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The Sydney Taylor Book Award is presented annually to outstanding books for children and teens that authentically portray the Jewish experience. The award memorializes Sydney Taylor, author of the classic All-of-a-Kind Family series.
April Halprin Wayland and Stephane Jorisch, author and illustrator of New Year at the Pier: A Rosh Hashanah Story, Robin Friedman, author of The Importance of Wings, and Margarita Engle, author of Tropical Secrets: Holocaust Refugees in Cuba, are the 2010 winners of the prestigious Sydney Taylor Book Award.
The winners were revealed at the 2010 council meeting of the Association of Jewish Libraries in January, 2010 in Manhattan, NY. Awards chair Kathe Pinchuck made the official announcement, and then shared her thoughts on this year's winners.
Click here for the press release about the 2010 winners.
Click here for the complete list of 2010 awards, honors, and notable books.
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This session on electronic resources has three parts:
C.O.T.A.R., Collection of Torah Articles: The Evolution of a Database and its Uses, presented by Yaakov Aronson of Bar Ilan University
COTAR is a DVD database containing the full texts of articles in the field of Jewish law published in journals not readily available to the general public. The material chosen for scanning was chosen from the yearly bibliographies of outstanding articles in this field prepared by Rabbi Meir Wunder of the Jewish National and University Library (now National Library of Israel) and published in the annual Tehumin over a period of 20 years. The presentation discusses the preparations necessary before scanning could begin, permissions from authors and publications, etc, and the challenges presented by the project. Though the articles in the database are from the field of Jewish Law, their use as primary sources for political, cultural, social and economic history is discussed.
Creating a Bibliography and Catalog of All Hebrew Writings for the Future National Library of Israel, presented by Donald Goldman, publisher and producer
With the acceptance of using the MARBI Model B structure for Name Authority Files, and the linking together of all the various international formats with a VIAF (Virtual International Authority File) type server, and the experience gained in using these tools with Arabic, Goldman explains how it is now possible to create a cohesive bio-bibliographical unit.
The 'Voices of the Holocaust' Project at the Illinois Institute of Technology presented by Christopher Stewart, Ralph Pugh and Eben English, all three from the Illinois Institute of Technology (IIT)
In 1946, IIT psychology professor David P. BOder travelled to Europe to document the traumas suffered by persons displaced by the recent world war, including many survivors of the Holocaust. As his interviews progressed, Boder (armed with a wire recorder) soon abandoned his pre-planned structure interview questions and let his interviewees tell their personal narratives with as little hindrance as possible. His interviews contain much of the earliest extant Holocaust testimony anbd convey what scholar Donald Niewyk aptly describes as "fresh wounds." In 1999, IIT's Galvin Library launched its "Voices of the Holocaust" website, which features Boder's translations of 70 of his 124 interviews. Galvin Library is currently coordinating the original language transcription of all the interviews, along with the translation of those that Boder was unable to complete himself. The augmented website, which will include many search capabilities for students and scholars, will be unveiled during 2009. IIT Dean of Libraries Christopher Stewart, Galvin Library Digital Services Librarian Eben English, and IIT Assistant University Archivist Ralph Pugh discuss David Boder's life and work, the scope of his 1946 interviews, and the challenges facing IIT as it seeks to promote the widest possible sue of this invaluable resource.
See the Voices of the Holocaust website at http://voices.iit.edu.
These presentations were given at the 2009 Association of Jewish Libraries convention in Chicago, IL.
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The Feinstein Lecture at the 2009 Association of Jewish Libraries convention in Chicago, IL was presented by Michael Grunberger of the US Holocaust Memorial Museum.
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This session included two sections.
The Power of the Buzz: Libraries and Word of Mouth Marketing, presented by Peggy Barber of Library Communication Strategies and Judy Hoffman, Marketing Specialist at North Suburban Library System.
Learn how to harness the power of personal communication to raise your library's profile to new heights. The tols for success won't cost you a dime: a good plan, responsive customer service and simple well-crafted messages.
From Wish List to Reality: Preparations for Library Fundraising, presented by Barbara Kemmis of the American Theological Library Association and Lorraine H. Olley of the Univeristy of Saint Mary of the Lake
Librarians almost always have a longer list of projects to fun, as well as collections and other things to buy, than annual budgets can cover. Participants will learn the skills and processes necessary to move from wish lists to securing special funds.
This session was presented at the 2009 Association of Jewish Libraries convention in Chicago, IL.
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This session included two sections by two speakers.
Groshn-bibliotek – Popular Reading of Polish Jews in the 1930′s, presented by Lyudmila Sholokhova of the YIVO Institute for Jewish Research
Groshn-bibliotek (Penny-Library) is a series of over 200 popular biographies and other historical brochures that were published in Yiddish in Warsaw during the years 1930-1936. It includes essays about outstanding personalities, Jewish and non-Jewish, stories on major events in world history with special attention to famous Jewish individuals, and stories about the recent Russian revolution and its protagonists. Groshn-bibliotek was a Bundist edition. Its aim was to educate the Yiddish reading masses about Jewish and world history. Most secular Jews in pre-WWII Poland did not have formal high school education, but many were self educated through avid reading. The series reflects the high intellectual interests and the broad outlook of its authors and editors.
Yiddish Publishing in Argentina presented by Rita Saccal of the Seminario Rabinicio Latinoamericano "Marshall T. Meyer"
Rita Saccal focuses on the "Golden Age" of Yiddish literature in Argentina. She presents a very brief introduction to Yiddish literature inthe colonies, continuing witht he period between the late 19th centuray to the late 1950′s, when Argentina, or better said Buenos Aires, was considered the capital of Yiddish poetry and literature, compared only to Varshaw, Moskow and New York.
This session was presented at the 2009 Association of Jewish Libraries convention in Chicago, IL.
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Avraham Rosenberg presents a report and evaluation of the conservation of the collection and the restoration of over 1,500 items at the Ets Haim Library in Amsterdam. This paper was presented at the 2009 Association of Jewish Libraries convention in Chicago, IL.
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At each year's AJL convention, members of the Sydney Taylor Book Award Committee participate in a panel presentation to discuss the best and worst of recent Jewish literature for children and teens. In this podcast, you can hear members Susan Berson, Barbara Bietz, Kathy Bloomfield, Debbie Colodny, Rachel Kamin, and Kathe Pinchuck sharing their delight and dismay over juvenile Judaica published during 2008, reviewed while seeking the winners of the 2009 Sydney Taylor Book Award.
This panel was presented at the 2009 Association of Jewish Libraries convention in Chicago, IL.
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Two Judaica collections at the University of Chicago Library illustrate the role of private collectors in developing unique resources for research and teaching in Jewish Studies. Although they never met, Ludwig Rosenberger and Harry Sondheim had much in common: both were born in Germany and immigrated to the United States, each had a successful professional career, and both formed unusual and highly important Judaica collections. The works in both collections are chiefly secular, since the aim of the collectors was to understand their own and their family's history in the broader context of Jewish history and culture. Lastly, both decided to donate their collections to the University of Chicago's Special Collections Research Center.
