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Vice President Dick Cheney's Incredible and Deadly Lie: By Deceiving a Congressional Leader, Cheney Sent Us to War on False Pretenses And Violated the Separation of Powers - as Well as the Criminal Law

Friday, Sept. 19, 2008

This week, I agreed to deliver a "Constitution Day" talk on a college campus. My talk was not partisan. Yet the subject matter I selected was prompted by the most incredible - not to mention the most deadly - lie Dick Cheney has yet told, which was reported earlier this week.

Last year, Washington Post reporter Barton Gellman and Jo Baker, now of the New York Times, did an extensive series for the Post on Cheney. Now, Gellman has done some more digging, and published the result in a book he released this week: Angler: The Cheney Vice Presidency. The book reveals a lie told to a high-ranking fellow Republican, and the difference that lie made. In this column, I'll explain how Cheney defied the separation of powers, and go back to the founding history to show why actions like his matter so profoundly.

Cheney's Bold Face Lie To Congress

According to Gellman (and to paraphrase from the Post story on his finding), in the run-up to the war in Iraq, the White House was worried about the stance of Republican Majority Leader Richard Armey of Texas, who had deep concerns about going to war with Saddam Hussein. According to the Post, Armey met with Cheney for a highly classified, one-on-on briefing, in Room H-208, Cheney's luxurious hideaway office on the House side of the Capitol.

During this meeting, the Post reports, Cheney turned Armey around on the war issue. Cheney did so by telling the House Majority Leader that he was giving him information that the Administration could not tell the public -- namely (according to Armey), that Iraq had the "'ability to miniaturize weapons of mass destruction, particularly nuclear,' which had been 'substantially refined since the first Gulf War,' and would soon result in 'packages that could be moved even by ground personnel.' In addition, Cheney linked that threat to Saddam's alleged personal ties to al Qaeda, explaining that 'we now know they have the ability to develop these weapons in a very portable fashion, and they have a delivery system in their relationship with organizations such as al Qaeda.'"

The Post story continues, "Armey has asked: "Did Dick Cheney ... purposely tell me things he knew to be untrue?" His answer: "I seriously feel that may be the case...Had I known or believed then what I believe now, I would have publicly opposed [the war] resolution right to the bitter end, and I believe I might have stopped it from happening."

In short, it was this lie that sealed the nation's fate, and sent us to war in Iraq. By lying to such an influential figure in Congress, Cheney not only may have changed the course of history, but also corrupted the separation of powers with their inherent checks and balances.

Cheney's monumental dishonesty, the news of which has been buried under the current meltdown of the nation's economy, did not strike me as a topic for a Constitution Day speech. But a realistic discussion of the working of the separations of powers did seem a fitting topic, for college students need to understand the basics of our system. After we remind ourselves of those basics, Cheney's great lie can be viewed not only as a great immorality and violation of the criminal code, but also and more fundamentally as the significant breach of his oath of office to protect and defend the Constitution that it is.

Our Constitutional Separation of Powers

Historians, not to mention contemporary historical documents, establish that no issue was more important to the founders of our national government than that of what its structure should be. Accordingly, in anticipation of the Constitutional Convention in Philadelphia during the summer of 1787, James Madison of Virginia plowed through historical accounts of governments and concluded that there are three basic forms of government: monarchy (the one), oligarchy (an elite few) and democracy (the many). Each form, however, had serious drawbacks.

As a result, Madison sought to take the best of each to create a "republic" - as had been done in varying degrees with many of the American colonies. Republics, of course, had been around a long time, for they were the forms employed by the Greeks and Romans. Thus, the republic was a form of government those who were meeting in Philadelphia well understood, in which sovereignty resides with the people who elect agents to represent them in the political decision-making process.

Madison's republic combined elements of each type of government, in a mixing of forms. It featured an executive who incorporated the strength of monarchy without the evils of a King; a Senate that embodied the wisdom of an oligarchy; and a House that balanced the self-interest of such elites with a throng of representatives who spoke for the people of the nation.

Many delegates at the founding convention were mistrustful of a pure democracy since none had worked well in the past; moreover, the country was too large and diverse to directly involve everyone. Later, Madison nicely explained the differences in Federalist No. 14: "[I]n a democracy, the people meet and exercise the government in person; in a republic they assemble and administer it by their representatives and agents. A democracy consequently will be confined to a small spot. A republic may be extended over a large region."

Most importantly, Madison's structure had three separate branches of the government - legislative, executive and judicial -- and each branch was empowered to check and balance the others, and thereby diffuse power.

Madison's system, however, has not worked as designed even in the best of times, not to mention when there is an all-powerful Vice President hell-bent on gaming the system.

The Reality of Separation of Powers

An article in the June 2006 Harvard Law Journal -- Daryl J. Levinson and Richard H. Pildes, "Separation of Parties, Not Powers," Harvard Law Journal (Jun. 2006) 2311 -- provides one of the better analyses out there of the real-world workings of the separation of powers, and their accompanying checks and balances. Professors Levinson and Pildes argue that Madison's vision of separation of powers has, in fact, been trumped in America by political parties. Their point is well taken, but as I see it their conclusion is far more applicable to the Republicans than the Democrats.

"The success of American democracy overwhelmed the Madisonian conception of separation of powers almost from the outset, preempting the political dynamics that were supposed to provide each branch with a 'will of its own' that would propel departmental '[a]mbition … to counteract ambition'," Levinson and Pildes explain. This, in turn, they argue, made the underlying theory of the government - separation of powers - largely "anachronistic."

When they looked at government, however, they found that when different political parties control the different branches - creating a divided government - then the parties working through those branches still do operate as Madison had hoped. Why? By sifting through the work of noted political scientists, Levinson and Pildes have concluded that it is not on behalf of protecting the institutional powers that the checking and balancing occurs; rather, it is through the influence of party politics operating through that divided branch.

I believe, based on the record (and as someone who worked on the Hill when Democrats controlled both ends of Pennsylvania Avenue) that Levinson and Pildes have it half right.

