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  • Cafe Grill Brushed 4 Slice

  • 900 mm Cord Length

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Create your favourite café toasted sandwich at home with the Sunbeam Café Press®. Create up to four open cheese melt snacks, or toasted thick sandwiches and wraps. This is sure to satisfy any toastie craving and more.

Flat Cooking Plates
Toasts on both sides for even browning and faster cooking.

Floating Hinge
Maintains even pressure on your sandwich for even toasting, and allows you to toast thicker sandwiches, wraps and snacks.

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Lock the top plate at various heights to create cheese melts or prevent sandwiches from squashing.

Colour Stainless
Construction/Finish Stainless Steel
Dimensions H x W x D 110 x 360 x 330
Net Weight (kg) 3.267 kg
Wattage 2400.00
Cord Length (mm) 900
Cast In Element Yes
Cord Wrap Yes
Design Designed and Engineered in Australia
Floating Hinge Yes
Cheese Melt Lock Yes
Non Stick Coating Yes
Plate Design Flat
Vertical Storage Yes

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Wednesday, February 8, 2012

Tasty Bite Indian Boxed Meals

I've definitely been cooking a lot lately.  Some meals are more elaborate than others, and this post focuses on the "less elaborate" category.

"The Ukrainian" sometimes cooks, too.  This noodle bowl below came together in 10 minutes, thanks to a tub of yellow miso that I used to make vegan mac n cheese a long while back.  A can of corn, tofu, and some yamasa (fish cake slices) completed this lunch.

I like making most things from scratch, but in a pinch, these Tasty Bite meals work really well.  I've eaten a few of these Indian-themed boxes by now (great for emergency lunches at work).  The food comes in a pouch, which you dump into a bowl and zap.  Many of the meals are vegan, too, and fairly low in calories.

(You have to get over the sight of strange oil in the pouches, but once you mix it, it seemingly disappears.)

I had some leftover roasted cauliflower and gave it a second life by adding the contents of this Bombay Potatoes package.  Since I don't have a microwave, heating them all up together worked well.  Best of all, it tasted better than the 10-minute effort that I gave this.

{ Reheating some leftover roasted brussels sprouts... which I need to cut in half next time but didn't because they had been frozen.  They were bitter and blah on the inside. =( }

I can't eat Indian food without rice or bread to soak everything up, so my rice cooker went to work.  I'm not a big fan of eating white rice because I frankly have grown tired of eating so much of it over the years, but I didn't have any other kind.  Plus, it soaks up sauce amazingly.

The meal actually came together beautifully.  I added some crumbled non-vegan (I thought I should say due to my 'vegan' tag) feta... one of the few cheeses that usually don't make me sick... to try to improve the brussels sprouts.

And there, my friends, is fast food.

  1. I love those Tasty Bite meals. Tasty and convenient and not everyone in my house loves Indian food as much as I do so this keeps it simple.

  2. I don't think I'll ever grow tired of rice, especially the Mexican style rice made with tomato and chicken broth.

    I've tried some of the TJ's Indian frozen lunches. It's weird when there's no rice to soak up the delicious sauces.

  3. Thanks for including us in your meal! Looks delicious!

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Fisting Goes Mainstream in Burger Ad

We know it takes a big mouth to eat a big burger and this marketer demonstrates it convincingly, and fetshistically for that matter, quite well in this Double Burger commercial for Carl's Jr. There's the porn angle to be considered at Fleshbot and consumer reaction to be discussed at tv-bb.

This is clearly another creative brainstorming session we wish we were a part of: "Dude, I got it. We'll get this hot chick to jam her hand in her mouth to get guys all horny for the burger!"

by Steve Hall    Aug-31-04

Blogger Beats Mainstream Media in Outing Congressman

BL Ochman points out another example of a blogger who has scooped mainstream media. This time it's Mike Rogers of BlogActive who outed Virginia Republication Congessman Edward L. Schrock linking to a recording of Schrock calling MegaMates, a males meets male dating service. What's a married, conservative, gay congressman to do these days?

by Steve Hall    Aug-31-04

Online Biz Publishers Adopt TV-Like Ads

In a move that will bring TV commercial-like advertising to the online business publishers, Unicast Tuesday announced deals with four top business news publishers to utilize its so-called Video Commercials as part of their online ad offerings

by Steve Hall    Aug-31-04

Paris Hilton Has Fit At Prospect of Another 'Simple Life'

reality blurred recounts an episode where celebutante and The Simple Life star Paris Hilton threw a fit when producers offered her gifts while begging her to do another year of the show. Apparently Paris threw the gifts back at the producer shouting, "I'll never do another series of that show. I don't need you. I'm a big star and I don't need your crappy gifts." Oh, to have the life of a rich bitch who will never have a real need ever in her life.

by Steve Hall    Aug-31-04

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Unprotected Sex Bigger Threat to Aids Than KKK

Here's a viral spot that, while sure to stir controversy, puts the risk of unprotected sex in perspective, even if that that perspective is questionable.

by Steve Hall    Aug-31-04

UK Land Rover Ad Banned For Glamorizing Guns

A television commercial that shows a woman grabbing a hand gun from a drawer and running out of the house after her husband brandishing it while he climbs into his Freelander Sport has caused 348 complaints to ad regulator Ofcom making it one of the top ten "most complained about" ads. As it turns out, the woman wasn't running after her husband to shoot him but rather to shoot the gun vertically into the air as a starter pistol triggering her husband's enjoyment of his vehicle as if her were in a race.

England is a country where hand guns are illegal and any portrayal of them in an unsafe way would understandably cause a high number of complaints.

"Given regular coverage of high-profile shooting incidents and public concern about the wider social impact of the so-called gun culture, the glamorization and normalization of guns, even indirectly, is simply offensive to many people," Ofcom said.

by Steve Hall    Aug-31-04

Leaderboard Ad Unit Grows to Number Two Position

Introduced just last year with usage up 384 percent, the 728 X 90 leaderboard ad unit now comprises 7.9 percent of all online ad units giving it the number two slot after the granddaddy of all online ad units, the 468 X 60, which makes up 30 percent of all ads served according to DoubleClick.

by Steve Hall    Aug-31-04

Labatt Ad Reminds Us to Look Before Entering Car

While it does look familiar and the truck looks older, we make no claim as to the newness of this spot so all you exacto-noids who love to point these things out can just keep quiet. We like the spot. It's for Labatt. We think it's funny so we offer it here for your enjoyment. Proof, ads can still be engaging and entertaining. Just make sure you look inside your car before you open the door when you leave work tonight.

by Steve Hall    Aug-31-04

Mass Panty Flash Planned For RNC

No one said a political convention had to be boring. Axis of Eve will make that a certainly when the women's rights group stages a mass panty flash at the Republican National Convention on September 1 at 6PM at Robert F. Wagner Park. The group will protest the policies of the Bush administration with panty quips such as, "read my lips.," "give Bush the finger," "cream Bush," "drill Bush, not oil," "Ballot Box" and "My Cherry For Kerry." This sex-laden, girlish stunt aims to demand accountability from the government, support for abortion rights and fighting sexism. While we all love to see a bit of booty from time to time, doesn't this stunt just reinforce the very thing this group is so against? Woman as sex object? Via sexblo.gs.

by Steve Hall    Aug-31-04

Agency Calls For Better Use of Outdoor Ad Space

Formed by the San Francisco Print Collective, the Anti-Advertising Agency is a new, artist run organization creating collaborative works which critically examine outdoor advertising and the use of public space.

It's launching an outdoor ad campaign to, well, end all outdoor ad campaigns urging alternative uses of outdoor advertising space. Maybe they're nuts but a bit less clutter would certainly be a good thing.

The Anti-Advertising Agency's mission call to attention the proliferation and "normalization" of outdoor advertising that "dulls the public's perception of their surroundings, re-enforcing a general attitude of powerlessness toward creativity and change, thus a cycle develops enabling advertisers to slowly and consistently increase the saturation of advertising with little or no public outcry." The agency's work questions the purpose of public space and advertising's place in that space and intends to "de-normalize" outdoor advertising and enable the public to have a say in how their public space is used.

The agency is currently looking for proposals from artists able to work in the Bay Area toward the agency's cause. There's more info about this on their website.

by Steve Hall    Aug-31-04

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Friday, September 26, 2014

Craft: DIY Frozen Elsa Wand (Tutorial)

I've done it. I've given in to the princess thing. And I'm going for it, Elsa wand and all!

