told the shots were inoculations.
While this story is horrifying enough unto itself, it cannot be removed from a larger and equally disturbing picture.
Primarily, the Depo Provera story reflects the broader Ethiopian Jewish experience of coming home only to find themselves to still be strangers: Many Ethiopian Jews were made to undergo HIV testing before immigrating, and though no other group of Israelis has ever been so testedmeaning that health officials had no way of knowing how the Ethiopian findings compared to HIV rates among other groupsEthiopian blood donations were routinely discarded from 1984 to 1996.
Read more: http://www.thedailybeast.com/articles/2013/01/28/israel-s-ethiopian-birth-control-story-reflects-a-broader-problem.html
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Mon Jan 28, 2013, 08:05 PM
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1. discarding blood donations from black Ethiopian Jews....
Wow. That's about as racist as it gets, I think. Frankly, that shocks me even more than the eugenics program.
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Mon Jan 28, 2013, 09:41 PM
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2. Sure validates that quote about forgetting and repeating history.
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3. ...
Shira? How do you defend this?
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Munster secure home quarter-final
Munster 21-11 Castres
Munster got the win they required to ensure home advantage in the Heineken Cup quarter-finals.
After overcoming the shock of an early Castres try, Declan Kidney's team imposed their superiority and won with something to spare.
First half tries from Anthony Foley and Dominic Crotty put the Irish province in the driving seat and they were never really in danger after that.
With Munster already through to the quarter-finals, the big Musgrave Park crowd was in party mood.
But they were stunned into silence after just four minutes when the French club took the lead.
Fullback Delmotte went in for a try on the left but Gregor Townsend missed the touchline conversion.
However, the Irish team were soon ahead thanks to a Ronan O'Gara penalty followed by Foley's try in the 17th minute after the Munster pack had charged over from a five-yard line-out.
Munster then got another try when a fine passage of play ended with Dominic Crotty going over in the corner from a Peter Stringer pass.
This time O'Gara got the conversion from way out on the left.
Townsend landed a drop goal just before half-time to leave the interval score 15-8.
Most of the second half was low key. O'Gara landed two penalties for Munster with Townsend scoring one for Castres.
Munster: Crotty, Kelly, Mullins, Keane, Horgan, O'Gara, Stringer, P. Clohessy, Sheahan, Hayes, Galwey, Langford, Quinlan, Wallace, Foley.
Castres: Delmotte, Plisson, Sarramea, Artiguste, Garrigues, Townsend, Seguier, Toussaint, Ibanez, Reggiardo, Davidson, Laluque, Diaz, Taussac, Labrousse.
Referee: Chris White (England).
Europe takes shape
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August 23, 2012
LARP shows property rights concerns ignored
EDMONTON, AB (August 23, 2012): The final version of the Lower Athabasca Regional Plan (LARP) is further proof that Premier Alison Redford has ignored Albertans concerns about property rights and broken her promise to strengthen protection for landowners, the Wildrose Official Opposition said today.
The LARP, the first of seven central planning documents approved under Bill 36, the Alberta Land Stewardship Act, rescinds several existing lease agreements and subjects other land and leaseholders in the region to stringent and highly centralized ministerial oversight without access to full, fair and timely compensation. Wildrose Justice Critic Shayne Saskiw says LARP's centralized planning approach shows the PC government's repeated attempts to placate landowners over Bills 19, 24, 36 and 50 were nothing more than empty rhetoric. "This is the same old PCs – out of touch, and only out for themselves," Saskiw said. "Premier Redford ran on promises to listen to Alberta landowners and fix those bills. However, she has forged ahead with a centralized plan that rescinds leases and gives her minister sweeping powers to dictate to landowners what they can and can't do on their property. This is just another broken promise from the Premier." Saskiw also said the government's so-called Property Rights Task Force has ultimately proven to be a sham. "This is typical PC arrogance," he said. "They pretend to listen to Albertans and then they do what they were going to do anyway. The final LARP is virtually unchanged from a year ago, despite rounds of consultations. Albertans told this government loud and clear to repeal the bills. Instead, they're steamrolling ahead." Wildrose Sustainable Resource Development Critic Pat Stier said Wildrose supports measures to protect Alberta's air and water quality but the provisions in the LARP are a clear shot across the bow at landowners across the province. He said subsequent central plans – such as the South Saskatchewan Regional Plan – will directly affect more individual landowners, their businesses and their property. "I'm very concerned over what this could mean for farmers and ranchers," Stier said. "If this government is cancelling leases for oil and gas companies, what chances do farmers and ranchers have of standing up to them?"


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"Sometimes you wonder if there are as many people who want the LTA to fail as there are who want it to succeed," said the Lawn Tennis Association boss.
"There are people who would rather British players lost than won, because it damages the LTA.
"There's so much baggage at the LTA and everyone seems to have a gripe."
The former chief executive of Sport England took charge at the LTA in April 2006 and has introduced a number of major reforms.
He has recruited a team of overseas coaches including the highly-rated Brad Gilbert, who guides British number one and world number nine Andy Murray.
"Brad told me he had never encountered an atmosphere in which so many people fail," said Draper.
He also criticised the physical application of the British players who, apart from Murray and Tim Henman, show little sign of threatening the top 100.
"I don't think the players are fit enough. You look at them as a group and they have got work to do from the perspective of fitness and conditioning," said Draper.
"I was surprised by the attitude in tennis. You go and look at cycling, rowing and swimming and the athletes are training at 6am.
"Then they go to university or work, they're in the gym at lunchtime and then back in the evening for another training session.
"Tennis in this country has lacked that professional approach and the standards are simply not in place.
"But it is difficult to make the argument direct to the players because of the agents, coaches and hangers-on.
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During a charismatic Christian gathering in Camden, N.J. some 30 years ago, Pedro Hernandez confessed to a room full of people of having strangled a young boy and leaving his body in a Dumpster. Going by Hernandez's own recent admission to police, the boy in question was 6-year-old Etan Patz, whose 1979 disappearance traumatized his SoHo neighborhood and much of the city.
