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The End
Shocking, I know. This never happens. But honestly, THE DEATHLY HALLOWS was a slog for me. If I wasn't reading it out loud to my son, I doubt I would have finished reading it at all. Did we really need to document every, single, painful moment spent in the flipping tent?
But HP7P2 made clear for me things that were not so clear (and way too long) in the book (i.e. Dumbledore in King's Cross Station). The showdowns between Minerva and Snape (the entire audience cheered) and Molly and Bellatrix (of course we cheered again!) were AWESOME. I think my favorite scenes were the ones with Neville. He literally stole the show when he was on screen. And excuse me, but when did he get so good looking? How does that sneak up on someone when we've watched him grow up on screen?
I took my son to the midnight opening because come on, IT'S THE LAST ONE. And what a blast to be caught up in the whole experience: being up late with a bunch of dressed up crazies to be part of this shared cultural phenomenon. My son was shocked that I didn't cry, even at the death scene of my favorite character. Maybe since I knew it was coming. Maybe it happened too fast. Maybe I just have no tears at 2 in the morning.
But I am sad that this is truly the end.
Thank you, J.K. Rowling, for an amazing series of books, movies and memories.
25 comments:
- storyqueen said...
I went to a midnight premiere, too, just because it was THE LAST ONE.
I was surprised that I had no problem staying awake (which is unusual because anytime I sit down to watch a movie, I fall asleep!)
What an awesome experience.
(But I did have 2 a.m. tears...)
- July 20, 2011 at 8:28 AM
- Sherrie Petersen said...
Omigosh, Shelley -- I wasn't sure if I'd be able to stay awake either! But once the movie started, it was no problem at all. I was completely caught up in it. Definitely an awesome experience :)
- July 20, 2011 at 8:42 AM
- Karen Jones Gowen said...
Can you believe I haven't seen any of the HP movies? Maybe some day... But just the same, I heart JK Rowling.
- July 20, 2011 at 9:38 AM
- Kristan Hoffman said...
Voldemort's hug cracked me up. MAD AWKWARD.
I don't know if I liked the movie better, but it did make me want to reread all the books soon. It was a very satisfying film, and I enjoyed the epilogue (as opposed to in the book, where I thought it was ridiculous). I do wish they hadn't glossed over all the deaths so quickly, but they did a good job emphasizing the revelations Harry had to make, and the emotions he felt, and the enormity of what he chose to do.
Also, Ginny's soccer mom hair was hilarious. :P
- July 20, 2011 at 10:54 AM
- Krispy said...
I went to the midnight showing too, also because it was THE LAST. I even dressed up (blogged about that today too), haha!
I like certain aspects of Book 7 more than the movies (like McGonagall kicking out all the Slytherins in the movie was a fun moment, but ultimately a no-go for me since it kinda undermines JKR's message about House unity & not all Slytherins being bad). BUT overall, I agree with you about liking the movies for Book 7 more than the book itself. (I also liked movie 5 better than Book 5 for much the same reason - too much long, meandery stuff.)
The epilogue is awkward either way though. Haha.
Glad you enjoyed it, and yes OMG NEVILLE! :)
- July 20, 2011 at 11:48 AM
- Tere Kirkland said...
The Neville/Luna connection made me like the movie more. ;)
And I totally agree with you on some parts actually gaining clarity via the film (when does that ever happen, right?)
People clapped when Mrs Weasley killed Bellatrix, and when Neville killed Nagini.And this was Saturday morning, the 945am showing. Glad I saw it in 3-D, too.
- July 20, 2011 at 1:30 PM
- Kelly Polark said...
HELLOOOO, Neville! :)
I loved that he was a key part of the ending.
I was on the verge of tears for the whole movie. My son kept reminding me not to sob loudly when the part came that he knew I'd cry (because I sobbed loudly when I read him that part in the book). The movie was AMAZING! One little flaw: should have had more Fred and George. I love them.
- July 20, 2011 at 2:22 PM
- Kelly Polark said...
And agreeing with Kristan, they should have let us have more of a moment to grieve over the deaths. It did seem glossed over.
- July 20, 2011 at 2:23 PM
- Tricia J. O'Brien said...
I confess I cried a bit. I loved the film. I could make a long list of why, but several reasons are Minerva and the spell she always wanted to do, Neville and his courage and even the moment when Draco and his mother walk away from the Deatheaters. So much to love, I've got to go see it again.
- July 20, 2011 at 2:23 PM
- JEM said...
Wow. I have to be honest, I felt the SAME WAY about the last book. To me, we had spent so long building up the story that there were no real surprises in the last book, and it was so long it dragged for me. As such I wasn't too excited to watch the film, but this makes me actually anticipate it! And I love the pic of Neville, when DID he start looking like that?!?!
- July 20, 2011 at 3:04 PM
- L. Diane Wolfe said...
It was a lot better than Part I.
- July 20, 2011 at 5:34 PM
- MG Higgins said...
I'm so looking forward to seeing this movie!! I have an aversion to crowded movie theaters so I'll wait another week or two. Very glad to hear you say the movie is better than the book; I had a similar problem with all of those tedious tent scenes.
- July 20, 2011 at 5:37 PM
- Laura Pauling said...
Ooh, he did get good looking. When did that happen? I enjoyed the ending of the Deathly Hallows. But that middle section with the tent needed a whole bunch of editing and trimming. Way to long and boring for me. :)
- July 20, 2011 at 8:28 PM
- Mother Hen said...
I was one of the sad ones who read the last two books back to back in about 12 minutes while my son was in hospital. They were perfect for taking my mind away from hospital beds and now I can't wait to see the last movie!
Neville, really? Guess I will see.
- July 21, 2011 at 6:04 AM
- PurpleMist. said...
I agree about Neville, I still remember the chubby kid he was in the first movie. The change in his appearance is so shocking!
I actually didn't read the books. My favourite movies are the first and the last one :)
- July 21, 2011 at 6:16 AM
- Susan Kaye Quinn said...
