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The Week 2 Challenge is now up! Read it here!
Remember to reflect back and review your Week 1 first on the Report topic. Then tell us what you plan to do for Week 2 right here.
And, only tackle the level you feel capable of! This is not a contest, it's all about YOU!
The Big Onigiri.
- Wherever you go, there you are. -
My goals for Week 2 are:
Last week I only made one bento for myself as I was home most of the week. That's got to change if I want to see any progress on weight reduction. I have to tell myself even if I'm home, making a bento lunch for myself in the morning. It will keep me from snacking later or just grabbing something quick but unhealthy when I get too hungry at lunchtime.
Here's some things I want to change this Second Week:
--Ask who wants a bento for the next day. Then the night before put out mise en place what I need for that many bentos.
--Make one for myself always even if no one else wants one.
--Use the planner more consistently.
--Plan week on Tuesday night. Shop on Wednesday which is when most grocery ads start.
That's all I'm going to go for this week. Just a little more each week and don't get discouraged if it all doesn't go as planned.
My goals for week 2 are
a) eat breakfast. Porridge is good for you, low in calories, and doesn't HAVE to be eaten with cream.
b) put a bit more variety in my lunches. Salad 4 days out of five may be healthy, but I'm going to get sick of it soon and then I'll do something silly like buy a doughnut.
My blog is Food and Shoes
This week for sanity's sake I'll just focus on the weight loss goal (keeping track of my calories, exercising and healthy bentos). Granted I'll still be packing lunches for my boy too.
Blog and Shop: http://ojami.etsy.com and http://ojamiya.com
This week is going to be an interesting bento week. I'm helping run a convention (www.arcanacon.org if anyone's in the right area) from Thursday night to Monday night and I only remembered it was THIS coming week on Thursday. So I'm going to attempt something BIG this week. Multiple bentos.....
--Make normal lunch bento Mon-Wed and the following Monday
--Make a lunch and a dinner bento Thurs-Sun
Much planning shall ensue! I froze some rice yesterday, I have some leftover hotpot frozen too and bought some more mochi and broad beans (my fav snacks) from the asian grocery. Today I shall go to the "normal" grocery and find vegetable and fruit and such and prepare as much as I possibly can even if it is just pre-chopping everything. How long do hard boil eggs last in the fridge, does anyone know?
How long do hard boil eggs last in the fridge, does anyone know?
No, but should be a good long while if the shells are intact. I grew up with tales about how terrible rotten eggs were (smell like Rotorua, or vice versa), but have never actually experienced a rotten egg. And I've kept (raw) eggs for a couple of months, and not in the fridge either. I've been sort of conducting an experiment - seeing how long they DO last; opening them carefully and being prepared to run, but they seem to last for ages. Can't see why boiling them would make them any more perishable.
I grew up with tales about how terrible rotten eggs were (smell like Rotorua, or vice versa)
I did a double-take when I read this - hadn't realised there was anyone else here from New Zealand until I saw Rotorua mentioned.
*waves from Christchurch*
Back on topic, rotten eggs smell indescribable. Certainly a lot worse than the air in Rotorua. But for some reason I think that boiling them does shorten their lifespan - maybe because it changes the protein structure? I can't back that up with any science but I certainly wouldn't want to eat a boiled egg that has been kept for as long as I'd keep a fresh egg for.
Oh and eggs do not need to be kept in the fridge. If you are storing them for any length of time just rub a little butter on the shell. This blocks the pores and delays the inside from drying out and going bad.
- Honeythief
Hello back from Dunedin.
I didn't mean to suggest keeping a boiled egg for months, but a week in the fridge should be absolutely fine. Boiling them certainly changes the protein structure, but that shouldn't make them any more susceptible to bacterial attack. It's possible that boiling them removes some protective coating from the shell though. The woman who supplies my eggs says not to wash them, that washing them drives bacteria through the shells. All my eggs come with attractive blobs of chicken poo still on them!
LOL, we have our own chickens and I am familiar with grabbing an egg and finding chicken poo and/or feathers stuck to it!
It wouldn't have crossed my mind to wash an egg, but I'm sure your supplier is correct. The shells are extremely porous. Have you ever kept an egg next to an onion before cooking? Mmm, flavoursome! Although not necessaily the right of flavour if you are making a cake or something ;)
LOL, we have our own chickens and I am familiar with grabbing an egg and finding chicken poo and/or feathers stuck to it!
ROFLMAO!!! My husband (who grew up on a farm in Ireland) always said the best eggs were those so fresh they still have the shyte from the hens arse on them!
~ Begin by knowing you have already arrived ~
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I grew up with tales about how terrible rotten eggs were (smell like Rotorua, or vice versa)
I did a double-take when I read this - hadn't realised there was anyone else here from New Zealand until I saw Rotorua mentioned.
*waves from Christchurch*
No value to add to the egg discussion (though I too use eggs past their "best before" date and have never had a problem. ) but just wanted to say "Hi, from Wellington, NZ!!"
How long do hard boil eggs last in the fridge, does anyone know?
Six to ten days, depending upon the "hardness" (yolk completely cooked through, no soft, golden bits), assuming your refrigerator is at the right temperature.
One thing to keep in mind: depending on where you live, you may actually be getting washed eggs. I believe that most large egg manufacturers in the U.S. still wash their eggs - which is why there are so many warnings there about cooking eggs thoroughly, never eating them raw, salmonella, and the absolute necessity of storing eggs in the refrigerator.
Generally speaking boiled eggs should last for a few days in the refrigerator, Tea eggs should last for about the same time. If you live in a country where they sell 'picnique/picnic' hardboiled eggs (they do here in Switzerland and I've seen them in Germany, France etc.), they last longer since they put a coating on them.
I have a question about measuring rice, re: calories.
I'm assuming you're measuring cooked rice. ;)
But is it a lightly filled cup or a tightly packed cup?
I have a question about measuring rice, re: calories.
I'm assuming you're measuring cooked rice. ;)
But is it a lightly filled cup or a tightly packed cup?
This is why you use weights if you want to be accurate. But you could look up the calories in a cup of raw rice, then cook a cup and see how many packed-how-you-do-it cups of cooked rice it produces.
My goals for week 2
I'm on a get healthy kick - since I quit smoking - next stop weight loss - let the journey begin.
For this second week I will aim for this goals:
- work on the planing. Last week I have been ill, a fact that made all my planning go into pieces
- get more veggies in my bento. So far I have not found so many I like to eat cold, paprika, broccoli, "kohlrabi" (I cannot find the english word for this one), carrots and tomatos...... I would be happy if anyone can suggest some more
- find out how much rice is the right amound. I don't have the us cup measurements, and so long I have been using one of our smaller coffeecups for measuring the uncooked rice. I thing this much is probably a little to much, also it fills my box only a little over halve
Good luck everyone for week two!!!
So far I have not found so many I like to eat cold, paprika, broccoli, "kohlrabi" (I cannot find the english word for this one),
And the english work for kohlrabi is KOHLRABI! My father used to grow it in his garden and I would cut one off the plant, cut off the outer skin, slice and eat it. Love Kohlrabi but it's not a commonly found veggie here in the states.
My goals for the second week are
Work on planning
Gently nag the creature about restarting the challange
Try to make my bento's nutritional
Not to focus too much on bento's (I'm afraid my brain is using them and baking to distract me from scary exams)
To stop discounting natrual sugars as automatically healthy
I said I didn't need the weightloss chalange but I gained about a kilo this week. I'm not planning to lose weight as such, but I would like to keep an eye on things so I stay between my perameters.
Where do I go from here? These are my revised goals:
* sort bento boxes according to volume they can hold
* identify bento boxes that suit caloric intake per meal
* pre-plan the bentos and other meals for 7 days
* refine mise en place according to meal plans
* make at least 4 bentos and photograph them
* post here and write a report on my adventures!
My goal this week is to actually manage to eat a bento I have prepared!!
I'm also looking at ways to cook small amounts of rice for onigiri efficiently. 1 cup is so small it is hard to judge in my rice cooker (the smallest amount on the rice cooker to measure starts at 2 cups) and I end up with too much rice other wise as I am the only one in my house who likes onigiri!
Other things to put in my bento are another goal for this week. I'm getting tired of salad and all my bento needs to be eaten cold as I am in a van all day and have no access to heating anything. Finger friendly foods are good too, sandwiches are ok but I'm tiring of those as well. Will have to do some research.
I always cook sushi rice in a pot, the way Maki suggests here.
Cook your ordinary rice in a microwave, it works very well. 1 cup of rice, 2 cups of boiling water and salt, 1/2 - 1 teaspoon whatever you like. Or 1/2 cup of rice and 1 cup of water, or 2 cups rice and 4 cups water. Microwave on high, uncovered, for 17 minutes, stirring it once after about 8 minutes - or not, it doesn't really matter. Then cover it for 2 minutes, then stir it and it's perfect.
