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We provide Spanish tuition to a different range of people, young students, individuals, businesses requirements and small groups or bigger groups.
Your private Spanish tutor will come to your own home or office and you can learn Spanish One-to-one, Two-to-one, or in a small group.
Our private Spanish lessons are ideal if you need Spanish towards GCSE and A-Levels. If you are a regular traveller to Spain or South America, perhaps you are thinking of relocating abroad. Over the years, we have helped a lot of different people to learn Spanish at different levels and we can help you too!
Export and Import companies, engineering companies, marketing companies, consumer companies, etc deals in a daily bases with Spanish or South American companies.
Children in the school now start earlier than before to learn languages. We are trying to help them as much as we can and we are happy to see the progression of children in some Primary schools where we work with them.
It is also great to know of people they studied Spanish with us and the have embarked in the new adventure of living abroad. Personally I feel much better if I go to a country on holiday and I can order things and communicate with the locals. Therefore I think if you are a traveller and you don't speak the language when you go to France, Spain, Italy or anywhere you could feel a bit stress. Holidays are to enjoy! Personally I don't like to get stress on holidays and some times the trip could be stressful enough! We all know that however, you will feel much better and welcome if you can speak a bit the local language. The local ones "speak English" I have been told this a lot of times. We know in the major touristic places a lot of people speak English but think as well your Spanish could be better than their English. (read my story below)
An acquaintance of mine in Spain he works in a pub in the summer. He speaks English, French, Italian, German, Portuguese, Russian and some Polish. I was amazed when I met him as I could hear him talk in different languages meanwhile waiting to be served. Of course he also speaks Spanish and Catalan. The truth is that he knows the really basic stuff, he learnt this and memorised over the years and practised all those languages but he can't actually talk English, French, Italian, German, Portuguese, Russian and some Polish.
Believe it or not he had some private tuition in different languages just only for this basic needs but you will not have a conversation with him in the target language but this was excellent for his business. He said to me "Solo me interesa que se sientan como en casa" which means that he was only interested that you feel like at home. It is for that reason Spanish people if they can they will talk to you in English but your Spanish could be better than their English and you can always get back to them in Spanish. Also remember in some situations you could have wished to know the language.
Sometimes friends are going and coming during your life and perhaps you can meet some interesting people who speak different languages.
This is just a good example of one of our students. A total of 91 words. The student uses good verbs (present,conditional, infinitive, subjuntive...), nice and long sentences, good connectors, perfect coordination with number and gender, good description using correct adjectives, he uses the accents correctly.
It is a really good example and this is not even a third of the final work she produced. Summary we knew her mark before she took her exam! If a student can produce something like that before the text, the student goes really confident to the exam in order to get an A *. By the way in this case it was not a bilingual student!
"Llevo uniforme con una chaqueta de color negra con rayas verdes, una camisa, una corbata y unos pantalones oscuros. Sinceramente no me gusta mucho y si pudiera elegir, llevaría mi propia ropa con una chaqueta tejana.Cuando termine los exámenes de GCSE, me gustaría estudiar más el español y el alemán ya que me fascinan los idiomas. Después me encantaría ir a la Universidad de Manchester, porque cuando sea mayor tengo la intención de trabajar como intérprete.
Además mi casa está muy cerca de la Universidad por lo tanto eso sería genial."
You never know if you might find your other half in a foreign country or from a foreign country. If that's the case I am telling you that one of you will learn the language of the other one and ideally both of you!.
We can offer different types of Spanish courses and we can tailor them to your particular needs. Mainly are:
Our fun and Spanish clubs are the perfect way for little ones to boost their confidence and take the first steps towards learning Spanish. The ability to speak a modern foreign language can bring great prospects later in life, in University or during your working life, as soon as your child starts learning a new language the more beneficial it will be. We offer fun Spanish teaching which is really effective for these age groups in the schools: Nurseries to reception, Key stage 1, Key stage 2, Spanish at Key stage 3 and 4. For pleasure, great for travelling, planning to live in Spain or South America or perhaps for general cultural interest.
Ideal if you do business with Spanish speakers. Material is adapted to business situations at all levels. Spanish for Exams
If you are working towards to any of those qualifications:
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Spanish A-Levels
University examination
At our blog
and at Español
extra you can find a lot of help for beginners, intermediate
and advanced learners
(primary, secondary, GCSE, iGCSE, AS/A2, IB and international equivalent levels)
It is ideal if your children are bilingual and you want to keep their Spanish alive. Believe me I am a dad of two bilingual children!
Please do not go to the page "Book", select the course and Pay. Indeed the facility payment is there for you to use it later on. However we want to find out a bit more about your needs. What do you want to achieve and we need to agree a mutual convenient day & time. So, best thing to do:
Fill the detail or booking form on the site or just e-mail with your requirements. Then we will send you some information and we will discuss your Spanish training needs with you to make sure that we understand exactly what you are trying to achieve from our Spanish Lessons Manchester.
Once we are happy with that we will arrange the days and times and we arrange the payments.
We have been told several times if we can provide an audio file from one story book called "Los dos hermanos - The two brothers" It is a very basic book for your children if they never have done Spanish before. It is also a good book for Key stage 1 and even nursery and reception children. You can read the book to them. Don't worry! It is an easy and short story about two brothers going shopping to "La tienda de caramelos" sweet shop. Anyway if you are unsure about the pronunciation, please do not try to guess! Instead try to listening to the sound files read by a bilingual boy. So you can visit our blog and you will see a Spanish article. If you know Spanish great you can practise and read a bit we are giving some advice in how children can learn a second language. Otherwise scroll down and you will see the folling links in the text:
Los dos hermanos- Spanish (Spanish audio)
The two brothers- English (English audio)
Vocabulary – Los dos hermanos- (Main vocabulary audio)
Please note all this is free of charge! You don't even need to buy the book to listen this bilingual boy reading in English and Spanish. If you listen the boy can you guess is he English or is he Spanish?
We hope you find this information useful and we also hope you find the information in our blog useful. There are quite a lot of articles and also activities they can help your children or anybody studying Spanish at any level.
We really believe Spanish is one of the easiest foreign languages you can learn. Firstly because nearly all the Spanish words you can tell how it is pronounced. This means that phonetically it is a really easy language to learn. In other words with only a bit of practise you can talk the language and you could speak Spanish quickly with basic Spanish grammar and only with a few Spanish lessons.