Democrats under unified government (i.e., when Democrats control both Congress and the White House) have been remarkably institutionally-minded, and the separation of powers has remained viable. On the other hand, conservative Republicans - as I have explained in my book Broken Government (just out in paperback too) - easily place party loyalty before the responsibilities of the governmental institution in which they serve. The first six years of the Bush/Cheney Administration, for example, were a travesty in Republican denial of institutional responsibilities. In contrast, there is a long list of Democratic House and Senate Chairmen who have a on-going history of refusing to be the rubber-stamps of Democratic Presidents.

For instance, unlike in the situation where Cheney lied to former Majority Leader Armey, when both the Democratic House and Senate suspected that President Lyndon Johnson had lied to them about the incident(s) in the Gulf of Tonkin that provoked Congress to authorize the war in Viet Nam, they took action. In contrast, Republicans have not acted on Cheney's lie to Armey - and surely Washington Post reporter Barton Gellman is not the first person to learn about this lie.

Why Cheney Is Not Likely To Be Held Accountable

Those of us who follow these matters have long known - and I have written before - that it is Dick Cheney who is molding his hapless and naive president to his will, by effecting endless expansions of Presidential powers, and acting upon Cheney's total disregard of the separation of powers.

Cheney does not seem to believe the Constitution applies to "real leaders," who do whatever they believe they must do. Nor does he believe in the separation of powers. Indeed, Cheney absurdly claims he is himself part of the Legislative Branch because he is the presiding officer of the Senate - though, in practice, that position exists only to break tie votes. It has long been clear that Cheney has been corruptly bridging the constitutional separation of powers throughout the Bush/Cheney presidency.

If Armey is right, Dick Cheney has not only behaved improperly, but also criminally: In addition, when lying to Armey, Cheney clearly committed a "high crime or misdemeanor" in his blocking the Constitution's checks and balances from stopping our march into Iraq. During the debates that took place during the Constitution's ratification conventions, it was specifically stated that lying to Congress about matters of war would be an impeachable offense. Congress has also made it a crime.

Nonetheless, nothing is likely to happen to Cheney, for Congress is too busy dealing with the disastrous economy that he and Bush are leaving behind as they head for the door. No one seems inclined to hold Cheney responsible, and he appears totally unconcerned about the wrath of history. Yet in lying even to those in his own party, about reasons to go to war, he has sunk to a low level few have reached, and it is no hyperbole to call his actions treasonous to the structure and spirit of the Republic.

John W. Dean, a FindLaw columnist, is a former counsel to the president.


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Quote from article by Tamara Rubin. “She is making a full-length documentary about how lead poisoning has such a damaging effect on young children and the struggles of families with children who have been lead poisoned.”

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“Childhood lead poisoning is the number one environmental disease in the United States. The detrimental effects of lead exposure in children have been known for over 100 years. Early research identified high levels of lead as particularly detrimental to children’s intellectual and behavioral development. However, new studies have discovered that lower levels of lead, levels once thought to be safe, also cause considerable damage to children’s developmental outcomes.”

Until now my knowledge of the effects of lead poisoning on the early development of children and young adults was very limited.  In the context of child neglect and abuse, I know quite a bit about how a “toxic” home environment damages the early development of our kids…  Parental responsibility extends to being aware of how invisible environmental toxins affect children and families as well.  I discovered Brain Insights from my daily dose of Children’s Trust of Mass tweets that show up on my smartphone each and every day with reminders about parenting.  Each morning about 6am my smartphone sounds off its alarm…several tweets come in from Trust4Kids.  I am inspired by these daily Tweets that give me ideas and reminders as a child advocate in my work with Neighbors for Kids.  Every parent, teacher, or child advocate with a smartphone would be inspired too by receiving these wonderful and informative short messages to start off your day.  I consider @trust4kids one of the best references and resources to build awareness on the planet!  Sign up for Twitter right now if you haven’t already done so, and follow @trust4kids!  “The Children’s Trust works to strengthen families and support parents as they raise and nurture their children.

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My Favorite Meal in Patagonia: Lenga Restaurant’s Chilean Chickpeas Pil Pil Recipe

I went into Lenga Restaurant hoping to get in for a late night dinner in Puerto Natales. I didn’t have a reservations, it was 9:30 pm. and I was starving after a 6-hour boat tour to see two glaciers. I went into Lenga with fingers crossed hoping to get a table. I got lucky and promptly ordered a Chilean Sauvignon blanc to start my dining experience. I decided on two appetizers for my dinner – cebiche and pil pil. The folks at Toore Patagonia, where I was staying, said Lenga has the best food in Puerto Natales. One bite of the Pil Pil de Garbanzos and I think they just might have the best food in Patagonia. It was the best chickpeas I’ve ever eaten. The ceviche and surprise sopapilla starter were fantastic too, but the pil pil was over the top fabulous. Pil pil is a traditional tapas recipe. Here’s Chef/Owner Rodrigo San Martín’s recipe for a chickpea appetizer sure to wow any foodie or dinner guest. I’ve tried to convert into U.S. cooking measurements as close as I could.

Lenga Restaurant’s Pil Pil de Garbanzos Recipe

First really heat pan. Then add in this order, waiting 15 seconds between each ingredient:

1 ml de aceite (Sunflower oil preferred)

1 g garlic (dash)

10 g butter (1/2 tbsp)

60 g boiled or canned chickpeas (1/2 cup)

30 cc white wine (1 ounce)

Reduce for 1 minute the add:

50 cc water or vegetables broth (1.5 ounces)

10 g blue cheese (1/2 tbsp)

10 g sugar free coconut cream (1/2 tbsp)

Sea salt to taste

Cook for 5 minutes.

Put this in a deep warm plate, add some chopped grilled vegetables (eggplants, zucchinis, etc.), parmesan cheese, small dices of onion, green chili pepper and coriander and a twist of lemon or a “lemon foam” made of whipped lemon zest, olive oil and salt.

Serve with warm bread and a Chilean white wine. Buen apetito!

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SwiftUI learning curve in 2019

This year we had a massive change in iOS development world. We got a SwiftUI framework. SwiftUI is a brand new declarative way of building apps for Apple ecosystem. Let’s build our learning curve. I want to share with you the list of all the needed posts to learn SwiftUI.

