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Jeff Fischer doesn't have a vineyard or a winery. He has no formal training and zero employees. Yet in a short time he's managed to land his small-batch Habit wines in nearly 50 of L.A.'s top restaurants, including the Chateau Marmont, Spago, AOC, Ink, the Hungry Cat, Providence, Hatfield's and Bäco Mercat.
"He's on the fast track, and it's kind of crazy," says Caroline Styne of AOC and Tavern, who was the first sommelier to champion Fischer's wines, even writing about them on her popular wine blog, Styne on Wine. "In wine you can't be someone who needs immediate results, you have to be super patient and have a lot of self-control, and for him to get it right from the get-go and keep doing it is pretty astounding."
Fischer's ascent from making 50 cases of Sauvignon Blanc in 2009 to producing nearly 1,300 cases of wine in five varietals last year might look fast to others, says an exhausted Fischer, but the path has been long and arduous.
A journeyman actor by trade, he uses his massively unpredictable income to shore up his passion for winemaking. In the beginning he basically lived in a motel in Santa Barbara County and worked for free at two wineries in exchange for space. He shadowed established winemakers while sweeping floors, picking grapes, crushing fruit and cleaning barrels. He also befriended a thriving group of small-batch, indie — or garagiste — winemakers in the area.
"I don't have my own winery or vineyards, and I move things around like a hobo," says Fischer, smiling despite himself. "Nobody's getting rich off small-batch wine, but everyone is incredibly passionate."
For the last few years, he's been working out of Curtis Winery in Los Olivos in Santa Barbara County and sponging up the extensive knowledge of its winemaker, Ernst Storm.
"My buddy Ernst taught me a lot. Before him it was like I was playing grade school baseball," Fischer says. "And you start working with guys that are pros, and their level of expertise is so much greater. So you pick up so much information."
Among his peers in Santa Barbara County, Fischer draws inspiration from Storm's side project, a tiny operation called Storm Wines, as well as Blake Sillix of Tyler Wineries, who has a little project called Calle Sillix, and Angela Osborne, who produces a small label called Tribute to Grace.
Currently, Fischer buys his grapes from multiple vineyards, including La Encantada in Santa Rita Hills (famous for its Pinot Noir) and Happy Canyon, but when he was smaller and making his wine out of his home, he actually scavenged grapes.
"They'd say, 'How much fruit do you need?' and I'd say, '300 pounds,' and they'd be like, 'Dude, we drop that in a day, just come and pick it yourself,'" recalls Fischer. After he picked the grapes, he'd wash his wife, Terry, down and make her stomp on them in a vat at home.
"He's such a fun and vivacious person," says Styne, whom Fischer relentlessly pestered to taste his wines, "and he's amazing to be around. He's somehow infused that into his wine. I don't know what happened or how he did it. His wines are elegant and restrained."
Fischer, who was raised in St. Louis, has been interested in wine his whole life. His grandfather would hand Fischer, as a child, the wine list at restaurants and have him order from it. Fischer started making wine as a distraction from the disheartening rigors of working as an actor in L.A. His stock in trade is largely in the field of voice-over acting. He has voiced hundreds of ads, television shows and feature films. He even plays an animated eponymous version of himself on "American Dad."
"I always kept wine in the car with me when I went on auditions," says Fischer, who practiced what could be called a form of wine-bombing, in that he would literally just drop in on a restaurant and ask to see the sommelier. "I'd pull up and just break them down. I'd ambush them and say, 'Hi, I'm the tiniest winemaker you know,' and 90% of the time they'd buy it. Sometimes I'd get yelled at, but, as an actor, rejection doesn't faze me."
Rajat Paar, sommelier for the Michael Mina Restaurant Group who oversees the wine programs of 18 restaurants nationwide, says Fischer's wines are truly remarkable. "He's making the wine of the future. His wines are sexy. They have finesse. They're light in body but not in flavor."
This year Fischer has released his very first Pinot Noir, a feat he's extremely proud of. Add that to the Bordeaux blend, a seamlessly smooth Gruner Veltliner, a tasty Sauvignon Blanc and a crisp and bright Chenin Blanc, and you've got the full catalog, one that just scored Fischer representation from a major wine broker called Revel. This could change the small-time game for Fischer and perhaps enable him to take a vacation for the first time in five years.
"He's been able to achieve a balance in his wines in that they definitely speak to the area that they're from, but they're not overblown, fruity wines," Styne says. "They have a great structure and acidity. They are serious to a point, but they are also friendly and easy to drink."


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This is not the popular opinion, and I feel the need to write a disclaimer. This is my fourth Blogher, and it has treated me well, for the most part, but this year the star didn't shine nearly as brightly as it has in the past..Back from BlogHer and there is one word that comes to mind for my experience: disconnected. I know, sounds like I had an awful time, but that's not true. What is true is that there were a lot of people at BlogHer, which, at times made it very difficult to find my people. It is true that the first night I came this-close to heading back to my room after cruising The People's Party, saying hi to the scant number of people I recognized, and a few I didn't. Then, feeling like a fish out of water, I flopped on to a nearby bench,where I had a great conversation with someone I had never met. Later I went back to the party, and found people I knew. And it was good.
It's true I spent sessions mostly alone or with new people. It's true that I ate lunch, again, mostly by myself, or with new people. I headed into parties and saw a sea of unfamiliar faces, all of whom were already attached. My wing-woman friends didn't make it this year, so I was on my own to find companionship.. It proved to be a challenge. Because, really, how long can you hang out in a cocktail circle of people you know in real life (but better online) without seeming like some sort of creepy stalkerish person? I can tell you. Exactly ten minutes. Beep. Time to find a new circle. Ever wonder how you can be lonely in a sea of 3000? I do. Everyone is very friendly; but where are your friends? Hopefully, you brought those with you. That sounds pathetic. I don't mean to complain.
I don't want you to feel sorry for me. In some respects, I had a great time. There were high points. I did a lot of dancing with friends, (When I could find them) and hung out in hotel rooms for great conversations with both old friends and new..pizza at 2 a.m. in the lobby, as well. I had some nice meals with people I basically foisted myself upon (thank you to you, by the way). In outward appearance, I am sure it looked like I was having a grand old time. I did have fun, in snippets. It was just the overall package that didn't work for me. At some point, you get tired of inviting yourself along and just want to be included by someone who wants you there. You want to be expressly invited to dinner, to the party, to wherever, instead of just...tagging along.
I will continue to blog, and to tweet, but think during the week of Blogher, I will take a sabbatical. I am too old to feel "in the way." High school was a long, long time ago, and wasn't much fun; I really don't cherish reliving it. So I won't be doing that again.
Ever want to feel like the only girl in the room? Go to Blogher by yourself. The experience will trigger every insecurity you have ever felt. And you will find just how far you have yet to go in order to feel accepted.


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I think I was about nine or ten years old when I first heard the passage read. Or first really listened to it, anyway.
I sat in church, likely running the crease of the bulletin under my fingernails, trying to tap my sandals on the linoleum floor as noiselessly as possible, desperate to move. When I heard the pastor read from Matthew 12, however, verses that describe Jesus' response to being interrupted by his family, I sat up straight, my restlessness stilled.
Jesus was "speaking to the people" when someone -- a disciple, maybe -- alerted him that his mother and brothers were outside and wanted to speak with him. When I heard his reply, I couldn't decide which was worse: the words he spoke, or his prickly tone? He extends his arms and says, "Who is my mother? Who are my brothers?"
