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Evaluation Handbook
II. A. Project/Programme Document
Snapshot of the Project Document:
1. Quality Criteria
Project Managers must build evaluation into the programme or project design. Most importantly, all newly designed programmes or projects (or phases) should integrate evaluation quality criteria [1]. These criteria are summarized below.
The programme or project document should also clearly:
For further information on the evaluation purpose, scope, budget and the roles and responsibilities, please refer to Chapter II Sections C to F.
To ensure coherence among evaluations, programme and project documents should also state how coordination between evaluations of the different levels of UNODC programming is envisaged. The relationship between project, Sub-Programme or Global Programme evaluations and Country, Regional or Thematic Programme evaluations should be clearly laid out. In this regard, the Project Manager has the responsibility to consult existing Evaluation Plans and to provide annual updates to IEU. Evaluation Plans are produced by Project Managers and respective evaluation focal points and provided to IEU. Please see Chapter II Section B below for further information on Evaluation Plans.
2. Evaluability Assesssment
Quality design of projects and programmes as regards evaluation does not guarantee evaluability of the project or programme. Project Managers could ensure that their projects/programmes are evaluable by undertaking an optional evaluability assessment.
a) Purpose
An Evaluability Assessment answers the following questions:
b) Timing
c) Roles and Responsibilities
Project Managers could undertake evaluability assessments by using the respective template provided in the Chapter tools.
Such an assessment examines the monitoring system, in particular determines whether the project or programme indicators are defined adequately, whether the results are verifiable and whether the baselines and performance indicators enable a credible evaluation to be undertaken in the future. Therefore, it is crucial to understand the role of results-based monitoring and evaluation systems, logical frameworks, performance indicators and baselines ( please see paragraph 3 below).
3. Role of results-based monitoring and evaluation systems, logical frameworks, performance indicators, baselines, and targets
a) Results-based Monitoring
The below elements of results-based monitoring are essential preconditions for effective implementation and evaluation. Please also consult the Operational Manual and Guidelines contained in the Project Document.
The logical framework matrix of the project or programme, including performance indicators and targets.
As results cannot be measured directly, Project Managers must first translate them into a set of performance indicators that, when regularly measured, provide information about whether or not the results are being achieved.
It is the cumulative evidence of several indicators that Project Managers examine to see if their project is making progress. No result should be measured by just one indicator.
The effectiveness of evaluation depends on, among other factors, the quality of performance indicators as these provide the basis for monitoring data collection. The formulation of performance indicators is therefore of importance to evaluation. Performance indicators should:
Establishing targets is an integral step in building the results-based monitoring system.
Most results (outcomes and objectives) in UNODC are complex and are visible only over the long term. There is, therefore, a need to establish interim targets that specify how much progress toward a result can be achieved, in what time frame, and with what level of resource allocation. Measuring performance against these targets can involve both direct and proxy indicators, as well as the use of both quantitative and qualitative data.
When setting targets for performance indicators, Project Managers must have a clear understanding of the following:
Only one target should be set for each performance indicator. If the indicator has never been used, setting a range for the target would be preferable [6].
The measurement of progress (or lack of it) towards results begins with the description and measurement of initial conditions, which is the baseline. A baseline provides information (qualitative or quantitative) about performance of indicators at the beginning of (or immediately before) the project or programme.
Collecting baseline data essentially means taking the first measurements of the performance indicators. The baseline data allows Project Managers as well as all other stakeholders to seize a given situation at the planning stage of projects/programmes.
Project Managers' sources of baseline data can be either primary or secondary. Secondary data can come from within an organization, from the government, or from international data sources. Using such data can save money, as long as they really provide the information needed [7].
In the event that no baseline data have been collected at the beginning of the project, baseline data can be reconstructed. Both Project Managers and Evaluators could envisage the following techniques for the reconstruction of missing baseline:
4. Planning for Impact Evaluation
For rigorous impact evaluation, planning needs to take place at the design stage of projects/programmes. The project/programme document should identify:
a) The impacts that are valid
b) The resources needed to gather evidence of impact
Measuring impact has human, financial and methodological implications that should be considered at the design stage of a project.
c) The causal context
Rigorous assessment of impact implies assessing the changes ''attributable'' to the project. To ensure attribution, methodologies should be put in place at the design stage of a project (e.g. creation of control and treatment groups).
To ensure attribution versus contribution it is important to:
5. The Case of Joint Evaluation
With the objective of increasing harmonization and cohesion of United Nations support and reducing the burden on recipient countries, UNODC encourages Joint Evaluations with United Nations agencies, multilateral organizations or Member States.
Joint Evaluations should be planned for in project and programme documents as any other evaluation. Generally, the suggested steps in planning a Joint Evaluation are the same as for any other evaluation.
However, in planning for Joint Evaluations, it should be kept in mind that they tend to be lengthier in process and require greater coordination efforts. There are a number of issues specific to Joint Evaluations that warrant greater attention.
a) Deciding on a Joint Evaluation
It is important to assess whether the programme or project warrants a Joint Evaluation. To do so, ask the following questions:
b) Determining the Partners
In programme or project documents, it is essential to determine the partners of joint evaluations to ensure their involvement and ownership. The partners could be determined by:
It is also important to assess the potential contributions of partners at an early stage as it may not be suitable to get involved.
Due to conflicting activities or constraints, it is always important to discuss the objectivity that partners may or may not bring to the table to ensure that the evaluation is independent and free from biases.
c) Overcoming Challenges
Joint evaluations can be characterized by a number of benefits and challenges as shown in the below table.
To overcome some of the challenges of Joint Evaluations, in the programme or project documents it is recommended to:
[1] Please refer to the evaluation quality criteria checklist for projects and programmes in the Chapter 2 Tools
[2] OIOS, op.cit.