Alice Schreyer is Assistant Director for Special Collections and Preservation and Director of the Special Collections Research Center at the University of Chicago Library. She presented this paper at the 2009 Association of Jewish Libraries convention in Chicago, IL.
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Author Richard Michelson and illustrator Raul Colon won the 2009 Sydney Taylor Book Award in the Younger Readers category for As Good As Anybody: Martin Luther King and Abraham Joshua Heschel's Amazing March Toward Freedom. They had the opportunity to present their book to an appreciative audience at the Association of Jewish Libraries annual convention on July 7, 2009 in Chicago, IL.
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Stanford University Libraries acquired the papers of Eisig Silberschlag (1903-1988) in 2003. Silberschlag was recognized as an authority in the field of Hebrew literary criticism and won prizes for his translations of Aristophanes and Menander from Greek into Hebrew as well as for a book of his poems. He was much beloved as a teacher, served as Dean and later President of Hebrew Teachers College in Boston, and ended his career as a visiting professor of Judaic Studies at the University of Texas, Austin.
What makes this collection unique and valuable to researchers? Silberschlag never moved beyond second-tier status in academia nor did he succeed in having his plays produced by any of the leading theater companies in Israel or the U.S. Yet his correspondence files, which comprise the bulk of the collection, reveal that he was highly regarded by many of the literary and academic luminaries in the world of Hebrew letters and scholarship. The collection contains correspondence from writers S.Y. Agnon and David Vogel; historian Salo Baro; and publisher Avraham Stybel, among many others, and offers glimpses of the 20th century Jewish academic experience in Europe, Palestine and post-1948 Israel; and North America. This guided tour, illustrated by slides, includes excerpts from the collection's many highlights.
Anna Levia is Assistant to the Curator for Judaica & Hebraica Collections at Stanford University. She presented this paper at the 2009 Association of Jewish Libraries convention in Chicago, IL.
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From the beginnings of intensive study of Jewish music over 100 years ago by A.Z. Idelsohn, approaches have changed significantly. Idelsohn provided the first comparative study of Jewish music comparing various traditions in Europe, the Middle East, to Yemen and beyond. His goal was to explain and define the essence of "Jewish music." As the field of ethnomusicology developed, scholars asked different questions looking more at the complexities of single traditions with less emphasis on larger comparative approaches. This presentation shows how the developments of the field of ethnomusicology, a discipline to look at the connection of music and culture, during the 20th century has impacted studies of Jewish music and offer examples of various approaches. Kligman also shares his research of Syrian Jews in Brooklyn with audio and visual material to demonstrate a particular connection of Jewish culture with Arab music.
Mark Kligman, PhD, is Professor of Jewish Musicology at Hebrew Union College-Jewish Institute of Religion in New York.
Click for the text and images from this presentation.
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Author Karen Hesse won the 2009 Sydney Taylor Book Award in the Older Readers category for Brooklyn Bridge. She had the opportunity to present her book to an appreciative audience at the Association of Jewish Libraries annual convention on July 7, 2009 in Chicago, IL.
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Cellist Joachim Stutschewsky (1891-1982) is perhaps best remembered as a founding member of the Viennese String Quartet, the ensemble that premiered important works by Arnold Schoenberg and Alban Berg. Stutschewsky was also at the forefront of contemporary Jewish art music. He left behind a rich compositional legacy that has yet to have been explored. His compositions, articles, books, and concert activity represent forms of musical expression that for him were closely connected with his socio-political ideals. In all these media his works chronicle the life of a conscientious Jewish musician creating music during a time of contending ideologies, two World Wars, and the establishment of the State of Israel.
Racheli Galay-Altman is a cellist and conductor, and Assistant Professor of Cello at VanderCook College of Music.
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This lecture addresses how terrorists use the Internet to carry out their deadly plans on a daily basis and threats posed to our civil liberties by government efforts to constrain cyberterror.
Presented by Dr. Gabriel Weimann at the 2009 Association of Jewish Libraries convention in Chicago, IL.
Click here for Dr. Weiman's handout on The Dark Side of the Web.
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Judaism has a built-in mechanism for coming-of-age, but are there ways that contemporary books for middle and high school readers deal with Jewish girls' development in addition to or beyond the Bat Mitzvah ceremony? How has the Bat Mitzvah been positively and negatively portrayed in recent books? What are the pressures that Jewish tweens, teens, and young women face and how does the current body of literature address or contribute to the conflicting messages about beauty, body image, and self-esteem that are prevalent in our society?
June Cummins is an Associate Professor in the Department of English and Comparative Literature at San Diego State University, where she specializes in children's literature and Jewish-American Literature. She gave this presentation at the 2009 Association of Jewish Libraries convention in Chicago.
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The focus of this session will be "personal narratives" and "oral tradition and folklore." Beatriz Gomez-Acuna presents a video montage including highlights from interviews and may invite some of the informants. "These people are fascinating as they have a very rich personal history and most of them are elderly (one of the men is 98). They recall with great affection and nostalgia their childhood and youth in places like Smyrna, Salonica, etc."
Presented by Beatriz Gomez-Acuna, Assistant Professor of Spanish at Elmhurst College, specializes on the folklore and oral traditions of Spain and especially the study of Hispanic Balladry.
59 min 32 sec
The books on library shelves have to come from somewhere. Once they came from booksellers with direct relationships with the librarians. Now many libraries rely on Amazon.com and approval plan suppliers like Yankee Book Peddler and have fewer or even only rare contacts with Jewish booksellers. Is this an unavoidable function of our modern world are are there other choices? Reporting on discussions with various booksellers and academic and synagogue librarians, some suggestions will be made.
Presented by Henry Hollander, bookseller and San Francisco Rabin Library Committee Chair
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Established in 1903 by Moshe Beinkinstadt, Cape Town's oldest Jewish book store remained in the hands of his descendants for 105 years. Situated in District Six, the district closest to the original harbour, not far from the castle built by the Dutch East India Company, the shop reflects the history of Cape Town's Jewish community. Suppliers of seforim, taleysim, tefilin, and even of herrings, all imported from Latvia in the very earliest days, the shop also served as a meeting place for Yiddish speaking intellectuals. Among some 3000 Yiddish and Hebrew books on its shelves were titles as diverse as the luried early 20th century Yiddish novels of Shmoer and bloyshteyn, information about birth control from 1930 Warsaw, translations of Goethe, Balzac, Ibsen, Chekhov, Dostoevsky, Tolstoy, Dickens, Marx and Kropotkin, Darwin's Ascent of Man, and Jean Meslier, the 17th century Catholic priest's philosophical essay promoting atheism! In the context of the social history of Cape Town's Jewish community, this paper will consider what this diverse collection reflects about the world of Yiddish speaking Jews in the first half of the 20th century.
Presented by Veronica Belling, Jewish Studies Librarian, Jewish Studies Library of the Kaplan Centre for Jewish Studies and Research and University of Cape Town Libraries.