I felt a little sick to my stomach. He sounded
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Blackhawks Buzz: January 19, 2014 vs. Boston Bruinsby Brad Boron / Chicago Blackhawks
Sunday's matinée matchup will mark the first time that the Blackhawks and Boston Bruins have met since the 2013 Stanley Cup Final, when Chicago topped Boston 4-2 to win their second title in four seasons. The Blackhawks brought home the hardware, but the B's did not make an easy go of it; four of the six games in the series were decided by one goal, and three were settled in overtime.
Marian Hossa tallied his 18th and 19th goals of the year during Friday's 4-2 win against the Western Conference-leading Anaheim Ducks. Each came with the Blackhawks down a man: He opened the scoring with a shorthanded goal in the first period and closed it with an empty-netter in the game's closing minute. Hossa's 28 career shorties are now tied for most among active NHL players, along with Martin St. Louis (TBL) and Mike Richards (LAK). The 35-year-old winger also led the Blackhawks with eight shots on goal Friday, a season high.
Heading into Sunday's matchup, the Bruins rank second in the NHL in goals allowed per game (2.17), and netminder Tuukka Rask's Vezina Trophy-worthy campaign is a major reason why. The Finnish netminder ranks fourth in the league in save percentage (.928), and his five shutouts this year lead NHL goalies. Anyone who watched the 2013 Cup Final series understands just how hard Rask is to beat one-on-one, and his game has arguably improved since then.
Just as the Blackhawks have relied on major contributions from Andrew Shaw, Brandon Saad and Marcus Kruger, the Bruins have their own stable of youngsters who have gone above and beyond, including Reilly Smith and Torey Krug. Second-year pro Smith, acquired from Dallas in the Tyler Seguin deal, ranks second on the B's with 34 points in 47 games. Krug, an undrafted defenseman out of Michigan State, showed flashes of offense during the 2013 postseason and has parlayed that into a stellar rookie campaign; his 24 points (10G, 14A) leads the Bruins' defensive corps, and he's threatening to break Hall of Famer Ray Bourque's team record for goals by a rookie blueliner (17 in 1979-80).
Since the teams last met in June, gone via free agency are key pieces in the Bruins' ride to the 2013 Cup Final: Nathan Horton (Columbus), Andrew Ference (Edmonton) and Jaromir Jagr (New Jersey), as well as Seguin and Rich Peverly (traded to Dallas). However, the B's have simply reloaded, adding All-Stars Loui Eriksson and Jarome Iginla to the top six. The B's lineup may have changed, but their ability to defend their net, play a physical game and get greasy goals has not gone away.
While the Bruins come to town with one of the NHL's most talented two-way lineups, their performance in January suggests that skilled offenses can score on the B's; three of Boston's last six opponents have rung up at least four goals on the usually stingy defense. At the other end, the Bruins' offense remains as balanced as just about any other team. The Blackhawks skaters will need to be responsible with the puck, and play a simple, disciplined style at both ends of the ice. As it was the last time these competitors met, one lucky bounce will likely decide the contest.


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L.A. added two new million-dollar-a-year executives to the ranks of its top-paid arts leaders during 2011, although two existing members of the seven-person club had to get by with less than they'd made in 2010.
Increases for Music Center President Stephen Rountree and Los Angeles Opera music director James Conlon put them above $1 million in total wages and benefits, according to the organizations' recently filed federal tax returns for the 2011-12 fiscal year that ended last June 30, the most recent period for which figures are available.
Rountree and Conlon joined Los Angeles Philharmonic President Deborah Borda, Getty Trust President James Cuno and Getty Chief Investment Officer James Williams, Los Angeles County Museum of Art director Michael Govan and L.A. Opera's general director Plácido Domingo.
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Cuno was also technically new, since 2011-12 was his first year at the Getty. But he'd earned more than a million dollars in his previous job as director of the Art Institute of Chicago.
An eighth million-dollar-a-year earner in Los Angeles is on the horizon, or, most likely, already there: Gustavo Dudamel, who made $985,363 in 2010 as music director of the L.A. Phil, is an odds-on bet to have passed the $1-million compensation mark, but the Phil declined to provide updated earnings figures for him and Borda.
Their 2011 remuneration will become public in mid-August, the Phil's tax-filing deadline for its 2011-12 fiscal year.
Unlike corporate chief executives, whose performance is judged by profits and losses, nonprofit arts executives are expected to excel at landing large donations. Besides the artistic and fiscal savvy to oversee a strong creative program within a prudent budget, a leader's fundraising skills can determine whether an organization is able to become, or remain, top-tier.
Their pay is determined by boards of directors that, for the largest organizations, typically skew toward those with extreme personal wealth.
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Other factors in major arts executives' compensation are the economic strata in which they operate, and the skills required for them to be effective, said Tyler Cowen, a George Mason University economics professor whose interests include the economics of arts and culture.
If they're good at their jobs, he said, "the mere fact that their pay is high I don't think is a cause for concern. Think of the donor network that person has to manage, and how much stature and skill that takes. It's hard to find good people who can sit down with a billionaire entrepreneur and Yo-Yo Ma and hold the room, not coming across as a lackey pleading for money, but as someone they actually want to spend time with."
L.A.'s high-earners in the arts reflect what it takes for the city to be a world-class cultural center, said Los Angeles County Supervisor Zev Yaroslavsky.
"Part of it is because of the Govans and Domingos and Conlons and the Gustavo Dudamels. It's a compliment to Los Angeles in a very direct way that we can command these kinds of folks," he said. "There are orchestras all over the world who want a piece of James Conlon, and to keep him here as music director of L.A. Opera, you've got to make it worth his while. These are incredibly talented people, in the top 1% of their profession, and they command the top 1% of salaries in their profession."
If top arts executives' pay in Los Angeles sounds high, the recent filings show that at least one nonperforming New York City arts leader passed the $2-million compensation threshold in 2011 — Lincoln Center President Reynold Levy, who made $2,097,881.
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James Levine, the Metropolitan Opera's music director ($2.06 million), and San Francisco Symphony music director Michael Tilson Thomas ($2.41 million) both topped $2 million from a single organization during 2010, their jobs focused on performing but also including administrative duties. Like Dudamel and Borda, they work for organizations that haven't yet filed the returns that will show their 2011 earnings.
In L.A., Govan and Domingo were the two leaders whose pay declined. Govan's $1,265,366 package at LACMA in 2011 was a 6.2% drop from the previous year, when he had earned bonuses connected with fulfilling his initial contract, while getting an extension to 2016. His 2011 earnings included a $108,300 valuation of his museum-provided housing.
Domingo's compensation from Los Angeles Opera include separate payments for his work as its general director and as a performer who sings or conducts. The total was $1,027,270 in 2011, including $120,450 in performance fees. His overall compensation was down 27% from the year before.
Conlon earned $1,182,723 as the opera company's music director, up 19% from 2010, when he'd fallen just short of $1 million.
At the Getty, Cuno's benefits and pay totaled $1,347,371 for his first 11 months on the job, starting in August 2011, including $400,000 in bonuses and moving expenses. Williams, who oversees the investments the Getty relies on to generate virtually all of its money, earned $1,276,257, a 1.5% increase, during the mid-2011 to mid-2012 period the Getty reported on its tax return.