This week, I plan to make sure I get enough vegetables and vegetarian protein in my bentos. When I made bentos last semester, I had a tendency to go overboard with carbs. I'll continue with planning and preparing as much in advance as possible. I already use SparkPeople to aid with calorie counts and exercise, so I'll just keep relying on that to keep track of my portion control and fitness. I mainly use measuring cups to determine the amount of food I actually eat, but I'm also looking for a digital scale to replace my old analog one. I'm thinking of getting this one .
This week, I plan to make sure I get enough vegetables and vegetarian protein in my bentos. When I made bentos last semester, I had a tendency to go overboard with carbs. I'll continue with planning and preparing as much in advance as possible. I already use SparkPeople to aid with calorie counts and exercise, so I'll just keep relying on that to keep track of my portion control and fitness. I mainly use measuring cups to determine the amount of food I actually eat, but I'm also looking for a digital scale to replace my old analog one. I'm thinking of getting this one .
That scale looks nice. I use one that I had from my Weight Watchers days when they first went digital.
My goals for this week are:
* Make one extra bento on a non-bento day (for example, making the bf a bento on a regular bento day doesn't count.)
* Continue mise en place & pre-planning, force self to photograph *all* lunches
* Focus on the 50/25/25 ratio of making my bento healthier than they have been and count the calories *before* they are made.
@clarissa: I'm not sure, but here in Canada 'kohlrabi' is 'kohlrabi' in English. ;)
My new goal for this week is to spend less time for each day's worth of bentos, and to eat less refined sugar carbs, as avoiding diabetes seems like a good goal. Also, more veg, less sugar!
Goals for this week in more concrete terms:
-Find more ways to make my kitchen organized, keep adding to my johbisai
-Eat only one item of refined sugar a day
-Find two recipes for healthy, savoury snackage, preferably including vegetables. Any directions on this one? I was thinking of trying another lentil/bean type mini burger but I'm stumped as to how to snack on more vegetables, short of eating raw carrot sticks.
-Do 90 minutes of strength training (push-ups, crunches, kicks, etc.) in total until I'm well enough for taekwondo
@clarissa: Lol, I have known 'kohlrabi' as 'kalarepa' (the Polish name) for the last 10 years, and only just looked up the English name last week for bento tagging purposes ;) 'Kohlrabi' seems to be the right term, though I'm not aware of a more popular name for it. It's kind of a meh vegetable imo. How do you prepare yours? I'd be interested in doing something more interesting with it.
@witchbaby825: I suppose you do have a point there, however talking about it too much has led me to over-obsessing about food, and I should really be focusing on studing for my exams, oops! ^^'
My goals for Week 2:
-mise en place, reducing bento making time to 20min (I don't even cook much! Why is it taking me so long??)
-reduce carb content and try to squish in more nutritious veggies
-exercise! Booo
-keep track of calories, maybe by means of a food diary?
Hmm sounds a wee bit ambitious to me. Well, we'll see how badly I fail by the end of the week ;)
"A common way to tell if it is well cooked is to throw the sausage onto a hard surface; if it bounces, the sausage is good."
@clarissa: Lol, I have known 'kohlrabi' as 'kalarepa' (the Polish name) for the last 10 years, and only just looked up the English name last week for bento tagging purposes ;) 'Kohlrabi' seems to be the right term, though I'm not aware of a more popular name for it. It's kind of a meh vegetable imo. How do you prepare yours? I'd be interested in doing something more interesting with it.
I'm not very creativ with my kohlrabi. I like the taste of it, when only cooked in water with just the rigth amount of salt. But it is realy good for kinpira, and if you cut it in big slices it must be posible to use a cookie cutter to make some interesting shapes
For the kohlrabi I've posted two recipes here: http://vegetarianzoe.wordpress.com/2009/01/19/mixing-style-winter-dinner... (click on links and you"ll have recipes).
Hey, I'm in Warsaw too! For one year only though! I enjoy it so much.
I will try to achieve these goals
:: making healthier bentos using season and locally grown vegetables. As for the accessory food, I will try my best although I will not use out-of-season vegetables like tomatoes and here at the local market there is no way to find typical Japanese vegetables such as daikon, lotus root and the like.
:: making 4+1 bentos and getting organized for the mise-en-place (I still have to exercise a lot on it!) trying not to turn my kitchen into battlefield every time!!
:: I was not interested in the weight loss part, at first, but I realized that a 900 ml container is too big for me, I do not want to loose weight but do not wish to gain it, either!!
So, this week my bento boxes will be smaller, 700 ml and 670 ml.
::I usually fill the bento box in the evening, while preparing dinner or after dinner. I want to prepare at least two bentos in the early morning before going out to work.
:: try to make my bentos less naive (read 'ugly!!')
ganbatte everyone!!
My goal for this week is going to be a bit of a challenge, I want to make 7 bentos for myself. 5 for lunch at work, and 2 for dinner at school. I would also like to have some variety in these meals so I am not eating the same meal twice a day.
In addition I would also like to add an exercise goal for myself, I will be walking to public transit all the days that I do not have school [so 3 days this week]. Plus I will add some light weights/push-ups/floor exercises every night except Thursday [I have class until 10 pm].
My goals this week:
• Continue making a bento at least 5 days a week for me and any guests
• Integrate data I get from nutritionist-lady into my calorie/carb/fat goals
• Clean off my damn rowing machine & start using it
• Continue organizing my pantry & fridge & freezer so I don't have to move 17 things each time I look for my nori ..
I'm really grateful for the inspiration from this challenge. Y'all rock!
Goals for this week are to continue making my meals instead of buying out. I am missing a day of work (and therefore bento) because of MLK Jr.'s birthday today, but I still made something. I bought some nice lettuce, so I really want to make some good salads this week. I definitely need more green food in my life. I still haven't got off my butt to use my elliptical this year-isn't that horrible? So I really need to use that. Mostly, my goal is to just keep with this challenge, updating my blog, and eating less food. I give up on everything, so I don't want to give up on this.
I'm trying to get a couple Bentos made this week (last week didn't fly!), while using up good leftovers and trying to balance them well. These bentos are for my husband. My second goal is to find a small bento-appropriate box to use for small meals/bento snacks as I'm now in the stage of pregnancy where I must eat CONSTANTLY and I start back to school on Wednesday. Only mornings at the beginning, but I expect I'll need food mid-morning. :)
I have to record I managed one so far b/c I didn't get a pic because he took the food! Hubby bento:
-Bowtie pasta with pesto, goat cheese, and cherry tomatoes (all leftover bits, thrown together to make dinner, and this is leftover from dinner) -- 1/2 the box
-Applesauce with cinnamon -- 1/4 of the box (but not full, maybe 1/2 full)
-The last 1/4 is a mini-muffin a friend made for us, some dried apricots and raisins, and a mint
I think that's pretty good, though lacking in protein other than the goat cheese. But he tends to eat lighter lunches without much protein.
My goals for Week 2 :
* Tackle the go deeper level, except I ould only need 2 bentos on this week, like last week. As I don't do bentos for portion control and will probably be at home, it would only be a waste of time to pack one of my meal as a bento when I can have it freshly cooked... ^^p
* In addition of that, work on the things I pointed out in my first wrap-up repport : plan more reasonably, resolve mise en place problems and do it all swiftly.
(* get my ...self out of bed on saturday morning so I can work out and go to uni in order to post my report T-T)
* I want to try new recipes without food going to waste
* I want to stop kicking myself for not having bought the nice food scale I saw on Sunday
* I need to be more efficient when posting pictures; my current method breeds procrastination
* I want to create a schedule to actually USE the light hand weights that I keep in my office!
Hi everyone. My goals are to plan and execute bentos for me and the SUN at least the three remaining days of the week. I'll be away this weekend with the fam, so I'm a bit concerned about how poorly I eat when away. .
To try to figure out what to eat for remaining calories and plan that too(I guess that would be for week 3)
To not worry too much about the dentist
To get moving more-
i want to swim even though its winter and I'm really out of shape
One more day to go for Week 2. Hang in there everyone! :)
Maki, you know, it's truly hard to hang on this challenge!
Making so many bentos...and sports? And managing to make different meals every evening? And sticking to that damm plan? Gosh...you're killing me ;).
I cannot even blog all my bentos...everything goes to fast!
I'd like a sort of tutorial to manage to create a plan to which I could stick too...It's far too complicated! Phew...
Believe next week, it'll be bento one day, sandwich the second. I'll have a bit more time then...(Yes, now I've to prepare two bentos...so I cannot just throw anything in it...and I don't have as many time as before as my work is not just next door as it was last year....)