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Followers of children's literature have recently witnessed an unusual amount of illustrated books about the Holocaust being published. Along with the many narratives and memoirs for older readers, there is a large subgroup of supposedly simple picture books that are being offered to a younger crowd. After taking a look at almost everything about the Holocaust published in picture book format, one could come to the conclusion that children these days are seemingly prepared to absorb much of the horrors of 20th century at a tender age. Clearly this subject cannot be hidden from children who hear references to it often, but perhaps the bibliography discussed in this presentation will be of some assistance to teachers, librarians and booksellers who are at a loss as to which of thses pictrue books are most appropriate for various age groups, grades 4 through high school.
Presented by Lisa Silverman of Sinai Temple in Los Angeles.
Click here for Lisa's bibliography of books mentioned in the presentation.
Click here for Lisa's article in School Library Journal, "Bearing Witness Through Picture Books" March 2007.
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This presentation discusses the state of the Hebrew language in Israeli society as a reflection of contemporary societal trends. New words, idioms, slang and cultural allusions will be demonstrated through recent dictionaries, media publications and literary texts.
Yaffa Weisman of the Frances-Henry Library at HUC-JIR in Los Angeles gave this presentation at the Association of Jewish Libraries convention on July 6, 2009 in Chicago, Illinois.
Click for the text and the Powerpoint of this presentation.
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Mac Screen Recorder Studio is advanced screencasting software that gives you the tools you need to turn anything you see on your Mac's screen into a high quality video file, edit and enhance your content with built-in video editing tools, and create stunning and professional-looking training videos, sales presentations, and video tutorials that do not require any programming skills. It also allows you to yourself from iSight and USB cameras.
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The following office-based positions are currently available at MSF.
Development Officer, Foundations
Doctors Without Borders/Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) is an international independent medical humanitarian organization that delivers emergency aid to people affected by armed conflict, epidemics, natural and man-made disasters, and exclusion from health care in more than 60 countries. When medical assistance is not enough to save lives, MSF will speak out against abuses its teams witness while providing medical relief.
Under the general direction of the Senior Development Officer for F&C Relations, the Development Officer for Foundations identifies, develops, manages, and grows strategic relationships with foundation donors. This includes developing proposals and funding relationships around priority MSF activities and initiatives, and coordinating closely with appropriate MSF personnel (within MSF-USA, MSF headquarters in Europe, and the field) to identify and secure appropriate funding.
Essential Functions and Responsibilities:
Builds strategies for current and prospective donor cultivation and solicitation in collaboration with Sr. Development Officer and Foundations and Corporate Relations team.
Manages existing foundation relationships, initiates new ones, and re-engages lapsed donors. Responsibilities include building appropriate strategies and creating the tools needed to initiate and cultivate these relationships including crafting opportunities for restricted, multi-year, and endowment giving.
Manages a portfolio comprising roughly 50% of foundation donors (approximately 200) utilizing effective and appropriate stewardship techniques: phone calls, mailings (including various forms of written communication) and meetings, documenting all contacts and next steps with donors.
Works with other departments: program, communications, finance, and the operational centers and missions, when appropriate, to garner materials and information needed for the development of proposals and reports to donors.
Relays accurate and appropriate information about our general mission and specific projects to donors in person, in writing, over the phone, and in person.
Initiates and participates in donor meetings and, as appropriate, includes the Executive Director, Other Dev. team members, MSF aid workers, and other key staff.
Develops, revises, submits and processes proposals, end of year solicitations, renewal requests and reports including budget and financial reports for final review by Manager.
Collaborates with corporate fundraising officers on areas of overlap as appropriate.
In coordination with F&C team, plans and implements special events for foundation donors.
Ensures that all routine foundation and corporation information requests are fulfilled.
Responsible for staying abreast of MSF and international news and for building a general overall knowledge of the organization, including regularly reading general MSF publications and attending office presentations and meetings, in order to understand and explain MSF programs and financial information.
Contributes to the development of the Foundations annual plan, designed to meet priority funding needs and to effectively communicate about MSF field activities and advocacy efforts, and that meet the needs, objectives, and policies of MSF.
Works with Systems and Prospect Mgr and F&C Associate to represent F&C needs to Operations to continue to improve departmental systems to track donor information and history and maintain quality control.
Conducts routine data entry/review/analysis using donor database, keeping database current and accurate.
Contributes to documenting the business policies and procedures followed by the foundation team and maintaining them updated
- Min. 4 yrs. Development experience, preferably in foundations/corporations, Major Gifts, or with multilateral/bilateral funders, plus Bachelor's degree, or equivalent combination of education and experience.
- Excellent oral and written communication skills.
- Excellent interpersonal, presentation, and negotiation skills.
- Knowledge of international affairs and humanitarian issues.
- Experience in all aspects of donor cultivation (research, writing, follow-up, and stewardship)
- Proven skills in working productively with donors, foundation staff, and/or board members.
- Ability to analyze and synthesize complex and sensitive material and use it to develop proposals and reports, and to present appropriate, well-informed messages to donors.
- Ability to write a range of correspondence from formal business letters to warm thank you notes.
- Ability to handle a large volume of work under pressure and with deadlines.
- Excellent time management and organizational skills.
- Keen attention to detail with ability to track multiple projects at one time.
- Ability to work with a minimum of supervision.
- Excellent judgment and diplomacy.
- Facility with spreadsheets, budgets and forecasting.
- Strong computer literacy, including ability to use word processing, spreadsheet and database software, and to search the internet for research purposes.
- Familiarity with and commitment to the work of MSF
- French skills preferred. Spanish a plus.
Starting salary high 60s to low 70s, commensurate with experience; excellent benefits.
To apply, send letter of interest and CV to: firstname.lastname@example.com, Attn: Development Officer.
No calls please.
e-Health Implementation Coordinator
Doctors Without Borders/Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) is an international independent medical humanitarian organization that delivers emergency aid to people affected by armed conflict, epidemics, natural and man-made disasters, and exclusion from health care in more than 60 countries. When medical assistance is not enough to save lives, MSF will speak out against abuses its teams witness while providing medical relief.
MSF-USA is seeking an eHealth Implementation Coordinator to facilitate the deployment of a comprehensive eHealth Information System that will be deployed across multiple projects. This is a multi-year project that has a diverse portfolio of requirements, developments, tools and deployments. Under the general direction of the eHealth Unit Project Manager, the eHealth Implementation Coordinator will work with all members of the eHealth unit team, various field teams, country coordination teams, medical and operations department to coordinate the implementation the new cache of eHealth tools.
The eHealth Implementation Coordinator is responsible for coordinating the implementation of electronic data collection tools, including the medical record repository. The post holder will also engage in assessing project specific functionality as required to support MSF objectives. The eHealth Implementation Coordinator will provide technical and analytical perspectives to meet organizational goals, including periodic monitoring and audits, as well as reporting.
Project Management
- Plan project implementation, including planning of project milestones, defining timeline estimates for development tasks, and planning iterations for implementation based on priority; including data migration
- Facilitate initial implementation of Headquarters and country specific systems (coordinate with MSF country and headquarters teams, other implementers, identify site super users/implementers, identify training needs)
- Manage implementation-related communication with country-level stakeholders and users: synthesize feedback from users, create and disseminate weekly status reports and release notices, internal updates
- Assess scope and undertakes work plan for new projects.
