![]() ![]() You can pretty much place it on any chair with no problems. I like the high chair because it is very mobile. That is a must since it is for safety of the baby. I do have to tie chair down to a chair with the starts that are connected to the high chair. The high chair was pretty much already put together. I received the high chair a couple weeks ago. ![]() The height is comparable to a free-standing high chair but because it attaches to a dining chair, takes up far less floor space. We had another Fisher Price seat that attached to a dining room seat but we moved to this one because it sits up higher. Tray is the perfect height to fit over dining table when pulled up close, though this could have a lot to do with our specific dining table and chairs. Cover is machine washable, so cleanup is easy. Nice size, seems sturdy, and tray is easy to put on and off. (This review was collected as part of a promotion.) Purchased 2 of these for my twin grandson's had a slight issue contacted customer service, awesome turn around time, problem solved, both kids enjoying their meals in the space saver high chairs, thank you to everyone for a quick turnaround time, awesome customer service and communication all to which are important to customers. My daughter would lean forward and it tilted with her. Got this from my baby shower! We love it, it’s to tall for under the table though :( I did not like that the back isn’t held to the seat at all. I would recommend this chair but would inform them of the hidden areas Not easy to take completely apart to clean hidden areas. BUT has hidden areas for liquid to hide and fester. ![]()
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![]() Since the likelihood of you reading this while planning your Thanksgiving menu is very high, here are links to my favorite accompanying dishes.įor a full list, check out my Thanksgiving Dinner For Two and Christmas Dinner For Two menus.Gluten-Free Green Bean Casserole Ingredients What To Serve With Homemade Green Bean Casserole Instead of using butter, fry your bacon in the skillet, remove once cooked, then continue frying your onion and mushrooms in the bacon grease left behind.Ĭrumble your bacon then stir into the mixture before baking. If you’re ok with eating meat, you can even fry up some bacon to add. Can you make green bean casserole without mushrooms?Īlthough the mushrooms are my favorite part, you can certainly make green bean casserole without mushrooms by leaving them out. You may need to add an extra 10 minutes in the oven since you’re baking cold filling straight from the fridge. Yes, you can make green bean casserole without canned soup ahead of time! Make the green bean filling, refrigerate, then add the French fried onions on top right before baking. Can you make green bean casserole ahead of time? Transfer to your casserole dish, top with the remaining French fried onions, then bake at 350F for 30 minutes or until hot and bubbly. Now stir in the sour cream, cheese, milk, Worcestershire sauce, green beans, and some of the French fried onions. This will help thicken the filling so it’s not too soupy. ![]() Next, make a roux (paste) by stirring in the flour then the broth. Once melted, cook the onion and mushrooms until softened then add the garlic. Meanwhile, melt the butter in a deep large skillet. That way the green beans aren’t raw after cooking the casserole. To make green bean casserole without cream of mushroom soup, first blanch your green beans in a pot of salted water.īlanching means cooking in hot water until softened but not fully cooked, about 3 minutes or so. ![]() How To Make Green Bean Casserole Without Mushroom Soup No worries! You can leave it out or use a vegetarian-friendly brand. Is green bean casserole vegetarian?Īlthough at first glance green bean casserole without mushroom soup looks vegetarian, it actually isn’t due to the Worcestershire sauce because it contains anchovies. However, they aren’t easy to find, so you can definitely use regular cut green beans. I use frozen French cut green beans when I can find them, which means the beans are cut lengthwise into thin strips. Regardless they’re a million times better than canned green beans. They’re still technically fresh because they’re frozen during peak season.
