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Distinguishing yourself from other lawyers in a crowded marketplace can be a difficult exercise. Every lawyer advertises themselves as experienced, trustworthy, and reliable – and of course, you are too! So what can you do to distinguish yourself in your marketing efforts? There are a number of things you can focus on that you might not have thought of already. Here are just a few.
What did you do before you were a lawyer?
Our past experiences outside of law can help in a number of ways. Perhaps you're a personal injury lawyer with a background in the medical profession, or a labour lawyer who worked in workplace management or in a union in a previous career. Career experience outside of the law provides lawyers with meaningful knowledge about the nuances of the areas they practice in. You can use this experience to let your potential clients know that your knowledge goes deeper than your experience as a lawyer, providing you with a leg up on the competition.
What do you do outside of work?
It's important to let people know that you're about more than just your career. Use your social media channels or your blog to highlight what you and others at your firm do in your spare time. Do you play a sport? Do you volunteer with some awesome organizations? Are you involved in politics? Do you have any interesting hobbies? All of these things add to your public profile and can be used to connect to people outside of their legal issues. They could also be used to demonstrate experience in certain areas. For example, have you and other members of your firm participated in something like a marathon? Sharing what you do outside of work also gives your audience the opportunity to see you as more than just a lawyer, but as a member of the community.
What causes do you care about?
Most people have social issues or charities that they care a lot about. Do you volunteer your time or resources in any of these? Sharing your interest and work in these areas not only humanizes you to your audience, but it also gives people the opportunity to connect with you on a personal level. For example, someone who volunteers for a non-profit on the weekends might be an ideal lawyer for a charitable organization looking to incorporatePeople may be more likely to hire a lawyer who they know is passionate about causes they are interested in. You can share your support of charities and nonprofits by blogging about them, posting photos of events to your social media channels, and sharing information about events you may not be involved in but support nonetheless.
At Umbrella Legal Marketing we work exclusively with lawyers, creating holistic marketing strategies designed to yield the best results and largest return on investment. We work closely with our clients to discover what sets them apart from their competition, bringing focus to how to promote their brand. Whether you need help with a website, social media support, overall branding, or anything else related to marketing, we have you covered. Please contact us online or by phone at 416-356-4672 to talk about how we can help you today.


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A couple days ago, I asked if you guys wanted to hear about the business side of iwillteachyoutoberich, and with 375+ comments, the response was an overwhelming yes.
Today, I'm going to share how I use beta tests to get rapid feedback on in-depth projects I'm creating. This will show you what I'm doing behind the scenes, and how you can use these same techniques for your entrepreneurial projects.
What you'll find in this guide
- How I decide which products to build
- Why a beta test? Using the 85% Solution when building products
- The logistics of testing (and: Charging for a beta test? Are you crazy?)
- Mistakes I've made in beta testing
"Rich" is about more than money
Although I Will Teach You To Be Rich sounds like a get-rich-quick scam, you know it's not — it's about living a rich life, with money as part of that. Since the early days of this blog, I've always emphasized that rich is about more than just money.
My book, I Will Teach You To Be Rich, crystallized my automation system and philosophy about money.
But there are so many areas that I want to cover, some of them dealing with money, some of them dealing with other ways to live a rich life. (As an interesting data point, the guest post on becoming a full-time traveler for $14,000/year was my most popular guest post — ever).
So I've been working on specific, in-depth projects that I hope will help you live a rich life. For example, they'll include automation techniques and scripts you can use to earn more, save more, negotiate, get better service, etc. These are far more complex than a simple blog post. They involve significant research, months of writing, interviews and case studies, custom design, and lots of testing. And while it's a lot of work, it's too easy to be a commodity blogger who simply uses cheap tricks (5 posts/day!! Top 10 ways to…!! Look at the new ING interest rate!!) instead of taking the slow path to building something that you'll be proud of in 10 years.
Now that I've set the context, let's get to the part about building a beta program to test these.
How I decide which products to build
There are an infinite number of in-depth projects I could do. I could talk more about automation, walk people through my book and help them to change money attitudes/behaviors, help people negotiate, focus on debt reduction, show people the similarities between food and personal finance, and on and on.
Just like the infinite number of financial decisions we have when we wake up each morning — which invariably cause us to get overwhelmed and do nothing — I prefer to limit the scope to a few Big Wins.
I take two approaches when deciding which products to create.
- Listening to users. I get dozens of emails from iwillteachyoutoberich readers each day and I read every single one, trying to see what the patterns are. For example, people LOVE the scripts in my book…interesting. On the other hand, I get a lot fewer emails about debt reduction (probably because debt isn't really my focus, if you have a lot of debt, there are better sites than iwillteachyoutoberich to handle it). Again, another data point.
- Intuition. After 5+ years of blogging, emailing, and meeting you guys in person, I think I have a pretty good idea of what you'll respond to.
I admit that this is a luxury of having a large user base, but don't commit the Shrug Effect and think you can't do the same thing. I use this blog as a laboratory and test frequently to hone my intuition.
Once I come up with an idea, I don't keep it secret — my idea is never good enough to keep secret. I start asking people around me what they think. Is it a problem for them? I'll tweet it. I'll search and see what else is out there.
The truth is, because iwillteachyoutoberich has grown so much, I could basically release anything and get some sales and interest from people. The point is not to release anything, though. I try to pick projects that will (1) optimize my returns and (2) make me proud of what I've built by helping a lot of people — and not just iwillteachyoutoberich readers, but outside people.
See also: My bookmarks for customer research.
Why a beta test? Using the 85% Solution when building products
Beta testing is a great way to test your product and get real feedback from people to let you iterate (or improve) on what you've got. Here's how I do it.
Once I've decided on a product, I focus on building it. (More on that process later.) I do check in with a close group of friends along the way, but mostly it's just heads-down to create something that I think will be useful. Whether it's an ebook that I have to write, or a video product that I structure and record, my goal is build a skeleton that's 85% complete.
Basically, it should be good enough that it can be used by people and get them very impressive results — but not be polished in terms of design, testimonials, outbound marketing, or even content, because I can do that later. Sometimes, the positioning may even be wildly off, but it's good enough to send out to a small group for testing.
The point of testing is to validate the following:
- Is this useful?
- Is this better than anything on the market
- Where do people get stuck? What's their favorite part?
- What kind of feedback/testimonials/impressive stats can I collect from people?
Usually by this stage, you don't get a lot of catastrophic feedback that your product sucks. If so, something has gone very, very wrong in the product-creation and micro-testing process. But I ALWAYS get feedback on areas that are broken, not easy to understand, or can be improved.
The other thing I ask people is to go through the product, try every step of it, and give me explicit feedback on what works. In this stage, I'm looking for awesome testimonials I can use to put in the product so others can see how well it works.
So, bottom line: I'm trying to identify the weaknesses in the product, as well as get feedback on the strengths of the product. This is a classic product/marketing exercise that helps you stay on track and comes in very, very handy when it's time to launch the product.
See also: My bookmarks on testimonials.
The logistics of testing (and: Charging for a beta test? Are you crazy?)
Here's the fun stuff: How do you actually run these tests?
I've done it in a variety of ways. For my book launch, I created a pre-launch community where people could join a private community, get PDFs of the book before anyone else, and go through my 6-week bootcamp with a group of similarly aggressive people. Check out the original announcement.
For other projects, I'll have people buy the 85%-complete product at a steep discount, work through it, and survey them with very specific questions on what works and what doesn't.
The commonality is this: For beta testers, I always look for qualified people. This means paying in some way, whether pre-ordering my book or buying the product at a large discount.
Why do I charge for beta tests?
Because I'm looking for the type of people who will pay for value — these are the same types of people who will pay for the product when it launches at full price. If I opened it up to anyone for free testing, I'd get 100x the response rate, but the type of tester would be totally different than the real customers. In other words, people who pay are far more likely to actually open, use, and give feedback on a beta test. I have statistics to back this up by unimaginably huge margins, which I'll share later.
The beta price actually doesn't matter — usually I'll offer steep discounts for the beta product when it will end up costing many times that on launch day, and I always offer generous money-back guarantees if it doesn't work. The point is simply to separate the serious people from curious looky-loos who will never buy the product, anyway.
I also intentionally limit the number of testers to keep it small yet ensure I get enough responses. (For example, if I need 10 testimonials over 5 different topics, most people won't give you really superb quotes, so you need a lot more than 10 people.)