Technical Management
- Facilitate on-site management of network and hardware systems deployed in projects implementing NEW information systems through training and accompaniment of site-based Informatics and IT staff.
- Design and implement systems for configuring servers, networking equipment, point-of-care and appliance-type devices, mobiles, and other hardware systems, that can be implemented step-by-step by field-based staff.
- Design automated processes for system configuration, software deployment, upgrades, data backups and other routine tasks that work for local and remote systems.
- Develop documentation, e.g. functional specifications, technical specifications, document code, configurations, technical architecture, etc.
- Develop expertise on usage, configuration and best practices related to the software
- Assist in evaluating, testing and documentation of new features and continuous development and improvement of specific areas of the system
- As the project scales up facilitate the management of the support team and assist in troubleshooting
- Contribute towards the development of existing and new system functionality
Other Duties
- Serve as technical content specialist for trainings, curriculum development, presentations, and publications.
- Assist with planning for new projects by providing budgets for hardware and software requirements.
- Other duties as assigned.
Education: Graduation from an accredited university with a bachelor's level degree
Experience: A minimum of five years of work experience in public health programs OR MSF administrative or logistics field experience is required.
Experience with clinical or health-related information systems, including OpenMRS, District Health Information System (DHIS) is desired
Language: English (fluent) reading/writing/speaking is required, working knowledge of French is preferred
Comprehensive knowledge in managing information systems incorporating public health and programmatic data elements, confidentiality issues, security issues, and compatibility issues related to large health database systems is required.
An in-depth knowledge of the range of programs, policies, regulations and precedents applicable to development and administration of national/international public health program is required.
Good working knowledge of team management techniques to plan, organize and direct multi-disciplinary project teams and activities is required.
Skills and Abilities:
Excellent oral and written communications skills to develop and maintain effective, sustainable working relationships
Ability to analyze, understand and discuss new program design, management and implementation approaches is required. This includes the development of evaluation designs, use of reliable and valid instruments, and methods for data collection, analysis and reports.
The incumbent will be expected to exercise considerable ingenuity and tact in applying guidelines to unique and different settings, as the work is highly complex
Considerable innovation will be required to facilitate the adoption and use of new tools Incumbent is also required to have broad computer skills and the ability to use office software packages, including word processing, spreadsheets, and statistical packages.
Willingness to travel internationally 35-55% time.
Person specification:
Demonstrable ability to work both independently and as part of a team
Driven to take initiative and show leadership in new or existing technical areas
Proven ability to exercise good judgment and diplomacy
Demonstrated ability to interact professionally within culturally diverse settings
Salary – high 60s to low 70s commensurate with experience
Excellent benefits, including 4 weeks vacation
Training opportunities and growth potential
To apply, send letter of interest and CV to: email@example.com, Attn: eHealth Implementation Coordinator
No calls please.
Field Human Resources Director
MSF-USA seeks a Field Human Resources Director to direct the recruitment, selection, placement, training and retention of qualified field staff to meet the growing needs of field operations, under the general direction of the Executive Director.
As a member of Paris Operational Partnership, the Field HR Director participates in the strategic design and implementation of OCP Strategic orientation for the development of Field Human Resources.
S/he also directs the coordination with US Domestic HR staff on insurance, compensation, benefits and/or legal matters pertaining to international staff.
The Field HR Director is a member of the MSF-USA Management Team, and as such participates in developing collective decisions, setting priorities for MSF-USA given resource constraints, approving internal policies and making collective recommendations to the Board of Directors, especially through the Annual Plan.
Position responsibilities:
General Management
- Hires, manages and evaluates a team of HR Officers (HROs) and administrative staff.
- Supervises the Field HR Administration Manager to ensure efficient administrative and logistic arrangements for field placements and returns.
- Prepares and administers department budget. Oversees relationships with all departmental vendors.
- Reports to board and Association on Field HR activities as necessary
- Oversee the Psychosocial Care Unit, ensuring full confidentiality of services and evaluation and evolution of the service.
- Directs development and maintenance of human resources information systems to ensure record keeping and reporting requirements are accurate and timely. Devote particular attention to the rolling out of the new international MSF database system (Symphony).
- Serves on the HR Policy Group, along with its cross-disciplinary membership to develop HR policies for MSF-USA that reflects the philosophy and culture of MSF within a US context.
- Serves on DAF-NY, the joint Field and Domestic HR committee in NY that ensures coordination and addresses issues for expatriate staff.
- Oversees recruitment team to ensure optimal recruitment activities that are pro-active and targeted to attract qualified field volunteer candidates well-suited to fulfill the evolving needs of MSF operations
- Supervises the implementation of outreach plans and assists with the evaluation of their effectiveness.
- Monitors and guides efficiency and effectiveness of all recruitment processes
- Ensure recruitment activities comply with both US Employment Regulations and MSF requirements
- Ensures Association involvement in supporting recruitment efforts.
Placement and Retention
- Analyzes trends at each Operational Center (OC) in placement, turnover, and retention and staff development to determine support or action needed to adjust unfavorable trends.
- Monitors and reports on the quantity and quality of field placements.
- Plans for ongoing field HR requirements to ensure MSF USA remains responsive to and supportive of MSF operations.
- With Field HRO responsible, guides Field Management Training to ensure ongoing evolution and continuing contribution to the improvement of management in MSF field teams.
- Monitors the effectiveness of the OC partnerships in meeting field needs
- Ensures that HROs identify field staff with high potential to develop for longer term careers
- Supports HROs and liaises with OCs in the follow up of field staff grievances
- Directs the development and implementation of training programs that prepare prospective field staff for their first assignments and progressive responsibilities.
International Coordination and Cooperation
- Works closely with the HR Departments of all OC's, particularly Operational Centre Paris, on the placement, follow-up, retention and training of field volunteers.
- Contributes and collaborates with international organization-wide HR strategies and policies, and ensure implementation of such initiatives.
- Minimum 5 years directly relevant work experience, plus Masters Degree, or equivalent combination of experience and training.
- Minimum 2 years field experience with MSF in medical or non-medical positions, in a variety of contexts. Must have completed at least one mission in a position of significant responsibility such as Field Coordinator or coordinator at the capital level.
- Demonstrated knowledge of key HR functions and experience managing staff.
- Excellent interpersonal skills and demonstrated ability to manage employee relations issues and concerns
- Fluent written and spoken English; French strongly preferred; Other languages an asset.
- Strong computer literacy, including ability to use word processing and spread-sheet and database software and to search the internet for research purposes
- Ability to travel several times a year to Europe for network meetings and occasionally within the US and/or to developing countries where MSF runs field programs
Starting salary low 100s, commensurate with experience. Excellent benefits.
To apply, send letter of interest and CV to: firstname.lastname@example.com, Attn: Field HR Director Search.
