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- 4 chicken breast fillets, sliced into large chunks (3-4 per fillet depending on size)
- 2 cloves garlic, sliced
- a good slug of nice olive oil for browning
- chicken stock cube (crumbled)
- rind of one lemon (large pieced peeled rather than shredded or grated)
- a few sprigs of fresh thyme
- a cinnamon quill
- 350ml camel milk (or buttermilk – tips for turning regular milk into buttermilk here and here)
- salt and black pepper to taste
- Preheat oven to 160°C (320°F), then set your pot or tagine on the stovetop at a high heat.
- Brown chicken with olive oil and garlic, then add the rest of the ingredients to the pot
- Bring to a gentle boil, then pop in the oven for one hour (covered)
Serve with short-grained rice, maybe with a saffron flavour, and buttered baby peas, or with big chunks of crusty bread and a green salad with herbs.
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Are the Battlecruiser skills being split into racial version at the same time as the battelcruiser changes?Originally I had hoped to get the changes into this point release, but .... So I now have permission to let you all know that the skill change is scheduled for our Summer expansion 2013
To repeat, the skill split is scheduled for the big Summer 2013 expansion.
Guess I could have finished training those support skills before remapping all my characters to perception/willpower but was afraid the change would come with the dust integration last week so was in a hurry to train those spaceship command skills.
Last week I finished training the destroyers/BC skills to 5 and right now I am training up gunnery skills on all so I can fly fleet doctrine fits instead of hiding behind the excuse that I can't fly armor tanked laser ships and not joining fleets.
My main will be done just a little bit faster as my mining alt with this.
Why are you removing so many empty high slots from BCs when they keep the Gang link bonus?This is a very legitimate concern, and I'm going to be working to see if we can ensure that each race has at least one T1 BC that can fit a gang mod without giving up too much from the highslot. Even though gang links on T1 BCs are not incredibly common at the moment, it would be great if it became more common so we'll see what we can do to help.
None of the caldari battlecruisers have utility slots left as mentioned in my previous post.

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Law enforcement robots have become more affordable. Law enforcement robots market at $1 billion in 2015 is anticipated to reach $5.7 billion by 2022. Market growth comes as every law enforcement agency faces the prospect of dealing with terrorists. With technology maturity and economies of scale, price points decline rapidly and affordability continues to drive significant market growth. The companies that have achieved measurable market share early in the evolution of the market are likely to maintain a strong presence in markets.
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Next generation law enforcement robots are being implemented as platforms. Platforms are useful for accepting a range of components quickly to repurpose units on the fly. Law enforcement robots leverage better materials, more sophisticated designs, software technology, and tablet remote controls. They are communication devices that support high quality data gathering. Communications are implemented in difficult situations.
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Law enforcement robots are mobile automated process platforms that are responsive to homeland security needs. They are emerging in the context of globalization and smart phone devices that provide connectedness in every aspect of people and things worldwide. Law enforcement robots are evolving in the context of the smart phone apps that support the systems of engagement. This global aspect of the law enforcement robots means that the devices have a presence in every part of the world.
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Bomb squads need robots, they need robot technology, more flexibility, better maneuverability. The robots can be tuned to the specific activity in which they are being used. Modular systems represent platform technology of choice for robots. Modules can be highly targeted to specific situations. Robots make police organizations more functional. Robots improve performance, they work remotely.
"Robots for law enforcement rely on maneuverability. Security technology is becoming mobile, changing the old security camera approach to allowing a more proactive approach to security. The robot can go out and look around."
The aim of using law enforcement robots is to secure the safety of the officers in the field. Robots are pretty good at this as it turns out. Police are forced to function in dangerous situations. Law enforcement robots make a manned police force able to function more effectively. Robots can carry video cameras. Video facilitates communicating with a dangerous criminal.
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Table ES-1 Law Enforcement Robotics Market Factors
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Figure ES-5 Law Enforcement Robot Market Forecasts Dollars, Worldwide, 2016-2022
Table 1-1 Law Enforcement Robot Applications
Table 1-2 Law Enforcement Armed Robotic Applications
Table 1-3 Law Enforcement Robotic Systems
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Some of the top-rated BPO companies in the United States include JPMorgan Chase, Wells Fargo, Chevron, Citigroup and Verizon Communication, states Forbes. Other companies include Bank of America, Capital One Financial, Emerson Electric and Xerox.
The term BPO stands for Business Process Outsourcing, which is a method of subcontracting different types of business operations to third parties, states Investopedia.com. Many of the large world corporations use outsourcing. Further examples of highly rated US BPO companies include UnitedHealth Group, Automatic Data Processing, Cognizant Technology, Fidelity National Information and Amdocs, states the Forbes list of 2,000 global BPO companies released in 2015.


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If you are currently in Year 10 or 11 and are hoping to go to a top University once you have finished school, you need to start thinking now about the A-Level subjects you might want to study as your choices now will make all the difference later. However, it is vital that you choose your A-Level subjects very carefully.
The Russell group represent 24 of the leading universities in the UK and recommend that you choose subjects from a list of eight in order to stand the best chance of getting a place at one of the top UK universities. Geography and History are both in this exclusive list of facilitating academic subjects which they recommend that you study at A-Level.
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Many collectors like to store their favourite items that they have collected from different places in display cabinets. It is an excellent way of exhibiting these items while protecting them from sunlight, dust and other detrimental factors. Display cabinets, are after all, useful pieces of furniture for owners of retail stores. They come in various sizes and are generally made of wood, plastic or metal, accompanied by panels made of acrylic or glass so that the collectibles can be viewed. Some glass panels are even provided with an ultraviolet resistant coating that safeguards the colours of the exhibits from fading due to sunlight.
Sometimes known as display cases as well, these cabinets are manufactured in various shapes and sizes and are often meant for holding a large collection of items. Big cabinets are often built solidly and have interior lights, resembling those commonly seen in jewellery and antique shops. Some cases are themselves designed in antique styles, and may include curio cabinets, bookcases and china cabinets. Custom display cabinets can be built for holding a large set of items, such as those made for keeping model vehicles. These have shelves set at particular heights that enable accommodation of smaller objects. Small display cases are generally made for collectors to store a few hand-picked items. They have plastic or wooden bases and rectangular or dome-shaped covers made with acrylic or glass. The items usually stored in these small variants include model vehicles, air planes, ships, and also dolls, flower exhibits and figurines.
Display cases that are typically used by retail stores are large and come in various styles and designs. The most common types of chiffoniers used in retail shops include tower chiffoniers, horizontal cases, optical exhibit chiffoniers, counter-top and wall mounters, knock down cases, wall chiffoniers and those specially designed for holding jewellery.
Some shops selling custom made furniture in Berkshire also provide bespoke display chiffoniers. Depending upon the store which is providing that option, custom cases may be built to hold a single prized collectible, or a few chosen items. While noting down the measurements for a tailored case, care must be taken to include enough room for surrounding the collectibles within the dimensions of the chiffonier.
Display cabinets are essential investments for people who are genuine collectors and those who own retail businesses. Items left in the atmosphere can get layered with thick coatings of dust and dirt over time, and also become subject to damage from UV rays and other detrimental factors. A well designed chiffonier can ensure the safety of collectibles as well as retail items.