Apple did an excellent job this year by creating the SwiftUI tutorials page. I suggest starting with those tutorials to learn the basics of SwiftUI.

One of the new features of the Swift language powering SwiftUI framework is property wrappers. To learn about the most important property wrappers like @State, @Binding, @ObservedObject, @EnvironmentObject, and @Environment read my “Understanding Property Wrappers in SwiftUI” post.

Another post that I wrote about the mechanics of SwiftUI is “You have to change mindset to use SwiftUI”. It should help you to understand how SwiftUI works under the hood.

Layout system

SwiftUI also has a brand new layout system, which I enjoy much more than AutoLayout. The new layout system is very powerful and straightforward. I highly suggest you read these posts to understand the new layout system and its benefits.

  1. SwiftUI Layout System
  2. Alignment guides in SwiftUI
  3. The magic of view preferences in SwiftUI
  4. Anchor preferences in SwiftUI
  5. Inspecting the View Tree – Part 3: Nested Views

SwiftUI has a lot of similarities with React framework, which brings many new concepts to iOS development. I’ve built a few apps using those ideas and really like how it works. Here is the list of useful posts.

  1. Introducing Container views in SwiftUI
  2. Modeling app state using Store objects in SwiftUI
  3. Redux-like state container in SwiftUI

Declarative nature of SwiftUI

SwiftUI is a declarative framework. It means you declare what you want to achieve, and the framework takes care of that and decides how to render your views. The very same view can have another look, depending on the context. I wrote a few posts about the declarative approach in SwiftUI.

  1. Building forms with SwiftUI
  2. View composition in SwiftUI
  3. Reusing SwiftUI views across Apple platforms
  4. ViewModifiers in SwiftUI
  5. Composable styling in SwiftUI

Animations and interactions

SwiftUI handles all the state changes using animations just for free for you. It allows us to build interactive views in a very straightforward and nice way. I covered this topic many times on my blog.

  1. Animations in SwiftUI
  2. Gestures in SwiftUI
  3. Building Bottom sheet in SwiftUI
  4. Building Pager view in SwiftUI

I also want to mention the excellent series of posts by Javier about advanced animations in SwiftUI.

  1. Advanced SwiftUI Animations – Part 1: Paths
  2. Advanced SwiftUI Animations – Part 2: GeometryEffect
  3. Advanced SwiftUI Animations – Part 3: AnimatableModifier

SwiftUI did another step to make our apps accessible by default. It works very well out of the box, but it also provides a very nice API to customize the accessibility tree. To learn more about accessibility in SwiftUI, I suggest reading these articles:

  1. Accessibility in SwiftUI
  2. Dynamic Type in SwiftUI
  3. Localization in SwiftUI

Drawing custom views

SwiftUI provides a lovely Shape API that allows us to build custom views quickly. I learned it while making charts in one of my apps.

  1. Building BarChart with Shape API in SwiftUI
  2. Gradient in SwiftUI
  3. GeometryReader to the Rescue

Unique features

SwiftUI has unique features like Environment and Preferences, which we don’t have in UIKit. To learn more about these features, take a look at the next posts.

  1. The power of Environment in SwiftUI
  2. The magic of view preferences in SwiftUI
  3. The power of @ViewBuilder in SwiftUI

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3 Tips on Summer Sun Exposure

Chances are that you will swim outdoors at some point this summer. Whether you swim under the sun every day at practice or catch some rays at one meet in the next few months, protecting your skin is critical to your health now and in the long term. Let’s discuss sun exposure and how it relates to you.

1. Not too Much, and not too Little Sunshine

Everyone needs a threshold level of sun exposure to maintain sufficient Vitamin D levels in the body. That threshold is estimated to be around 15 minutes outdoors on a mildly sunny day (time varies slightly with skin tone). This will allow UV-B rays to hit the skin and trigger a reaction in the skin cells that produces Vitamin D. During summer, this is less of a concern than in winter.

On the other hand, and more importantly, outdoor training puts swimmers at risk of developing acute sunburns as well as accumulated over-exposure. UV light hits your body from every direction in the water because it gets reflected off the bottom of the pool and on the surface of the water. The workouts won’t get any shorter, so put a generous amount of sunscreen on at least 15 minutes before hopping in the pool. Any sunscreen around SPF 30 will be sufficient. The key to sunscreen has less to do with the SPF value and more to do with reapplying it throughout the day. If you are at an outdoor meet with long prelims and finals sessions, be mindful to reapply sunscreen regularly (at least every two hours, more often preferably because it can wash off in the water).

2. Mind your Energy Levels

In addition to the physical toll a meet takes on your body, excessive sun exposure can leave you feeling zapped of energy, dehydrated, and even lightheaded. Stay in the shade as much as possible at meets, and when walking around deck wear a hat, UV protective sunglasses, and carry a water bottle. After a long day in the sun, you will need to rehydrate more so than usual.

3. Bad Burns vs. Accumulated Exposure

It is now known that skin cancer can originate from one bad burn in addition to developing from accumulated over-exposure to the sun. Before you start worrying about cancer, remember that family history, skin tone, and other factors like presence of moles play a role in your risk. In the summer, swimmers should just take note of how often they are in the sun, and be responsible about their sunscreen application. Because practices tend to be in the early morning or late afternoon, the strongest rays will not hit you then. Swim meets are the place to be particularly mindful, for your energy and your future health!

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Swiss made, 34.5mm, stainless steel case and bracelet, diamond markers, Mother-of-Pearl dial, automatic movement, scratch resistant sapphire crystal glass, water resistant to 30 metres.

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How To Get A Golden Ticket To Your Career: Tips From A Goldcorp Recruiter

Did you know that mining employers in Canada and around the world are hiring not only the people they need to meet their current production needs, but also young workers who will become companies’ future leaders and technical experts as older employees retire and leave the workforce?

There is currently an amazing opportunity for students and new graduates to take advantage of the knowledge transfer that is happening at mining companies through summer internships, co-op placements and new graduate programs.

They’re not just hiring engineers and geologists, either – students and new graduates from most programs can find employment opportunities in the mining industry right now.