Take it easy! As Maki said, just aim at the level you feel comfortable with, it's not a competition.
Thanks...I know...was just teasing Maki and complaining a bit...I'll review things a little lower next week. Still I cannot manage to think of a proper meal plan that I could really rely on. The idea of the plan is great, sure. But, I have to make it a little more doable. Any advices?
Just don't try to be too fancy, and there's nothing wrong with having the same thing on several days either. In a couple of weeks corn on the cob will be in season here, and I'll be having it every single day for lunch, bento challenge or no bento challenge. I do hope the corn waits until the bento challenge is over though - otherwise there will be some VERY boring weekly wrapups from me!
When I was a young single mother with very little money I used to plan meals - I pretty much had to. I would sit down the day before payday and work out meals for the next fortnight, and that gave me my shopping list for the supermarket. Then I HAD to make what I had planned, because that's all the food there was. That's really the only advice I can give as far as planning goes - do it before you shop.
It's mainly because of money and time saving that I'm interested in meal week planning. I did it before shopping, but somehow it didn't cross my mind to have twice the same meal nor think about left overs...I think it's a matter of training and I'm not yet used to do this exercise. I stick to plan but I realise that I have to take into account that some evening we would like to have quickly made meals as we'd be in a mood to go swimming or seeing friends, and then, my plans don't fit. I had to wake up early to be able to prepare the meal of the forthcoming evening so we could go swimming...I'm sticking to plan because, as you said, you only have that in your fridge, but somehow you lose quite a lot of spontaneity. And it doesn't seem so much time saving. It is truly money saving though and we have very few waste. Bf is happy about that!
Yes, well if you make a double-sized lasagne, or casserole of some sort, then you can put half of it in the fridge or freezer and bring it out the night you decide to go swimming. Lasagne used to be a favourite of ours, a) my son loved it, and b) left-over lasagne makes wonderful burgers! And how quick is that? Reheat some lasagne and stick it in a bun with some lettuce and whatever. Ten minutes and you're ready to go.
But I'm afraid that you mostly do tend to lose spontaneity when you are being frugal, there's really nothing you can do about it. Being frugal means buying cheaper cuts of meat, or in the case of vegetarians, cooking grains and beans. These require require long cooking. Which in turn means you need to think about what you're having well in advance.
I'll post my wrapup of week 2 tomorrow. A bit off topic, but today I had to go out for lunch. We went to a typical Zürich 'sausage, meat and whatever' type place, and while the sausages were great, I was soooo sleepy and sluggish in the afternoon! I realized that I haven't felt this way for the past couple of weeks. I really missed my bento!
Its Friday, payday, so we went out to lunch. I was really a bad girl and had an enormous crab cake (broiled) with tartar sauce and fries. It was so good but I'm sure not so low in calories as it was at least 8 oz or more, but all I had for Brekkie was a harboiled egg and a cup of Life cereal (no milk). I am stuffed and off topic too!
I had a yummy lunch today that started as a bento and became a lunch-in-a-bowl, and while I did add a picture to the group pool, I wasn't sure if I should have or not. There may be a hard & fast rule, or there may be a consensus about this, but I don't know it, so I reckoned I'd ask :-)
So, if a lunch isn't actually in a box, should I post it? I'm happy with flexibility, and I'm also happy if people feel like we should only add bento pictures so as not to dilute the bento-y goodness.
Anything lunch or bento related is fine IMHO!
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Canada wins wild world junior showdown with U.S.
A perfect way to end the year.
Canada is off to the quarterfinal at the 2015 World Junior Championship following a sparkling run through the preliminary round after beating the United States 5-3 on Wednesday.
The Canadians went 4-0 at the Bell Centre, allowing just four goals as they beat up on Slovakia, Germany, Finland and finally their arch-rivals, the U.S., on New Year's Eve to finish first in Group A.
"It was just another step in the right direction," said Canada centre Sam Reinhart, who was his team's best player in the victory. "Nothing more than that. It starts for real now. We will enjoy it (for a day), and then get re-focused for the medal round."
Canada will face surprising Denmark in a quarterfinal at the Air Canada Centre in Toronto on Friday night. In two previous meetings between the countries at the world junior, Canada won both — 10-2 in 2012 and 4-1 in 2008.
"We have to take them very seriously," Canada coach Benoit Groulx said. "We have to prepare for them like we did against the U.S., Germany, Slovakia, Finland. For me, nothing has changed. It's one more game to play."
There had been gobs of hype regarding the Connor McDavid/Jack Eichel head-to-head matchup, but the meeting of the top two prospects for the 2015 NHL draft was a subplot in a game involving a couple of countries that have come to intensely dislike each other on the world junior stage.
Usually, players in their draft year don't have as big an impact in the world junior as those a year older, and though McDavid and Eichel are supreme talents, that's how it unfolded before a less-than-capacity crowd of 18,295.
The line of Reinhart between Max Domi and Anthony Duclair again emerged as Canada's best trio, and with plenty of help from the defence pair of Darnell Nurse and Shea Theodore, limited Eichel and his linemates to the extent that Eichel had just one assist, was minus-3 and lost 14 of 17 faceoffs he took.
McDavid, by comparison, had an assist on a goal by captain Curtis Lazar in the third period, one that was ruled good following a lengthy review, was plus-1 and won eight of his 11 draws.
Reinhart, a cerebral player who one day will make fans of the Buffalo Sabres very happy, was 18-5 at the faceoff dot and had a goal and two assists, giving him a tournament-high eight points (three goals and five assists) after the preliminary round.
Domi scored two goals — the first to open the scoring when he beat U.S. goalie Thatcher Demko at 7:07 of the second period, the second with 4.7 seconds left on the clock into an empty net to finish the scoring. Domi was named Canada's best player by the International Ice Hockey Federation, with Demko, after making 38 saves, getting the nod for the Americans.
Eric Comrie, a bit of a surprise starter over home-town boy Zach Fucale, made 25 saves.
The game between the bitter rivals was a rollicking affair that had physical aspects — Canada defenceman Josh Morrissey rocked Sonny Milano with an big hit in the first period that got the building shaking — and lots of solid scoring chances at both ends.
Canada's depth, which U.S. coach Mark Osiecki called "unbelievable" and the experience factor carried the home team. So too did playing in front of thousands of supporters.
Groulx liked his team's effort, but when it was pointed out that the Canadian centres owned faceoffs (winning 42 of 57), the head coach had some pointed words.
"As a team, I thought the U.S. did a better job than us at jumping on pucks, driving the net, or getting on loose pucks," Groulx said. "It's something we have to be better at."
Still, one has to like the way Canada has built through four games. The U.S. provided the first stiff test, and Canada, desperate to end its run of five years without a gold medal at the world junior, didn't buckle.
"We are getting that momentum going," Lazar said. "We are getting more familiar with each other on the ice. There are improvements and adjustments we need to make, but we are up to it.
"We have all been excited about getting to Toronto. We are playing for keeps now."

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9:31 pm, NVMC - Interactive Plus/Minus after the Capitals' 7-2 victory over the Capitals at the Coliseum...
Minus: The Capitals have now won ten of 11 and blown just about everybody's doors off the last three weeks. The Islanders will be in the playoff hunt, quite possibly even in the playoffs, but that doesn't mean they're ready for prime time.
Minus: For the second time in four days, the Islanders fail to pick up the two points to place them sixth in the Eastern Conference.
Plus: To keep fans around, Rick DiPietro carried the puck up ice and Kyle Okposo tried his Minnesota move.
Minus: While the Washington Wizards were starring in Ice Capades at 6-2, would have been nice for anyone on the Islanders to play, you know, a little rough. Or at least touch Brooks Laich on his humiliating goal to make it 7-2.
Minus: Another goal against off a faceoff in the Islanders' end gives Washington a 1-0 lead early.
Minus: Gorgeous play by Alexander Semin on the goal to make it 2-0, but the home team - including Trent Hunter and Frans Nielsen - were guilty bystanders.
Plus: If you're ever in an accident, hope Dwayne Roloson is on the scene. Just as he was quick to call for help for Pascal Dupuis last week, he was there for Jack Hillen tonight. In the middle of the action, Roloson had the presence of mind to get the referee's attention to blow the whistle, wave over trainer Garrett Timms and then open the door and escort assistant trainer Nates Gato on the ice.
Plus: Nice gesture by Ovechkin, Backstrom and the rest of the Capitals tapping their sticks to start the Coliseum cheers as Hillen leaves the ice.
Plus: Heartless, glorious basterds scored two goals within minutes of the accident, with blood still on the ice.
Minus: Sean Bergenheim with the kind of pointless, out-of-the-play penalty that would cause Scott Gordon to lose his hair in clumps - if he had the hairline of a mortal.
