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In Gujarat khaman and dhokla are considered as two different recepies however in Maharastra I found they called khaman as khaman dhokla. I make dhoklas but khaman I never tried making at home until I came across Daagh's blog ARAD. Now I make khaman dhokla quite often.
Thank you once again Daagh for this Jhatphat Khaman Dhokla, true to its name...came out fluffy and soft everytime I made it. I made a itsy-bitsy variation by adding little sugar to the batter and used red chili powder instead of green chilies.
This is my entry for Rooma's MBP, theme - Finger Foods and Starters.
This is also my entry for Trupti's - Little Chefs in the Kitchen, event. My li'l one is about 2 yrs old so its too early for her to help me in the kithcen, so I did not have her show up in the snaps however I am sending in this kid friendly recipe for this event.
1 cup Besan (gram flour)
1 cup Water
3 tbsp Lemon juice
3 tbsp Oil
1 tsp Eno Fruit salt
1/2 tsp Mustard seeds
2 tbsp Sugar (plus 1tsp for batter)
1/3 tsp Red chili powder (Daagh calls for2 finely sliced green chilies )
Curry leaves
- Mix togather besan, salt, 1 tbsp oil, 1 tbsp lemonjuice, red chili powder, sugar and water 1/2 cup or little less than that. The batter should not be runny, if so add little besan...should be kind of like idli batter
- Heat up the pressure cooker with some water to steam the khaman or you could do as Daagh suggests, in a large vessel, take a glass of water and put a wire mesh upside down in the vessel. Make sure the top of the mesh is above water level
- Grease a baking pan (you can also use cake pan).Now add Eno and mix well and pour this mixture right away in the greased plate/pan
- Steam it for 20 minutes. To check if its done, insert a toothpick or knife and if it comes out clean its done
- For tarka, heat remaining oil, add mustard seeds and curry leaves. Mix together remaining 1/2 cup water, sugar and lemon juice and pour into the tarka. Boil it
- Take out dhokla and cut into pieces
- Pour the tarka mixture over it
- Garnish with corriander leaves and serve.....there you have it friends fluffy and soft khaman ever.


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Welcome to the next post in the series Letters from America 1985 -1987. In retrospect I have managed to find some of our photographs taken during the two years that I would have shared with my parents later. They came out for a month in the November of 1985 which was wonderful.
You can find previous posts in this directory: https://smorgasbordinvitation.wordpress.com/letters-from-america-1985-1987/
First swims, Alabama-Coushatta Reservation and adventures with the ice-maker
Hi M & D.
Just received your letter, the first one to the new apartment, and it only took six days which is great. Sorry to hear about Norah and her collapse, as you say, thank goodness she wasn't driving at the time. Perhaps she will give up the car now as it could have been very dangerous for others too.
My weight has dropped enough for me to venture forth into the pool. Although only the second week in March the water was about 24 degrees and lovely. We went in on Sunday and I have just had another swim. I plan on making it my daily routine for an hour and am really looking forward to it. The air temperature is very hot (for those of us from rainy England) and I have to remember to put sun screen on my back when swimming for an hour so that I don't burn. But I am going brown which is wonderful. One of our new friends said that most people don't swim until the evening because of the sun, something about mad dogs and Englishwomen go out in the midday sun!!
David is in San Francisco this week. He has some initial meetings set up and if anything comes of them, I will go next time. Last week we had another trip to Dallas and stayed at the Hilton (it was only two dollars more than the Holiday Inn so hang the expense!). We had dinner with a Scot and his wife who work for another part of the company, and it was very enjoyable. I must say that after the hire car, David's new one is a joy to drive and I could seriously get used to automatic and cruise control. Especially with miles of highway ahead of you.
On Saturday we had a great treat. We visited the Alabama – Coshatta Reservation. They are woods indians rather than plain's indians so no horses. It was a lot of fun. You pay six dollars and there are three tours, two by bus (open and flung together) and one my miniature steam train all through the reservation. On your ticket you also get a tour of their craft village and a war dance exhibition which was very exciting. We had lunch in the cafe, burger and buffalo chips! I always thought that referred to buffalo dung… but these were particularly delicious. I treated myself to a pair of silver and turquoise earrings which were very inexpensive.
We chatted to some of the guides and they were so welcoming. It is admirable that they are keeping their culture alive and are making a living from tourists. We found out that there are two tribes who are descended from the Creek Indians and originated in Alabama before being forced off their land in the 1830s. They migrated into Texas when it was Spanish and in after the war with Mexico, we found out that Sam Houston protected them. They traded with the white settlers to the area and they have lived on the reservation since then.
David arrives home Thursday and I am picking him up at the airport. By the time you arrive in November I will be able to find my way there blindfolded. We have at least four different routes dependent on time of day and traffic, and we can make it in twenty minutes.
I am glad your weather is improving too, won't be long now before you are out on the roof garden with your tubs. I could do with some of those on our balcony, but not knowing if we might move in the next few months to Washington, I have contented myself with buying some indoor plants. At the end of our balcony is the utility area where the washer and dryer live. Washday is a pleasure, just pop it in and when dry it's almost unnecessary to iron it.
I must admit after my initial wariness about the dishwasher (I was used to having 'hands that do dishes can feel soft as your face with mild green fairy liquid!), I am now a fan. I use all the plates and cutlery, load them up and hey presto! They are certainly a labour saving nation, but who am I to complain if I can go and sit by the pool rather than wash dishes by hand. All kitchens in the apartments are equipped with an enormous fridge/freezer with automatic ice maker. It takes a while to get used to the bang as it releases the ice, and the first few days we didn't know how to switch it off. Ice cubes coming out of our ears.
Anyway that's it for this week. All our love as always… look after yourselves. Sally and David.
©sallycronin 2018
Thank you very much for dropping in and I hope you continue to enjoy our adventure in Texas and trips we made around America during our time there.

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A Gastonia attorney who acknowledged he mishandled client funds will now lose his license to practice law.
A Gastonia attorney who acknowledged he mishandled client funds will now lose his license to practice law.
Reid C. James, who practices general trial law from his office at 125 E. Main Ave., was scheduled to appear before the State Bar�s Disciplinary Hearing Commission for a trial on Friday. The State Bar made several complaints against James in the past year and a half, including that he took client funds that were to be held in trust and instead used them for personal or business expenses without authorization.
James said in March he had done nothing wrong and would represent himself in contesting the charges. But on Friday, he waived his right to the formal hearing, acknowledged guilt and agreed to the commission�s discipline.
That punishment will involve his law license being suspended for five years. The suspension will take effect within 30 days of the order, which will allow James to resolve existing cases or refer clients to other attorneys who can continue to represent them.
James was also ordered to pay the costs and administrative fees of the commission proceeding. In three years, he will be able to seek a stay of the remaining two years of his suspension, though he will have to fulfill numerous requirements for that to be granted.
James was admitted to the State Bar in 1982. He could not be reached for comment this week.
A disregard for responsibilities
The State Bar�s complaint stemmed from a random audit in February 2012, which uncovered financial irregularities dating to 2006. It maintained James �committed a criminal act that reflects adversely on his honesty, trustworthiness or fitness as a lawyer.� It also stated that he �engaged in conduct involving dishonesty, fraud, deceit or misrepresentation.�
The State Bar requires attorneys to keep their own money apart from client money, which is to be held in a trust. They are expected to keep appropriate records and prove they are upholding bookkeeping requirements, to leave no room for doubt about what money is going where.
James� most egregious misstep came in June 2008, when he received $17,250 in entrusted funds to hold for a client. The money was tied to a business transaction between the client and a third party.
Instead of depositing the money into his attorney trust account, James put it into his operating account. When it was time for him to return the entire $17,250 to the client in July 2008, James returned only $7,000, the State Bar found.
James did not provide the client with the full balance of the entrusted funds until April 2009.
The commission noted that James likely didn�t intend to harm his clients. But it stated his �conduct has the potential to cause significant harm to the standing of the profession in the eyes of the public because it shows his disregard for his duties as an attorney.�
Katherine Jean, general counsel for the State Bar, declined to comment specifically on James� case. But she said the commission takes the accounting requirements seriously.
�At the end of the day, this is all about protecting the public,� she said.
You can reach Michael Barrett at 704-869-1826 or twitter.com/GazetteMike.