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A Case Study: Portsmouth Teaching School Alliance
Training and education go hand in hand. Here at TGDH we have a world of knowledge and experience when it comes to education, whether it be a brand refresh or complete creative we can assist our clients in any of their design objectives.
So when Portsmouth Teaching School Alliance approached us about updating their website to a more user-friendly platform, we were more than happy to do so.
By schools, for schools.
Prospective trainee teachers being able to book and pay for classes is the lifeline of any training organisation. Portsmouth TSA didn't have a very user-friendly platform in terms of course booking prior to coming to us, which is another design consideration we had to investigate further.
We created a booking service using a content management system which allows prospective teachers to easily access and book classes. This also allows Portsmouth TSA to manage courses more effectively, as all course lists can be downloaded into an easy and organised excel spreadsheet.
Using our knowledge of the sector and expertise skill in bespoke web design we were able to design them a brand new sleek and sophisticated site both organised and detailed with the necessary information. As well as, links to associated education groups being easily accessible.
Aside from refreshing the general aesthetic, Portsmouth TSA wanted a website that would optimise their content while also displaying more information in an organised platform. Having obvious web links to partnership associations such as Portsmouth Education was also an important design feature to consider.
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Using an old sweatshirt or even a new fabric, you can make your very own beanie. All you need to do is to make the proper measurements, mark the fabric, cut the fabric and sew it together. You just have to make sure you have enough pins to hold both sides of the fabric in place for accurate sewing. You can also add personalized designs to your newly sewn beanie.
- Measure and cut
Using a measuring tape, you must measure the circumference of your head. Adult head sizes usually range from 21 to about 23 inches. On an old sweatshirt or a new purchased fabric, measure 10 to 12 inches across the bottom of the fleece and cut the fabric out.
- Mark your fabric
Turn your fabric inside out, and pin the seams. Using regular or tailor's chalk, mark your fabric based on the measurements that you previously gathered. Draw the shape of a beanie, or you can download a pattern online.
- Cut and sew
Cut the pattern out about 1 inch above the actual mark, pin the fabrics to hold them in place and sew along the edges. After sewing, turn the beanie inside out, and try it on!