[3] R. Rist and L. Morra, The road to results
[4] OECD/DAC Glossary of key terms in evaluation and results based management, 2002
[5] The road to results, R. Rist and L. Morra
[6] The road to results, R. Rist and L. Morra
[7] The road to results, R. Rist and L. Morra
[8] RealWorld Evaluation: Working under budget, time, data, and political constraints, M. Bamberger, J. Rugh, L. Mabry


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Unconventional, unstylish casting
Lots of threads here and everywhere about distance and style. Doesn't anyone fish in the brush anymore? A large percentage of my casting is done from my knees, from behind rocks and logs, under overhanging trees, sometimes casting more leader than line. I caught a nice brown last week; it was in a run about two feet wide, between a rock and the shore, under trees. I had to cast over a low branch and hang the line on that branch to get the fish. I wear kneepads to fish...not a lot of distance and style. Anyone else?
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One of the best things I used, besides my trusty Scott 'G' - 6'10", 3 weight, was the use of thread-based furled leaders. Very sweet when there wasn't room to have little to any fly line out past the rod tip.
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Hi Nick,
Unconventional casting is my forte' I've been doing what you're talking about since I was a kid. Now I salmon fish using a 13' rod but can't enter into casting discussions because I don't concentrate on distance or exotic casts. I specialize in casting to specific targets and then controlling the fly so that I catch fish. I still do some bushwhacking for trout every season just to keep me honest but spend more time sneaking up on salmon. It's pretty much the same as the old trout sneak & peak but I don't get into any small water for them. A small spot now is about 40' wide but if you don't hug the shore and keep a low profile you won't catch any fish so not much has changed.
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You're right not to worry about that...I really don't care about style and distance....being able to cast your fly or nymph where you want is what matters.I love fishing sections where most people think it's impossible to flyfish and try to cast a fly on the most difficult spots...for that there's an amazing number of different castings you won't see in books or videos...not always stylish but efficient:)
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One of my favorite rods is an old fiberglass 6'6" Wright&McGill Featherlight.
It's rated for a HEH (5DT) line, but even with a 4WF or even a 3DT this rod will load with only the leader and a foot of line out of the tip-top.
That makes for some close-up casting.
I can even cast it accurately sidearm while "choking-up", holding the reel/grip behind my back.
There's lots of little streams around here where fishing that way is the only way to go.
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As long as my fly doesn't hook me in the ear on a bow and arrow cast I'm alright. Check out Hardyreels "Small Stream Stories" thread under Coldwater. I still consider myself an unstylish, unconventional caster after years of fly fishing... and don't even mention mending. milt.
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It's nice to hear I'm not alone. And I do know about those small Connecticut streams, that's where I grew up.
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I find that There is an upside to almost everything; be glad that a high percentage of fly fishers are preoccupied with casting a whole fly line and looking good while they do it. Otherwise when you got to your favorite little brook there would be someone walking right up the middle of it trying to get an Indi Rig to work out for them :D
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When things get really tight, I break out the 5'8" number...the "short" 4wt. Between trees, under a bridge, under a boat dock...this is where it shines!
This rod would be fantastic for streams and creeks...unfortunately water mocasins and ticks love to hang around them on this side of the state!
Unconventional casts...under trees, bridges, and the occcasional "steeple" cast!
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Nancy's German Burger
This burger was inspired by German recepies my father use to make and some of the spices that went into them.
3 lbs. Freshly ground beef
1 1/2 cups chopped white onion
8 pieces thick sliced bacon
2 cups drained pickled red cabbage (reserving the juice)
1 1/2 tsp. Coriander
1 tsp. Cardamom
1tsp. All spice
½ tsp. Cayenne pepper
5 tlb. Dry ground mustard
1 tsp. kosher salt
1 tsp. Fresh ground black pepper
4 tlbs. White flour
2 cubes beef bouillon
6 slices Munster cheese
3 cups packaged shredded lettuce with radicchio
6 Portuguese rolls
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text: Politics 15 January 1999 A spin around the axis of greed. The tycoon who helped destroy the pound on Black Wednesday has written a fierce polemic condemning the very system that he exploited so ruthlessly to earn billions. The Crisis of Global Capitalism George Soros Little, Brown, 304pp, £17.99 Sign up for our weekly email * In the snobbish left-wing milieu into which cruel fate has cast me, the name George Soros provokes faint smiles or arched eyebrows. How could a financier who has made billions claim to follow a philosophic system? In the bare-walled, strip-lit cafes of Clerkenwell, proper understanding of Popper, Bertrand Russell, Marx and other Sorosian ports of call seems possible only for those who are financially challenged. Soros has given away a bigger slice of his wealth than Andrew Carnegie or John D Rockefeller. The books that appear under these philanthropists' names claim no more than that they were simple fellows who, through a combination of personal fortitude and the example of pious parents, were fortunate enough to rise and now wish to give back something to humanity - whereas Soros explains his giving as the result of correctly distinguishing between expectation and value. Perhaps most surprising, Soros's new book, The Crisis of Global Capitalism, is a critique of the capitalism which has made him so immensely rich. As a book, it makes for strange reading. Sometimes we hear the voice of a smug and self-satisfied man, as when Soros discusses his early Swedish investments; sometimes the language of the book is modest and perplexed, as when the author discusses his recent financial disasters in Russia. In the first, philosophical sections, passages of depth and insight co-mingle with the most banal cliches. In the second half, detailed and trenchant analyses of the current Asian crisis are rounded off by what seem to be notes for after-dinner speeches on the role of the United Nations. However, the different Soros voices are a logical outcome of the philosophy he espouses. His philosophy emphasises self-criticism and the willingness to entertain multiple points of view, and more largely he focuses on the disequilibrium and instability of social life. Soros writes as he thinks. After two readings I came indeed to admire the polyphony in this book - someone so fully engaged in the world could not sing a simple tune - but have also come to believe that Soros's philosophic liberalism disables him from making a truly radical critique of modern capitalism. The core of Soros's philosophy is what he calls "reflexivity". In contrast to Bertrand Russell, he says: "I am setting logical positivism on its head. Far from being meaningless, I claim that statements whose truth-value is indeterminate are even more significant than statements whose truth is known." Reflexivity is the process of focusing on complex, messy situations, refashioning one's own ideas to account for the ambiguity, and then acting on those reflections. What gives this advice its grit is Soros's insistence that instability and disequilibrium rule the real world; the machinery of experience always misfires. Soros thus takes aim at those economists who believe that, in the end, supply and demand tend to balance out; this is an academic illusion. Similarly, in politics one might be tempted to think that there are fixed rules of conduct or government structure - another and more repressive illusion. The search for certainty is a kind of mental cowardice, an avoidance of reality. Wasn't this, your mortgage and Visa-addled brain dimly recalls from school, just what Karl Popper said, in asserting the mental virtue of falsifying clear hypotheses and the social virtue of combating fixed Platonic ideals of right conduct? Popper taught Soros at the London School of Economics where the young Hungarian refugee was a student after the second world war; Soros's intelligence and his modesty are most winningly on display in relation to his teacher, whom he has moved beyond. For instance, in the brilliant sections of this book on boom-and-bust cycles, Soros shows how the stripping away of one conviction often begets embrace of the opposite extreme, as in the lurch from bullish euphoria to bearish despond in stock markets. More generally, Popperian exposes can generate the hunger for new certainties or, as our postmodern friends say, every demystification creates a new mystification. More tellingly, Soros has moved beyond what he calls the "binarism" of Popper's political views, the contrast of open and closed societies. Soros's experience of Russian affairs after the fall of the communist state seems to have altered his thinking. From the closed conditions of Soviet dictatorship, the country has swung to the opposite extreme of rudderless anarchy; eclipsed in the middle is the open society that Soros cherishes, in which people could think productively about the uncertainties they face and cope collectively. That same fate, with due modifications, Soros fears for Clerkenwell. We know too well that sudden flights of capital, a ceaseless exportation or extinction of jobs, the merging and dismantling of companies which mark today's capitalism, are things to which no nation is immune. Soros has a special take on this familiar litany. He is interested in the extreme fashion today in which "transactions" have replaced "relationships", both in doing business and in conducting society. The contrast is part of his own biography. "In the City of London in the 1950s," he writes, "it was almost impossible to transact any business without having a prior relationship. It was not a question of what you knew but whom you knew." And so the Hungarian refugee migrated a second time in the mid-1950s to New York, looking for a milieu in which the immediate transaction rather than the long-term relationship ruled. A lifetime of such transactions have made this outsider titanically rich. But now he has come to believe that, both as theory and in practice, the reign of transactions over relationships threatens to impoverish both economy and society. In the economy, the reign of self-contained, instant transactions deepens the threats of instability. Via computerised trading programs or simple human panic, meltdowns in small economies like Thailand (or indeed Russia) can spread virus-like without restraint. Only when chaos threatens the centre, as in the disaster which recently faced the misleadingly named Long-Term Capital Management, will the firms that need sustained business relationships club together to effect a rescue. In society, Soros observes, the reign of short-term transactions owes no allegiance to national needs; it dissolves commitment to organisations; an endless experience of disconnected deals and jobs is a mindless force in the lives of individuals. "As an anonymous participant in financial markets," Soros says, "I never had to weigh the social consequences of my actions." You can work on a relationship to make it more open, mutual or just; the reign of transactions short-circuits the open society. This critique is cogently written, and Soros seems alive to the irony of his writing it. One searches in vain through the biographies John D Rockefeller Sr commissioned for the least hint of guilt, pious and philanthropic as the old monopolist was. Andrew Carnegie, though haunted by a sense of remorse over various shoddy business practices, believed his Creator would forgive if only Andrew gave. Soros falls into neither of these categories. His philanthropies, which range from protecting Russian science to challenging the punitive drug regime of the United States, are too various to be explained as mere expiation. He observes that if he had not pulled off the transactions that abruptly beggared the Bank of England a few years ago, many others were lined up behind him only too willing to take his place. Still, he is clear-sighted enough to see that the regime in which he has prospered now diminishes the lives of less powerful people. The philosopher in him cannot let matters rest here. Somehow he has to reconcile what he thinks with how he has lived, to show how an open society might tame rather than suffer in the hands of global capitalism - and here he stumbles. The philosopher in Soros wants to draw a distinction between expectations and fundamental values, the former self-serving calculations, the latter more communal beliefs in family, civility and responsibility. Religion once promoted fundamental values and curbed self-serving expectations; now this task falls to the open society. But how? Precisely because it is self-challenging and multi-voiced - in the open society there is an "absence of an objective criterion" for curbing the rule of transactions, no absolute standard to say, for instance, you cannot set up a megastore in this town if your megastore is likely to bankrupt small, high-street businesses. Soros admits this: "I can argue that the promotion of the profit motive into an ethical principle is an aberration but I cannot set myself up as the ultimate arbiter who adjudicates in the name of open society." Winningly modest, in accord with his reflexive anti-essentialism, but empty of concrete political content. Soros's open society is a subtler, Europeanised form of American liberalism and suffers the same defects as its New World parent, with this emphasis on process at the expense of content. In principle, reflexively testing the principles in which you believe need not weaken your commitment to them. In practice, however, the history of modern liberalism is a story in which self-questioning begets impotence. Governed by its fear of absolutes, liberalism has proposed at most that the powerful might be restrained by the process of democratic debate. 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Just 50 feet away from where Michigan coach John Beilein discussed the stockpile of talent the Wolverines bring back this season, the only player not still on the team from last season discussed his new life away from Ann Arbor.
