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Author Notes: This recipe has roots in, believe it or not, homemade baby food. When my kids were babies, I'd puree whatever we were eating to feed them, which yielded exciting flavor combinations such as chicken with yam and pear with spinach and edamame. The only problem with cultivating a palate for freshly made baby food was what to do when we traveled and did not have access to a kitchen. When my older daughter was about 9 months old and already a good 3 or 4 months into enjoying the pleasures of homemade food, we went to London. She was still nursing then, but also supplemented with purees. I thought, she's a baby, if she's hungry she'll eat any baby food. I guessed wrong (and probably should have test driven my theory before the trip; live and learn). Despite the tantalizing array of organic, fair trade baby food available in Tesco, with such exoticized ingredients as courgette (zucchini) and aubergine (eggplant), she would have none of it. It still looked like earth colored mush, and I didn't even want to taste it myself, to be honest. So for a while, all she got was milk. That was fine, but not ideal. So whenever we had a meal, I looked for food suitable for a toothless infant. We ate a lot of curries, which met the pureéd requirement, but were far too spicy for a little babe. So we were relieved when we were eating fish and chips, and ordered a side of mushy peas for her, despite concerns about the salt. Not the same as mama's, but she ate it. Mushy peas to the rescue!
A modern and sophisticated interpretation of the classic English mushy peas that saved our daughter from starving on that trip to London is a lovely chilled minted pea soup from Daniel Patterson, the chef at Coi in San Francisco Its sweetness is tempered by the tang of buttermilk, which gives it both a richness and silkiness that elevate it from its simple origins.
Inspired by the inventive Anglo-Indian cuisine I ate in London, I've adapted his recipe (published in The New York Times July 1, 2007) by garnishing with a swirl of an Indian spice-infused oil, with a nod to the mint chutneys that I love with samosas, pappadums, and kebabs.
—Beautiful, Memorable Food
Makes: about 4 cups
Chilled Minted Pea Soup, adapted from Daniel Patterson of Coi, San Francisco
cups buttermilk
cups shelled fresh or frozen green peas, plus extra for garnish
fresh mint leaves
salt, to taste
freshly ground black pepper, to taste
Indian Spiced Oil for garnish (recipe follows)
Indian Spiced Oil, not used in the original version at Coi
cup olive oil
tablespoon cumin seeds
garlic cloves, peeled and crushed
quarter sized slices fresh ginger root, slightly crushed
tablespoons minced onion
Thai green or Serrano chilies, minced
tablespoons cilantro, minced
Chilled Minted Pea Soup, adapted from Daniel Patterson of Coi, San Francisco
- In a medium saucepan, bring the buttermilk to a simmer and add 4 cups of peas and a large pinch of salt. Simmer for 1 to 2 minutes over medium heat, stirring often so that the buttermilk does not boil over. The peas should not be fully cooked, just under al dente.
- Transfer the peas and liquid immediately to a blender with the mint leaves and, starting on low speed, carefully blend (holding the lid on firmly with a dishcloth), working up to high speed for 60 seconds.
- In order to preserve the vibrant color and flavor of the peas, the soup must be cooled immediately. Pass through a fine-mesh sieve into a bowl, then rest the bowl inside a larger bowl full of ice water. Stir continuously until cool, tasting occasionally; you will notice that the soup becomes sweeter as it cools. Adjust seasoning with salt and black pepper. Refrigerate until cold.
- To serve, ladle soup into bowls, shot glasses or Moroccan tea glasses, as I used here. Use a squeeze bottle to swirl a stream of the herb-infused oil on the top, and garnish with fresh peas, a sprig of mint and freshly ground black pepper.
Indian Spiced Oil, not used in the original version at Coi
- Heat a frying pan over medium flame. When warm, add in cumin seeds and lightly toast for a few seconds until aromatic, being careful not to burn them. Remove toasted seeds from pan.
- Add olive oil to the pan, and heat over medium flame.
- Add garlic, ginger, onion, chiles and cilantro, and sauté for a few minutes until the onions are translucent.
- Remove from heat, and allow the oil mixture to sit for at least an hour to allow flavors to infuse.
- Strain infused oil. Add the toasted cumin seeds to the strained oil and transfer the oil and cumin mixture to a bottle with a squeeze tip. Use to garnish soup as above.
- This recipe was entered in the contest for Your Best Warm Weather Soup
- This recipe was entered in the contest for Your Best Fresh Herbs
- This recipe was entered in the contest for Your Best Recipe with Mint
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This Week in Golf -- June 6-9
Philadelphia, PA – PGA TOUR - ST. JUDE CLASSIC, TPC Southwind, Memphis, Tennessee - Dustin Johnson birdied two of his final three holes in the final round last year to come from behind and win by a single stroke over John Merrick.
The victory was Johnson's sixth on the PGA Tour and first since The Barclays in 2011. The big-hitter had missed nearly three months earlier in the season because of a back injury, and had just returned to competitive play the week prior.
Johnson is back to defend his title this week and he is joined in the field by notables Phil Mickelson, world No.5 Brandt Snedeker, Ian Poulter and Peter Hanson.
Chinese teenager Tianlang Guan will make his fifth PGA Tour start of the season. The 14-year-old has missed the cut in his previous two appearances, including last week's Memorial Tournament.
Golf Channel has coverage the first two days and early on the weekend before handing off to CBS for Saturday's and Sunday's afternoon coverage.
The PGA Tour heads to Merion Golf Club in Ardmore, Pa., next week for the season's second major, the U.S. Open Championship, which Webb Simpson rallied to win last year at The Olympic Club.
LYONESS OPEN, Diamond Country Club, Atzenbrugg, Austria - Bernd Wiesberger delighted the home galleries last year when he came from four strokes back in the final round to win by three at his country's only tour stop.
The win was Wiesberger's second on the European Tour and the second of his impressive 2012 campaign.
Coming off a tie for third at the Nordea Masters in Sweden, Wiesberger is back on hand to defend his title at Diamond Country Club.
Golf Channel has full coverage of the action this week.
With the U.S. Open taking place next week, the European Tour will feature an opposite event in France, where Darren Fichardt will look to defend his 2012 Najeti Hotels and Golf Open title.
REGIONS TRADITION, Shoal Creek, Shoal Creek, Alabama - Last year, Tom Lehman fired four rounds in the 60s and successfully defended his title with a 2- stroke victory at Shoal Creek.
Lehman became the first player to successfully defend a major championship title on the elder circuit since Allen Doyle won back-to-back U.S. Senior Opens in 2005 and 2006.
The win was Lehman's sixth on the Champions Tour and his third major title. His other major victory came at the 2010 Senior PGA Championship.
The two-time defending champ is back in the field this week, as is Fred Couples, Bernhard Langer, Mark O���Meara and Fred Funk. Champions Tour rookies Rocco Mediate, Steve Elkington, Esteban Toledo and Duffy Waldorf will also be on hand.