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Growth Habit: Grapes are a vigorous, deciduous climbing vine.
Foliage/Flowers: Grape vines have large lime green rounded leaves about 5 to 15cm in diameter. The leaves are slightly 3-lobed, and have coarsely serrated edges. The leaves can be eaten. Small, green flowers are borne in panicles on current season's growth.
Fruit: The juicy fruits form in large bunches and vary in color from dark red to light green. Grapes can be further classified as table grapes eaten fresh, sultanas best for drying, and wine grapes.
Adaptation : Grapes thrive where winters are cool, spring is wet, but summers are long, hot and dry. Planting is best done in winter. Planting in a sunny position over a fence or pergola is ideal, with vines placed 2-4 meters apart.
Soils : Grapes grow well in a wide range of soils but prefer a well-drained, moderately fertile soil with a ph between 5.5-6.5 (slight acidity is preferred). Feed with compost during late winter to early spring.
Irrigation : Grapes are very deep-rooted and are drought tolerant. For good cropping, water well during spring (flowering period), and reduce watering as the fruit crop ripens. Do not water at all during the dormant period over the cooler months.
Pruning : It is best to let the vine grow untrained for a year, to develop strong roots. Pinch off grape flowers during that first year. After the first year, prune the vines in winter, cutting back almost all the previous year's growth, leaving only well placed stubs containing about four buds.
Propagation : Grapes propagate well from cuttings. Take foot-long hardwood cuttings from one year old wood and plant straight into the ground leaving two of the nodes subsurface.
Pests and diseases : Black rot causes reddish brown leaf spots and hard, shrivelled fruit. Botrytis causes a fluffy, white coat on the fruit. Remove and destroy all infected fruit and leaves. Birds can also be a nuisance.
Harvest: Harvest grapes between January and March, when they're fully ripe as they will not sweetness after harvesting. An indication of ripe fruit is a browning of the stem of the bunch. Cut bunches off the vine and store in a cool area. Grapes keep for some weeks.
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Fernandez, Vicente
Vicente Fernandez
Known as el idolo de Mexico and el rey throughout the Latin world, Vicente Fernandez, who started his career singing for tips on the street, has become a Mexican cultural icon, recording more than 50 albums and contributing to 40 movies. Although less well known to English-speaking audiences, he has consistently filled stadiums and venues throughout his 35-plus years of performing. His repertoire is pure ranchera, a style described by Daniel Chang of the Miami Herald as representing "the Mexico of old—a way of life romanticized by rural ranches, revolution, and philandering caballeros."
Born on February 17, 1940, in Huentitan el Alto, Jalisco, Mexico, Fernandez spent the early years of his life on his father Ramon's ranch on the outskirts of Guadalajara. Here the idyllic ranchera lifestyle was instilled in him. His mother often took him to see the films of Pedro Infante, the king of Mexican bolero. Fernandez told Leila Cobo of Billboard the significance of these films: "When I was 6 or 7, 1 would go see Pedro Infante's movies, and I would tell my mother, 'When I grow up, I'll be like them.'" By age eight he had taken up the guitar and was practicing his singing in the style of the ranchera singers he heard on the radio.
In 1954 Fernandez won an amateur contest sponsored by a Guadalajara television station. It was his first break into performing and he began to play at local at clubs and gatherings. Around this time, however, Fernandez's father lost the ranch and the family moved into the city of Tijuana. Fernandez, who had dropped out of school in the fifth grade, began working odd jobs in the city such as janitor, dishwasher, waiter—whatever he could find. All the while, he still held to his musical aspirations.
In 1960 Fernandez devoted himself to music full time. He went back to Guadalajara, where he performed in the streets for tips while also appearing occasionally on the television show La calandria musical. After a couple of years Fernandez tried his luck in Mexico City, where he found a job singing in a restaurant called El Amanacer Tapatio. When he wasn't working he was auditioning for recording companies—and constantly being turned down.
The time Fernandez spent in Mexico City was discouraging. By 1963 he left to marry a former neighbor, Maria "Cuca" de Refugio Abarca Villasenor. They now have four children, the oldest of which, Vicente, Jr., was born three months premature in 1963; Fernandez's mother died within a week of Vicente, Jr.'s, birth.
In 1966 tragedy created an opportunity for Fernandez. In the spring of that year, Javier Solis, Mexico's most popular traditional singer, died. To fill the gap the record companies called on Fernandez. CBS Mexico, now Sony Discos, which had originally spurned Fernandez, now offered him a recording contract. He released his
For the Record…
Born on February 17, 1940, in Huentitan El Alto, Jalisco, Mexico; son of Ramon Fernandez (a rancher) and Paula Gomez de Fernandez (a homemaker); married Maria "Cuca" de Refugio Abarca Villasenor, 1963; four children.
Began playing guitar by age eight; won amateur contest in Guadalajara, 1954; performed on La calandria musical television show, 1960; moved to Mexico City, joined Mariachi Amanecer, sang in restaurants for tips, 1964; signed with CBS Mexico (now Sony Discos), recorded first single, "Perdoname," 1966; appeared in Uno y medio contra el mundo, first Mexican film, 1971; first hit movie, La ley del monte, 1974; song "Volver, volver" made him a legend, 1976; assistant director for the film El tahur, 1979; toured Bolivia and Columbia, 1987; performed with Mariachi Chapala, 1997-; performed "Cielito lindo" at Republican National Convention, 2000; toured with son Alejandro Fernandez, 2001.
Awards: Key to the city of San Antonio, TX, 1982; Billboard/Univision Latin Music Awards, Mexican Regional Male Artist of the Year, 1989-93; Los Angeles City Hall passed a resolution in appreciation for his music and work for Latin communities worldwide, 1997; induction, Billboard Latin Music Hall of Fame, awarded star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame, 1998; Latin Grammy Award, Best Regional Mexican Song for "Borracho te recuerdo," 2001; Billboard Music Award, Greatest Hits Album of the Year for Historia de un idolo, Vol. 1, Latin Recording Academy Person of the Year, Latin Grammy for Best Ranchero Album for Mas con el numero uno, and Legend Award, 2002.
Addresses: Record company—Sony Discos Inc., 2190 NW 89th PL, Miami, FL 33172. E-mail— [email protected] Website—Vicente Fernandez Official. Website: http://www.Vicentefernandez.com
first recording, "Perdonarne," with the company in 1966; Fernandez still records for Sony Discos.
Fernandez's career took off at that point and has been nonstop ever since. He branched into acting with the film Uno y medio contra el mundo, released in 1971. His first hit movie, for which he did the soundtrack, was La ley del monte, released in 1974. In the span of 20 years Fernandez has acted, sung, and worked behind the scenes on more than 40 films. He stopped acting in 1991, feeling that he was too old to maintain the proper image for his movies.
Fernandez works hard for his audiences and his performances are legendary. His adoring fans consistently pack the house, whatever the venue, from city squares to large arenas in the United States. He promises each audience that he'll sing until they are tired, making his concerts last from two and a half to four hours. Maintaining the ranchera tradition, Fernandez always performs wearing the charro, an embroidered suit and sombrero. He explained to Matt Weitz of the Dallas Morning News, "[T]o me it's [the charro] Mexico's second flag. When I put it on, I become an ambassador."
His pride in tradition and dedication to his fans has led to him to perform when many other artists would have canceled. His father died in 1970, just as Fernandez was about to go onstage. Overwhelmed by the tragic news but determined not to let the crowd go without a show, Fernandez went onstage and performed. In 1998 Fernandez continued to tour despite the kidnaping of his oldest son. (He was released four months later when ransom was paid.)
Fernandez has recorded more than 50 albums in 35 years and claims to have 300 more songs recorded—making another 30 albums possible even if he retires. When he records an album he spends 12-13 hours in the studio recording up to 18 songs. He takes a day off and then returns for another marathon session, recording another 15 or more songs. From those recordings, he and his producer choose 12. Fernandez's greatest hit was "Volver, volver," released in 1976; his first million-selling album was 1983's 15 Grandes con el numero uno. In 1987 he launched his first tour outside the United States and Mexico when he traveled to Bolivia and Columbia.
By the end of the 1980s Fernandez had been famous for more than 20 years, yet he had never earned a major award and was beginning to think he would have to die before he was recognized. His patience was rewarded in 1990 when he released the album Vicente Fernandez y las clasicas de Jose Alfredo Jimenez, a tribute to Mexico's most famous songwriter, Jose Alfredo Jimenez. The album earned him Billboard and Univision's Latin Music Award for Mexican Regional Male Artist of the Year, which he won five times from 1989 to 1993. Other awards and recognition followed, including a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame.
In 2002 Fernandez was recognized by the Latin Recording Academy as Person of the Year. The same year he celebrated his thirty-fifth anniversary in the entertainment industry, a career in which he has sold more than 43 million records. He has 51 albums listed on the Recording Industry Association of America's (RIAA) registry for gold, platinum, and multiplatinum selling records. With 35 years of experience under his belt, Fernandez has helped maintain a Mexican tradition that may very well pass away when he does. For someone who was told he'd be better off selling peanuts than singing professionally, Fernandez has made a tremendous impact on the music of his homeland.
Selected discography
La voz que usted esperaba, Sony Discos, 1968.
Vicente Fernandez, Sony Discos, 1969.
Ni en defensa propia, Sony Discos, 1970.
Soy DE ABAJO, Sony Discos, 1970.
Camino inseguro, Sony Discos, 1971.
Es muy tu vida, Sony Discos, 1971.
EI Jalisciense, Sony Discos, 1972.
Si no te quisiera, Sony Discos, 1972.
15 grandes con el numero uno, Sony Discos, 1973.
El idolo de mexico, Sony Discos, 1973.
El rey, Sony Discos, 1974.
El hijo del pueblo, Sony Discos, 1975.
La ley del monte, Sony Discos, 1975.
Pos los palenques, Sony Discos, 1977.
El tahur, Sony Discos, 1979.
Alejandro y los valses clasicos, Sony Discos, 1981.
El numero uno, Sony Discos, 1981.
15 nuevos éxitos con el idolo, Sony Discos, 1984.
Vicente Fernandez y las clasicas de Jose Alfredo Jimenez, Sony Discos, 1990.
El charro Mexicano, Sony Discos, 1991.
Recordando a los panchos, Sony Discos, 1993.
Vicente y sus canciones, Sony Discos, 1996.
Entre el amoryyo, Sony Discos, 1998.
Historia de un idolo, Vol. 1, Sony Discos, 2000.
Mas con el numero uno, Sony Discos, 2001.
Historia de un idolo, Vol. 2, Sony Discos, 2002.
Billboard, April 11, 1998; August 31, 2002.
Chicago Sun-Times, November 3, 1997, p. 34.
Dallas Morning News, October 7, 1994, p. 30; October 10, 1994, p. 19A.
Houston Chronicle, September 26, 1993, p. 15; March 29, 1998, p. 7.
Los Angeles Times, November 5, 1992, p. 1; November 21, 1997, p. B4; May 22, 1999, p. A1; August 15, 2000, p. F3;
Miami Herald, October 31, 2001, p. 20A.
Sun-Sentinel (Fort Lauderdale, FL), September 19, 2002, p .19A.
"Latin Music Legends: Vicente Fernandez," Association of Hispanic Arts, http://www.latinoarts.org/bookstore/vfernandez.htm (February 2, 2003).
"Vicente Fernandez, El Idolo de Mexico, Pulse!,http://pulse.towerrecords.com/contentStory.asp7contentlch2565 (February 2, 2003).
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Fernández, Vicente
Born: Vicente Fernández; Huentitán El Alto, Jalisco, Mexico, 17 February 1940
Genre: Latin
Best-selling album since 1990: Entre el Amor y Yo (1998)
Hit songs since 1990: "Lástima Que Seas Ajena," "Aunque Me Duela el Alma," "Me Voy a Quitar de en Medio"
Known as "El Idolo de Mexico" (the Idol of Mexico) among Spanish speakers for his chart-topping albums and sold-out tours, the ranchera singer Vicente Fernández embodies the valiant Mexican cowboy that figures so largely in the Mexican psyche. Ranchera music is the quintessential Mexican song form, idealizing rural life and drenching tales of love and breakups in unrestrained emotion. Fernández nearly always performs his rancheras with a mariachi backing. His gift for using his voice to plead, to exult, to taunt, and to bare his soul is unmatched. Though not a songwriter, he has a gift for recording songs that speak to Mexico's fatalism, romanticism, and machismo. From the humblest cantinas to family get-togethers to the preppiest discos, Mexicans use his music to heal broken hearts, to bond, to reaf-firm their roots. He has inspired hundreds of imitators, but none could match his operatic power and range. His impact in ranchera is comparable to Frank Sinatra's legacy in American pop standards. Despite his many achievements, Fernández remains proud of his humble roots, as Sinatra was.
Spot Light: Las Clásicas de José Alfredo Jiménez
Vicente Fernández's defining moment on record came in 1990, when Fernández, Mexico's greatest ranchera singer, released the album Las Clásicas de José Alfredo Jiménez, a tribute to Jiménez, Mexico's greatest ranchera songwriter. Like many great composers, Jiménez drew inspiration from the tragedies in his own life. He wrote more than 300 songs in his career, many of which have become classics. His death, on November 23, 1973, plunged Mexico into a period of national mourning. The album resonates with the driving emotional force of Jiménez's words and Fernández's powerful vocals. These are gripping tales, but they are also melodic, lyrical, and richly harmonic set against symphonic-like mariachi arrangements. In "Un Mundo Raro" ("A Rare World"), Jiménez describes surviving an unrequited love to walk away a better man. With his powerful vocals Fernández delivers the message in typical macho swagger: "Better to have loved and lost, than never to have loved." Cascading violins and echoing horns evoke a sentimental mood. In "Viejos Amigos" ("Old Friends"), a gesture so simple as holding hands is made to sound incredibly romantic. In a touching scene Jiménez describes looking into the beautiful, tear-filled face of the woman he loves and has never gotten over: "Let me see you crying, let me be by your side." Even the toughest macho has to be moved.
Born to a rancher, Ramón Fernández, and a homemaker, Paula Gomez de Fernández, Fernández began dreaming of a singing career early. When he was eight, he received a guitar and quickly learned how to play. At fourteen, he entered an amateur contest in Guadalajara, where he won first place. Later relocating to Guadalajara, he performed in a mariachi band that worked the city's streets. He married Maria "Cuca" de Refugio Abarca Villasenor, a neighbor, in 1963. Among their four children are sons Vicente Jr. and Alejandro, who went on to successful solo careers of their own. In late 1965 Fernández traveled to Mexico City, auditioning at record labels. In the summer of 1966, he signed with CBS México (now Sony Discos), recording his first hits: "Perdóname," "Tu Camino y El Mío," and "Cantina del Barrio."
But it was not until 1976 that Fernández became the undisputed ranchera king. The songwriter Fernando Z. Maldonado had penned a ranchera tune with a new twist about a macho who accepted blame and acquiesced in a relationship. The angle may have been new, but the song made an impact. "Volver, Volver" went on to become an anthem in the mariachi ranchera canon. The song pole-vaulted Fernández to international stardom and began his string of unforgettable hits. In the ensuing years Fernández recorded a half dozen other standards, including "La Ley del Monte," "El Rey," and "El Penal."
By the early 1980s the Mexican music press coined a new title for him—"El Ídolo de México"—and it stuck. He continued his streak of hits through the 1990s, with "Aunque Me Duela El Alma" (1995) and "Me Voy a Quitar de En Medio" (1998), the theme song to Univision's popular soap opera La Mentira. That year, he received a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame.
His 2001 studio set Más Con El Número Uno produced the hit "El Ayudante," a macho ranchera expressing a mix of resignation and satisfaction about an affair with a married woman. It was written by Manuel Eduardo Toscano, who penned the hit "Sublime Mujer" off Fernández's 1998 CD Entre el Amor y Yo.
In 2002 Fernández was named the Latin Recording Academy Person of the Year by the Latin Grammy association for his artistic accomplishments and for donating ticket proceeds to the National Hispanic Scholarship Fund. In addition to the scholarship fund, Fernández helps out his rural fans by waiving his performance fee at small-town Mexican fairs.
Las Clásicas de José Alfredo Jiménez (Discos CBS, 1990); Lástima Que Seas Ajena (Sony Discos, 1993); Aunque Me Duela el Alma (Sony Discos, 1995); Entre el Amor y Yo (Sony Discos, 1998); Más Con el Número Uno (Sony Discos, 2001).
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- Directors of Public Health should also be members of the Board for each Clinical Commissioning Group and for a qualified public health professional to sit on the NHS Commissioning Board.
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"We are concerned about the so-called 'Health Premium'. The effect of this policy appears to be to target resources towards those areas which have made greatest progress with their public health challenges and away from areas which face the greatest outstanding problems. It is, of course, not only a question of the level of resources, but also of the use to which they are put; but if resources are not being used well in the areas of greatest challenge, the solution is to improve the way the resources are used, not to cut the resources".
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WASHINGTON, March 12 (UPI) -- A harsh winter season curbed U.S. crude oil production, though future activity should make up for the loss, EIA Administrator Adam Sieminski said.
The Energy Information Administration said in its short-term energy outlook severe winter weather cut into production in Northern Plains states like Montana and North Dakota, hosts to the Bakken reserve areas.
Output from Bakken hit the 1 million barrels per day mark in November, but averaged 900,000 bpd because of late-season storms.
"Bad weather conditions cut into U.S. crude oil production this winter, but much of the production slowdown will be made up over the next few months by accelerated well completions," Sieminski said in a statement Tuesday. "Crude oil production in the Bakken formation in North Dakota and Montana fell in December, but is expected to rebound to 1 million barrels per day this month."
EIA expects strong growth from the Bakken shale deposit, along with more output from the Eagle Ford and Permian shale areas in the southern United States.
The administration, the statistical arm of the U.S. Energy Department, said a generally healthy level of production was cutting into petroleum imports.
"The share of total U.S. liquid fuels consumption met by net imports peaked at more than 60 percent in 2005 and fell to an average of 33 percent in 2013," its report said. "EIA expects the net import share to decline to 25 percent in 2015, which would be the lowest level since 1971."