Similar to most girls their age, mine love Disney's Frozen movie. So we're having a Frozen themed birthday party for them. I purchased the McCall's winter princess sewing pattern so I could sew their costumes, but then I decided to concentrate my efforts on other things, so I purchased the Disguise Elsa costume for Tess and the Butterfly Craze Elsa costume for Scarlett (which I really love by the way because; it's a very pretty dress). Since Halloween is on it's way I figured these party costumes would work for trick-or-treating as well. So I ordered the Elsa wig to go with the dresses (it's a great wig, but on the smaller side so better for smaller heads).

They needed snowflake wands too of course. In fact, I thought every princess at the party needed a wand. I couldn't find the perfect (perfectly priced) solution to purchase so I decided some DIY was in order. I realized snowflake ornaments and dowels would be the perfect supplies for crafting an Elsa wand.

Add to that some ribbons and a bunch of good glue and they work beautifully!

Does your Frozen princess need a snowflake wand? I've got a simple tutorial for you after the jump.

Please note that this post includes some affiliate links. These are the products I use and endorse. If you purchase from the links I would receive a small commission to offset my costs. Thanks.

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Remove the strings from the snowflake ornaments and cut your ribbon into 20" lengths.

Cover the top of a dowel with glue and wrap the center of the 1/8" ribbon around it a few times, about 1/2" from the top.

Separate the layers of the snowflake ornament an squeeze a generous amount of glue into the center of the snowflake where you'll insert the dowel. (I positioned the ornament so that the point with the hole for the hanging string was at the bottom, on top of the dowel.)

Push the top of the dowel into the center of the snowflake where you have the glue so that the ribbon you've wrapped around the dowel is coming from the back of the dowel towards the front of the snowflake.

Now "thread" the ribbon through the snowflake points so it comes out the front of the snowflake.

Tie the 1/4" ribbon in a secure double knot.

Put glue around the dowel under the bottom point of the snowflake. Put the glue all the way around the dowel at this point. Wrap the 3/8" ribbon from the back of the dowel around to the front and weave one of the ends through the bottom point of the snowflake.

Pull the ends of the 1/4" ribbon down over the dowel and tie a secure knot with the 3/8" ribbon so you secure the 1/4" ribbon in it.

 Then tie another knot with the 1/4" and 3/8" ribbon together.

Dab some more glue in the center of the snowflake where you've placed the dowel and let your wands dry.

Between the glue and the ribbon ties these wands should be good for hours of princess play!

Mereknits said...

Isn't she just adorable? And how magical for her to be transformed into Elsa!

Terri said...

Wonderful! It's just so pretty! Thanks!♡☆

Crafted by Carly said...

Gorgeous!!! That wand's just fantastic! Great invitations too! :-)
I hope the party goes well.....

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Can an Android Make Your Mobile Phone Accessible?

If you're like me and you watched countless hours of this spring's March Madness NCAA college basketball tournament, you probably heard plenty of promotions for the Droid cell phone. The Droid is one of several new phones using Google's new Android operating system. If you have been wondering what an android can do for you as far as cell phone accessibility, you've come to the right place. Along with my fellow lab rats at AFB TECH, I've been investigating a couple of phones with the Android operating system, and this article will discuss the accessibility that is being developed for this new line of cell phones and provide our initial thoughts on the line's progress.

The Phones

Google launched the Android operating system in 2008. Android is an open-source operating system for cell phones in the smartphone category. Android phones compete with many of the smartphones we have reviewed in AccessWorld that use the Blackberry, iPhone, Windows Mobile, or Symbian OS operating systems. In January 2010, Android had 7.1 percent of the U.S. smartphone market, and its share has been rising steadily.

Several manufacturers are building Android-based smartphones, and they are available from all U.S. carriers. Besides the Droid, which is manufactured by Motorola and available from Verizon Wireless, we also looked at the Nexus One, an unlocked smartphone from Google that can be used on AT&T and T-Mobile networks. The focus of this article is the software, so I don't want to spend a lot of time describing the hardware, but here are the basics. Android-based smartphones all feature touch-screen interfaces with virtual keyboards, and many also have physical QWERTY keyboards that slide or flip out. They each have a track-ball or directional pad (D-pad) type navigational control, as well as a volume toggle, headphone jack, and power button. Some, but not all, also have physical send and end keys for handling phone calls, something I will address later in this article.

The Droid phone showing icons on its touch screen interface.

Caption: The Droid Phone

The Droid phone showing icons on its touch screen interface and its slide-out QWERTY keyboard

Caption: The Droid phone and its QWERTY keyboard

The Nexus One has a track-ball for navigation, but it does not have a physical QWERTY keyboard or send and end keys. It is very similar in size and shape to the iPhone; in fact, my iPhone case fits the Nexus One perfectly. The Droid is similar, but a bit thicker because it has a slide-out QWERTY keyboard with a D-pad on the right side of the keyboard, but it has no physical send or end keys. In addition to all of the virtual buttons that can appear on the touch screen, these phones also have four touch buttons on the touch screen that are always there, and they are labeled "Back," "Menu," "Home," and "Search." The Droid runs Android version 2.0 and the Nexus One runs version 2.1.

What About Accessibility?

For people with vision loss, the interesting work at Google is being done by the Eyes-Free project, led by blind scientist T.V. Raman and his colleagues Charles Chen and Svetoslav Ganov. Working to accommodate people with vision loss, as well as sighted people in situations where they cannot look at their phones, the Eyes-Free project began with a collection of Android applications aimed at making it easier to interact with the phones non-visually. Examples include the Talking Dialer, Talking Caller ID, and Talking Compass applications (apps). Building on this, they announced the TalkBack screen reader in October 2009 to provide spoken feedback when using the various apps available on Android phones and at the Android Market. This is enhanced by the SoundBack and KickBack apps that provide non-spoken feedback, such as beeps and clicks, and haptic/vibratory feedback as you interact with the phone. You will need sighted assistance to go to the menu and choose settings and then accessibility to enable these apps, but they will then stay enabled as long as you don't go back and disable them.

Because the Android Market is a growing source for a wide array of third-party apps for these phones, the Eyes-Free team is also making it possible for designers to make their apps compatible with Eyes-Free functionality. They have resources available on the Google Resources page, and there is another page for developers.

Bringing it all together is the Eyes-Free Shell, which they are calling Marvin, after the paranoid and depressed robot in Douglas Adams' novel The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy. You can make Marvin your home screen and make it your launching point for Eyes-Free apps. A video available on the Google Resources page notes that Marvin pulls together the various aspects of Eyes-Free for a more consistent and well-integrated interface. These accessibility features come at no extra cost, and they are available out of the box on all phones running Android version 1.6 or later.

How Does It Work?

With TalkBack, KickBack, and SoundBack enabled, you can move around the grid layout of the home screen/desktop of your Android-based phone using the track-ball or D-pad. TalkBack will speak the names of the various items and applications, and SoundBack will emit a ding sound when moving from item to item. You cannot navigate to the touch buttons at the bottom of the screen that I mentioned earlier; these must be touched to activate. KickBack provides a short vibratory burst to indicate you have found the buttons, which also helps in learning how to find them non-visually. If an app has been designed properly, these features will allow a person with vision loss to use them independently.

Marvin, the Eyes-Free Shell, allows you to use these features to more efficiently use your Android phone. With Marvin's home screen up, you can think of the touch screen as a 3 by 3 grid of controls, much like a dialing grid on a standard phone. You can move your finger around the screen and it will speak the action under your finger. You then simply lift up and it activates that action. However, you don't have to know exactly where the buttons are because Eyes-Free employs what they call "relative positioning." Wherever you touch the screen will be the 5 position, and then you can move relative from that position to the other positions in the grid. Moving from 5 in a northwestern direction up to the 1 position, you will hear it say "signal strength," and if you lift your finger, it will tell you how strong your connection is. The 2 position is for time and date and 3 is for battery level. Although it certainly helps to begin as close to the center of the screen as you can, the nice thing is you don't always have to hit a precise position to begin.

I won't get into all of the other controls on Marvin's home screen, but the 6 position is interesting. It is for location information, and Android uses Google Maps along with cell towers and satellites to tell you your general location, usually accurate to within a block.