Golf Channel will have coverage of all four rounds.
The Champions Tour is off next week before heading to North Shore Country Club in Glenview, Ill., for the inaugural Encompass Championship.
LPGA CHAMPIONSHIP, Locust Hill Country Club, Pittsford, New York - Shanshan Feng overcame a 3-stroke final-round deficit last year and made history, as she became the first golfer, male or female, from mainland China to win a major championship.
With her 2-stroke victory, Feng also became the first player from mainland China to win an LPGA Tour event.
Feng is back to defend her title this week as part of a field comprised of top 50 players on the 2013 LPGA money list. World No. 1 Inbee Park, who won the season's first major, the Kraft Nabisco Championship, will also be on hand, as will former champion and 16-time LPGA Tour winner Cristie Kerr.
Golf Channel will have coverage of all four rounds.
The LPGA Tour is off next week before heading to Pinnacle Country Club for the NW Arkansas Championship, which Ai Miyazato won last year.
TIMES COLONIST ISLAND SAVINGS OPEN, Uplands Golf Club, Victoria, British Columbia - Last year, American Andrew Roque fired a final-round, 9-under 61 to win by three strokes at the tour's first event of the season.
Roque is back on hand this week to defend his title at Uplands Golf Club.
The Canadian Tour is off next week before heading to Country Hills Golf Club in Alberta for the ATB Financial Classic, where Michael Gligic defeated Matt Marshall on the second playoff hole last year.

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This World is for me to post various Playlists that usually contain about 5 songs to do with the theme of the playlist. Most of the songs come from the top 100 in the music industry.
- Created By Skyzie
List 8 - New Songs :)
Here's Some new ones that I've got on repeat! Still Waiting for someone to Guest post ;)
1.Rihanna - We found Love
2.Katy Perry - The one that Got Away
3.T-Pain - 5 O'Clock
4.Nicki Minaj - Fly
5.Sean Paul - Got 2 Luv U
List 7 - Big voice songs
I don't know if you've noticed but alot of the latest greatest songs have had really great artists who really know how to hold a note. Here my list of some I've noticed that I love.
1.Adele - Rolling in the deep
2.Christina Perri - Jar of Hearts
3.Glee cast - Bohemian Rhapsody
4.Adele - Someone like you
5.Demi Lovato - Skyscraper
List 6- Latest Greatest songs
Here's some of the latest songs I'm luvin'
1.DJ Khaled-I'm on one
2.Snoop Dogg-Drop it like its hot
3.Wierd Al-Perform this way(Parody of born this way
4.David Guetta-Where them girls at
5.Nicki Minaj-Super Bass
Hope you like them. Also a reminder that guest posts are welcome and comments or suggestions appreciated.
List 5- Greatest of LMFAO (so far)
Got LMFAO's album 'Sorry for Party Rocking' and these are some of my favouite songs by LMFAO and the other featured artists.
1.LMFAO-Party Rock Anthem
2.LMFAO-One Day
3.LMFAO-Champagne Showers
4.LMFAO-Sorry for Party Rocking
5.LMFAO-Take it to the Hole(ft.Busta Rhymes)
Hope you like it :D
List 4- Slow love Songs <3
This is a playlist of those slow love songs that make you think about that special someone ;)
1.Lil Wayne-How to Love
2.Secondhand Serenade-Fall for you
3.Chris Brown-Crawl
4.Taylor Swift-Crazier
5.Nelly-Just a Dream


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The chemical industry can no longer count on past performance.
It wasn't long ago that double-digit returns came easily in the chemical business. But those days are gone.
The challenges the industry is facing are broad and deep. Commodities prices continue their history of volatility, making long-term planning difficult. Evolving feedstock economics and the shift to unconventional sources such as shale gas have contributed to a resurgence of production in the United States, even as the center of the industry moves toward Asia and the Middle East is emerging as a significant player in the chemical industry. Operational excellence is as important as ever, but the current dynamics demand more. New commercial strategies, service excellence, and top-tier data capabilities are needed to win.
The dramatic rise of shale gas as a resource in North America, combined with the growing maturity of the chemical industry in many emerging regions, is shifting the balance of power in the chemical sector.
This means chemical companies have to work harder than ever to thrive. It wasn't unusual to see strong average total shareholder return in the industry during boom years, but the average TSR in the most recent five-year period was barely 5%. Winning chemical companies are transforming their business models and adopting lean principles to ensure that even in a challenging market, revenue growth leads to higher returns.


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- Aug 22:
- Sheriff OK's Flagstaff finish for Boulder stage of USA Pro Cycling Challenge
- Aug 21:
- Boulder still has vacancies, despite USA Pro Cycling Challenge and CU move-in
- Aug 19:
- Fire concerns diminish for USA Pro Cycling Challenge, but alternate downtown finish is possible
- Aug 18:
- Ad promoting Boulder to run internationally during USA Pro Cycling Challenge
- Aug 21:
- Boulder still has vacancies, despite USA Pro Cycling Challenge and CU move-in
- Aug 18:
- Ad promoting Boulder to run internationally during USA Pro Cycling Challenge
- Aug 16:
- Fans gather in Boulder for fundraiser, celebration ahead of Pro Cycling Challenge
- Aug 13:
- Boulder juggles Pro Cycling Challenge, student move-in crowds
- Aug 7:
- Boulder Farmers' Market to switch from Saturday to Sunday for USA Pro Cycling Challenge
- Jul 28:
- Race fans fear USA Pro Cycling Challenge may not return to Boulder
- Jul 18:
- Boulder leaders support 30,000-fan cap on USA Pro Cycling Challenge's Flagstaff finish
- Jul 14:
- Boulder may cap USA Pro Cycling Challenge spectators on Flagstaff at 30,000
- Jul 5:
- Boulder: Fire risk could force USA Pro Cycling Challenge to re-route Flagstaff finish
- Jun 5:
- Boulder approves emergency measure allowing Flagstaff finish for USA Pro Cycling Challenge
- May 30:
- Boulder activists seek change to Flagstaff finish of USA Pro Cycling Challenge
- May 2:
- Boulder may waive rules to host USA Pro Cycling Challenge
- May 1:
- Boulder city attorney: Legal barriers to Flagstaff race unlikely
What: An exhibit highlighting the Red Zinger Bicycle Classic, which ran from 1975 through 1979 in Boulder
When: The exhibit on the bridge over Boulder Creek is open through Aug. 31 when the main branch of the Boulder Public Library is open, which is 10 a.m. to 9 p.m. Monday through Thursday; 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Friday and Saturday; and noon to 6 p.m. Sundays. The library is closed this Saturday due to the bike race.
Where: 1001 Arapahoe Ave., Boulder
When the Lycra-clad riders competing in the USA Pro Cycling Challenge roll into Boulder on Saturday and make a sharp turn up Boulder Canyon, they'll begin following in the wheel tracks of riders who, more than 35 years ago, helped birth professional bike racing in America.