Application deadline: April 15, 2014
Anticipated Start date: June 10, 2014
Psychosocial Care Specialist, Field Human Resources
Doctors Without Borders/Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) is an international independent medical humanitarian organization that delivers emergency aid to people affected by armed conflict, epidemics, natural and man-made disasters, and exclusion from health care in more than 60 countries. When medical assistance is not enough to save lives, MSF will speak out against abuses its teams witness while providing medical relief.
The Psychosocial Care Unit (PSCU) of MSF-USA is designed to provide confidential support to field workers throughout their field assignment. Under the general direction of the Director of Field Human Resources, the Psychosocial Care Specialist will support the wellbeing of MSF USA field workers primarily through the provision of pre-departure and return talks. On occasion and when required the Psychosocial Care Specialist may provide support during assignments. Other aspects of the role include: conducting training sessions for field workers during induction trainings, liaison with PSCUs of other MSF offices worldwide, facilitating referrals for on-going services and assisting with insurance claims.
Main responsibilities of the position
- Conduct individually tailored Pre-Departure Talks (PDTs) with a focus on stress preparedness for field work
- Provide Return Talks as part of the regular debriefing process for field workers
- Provide specialized PDTs for those in coordination/ management positions to build competencies in managing stress in field teams
- Ensure all field workers are offered the opportunity for PDTs and Return Talks
- Act as point of contact for MSF medical staff in the field or headquarters in the case of emergency evacuations with mental health concerns
- May be asked to provide emergency support in crisis situations to field teams
- Provide case management services
- Maintain records appropriate to the service ensuring confidentiality
- Provide consultation to other MSF field workers and MSF USA office staff as needed
- Licensed mental health professional (psychiatrist, psychologist, psychiatric nurse, clinical social worker). If not licensed to practice in NY, must be licensed by time of hire.
- Masters degree required, Doctorate preferred.
Knowledge of:
- Typical stressors inherent across a variety of humanitarian aid contexts; and, types of psychological stress, distress, and resiliency responses
- Current research on effective treatment of traumatic-stress related issues and disorders, including aspects of post-traumatic stress disorder, depression, anxiety and burnout that may impact humanitarian aid workers
- Psychiatric diagnoses and psychological treatments as a general background, with demonstrated sensitivity to employing such categories across cultural contexts
- Stress management and resiliency building approaches to support psychological functioning
- Conducting collaborative assessments of risk and resiliency, and coping plans with workers preparing for a variety of international contexts
- Crisis intervention and management with individuals in distress
- Culturally responsive/culturally competent short-term mental health interventions
- Psych education as a primary mechanism to engage and interact with workers
- Case management with various systems (insurance, EAP, community providers, etc.)
- Development and delivery of stress-management-related trainings and presentations
- Report preparation synthesizing various forms of data to inform and improve PSCU services
Ability to:
- Work as part of a multi-disciplinary team of non-mental health professionals, as well as work independently
- Communicate and function effectively within a non mental-health setting while employing the highest mental health-related standards of care and sustaining confidentiality (HIPAA)
- Ability to adapt interventions to a unique international context
- Technical skills in Word, Excel, PowerPoint; SPSS or knowledge of other statistical analysis software also helpful but not necessary
- Field experience with MSF or another Humanitarian INGO
- Speak French
- Experience working in Employee Assistance Programs
- EAP Certification or related professional credential
Starting salary mid 70s to mid 80s, commensurate with experience; excellent benefits. Candidates possessing a PhD or MD may be considered for higher compensation.
To apply, send letter of interest and CV to: firstname.lastname@example.com, Attn: Psychosocial Care Specialist. Applications for job sharing will be considered.
No calls please.
Revenue & Accounting Associate
Doctors Without Borders/Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) is an international independent medical humanitarian organization that delivers emergency aid to people affected by armed conflict, epidemics, natural and man-made disasters, and exclusion from health care in more than 60 countries. When medical assistance is not enough to save lives, MSF will speak out against abuses its teams witness while providing medical relief.
Working independently, the Revenue and Accounting Associate ensures the accurate recording and analysis of all donations but for CGAs in a timely manner. She/he is responsible for ensuring that the Development database and accounting records are accurately reconciled in a timely manner, serving as primary lead with banks/brokerage firms on non-CGA donations and caging vendor, ensuring resolution of all unreconciled items and corrections. Prepares quarterly report of income by source, and monitors quality of financial performance of caging and banking vendors related to donations. She/he is responsible for fiscal reporting of all non-contribution related income and performs disbursement, A/P and other department activities on an as needed basis.
Essential Functions and Responsibilities:
Revenue Management (50%)
- Reviews reports from caging operations to ensure that all prior day donations - but for securities - are reflected as deposits in proper bank accounts. In a timely manner, performs bank reconciliation, investigating and resolving all unreconciled activities. Accounts for all transactions and necessary adjustments in the accounting system and manual books of records.
- On a daily basis, monitors, tracks and ensures accurate recording of all non-caging cash receipt activities, Ensures that bank reconciliations and resolution of all unreconciled activities are performed timely. Makes necessary adjustments in the accounting system and manual books of records.
- Primary contact with credit card merchant processors ensuring proper credit card and ACH income handling. Manages gateways and fraud protection controls for online donations.
- In a timely manner, monitors, tracks and ensures accurate accounting of all non-CGA security donations, their subsequent sales and related gain/loss on sale. Reconciles all donation, sale and related gain/loss activity with brokerage statements. Ensures that realized gain/loss on sale of securities are properly calculated and recorded. Communicates and resolves all discrepancies with appropriate contacts at brokerage firms (ie MSSB). Ensures that corrections to be made by brokerage firms are appropriately reflected in the subsequent month statement.
- In a timely manner, monitors, tracks and ensures accurate accounting of all endowments, historic and new ones. Reconciles brokerage statements to accounting records and makes appropriate adjustments. Primary contact with Development personnel in charge of endowments.
Accounting/Bookkeeping (30%)
- In a timely manner, monitors, tracks and ensures accurate accounting of all non-CGA investment activities. Communicates and resolves all discrepancies with appropriate contacts at brokerage firms (ie MSSB). Ensures that corrections to be made by brokerage firms are appropriately reflected in the subsequent month statement.
- In a timely manner, monitors, tracks and ensures accurate accounting of all multi-year pledges made by donors including posting pledge receivables on MIP, adjusting receivables when donations are received, and reviewing target to make necessary adjustments. Communicate irregularities or unexpected events, including but not limited to unfilled pledge commitment, to the appropriate MSF manager.
Field Support (10%)
- Conducts desk audits of field projects, as requested by the operating centers and approved by Director of Finance
Management & Departmental Administration (10%)
- Participates in departmental meetings to share information, brainstorm solutions, and coordinate priorities.
- Minimum 3-5 years directly relevant work experience, plus at least a bachelor's degree in accounting, finance, or related area, or equivalent combination of training and experience.
- Demonstrated knowledge of accounting and spreadsheet software
- Demonstrated experience in business process analysis.