I bawled through the whole thing, but I'm a mush. And it was awesome! :)
- July 21, 2011 at 7:22 AM
- Barbara Watson said...
I haven't been able to watch the movies because I didn't want them to ruin the books for me. Words are so...powerful. But, now that they're all out...
- July 21, 2011 at 7:48 AM
- Lenny Lee said...
hi miss sherrie! im glad you could stay awake for being up way late and im happy you liked the movie. i didnt go see it yet but im gonna. i dont know if it could get me crying but im thinking im gonna. ack! have a fun weekend!
...hugs from lenny
- July 22, 2011 at 11:05 AM
I won't be seeing it until it comes out on DVD. Then hubby and I will have a HP movie marathon.
- July 25, 2011 at 6:56 AM
I have not seen the final one yet, but am so looking forward to it. Sad it is the end too I must say....what a story she created! Am reading them all again and waiting for Pottermore now!
- July 25, 2011 at 8:02 AM
- Unknown said...
I'm looking foward to the final movie. I felt the same way you did about the book. I know the characters spent long periods bored, but I really wouldn't have minded her just telling us, that instead of me living through it with them. ;)
I LOVED the other books, though.
- July 25, 2011 at 11:58 AM
- Caryn Caldwell said...
That's good to know. I still haven't seen any of the movies because I liked the books so much, but maybe I should give them a try after all.
Oh, and I thought the second HP book was an absolute slog. I didn't get through it the first time. A few years later I was determined to do it, so I got it out on audio. The entire series was transformed for me thanks to Jim Dale. That guy can READ.
- July 26, 2011 at 7:07 PM
- Rebecca Gomez said...
This is so funny because one of the reasons I resisted reading the books at all is because I thought the movies were so darn slow! The only HP movie I really enjoyed was number 3. I've only read the first book, and I did like it better than the movie, but...I have to admit I'm not a huge fan.
- July 27, 2011 at 1:12 PM
- Sharon K. Mayhew said...
Taking your kiddo to a midnight showing...How fun! My daughter and I talked about it, but in the end she said she'd rather just wait until it came out on dvd. So we haven't seen it yet. :(
- July 28, 2011 at 9:08 AM
I haven't watched this movie yet, but I'm sad to see it all end. I'd like to buy a box set of all the books and devour them one after the other (I'm not a big movie person).
- July 28, 2011 at 9:40 PM


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Farmingdale, N.Y. - Farmingdale State women's basketball junior co-captain Tiffara Steward was named ABC's Person of the Week on Friday, March 20 on ABC News with Charles Gibson.
Steward has drawn national media coverage all season, being seen in Newsday, USA Today, CNN Sports, The New York Times, and now ABC World News.
Tiffara has been tabbed in the Athletics Department as our "mini-celebrity". She is a remarkable young woman, a model student-athlete at Farmingdale State and an inspiration to everyone she meets.
Tiffara Steward stands just 4-foot-6 in her size one Air Jordans. At only 90 pounds, the 20-year-old is the star of her college basketball team at Farmingdale State College on Long Island, N.Y.
Though she may be the shortest college basketball player of all time, Steward rushes her opponents and runs rings around even the tallest girls.
"The other fans just can't believe how little she is, and the next thing you know she's knocking down shots or making a steal, or going in for a layup," said Coach Chris Mooney.
As starting point guard and a co-captain of the Farmingdale Rams, defense is her specialty.
"My favorite position is point guard. I like to dribble and bring up the ball a lot -- show off a couple moves, maybe," she said with a laugh. "It's a possibility, I'd be a secret weapon. "
Because of her size, Steward never thought she'd play basketball at the college level. Her own sister was turned down by a college team because she was too short at 5-foot-2.
Instead, Steward planned to study business at Syracuse University. Then she got the call from Farmingdale, which said she could study business and play basketball.
"The decision was kind of easy," she said. "I get to go to school and basketball? And it was cheaper too. I was like, 'Yeah, jackpot!'"
Steward has refused to let life's bad bounces keep her out of the game. Born three months premature, she weighed just over two pounds.
"The first thing that the doctors told me was that her cornea hadn't developed, which left her to be blind in that one eye," said her mother, Vanessa Jones-Steward. "By the time she was three, she had already had six surgeries."
Scoliosis left one leg shorter than the other. Some vertebrae didn't develop and she is missing a rib. She's blind in one eye, and partially deaf. But on the court, it all fades away.
"I didn't even know any of her disabilities ... when she came here the first day of practice," said Mooney. "I mean, I still didn't know. She told me she couldn't see in one eye."
"I honestly didn't even know she had a disability when I got here," said Steward's teammate, Kimberly Blakney. "I swear, I didn't know. I'm just like, 'Wow, all that, and I cry about a bruise. And she's playing with all these disabilities.'"
From the moment she touched a basketball, her parents said that Steward shined.
"It was, like, evident to everyone. She excelled. ... I think she's just a natural-born athlete," said her mother. "She has a lot of heart, a lot of determination. And we instilled in her that, you know, if you want something, you strive and you go out there and you get it. Don't let anything get in your way. Certainly [do] not let your height."
Steward's parents, both community league coaches, encouraged their daughter to try anything her brother and sister were doing.
"When we were little, we never took into account any of the disabilities that she had. We looked at her as a regular sibling, like a regular kid," said her older brother Greg Steward, 22, now a sports coach and teacher's assistant at their former high school.
Steward has proved her mettle on and off the court. At Farmingdale, she's branched out from sports -- exploring music and making close friends. She has a boyfriend -- who is 6'2".
While the Rams' season ended with a loss in the second round of the regional tournament, they showcased a champion nonetheless.
Steward looks up to NBA stars like Nate Robinson, the guard for the New York Knicks, who is the shortest player in the NBA this year. When she graduates, she said that she may become a coach, hoping to instill in others that anyone -- tall or short -- can dream big.
"A disability shouldn't be able to stop you from doing what you like or you love or you just want to do," she said. "Either you can try it and hopefully succeed in it. I mean, if you don't then try again."
