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I’m supposed to go to an exercise class with a friend (it’s literally called Body Attack) but I’m thinking about being a bad kid and texting her to see if we can replace “exercise class” with “big ass, sloppy brunch.” :D |
This afternoon, I’ll be making some butternut squash soup—still trying to decide between maple flavors or coconut curry. |
How about y’all? |
Monday, February 28, 2011 |
Double Broccoli Quinoa |
I've been on the lookout for good quinoa recipes ever since I discovered quinoa last year. This recipe is easier than it seems, and all the green makes it a nice meal for spring. :) |
Double Broccoli Quinoa |
Adapted from 101 Cookbooks. Serves 4-6. |
3 cups cooked quinoa (this equals about 1 cup uncooked) |
5 cups raw, chopped broccoli (I used one 12-oz package of frozen broccoli) |
2/3 cup sliced almonds |
1/3 cup grated Parmesan |
2 Tbsp lemon juice |
¼ cup olive oil |
¼ cup heavy cream (I used half-and-half, as usual) |
2 big pinches salt |
1. Cook the quinoa: Rinse in a fine-meshed strainer. In a medium saucepan, heat the quinoa, two cups of water or broth, and a few big pinches of salt until boiling. Reduce heat and simmer until water is absorbed and quinoa fluffs up, about 15 minutes. It's done when you can see the curlique in each grain. Drain any ext... |
2. Cook the broccoli: Pour 3/4 cup water into a large pot and bring to a simmer. Add a big pinch of salt and stir in the broccoli. Cover and cook for a minute, just long enough to take the raw edge off. Transfer the broccoli to a strainer and run under cold water until it stops cooking. Set aside. OR: skip all this and... |
3. Make the broccoli pesto: Puree two cups cooked broccoli, garlic, 1/2 cup of the almonds, Parmesan, salt, and lemon juice in a food processor. Drizzle in olive oil and cream, and pulse until smooth. Confession: I totally eyeballed all these ingredients, and the balance was fine. |
4. Just before serving, toss the quinoa and remaining broccoli with about half of the broccoli pesto. Taste and adjust if needed. Turn out onto a serving platter and top with the remaining almonds, and some sliced avocado or any of the other optional toppings (she suggested feta or goat cheese, "slivered" basil, and "f... |
1. I haven't had much quinoa even during a 5-year stint as a vegetarian ... but this sounds pretty good. Hmmm. |
2. I've never had quinoa, so I was looking it up yesterday and I still can't tell what it's actually like! I guess kind of the texture of brown rice? But is it served hot or cold? Anyway, your photo of it is intriguing. |
3. I think it's usually served hot - I wouldn't want to eat it cold. But I'm sure some people do! It is interesting-looking. |
Europe 2020, an EU strategy for jobs and smart, sustainable and inclusive growth, is based on five headline targets which are measured by different indicators. |
This series of blog posts looks at each of the targets in turn. |
The first target is that 75 % of the population aged 20-64 should be employed by 2020. The Commission will track progress towards this goal by monitoring the employment rate in this age group over time. |
As you can see from the country comparison chart below, some EU countries have already surpassed the overall target level, while some have a long way to go. Changes in education systems and retirement regimes have the potential to significantly alter a country's employment profile, and many states have already embarked... |
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Saturday, December 13, 2014 |
ISAF Worlds Finals - Judging |
I was very lucky getting to hang out with the International Judges and Umpires during this event. They are a very open, welcoming group of people and I really learned a lot, plus having a great time on the water with some of them. |
The main message I want to pass on here is that there is a lot of work behind the scenes for a big regatta and the judges/umpires have their fair share of that. There is a lot of coordination with the Race Committee and others and without a lot of work by all the event just would not happen. And, as far as I can tell,... |
These folks seem to be a very close community who know each other well and have served together in many venues. But they were very welcoming to me and Omar, the other jury secretary. Not a bit of snobbery in sight. |
I got to sit in on for some of the jury hearings and that was very interesting. There is a certain formality about it, but it was clear to me that the judges were also trying to be as fair as possible within the formal constraints. |
The following is a summary of some of the cases and is based on the written summaries available on the website - nothing confidential I heard is included. |
• There were several requests for redress from 49ers for broken equipment in the chartered boats, but since the NOR clearly stated that failure of supplied equipment will not be grounds for redress, there was no redress. |
• There were several port/starboard incidents; a Rule 19.2 obstruction (starboard tackers) issue where a leeward 49er was manoeuvring very slowly and could not give room to a windward port tacker. |
• A starboard tacker 49er whose helmsman was injured after a collision with a port tacker was given redress and was scored points equal to the average of her points in races 1, 2 and 3. |
• A boat that gybed at a gate mark was not given room by an outside boat who was disqualified. |
• A leeward boat at the start line luffed up but did not give the windward boat room to keep clear and was disqualified. |