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Special Effect - Accessible Gaming Charity0 Comments Published by OneSwitch.org.uk on Sunday, January 27, 2008 at 5:40 PM.
Barrie is helping initially to gather four different accessible gaming set-ups based around a Laptop (XP), Nintendo Wii, Xbox 360 and a Playstation 2. The next step is to find and train a small group of passionate volunteers to take this equipment out to clubs, schools, hospitals and so on.
The plan is for the project to run until around June/July this year, but the hope is this will be just the start and that this work will spread to other parts of the UK and beyond. Read more on the Special Effect Facebook page.
Some great gaming gear has been pledged so far from generous companies and organisations, which shall be detailed later. If anyone wishes to donate games or anything that might help - please visit the Special Effect web-site or contact Barrie directly through OneSwitch.org.uk.
Labels: Press Release, Shows
Robert Florio - Crave Online Interview0 Comments Published by OneSwitch.org.uk on at 9:22 AM.
Entitled "Against All Odds", IGDA GASIG activist, Robert Florio tells Crave Online how it's been for him and all about Accessible Gaming. A great interview that all developers should read.
Labels: articles
AbleGamers Gets to Chat with Age of Conan0 Comments Published by OneSwitch.org.uk on at 6:35 AM.
Via: AbleGamers
Labels: articles
Lightglove: Virtual Controller0 Comments Published by OneSwitch.org.uk on Thursday, January 24, 2008 at 12:18 PM.
There's a lot of potential in this great device - even in music (although you might not believe it from the rendition of Smoke on the Water in this clip!). See LightGlove.com for more.
Via: Reseau Nouvelle Technologies
Labels: Accessible Controllers, Videos
Milling About Second Life using Brain Waves0 Comments Published by OneSwitch.org.uk on Tuesday, January 15, 2008 at 5:41 PM.
Although not strictly a game, "Second Life" has many sub-games. It has also garnered the attention of people wishing to improve it's accessibility for more players. The video above shows brain waves being used to control the on-screen character around it's environment. One switch "Second Life" coming soon too...
Via: Dove Lane and Linden Lab
Labels: brain control, Videos
Videojuegos accesibles0 Comments Published by OneSwitch.org.uk on Monday, January 14, 2008 at 7:34 AM.
Click on the image above for an English translation - although I think you might get the gist from the pictures and final word alone! Wii problems...
Spanish blog entry on Accessible Gaming (translated below):
"If you like a game but think it will be difficult or impossible to play due to paralysis in your arms or hands, tremors, loss of dexterity, amputation, smaller hands, abnormalities of birth or rheumatism, you will be interested this article. You can still play if you know how to find an appropriate controller.
So begins one of the articles that I have sent Samuel Franco Dominguez, a resident "MIR" doctor of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation. He conducts his work at the Hospital Nacional de Paraplejicos de Toledo (Spain), who are interested in new technologies applied to the rehabilitation and accessibility to information technology and communication.
The article in question is about the accessibility of video games for people with physical disabilities. Listing the positive and negative effects of video games, analysis of physical barriers and presenting their solutions. This work has been published in a summary of the latest newsletter CEAPAT, but the author gives us full to share it with all of you.
Descargar artículo Videojuegos accesibles, de Samuel Franco (PDF, 4,53 MB). "
Labels: articles
No School Like The Old School?0 Comments Published by OneSwitch.org.uk on Sunday, January 6, 2008 at 6:04 PM.
Super Breakout, Defender, Missile Command, Pac-Man, Asteroids, Berzerk and Yars Revenge.
Via: OneSwitch.org.uk Blog
Labels: Historical
Gordon's Trigger Finger0 Comments Published by OneSwitch.org.uk on Tuesday, January 1, 2008 at 9:46 AM.
If you have a copy of HalfLife 2 DeathMatch try it out [it allows you to play using just the SPACE BAR]. All feed back is welcome. The bot occasionally gets stuck but you can kill yourselfby pressing the 'K' key.We are working on a version that allows you to play the full halflife 2 game.
Eelke Folmer - Game interaction design www.helpyouplay.com"
Via: IGDA GASIG Mailing List
Labels: One Switch Games, PC