We think learning Spanish will open a lot of opportunities to you. For instance if a company deals with Spanish or South American companies in terms of job opportunities, it definitely wouldn't harm to have Spanish on your curriculum vitae.
One thing is sure. If you are bilingual, you will be more profitable and have more advantage over your competitor (in terms of looking for a job). Perhaps I am not clear here so basically if person A has got skills X and Y. Then person B has also got skills X and Y but person B speaks English and Spanish. Who do you thing will get the job?
Learning Spanish opens you more opportunities and you can also enjoy a lot. How? Perhaps you love to read books and you will be amazed with the amount of new books you could enjoy reading or watching a good movie!
Perhaps you love music when you learn a language the music can become quite different to the old sound you used to hear before you knew that language and I am telling you this by my own experience.
The food, we all know about the Spanish food but perhaps you are one of these people that are really into the gastronomy world. You could get completely amazed about the Spanish food and you will discover different ways to make things and to enjoy food.
Fine, so you still not convince with the Spanish! How many million of people speak Spanish as a first language and as a second language? I am leaving the Maths for you.
Some researches indicate that using two languages reduces your probability of developing dementia, including Alzheimer's Disease. Some scientists who studied this were encouraged by previous studies which showed that bilingualism enhances cerebral abilities in older adults and children. In this particular case it could be any other modern foreign language you decide to learn.
I would really like to finish with something that you could investigate
further if you are going to study Spanish or any other language. How many
words do you need to know in order to speak your target language? I have
done some research but you can of course do yours and I reckon that with
around 2500 words you could express yourself in Spanish for everything
you want and with around 5000 you will have the native speakers without
higher education.
Now, I am going to tell you a secret. Do you know what are "perfect cognates words"?
The perfect cognates words are those words spelt exactly the same in Spanish and English except perhaps sometimes an accent over one letter. Those words mean the same thing in both languages.
Example: Cheque, chocolate, civil, decision, debate, …
Also you have got "the close to Perfect Cognates"words like construcción, simplificación, explicación, correcto, curioso, perfecto,etc
I read that you can find around 4000 thousand Spanish words
that are some how cognate words, some linguistics claim around a third
of the English words. It is definitely an area to investigate for you
and of course a really good advantage if you decide to study Spanish considering
you can communicate Spanish with around 5000 words and also considering
as we stated earlier the facility with the Spanish phonetic.


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Potatoes are, without doubt, my favorite vegetable. You can keep your squashes and artichokes, your fennel and snow peas, your kohlrabi and endive just as long as I have my potatoes. After all, according to A. A. Milne, "If a fellow really likes potatoes, he must be a pretty decent sort of fellow."
But what's so good about potatoes? In a word: versatility. Once you think you know every way that you can cook a potato, another one comes along, and the Swiss rösti stretches the possibilities of the mighty tuber even further. I fell in love with its great blend of 'tato textures: crispy on the inside, creamy in the middle, it makes an ideal hungover breakfast with poached eggs on top.
The best way to prepare the potatoes is to boil them in their skins the night before and place them, unpeeled, in an airtight container in the fridge, for use up to 24 hours later. But if you haven't been able to organize this, just leave them to cool down for at least 30 minutes before grating them.
A word of warning: watch those shaky hands with wobbly poached eggs!
- 1 1/4 lb white potatoes (about 4 medium to large spuds)
- 2 garlic cloves, finely minced
- Salt and black pepper
- 1 1/2 tbsp unsalted butter
- Glug of olive oil
- 4 free-range eggs
- 1 tsp white wine vinegar, for poaching egg
- Milton's Method
- Scrub the potatoes and place them, with their skins still on, in a large pan filled with cold, salted water. Bring to a boil and cook for about 10 minutes (they should become slightly more tender but remain firm), then drain and allow them to cool for at least 30 minutes.
- Peel the potatoes, then coarsely grate them into a bowl with a hand grater, adding plenty of seasoning and the minced cloves of garlic. Make sure the garlic and seasoning are evenly distributed.
- Melt the butter and olive oil in a large, non-stick frying pan. When the pan is hot, add the potato. Cook for five minutes over fairly high heat. When the underside begins to turn golden, flip the mixture over (it won't stick together at this stage), then, using a metal slice, divide it into four roughly circular "cakes," about an inch deep, in the pan.
- Press each "cake" down slightly with the slice and cook for a further five minutes on high heat, then flip them over (the potato should now be sticking together) and turn down the heat to low-medium. Cook gently for another 10 minutes on each side, checking occasionally to make sure that the potato does not burn.
- About five minutes before your rösti is ready, heat some salted water in a saucepan with the vinegar, for poaching the eggs. The temperature is right when there are little bubbles slowly rising to the surface; the water should not be boiling vigorously. Break the eggs into the water and cook on low to medium heat for 4-5 minutes for a soft-poached egg.
- Divide the rösti between two plates. Drain the eggs using a slotted spoon, rinse under a little cold water, then drain once more, and place an egg on each rösti. Season with salt and freshly ground pepper and serve.
Reprinted with permission from The Hungover Coobkook by Milton Crawford. Copyright © 2011 by Milton Crawford. Excerpted by permission of Clarkson Potter, a division of Random House, Inc. All rights reserved.
Amateur chef, professional boozer, poet, traveler and essayist, Milton Crawford is also a fantastic drinker. He describes drinking as one of his true talents in life. He states that "seven days without a drink makes one weak." He once said that a hangover is like being crucified—it offers ordinary mortals the chance of resurrection on a daily basis.
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When he's not drunk, Milton reads, writes, cooks, travels and swims. He has a cat and occasionally lives in London because it's "good for his career".
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- Fat7 g(11%)
- Protein5 g(11%)
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- Sodium304 mg(13%)
- Polyunsaturated Fat1 g
- Fiber2 g(10%)
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Can too little sleep cause weight gain?
Studies show a connection between sleep duration, weight gain
Recent studies have suggested an association between sleep duration and weight gain. Sleeping less than five hours -- or more than nine hours -- a night appears to increase the likelihood of weight gain.