Just like Saturday's route, the Red Zinger Bicycle Classic, which launched in Boulder in 1975, sent riders up Boulder Canyon, north on the Peak to Peak Highway and back downhill into Lyons before returning to Boulder.
The Red Zinger -- started by Celestial Seasonings founder Mo Siegel, who named the race after one of his popular herbal teas -- ran for five years, expanding in scope and prestige each summer, before transforming into the Coors Classic in 1980.
This month, the Boulder Public Library is displaying an exhibit on the Red Zinger, with old photos, newspaper clippings and race brochures, on the bridge over Boulder Creek in the main library branch.
"This is really a Boulder story -- that's one of the things that really turned me on about it," said Douglas Lee, a professional writer who put together the display in collaboration with the Carnegie Branch Library for Local History.
From the beginning, the Red Zinger drew the country's best cyclists, and each year, the race amplified -- swelling in attendance and in geography. The first year, the race included the mountain race, a time trial and a criterium around North Boulder Park. In future years, it added stages across the state, including in Steamboat Springs, Aspen, Vail and Estes Park. By its third year, the Zinger was the only officially sanctioned international bike race in the United States, and it drew teams from across the world. Some called it America's answer to the Tour de France.
"I really think the Zinger was the spark plug for establishing bicycle racing as a popular sport with the American public," Lee said.
After running the race out of the front office of Celestial Seasonings for five summers, Siegel sold the race for $1 to Michael Aisner, who already had helped organize the event for a couple of years, in 1980. Coors became the race's primary sponsor. The Coors Classic continued on in a similar vein to the Zinger through 1988.
Now, the Pro Cycling Challenge has revived Colorado's standing in the international bike racing scene -- and Siegel couldn't be more psyched about it.
"I love it. I love the Pro Cycling Challenge. I ride a bike all the time," Siegel said. "I'm just thrilled about it, and I think they're doing a good job. I'm so glad that we're closing on Flagstaff for the Boulder leg."
And while several stages of the Pro Cycling Challenge resemble the stages from the old Zinger, Siegel said the spirit now is a little different than it was then.
"The Red Zinger was this passion that I had about, 'Get out and cycle and eat health food and drink great tea and be healthy.' I've been kind of a health nut forever," Siegel said. "It was a lifestyle thing as well as a sporting event."
The Pro Cycling Challenge, on the other hand, is primarily a sporting event. But the lifestyle drive of the Red Zinger still lingers, at least in Boulder, where the number of cyclists has exploded since the 1970s.
"When we first started with the Zinger, there were bike riders around, but not very many," Siegel said. "We just have a great lifestyle here, and I think that the bike race back then was a part of that."
Barry Siff, co-chairman of the committee that organized to bring the Pro Cycling Challenge to Boulder this year, said the legacy of the Zinger was on his mind when he fought to get a Boulder stage.
"I have an eight-hour DVD set of all the video that was ever done for the Red Zinger and the Coors Classic," Siff said. "The race at North Boulder Park -- it was insane. Tens of thousands of people were at North Boulder Park. ...
"It was amazing. Boulder, really, was where it's at. To have the Pro Cycling Challenge come to Colorado and not be in Boulder -- in my mind -- would border on outrageous."
Contact Camera Staff Writer Laura Snider at 303-473-1327 or firstname.lastname@example.com.


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QB Mitchell decides on North Carolina State after decision to transfer from Arkansas
FAYETTEVILLE, Ark. – Former Arkansas quarterback Brandon Mitchell says he is transferring to North Carolina State to play his final season.
Mitchell was granted his release from the Razorbacks earlier this month, following a spring competition for the starting position that ended with the senior listed as the second-team quarterback to sophomore Brandon Allen.
The 6-foot-4, 239-pound Mitchell is on track to earn his degree this summer and will use the NCAA graduate-transfer exception to play immediately for the Wolfpack next season.
He visited several schools over the last two weeks before settling on North Carolina State, which was 7-6 last season.
Mitchell served as Tyler Wilson's backup two seasons ago, finishing 22-of-32 passing for 271 yards in limited action. He moved to receiver last summer in order to receiver more playing time.


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January 18, 2007
LOS ANGELES - Since its publication in 2003, Making Schools Work by Professor William Ouchi has proved revolutionary. The book's recommendations for management reform in public education have been implemented by numerous school districts nationwide, illuminating ways in which management principles may be applied in a setting as far from the private sector as possible: the redtaped bureaucratic milieu of a public board of education.
Most recently, The Academy of Management Journal convened its All-Academy Symposium at its 65th annual meeting in Honolulu. The topic came straight off of Ouchi's page: "Making Schools Work: Management Reform as the Key." It could be said that Ouchi's work at UCLA Anderson not only closes the gap between the tenets of management and the formation of public policy — it has helped construct the actual bridge.
"I don't do anything unless it has the potential to influence institutions on a national level," says Ouchi, who holds the Sanford and Betty Sigoloff Chair in Corporate Renewal at Anderson. "I'm a chaired professor at a renowned management school. I'm not interested in writing articles that nobody reads. That's the whole point of having tenure and a chair. I can take five or six years doing research before showing results. If I don't do that, what's the point of having tenure?"
School of Thought
Ouchi has focused on education policy for many years. In Los Angeles, his involvement dates back to the "LEARN" program, a plan that advocated decentralization in public schools. Though the policy was adopted, it never was implemented formally or fully in the Los Angeles Unified School District (LAUSD).
Ironically, when Ouchi decided to devote serious research to education, his proposals were rejected by traditional education foundations. The initial work eventually was funded in part by a pair of benefactors – Peter Bing and Frank Baxter – and foundation funding finally followed. The papers that emerged from the research, as well as Making Schools Work, detail practical principles that seem incredibly obvious from a management perspective. And yet they are anathema to the way many school districts are run.
Asked to distill and (reduce) the numerous lessons to the few essential "must-dos," Ouchi responds with what he calls "the four freedoms that must be given to every school."
The Four Freedoms
The first is the freedom for every school to control its own budget "with strong accountability." Typically, budgets are centrally controlled by school boards and boards of education. Second, give school principals the ability to staff their institution as they see fit.
Third, give schools – principals and their faculty – the freedom to control curriculum, provided they conform to state standards. In other words, leave it up to each school to determine how its students learn the material state legislators deem essential.
And, fourth, give school administrators the freedom to customize a schedule according to the needs of the individual school, with class periods as long or short as necessary, and with teachers' meetings built into the process.
Simply implementing these four freedoms produces critical results, Ouchi says.
"One metric, we have found, is more important than any other in determining school success," he notes, "and that's 'student load.' One of the benefits of implementation is the resulting reduction in this metric."