And then for the Medal races, all the judges (with me) went on the water and umpired the events. There were a number of Rule 42 whistles - mainly for rocking. Aside from that, there was only a poor fellow who missed a mark, right in front of the Committee Boat - with plenty of witnesses. |
It was interesting to be with the judges who would often talk through the events unfolding - for example, "Italy is coming up on port and might be getting trouble, France is overlapped now, Finland is luffing up" or "Croatia tacked in the zone but Argentina has not luffed and is fetching the mark". "Great Britain is t... |
So, next time you are in a regatta, thank the judges and umpires for their selfless contributions and hard work. |
1 comment: |
1. What a wonderful and rare opportunity. I once got to ride along with an umpire boat during a match race. It was fascinating. They each assumed the role of one boat and had a running commentary going of their position, rights, and options. When one would accidentally switch boats the other would say 'get off my boa... |
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Team Building ECourse |
What makes a great team? |
Or put it another way: |
What makes a team become great? |
A team is a group of people who share a commitment to achieving some important goal. It is amazing how much you can accomplish when it doesn’t matter who gets the credit. |
In other words, when one person cannot accomplish a job alone and several individuals must cooperate to fulfill a mission, you need a team. The better the cooperation, communication, and coordination among team members, the more efficient the team. Team work results from involvement. |
In this ecourse you will learn about characteristics of effective teams, benefits of working through teams, types of teams, stages of team development. |
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Monday, February 09, 2009 |
We're Famous, Uh Yay? |
I don't usually get into detail about where we live other than Indiana. Since the town where Jim and I teach is all over the news today, I feel like I need to say something. |
The excitement was palpable in school today because the President was in town. While he wasn't at our school, we did turn to our local channels and watch the live feed. |
Our little town is hurting right now. Unemployment has tripled in the last year from below 5% to over 15%. The county is at 15.3%, but the actual city is at 17%. |
I have a very strong interest in seeing what happens to education funding and local stimulus expenditures. People are leaving town to find work. The migrant community has already dwindled. My department is an elective, and I am the one with lowest seniority. If our numbers drop too much, it's a very real possibility th... |
Even though their parents are unemployed and suffering, teenagers still live in their own little bubble. I've tried explaining to them that when they hit the workforce in a year or two that they are going to be competing with their parents, and everyone else, for the few jobs in the area. They aren't worried. They're s... |
win the lottery |
be drafted by the NBA |
get a full-ride scholarship (though neither their grades nor their athletic skills support this) |
marry rich |
record a best-selling rap |
And yes, these are actual answers I've been given. |
Blogger Two Pearls said... |
Winning the lottery...I keep hoping for that to satisfy my retirement planning. Luckily, I'm smart enough to have a fallback plan too (of course, it's dwindled quite a bit in the last six months)! |
Blogger Wendi said... |
If only winning the lottery were that easy!! I hope that you don't get laid off. Been there, done that and it is no fun! |
Blogger Kiy said... |
I'd love to win the lottery! However, I am not silly enough to actually buy them so that is a no-go. |
Oh and that marrying rich thing. I just read on the news that that is on the decline. Interesting. Might want to tell them that isn't working much for those who are already doing it. |
Good luck, I am still impressed you both teach high school. I guess I just don't have the patience. Give me a room full of four year olds! (That was almost -very close in fact- to what I was going to do with my life. Another long story.) |
Cheers gal, |
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spiritualized’s album ladies and gentlemen we are floating in space is one of the best albums of the 90’s, though it was overshadowed by ok computer and whatever the name of that verve album the everyone seemed to cream themselves over, which i found curious. |
this album has never gotten nearly enough listens by me, and when this song came on tonight i was transported to some strangely familiar and blissful mental place, the same place and way i was when i first heard it about a decade ago. |
that kind of imagery coming full circle without any conscious promting on my end is fascinating, and i have the same experience with other songs 2-3 times per year, which is somethingi always look forward to even though i have no idea when it will happen (but that’s the fun part). |
if you’ve never heard it, enjoy. the first listen of a great song is always incredible. |
Task 5 |
Leading Institutions: IPMA + ZAMG |
The main goal of Task 5 is to provide training for end users and guidelines for the interpretation of warnings. |
This will be achieved by: |
1. seminars to ERCC personnel and end users on how warnings and reports should be read and interpreted; |
2. case studies and lessons learned from previous events; |
3. practical exercises and training by simulating various hazards. |
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