- Ability to communicate with non-finance professionals about financial and accounting matters
- Organized, detail-oriented, problem solving, individual
- Starting salary low to mid $50's; Excellent benefits, including 4 weeks vacation
- Training opportunities and growth potential
To apply:
Send cover letter with resume to email@example.com, ATTN: Revenue and Accounting Associate Search. NO CALLS PLEASE
Web Developer
Doctors Without Borders/Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) provides assistance to populations in distress, to victims of natural or man-made disasters, and to victims of armed conflict, irrespective of race, religion, creed or political convictions. When medical assistance is not enough to save lives, MSF will speak out against human rights abuses and violations of humanitarian law its teams witness while providing medical relief.
Under the direction and supervision of the Web Manager &Strategist, and in collaboration with the full web & publications team, the Web Developer upkeeps and maintains MSF USA's Drupal website, implements site code and module updates, and builds pages, applications and mini-sites for the organization. S/he also provides technical support for the development, maintenance, and coordination of the multi-site, multi-lingual Drupal content management system (CMS), used by MSF USA and the international MSF movement.
The Web Applications Developer also facilitates the publishing of content to meet the needs of various departments and groups at MSF-USA, including communications, fundraising, program, human resources recruitment, the Association, and the Board of Directors, in order to promote awareness of MSF's activities, concerns, expertise, needs, and values.
Performs content updates and site administration and maintenance for the public website, the Association site, and the Wiki; trains staff on using the Drupal CMS; develops new Drupal content types and custom site functionality; monitors site traffic and ensures optimum performance and security; implement/code designs from Photoshop or similar design files
In collaboration with the international admin group, assists in the maintenance, growth, expansion of features, and technical support for the multisite Drupal platform of which MSF USA is a part; performs platform testing, updates/upgrades, backups as needed; manages code changes and Git repository
Contributes technical knowledge to help determine and implement key objectives for MSF on the web.
DEPARTMENTAL, INTERDEPARTMENTAL and INTERNATIONAL COORDINATION (5%)
Attends staff meetings and office-wide debates to brainstorm solutions and participate in information sharing across all departments.
Must be proficient in the use of the following:
- Javascript, JQuery and relevant plugins
- Git and version control systems, Drush, Unix command line and Deployment Workflow
- Apache Server
- MySQL or similar database integration with a CMS
- Drupal Core and Major Modules: Views, Panels, Taxonomy, Blocks, Fields, Entities, Menus, Views Slideshow, Display Suite
Must be familiar with some or all of these Drupal related workflows and technologies:
- Advanced Site Building (Page Manager, CTools Access plugins, Variants and selection rules, Contexts & Views Contexts, Contextual Administration)
- Hand-coded Drupal Theming (HTML5/CSS3)
- Drupal Coding & Essential APIs: Form API & Drupal Hook System
- Drupal Contrib API: Views API, Secure Coding, Standards and Best Practices
Must have:
- Minimum 4 years relevant work experience, plus Bachelor's degree, or equivalent combination of education and experience.
- Outstanding, proven time management and organizational skills, keen attention to detail.
- Creativity and initiative when approaching work and projects
- Ability to work independently, move projects from conceptual stages to launch, and handle multiple and often competing deadlines.
- Ability to communicate effectively both within office and with web masters and others from MSF offices in other countries.
- Ability to handle a large volume of work.
- Ability to write routine business correspondence, and internal memos.
- Experience using Adobe Photoshop; Fireworks a plus
- Experience with Google Analytics (especially campaigns, eCommerce, and event tracking)
- Knowledge of Cloud Server hosting or Acquia hosting.
- Knowledge of DAM.
- Participation in the Drupal community and awareness of changes to Drupal core.
- Ability to build custom contributed Drupal modules to extend site functionality
- Knowledge of Mobile First Design and Responsive Web Design
- Salary: High 60s-low 70s, commensurate with experience.
- Excellent benefits, including 4 weeks vacation; training opportunities and growth potential
To apply:
Send cover letter with resume to firstname.lastname@example.com, ATTN: Web Developer


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text: Home Blogs Elongated Thoughts Mitt Romney Wants You to Know He Cares Elongated Thoughts: Mitt Romney is nervous about how he's being perceived. Does this new ad make him seem more compassionate? By: Elon James White Posted: Sept. 27 2012 11:10 AM 0 Alex Wong/Getty Images ( The Root) -- Mitt Romney wants you to know he cares. No, no -- he really cares. He cares so much that he needs to tell everyone how much he cares in a new ad. He knows that the polls say that America believes Obama cares, so he can't even bad-mouth the president on that. What does a presidential candidate do? Well, apparently he turns to the camera and makes an impassioned plea. Check out the ad and the discussion that followed from TWiB! Radio. Elon James White is a writer and satirist and host of the award-winning video and radio series This Week in Blackness. Listen Monday to Thursday on TWiB.FM and watch on TV.TWIB.ME. Follow him on Twitter, Facebook, Google+ and Tumblr. Like The Root on Facebook. Follow us on Twitter. Powered by Livefyre


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Direct from the complaints on Facebook comes the explanation of why the "Holiday" Good Friday is misnamed. And why might a cross might not be the best symbol to be wearing when Jesus comes back.
All this and just a little more in this blasphemous episode of Jam This!
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Gun free zones at work
No real info as of time of publication.
Impossible, there are numerous, multiple laws on the books prohibiting this type of gun violence. There is no way this happened. We need to get 23 more gun laws onto the books to prevent this kind of willful flouting of existing gun laws.
Can´t help but think some Obama-loving, 2nd amendment-hating gun control nut had a part in this, but perhaps I´m just becoming too cynical.
Right now, the Texas state legislature is meeting. One of the bills under consideration is to allow people to carry concealed weapons on campus if they have a concealed handgun license in Texas.This should be enough to convince the sceptics that it´s past time to get this on the lawbooks here in Texas (and hopefully the rest of the country too).There is no reason for anyone to be an unarmed victim anywhere if they don´t chose to be!!!
Stop these stupid gun-free zones, yesterday!
There are a lot of reasons this story could disappear.1. The perp(s) are illegals.2. The perp(s) are gang members.3. The perp(s) are leftist students.4. The perp(s) are leftist professors.5. Nobody dies and the perp(s) is stopped by a good guy toting a gun.We´ll see what comes of this. They´ve been dropping these stories really quickly lately. The teenaged boy who shot the family in NM -- gone. The house full of people who got killed in CO. And don´t think you´re going to find something national about Chicago gun crime.My guess is it might be #1.
The answer is to declare "Gun-Free Zones" into "Murder-Free Zones" and make sure such a sign, along with a strongly worded statement, is at every entrance.Gallows humor aside, this college was indeed a "gun-free zone." How much longer are we going to continue to disarm law-abiding citizens for the benfit of the Left´s "good intentions" while people die?Further, Second Amendment states should impose strict liability upon those entities and facilities that prohibit the carrying of lawful firearms. If you are going to disarm people, and make them vulnerable, you should be required to provide for their defense from would-be killers. Want to declare a place a "gun free zone"? Good, but once you do so you had best ensure that you provide armed guards, because by doing so you are saying that you - the gun banning entity - will provide for protection of those who come through the door.