In one study, recurrent sleep deprivation in men increased their preferences for high-calorie foods and their overall calorie intake. In another study, women who slept less than six hours a night or more than nine hours were more likely to gain 11 pounds (5 kilograms) compared with women who slept seven hours a night. Other studies have found similar patterns in children and adolescents.
One explanation may be that sleep duration affects hormones regulating hunger — ghrelin and leptin — and stimulates the appetite. Another contributing factor may be that lack of sleep leads to fatigue and results in less physical activity.
So now you have another reason to get a good night's sleep.
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February 5, 2012
Kiwi-Marinated Fajitas
Aren't kiwi's just groovy?
Months and months ago I had heard that they can be used in marinades as tenderizers and I've been obsessed with the idea ever since. Rather than the acidic tenderizing method of citrus fruits, kiwis—along with other tropical fruits like papaya—tenderize meats via enzymes. While you do have to be careful not to let them sit in the marinade too long, for fear of irreversibly mushy steaks, kiwi concoctions such as this one do a great job at quickly breaking down a tough cut of meat.
While there are countless yummy recipes for fajitas—a.k.a. deliciously addictive strips of grilled flank steak—I'm really pleased with how this one turned out. Combining plenty of sliced kiwi with a squirt of lime juice really brightens up the steak and is just enough to wake up your taste buds without actually having a strong fruity flavor. Cilantro, garlic, habaneros, and cumin also jump in the bowl to help give the fajitas a bit more of a Southwestern kick.
While most of the fajitas I have consumed in the past have been cut against the grain of the meat into somewhat thick strips, I found that these fajitas lent themselves surprisingly well to simply being pulled apart, much like pulled pork. Bundle 'em up in a warm flour tortilla and they're even better.
Not to toot my own horn, but they're really delicious with a few spoonfuls of my pico de gallo salad as well.
Please avert your eyes from my early days of food photography, though. That was before I entered into the self-taught course of "Never Shoot Under Fluorescent Kitchen Lights 101."
Even though it's February and I'm sure that many of you are still huddled up in blankets with an outdoor grill covered in snow, I couldn't help but share this recipe. It's my theory that the food blogging world is made up of a bunch of adults that turn into geeky school kids at the mention of anything yummy, so something tells me that you won't mind this slightly early addition to the spring and summer menu.
Kiwi-Marinated Fajitas
A La Kocinera Original Recipe
Printable Recipe
2 flank steaks
4 kiwis, peeled and sliced
1 lime, juiced
4 cloves garlic, crushed
1/2 bunch cilantro, roughly chopped
2 habanero peppers, sliced
2 teaspoons kosher salt
1/4 teaspoon freshly ground pepper
3/4 teaspoon ground cumin
1 teaspoon agave nectar or honey
2 tablespoons olive oil
Rinse the steaks and pat them dry with a paper towel. Place them in a plastic bag or glass bowl.
Pour the olive oil, lime juice, and agave nectar over the steaks and turn to coat. Sprinkle the steaks with kosher salt, pepper, and cumin.
Add to the bowl the kiwi slices, garlic, cilantro, and habaneros, layering them over and in between the steaks. Cover and allow to sit in the refrigerator for 1 1/2 to 2 hours. Don't let the steaks stay in the marinade too long or the kiwi, rather than tenderize them, will cause them to become too mushy.
Preheat a grill to medium-high. Remove the steaks from the marinade and place on the grill, cooking for about 7-10 minutes per side, depending on the thickness of the steaks.
Once cooked, slice the steaks along the grain of the meat or pull apart into shredded pieces. Serve wrapped in warm tortillas with whatever salsas and sides you like.
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Oh my God! These look and sound DIVINE! Lucky I live at the beach and we've not had a bit of snow all winter...I may have to have the boyfriend fire up the grill next paycheck and give these a whirl!ReplyDelete
I loveee the pic of the BBQ steak! Thanks for the tips!ReplyDelete
These look amazing! Love the idea of using kiwi! Brilliant!ReplyDelete
And I still think your photos look absolutely amazing!
How creative! I must make these. For realz.ReplyDelete
I am loving the kiwi in this. I just bought a whole bunch for a kiwi dessert I made. Now I know what to do with all the extra kiwi. Yum!ReplyDelete
- AnonymousFebruary 07, 2012
I am embarrassed to admit I have never had a kiwi! I'm not sure why, really. I've definitely been around them before. Now I have an excuse to try them out!ReplyDelete
I've been wanting to try something like this - might have to use this recipe, as the flavours are so complementary. I've heard that bananas do a good job of tenderising too. Would be good on one of those cheaper cuts of steak...yay kiwis!ReplyDelete
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Some Pesticides Permitted in Organic Gardening
By Laura Pickett Pottorff, Colorado State University Cooperative Extension horticulturist and plant pathologist
If we think organic gardening means vegetables free of any chemical pesticides, we don't have the story quite right.
Organic gardeners can use certain pesticides -- chemicals that are derived from botanical and mineral-bearing sources. These chemicals may be highly toxic, but they break down more rapidly than common chemicals, such as the Sevins, Malathions and 2,4,Ds.
The use of botanical and mineral-bearing pesticides, even though some are toxic, also can be incorporated into an Integrated Pest Management (IPM) approach to growing crops. IPM relies on a variety of pest control means rather than on one product or method. The pesticides discussed below are appropriate to include in IPM programs.
Just as the more common chemicals are given toxicity ratings -- CAUTION, WARNING or DANGER -- so are chemicals from botanical and mineral-bearing sources. "CAUTION" means low toxicity or completely free from danger; "WARNING" means moderately toxic and "DANGER" means highly toxic. The toxicity rating for each pesticide is provided in the paragraphs below.
1. Nicotine Sulfate
Nicotine is extracted from tobacco or related Nicotiana species and is one of the oldest botanical insecticides in use today. It's also one of the most toxic to warm-blooded animals and it's readily absorbed through the skin. (Wear gloves when applying it, follow label directions and keep pets away from application areas.) It breaks down quickly, however, so it is legally acceptable to use on organically grown crops.