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tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9075997610297502555.comments2018-04-15T06:58:39.157-07:00Ellen Shaffer's blogEllen Shafferhttp://email@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-9075997610297502555.post-61132637880681973392013-11-11T09:17:07.711-08:002013-11-11T09:17:07.711-08:00Good point! This will expose to many newcomers (a...Good point! This will expose to many newcomers (and an eager media) some of the true inequities of the private market: in order to pay less up front, you pay more when you need care. And this will hit low income consumers most, since they're the ones most likely to select the lowest premium plans on the exchanges. Of course before they might not have had ANY coverge, but that's likely firstname.lastname@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-9075997610297502555.post-23202760215916536572013-11-09T11:57:33.150-08:002013-11-09T11:57:33.150-08:00.The Affordable Care Act is not good enough.... • ....The Affordable Care Act is not good enough....
• it is ensuring that health care will come to us as a profit-driven commodity, where health care expense is treated as a business loss.
• It protects the unhealthy connection of health care coming from employment, which accounts for how 49% of Americans receive their health care.
• And it maintains a class-based access to health Sea star RNhttps://firstname.lastname@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-9075997610297502555.post-79238108097267334522012-10-18T02:15:40.506-07:002012-10-18T02:15:40.506-07:00Thanks for sharing...very informative blog....Thanks for sharing...very informative blog....Vira Internationalhttp://email@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-9075997610297502555.post-43721046821626276772012-08-13T09:33:49.808-07:002012-08-13T09:33:49.808-07:00Ellen, Thanks for the post, this man needs to be e...Ellen,
Thanks for the post, this man needs to be exposed quicly and efficiently. If anyone believes that a Romney victory will not insure the dismantling of medicare they are extremely naive. This republican ticket must be defeated.
Larry email@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-9075997610297502555.post-43953948478426020032012-04-03T05:06:48.223-07:002012-04-03T05:06:48.223-07:00great ellen. i shared it on FB, calling it your dr...great ellen. i shared it on FB, calling it your dream postJohn Iversenhttp://firstname.lastname@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-9075997610297502555.post-27191541882187509662012-02-26T04:18:05.318-08:002012-02-26T04:18:05.318-08:00What happened to the Santorums was horrible. Likew...What happened to the Santorums was horrible. Likewise, it would be horrible for anyone else. But the issue here is how Rick (and all of his wealthy peers) want to take the option of abortion away from everyone else. I say everyone else because the wealthy can afford to go out of the country or bring in a specialist to "take care" of any issues they have.