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"[Robert Fitzgerald's translation is] a masterpiece . . . An Odyssey worthy of the original." –The Nation
"[Fitzgerald's Odyssey and Iliad] open up once more the unique greatness of Homer's art at the level above the formula; yet at the same time they do not neglect the brilliant texture of Homeric verse at the level of the line and the phrase." –The Yale Review
"[In] Robert Fitzgerald's translation . . . there is no anxious straining after mighty effects, but rather a constant readiness for what the occasion demands, a kind of Odyssean adequacy to the task in hand, and this line-by-line vigilance builds up into a completely credible imagined world."
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The way Bobby L. Cutts Jr. explained the death of Jessie M. Davis seemed too convenient, and more than a little unbelievable, to the jurors who heard his tearful testimony.
The way Bobby L. Cutts Jr. explained the death of Jessie M. Davis seemed too convenient, and more than a little unbelievable, to the jurors who heard his tearful testimony. If he told the truth, then the former city police officer's words led a jury to convict him of aggravated murder and other charges. "If they were lies, then he damned himself," said jury foreman Charles "Pat" Gillespie. Still, a jury decided Wednesday to spare Cutts' life. It wasn't an easy verdict. After all, Cutts killed Davis on June 14, dumped her body in a park, left their 2-year-old son, Blake, home alone and lied while authorities and community members searched for more than a week for the pregnant 26-year-old. "What's a proper sentence for someone who has done these things and yet all the rest of their life had shown themselves to be essentially nonviolent?" Gillespie said. Life in prison with parole eligibility after 57 years, according to the judge. Eight months of investigation, speculation and trial came to an end Wednesday afternoon when a Stark County jury recommended that Cutts spend life in prison with the possibility of parole in 30 years for the death of his unborn daughter, Chloe. Combining charges of aggravated murder, murder, aggravated burglary, gross abuse of a corpse and child endangering, Common Pleas Judge Charles E. Brown Jr. made it so Cutts won't be eligible for parole until he's 87 years old. Cutts had faced a possible death sentence. "The objective was to save his life," defense attorney Fernando Mack said. "When you've done that, then you have to be happy with that result." The defense plans an appeal. Verdict In The jury announced it had a verdict around 1:40 p.m. Wednesday. The attorneys, families and media assembled at the courthouse. About 45 minutes later, Brown read the verdicts: Life in prison with a chance at parole after 30 years on two counts of aggravated murder. Cutts didn't speak before sentencing, common in cases that will be appealed. His family also declined the opportunity to speak. Then it was time for Davis' parents, sisters and cousin to tell the judge what her death meant to them. Davis' mother, Patty Porter, told Cutts she forgave him and asked him to seek God's forgiveness. "I would have never been able to raise Blake and hate you," she said. Davis' sisters questioned if Cutts even knew how to tell the truth. "You sat there and you lied," Audrey Davis told Cutts. "I just hope that one day you'll be able to look at your son and tell him the truth. It just makes me sick. ... I'll just never understand it." Despite the request of Cutts' attorneys, Brown ran all the sentences consecutive, except for the two aggravated murders. Those he ran together because they related to Chloe's death. Inside the Jury Room The sentencing verdict followed about 11 hours of deliberation over two days by the same jury that convicted Cutts on Feb. 15. Most of that time was spent discussing whether Cutts should have a chance at parole, Gillespie said. "There were some trying times and some tears," he said. During the first phase of the case, the jury wrestled with whether Davis' death was aggravated murder, Gillespie said. Key to that discussion was the underlying charge of aggravated burglary. "Ultimately, not knowing how she was killed, whether it started with some sort of a horrible accident or not, we concluded that aggravated burglary wasn't present until she was dead," Gillespie said. But Cutts' failure to call 911 and his cover-up led the jury to convict him of murdering Davis. And with her death, the jury inferred that Cutts no longer had a privilege to be in her home, therefore committing aggravated burglary and aggravated murder when it came to Chloe. The jurors spent a lot of time discussing whether Cutts knew that Davis' fetus was viable, Gillespie said. In the end, it came down to Cutts' own statements. "We concluded, all 12 of us, that yes, he had to know," Gillespie said. "Again, if he had just gone and made a cell phone call for help, circumstances might have been a lot different." Overall, the way Cutts' testimony conveniently followed the timeline of events "made it a little bit unbelievable, more than a little bit in many cases," Gillespie said. "We were probably unanimous in thinking that his testimony did him harm." Defense Speaks Cutts' defense team stood behind his decision to take the stand. "Mr. Cutts had to testify in this case," defense attorney Myron Watson said. Cutts wanted to tell his side of the story, and his testimony was necessary for there to be any chance of the jury considering voluntary or involuntary manslaughter. Brown didn't allow the jury to hear those options, but it will be an issue on appeal. As will be the makeup of the jury, the request to move the trial, the indictment charges and what the defense says is a legally inconsistent verdict. The case next goes to the 5th District Court of Appeals, where it could take a year or more for a decision, Mack said. Because there was no death sentence, the Ohio Supreme Court won't automatically hear the case. Assistant Stark County Prosecutor Dennis Barr said he believes the convictions and sentence will withstand an appeal. During a press conference at Bender's restaurant, the defense team said it would be meeting with Cutts and his family later on Wednesday. The family did not address the media. Defense attorney Carolyn Ranke said she continued to tell Cutts to "stay strong." Wrap Up Cutts' trial was Gillespie's third time on a criminal jury, but his first death-penalty case. "I never want to have to do it again," he said. "It's sort of a gut-wrenching thing." The jury knew the judge might make it tougher for Cutts to get parole, "but we decided whatever we went out with, we could live with," Gillespie said. The jury was comprised of six men and six women, all of them white, but race never entered the discussion except as a possible reason for why Cutts may have tried to cover up Davis' death. Some jurors felt he could have been afraid that he would be convicted before a trial because he's black and Davis is white. The jury also talked about what expectations the public might have for a verdict, but felt "if they expected more than this, they weren't here. They didn't have the opportunity to everything that we saw and to have these discussions." "They want the job, they can have it the next time," Gillespie said. Contact Shane Hoover at (330) 580-8338 or email@example.com.