Former Michigan big man Max Bielfeldt will finish his college career at Indiana.
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Max Bielfeldt has been granted a release to explore transfer opportunities for his graduate season.
Spike Albrecht provided an update on his health after undergoing hip surgery, John Beilein discussed Michigan's scholarship situation, Duncan Robinson will attend Camp Sanderson and Albrecht was named best-dressed at Michigan's banquet on Wednesday evening.
Michigan's locker room was open following the team's 71-60 loss to Wisconsin in the third round of the Big Ten tournament. Spike Albrecht discussed the emotional defeat, while Muhammad Ali-Abdur-Rahkman and Max Bielfeldt talked about the Wolverines' desire to continue their season in the NIT.
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Aubrey Dawkins and Max Bielfeldt stole the show Saturday afternoon, combining for 45 points in a 79-69 win over Rutgers at the Crisler Center. While Dawkins dazzled with eight three-pointers, Bielfeldt earned several ovations on his Senior Day, tallying his first career double-double.


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Some old news here and some new, all of it about my favorite climate contrarian, Lord Cristopher Monkton. He is my favorite because he is a clown and the more he is put forth as denialism's "Septical Champion" the better. First the old news. You may recall Tim Lambert debated Cristopher Monckton in Sydney a…


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It's a Victoria 45 with two tracks:
Thursday, August 27, 2009
Can't figure out who this is. Let me know if you have more information.
It's a Victoria 45 with two tracks:
It's a Victoria 45 with two tracks:
Bosco Mpangi ya munu ('Bosco My Friend' in Kikongo) on Side 1. Author/Composer Jean Bosco (but it doesn't sound much like Jean Bosco Mwenda from Likasi/Lubumbashi?).
Emile Molangi on Side 2. Author/composer Backirimbia. Never heard of this composer and can't fnd any information.
4 comments:
- kalebeul said...
I think track 1 is in Kituba, which is mainly spoken further west, and the guitar style is straightforward electric Congolese, so the Jean Bosco reference is indeed mysterious.
- August 29, 2009 at 9:53 AM
These tracks are from early Orchestre Bella Bella, circa 1971. Second composer is mislabeled : Makirimbia instead of Bakirimbia.
- September 19, 2009 at 10:09 PM
- Pieter said...
Thanks, Kiku, for the Bella Bella info!
- September 27, 2009 at 10:52 AM
- Dancemonkey said...
songs are in Lingala although the title for Bosco Mpangi na Munu is in Kikongo meaning Bosco my brother. Both songs are sang in lingala.
Definitely out of Kinshasa.
- December 10, 2009 at 6:56 AM
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Ranch-Style Buttermilk Dressing Recipe
This creamy quick-to-fix dressing is pleasantly seasoned with dill and minced parsley...and it whisks together in no time. Shirley Francey of St. Catherines, Ontario submitted the recipe.
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The honor comes on the heels of Chelanga's show-stopping performance at the 2009 NCAA Division I Men's Cross Country National Championship on Nov. 23 in Terre Haute, Ind., where he set a new LaVern Gibson course record with a 10K time of 28:41.3 en route to his first national title.
Chelanga was named the USTFCCCA Southeast Regional Athlete of the Year after taking top honors in the regional meet on Nov. 14 in Louisville, Ky., where he finished more than 33 seconds before the second-place runner in the 10K event.
The redshirt junior from Nairobi, Kenya, only lost one meet this season, coming in second at the NCAA Pre-Nationals on Oct. 17. Stanford's Chris Derrick, the West Regional Athlete of the Year, won that event.
Chelanga, now a six-time All-American, became the third NCAA Division I national champion from Liberty. Flames graduate assistant coach Josh McDougal was the 2007 NCAA National Cross Country Champion, and current assistant coach Heather (Sagan) Zealand took the title in the mile at the 2002 NCAA Division I Indoor Track & Field Championships.


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WASHINGTON – A group of American celebrities and other activists want President Barack Obama to refuse to sign an international trade agreement until Japan bans the capture and slaughter of dolphins in the fishing town of Taiji.
Backing the effort are Oscar-winning performers Sean Penn, Cher, Susan Sarandon, Jennifer Hudson, Gwyneth Paltrow and Charlize Theron as well as TV stars Ellen DeGeneres and William Shatner, and many others.
The Oscar-winning 2009 documentary "The Cove" chronicled the dolphin roundup in Taiji, Wakayama Prefecture, and helped spark protests over the annual hunt and ensuing slaughter. Japanese law allows a hunting season for dolphins, and fishermen defend it as a tradition.
In a letter dated Wednesday that included dozens of names, hip-hop producer Russell Simmons asked Caroline Kennedy, the U.S. ambassador to Japan, to urge Obama not to sign the Trans-Pacific Partnership accord until Japan bans the hunt. Kennedy recently tweeted that she was deeply concerned about the dolphin hunt, which has drawn widespread news coverage.
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December 15, 2011
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Boys will be boys. Yes indeed they will! Our friends at BadTaste.it have posted a new international poster for Max Landis & Josh Trank's Chronicle, the found-footage superpowers movie that we got a rather kick ass first trailer for a few months ago. Like the first teaser poster, this also features the three teenage boys who gain superpowers flying in the air, this time with that extra joke - of dropping a car onto the radio tower of a building. This movie looks like so much fun, I can't wait! And the marketing goes right along with it. I hope we see plenty more posters like this. How would you mess with your friends if you had telekinesis?