Student load is the number of students assigned to each teacher. In New York City, the typical high school teacher has five courses of 37 students each; in Los Angeles, it's 40. As Ouchi points out, no teacher can grade 200 reports or tests and produce substantive comments on each one. "Teachers with that many students simply can't engage in a productive way with each student," he says.
But schools (and districts) that offer principals the autonomy to budget their own money and hire their own staff see significant reductions in student load. Typically, the reduction is drastic, down to between 55-60 students, a total that mirrors numbers at elite private high schools. The second critical result follows: the lower the student load, the more students stay in school and the higher test scores rise; over time they climb 30 to 50 percent.
By Ouchi's calculation, six of the largest 10 school districts in the country are implementing – or are attempting to implement – programs that include his research tenets. These districts include New York, Chicago, Houston, Los Angeles, Clark County, Nev., and the state of Hawaii.
Big Changes in the Big Apple
Chancellor Joel I. Klein, head of the New York City public school system, is no stranger to challenge. As assistant attorney general in charge of the U.S. Department of Justice's antitrust division, he led landmark cases against Microsoft, WorldCom/Sprint, Visa/Mastercard and General Electric. His mandate as chancellor was to reform the largest public school district in the nation. His tenure began in July 2002 and his reforms have been largely successful.
Since coming on the job, Klein has utilized Ouchi's research, and relied on the Anderson professor as a trusted consultant.
"When I was appointed chancellor, I started doing a lot of reading in the field, including some articles Bill had done," Klein explains. "I found that he was focused on school autonomy and the leadership of principals. Once we started doing the work on our first overhaul, I met with Bill about how to improve our schools.
"Bill understands organizational theory and the alignment of incentives – and the effect of those on human resources and on an organization's culture. This was critical to me, because, in my view, if you have the wrong organizational culture you're not going to succeed. What Bill deals with goes to the heart of reform."
Klein's efforts in New York focus on three principles: leadership, empowerment and accountability. He offers principals performance agreements with measurable targets and then gives them the authority to meet their goals. School leaders control their own budgets, choose which administrators they work with and decide which other schools comprise their "network."
It's all designed to move authority from a behind-the-lines central administrative source to the educators in the field. And it's all straight out of the Bill Ouchi handbook.
"Bill understands how to align organizational structures in ways that lead to innovation and differentiation, and that begins with more authority at the school level," Klein says. "Organizations that succeed have an alignment between authority and accountability."
The New York chancellor's relationship with Ouchi is ongoing. Most recently, Klein asked the professor to look at how dollars follow students through the school system.
"Right now, budgets go to the schools," he says. "We're now starting to look at whether or not dollars actually flow in an equitable fashion based on individual student need."
To that end, Klein has appointed Ouchi to his advisory committee on Weighted Student Formula, the next phase of his reform. It should be noted, meanwhile, that all of the work Ouchi does for Klein is pro bono.
Closer to Home
In Los Angeles, Anderson alumnus Marcus Castain ('98) says he also sees how Ouchi's research has informed the public debate on school reform. Castain is the associate director for education, youth and families for Los Angeles Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa, whose term kicked off with a controversial pledge to take over and reform the Los Angeles Unified School District.
The LAUSD is fighting the effort, but Villaraigosa's office continues to move forward.
"We would like to see more decisions move from the central bureaucracy down to the school site," Castain says. "Resource and staffing decisions should be decided by a strong principal who is working in concert with teachers and parents."
Castain cites the LEARN movement, which Ouchi chaired, and the Los Angeles Annenberg Metropolitan Project (which also featured involvement by Ouchi) as reform efforts whose principles still resonate to many educators and parents in Los Angeles.
Running With It
Ouchi can be – and often is – critical of the politicians and bureaucrats whose thinking he hopes to transform. But he is gratified to see school reformers apply theories he introduced, whether he is credited with or involved in their implementation.
"I help anyone who is serious," Ouchi says. "But when an idea gets traction, I lose control of it. It becomes an idea that people run with and they don't necessarily need me. I just hope the fundamental concepts withstand the variations that will be brought into the implementation."
At the most fundamental level, Ouchi's provocative work is raising questions. The August 2005 All-Academy Symposium presented in Hawaii by The Academy of Management Journal explored two key issues. First, do management scholars have something to contribute to the subject of school reform? And second, have management scholars done enough — not only in the area of public education, but regarding public policy issues in general? On hand to discuss were Ouchi; Richard Riordan, former mayor of Los Angeles and former secretary of education for California; and Hawaii Governor Linda Lingle, among others.
Subsequent to the forum, The Academy of Management Journal commissioned a series of papers on the subject, noting that "Professor Ouchi's work is so unusual and raises so many pertinent questions about the role of management research in contemporary society" that the AMJ editorial team asked 15 scholars to comment on the panel discussion. Each was asked if management scholars should become more involved in public policy and how this would best be accomplished. The scholars' work was published and summarized in a special issue of the journal.
As of now, Ouchi is planning a new treatise on schools. Then, he says, he'll close the book on that subject. He's not sure what's next … but if you're concerned about health care policy in this country, rest assured that a certain chaired professor at a top-ranked school of management is looking into it.
About UCLA Anderson School of Management
UCLA Anderson School of Management is ranked among the top-tier business schools in the world building the next generation of leaders for institutions across the globe. A faculty ranked #1 in "intellectual capital" by Businessweek and renowned for their research and teaching, highly selective admissions, successful alumni and world-class facilities combine to provide an extraordinary learning environment.
The mission of UCLA Anderson School of Management is to be a global leader in advancing management thought and practice through education, research and service. Established in 1935, UCLA Anderson provides management education to more than 1,600 students enrolled in MBA, Executive MBA, Fully-Employed MBA and doctoral programs, and more than 2,000 executives and managers enrolled annually in executive education programs. UCLA Anderson alumni number more than 35,000 graduates around the world dedicated to continued networking, professional development and educational activities.


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Friday, September 3, 2010
Recipe: Pizza Cake (it's a piece of cake to make!)
1/2 head cauliflower, riced
4 eggs
2 cups pizza toppings: ham or bacon, capsicum, tomato, basil, onion, pepperoni, salt & peppers, etc.
1. Preheat oven to moderate-high. Line and lightly grease a baking tray or pan - preferably one with a lip.
2. If you can be bothered (it's worth it), lightly fry all suitable pizza toppings in a small amount of bacon grease or coconut oil to develop the flavours.
3. In a large mixing bowl, combine cauliflower, eggs, and pizza toppings.
4. Pour mixture into prepared pan, and spread into desired shape. The thickness of mine was about 3cm.
5. Bake in oven until edges have browned and cake is cooked through. My oven took about half an hour to completely cook it through. Spongy goodness!
Serve with whatever you like - it can be the veggie portion of a meat meal, or the meat with a salad. One quarter of a cake is a good serving size if it's part of a meal, but the beau and I easily demolished half each without anything else to eat. I look forward to experimenting with other variations: curried chicken pizza cake, ground beef and tomato pizza cake... Yum!