Internships and new grad jobs with Goldcorp

According to Jenine Ellefson, Director of Recruitment and Talent Management at Goldcorp, the Vancouver-based gold producer offers meaningful, hands-on internships and new grad opportunities across a variety of disciplines, and has recently implemented a new graduate program in technical areas such as engineering, geology, metallurgy and environmental sciences.

“In the future, we plan to extend the graduate program to include graduates in the business support areas, such as safety, HR, finance and IT,” she says. “Our mine sites and offices also hire students for summer internships and co-op placements across all disciplines.”

World-class training and career development

Goldcorp definitely isn’t looking for coffee-fetchers or paper-pushers.

“You will be part of a growing community of skilled professionals committed to pioneering advances in modern, sustainable mining.” —Jenine Ellefson, Director of Recruitment and Talent Management, Goldcorp

“You’ll be teamed with leaders in the industry, equipped with cutting-edge technology, and supported with training and career development,” Jenine adds.

“We recognize it takes world-class people to run world-class mines and if you work with us, you will be part of a growing community of skilled professionals committed to pioneering advances in modern, sustainable mining. You’ll learn, and you’ll grow.”

Jenine says the company is eager to invest in the futures of students and new graduates through in-house training programs, on-the-job training, technical training and industry conferences.

Plus, Goldcorp offers international career opportunities that could take you anywhere from the Canadian Shield to the Patagonian plains of Argentina.

How – and when – to apply

Goldcorp posts their new grad opportunities (which start in June) each fall, and student opportunities (which start in May and end in August) in the fall and winter.

Here’s how the application and interview process works:

Step 1: Find an opportunity on Goldcorp’s employer profile on TalentEgg

Step 2: Submit an application through Goldcorp’s website

Step 3: Online assessments

Step 4: Initial phone interview

Step 5: On-site interview

Step 6: Get hired!

Getting noticed by Goldcorp recruiters

Of course, it’s not always as simple as that, right? Somewhere along the way, you have to stand out from the other students and grads who are applying to impress Goldcorp’s recruiters and hiring managers.

Jenine says Goldcorp is looking for students and new graduates “who have ability, ambition and a passion for their discipline, as well as a positive attitude and willingness to learn.”

Being well-rounded with a variety of skills and experiences doesn’t hurt either: “I would encourage all students to take advantage of co-op or internship opportunities, join sports teams and student groups and also get involved in community initiatives and volunteer opportunities,” she says.

If you’re successful, Jenine says you can expect to enter a work environment that is dynamic and challenging. “Our company culture is one of drive and excellence, and our people are constantly striving to do things better and smarter.”

Learn more about Goldcorp's career opportunities for students and gradautesVisit Goldcorp’s employer profile to learn more about the company’s current opportunities for students and graduates!

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If you are looking to change your diet and you are considering the different options, you might be thinking about veganism. It’s such a popular diet right now and so many people are adopting it for a number of reasons. While many people are concerned about ethical issues or the environmental problems associated with meat, a lot of people are going vegan because it’s healthier.  Image From Pixabay CCO License This is a collaborative post. This post may contain affiliate links. If you make a purchase after clicking one of the links I may receive a small commission at no extra cost to you. However,Read More →

All vegetables are good for you. At the very least they are all a better choice than candy, soda, and pastries! However, when you are following a Keto based diet there are some vegetables that are better for you than others! For people who are new the keto lifestyle and trying to navigate keto macros, keto sweeteners, and the different types of keto figuring out what types of vegetables are good and which are filled with carbs can be challenging. Here at Tales From Home, we like to try and make things simple. Here are our top ten Keto-friendly vegetables! If you’re looking to plantRead More →

Starting a new way of eating can come with a bit of a learning curve. Not only are there a lot of options when it comes to healthy eating but some ways of eating have different versions, such as Keto. When two ways of eating share some similarities is can be difficult for those who are new to the scene to figure them out. In the case of Keto vs Carnivore, there are just s many differences as similarities but some people who practice keto move into a carnivore diet as they find a zero carb lifestyle more suitable. As always the diet that someoneRead More →

Keto dessert Bars

Everyone loves dessert and that love doesn’t just vanish because we decide to eat healthier. In fact, restricting ourselves to the point where we give in and binge on all of our favorites is one of the top reasons many of us fail when we try a new way of eating. It’s hard to say no! The best solution to this problem and one of the top reasons I feel like I’ve been successful with Keto has been finding suitable alternatives that satisfy my desire for dessert. Being able to indulge in treats like these keto dessert bars makes this way of eating feel lessRead More →

Keto Cauliflower Casserole

My mother has been bragging about this dish for a long time now. this Keto Cauliflower Casserole is one of her favorites to serve when company comes over because not only is it Keto friendly but it tastes so good that everyone loves it. I finally got the chance to try it out while she was down visiting this summer. I went back for seconds and made it again right after she left. One of the things I love most about this recipe is how versatile it is, you could add almost anything to the base recipe and get a great turn-out. Even better isRead More →

Keto Meringue Cookies

Some days just require cookies! When we first started to eat Keto it seemed next to impossible to find suitable desserts. Everything we tried paled in comparison to what we liked before. Lots of people will tell you that embracing Keto means not looking for substitutes but I feel that this mindset is the wrong one to take. Creating a way of eating that we can maintain long-term means being realistic. Realistically I know that someday’s I will want treats. Finding solutions that fit our new way of eating and our desire for dessert without binging on sugar-laden junk food was necessary. Thankfully these KetoRead More →

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A long time ago I posted my Top 5 Strawberry Recipes. As a family, we loved those recipes but they were enjoyed before we started following the Keto way of eating. Unfortunately, when it comes to keto those recipes don’t quite fit the bill. I have since learned how to convert most recipes to Keto, thanks in part to my handy conversion chart and have decided to go back and re-do as many of them as I can. This Keto Strawberry Shortcake is the first of these attempts and although it took me a few tries I am proud to say that it turned outRead More →

Keto Chili

Chili is something my family is pretty serious about. It’s been a challenge to perfect the recipe so that it suits all of our tastes and we had it perfect. Down to a science. And then – We Went Keto. The Keto way of eating is great and I love it but it meant giving up our old Chili recipe! That was a sad realization – however, we didn’t stay sad for long! With a few twists and tweaks, I managed to turn our old Chili recipe into a Keto Chili Recipe. My husband loved it, my kids asked why I hadn’t made it soonerRead More →

Keto Turkey Pot Pie

  Using up leftovers is always a bit of a challenge around our house. Everyone gets tired of eating the same things over and over so I have to be creative. When we started our Keto journey I had to get even MORE creative! Thankfully we have come a long way since our first bumbling attempts and now I can share all of my hard creative work with all of you! These keto turkey pot pies are a family favorite and perfect for using up all those leftovers in your fridge. They come in at around 6g of net carbs per pot pie so theyRead More →


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Therapeutic eye cream

Цена: 39.00 USD

Rich with liposomes and botanical ingredients contains vitamins and moisture-binding proteins that maintain high humidity levels
combined herbal extracts to help prevent fine lines around the eyes improving flexibility and firm the delicate area around the eyes.