Jeffrey Deitch, director of the Museum of Contemporary Art, came close to the $1-million club, earning $916,377 in salary, bonus and benefits in 2011. The 41% leap from his 2010 compensation was due to a $300,000 "signing and relocation bonus" that was paid in 2011 rather than in 2010, when Deitch left his career as a New York City art dealer and began at MOCA. His base pay, $599,000, was down from $648,281 in 2010.
A MOCA spokeswoman declined to provide details about the bonus' timing.
The Music Center's Rountree earned $1,284,586 working two jobs in the same building, the Dorothy Chandler Pavilion. As Music Center president, his full-time gig, he received $1,074,586 in pay and benefits, including a $115,000 performance bonus and $250,000 in pay deferred from previous years. With L.A. Opera, where he moonlighted as chief executive until last September, Rountree earned $210,000 in 2011 for a 20-hour work-week.
The Hammer Museum's director, Ann Philbin, and Michael Ritchie, artistic director of Center Theatre Group, enjoyed 30% compensation boosts in 2011. Philbin's wages and benefits rose to $364,482 and Ritchie's to $575,770, including a $100,000 "bonus and incentive" payment. His base pay was $420,000, up 5.4%.
Hammer spokeswoman Sarah Stifler said Philbin's large raise followed its board's analysis of how her compensation stacked up against directors of comparable museums.
"Her compensation is still lagging in terms of the market, but this represents an effort in the right direction," Stifler said.
In 2010, Dennis Szakacs, director of the Orange County Museum of Art, had earned just 5% less than Philbin while running a museum whose $3.5-million budget was one-fifth the size of the Hammer's $17.3 million.
Terrence Dwyer earned $460,536 as president of the Segerstrom Center for the Arts in Costa Mesa, including a $60,000 bonus that factored into his 26.2% increase. His base pay rose 7.6%.
Elsewhere, Steven Koblik earned $451,422 — up 8.7% — as president of the Huntington Library, Art Collections and Botanical Gardens, Jane Pisano took a 3.3% cut to $406,028 as president of the Natural History Museum of Los Angeles County, and Daniel Finley earned $281,944 in 2011 as president of the Autry National Center of the American West, before leaving last year. His successor, W. Richard West Jr., said in a recent interview that he started at $305,000 when he began in late December.
Jeffrey Rudolph earned $188,910 as president of the California Science Center, a 6.4% increase.
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Shakuntala joined the Worldwatch Institute in May 2011 as a Research Associate working with the Climate and Energy program on Low-Carbon Development Strategies. She has previously worked on international climate policy issues as a research assistant at the Center for Clean Air Policy. Before coming to Worldwatch, she graduated from the University of Michigan's School of Natural Resources and Environment with an M.S. in Sustainable Systems. She holds a B.S.F.S. in Science, Technology and International Affairs from Georgetown University.
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- "Alternating Currents: How Global and Domestic Energy Trends will Affect the European Union, the United States, and the Transatlantic Partnership in 2020," in : Dan Hamilton and Kurt Volker, Transatlantic 2020: A Tale of Four Futures, Washington, DC: Center for Transatlantic Relations, 2011: pp. 215-256. (with Alexander Ochs)
- "How Transitioning to Renewable Energy Can Create Jobs in the Dominican Republic," in Re|Volt, August 2011
- "Putting the "Green" in Green Energy: Indian Government Approves Fund in Support of Ambitious Solar Electricity Targets," in Re|Volt, June 2011
- "India Publishes Updated Greenhouse Gas Data," in Re|Volt, May 2010
- "World Bank Climate Profiteering," Shakuntala Makhijani and Daphne Wysham, Institute for Policy Studies, 31 March 2008
- "Alternating Currents: How Global and Domestic Energy Trends Will Affect the European Union, the United States, and the Transatlantic Partnership in 2020," Alexander Ochs and Shakuntala Makhijani, Center for Transatlantic Relations at Johns Hopkins


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As for all this players rumoured to be and some going to Europe if you think that is a real concern for the NBA think again. This contracts for any major players would all have opt outs to return to the NBA when a new CBA is in place. So about the only concern would be for individual teams that a player could be injured not unlike when players play internationally. But the idea of players going to Europe or China as being a real threat is laughable. If players have issues with playing in Canada which is as close to the U.S as you can get. I can't imagine to many NBA players being happy in Europe or elsewhere for the long term.
In addition if you believe the NBA and 20 teams are losing money, then there is zero motivation to come back and play ball. At least not with the agreement they have now. Those 20 teams losing money if no season is played are not going to lose that money. Sure they won't make any either. They will also face winning back fans and corporate support. But under this system they claim to be losing money so it is worth the risk.
Now if the NBA wants to worry about something it might have nothing to do with their own issues. The NFL now has 10 years of guaranteed labour peace. Which in terms of corporate sponsorship makes them a much more attractive option and a safer one. While the NBA if they lost an entire season would face the challenge of trying to win those corporate partners back and likely will not end up with the same kind of security that the NFL now has.
The other problem is NBA Players as a collective group make far more money and unlike their fellow pro athletes in the NFL are not as motivated to have to get out on the floor and play. Also as we mentioned earlier their are other options to play if you really want too. The NFL is not the same really all that is out there for players is the Arena League and CFL in terms of football jobs and they come at a significant pay cut. A top player in the CFL makes about 200 thousand dollars and most far less than that. The Arena League is even a little worse in terms of pay. Both leagues are also different rules wise than the NFL. That would be case for NBA players as well in Europe.
So talks next week are a step in the right direction. Talking is better than not talking. But back in the last lockout that produced a 50 game season that did not start till the following year they talked in the summer as well. While there is not to much similar between the NFL Lockout and the NBA Lockout the one thing that is the same it the same in any labour issue. Things tend not to move or have progress until both sides are pressed against a deadline. For the NBA that will not be when the season is suppose to start. It will be when we no longer can have a season at all.


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July 12, 2013
Dear Jardin Magico Families:
Our school is currently working with the U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) as it conducts a review of our employment records. It is common for DHS to review the employment eligibility of U.S. workers. Based on the initial results of its review, a number of our employees have been asked to either meet with DHS to clear up what may be errors in the agency's findings or to submit new documentation demonstrating their employment eligibility in the United States. With the help of our legal and professional advisors, we're working with affected employees in both categories.
Unfortunately, however, some employees have elected to leave Jardin Magico rather than contest the DHS findings or submit additional documentation. While we cannot speculate on the reasons for their decisions, we can say that we will greatly miss these qualified and valuable team members and their daily positive interactions with you and your children. Should they be able to resolve DHS' concerns about their employment eligibility, we would be thrilled to welcome them back..
The impact of these departures will be felt in our classrooms and throughout our operations, but we have put in place a plan to make sure that we are fully staffed and that our Jardin Magico children receive the quality of care and instruction you – and we – expect. While never welcome, turnover is a reality in our business and so we have solutions at hand to maintain the integrity of our curriculum and structure. Many of the team members who have been training to staff our new locations in Eden Prairie and Maple Grove have been asked to instead take positions at our existing facilities, in the same classrooms they've been training in and where they have already established relationships with our children. If your child's class is affected by a staffing change, you can expect to receive a detailed communication about our new team members in keeping with our standard practice.
Please let us know if we can answer any questions you may have regarding this news. Your Center Director and Assistant Director can speak to most topics, but we invite you to contact either or both of us directly via phone, e-mail or in person should that be preferable. Regardless of the circumstances, we value any opportunity to deepen our relationship with you and your children.