Tuesday, March 24, 2009
College basketball player with multiple disabilities, Tiffara Steward, selected ABC's Person of the Week
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"Hey man, this is Ty*, what's happening?" roared the familiar voice in my Bluetooth earpiece. It was a voice I knew well, and briefly brought a smile to my face. After exchanging pleasantries and catching up a bit, Ty revealed the real reason for his call: "Say, dude, I'm looking for a new job, and I was hoping you'd write me a letter of recommendation."
In the past, Ty and I had known each other reasonably well, having spent a good deal of time working shoulder-to-shoulder on some very difficult projects many years back. Although our careers had taken different directions and led us to different geographical areas, we had loosely kept in touch over time, so I had a rough idea of where Ty was in his career (and vice versa). I knew him to be an entertaining and interesting guy, never without a story to tell to help pass the time. Unfortunately, I also knew his professional demeanor: he was frequently bitter for no good reason, talked sharply to end users he supported (reaching outright beratement on a couple of occasions), and was largely unmotivated to do any more than was absolutely required.
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I love to see people do well in their careers. Specifically, I like to see eager newbies get engaged in something that they're passionate about, and progressively work their way into senior-level (or even management) roles. Just as enjoyable is to observe a seasoned professional make a career change that allows them to use their years of experience in different ways.
I've had the privilege of helping a small number of people in their journey of career progression. Whether it was lending my experience in resume preparation, offering to provide a job reference or letter of recommendation, or just offering counsel to them as they prepared for a job change, I was honored to help out fellow professionals in whom I was a lot of potential. After all, I was the beneficiary of much of the same kind of help as I was getting started, an was glad to have the opportunity to pay it forward.
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So it's a no-brainer when one is presented with the opportunity to help out someone with obvious potential. Things get a little trickier when dealing with someone with whom you have a friendship when you have observed that person demonstrate a significant lack of ability and/or professionalism. On one hand, it's natural to want to help out a friend even if you have reservations about their suitability. However, the world – and the SQL Server community in particular – is very small. The last thing you want to do is to put your stamp on someone (friend or otherwise) whom you know to have serious career-limiting issues. After all, it's bad for you, bad for their future employer/client/partner, and inevitably is probably bad for your friend as well.
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There are several different things you can do to avoid a blunt refusal of a questionable request for endorsement:
- Plead ignorance. Has it been many years since you worked with this person? If a significant amount of time has passed since you knew him professionally, you could politely decline citing that you don't feel comfortable giving a recommendation because of the length of time since you've observed his work habits and skills. Over time, people can change: a motivated worker could become burned out, and conversely, an immature employee could see the error of his ways and get straight. If it's been many years since you've dealt with him, it's probably not fair to assume that he's still at either end of the spectrum, whether he was a superstar or slacker.
- Shoot straight. Do you value her friendship and want to see her improve? Is your relationship such that you can give her honest feedback without setting her off? If the reason you hesitate to offer your endorsement is an attribute that someone could reasonably be expected to change, level with her. Tell her the potential you see in her, but that you've got some reservations about putting your name on the line for her. This approach is not without risks, so proceed with caution. However, for the right person, this might be just the right thing to put her on the right path to a successful career.
- Help in other ways. Remember, he is asking for your endorsement. It's not a demand; you have the right to say no. You could simply reply that you don't feel comfortable offering your recommendation, but offer to help him in other ways. Does his resume need a touch-up? Maybe he could use a mock interview to prepare for the job hunt? Is he lacking a specific technical skill that you have? There are many ways to help that don't involve a formal recommendation, and one of these could allow you to provide assistance to your friend without risking your own street cred to do so.
In my case, I simply declined Ty's request for a recommendation letter. It had been a long while since we worked together, I replied to him, and I didn't know his current skillset or demeanor and wouldn't feel comfortable offering my recommendation. Had we been closer friends, I'd likely have worked with him to help him understand the concerns that I had about his demeanor. But in this case, I just politely declined and left it at that.
So how do you handle these cases? Have you had to turn down a friend that requested your endorsement? How did you handle it?
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Just thought I'd share a few images from my recent trip to Oslo. I was there for a short break with my other half ahead off a return trip in the summer with my nephew who's team are taking part in the Norway Cup ('mon the Colts!)
Anyway, I'm nowhere near the obsessive I used to be about coffe but still like a good cup so I decided to drag Carol for a visit to Tim Wendelboe. Not strictly a coffee shop as such as the place is dominated by the roaster as pictured below, however it does serve coffee and there are a few chairs and tables from where to observe (geek out) as they roasted a few batches.The staff were very pleasant and we both enjoyed our lattes (no latte art, and it was served in a glass which I'm not a fan of).
The coffee overall in Oslo was of a pretty high standard, even from the chain coffee store next to our hotel. Still, when you've a toy like a Synesso to play with then it makes it all the easier!


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"The Beaver" originally opened in limited release on May 6, but will be going into more cities beginning May 20.
"The Beaver" is a film whose premise is even more bizarre than the scandals and controversies that have surrounded star Mel Gibson for the past several years.
In it, Gibson plays Walter Black, a toy company CEO whose struggles with depression have left him bedridden for two years, whereupon his wife, Meredith (Jodie Foster, who also directed the film), finally kicks him out. He heads for a hotel, but not before stopping at a liquor store, where he comes upon a beaver hand puppet, which he throws in his trunk along with his booze.After a night of blackout drinking, Walter is awakened by the angry, British-accent growl of The Beaver, the hand puppet, who hits him with some tough love.
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Gibson gives arguably the best performances of his career in "The Beaver," one that was surely fueled in part by the personal problems that have far overshadowed his talents for the past several years. The rage in The Beaver's voice is matched only by the desperation in Walter's face—they are a man and a puppet teetering on the brink. It's the kind of courageous turn that would be accompanied by Oscar buzz if it were anybody but Gibson.