This is clearly classSean P. Pratthttps://email@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-9075997610297502555.post-37542396403821859092012-02-25T21:27:49.969-08:002012-02-25T21:27:49.969-08:00"Once they agreed to use antibiotics, they be..."Once they agreed to use antibiotics, they believed they were committing to delivery of the fetus, which they knew would most likely not survive outside the womb.
``The doctors said they were talking about a matter of hours or a day or two before risking sepsis and both of them might die,'' Santorum said. ``Obviously, if it was a choice of whether both Karen and the child are Ellen Shafferhttps://email@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-9075997610297502555.post-14171554986610350362012-02-25T13:39:38.454-08:002012-02-25T13:39:38.454-08:00This is confusing. The article describes an illnes...This is confusing. The article describes an illness which sent her into premature labor. The baby was delivered, lived a couple of hours, and died. How is that an firstname.lastname@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-9075997610297502555.post-68522515044403015322011-12-30T20:11:07.538-08:002011-12-30T20:11:07.538-08:00No mention here of the fact that, as a nursing stu...No mention here of the fact that, as a nursing student, Karen lived with Dr. Tom Allen, co-founder of Pittsburgh's first abortion clinic and long-time ob-gyn of Karen's mother.

It's hardly irrelevant, given the Santorums' inflexibility on this issue. They have no compunction about holding others to a higher standard than they have managed to live to themselves.bbkingfishhttps://firstname.lastname@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-9075997610297502555.post-29910569956074127322011-10-17T12:42:37.992-07:002011-10-17T12:42:37.992-07:00Thanks for your stand for an issue that shouldn...Thanks for your stand for an issue that shouldn't even be a controversy. One must wonder if the agenda is for the sake of the argument, and that the Republican Senators don't have enough else to keep them busy. It occurs to me that rather than taking them down, we eventually might be more productive by finding ways to further empower side, eg Jackie Speiers. Just my thought at the moment.Joel firstname.lastname@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-9075997610297502555.post-59655291269087980112011-10-11T16:58:28.586-07:002011-10-11T16:58:28.586-07:00Ellen, thanks for your blog and speaking up in a s...Ellen, thanks for your blog and speaking up in a strong voice. You pinpoint core values as a point of contention, and this is something we liberals need to remember and defend. The conservative, almost entirely Reublican values are a spin on true American and democratic principles. We are the ones upholding the truth and the public good. Anything that attacks that is unconstitutional and Joel Weddingtonhttp://firstname.lastname@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-9075997610297502555.post-13442119483450494342011-09-17T17:07:56.047-07:002011-09-17T17:07:56.047-07:00Ellen, I'm looking over your blog and the 1/3 ...Ellen, I'm looking over your blog and the 1/3 legislature vote caught my eye. I'm a core member of www.grassrootsfordemocracy.com, whose sole mission is to eradicate the 2/3 vote rule. I joined because I saw that this is one of the biggest bottlenecks in healthcare reform. It is very unlikely any major reform will occur until we can implement fair taxation by restoring a simple majority Joel Weddington email@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-9075997610297502555.post-52768704592620150552011-09-17T17:00:57.987-07:002011-09-17T17:00:57.987-07:00Great post. This is what we need more of - message...Great post. This is what we need more of - message framing to advocate the public good and at the same time confront and expose the wrong-doing coming from the right wing.Joel Weddington MDhttp://firstname.lastname@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-9075997610297502555.post-80838721063833407972011-06-20T09:41:24.003-07:002011-06-20T09:41:24.003-07:00Ellen, your comments are spot on. The current poli...Ellen, your comments are spot on. The current political and policy climates are beyond ridiculous and unbelievable, to use your word, a travesty.

Thanks for the post.