Minus: In games against high-flying teams like this, the Islanders need Blake Comeau to jolt a few opponents.
Minus: A lethal combination of his teammates' brilliance and the Islanders' lack of participation lead to John Erskine-as-Bobby Orr.
Minus: As if it wasn't bad enough Bruno Gervais was danced around spectacularly by Ovechkin and then screened DiPietro on a Jason Chimera goal seconds later, the Coliseum lingered on Gervais for several seconds. You almost expected the big stamp that says GUILTY.
Minus: Old friend Kenny Albert has to call another New York hockey loss.
Plus: Alexander Ovechkin tossing pucks into the Coliseum crowd after warmups. The man gets it, even if the slacker didn't score tonight.
Minus: When the Islanders have bad news - like Calvin de Haan needing shoulder surgery - they don't tell the media spending a large chunk of their day and night at the Coliseum. They first bury it in two paragraphs as the No. 2 story on the official team website. Not major league.
?: The Islanders leave tomorrow for a full week away - Thursday in Carolina, Saturday afternoon in Philly, Sunday at 4 in Sunrise and the next game not until Thursday in Tampa Bay. (The team is spending the extra time in Fort Lauderdale). What the heck I'm going to write about, I have no idea. Daily live chats!
Minus: The inevitable revival of the debate on the merits of being an underdog in the playoffs. Oh no.
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Rangers take series stranglehold with win over Canadiens
In a previous NHL life when they were winning a Stanley Cup together in Tampa Bay, Martin St. Louis and Brad Richards got used to celebrating together.
So when the diminutive, clutch forward delivered a stake to the heart of the Montreal Canadiens here Sunday night, a decade after their most memorable party, the teammates were at it again.
A perfectly placed St. Louis shot 6:02 into overtime snuck underneath the crossbar and over the glove hand of Game 3 hero Dustin Tokarski and gave the New York Rangers a 3-2 win in the game and a commanding 3-1 margin in their best-of-seven Eastern Conference final.
The goal created Broadway bedlam before a Memorial Day weekend crowd at Madison Square Garden as their beloved Blueshirts are now a game away from advancing to the Cup final for the first time since they won it 20 years ago.
"I've jumped on him a couple times in overtime and it never gets old," Richards said of St. Louis, who has now scored four playoff overtime winners in his career.
It never gets old for St. Louis, either, though at times on Sunday he had to wonder if it was going to happen on this night.
Earlier in the game, he had three serious scoring chances including one of the highlight saves of this post-season when Tokarski robbed him with a huge glove save in the second period.
So why did he go to the same spot again, short side as he slipped in from the faceoff circle to the right of the Montreal net and buried the shot?
"You've got to trust what you see," St. Louis said. "I felt I had room and sometimes you have to keep trusting yourself and concentrate on your next opportunity."
In many ways, the Rangers were fortunate that the opportunity even came. Though the Canadiens had been sloppy much of the night — including on the play leading up to the game winner when they repeatedly turned over the puck — the Rangers were at times bent on killing themselves.
Eight times they gave the Habs a power-play chance, only giving up one goal on a point blast from struggling PK Subban. Even normally stellar King Henrik Lundqvist was anything but regal in the Rangers net as both goals that beat him were pucks he would often snare.
And then there was talented Montreal youngster Alex Galchenyuk, who nearly beat Lundqvist late in regulation as the Rangers were saved by a slice of their goalie's shoulder and a loud puck off the crossbar.
In the end, though, the Rangers found a way to persevere, ultimately taking advantage of a Canadiens team prone to too much sloppiness. Goals by Carl Hagelin (short-handed) and a slapshot blast from Derek Brassard, both came on breakaways as so many of the Rangers shots were solid scoring opportunities.
"It was very emotional," said Richards, who teamed with St. Louis to win a Cup in 2004. "Overtime games bring it out anyway, but it would have been devastating to go back (to Montreal) without getting a win at home."
Instead, the Rangers can earn a berth to the Cup final with a win in Montreal on Tuesday night to go with the victories they collected at the Bell Centre in Games 1 and 2.
A trade deadline acquisition for the Rangers, St. Louis has brought some life to his new team, a key veteran addition for what is fast becoming a remarkable playoff run. Mix in the emotion of his mother's death just as the series was beginning and St. Louis has become one of the big stories of these playoffs.
And don't forget the gold medal he won with Team Canada in Sochi — after originally being left off the team — and the story just keeps on getting better.
"He has been great for us since he got here," said Hagelin. "He shows a lot of tenacity and a lot of emotion every time he steps on the ice."
For the Canadiens, meanwhile, the desperation they felt a week ago has returned. There was a gloom surrounding the team and the city after they dropped the first two then game their own OT winner in Game 3 on Thursday.
The two off days prior to Sunday's latest Broadway drama featured sniping and griping between players and coaches on both side as the Canadiens clearly were attempting to get an emotional edge.
"We're going to put this one behind us and get ready for an even bigger game come Tuesday," said Habs defenceman PK Subban, whose power-play goal was his first point in the series. "We did a lot, we had a lot of opportunities, but pucks just didn't go in.
"We have a lot of hockey left to be played."
They'll have to play much better if there's more than 60 minutes of it left, however.
Martin St. Louis may have caught Habs goaltender Dustin Tokarski by surprise, but not Rangers coach Alain Vigneault.
Since St. Louis arrived here late in the season, Vigneault has marvelled at the work the veteran forward puts in at the end of practice, essentially working on burying shots like he did in overtime Sunday night to give the Rangers a 3-2 win and commanding 3-1 lead in the series.
"The goal he scored tonight is exactly what he practises every time he's on the ice," Vigneault said. "(He takes) 100 pucks. He's trying to put it right there. Obviously it was a great goal and a great shot."
It was a memorable night for St. Louis, who led the Rangers with five shots. Though he has had overtime success in the past, it was his first extra-time game winner in the post season since he scored for Tampa Bay in Game 6 of the 2004 Cup final against Calgary.


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Current Law Students / Re: Joy in law?« on: January 25, 2009, 09:20:24 AM »
I like school better than working, but then again I am a generally lazy person. I do what I need to get by. Most nights I have good intentions of working, but I wind up doing nothing and vegging out with the SO instead. I watch a lot of movies, go out a lot, and I have plenty of time. The only time period that was really bad was the beginning of 2L fall (with interviewing/flybacks, journal, classes) and right before something was due.
This is what I did for a lot of nights after the initial month of adrenaline wore off. After getting around median 1st semester I have realize that in order for me to suceed that I must kill all the happiness in my life.


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June 28. 2013 7:37PM
Londonderry taxes on Woodmont could hit $5M in 20 years
By APRIL GUILMET
Union Leader Correspondent
An analysis of Woodmont Commons, the 300-acre village community being proposed alongside Interstate 93 in Londonderry, suggests the project could bring in annual tax revenues of more than $5 million once it reaches the 20-year buildout.
During the latest in a series of many public hearings, Lucy Gallo, principal with the Development Planning and Finance Group (DPFG), shared details of the project's recently completed fiscal impact analysis during Wednesday night's Londonderry Planning Board meeting.
Attorney Ari Pollack, who represents project developers Pillsbury Realty Development, LLC, said the development team would be back before the Planning Board on July 10.
During next month's meeting, the developers plan on discussing the site's development standards, and Pollack said he's hoping "to have some action taken that night."
Gallo, whose firm was tasked with analyzing the projected financial impacts in the coming years, as well as determine what effects Woodmont Commons could have on the town's general fund, said the team took a multi-faceted approach to gathering its data.
"We're taking a particular look at the town's general fund because we know that most elected officials are interested in the impact this potential land use change would have on property tax rates," she said.
Using the town's 2013 budget information, including current property tax rates and trends as well as current commercial market values, the analysis also incorporated information provided by town and school officials.
"We know Londonderry, like many communities, is heavily dependent on residential tax base," Gallo said. "Woodmont would hopefully lesson the burden on residential tax."
Results from the analysis suggest the rate of new employees flocking to Woodmont Commons for their jobs would likely grow faster than the population.
Once the site reaches its 20-year buildout, the project is expected to bring 3,600 more residents to Londonderry, along with 3,800 commuting employees.
"I don't think this would surprise anyone as the live, work and play components of this project are very attractive to the market," Gallo said.
While it's difficult to determine the revenue level year to year, Gallo said the goal was to make "reasonable assumptions" though admitted the commercial development "wouldn't happen overnight."
"It's premature at this point to predict any one particular year's results," she said.
Town officials said the police, fire, building department, recreation and community development departments, along with the library and the school district, would be most sensitive to growth.
"Unlike many other communities, Londonderry's school district has availability for expansion right now, both in its operating budget and its space availability," Gallo countered.