"You've got to forget about home improvements—you've got to blow up the whole building!" demands The Beaver.
Walter cedes control of his life to The Beaver, handing everyone—wife, kids, employees—a card explaining, "Hello. This person is under the care of a prescription puppet. Please, treat him as you normally would, but address yourself to the puppet."
Despite the absurdity of it all, Walter soon finds himself inching his way back into the lives of his wife and kids, as well as his company.
Foster repeatedly shoots The Beaver in such a way as to isolate him in the frame, while still having it feel natural. Between her camerawork and Gibson's puppetry, actor and director conspire to effectively create space between Walter and The Beaver.
One person's who's having none of The Beaver is Walter's son, Porter (Anton Yelchin), who feverishly catalogs every facet of himself that he recognizes as being from his father. One wall of his bedroom is covered with post-its, one for each trait: "Hates his father who hates his father." But what starts out as a moving subplot goes a bit off the rails, as Potter falls for the head of the cheerleading team, played by Jennifer Lawrence--the romance is a bit meldramtic and feels contrived.
Sreenwriter Kyle Killen launches an all-out assault on the tragically simplistic fashion with which people try to fix themselves—drum circles, floggings, books, pills—in an effort to avoid doing the real work of healing. Watching a man with Gibson's past claw his way across this landscape makes everything even heavier.
There was a lot of talk last summer about how Gibson's most recent personal troubles had doomed this film that had been so hotly anticipated. But that was nonsense—a film has to be heroically wretched to never see the light of day once it's done, which this film is most definitely not. However, Gibson's stain will likely keep "The Beaver" from getting the kind of audience it and his work deserve.


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That the message I got when running jar file from dist folder but no problem running it with Netbeans ide. I had been googling around and asking what wrong and how to fix it in other forums, nobody seems to reply (may be i am using MS Access ???).
the Path I am using are absolute like this :String connURL="jdbcdbcriver={Microsoft Access Driver (*.mdb)};DBQ= C://Library//Database1.mdb;}";
I'm using Win 7 64bit (setting the conf file to (x86) for the MS Access 2003 db to run since it is 32 bit file).
I'm trying to learn and use Java (I am ok with C# and VB.net/6). I had been told it is on the class path which I checked (the jar folder/Manifest were loaded with the necessary jar (rt.jar)).
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Marcelo Lopes-Agraz Restaurant Invitation
At Design Interviews
Interview with MARCELO LOPES : Frank Scott: What is the main principle, idea and inspiration behind your design?. MARCELO LOPES : To create an invitation in line with the concept of "taste meets the spice of imagination". Playful, interactive and sensorial design. .Frank Scott: What has been your main focus in designing this work? Especially what did you want to achieve?. MARCELO LOPES : Invitations were designed in order to entice senses and awaken feelings and emotions – touch, smell and sight alike. .Frank Scott: What are your future plans for this award winning design?. MARCELO LOPES : I don't have future plans for this project because the main focus was to developed the invitation for the launch of Agraz restaurant. It worked well and I'm satisfied. The future plans are only to include in my portfolio as one more award project and maybe to get new clients. (smiles). .Frank Scott: How long did it take you to design this particular concept?. MARCELO LOPES : This project took 15 days to design. .Frank Scott: Why did you design this particular concept? Was this design commissioned or did you decide to pursuit an inspiration?. MARCELO LOPES : This project was a commissioned design. .Frank Scott: Is your design being produced or used by another company, or do you plan to sell or lease the production rights or do you intent to produce your work yourself?. MARCELO LOPES : This project has been used by the client – Agraz Restaurant – restaurant of Caesar Park Hotels & Resorts. .Frank Scott: What made you design this particular type of work?. MARCELO LOPES : The desire to elaborate pieces that touch the emotion and have a positive effect in people's everyday life has always been the essence of my work. .Frank Scott: Where there any other designs and/or designers that helped the influence the design of your work?. MARCELO LOPES : No, I didn't have any influence from other designs. I just created based in the briefing of the client. .Frank Scott: Who is the target customer for his design?. MARCELO LOPES : The targets of this project was the Brazilian PR. .Frank Scott: What sets this design apart from other similar or resembling concepts?. MARCELO LOPES : The fusion of playful with the all concept of the creation of the new brand that we created for Agraz Restaurant. .Frank Scott: Which design tools did you use when you were working on this project?. MARCELO LOPES : My work is based on playful, sensorial and interactive concept and in this special project it was possible to include this concept. .Frank Scott: What is the most unique aspect of your design?. MARCELO LOPES : The sensorial and playful design. .Frank Scott: Is your design influenced by data or analytical research in any way? What kind of research did you conduct for making this design?. MARCELO LOPES : No, we made this project respecting the briefing of the client. For us, for this project it was enough. .Frank Scott: How did you decide to submit your design to an international design competition?. MARCELO LOPES : I decided to submit to A´Design awards because I very much liked the proposal of this international design competition and I believe in my creations, with this kind of competition, will be well promoted .
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Our first Peer Writing Tutor and Writing and Academic Mentor training session takes place Thursday, February 13, at 4:30 PM in CTLR (Davis Family Library 225). All new and trained PWTs and FYSMs must attend this Organizational Meeting. If you are new or were abroad last semester, we will take your picture for our wall, and you will receive your training folder. If this is your first paid job at Middlebury College, make sure you have all the documents you need for employment.
- You can find the whole spring training schedule below and at go/pwt.
- New Tutors will attend all six sessions.
- Trained PWTs and FYSMs will attend three sessions (Org, Session 2 or 3, and Session 4,5, or 6).
We have only a handful of First-year Seminars in the spring, so we have many Mentors without assignments. Mentors who would like to train and work as Peer Writing Tutors in the spring, will attend The Org Meeting, Session 2, and Session 4. . Because we added several Commons drop-in sessions last semester, we now have 19 drop-in positions and 19 official alternate drop-in positions. You can apply for these drop-in positions at the Organization Meeting Thursday, February 13.
I look forward to seeing you next month! In the meantime, feel free to e-mail me with questions.