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|Madame Eshe $475. LE 50
Click on the photograph (or here) to be magically transported to the AD website where you can see more pictures and get information on this stunning new doll.
Integrity Toys announced the second W Club doll for W Club 2011 members. Actually it is three dolls which pleased many collectors. The collection is called Rock Fashion Wedding. The dolls are very attractive and edgy. I would prefer Erin without buck teeth but that can be easily repainted.
W Club members can order the collection for $330 plus shipping. If ordered separately, the total would be $360.
I will order the set not actually knowing if I will keep any part of it as I don't collect the NuFace dolls any longer. I don't have a problem with pre-order deposits, but the way things have been going with shipping delays, waiting 6 or more months for a pre-ordered doll has become the norm. Expected shipping is Spring 2012 — 4 to 6 months away. The required deposit is $75. per set of three dolls.
I like the lingerie and the filmy net skirt on Lillith. I see draping problems with the shorter skirt. It looks like there are folds that go horizontally out to the hips and an inverted pleat front and center. That does not work at all.
Is the top of the net skirt made from the same material as the lingerie? I wonder if Erin's dress is also 2-piece? That would be cool. Her dress looks all black but the under layer is purple - the same color as Romain's scarf.
Here is my Photoshopped version of Erin's mouth.
I realize that some live models have a pouty-raised-upper-lip-thing going on but apparently it's difficult to translate to a doll. The 2011 Bergdorf Fashion Night Out doll had the same buck-tooth issue and it was for that reason I did not keep her in my collection. I like open mouth dolls as much as closed mouth dolls (I love Vanessa) but the teeth to lip ratio and proportion needs to work.
The male of the trio, Romain Perrin, is probably right up there with the best designed males they've ever done. One can only hope that the outfit fits as well as it looks like it does. He will be very, very popular.


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WWII "Old Man's Draft" Registration Cards
Records: 12,788,446
You may be surprised to learn that your grandfather or great grandfather registered for the draft in 1942 even though he was technically too old to serve. Were they so desperate for soldiers in World War II that they recruited more senior members of the population? In 1942, the Selective Service initiated a "Fourth Registration" of the draft. Unlike other drafts for World War II, however, this one targeted older men not for military service but for help on the home front.
Out of seven draft registrations tied to World War II, only the Fourth Registration is available online. Known as the "Old Man's Draft" because it targeted men 45-64 years of age, the registration officially took place on April 27, 1942, at local draft boards around the country. It was intended to provide the government with a register of manpower, men who might be eligible for national service.
Long lines greeted these men on registration day. According to the Poughkeepsie Journal, several regretted being "too old to fight." The newspaper also reported that the process was sometimes complicated by a man's inability to read and write, understand English well, or his "forgetfulness about addresses, dates, and telephone numbers."
The "Old Man's Draft" was a snapshot of American males 45-64 years of age on April 27, 1942. Registrants were asked for a residential address, but also the name and address of an employer. Perhaps most interesting are the physical attributes, providing the government with a pool of citizens who could help out on the home front. Unfortunately records from several southern states were inadvertenty destroyed before they could be microfilmed.
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Each card contains the registrant's name, age, birth date and place, residence, employer, and physical description. After Pearl Harbor, the U.S. initiated a draft that reached beyond the younger age groups. Yet, this registration was not intended to be used for military service, but to provide a complete inventory of manpower resources that could be used for national service. Registration on April 27, 1942, included men not already in the military who were born on or between April 28, 1877, and February 16, 1897.
Note relating to PA, MD, WV, and DE records
Image sequence fixed on Fold3
Ancestry.com originally hosted these cards and continues to do so. Four states (PA, MD, WV, and DE) had imaging problems on Ancestry, but have been fixed on Fold3. Ancestry wrote the following statement relating to the problem, and while it does not pertain to the images Fold3, we provide it here for user enlightenment:
These four states were scanned at the National Archives facility in such a way that the back of one person's draft card appears on the same image as the front of the next individual. The result is that when you click to view the original image, you will see the correct front side of the draft card, but the back of the previous soldier's card. Ancestry is aware of this problem, and is working to correct this.
Related resources
The National Archives website links to a PDF document further describing the Fourth Registration. It can be downloaded here: http://www.archives.gov/research/military/ww2/draft-cards-fourth-registration.pdf