In exchange for paying a dramatically reduced price, they get early access to a product that's 85% complete (and presumably works very well), a chance to give feedback and shape the final polish of the product, and we all get a chance to interact via webcast and share feedback about ways to make it better. I usually send them a copy of the final product in exchange for their help.
Bottom line: In exchange for their feedback, beta testers get early access to the product, a dramatically reduced price, and the ability to help shape the final version — and usually the final version of the product for no additional charge.
More about logistics
I usually get beta testers from my newsletter list. This is because of (1) qualification strategy and (2) I can track clicks, opens, and the entire engagement funnel more closely. More on these in future posts.
When newsletter subscribers join the beta program, I add them to a separate email list where I send them automatic followup messages to get their feedback about the product via email, survey, and even video or Twitter. I share some of the best feedback with others because collecting feedback is difficult — people often don't know how to articulate their feedback, so showing examples helps.
I collect people's name/email address because there are often a few people — usually 2%-5% — whose feedback is so outstanding that I personally reach out to them to chat with them over the phone, put together an interview, etc. This helps not only the product development, but marketing for the launch.
Mistakes I've made
I've made a lot of stupid mistakes in running beta tests. The most common is simply working on too many projects, so I end up with 4 of them stuck at 70%, while nothing is getting completed. To help that, I've brought someone on to help me project-manage and kick my ass to get things out the door and prioritize better.
Other mistakes I've made with beta testing:
- Not planning the beta test in advance of launch. If you try to do run a beta program without planning how it will flow beforehand, you will run into lots of problems and wish you were dead. Also, you'll be so busy polishing the product that you won't have time to build the beta program on the fly, and your feedback will suffer. Now, I do it beforehand and automate it as much as possible.
- Not creating buckets for feedback. One dumb mistake was when I forgot to specify where the feedback should go. It all went to my email inbox, which was a mess. Now, responses go to specific buckets. For example, I might collect "day 5" feedback in one Surveymonkey, and I'll collect "day 10" in another Surveymonkey. This makes it really easy to find the right feedback/testimonials when we're ready to iterate.
- Not thanking the beta testers! It's thrilling to get real feedback on the project you've been working on for so long. Once you get beta responses, it's off to the races to complete it and launch. I've forgotten to take some time to thank the beta testers for taking a risk and helping with feedback, and that was a mistake. Always be sure to thank the people who helped get you the final 20%
So, that's an overview of how I run beta tests with new projects coming out on I Will Teach You To Be Rich.
Coming up: Beta invites for 2 new domination guides
I'll be releasing a number of beta products in the next few days. I send beta announcements out via my email list, so if you want access to the beta tests, sign up for the free list below.
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Time for an HIV Vaccine
Deployed U.S. forces have historically been exposed to diseases that are not prevalent in the U.S. such as malaria, leishmaniasis and dengue. To combat these disease threats, the U.S. military has excelled at infectious disease research and spurred some of medicine's greatest advances in disease prevention, diagnostics, and treatment.
When the HIV epidemic first emerged in the 1980s, the U.S. government immediately recognized the threat the disease could pose to Service Members. In response, Congress established the U.S. Military HIV Research Program (MHRP) at the Walter Reed Army Institute of Research. In this age of global deployments, HIV not only continues to pose a threat to Service Members, but it can also compromise the stability of a nation where the disease is prevalent and endanger worldwide security.
Early in the epidemic, the U.S. military emerged as a leader when MHRP developed the first HIV disease staging system, which was adopted by the Army in 1986. Around the same time, MHRP published evidence of the then-controversial notion that HIV could be transmitted heterosexually. In 1987, MHRP scientists developed the criteria for Western blot positivity—the fist supplemental confirmatory test for HIV. Fast-forward to 2009; the U.S. Army announced the results of RV144, the first HIV vaccine trial to show some ability to protect people against this disease.
Today, the U.S. military continues to pursue the goal of developing a globally effective HIV vaccine to assist in the eventual eradication of HIV/AIDS. Earlier this year, the New England Journal of Medicine published a paper co-authored with MHRP scientists that detailed clues to why the vaccine tested in RV 144 protected some volunteers.
Military scientists continue to work closely with partners across the world to develop and test novel vaccine strategies. Collaborative work with Harvard University, Crucell Corporation and MHRP, published this year in the journal Nature, point the way to novel vaccine combinations that will soon be evaluated in clinical studies. Additionally, MHRP has developed a promising next-generation HIV vaccine that is currently in clinical testing in Africa and Sweden.
For the first time in history scientists and global leaders alike are talking about the end of AIDS. Recently, great advances have been made in preventing HIV through the use of new strategies such as adult male circumcision in Africa and AIDS therapeutics as prophylaxis. However, these new prevention strategies have their limitations, and it will take a combination of prevention methods, including a vaccine, to truly end the pandemic. The U.S. military pursues this mission vigorously to protect U.S. troops and the global community so that we may one day achieve an AIDS-free generation.


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Robert J. Lopez
Journalist and higher education administrator with extensive experience operating under deadline conditions and directing a marketing and news operation at a state university in Los Angeles. Member of the university President's Leadership Team and interfaces with reporters in the second-largest media market in the nation. Trained as an investigative journalist and was part of a team of Los Angeles Times reporters that won the 2011 Pulitzer Prize in Public Service. Produced in-depth investigative articles focusing on local, national and international topics including: terrorism, immigration, cross-border crime, political corruption, and social and demographic trends.
Manager who directs communications and marketing employees and oversees budgetary, hiring and contractual issues.
Investigative journalist with extensive experience on in-depth projects.
Taught journalism and digital media classes for university students, high school students and professional reporters in the United States, Latin America, Caribbean, and Middle East, and can teach reporting and storytelling classes across multiple platforms.
Fluent in speaking, reading and writing Spanish.
Proficient in using audio, video, text and still images to produce digital content.
Proficient with data analysis using spreadsheet and database programs.
Associate Vice President for the Office of Communications and Public Affairs California State University, Los Angeles
September 2014 to present
Directs the Office of Communications and Public Affairs and the 15 employees who design web pages and produce a magazine, news articles, photos, videos, graphic designs, bookstore apparel and athletics uniforms. Started as director for communications and public affairs, the promoted to executive director and associate vice president in July 2019. Oversees the production of visual and text content for key web pages, including the homepage, as well as news releases, internal and external campus publications and social media content on Instagram, Twitter, Facebook and LinkedIn. Oversees hiring, procurement and budgetary issues for the office. Serves as the university media spokesman, providing interviews and planning news conferences. Works with the president and senior administrators on the President's Cabinet to develop policies and procedures and collaborates with government and private-sector partners on strategic initiatives.
Blogger/Editor for L.A. Now breaking-news blog and re-write reporter Los Angeles Times
August 2009 to August 2014
Produced deadline content, including text reports and original news videos, during the afternoon-nighttime shift and used social media platforms such as Twitter and Facebook to disseminate blog posts and interact with online audience. Viewership increased more than 100 percent during tenure. Performed re-write duties during major breaking-news events, editing feeds from reporters in the field and using that material to write articles for the homepage and next-day publication in the newspaper.
Investigative Reporter/Staff Writer Los Angeles Times
August 1992 to August 2014
Reporter on California/Metro investigation teams, 1996 to 2014; general assignment reporter on the Metro Desk, 1994 to1996; law enforcement and small business reporter for the City Times section, 1992 to1994. Part of a team that won the 2011 Pulitzer Prize Gold Medal in Public Service for exposing government corruption in the city of Bell. Wrote other government investigative pieces, resulting in the conviction of a powerful Los Angeles councilman and resignations of three city fire chiefs. Also helped report and write investigative pieces on crime and corruption along the U.S-Mexico border and how widespread deportations of convicted felons transformed a L.A-based street gang into a transnational criminal network.
Digital Journalism Instructor
U.S. Department of State
September 2009 to September 2011
Taught workshops and delivered presentations to college students, newspaper reporters and television journalists in Latin America, the Caribbean and Middle East as part of a distinguished speaker program sponsored by the U.S. Department of State. Topics included digital journalism, social media and investigative reporting.
Digital Consultant
USC Annenberg School for Communication
October 2008 to December 2008
Advised journalism graduate students on producing interactive content and developing web pages for their online master's theses. Taught basics of shooting and editing video.
Guest Lecturer
University of Hawaii
September 1999 to September 2004
Taught weeklong writing classes and investigative reporting workshops for journalism students and school newspaper staffs at the Manoa and Hilo campuses.