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Suitable for all skin types.

Shipping and delivery

We are proud to offer international shipping services that currently operate in over 200 countries and islands worldwide. Nothing means more to us than bringing our customers great value and service. We will continue to grow to meet the needs of all our customers, delivering a service beyond all expectation anywhere in the world.

How do you ship packages?

Packages from our warehouse in China will be shipped by ePacket or EMS depending on the weight and size of the product. Packages shipped from our US warehouse are shipped through USPS.

Do you ship worldwide?

Yes. We provide free shipping to over 200 countries around the world. However, there are some locations we are unable to ship to. If you happen to be located in one of those countries we will contact you.

What about customs?

We are not responsible for any custom fees once the items have shipped. By purchasing our products, you consent that one or more packages may be shipped to you and may get custom fees when they arrive to your country.

How long does shipping take?

Shipping time varies by location. These are our estimates:

Location*Estimated Shipping Time
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Canada, Europe10-30 Business days
Australia, New Zealand10-30 Business days
Central & South America15-30 Business days
Asia10-20 Business days
Africa15-45 Business days
*This doesn’t include our 2-5 day processing time.

Do you provide tracking information?

Yes, you will receive an email once your order ships that contains your tracking information. If you haven’t received tracking info within 5 days, please contact us.

My tracking says "no information available at the moment".

For some shipping companies, it takes 2-5 business days for the tracking information to update on the system. If your order was placed more than 5 business days ago and there is still no information on your tracking number, please contact us.

Will my items be sent in one package?

For logistical reasons, items in the same purchase will sometimes be sent in separate packages, even if you have specified combined shipping.

If you have any other questions, please contact us and we will do our best to help you out.

Refunds & returns policy

Order cancellation

All orders can be cancelled until they are shipped. If your order has been paid and you need to make a change or cancel an order, you must contact us within 12 hours. Once the packaging and shipping process has started, it can no longer be cancelled.

Your satisfaction is our #1 priority. Therefore, you can request a refund or reshipment for ordered products if:

  • You do not receive them within the guaranteed time (45 days not including 2-5 day processing)
  • Вы получили не тот товар
  • You do not want the product you have received (but you must return the item at your expense and the item must be unused)

Мы не выдаем возврат если:

  • Ваш заказ не прибывает вовремя по причинам, зависящим от вас (к примеру, указали неверный адрес доставки).
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If you are approved for a refund, then your refund will be processed, and a credit will automatically be applied to your credit card or original method of payment, within 14 days.

Если по какой-либо причине вы хотели бы обменять ваш товар, например изменить размер одежды. В первую очередь свяжитесь с нами и мы дадим вам пошаговые инструкции.

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Integration with Travis CI

When we originally open-sourced ManageIQ, the ManageIQ GitHub Repo was integrated with Code Climate. Integrating with Code Climate allowed the developer community to find code with too much complexity and/or duplication and refactor it.

This week, we integrated the ManageIQ GitHub Repo with Travis CI, the continuous integration service. This service runs on each GitHub pull request to ensure that no new code is breaking existing tests (i.e. no regression). If the pull request does cause a regression, the core maintainers of the ManageIQ project will not merge it until this is resolved.

So, keep creating pull requests to make ManageIQ better, but make sure that they do not break any tests!

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Tips to Boost your Immune System

Give your Immune System a Boost You might be sabotaging your immune system without even know it.   While the Coronavirus might not cause death for the average American as it is mainly impacting people with compromised immune systems, I think its important to share tips on how you can boost your immune system. To keep[…]

Southwestern Veggie Tacos from the 21 Day Ultimate Reset

Southwestern Veggie Tacos are the bomb If I had to pick a favorite meal from this 21 day Reset and cleanse we are doing…this one might be my absolute favorite!  I mean, there are several that I enjoy, but this one is probably the easiest to prepare and is perfect for Taco Tuesday…or any day[…]

Barre Blend…My Journey

Barre Blend, it’s a journey…not a destination! Ok…so ya, I’m sharing another before and after.  I know the questions, snarky remarks or better yet, those who think it and don’t say anything..but it might go something like this…”why isn’t she at her goal weight or body yet.”  “haven’t you been at this fitness thing for[…]

I committed to what?

When you love your hubby, you’ll commit to something he wants to do! My hubby and I have been taking more walks together over the that couple weeks!! On our walk today, Jason started feeling lightheaded so I gave him some of my hydrate drink and we ended up turning around a little bit later.[…]


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Just a quick post!

I have so much to say! I had a PET Scan and it showed no new progression! Yay! My tumor marker is now 27.7! That’s normal! I know I still have cancer, but for now it’s under control. I honestly don’t know how much time I have left. So time for new adventures!

We are leaving Colorado today. We’re off to Asheville, North Carolina. It’s time to be closer to home and family. It’s bitter sweet for us. We love Colorado and we love the people here. Colorado has been so good to us! I’m thankful for all the friends we have here. You are all like family to us and you will be missed!

I will be offline for a week or so. I will reply to you all as soon as we are settled. To my fellow bloggers, I love you all and will catch up with you in a couple of weeks!

I’m going to end with a picture of our last trip to one of our favorite places Ouray, Colorado.

19 thoughts on “Just a quick post!