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Little known and possibly embarrassing fact: when I was 18, I worked for one summer at a muffin stand in the mall. Marvelous Muffins, in fact. To this day my sisters still make fun of me for it. Mmmmmuffin Sung, I believe I was called for a while? Pretty pretty good. I didn't do any of the baking; there was a kitchen facility complete with a crotchety chain-smoking baker hidden in the mall and warm muffins with names like Lemon Crantastic would be rolled over to the glittering blue and orange kiosk. I pushed a button to make coffee and served the gargantuan, probably 1,000 calorie muffins to people who probably thought they were eating something healthy. Maybe I wore a visor? Yes. Let's visualize the visor.
I've had so many random jobs – another thing I get made fun of for in my family. Like the time I worked at Playland at the snowcone stand for one hot and sweaty summer weekend (I found the job on Craigslist!) My "manager" was a bratty, extra short, gum-snapping 18 year old. Across the fairway was a temporary tattoo stand where I did a product trade with my new friend, a 15 year old girl. I gave her advice to NOT go to the hotel room with a guy she just met from the touring dance squad from Seattle. That day I sold $2,000 worth of snowcones – and got a $50 cash bonus! Sweet! Did I mention I was 31 at the time? Yes. I am that cool.
I'm kind of surprised I never worked at a donut shop. I suppose it's not too late. There's a 24 hour donut/hot torta sub shop that I bet I could fandangle a night shift at. Actually, I think I'll just pretend to work there in my mind. For one minute. Okay, now – milk tea donuts! Goodness gracious I'm a fan of milk tea flavour. Dunk my face into a bucket of milk tea with boba pearls and I'll find the largest straw in the world and chew for days. I was so excited when I found this glaringly colourful package of instant milk tea powder at my local Asian supermarket (I live in Vancouver! Asians everywhere, including me!) It's called Lipton Milk Tea Gold – if you don't live close to an Asian market, you can find it online on Ebay and that large bookish retailer that starts with an A.
Milk tea really suits its name – creamy milk with the earthy flavour of black tea leaves and the sweetness of sugar. It makes for a scrumptious donut!
Milk Tea Donuts
2 dozen regular donuts
For The Donuts
- ¼ cup unsalted butter
- ¼ cup vegetable oil
- ½ cup granulated white sugar
- ⅓ cup golden brown sugar
- 2 large eggs
- 1 ½ teaspoons baking powder
- ¼ teaspoon baking soda
- ½ teaspoon ground nutmeg
- ¾ teaspoon sea salt
- 1 teaspoon pure vanilla extract
- 2 ⅔ cup all purpose flour
- 1 cup whole milk
- 2 packets of instant milk tea (16.5 grams each)
For The Glaze
- 2 cups of icing sugar
- 10 teaspoons milk
- 4 packets of instant milk tea (16.5 grams each)
Make It!
Preheat the oven to 400 degrees. Oil your donut baking pans.
- In a medium bowl, cream together the butter, oil and sugars until smooth and creamy.
- Add the eggs, mixing to combine.
- Stir in the baking powder, baking soda, nutmeg, salt and vanilla extract.
- Set a small saucepan on the stovetop; heat the milk until just hot.
- Pour milk into a liquid measuring cup and dissolve two packets of milk tea powder into the milk. Let cool slightly.
- Add the flour into the wet mixture, alternating with the milk tea mixture until combined. Do not overmix.
- Fill your donut pans 3/4 full with the donut batter. I always use a piping bag for ease!
- Bake at 400 degrees for 8 minutes, or until lightly browned and a toothpick inserted in the middle comes out clean. Do not overbake!
- Remove donuts from pans and let cool on wire racks.
- Meanwhile, make the glaze: whisk together icing sugar, milk and milk tea powder until smooth. Add more milk if it's too thick, or add icing sugar, a little at a time, until you reach desired consistency.
- Once donuts are cool, dunk the donuts into the glaze!
Yes to random jobs! I've really had so many, but they've all led up to who I am today, right? Haha! Now I'm happy to freelance write, make cakes, be a mama and blog the night away, eyes bleary from editing cake photos.
Speaking of blogging: I'm not the only one who is CRAZY 'BOUT DONUTS this week! And I bet these great people have had their fair share of random jobs!
Check out fellow blog friends and their donut/doughnut madness – yeah, it's (Inter)National Donut Day on Friday June 6!
The cutest mix and match (and beautifully styled) donuts from Melissa over at The Faux Martha
Mind obliterated by this waffle donut! Wonut? Doffle? from sweet Steph at I Am A Food Blog
I always think of Usher when I think of Molly's blog name and I do a lil dance! My Name Is Yeh's gorgeously photographed BISCUIT DONUTS!
Get Hummingbird High on electric coloured Kool-Aid glazed sour cream donuts by Michelle!
Such a fan of Billy's beautiful graphics and hee-larious writing on Wit + Vinegar
THE QUEEN OF DONUT-Y CRAFTS! Kelly at Studio DIY giving us these SUPER CUTE donut marshmallows!
These drooling-over-my-computer-screen Samoa Baked Doughnuts, and Savory Kale + Sun Dried Tomato Doughnuts From Ashley at Edible Perspective
Always the prettiest and yummiest goodness over at A Cozy Kitchen!
And if you ever wanted to see me log roll on top of a donut, here's your chance.
AND>>> find even MORE beautiful donuts on my post for Craftsy – doughnut decorating ideas!
Anyone else going to get their donut runnin'? Head out on the doughway?? Leave me a link to your donuts, I want to see! Happy donut (and life, and weird job) times, everyone!
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by Elise Seyfried
But then you've always been one.
A flood of memories of small "Mo" (Maureen Rose Seyfried), who is now 24 years old. You wanted to grow up to be "a clown, a farmer or a recess aide." Your reaction to being sent to your room: "I'll go but only if you'll let me SLAM MY DOOR." Your ability, even at age six, to shock: "Mom, you know what I think is a great idea? Teenager pregnancy!" You went to what you called "reform school" (actually Reformed Church Nursery School. That one raised a few eyebrows).
You were your parents' boon companion, even when you weren't quite sure what was going on: "Daddy and I are watching the golf on TV. Somebody just got putts. But I didn't see them. Actually, I don't know exactly what putts is." You had times of high and low self-esteem: "I'm confident because I'm competent." "I 'bust' myself first so no one else gets a chance to."
You were a tiny spitfire with eyeglasses and bangs. As my third child but first girl, you had many of the traits of a firstborn: bossy, opinionated, critical, perfectionist. I can say that because I'm a firstborn too. Your relationships with your older sibs were sometimes fraught with conflict. You and Evan, in particular, interacted like an incredibly dysfunctional married couple; he would tease, you would fly off the handle; you would pout, he would tease, and round the mulberry bush we went. While you were basically patient and loving with little PJ and Julie, you had no real interest in playing baby games.
Even though I wanted to throttle you at times, there was no denying your off-the-charts cuteness factor. I don't know if it was the specs (you needed them from age 2 after eye-muscle surgery) or your low, throaty voice, so jarring coming from such a little peanut…whatever it was, you won my heart, big-time, and nothing ever changed that.
Fast-forward through middle school. (Wish that had been an option!) You decided that you were a) a traveler and b) a businesswoman. You opened Bon Mo Desserts and sold really delicious homemade cookies, cakes and pies to our hungry neighbors. These goodies funded trips to the UK and Jamaica (what 11-year-old takes her mother on vacation to Jamaica? Mine.) and whetted your appetite for more far-flung adventures.
At a very tender age, you began singing. In church you were part of a small group of vocalists called Stepping Stones; in school you sang in chorus and, over the years, scored many solos. One summer you went to Westminster Choir College camp. Then you joined the Temple University Children's Choir and adored the freedom of riding the train by yourself into center city for weekly rehearsals. With each new experience, your voice strengthened and grew more beautiful.
High school brought your year in Thailand (and your name change to Rose); college brought an internship in London and time in Italy. During that period you worked as a Starbucks barista in the international admissions office at Berklee (Music School) and served as a Big Sister in Boston. We never lost touch, but it was clear you had to ration your precious and rare free time. As a mom, I understood. As your #1 fan, I wanted more.
And now I have it — in a way. Thanks to the magic of soundcloud and Youtube, I can see/hear you often, performing original songs. Facebook keeps us in contact too, as I hear about your insane current number of jobs in NYC: audio engineer, Foley artist, composer, editor, singer and the list goes on. I just wish I could see you more often. Sometimes Brooklyn feels as far away as Seattle. But I know you are happily busy building a career and a life. When you were a child, it often seemed like you were racing through your youth to become the adult you were born wanting to be. I'm so glad you've made it.
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I recently discussed with Darren Gosbell about how to calculate the Median in DAX.
The problem is to make the calculation using a measure, so that you can use it in a dynamic way into a PivotTable. We have a People table with three columns: Gender, Customer and Age (you can see the table in the screenshot below). The Median formula can be defined in this way:
MINX( FILTER( VALUES( People[Age] ), CALCULATE( COUNTROWS( People ), People[Age] <= EARLIER( People[Age] ) ) > COUNTROWS( People ) / 2 ), People[Age] )
The MINX try to find the minimum Age value which has been filtered by the FILTER condition. The FILTER enumerates all the ages and, for each, CALCULATE the number of people that have an age lower than or equal to the "current" one (here the concept of current is returned by EARLIER, which refers to the row context outside the CALCULATE). The FILTER returns only those ages for which the previous CALCULATE is at least half of the whole population.
I don't like very much that MINX also calculates the same value for values of Ages that are higher to the lower number that can be found. But this is a logic that applies to an algorithm that iterates data in a single thread. I don't see any reason why the MINX couldn't be executed in parallel, and I'd like to know if this is what really happens under the cover – more info if I will discover something.
Below the screenshot of the example and the PivotTable with the calculated Median.
Hi Marco, thank you for a excellent clear discussion of this solution.
Have you encountered any problems when the OLAP query runs with this calculation? Not sure if my problem relates to my dataset being larger than your example?
I get the following error:
Error Message:
Exception from HRESULT: 0x800A03EC
Could not add the field "Median" to the PivotTable because the formula is invalid.
Call Stack:
Server stack trace:
Exception rethrown at [0]:
at System.Runtime.Remoting.Proxies.RealProxy.HandleReturnMessage(IMessage reqMsg, IMessage retMsg)
at System.Runtime.Remoting.Proxies.RealProxy.PrivateInvoke(MessageData& msgData, Int32 type)
at Microsoft.Office.Interop.Excel.PivotTable.AddDataField(Object Field, Object Caption, Object Function)
at Microsoft.AnalysisServices.Modeler.FieldList.ExcelInterOpUtil.AddToDataFields(ICalculatedMember calculatedMember, Int32 positionIndex, Boolean isSpecialColumnBasedNamedSetPresent)
at Microsoft.AnalysisServices.Modeler.FieldList.GeminiPivot.SetFieldOrientation(FieldLocation location, IGeminiColumn column, Int32 positionIndex)
at Microsoft.AnalysisServices.Modeler.FieldList.GeminiPivot.AddField(IGeminiColumn column, Int32 index)
at Microsoft.AnalysisServices.Modeler.FieldList.GeminiPivot.AddField(IGeminiColumn column)
at Microsoft.AnalysisServices.Modeler.FieldList.FieldListControl.fieldsTreeView_AfterCheck(Object sender, TreeViewEventArgs e)
How many rows and how many different values do you have in the column you are trying to calculate?
Are you using 32-bit or 64-bit version of Excel?
The error seems not related to memory, in reality - can you try to create a smaller data set to make a test?
Full answer: I have 3 tables, table A has 17,000 rows, table B represents links to table C and has 197,000 rows. Table B contains the measures. Table C has 618 rows.
I have a Report filter on table A, for which for my testing I have selected 210 rows.
I have a Slicer on table C, which I've been selecting up to 128 rows.
I'm using 32-bit version of Excel
Having closed the file, reopened and run on new day with absolutely no changes its gone from never working to always working. That said the Median Value calculation is quite slow, so I wonder if the above error represents a timeout?
You should take a look at VM Size of the Excel process when you run the query - it probably goes very high and in certain condition crashes. Restarting Excel you have less memory pressure, probably.
I don't think it's a timeout problem. It would be nice to investigate in order to improve performance. Do you have a workbook that you can share (=no sensitive data inside)?
Hi Marco
Thanks for this post. I am having two issues trying to implement it though:
- My series of values in which to calculate the Median is a measure, not a calculated column. Hence I cannot use VALUES or EARLIER.
- The results do not match excel in many scenarios, as the DAX expression does not use interpolation. Example, Median over values 1 & 2 only should yield 1.5, not 2
Do you know if there is a way to get the expression to work with measures, and somehow include interpolation?
Hi Marco.
I have tried your median calculation.
It works. But the problem is that I have several blank fields and the formula calculates the blanks as 0 (zero). Thus the median is skewed. In stead I want to calculate the median on all the non-blank fields.
Do you have any solution to filter the blanks?
Thanks in advance.
Just use COUNTA instead of COUNTROWS.
COUNTA requires a column to be specified - use the column that contains the value that can be blank - COUNTA will count only the non-blank rows
Thank you - works like a charm. :)
But I am curious to know if it is possible to let it calculate the average value between two numbers if I have an even set of fields?
(I hope you know what I mean).
Esben, sorry I'm not sure about what you mean - can you explain it with more details?
I think it is easier if I give you an example:
Let's say I have these values:
Then the median is 3.
But if the values are:
Then the median is between 2 and 3. Then it would be 2.5.
Is it possible to let it print out 2.5 as result?
Thank you.
You might check whether the COUNTROWS( People ) is even and in such a case you might want to calculate the average between two numbers.
A not so efficient formula could be this one:
=AVERAGEX( FILTER( VALUES( People[Age] ),
CALCULATE( COUNTROWS( People ),
People[Age] <= EARLIER( People[Age] ) )
>= COUNTROWS( People ) / 2
<= COUNTROWS( People ) / 2 + 1 ),
People[Age] )
Well, the syntax seems correct. But it doesn't return any value. The field is blank...?
How many values (rows) do you have in the table?
I have 730 rows.
Oh I see the problem now.
My formula worked only if there are no duplicated values in Age. In case of duplicated values, there should be more controls over that. Sorry I have no time to further investigate on that now - I'm writing a book and I'm late with the next delivery!
Update comments here if you find the solution.
Thank you anyways for all your help.
I will just try to figure it out from here. :)
I want to do the following:-
Annual Average EmployeeCount=([Employee Count for jan]+feb+..+jun)/6
i.e the denominator should dynamically change based on the number of months i.e if the current month is november the denominator should be 11.Do i need to first take monthly counts measure for the numerator ?? how do i go about it???
If you write the formula by hand, you should know how many months you have used in the numerator.
A dynamic calculation could be the following (assuming you are selecting months):
[Annual average] :=
SUMX ( VALUES ( Calendar[Month] ), [Employee Count] )
/ COUNTROWS ( VALUES ( Calendar[Month] ) )
Thanks Marco, but i am not selecting the months.Based on all the dates in the column ,is there any date function that can figure out how many months are present for the particular year which i could use as the denominator in my case??
It depends. If you are referencing to an Excel PivotTable, you have to consider whether Excel is hiding rows included within the original query (i.e. days without sales should be automatically removed, even if they appear in the Calendar table)
If you are using Reporting Services, you should have the direct control in your query.
I don't know your exact situation, but in general you can use VALUES ( ) to get the member currently active in the current filter context, and you might use ALLSELECTED to get those active in the grand total of the pivottable when you evaluate a specific cell.
There are many variables here and it's hard to provide you a formula without the exact scenario.
Maybe you want this:
COUNTROWS ( VALUES ( Calendar[Month] ) ),
Or this:
VALUES ( Calendar[Month] ),
NOT ISBLANK ( [Employee Count] )
Or many other variations....
Hi Marco,
In the median calculation provided the data set is the actual values in a column; What if the data is a set of aggregates? e.g. the sum of sales transactions per product (in the Fact table) and we were looking for the median of that sum in a given time period.
We wouldn't be able to use 'EARLIER' on an aggregate.
Look at the MEDIANX definition in this article:
Thank you!
I came across this while I was searching for median expression for DAX for my tabular model in SSAS.
I have column in fact table and I need to create median expression in DAX.
How do I go about that?