Adjunct Faculty Member
USC Annenberg School for Communication
September 1997 to June 2000
Taught news writing and investigative reporting for five semesters.
Freelance Correspondent
Le Monde Diplomatique
September 1992 to September 1993
Wrote articles on issues involving U.S. urban affairs for monthly French publication.
Staff writer
The Oakland Tribune
August 1989 to August 1992
Covered higher education, police and general assignment beats. Co-wrote a story after a devastating urban wildfire that led to a state law requiring rescue agencies to systematically coordinate resources during major disasters.
Television Commentator
KQED, San Francisco
January 1991 to April 1992
"This Week in Northern California," commentator for weekly TV news affair show on PBS station.
Journalism B.A. with highest honors | University of Hawaii, Manoa
Summer Program for Minority Journalists | University of Calif., Berkeley
Gold Medal for Meritorious Public Service | Pulitzer Prize
Part of a team of reporters who uncovered widespread corruption in the city of Bell, southeast of Los Angeles in 2011.
Breaking News | Pulitzer Prize
Wrote an article that was part of the package honored for coverage of the 1994 Northridge earthquake.
International Reporting | Overseas Press Club
Part of a team of Los Angeles Times journalists who wrote and reported articles on the rise of Islamic terrorist groups.
Best Feature Writing | National Association of Hispanic Journalists
Wrote fourth part of a 2004 four-part series on Latino immigrants who died in the first days of the Iraq War.
- Analyzing data with Microsoft Excel and Access spreadsheets and databases.
Editing multimedia with Photoshop and Final Cut
Shooting video using DVD and HD camcorders.
Multimedia Workshop | Knight Digital Media Center, UC-Berkeley
IRE National Conference | Investigative Reporters and Editors
CAR Bootcamp | Missouri School of Journalism
Panelist, "Mind Matters: a University-Wide Initiative to Improve Mental Health at Cal State LA," Coalition for Urban Municipal Universities, annual conference, Oct. 23, 2018.
Keynote Speaker, "Broken Borders: Covering Crime and Corruption on the U.S.-Mexico Line," University of Hawaii Hilo, sponsored by the UH Board of Student Publications, Sept. 8, 2006.
Keynote Speaker, "Investigating International Gangs in the U.S. and Central America," University of Hawaii Hilo, sponsored by Hawaii Community College and UH Board of Student Publications, Sept. 2, 2005.
Panelist, "Local Investigations," Regional Better Watchdog Workshop, Cal-State Fullerton, sponsored by Investigative Reporters and Editors and Orange County Press Club, Feb. 7, 2004.
Panelist, "Following the Local Paper Trail," Better Watchdog Workshop, University of Hawaii, sponsored by Investigative Reporters and Editors and the Society of Professional Journalists, Hawaii Chapter, Nov. 8, 2003.
Panelist, "Doing the Local Investigation," Investigative Reporting Workshop, National Association of Hispanic Journalists Convention, New York, sponsored by NAHJ and Investigative Reporters and Editors, June 25, 2003.
In Conversation with author/actor Cheech Marin, Los Angeles Times Festival of Books, UCLA, April 27, 2003.
Keynote Speaker, "Mobility and Diversity in the Media: From Ka Leo to Los Angeles Times I-Team," University of Hawaii Manoa, sponsored by UH School of Communications, Sept. 17, 2002.


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Jeremy Lin: Five Things to Know About NBA Star
This 23-year-old New York Knicks breakout star is making history – and making Kobe gush
Before Friday night's big game between the L.A. Lakers and the New York Knicks, Kobe Bryant told reporters he didn't know the Knicks hot new point guard Jeremy Lin.
But that changed sometime between the 38 points Lin scored for his teammates and their 92-85 victory over the Lakers.
So who is the man showing up Kobe on the court? PEOPLE.com breaks down five things to know about Lin, the 23-year-old breakout NBA star.
1. He's Making History
Lin, whose parents emigrated from Taiwan to the U.S. in the '70s, is the first American player of Chinese or Taiwanese descent in the NBA. Also notable: He's the first Harvard alum to play in the league since Ed Smith's 11-game season for the Knicks in 1953 to 1954, reports Sports Illustrated.
2. He Has Brains
Before he took the NBA by storm – also known as Linsanity – the California native, who grew up in Palo Alto, ruled the Ivy League. He attended Harvard University, where he played basketball without the perk of an athletic scholarship.
"My G.P.A. was not a 4.2," Lin, who studied economics, confessed to the San Francisco Chronicle last summer. "That's been the rumor. It's not even possible. My friends have been absolutely killing me about that." But he did hit the books apparently: He graduated with a 3.1, he said.
3. He Wants to Be a Pastor
Tim Tebow's not the only athlete who brings his love of God to the game. "I know there is a lot of temptation out there, and I have heard about the NBA lifestyle," the non-denominational Christian told Sports Illustrated pre-fame in 2010. "I am not saying I am better than anybody else, but I am going to try to live the way I have always lived and try not to change just because I am in the NBA." His plans after playing ball? Lin says he hopes to become a pastor and lead non-profit organizations either in the U.S. or abroad.
4. He's in the Market – for a Home
Although Lin has yet to reveal if he's on the market for a girlfriend, one thing is for sure: He's looking for a place to call his own. FOX Sports reports that Lin sleeps on the couch of his brother, who is a New York University dental student living on Manhattan's Lower East Side.
5. He Has Kobe's Approval
Now that he knows Lin is a force to be reckoned with, Bryant had nothing but kind words for the man who outplayed him on the court. "Players don't usually come out of nowhere," Bryant, who scored 34 points for his team, said after Friday's game. "If you go back and take a look, his skill level was probably there from the beginning but no one ever noticed."
He added: "It's a great story. It's a testament to perseverance and hard work. I am sure he has put in a great deal of work to always have that belief in himself. Now he has the opportunity to show it."


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Why are we flushing fire hydrants?
Flushing is a proven method that discharges a large volume of water through the main and out the hydrant. During flushing activities, water quality is disrupted due to scouring of pipes and the removal of sediments. This is a short-term event. In addition to improving the quality of water, this process provides Tigard with the opportunity to assess the general condition of the hydrants. While we understand that this is an inconvenience to our customers, flushing provides beneficial, long-term water quality.
Will my water be shut off during flushing?
No. If you are without water contact us immediately.
Can I drink from the tap during hydrant flushing?
During flushing, it is possible you may receive discolored water. We ask customers to avoid using discolored water. The water is safe from harmful bacteria, but unpleasant for consumption and use. While it may not be visually appealing, it is safe to drink and continues to meet all federal and state drinking water standards. There are no health hazards associated with the discolored water.
What should I do if flushing is happening in my neighborhood?
The main impact of hydrant flushing is discolored water. Here is what you should do if hydrant flushing is taking place in your neighborhood:
- If possible, avoid using water while the hydrant flushing is taking place. By not taking water from the tap or running appliances that use water (dishwashers and washing machines), you can prevent discolored water from entering your household plumbing altogether.
- Do not do laundry while hydrant flushing is taking place. The discolored water can sometimes stain fabrics. Wait until water runs clear at the tap before using your washing machine. After your water clears wash a load of dark clothes first.
- If you encounter discolored water following hydrant flushing, run the cold water taps throughout your home (bathroom sinks and tubs, kitchen faucets, etc.) for five to 10 minutes or until the water runs clear. This allows discolored water to work its way out of your household plumbing.
- If, after hydrant flushing, your water pressure or volume seems low, clean faucet screens to remove silt and mineral sediment that could be obstructing water flow.
For more information: If you experience water quality problems lasting more than four hours following hydrant flushing, we want to know and provide immediate assistance. Contact the City of Tigard at 503-718-2591.


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Hello, Foodies and Buddies!
We're thrilled to announce our newest Dish of the Week and it is this amazing Sooji Chilla by Chef Supriya!
What is Sooji Chilla you ask? Chef Supriya explains, "This dish is actually a simple pancake made of Rawa/Sooji. This is a very tasty and healthy food which can be served for breakfast, evening snacks and for kids' lunch boxes also. It can be prepared within minutes with any topping of your choice."
Sounds delicious! So, how exactly did Chef Supriya learn to make this dish?
"I learned this dish from my Mom, as she used to give me in my lunch box. It is one of my favourite dishes as it is very easy to make and my daughter also likes to have it," Chef Supriya said with a smile.