Nicotine sulfate is sold as a 40 percent nicotine sulfate concentrate under trade names that include Black Leaf 40 or Tender Leaf Plant Insect spray. Nicotine kills insects by interfering with the transmitter substance between nerves and muscles. It's commonly used to control aphids, thrips, spider mites and other sucking insecticides on most vegetables, some fruits, flowering plants and ornamental shrubs and trees. Roses are sensitive to nicotine. Choose alternate pest control measures when treating insects on roses.
Nicotine sulfate has a DANGER warning.
2. Sabadilla
Sabadilla, another botanical insecticide, is derived from the seeds of the sabadilla lily. The active ingredient is an alkaloid known as veratrine.
Sabadilla is considered among the least toxic of botanical insecticides, but its dust can be highly irritating to the eyes and can produce sneezing if inhaled. No residue is left after application of sabadilla because it breaks down rapidly in the sunlight.
Sold under the trade names Red Devil or Natural Guard, Sabadilla is effective against caterpillars, leaf hoppers, thrips, stink bugs and squash bugs. The insecticide is labeled for use on many vegetables. It has been assigned a CAUTION rating.
3. Rotenone
Rotenone is a resinous compound produced by the roots of two members of the Leguminoceae family. Its common use is to control various leaf-feeding caterpillars, beetles, aphids and thrips on a wide variety of vegetables and small fruits. A slow-acting chemical, rotenone requires several days to kill most susceptible insects, but insect feeding stops shortly after exposure.
Rotenone is moderately toxic to most mammals, but is extremely toxic to fish. It's widely used to poison "trash" fish during restocking projects. It has been assigned a CAUTION rating.
4. Neem
Neem is a botanical pesticide derived from the neem tree, a native of India. This tree supplies at least two compounds, azadirachtin and salannin, that have insecticidal activity and other unknown compounds with fungicidal activity. The use of this compound is new in the United States, but neem has been used for more than 4,000 years for medicinal and pest control purposes in India and Africa. It is not highly toxic to mammals.
A neem-based pesticide, Margosan-O, has been shown to control gypsy moths, leaf miners, sweet potato whiteflies, western flower thrips, loopers, caterpillars and mealybugs. This product is labeled for use on ornamentals, foliage plants, trees, shrubs and other non-food crops.
Margosan-O works as an insect growth regulator. The treated insect usually can't molt to its next lifestage and dies. It also may deter egg laying. Do not expect a quick kill.
Neem also can be purchased under the trade name Bioneem (by Safer Products).
5. Pyrethrum/Pyrethrins
Pyrethrum is the most widely used botanical insecticide in the United States. The active ingredient, pyrethrin, is extracted from a chrysanthemum plant, grown primarily in Kenya, Rwanda, Tanzania and Ecuador.
Most insects are highly susceptible to pyrethrin at very low concentrations. The compound acts rapidly on insects, causing immediate knock down. Flying insects drop almost immediately after exposure. Fast knock down and insect death don't, however, always go hand in hand; many insects recover after the initial knockdown phase.
Insect mortality is increased by mixing pyrethrins with a synergist, such as piperonyl butoxide (PBO) to create pyrethrum. PBO, however, is not certified to be used on organic crops. Growers, who want to meet organic certification standards, should consult with the Colorado Department of Agriculture before using pyrethrin products.
Pyrethrins are highly irritating to insects; as a result, they may be used as "flushing agents," causing insects to come out of hiding, a desirable circumstance when you need to identify an insect that is hiding in the turf grass such as grubs or sod web worm.
Pyrethrum is non-toxic to most mammals, making it among the safest insecticides in use. The Environmental Protection Agency has approved it for more uses than any other insecticide. It's sold under trade names that include Pyrenon, Red Arrow (pyrethrins/rotenone) and Pyrellin (Pyrethrins/rotenone). Pyrethrum has been assigned a CAUTION rating.
Pyrethroids are synthetic materials designed to imitate natural pyrethrum. They can be used on houseplants, but because they are synthetic, they aren't registered to use on organic crops.
1. Sulfur
Sulfur probably is the oldest known pesticide in use. The Greek poet, Homer, described the benefits of "pest-averting sulfur" 3,000 years ago.
Sulfur can be used as a dust, wettable powder, paste or liquid. Its primary use is to control powdery mildews, certain rusts, leaf blights and fruit rots. Spider mites, psyllids and thrips also are susceptible to sulfur. Most pesticidal sulfur is labeled for vegetables such as beans, potatoes, tomatoes, peas and fruit crops such as grapes, apples, pears, cherries, peaches, plums and prunes.
Sulfur has the potential to cause plant injury in dry 90 degree-plus weather. It's also incompatible with other pesticides. Don't use sulfur on plants within 20-30 days of applying spray oils. Sulfur reacts with the oil to create phytotoxicity.
Sulfur is non-toxic to mammals, but it may irritate eyes and skin. It has been given a CAUTION rating.
2. Lime Sulfur
Lime sulfur is made by boiling lime and sulfur together. The mixture is used as a dormant spray on fruit trees to control diseases such as blight anthracnose, powdery mildew and some insects including scales, thrips and eriophyid mites. Its drawbacks include its rotten-egg smell, its potential to burn exposed skin and eyes and to injure plants if applied when temperatures exceed 80 degrees F. Lime sulfur has been assigned a DANGER rating.
3. Bordeaux Mixture
(This is a natural-based pesticide, but it is not labeled for organic use.)
Bordeaux mixture is produced by a reaction between copper sulfate and calcium hydroxide (lime). It was used first in Bordeaux, France to control downy mildew, hence its name.
Bordeaux mixture is primarily a fungicide that controls bacterial leaf spots, blights, anthracoses, downy mildews and cankers. It also repels many insects. The compound is labeled for use on many vegetables, tree fruits and nut crops.
Bordeaux, as with sulfur and lime sulfur, can be phytotoxic to plants. If applied in cool, wet weather, it may burn leaves or cause russeting of fruit.
Photograph courtesy of Judy Sedbrook.
Source: http://www.coopext.colostate.edu/4dmg/VegFruit/organic.htm


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The Fender American Elite Stratocaster HSS Shawbucker MN Electric Guitar harmoniously combines classic Strat style with modern appointments to give you a universe of tonal versatility to explore. Fitted with a Shawbucker bridge pickup, this American Elite model boasts a generous low-end rumble, with a weighty midrange clout, and searing highs that are perfect for solos and choppy rhythm playing. As you'd expect from the team at Fender, this Strat has received all the love and attention afforded to every model, and you are guaranteed a sublime instrument that looks, feels, and plays like a dream.