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An attorney for the nearly complete but bankrupt Canton ethanol plant has informed investors in another central Illinois ethanol facility that they can recoup a portion of their money as plans are put on indefinite hold.
Canton attorney Mike Evans, a lawyer for Central Illinois Energy's dormant plant in that Fulton County town and the husband of one of CIE's board members, told investors in a Streator plant Thursday night that the distillery has been delayed for the forseeable future because of economic concerns over the ethanol market.
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CINCINNATI Dusty Baker turned off his cell phone, "To get some rest, catch up on some sleep," so he didn't get the call from CEO Bob Castellini. When Baker awoke, he called Wayne Krivsky, "To discuss two or three things," and that's when he discovered Krivsky was fired.
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Dudley Riggs founded the Brave New Workshop in 1958, with its first home on East Hennepin Avenue. In 1965, Dudley moved the theatre to 2605 Hennepin in Uptown. John Sweeney and Jenni Lilledahl have owned the BNW since 1997. The BNW Student Union, formerly known as the Brave New Institute, has occupied 2605 Hennepin since 1997. In 2011, Sweeney and Lilledahl purchased 824 Hennepin and moved the main stage theatre downtown to increase the quality of the audience experience, expand the artistic capabilities and to provide the theatre with a truly national brand and location. Patron attendance has increased 30 percent since the move. In 2011 the BNW also opened the ETC Event Centre on the main floor at 824, a space for corporate events and group rentals, innovative and experimental programming, and charity events. The BNW staff has grown from 4 full time employees in 1997 to a weekly payroll of 85 full and part time today.
"When we purchased the BNW from Dudley in 1997, we made two promises to him and the BNW family," said Sweeney. "One, that we would take care of and expand what Dudley started, and ensure the BNW's long term sustainability beyond his generation and ours, and two, that we would grow the theatre, school and Creative Outreach and expand the brand presence beyond Minnesota to a world-class level. Because of our new downtown campus we are now able to do that with all of the divisions of the BNW."
"With the addition of 727 Hennepin, for the first time in BNW history we have achieved permanency and sustainability for the theatre, school and entire BNW family," said Lilledahl. "When 2605 Hennepin was put up for sale publicly we realized that it was no longer a location that could serve our school's mission or provide a permanent and sustainable home. Part of that realization came from a strategic planning program we participated in with the Twin Cities organization, Engine for Good. That plan is the impetus and guide for our future growth and 10,000 student goal."
"As part of our process, we have spent hundreds of hours identifying what would be best for our school and the sustainability of the BNW, including studying potential locations, prototyping design models and securing financing. 727 Hennepin exceeded all of our expectations in the search for a new home for the Student Union and with this purchase we're making a significant investment in the future of the BNW," said Lilledahl. "The space will allow us to drastically increase the number of local students we can serve, and provide us with a world-class space to train others in what we do so that we can share BNW improvisation with students and audiences across the globe."
"2605 Hennepin was one of the most unique theatre spaces in the country," said Sweeney. "Thousands of people shared their talents with our audiences on that stage, and millions of people came through that door for a laugh." The BNW is planning a 'farewell party' at the 2605 Hennepin Avenue space for September and expects to announce a date soon.
The BNW Student Union is led by Lilledahl as its executive director, and Student Union Managing Director, Becky Wilkinson Hauser. "I am very excited to return my energy and efforts to the school. Being chair of the board of the recently opened Gilda's Club Twin Cities cancer support organization has taught me a lot about running a global reaching organization with a common mission and many locations. I am excited to apply that experience to the growth of the Student Union."
727 Hennepin was known as the Teeners Building and housed the Teeners Theatrical Costume Shop. It was also previously known as the Girard Building, and at one time included a movie and newsreel theatre. The property was built in 1922/1923 in the neo-gothic architectural style by Magney and Tusler, also known for the Foshay Tower and the downtown Minneapolis post office. "When touring the space," said Sweeney, "the current owner shared a story about finding a single giant clown shoe resting in an inaccessible landing just outside one of the lower floor windows. It rested there for years, likely left over from Teeners, and one day, just disappeared. With Dudley's clown and circus history, and the mischievous approach we have to life, we took it as a sign."