11 comments:
- Kikilula said...
Yummie! Good idea. I'll try this next time I find a decent fresh coliflower.
- September 3, 2010 at 6:27 PM
ive done a similar thing to this but i did
it was like spongy garlic bread! i spread butter on top when it came out! this looks good, your cicken idea with it YUM!!!
- September 4, 2010 at 12:05 AM
Why did you cut out dairy??
- September 4, 2010 at 12:13 AM
- Tawnee said...
Looks delicious! I'm going to try it.
- September 4, 2010 at 12:34 AM
- Methuselah said...
Good stuff. I like the way you combine ingredients.
- September 4, 2010 at 2:22 AM
So, what temperature do you consider moderately-high for your oven?
- September 4, 2010 at 2:52 AM
This looks super! You are so creative. Thanks very much for the new recipe.
A moderately hot oven is 400 degrees.
This list might come in handy.
Any basic cookbook will have such a list.
- September 4, 2010 at 4:01 AM
- EKSeattle said...
Looks great, it is in the oven as we speak :)
- September 6, 2010 at 9:11 AM
This was great! It's my new favorite breakfast... or dinner... or whatever. I added italian sausage, fresh basil, red pepper and tomato on top. I cut it into four "pieces" and each makes a meal for me. Thanks for your blog!
- September 14, 2010 at 6:20 AM
- dr rona said...
looks yummy
definitely going to make a version
- September 24, 2010 at 2:26 PM
I've also made something very similar to this, just swapping out the cauliflower with grated, stemed squash. Dee-licious!
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Vacant Building Registration (VBR) Program
The Vacant Building Registration program is the City's primary tool for tracking, monitoring, and managing nuisance vacant properties in the City. The program is governed by Chapter 249 of the Minneapolis Code of Ordinances.
The Vacant Building Registration Program was created to ensure that vacant property remains secure and is properly maintained. The Program was also established to help recapture some of the City's costs related to properties that are not being maintained or that have a history of improper maintenance.
Owners of vacant properties must register and pay an annual fee. The current VBR fee is contained in the Director's Fee Schedule. The VBR fee is due at the time of registration and each year on the anniversary date of being found vacant. That date can be found on the City's Property Information website. This fee is also adjusted annually and will be increased April 1, of each calendar year.
All buildings (including commercial properties) may qualify for the Vacant Building Registration Program. Residential or commercial properties that have one or more of the following conditions may be required to register as vacant:
- Condemned requiring a code compliance inspection. See condemned properties.
- Unoccupied and unsecured for five days or more
- Unoccupied and secured by means other than those normally used in the design of the building for 30 days or more
- Unoccupied with multiple housing maintenance, fire or building code violations existing for 30 days or more
- Unoccupied more than 365 days with an order having been issued to correct a nuisance condition pursuant to section 227.90.
- A vacant commercial or residential building or structure which is unable to receive a certificate of occupancy due to work stoppage or expired permits
Commercial Vacant Building Registration
The City recently amended the Vacant Building Registration Ordinance to include qualifying vacant commercial properties. VBR eligible commercial properties are identified using the same criteria listed above. In addition, vacant commercial properties may contest the designation by filing a formal appeal with the Problem Properties Unit. The appeal is then referred to the Nuisance Condition Process Review Panel for a decision.
To refer a vacant commercial property, call 612.673.2233.
Restoration Agreements
To encourage the rehabilitation of buildings that qualify for the VBR program, the City is allowing the VBR fee to be held in abeyance for 6 months as long as the property owner is rehabbing the property and meeting other conditions in the Restoration Agreement. Please note, not all properties will qualify for a Restoration Agreement. Restoration Agreements may be an option if the property has been in the VBR program for less than three months, or the anniversary date of the Vacant Building Registration order is less than 3 months past due.
A copy of the Restoration Agreement can be found following this link. Restoration Agreements (PDF) document for more details.
To find more on the policies and procedures that govern a Restoration Agreement, download this document. Restoration Agreement Policy (PDF)
Director's Orders to Demolish (RAZE)
Minneapolis Code of Ordinance Chapter 249, outlines the conditions under which a property can be declared a Nuisance and the City can establish the appropriate abatement action. Staff from the Inspections division, periodically reviews the properties on the Vacant Building Registration List to determine if they are in bad shape and meet the definition of nuisance and should be demolished. The owner and all others with a financial interest in the property are sent a Director's Order to Demolish (PDF). The owner and/or other persons with a financial interest, have 21 days to appeal the order or 30 days to comply with the order. The City issues between 50 to 100 Director's Orders annually.
Winterization of Condemned Properties
To protect citizens and property from damage due to frozen water pipes or improperly maintained gas lines and electrical service, the City now requires that property condemned for boards be properly winterized. This includes disconnecting gas, shutting off electric power and draining plumbing fixtures and water pipes. The City may also direct its Water Department to shut off water service at the stop box and drop the meter. Condemned properties that are not winterized by the owner, may be winterized by an authorized city contractor. The owner of record will be notified prior to the winterization and the cost of this winterization will be applied as a special assessment to the property tax.
Current List of Buildings Registered as Vacant
Vacant Building Registration List (Chapter 249 List)
Current Map of Buildings Registered as Vacant
To search for a specific property, click the box with the magnifying glass in the top left. Enter the address of the property, followed by "Minneapolis." For example, to look for 1001 Main Street, you'd want to enter "1001 Main Street, Minneapolis" to look up its information. Additionally, if there is a data field without a date (example: Condemned for Boarding Date or Director's Order to Demolish Date) then that means the property does not have that given issue.
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Poor Ashley got a lot of unnecessary criticism after being on the show because some fans thought she was too boring, too chipper and bubbly, too perfect -- or some combination of all three. But love her or hate her, Ashley is now married to one seriously sexy dude, all thanks to having the opportunity to find true love on TV.
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The ceremony was held at the Langham Hotel in Pasadena, California, and (wait for it) -- Bachelorette host Chris Harrison served as the officiant. (Cute or tacky? I think it's pretty cute.)
Ashley and J.P. paid tribute to their heritage by standing under a huppah (J.P.'s Jewish), and then there was a Celtic knot ceremony where both of their moms tied their wrists together and said a prayer. (Very Fifty Shades, minus the prayer bit.)
Ok, get ready -- here comes the only gag-worthy part of the event. According to a wedding attendee, the happy couple couldn't wait to swap spit as husband and wife. The guest said, "They came really close to kissing several times during the ceremony. But they were able to wait… barely… until they were pronounced man and wife."
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Ashley and J.P.'s dog, Boo, was in attendance, and he even got to sit in the front row. (Love it.)