This is as high res as we can find for now. More updates on their Facebook wall. Thanks again to BadTaste!
Three high school students and friends make an incredible discovery, leading to them developing uncanny superpowers beyond their understanding. As they learn to control their abilities, and initially use them to their advantage, their lives start to spin out of control, and their darker sides soon begin to take over.
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Greg Heffley and the Diary of A Wimpy Kid books invaded our house a few years ago and haven't left. Not just because my daughter is a HUGE fan of the series (which she is) but simply because I LOVE the main character, Greg Heffley:
Greg is lazy, selfish and seldom shows any remorse for his wrongdoings. He is totally oblivious to his own character foibles and considers himself basically flawless in personality as opposed to those around him, albeit he does not always treat his family, friends, and schoolmates respectfully, particularly his best friend, Rowley Jefferson…
Greg's sort of a "middle-school everyman" who faces the kinds of problems we've all encountered, like how to ask someone out on a date or addressing Mr. Jefferson as "the driver" because Greg wants to seem more impressive to his "date" than he really is. As a once middle school student who could have also been described as "self-absorbed and somewhat clueless," I recognize a kindred spirit and have been a Diary of a Wimpy Kid fan since the author, Jeff Kinney, was interviewed on Terry Gross' show "Fresh Air" a few years ago for The Diary of A Wimpy Kid: Dog Days.
The books are targeted towards middle school readers but in actuality appeal to just about anyone (sort of like the Harry Potter series). But unlike the Potter phenomena, Jeff Kinney's books are really funny — the kind of funny where you have to take a break from reading because you're laughing so hard that you are actually "snorting" to the point when tears and snot are running down your face, and you feel like you could actually throw up from laughing so hard.
To some adults, the books can be construed as stories in cartoon form: "graphic novels." So it's natural that the Wimpy Kid books have drawn criticism from some teachers who would prefer that their students veer away from "picture books." From my perspective on the parental "slippery slope," despite the (incredibly funny) cartoons, I still give the books a HUGE thumbs up! My daughter's READING for goodness sake!
So you could imagine how psyched my family was when we found out that not only were K, Adam and I going TO MEET one of our LITERARY and COMIC HEROS, JEFF KINNEY, but that we would also get 30 uninterrupted minutes for K to speak with him during his most recent book tour for the latest, and funniest, Diary of A Wimpy Kid book yet: The Diary of A Wimpy Kid: The Third Wheel! And we were able to video taped the interview for you! (Did I yell that loud enough?)
My brilliant husband (how often do I refer to him like that?) suggested that K alert her 4th grade class that she was interviewing a famous author and ask that it pull together a list of AWESOME questions for K to ask him.
I think that it was one of the best discussions Jeff had all day! Click on the link to see her great interview:
Amazing right? K was able to ask all of her classmates questions and judging from the look of things, it appeared that Jeff Kinney was impressed with her professionalism and the caliber of the questions she asked him.
The latest installment of the Diary of A Wimpy Kid book came out in November and if you haven't had a chance to read it (or any of the books), I absolutely encourage you to pick one up IMMEDIATELY. I actually laughed out loud at some of the jokes. And, sadly, I could relate to some of the (self made) messes that Greg creates for himself. Also, check out the movies which were created based on the series' characters. We purchased them as soon as they came out on DVD and have enjoyed Greg's and his friends adventures many times. They make for great family night movie viewing.
P.S. Did I mention that the series makes a great holiday gift for your favorite 4th + grader? Between the Sh*tty Moms Books for my sisters and the Diary of a Wimpy Kid books for my younger nephews, I may already have my Holiday shopping done for the year! Of course, all of these books, DVDs and, yes, games can be found on Amazon.com.
Finally, as Meredith Sinclair, one of the funniest and a most awesome moms and women around, puts it:
"Disclaimer: NONE of these brands, shops, sites, or products have paid me a red cent to promote them. Nope, not one."


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Here are some of the most expensive postcodes in the United States: 94027, 94022, 94920 and 94028. All are exclusive residential enclaves favoured by the Silicon Valley set – those who have made fortunes thanks to the tech boom, and are willing to fork out more than $1m for a two-bedroom bungalow.
But according to Temple Grandin, an animal scientist at Colorado State University, these gilded neighbourhoods may also harbour some of the highest rates of autism in the country. Grandin is calling for the talents of autistic children to be identified and nurtured. In her new book, The Autistic Brain, she says that Silicon Valley is stuffed full of "Happy Aspies"– people with Asperger's syndrome, a high-functioning type of autism sometimes associated with above-average intelligence – who have shied away from being labelled and, instead, have successfully cultivated their tech obsessions.
Grandin, who is autistic herself, believes that "Steve Jobs was probably on the spectrum" and that many other top Valley companies are led by "geeky guys" who may not have received (or revealed) an official diagnosis but whose condition shines through in interviews. These individuals, she implies, have simply learnt to monetise their condition.
About 1 per cent of us are on the autism spectrum, with symptoms that include language delay, difficulty with social interactions and a narrow, repetitive range of interests (for example, ordering objects obsessively). Those with Asperger's can often become fixated on one thing – and combining this with a high IQ can be a recipe for financial gain. After all, Silicon Valley is a meritocratic haven where social graces don't matter as long as your computer coding rocks.
Birds such as blackbirds and chaffinches are adapting to the high radiation levels in Chernobyl by producing more protective antioxidants
Grandin's book offers three templates for how humans think. In addition to the usual verbal and visual (or picture) thinking, she adds a third category: pattern thinking. Science, maths, engineering and finance are textbook pattern thinking professions – carried out by people who are often popularly portrayed as socially unaware, despite dazzling IQs.