Word will get out. This happened in Houston, so it´s likely that more info will be available. It´s on the edge of the city and a pretty rough part of town. (I took some grad courses there once, and was always glad to leave before dark.)
The Greenspoint area near where this happened is affectionately known in Houston as "Gunspoint" if that tells you anything...


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The Final Workshop in the Fellowship for Afghanistan 2013 Cycle concludes in Kabul
78th UNITAR Public Session
International Women Day: Gender Empowerment?
Minister of Finance of Afghanistan visits UNITAR Hiroshima Office, signs new Memorandum of Understanding
A Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) was signed recently between UNITAR Hiroshima Office and the Ministry of Finance of the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan in order to deepen the partnership to date and to serve as a framework for future cooperation.
UNITAR was honoured to host H.E. Dr. Omar Zakhilwal, Minister of Finance of the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan as well as Mr. Musa Kamawi, Human Resources Director, Ministry of Finance, in both Hiroshima and Tokyo, Japan. The Minister's presence allowed for bilateral discussion on the possibilities, and requirements of nurturing and strengthening cooperation further between UNITAR and the Ministry of Finance so as to contribute to overall human capacity development processes in Afghanistan.
H.E. Minister Zakhilwal was briefed on the many programmes the Hiroshima Office undertakes in Afghanistan, stretching back to 2003. With an alumni of over 450 Afghan Civil Servants trained to date, the Minister commented upon the quality of the programmes offered, as well as the impact that he has seen over his many years of engagement with the Hiroshima Office.
H.E. Minister Zakhilwal paid a visit to Hiroshima Governor, Hidehiko Yuzaki as well as Mayor, Kazumi Matsui. During his meeting H.E. Zakhilwal expressed gratitude to the Hiroshima Prefectural government and the City of Hiroshima for their continuous and generous support to Afghanistan through UNITAR Hiroshima Office that are providing capacity building trainings to hundreds of Afghan civil servants in various fields.
Representatives of the Afghan private sector strengthen skills on agri-business, leadership and, management
UNITAR, through its Hiroshima Office, trained 14 representatives of the private sector of Afghanistan on agri-business, leadership and, management skills in a workshop which took place between 27 to 31 January 2014, in Hiroshima and Tokyo, Japan.
UNITAR was honoured to host for the workshop a senior government official, Minister Advisor to the President of the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan H.E. Engineer Mohammad Yousuf Pashtun. The Senior Ministers attendance allowed for two-way discussion with participants on the possibilities, practicalities, and requirements of nurturing and strengthening cooperation and coordination between government and business in Afghanistan so as to contribute to overall development.
Also in attendance, were representatives of the federal government of the United States of America, observing the training and methodologies employed.
The workshop was developed in collaboration with the OXUS Group of Afghanistan. The objectives of the workshop included participants gaining:
- An understanding of their own personality style, and how that impacts leadership
- A deeper understanding of the nature of teams and how to lead them
- Skills fundamentally important to leadership in the private sector
- An outline of the benefits of effective communication, and skills to improve communication
- An outline of the post-conflict reconstruction process as undertaken by Japan and Hiroshima
- A deeper understanding of agri-business models from Japan
The workshop incorporated presentations, in-depth practical exercises and study tours, as well as a special session held at the Embassy of the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan in Tokyo. In order to capitalize and effectively follow-up on the workshop, the Hiroshima Office will be holding a secondary session in Kabul in three months time, which will examine implementation of the training provided with all participants.
Afghan civil servants strengthen skills on small and medium enterprise development
UNITAR, through its Hiroshima Office, trained 20 representatives of the civil service of Afghanistan on small and medium enterprise (SME) development in a workshop which took place in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates, between 30 November and 5 December. The workshop brought together senior government officials from Kabul, including two Vice-Ministers, and their counterparts from several provinces, which allowed for in-depth discussion covering a range of issues from policy to implementation.
The workshop was developed in collaboration with the Afghanistan Civil Service Institute, UNDP Afghanistan, Ministry of Commerce and Industries of Afghanistan, Ministry of Economy of Afghanistan, and ProFound. The objectives of the workshop included strengthening an understanding of:
- SME entrepreneurship and leadership
- SME development in the Afghan context
- SME development in a rural context
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Thursday, April 24, 2014
Dear Governor LePage,
Tune in to NewsRadio 560 WGAN at 8:08 a.m. today to hear columnist Bill Nemitz talk about this column and other issues.
So ... what's new?
Oh right. Everything.
President Obama, who you once said you'd tell to "go to hell," is instead going on to a second term.
State Treasurer Bruce Poliquin, your biggest cheerleader since the day after you trounced him in the Republican gubernatorial primary way back in 2010, is going home to his little tax-sheltered forest in Georgetown. Or, rising sea levels permitting, to his beach club in Popham.
Attorney General Bill Schneider and Secretary of State Charlie Summers are going back to oblivion, soon to be replaced by Democrats. (Watch out for that presumptive Attorney General Janet Mills, Governor. She hits back.)
And then there's the Legislature.
Now Governor, I admit I was as shocked as I'm sure you were by Tuesday's Democratic surge that obliterated your Republican majorities in the House and Senate.
I mean, unofficial Democratic majorities of 87-60-4 in the House and 21-13-1 in the Senate? Are you kidding me? If I were the Blaine House cat, I'd probably be landing clear across the Kennebec River right about now.
But as that moronic saying goes, it is what it is. And if you thought keeping those Republican lawmakers in line was tough, wait 'til you get a load of what's waiting for you on the third floor of the State House come early December.
There's Sen. Justin Alfond, D-Portland, the leading contender for Senate president. The same guy you referred to in April as "a little spoiled brat from Portland" who "is very fortunate that his granddad (the late philanthropist Harold Alfond) was born ahead of him."
That little spoiled brat is about to become second in line for your job, Big Guy. So if I were you, I'd watch out for wayward buses.
There's Rep. Mark Eves, D-North Berwick, now the front-runner for House speaker. At a fundraiser in the spring, he was quoted as saying the strategy for retaking the Legislature this fall would be to "tie the Republicans to Gov. LePage."
Give that man a crystal ball. (Not to mention outgoing Speaker Bob Nutting's gavel.)
And behind the emerging Democratic leadership we now have two chambers more than half-full of what you've spent two years deriding as "the loyal opposition."
That they are, Governor. And make no mistake about it, that they will continue to be.
So here's what everyone wants to know (except for Maine Republican Party Chairman Charlie Webster, who's packing his bags and heading home to Shrillville): With the second half of your term suddenly looking a whole lot different from the first, what can we expect to see coming out of the Blaine House?
Will it be an olive branch?
Or will it be the big bird? (No, sir, not the embattled PBS icon. The other big bird.)
The way I see it, Governor, you're in a heck of a bind here.
Your tea party base is at full boil. They saw what happened with Mitt Romney (whom they never trusted from the start) and now look to guys like you (Can you believe that turncoat Chris Christie?) to keep their dreamy delusions alive.