Thank you.
Natalie Standridge
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July 14, 2013
Dear Jardin Magico Families:
A number of you have asked some important questions about Friday's news regarding the DHS review of our employment records. Hopefully, this letter will address those issues as well as give you details on how you can get more information.
First, all of our schools will be open and fully staffed tomorrow and thereafter. All classes and activities will go on as scheduled. While many of our teachers have been affected by this news, their absence – which we hope is temporary – will be covered in almost every case by a person already known to you and your children, in most cases by one of our new teachers who was hired in anticipation of the opening of our Eden Prairie and Maple Grove locations. Our newly hired staff members have been wonderful in stepping up to this unexpected challenge and we're grateful for their willingness to do so.
Second, we remain hopeful that our teachers affected by the DHS review will be able to remain with us by either contesting the DHS findings or submitting new documentation. While they do so, they are still Jardin Magico employees and we've given each of them paid time off to focus on those efforts. We believe that giving them the time – and the privacy – to decide what's best for them and their families is the best way to support them in this difficult time. Once we have a better sense of who will or won't be returning – by the week of July 22nd – we'll make permanent assignments and do a formal introduction of each new teacher.
In addition to paid time off, we held an informational seminar on Friday with our immigration attorney for all of the teachers affected by this situation. They were given a list of resources and offered the opportunity to speak with the attorney privately about the DHS process and their options. While the attorney – who is representing Jardin Magico in our discussion with DHS – can't represent our teachers on their personal cases, she did provide them with a legal referral list including individuals who can provide representation. In addition, we're also in the process of coordinating a meeting with the Immigrant Law Center of Minnesota for the affected teachers to address their questions and concerns.
We're open to ideas on how to let any teachers who choose to leave have a chance to say goodbye, to visit and/or attend events such as Pre-k graduation. Any efforts of this sort, however, would have to be consistent with our legal obligations and our responsibilities to you.
Third, we can say without hesitation or qualification that our hiring practices have been, and will remain, in full compliance with all laws, with our licensing requirements and consistent with best practices in our industry. There is no higher responsibility for us than to make sure your children are safe and well-cared for and that responsibility demands we hire the very best people we can find. We're confident we've done that and will continue to hire to that high standard. You can expect – and deserve – the same high quality of care for your children on Monday and every day thereafter that we've always provided.
We've heard from a number of parents who want to reach out to teachers affected by this situation. While we cannot give out our staff's contact information out of respect for their privacy, we can promise you that we will pass along every request of this sort so that each person knows of your concern and interest and has your contact information.
A number of you have also asked for a meeting with us to discuss this situation in person and we're absolutely happy to do so. Knowing that everybody's schedule is different and crowded, we're holding three such meetings tomorrow – Monday – at 4:00 pm for the families attending our Minnehaha Avenue location, 6:00 pm for our Nicollet Avenue location and 8:00 pm for our France Avenue location. If the time identified for your school doesn't work for you, please come to any of the meetings that fit your schedule. We're still working on a location for the meetings so look for an email update to you on Monday morning.
At the meetings, we will provide an overview of what has happened, what we've done to move forward during this period of transition and what our long-term plans are. We'll also try to answer any questions you have including the one most frequently asked: what can we do to help our teachers caught up in this situation.
We've heard from some of you that you didn't get our letter on Friday detailing this situation and for that we apologize profoundly. It was our intention that each family receive not just a letter but that it do so while one of us – a Center Director or Assistant Director – was right there to answer any questions in person. While that happened in many instances, it clearly didn't happen in all and that is something we will learn from and improve on in the future. In case you are one of those who didn't get it, a copy of Friday's letter is appended below.
Finally, we want to thank you for the outpouring of support for our teachers and our school that we've heard in the last day and a half from so many of you. We share your distress at what our wonderful friends and colleagues are caught up in and hope nothing but the best for each of them. At the same time, however, we will never lose sight of the fact that our highest obligation is to you and your children and that your trust in us is the reason Jardin Magico is such a special place. We will do everything we can to remain deserving of that gift.
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The financial pain is easily bearable. Indeed, the steady upward progress of HSBC's share price since the scandal exploded in July was unaffected on Tuesday morning.
Shareholders like the idea the affair is settled and they trust that chief executive Stuart Gulliver's new-broom regime won't fall foul of the US department of justice's new independent monitor, who will assess how the bank implements its pledges to do better.
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Here in the UK the 3 main politcal parties are tripping over themselves to be seen as the implementors of executive pay restraint.
Conservative prime minister David Cameron has described top pay of executives and bankers as a "market failure" Link
Is he right?
Are the salaries of the economic elite out of control and in need of regulation?
Or should the unrestrained market decide what is, or is not, acceptable without state comment or interference?
In the wider context - What is 'Good capialism' and what is 'Bad Capitalism' and who (if anyone) decides which is which?
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Is the market deciding? These enormous CEO salaries are overwhelmingly the result of collusion between CEO's and executive compensation committees, who are usually also executives at the other companies the CEO in question serves on the compensation committee of.
Of course, the situation is much worse in the US.
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Who is the market?
The currently colluding CEOs seem to think that they are the market in this regard. They may be wrong in some sense. But unless actually made to be wrong they are arguably "right" at least in market terms (given that they define the market).
So - I agree with you that they shouldn't be. But I would argue that the market is effectively rigged in their favour and that they rather self servingly define the market.
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From my perspective:
Exec salaries are high because they need to compensate the execs for not being free to set up their own businesses which, if successful, could make them much wealtheir than any salary. A typical exec-candidate will be in a prime position to set up his own business: market knowledge, business experience, and a wealth of contacts. In fact, he will almost certainly have a bunch of peers who have done precisely that. The companies want execs with these skills and knowedge bases and need to make the exec position tempting compared to the entrepreneurial route.
I think the bull-markets of the late 90s and the dot-com boom were partially repsonsible for taking the above to a new level. There was stupid money around for those setting up tech companies, and the money you could making trading was equally staggering; the execs were looking relatively impoverished. I remember back then reading complaints concerning exec pay (~�500,000) and thinking it odd that no-one knew what the real big salaries/bonuses were like (as in the traders making multiple million bonuses) So the exec remuneration started playing catch-up through the 2000s.
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I think it is silly to even consider regulating or limiting compensation.
But I also think that it is in everyone's interest to make it difficult to create a "monied class" and so favor very high progressive taxation on all compensation as well as a very high progressive inheritance (as opposed to estate) tax.
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The American Dream has already been poisoned and taken over by the 1% U.S. monied class, and its about time that the blue collar workers reclaimed their justified share.
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How is it that in the modern world it's ok for Executives to have salaries in the millions plus bonuses Even when the company does poorly? Then these same companies have the nerve to turn around and blame Labor costs a benefits?
When did Bankruptcy come to be a way to protect a bonuses instead of real structure? Why is it always and only the fault of the "greedy" Unions?
American Airlines is the most recent to blame labor costs...
Am I the only on annoyed by this? Why don't THEY take a pay cut? Why do employees have to be the only ones to concede and sacrifice?
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IF successful.....
Isn't good capitalism about rewarding innovative and entrepreneurial risk taking?
Frankly - If these execs could all successfully start their own highly rewarding companies then they could contribute to the collective wealth of the nation far more effectively by doing so than by heading up the existing companies that they do. I think we should take measures to encourage them to leave these jobs and setup the sort of new companies that you are saying they would.