Local school tax revenues are expected to generate "about a $7 million net surplus" once Woodmont Commons reaches its build-out, according to Gallo.
Overall, annual town-wide expenditures from Woodmont Commons are expected to increase by $3.7 million, with about a third of those costs attributed to anticipated fire and emergency needs.
Several town officials attending Wednesday night's meeting expressed some concerns.
Assistant Public Works Director John Trottier said the town lacks the "minimal equipment" needed to perform summer and winter maintenance in an urban setting like Woodmont Commons.
He further noted that the fiscal analysis presented "doesn't seem to address the impact of sanitary waste and its disposal."
"This type of development is very different from what Londonderry presently supports and could prove costly when it comes providing services in a much denser, more urban environment," Trottier said. "Plus we don't know how many of these roads will be public roads, or who will be maintaining the street lights, the grass strips in the middle of the roads. So there are a number of unknowns right now."
Board Chairman Arthur Rugg agreed.
"Right now, we have a lot of initial assumptions," he said. "This makes the whole process very, very difficult."


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A trenchcoat for my cousin
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by mry
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I made this trenchoat in April 2012. The pattern used is Burdastyle 2/2010 141 in size 110. The outer fabric is a green cotton with a small red print from the Tante Ema Sweets collection. The pattern is unlined and because I wanted to give the inside of the coat a nice finish, I underlined it with blue poplin and finished the seams with bias binding in the same color. I had some trouble finding matching buckles in the right sizes for the belt and the arm straps. The buckles I ended up using aren't a perfect match, but since it took me weeks to find them this doesn't bother me that much. Overall I am happy with the way this coat turned out.
Material Notes
Cotton, 3 metal buckles, 7 big and 2 small buttons, bias binding
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KIDAL, Mali (AP) — This desert town and the surrounding region house just 0.5 percent of the people who registered to vote in Mali's presidential election, a number likely to have little impact on the race's outcome. Yet experts say the future of Mali is likely going to be decided by how this region that has been at the epicenter of multiple rebellions handles Sunday's poll.
Many fear that if rebels in the north, whose flag still flies here, disrupt the ballot or pressure large numbers of people not to vote, Mali's election will be robbed of its needed legitimacy, laying the seeds for another rebellion.
The ballot is being held here even though representatives of the Malian state, including the army and the governor, were only able to return to Kidal three weeks ago, their access blocked by fighters from a Tuareg separatist movement which invaded, and briefly held, Mali's northern half last year.
Election workers who travelled to the province to deliver voter ID cards were kidnapped by the rebels and held overnight last week. And one of the only candidates to make a campaign stop in Kidal was nearly prevented from landing when separatists invaded the runway, aggressively blocking the plane's descent. They later pelted the parked aircraft with rocks.
"You could turn the whole thing around and say that the whole election is about Kidal," says School of Oriental and African Studies scholar Jeremy Keenan, who has been studying the Tuaregs since 1964. "Even though their numbers are minuscule, they are the only people that matter when push comes to shove."
The region of Kidal is a vast expanse of mostly deserted space, spanning an area larger than the state of Iowa in Mali's northeastern quadrant. Inside are just 35,393 registered voters out of 6.8 million total, according to data from the country's election commission. That's no more than one voter for every two square miles.
For this tiny percentage of the electorate, hundreds of Malian and United Nations troops have been sent here to try to secure the vote, bellying the region's outsized importance. They have instituted procedures which recall Afghanistan, including metal detectors and bag checks at polling stations, as well as checkpoints necklaced by sandbags and razor wire.
"Everything is in play for us to hold a bad election," said one of the 28 candidates on the ballot, Tiebile Drame, who dropped out last week citing the deeply problematic status of Kidal as well as the massive technical glitches in the voter roll. "Kidal's vote is not just something symbolic. It's imminently political. ...We will have failed to emerge from this crisis if the election is botched."
Mali weathered uprisings four times in the past half-century by Tuareg separatists who consider the country's north their birthright, including in 1962, in 1990, in 2006 and in 2012. One of three regions in the north, Kidal has particular significance; all four of the rebellions either began in Kidal, or were led by fighters from here.
Last year's uprising started like all the others, with grievances over the marginalization of the lighter-skinned Tuaregs in the north by the black ethnic groups who control the government in the south. After seizing a string of smaller towns, they succeeded in entering and briefly holding the three provincial capitals in the north, declaring the birth of their new Tuareg nation.
The conflict was catapulted to a new level when a veteran Tuareg leader and Kidal native joined forces with al-Qaida's army in the region. Together they overpowered the separatists, seizing the territory they had just conquered, and turning it into their version of an Islamic caliphate.
At the same time, Malian soldiers angered at the government's inept handling of the rebellion, overthrew the democratically elected president in a March 2012 coup, heightening the security crisis.
As the rebels pushed south, French forces launched a military campaign in January to help Mali flush out the extremists, though they stopped short of removing the very separatist rebels in Kidal who had started the conflict.
The National Movement for the Liberation of Azawad, or NMLA, has ruled Kidal as if it was its own mini-state since February, refusing to allow the Malian military in, and squatting in the city's administrative offices.
After intense international wrangling, they signed an accord in June, agreeing to allow the return of authorities and to garrison their fighters ahead of the election. Only they chose to garrison them in the very buildings that are supposed to serve as the seat of the provincial government.
The governor, Adama Kamissoko, sleeps in a concrete shell instead of the relative elegance of the Governor's Mansion.
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Associated Press writer Baba Ahmed contributed to this report from Kidal, Mali.


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Statistical mechanics is the framework that connects thermodynamics to the microscopic world. It hinges on the assumption of equilibration; when equilibration fails, so does much of our understanding. In isolated quantum systems, this breakdown is captured by the phenomenon known as many-body localization. This breakdown manifests in a variety of ways, as elucidated by much recent theoretical and numerical work. Many-body localized phases violate Ohm's law and Fourier's law as they conduct neither charge nor heat; they can exhibit symmetry breaking and/or topological orders in dimensions normally forbidden by Mermin-Wagner arguments; they hold potential as strongly interacting quantum computers due to the slow decay of local coherence.
In this talk, I will briefly introduce the basic phenomena of many-body localization and review its theoretical status. To date, none of these phenomena has been observed in an experimental system, in part because of the isolation required to avoid thermalization. I will consider several dipolar systems which we believe to be ideal platforms for the realization of MBL phases and for investigating the associated delocalization phase transition. The presence of strong interactions in these systems underlies their potential for exploring physics beyond that of single particle Anderson localization. However, the power law of the dipolar interaction immediately raises the question: can localization in real space persist in the presence of such long-range interactions?
I will review and extend several arguments producing criteria for localization in the presence of power laws and present small-scale numerics regarding the MBL transition in several of the proposed dipolar systems.
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The use of alternative dispute resolution (ADR) in the federal sector EEO process has increased dramatically in the past few years. Even before the advent of the changes brought about by the EEOC's revisions to the federal sector processing regulations, many federal agencies either had or were developing ADR programs capable of fostering resolutions in the EEO complaint process[1]. In the Civil Rights Act of 1991, Congress specifically encouraged the resolution of EEO disputes through ADR.[2]
ADR generally refers to a continuum of processes and approaches that are designed to resolve disputes in a manner which avoids the cost, delay and unpredictability of more traditional adversarial and adjudicatory processes. These include techniques such as mediation, facilitation, fact finding, early neutral evaluation, the use of an ombudsman, settlement conferences, minitrials, and peer review. Mediation has proven to be the most popular technique used by those federal agencies with ADR programs; over 87% of agencies use it as their primary ADR technique[3]. EEOC has made mediation a key component of its private sector enforcement program. In Fiscal Year 1999, the EEOC successfully resolved 4,833 private sector charges of discrimination through voluntary mediation, achieving a settlement success rate for mediated cases of 65 percent.
In light of the clear advantages realized through the use of ADR techniques, the EEOC has revised its federal EEO complaint processing regulations to require that agencies establish or make available an ADR program during both the pre-complaint and formal complaint process[4]. These changes to the regulations regarding ADR took effect on January 1, 2000. EEOC's revised Management Directive 110 (EEOC MD-110, October 28, 1999) devotes an entire chapter to the subject of ADR[5].
The provision governing pre-complaint processing[6] requires the EEO Counselor to advise that, where the agency agrees to offer ADR in a particular case, the aggrieved person may choose between participation in the ADR program and traditional EEO counseling activities. Before this choice is made, the EEO Counselor or ADR contact person must fully inform the individual about the EEO counseling process and the ADR program. The EEO Counselor must also advise the individual of his or her rights and responsibilities in the EEO complaint process, as set forth in 1614.105(b) of the revised regulations. If the agency offers ADR during the pre-complaint process and the complainant agrees to participate, the EEO pre-complaint processing period is 90 days[7].