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The Twins reclaimed sole possession of first place of the AL Central by jumping all over Chicago starter Freddy Garcia and knocking him out prematurely en route to a 12-6 victory. While it may seem like a simple story of the Twins lineup seeing-ball-hitting-ball, there was much more preparation that presumably went into the team's plan of attack against Garcia.
Garcia relies on a combination of speed changes and avoiding the middle part of the strike zone in order to navigate through a major league lineup with his substandard velocity (in fact, he has the 5th slowest fastball on average in the AL). For the most part, Garcia chooses to stay away from the hitter's swing by throwing the ball off the plate and enticing opponents into get themselves out. To left-handed opponents, Garcia dotted the outer-half of the plate 64% of the time, usually using his fastball that has more tail than the Playboy mansion. Righties have receive similar treatment, seeing pitches on the outer-half 57% of the time, but to his same-sided opponents, Garcia regularly deployed his changeup in hopes of getting those hitters to turn over on the pitch.
This approach, combined with 5.33 runs of support per game, aided in elevating the retread to a 10-4 record in spite of a bloated 4.62 xFIP on the season.
Prior to last night's game, I tweeted that while Garcia loved to work away, the Twins had two very good hitters in Joe Mauer and Orlando Hudson that handled pitches on the outer-half extremely well. According to Inside Edge's rankings through the well-hit average, Mauer's .248 against pitches away was far and away the best in baseball while Hudson's .169 well-hit average was the fourth best in the majors. This pair would work quickly to get the Twins on the board as Garcia played right into their strengths.
In the first inning, Garcia went to work on the left-handed hitting Hudson, hitting the outer-half of the plate with a mixture of pitches before hanging a curve middle-away that Hudson promptly hooked into the right field corner for a double. Mauer, following Hudson, took a changeup away for a ball before rifling the next pitch, a similarly located change, into the left-center field gap for back-to-back doubles to score Hudson for the first run of the game.
What I had failed to mention (or rather ran out of room in the strict 140-character limitations set by Twitter) was that the Twins had an entire stable of hitters that are very adept at covering the entire strike zone with authority. While not technically qualified among baseball's leaders due to their lower total of plate appearances, both Jim Thome (.159 well-hit average) and J.J. Hardy (.115) were also much better than the league's average (.095) at hitting pitches on the outer-half of the strike zone.
With the Twins holding on to their 1-0 lead in the second, Garcia tried to sneak a fastball away to Jim Thome who went with the pitch and drove it into the left field stands for his 15th home run of the year. After retiring Danny Valencia on a groundball, Garcia worked Hardy to a 2-2 count and flipped him a slider that the right-handed Hardy yanked into the left field bleachers as well.
This foursome punished Garcia's approach thoroughly and chased him from the ballgame in the third inning with a secure 5-0 lead. Jumping out to a one-nothing lead in the three game series bodes well for the Twins yet Wednesday's opposition, John Danks, isn't nearly as transparent as his rotation counterpart is. The left-hander, who has significantly better velocity than Garcia, typically throws a fastball on the first pitch and early in the count but is quick to abandon the hard stuff in favor of his changeup (particularly with two strikes), which gets plenty of hitters to chase. Look for the Twins to attempt to get at him early in the count when he is still throwing fastballs.
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Junior golf's top honors were announced Monday as 48 boys and 48 girls were named Rolex Junior All-Americans by Rolex and the American Junior Golf Association.
Introduced by the AJGA in 1978, the Rolex Junior All-America Teams annually recognize those players who have established themselves as the world's premier junior golfers. This year's selections distinguished themselves through their outstanding play in 80 national events, 64 of which were conducted by the AJGA.
For the third consecutive year, the Rolex Junior All-America Teams were determined exclusively through the Polo Golf Rankings (as of Oct. 14). Teams include 12 players on the boys' and girls' first teams, 12 players on the boys' and girls' second teams, and 48 honorable mention recipients (24 boys, 24 girls). To be eligible, players must have played a minimum of six events during the 2008 season.
These 96 junior golfers, ages 13-18, hail from 26 states and four foreign countries. These standouts will be honored at the Rolex Junior All-America Awards Banquet Nov. 23 at The Grande Ballroom at Ginn Reunion Resort in Reunion, Fla.
Former Rolex Junior All-Americans comprise the top players on both the PGA and LPGA Tours. Of the PGA TOUR's current top-10 money leaders, Tiger Woods, Phil Mickelson, Rory Sabbatini, Jim Furyk and Sergio Garcia were all Rolex Junior All-Americans. On the LPGA Tour, Paula Creamer, Cristie Kerr, Morgan Pressel, Angela Park and Brittany Lincicome were named Rolex Junior All-Americans as junior golfers before working their way to the top of the pay-for-play ranks. Other notable professional AJGA alumni who help make up the list of past Rolex Junior All-Americans include Mark Calcavecchia, Woody Austin, Scott Verplank, Hunter Mahan, Stacy Prammanasudh, Sherri Steinhauer and Christina Kim.
The Boys First Team...
Headlining the boys on the Rolex Junior All-America First Team is Cameron Peck of Olympia, Wash. Ranked No. 1 in the Polo Golf Rankings at season's end, Peck won four events in 2008, including two AJGA Invitationals – the FootJoy Invitational and HP Boys Junior Championship – and the U.S. Junior Amateur. He, along with seven additional players on the first team, is receiving Rolex Junior All America honors for the first time. These players include: Byeong-hun An of Bradenton, Fla.; Evan Beck of Virginia Beach, Va.; Patrick Cantlay of Los Alamitos, Calif.; Kyle Kopsick of Lake Bluff, Ill.; Crawford Reeves of Greenville, S.C.; Jordan Spieth of Dallas; and T.J. Vogel of Cooper City, Fla.
Returning to the Rolex Junior All-America First Team are Cory Whitsett of Houston, and Andrew Yun of Tacoma, Wash. Whitsett, a three-time Rolex Junior All-American, is making his second consecutive appearance on the first team. This year, he won the Western Junior and Rolex Tournament of Champions and finished in the top 10 five more times. Yun, a four-time Rolex Junior All-American, returns to the first team after earning the honor in 2006. This season, Yun won The Verizon Junior Heritage and posted four additional top-10 finishes.