But it strikes me that the risk factor of taking a position in a FTSE 100 company (or equivalent) is far less than investing one's existing wealth in starting a new company.
The CEO of the multi-billion multi-national I work for spends most of his time on the golf course. He also conveniently arranges his globe trotting around various sporting events. He is in London for Wimbledon, Melbourne for the boxing day test, wherever for the champions league final and so on and so forth. No doubt he will be in Eastern Europe for the Euro football this summer and back in London well in time for the Olympics. Could he go off and have an equally comfortable and profitable life by risking his own money in his own startup company? I very much doubt it.
What we seem to have in place at the moment is privatised profit and socialised risk.
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Um our former "Prime Minister" said he had a monthly wage of 3001 EUR (lied of course more in the 12 000 range plus benefits perks and 400 eur every time they have a session)and claimed he can barley survive on that salary if he dint have saved up funds he would go broke.
Now the only part i believe is that if he dint have saved up funds he would go broke because people with allot of cash flow tend to spend way more accumulating debt they have to pay off. A wage cut would would mean for a lot of them that they would have to sell their boat, or their mansion, and buy something they can afford, and that is a serious no no, its better that a few thousand live on the streets then them having to give up their Lamborghini.
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Very true. I have no real objection to the large rewards given for running a successful company, and I probably disagree with you that it would be better for good execs to be starting their own businesses instead of running existing corporations: I have seen large companies fail under bad leadership and the fallout is unpleasant to say the least.
But I strongly object to the golden parachutes and downside remuneration that seems to have become endemic. It is akin to the problems with trader bonuses encouraging excessive risk taking owing to a lack of downside consequences. This was something I tried to address long ago whilst advising banks in my role as a risk management consultant.
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In the banks' risk departments, great.
But until risk departments are regarded as "profit-saving" centres and not just cost-centres merely there for the sake of compliance with the FSA/SEC, then don't expect too much...
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Due to financial crisis, the idea of executive pay is a touchy issue these days. Numerous critics of executive compensation have raised concerns. Apparently, extravagant exec payment and bonuses were believed to be curbed for businesses receiving TARP funding. However, a brand new report by the TARP inspector general has found that is not the case whatsoever.
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For here, my definition of "earn" - Doing something that justifies a certain payment, but not more.
Slacker, who has "earned" $1000, but is paid $10,000
Company CEO who has "earned" $100,000, but is paid $1,000,000.
Both are paid 10 times what they "earned". Which is being the greater leach on the economic system?
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European SMEs getting greener, contributing to a resource-efficient economy
Compared to last year, European SMEs are becoming more resource efficient and are contributing substantially to the transition towards a low-carbon economy, according to the results of the 2013 Eurobarometer survey on "SMEs, resource efficiency and green markets" published today. For example, the survey shows that 42% of EU SMEs now have at least one full or part-time green employee1 – a 5% increase from 2012 which exceeds the expectations set by businesses almost two years ago (IP/12/316).
Furthermore, more than nine in ten SMEs are taking at least one action to be more resource efficient and the level of their efforts has increased since last year. The most common actions are minimising waste (67%), saving energy (67%) and saving materials (59%). At least half are also recycling by reusing material or waste within the company, or by saving water (both 51%).
Half of European SMEs active in green markets offer products and services with environmental features such as organic production and eco-labelling or eco-design (51%). More than one third (35%) offer products or services in the area of recycled material - 6% more than in 2012. Construction, food & beverages and electronic & mechanical machinery and equipment are still the most commonly sold green products and services.
European Commission Vice-President Antonio Tajani, responsible for Industry and Entrepreneurship said: "I am happy to see that European SMEs are taking on this huge challenge of moving to a greener economy. However, we need to give them more support in their efforts, so they can take advantage of the untapped possibilities for reducing costs, boosting revenues and creating more green jobs. The survey also shows that the United States SMEs are catching up quickly, so there is no room for complacency. We have a lot of work to do to become more competitive in this important sector."
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Resource efficiency driven by rising costs of energy and materials
In terms of the efforts to become more resource efficient, not only are more than 93% of SMEs already taking action, but when asked about the future, eight out of ten SMEs are planning additional resource efficiency actions in the next two years.
However, this change is mostly taking place because of the increased pressure on SMEs from rising costs of energy and materials to become more resource efficient. Only 28% of SMEs say the environment is one of the top priorities for their company.
Four in ten (38%) SMEs do not experience any difficulty when trying to set up resource efficiency actions. Nevertheless, complex legal or administrative procedures remain a barrier for a quarter of SMEs (26%).
Green markets remain substantially domestic
The share of European SMEs selling green products or services remained unchanged compared to last year (26%) whereas it increased in the US (34%). In the EU, customer demand remains the single most important reason to sell green products and services for SMEs (50%). Companies' core values (33%) and image (31%) also play a role in this respect.
Green markets for SMEs, however, remain substantially domestic, as at least nine out of ten SMEs selling green products or services say their own country is their main market in terms of annual turnover (91%). Almost one in five (19%) say that the Single Market is their main market. Only 7% of green EU SMEs are targeting third countries as important markets for their products and services.
Stronger policy measures could help further greening of SMEs
Policy measures can help unleash 'green growth' among EU SMEs. Financial incentives are considered by SMEs as the best means to help them become greener in the way they operate and the products and services they offer.
However, financial incentives are not the only effective policy measure for EU SMEs. One quarter mention consultancy on improving resource efficiency (25%) as important, while 22% would like advice on funding possibilities for resource efficiency investments. 17% of SMEs think that assistance identifying potential customers or markets would help them to venture into the green markets.
The Flash Eurobarometer survey2 "SMEs, resource efficiency and green markets" was carried out by TNS Political & Social, between the 9th and the 27th of September 2013. The European Commission asked more than 11.000 SMEs about matters related to resource efficiency and green markets, following a similar survey previously conducted in 2012. The survey was conducted in the 28 EU Member States as well as in Albania, Iceland, Liechtenstein, the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia, Montenegro, Norway, the Republic of Serbia, Turkey, Israel and the United States.
A green job is one that directly works with information, technologies, or materials that preserves or restores environmental quality. This requires specialized skills, knowledge, training, or experience.
It is a survey that covers businesses employing one or more persons in the Manufacturing (Nace category C), Retail (Nace category G), Services (Nace categories I/J/K/H/L/M/) and Industry (Nace categories B/D/E/F) sectors within the European Union. It also covers sole traders.
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One of the earliest cost metrics is the Putnam cost model. This metric first appeared in 1978 in a seminal paper written by Lawrence Putnam. It assumes that project growth follows a Rayleigh distribution curve. The commercial package SLIM is based primarily on the Putnam model.
Figure 3 shows the three empirical equations of the Putnam cost model.
Equation A computes the total effort
Etot needed to complete the project. It expresses the effort in terms of person time, which may be in months or years. The constant
Ktech is the technology index. It rates the project's dependence on current technology. The constant
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SLOC is, of course, the project size in effective lines of code. And the variable
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Equation B defines actual development (coding, design, etc.) as 39% of the total project effort. Equation C defines overall project difficulty as a ratio of development effort and time-to-market. Do not confuse this with Halstead difficulty, which measures code complexity.