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We all know the robot apocalypse is coming, but that doesn't mean we need to try and hurry it along. It seems these guys didn't get the memo, because they built a robot specifically to play the classic Rock 'Em Sock 'Em Robots game. Making a robot play a game about robots fighting to the death? That's taunting them, plain and simple. It'd be like forcing animals to play Pokémon or something. When the robots eventually force us to play Rock 'Em Sock 'Em Humans — with an elaborate rig using real humans as the boxers, complete with built-in decapitators for when somebody "knocks" somebody else's "block off" — at least we'll know where they got the idea.
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Japanese church officials are setting up an emergency center to coordinate humanitarian aid operations in Sendai, the area most devastated by the March 11 earthquake and tsunami. The center will be managed by Caritas Japan and will draw on the resources of numerous Catholic volunteers who have come forward in the wake of the disaster. Japan's bishops decided to establish the center and initiate other relief efforts under the supervision of Caritas at an emergency meeting in Sendai on March 16.
Describing the scene in Sendai after the earthquake and tsunami, the Rev. Daisuke Narui, executive director of Caritas Japan, said: "The panorama of destruction is striking.... Now we'll have to roll up our shirtsleeves. People are expecting our help."
"Today the dominant feeling is fear," Father Narui said. "The biggest concern is the nuclear power plant in Fukushima. It is a ghost from Japanese history coming back to haunt us. But it must be said that the people are not indulging in panic; instead, they are reacting with poise and dignity."
After the magnitude 9 earthquake, cooling procedures were fatally interrupted, and reactors at Fukushima were damaged by a number of explosions. Japanese nuclear engineers were working with increasing desperation to prevent a meltdown. Thousands have been evacuated from communities near the reactors. Father Narui said, "In the worst-affected areas, the main problem is the lack of food and fuel. As there is no fuel, people cannot move. And they are left feeling powerless in the face of this tragedy."
Bishop Martin Tetsuo Hiraga of Sendai said that residents, cut off without electricity and with phone service only partially restored, were unaware of the worsening situation at the Fukushima plant. "You living in other countries have a much better idea of the tragedy," the bishop added.
"We are terrified," the bishop said. "We only have the government announcements; we have no other source of information. We don't even know what has happened to our parishes in the towns and villages along the coast. We have no way of contacting them. I can only hope that the people of my diocese can stand together and be strong enough to overcome this disaster." Japanese officials estimate about 10,000 people have perished.
Bishop Hiraga said: "We Catholics in the Diocese of Sendai are a few more than 10,000, a little flock. However, we continue to pray for the victims, and we will do everything possible to bring relief, to testify, at this time of suffering, to the message of Christ's love." Bishop Hiraga said the catastrophic events after the March 11 earthquake have left Japanese citizens "exhausted and disoriented." He said that for this reason, "hope is exactly the gift Christians can make to the country at this time of suffering."
As the magnitude of the disaster in Japan unfolded, international aid organizations stepped up efforts to respond. Bishop Isao Kikuchi of Niigata, president of Caritas Japan, said: "We have received so many e-mails from all continents, filled with words of compassion and prayer. We are very grateful for this solidarity. We believe that aid activity is needed, but prayer is also important in such a situation."


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Patricia A. Devine, 77, formerly of Harmony Ct., passed away June 28, 2012 at Kent Hospital.
Born in Waterbury, Conneticut, she was a daughter of the late Joseph E. and Dorothy M. (Feld) Devine.
She was the beloved sister of Kathleen H. Bailey and the late Eleanor F. Ottavaino and Dorothy Eccleston. She is also survived by many nieces and nephews.
Her funeral service will be held Thursday, July 5, 2012 at 11 a.m. in the Thomas & Walter Quinn Funeral Chapel, 2435 Warwick Ave. Burial will be in St. Ann Cemetery, Cranston. Information and condolences, visit TheQuinnFuneralHome.com.


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One Quick Handwriting Transcription Challenge Every Day-for the genealogist in you
Wednesday, March 21, 2012
Settle that Estate
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- Gail TiltonMarch 21, 2012 at 8:10 AM
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- AnonymousMarch 21, 2012 at 11:46 AM
My guess is almost the same: Mary Wilson, Amos Wilson, Jesse Robinet, Amos Wilson [Jr?].ReplyDelete
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I agree with three, but the third name is more like Joyce.. the third letter is in no way an 's'.. it is a long letter, as in 'j' or 'f' even.ReplyDelete
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Why is Kevin Durant smiling (besides all the obvious reasons)?
Because Under Armour could be about to make him a whole lot richer. The sports-apparel retailer is looking to add to its successes by luring the lanky sharpshooter away from rival Nike , ESPN reported.
Durant may be all smiles, but Under Amour investors don\'t seem to be. Today anyway. The stock is down almost 2% in an up market, perhaps reflecting concerns that the company may be making a risky bet.
How risky? Under Armour is reportedly offering Kevin Durant an endorsement deal somewhere in the ballpark of $285 million over 10 years. That\'s a number that Nike can handle — and has — but is no small investment for Under Armour.
If he signs on the dotted line, it would be the biggest deal the company has ever committed to, according to ESPN, and would amount to almost 10% of the entire annual marketing budget. Add to that the fact that basketball shoes are, at this point anyway, a tiny part of Under Armour\'s business, comprising only about 1% of the $3 billion in revenue that company said it\'s expected to bring in this year.
But those betting against Under Armour have been stomped over the past five years, with the stock up more than 1,000%.
Nike still has the right, per Durant\'s current contract with the company, to match, ESPN reported. And Durant would be obligated to accept that. But it remains to be seen if Nike is willing to pony up that kind of cash to keep the services of one of its best sellers.
Regardless, Durant is about to get paid in a big way. The Oklahoma City Thunder is set to fork over $41.2 million to the prolific scorer over the next two years.
In the past year alone, between his salary and endorsements, he earned $31.9 million, enough to put him at No. 20 on the Forbes list of highest-paid athletes. He\'ll be climbing that list, no doubt, but won\'t be approaching boxer Floyd Mayweather Jr. or Real Madrid soccer star Cristiano Ronaldo anytime soon.
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PHP developers all over the world can rejoice now if what Jim Plush is predicting in his new post will be coming soon - a major resurgence of major companies looking for skilled PHP developers.
You can almost feel it in the air. You can almost sense that PHP hasn't even come close to hitting it's peak in the world. Jobs man, I'm talkin jobs. I remember 3 years ago getting my daily emails from monster.com on PHP positions open in my area and maybe I was lucky to see one every couple of weeks. Fast forward to today and there are no less than 5-10 per day! I mentioned this on the PHP podcast interview I did last with with Marcus and I noted how this quick explosion in PHP positions could be troublesome if trained coders aren't there.
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For the past 31 years, the name CubCrafters has been synonymous with Super Cubs. But with its entry a few years ago into the world of Light-Sport Aircraft, its name now is tied to one of the most successful LSAs on the market.