The 8 position is for launching applications, and when you activate that control, Marvin has a unique way of quickly launching the app you want. Using what they call the "stroke dialer," you can type the first letter of the app you want and then choose from a list of apps starting with that letter. Here's how it works. Starting again near the middle of the screen and moving in a northwestern direction toward the top left corner, you will hear it say the letter A. Moving your finger in a circular clockwise direction, you will hear B, C, D, all the way to the letter H. For I through P, begin by moving straight up in a northern direction. For Q through X, start by going in a northeastern direction to the top right. For Y, Z, a series of punctuation marks, and the backspace key, start by moving in an eastern direction. When you hear the first letter of the app you want, just lift your finger and you can then use the track-ball or D-pad to navigate and choose the app you want. For example, you could go to the letter C and launch contacts and begin scrolling through your contacts. Note: the punctuation marks were not spoken by TalkBack.

How Do You Dial a Phone Number?

Although most of us who use smartphones usually place calls from the contacts list or the call log, we still occasionally have to dial a phone number directly. The Talking Dialer app, which is integrated into Marvin, is activated by touching the button labeled "Search" on the lower right corner of the screen. The KickBack app gives vibrates to indicate you have found the button, and you are now ready to enter the digits. Again, this app uses "relative positioning," so wherever you place your finger is the 5, and the rest of the dialing grid is positioned relative to that spot.

Let's say you want to dial an 800 number. Start by placing your finger in the middle of the screen; slide down one position and lift your finger and you will hear it speak the number 8 and an 8 is placed into the number you are dialing. SoundBack emits a tick sound to indicate when you have passed into the area of the screen for an 8. For the 0, you again place your finger in the middle of the screen and this time move down two ticks and lift your finger to enter a 0. When finished with all the digits, touch the Search button on the bottom right corner and you will hear the digits you have entered. Touch it again to place the call.

You shake the phone once to delete a character you have misdialed, and twice to clear all digits. To end a call, you have to touch a virtual button that appears on the screen about a third of the way up from the bottom. With advice from T.V. Raman of Google's Eyes-Free project, I placed a stick-on dot on the back of the phone to help me orient my fingers to the right spot. That also helps with finding the correct place to swipe your finger to answer or ignore a call. One drawback to the Talking Dialer is that it does not work to enter digits into the interactive phone systems we often encounter, where you have to press 1 for customer service and 2 for sales, etc.

Thoughts from the Lab Rats

After a couple of solid weeks in and out of the lab with the Android phones, we're not ready to tell you to ditch your current phone and run out to get the nearest Android you can find. However, once we figured it all out, there were certainly a lot of positives. If the progress we have seen in Android accessibility over the last year continues, this may be a real force in smartphone accessibility.

First of all, considering the high price we often have to pay for accessible technology, it is certainly refreshing and encouraging to see that Google, as Apple did with the iPhone, is creating this accessibility at no extra cost. We found TalkBack's synthetic speech to be clear and easy to understand. As my intern said, "This android might not be good with a light saber, but it has a better voice than R2D2." We also found it to be very responsive to commands, without any annoying delays.

We used several of the apps that came with the phones and most of them worked well. It was easy to launch and use the contacts app to find a contact and make a call, and with a little practice, we also got used to using the Talking Dialer to make calls. Similarly, the Music, YouTube, and Facebook apps were straightforward and accessible. However, in what could be a deal-breaker for some of you, the Web browser and e-mail apps are not yet accessible. We also found a couple of bugs along the way that will need to be worked out. On the Nexus One, the Talking Caller ID app would often speak the ID of the previous caller rather than the current caller. On both phones we looked at, when pressing the power button to wake it up from its sleep state, it tells you to hit the home button to wake it up, but you actually swipe your finger from left to right across the screen.

The lack of available documentation, such as a user guide, quick start guide, or tutorial did make it difficult for me to learn how to use everything, and I have access to a couple of college intern lab rats to help me out. I can see how the average person could have some trouble getting squared away with an Android phone. However, the Eyes-Free team does have several videos available, and there is an active Eyes-Free Google Groups discussion group where you can find help. See the Resources section of this article to learn how to access the videos and the group.

Which Phone Works Best with Eyes-Free?

It wouldn't do you much good for me to suggest one specific phone model because the pace of change in the Android phone market is so fast that the phone might be gone from the market by the time you read this. However, I can give you some general information to help you make a choice. First, you want to make sure the phone is running Android version 1.6 or later. Second, you want to get a phone with a physical QWERTY keyboard, so I would not recommend Google's Nexus One. The reason for this is that Android's virtual QWERTY keyboards are not yet accessible, and a QWERTY keyboard is necessary for nearly all tasks that require text input, such as text messaging, sending tweets or Facebook updates, or using the interactive phone systems we often encounter where you have to press 1 for customer service and 2 for sales, etc. A physical QWERTY keyboard will also be necessary when browsing and e-mailing are made accessible. The stroke-dialing described for launching applications is fine for a letter or two, but will never be efficient for typing larger amounts of text.

The tactile nature of QWERTY keyboards can also be a problem for some users, as the keys can often be very small or very flat and difficult to differentiate from one another. They also usually don't have easy-to-feel nibs for orientation purposes. You may try adding marks to the keys to help with orientation or, as it is nearly impossible to add a raised mark on a slide-out keyboard, you might try roughing up a key or two with a fingernail file. Although I have never been overly comfortable with the QWERTY keyboard on a cell phone, I know many of you are, and even I can get used to one with a little practice and maybe a little modification.

The Bottom Line

At this point, the accessibility and usability of the Android phones have not reached the levels of we have seen with other smartphones, such as the iPhone or the Symbian, Windows Mobile, or Blackberry phones with their respective screen readers. However, it does provide some real accessibility out of the box and at no extra cost. Our contacts at Google tell us they are committed to improving the accessibility of their products, and the work on the accessibility of Android is not complete. Google's Jonas Klink, who gave a presentation on Google's accessibility efforts at this year's CSUN Conference on Technology and People with Disabilities, told me that even though something might not work perfectly in the beginning, it doesn't mean they are not working on it. If you recall, Google's famous search engine page was not exactly perfect for screen readers in the beginning, but it has now evolved into one of the most accessible and useful tools I use on a daily basis.

Klink and Raman are looking for user feedback, and you can provide that feedback in the Eyes-Free Google Group or at Google's accessibility page.

If you have access to an Android phone belonging to a friend or relative, or you just like to try out new technology, I do recommend you get your hands on one and provide your feedback. You could play a role in making Web browsing and e-mail accessible, or you could share your ideas for creating an accessible virtual keyboard or user guide.

General Google accessibility page: www.google.com/accessibility

Videos from TV Raman and Charles Chen on Eyes-Free Accessibility: www.google.com/accessibility

Eyes-Free Google Group: http://groups.google.com/group/eyes-free

Christopher Millsap discussing the Droid on Blind Cool Tech: www.BlindCoolTech.com

Resource for app developers: http://Eyes-Free.googlecode.com

This product evaluation was funded by the Teubert Foundation, Huntington, WV.

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Tuesday, April 23, 2013

Bacon & Cheddar Biscuits with Maple Chipotle Butter

About every other month, my husband and I make a point of dining at a more expensive "upscale" restaurant that is new to us. I usuallly check reviews on both Yelp and Trip Advisor to get a feel for what people rave about.  I made reservations and we got dressed up for Date Night on the town.
The restaurant's signature Bacon and Cheddar Biscuits with Maple Chipotle Butter received a lot of rave reviews. So we split an order at the price of  $6.00 for two biscuits.  Biscuits don't typically rock my world, but I have to say-- these biscuits were served piping hot, and they were tender.  The Maple Chipotle butter was the crowning glory. Wow! I thought to myself, "I really want to see if I can replicate these, at home."

I think that I've had a lackluster love for biscuits, because I was raised with canned biscuits.  Bleccch. The only other  biscuit recipe I've made, from scratch,  are Cathead Biscuits, which have become one of my most popular blog recipes. My men love them, and I think they're okay.  I got to thinking that I might adapt that recipe. Then again, I thought, I'd see what kind of recipes my trusty King Arthur Flour website would have for biscuits.  I have a bag of their new unbleached self-rising flour (and I love it) and there it was-- Easy Self-Rising Biscuits.  I was ready for the challenge!

First, I wanted to replicate the butter. Pure Maple Syrup is a staple at home. Yes, I do keep Chipotle Chili Powder on hand. It was 1-2-3 easy to do. One stick of butter, softened. I settled on 4 Tablespoons of maple syrup and 1/2 teaspoon of Chipotle Chili Powder.