Previous Rolex Junior All-Americans earning first-team accolades for the first time are Hyun Seok Lim of La Palma, Calif. (2006, 2007), and Chan Kim of Chandler, Ariz. (2007).
The Girls First Team...
The girls who make up their half of the Rolex Junior All-America First Team include five players returning to the team for at least a second time. Kimberly Kim of Pahoa, Hawaii, a five-time Rolex Junior All-American, is on the first team for a second consecutive year. She is joined for the second time by four-time Rolex Junior All-American Allie White of Lancaster, Ohio, three-timer Jennifer Johnson of La Quinta, Calif., and two-timers Jenny Shin of Torrance, Calif., and Alexis Thompson of Coral Springs, Fla.
Previous Rolex Junior All-Americans earning first-team accolades for the first time are Tiffany Lua of Rowland Heights, Calif. (2005-2007), and Kristina Wong of Bradenton, Fla. (2006, 2007).
Five players on the first team are newly crowned Rolex Junior All-Americans, including top-ranked Victoria Tanco of Bradenton, Fla. In her first season of playing competitive golf in the United States after moving from Buenos Aires, Argentina, Tanco had three victories, two of which came at AJGA Invitationals, and four additional top-20s in her seven total events. She is joined by fellow first-timers Karen Chung of Livingston, N.J., Alison Lee of Valencia, Calif., Erynne Lee of Silverdale, Wash., and Jessica Korda of Bradenton, Fla.
The Rolex Junior Player of the Year awards, honoring the top boy and girl junior golfer in 2008, will be announced Tuesday, October 28.
Rolex, a supporter of the AJGA since 1983, became an AJGA Premier Partner in 2004. The distinguished timepiece maker is the proprietor of the Rolex Junior Players of the Year, Rolex Junior All-America Teams and the Rolex Junior All-America Awards Banquet. Rolex also sponsors the Rolex Tournament of Champions and Rolex Girls Junior Championship, two of the AJGA's most competitive major championships.
As a Premier Partner, Rolex is the Founding Partner to the Achieving Competitive Excellence (ACE) Grant program and an Official Partner of the biennial PING Junior Solheim Cup.
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How risk management frames the possible actions for managing risksChristiansen, Ulrik (Frederiksberg, 2013)[More information][Less information]
Abstract: Using a systematic review of the last 55 years of research within risk management this paper explores how risk management as a management technology (methodologies, tools and frameworks to mitigate or manage risks) singles out risks as an object for management in order to make action possible. The paper synthesise by developing a framework of how different views on risk management enable and constrain the knowledge about risk and thus frame the possibilities to measure, analyse and calculate uncertainty and risk. Inspired by social studies of finance and accounting, the paper finally develops three propositions that illustrate how the framing of risk establishes a boundary for how managers might understand value creation and the possible future and how this impacts the possible responses to risk. URI: http://hdl.handle.net/10398/8743
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Understanding ERP Usage as Complex Responsive Processes of Conversations in the Daily Practices of a Special Operations ForceChristiansen, Ulrik; Kjærgaard, Annemette; Hartmann, Rasmus Koss (Frederiksberg, 2011)[More information][Less information]
Abstract: Organizations are met with increasing demands for being in strategic control. According to conventional managerial wisdom, clearly defined tasks, uniform processes, thorough documentation and strategic oversight are all perceived as part and parcel of making large and unwieldy organizations manageable, transparent and efficient (Johnson, Scholes, & Whittington, 2008; Kaplan & Norton, 2008). To live up to these demands, numerous efforts have been undertaken, including the design and implementation of management information systems. These systems, as epitomized in Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) systems, seek to bring the organization under strategic control by creating a unified infrastructure for collecting and analyzing data from virtually all fields of organizational operations to enable planning and monitoring of activities (Kallinikos, 2006). Expectations of these systems at all levels of the organization are high as they are expected to create organizational transparency and oversight for decision making (Hanseth, Ciborra, & Braa, 2001). In this paper, we explore how ERP systems are used and impact local practice in a specialized unit within The Danish Defense. Specifically, we ask what role SAP R/31 plays in enabling and constraining everyday local practice and the handling of complexity and uncertainty at the organizational front‐line. We draw on a case study conducted in a special operations force unit within the Danish Defense, "The Frogman Corps". The case illuminates the difficulties of using ERP systems for management control in organizations experiencing complex operational conditions, including tension between centralized control and uniformity on the one hand and unpredictability and need for decentralized decision making on the other hand. URI: http://hdl.handle.net/10398/8364
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Thursday's Child: Bled Castle, Slovenia
34 comments:
- Kittie Howard said...
OMG! We were there this past summer! What a beautiful area. But, er, I opted out of the hiking/climbing as well. We ended up staying the night at a new ski resort really high in the mountains, a white-knuckle drive, but with vistas well worth it. En route, we drove thru some of the most amazing fields of green beans. I'd never ever seen stalks that high -- Jack and the Beanstalk came alive!
- April 12, 2012 at 1:39 PM
- Valerie Gamine said...
The poem really does capture the castle's ambiance. Well chosen!
What a romantic setting. I can imagine a prince crossing the lake and climbing the cliff to reach a princess. (I never outgrew those fairy tales.) :)
- April 12, 2012 at 2:11 PM
- lisa is cooking said...
Some friends of mine visited Slovenia not too long ago and convinced me I need to plan a trip. What a fabulous location for a castle. Beautiful!
- April 12, 2012 at 2:46 PM
- Gloria Baker said...
What nice and beautiful castle!!the pictures are amazing!
- April 12, 2012 at 5:03 PM
- Jemi Fraser said...
Wow! Absolutely gorgeous!! :)
- April 12, 2012 at 5:18 PM
- Cindy said...
Thanks for another great tour. Love your photos.
- April 12, 2012 at 7:09 PM
- Golden Eagle said...
What a dramatic location! :)
- April 12, 2012 at 7:20 PM
- Bam's Kitchen said...
I have not yet visited Slovenia, however these pictures are very enticing. How was the food there? Take Care, BAM
- April 12, 2012 at 7:44 PM
- Beth said...