If for any reason you will not be training or working in our program spring semester, please email me immediately, and I will remove you from our email list. If you are not graduating in May, you can work for us another semester.
Training Dates for PWTs and FYMs
Spring 2014 Training Dates for Peer Writing Tutors & Writing and Academic Mentors for First-Year Seminars
Org Session Thursday, February 13, CTLR, 4:30-6:30
Session 2 Wednesday, February19 CTLR, 4:30-6:30
(Bring a paper of your own to Session 3.)
Session 3 Thursday, February 27, CTLR, 4:30-6:30
Session 4 Thursday, March 6 , CTLR, 4:30-6:30
Session 5 Thursday, March13, CTLR, 4:30-6:30
Session 6 Thursday, March 20, CTLR, 4:30-6:30
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Tuesday, August 18, 2009
What's Cooking Wednesday: Farmers Market Niçoise
Please go to The Fairy Blogmother for more What's Cooking Wednesday participants.
I had the farm share of all farm shares last week, as our share partners were out of town, and it is most definitely peak season. Our Tantre box was filled to the brim with corn and lettuce, beets and eggplant, basil, parsley, summer squash, carrots, both green beans and purple beans, tomatoes, potatoes and an orange-fleshed honeydew that tasted deliciously sweet and had a hint of rosewater.
We cooked up the corn the first night, because you just have to eat corn as fresh as can be, and we used much of the other bounty quickly. By the weekend, however, we still had all of the wonderful makings of a Salade Niçoise, plus some corn kernels that had to be used up. With the addition of some hard-boiled eggs, a can of tuna packed in oil (which is what I really need for Niçoise), some olives from Plum Market's olive bar and a loaf of home made bread via Artisan Bread in Five Minutes a Day, it was a delicious, and relatively easy, summer dinner. The ingredients that are starred are all veggies that you can find fresh and local at the Farmers Market (or other area markets) right now.
A2eatwrite's Farmers Market Niçoise
*4 small red-skinned potatoes, quartered, steamed or boiled to fork tender, and cooled
*4 hard-boiled eggs, peeled and quartered (better and fresher if you get them from a local farmer)
1 can of tuna packed in olive oil
*2 cups of rinsed, washed lettuce leaves
*2 cups of green beans, steamed briefly (1 minute or less) and chilled ahead of time (OR... 1 cup of green beans, steamed as above and 1 cup of purple beans, raw, so they retain their color)
*fresh corn kernels off of two small cobs (or one large one)
*2 tomatoes, cut into 1/8ths
1/2 cup of niçoise or other small, black olives
For the dressing:
*1 large garlic clove, minced
1/2 tsp salt
1 TBS red wine vinegar
1 1/2 TBS olive oil
1. Mash the garlic together with the salt (I find a mortar and pestle works best for this) - scrap mixture into a small bowl and whisk in vinegar. Finally, whisk in olive oil until emulsified. Set aside.
2. Place rinsed lettuce leaves on the bottom of a platter.
3. Place tomatoes and beans around the platter and make sure coverage is complete, ie. you will get beans and tomatoes with each serving.
4. Do the same with the cooled potatoes and egg quarters.
5. Scatter the corn, olives and tuna on top of the salad.
6. Drizzle dressing over the salad. Sprinkle with freshly ground pepper.
Serves four.
Nutrition Facts
4 Servings
Amount Per Serving
Calories 398.3
Total Fat 17.8 g
Saturated Fat 3.1 g
Polyunsaturated Fat 2.8 g
Monounsaturated Fat 7.2 g
Cholesterol 219.7 mg
Sodium 609.7 mg
Potassium 1,217.8 mg
Total Carbohydrate 37.3 g
Dietary Fiber 5.9 g
Sugars 2.2 g
Protein 24.8 g
As always, nutrition info supplied by the recipe calculator function at Sparkrecipes.com.
If you'd be so kind, please leave your comments and/or votes here.
22 comments:
- Brian Miller said...
yum. there is just something about fresh food...so much life still in them...
- August 19, 2009 at 9:07 AM
- Jen said...
Brian - I agree - I guess that's a lot of what the raw foods movement is about, too.
- August 19, 2009 at 10:30 AM
- Lauren said...
That looks fantastic. I love French food. So simple and fresh...this is inspiring me to make a salade niçoise of my own this week!
- August 19, 2009 at 10:41 AM
- Unknown said...
I love Salade Nicoise - yum yum yum. And I love your farmers market approach to it :)
- August 19, 2009 at 12:48 PM
- Unknown said...
Oh, and WCW is up on my blog too - a bit earlier than usual :)
- August 19, 2009 at 12:49 PM
- Jen said...
Lauren, I couldn't agree with you more!
City Girl - thanks! I'll be over to your place a bit later in the day... deadlines approach. ;-)
- August 19, 2009 at 2:01 PM
- Jeanie said...
Looks totally fabulous! I still am envious of your farm share idea! That's so cool -- and I know exactly what you mean about the corn. Yum!
- August 19, 2009 at 4:58 PM
- Unknown said...
Thanks for asking what we ate the tomatillo avocado salsa with - I went back and edited my post. I had the salsa with a spinach black bean taco, while husband had a chicken taco. This salsa (and the mango habanero one) seems to be a great topping for just about anything. I bet it would be great on your fish tacos. :)
- August 19, 2009 at 6:08 PM
- Jen said...
City Girl - It would, indeed! BTW... I'm going to get a link to you for what we had for dinner tonight - I think it fits with your program and OMG, it is SO good!
- August 19, 2009 at 6:35 PM
- muzzyblue said...
This salad looks terrific, and so nutritionally balanced, too. It has all my favorite stuff, too!
- August 19, 2009 at 9:36 PM
- Susan @ SGCC said...
Gorgeous salad! This is one of my favorite summer evening meals. How lucky you are to have access to all of those lovely veggies!
- August 19, 2009 at 9:50 PM
- Merry said...