Pedro Hernandez Confessed to Etan Patz Killing at Church Group Years Ago
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Welcome to CS 300.. former CS 440! We meet Tues/Thurs at 3:00-4:15 pm at Merritt Penticoff Science Bld, Room 130.
This class revolves around developing for Android phones, the limitations, and requirements for developing on mobile devices. By the end of this class you will complete a full Android app and post it on the Android Market.


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Play: The Playing Ground
Group: First Run Theatre
Venue: Hunter Theatre, DeSmet High School, 233 N. New Ballas Road
Dates: May 29, 30, 31
Tickets: $10-$12; contact 314-352-5114 or www.firstruntheatre.com
Story: Jimmy is a quiet, introspective 10-year-old who spends his recess time at school reading on the top of a jungle gym in an older and seldom-used part of the school playground. He's annoyed one day by the presence of Lindsey, a loud, foul-mouthed girl who decides to engage him in conversation. At first annoyed, Jimmy gradually warms to Lindsey's company. Shortly thereafter they're joined by another 10-year-old, a self-important type named Reagan, who informs the other two that she's decided that she'll play with them the next day rather than the cool clique to which she belongs. Over several days friendship between the trio grows even as they grapple with problems with their parents and siblings.
Highlights: Fresh from a triumph as co-author of Magic Smoking Monkey Theatre's fast-paced, irreverent and very funny take on J.R.R. Tolkien's Lord of the Rings trilogy, local playwright and actor John Wolbers is seeing his original drama produced by First Run Theatre, which specializes in presentations of works by local playwrights. Wolbers' two-act drama is directed by his comrade in Tolkien arms, Suki Peters, a gifted performer in her own right.
Three performers each take on a trio of roles in this earnest but uninspired work. Most successful is Amy Kelly, who humorously and sometimes poignantly captures the essence of the tween mindset and philosophy. Between her gesticulations and the varied inflections of her voice, Kelly convincingly embodies the world of Reagan.
Other Info: Laura Singleton and John Foughty also do some good work as Lindsey and Jimmy. Singleton conveys the anger brimming inside Lindsey, whose single mother drinks too much and resorts to beating her daughter and son as her way of communication. Foughty focuses on Jimmy's sensitivity and shyness as an only child being raised by his mother and her lesbian lover, doing what he can with that portrayal.
Kelly also portrays Jimmy's stepmother, a free spirit named Zoe who bickers with Jimmy's mother, Judith, about Jimmy's sexual inclinations in front of him. She also plays Lindsey's well-meaning but unhappy mom, desperate for another man to provide for her and her kids.
Singleton is the loving but carefully guarded Judith and also Reagan's shallow and self-absorbed mother, while Foughty plays Lindsey's affectionate 6-year-old brother as well as Reagan's emotionally distant dad. The portrayals are OK, but there isn't a lot to work with in Wolbers' script, which is heavy on stereotypes and too often laced with preachy, cloying dialogue.
Peters' direction is earnest but uninspired, matching the leaden pace of the story as it moves predictably back and forth between scenes in the schoolyard and visits to each child's home, all of which have obviously shaped their personalities. The set design by Brad Slavik and George Wagner is pleasant enough, with the jungle gym bracketed by a seesaw and a swing set for the playground scenes and a bunkbed, sofa and coffee table for the domestic portions.
Russell Bettlach's costumes suitably reflect not only the children but also their parents, highlighted by Zoe's flamboyant 'Mother Earth' garb, and Erich Suellentrop is lighting designer. Jerry Rabuska's original music and lyrics add a nice touch to the goings-on.
The Playing Ground is set in an all-inclusive, 21st century world sympathetic to all three of its youthful protagonists. Unfortunately, there's little here that hasn't been said before, and better, in other works.
Rating: A 2 on a scale of 1-to-5.


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JT wins in three categories and is honored with Michael Jackson Video Vanguard Award at the show held at Barclay's Center in Brooklyn, New York.
This year is certainly a special year for Justin Timberlake. Not only did he reunite with his "NSYNC" bandmates on the MTV Video Music Awards stage, but he also walked home with the Video of the Year trophy on his hands after beating the likes of Bruno Mars, Robin Thicke, Macklemore and Ryan Lewis, and Taylor Swift on the special night, Sunday, August 25.
Timberlake snatched the coveted gong with his "Mirrors" clip, which also won Best Editing. Before being presented with the award, the honoree of Michael Jackson Video Vanguard Award took the stage to sing "Bye Bye Bye" with JC Chasez, Chris Kirkpatrick, Joey Fatone and Lance Bass. He also turned up the heat with his musical performance of "Suit and Tie", a track off his latest album "The 20/20 Experience".
Timberlake saw no luck in the Best Male Video category after his fellow singer Mars was announced as the winner, thanks to his "Locked Out of Heaven" clip. Similar to the "Sexyback" crooner, Mars had a chance to steal the spotlight for a moment to sing "Gorilla" before the audience at Barclay's Center in Brooklyn, New York.
After Drake coming out and singing "Hold On We're Going Home" and "Started From the Bottom", Austin Mahone was awarded with the Artist To Watch trophy. One Direction also won a Moonman with "Best Song Ever" chosen as Best Song of the Summer.
This year's MTV VMAs also featured musical performances from Lady GaGa and Katy Perry with their latest singles, "Applause" and "Roar". Miley Cyrus and Robin Thicke also hit the stage for a raunchy performance of "We Can't Stop" and "Blurred Lines".
There was also a screening of "Divergent" teaser trailer with Shailene Woodley and Theo James on hand to unveil it.