Hi Bobbi, and thanks for stopping by. I remember the food being quite good, although we combined Slovenia with a trip to Italy and it's hard to compare with Italian food!
- April 12, 2012 at 8:59 PM
How fantastic that you walked to the castle! This looks like a wonderful place to visit.
- April 12, 2012 at 10:09 PM
- Unknown said...
I would love to go there! I love castles. Though I'm not sure if I would love to live in one.
- April 12, 2012 at 11:07 PM
- Unknown said...
I took the train through this region 30 plus years ago and remember it was beautiful! I would love to return and see it today. Your photos and post are wonderfully inspiring;-)
- April 12, 2012 at 11:55 PM
- Belinda said...
That looks so magical and unreal!!! What a walk....
- April 13, 2012 at 1:19 AM
- Yummy said...
I like the look of castles. Very old world.
- April 13, 2012 at 3:04 AM
- Unknown said...
Stunning location and very impressive how well that poem matches it!
- April 13, 2012 at 3:36 AM
- Jess said...
Love the photos, and the poetry was a perfect match :)
- April 13, 2012 at 9:40 AM
- Pam said...
What a stunning view from that beautiful castle.
- April 13, 2012 at 12:12 PM
- Claudia said...
Keats says it all. What a beautiful post - there's the world in all its glory with a touch of enchantment.
- April 13, 2012 at 12:54 PM
- Cucina49 said...
Wow--I love how the hill literally seems to be crumbling out from under the castle. That's pretty spectacular.
- April 13, 2012 at 4:05 PM
- Carol said...
It's gorgeous. It amazes me how they were able to build that way back when. The poem is perfect to go with such a stunning place.
- April 13, 2012 at 4:33 PM
- Unknown said...
Oh, wow. (I wonder if I use the word "wow" anywhere else, as frequently as I do when reading your posts?) I never thought to ask before, but did you take all the pictures you post form your travels? These are breathtaking.
The poem is perfect for this post.
- April 13, 2012 at 6:54 PM
- Simply Life said...
oh that is a beautiful castle...how enchanting!
- April 13, 2012 at 8:28 PM
- Liz That Skinny Chick Can Bake said...
Wow...absolutely breathtaking, Beth! What a beautiful setting for a magnificent castle...thanks for sharing. Have a wonderful weekend!
- April 13, 2012 at 9:44 PM
Stunning photos! It really does look like a scene out of a fairy tale, or perhaps a dream. Amazing to think that it really exists, somewhere out there.
- April 13, 2012 at 10:25 PM
Gorgeous. It looks like it's from a fairy tale.
Have a great weekend.
- April 14, 2012 at 10:23 AM
- Sissi said...
I have never been to Slovenia, but the castle looks extraordinary. Thanks for sharing these wonderful photos!
- April 14, 2012 at 11:05 AM
- Angie's Recipes said...
Beautiful and fascinating photos of bled castle!
- April 14, 2012 at 2:12 PM
I don't know a lot about Slovenia, as I've never been there and haven't really heard much about it. Your photos are spectacular and now I really want to visit this castle. I would have never guessed that the hike was manageable -- but I'll take your word for it.
- April 14, 2012 at 2:14 PM
- MTeacress said...
Beautiful. I often wished to live in one as a child! I'd at least like to see one in real life - perhaps walk through.
Have a good weekend. :)
- April 14, 2012 at 6:50 PM
- Ciao Chow Linda said...
Wow ,what a magnificently sited castle. i've visited Slovenia only once, and now I need to get back and see this castle.
- April 14, 2012 at 11:55 PM
- Barbara said...
Amazing photos, Beth. Is there anyplace you haven't been??
- April 15, 2012 at 8:26 AM
- Elaine said...
What an idyllic place to visit. It must have been a wonderful walk to the castle.
- April 15, 2012 at 10:21 AM
- Beth said...
Thanks for all your kind comments. Mary, in answer to your question, my husband took all these photos, and nearly all the photos I use in my travel posts. Once in a while I'll find something on the internet that works better, but I always credit it. Thanks for asking!
- April 15, 2012 at 11:20 AM
- sally said...
It certainly does look like an enchanted castle. Thanks for sharing.
- April 15, 2012 at 2:59 PM


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present: charlotte, alex, mike, ida, marian, lindsey, emi (plus Nerea and Olivier at the end).
no apologies
action points
2.sound stuff
3.new menu
4.karaoke night
5.sofas and flowers
6.cleaning up after events
7.French short movie fest
previous action points:
- new volunteer book on the way.....emi s working on it. mike might help
- preventing awful events APs: done
- sound tech – Mike is still working on the idiots guide to sound, Alex says to use Forest camera if his broken one is holding him back.
- menu: more work to do on that, see below.
- free shop: didnt move; something has to be done about this. Alex did put up new minutes, but not Friends of Forest yet.
- jotter in the kitchen for Nms: Torstein AP but he's not here to ask.
1.mike: pricing is not consistent, contradictory..which is the price of sushi?
alex: different kitchen managers at the moment so consistency is difficult: prices may slightly vary sometimes due to ingredients: By law, if two prices are displayed you have to give people the cheapest price, but this rarely happens: Sometimes Alex just likes to make the price up.
2.mike: sound day timorrow 8/1
should we have lockable cupboard for the sound area?
AP Alex: figure out stuff with nix or pocket
AP mike to deal with it
3.menu: last meeting: 7.30 pm ,Friday. It will be the end, and thus the beginning.
4. it's nerea's project; she wants to put a poster: people can put their name down and write the song they want to sing
5.alex will get nice candle bottles
mike will clean the candle area
flowers: no more. pot plants instead; AP: emi and charlotte will get some
6.mike: cafe is pretty messy after events; nm should remind performers to put things back where they are. Others: but it;s late, nm have to do a lot of stuff ANYWAY...what to do? ideally we would nead a tranquility team or a separate person who is in charge of the extra stuff Lindsey: should we have deputy Nms? others: would be a good idea, maybe a different name. We need to make a list of people willing to hang about. Nyrea: Maybe EVS people could do one night Nming and next week one night 'Events Managing' Alex:needs to be sustainable after this large group of EVS are gone, next group is significantly smaller.