That looks divine! I've never had Nicioise so I'll have to try it!
- August 19, 2009 at 10:13 PM
- Goofball said...
oh yeah, I could totally do this.
- August 20, 2009 at 8:16 AM
- Jen said...
Jane - I've loved versions of this salad ever since the 70s when it made it over from France (probably via Julia).
Susan - we are, indeed. There's no doubt that the freshness adds tremendously!
Merry - I think you'd enjoy it. It's hard not to like it unless you have an aversion to any of the specific ingredients.
Yeah, Goofball! I haven't heard that from you too often. ;-)
- August 20, 2009 at 9:16 AM
- Rosa's Yummy Yums said...
Just the kind of salad I'd like to eat now with this terrible heat (36° C/65% humidity)!
- August 20, 2009 at 11:45 AM
- Valerie Harrison (bellini) said...
Just love this recipe Jen. I think that fresh salmon would be awesome as well.
- August 20, 2009 at 4:29 PM
- Thistlemoon said...
This is definitely one of my favorite salads of all time - just brimming with lots of delicious flavors! Your photo is beautiful also.
- August 20, 2009 at 4:52 PM
I'm really glad you keep putting the paper link on the blog...makes it easy to get over there to tell you how wonderful you are! Great recipe and I voted too. Maybe this would have an anti-itch effect on me!
- August 20, 2009 at 10:29 PM
- the twins said...
that looks great, i love salad nicoise!
- August 21, 2009 at 5:28 PM
- noëlle {simmer down!} said...
I LOVE salade niçoise, thanks for reminding me about it, I haven't yet made it this summer. I fully agree with the olive-oil packed tuna. They used to sell a really good one at Trader Joe's but sadly they discontinued it, probably why I don't have any in the pantry!
- August 28, 2009 at 11:45 AM
- zegliano said...
that nicoise looks amazing. it's totally making peace with my insomnia.
can't wait to make it next week~
allison @
- September 2, 2009 at 5:50 AM
- Shayne said...
this is my all time favorite salad, it has everything that is good in life...or in food at least
- September 2, 2009 at 10:22 AM


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Realize the Vision: University Celebrates First Campaign
1st Comprehensive UT Dallas Campaign Sets $200 Million Goal to Support Tier One Plan
President David E. Daniel launched Realize the Vision: The Campaign for Tier One & Beyond on March 29th.
Last summer, Xinyuan Zou sat aboard an international flight departing Shanghai for Texas to begin graduate studies at The University of Texas at Dallas.
He had done his homework, researching several graduate programs in applied sociology. Most of all, he knew of the University's efforts to become a major research hub. "UT Dallas has all of the things I was looking for," said Zou, 23. "A strong academic reputation, good leadership and a great location."
Seven months later, Zou hurried to snap a smartphone picture of President David E. Daniel as he spoke of UT Dallas' quest to become a national research university during an event launching the University's first comprehensive fundraising campaign: Realize the Vision: The Campaign for Tier One and Beyond.
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"Our top priority in this campaign is to specifically seek those resources that will directly advance our research mission," Daniel said. "This campaign is one of the most important chapters in our history."
During a campus-wide luncheon on March 29 that attracted hundreds of students, faculty and staff, and later during a dinner reception for 300 of the University's top supporters, Daniel announced the effort to raise $200 million by 2014. For some it was a homecoming. For others it was a coming of age, and throughout the day, an overriding theme emerged: The time is now.
The campus buzzed with activity that afternoon, when approximately 700 people attended the lunchtime event.
Among them was Dr. James Carter, geosciences professor emeritus, who started work at UT Dallas 48 years ago, when it was still known as the Graduate Research Center of the Southwest. He said funds are much needed for labs, faculty members, endowed positions, fellowships and scholarships.
"It's been a long time coming. But the day is here," Carter said of the campaign.
Community members Connie and Ted Dornseifer dined and reflected on the physical transformation of UT Dallas, which in recent years has included the construction of new academic buildings, residence halls and a $30 million campus enhancement project.
Sherine and Sani Mathew are longtime singers of the University's Alma Mater. A scholarship in their names was announced at a campaign launch event.
As residents of nearby Highland Springs Living Community, they participate in a walking group that often visits campus.
"It's amazing to see how this has developed," said Connie, who has lived in Richardson since 1968 with her husband, who serves as a volunteer on the Arts and Humanities Advisory Council.
Ted McPherson, a business strategist and UT Dallas Development Board member, attended the nighttime festivities with his wife, Sally. The McPhersons and other guests gathered at a reception flanked by budding magnolia trees and the bubbling sounds of the reflecting pools. There at Chess Plaza, music from the Texas Instruments Jazz Band drifted through the crowd as guests enjoyed the spring evening.
"UT Dallas is the biggest thing in Dallas since the DFW Airport," he said. "UTD is a blue chip growth stock."
He pointed to strong leadership and a growing student body as evidence of the University's trajectory toward national prominence.
Harvey Wiggins, head of Plexon Inc. and longtime supporter of the University, donned a blue tie with white wavy lines representing the brain's electrical signals – a nod to his career in the biomedical engineering industry.
"I look at it from the view that North Texas is like the next Silicon Prairie instead of Silicon Valley," he said, adding that UT Dallas is the most logical source for providing the highly skilled technology employees of the future.
State Representative Stefani Carter and State Representative Jerry Madden attended.
State Rep. Jerry Madden MS '78 also attended the evening reception. He was among the authors of the Tier One bill, formally known as House Bill 51, which is intended to establish more national research universities in Texas.
"We knew that UT Dallas would be a leading contender," Madden said. "[The bill] put UT Dallas in a position to compete to be a Tier One university. It's an important thing for our whole community, and for this whole area. It's a standing that we need to have, certainly in the Dallas area, and in North Texas. We can't do without it."
Madden, who earned a master's degree from UT Dallas, has seen firsthand the University's growth as he lives about a mile from campus.
Two construction cranes crisscrossed under the darkening sky, ceasing work for the day on the new Arts and Technology Building as guests filtered toward a tented dining hall.