If anyone can resuscitate the idea of autistic savants, it's probably Grandin, who attributes her superb visual memory – and her career – to her autism. Now in her sixties, she has written extensively about her own struggles: she didn't speak until the age of four but found she could relate intuitively to animals. The story of her life was turned into a film, Temple Grandin, starring Claire Danes.
The trick, she says, is not to focus on what an autistic person can't do, but instead on what they can do.
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When it comes to nutrition, mum's the word
You are what your mother ate. That is one striking interpretation of a new study conducted by the UK's Medical Research Council. The report offers the first direct evidence that nutrition in pregnancy can have effects on a child's life-long health. Its findings, which were published in the journal Nature Communications, will cheer supporters of epigenetics, the once-derided notion that the environment endured by one generation can leave its imprint in the genome of successive generations.
The study exploited the markedly seasonal climate in rural Gambia, where people eat notably different diets during the rainy and dry seasons. Researchers enrolled 84 women who conceived between July and September, the peak of the rainy season known as "hunger season"; and 83 women who conceived between February and April, a time of harvest.
The academics found that rainy-season mums and babies had higher rates of certain nutrients, including vitamin B2 and folate, in their blood. This discrepancy appeared to be reflected in the infants' DNA: compared with dry-season babies, rainy-season newborns had higher rates of particular chemical compounds called methyl groups. These have the power to "silence", or switch off, genes.
Branwen Hennig, one of the team's researchers, hailed the study as "the first demonstration in humans that a mother's nutritional well-being at the time of conception can change how her child's genes will be interpreted, with a life-long impact".
It's unknown yet whether the silencing of the six genes under study is beneficial or damaging: untangling the consequences for health is the next goal.
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First Time Cruise for Healthy Active Dad and Teen Daughter: Liberty of the Seas Cruise Review by electricdad
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First Time Cruise for Healthy Active Dad and Teen Daughter
Destination: Western Caribbean
Embarkation: Fort Lauderdale (Port Everglades)
14 y.o. teen girl (loves volleyball, makeup, nails, fashion and all other girly stuff)
I wanted to write this review to return the karma b/c Cruise Critic was ESSENTIAL in making this cruise (the most expensive vacation I have ever done) also the most enjoyable one my daughter and I have ever taken in our lives. Also I'm writing from the perspective of a single parent whose interest is in being active and healthy vs going on a cruise to drink, gorge and sunburn on a lounge chair, which seems what many cruisers are after.
Neither of us had ever cruised before and my curiosity and desire to try something new led me to choose a cruise for my daughter's spring break which we always spend together. There were about a dozen cruises that would have worked for the dates we needed, most of them Carnival, but RCI's Liberty of the Seas quickly stood out among the pack More as the lead contender (coincidentally the Triumph debacle occurred the week before I booked and that was the nail in the coffin for them).
The main appeal of Royal Caribbean and the Liberty were: the size and newness of the ship, the overall positive Cruise Critic reviews, the reputation of RCI of emphasizing activities vs partying, availability of volleyball (my daughter is a junkie), the boxing ring/gym facilities (I am a junkie), the cupcake shop (sugar, ugh, but my girl is an aspiring cupcake artist, so...)
The Liberty cruise was more expensive than all the other cruises I looked at except Disney, but my instincts told me this was the one we wanted and when I found a deal with an online travel agent, I pulled the trigger. The ship and all its amenities have been extensively covered elsewhere, so I'm not going to describe them here - just give my opinions and any tips I can share.
First the day-by-day review.
Friday: Flew in from Atlanta on Spirit Air to Fort Lauderdale. Never flew with them before and was hesitant b/c I heard they upcharge for everything, but they had the best fare by far, so went with them. Any worries here for nothing b/c flight went smoothly - they are very efficient. My daughter and I were seated together even though I didn't pay extra for assigned seats. The only hassle was the 40 lb limit for the checked bag we shared - had to shuffle stuff to our "personal items". A 50 lb limit would have made packing a bit easier but it wasn't a huge deal.
Upon arrival called for our shuttle to the Holiday Inn Express Cruiseport which took us to Comfort Suites instead? It turns out they are both under the same ownership and moved our reservation from one to the other (they overbooked?). They gave us a really nice suite w/ a great view on the top floor and were very nice and helpful so I didn't make an issue of it even though it would have been nice to know they were going to do that ahead of time. The tradeoff, we discovered later, was that we were now a bit farther from the beach and our feet were very sore from walking there. We played volleyball with some spring breakers and then took a cab back. I had planned on dinner at Bimini Boatyard but it would have been another hike, so just went to Pollo Tropical across the street from the hotel - cheap and good.
Saturday: Took the shuttle from the hotel (very reasonable @ $6/person) to the pier. Got there around 11AM and saw masses of people and luggage but was amazed at how orderly and efficiently check-in and boarding was. First impression of RCI was very good. We were among the first group on the boat and entered on the Promenade level. Wow! Emma and I were dazzled. It is just freaking beautiful. I know the promenade has been described as a mall but it is way fancier than any mall I have ever seen. We had a big breakfast that morning so made a decision on the spot to skip the Windjammer where I knew everyone would be going to pig out and instead go explore the ship until our cabin was ready. A solid decision b/c it felt like we had the ship mostly to ourselves! We started from the chapel at the top and worked our way back down to the promenade. Emma was thrilled w/ everything we saw and the glamour of it all. I was impressed with the overall design, layout and cleanliness of the ship. Hunger pangs finally kicked in so we went to the Windjammer but by that time it was a mob (and that, I would find, was usually always the case whenever we were there). So we went to the Promenade Cafe and found they had prosciutto sandwiches there (yummy) and no crowd. Then off to our cabin. Oceanview Superior on Deck 6 and the farthest forward on starboard side which provided extra balcony space and the best view. Cabin was clean, comfortable and plenty roomy for the two of us. After settling in we went to the cupcake shop and I signed Emma up for a class the next day. Then off to the pool to enjoy the rest of daylight before we disembarked. We were assigned 8:30 dinner seating (at first I regretted not doing MTD, but it all worked out as I'll describe later). 8:30 is just too late to eat dinner IMHO so I tried to see if we could change to 6:30 or MTD but no luck, at least on that first night, so we went to Windjammer. Sometime during dinner the ship disembarked but it was so smooth I didn't even notice we left port ( a little "aw crap" feeling though - would have liked to watch it from the upper decks). After dinner we watched the Dreamworks parade (cute) and watched "The Avengers" in this cool little movie theater they call the Screening Room. Great movie BTW.