  1. Congratulations on the scan results! And have a good trip! I am so glad for you! Are you going to continue treatment over there? Or are you coming back to Colorado after a few weeks! Any way Hope you have a great time!

  2. Tammy,

    That’s wonderful news about your markers!!! Dance baby dance. As for the move, it sounds like it is the right thing for you given you’ll be close to family. Although Colorado is beautiful! Good Luck with the move! See ya when you resurface. ~D

  3. I’m reading your blog backwards – timewise because I haven’t been around the blogosphere for quite a while. Anyway, CONGRATULATIONS on your markers being good! WooHoo!~!

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Dennis Nechvatal

Dennis Nechvatal (b. 1948) lives and works in Madison, Wisconsin. He is a versatile artist whose recent pursuit has been to explore and master new styles and techniques. He is known for his cut tin masks and mask paintings, as well as his boldly executed vivid landscapes. Nechvatal’s work has been exhibited nationally since the 1980s. His paintings are included in numerous collections including the Chazen Museum of Art, Blue Cross Blue Shield, the UW Children’s Hospital, AT&T, Arkansas Art Center, The Art Institute of Chicago, Chemical Bank of New York, Continental Illinois Bank & Trust, and the Milwaukee Art Museum.

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Booking iOS App

This client required a concepts to showcase to investors.  We simplified the UX and delivered a clean, cohesive brand palette that was also very simple to use.  A variety of screen designs and prototype using Invision was created.

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To our overseas friends, we are currently only shipping international orders via DHL. Read more

Tattly Visits Materials for the Arts

Tattly Visits Materials for the Arts

In May of 2016, Materials for the Arts (MFTA) became the newest Tattly Does Good not-for-profit partner. The organization, based in Queens, is New York’s premiere reuse center. Its 35,000-square-foot warehouse is a materials haven for educators in the New York City, particularly for public school teachers. CD jewel cases, normally an after-thought and a relic of the recent digital past, now have use as mini canvases for collages and dioramas. When the Metropolitan Museum of Art digitized its archives, thousands of 35-millimeter slides were given to MFTA, which in turn commissioned five artists to create works.

Executive Director Harriet Taub and her team took Tattly through the space recently. During the visit, the warehouse was also occupied by school groups of young children, whose trip culminated in an art class on site. Tattly’s Yng-Ru Chen asked Harriet a few questions about Materials for the Arts.

Yng-Ru Chen: Harriet, tell us about Materials for the Arts and why it’s so unique in terms of it being a city organization that works with the departments of cultural affairs and sanitation and education.

Harriet Taub, Executive Director of Materials for the Arts

Harriet Taub: I am so glad you asked that! Materials for the Arts occupies a unique space in City government. It is supported by the Departments of Cultural Affairs, Sanitation and Education as it serves all of their missions. By collecting unneeded, excess materials and giving them away for free to nonprofits and public schools and providing training and classes on how to use these non-traditional arts materials, MFTA hits all the right spots: supporting arts and culture; promoting sustainable practices and environmental sustainability, and creating access for organizations large and small. Besides these three government entities, MFTA also works with dozens of other City agencies to provide them with free materials for their programming or infrastructure. We probably have more email addresses in our data base than any other City agency (except maybe Payroll Administration!). In addition, in 2002, we started our own nonprofit – Friends of Materials for the Arts. Catchy name right? We raise money through Friends in order to supplement the menu of things we can provide and that the City money will not cover. That includes all of our educational programming, our Artist in Residence and Gallery program and our extra transportation initiative which helps us hire additional trucks to pick up materials.

Materials for the Arts

The 35,000-square-foot warehouse in Long Island City, Queens.

YRC: The breadth of your reach is incredible. How many teachers does the organization serve every year? How many students?

HT: Last year, MFTA reached over 17,879 students and served 3,874 teachers and school staff members through workshops, courses and on-site residencies.

YRC: And on the flip side, you have the businesses who donate the supplies. Can you give a couple of examples of the types of companies that provide the materials?

HT: We seem to occupy a niche as the go-to people when someone wants to donate almost anything. That said, we work within a network of similar organizations such as Big Reuse, which accepts building materials; The Salvation Army, Goodwill, and Housing Works which take in clothing and bedroom furniture. We often make referrals to these organizations when a donor’s items would be better placed with them. Since New York City is a fashion and design capital of the world, we take lots of fabric and trim from fashion houses, home furnishing businesses and event planners. The film and TV production industries also donate props and set pieces, paint and costumes. And regular people like you or me when they are moving, cleaning out and purging often donate the most interesting items. Photo collections, vintage patterns and buttons. Our regular donors include Marc Jacobs, Estée Lauder, and McKinsey. Besides giving items away through our warehouse operation, we have an online service for our members where we can place one small item – a laptop for example or a refrigerator or a piano. It works like Craigslist and we move tons of materials that way.

Tattly Visits Materials for the Arts

Spools of thread are organized by color in the warehouse.

YRC: What was the most unusual or surprising donation in your experience thus far?

HT: That is hard to answer as everyday there are amazing donations. Once a midtown Manhattan hotel was renovating and they donated all of their lobby palm trees! Google once donated 100 Razor Scooters and I had this idea that they might be an amazing addition for a dance piece. We sent out an e-mail to all of our dance organizations and they were soon in the hands (and feet) of dancers and choreographers across New York City.

YRC: Are there certain types of materials that you’d like more of in terms of donations? Maybe Tattly can help get the word out!

HT: Well the things our members use are pretty varied but generally everyone wants paper – large and small. They also want vibrant fabrics, trims, ribbons, buttons and beads and great technology – laptops, iPads. Household items for real use or as props and musical instruments are also in demand. Rolling office chairs and stacking chairs are also hot ticket items when we can get them.

YRC: We loved seeing some of the examples of projects made by school students using items normally headed for the trash. What is your favorite example of reuse for art? It can be at MTFA or by any artist you admire.

HT: I personally love when people take a material and transform it into something completely different, like when paper looks like steel or when metal bends like fabric. One of my favorite artists is El Antsui, a Ghanaian artist who transforms wine labels and metal soda tops into large breathtaking wall hangings. He has pieces at the Metropolitan Museum of Art and the Museum of Art and Design. I also love the masks that are made from repurposed file folders. They show the flexibility and ingenuity of materials that can be found all around you and repurposed into new and dynamic projects.