AP: alex to print off another night check list.
mike will grab people and train them for sound
7.a few people will come from France..we need matresses and host them at the end of february for a few days. AP: Charlotte will post up on the BB when she gets numbers of people coming to visit.
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Posted: Fri Jan 13, 17 8:22 am Post subject: Nefyn.
Nefyn by the sea? Or should that be Nefyn nearly in the sea?
We live in the small village of Morfa Nefyn situated on the beautiful Lleyn Peninsular in North West Wales. Earlier in the week my wife and I drove to the nearby town of Nefyn and walked along from the slip way to the far end of the beach.
It was what can only be described as a brisk day, with a strongish wind blowing and the sun gallantly trying to shine. We managed to do just over six and a half thousand steps, which not only looked good on the pedometer but should have done us a bit of good too.
The views and sea were dramatic to look at but what was more worrying, was how the coastal erosion in the area seems to be gathering pace and getting progressively worse year on year. In the next few years, I can see quite a few houses getting more than the fabulous sea views that they enjoy now. I fear they'll be in it.
Anyway, enjoy our walk, we definitely did !
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How is it affecting Porth Dinllaen? ( the hamlet by the sea in the later pictures)
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the erosion looks very like the coast near whitby , that seems to go in lumps rather than steadily . enjoy it while one can is the only option when the beach is heading for the garden.
i spose unless you live on hard rock an eroding coast can be sea view to no house in a few decades. somewhere else is going from sea view to short drive to the beach.
if i do ever move to the coast i recon 50 m vertical and what looks like a couple of centuries of erosion inland would be sensible. the paper i was reading a while ago regarding the weather/sea levels the last time the global average temp was the one we are rapidly approaching was a bit of a wake up re my idea that living at the top of the beach would be nice. hansen et al reckoned that waves that could throw cottage size boulders 50 m up and quite a distance inland were happening and 250mph superstorms were a seasonal norm in the atlantic so even scaled down a bit for UK landfall having the sea at the end of the garden isn't necessarily smart.
as to sea level rise too close to and not much above high tide isn't smart as a long term investment.
(1 to 3m as a global average is a conservative estimate for the next 100yrs if the melt rate is as it is now and it remains constant rather than being uneven, which seems likely meaning most of that could be a decadal event, however sea level rise is not even with more in the north than the south rather than averaged out ).
if you add a probable rise to existing and potential storm surge effects a bit inland and uphill a bit seems even more sensible.
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We nearly bought a 10 acre smallholding here on the coast about 30 years ago. Thank goodness we didn't, because about 15 years ago, suddenly overnight it became a six acre smallholding. A four acre field quite literally dropped into the sea.
Porth Dinllaen has more or less been OK so far but the sandy cliffs directly behind the houses continue to erode. Its not the sea that's causing it, it's the heavy rain causing the landslides. The houses are very much under threat and I for one, wouldn't fancy sleeping in them. Its a disaster waiting to happen.
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Erosion does tend to happen is spurts as you say Dpack. A wet winter can cause a lot of trouble. One house fell into the see at Babbacombe a couple of years back; it was supposed to be good for another couple of decades. The beach was still closed at one end when I was there last summer.
I remember in the very early 1960s there was a wet winter, don't think it was to do with the snow of 62/63, the blue slipper clay under Ventnor on the Isle of Wight suddenly slipped. There was a step in the road about a foot high, and the back of a hotel was suddenly separated from the front. The scar is still there and can be seen as a green section of the town where nothing is rebuilt.
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Boyz II Men Hired To Help Raise Russian Birth Rate
Russian President Vladimir Putin is a lot of things, and it turns out that one of those things is "a big R&B fan". The Soviet leader has taken an interesting angle to solving the country's demographic problem: hiring Boyz II Men. I guess the fearless leader thinks that the crooning of the boys from Philly will encourage the Russian public to get it on more. Or something.
Before heading out on tour with NKOTB and 98 Degrees, the Boyz will be making an appearance in Russia in February at Moscow's Crocus City Hall which, reportedly, will serve as part of Putin's ongoing PR campaign urging Russians to pop out more babies so that the country will be more "influential".
There are signs that the campaign has been doing it's job, I guess, and that the birth rate in Russia is going up.
Let me sum this up simply for you: the leader of Russia has hired 90's R&B group Boyz II Men to come to Russia and play baby-making music in hopes that it will encourage the people of his country to get it on more.
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No one would argue that some of the city's high schools are in drastic need of improvement. Graduation rates at many of the schools hover around 50 percent, which is unacceptable. But the city needs to focus on why those schools perform so poorly, and then give the schools the resources and tools to achieve, not just paint them with a broad brush stroke and label them as "failing."
First, this sends the wrong message to parents and teachers, but more importantly the students. While the intended message is that the school and the system are failing our children, the unintended message is that the students themselves are failing and beyond redemption, with the only solution being to blow up the entire system and start from scratch.
Last time we checked, that's not the mission of the Department of Education. It's to give students and teachers the tools and resources to succeed, not simply abandon the city's current high school students because they are beyond help.
We're sure that's not the DOE's intent, but that is the way it looks when the city announces it will be closing "failing" schools, each of which that serves thousands and thousands of students.
We have spoken to a lot of people who have reached middle age and rave about the education they received in the New York City public school system, and yes, some of them even attended the large "failing" high schools the city is now considering closing.
What's changed since then? Does the system all of a sudden not work, or has the system over the years refused to subtly adapt to changes in society and education?
We think the latter, and we don't think it's necessarily too late to try.
The city's reasons for closing the schools and replacing them with several smaller high schools make sense. Smaller class sizes means more attention paid to each student. If that's the case, why isn't it that approach being tried out in the current schools?
And isn't this the same Bloomberg Administration that pleaded with the state for control of the city's schools, replacing the Board of Education with the Department of Education? That was almost a decade ago, so if these schools are failing, who's technically to blame for that?
Perhaps there are very valid reasons why entire school communities needs to be scrapped and new ones built from scratch. No one is advocating for poorly performing schools. But if there are valid reasons, the city and this administration are failing at making those reasons clear, and instead look like headstrong bullies intent on getting their way.
That approach may have served Mayor Michael Bloomberg well in other areas during his time in office, but when it comes to educating people's children, it's not the best approach to take.