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A mystery leads to history in the children's book "The Secret of the Lonely Grave" by Dr. Albert Bell Jr. of the Hope College faculty.
A mystery leads to history in the children's book "The Secret of the Lonely Grave" by Dr. Albert Bell Jr. of the Hope College faculty.
The story centers on two 11-year-old friends, Steve and Kendra, when they notice that someone has taken an interest in the long-neglected grave of a young girl who died in the 1860s. Their investigation leads them not only to discover her story, but to lessons on the Civil War, slavery and the Underground Railroad.
"MyShelf.com" describes the book, which is being released at the beginning of August, as "an entertaining mystery that even adults could enjoy. It has some memorable characters, as well as lessons about why hatred and bigotry are wrong... while they learn, kids are treated to a great can't-put-it-down mystery."
Although the story is fictional, its setting in southern Kentucky is real. It was inspired by Bell's visits to see his wife's family in the area, and a tombstone that he had noticed set off by itself while walking through an old cemetery.
"I began to wonder why somebody would be buried apart from the others that way," he writes. "That was the beginning of this story."
Weaving history into the story was a natural approach for Bell, who is a professor of history at Hope, where he has taught since 1978. Excerpts he includes from a period diary are literally true, even though adapted to the fictional situation. "Some of those were taken from a diary written by a member of my wife's family right after the Civil War," he writes.
Bell is the author of five works of fiction, most of which draw extensively on his academic background. His mystery novel "All Roads Lead to Murder" is set in the first century A.D. and features the historical figure Pliny the Younger as his sleuth; his mystery "Kill Her Again" involves an archaeological dig in modern-day Italy; and his historical novel "Daughter of Lazarus" is set in first-century Rome. His books also include the mystery "Death Goes Dutch," set in present-day Grand Rapids, and the autobiographical "Perfect Game, Imperfect Lives: A Memoir Celebrating the 50th Anniversary of Don Larsen's Perfect Game," which reflects on the 1956 World Series.
His scholarly work includes the book "A Guide to the New Testament World," which reviews the social, political and cultural background against which the New Testament was written, and a number of articles.
Bell has been a member of the Hope faculty since 1978. He holds a bachelor's degree from Carson Newman College, a master's from Duke University, a Master of Divinity degree from Southeastern Seminary and a doctorate from the University of North Carolina.
"The Secret of the Lonely Grave" is being published by Claystone Books, an imprint of Ingalls Publishing Group Inc. of Boone, N.C., and will be available in paperback for $8.95. Copies will be available at the college's Hope-Geneva Bookstore or at any bookstore or online book dealer.


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Flying now, during the worst flu season in years, is a sure-fire way to get sick, especially if you're run down and stressed out.
Often just getting ready for a trip is stressful, making you more susceptible to catching a virus. Once on the plane, sharing the same recirculated air as coughing and sneezing passengers can get your trip off to an unhealthy start.
But don't despair! Protect yourself like the yogis do, with nasya—rubbing the inside of your nose with oil. The oil coats the nose's inner lining, preventing it from cracking in the dry air of the plane. These cracks make it easier for a cold, flu, or other virus to get into our bodies.
Nasya is easy. First, make sure your nose is clean. Then, with a clean finger, rub sesame oil or another pure vegetable oil inside your nostrils. On a long flight, you can apply more oil every few hours with a clean Q-tip, or cotton swab.
To further improve your chances of staying well, wear a germ mask. It will keep your nostrils from drying out and cracking and will help keep the germs out.
Also, a week or so before you leave, build up your immune system by practicing asanas and yoga relaxation and taking echinacea and vitamin C. I do these things every time I fly and I haven't caught a "plane bug" yet.


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Following Spain's roaring wind development performance over the past five years, averaging at over 2 GW installed annually, the industry is geared up to reach 40 GW cumulative capacity by 2020, says national wind association Asociacion Empresarial Eolica (AEE). By that year, under the EU renewable energy directive, Spain must source 20% of its primary energy from renewables, up from just over 8% in 2005. To achieve that, the government calculates 41.8% of electricity must come from renewables. The 40 GW of wind plant, generating 85 TWh a year, will meet 22.37% of the 38 TWh forecast for demand.
To that end, Spain's wind industry now has to add over 23 GW of new capacity over the next 11 years, adding to the 16.7 GW online at the end of 2008. "If any industry can do it, ours can," says AEE's Jose Donoso. Spain is home to two of the world's top ten turbine manufacturers: Gamesa and Acciona Windpower. The world's top manufacturer, Vestas, of Denmark, operates two factories in Spain. The country is also the base for the headquarters of four of the world's top five wind farm operators: Iberdrola Renovables, Acciona, EDP Renovaveis and Endesa. "The current credit crunch requires such formidable corporate strength committed to long-term investment," says Donoso.
The 40 GW wind goal is an unofficial target as yet, deriving from the combined wind targets of Spain's 17 regional governments. The only legally binding target is the 20.15 GW objective to 2010, fixed four years ago as part of the renewable energy plan, Plan de Energias Renovables (PER). This is likely to be achieved this year to schedule (Windpower Monthly, March 2009). At that point, under the terms of the original plan, the production incentive paid to wind producers, which they receive in addition to the wholesale price for electricity, is to be reviewed. The national government, meanwhile, approved a higher wind target, for 29 GW by 2016, last year as part of its investment plan in new electricity and gas infrastructures. It is currently drafting a new PER in line with that target, as well as Spain's first national renewable energy law. Whether the target shifts to 40 GW any time soon remains to be seen.
Even so, the national transmission system operator, (TSO) Red Electrica de Espana (REE) - long concerned about balancing wind power fluctuations in Spain's poorly interconnected system - has begun studying the viability of accommodating 40 GW of wind capacity. "REE is now looking for solutions to national commitments and not merely saying challenges are technically insurmountable," says REE president Luis Atienza. Moving to a 40 GW target, he says, requires significantly accelerating efforts to double interconnection capacity with France to at least 6 GW. This will help balance non-scheduled high wind generation, he says, which is becoming increasingly vital. Wind power spot penetration has topped the 40% mark several times recently.
Donoso says the other key requirement is a concrete show of support for wind from the government, something lacking since a cabinet reshuffle a year ago. The government says it will publish the drafts of its new PER and the renewable energy law this year, vowing to faithfully respect the obligations of the EU directive. Yet, despite gushing lip service on EU renewables policy from Prime Minister Jose Luis Rodriguez Zapatero, the government has not consulted with AEE on those or any other issue, Donoso notes. "We can only hope the authority of the directive together with the undeniable macroeconomic benefits of wind will keep government policy on the right track to 2020," says Donoso.
Michael McGovern, Windpower Monthly


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Need a fake driver's license? There's an app for that -- or at least there used to be.
Apple pulled an app that enabled drivers to make fake driver's licenses after a complaint from a Pennsylvania senator.
Senator Bob Casey (D-Penn.) wrote a letter to Apple CEO Tim Cook complaining the app "License," which had been approved for the app store.
"I believe this application poses a threat to public safety and national security....It can be used in a way that allows criminals to create a new identity, steal someone else's identity, or permit underage youth to purchase alcohol or tobacco illegally," he wrote in the letter. "National security systems depend on the trustworthiness of driver's licenses."
The app by DriversEd.com allowed iPhone, iPod Touch and iPad users to insert a digital photo and their information into a template that would then create a replica license for any of the 50 states in the union.
The image could then be printed and laminated to mock a real driver's license.
Apple Shuts Down Fake Driver's License App
Need a fake driver's license? There's an app for that -- or at least there used to be.


