Hollywood Forever Cemetery Sings by J. Tillman (as Father John Misty). Featuring Aubrey Plaza, directed by Noel Paul.
must listen to this
Christopher Walken reads beloved Children’s book “Where the Wild Things Are” but has to improvise as it is mostly pictures.
Quinoa With Roasted Winter Vegetables and Pesto
- 1 pound winter squash, peeled and cut in 1 1/2-inch chunks
- 1/2 pound carrots, peeled, quartered and cut in 2-inch lengths
- 1/2 pound brussels sprouts, trimmed and cut in half through the stem
- 1/2 pound turnips, peeled and cut in wedges
- 2 tablespoons extra virgin olive oil
- Salt and freshly ground pepper
- 1 cup quinoa
- 1/4 to 1/3 cup pesto or pistou
1. Preheat the oven to 425 degrees Fahrenheit. Oil one or two sheet pans or baking dishes large enough to fit all of the vegetables in a single layer. Place the vegetables in a large bowl and toss with the olive oil and salt and pepper to taste. Spread the vegetables in an even layer on the prepared pan. Place in the top third of the oven and bake 20 minutes, stirring halfway through. Turn the heat down to 375 degrees and continue to bake until the vegetables are lightly browned and tender all the way through when pierced with a knife, 10 to 20 minutes.
2. While the vegetables are in the oven, cook the quinoa. Rinse thoroughly with cold water. Bring 3 cups water or stock to a boil in a medium saucepan. Add salt to taste (1/2 to 3/4 teaspoon) and the quinoa. Bring back to a boil, reduce the heat to low, cover and simmer 15 minutes, or until the quinoa is tender and translucent, and each grain displays a little thread. Drain through a strainer and return the quinoa to the pan. Cover the pan with a clean dish towel, replace the lid and allow the quinoa to sit undisturbed for 10 minutes or longer.
3. When the vegetables are tender, remove from the heat and transfer back to the bowl. Add the pesto or pistou and stir together. Serve over quinoa.
Yield: Serves 6
Nutritional information per serving: 261 calories; 32 grams carbohydrates; 6 grams dietary fiber; 8 grams protein
Decades ago, when the Finnish school system was badly in need of reform, the goal of the program that Finland instituted, resulting in so much success today, was never excellence. It was equity.
“When President Kennedy was making his appeal for advancing American science and technology by putting a man on the moon by the end of the 1960’s, many said it couldn’t be done,” Sahlberg said during his visit to New York. “But he had a dream. Just like Martin Luther King a few years later had a dream. Those dreams came true. Finland’s dream was that we want to have a good public education for every child regardless of where they go to school or what kind of families they come from, and many even in Finland said it couldn’t be done.”
Clearly, many were wrong. It is possible to create equality. And perhaps even more important — as a challenge to the American way of thinking about education reform — Finland’s experience shows that it is possible to achieve excellence by focusing not on competition, but on cooperation, and not on choice, but on equity.
The problem facing education in America isn’t the ethnic diversity of the population but the economic inequality of society, and this is precisely the problem that Finnish education reform addressed. More equity at home might just be what America needs to be more competitive abroad.
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Source: Library of Congress
Title: General William T. Sherman, head-and-shoulders portrait, facing left / engd. by J.C. Buttre
Creator(s): Buttre, John Chester, 1821-1893, engraver
Date Created/Published: [between 1860 and 1890]
Subjects: Sherman, William T.—(William Tecumseh),—1820-1891—Military service.](http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_ly0ckcaL3y1qz9yhso1_400.jpg)
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- Source: Library of Congress
- Title: General William T. Sherman, head-and-shoulders portrait, facing left / engd. by J.C. Buttre
- Creator(s): Buttre, John Chester, 1821-1893, engraver
- Date Created/Published: [between 1860 and 1890]
- Subjects: Sherman, William T.—(William Tecumseh),—1820-1891—Military service.