2013 MTV Video Music Awards Winner List:
- Video of the Year: Justin Timberlake, "Mirrors"
- Best Male Video: Bruno Mars , "Locked Out of Heaven"
- Best Female Video: Taylor Swift, "I Knew You Were Trouble"
- Best Pop Video: Selena Gomez, "Come and Get It"
- Best Rock Video: 30 Seconds to Mars, "Up in the Air"
- Best Hip-Hop Video: Macklemore and Ryan Lewis, "Can't Hold Us" featuring Ray Dalton
- Best Video With a Social Message: Macklemore and Ryan Lewis, "Same Love"
- Best Song of the Summer: One Direction, "Best Song Ever"
- Best Collaboration: Pink, "Just Give Me a Reason" featuring Nate Ruess
- Best Direction: Justin Timberlake, "Suit and Tie" featuring Jay-Z
- Best Art Direction: Janelle Monae, "Q.U.E.E.N" featuring Erykah Badu
- Best Editing: Justin Timberlake, "Mirrors"
- Best Choreography: Bruno Mars, "Treasure"
- Artist to Watch: Austin Mahone, "What About Love"
- Best Visual Effects: Capital Cities, "Safe and Sound"
- Best Cinematography: Macklemore and Ryan Lewis, "Can't Hold Us" featuring Ray Dalton


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"Sin City: A Dame to Kill For" Drops New Trailer: Watch Now!
Releasing its second star-studded trailer, Dimension unveiled a brand new look at "Sin City: A Dame to Kill For" on Wednesday (June 11).
The film from Robert Rodriguez and Frank Miller is adapted from Miller's neo-noir graphic novels and follows city's thugs, lowlifes, and femme fatales in a big battle against each other.
Boasting an all-star cast, "Sin City's" sequel stars Jessica Alba, Joseph Gordon-Levitt, Josh Brolin, Eva Green, Mickey Rourke, Bruce Willis, Rosario Dawson, Juno Temple, Jaime King, Jamie Chung and Dennis Haysbert, just to name a few.
"Sin City: A Dame to Kill For" opens in theaters on August 22. Check out the second trailer for the film in the player above!


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1. Using a small, sharp knife or a chestnut knife, score, or shallowly cut, an X on one side of each nut. Be careful not to cut through the nutmeat.
2. To roast the chestnuts in the oven: Lay the nuts in a single layer on an ungreased baking sheet, and roast in a 350°F oven until the nuts are fragrant and the scored portions begin to separate from the shells, 15 to 20 minutes. (If you're going to eat the chestnuts plain, increase the heat to 400°F and bake until the shells give slightly when pressed with oven mitt-protected fingers.)
3. To roast the chestnuts in a chestnut pan: Heat the pan over medium-low heat and add the chestnuts. Cook, tossing the chestnuts frequently, until the shells crack and the chestnuts are cooked through, 30 to 35 minutes over a gas flame burner, 35 to 40 minutes over an electric or conduction burner.
4. Transfer the nuts to a platter or heatproof surface and cover with a damp kitchen towel to keep them warm.
5. Using a kitchen towel or pot holder, pick up each nut and, with your fingers or the knife, peel back the scored X. Peel off the hard outer shell and the thin, beige, soft inner skin. Discard any nuts that, once peeled, look dried out.
6. Eat the chestnuts immediately or use as directed in a recipe.
Adapted from Williams-Sonoma Kitchen Companion: The A to Z Guide to Everyday Cooking, Equipment and Ingredients (Time-Life Books, 2000)
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Your article (Black to my roots, Family, 30 July) reflects what seems a recurring tale: parenting failures by white people who adopted black children. Certainly some adopted black or mixed-heritage children have grown up with a sense of isolation, alienation and loneliness. But such dilemmas are not unique to children from our background. And what of people like me, and I hope many others, who have had a very positive experience of adoption? Massive credit should go to couples who took on what was termed in the 1950s "the problem of the coloured child" and the abuse that often went with this. I was adopted by a white working-class couple who loved me and did everything to make my life a good one. Despite others trying to damage me with racism, I always had the family support to build my self-esteem, tools that gave me the strength to deal with it. Let's hear more positive adoption stories of families who are not supposed to be the right fit.
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You can just use 2 Ethernet Card. One for WAN, and one for LAN and VLAN? And
the switch must also support VLAN? Just to confirm. It seemed that I need to
upgrade my current switch to the one that support VLAN.
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Recipe by AmyZoe
This is a terrific fast and easy lunch with ingredients you have on hand. Feel free to substitute. I prefer to cook this with the rice inside the quesadilla.
Top Review by Deb G
Quick, easy, and very tasty! We enjoyed this as a light supper. I liked it as is, but one son used some salsa with his. I had trouble with the flipping of the quesadillas, so I resorted to putting them in the oven for a few minutes to melt the cheese inside. The corn was left out of the ingredients list. I used a 14.5 oz. can of whole kernel sweet corn. We will have again and again I am sure. Thanks for posting. Made for Cool Beans! photo event.
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- 8 (6 inch) flour tortillas
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- Place 4 tortillas on a griddle on medium heat and top with cheese, black beans, and corn.
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First Nations and Foster Care: A Young Family's Journey
More than half of the children in British Columbia's foster system are Aboriginal. Of that number, at least 40 percent are in non-indigenous foster homes. Within this context, photographer Jonathan Taggart documented one Aboriginal family separated by the foster care system, and on the path to reunification. Turnstyle asked him to discuss what he learned.
Turnstyle: You mention the irony that despite the government's purported ambition to reform the segregation of the foster care system, children are still growing up in non-Aboriginal households in large numbers. Does this dissonance reveal itself in your series, and how?
JT: In a sense it doesn't reveal itself, both by design and by circumstance. While in shooting this project I did have access to the broad spectrum of parental and family experiences, from the beginning of the reunification process to its successful completion, I didn't seek access to the other side–the foster parent experience. I know from the parents that their two sons were placed with a non-Aboriginal family; the daughter I'm not sure about, but within the context of this story it almost doesn't matter. In the time that's passed since I finished the story I've realized that the dissonance I was witnessing was the break-up of another culture: the culture of community and family. The architects of the residential school system understood the implications of this disruption–that essentially, if you want to dismantle the edifices of culture you can simply confiscate its constituent parts, which are the bricks of family and community. I think we're seeing the same thing happening with an overzealous foster care system today.
TS: Can you talk about anything you experienced during the parental visits that felt instructive for the future of the program?