They still want you to push that right-to-work legislation you've been talking about for the past two years.
Except now you can't.
They still want you to cut 24,000 low-income Mainers from MaineCare -- federal waivers or no federal waivers.
Except now you can't.
They still want you to stigmatize the poor, chastise the school teachers, antagonize the environmentalists, demonize the public sector and, in your spare time, franchise more one-size-fits-all legislation hot off the presses from the far-right American Legislative Exchange Council.
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I am having several old cast iron tubs refinished in place. The person doing the work says they usually spray over the bottom drain. I would rather not do this as it is an area where peeling will definitely start. My plumber does not recommend I try to remove and replate the drain as we cannot get underneath it without major work, which I would like to avoid. He said someone makes a decorative cover which simply fits over older drains, but he didn't know where I could get one.
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Don't book this hotel! When I arrived the owner said there was a mistake and they were overbooked, from reading past reviews I can see this is a reoccuring problem. The owner was neither sympathetic or apologetic, yelling at me when I told him I couldn't afford the alternative place he tried to send me to (140 euro, and far outside of the city center)... he even tried to keep my deposit because he said that he had found me a new place to stay!!! Ridiculous...
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The almost-full waxing gibbous moon puts the constellation Cancer in the spotlight – but out of view – on this Thursday night, February 13, 2014. Demure Cancer the Crab is the faintest constellation of the Zodiac. You can see it only on dark, moonless nights.
The starry sky is like a great big connect-the-dots book, enabling stargazers to star-hop from brighter stars to more obscure nighttime treasures. For instance, when the moon drops out of the evening sky by the month's end, you can look for Cancer the Crab to show its delicate starlit figure in the region of sky in between the Leo star Regulus and the Gemini stars Castor and Pollux.
Our chart shows the eastern evening sky for North American mid-northern latitudes. But the night sky looks similar at northern latitudes from all around the world. The differences are not great. As seen from Europe and Asia, the moon shines closer to Gemini's stars, Castor and Pollux, and farther away from Regulus, the brightest star in the constellation Leo the Lion. These little differences, as seen from around the world, are due to the moon's own motion in orbit around Earth.
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From the Southern Hemisphere, the differences are due in part to the moon's movement, and in part to the difference in perspective from one hemisphere to the other. Still, we all live under the same sky, and no matter where you live worldwide, the moon beams in front of Cancer tonight, with Castor, Pollux, and Regulus nearby.
Just remember – although we outline Cancer for you on our chart, you're not likely to see this constellation in tonight's drenching moonlight. Notice the stars around it, and come back in a week or so to find the faint Crab when the moon has moved on its way – and left the evening sky dark for stargazing.
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"This sweet and spicy tenderloin recipe is super easy! Make it as spicy as you like by adding more or different types of chili peppers. This version is mild enough for my 4-year-old to enjoy. Two 1 pound tenderloins might only feed six because everyone will want seconds!"
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2 tablespoons
olive oil
2 pounds
pork tenderloin
1/2 cup
teriyaki sauce
1 cup
chicken broth
1/4 cup
brown sugar
4 cloves
garlic, chopped
fresh red chile pepper, finely chopped
1/2 large
onion, sliced
1/4 teaspoon
black pepper
Cook on low, not high. I followed the recipe to the letter other than the slow cooker temperature setting and it came out wonderfully. Four hours on low is plenty done. I used a roux to make a sauce out of the mixture
Dry, dry, dry. Maybe if the liquid completely covered the meat it wouldn't have been so dry. Or if I cooked it on low for 6 hours instead of on high for 3.5 hours. I put some of the liquid in a pot on the stove with some added sugar and cooked it down to make a sauce. That part was good.
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I don't brown for as long as they said too. ? I also heard from another reviewer that the juices didn't absorb as well...but then I break all the meat apart and make it like pulled pork.
I like a lot of sauce so I double or triple what's above because I like the sauce to be all around the meat while it's cooking. Or at least half way up the tenderloins. I do constantly spoon the liquid over, but you don't have too - esp if you make more liquid. I really go heavy on the teriyaki sauce! Basically, I used a large mixing bowl and filled it about half way full of stuff!
Cooking time - I was in a hurry the other day, so I cooked on high for three hours, maybe longer - just long enough to where when I took my fork I could tell the meat would shred easily. Then I removed about half of the liquid, and then shredded the meat. I did end up putting some of it back it, cuz like I said, I like sauce and I used enough to coat the meat + a little more. Then I cooked it on low for about an hour - but not too much longer as the meat is SOOO tender by this point. I have cooked it on low for the full 8 hours too, but still waiting to shred the meat until the last hour or so.
Ingredient alterations - the first time I used this, I used honey teriyaki, but just got regular stuff this time, and added 1/4 cup of honey. Also, I don't use fresh red chile pepper but will add touch of red pepper and some creole seasoning. The BEST is Tony Chacherie's original Creole Seasoning
This recipe is very good. I made it a few times for office parties and other pot luck parties because I get requests to bring them. What I love most about this dish is it is so easy to make. I just put the entire recipe in the slow cooker, set the time and it's ready in a few hours. I cook mine LOW for 8 hours just to make sure it's really soft and tender. I brown the pork if I have time but there are a few times where I didn't brown the pork and can honestly say, I can't tell the difference. Also, when I bring this dish to any gathering I buy a least expensive cut of pork or what is on sale and I cubed the pork, about 1/2 an inch or less, so I don't have to slice it and it's easier for people to eat. ***And if I want to bring want to bring up the recipe to a notch, you can add 1 sprig of fresh oregano, 1 bay leaf, and 2 star anise. ***And if I want to influence the dish with my Asian heritage, I add 1-1/2 tablespoon salted black beans (tausi).
Excellent! I made a few minor chages. Instead of red chili pepers I used a couple of drops of Red Hot Sauce. I also cooked it on LOW for 4 hours instead of on high. I thickened the sauce to serve with the meat. My family loved it!
My fiancee looooves anything smothered in teriyaki sauce and he loves pork tenderloin, so this was perfect! I substituted ground red pepper for the red chile peppers (as I'm not wild about spicy food anyway) and the result was divine! He loved the flavor and it was soooo juicy! We'll definately do this again! Maybe next time we'll throw some red potatoes and carrots in to cook with it.
This was delicious and very flavorful, but another reviewer said to cook it on low and I will try this next time because the meat fell apart when I tried to slice it. The aroma while it cooked was fantastic and it was very tasty. Either a cheaper cut of meat or cook on low next time, though.
I followed the recipe pretty close with the exception of the chopped red chile pepper, which I did not have. I used a couple teaspoons of red chile paste and that added enough heat for us. This was tasty--paired well with my Cold Sesame Noodles. I wished the sauce was thicker, next time I'll add a little cornstarch into a bit of the chicken broth and stir that in before serving.
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.
Slow Cooker Teriyaki Pork Tenderloin
Serving Size: 1/8 of a recipe
Servings Per Recipe: 8
Amount Per Serving
** Calories: 175
** Calories from Fat: 55
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