Listing Two shows the Xcode utility script implementing the Putnam model. It begins with the path to the active project file (line 67). It uses that path to locate the enclosing project directory (lines 69-71). By definition, a project directory is the one with an
xcodeproj bundle as one of its items. Checking for that bundle is handled by the utility routine
isProject() (lines 52-62).
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#!/usr/bin/python # -*- coding: utf-8 -*- # import the following module import os, sys import string # Count the number of effective source lines def getELOC(aPth): # open an input stream tInp = open(aPth, 'r') # create the parse buffer try: tBuf = tInp.readlines() finally: tInp.close() # start parsing the buffer tLOC = 0 tBgn = False for tLin in tBuf: # filter out whitespaces tTst = tLin.strip() tLen = len(tTst) if (tLen > 0): # filter out inline comments tMrk = tTst.find("//", 0) if (tMrk != 0): tMrk = tTst.find("/*", 0) tMrk = tMrk + tTst.find("*/", 0) if (tMrk <= 0): # filter out import statements tMrk = tTst.find("#import", 0) if (tMrk != 0): # filter out block comments if (tBgn): # check for a closing token tMrk = tTst.find("*/", 0) tBgn = (tMrk == -1) else: # check for an opening token tMrk = tTst.find("/*", 0) tBgn = (tMrk >= 0) if (not tBgn): tLOC += 1 # return the count results return (tLOC) # Is this the main project directory? def isProject(aPth): # get a list of files tLst = os.listdir(aPth) # parse the list tChk = False for tNom in tLst: tChk = tChk or (tNom.find(".xcodeproj") > 0) # return the check result return (tChk) # MAIN SCRIPT BODY # locate the project directory tPrj = '%%%{PBXFilePath}%%%' tChk = False while not(tChk): tPrj = os.path.dirname(tPrj) tChk = isProject(tPrj) # parse the project directory tSrc = [] for tRef, tDir, tLst in os.walk(tPrj): # parse the project files for tNom in tLst: tExt = string.split(tNom, ".") if (len(tExt) > 1): tExt = tExt[1] tChk = (tExt == "m") or (tExt == "h") if (tChk): tPth = os.path.join(tRef, tNom) tSrc.append(tPth) # calculate the project size tSiz = 0 for tPth in tSrc: tSiz += getELOC(tPth) # calculate the project costs # -- PUTNAM:factor:productivity-index kPI = 500 # -- PUTNAM:factor:technology-constant kTech = 0.39 # -- PUTNAM:time:maximum-project tTmax = 0.25 # --- PUTNAM:project:effort:total tEtot = kTech * (tSiz ** 3.0) tEtot = tEtot / ((kPI ** 3) * (tTmax ** 4)) print "Estimated total effort: %.3f" % tEtot # --- PUTNAM:project:effort:development tEdev = 0.3945 * tEtot print "Estimated development effort: %.3f" % tEdev # -- PUTNAM:project:difficulty tDiff = tEdev / (tTmax ** 2) print "Estimated project difficulty: %.3f" % tDiff
With project directory in hand, the script then parses all the files in that directory. It looks for files with a
'.m' or
'.h' suffix and adds them to the array buffer
tSrc (lines 75-85). Then it counts the lines in each of the file (lines 88-90) using the method
getELOC(). That method (lines 8-48) opens each file and counts only those lines it deemed effective. The resulting count is returned to the main script, which adds them to the variable
Finally, the script computes the project's effort and difficulty. And it prints the results for the user to view (lines 103-113).
Calibrating the Putnam model involves choosing the right values to its two constants. For instance, consider the constant
Ktech. Its possible values range from 0.1 to 1.0. A high
Ktech value means the project is tech sensitive. It can be difficult and costly to adapt the project to a similar but incompatible technology. This is true of drivers that works only with certain hardware, or of video codecs that work exclusively with Apple QuickTime.
Conversely, a low
Ktech value means the project is tech agnostic. Adapting it may require only minor rewrites and a rebuild. Some might need just a change of libraries or plug-ins. Low
Ktech are typical of many open-source projects. For new projects with unknown dependencies, a value of 0.55 is a good starting point for
As for
Kprod, its possible values can range from 500 to 28000. Choosing the right value depends on the nature of the project and its team. For instance, a value of 500 means the team is performing below par. This could be due to poor work conditions, low morale, unrealistic demands, or ill-defined goals. It may be due to too many new hires, with their lack of practical experience. It may even be due to a start-up environment, with its uncertain future.
Next, a
Kprod value of 2000 is typical of embedded or real-time projects. These projects have to contend with restricted and specific hardware resources. Code work is often exacting and terse, fine-tuned for a narrow range of tasks. Stringent testing is mandatory to ensure near transparent operation.
Kprod value of 10000 is associated with telecom and system projects. They need to be flexible with hardware changes. Some scale well, showing improved performance and capacity with increases in hardware resources. Some use drivers to support new hardware. Some use discrete code libraries to factor out certain features.
Kprod values near 28000 are typical of commercial projects. These have high usability standards. They must anticipate every possible action a user might make. They must tolerate faults and guard against unexpected freezes or crashes. Some have to be hardware-agnostic, able to support a wide range of installed hardware. Others have to be system-agnostic, able to run on different host systems.


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Monday, January 18, 2010
Dinner: Molokhia
I thought I'd start off the cuisine tour with an Egyptian staple: Molokhia. It also goes by the english names of Jew's mallow, Green mallow, or nalta jute. It is a leafy green vegetable that gets confused for spinach. Let's get one thing straight: it's not spinach nor can spinach be used as a substitute.
It's texture is what makes it unique: very slimy when cooked, which is why it makes an ideal soup. Though it is found in India and the Philippines, it has been a staple of Egyptian diets as far back as the Pharaohs. It's one of the few foods that existed prior to the numerous foreign conquest of the country.
Some claim its introduction as a food was made by ancient Jewish priests, hence the name Jew's mallow. It is also eaten in neighbouring Libya and the Levantine countries (Jordan, Palestine, Lebanon), however it is not nearly as popular as it is in Egypt. In Egypt, molokhia is eaten at most special occasions or at least once a week for family meals. It's the type of dish your mom cooks when a lot of friends or family is coming over. But it's not the dish you serve to impress new guests. For that reason it's not well-known outside of Egyptian households, though a few restaurants serve it in Egypt.
The vegetable is prepared into a viscous soup that is flavoured with garlic and ground coriander and poured onto rice, or cut pita bread and eaten with chicken or rabbit. The key spicing comes from the simple preparation of the taqliya, which is made using equal amounts of chopped garlic and ground coriander, then roasting it until it is golden brown in butter.
Walking the streets of Cairo, you are bound to come across the distinct aroma of the taqliya as households prepare molokhia. In fact, one of Egypt's rulers from the Fatimid dynasty, Caliph al-Hakim Abu Ali Mansur, who ruled Egypt from 985-1021 AD, banned its consumption after prohibiting women from going out in public, simply because he believed molokhia worked as a sexual stimulant in women. Luckily after his reign, the ban was lifted, and households continued to uphold the traditional meal—regardless of religion—across the country.
The recipe is quite simple, as is the case with most Egyptian dishes. The only trick is making the taqliya, which takes about 3 minutes and should not be painful. If you mess up, you can easily do it again.
If you are not in the mood to make your own stock, then use a packaged one. It doesn't change much; but its not nearly as fresh tasting.
Also, I would suggest staying away from any instant Uncle Ben's crap rice. It's not real nor does it have any flavour or texture. Spare the 15 minutes to make your own, or get a rice cooker.