If the agency's ADR program allows individuals to go directly into the ADR process without initially meeting with the EEO Counselor, then the meeting with the ADR contact person serves as the initial meeting with the counselor. In such a case, the 90-day pre-complaint counseling period will begin to run from that contact. The ADR contact person will be responsible for advising the aggrieved individual of his or her rights and responsibilities in the EEO complaint process and for determining the issues and bases of the matter.
If ADR takes place at a later stage, applicable complaint processing time periods may be extended by agreement for up to 90 days.[8] If the complaint is successfully resolved during ADR proceedings, the terms of the agreement must be in writing and be signed by both the aggrieved person and the agency.[9] Additionally, all written agreements must set out the procedures available under 1614.504 in the event of agency noncompliance. They also must comply with EEOC's Enforcement Guidance on Non-Waivable Employee Rights under EEOC Enforced Statutes,[10] and with any applicable requirements imposed by the Older Workers Benefit Protection Act of 1990.[11] If the matter concludes without a resolution at the pre-complaint stage of the process, the agency must ensure that an EEO Counselor's report is prepared, and that the aggrieved person receives a final interview and is given notice of the right to file a formal complaint.
Nothing said or done during attempts to resolve the matter through ADR proceedings may be made the subject of an EEO complaint, including the failure by the agency to provide a neutral.[12] All concerns with the operation of the agency's ADR program should be resolved by contacting the individual responsible for administration of the agency's ADR program. Individuals may also contact the Director of Special Services Staff at the EEOC's Office of Federal Operations concerning agency ADR program compliance with the EEOC's ADR core principles, the Part 1614 EEO complaint processing regulations, and MD-110.
The EEOC encourages agencies to be flexible in designing ADR programs to suit their environment and workforce, provided such programs conform to the core principles set forth by the EEOC in its policy statement on ADR.[13] The overriding requirement placed on agency ADR programs is that of fairness. Fairness requires voluntariness, neutrality, confidentiality and enforceability.[14]
Voluntariness means that the parties knowingly and willingly enter into an ADR proceeding, that they are able to end the ADR process at any time, and that they are free to reach their own self-determined resolution without coercion or duress. Employees or applicants must also be made aware that they retain the right to proceed with the administrative EEO process if they decide that they prefer to do so or if a resolution is not reached.
Neutrality means that the ADR proceeding must be impartial and independent of control by either party, in both perception and reality. Use of a neutral-- an individual with no stake in the outcome of the proceeding--as a facilitator or mediator ensures this impartiality.
In keeping with this principle, an EEO Counselor or other agency EEO official assigned to play a role in processing a particular case may not serve as the neutral in that case. Although the agency is not prohibited from using internal neutrals, agencies are strongly encouraged to go outside the agency in obtaining the services of a neutral to assure the neutrality and impartiality of the neutral. Optimally, the neutral is not an agency employee and knows none of the parties.
Confidentiality of ADR proceedings must be maintained by everyone involved in the ADR proceeding--the parties; any neutral third party; and agency employees, including any employees involved in the implementation of a resolution. This means that information concerning the underlying facts of an ADR proceeding and records generated as part of that proceeding (except the settlement agreement) may not be made part of the EEO complaint record.
Also, the individual serving as a neutral is responsible for destroying all written notes taken during the ADR proceeding or in preparation for the proceeding.[15] In recognition of the importance of this principle, the Alternative Dispute Resolution Act of 1996 [16] contains enhanced confidentiality provisions, in Section 574, which require that neutrals in ADR proceedings not voluntarily disclose or be required to disclose dispute resolution communications, with certain statutory exceptions. These provisions further exempt "qualifying dispute resolution communications" from disclosure under the Freedom of Information Act.
Settlement agreements reached through participation in agency ADR programs are enforceable. 29 C.F.R. 1614.504 sets forth specific procedures by which the EEOC enforces all settlement agreements, including those reached in alternative dispute resolution proceedings. In order to ensure enforceability of ADR settlement agreements, federal agencies must consistently provide access to agency officials with settlement authority throughout all federal sector ADR proceedings.
An agency's ADR program cannot abrogate an individual's right to pursue his or her claim under the Part 1614 regulations (e.g., cannot require waiver of the individual's right to an investigation or an administrative hearing).
Agencies are free to decide which ADR techniques to employ and whether to offer access to the ADR program in any particular case. They may also opt to limit the use of ADR in other ways, (i.e., geographically or by issue) but may not decline to offer ADR because of the particular bases involved.[17] Once an agency decides to offer access to its ADR program in a particular case, individual agency management officials have a duty to participate and to cooperate in the process.
Agencies must ensure that whatever ADR process they decide to utilize is accessible to individuals with disabilities.[18] A disability accommodation request procedure should be developed and utilized by the agency. Types of accommodation provided may include wheelchair access, written materials in alternative formats such as Braille or large print, and the provision of sign language interpreters. Disability awareness training should be provided to ADR staff and neutrals who will be involved in mediations in any capacity.
Agency ADR programs must include training and evaluation components. To ensure the successful operation of its program, the agency should provide ADR training to all managers and supervisors, either through an agency conducted program or through an external source such as another federal agency or a private contractor.
Such training should provide information about the benefits associated with participation in ADR processes and the importance of providing full information about the ADR proceeding as soon as possible. Pursuant to the EEOC's authority set forth in 29 C. F. R. 1614.602(a) to collect federal complaints processing data, and pursuant to the agencies' obligation to report EEO activity to the EEOC, agencies are required to report information concerning the nature and operations of their ADR programs to the EEOC on an annual basis through EEOC Form 462.[19]
Any person who serves as a neutral in an agency's ADR program must have the same level of professional training in the method of dispute resolution utilized by the agency as is generally recognized in the dispute resolution profession.[20] Neutrals utilized by federal agencies in the EEO process must also be familiar with EEO law. This includes familiarity with: the entire EEO complaint process governed by 29 C.F.R. Part 1614, including its time frames; the statutes enforced by the EEOC;[21] the theories of discrimination and reasonable accommodation; and the remedies available, including compensatory damages, costs, and attorney's fees. In addition, those neutrals who will participate in cases involving Rehabilitation Act/ADA issues should receive training which specifically addresses accommodation of the needs of individuals with disabilities in the ADR process.
A neutral can have no official, financial, or personal conflict of interest with respect to the issues in controversy, unless the interest is fully disclosed in writing to the parties and they agree that the neutral may serve. Neutrals utilized in EEO ADR proceedings are charged with the responsibility to ensure that ADR proceedings are conducted in accordance with EEO law, the Part 1614 regulations, and the core principles enunciated by the EEOC. These include, e.g., ensuring that parties are provided with the opportunity to be represented by any person of their choosing throughout the proceeding, ensuring the enforceability of any agreement between the parties, and ensuring confidentiality.
Several organizations including Federal Executive Boards, non-profit organizations, and professional associations are developing pools of neutrals available for federal agency EEO dispute resolution. Information on such programs may be obtained by contacting the ADR representative in one of the EEOC's District offices,[22] or at web sites such as those noted below.[23]
The Office of Personnel Management (OPM) Alternative Dispute Resolution Resource Guide is a valuable tool that provides extensive information concerning many ADR programs in operation at various agencies, and lists numerous sources of training in ADR techniques.[24] The Attorney General's Interagency Alternative Dispute Resolution Working Group provides ADR resource information and information on its latest activities at its Internet web site.[25] In addition to these sources, the Special Services Staff at EEOC's Office of Federal Operations is in the process of establishing a clearinghouse for ADR information it receives from federal agencies concerning their ADR programs. Special Services Staff members are also available to provide technical assistance on compliance with the EEOC regulatory provisions and the newly revised EEOC MD-110. Special Services Staff can be contacted by telephone at (202) 663-4599, or by e-mail to ofoeeoc.gov.
Agencies may contract out ADR services to another federal agency or to another appropriate organization. Two affordable ways to provide ADR services include the Economy Act, 31 U.S.C. 1535, and the General Service Administration's (GSA) federal supply schedule. The Economy Act provides that an agency may place an order with a major organizational unit within the same agency or another agency for goods or services. There are four requirements to qualify for the Economy Act: (1) sufficient funding amounts are available; (2) the ordering agency decides the order is in the best interest of the United States Government; (3) the agency to fill the order is able to provide or get by contract the ordered goods or services; and (4) the ordering agency decides ordered goods or services cannot be provided by contract as conveniently or cheaply by a commercial enterprise.
An agency may also submit a request to GSA under its Federal Supply Schedule Program, which is a simplified process for obtaining services at fair and reasonable prices. Under this program, commercial firms provide services at stated rates for given periods of time. For example, Schedule 738-X has two components, 595-13 and 595-15, which pertain to ADR services and training, respectively. The administrative costs of placing a schedule order for ADR services are significantly lower than open-market contracting and purchasing because the electronic schedule ordering system cuts through red tape and drastically reduces paperwork by avoiding the search for sources, the evaluation of bids/offers, and contract administration.