Chef Supriya was even kind enough to share the recipe for her delicious Sooji Chilla which you can find here:
• 2 Cup rawa/sooji
• 1/2 cup curd
• 1 and 1/2 tsp salt or as per the taste
• 2 cup water
• 4 tbsp onion, finely chopped
• 2 tbsp tomato, finely chopped
• 2 tbsp carrots, finely chopped
• 2 green chillies
• 1/2 tsp ginger paste
• 2 tsp coriander leaves, finely chopped
• oil for roasting chilla
• First in a large bowl mix rawa and curd
• Add salt and water
• Mix well without forming any lumps
• Now wait for 20 mins so that the rawa becomes soft
• Add all the veggies and mix well
• Add water if required to get thick flowing consistency of the batter
• Now grease the dosa pan with oil and spread a ladleful of batter thickly
• Pour a little oil around the edges
• Cook the chilla for 1 min and then flip over and press gently. Again put little oil around the edges
• Let the chilla gets roasted well from both the sides on medium flame
• Finally, serve the chilla with green chutney and sauce.
Pretty easy, right? Chef Supriya definitely agrees although she does point out one small challenge involved in making this dish.
She says, "The only challenge in preparing this dish is the proportion of curd we put. If a little more curd gets added then the chillas will stick on the tawa and it would be difficult to flip them over."
We would like to thank Chef Supriya for her time and effort in sharing this awesome recipe with us and everyone here at FoodyBuddy wishes her all the very best going forward 🙂
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It's the end of another week of work for me. I spent most of it finishing the captions and titles that Lorraine gave me for revision (all the translations get sent out to external revisers). The reviser who takes care of the French and German translations is called Les. Les is allergic to technology, so he does everything by hand and then we have to enter the revisions into the system. This is pretty relaxing work, as I've said before, but it takes up a lot of time, especially if you have to decipher Les's handwriting, which is so bad that he should have been a doctor.
Yesterday and today I've been doing translations for an internal translator post in Lisbon (from French to English). I had three texts and they were all different: a description of a 'semi-trailer' for keeping food refrigerated, which was full of technical terms that made me want to cry; a long scientific report, pretty easy compared to the trailer text but long; and my favourite, a text about Häagen-Dazs (and no, not just because it was about ice cream). This was two pages of publicity, which is always fun to translate because you can be a little creative instead of sticking exactly to what the text says.
My international student card finally arrived, so I intend to go to the cinema tomorrow to see 'El Laberinto de Fauno'. Nearly all the cinemas in Luxembourg show films in their original format with subtitles, so if I don't understand the Spanish, I can just look at the French subtitles. I might go and see 'The Queen' and 'Little Miss Sunshine' as well. After all, the travel won't cost me anything and I need to explore the capital properly, not to mention visit the market and everything else.
In other news, I went to the supermarket restaurant with some colleagues today and had frites and Bifana (chips and grilled pork), which was nicer than you might think. Not something I'd eat every day, but hot and filling.
WARNING: graphic description of bodily functions ahead
Possibly one of the most frustrating things about living here is that my office is right across the landing from my flat, but I can't use that door. I have to walk all the way downstairs and across the yard and back again in what amounts to a great big circle. It's so pointless, especially if I get up late.
The period arrived this week on Tuesday, which wasn't too bad, probably because of all the walking I've done recently, but my God, I hate it when you're sitting there with cramps and then you go to the toilet and there is barely ANYTHING to show for it. A few splotches. The irony being that all that muscular tension actually gets you nothing. And then, with me at least, the blood comes out in a great big flood (ooh, look ma, it rhymes) and it's over after about four days. What I hate most is the build up, the waiting. Once the waiting is over, I don't mind. Hair is horribly greasy, must wash it tonight. I've got athlete's foot again (I always seem to get it when I go to a foreign country) but that shouldn't be too bad.
Had a bit of a panic this week when my mobile phone stopped working for no reason, but managed to get it going again. Was not happy about that but it seems to be functioning fine now.
I'm completely fucking obsessed by Jeff Buckley's version of Hallelujah (and you know I don't swear often, so that tells you something). Probably doesn't help that I discovered it as the soundtrack to an Aragon music video (I'll watch anything with Viggo Mortensen in it, even that stupid remake of Psycho). It's on YouTube if you want to have a look. I first heard this song through Rufus Wainwright, and I still appreciate his version, because the two covers are different. Wainwright's version is sad but elegiac, accepting that the relationship is over. Buckley's version is raw, far angrier, not so resigned to the break up of the relationship (and longer). Wainwright's version is piano-driven, rippling and driven, whereas Buckley's is all guitar, plaintive and tortured. Of course, I have been working out Ken and Mako's relationship in my head, so the addiction to Hallelujah might be a symptom of that. Yes, misery and longing and the inability to put things back together, that sounds about right. I know, you'd think it would be more Isamu or Takehiko's style, but they're resilient men (they have to be).
Also into Personal Jesus by Depeche Mode (because of a Firefly video, also available on YouTube). Very different songs but probably about the same level of need in both of them.
Actually, this week has been a Harry Potter week as far as creativity goes (despite that massive paragraph which I've just written). I've been writing the fourth part of Watching for Wolves, pushing myself to get it finished for the end of November, and the second James/Lily story finally decided it wanted to be written. (The first one is called Tiger Lily and the Lost Boy and it's on the Sugar Quill if you'd like to read it.) After some trouble with the title, I'm sticking with The White Hart, for various reasons, mainly to do with the subject matter of the story. I'm literally half-way through the story. Lily and James have just had a massive argument (look at the title and you might be able to guess why) and now I have to get them back together, which is going to take some very careful planning.
As for Watching the Wolves, a unicorn and a centaur have popped up, hormones are rife among the girls and Ginny is developing a sort of obsession with the Forbidden Forest (probably because it's forbidden and she's twelve heading on thirteen). At the moment, she and Luna are enduring Snape's DADA class and Luna has just come up with a plot to make sure they get the class assignment done without any technical cheating. Because she's not a Ravenclaw for nothing. ;) I'm going to finish this chapter on the night that Sirius actually gets into Gryffindor Tower, so there's a way to go yet, but it will be finished!
And I've been having loads of ideas for music videos, which is annoying because I can't make them, so I'm putting them all in a document and e-mailing it to Dejana. So you might actually get to see them sometime.
Oh and I'll be posting a little sidestory for Exiles this weekend, something featuring Helga so you can get to know her a little better.


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Spring Sports Coming to a Close, With Postseason Now Underway
May 17, 2017
With spring sports coming to a close and the postseason now underway, the Falconer checked in to all of our teams to see how the regular season went and how things are looking getting ready for the playoffs.
After having their best season in 5A, the Falcons look forward to heading to the state playoffs after losing in their play-in game last season. The Falcons finished the year 17-8 and 13-4 in NWOC play. They finished second place in the NWOC, just behind #7 ranked Putnam, who La Salle has gone 2-1 against this season.
Though the Falcons had an impressive season, they did not reach one of their goals, which was to win league. Their losses to Milwaukie and Hillsboro late in the season proved to be costly, because if the team would have won one more game, the league title would have been theirs. Getting second place in league is still a big accomplishment as they will get a first round bye and will use this week to prepare for the playoffs.
To prepare for postseason play, La Salle scheduled two games against #2 ranked Jesuit and #1 ranked Oregon City, both top contenders for the 6A title, this Wednesday and Thursday. No matter the outcome of these games, it will prepare La Salle for the top teams they will face in the playoffs, as these games will not affect their seeding.
As of now, the Falcons will face #5 ranked Silverton in the first round of the playoffs on Wednesday, May 24th.
The baseball team has shown they are one the top teams in the state after winning the NWOC on Friday and finishing the season ranked #4 in state. The Falcons' difficult preseason proved to be effective in getting the Falcons ready for league as they finished the season with an overall record of 17-6 and 15-2 in league play. Like softball, the baseball team will have a first round bye and have their first home playoff game on Wednesday, May 24th.
The baseball team has worked all season for this opportunity, and they know, with 12 seniors on the team, it is their best chance in several years to go deep into the playoffs.
The team's most impressive wins in league came in their series against #5 ranked Wilsonville and #7 ranked Putnam. Though they split both series 1-1, winning all other games in league helped secure them the league title. Senior Joel Simmons had the game winning hit against Wilsonville in their 1-0 victory, and the Falcons rallied to beat Putnam 11-0 after losing to them 10-3 in their first competition.
Congratulations to the Falcons on winning league for the first time in the 5A division!
The La Salle track team is able to send six players to the state tournament after the Districts tournament on Thursday and Friday May 11th and 12th.