JT: This project for me was a way of humanizing a set of statistics. Stats are illustrative but they're not particularly evocative, and they don't do much to explain what it's like to have your children physically and forcefully taken away from you; what it's like to have them cry when they have to go "home" at the end of a visit. They definitely don't help us understand the developmental disconnect – both of child and parent – that is evident when, after a year of seeing your daughter for only 6 hours a week, you now have to learn her rhythms and sleeping patterns. I think the system could better prepare parents for that re-entry shock, certainly.
The families I spoke to during this project were also at the mercy of the three horsemen of social work, income assistance, and child & family services, and often spent whole days traveling between two or three different offices. They would arrive at one only to be told that there was a 'T' left uncrossed at another office, and the trek would begin again. It's unfathomable to me that these three services don't recognize that they have common clients (and that in Vancouver these common clients often share a common geography), and that they don't do more to streamline their processes.
TS: As a non-Native person, can you illuminate the process of gaining the trust of the families you documented, especially given that the subject matter itself deals with a history of exploitation? Because you've done so much work in Native communities, what's your approach in general to documenting them, with that history in mind?
Projects like this are at heart projects about colonialism, both historic and contemporary, and need to be approached with that in mind. I've had the privileged opportunity to work with several First Nations communities over the last few years, and each of these opportunities has begun with a conversation about inequality, so that history and reality is very much on the table from the outset. Through these conversations I think it becomes clear that I am an ally, that I'm there to learn, and that my process is very much collaborative, and each of these factors is important, both to me and to the communities I work with. There is a dangerous trend towards cavalierism in this profession–a sense that one can "go in", shoot a story and get out–and I strongly believe that this attitude contributes not to decolonization but to a sustained state of separation and isolation. The projects that are effective at creating change on many levels are those that emerge from strong relationships, and I'm very fortunate to have continuing relationships with all of the communities I've worked with.
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Know one of the most common issues we see from each year's new crop of Teaching Sells students?
"I'm worried because …"
"I'm getting a little freaked out because …"
"I feel like everyone has already beaten me to the finish line …"
"When I look around, I feel overwhelmed and behind …"
"Everyone else seems to have it figured out and I feel kind of lost …"
Chris Garrett and I teach a series of group coaching sessions when we bring in new Teaching Sells students. It's our job to get our folks out of that overwhelmed state, and moving forward. And as each new group gets settled in and starts to approach the material, we hear a lot of versions on this theme …
"I'm scared."
Well here's the good news.
If you aren't at least a little freaked out about your business (whether it's a thriving concern or something you're just getting off the ground), you may not be paying enough attention.
It's ok to be nervous, worried, anxious, or just … confused.
Guess what? It's overwhelming
Website design, content marketing, social media networking, product design, audience development, the global market, payment gateways, security, sales letters, launch plans, evolving technology …
Overwhelmed yet? Well, of course you are.
Because if you try to tackle all of these things at once, you'll choke. No human being can process all of that.
But the good news is, each of those complex topics can be broken into relatively simple best practices.
Challenges can be overcome. Problems can be solved. Solutions get put into place. One at a time, just in time to tackle the next one.
You know (because you're smart) that there's no such thing as an overnight success. All overnight success, at least in business, is built on a not-so-glamourous foundation of learning and work.
In order to make it all add up to something, the first thing you need to do is make sure you're actually on a viable path. Chasing down rabbit trails gets old fast.
And the second thing you need to do is …
Do a little today, do a little more tomorrow
Know what's important to work on this week to move your business forward. Work on that. It may not be particularly comfortable or sexy or appealing. That's ok.
(It could even be really fun. Even better.)
When you get lonely and frustrated, find a community of fellow
lunatics business owners who can help get you over the rough spots. You may find some partners who are good at the stuff you would love to quit doing. A coach is great too, someone who cares about your success and will help keep you focused and accountable.
Work on today's task today. Work on tomorrow's task tomorrow. When you get a little bit off the path (you will, everyone does), forgive yourself and get back to doing today's task today.
"If you can move it an inch, you can move it a mile"
We had a wonderful Teaching Sells student who said this in the forums in the early days, and ever since she did, I've repeated it pretty much every year to our new students.
Don't try to figure out how to get 10,000 subscribers. Figure out how to get 10. That will show you how you get 100, which will give you some important insights to how you get 1000. From there you're off to the races.
A lot of the teaching Chris and I have been doing for the past couple of years has revolved around the principles of "Lean" development.
You've probably heard of the Minimum Viable Product. Chris created a module on it for us in Teaching Sells … how to focus your efforts on a small, well-focused product that will test your market and teach you what you need to move forward.
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Why? Because those are the tricky spots where people tend to stumble, or freeze up, or get scared.
Do it once, do it small, and you'll learn things you never would have imagined.
Then look at what works, and do more of that.
Observe. Implement. Observe some more.
This is almost the exact opposite of what most people think entrepreneurs do. This is the opposite of Shark Tank, the opposite of raising millions of dollars (and giving your dreams away) to fund an unprofitable idea.
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Breakfast good choice Room a long way from entrance
easy access to Cotswold countryside
it was just ok, didn't feel 4 star access at arrival, directing you to carpark at back then through staircases and corridors back to main reception we could have accessed from front, felt like a delivery not a guest, the room smelled badly of damp, as must the others as the whole corridor did.
service was good room service was slow it took 50 miins and fire alrms consistantly going off
lovely rooms. excellent facilities
our room was very spacious and very clean,but quite a long walk away from the main block. everybody was very freindly. we eat one night in the restaraunt,we did nit feel the layout and organisation for a evenig meal was very personal and private,felt like you were eating in a canteen,and food was quite expensive for what you got. more than adequet for breakfast though,breakfast very good.
Friendly. Quiet. Staff were helpful. Good facilities - pool, resturant, bar, taxi service etc. Hotel loks a little bit old in places.
the bathroom was poor and basin drained very slowly.