I rolled half of the butter in plastic wrap and into a log, and stuck it in the freezer for another use. The other half was kept soft for the biscuits.

I keep strips of bacon in the freezer, so I can easily cut it into lardon (strips).  I used about 6 strips of bacon, cooked till almost crispy and then drained on a paper towel.

I used Sharp Cheddar Cheese, but you can use whatever you like. I used butter for the biscuits, instead of shortening. TIP:  I use frozen butter and grate it into the flour.  I think this is much easier than using a pastry cutter.

The grated butter helps me to easily work the butter into the self-rising flour with my hands, without warming it too much.  Cold butter = tender biscuits. I then added the cheese and bacon.

I am convinced that using buttermilk makes a very tender biscuit. Once the dough comes together as "shaggy", I dump it onto a floured surface.  We're not going to be kneading the dough, or I'll get some tough biscuits. Instead, with floured hands, we'll fold press the dough together and then fold it over itself a few times.

We're building some layers of dough, for a tender biscuit. I chose to pat and shape the dough into a large rectangle, using a bench scraper.

Using a sharp knife, I cut the rectangle into eight biscuits, and baked them until golden brown-- about
12 minutes.  The self-rising flour gives a lot of "lift" to my biscuits.

TASTING NOTES:  The restaurant served these in the cutest single serving rectangle cast iron dishes. I'd love to get my hands on those. Other than that, I do believe I captured the flavor of the biscuits.  I might cut back just a wee bit on the cheddar cheese, though it wasn't a bad thing with lots of melted cheesy goodness. The bacon ratio was perfect.  I love the butter! With each tender biscuit bite, I could taste buttery goodness, salty bacon, sharp cheddar and the sweetness of the maple and a slight heat of the chipotle chili. This has made me appreciate what a good biscuit is all about.

NOTE: I can't find King Arthur Flour Self-Rising flour at my grocery store, but I intend to order more online.  I've made great self-rising scones with this flour, and a cake recipe that I have yet to post. This is a great product, and it makes baking so simple to do.
I am not sponsored by King Arthur Flour, nor am I paid to promote their products. I simply love them!

I served these biscuits with my first Southern Style Fried Chicken. It's fried in a lot less oil than you'd think, and then baked in the oven.

A printable recipe is at the end of this post.  If you love biscuits, you'll love these!

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Dorothy @ Crazy for Crust said...

These sound simply amazing Debbie!!! LOVE.

Pam said...

Yum, I will be making these! Thanks for the recipe!

Kim said...

These biscuits look terrific, Debby! I love all those flavors.

I like King Arthur flour too, but down here everyone likes to use either Martha White flour or White Lilly flour. If you ever see those in your market try them out. They're perfect for biscuits (especially the real high baking powder biscuits).

Joanne said...

I've become a bit obsessed with biscuits lately..still on teh lookout for the perfect one! I love the sound of that butter you paired these with...too good.

bellini said...

A good challenge to have Debby.

Karen (Back Road Journal) said...

Your biscuits sound great especially with the sweet and spicy butter.

Wave Watcher said...

Debby, Thank you for trying the biscuits at that "upscale" restaurant. I was too "thrifty" to try them at $3 each! (They've gone up since we were there.)

I made these tonight and they were great! I only had finely grated cheese in the freezer, and it got lost in the dough. Next time I will get the larger grated cheese or grate it myself. My husband LOVED the maple chile butter. Thanks for posting your version of the biscuits!

Debby Foodiewife said...

Dear Wave Watcher:
You are so clever! I never mentioned the name of the restaurant, but I'm sure you guess which one. Thank you for the feedback. I can't wait to use the rest of that leftover maple-chipotle butter. Yummy!

Sippity Sup said...

I have a soft spot for biscuits.I make them quite a lot and I will be pleased to try this version too. GREG

Sam @ My Carolina Kitchen said...

How did I miss these biscuits. Bacon and cheddar cheese make everything taste better and a little heat and sweet from the chipotle maple butter sounds like a divine topping.

Happy weekend Debby.


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Bill Spilstead Complex for Canine Affairs, Erskine Park Lure coursing is a performance event developed in the early 70's by sighthound fanciers who hunted jackrabbits in the open field, which risked the harm caused by barbed wire fencing. They invented lure coursing as a safer, more controlled sport for sighthounds that would recreate the physical requirements of open field coursing, allowing them to continue testing the functional abilities of their sighthounds. Lure coursing aims to preserve and develop the coursing skills inherent in the sighthounds and to demonstrate that they can perform the functions for which they were originally bred. The hounds chase plastic bags on a course laid out to simulate escaping game. The plastic bags are pulled around on a nylon string course, propelled by a hand controlled motor.
  • Who: Run buy the Afghan Hound Club of NSW and all people and all breeds are welcome!

  • Where: behind the Jack Russell Area, at the Bill Spilstead Complex for Canine Affairs, 44 Luddenham Road Erskine Park.

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Shoprite sales girl arrested for allegedly stealing N553.9million in one month using her personal POS

A sales girl with Shoprite stores, Mariam Mufutau, has been arrested and arraigned before a Lagos Magistrate Court for allegedly stealing the sum of N553, 956, 000 she realized from sales just one month after she secured employment.

The management of Shoprite Stores in Eti-Osa had reported the case of theft to the Divisional Police Officer (DPO) in charge of Ilasan Division, Lekki, Eti-Osa, SP Onyinye Onwuamaegbu.

Following the report, Onwuamaegbu ordered Inspector Orukotan Lonikola to arrest the accused.

During investigation, the accused could not give account of the missing money.

Mufutau was arraigned before an Igbosere Magistrate Court, Lagos on a two-count charge of felony to wit and stealing.

Police prosecutor, Esther Adesulu informed the court in charge No: J/38/2017 that the accused committed the alleged offence between 1 April and 31 May, 2017 at Shoprite Stores, Eti-Osa during working hours.

Adesulu told the court that the accused betrayed the trust reposed in her as a sales girl by her employer and stole the sum of N535, 956,000 she realized from sales instead of remitting the money into her employer’s account.

She said the management at Shoprite Stores uncovered the fraud when they audited the account.

Adesulu said the offence the accused committed were punishable under section 411 and 287 of the Criminal Laws of Lagos State, 2015.

The accused pleaded not guilty to the alleged crime and Magistrate O.O Owunmi granted her to bail in the sum of N300, 000 with two sureties in like sum.

Owunmi adjourned the case till 28 July, 2017 for mention while the defendant was taken to Kirikiri Prison pending when she would be able to fulfill her bail condition.


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ATG Quirkies: The Oldest College in Each State

Here is a post on the Houston Chronicle website by Jessica Hamilton that reports the results of research done by CollegeFinder, a higher-education information website.

The folks at CollegeFinder have compiled data about each college with an eye on when each intuition first opened its doors to students. From prestigious private schools to flagship public universities these are  the institutions “cloaked in tradition with roots dating back hundreds of years.”

After CollegeFinder determined which schools were the oldest in each state, they were gathered together in this easy to navigate slideshow, so check it out!

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Jackie After O : One Remarkable Year When Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis Defied Expectations And Rediscovered Her Dreams (2012, original release: 2012)

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Defined in the public eye by her two high-profile marriages, Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis faced a personal crossroads on the eve of 1975. Her relationship With Aristotle Onassis was crumbling while his health was rapidly declining. Her children were nearing adulthood, soon to leave her with an empty nest. But 1975 would also be a time of incredible growth and personal renaissance for Jackie, the year in which she reinvented herself and rediscovered talents and passions she had set aside for her roles as wife and mother. Author and journalist Tina Cassidy explores this prolific yet daunting year, including Jackie's part in the campaign to preserve Grand Central Terminal in New York City; her pursuit of a real career, in the editorial department of Viking Press; the death of her second husband and her fraught relationship with his surviving daughter; and the London bombing that almost took her own daughter's life. Cassidy has unearthed new information, and reveals intimate stories from earlier years that would lay the foundation for her new life beginning in 1975.--From publisher description

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B2B UPDATES 23rd November 2016

Very quick update this week!

AI will be hosting Global Marketing Summit from 27th November till 3rd December!

In this space we will be discussing topics about products, COP, and also B2B network knowledge.

In order to gather inputs on this and also give you an update on what's happening for B2B in AI. We will host a webinar this Friday, 25th November at 4 pm GMT +1.