In conclusion, due to the initiative of federal agencies and the implementation of the EEOC's revised regulations, the development of ADR programs is moving to center stage in the EEO process. The EEOC's Management Directive 110 provides agencies with the framework for acceptable ADR programs, while agencies retain the flexibility to experiment with the design of their programs. Based on the success of ADR in the EEOC's private sector, it is reasonable to expect that federal agencies's use of ADR will significantly reduce their EEO caseload and improve morale and employee relations.
[1] A 1998 ADR Study of Federal Sector EEO Alternative Dispute Resolution Program conducted by the Special Services Staff in the EEOC's Office of Federal Operations reported that more than half of the federal agencies surveyed had active ADR programs. Another 19% of the surveyed federal agencies reported that they were in the process of developing such programs.
[2] Section 118 of the Civil Rights Act of 1991, 42 U.S.R 1981.
[3] As reported in the EEOC's 1998 ADR Study.
[4] 64 Fed. Reg. 37655 (1999)(to be codified as 29 C.F.R. 1614.102(b)(2)).
[5] The revised regulations and MD-110 are posted on EEOC's web site, www.eeoc.gov.
[6] 64 Fed. Reg. 37644, at 37656 (to be codified as 29 C.F.R. 1614.105(b)(2)).
[7] 29 C.F.R. 1614.105(f).
[8] See EEOC MD-110, 3-2 to 3-7.
[9] 64 Fed. Reg. at 37611 (to be codified as 29 C.F.R. 1614.603); EEOC MD-110 at 3-8.
[10] Posted at www.eeoc.gov,"Enforcement Guidance and Related Dcouments."
[11] See EEOC MD-110 at 3-13; Rub. L. 101-433 (1990), the Age Discrimination in Employment Act of 1967 (ADEA), subsection (f), U.S.C. 626(f) and ; 29 C.F.R. Part 1625.
[12] EEOC MD-110 at 3-8.
[13] The ADR core principles are set out in the EEOC's policy statement on ADR, Appendix H of MD-110, posted on www.eeoc.gov.
[14] EEOC MD-110 at 3-2, 3-15 through 3-17.
[15] EEOC MD-110 at 3-12.
[16] Pub. L. 104-320, 110 Stat. 3870 (1996), codified at 5 U.S.C. 551 et seq.
[17] EEOC MD-110 at 3-4; 3-16.
[18] SeeThe Americans With Disabilities Act of 1990 (ADA), Pub. L. 101-336, 42 U.S.C 12101-12213 (1994) (codified as amended).
[19] EEOC MD-110 at 3-15.
[20] EEOC MD-110 at 3-11. For example, the Interagency Program on Sharing Neutrals administered by the Department of Health and Human Services requires at least 20 hours of basic mediation skills mediation skills training; at least theree co-mediations with a qualified mediator of five independent mediation and positive evaluations form a qualified trainer/evaluator; and at least two references from two qualified mediators or trainer/evaluators.Id.
[21] Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964,as amended,42 U.S.C. 200e et seq; the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, as amended, 29 U.S.C. 791 et seq., the Age Discrimination in Employment Act of 1967, as amended,29 U.S.C. 621 et seq and the Equal Pay Act of 1963, as amended,29 U.S.C. 206(d);EEOC MD-110 at 3-11.
[22] The offices are listed at www.eeoc.gov., "Contacting the EEOC".
[23] Organizations include the Federal Mediation and Conciliation Service, ,http://www.fmcs.gov, the CPR Institute for Dispute Resolution, http://www.cpradr.org, the Northern Virginia Mediation Service, ,http://www.gmu.edu/departments/nvms and the Mediation & Information Resource Center ,http://mediate.com.
[24] This Guide is posted on OPM's web site, http://www.opm.gov/er.
[25] The web site is located at http://www.financenet.gov/financenet/fed/iadrwg.


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DOVER – The Dover Chamber was pleased to recognize Matt Randall's Black Belt Academy for reaching a 25 year milestone for their business.
In 1985, during his junior year at UNH, Matt Randall never imagined that he would take over a martial arts business. Matt, a Political Science major, had a passion for the martial arts. While a student, he taught TaeKwonDo classes four nights a week. After graduation he began a career in insurance and also coached the UNH Debate Team.
In 1987, he would partner with Dick Perrault to start the Academy; Dick would later leave to pursue other interests. Matt assumed the studio, and 25 years later, Matt Randall's Black Belt Academy continues to grow.
Over the years Matt has taught thousands of students. He often reminisces about his first group of 4 year olds, 22 years ago. To this day, Matt maintains friendships with several students of years past, including several students who went on to win U.S. National TaeKwonDo Championships, and a student who went to West Point Military Academy and became a nuclear physicist who now flies Apache helicopters.
Parents rave about the positive aspects Matt brings into their lives. Students behavior improves both at home and in school as well as learning respect, and discipline. They learn how to change negative habits to positive ones, how to strengthen their mental focus, and how to work towards becoming a true leader.
One grandmother at the studio said, "I see so many families that have limited activities for themselves and their children. Matt has endless activities. We watch the students get into great shape, do public service, raise money for charity, and spend time with their families. I recommend sitting in on a class to see the self-esteem and anti-bullying lessons that are taught."
Matt is much more than a local businessman, Matt is a gold medal winner. One of his greatest successes was having competed and qualified for the U.S. TaeKwonDo World Championships three times, Montreal (1989), first Soviet World Championships (1990) and most recently the 8th World Championship Korea (1992) where he won his gold medal.
Matt is a very modest man when talking about his gold medal. His greatest pride comes when he speaks about his family. His wife Kaz, holds a black belt, and their six children all train at the Academy. Son, MacKenzie, 17, holds a 2nd degree black belt, the others are working towards their own goals. Matt's passion continues to burn strong after 25 years. He hopes to continue to grow the business, perhaps expanding to more locations to accommodate more students.
To learn more about Matt Randall's Black Belt Academy, please visit www.mrbba.com. Matt Randall's Black Belt Academy is located at 4 Broadway, Dover, NH 03820. You can reach them by calling (603) 743-6500.
The Greater Dover Chamber of Commerce is a not-for-profit association of businesses, professionals, individuals, and organizations working together to advance the economic well-being of its members and the community. For details on Dover Chamber membership and other programs or for a schedule of activities, please call the Greater Dover Chamber of Commerce at 603-742-2218, e-mail email@example.com, or visit www.dovernh.org.


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|Korean League | Esmil Rogers signs
Sat, 28 Oct 2017 17:15:27 -0700
The Nexen Heroes of the Korea Baseball Organization have signed former major league RHP Esmil Rogers to a one-year, $1.5MM contract.
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|Yankees | NY may use six-man rotation
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New York Yankees pitching coach Larry Rothschild indicated that the team may go with a six-man rotation to open the season to reduce early-season strain on arms. The Yankees have a stretch of 30 games in 31 days starting April 17. The team is already dealing with several injury questions in their starting five. Ps Bryan Mitchell, Esmil Rogers, Adam Warren and Chase Whitley are building up stamina this spring, and each of them could be used as either starters or relievers.
Fantasy Tip: None of the Yankees' options for the sixth rotation spot to begin the season are really worth consideration in standard fantasy baseball leagues, mainly because this scenario is likely to be short-lived. However, whoever is slated to be the sixth rotation arm to start the year may be worth a small investment as a late-round flier in AL-only leagues.
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|Yankees | Esmil Rogers might work in long relief
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New York Yankees RP Esmil Rogers is expected to win a spot in the team's bullpen. He might even be used in long relief if he stays stretched out during spring training.
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|Yankees | Esmil Rogers, Yankees agree to deal
Tue, 02 Dec 2014 17:06:02 -0800
The New York Yankees and P Esmil Rogers agreed to a one-year deal worth $1.48 million Tuesday, Dec. 2. The deal gives Rogers $750,000 in guaranteed money.
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|Yankees | Esmil Rogers could make another start
Sat, 09 Aug 2014 11:24:48 -0700
New York Yankees P Esmil Rogers will throw a bullpen session Sunday, Aug. 10, in case the team decides to have him start Wednesday, Aug. 13, instead of SP Michael Pineda (shoulder).
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Fri, 08 Aug 2014 15:10:30 -0700
New York Yankees SP Bryan Mitchell was recalled for long-relief insurance if SP Esmil Rogers cannot pitch deep into the game Friday, Aug. 8, against the Cleveland Indians.