The rooms were comfortable and well equipped, staff freindly and helpful the setting beautiful. What let it down was the restaurant which was pricey and the food average or less. My daughter is a vegan and ordered olives and bread as a starter from the menu. We asked about the composition of the chopped olives as my daughter could smell fish the waitress did not return, when we finally asked someone else they came back and said anchovies were included and a bowl of balsamic vinigar by then we had all finished ours. For mains we ordered a selection of vegetables and asked them to include some mushrooms and asparagus, what was delievered was a plate of boiled cauliflower, broccolli and carrots. They called this stir fry and charged us £12.50
Food is very poor value for money, breakfast is poor
the cleanliness of the hotel and it was quiet and peaceful the only issue we found was the bar isn't open for serving alchoholic drinks after midnight and there isn't room service
Brand new hotel, ideal for what we wanted None
Sp0tless Communal check in bar and resturant multi purpose area not satisfactory
Very clean and modern rooms. Food good but restaurant small especially when you have a coach trip staying who fill up the restaurant. Would stay there again. On booking I requested a room not above 2nd floor but was allocated a 4th floor room. This was changed but if they had read my instructions should not have happened.
nice clean room, was not asked if we wanted a "turn down service" and lots of photographers all over the place.
There had been alot of attention to detail throughout the hote Head room in the bathroom is limited and also the soundproofing was not great
Stylish interior, good breakfast choice, friendly and competant staff. lackof headroom in ensuites
The hotel was super, very good room, breakfast etc reasonably priced in comparison to others of similar or better rating. Had stayed at the Queens hotel before which has a wonderful situation but preferred this hotel which we thought was better all round except for location at half the price. We had to use the car to get into Cheltenham, to walk in, shop and walk back would be too much. However it was worth it.
Premium room was superbly appointed, and spotless. No
Wonderfully kept property, tasteful decor. Friendly staff. Enjoyable stay. A little far from the city center for walking, but seemed to be a good base for exploring the area by car.
Wonderful warm welcome and very well trained staff. Excellent.
Very friendly and helpful staff both front of house and in general. Particularly proactive in recommending restaurants in Cheltenham and organising efficient taxis. Room was well decorated with modern amenities. Loved the feel of the Regency house itself. Would be scratching around to find a negative.
The hospitality and service were fantastic. Excellent location and surroundings. Family run. The size of the room was pretty small!
Fantastic Staff
Good facilities. Convenient to town centre. Good breakfast. All in all good value for money. No. I'd stay there again.
Nice place
Friendliness, welcoming, Comfiness of the room and breakfast. It was warm with sub-zero temperatures out side! Nothing
Convenience to the centre of town,parking,and being in a quiet position,spacious rooms,and good breakfast, hotel has friendly helpful staff,a very pleasant stay. None
A very stylish, friendly hotel. Clean and comfortable. Very helpful staff.
Rooms well furnished and decorated
The breakfast! It was not "10 minutes from town centre" unless you were a teenager on roller skates! For a middle-aged lady it was 20 minutes. OK in daylight but undesirable after dark.
Stylish and comfortable townhouse hotel located within 5 minutes' walk of the town centre. Excellent value and free parking. I can't imagine wanting to stay anywhere else in Cheltenham.
very near to shops room was clean and warm bed was a bit hard kettle had to be plugged in on bedside table not near tea ,coffee ect
Only way to descibe hotel is first class accomodation
The friendliness of the staff.
To be honest, there was not a thing I liked about the Hotel. The Hotel appeared very drab and shabby. After ordering a very expensively priced cocktail costing £8.00 at the Hotel bar, I was told if I wanted peanuts it would be another £3.00 please.
Quality and cleanliness of room Checkout is a bit fraught
Location. Room was comfortable and clean. Noise from the street outside. Despite the windows being shut, we had two nights disturbed sleep from the traffic and noisy passers by.
Atmosphere and breakfast in conservatory! More information about what and where things in Cheltenham were- in file in room!
Old style hotel, good bar and perfect meeting place for Cheltenham race week, walk to points of interest in town. very noisy at night and the whole place is tired. For racing only.
Central location. Bed very comfortable. Problems getting any food after 2 p.m. particularly Sunday (day we arrived) No lunch! No bar snacks/sandwiches! Also apart from the dining room you cannot get a light meal in the evening. Also our request for room overlooking the Park was ignored
the staff were lovely, the room was very clean
The staff were extremly helpful and friendly, always on hand and polite. Also I ws a great location. Slightly disappointed with the inside of the hotel. I have always wanted to stay there as it is the premier hotel in cheltenham but found the interior very old and seriously in need of redecoration.
Extremely pleased! Everyone was so helpful and kind! Room was very nice and cleaned well every day. Room service perfect along with huge food selection in restaurant. It really couldn't have been any better! Not one single thing! Someone mentioned a new owner within the past week I was there but I did not see any problems with that and the service at all. I would stay here always. Wish all were this great and perfect!
This was our second stay at the hotel because it is very centrally located with good access to the centre of cheltenham which is only a 5 minute walk away, but it also also provides a very quiet location when in the hotel . The information available within the hotel is also excellent Nothing
Location, welcome, decor, presentation, comfort, facilities My husband is tall. If we had known in advance about the sloping eaves we might have upgraded the room
Excellent for friendly staff. Accomodation was small but adequate. Modern but in keeping with the surroundings None
Excellent decor, friendly staff, good breakfast, clean, comfortable, well- maintained and stylish. Lots of nice touches (papers available to read at breakfast, massive vases of lillies in the sitting room etc.) Good position in town. None
Good location with parking. Good size room, good products for bath and tea, coffee in room.
Clean, very comfortable bed, great power shower, great breakfast, friendly reception, good location. Room was cold when we arrived,flex too short on kettle, had to ask for towels.
location & breakfast. the room had sloping ceilings, which was arkward because im so tall.
Beautiful rooms, beautiful hotel, great location close to shops and places to eat/drink. Breakfast took over an hour the first morning as they are cooked in the order that guests arrive in the dining room and we all arrived at once!
Very clean and comfortable. Good sized room with super bathroom.Excellent, albeit slow, breakfast. Good location.