The Yakima, Wash., company was founded by Jim Richmond, a Super Cub aficionado, who wanted to offer rebuild services for Piper Super Cubs. When the Sport Pilot and LSA rules went into effect, it was a natural progression for the company build its own LSA.
But CubCrafters' first attempt at an LSA wasn't such a success.
To be certified in the LSA category, a plane needs to have a gross weight of just 1,320 pounds. Richmond's first idea for a CubCrafters LSA was to produce a scaled-down, and therefore lighter, Super Cub.
"He found out that you just couldn't get a Super Cub light enough," said Randy Lervold, general manager. "He realized that he was going to have to have a clean sheet design."
Using computer aided design (CAD) and materials, such as composites, that didn't exist when the Super Cub was developed in 1949, the CubCrafters Sport Cub S2 took shape.
"The Sport Cub is a reinvention of the Super Cub," Lervold continued. "The need to keep the airframe light and strong led to a complete redesign of the wing. We have a saying at CubCrafters: 'Light is right' and we mean that."
He notes that each wing assembly, which includes two aluminum spars, ribs, anti-drag wires, and compression bands, weighs 22 pounds or less. The fuselage is made from reinforced 4130 chrome moly steel with carbon fiber components.
The interior of the Sport Cub was also redesigned using a composite tray for the pilot seat and pedestal.
Additionally, the instrument panel is 4 inches forward of where it is on a traditional Super Cub, creating a more spacious cockpit.
"The cockpit is approximately 4 inches wider at the shoulder for both the pilot and co-pilot than an original Cub," said Lervold. "There is also more head room. We have had pilots 7 feet tall in the Sport Cub. They have to bend their knees, but they fit."
He notes that getting into the airplane is easier too, because of a large gull-wing door. There's also removable windows for the pilot who wants the full "low and slow, wind moving through your hair" experience.
While some LSAs are designed to be "around the patch" aircraft because of limited fuel capacity, the CubCrafters LSAs are "go some place" airplanes. The Sport Cub has two 12-gallon wing tanks, a four-position fuel selector valve, and a gravity-fed fuel system. This is a big departure from the original Cubs, which sported header tanks.
"We also have an option for long range tanks that hold 44 gallons, of which 43 is useable fuel," said Lervold, adding, "The fuel tanks are located in the wings. The fuel gauges are site gauges on the wing root. They show the fuel in both three-point and flight attitude with placards warning against takeoff if the fuel level is below a certain level."
The Sport Cub is powered by a Continental O-200A engine rated at 100 horsepower. Lervold acknowledges that the choice of powerplant sets it apart from many of the LSAs on the market because the LSA industry standard is the Rotax engine.
The decision to use a Continental engine was debated, Lervold recalled, saying, "When Light Sport was introduced back in 2004, the Rotax engine hadn't really won public confidence yet, and we didn't want to build a Light Sport Aircraft per se. We wanted to build the best Cub that we could that would also be a Light Sport Aircraft."
When a pilot who has flown a vintage Super Cub gets into the CubCrafters Sport Cub for the first time, there may be a moment of confusion as they hunt for the flap handle.
"We repositioned the flap handle. It's now on the upper left side of the cockpit," said Lervold. "It's a safety thing. In traditional Super Cubs the flap handle is down low on the left side of the cockpit. When you reach down for it, you have to take your eyes off the horizon for a moment. With the new position you don't have to do that. You can see out of the corner of your eye, which makes it safer. Also, the new design has fewer moving parts, so it saves weight."
CubCrafters offers four options for instrument panels in the LSAs: Basic analog instruments for the pilot who wants a pure "look out the window" VFR experience; glass panels featuring either Dynon or Garmin products, known as the Executive Glass Panel; or the recently developed MyPanel which, as the name implies, allows the pilot to customize the panel by installing an iPad.
"The MyPanel has a big dock in the center of it," Lervold said. "We supply the hook up, the customer just plugs in their iPad."
The iPad-inspired MyPanel has proven especially popular, says Lervold, noting that it was introduced in November 2011 and by December six airplanes with that configuration had already been sold.
The trend toward technological enhancement in the Cubs is both surprising and expected, said Lervold.
"The Cub has stood the test of time," he said. "You can get low and slow and have the top technology at the same time. Really, who doesn't want XM Weather in the cockpit on that cross-country flight? We also get requests for two axis autopilots that will lock onto your GPS and flight plan."
There are trade offs when customers start adding options, he acknowledges. It not only increases the cost of the aircraft, but sometimes it also increases the gross weight. To help customers make their choices, CubCrafters has an application on its website that allows them to pick and chose what options he or she wants, then determines if those choices create an aircraft that is still in the LSA category — and still in their price range.
Some of the options include extended baggage, leather seats and lighting packages. Customers also can opt to remove the airbag system to save weight.
"We are in the business to sell airplanes and we will work with the customer as much as we can, be it on panel design or paint scheme," said Lervold, who notes that the classic Cub yellow with the black lightening bolt is still a top design.
The basic price for the Sport Cub is $134,950. A deposit of $45,000 is required at the time the order is placed, with a $70,000 payment due when the panel is selected. The balance is due when the aircraft goes in for paint and certification.
"Currently we have 16 deposits on the books," Lervold said, explaining that, "depending on the time of year and how busy we are, it can be three to six months before the aircraft is delivered."
According to the latest figures from Dan Johnson, president of the Light Aircraft Manufacturers Association (LAMA) and General Aviation News' Splog (Sport Pilot Blog) column, CubCrafters holds about 8% of the LSA market, coming in fourth behind Flight Design (15%), Cessna (8.5%)and Czech Sport Aircraft's SportCruiser (8.2%) (the former PiperSport).
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While millions of Americans have made peace with Google posting online pictures of their front doors, and having video cameras pointed at them in every coffee shop, workplace and public setting imaginable, the notion of camera-equipped drones buzzing overhead in nonmilitary settings is making many want to duck for cover.
At a recent U.S. House hearing that followed the federal government's announcement of plans for six drone test sites, a Republican congressman, Rep. Paul Broun of Georgia, said citizens "are just frightened" about the use of drones and possible "invasions of their privacy and violations of their civil rights."
The prospect that as many as 10,000 unmanned planes and helicopter-like surveillance devices could be launched into the nation's skies in the coming years might have once been regarded as a science-fiction scenario. But no more.
The Federal Aviation Administration, which sought the test-site proposals, has been working under a congressional directive to figure out how drones could be deployed safely above U.S. communities as soon as September, 2015.
The prospect of using drones on domestic shores — and not just for military purposes abroad in the war on terror — holds great promise, but also poses great challenges.
From an economic standpoint, there's little doubt that thousands of well-paying jobs could be generated in aviation-related industries if domestic drone use for surveillance takes off.
As for drones' possible uses, in the hands of civilian and law enforcement authorities, businesses and individuals, the relatively inexpensive gadgetry could aid in search-and-rescue missions, crime-fighting, commercial photography, land-use surveying and even news-gathering.