Senior Jordan Gloden qualified in in the 39" hurdles and even PRed in his race at districts. Sophomore Brendan Dexter PRed in the 1500 meters and also qualified for the state tournament. Senior Sean Hamel qualified throwing javelin and senior Jason Waters qualified in pole vaulting.
Junior Philicia Robinson qualified for two events. She will be participating in both the 200 meters and the 400 meters. Brigid Hanley will be participating in 3000 meters and also PRed at the district meet. Senior Teresa Tamashiro qualified once again in the pole vault.
The State Championship Meet will take place on May 19-20 at Hayward Field in Eugene.
Boys Golf
The boys golf team finished third in the NWOC and qualified for the state championships, which took place Monday, May 15th and Tuesday, May 16th.
Junior Matt Werner shot a 157 and finished in 5th place at the state tournament. Senior transfer Jonah Pemberton, who is committed to play Division 1 golf at Alabama State next year, shot a 160 and finished tied for 9th in 5A state. Congratulations to our La Salle golf team!
Girls Golf
Though sophomore Emily Hawkins and junior Emily Miller came up just short of making it to the state championships, it does not take away from the amazing season both of these girls had. Emily Miller shot a 195 at districts and missed the cut for state by just two strokes. Emily Hawkins shot her personal best both days and finished districts with a 197, missing state by just four strokes. As the only two girls golfers at La Salle, they did an amazing job representing the school this season.
Boys Tennis
As a team, the boys tennis team placed second at the districts tournament, finishing behind Sandy. After sending nine players to the second day of districts, the team is able to send three players on to the state championships. Sophomore Nico Hey, who went to the state competition last year as a doubles player, will return again this year but as a singles player. Junior Ryan Dooris and sophomore Kyle Schraner will also be heading to the state championships as a doubles team.
The Falcons finished league with a season record of 5-2 and finished third in league and overall had a very successful season despite the sometimes difficult weather.
The 5A state boys tennis championship will take place this Thursday, May 18th through Saturday, May 20th. Dooris and Schraner will face a doubles team from Marist Catholic in the first round. Nico Hey will face #2 ranked Rox Rogers from Ashland in the first round of State.
Girls Tennis
The La Salle girls tennis team also had a strong season and will be sending two singles players to the state championships. Senior Rachel Primack and freshman Ashley Smith performed very well at the district meet and earned themselves a spot at state.
The team finished the season with a record of 7-3, making it their 12th season in a row with a winning record. Rachel Primack qualified for state after going into districts ranked #2. Ashley Smith upset the #3 ranked singles player in NWOC after not even being seeded heading into the districts tournament.
The 5A state girl tennis championship will take place this Thursday, May 18th through Saturday, May 20th. Rachel Primack will face Emma Duval from Marist Catholic in the first round and Ashley Smith will face Sarah Forester from Crescent Valley.
Congrats to all of La Salle's athletes on an impressive spring season!
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Yup. That's right. It's offical.....I've returned to working on my stories. A little earlier this morning, I jotted down some ideas for Kyle's Ultimate Fantasy, the book that I want to edit before I even decide to send it to a publisher.
That means that The Money Thief will be worked on as well. It's quite interesting. For that story, I am working on an A-Z (last name) list of students in the senior class. You see, in my story, Mike and Zentroz, my children, are graduating from Jefferson Four-Year Academy. This academy is the most prestigious academy in the world. It is even more prestigious than Phillips Exeter Academy. In this Academy, there are 7000 students that attend. That means that I need to think of an A-Z list of 1750 students. I was in the Fs when I last worked on it.
Well, I gotta go! Can't be late for Economics!This dreaming writer is signing off again!


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If you are looking for a gift that is bound to receive a lot of appreciation, have a look at this floral arrangement. It is made with 6 Asiatic White Lilies and 10 Red Carnations. It will further the charm of any place.
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ghast posted a topic in Fan ProjectsNew Bloodlines Part 2 Public Beta Trailer HELLO EVERYONE! BLOODLINES 2.4 PUBLIC BETA IS HERE!Click here to download the 2.4 Folder! Patch goes to chapter 2-6 Before anyone asks, Use a clean FE7 ROM to patch with. Do not use an old version 1.4 save file. You will get glitched magic growths and stats if you do. Before downloading or playing, please take a look at the README. This is a beta, and there are still things that are missing that you should be aware of. Known Bugs/Important Notes- :::Credits::: Hopefully nothing breaks? Have fun!
Fire Emblem: GenerationsGhast (Bloodlines) in association with Arch (Elibean Nights) create a new ROM hack. Its purpose? To take you on a journey of which you've never experienced before https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m7ZPX8pkyNw&feature=youtu.be More news to come at FEE3~
Video Ghastly vs Death or Glory o3o
ghast posted a topic in Let's Play/Streamswut wut! As promised, here begins my new journey. Death or Glory! I must play everything before school begins! Hope you enjoy! Death or Glory is a ROM Hack created by NYZgamer3 check out the thread here! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h7MIELekXAc&list=UUsd1MCV1hcPsFPbj9NBwCyw
Robertboybobo posted a topic in Let's Play/StreamsI know this was odd, but I got into a bit of trouble and now I have to redo everything. I'll update this thread when everything's right again.


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WASHINGTON, Jan. 23 (UPI) -- Former Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld, 83, released an iPhone game modeled after a card game played by former British Prime Minister Winston Churchill.
The game, called "Churchill Solitaire" was released Friday. "There is no question," Rumsfeld told The Wall Street Journal, "it is a game that requires you to be strategic, to look around corners, to think ahead, and to never give in—which is the phrase Churchill would have used."
Rumsfeld -- who doesn't even use a computer himself -- recorded memos via Dictaphone to guide his app developers in building the game for him.
The game, billed as "the most diabolical version of solitaire ever devised," emulates Churchill's unique brand of two-deck solitaire. BuzzFeed reported as one levels up in the game, levels are named after stages of Churchill's career. When one becomes Prime Minister, the game is won.
Rumsfeld learned to play the card game in 1973, during his brief time as the U.S. ambassador to NATO in Brussels. André de Staercke, the Belgian ambassador to NATO, befriended Rumsfeld and taught him the game. De Staercke learned the game from Churchill himself, when he served in the Belgian government in exile in London. Churchill played the game, in part, because he suffered from insomnia.


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Bicycles can be ridden just about all over the place open air, together with the sidewalks, however earlier than you do this, you will need to understand a few things. The tracks covered in these bicycle trips are asphalt roads. As we speak, bike rivals within the Olympic games compete in track biking, street biking, mountain bike races, and BMX or off-road competitions. Different types of bicycle lights even have different energy sources.
Right now this firm remains to be producing bikes, nevertheless, they have expanded their stock to include 10 speeds, touring bikes, kids' bikes and mountain bikes. -Your e-bike once fully charged can have a riding range more or less topic to the next factors like: road situation, loading weight and wind route.
Using a bicycle is usually far more affordable than other technique of getting around like driving or public transportation, and you will discover the advantages not only in helping you to economize, but in the weight that you are able to lose and enhance your health.
Retaining your bicycle at its optimum performance is basic for receiving the benefits of bike driving and driving safely. A seat that is too high will take the load of the rider off the pedals and put extra weight on the saddle. This makes an electrical bicycle with a lithium ion battery a real discount in a time of rising gasoline costs.
Many racks don't separate the bikes properly and the bikes will rub the paint off of one another. The use of these batteries in electrical bicycles is a brand new use of a longtime know-how. One extremely popular folding electrical bicycle is BOB- Battery Operated Bicycle by eMazing Innovations, LLC.


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Here's a look at our most recent game arrivals:
New Game Arrival!
|Crazy Karts
Portal Games
The race runs through a maze of obstacles with 2 drivers (players) in each kart. Each driver controls only half of their kart's controls. One can speed up and attack enemy karts while the other brakes and turns. Teammates need to cooperate, but they can't talk. Each will need to be good at predicting what their partner is going to do.
Get in the kart, load your cannon and... Off you go!
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New Game Expansion!
A new darkness seeps into New Vigil from the Void, intent on restoring despair and desolation to a world that has forgotten it. The four factions recall their veteran heroes and reawaken the great war machines of the past, as they plan their first move in the chaotic ebb and flow of light and dark. the War of Shadows has begun!
War of Shadows
Stone Blade Entertainment
New dual-cost Heroes and Constructs require players to use both resources to acquire them, but have incredible power. As the balance between light and dark shifts, cards gain additional powers depending ow whether it's Night or Day.