Tattly Visits Materials for the ArtsBunke by Lotta Jansdotter is a Tattly design sold to benefit MFTA.

Bunke by Lotta Jansdotter is a Tattly design sold to benefit MFTA.

YRC: As the executive director, what is your biggest challenge in running MFTA?

HT: Money is always a challenge and I say that in the best possible way.  Even with support from our City partners and our nonprofit, there are always needs that go unmet. Our work in schools has proven to be so successful but there are costs to providing two teaching artists and the schools are not always in a position to pay the full amount so we often raise funds through grants or through private dollars to support this work. The other challenge is staffing. People come and people go. Our salaries often can’t compete with the private sector so we lose quality people as they move on. However that also offers opportunity for new, energetic staff members to come on board. In the end that is just life in the work world.

YRC: Many teachers will want to know more about MFTA. How do they get access to the programs and materials?

HT: Most schools are already MFTA recipients. Teachers should speak to their principals about being added to the school’s list of authorized representatives. For any questions about the school’s account, teachers can email

YRC: Thank you so much, Harriet! We are so happy to have MFTA as a partner here at Tattly.

Tattly Visits Materials for the ArtsBunke by Lotta Jansdotter is a Tattly design sold to benefit MFTA.

Bunke, a design by artist Lotta Jansdotter, is sold by Tattly to benefit Materials for the Arts. 80% of the purchase price of this Tattly is donated to help MFTA achieve its mission.

All photographs, unless otherwise specified, by Natasha Janardan for Tattly.

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Preston FIZ 2

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The Preston F I +Z II Lens Control System provides the highest resolution position and velocity control available. The basic hard-wired system consists of the Hand Unit, Motor Driver, and Digital Motors. The addition of the Microwave Link enables complete wireless control of all functions.

The Hand Unit digitizes focus, iris, and zoom commands to 16 bits of resolution (1 part in 65,536). This data is sent to the 3 Channel Motor Driver either through a cable or the Microwave Link 2. The cable link uses the RS422 standard protocol to transmit data over a single twisted pair of wires. This enables reliable transmission over long distances (1 km).

The Motor Driver (MDR2) supports 3 motor channels, camera run/stop, and camera speed and shutter control. Switches are provided for adjusting Motor Torque and direction.

DM-1 and DM-2 digital motors provide the ultimate in power and reliability. They have proven their toughness under extremes of temperature, humidity and vibration. Their housing are machined from solid magnesium billets and protected by a special ceramic coating before painting. This provides exceptional resistance to salt spray and moisture.

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Ma Ya Ban Zhi (Emarginate stonecrop herb)

The drug is the dried or fresh whole herb of Sedum emarginatum, Migo (Family Crassulaceae) growing in wet lands on mountain slopes, in forests, or in crevices, and distribtied in Shaanxi, Gansu, Henan, Jiangsu, Anhui, Zhejiang, Jiangxi, Hubei, Hunan, Sichuan, Guizhou and Yunnan of China.

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  2. Emarginate stonecrop herb

The Effect of Ma Ya Ban Zhi

Clear heat, remove toxicity, cool blood to stop bleeding, induce diuresis.

Scrofula, dysentery, jaundice, nose bleeding, hematemesis, sores and boils, furuncle, hemoptysis, hematochezia, metrorrhagia and metrostaxis, morbid leucorrhea, stranguria, herpes zoster.

Dosage and Administrations

Decoct 15~30 g, or 50~100 g of the fresh, or pounded into juice for oral taking. Proper dosage is for external application, pounded for applying.


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December 10th, 2015: Analytical Literacy

Connect. Share. Learn.

Dear Boston Area BI/DW and Analytics Professionals,
We cordially invite you to attend our upcoming TDWI Boston Chapter meeting on December 10, 2015. Come meet other local professionals, swap business cards, share ideas, and exchange career advice while listening to quality presentations in a vendor-neutral setting, which is the hallmark of TDWI education. Our featured speaker Wayne Eckerson will explain how visual design standards improve analytical literacy. Please see our detailed meeting agenda below.

Thursday, December 10th 2015, 1pm – 4:30 pm

Boston Children’s Hospital - Waltham
Deveber Conference Room
9 Hope Avenue
Waltham, MA, 02453

“See, Know, Act: How Visual Design Standards Improve Analytical Literacy” by Wayne Eckerson, Eckerson Group

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1:00 pm

Registration, Light Lunch & Peer Networking

1:30pm – 1:45pm

Opening Remarks

1:45pm – 3:15pm

Presentation: “See, Know, Act: How Visual Design Standards Improve Analytical Literacy” by Wayne Eckerson, Eckerson Group

The purpose of data visualization is not to hide the truth, but expose it, so business users quickly see what’s important and take action. Visual design standards create a common visual vocabulary throughout an organization, speeding business cognition and accelerating application development. The best visual standards embrace visualization best practices and ensure all applications conform to the same look, feel, and functional expressiveness.

You will learn how to:

  • Apply best practices in visual display of quantitative information.
  • Create visual design standards that accelerate development and maximize user adoption.
  • Create a visual vocabulary for your organization.
  • Develop visual standards that enable deeper, more rapid analytical insight and decisions.
  • Leverage industry standards for visual design.
  • Overcome limitations of your analytical tools in supporting a visual standard

3:15pm – 3:30pm

Networking Break

3:30pm – 4:15pm

Presentation: “Will the Data Lake Supplant the Traditional Data Warehouse?” by Peter Kim

The discussion about Big Data has been largely focused on the ability to use unstructured data, real time data, and larger volumes of data while utilizing open source tools to dramatically bring down cost. Lost is the real and immediate impacts that Data Lakes have on transforming the entire front funnel of the traditional data warehouse stack. A new generation of tools is enabling enterprise class ETL to and from the data lake with support for metadata, data lineage and data quality management. With these new tools, the investment in high performance data warehousing platforms can be fully leveraged for analytics and discovery, not on backend processing, reducing costs. Furthermore, it brings the "analytic sandbox" adjacent to (what we used to call) the ODS and integrates data profiling, getting new data enterprise ready faster, reducing your time to answers.