Total preparation time: (not including stock or rice preparation) 30 minutes
Yield: 4 persons
Chicken stock
1 roasting chicken
2 cinnamon sticks
1 onion
2 bay leaves
Salt and pepper to taste
Water (enough to submerge chicken)
2 cups of rice (can be short grain, or long grain, but must not be instant)
4 cups of water
1 teaspoon of butter
2 tablespoons chopped garlic
1 tablespoon ground coriander (whole coriander ground by mortar and pestle produces a stronger flavour)
1 tablespoon butter
1 package of frozen chopped molokhia
Frozen and dry format are readily available at any Middle Eastern grocery store. The dried one works, but I think it tastes pretty nasty...
I wouldn't suggest buying fresh molokhia because A) it's hard to find outside the country B) it's a pain in the ass to chop up everything C) frozen tastes pretty fresh.
But if you think you can be that person here are some things to look out for:
-Make sure the plants are young, the leaves are green and the veins have not turned yellow.
-Pick leaves and cut off stems, rinse in cold water, allow to air dry and then chop using a food processor or using a special cutting knife called a makhrata (available at larger Middle Eastern grocery stores)or bunch together and roll before cutting with a knife
Optional side dish
1 red (or white if red is not available) onion sliced
Enough white vinegar or lemon juice to cover sliced onions
Salt to taste
Chicken stock:
1. Start making the stock in advance of the molokhia preparation. This can be done in the morning, or a few days before. Remember, stock can keep well in the fridge for a week, or in the freezer for a couple months. Any stock made from a whole chicken will produce more than the needed 2 cups.
2. Add all the ingredients into a large pot. Add enough water to cover the chicken and bring to a boil.
3. Once stock is boiling, set heat to medium and leave for at least one hour. The longer it is left, the more flavourful the stock becomes.
4. Once stock is ready, set aside.
5. Prepare the rice ahead of time to ensure that the molokhia is ready to be eaten immediately after the spices have been added. Any method of rice cooking is fine, but most Egyptians enjoy a starchier and saltier rice. Measure out the rice and rinse the excess starch under warm water. Add 4 cups of water, add the butter and salt and set to high heat. Once the water is boiling, add the rice and stir. Cover the pot with a lid and set the heat to low. It should finish cooking within 15 minutes. Rice should like a bit like this:
6. In a new pot, add the two cups of stock.
7. Prepare the taqliya by melting the butter and adding both the ground coriander and half of the garlic. If grinding the coriander with a pestle and mortar, be sure that the coriander seeds have all been crushed thoroughly; it will still be chunky compared to store-bought ground coriander.
8. Once the coriander and garlic have been covered in the butter, continue to stir while on high heat until the colour turns golden. Set aside the taqliya.
9. In the stock add the remaining garlic. Also add the molokhia. If using frozen, it does not need to be thawed beforehand.
10. Once the molokhia has reached a hot, but not boiling temperature, add the taqliya mixture and stir to ensure it is evenly distributed.
11. Serve the molokhia on a bed of rice. If desired, spoon some of the pickled onions.
12. Often the chicken from the stock is cut into quarters and fried in butter or roasted in the oven as an accompaniment.
Instead of using a bed of rice, serve the molokhia into a soup bowl and add cut-up pita bread.
And there you have it. So frick'n yummy. And it tastes good cold with pita bread come day two, or three or four. Or sometimes five when you're really hungry and lazy. And don't let anyone call it spinach.
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Hi AM, you probably know me but have not met me, yet. I've heard a lot about you from your mom as a good friend and colleague. I and my wife travelled extensively in December, 2008 in Egypt and enjoyed tremendously the people, history, culture and the landscape.In fact my wife has a series of audiotapes that narrate the Egyptian history. For the food, we LOVE it!! But back to my point, will you be kind enough to ask your mom to prepare all your mentioned dishes, starting with Molokhia, so that I can not just read your recipe, but actually taste it before I make it for my wife! I asked your mom already with no promise. Will be watching for your blog. Hope to meet you someday. Your mom's good friend, Kam Wong.ReplyDelete
OMG, OMG okay now that I got your attention, you are not going to believe me when I tell you that Molokhia is my FAVORITE, my # 1, middle eastern dish. I think your recipe and my mom's recipe aren't that different so I don't think the Lebanese make it that differently then the Egyptians. I know that it can also be made with beef, I prefer it with chicken…For us at home it's a must we add toasted pita bread, and most importantly we top the molokhia/rice & tasted pita bread with chopped up onions in Lemon juice (or vinegar sauce), in a huge bowl… oh man I hate you, you just made me crave it. That is always the first thing my mom makes me when I haven't been home a while…. Now I guess I have to learn how to make it myself and since you gave me a recipe, I might as well. Thanks ;)ReplyDelete
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- AnonymousJanuary 20, 2010 at 1:30 AM
Sounds excellent! I'm accustomed to making my own stock - which a tad more elaborate than what you've described here, but I'm sure the results are equally as tasteful!ReplyDelete
I've read somewhere that Molokheyya "has the consistency of snot" - not very appetising! Personally I love it - especially if it's 5 days old.
My family likes to add Dema'a - a strongly salty tomato sauce - to the molokheyya. I suppose it serves the same purpose as the pickled onions: to provide a sharp flavor to counterpoint the comfortably "round" flavor of the molokheyya itself.
Good eats - keep em coming!
- AnonymousJuly 8, 2010 at 12:28 AM
if i cant get a hold of jew mallow leaves then what can i use?ReplyDelete
Hello Anonymous,ReplyDelete
the dish is rather dependent on the jew mallow leaves...so there really is no substitute. i suppose you could use spinach leaves, but you would lose the viscous texture of the soup that the jew mallow leaves provide. i hope this answer helps!
does anyone know a variation on this recipe with shrimp and red sauce? I've seen it before and now can't find it ANYWHERE... Thank you!ReplyDelete
- AnonymousAugust 18, 2010 at 8:24 PM
I've read other recipes that as for "7 spices" instead of corriander. I'm not sure which one to use!?! Have you tried it with the 7 spices? Is there much of a difference in taste?ReplyDelete
Hi Anonymous,ReplyDelete
7 spices is a combination of the following: allspice, cinnamon, black pepper, coriander, ginger, clove & nutmeg. This is more of a lebanese spicing for Molokhia. I have tried it once before, and while it is good, it takes away from the flavour of the molokhia itself. But definitely worth a try!
- AnonymousJanuary 4, 2011 at 3:14 AM
The way I was taught to make Molokhia soup is like this.ReplyDelete
7 spoonfulls of granulated dry Molokhia leaves. I rub it between my fingers.
1 cup of hunts tomato sauce
6 cloves garlic
32 oz organic chicken broth, I like the imagine brand.
crush Garlic and cook lightly in large pot. DO NOT BURN. Add Broth to the garlic.
In another bowl mix the ground up Molokhia with the tomato sauce till its a dark brown/green paste.
Add the paste to the to the broth and stir and cook for about half an hour. It will smell fantastic when its ready! Add a little salt to bring out the flavour. Double the above to make a big pot!
To serve pour over brown rice and chopped up chicken.
This recipe is straight from Egypt!