Beautiful decoration of the rooms in true victorian style but which were comfortable and relaxing to be in.
Pleasant place
Easy and with a family of 5 plus dog it's hard to find somewhere that works - we had adjoining rooms. It was handy from the motorway and did the job. Overnight motel.
There was not one thing that was good! Would like my money back as worst hotel we have been to in the uk. Even rang them yesterday and got nowere....
friendly staff
Pleasantly laid out; clean and tidy; cheerful staff. Pleasant decor in the room and attractive/practical shower room. Simple but good value breakfast. Poor lighting in the room (300) . There appeared to be an intermittent electrical fault in one light fitting which we mentioned, was apparently dealt with, but wasn't resolved.
Rooms were comfortable, clean, with nice ensuite. Bed was lovely. Breakfast was not good, too little room for too many people, staff had problems keeping up with demand, so jugs, food containers etc were empty. No real tea or coffee just out of a machine. Just sausage and scrambled eggs which did not taste nice. Fruit juice out of a machine which had an aftertaste.
lovely large room no
Clean and bright environment No lager on tap on night I stayed, and excessive price of bottled beer.
Quiet, discreet, clean, easy good car park, hotel not in town center no fast food or possiblilty to eat a meal, but good breakfast
the room we were given was covered in urine stains form an occupant having had a dog in there we counted approx 16 large stains and the room smelled
Very happy with the welcome received, the manner in which we were treated was both personable and professional. We will be staying again soon. N/A
Having stayed there 12 months ago, when I was extrememly satisfied, I rebooked again without hesitation. As on that occasion, I Had no complaints so will stay there again when the need arises in the future. The small number of car parking spaces within the boundary of the hotel. However, there is sufficient unrestricted parking on the wide road outside so is not much of a problem.
Quiet location but very close to the centre of Cheltenham. Helpful, informative and smiling staff. All was very good.
The excellent customer care- accommodation and breakfast superb
Very welcoming on arrival, room warm and comfortable. Excellent breakfast, staff very efficient. Owners took the time to introduce themselves to their guests. Would reccommend this hotel.
Friendliness of staff, convenient location of hotel, room was exceedingly comfortable and immaculately clean.
Well run, friendly hotel in an excellent location for Cheltenham's shops and facilities. Good breakfast, attentive staff. The room we were in was rather small
Friendly and welcoming staff and owners. Room very clean and comfortable. Good breakfast. Convenient for town center and restaurants.
it was relaxing.Very close to shops and town centre.Very close to eating places. No
Good situation for shopping and meals out. Able to use nearby pool for free swim (5 mins walk) . Attentive owners happy to offer suggestions and very clean room. Slight musty smell on entering our room each time despite leaving windows open but soon un-noticeable so only a very minor point otherwise good.
The hospitality was wonderful, the premises itself was beautifully kept, light, bright and spacious with views to die for. The room we had was really spacious and they hadn't forgotten those little touches that make all the difference, flowers on the bed and a few chocolates plus bottled water as well as the tea coffee, biscuits! A lovely welcome on arrival with tea and cakes in the lounge went down a treat. Breakfast was really good with an excellent selection, we really enjoyed our stay!
It is proprietor run and the husband and wife team is very friendly and attentive. Excellent cooked breakfast. The ensuite, but the owner is having that upgraded soon.
made to feel very welcome.
Owners of the Cleeve Hill Hotel are most courteous and helpful. Delightful to converse with.
Staff (who were actually the owners. Location. There were cobwebs in the bathroom. There was a lot of noise which sounded like radiator pipes kicking in which did wake us up very early.
The hotel was lovely. We have travelled for 2 months and this was the best hotel for warnth and friendliness, great rooms, great area and every welcoming owners where nothing was too much trouble.We will love to come back again.
Very pretty , comfortable room, and nice view from the window! There are sheep and cow at the hill - back of the House -. And owners are kind, friendly. I had great time!!
Lovely and unusual place to stay. Food and service excellent.Breakfast in conservatory most enjoyable. Room a little dark. En-suite needed a little refreshing.
the welcome and help from the owners; the good sized room; the view the shower in our room tended to flood the bathroom floor
This hotal is so excellent! Staffs were very kindness and freindly. A room with view and larger than is offten the case. We ate full English breakfast. It's so good! I always recommend the hotel to anyone looking for a venue.
Friendly bar open on our return late evening, and delicious freshly cooked breakfast. Tea-making facilities in the room - there were only 3 Earl Grey tea-bags supplied. There was no ordinary tea, coffee or biscuits to choose from for our morning drink.
The hotel was really friendly and welcoming The prices of drinks and food was a little high
Proximity to city centre. On-site free carparking. Evening meal facility. Bedrooms could have done with a refurb.
clean, good facilities, pleasant surroundings decor felt a bit out dated, tea in rooms was not great quality
the hotel is set in lovely grounds and in a quiet area of town. the staff were very helpful
Very clean room and friendly polite staff. Good quality sausage at breakfast - always a good sign:) There was a chair in the room but it was too low to use with the table so that made it awkward to use my laptop. I would have liked more beans at breakfast too. Nit picking I know.... but otherwise good value for money:)
Bit dated but excellent staff and service would have liked freeview on the tv
nice location,friendly staff,fantastic breakfast. expensive for a 2 diamond hotel and quite dated.
I like it. it was good value for money!