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|Dead of Winter
A Crossroads Game
Plaid Hat
Dead Of Winter: A Crossroads Game is a cooperative game with a betrayal element. This is a story-centric game about surviving through a harsh winter in an apocalyptic world. Players make frequent, difficult, heavily-thematic, wildly-varying decisions, that often have them deciding between what is best for the colony and what is best for themselves.
Pirates and
Bounty Hunters
Gale Force Nine
Pirates and Bounty Hunters is an expansion to the base game, Firefly: The Game. This expansion introduces a heavy dose of player versus player interaction to the "Verse. Raid rival's ships with piracy jobs. Hunt down wanted fugitives to collect bounties. Ready your crew for showdowns with brand new supply cards. Explore the 'Verse with 2 new ships. Aggressive new leaders specialize in anti-social strategies while a Lawmen reward those bringing justice to the 'Verse.
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There are different trophies and awards for separate games
by:Real Fine 2020-06-14
Is it time to begin your search for some baseball trophies for your institution or organization? There are numerous options, styles and varieties of baseball trophies to choose from. So where do you begin? The very start is to figure out exactly what the baseball trophies are for and how many you will presently require. There are little leagues, pony leagues or perhaps a weekend tournament. Perhaps your league or organization is in need of a participation award for an individual team. Price is typically an issue in any league whether it be a school league or individual teams. Whatever your funds, take that sum and divide it by the number of trophies, prizes or medals you will need. This will give you the range of exactly where to search for in your purchase cost. Acquiring baseball trophies Wholesale can yield considerable discounts. Most trophy outlets offer bulk discounts when purchasing awards. The discount rate ranges according to the number of trophies ordered. The Web is not only a great source of concurrent information about practically anything, but it is an excellent way to locate markdowns, deals, and an assorted assortment of baseball trophies and awards. As mentioned before there are various styles and designs to choose from when selecting your baseball trophies, so having this notion of what you can invest for each one should make the whole selection process a lot simpler. Bear in mind that the most costly awards aren't always the best. These days, glass and crystal are less expensive than gold, but they do bring a certain class that can't be found on other precious metals. If you have chosen to get custom trophies and awards, do consider acrylic trophies and awards, as they are simpler to customize along with featuring an incredible look. There are stationary baseball statues that may be placed on top of one column, multiple columns or a simple marble base. Both male and female baseball figures are available. Another popular option is a Action figure. These baseball figures are pose-able and may be put in a variety of different active positions. Have you thought of a special award or present for the baseball coaches or Team Moms? These awards are very popular with youth teams and many options are available. The typical participation trophy is about nine to twelve inches tall, and usually consists of a small single post column. You can even select a wide assortment of resin baseball trophies. A lot of these resin awards are really economical and may make outstanding participation awards for your school, team, league or organization. An additional option would be to furnish wood plaques rather than regular baseball trophies. These plaques come in many measurements and styles. Plaques would also be an exceptional way to recognize your coaches, team moms and sponsors. Including a team image to any plaque would make for an even more personalized effect. Yet an additional cost-effective option would be baseball medals which typically are available in the choices of gold, silver and bronze. You are able to select the neckband colors to match that of your school or organization. Since you have a much better concept of what's readily available in baseball trophies, you should have no problem locating a reliable trophy company to aid you in finalizing your details.
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Mitsubishi Electric Around the World
February 2018
Vu Long Hai (left, third from front) is an assistant brand manager who handles corporate and marketing communication at Mitsubishi Electric Vietnam (MEVN). He specialises in building the company's brand image through all its advertising channels.
"For lunch, we usually bring home-made meals or order ready-made meals", says Hai. "We share them in the cafeteria, and enjoy chatting and making jokes. It's one of the most enjoyable times of the day".
Their good relationships, in part, might be the result of "team building parties" that every department at MEVN has on a regular basis. One Thursday lunchtime in February, 13 employees from the BA and HR departments bypassed the cafeteria and went to a restaurant for a joint bún chả party to strengthen their bonds.
"Bún chả is a Vietnamese dish of rice noodles (bún), grilled pork (chả) and herbs. It's served with a savoury broth", explains Hai. "Bún chả comes from northern Vietnam. People up north eat the dish by dipping the noodles, meat and herbs in a bowl full of the broth. This is the original way to eat bún chả. On the other hand, in the southern part of the country, people pour a proper quantity of the broth into a bowl of the noodles and everything".
And the broth, which is made from fish sauce, sugar, vinegar and many other ingredients, creating a distinctive flavour, is one of the most important parts of a bún chả in determining whether or not the dish tastes good.
Bún chả has been very popular among tourists since, during a historic trip to Vietnam in 2016, then-US president Barack Obama enjoyed the street food in a local family-run restaurant with the late American celebrity chef Anthony Bourdain before a photo of their laid-back dinner went viral on Instagram. The table, stools, dishes and even chopsticks used by them are encased in glass on display at the restaurant.
"Bún chả is not only tasty, but also well-balanced thanks to a healthy combination of pork, rice noodles and herbs", says Hai. Having been fully recharged, both physically and mentally, he and his colleagues went back to work in high spirits.
MEVN's head office, located in downtown Ho Chi Minh City, is a five-minute walk from the city's iconic Notre-Dame Cathedral Basilica of Saigon, built between 1863-1880 under French colonial rule.


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William J. Bardin Family Papers:
A Guide
Biographical Note
The Bardins have lived in Tarrant County, Texas, since the late 1870s, when James P. Bardin moved with his parents to Johnson Station from Tupelo, Mississippi. Johnson Station, known today as Arlington, Texas, was a stagecoach and Texas Rangers hub in the late 1800s and had one of the first U. S. post offices in Tarrant County. James P. Bardin grew up in Johnson Station, as did his wife, Beatrice Putman Bardin. The Bardins and Putmans were among the early pioneering families to settle in the area. James and Beatrice graduated from Fish Creek High School in 1894, and were married in 1903 at the Renovo Church by Pastor W. A. Pool. Their son, William J. Bardin, was born in 1905. He was the first of five children. In 1910, they purchased a 133-acre farm where they lived and raised their children. Their farm was located at what is now the corner of Cooper Street and Bardin Road, a quarter mile south of Interstate Highway 20, in Arlington, Texas. James P. Bardin died in 1957 and Beatrice Putman Bardin died in 1960. The William J. Bardin Family Papers focus primarily on William J. Bardin, Beatrice Putman Bardin, Arlington Downs Race Track, and the Bardin family farm.
William J. Bardin was born in Johnson Station, Texas, on February 26, 1905. He grew up with his siblings (Kenneth, Woodrow, Harold, & Ruth) on the family farm. He attended Johnson Station and Arlington schools, graduating from Arlington High School in 1924. His graduating class is credited with choosing Arlington High's school colors (green & white) and mascot (Colts). After attending North Texas Agricultural College for two years, Mr. Bardin took a surveying job for the Tarrant County Engineering Department. That summer job turned into a life-long profession. Mr. Bardin worked for fifty years in construction, as a surveyor, field engineer, and construction superintendent, even though he never took an engineering course in college. For the last 15 years of his career, he worked as a construction superintendent out of Houston, Texas. He worked on such Texas landmarks as Houston International Airport, Texarkana Federal Prison, Fort Worth's Casa Manana & Botanic Gardens, Arlington Downs Race Track, and countless highways and roads for the Texas State Highway Department. Mr. Bardin retired and returned to Arlington in 1979, where he currently lives with his wife, Mrs. Omega Bardin.
In 1882, at age three, Mrs. James P. (Beatrice Putman) Bardin moved with her parents from Alabama to Johnson Station, Texas. In 1886, Beatrice and her parents visited the first State Fair of Texas held in Dallas. Beatrice Bardin attended Tarrant County schools and was one of the first students enrolled at Arlington College. After graduating college, she taught at Pantego, Rendon, Keller, and Johnson Station schools. She was a longtime PTA member and served for ten years as school board trustee and secretary for the school board. Beatrice Bardin was honored in 1929, when a mile long road adjacent to her farm was named Bardin Road, by then Tarrant County Engineer Mr. Weslie Stevens. Bardin Road runs east/west and is 4/10 of a mile south of Interstate Highway 20, off of Cooper Street. Mrs. Beatrice Putman Bardin lived on the family farm until her death in 1960.