Save the date! : http://aiesec.adobeconnect.com/b2bnetwork1/

We will post the the material, recording in this post later!

1. Global System (COP and EXPA)

COP bugs are being fixed with top priority, we are expected to clear them by end of the week.

Have any suggestion for it to improve? Comment below

Thanks for the above entities keeping up the assign ratio! If your name is not up there, please make sure you are assigning COP sign ups!

Here is tutorial on how to do it:

Currently we have 4123 sign ups

these are the top 14 MCs with sign ups and the monthly sign up in 2016!

2. Global B2B Marketing

Our writers crew has been killing it! So far, we have already created 9 blogs and we are almost ready to launch the campaign! This will be first time for the global page to run a B2B campaign. The reason for us to do is to analyse the Return on Investment of running such campaign. By end of December, we will conclude the campaign with a report on the results and also provide you with a guideline on how you can run B2B campaign on your MC level.

Stay tuned, cause your leads might start flowing in and be ready to assign them ASAP!

We will be launching the campaign on the global linkedin page, so do check it out and share on your Linkedin page.

3. Global Operations

The synergy with the AI Partnership team has got me thinking a whole new level of collaboration. Things we are working on with them:

  • Youth Employment Report
  • Employers Branding for Global Partners
  • Content Collection from the Partners

My question to you is, how can you work with your PD/BD team better to collaborate on the B2B front?

4. Global Strategy

We will be sending out a sensing survey next week :)

5. Global insights

Our GST have crunched some data based on the Q3 Opportunity Opens. Some highlights:

B2B Updates 9th November 2016

In the last update we looked at the strategy card of B2B. I will be making the future updates based on the strategy card.

1. Global System (COP and EXPA)

With securing our new global vendor and transition, development is back on track!

We have proposed all the COP related bugs fix and some new features. Once developed, we will give you more updates.

2. Global B2B Marketing

The B2B Writer's crew is complete! Welcome Tara (The Netherlands), Asma (Tunisia) and Alex (Finland)!

We are working on creating a Global B2B Campaign running from November to December for a period of 4 weeks using blogs, creatives on our Global Linkedin and Twitter. Since we never run a B2B Marketing campaign from the global level, this help us to decided if such campaigning makes sense based on the results. Also, we are expecting to provide a report to the network by end of December on HOW to Run Digital B2B Campaigns.

Stay tuned for our global page for more updates.

3. Global Operations

B2B have started synergising with AI Partnership Team on this. We have been planning on:

  • How to harvest content from the Global Partners?
  • Building Employer Branding Strategy with the Global Partners
  • Youth Employability report - check this website out: https://www.tmistrategy.org/. Damn cool and we are thinking how can AIESEC also start positioning ourselves as experts in youth employability (GT GE focused) but not just SDGs (GV focused)

If you any good thoughts on this, email chuck at chuckc@ai.aiesec.org

4. Global Strategy

No progress yet.

5. Global insights

Welcome your GST for Global analytics and strategy, Anil from Turkey and Sylvia from Colombia!

These 2 beautiful people are currently data mining on enablers! More update will be given. Also feel free to tell us what are the things you want us to look at.

B2B Updates 19th October 2016

What will we cover this week:

1. SOGA (a massive survey to understand entities around the world) analysis for B2B

2. Global B2B Strategy card

3. B2B GST Writers Crew Application!

4. Global stats for Opportunities Open in Q3 2016

1. SOGA Analysis

So in 2016 Q3 SOGA, we have asked a few questions for B2B mainly around the usage of COP! Below you can find some key findings and some of my thoughts:

1. Do you use COP? 2. Does your MC has a clear responsible for COP?

1. Do you use COP? 2. Does your MC has a clear responsible for COP?

3. Have you set a clear role with your LCs in regards to the response time after lead assignment?

3. Have you set a clear role with your LCs in regards to the response time after lead assignment?

4. How often does your MC assign leads on COP?

4. How often does your MC assign leads on COP?

5. What are you top 3 challenges when using COP?

5. What are you top 3 challenges when using COP?

My thoughts:

  1. As you can see, almost half of the MC do not use COP, and 32% do not have a COP responsible on the MC. It is fine if your MC is not working on COP or B2B strategy at all, that's ok. But what is important here is to understand these are real customers, real companies, real people out there trying to contact you. So make sure you are getting back to them, although you might not want to work with them yet!
  2. If you no longer want to receive any leads from COP, please let me know asap by filling this form. We will take your country/ territory name down from the COP sign up portal. In this way, at least we are not creating a bunch of detractors saying AIESEC never gets back to us! If you are keeping your entity on the COP, make sure you check COP on a very regular basis! (EVERY 24 HOURS)

3. Top challenges people are facing with COP implementation for entities who are actually focusing on B2B are:

  • 24% System related (hard to use the system, companies struggle with system and not having a CRM)
  • 21%  Attraction (don't have enough leads)
  • 13% Consideration (companies are not responding)
  • 9% LC are not engaged

Based on these insights, we will be adjusting our focus on AI to implement B2B in the network. I have put these into 4 categories, in the chart below, you can see a comparison with the global B2C chart.

Solution1: As you know, we have some struggles with system in the past month, starting from next week, we will have more updates on stabilising the system and it will be my top priority this quarter to stabilise the system and fix the current bugs.

Solution2: Also, I will be building a Global B2B Writers Crew to tackle the challenges we are facing in Attraction and Consideration.

Solution3: We will be focusing on education for the network to understand how B2B works, especially on the LC level!

2. Global B2B Strategy Card

What do I do with this?

Here in the orange you can see all the things that My JD will incorporate. So if you wonder what do I do, here is the list. Also you can see we are missing a lot of system, strategy and operations compared to B2C, so my job this year is to make sure all these things are in place and running. As mentioned above, I will focusing on the GLOBAL SYSTEM, aka COP, first for now; building a content team; and recruit GST for Strategy, Education and insights.

3. Global B2B Writers Crew GST

As content strategy is my 2nd top priority, I will be recruiting a content team！Check out the application below. Note that the DDL is on 24th October Monday 1pm GMT +2.

You will be working with me and my lovely GST Tara on this project! Waiting for your application!

This is awesome Tara! She is the boss!

This is awesome Tara! She is the boss!

B2B Updates 12th Oct 2016

About LinkedIn

For those who were not at IC 2016 B2B functional track, make sure you check out the output here: http://bit.ly/IC2016B2B

I will be updating in the newsletter based on need of the network and progress of the project. One thing we clarified at IC 2016 was, since in the Global Roadmap we are not yet prioritising the B2B related projects, my main focus for B2B is to ensure the current knowledge and information is communicated to the network. We won’t have any new progress until we start working on the B2B related projects. This will require all of you to work independently and make sure you are learning form each other.

Customer Flow

With the excitement of customer flow being implemented in Youth, a lot of you guys have been asking about the Customer Flow for Enablers. So far we do not have any global guideline or focus on creating one. However, I do invite all of you guys who have the capacity to start understanding what could be inside the Customer Flow for Enablers. Some key questions I’d like to ask you are:

  • How do I am utilising enablers ot enable leadership in youth?
  • What is the role of the enablers in this?
  • What is the state of my entity for balancing push and pull strategy?
  • How am I ensuring a great satisfactions for the enablers?
  • How am I tracking the satisfaction of complaints of the enablers and acting upon them?

We always encourage you to work on your own idea as I mentioned during B2B fictional track at IC. So if you have some good thoughts on this, feel free to upload it in CandyBox -> Enablers -> Customer Flow : http://bit.ly/CF4enablers

I have included a iGT CF concept document that I worked on last year in the MC and you can take a look.

B2B Attraction

I have been getting requests from some entities regarding opening Linkedin Page, the state of the network for Linkdein:

  • MCs have Linkedin page already and active
  • MCs have Linkedin page already and non active
  • MCs don’t have Linkedin page and willing to open
  • MCs don’t have Linkedin page and do no want to open

We had a call with Linkedin office today and here is a few updates:

  1. For MCs having linkedin page and non active, it’s suggested to close the page because it does not look professional and will harm the brand of AIESEC.
  2. For MCs having linkdein page and active, we will link your page to the Global Page so you can get more reach from the global side. However in order to do this, I need to receive a Linkedin social media plan regarding how are you going to use the page with content calendar.
  3. For MCs don’t have a linked in page and willing to open one, please get in touch with me by 18th October with a social media plan and content calendar, and the email of the responsible person for Linkedin admin. We will send your information to Linkedin and your page will be created.
  4. For MCs don’t have a Linkedin page and do not have the capacity to manage, feel free to direct the traffic to the global Linkedin page. Since the global Linkedin page is directing traffic to global website and further COP and further to your respective entities, you can by all means by contacted.