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- What? Could this be? You mean school kids will actually learn useful stuff about sex? Like how their own bodies work and how not to get pregnant? CRAZY TALK. But if the rumors are true, Congress recently passed the 2010 Omnibus Appropriations spending bill, which eliminates funding for abstinence-only sex ed. And yesterday, President Obama signed the bill, which means $115 million will be allocated to comprehensive sex ed programs that teach both birth control and abstinence, as well as teen pregnancy programs. That sounds totally rational, for once. [Reproductive Health Reality Check]
- Sarah Palin: you either love her or you hate her. A Gallup poll taken after Palin wrapped up her Going Rogue book tour found the ex-Alaskan governor had a 44 percent approval rating but a 47 disapproval rating. [Politics Daily]
- Senator Ben Nelson (D-NE), one of the men behind the Nelson-Hatch Amendment, which would restrict abortion in the Senate's version of the health care reform bill, has rejected a possible compromise. "The basic question about funding of abortion has not been fully answered yet," Sen. Nelson said. Come on, dude. [AP]
- The New York Times interviewed Pearl Meyer, who works in statistics, for their feature about bosses: She dished about being the only woman in the room in her mostly male career field. "For years I was the only woman in board rooms, which was difficult," she said. "I kept wishing that I were a middle-aged man in a gray flannel suit. On the other hand, it gave me a unique opportunity because I stood out from the crowd." [New York Times]
- "No duh!" news: A study in the Archives of Sexual Behavior found flirtatious facial expressions on men help most with the mating dance when a woman is at the most fertile point of her monthly cycle. [BBC]
- Good idea: In a new bill, Ohio introduced a "confidentiality" program for survivors of domestic violence who want to keep their address hidden from their abuser. Survivors would be allow to have their mail (including election-related mail, which can be kept on public record) forwarded to Ohio's Secretary of State Office, where it would then be forwarded to their real address. [Ohio State Journal]
- This Double X headline about Time magazine's Person of the Year (Ben Bernanke) says it all: "Time Honors A Carbon-Based Life Form Who Just Happens To Be a Man." [Double X]
- Only 22 percent of advance ticket sales for the big-budget, sci-fi action flick "Avatar" were by women. Unsurprisingly, considering what we've learned about gender and box-office sales. [The Hollywood Reporter]
- A historian for The New York Times answered questions today about the year it finally became "acceptable" for women to dine in public without male accompaniment. Hint: it involves booze. [New York Times]
- Over a thousand men who belong to a religious sect in India have vowed to be "wedding volunteers" and marry female sex workers who say they want to escape exploitation. [BBC]
- Portugal's government has drawn up a bill which would allow gay marriage if passed. Despite the country's Catholic leanings, supporters believe the liberal-leaning government could pass such a bill and the president might not veto it. [AP]
- A British court has sentenced father Mehmet Goren to 22 years in prison for the so-called "honor killing" of his 15-year-old daughter, Tulay, in 1999. Goren allegedly killed his daughter because he disapproved of her choice of boyfriend. [BBC]
- The Taliban destroyed an elementary school in Pakistan on Monday by detonating bombs in five school rooms. No one was hurt in the bombing. Shocking, yes, but it's just one of hundreds of schools destroyed by the Taliban in the past few years. [Ms. Magazine]


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Here's how you can install WineHQ 1.7.12 in Ubuntu 13.10. WineHQ lets you run Windows applications on your Ubuntu 13.10 system.
1. Open a terminal window.
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Initial support for Window Media Player interfaces.
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Various C++ runtime fixes.
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text: Yeah. I hate the DAL media, and I think the national media sensationalizes everything relating to the Cowboys, but I don't think there's actual bias, either. I just think they pimp what people will react to, and people react strongly to anything relating to the Dallas Cowboys. And bad-boys in Dallas have that 'here we go again' appeal that we still haven't shaken after 20 years. My biggest beef with the local media in Dallas is that many of them just don't understand football well enough to cover it professionally, and they run with sensational story lines instead of doing the hard work to cover what's actually going on. There's been plenty to be critical off here in recent years.


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The go-ahead for the assault, said Mr Blair, had come from interim Iraqi premier Iyad Allawi and was intended to ensure elections could happen.
But Liberal Democrat leader Charles Kennedy worried "moral capital" could be squandered in the attack.
And an ex-aide to Mr Blair has said the war went against the "rule of law".
Black Watch tribute
The exchanges came before news that one Black Watch soldier has been killed and two more injured in an incident north of Camp Dogwood.
A Downing Street spokesman said: "Our thoughts are with the Black Watch
battle group and their families after this incident.
"As the prime minister said this afternoon, we salute their dedication,
professionalism and sheer courage."
The Lib Dems are demanding a statement from Defence Secretary Geoff Hoon about the continuing role of British troops in Iraq before Mr Blair flies to meet President George Bush in Washington this week.
Earlier, as he reported to MPs on last week's European summit, Mr Blair defended the decision to move the Black Watch soldiers to central Iraq to free up American forces for the Falluja operation.
Mr Blair was reporting to MPs on the European Summit held in Brussels last week, which he said underlined the need for strong relations with both European nations and America.
He sent his condolences to the Black Watch soldiers killed last week after they moved to central Iraq to free up American forces for the Falluja operation.
"We have to hold firm, be resolute and see this through,
including in Falluja," he told MPs.
Bloodshed fears
Mr Blair said the Falluja attack would stop "immediately if the terrorists and insurgents who are using Falluja as a base for terrorism would lay down their weapons to agree to participate in elections".
If terrorists "fighting democracy" were allowed to create effectively no-go areas for the Iraqi government, it made holding elections more difficult, added Mr Blair.
Conservative leader Michael Howard saluted the "outstanding dedication and professionalism" of the Black Watch troops.
"I support
everything the prime minister has said about the importance of defeating terrorism in Iraq and
elsewhere," he told MPs.
Mr Kennedy said there was consensus on keeping the Iraqi elections timetable and having "no truck" with terrorists.
But he said there were real concerns about the possible civilian casualties the Falluja assault could produce.
"Whatever the events in Falluja, it is going to have to be essential that the Americans in the conduct of their activities do not squander moral capital which in turn undermines the legitimacy of that democratic process," said Mr Kennedy.
He was worried about suggestions there could be a Sunni boycott of the elections, which are planned in January.
Death figures
Labour anti-war backbencher Alice Mahon asked whether an Iraqi city would be bombed every month if the Falluja attack failed "until all we have left in Iraq is rubble and hatred".
Responding Mr Blair criticised the Lancet magazine's recent suggestions there had been 100,000 deaths in the Iraq war.
He said the estimate was based on an extrapolation based on just 61 deaths.