Hundreds of students attended the campus-wide launch event, including (from left): Isaac Butterfield, Sarah Hubbard, Lauren Marek, Liz Albert, Samantha Gedelian and Stephanie Marek.
At the evening event, Daniel and other speakers announced gifts from companies, foundations and individual donors totaling more than $20 million, part of the $110 million already raised toward the campaign goal. The gifts included funds for scholarships, research programs focused on the brain, construction of a center devoted to research and treatment of autism, further campus enhancement and a new biomedical device center.
Dr. Francisco Cigarroa, chancellor of The University of Texas System, summarized the history of UT Dallas, acknowledging the vision of its founders, Texas Instruments pioneers Eugene McDermott, Erik Jonsson and Cecil Green. He personally thanked longtime supporter Mrs. Margaret McDermott, who was in attendance.
University Campaign Co-Chair Ron Nash
"Unlike many young public universities embarking on their first campaigns, this institution has the good fortune to be standing on the shoulders of giants," Cigarroa said.
Campaign co-chair and Dallas business leader Ron Nash MS '79 spoke, urging participation in the campaign as a benefit to the University, the community and the state.
"The reason it was so easy for all of us (the University Campaign Council) to join this campaign, is because we all believe in the leadership of David Daniel," Nash said to fervent applause. "Capital campaigns provide the funding to bring talented professors here, to attract very bright students, to build research labs and to develop very innovative programs. We need to do all of those things to bring UT Dallas into Tier One."
Media Contact: The Office of Media Relations, UT Dallas, (972) 883-2155, [email protected].


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I have noticed after studying the Maa Aankh that when many of us are faced with a big decision, we take into consideration of all the factors. We look at the pros and cons and after we carefully examining all of the facts. That's when we allow our logic to kick in and show us the way, but most of our decisions are always based upon our emotions. After looking at all of the facts, we always consider how our decision will make us or others feel, which means that the primary motivation behind our decisions is our emotions.
It is our emotions (hence e – motions) that gives us the desire to seek our dreams. Our emotions also play a very significant role in us striving to accomplish our goals not our logic. Unfortunately, our emotions are also the cause of many of our problems. The whole idea behind falling in love is not logical at all, but an emotional response where you allow yourself to feel a particular way about an individual in hopes of having a positive future.
What is it despite all of the odds, facts, pros and cons that makes us act on hope? It is faith. Faith is ethereal and has its roots in the spiritual realm of KAMTA on the Maa Aankh. Whereas logic is based upon what we physically see in the physical realm of TASETT.
Think about it. When a couple decides to have a child together, after listening to all of the expenses that goes along with having a child, not to mention the potential health risks to the mother and child, not to mention the cost to clothe, feed and shelter the child for the next 18 to 20 years. They are moving beyond the logic and making a decision to have a child because they have faith that the child would be a blessing to them and the world.
In the Story of Osar, the heir of Osar, Hru we are told challenged his evil uncle Set for the throne. Set we have to remember usurped the throne of Osar in the first place and had been in power now for well over 35 or more years. So, Set besides being older had more resources and most likely more experience at warfare. Hru was therefore challenging a monstrous adversary.
The legend says as expected he fought his evil uncle Set on the battlefield numerous times for the throne, with each campaign ending either in stalemate or total defeat. Hru is not prepared nor is he ready to reclaim the throne, despite the fact that he is in the right. He doesn't believe he can defeat Set. We have to remember that according to various sources, there were numerous attempts that were made on his life ever since he was born. Even though he knew he was the rightful heir of the throne and he had survived Set's ruthlessness. I am sure he had deeply rooted sentiments about challenging someone who was older, ruthless and more experienced at war.
Then, in one decisive battle, Set managed to get close enough to our hero and gouge his eye out, because the enemy being more adept at warfare knows Hru's weakness. Hru however wasn't aware that he even had one, which almost cost him his life.
Hru battered and injured barely escaped with his life and flees to his father's wise vizier Djahuti. Through magical means, Djahuti repairs Hru's eye perfectly. The beauty of this passage is that Djahuti repaired Hru's gouged out eye perfectly so that he could have a holistic view. The reason Hru failed to defeat Set in the beginning because he wasn't sure about himself, he lacked certainty and faith. Hru's painful defeat and near death forces him to expand his consciousness thereby transform. During his transformation, he sees the shortcoming or limitations in relying totally upon his logic and not having any faith, which leads him to relinquish his victimized mentality.
The next time Hru engages Set in battle he was victorious and manages to totally subdue his Set's military forces. Hru is a different warrior and a new warrior because his eye has been repaired. He now has keen sight and is able to move beyond his fears and fight with faith. A true hero is not an individual that has no fear, but one who makes decisions in the face of fear based on what they see and feel is in their heart. Hru is able to defeat his evil uncle despite Set's military prowess, experience, etc., because he had connected to the Rau through Djahuti, and trusted that the same Rau – Divine Power – that his father had used to unite the country and make everyone within it prosperous, would not lead him astray.
The point of this post is that Set is not going to just give you what is rightfully yours. You have to fight as if you deserve it, which means moving beyond what you logically think is the best way to win, and instead acting on faith. It is okay to use logic for simple decisions but for major decisions, in order to accomplish our objectives we have to put our trust in the unknown and act on faith. It is the only way to become the true hero.


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Daytime park? Softball lights ignite ire around Towe
Exiled from their historic home in McIntire Park by the Charlottesville City Council, local softballers scrambling for playing time face a new hurdle as an effort to light fields at Darden Towe Park faces stiff opposition from some neighbors.
"This is a rural area," says Clara Belle Wheeler, owner of a farm adjacent to the park. "The City and County agreed verbally and in writing not to light Darden Towe. There were never to be lights at that park."
Well, maybe. The original use agreement for the jointly owned park on the eastern banks of the Rivanna River indeed prohibits lighted fields during the park's first three development phases. However, the City and County amended the agreement in June of last year.