Sunday: Woke up early to discover the Easter Bunny must have swam his way on the ship to make a delivery - and he remembered I prefer my chocolate dark, too! Went to the jogging track on Deck 12 to do my 2 mile run (8 laps) that I would repeat every morning for the rest of the cruise. This ended up being one of my favorite things on the whole cruise: wake up pre-dawn and grab ipod, tiptoe out while Emma sleeps, walk through an empty Promenade still lit up in all its glory, hoof the stairs to Deck 12 and run. Just me, a couple employees setting up lounge chairs, and a couple other early risers while the rest of the ship sleeps. Do my run as I watch the sun come up - breathtaking! Then go to the very top gold level deck to do my stretching (I'm not a gold level member but at 6AM no one cares haha). THAT is how to start a day! Or I suppose you could stay up til 2AM drinking and then sleep in til 11 if that works for you I guess - not for me. Back at the room roused Emm and took in her delight at the Easter Bunny visit - she definitely wasn't expecting that. After a healthy filling breakfast @ Windjammer we made a beeline for the sports deck and were the first in line when they opened rock climbing. We had never tried this before and it was fun! I made it to the top my first try, and Emm after a struggle made it on her second attempt (I was so proud of her for not giving up). They had 2 ropes going while we were doing it so 2 people could go at once and later in the cruise I saw they had 4 ropes going at one time. Next up was volleyball - the main sports activity for us. I participated in the adult competitive tournament while Emma kept climbing. Out of four teams our team got the gold and were presented with a RCI gold logo medal - priceless! Then it was open volleyball and Emm and I played for a couple hours with other cruisers young and older of various skill levels - it was very relaxed and a lot of fun. The bad news was we lost 2 balls overboard (winds were strong) and apparently there is a sea law that requires them to stop the action for the day if that happens (at least that's what they told us) so no more v.b. that day. Emma went to her cupcake class and made a cute little pooch cupcake(that was to look at only, not to eat she warned me haha). Meanwhile I went to the Solarium pool and did mini laps and water treading to keep warm and burn cals (water was on the cool side and I was the only one who stayed in for more than a few minutes). Today I again tried to change our dinner time and this time success! Moral of story: don't give up. MTD was full but they switched us to 6:30 seating and that still left us time to catch the ice show. Here's my brief review of that: DO NOT MISS IT - it's that good! At dinner (which was supposed to be formal but I didn't bring a tux or suit and only saw a few people in one) we met a very pleasant family w/ 2 teen girls about Emma's age. RCI specifically put us at this table for that reason and I am very appreciative b/c Emm is a little on the shy side. The girls took an immediate liking to each other and went to hang out after dinner.
Monday: Belize. Our ship arrived about an hour later than they said it would and I don't know why. People who had a non-RCI excursion like we had planned (cave tubing w/ VIV- awesome! Will write a separate review on Trip Advisor) were worried about missing their tours. Tendering went fairly smooth although there was a good sized line. If you have read a sample of reviews of Belize, you know it is a very poor country - we're talking 3rd world here. This was one of the MAIN reasons I wanted my daughter to see it. American kids need to see how good they have it to appreciate what they have. In that regard, while we were waiting in the park to do our cave tube tour, we met a very nice Belize woman and her daughter who looked to be about Emma's age. They were sitting at a picnic table next to us and overheard us practicing our poor spanish and we began chatting. I thought at first they were tourists like us but it turned out they worked at the park cleaning bathrooms and were just taking a break. Anyway the girl was very curious and seemed enamored of Emma who must have looked like some kind of movie star to her (Emma is very fashion conscious - too much for my taste). The jaw drop happened when Emma stated her age as 14 and the girl said that's how old she had been when she got married! She was now 18 and had a child even though she looked no older than Emma. She wasn't saying it as if she wanted sympathy, more as a matter-of-fact kind of thing. The impression that statement made on my daughter was worth the trip to Belize alone. Later after finishing with tubing, Emma ran into her in the bathroom and she gave Emma a ring made of beads Emma had admired before. How about that! She didn't even ask for any money. I scolded Emma a little for taking it and sent her back with money to give to the girl. That experience was worth way more to a father than watching their child surf on a freakin Flowrider. We made it back to the ship in the nick of time and after dinner went ice skating. I was tired and wasn't feeling it so instead I just watched Emma. I tell you, watching in her in her little hoodie whizzing around with the other kids, she looked like my little angel again. It was a happy feeling that reminded me of when she was a young chickadee but it also was sad because I knew her childhood innocence was disappearing and would never come back.