Earlier, Mr Blair's former top foreign policy adviser Sir Stephen Wall voiced his worries about the conflict in a lecture at Chatham House.
He said: "It should not have been impossible to reach a common European view on Iraq before Britain became committed to an unstoppable course of action on the part of the United States.
"I believe that, in Britain, we allowed our judgement of the dire consequences of inaction to override our judgement of the even more dire consequences of parting from the rule of law.
"We have to be firm in our adherence to that rule of law, even if it sometimes means parting company with the United States and adhering to the United Nations as the only defence against the rule of might that we have."


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Trade Openness And Real Exchange Rate Volatility: Panel Data Evidence
A recent strand of the literature, the so-called "New Open Economy Macroeconomics", argues that nonmonetary factors have gained importance in explaining exchange rate volatility. In this context, it has been suggested the inclusion of shocks to productivity, terms of trade, and government spending, among others. The goal of the present paper is to explain the real exchange rate volatility by positing a structural relationship between volatility and its determinants. To perform our task we collected information on exchange rates, output, terms of trade, government spending, monetary aggregates, exchange rate regimes, trade and financial openness for a sample of industrial and developing countries for the 1974-2003 period. We will use GMM-IV methods for panel data to test the following hypotheses: (a) real exchange rate (RER) fluctuations are less volatile in more open countries, and (b) trade openness helps attenuate the impact of highly volatile shocks to fundamentals on the volatility of RER fluctuations.
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- Romain Wacziarg & Karen Horn Welch, 2008.
"Trade Liberalization and Growth: New Evidence,"
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- Wacziarg, Romain & Welch, Karen Horn, 2003. "Trade Liberalization and Growth: New Evidence," Research Papers 1826, Stanford University, Graduate School of Business.
- Romain Wacziarg & Karen Horn Welch, 2003. "Trade Liberalization and Growth: New Evidence," NBER Working Papers 10152, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc.
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I am looking for friendship and hopefully something more that develops out of that friendship... I grew up on a ranch and enjoy a number of outdoor activities, horseback riding, biking, hiking, swimming. I really like the beauty of nature.. I also love love love going white water rafting, I've been several times both in Montana and in Colorado with my family, the adrenaline rush and exhilaration is amazing.
When I'm not outside I love reading, knitting and sewing. I enjoy movies both at the theater and on the couch. I like going to dinner and talking the night away. I am open to new experiences and adventures. There are many more I would like to try, you name it (just about) and I am game to try it. I think I am a great friend, the kind who will pick you up at 3 AM when you call, no questions asked. I am told I have I am funny and have a quirky sense of humor, if you met my family you would understand! I would like to find the same in a friend/companion.
Being deeply loved by someone gives you strength, while loving someone deeply gives you courage. Lao Tzu
I'm not picky when it comes to movies, as long as they aren't the stupid comedy type. I like horror movies even though I scream and jump when I know the bad guy is around the corner.... Same with music I love all types and while I appreciate good music I can only tolerate country for so long :)
When it comes to food I love anything I don't have to cook. I'm not the world's greatest cook and I would much rather have someone cook for me or go out to eat :) Spending 2 years in Florida I've come to really like southern cooking...
As of late I've been trying to learn to cook, still have a long way to go but gotta give me credit for trying :)
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Ultimate Oatmeal Cookies
Recipe by Galley Wench
These are definitely the ULTIMATE in oatmeal cookies. I've been using craisins instead of dried cherrirs and they're WONDERFUL! Recipe comes from Cook's Illustrated.
Top Review by Susang
Just made these and had one while still warm, they are wonderful. I'm also an oatmeal cookie lover so had to try these. I didn't have any bittersweet chocolate (thought I did) so just threw in a cup of semi-sweet chocolate chips. Will definately be making these again and again!
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Ingredients Nutrition
- 1 1⁄4 cups unbleached all-purpose flour (6 1/4 ounces)
- 3⁄4 teaspoon baking powder
- 1⁄2 teaspoon baking soda
- 1⁄2 teaspoon table salt
- 1 1⁄4 cups rolled oats, old-fashioned (3 1/2 ounces)
- 1 cup toasted pecans, chopped (4 ounces)
- 1 cup dried tart cherry, chopped coarse (5 ounces)
- 4 ounces bittersweet chocolate, chopped into chunks about size of chocolate chips (about 3/4 cup)
- 12 tablespoons unsalted butter, softened but still cool (1 1/2 sticks)
- 1 1⁄2 cups packed brown sugar, preferably dark (10 1/2 ounces)
- 1 large egg
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
Directions See How It's Made
- Heat oven to 350 degrees.
- Line large baking sheets with parchment paper.
- Whisk flour, baking powder, baking soda, and salt in medium bowl.
- In second medium bowl, stir together oats, pecans, cherries, and chocolate.
- In standing mixer fitted with flat beater, beat butter and sugar at medium speed until no sugar lumps remain, about 1 minute.
- Scrape down sides of bowl with rubber spatula; add egg and vanilla and beat on medium-low speed until fully incorporated, about 30 seconds.
- Scrape down bowl; with mixer running at low speed, add flour mixture; mix until just combined, about 30 seconds.
- With mixer still running on low, gradually add oat/nut mixture; mix until just incorporated.
- Give dough final stir with rubber spatula to ensure that no flour pockets remain and ingredients are evenly distributed.
- Divide dough evenly into 16 portions, each about 1/4 cup, then roll between palms into balls about 2 inches in diameter; stagger 8 balls on each baking sheet, spacing them about 2 1/2 inches apart.
- Using hands, gently press each dough ball to 1 inch thickness.
- Bake both baking sheets 12 minutes, rotate them front to back and top to bottom, then continue to bake until cookies are medium brown and edges have begun to set but centers are still soft (cookies will seem underdone and will appear raw, wet, and shiny in cracks), 8 to 10 minutes longer.
- Do not overbake.
- Cool cookies on baking sheets on wire rack 5 minutes; using wide metal spatula, transfer cookies to wire rack and cool to room temperature.