Scope and Contents
The Bardin Family Papers focus primarily on William J. Bardin, Beatrice Putman Bardin, Arlington Downs Race Track, and the Bardin family farm. There is not much material concerning Mr. James P. Bardin. Items include newspaper clippings, photographs, printed materials, letters, correspondence, newsletters/programs, memorabilia, maps, blueprints, and land abstracts.
Series One, titled the Bardin Family, consists of four folders of printed materials, correspondence, memorabilia, and newspaper articles. These items pertain to William J. Bardin and Beatrice Putman Bardin, with a date range of 1899 to 1995, n.d. Noteworthy items include a letter of condolence from the Masons to the Bardin family concerning the death of James P. Bardin, a thirty-three-page oral history of William J. Bardin, two of Mrs. James P. Bardin's teacher certificates, and a petition by Johnson Station citizens, who were fighting to keep their school from being consolidated with the Pantego School District.
Series Two, titled Schools, consists of four folders of printed materials, correspondence, newspaper articles, and memorabilia concerning the schools in which William J. Bardin and Mrs. James P. (Beatrice Putman) Bardin attended. The materials date from 1923 to 1994, n.d. Noteworthy items include Arlington High School 1924 Commencement Exercises Programs, newspaper articles concerning Arlington High School class reunions for 1920s alumni, 1939 Souvenir Program for an Arlington High School Bi-District Championship Football game, and two newspaper programs featuring high school football, including articles and photographs that refer to William Bardin and the Arlington High School football teams of 1919-1927.
Series Three, titled Arlington Downs Race Track, consists of one folder of printed materials, newspaper articles, and photographs concerning Arlington Downs Race Track, with a date range of 1936 to 1993, n.d. Noteworthy items include two Race Day Programs for 1937.
Series Four, titled Community, consists of six folders of printed materials, newspaper articles, and photographs concerning the cities of Arlington and Fort Worth, with a date range of 1925 to 1992. Noteworthy items include historical articles, political newsletters, an issue of The Fielder Foundation newsletter, and two issues of The Searchlight newspaper.
Series Five, titled Bardin Property, consists of three folders of legal documents concerning the Bardin family farm, with a date range of 1910 to 1991. Noteworthy items include Abstracts of Title, Warranty Deeds and a photo-journal titled The Witness Tree, which showcases the move of a 300-year-old oak tree that was located on the Bardin farm.
Series Six, titled Photographs, consists of seven folders of photographs with a date range of 1893 to 1980s, n.d. Noteworthy are photographs of William Bardin at ages 1-2 and 24, Mr. & Mrs. James P. Bardin when they attended Fish Creek Grade School, Arlington High School 1923 Baseball Team, Arlington High School 1920s alumni during several class reunions, Liberty Bell Day float taken in a Fort Worth parade, and Arlington Downs Race Track aerial photographs.
Series Seven, titled Oversize Photographs, consists of four folders of photographs in an oversize flat box with a date range of 1893 to 1923. Noteworthy are photographs of the Arlington High School Baseball team in 1923, Mansfield High School graduating Class of 1914, Keller High School students in 1903, and several Arlington pioneer families (which included the Bardins, Mayfields, Lowes, Putmans, and Stricklands families) at a picnic on Fish Creek in 1893. An Arlington High class photo, 1923, is in Map Annex drawer 106
Series Eight, titled Maps, consists of a 1929 blueprint map of Arlington Downs Race Track and a Land Tract map of the Bardin farm, n.d. As surveyor and engineer for the construction of Arlington Downs, William J. Bardin made the blueprint map of the track. These two maps are stored in Map Annex Drawer 110.
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Some of the older photographs are in poor condition. Please do not remove them from their Mylar folders.
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Permission to publish, reproduce, distribute, or use by any and all other current or future developed methods or procedures must be obtained in writing from Special Collections, The University of Texas at Arlington Library. All rights are reserved and retained regardless of current or future development or laws that may apply to fair use standards.
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Administrative Information
William J. Bardin Family Papers, AR433, Box Number, Folder Number, Special Collections, The University of Texas at Arlington Library.
The William J. Bardin Family Papers were donated to Special Collections, The University of Texas at Arlington Library, on March 1, 1994, by Mr. William J. Bardin. The records were accessioned as number 94-14.
Processing Information
Finding aid prepared by Nigel R. Parker, November 2001.
There was no order to the collection, so the materials were divided into series and then alphabetically by folder topic and chronologically thereunder. The newspaper articles were copied onto acid-free paper; and the original clippings were deaccessioned, as were numerous newspapers, duplicate items, two plywood frames, and eight issues of Texas Highways and Horsemen's Journal magazines. Please see the Materials Removed List for details concerning the deaccessioned items.
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Helping Teachers Use All Tools
To the Editor:
The critical first step toward helping teachers feel more qualified to teach in today's demanding classrooms is to identify valid research and then put it into practice--in teacher-preparation programs and in the classroom ("Teachers Suggest the Need for Better Training," Feb. 3, 1999).
The good news is that we have two decades of research in learning and instruction that can help point the way to better, more effective classroom practice. The National Center for Learning Disabilities, in partnership with the U.S. Department of Education and the National Institutes of Health, will unveil this research at an education summit in May in Washington. The summit will recommend specific tools and strategies that have been proven to work best in enhancing learning for all students, particularly in reading.
Teachers of subjects outside their areas of study or those who are not prepared to support students with learning disabilities are in greatest need of our help--as are their pupils. We need to ensure that those teachers benefit first and foremost from such research.
James H. Wendorf
Executive Director
National Center for Learning Disabilities Inc.
New York, N.Y.
If Schools Err, Abolish Them?
To the Editor:
So, John Taylor Gatto feels the way to end sexual harassment is to end public schools ("Court Should Weigh Harassment 'Heavily,'" Letters, Feb. 10, 1999)? Because one principal, in his opinion, did not deal adequately with the situation?
He's watching the U.S. Supreme Court for answers? Well, the court made some bad decisions in the 1850s and 1860s; should we campaign to end the Supreme Court? Congress has made some bad laws from time to time; should we campaign to abolish Congress? Federal and state law-enforcement agencies make mistakes from time to time; should we campaign to abolish law enforcement?
Mr. Gatto complains that the principal in his former school did nothing to stop the harassment of Mr. Gatto's students. But did Mr. Gatto do anything besides watch the "forced breast massage and other forms of sexual harassment" he observed? Did he contact the boys' parents, contact the girls' parents, or put his observations in writing to the principal (with copies sent to the appropriate director or assistant superintendent)? Did he contact child protective services?
I realize South Texas is a bit different from New York City; however, as a teacher, I would have done something besides observe and then wait a decade to complain about what the principal had not done. Read the newspaper: Charter schools and prep schools have had their sexual-harassment problems, too.
Ron Williams
Kingsville, Texas
Reading Story Told in Verbal Shorthand
To the Editor:
Education Week's attempts to use a shorthand explanation of the current international debate among reading-instruction specialists on the best way to teach children to read is inadequate for its purposes. I deduce that this is an effort to save space in the periodical. However, I fear that this venture at compressing the reading-instruction dispute is misleading, and therefore I urge that it be abandoned.
The latest lapse of this nature is found in your article "Delay in Store for State Data on NAEP Reading Scores" (Feb. 10, 1999). Here, you contend that the reading-instruction controversy is over "whether to emphasize literature and comprehension or phonics--the sounding out of letters and words--when teaching children to read." The first part of this statement is a misinterpretation of the argument to which you refer.
Both sides of this worldwide contention believe that children's ready access to high-quality literature, and the development of their ability to comprehend what they read, should be emphasized in reading programs. They concur that without superior literature to read, children will not develop reading-comprehension skills at the highest level possible.
The disagreement between these two sets of reading-instruction specialists lies elsewhere. It is over the best way to teach children to recognize written words, and whether or not word identification by children always should be accurate.
On one hand, there are reading-instruction specialists who recommend that phonics skills be taught to all children in a direct and systematic fashion, since experimental evidence indicates that method is the most time-effective one for that purpose. They insist that this phonics instruction is essential because written words must be constantly recognized in an accurate way, that is, without guessing at their identities. The acquisition and application of phonics skills is the best way for children to achieve that goal, it is held.
On the other hand, there are those who maintain that children merely need to acquire, in an indirect and unsystematic manner, whatever amount of phonics information their individual learning styles dictate. In that regard, they contend that children's guessing at the identities of words from sentence contexts, and adding, omitting, and substituting words in sentences when reading, as they see fit, are practices they should be encouraged to conduct.