4:15pm – 4:30pm

Discussion: “TDWI Chapter Topics 2016” by Jens Meyer, First Marblehead

Attendee feedback on topics the TDWI Boston chapter should cover in 2016

  • Trends in data processing and visualizations
  • Cutting edge technologies versus proven tools
  • Startup corner: introducing now local DW/BI companies

Presentation plus round-table discussion

4:30pm – 5:00pm

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Space is limited so sign up early!

To become a member at a 10% discount, please click here and use priority code BOSCPT1. For more information about TDWI Membership, contact
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Wayne Eckerson
Wayne W. Eckerson is an internationally recognized thought leader in the business intelligence and analytics field. He is a sought-after consultant and noted speaker who thinks critically, writes clearly and presents persuasively about complex topics. Eckerson has conducted many groundbreaking research studies, chaired numerous conferences, written widely read books on performance dashboards and analytics and provided strategic consulting advice to a range of companies.
He is founder and principal consultant of Eckerson Group, a research and consulting firm that helps business and analytics leaders use data and technology to drive better insights and actions. His firm helps companies develop strategies and roadmaps that maximize their investment in data and analytics. He has a bachelor’s degree from Williams College and a master’s degree from Wesleyan University.

Peter Kim
Most recently, Peter Kim led the solution delivery practice in North America for Pursway, a company delivering predictive analytics from Big Data insights. He has spent the last twenty years getting data, insights and analytics merged into business processes at large organizations.  Crossing easily between data management and business strategy roles, he has focused on leveraging data in sales and marketing. Peter has previously led professional services practices areas for NewVantage Partners, Wheelhouse, Harte-Hanks, Spotfire, and iMarket. Peter holds an MBA from Babson College and a BS from Boston University.

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Choosing Repertoire

Choosing repertoire is of paramount importance in any music program.  There is so much quality music for students to learn and experience and we owe it to them to choose music that is engaging, suitably challenging, and rewarding to learn and play.

There are many things to consider when choosing repertoire and here are some key points to think about:

Is there a suitable variety of musical styles, tempos and dynamics?

Variety is the spice of life. The same principle holds true to choosing music for your students to learn and perform. A folder of music or a concert program comprised entirely of high, fast and loud repertoire is trying for musicians to perform and for the audience to listen to. Mix it up and allow your musicians and the audience to express and experience a variety of emotions.

Are we choosing music that students can perform effectively and successfully?

We owe it to our students to set them up for success so they can take pride in a well-executed performance. Choosing music that is all “above their heads” or their technical skill creates unnecessary frustration for students, teachers and for the audience that has to listen to young musicians struggling. It is important to provide a suitable challenge to your students, but don’t be that director that regularly chooses music that is too hard for them. The music we choose should be there to satisfy their learning and not our egos as band directors.

Try and choose music that satisfies three categories in terms of difficulty:

  1. Music that can be quickly and easily grasped by the musicians
    When students can easily grasp the technical, melodic and harmonic challenges of a piece, they can experience the joy of having something sound good very early in the process. The primary consideration can be placed on matters of musicality and musicianship from the outset.
  2. Music that is right at their level of musicianship and technical skill
    Students will be suitably challenged in preparing their own parts and understanding how their part relates to others while at the same time being encouraged to play with musical expression and emotion. Most of what you choose should be at their current level of ability and understanding.
  3. Music that is just beyond them in terms of musicianship and technical skill
    It is the just part that is the key. For example, just beyond them could mean that brass players have a slight increase in range requirements or a section where they are required to learn some basic multiple tonguing skills. For woodwind players it might be a section where their fingers must move faster than they have ever before or they are performing in a less familiar key. For percussion, it could be more mallet work if they are more adept at batter percussion. You get the point. It just can’t be too much of a jump so that they cannot experience gradual improvement in what they are trying to do and it is solely an exercise in frustration. The general effect of the performance of the piece needs to be a positive experience for performers and the audience and not lessened too much by not quite perfecting certain aspects. By pushing students and choosing music that is just beyond their reach, they will not only gain more overall skill and understanding by working on it, but also have a continued challenge to measure their overall improvement as individual musicians and as an ensemble.

Project pieces are another matter and are those repertoire choices that are currently  beyond their skill level but going to be worked on over a longer period of time where students can more gradually develop the skills and understanding required of successful performance.

Are we choosing music in a variety of keys and tonalities?

For the enjoyment of the musicians and the audience alike, mix it up and be mindful not to perform everything in the same key or tonality. There are more keys than Bb Major! This will also help your students gain more technical facility by learning and performing music in a variety of major and minor key centres.

Are we choosing music that suits the strengths and weaknesses of our particular ensembles?

Every band every year is different. There are some years when we have a strong trumpet section and a weak clarinet section. Pick music that can showcase your band’s strengths and to a certain degree, hide weaknesses in skill or instrumentation.

Are we choosing music that offers interesting parts for all of our student musicians?

Try and choose music that fosters overall student engagement. For example, be mindful of ensuring that you are programming at least some music that has interesting or featured parts for the low brass and low woodwind players.  If it is one of those years where you have a ‘plethora’ of percussionists in your ensemble, aim to choose enough music that will keep them busy. You might even consider giving your percussionists some percussion ensemble music as a reward for those instances when their parts are less involved such as in slower, lyrical music.

Are we choosing music that increases musical understanding and overall musicianship?

By choosing music that helps us teach musical concepts we can advance student musicianship. For example, make sure to include choosing music that will teach students about compound time, march-style, odd meter, fugue, cut-time, etc. If you’re choosing music for a jazz band, make sure to choose music that will allow students to learn about different styles, feels, musical forms, etc.

Are we choosing music that our audiences will appreciate?

Like we try and push our students forward in terms of musical understanding, we should also be mindful of keeping the audience experience in mind. Program music that keeps your audience interested and engaged and in those instances when you’ve chosen music that may be more challenging for the audience, help them gain greater understanding by providing some insight into what the music is about.

Bottom line is choosing music is one of the most important aspects of our overall planning.  Choose wisely and with purpose.


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