B2B Consideration

On the global website under the Company page, there is an enquiry button. If any companies make an enquiry, I will be directly forwarding the email to the BD responsible of the MC, (if BD function is not available, I have been forwarding it to the ICX responsible) Make sure you promptly follow up with these leads to convert them to customers.

Global B2B Content Strategy Sensing Form

If your entity is already creating B2B content, let us know!

Don't be selfish ;)

This is Fernando, GST B2C Hacker!

As you know right now we are aiming for all entities to reach 100% of CF implementation and ONE of the main things to make this happen is EDUCATION.

So are you ready for this?

There is this thing called: Good Case Practice

So basically what we ask as the B2C Hacking Team, is for you to map out your good practice and share it with the network in order for us to GROW TOGETHER.

If you are doing something or have done something that contributes to achieve 100% (Either for 20%, 50% or 100%) - CLICK ON THE FOLLOWING IMAGE TO GO TO THE FORM TO SHARE YOUR KNOWLEDGE [DON’T BE SELFISH =)]

If you are still wondering what a best practice is WATCH THIS VIDEO.

P.S. We're also open to all kinds of B2C GCPs - so share away!

LINK: Bit.ly/CFgcps

DDL: September 30, 2016

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An introduction to the study of communication. Students investigate communication theory, models, symbols and signs, verbal and nonverbal communication, interpersonal communication, group communication, organizational communication, mass communication, communication ethics and new communication technologies. Staff.

201 Verbal and Nonverbal Communication (1)
A study of verbal and nonverbal symbols and signs in human communication. Students investigate how verbal language is used in everyday interaction from a variety of theoretical and empirical perspectives. They also examine how the body, human space, the environment, dress and appearance are used to communicate, reinforce gender roles, establish dominance and facilitate cooperation. Offered occasionally. Staff.

202 Interpersonal and Family Communication (1)
An investigation of the role communication plays in the formation, maintenance and dissolution of interpersonal and family relationships. Topics include the nature of communicators and communication environments, interaction rules, rituals and intimate dialogue in family systems. Erlandson.

203 Small Group and Organizational Communication (1)
An overview of research and theory in small group and organizational communication from a historical and cultural perspective. Particular attention will be paid to communication and decision-making, and communication and organizational culture. Staff.

205 Mass Communication (1)
An introduction to the different modes of mass communication--from the printing press to the Internet--from historical and cultural perspectives in order to understand the impact of mass communication on society. Topics include mass communication's production and reproduction of cultural mores and values, and the controversy surrounding media "effects." Staff.

206 Rhetoric and Public Communication (1)
A study of the history and theory of rhetoric, combined with application of principles of rhetorical analysis to a variety of communicative texts including political speeches, verbal and nonverbal messages of social movements, advertisements and music. This course is designed to enable students to understand the impact of persuasive or "rhetorical" messages on society. Offered occasionally. Staff.

207 Communicating Gender (1)
An exploration of the ways in which gender and communication interact. Students are introduced to research in the field and observe and analyze the ways in which our cultural construction of gender impacts on how we communicate and judge the communication of others. Erlandson, Staff.

241 Public Speaking (1)
A theoretical and practical study of speaking in public. Students are introduced to classical and contemporary critical standards of excellence in oral style and delivery, while they develop skills in the art of speaking effectively in informational and persuasive situations. Staff.

242 Professional Communication (1)
Prerequisite: For students in the Carl A. Gerstacker Liberal Arts Institute for Professional Management, or permission of instructor.
Focuses on individual communication skills that enhance professional and career development, including skills needed in the business world. Develops writing skills, presentation skills, and the ability to communicate and work with others. Erlandson, Osborn.

245 Argumentation and Advocacy (1)
An exploration of the most important models of argument. Students investigate the relationship between critical thinking and the techniques of reasoned advocacy and debate. Rules of evidence and valid inference formation are discussed while students participate in practical experiences for developing argumentative skills and critically applying argumentation models. Offered occasionally. Staff.

288, 289 Selected Topics (1/2, 1)
Prerequisite: Permission of instructor.
An examination of a special topic not included in the regular curriculum. Offered to meet the evolving needs and interests of students. Offered occasionally. Staff.

301 Studies in Free Speech (1)
A practical and theoretical investigation of the evolution and impact of the First Amendment on American society through our political system, public discourse and communication technologies. Students participate in free speech discussions in a debate format. Staff.

306 Public Relations (1)
A theoretical and practical examination of the public relations field, including internal and external communications as well as media relations. Students occasionally gain practical experience by participating in a major campaign. Staff.

311 Environmental Communication (1)
A study of how the natural environment is socially constructed through its representation in word and image. After introducing students to fundamental environmental terminology, the course will consider a number of key environmental communicators, their ideological positions, and how they shape their messages. This will be followed by a discussion of audiences and environmental communication ethics. Offered occasionally. Staff.

312 Minority Images in American Media (1)
A study of how minorities (racial, ethnic, sexual, etc.) and other categories of the socially marginalized (the poor, the homeless) have been portrayed throughout the twentieth century in American film and TV, from being made "invisible" to being stereotyped, and the impact of these images. Combines theoretical approaches and insights with a historical overview to increase students' awareness of the ideological nature of media images. Staff.

313 Intercultural Communication (1)
An exploration of the role communication plays in defining and sustaining culture both globally and locally. By applying current research and theories in intercultural communication, students are introduced to major topics pertaining to communication between cultures. Topics include, but are not limited to: the way a culture's deep meaning structure impacts the way people communicate, culture-specific verbal and nonverbal norms, advice on verbal and nonverbal behavior when doing business internationally, adjusting to culture shock and exploring various subcultures in the United States. Erlandson.

314 The Other Side of Interpersonal Communication (1)
Interpersonal communication has numerous outcomes—constructive and destructive, functional and dysfunctional, pleasurable and painful. This course examines several of these “other” aspects of communication. Topics include deception, jealousy, gossip, revenge, relational conflict, infidelity, sexual coercion, and psychological abuse, among others. Staff.

322 Communication Theory (1)
Prerequisites: One other course in communication, or permission of instructor.
An overview of contemporary theory and research methods in communication. Students study theoretical communication models, experimental studies and rhetorical research. Staff.

325 Visual Communication (1)
A theoretical and critical introduction to the study, this course is divided into three parts: visual manipulation, visual literacy and the role of visual images in society. Students study how film editing works, how images can be juxtaposed for persuasive effect, whether or not images can ``lie'' and whether or not viewing skills are comparable to language skills. Offered occasionally.  Staff.

341 Advanced Public Speaking (1)
Prerequisite: Communication Studies 241.
Continuation of Communication Studies 241. Focuses on the adaptation of communication styles and content to diverse co-cultural speakers and audiences. Includes practice in securing the acceptance of ideas through psychological appeals as well as logical reasoning. Advanced work in speech communication research, preparation and delivery is required, as well as some media enhancement. Great speeches from the past will be used as models for analysis and application. Offered occasionally. Staff.

351 Persuasion (1)
A theoretical analysis of the process of influencing belief, attitude or behavior through appeals to reason, emotion and ethos. Students investigate experimental and rhetorical theories in the field and the ethical considerations of persuasion. Staff.

365 Media Theory (1)
Prerequisite: Communication Studies 205 or permission of instructor.
An investigation of both critical and social scientific theories that examine the mass media's (potential) effects on audiences. Social scientific theory and research and the controversies surrounding them in the area of media "effects" are reviewed and evaluated to determine the efficacy of claims such as causal relationships between images of violence and real-world occurrences. Critical theory and research will also be investigated to determine if media create, perpetuate and sustain certain (sometimes objectionable) ideologies. Staff.

388, 389 Selected Topics (1/2, 1)
Prerequisite: Permission of instructor.
An examination of a special topic not included in the regular curriculum. Offered to meet the evolving needs and interests of students. Offered occasionally. Staff.

391, 392 Internship (1/2, 1)
Offered on a credit/no credit basis. Staff.