Lara Wright, firstname.lastname@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-9075997610297502555.post-7110117440993775112011-04-16T14:06:52.443-07:002011-04-16T14:06:52.443-07:00I didn't know this story. As a former PA vote...I didn't know this story. As a former PA voter - who always begrudged Santorum's victory over Harris Wofford - thanks.Jimmy1920https://email@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-9075997610297502555.post-76558219413732781232011-01-27T09:49:28.857-08:002011-01-27T09:49:28.857-08:email@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-9075997610297502555.post-20437755669239167292010-10-16T05:12:16.823-07:002010-10-16T05:12:16.823-07:00I need to keep reminding myself, especially as I d...I need to keep reminding myself, especially as I deal with health reform implementation issues, that there is good in this law. It is a step forward.
I especially appreciate hearing it from a single payer advocate.

But I think the single payer advocates need to heighten the alarm. A frequent topic of discussion at the benefit conferences I attend is the possibility that Jimmy1920https://firstname.lastname@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-9075997610297502555.post-44610645267262660442010-05-28T22:50:39.874-07:002010-05-28T22:50:39.874-07:00Nice informative post nicely defined health tips k...Nice informative post nicely defined health tips keep it up.

 Email Marketing Services California, Los Angelesjohnmillermhttps://email@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-9075997610297502555.post-35753698851877868852010-04-06T09:18:16.588-07:002010-04-06T09:18:16.588-07:00In searching for sanity in the is-it-great or is-i...In searching for sanity in the is-it-great or is-it-pathetic debate on the left about the healthcare bill, this is the best place I know to get an intellgent, objective, opinion.Marv Thronberryhttps://email@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-9075997610297502555.post-26393892414806503522010-02-22T08:52:20.834-08:002010-02-22T08:52:20.834-08:00If a strong public option were to be implemented a...If a strong public option were to be implemented as Ellen Shaffer envisions it, it would be of some help against the insurance industry juggernaut, but it would not be enough to control their greed, and the concomitant rising costs of medical care. The original proposals insisted that the PO be designed so as to compete "on a level playing field" with the insurers. To me that means hattie09kyhttps://email@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-9075997610297502555.post-78425733907024829592010-02-10T18:51:27.590-08:002010-02-10T18:51:27.590-08:00Your explanation shows the frustration with the un...Your explanation shows the frustration with the unresponsive. Imagine how my "conceptual art" represents the extreme mental exercise needed to jump-start any real change... consider how my blog starts with "Common Sense"(Dec.2005)brad4dhttps://firstname.lastname@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-9075997610297502555.post-65192963246763500352010-02-09T23:04:22.959-08:002010-02-09T23:04:22.959-08:00I recently came across your blog and have been rea...I recently came across your blog and have been reading along. I thought I would leave my first comment. I don't know what to say except that I have enjoyed reading. Nice blog. I will keep visiting this blog very often.

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http://ovarianpain.netAlenahttps://firstname.lastname@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-9075997610297502555.post-19268596256565721382010-01-18T09:19:28.469-08:002010-01-18T09:19:28.469-08:001. Providers will fight with any negotiator that t...1. Providers will fight with any negotiator that tries to limit their income, whether public or private. See the doctors' strikes in Canada, the history of MediCal contracting in California in the 1980s, and the fights with private insurance co.s today.

2. I agree we'd be a lot better off with a public option. See our petition,

3. The bill is better for us than Ellen Shafferhttp://email@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-9075997610297502555.post-18221784531064098182010-01-18T08:11:57.920-08:002010-01-18T08:11:57.920-08:00I finished my comment above then checked my e-mail...I finished my comment above then checked my e-mail. Don McCanne of Physicians for a national Helath Program has sent out the following quote from Martin Luther King, Jr. So very much on-topic.

Washington, D.C.
February 6, 1968
A Proper Sense of Priorities
A speech by Martin Luther King, Jr.

Closing remarks:

As we were marching today, some 5,000 hattie09kyhttps://email@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-9075997610297502555.post-9493876715450299222010-01-18T07:58:37.412-08:002010-01-18T07:58:37.412-08:00"Yes, passing this bill leaves the insurance ..."Yes, passing this bill leaves the insurance industry in place. So does
failing to pass a bill."

How I wish there had been a real public debate on the merits of single payer early on. Instead, many reform advocates bought into that "uniquely American" framing brought to us by a group of Madison Avenue/Mad Men "researchers." Why didn't the Dems hattie09kyhttps://email@example.com