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Sounding Off for Oct. 4
Cronic Gaff Master Joe Biden is at it again. Speaking to a group in Charlotte, North Carolina recently Biden talked about the middle class being " buried the last four years."
It is true that the middle class has shrunk dramatically, the middle class has lost millions of jobs with a terrible skyrocketing increase in unemployment.
It is also true that the middle class has seen a plunging drop in their net worth and income. Joe, take a look around, it is Barack Obama and you that have run the country for the past four years. Thanks for giving credit where it is due.
The lid has been blown off the Obama cover up of the Ambassador Stevens murder by Terrorists in Libya. The Congressional newspaper, The Hill, reports the U.S. Consulate in Benghazi was attacked and threatened 13 times before the Terrorist attack last month that killed four Americans. The report further asserts that the attack that claimed the ambassador's life was the latest in a long line of attacks on Western diplomats and officials in Libya in the months leading up to Sept. 11, 2012.
The consulate had repeatedly asked for more security to deal with the growing threat but was turned down by the administration.
The Obama administration blamed the attack on militants who acted spontaneously and used protests against an anti-Islam video posted online as cover. Reports from the field tell a far different story about coordinated and well planned attacks by organized terrorists that easily located Ambassador Stevens in a safe house then brutally murdered him and three other Americans after an extended gun battle.
Critics charge the cover up is an attempt to avoid embarrassment over the disastrous foreign policy and inaction of the Obama administration.
Old put his foot in his mouth Vice President Biden for once has told the unvarnished truth with his "How can they (Romney/Ryan) justify raising taxes when the middle class has been buried for four years." Romeny's response was to agree that the country, especially the middle class, has been buried under Obama, that is why a change is needed. Later in the day Biden did a flip flop saying the Republicans would hurt middle class voters. Four more years of Obama will all but obliterate the middle class.
Many who are middle class have one hope in November and hat is to elect Romney. Under Obama Obamacare will take effect and the middle class will find that their income is not enough to purchase the mandatory health care insurance under Obamacare.
They will be penalized at tax time with an estimated six million people affected by Obamacare and the penalty tax. Six million. For a health care plan that the President, his family, Congress will not have. If this was such a good plan, why weren't they first in line? Why a separate plan for the elite? Who by the way were elected to serve, not to be self serving.
Four more years under Obama. The middle class will see their money "redistributed."
They will not see jobs, Obama has no jobs plan. Unemployment and wages will not change but the tax burden will increase by an estimated $2,000 per year. The middle class will not see their asset, their home, regain lost value.
Just a follow up about the recent visit by John McCain. I recently read a book about political corruption by convicted lobbyist Jack Abramoff. In the book he tells a story of the snake that John McCain really is. On one hand he was taking all the money that Jack could get him. Then pretended that he was above it all when he flushed Jack down the tubes. He is a perfect example of what is wrong with our political system. His time to go has come and gone. This is true for most of our leaders today.
They are tied to the money and are corrupt. The time for a new party has come. I call it the New Blue Collar Party. Actual everyday working slobs who have to live on nothing. If these people are not proof that you can operate on a shoe string budget then who Is?


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California's budget crisis has come to this: kids may not be able to go to school for the full school year.
If no new taxes are passed to help fund education, Gov. Jerry Brown and school leaders say shutting down school a month early - or 20 instructional days - is a real possibility.
That could happen as early as this fall, according to the Sacramento Bee.
Hawaii took similar drastic measures in the 2009-10 school year, slashing 17 days.
There are major obstacles the governor and school leaders would need to cross to impose a month long closure - particularly getting approval from teachers unions and lawmakers.
Over the past two years, many California school districts have sliced their school year to below the 180-day calendar that was the state standard and remains so nationwide.
For example, Elk Grove reduced their school year to 175 days - the state minimum.
There is no legislative proposal drawn up right now. So for now, districts plan on saving money next year by relying on larger class sizes and getting rid of bus transportation.
They say they may consider school-year reductions, depending on what the governor proposes.
For more on the changing state of California politics check out PropZero.


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Airbus A340-300
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Airbus A340-300
Snow, wind, bright sunshine – whatever the weather, Lufthansa pilots are prepared for it thanks to the flight simulator, where they practice coping with extraordinary conditions. The takeoff maneuver is also a regular exercise performed in the simulator. Training Captain Frank Uhdriss offers some rare insights into the A340-300 simulator.


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Qwerkity offers unusual, practical and fun gifts for people of all ages; for children, teens, men, women, brothers and sisters, Mums, Dads and Grandparents.
Ranging from gifts and accessories to home and travel gadgets, we have a unique collection online and in our catalogues. Our quirky range of high quality gifts includes traditional gifts, new and unusual gifts you won't have seen elsewhere, and personalised gifts, so you can give something truly unique.
You'll find good quality gifts for him and gifts for her, to suit every budget. Whatever the occasion we're bound to have that special something you're yet to dream of.


text: From Andy Dehart, Director of Biological Programs at the National Aquarium in DC and Discovery Channel Shark Advisor Shark Week is finally here! No one loves Shark Week more than I do. I have been fascinated with sharks since my first sighting at just 5 years old when I was scuba diving with my dad. I have had the opportunity to study sharks for most of my career, and have had many close and personal encounters with these perfect predators. However, sharks continue to amaze me each and every day. For the last 21 years Discovery Channel's Shark Week has featured programming that aims to teach people that we don't have much to fear in sharks. Unfortunately, our fascination with sharks seems to be tied too closely with fear. I encourage people to tune into Shark Week to learn more about sharks, how they rule the marine ecosystem and yet, are being threatened by man. Catch a special edition of Mythbusters tonight at 8 pm EST. For now, I'd like to leave you with a mythbusters of my own... Myth: There are too many sharks in the sea! The truth is that many shark populations are decreasing at alarming rates. Just like most aquatic animals, sharks are extremely vulnerable to overexploitation by man, habitat destruction, and pollution. The chief reasons for the decrease in population are bycatch (when fishermen toss away unwanted fish in their nets as garbage), overfishing and "finning," where sharks are killed for shark fin soup. These animals deserve respect and need protection. If people don't protect sharks, the ecological balance of the oceans will be severely threatened. Myth: All sharks are the same. There actually is no typical shark. The nearly 400 species of sharks vary widely in habitat, size, features, diet and lifestyle. Sharks range from about six inches long, such as the cigar shark species, up to about 45 feet long like the whale shark. Myth: If you swim near sharks they will always attack you. The chances of being attacked by a shark are unlikely. In 2007 there were only 71 shark attacks worldwide and of those attacks only one was fatal. For perspective, people are 250 times more likely to be killed by lightning than by a shark. So, I encourage you to go out and enjoy the ocean this summer! And here are some helpful tips to avoid sharks attacks: Avoid swimming at dawn or dusk when visibility is decreased. Avoid areas where waves are breaking, as turbulent water makes it difficult for sharks to see and determine whether you are prey. Do not wear jewelry in the water. Sharks are attracted to shiny fishes, and jewelry may resemble their scales. Do not swim near schools of small bait fish, which are favorite foods of some sharks. Tags: discovery-channel, shark-conservation, shark-week, Animals Categories: Animals Previous Post Next Post