402 Seminar (1)
Prerequisite: Junior or senior standing and permission of instructor.
A detailed study of significant and relevant problems in communication studies. Specific topic for consideration will be determined before registration. Staff.

411, 412 Directed Study (1/2, 1)


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My Skyfall Review (a cultural counterpoint)

Hey, folks.  I’m back.  Okay, I was never really gone, but I was busy with a move and my internet access was sketchy.  But now the move is finished (the big part anyway), and though I need to work on my new book (y’know, the stuff I actually get paid for) and I’m battling a bit of a cold, I’ve found time to pay you a visit and share a little wisdom.  Because I care, and I know you’re all hankering for a little of that A. Lee Martinez brand wisdom.  Or at least a few random thoughts.

The topic today for me is a bit of a tricky one.  I tend to avoid criticizing other media too much.  While I feel completely comfortable saying Tron: Legacy was a weak film or an occasional bash of the Star Wars prequels, these aren’t exactly venturing into dangerous waters.  People might disagree, but it’s not like I’m taking any chances saying these stories are weak or, at least, imperfect creations.

I will stand up for media I like that I feel gets wrongfully dismissed.  I believe Green Lantern is actually a damn fine superhero film and far better than any of the Spidey films, for example.

But today, I’m going to be a bit obnoxious, for lack of a better term.  Today, I’m going to tell you why Skyfall is not only NOT one of the best James Bond films ever, but why it is also a fairly bad film overall.  Especially in terms of story and story construction.  I know this won’t be a popular opinion.  I know a lot of people seem to love this film.  And I’m not telling them they’re wrong.  This is all opinion, after all.  Skyfall isn’t the first lauded film I’ve taken on.  It won’t be the last.

Let’s get to it.  For simplicity’s sake, I’m going to pick the top five reasons why I find the film to be a failure.

Everyone in this movie is really bad at what they do.  And I do mean everyone.

To begin with, there’s Bond himself.  The movie begins with his failure to stop a bad guy from escaping with top secret info.  That isn’t such a big deal because many a story starts with the hero failing to give him a motivation to carry on.  But we then see Bond attempt retirement, only to return after thinking his country needs him.  Upon his return, he is tested to see if he is ready for duty.  He fails the tests, but is still allowed, by M, to return to active duty.

This would be a pretty good beginning to a Bond proving himself still a badass superspy.  Instead, he walks through the whole film, failing at every turn.  He saves no one.  He accomplishes nothing.  When he “captures” the bad guy, we learn that this was all part of the bad guy’s master plan, so Bond didn’t really do anything.  He even fails to stop the bad guy from completing his goal and killing M.  Oh, sure, Bond does kill the bad guy before M dies, but she still dies.  And the villain didn’t even want to live, so it’s not like killing him is any sort of loss to him.

But while Bond is bad at his job, so is M, who continually blunders her way through the story.  She makes the call to “take the shot”, even though there’s no reason to believe taking a risky shot that could just as easily kill Bond is better than letting Bond continue his struggle with the escaping villain.  Her call not only allows the villain to escape, it is the entire reason Bond is supposed to be bad at his job now.

She also approves Bond for active duty, even though he fails the tests.  In a traditional story (i.e. logical one), she would prove her judgment superior to the tests by having Bond be awesome at his job.  He isn’t.  And even after he demonstrates this time and time again, she dies saying “at least I wasn’t wrong about one thing.”

You were wrong, M.  Unless she isn’t talking about Bond, but that time she found a place with really good chicken wings.

Finally, the mastermind himself is a bit of a doofus as well.  He’s creepy, sure, but he seems to have nothing beyond that.  When we’re introduced to him, we discover he “stole” an island by faking a chemical leak and scaring the people away.  So he lives on an abandoned, dirty, island that’s decaying around him.  I get that in the new more “realistic” James Bond universe, palatial island estates and shark tanks are “corny”, but what the hell is this guy doing?  He’s living in practical squalor because he’s smart enough to steal an island, but not smart enough to do anything cool with it.

He then has himself “captured” by Bond so that he can make a daring escape from Her Majesty’s Secret Service secret base.  Why?  He could have just as easily bought a plane ticket to England.  He already had operatives in position, all set up to help him carry out his plan.  I suppose he could’ve wanted to taunt M, but he could have just as easily done that via video conferencing.  His plan is needlessly complicated, which I can get behind when you’re trying to take over the world.  But when you’re trying to kill one old lady, you don’t have to try this hard.

On the other hand, if you are going to try this hard, go ahead and bring an army to your final battle.  Bond was nice enough to take her in the middle of nowhere where a few hundred thugs would have no trouble approaching the house from every side.  Game over.  You win.  Instead, he leads his men into an obvious ambush and then dies while taunting his target.  Because, for all his creepiness, this guy is just bad at being a bad guy.

Also, Q’s incompetence is what allows the villain to escape.

And the guards who are keeping an eye on him in a giant room where he’s secured in his own tiny cell also somehow manage to get killed too.

The only reasonably competent character is the one played by Ralph Fiennes who sees M and Bond are bad at their jobs.  He saves M when Bond would be too late.  But even this degree of competence falls to the side once the plot demands him to be as stupid as everyone else.  It is best captured in the final scene when Fiennes, as the new M, should dress down Bond for all his failures, including abducting the old M, taking her to an old house in the middle of nowhere, and getting her killed.

But, hey, everyone in this film ends up being bad at their job.  Guess he just gave into peer pressure.

I’ve talked about this before, but it’s worth addressing because Skyfall is the embodiment of taking something fun and ruining it for the sake of “maturity”.  I have nothing against maturity.  I just don’t think it’s found in sad characters, dull directions, and long talky scenes.

I get people not wanting laser watches and cars that turn into submarines.  I like those elements of fantasy spy adventure, but I don’t need them to enjoy a Bond movie.  But in avoiding the more unrealistic elements, the movie also abandons any sense of fun and adventure.  If Bond doesn’t throw out one liners and wrestle steel-toothed giants, I can still enjoy his adventures.  But if he comes across as a sad loser who doesn’t seem to care about his job (and honestly, who could blame this Bond for hating his job), why am I here?

My counterpoint to any claims of maturity by the removal of fun is found in such great films as Up, Toy Story, and Monsters Inc.  As well as a dozen other animated films.  But to keep things simple, we’ll go with Up.  You’d be hard-pressed to find a more emotional resonant film in modern film history than this story of an old man, a flying house, and an army of talking dogs.  Up is one of the most mature, thoughtful films you will come across, and yet, it is completely absurd.

I’m not suggesting that James Bond needs laser sharks.  But the absence of laser sharks doesn’t mean the story is more mature.  And a film where no one smiles isn’t the same as a mature film.  Not by a long shot.

From a technical point, Skyfall is an exercise in aborted story arcs.  I won’t get into my own belief that James Bond doesn’t need a personal story arc.  He’s James Bond.  His character is already established, and there’s really no reason for any kind of personal growth on his part.  But if you want to give him an arc, you should at least follow through.

The first aborted arc starts when he argues with M on pausing to save a wounded fellow spy.  He later confronts M on her order to abandon the spy.  There are a couple of ways to go with this arc.  We could follow Bond as he learns that you can’t save everyone in the name of the greater good.  Alternately, we could watch M learn that sometimes valuing human life is worth the risk.  Instead, neither arc happens.  Instead, it’s the last time it’s brought up.

The other story potential story arc is for either M or Bond to prove they are capable of their jobs despite a rough start in the first act.  Unfortunately, neither actually happens.  M never exercises any good judgment.  She delivers a rousing speech about the necessity of her department, but she doesn’t redeem her own poor performance.  Bond completely fails, as pointed out above, and never once shows himself to be capable beyond what his test numbers show.  He still remains a secret agent at the end because, well, I don’t know why other than he’s James Bond and we already know he’s a spy.

Finally, the big bad guy has a sort of story arc where he’s out to humiliate M publicly before finally killing her.  He fails on this too, but at least he makes a good (if needlessly complicated) effort.  And then he just tosses it all aside to willingly walk into an ambush.

James Bond movies are supposed to be action adventure films.  This movie starts with a pretty solid beginning, but afterwards, it’s pretty bland.  We have a very short gunfight in a komodo dragon pit.  We have another short fight on the bad guy’s island fortress.  We have a short gunfight at M’s hearing.  And then we have a fairly long firefight at Bond’s ambush.  But it’s mostly just guys getting shot and dying.  It’s not terrible, but it lacks pizazz.