"I think there's a misunderstanding about what was stated in the original agreement," says County Deputy Director of Parks and Rec Bob Crickenberger. "There may have been statements made or ideas out there that were not in the original agreement."
Crickenberger says that the City and County can light the fields if both vote to do so. That's what has Wheeler so worried. "I don't see how the City and County can reverse their promise," she says. "It would be a violation of that law and their moral obligation."
However, not all neighbors share her concern– certainly not all at the Fontana subdivision, a mid-1990s creation sprawling over the mountain directly across increasingly urbanizing Route 20.
"There is no consensus of our residents on installing lights at the park," says Stan Rose, Owners Association president, in an email. "I think it's a non-issue for most of the residents, and it's also not very high on our priority list."
"I'm very anxious to hear from the public," say Albemarle Board of Supervisors Chair Ken Boyd. "It's not just about lighting– there's noise pollution, extra traffic– that comes from expanding the use of the park. The big question is, are the neighborhoods still against it? I will support my constituents."
City Councilor and fellow Darden Towe Park Committee member Julian Taliaferro agrees.
"We have to wait and see what the public hearing produces, primarily from the Key West subdivision," he says. "We need to find more softball fields to use. I guess the real question is, where do we do that?"
Walking into the softball complex at Towe on a recent July evening, one finds a flurry of motion, with players populating all three fields, fans perched on bleachers, and teams discreetly tailgating in the expansive parking lot. With a pastoral setting and convenient location– just a mile off busy Route 250– Towe appears to have the potential to house the ever-growing softball community. However, as soon as the 7pm games end, the fields suddenly go silent, barren, and dark.
"We need lights here, period," says Jeremy Belew, member of a team called Old Balls. "The latest we can play is seven." Teammate Tony Gibson agrees. "By taking those fields [McIntire] away, they're taking a huge part of softball away from us," he says. "That's two good fields we're losing."
As the team tailgates, the fading light hastens their departure: park attendants usher people out, as required by Towe's prominent "Closes at Dark" sign. Swigging beers and reminiscing about the "old days," the Old Balls grow louder and more indignant about the McIntire situation.
"Where else do we have to play– Piedmont?" asks Belew, referring to the local community college. "I like these fields better, but you can't play here at night."
"Who plays soccer?" adds another voice. "McIntire Park was always softball. I played ball there when I was a kid."
"They need to light these fields if they want to continue softball in the city– we pay to play!" Gibson says.
"They have to add fields or lights– either that or kick teams out of the league," Belew agrees.
Softballer Charlie Hubbard, who mounted a brief petition effort to save softball at McIntire, says that increased attention has awakened many players.
"A couple of people have come up to me and said, 'You're that guy who had the petition; I know a lawyer, maybe we could do something to stop it.' People have definitely been tardily informed."
Hubbard raises questions about McIntire's overhaul circa 1990, which gave the softball fields a major facelift that included 70-foot-high steel and concrete light towers.
Neighboring farm owner Wheeler agrees that the Council's May 19 decision to oust softball from the traditional park to permit creation of a single multi-purpose, artificial-turf sports field leaves much to be desired.
"I personally think it's foolish to tear down the softball fields at McIntire that are paid for and in use. Lighting is there, the fields are there– why spend public money to change something that works?"
The future of Darden Towe is in the public's hands in the form of two public meetings– October 8 for the County and October 20 for the City.
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I am furious with the decision to do away with the softball fields at McItire park, it is a direct slap into the face of hundreds of people who play softball in this area. I guess softball is not "worthy" of the use of the park. The last time I checked the money is green regardless of the source.
My understanding is that McIntire wanted it to be a public park and with the changes that are being made, it DOES NOT leave it very public any longer. The YMCA is not public you have to pay to join the facility so in my opinion this GOES AGAINST his wishes, I have no doubt he would be extremely disappointed in how things are turning out.
It is interesting how the City Council has been pissing and moaning for YEARS about the "park land" the Meadowcreek Parkway would displace - and now the City Council has decided to basically abandon even more park land by putting it under the control of the YMCA.
The Towe issue should be a non-starter. I remember reading (many times) that the donor of that land included a requirement that the fields not be lighted. Sure, the City and County can circumvent that if they want to - God knows that listening to constituents has never been high on their lists of things to worry about. However, if they violate the donor's wishes good luck getting the next park donated!
Get a grip people, softball is for losers. And don't ridicule the city for not listening...they do a lot of listening to those that talk with money. Maybe Crapshaw will turn the artificial-turf sports field in to a new musical venue on weekends.
"'I personally think it's foolish to tear down the softball fields at McIntire that are paid for and in use. Lighting is there, the fields are there¢Ã¢â??‰â?¬Å? why spend public money to change something that works?'" Dr. Wheeler, it speaks to the issues of intelligence and common sense. Council is drunkly spending money on whatever because they can. As long as they engage in national and international affairs, they'll have the votes and the complaints. The complaints they'll ignore. Then a new council will come in and spend a lot of money undoing what previous councils did and spend more money putting their stamp on the city. Those lights at McIntire were considered expensive at the time and took a while to fund. I'm sure they're going to put up new ones on the expanded parking lots they must build for their tenants. Later, the YMCA will want more land for more fields and their landlord will gladly give over a parking lot, build a new one and install more lights. Money is no object in Charlottesville.
Council did, however, make it very clear to the public that it would be useless to ask for lighting at Towe Park because they had agreed not to. I'm sure a lot of county residents will rethink their desire to donate their open space for a park since they now know that there's no such thing as a ladies' or gentlemen's agreements at the local level.
As the team tailgates, the fading light hastens their departure: park attendants usher people out, as required by Towe's prominent ¢Ã¢â??¬Ã?â??Closes at Dark¢Ã¢â??¬ sign. Swigging beers and reminiscing about the ¢Ã¢â??¬Ã?â??old days,¢Ã¢â??¬ the Old Balls grow louder and more indignant about the McIntire situation.


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