Tuesday: Cozumel. After yesterday's adventure, today was going to be about relaxing at the beach. Knowing I was going to be a bum today, I did my 2 mile run and then hit the gym after for bodyweight exercises and to see how much use I could get out of the boxing ring and heavy bag (I packed my mma gloves for the trip). Boxing ring: sad is the best way to describe it. Ropes were sagging and loose and the platform creaked loudly. I couldn't do any bouncing off the ropes and had to settle for jumping jacks in the one spot that didn't creak. Couldn't even find any jumping ropes anywhere. Heavy bag: very good quality leather and firmness - not too hard or soft. Used this a lot. Good for punches, elbows, knees and kicks. Since they went to the trouble of putting in a boxing ring, I has hoped they would have at least one speed bag, but no go. My impression was that the ring was more to impress than actually use. Anyway, we slid into port right next to sister ship Mariner of the Seas. Docking was really cool as it was kind of like looking in a mirror - the ships seemed virtually identical. Getting off was very easy and we got in the cab line to take us to Chankanaab Park. We watched some dolphin action for a bit and parked our butts under the last available palapas at the very end of the park, right next to the hammocks. We were in relaxed heaven in the hammocks under the palm trees. Didn't seem like it could get any better than that. Warning: I neglected sunscreen on myself and Emma since we were in the shade and only exposed ourselves to the sun when we walked to the bathrooms and restaurant, but just with that minimal exposure we still both got burned. That tropical sun is no joke. We made our way back to the ship for the open v.b. that was scheduled for later that pm but were disappointed to find the sports staff had made a mistake and told us no v.b. that day. We were planning our next move when they came on the loudspeaker w/ "oops. Our bad, there is v.b. after all". So they set up the net, cleared the court of the ever-present teenage b.ballers and we got in an hour of good play. That night we went to see the comedian/juggler and he was hilarious. I looked over at my daughter during the show and she was in stitches every time.
Wednesday: Last cruise day. We played even more volleyball for a couple hours and now it was finally time to try the Flowrider. I had hoped waiting til the end of the cruise would mean shorter lines since other cruisers had had their fill of it, but no luck. It was worth the waiting though and watching others was quite entertaining. Emma tried it - and didn't like it. At all. She was blinded the whole time and when she wrecked it almost took her bikini off (apparently losing swimwear is a common occurrence on that thing). We went to our seated dinner for the second time on that cruise and the nice family was there with their girls. It was the mom's birthday and we were all laughing and in good spirits - a very nice time. The cruise had done its job and we were all in relaxed vacation mode. After dinner Emma went with the other girls to "hang" and I took a long walk around the ship to see if there was anything I had missed. Found two - the Olive Twist Bar is a nice quiet place to go if you want to drink and chat and also found how to get to the very front of the ship where the helipad is (off Deck 5 I think). It was too dark to see anything though.
Thursday: We woke up in Ft Lauderdale. I was still amazed that a ship so big moved so quietly and gently. After a last Windjammer break-feast we got our bags and disembarked. We were in no hurry since we had a later flight. Going through customs and getting a cab was fairly painless and lines moved steadily and efficiently - no complaints there.
So overall: Very impressed with RCI and their people. The ship was clean, well-kept and efficient. Their staff were professional, often very friendly and never less than polite - an amazing task considering the masses of people they are constantly having to deal with. The biggest downside to cruising does seem to be the crowds but I felt it was worth the tradeoff to be on a ship with so much to do (and it was only for 5 nights). Liberty of the Seas during spring break was not inexpensive, but I felt I more than got my money's worth. Happy cruising! Less
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I'm pagan but very open to other's beliefs. I like to read tarot for others. I consider myself a hippie kinda. I would like to be more green though. I don't consider myself very girly but i perfer to wear dresses or skirts. I rarely wear make up. I like games of all sorts, cards to online. I love the stars.
I only am interested in a friend.
Cooking for people. I like to make sweets, dinners or just try new recipes out for anyone!
They might notice i'm very curious i suppose?
Movies - That would be an endless list, I love movies but here it goes... Big Stan, Bill and Ted's Movies, Fan Boys, Grandma's Boy, I Love You Man, Idiocracy, Shaun of the Dead, Step Brothers, Stranger than Fiction, Telledaga Nights, The Three Muskateers, Thank You for Smoking, Flash, Boondock Saints, The Chronicles of Riddick (series), The Crow, Hero, Iron Man, Mulan, Alladin, Enchanted, Finding Nemo, Hercules, Labryinth, Howls Moving Castle, Ponyo, Spirited Away, Big Fish, Scarface, Earth Girls Are Easy, Fight Club, Dogma, Anything made by Kevin Smith minus Cop Out, 11 minutes Ago, Happy Accidents, V for Vendetta, Despicable Me, Kill Bill 1 and 2. Megamind, Battle Royale, What Dreams May Come, Moon, CJ7, I'm a Cyborg but that's okay, Paprika, Kungfu Hustle, The Count of Monte Cristo, Wall-E, The Imaginarium of Dr. Parnassus, Tron, Lo, The Princess Bride, Ever After, Pulp Fiction, The Devil's Advocate..... It just keeps going.
Shows - Metalocalpyse, Firefly, Doctor Who, Dragon Ball Z, Death Note, Samurai Champloo, X Files, Futurama, Cowboy Bebop, Chobits, Criminal Minds, CSI Las Vegas, Cake Boss, The Outer Limits, Heroes, House MD, Scrubs, Louie, Roswell, ect ect ect...
Music - Foo Fighters and Queen are the top of the top. Daft Punk, Bush (not the newer stuff), ACDC, Disturbed, will add more later when i remember.
Food - Korean. Nothing beats Korean food. You have your gochujang, your kalbi, you panchan, and some rice. Maybe some corn or barley tea and YUM.
My kid
My craft closet
Korean Food
Other than that my mind is usually on what i have to do for the day like caring for my kid or cleaning up or cooking.
I'd like people similarly minded about my details.
I'd perfer to only talk to women or gay men.