- AnonymousFebruary 15, 2011 at 8:19 AM
I have another recipe..ReplyDelete
fry garlic ( a big bunch) and then add the moloukhiah to it and fry for 2 - 3 minutes.
then add the stew beef meat with the broth of the meat (the meat is cooked and boiled already)..
if you need to, add some water to cover the moloukhiah completey.
add salt..
the trick is to add LEMON in order to avoid gewy moloukhiah.. and let it cook for half and hour... until the moloukhiah soup is not gewy anymore.
then add fresh corriander and grinded garlic at the end. let it cook for another 10 minutes and serve.
white (indian basmati ) rice on the side.
In lebanon, we have a sauce.. it is mainly finly chopped onion with white vinger that you serve as seperate next to the moloukhiah with dried arabic bread.
rice then moloukhieh then sauce then bread and you are set to go.
- anthony tabingFebruary 26, 2011 at 6:19 AM
Egypt is a beautiful place, I went there last year and visited many places.The food is great most memorable is the Koshari I first tated it in Dream Park,but found a good restaurant which serves only Koshari in Shubra, and I ate this dish for three staright days and before I left to qatar I just have to have one last bowl or two :) of koshari.The sugar cane juice is very refreshing also. I found some shops here in qatar which serve koshari and sugar cane juice but the best is still the ones I had in Eggypt. The Molokiah is saluyot in the philippines. I found the fresh and dried variety here in qatar and this is like comfort food for me. There is also this one rice pudding dish i tried which has rose water, milk, and pistachio yummy.ReplyDelete
The molikiah I also tried using fried fish. When making the stock just add water, or fish stock the fried fish, crushed garlic cloves.And allow to simmer. I also add dried mushrooms into the stock, and allow to simmer.The taqliya i cook a batch in olive oil and just get a spoonfull and drizzle it on top of the stock before serving.
- AnonymousDecember 10, 2011 at 10:18 AM
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- AnonymousApril 15, 2012 at 7:09 AM
Made with rabbit, wild one (they are a terrible pests in Australia and destroy our environment), this is a really unusual recipe for me but like okra dishes is probably very healthy, taqliya gives it a nice lift, will try the onions as well. Many thanks for a great recipe,,,RayReplyDelete
is there any way to do it without chicken or chicken soup?ReplyDelete
Thank you so much for this blog and recipe. I am actually the very opposite of you. My parents are Egyptian but I was only introduced to the Arabic language but not the Arabic food. My mother was always busy working or studying and so I never really loved the kitchen until I had kids of my own and was forced into one. My son loves Molokhia so I just brought a frozen package, googled molokhia and God led me to you! Thanks!!!ReplyDelete
I'm Italian-Egyptian and I love molokhia, we used to have it at least once a month and that's beside when visiting friends or relatives and special occasions. Your recipe matches the way my mom used to do it and how she taught me and my sisters too. Thanks :) P.ReplyDelete
- AnonymousFebruary 20, 2013 at 11:46 PM
Hi Abissada, I live in Australia and have just picked a bucket load of Molokhia leaves. They grow very easily and once you have then, you have them for ever, because the seed heads pop and spread everywhere. when the plant gets to seeding stage I like to spread them in my wild Permaculture gardens... so I just shake the bush around. I usually make some Molokhia leaves with my omelette or scrambled eggs in the morning as I believe eating lots of greens is beneficial. Cooked some leaves last night in a beef stock with onions. Will try the coriander and garlic flavouring with this bucket load... adding it again to another pot of beef stock. Great site. Congratulations. Sarita. firstname.lastname@example.com
made molokhia first time in ages last night. Superb! Took a while to find molokhia leaves in this area!ReplyDelete
My hubby loves this, if I want to make it with shrimp, like Alex, when or how would I cook the shrimp???? Thanks so much, I've been living in Cairo for 27 years.....ReplyDeleteReplies
Hi Jayne,Delete
Great to hear from you. If you are doing shrimp, you could do one of two things:
1. cook the shrimps beforehand to make a broth...but take care not to over cook them as they do cook quickly
2. follow the recipe as I have, but before you at the taqliya, add the shrimp, wait until they are cooked, and then add the taqliya.
hope this helps!
Love your writing style; makes me laugh while cooking! Love Molokhia and make it for my Lebanese husband the Egyptian way and I think he's afraid to say he likes mine better! So glad I found this site.ReplyDelete
P.S. do you use mastic when you cook the chicken for the broth?ReplyDelete
You really make it seem so easy with your presentation but I find this topic to be really something which I think I would never understand. It seems too complicated and very broad for me. I am looking forward for your next post, I will try to get the hang of it!ReplyDelete
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I did made this for my best friend and it came out well......ReplyDelete
last day i conducted kitty party at home..made special Iraqi Biryani.....It was also tasty...here is the link:http://goo.gl/zPm6Zb
Just make a try and le tme know the result
I added to much water to mine. How can I reduce it after it's all been cooked? Any suggestionsReplyDelete


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Orcrist was the sword of the leader of Durin's folk, Thorin. It had a fancy scabbard and a jeweled hilt. Thorin obtained the weapon when he and his company searched the trolls' cave early in the quest of Erebor.[1]
Goblins called the blade Biter.[2] It had been crafted by the Elves, who not only made it a valuable weapon, but also a feared one, particularly among traditional enemies of the Elves: Orcs and other evil creatures of Middle-earth.[3] Like Glamdring and Sting, the blade could detect the presence of Orcs and warn its bearer by glowing blue.
Thorin was mortally wounded at the Battle of Five Armies. After his death Orcrist was placed upon Thorin's tomb and it "gleamed ever in the dark if foes approached".[4]
As the "mate" to King Turgon's sword Glamdring, Orcrist was likely borne by a high ranking lord in the King's entourage.
Since Maeglin presumably still had his father's sword, Anguirel, it was not his. Duilin bore a bow, while Galdor carried a club and Rog a mace. Tuor seems to have come to Gondolin after Glamdring had been forged, and if this was the mate it should have been forged before his arrival as well. In any case, Tuor bore an axe, not a sword.Glorfindel died outside of the city; Egalmoth wielded a curved-blade, most likely a falchion; in any case, Orcist was not curved and Egalmoth survived during the Fall of Gondolin. Salgant was a lesser lord and was feeble and subservient to Maeglin. Ecthelion of the Fountain perished in Gondolin as he slew Gothmog, even though he fell into the Fountain of the King, his hands were greatly wounded before meeting Gothmog and sword dropped, so Orcrist might be left in the city and picked up by one of the enemies possibly by a dragon. Another possibility is Penlod, however, who's house (House of the Tower of Snow) was lesser in status than Ecthelion's (House of the Fountain).
As described in the Hobbit, Orcrist "had killed hundreds of goblins in its time, when the fair elves of Gondolin hunted them in the hills or did battle before their walls". Only Rog, Duilin, Egalmoth, Tuor and Ecthelion's houses defended at the gates before the walls, and none of them except Ecthelion bore a sword. Thus, the most probable assumption is that Orcrist belonged to Ecthelion, but this is never stated explicitly in any of Tolkien's writings. In the Fall of Gondolin, it is stated that Ecthelion led a charge that resulted in the deaths of thousands of orcs, which made his name a terror to their race – the fact that the orcs were angry upon finding that Thorin wielded Orcrist may be an echo of this carnage. It is interesting that if Orcrist did belong to Ecthelion, the two swords were both used to fight the two most famous balrogs, Orcrist to fight Gothmog and Glamdring to fight Durin's Bane.
In Sindarin Orcrist means "Goblin-cleaver" (Orch + rist).[source?]
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