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Thu, 07 Aug 2014 14:56:38 -0700
New York Yankees SP Esmil Rogers will start Friday, Aug. 7, against the Cleveland Indians.
Fantasy Tip: Rogers hasn't started a game all season. It isn't time to start him in fantasy, either. He could pitch his way into AL-only consideration, though.
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|Yankees | Rotation options for David Phelps
Mon, 04 Aug 2014 18:33:03 -0700
The New York Yankees might look to P Esmil Rogers as a rotation replacement for SP David Phelps (elbow), or SP Chase Whitley, who relieved Phelps Sunday, Aug. 3. Whitley made 12 starts before being shifted to the bullpen. There is also an outside chance SP Michael Pineda (shoulder) could be in the mix, although manager Joe Girardi seemed to indicate Monday that is unlikely for now.
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Mon, 04 Aug 2014 12:56:51 -0700
The New York Yankees have placed SP David Phelps (elbow) on the 15-day disabled list because of elbow tendinitis. The team also recalled RP Matt Daley from Triple-A Scranton/Wilkes-Barre.
Fantasy Tip: The team has not announced who will take Phelps' spot in the starting rotation, but Esmil Rogers could be an option. Rogers likely would only be an option for AL-only owners desperate for pitching.
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|Yankees | Esmil Rogers claimed
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The New York Yankees claimed RP Esmil Rogers off waivers from the Toronto Blue Jays Thursday, July 31.
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The HP C++ V7.4 compiler and Standard Library offer a nearly complete
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HP C++ User's Guide
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explains how to develop and debug HP C++ programs and
provides information about OpenVMS features and tools that work with the
The manual dedicates a chapter to the C++ Standard Library.
Two Standard Library components, locales and iostreams, are further
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You can find the same documents in PostScript form, along with other C++
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For details about the Class Library packages supplied with this release,
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By johndotcom
Where do I begin… How do I begin? My thoughts are an amalgamation of jet lag, exhaustion and amazement. I don't think I can describe with accuracy how incredible Amsterdam is after the first day. Thank god I took pictures! I'm staring out of Danny Dringenberg's apartment window, the air is crisp and cool after an early morning rain with the sun breaking over a thin layer of soft white clouds, and all I can think about is how I can get off this computer and onto the streets. Streets bustling with bikes, scooters, trolleys, people and cars, which Teresa [Dringenberg] described as a "real life game of Frogger," constantly having to duck and dive through this metropolitan maze of moving obstacles… It's perfect, it's beautiful and calmly chaotic at the same time… It's Amsterdam!
Yesterday I woke up with only one thought, get to the Tattoo Museum! Dan, Teresa and I set out on foot (Dan lives within walking distance or a short trolley ride to the museum) and after making a small detour through an open-air flea market filled with Dutch goodies we arrived at the Tattican.
It is so much more impressive and stunning than anything you have ever read or seen in pictures!!! Words cannot describe it. Pictures do it little justice. And my words are only meant to incite a fire inside all of you to see this monolithic monument for the history and preservation of tattooing. The museum itself is massive. It literally takes up an entire city block. I got lost inside yesterday, twice!
Muslims have Mecca, Judeo-Christians have Jerusalem, we have the Tattican! It's that simple. In addition to the museum there is a cafe, tattoo shop, machine shop, book store, gift shop, etc… And all of these areas (four floors worth) are filled with art, flash, human remains, weapons, taxidermy, machines, photographs… just crammed into any spot they can, and there's room for more!
I met briefly with Hanky Panky yesterday to offer him a humble contribution from my own personal collection. I guess you will just have to come here yourself to see it, because I ain't sayin'! Ha-Ha! I also would like to encourage other collectors and tattooers to donate something to the museum.
The artifacts of tattooing belong here, and even if you have just a small part of that history, wouldn't it be better to share with the WORLD? Well, at least that was my thought process… How could I be so selfish and keep this to myself? So I gave it to Henk… Because it belongs here, with him, for all in see and enjoy… Okay, I will step off my soapbox now…
After the museum closed about 12 of us all went out to an amazing dinner to a place called De Klos. I learned a little Hanky Panky history connected to that restaurant and joined the "T-Bone Club!" I decided to put my vegetarianism on hold, oops. When in Rome…
I have a new family now and I am deeply honored to be accepted into their ranks. Everyone and everything here is amazing!
More tomorrow… with love from Amsterdam.


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Creating How-to Videos for Stream: Part 3 – Editing and Captions
John Deutscher, Principal PM Manager, donderdag 4 augustus 2016
In part 2, I covered how to record and capture your screencast. Now that you have your rough content, you may need to cut it down or clean it up. In this post, I cover the editing process.
Editing and revising
If you are one of those masters of recording and got it all in one-take, then you are able to skip to the next step of just uploading your video to Microsoft Stream. But if you are a mere mortal, and took more than one take to get it right like me, you may need to do some editing and revising of your video. In addition, a lot of content may need some additional post-production work to include content like an intro "bumper" at the beginning and end, overlay graphics, lower-third attributions or credits.
To finalize my own product videos, I rely on Sony Vegas Pro. It's a tool I have used through many versions, supports the video formats I record in, and allows me to edit fast. Choose whichever editing tool you are most comfortable with.
I initially created a project that matched the resolution of my recorded videos so that the output would not be up or downscaled. In addition I set the frame rate for my project to 30fps.
When editing your training videos, use your creativity to enhance them as much as you like to get your message across. A few basic editing tips to follow:
- Stick to simple crossfade transitions. Don't experiment with fancy page-turns and 3D wipes. Keep transitions short, around 1-2 seconds at most.
- Cut on actions or words. It's easier to hide an edit and make it feel smoother if you cut on a word with a hard consonant, or at a specific action point in the video.
- If your timing was off, make sure to slide the audio to match the action.
- Get rid of mistakes. If you stuttered, said "um" a lot, or just held silent too long between phrases… clean up the audio! Try to trim it down first, but if it doesn't work out, go back and re-record the take.
- Step away from your draft. After a day editing a video, you can lose sight of what your original goal and "purpose" was. Walk away, put it down, and come back to it fresh again.
When you are done editing, export a rough edit, upload it to Microsoft Stream and share it with your team before sharing it with your entire org. Stream makes this easy for you by allowing you to secure your content and share it with just the members of your team. You can do this by setting the security to Custom while uploading.
Uploading to Stream
When you are ready to publish your final video, simply drag and drop or select the video in the Upload page. Here's a quick How-to video that was created using the guidance above and explains uploading content in Microsoft Stream.
I would recommend reviewing our previous blog post on how to make the most of your first upload to Stream by adding the proper metadata, so that your video is more discoverable in Stream.
Adding captions to your edit
One final finishing piece for your video is to provide captions for the hearing impaired. For many companies and government agencies in the United States, this is a requirement for training video.
Microsoft Stream allows you to upload a WebVTT caption file and attach it to your video for playback.
WebVTT is a standardized caption file format, and most of the time if you have a short video you can take your script from above, and easily convert it to WebVTT. You will have to grab the timing from your final video.
For longer videos, unless you have a lot of free time, I would recommend that you look into using specific caption editing software tools (CaptionMaker and MacCaption), or to save even more time go through a captioning service provider like SubPly.com.
Once you have a valid WebVTT file, it is simple to upload it and attach it to your video in Stream. Just go to the My Content menu and select My Videos to locate the video that you would like to add the captions to. Select Edit from the command menu ("…") and click the "Upload caption file" link. Browse for the .vtt caption file or simply drag and drop it into the dialog box to upload it. Edit the language as required, and Apply changes.
Your video will now have captions attached and available for viewers during playback.
Publishing your final How-To video
With your content uploaded to Stream and captioned, you can now Publish it for your entire company to view, add it to your own channels, or share it on an internal web site by grabbing the embed code.
To share it with your company, just Edit the video again and change the permissions to "My Org (Viewable by this company)". This makes the video publicly viewable by anyone in your company. Or you can set it to Custom and apply an Active Directory security group to restrict viewing to a smaller set of people in your company.
For details on how to publish a video and use privacy settings, refer to the documentation article "Understand privacy settings".
Your video is now available for anyone in your company to watch and share! To learn more about sharing content in Stream, I recommend checking out the article "Invite coworkers and share your videos".
Join the Stream Community!
Join our community and send us ideas on new features or scenarios that you would be interested in having enabled in future updates to the Microsoft Stream service. We have two locations for collaboration on the Stream Community site, one for asking questions and one for posting new ideas. Or follow us and send us a message on Twitter at @microsoftstream.


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Best Rising Star 07
Well its official - at last nights Big Chip Awards I took home the award from Best Rising Star.
It was a great night for the whole team and I was thrilled to see some fantastic awards going to some real talent in the North West's New Media Industry.
Thanks guys for making the Evening a night to remember!
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