The challenges, though, are just as daunting, including the potential threat to safety in the air and on the ground, and the new privacy risks that could prove to be the tipping point toward a surveillance society.
Technological solutions, presumably, will solve the safety issue.
For instance, drones currently don't have the ability to detect other aircraft nearby.
There are concerns, too, about assuring that the wireless link between their on-the-ground operators and drone devices cannot be broken or hacked.
It's less clear, though, how communities will deal with the quantum leap in surveillance posed by drone flights. The FAA has called for comments on privacy concerns, and would require that test sites follow federal and state laws.
Meanwhile, much more thought needs to be given to whether existing privacy laws are adequate.
Some communities already are stepping up with moratoriums, outright bans on police using drones to gather criminal evidence or requirements that warrants be secured for certain drone flights.
All these concerns need to be worked out before federal authorities grant permission for domestic-drone flights.
And it would be best if these safeguards were developed at the federal level to assure uniform privacy protections.
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LONGMONT -- Innovative educational tools such as Skyline High School's STEM Academy and some programs in Aurora Public Schools couldn't succeed without partnerships, local officials told the director of the White House's Domestic Policy Council on Monday.
The Science, Technology, Engineering, Mathematics Academy at Skyline has received national recognition for how it educates kids in those fields. On Monday, Cecilia Muñoz visited Skyline to hear firsthand how it and other St. Vrain Valley School District programs work.
Muñoz promised to take what she had learned in Longmont back to her office in the West Wing of the White House.
"I can assure you I'll take this back to Washington and it's going to inform the work that we're doing in the educational sphere," Muñoz said.
One of the school district's key partners in STEM and other programs is IBM. Ray Johnson, IBM's corporate citizenship and corporate affairs manager, said the company has always tried to take an active role in helping further students' education in technology.
"Partnerships like this are key and it's really a two-way street," said Johnson, one of about two dozen panelists in a roundtable discussion that Muñoz led.
John Barry, superintendent of Aurora Public Schools, said it's not just private sector companies that are important partners. Institutes of higher education also play a key role, whether it's the University of Colorado's Health Sciences Center in Aurora's case or CU-Boulder and Front Range Community College in St. Vrain's case, he said.
As a member of the Governor's Education Leadership Council, Barry said one of that group's top priorities is eliminating the "Colorado paradox," which the state's economic developers have talked about for years. Colorado is known as one of the most educated states in the country, but it's not because a large percentage of its homegrown residents go on to earn advanced degrees. Instead, most of that well-educated work force is brought in from other states to work at companies here. That's a long-term trend that needs to change, Barry said.
"We're aligning academics and economic development, because they got divorced in the 1990s and we're reuniting them again," he said. "The partnerships go a long way.
Regina Renaldi, executive director of priority programs for the St. Vrain Valley School District, said that on all levels, from kindergarten to secondary education, the district's partners enable it to continue to innovate even as funding dollars are stretched thinner every the year.
"Our partnerships have as much to do with expertise as they do sometimes with money or resources," Renaldi said.
The panel included Longmont Mayor Dennis Coombs; John Cody, president and CEO of the Longmont Area Economic Council; and Kathy Weber-Harding, president and CEO of the Longmont Area Chamber of Commerce. A few dozen people sat in the audience for the 90-minute discussion inside Skyline's library.
The panel discussion took place after Muñoz was given a short tour of Skyline, with an introduction to some of its programs. She said the Skyline staff, including principal Patty Quiñones, seemed to have "the same sense of urgency that my boss has," and noted that, "our country's economic well-being depends" on some of the innovative programs being done locally.
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Due to this sporadic participation, the schedule is seriously out of whack. So what I have done is take the names on my list (of which you are one) and ask that if you would like your turn to be showcased in the column, please send me your intro/bio/whatever you you like to say along with any photo(s) as soon as humanly possible. Remember that it can be as lengthy as you would like and the content is your choice.
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Graham Hunter, Sky Sports' Spain-based journalist, has confirmed that Barcelona are seriously considering a £17m move for Fernando Torres this summer.
Assuming this is true, Chelsea would be wise to take the Catalan club up on the offer.
Fernando Torres has come under fire since his move to Chelsea in 2011, after failing to live up to his price tag.
'El Nino' had endured a terrible hamstring injury shortly before the big-money transfer, and he has never been a world-class act since. Torres lost his pace, which he used to destructive effect prior to the injury.
The pressure of the record £50m price tag may have played a part in the demise of his movement and eye for goal, which had come so naturally before his transfer from Liverpool.
The 29-year-old has somewhat redeemed himself this season in the eyes of some Chelsea fans. His tally stands at a healthy 21 goals for all competitions this year.
However, the Spaniard has now made 51 appearances as Chelsea's sole striker this season. In comparison to other top Premier League forwards that is a great deal more. Robin van Persie and Luis Suarez have totalled only 40 appearances each for their respective clubs, and have both been seen as players that have carried their teams this season.
Furthermore, a third of his goals this season have come from Europa League games, where Chelsea were facing weaker opposition than expected.
In that context, Torres's season does not look so appreciable. People will also forget his dire form running from November through to February that had fans desperately crying out for a new striker to be bought it in. Performances such as his in the Club World Cup Final against Corinthians stood testament to his lack of movement, control and finishing.
The 2012/13 season was an improvement for Torres, but he still hasn't proved that he is good enough to be Chelsea's main man at the front. When Chelsea have been playing poor, the Spaniard has never scored to save the game as Van Persie, Aguero and Suarez have all done for their sides in the past. He is not a player that can be relied on to change the game.
On top of that, he could not even serve as a back-up option for Chelsea behind Romelu Lukaku, or potentially Robert Lewandowski or Edinson Cavani. At the end of last season he publicly expressed his disappointment at being cast out of the first team by Didier Drogba.
Moreover, Torres is on £175,000-per-week. With those wages it seems illogical to keep him on the bench when Demba Ba offers just as much on the field and will happily play as back-up to another top striker.
Ba has suffered a recent dip in form, but can still be a top-class striker at the peak of his game. He came to Chelsea with an immediate impact, scoring two goals on his debut at a time when the London club were lacking a clinical presence upfront.
The former-Newcastle player proved he had what Torres didn't, with a fantastic goal against Manchester United. That goal showed an eagerness to run behind the line, as well as determination and an incredible athletic finish. Ba certainly adds much needed depth to the Chelsea squad.
Selling the Spaniard for £33m less than what the Blues had purchased him for may be not be an attractive option. But considering his age and form over the past few seasons it is a reasonable price.
With Chelsea likely to bring in a big-name striker this summer, selling Torres will be a good option. That way, Chelsea can use the young Lukaku to interchange with our new forward, with Ba providing a solid reserve option.
It is time to move on from relying on a striker that will never hit his peak again.
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