I don’t need a Jackie Chan style martial arts fest.  That’s never been what Bond is about.  But the action is largely anemic and underwhelming.

There’s more, but this has already gone on long enough.  My point isn’t to say this is a bad film.  It just isn’t a very good one.  And I think, if one were to remove the Bond label from it, I think a lot of folks would agree.  But Bond, like Star Wars, like Tron, like Spider-Man, is such a part of our culture, there’s no way to judge it honestly at this point.

And I’ll admit I’m just as vulnerable to this problem as anyone else.  While I doubt I’d like this film without the Bond label, I doubt I’d dislike it as much without that label either.  That’s the problem with Bond.  It carries baggage.

Anyway, I’ve made my arguments.  I’m sure many will disagree, but I’ve gotten it out of my system.

Catch you next time, gang.

Keelah Se’lai

Fighting the good fight, Writing the good write,

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  1. Jesse
    Posted November 21, 2012 at 9:30 am | Permalink

    You seem to be missing your 5th reason.

    • A. Lee Martinez
      Posted November 21, 2012 at 9:54 am | Permalink

      Whoops. Well, four is more than enough I think.

      • Jesse
        Posted November 21, 2012 at 10:49 am | Permalink

        I agree with you on all accounts. I just wanted to make sure I wasn’t missing a joke somewhere.

  2. Louis
    Posted November 21, 2012 at 10:56 am | Permalink

    It seems to me that the whole movie is a precursor to a redo of Dr. No. When i saw Ralph Fiennes added to the list of actors, i thought likely that he would be one of two things. A secret villain arcing the storyline of the previous movies where there is a secret society of people infiltrating the MI6 or he would become the new M and they could push aside the aging although wonderful Judy Dench. The whole movie started out as fun as the previous two of the Daniel Craig era. Its storyline as you stated was just dull for the next hour. He flies by the standard Bond items and doesnt take time with them. He takes a small sip of a martini and gives a head nod to the bartender. He is given chips to gamble, but throws them down and is rushed away. Anyways this movie is not a Bond film, its a rushed Daniel Craig film. All the best to you and yours.

  3. Posted November 21, 2012 at 6:57 pm | Permalink

    Glad to find someone else who thought Skyfall was much less than great.

    Here’s a link to my blog on it.

  4. Juno Beach
    Posted November 22, 2012 at 1:01 am | Permalink

    I agree with everything except Green Lantern being a good movie.

    • A. Lee Martinez
      Posted November 22, 2012 at 1:55 am | Permalink

      I’ll take it.

  5. Julian
    Posted November 23, 2012 at 7:19 am | Permalink

    I agree with you all the way.
    This movie is a disaster! Unworthy of the Bond franchise.
    I feel so much let down by it.
    And what the hell is going on with all these British flags in every scene?
    A pathetic display of British patriotism that looks more like a nostalgic longing for the good all imperial days.

  6. Plaidearthworm
    Posted December 13, 2012 at 5:24 pm | Permalink

    Here’s your fifth reason: they took a basic component of the Bond movies and tossed it in the trash for sentimentality’s sake. “James Bond” is not his real name. Every agent has a code name. Even the bad guy tells M, “Call me by my real name!” And later she tells Bond what the bad guy’s real name was. But when they make their stand in Scotland, the groundskeeper at Skyfall calls him James. And “Bond” is the last name on the gravestones outside the family estate.

  7. anon
    Posted August 13, 2014 at 9:48 pm | Permalink

    I feel as if they only failed the first mission because M would not stop harassing James & Eve by repeating “what’s going on” over and over and over, also a bit odd is that they were entirely flying blind even before M states there are no satellites and whatnot.

    Other gripes are the first hacking scene in which M, yet again asks “what’s going on” You got hacked and instead of terminating the hack you infect and blow up MI6 then ask what happened?

    I will be first to admit I only caught these things on the 4th time watching, so needless to say that it’s already ran it’s course.

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Alex attended a special school until he was seven. After this, the Local Authority agreed to support Alex in a home based ABA programme.

This programme involved therapists working with Alex each day, Monday to Friday, from 8.45 to 4.30. Alex had a programme manager and a consultant from Autism Partnership, John McEachin. He would consult on Alex’s programme four times a year. Alex flourished under this intensive ABA therapy and was helped in many areas of his life. After three or four years Alex’s ABA support was finished but he was given support for home education by his local authority. This enabled Alex’s parents to tailor the support and provide help for Alex’s individual needs. Alex shares his feelings about ABA therapy here.

Help was sought from a Verbal Behaviour Consultant for a further couple of years. It was then decided that Alex had received as much help as possible from this area of expertise. Alex’s mum was always looking for further ways to help Alex improved. She heard of the Learning Breakthrough Programme which uses balancing board exercises to help to connect both sides of the brain. Alex followed this programme for two years and made significant improvements in spelling, writing and reading. He also felt this programme helped him to think more clearly and to focus better. This Alex followed a programme called Audiblox. This programme is based upon the idea of brain training and Alex felt this helped him further.

Alex has also received a lot of help from ‘life coaches’ who have helped him to socialise and learn everyday skills such as shopping and bus skills. He is still receiving this help at the moment although the help is due to finish in July 2013. Alex has been involved with the Riding for the Disabled organisation since he was six. He is a member of their vaulting team and has learnt a lot from his involvement with this wonderful organisation. Alex also attended St. John’s Ambulance with his life coach and was able to achieve the Grand Prior award. It would be difficult to pinpoint a specific therapy that has helped Alex rather it has been a combination of therapies coupled with a flexible home based teaching programme that has been tailored to Alex’s current needs.

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 Russian TV to boost military image | News | Al Jazeera

Russian TV to boost military image

Russia's Defence Ministry has launched experimental broadcasts of a new television channel intended to boost the prestige of the nation's military, the channel creators have said.

    10% of channel's programme will be on military-related topics

    It would also counter negative reports of hazing, desertions and corruption permeating the armed forces.

    The new channel - Zvezda (Star) - is aimed "to develop the feeling of national pride among its citizens ... a feeling of responsibility for Russia's fate and pride for the nation's great historic past and belief in its future," Zvezda producers said in a news release on Monday.

    The station was test-launched on Sunday and will initially be broadcast in the Moscow region, said Sergei Savushkin, the channel's director, at the opening ceremony on Monday. Later this spring, Zvezda is expected to begin operating in many other of Russia's 89 regions.

    "Zvezda is about the belief that our country is the most beautiful in the world, that our history is the most heroic and that the future is in our hands," said Ivan Kononov, a TV journalist and one of Zvezda's creators.

    The demoralised and under funded Russian military is seeing numerous desertions, suicides and other violent incidents, including vicious hazing by older conscripts.

    Putin has called for youth to
    cultivate patriotism

    Military officials including Defence Minister Sergei Ivanov have sought to boost the army's prestige, and President Vladimir Putin has called for cultivating a sense of patriotism among Russia's youth.

    Savushkin said that the channel would dedicate 10% of its programmes to military topics - movies, documentaries, talk shows and a planned reality show detailing the lives of conscripts in barracks. Savushkin added that Zvezda will also appeal to a broader audience with programmes for children, sports coverage and music shows. No news programs are planned for the first year.

    All of Russia's four television channels are either owned or tightly controlled by the government, prompting critics to express doubt over the need for yet another TV channel promoting state views.

    But Savushkin stressed that Zvezda was not funded from state coffers other than using the Defence Ministry's technical equipment. He said Zvezda was a "commercial venture" operating on investors' money but didn't specify who the investors were.

    "...we won't paint the picture only in black colours as is usually done now - we will tell the true story"

    Alexander Lebedev,
    head of radio and TV, Russian
    Defence Ministry

    Anna Kachkayeva, a TV analyst for Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty, said the project's goals as well as its prospects were "very unclear."

    "You cannot promote patriotism only on one channel," said Kachkayeva. "The project is either intended to serve someone's private interests or the Defence Ministry is trying to prove that it didn't get the frequency in vain."

    Kachkayeva also questioned the claim that Zvezda would operate as a private channel, saying that the project would require massive state funding and resources, which could be put to better use - such as providing housing to cash-strapped officers.

    Zvezda producers pledged the channel would not only praise, but also air critical coverage of the Russian armed forces.

    "But we won't paint the picture only in black colours as is usually done now - we will tell the true story," said Alexander Lebedev, head of the Defence Ministry's TV and radio operation.

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