Thus, contrary to your article, the great debate over reading instruction centers on how necessary it is that children learn to recognize written words in an accurate fashion, that is, whether precise word recognition is needed in order for children to read all kinds of written materials with comprehension.
Patrick Groff
Professor Emeritus
College of Education
San Diego State University
San Diego, Calif.
For Accountability, Eliminate Tenure
To the Editor:
Hooray for Robert Evans and his Commentary, "The Great Accountability Fallacy" (Feb. 3, 1999). Finally, someone has said what I've been saying ever since President Reagan's excellence commission charged educators with producing a "rising tide of mediocrity."
I would go one step further than Mr. Evans does, however. In addition to deterioration in the psychosocial, cultural, and economic lives of children, there is another factor at play in the poor school performance of many students. That factor is tenure. Students' scores will rise if we eliminate tenure for both teachers and administrators.
Too many educators today are too comfortable in their jobs. If the deadwood in the schools could be eliminated without the long, costly process that is now required, we'd see the difference in scores more quickly. Tenure gives unfair rights to the incompetent at all levels.
Lin Dixon
Assistant Principal
Medford, N.J.
Grammarama II Lost Art, Old Story
To the Editor:
In "Grammarama" (Commentary, Feb. 17, 1999), Howard Good finds much fault with student writing today. I find the same faults myself. However, I am not as sure as he seems to be that I know the source of the ills we writing teachers must attempt to cure. Here is an attack on student writing--at the college level, yet--as scathing as anything Mr. Good has to offer. Would he, or anyone else, care to guess when it was written?
"Generally speaking, the writing of literate Americans is pretty bad. It is muddy, backward, and self-strangled. Almost any college professor ... will agree that his students' writing stinks to high heaven. It is a rare student who can write what he has to say with simplicity, lucidity, and euphony. Far more graduating [college] seniors are candidates for a remedial clinic than can pass a writing test with honors."
The author of this was himself a linguist, Donald Lloyd, writing in The American Scholar in, alas, 1952. Was this a period of "moral relativism"? What I remember most about it--apart from the fact that practically no one owned a television set--was U.S. Sen. Joseph McCarthy. Now, there was a man who knew right from wrong.
If neither moral relativism nor television can be blamed for poor writing in 1952, then how about the schools? They are a place we can always criticize when we don't want to face the real sources of problems. But the schools taught "grammar" back then, as I recall. Indeed, here's another quote from a time when the schools really taught grammar:
"The students could diagram and understand sentences and point out the various parts of speech with great facility, repeating the rules of grammar applicable in each case, yet they were unable to put this theoretical knowledge to any practical use, as they showed when called upon to write an ordinary letter in English."
This is from a report to the Quincy, Mass., school board made by Francis Wayland Parker, in 1892. The high school students there seem to have the mastery of "the ground rules of English" that Mr. Good calls for, yet they still couldn't write "an ordinary letter."
I have detailed my own "solution" to the problem of unclear writing in an article in the March 1999 issue of Phi Delta Kappan ("Reforming English Language Arts: Let's Trash the Tradition"). It is much too lengthy to summarize here, but I will say that I do not believe the solution lies--as Mr. Good implies--in more "grammar" teaching in the schools. Indeed, I also disagree with one of his fundamental premises; namely, that "clear writing has become increasingly rare, a lost art." Clear writing, I suspect, has always been rare, and without anything less than a revolution in our schools, it will always be rare.
Edgar H. Schuster
Melrose Park, Pa.
To the Editor:
Howard Good refers to many likely reasons why his college students are not performing up to his standard of writing expectations, and like so many college folks, he points one of his many blaming fingers at public high schools. The "Good" solution is to have students "write, write, write": "All teachers, no matter what their subject areas, should regularly assign writing and then collect and critique the assignments, not just put a check on them."
He is right about writing. Unfortunately, he is not realistic. I've worked in 10 secondary schools, public and private. Right now, I consider myself to be working in a school which is "as good as it gets" in the American education system. But my teachers, as bright and dedicated as they are, are still each responsible for at least 150 students.
Has anyone ever asked you to proofread a letter they wrote? An essay? A research paper? A dissertation? How long did it take? I assure you it takes more than twice as long as simply reading the writing. If my teachers spent only one minute per student per night reading student writing, and then two minutes per student per night giving meaningful feedback on those papers, they couldn't possibly get two minutes of sleep before their duties would resume the following day. It is, realistically, humanly impossible.
The expectation that "if high school teachers are not standing before students, they are not doing their job" is the fallacy that has led to the decline in writing among American college students. Further, it has led to the decline in the teaching profession and our inability to recruit and retain teachers who can read and write themselves. Were high schools designed like colleges, or secondary schools in other countries, where teachers teach students for three to four hours a day (or two to three days a week) and spend the remainder of their on-the-job time reading, writing, and learning, perhaps they could begin to do justice to their students. How many doctors are expected to perform surgery after surgery with no time to prepare or to stay current in their practice? How many lawyers spend all of their working hours (except a 54-minute conference period) actually in a courtroom trying cases?
In addition, were teachers working with students who were in attendance by choice, leaving their personal adolescent problems outside the classroom door, even having paid a tuition to attend, perhaps their odds for success would be increased. Why should secondary school teachers be expected to achieve the results of colleges with the least professional working environment in our entire educational system? Even elementary school teachers are only responsible for the learning of 25 or 35 students a year. And, generally speaking, parents are the most supportive in the earlier years. Secondary teachers have five times the number of students, less support, and higher expectations.
Do college remedial-composition classes contain the silver bullet? Then simply give it to us. But please stop blaming us.
Rebecca Shore
Los Alamitos High School
Los Alamitos, Calif.
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Kelley Cheng is a Jill-of-all-trade – the Editor-in-Chief of Singapore Architect magazine, she also runs her own publishing & design consultancy The Press Room, and on top of it, she owns 2 trend-setting F&B outlets 15 minutes and Night & Day, and an art gallery under the Night & Day label.
3-time SOPA (Society of Publishers Asia) Award winning Editor and Creative Director Kelley Cheng has carved a name in the specialised area of book making and magazine creating. With 12 years of experience in the publishing industry, Kelley started her own publishing firm at 27 and founded the multiple award-winning design magazine ish, which successfully ran for a decade until 2009. Graduated as an honours student from the School of Architecture, NUS, she was recently appointed as the Editor-in-Chief for the 40-year old architectural journal, Singapore Architect, with the task to revamp the entire publication into a commercially viable magazine with international appeal.
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'Dancing with the Stars: All-Stars' loses another contestant
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Burundi Bound
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So tonight I fly out of London on Ethiopian Airlines first to Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, then stop briefly in Kigali, Rwanda before arriving in Bujumbura, Burundi tomorrow at 1 p.m. Bujumbura, where I'll be living, is the capital of Burundi and has about 800,000 residents.
Many people have asked if I am apprehensive about leaving for Burundi. In general, I am quite at peace with myself because I know that this is exactly what I want to be doing with my time, and I have been thinking about it for almost a year. In a more specific way, though, one concern is the recent violence outside of Bujumbura between the government forces and the Palipehutu-FNL rebel group. More than 100 people have been killed and 20,000 or so have fled their homes in the past month.
What is behind this conflict? It is certainly not a simple case of ethnic conflict between Hutu and Tutsi. What then are they fighting about?
A little background first. The strict division between a Tutsi-run military dictatorship and Hutu rebels that existed since the 1960s came to an end with a peace deal agreed upon in 2000. This made possible a ceasefire between the government and the largest Hutu rebel group, the CNDD-FDD in 2003. That same year, the Hutu dominated, but ethnically mixed FRODEBU party won the elections and peaceably took power. In the 2005 elections, the CNDD-FDD party won the presidency.
A ceasefire with the other rebel group, the Palipehutu-FNL (or just "FNL"), was not signed until 2006, and has not been followed. Why hasn't the government (lead by a former Hutu rebel group) been able to come to agreement with a Hutu rebel group?
The FNL have a number of grievances – they would like to be protected by an amnesty, request the release of their members who are prisoners, want positions within the government and want their some of their members to be integrated with the army. So far the government has been reluctant to make the concessions to their own power and (democratically achieved) positions that would make this possible.
The good news is that a delegation of exiled leaders of the FNL are planning to travel to Bujumbura on May 14th to discuss the ceasefire.
That may not be enough to put my family at ease yet, but one can hope it will lead things in a positive direction.
And with that, I must be off to catch my flight!


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