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So why is it assumed that given enough Government funding, the people in white lab coats can perform miracles of climate engineering? This attitude is symptomatic of an ever-widening gap between the scientific forefront and public perception. Many strands of contemporary science are so detached from everyday life that they inhibit straightforward public assimilation, whilst the ubiquity of electronic consumer goods may be lulling us into a false sense of security regarding our abilities. We are surrounded by 'space age' gadgets and technology from Wii to Wi-Fi that only a generation ago were strictly for James Bond. And with Virgin Galactic seemingly about to usher in a new age of space tourism, becoming an astronaut will be akin to a very expensive form of air travel, though a sub-orbital hop hardly counts as boldly going anywhere.
Another possible cause that doesn't seem to have gained much notice is the influence of science fiction films and television series. With their largely computer-generated visual effects, most Hollywood product effortlessly outshines any real life counterpart. For example, doesn't the International Space Station (ISS) resemble nothing so much as a bunch of tin cans linked by Meccano struts? Yet the ISS is about as good as ultra-expensive high-technology gets, being by far the largest man-made structure ever assembled in orbit. Given a choice between watching ISS crew videos (Thanksgiving dinner with dehydrated turkey, anyone?) and the likes of Bruce Willis saving mankind from doomsday asteroids, most people unmistakably opt for the latter.
Now that the majority of humans live in crowded conurbations far removed from our ancestral peripatetic existence, the desperation for new horizons is obvious. Yet our exploratory avatars such as the Mars rovers hardly qualify as charismatic heroes, hence the great appeal of fictional final frontiers. The complex interplay between reality and fiction is further confused by the new genre of "the science behind…" book. Frequently written by practicing scientists for the likes of Star Trek, The X-Files, Dr Who, etal, the blurring of boundaries can be exemplified by one buyer of The Physics of Star Trek who compared it to A Brief History of Time (although admittedly Stephen Hawking did write the foreword to the former).
Furthermore, the designers of such disparate items as medical monitoring equipment, flip top phones and military aircraft instrumentation have been inspired by Hollywood originals to such an extent that feedback loops now exist, with arcade simulators inspiring real hardware which in turn inspire new games. Articles discussing quantum entanglement experiments seem obliged to draw a comparison with the Star Trek matter transporter, though the transportees are as yet only photons. Theoretical physicist Miguel Alcubierre has even spent time exploring the fundamentals for a faster-than-light 'warp' drive, although it's unlikely to get beyond calculations for some little while. Blue-sky thinking is all very well, but there are plenty of more pressing issues that our finest minds could be working on...
Closer to home, it appears that a lot of the hype surrounding sustainable development is just that. Are we simply in thrall to companies hoping to make a fast buck out of fear, flogging us technologies about as useful as a chocolate teapot? A recent report suggested that the typical British home would gain only minute amounts of electricity from installing solar panels and wind turbines, although the development of spray-on solar cells may drastically improve efficiency in the next few years. But where does this leave us now? Although our species has endured sudden, severe climate changes such as the end of the last glaciation ten thousand years ago, current population density and infrastructure forbid anything as simple as packing our things and moving to higher ground. Cutting back on fossil fuel consumption is clearly necessary, but isn't it equally as important to instigate long-term research programmes in case some of the triggers are due to natural causes such as the Milankovitch cycles? If global temperature increase is inevitable, never mind potential cooling in Western Europe due to a diverted Gulf Stream, then reducing greenhouse gas emissions is merely the tip of the iceberg (sorry, couldn't resist that one).
Anyone who looks back at the grandiose pipe dreams of the 1960's can see that our technological ambitions have profoundly reduced in scope since their idealistic heyday; what we have gained in the micro-scale technologies, we have lost in the giant engineering projects envisaged by likes of Gerard O'Neill, Freeman Dyson, and Arthur C. Clarke. Yet Thunderbirds-style macho engineering is presumably the type we will need to develop if we are heading for a chain reaction of environmental change.
Restructuring an ailing climate will take more than a few decades of recycling and installation of low-voltage light bulbs - we will have to mobilise people and funds on a unique scale if we are not to prove powerless against the mighty engine of Planet Earth. To this end we need to spread the message of our own insignificance, mitigated by research into alleviating the worst-case scenarios: there can be no Hollywood-style quick-fixes to the immense forces ranged against us. No-one could argue that even short-term weather forecasting is an exact science, so discovering whatever trouble the Quantum Weather Butterfly has in store for us will keep earth scientists engaged for many years to come (and there I go again, confusing fiction with reality, doh!)


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I'm not sure the word "dissatisfaction" adequately describes my complete and utter disgust with the entire political process in this country as it now stands.
Left or right, it doesn't matter…the political discourse in the nation is dominated by finger-pointing, innuendo, and outright lies. There is no appetite or consideration for achieving concrete solutions.
This is not merely the fault of the political class. It is also a result of the sins of business, organized labor, and a citizenry either too caught up in their day-to-day existence (or too disinterested) to care…much less act…to change things.
In the case of the current crisis of unaccompanied, undocumented minors entering the US illegally, the right demands our President follow the law regarding immigration, then, when it is pointed out he is doing it, they demand he somehow change the law.
The President, for his part, ignored dire predictions of just such an outcome over two years ago if nothing was done, and, like so many other things under his watch…nothing is exactly what was done. We get the government we deserve. It's up to us to make it one that our children and grandchildren deserve.


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Making "What Works" Work for More People: Lessons in Scale from the Front Lines
Two nonprofit leaders share lessons on scale from the front lines.
Earlier this month I had the opportunity to join SSIR's Nonprofit Management Institute, a gathering of more than 300 social-sector leaders from across the country that focused on scaling for impact. As the director of the Social Innovation Fund (SIF), a White House initiative and program of the Corporation for National and Community Service focused on scaling effective solutions, my team and I spend our days thinking about strategies to discover, develop, and grow community solutions that work. Scale is a critical and constant subject in this conversation, and there's no shortage of writing about what it is and how to do it—or not do it—effectively.
At the SIF, we focus on proving, improving, and scaling solutions with meaningful evidence of impact to disrupt and displace stale, status quo, or ineffective models, and give communities their best chance to thrive.
Just last week we celebrated SIF's fifth anniversary and announced more than $50 million in new grants to some of the nation's most impactful organizations looking to strengthen communities and transform lives. All-in, we've invested more than $700 million along with our non-federal partners in more than 200 innovative, evidence-based nonprofits in 37 states and D.C. These organizations have expanded to hundreds of new locations serving hundreds of thousands more people, thanks to our focus on evaluation and scale.
In the past five years we've learned a great deal about the subject of scale. It can be transformative, it can move a community from 0-90 MPH on seemingly intractable issues in months' time; it can excite and inspire networks, investors, and partners. But it is also ripe with challenges such as cost and speed, model fidelity, staff training, and community buy-in. We and our colleagues at Grantmakers for Effective Organizations' Scaling What Works initiative have written about this much over the years. So it made sense to me that the best way to convey the challenges and opportunities associated with scaling effective solutions was to bring a couple colleagues to Stanford with me who have been on the frontlines of this issue for decades. Prior to the conference, I sat down with them to ask some questions, and I am excited to share the results of those interviews with you.
Bob Giannino joined Access, now uAspire, 20 years into the organization's history and has grown it from one organization in one city to an organization with branches in three states and several cities—and it's growing. uAspire, a SIF investment through the Greenlight Fund, works to ensure that all young people have the financial information and resources necessary to find an affordable path to and through a postsecondary education.
Lois Loofbourrow founded Summerbridge, now Breakthrough Collaborative, in San Francisco in 1978 and helped scale it to 35 locations nationwide before her retirement in 1995. She came back to the organization in the 2000s to help assess and improve programs nationwide. Breakthrough Collaborative increases academic opportunity for highly motivated, underserved students and puts them on the trajectory of a successful college path; it also inspires and develops the next generation of teachers and educational leaders.
Those in the social sector who are in the midst of scaling solutions or planning to do so will benefit greatly from reading Giannino's and Loofbourrow's candid thoughts on what they've learned through the years. One big takeaway for me: The commonalities between scale in the 1980s and 2000s are striking. The challenges are up for perennial debate, but the issues—and perhaps the tools to address them—seem to remain largely the same. If you're planning to scale your organization, these are interviews you don't want to miss.
Read SIF's Q&A with Bob Giannino.
Read SIF's Q&A with Lois Loofbourrow.