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Consortium for Project Leadership
Consortium for Project Leadership
Join other business leaders in a community of practice leading projects to remarkable results
Based on the groundbreaking approach of author Dr. Alexander Laufer
Disruptive change in almost every industry means business leaders must go beyond traditional approaches to plan-driven management. But project-management methods still widely used today were devised in the late 1800s and popularized during WWI. The UW-Madison Consortium for Project Leadership (UWCPL) brings together business leaders in a community of practice around the groundbreaking project-leadership approach designed to succeed in today's world by world-renowned expert and author Dr. Alexander Laufer.
A gathering of individuals with the singular goal of sharing their expertise in leadership and project management with leaders and emerging leaders through seminars, publications, and tailored programs.
A collection of extraordinary leaders from various disciplines across the globe, including management, government, and academia.
Contact us by email at email@example.com or call 608-262-5699
About the UWCPL
The prevailing theories of project management in most organizations are often inadequate insofar as they largely ignore the dynamic environment surrounding current projects. Adhering to these theories leads to projects that are over-managed and under-led and have poor outcomes.
The objectives of the Consortium are to develop and disseminate project leadership knowledge and practices by partnering with the best practitioners (senior managers and project managers) from industry and government as well as experts from academia.
The Consortium focuses primarily on the following questions:
- How do we lead projects successfully?
- How do we develop project leaders?
- How can senior managers facilitate the development of project leaders?
What Leaders Stand to Gain
UWCPL events, meetings, and resources give business leaders the tools they need to achieve remarkable results with even the most complex projects. You'll "unlearn" outdated project-management concepts and replace them with unique methods proven in real-world situations to solve even the toughest challenges—regardless of industry, project goals, or stakeholders.
UWCPL events and resources will help you understand:
- Why most projects are over-managed and under-led
- Why most common models of project management are a liability rather than an asset
- What practices are necessary for our dynamic environment
- How you can develop your project managers to become project leaders
UWCPL founders, leaders, and coordinators
Dr. Alexander Laufer (PhD) is a chaired professor of civil engineering at the Technion-Israel Institute of Technology, an industry consultant, and director of the Consortium for Project Leadership at the University of Wisconsin-Madison.
He has served as the editor-in-chief of the NASA Academy of Program and Project Leadership magazine, Academy Sharing Knowledge, and as a member of the advisory board of the NASA Academy of Program and Project Leadership. He has also served as the director of the Center for Project Leadership at Columbia University. Dr. Laufer is an Associate Editor of the IIEEE Engineering Management Review (EMR), and a member of the editorial review board of the Project Management Journal.
Dr. Laufer is the author or coauthor of 6 books; the 2 most recent ones are Mastering the Leadership Role in Project Management: Practices that Deliver Remarkable Results (FT Press, 2012) and Breaking the Code of Project Management (Macmillan, 2009).
He has significant consulting experience and has worked with a number of leading organizations including Boldt, Motorola, NASA, Parsons Brinckerhoff, Procter & Gamble, Skanska, and Turner Construction Company.
At a recent UWCPL event, Dr. Laufer presented "The Role of the Project Leader." Click to view the presentation slides»
Terry Little (MS, MBA) was the Department of Defense's most seasoned manager of major programs, with more than 25 years' experience leading major weapons acquisitions. One of the Department's most forceful advocates for program management innovation, he is cited by many people as the best program manager in recent DoD history. Currently he consults on acquisition leadership and business development with the Spectrum Group and with Modern Technology Solutions. An honorary professor at the Defense Systems Management College, he has presented case studies to every program manager class at the College for the past 15 years.
Mr. Little served as executive director of the Missile Defense Agency—the senior civilian in an organization of approximately 8,000 employees—while concurrently directing the $14B Kinetic Energy Interceptor Program. Earlier, he was the first director of the Air Force Acquisition Center of Excellence, which enhanced all acquisition activities through developing RFPs, streamlining contracts, devising incentives, and overseeing contractors.
His many awards include the Secretary of Defense Meritorious Civilian Service Award (received twice), the Executive Service Presidential Rank Award; and the Air Force Stewart Award for Excellence in Program Management. Mr. Little holds an MS in systems analysis, Air Force Institute of Technology; and an MBA, University of West Florida. After graduating with distinction from Officer Training School in 1967, he served eight years' active duty in the Air Force.
Terry Little recently presented "About Successful Project Leaders: The Difference Between Winning and Not Losing." Click to view the presentation slides
Dr. Linda Procci (MS, PhD) became vice president of service line operations at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center in Los Angeles in 1996. Before that she served for 15 years as director, vice president, and chief operating officer at Good Samaritan Hospital in Los Angeles. She also previously held the position of director of training in nursing, University Affiliated Program, Children's Hospital of Los Angeles.
Currently a member of the University of Wisconsin Foundation Board of Directors and of the Board of Visitors for the UW-Madison School of Nursing, Dr. Procci recently led the Building Campaign Steering Committee for the UW School of Nursing. She is a past board member and chair for the Los Angeles Free Clinic, WISE and Healthy Aging, and the American Psychoanalytic Foundation. Dr. Procci holds BS and MS degrees in nursing from UW-Madison and a PhD in education from the University of Southern California.
Dr. Procci recently presented "Successful Project Management with No Line Authority and Negative Economic Benefits." Click to view the presentation slides»
Dr. Jeffrey Russell (PhD, PE, Dist.M.ASCE, NAC, F.NSPE) is Vice Provost for Lifelong Learning and Dean of the Division of Continuing Studies at the University of Wisconsin-Madison. Previously, he was professor and chair of the Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, cofounder of the Construction Engineering and Management program, and Pieper Foundation Chair in Servant Leadership in the College of Engineering. His primary research areas are decision analysis and construction process improvement.
Recipient of numerous national and regional awards for his research, Dr. Russell has published more than 200 technical papers and three books: Constructor Prequalification, Surety Bonds for Construction Contracts, and Perspectives in Civil Engineering. He served as editor-in-chief of the ASCE Journal of Management in Engineering and as founding editor-in-chief of the ASCE publication Leadership and Management in Engineering. Presently he chairs the ASCE Committee on Academic Prerequisites for Professional Practice, which is charged with defining the future education requirements necessary to practice civil engineering at the professional level. Dr. Russell holds a BS in civil engineering from the University of Cincinnati and an MS and PhD from Purdue University; he is a registered professional engineer in Wisconsin.
Dr. Russell recently presented "Developing Project Leaders." Click to view the presentation slides»
Dr. Robert Toomey (MA, EdD) is Program Coordinator for the UWCPL and is responsible for all aspects of its operations. Before joining the UW-Madison Continuing Studies staff, Robert was a Senior Training Officer with the State of Wisconsin where he served in several agencies. Robert graduated summa cum laude from Concordia University with a BA in Business Management, has an MA in Servant Leadership from Viterbo University, and received a Doctorate in Higher Education Leadership from Edgewood College. You can reach Robert via email or by phone at 608-262-2576. Click for Robert's LinkedIn profile»