![]() They will be even more fun to watch now that you know how to tell them apart. So put up a suet feeder and enjoy the company of these beautiful, resourceful, and beneficial birds. ![]() They tolerate our presence well and are easy to attract if you have trees. Downys are the most common woodpecker in Wisconsin occurring in about twice the numbers as Hairys and the population numbers of both species appear stable. Male Downy Woodpecker, courtesy of Cathy Carnes.Īccording to Alan Haney’s wonderful bird book, Jewels of Nature, the Downy and Hairy are the only two species of woodpeckers found in all 49 states of the continental U.S. When excited both species may produce a wing noise in flight – a brr in the Hairy and wing ruffle in the Downy.įemale Hairy Woodpecker, courtesy of Joel Trick. This is also why woodpeckers sometimes drum on metal objects – to be heard! Drumming may be done to establish and defend a territory, as part of courtship and mating, to attract a mate, or in response to an intruder. ![]() The stout bills of both sexes of the two species are also used to drum on trees as a means of communication – like a bird song. Cavity trees (trees with holes in their trunks) provide food and nesting sites for woodpeckers, a good reason to keep old trees standing. But, unlike the Downy’s, who seem to prefer outdoor feeders, the Upy’s will come. Some woodpecker species will never visit feeders, while others will only do so on rare occasions. Woodpeckers like these help control insect pests such as bark beetles and codling moths in orchards. The most common species of woodpeckers to visit backyard bird feeders is the Downy. They also enjoy the suet and sunflower seeds in backyard feeders and the smaller Downy may feed at hummingbird and oriole feeders as well. About one fourth of their diet is plant material e.g., berries, acorns, and grains. Since they naturally live in woodlands and forests, the Downy Woodpeckers main diet is insects that can be found in the wild and on trees, especially beetles. The Downy’s pik, and whinny (downward descending call) are softer and higher pitched than that of the peek and slurred whinny of the Hairy.Īccording to TheCornellLab, “All About Birds” website, both species use their chisel like bill to secure meals, eating mainly insects like beetle larvae that live inside wood or tree bark as well as ants and caterpillars. Also, if you look close, you can see that the Downy has black bars on its white tail feathers, while the Hairy does not. The male of both species sports a red spot on the top of the head the female does not. In th wild, shaggy woodpeckers seek ut a wide variety f insects, uh beetles, grubs, caterpillars, nd nt. ![]() Consulting the Field Guide, the two species are a study in black and white they have white backs and breasts and their black wing feathers are speckled with white spots and bars. ![]() ![]() ![]() "I needed another number to quit my job."Īfter taxes, he walked out of Idaho Lottery headquarters with a check for $168,000, money he said he and his wife mostly would save and maybe use to buy a new car. "We danced for the next 20 minutes," Anderson said when he claimed his prize. He said he considered the win an early birthday present. He had been out of work for two years but recently got a new job. Kevin Anderson of Melba, Idaho, had five of the six numbers on his ticket, so he'll get $250,000 before taxes. Though the top winner has not come forward, Idaho is home to another big winner. When the Idaho winner comes forward, they can elect to take a lump sum option of about $81 million after state and federal taxes, lottery officials said. The odds of having the winning numbers in Tuesday night's drawing were one in 176 million. "We are encouraging everyone who has played Mega Millions to check their tickets carefully for winners." "Idaho is a very lucky place," state lottery director Jeff Anderson said. In neighboring Idaho, state lottery officials said the winning ticket was sold in Post Falls, Idaho. Washington state will use the money it makes from the lottery towards higher education, Kinney said. The Safeway store that sold the winning ticket will receive $50,000. Washington Lottery communications director Scott Kinney said that the McCullars hand-picked the magic numbers at 3:30 p.m. Jim McCullar previously worked for Boeing for 20 years as a maintenance instructor. The two, who love to golf, moved to Washington state in 2003. Jim McCullar has two more kids from a previous marriage. My kids, my grandkids, my great grandkids and their kids will never have to worry." "What this means to me is that the legacy is going to go generation after generation after generation. "What this means to me is not a jet and traveling all over the world," Jim McCullar said. The couple said that they have no plans to "blow" the money. ![]() ![]() “If I hadn’t come to HBS and taken that course, I never would have thought about impact investing,” Chen explains. Now back at RBS in Singapore, where she is in Financial Institutions Macro Sales, Chen continues her work on this plan. During her last semester at HBS, she also worked on an independent project that reinvigorated her entrepreneurial drive, creating a business plan that serves as a framework for her interest in advancing impact investing in China, which includes educating others about the space. It was in her second year that she discovered how her finance background could help her show others how to align portfolios with principles.īuilding on the success of the Shanghai conference, Chen organized a social enterprise and impact investing panel at the April 2019 Harvard College China Forum in Cambridge, Massachusetts. In her first year, Chen explored launching her own startup, but decided that she didn’t have the right technology skills to make it viable. While there, she began to question her own societal impact, prompting her application to HBS. “At the conference we saw many young social entrepreneurs who, instead of taking high-paying investment banking or consulting jobs, are pursuing their passion to solve problems,” she notes.īefore enrolling in the MBA Program, Chen worked at the Royal Bank of Scotland (RBS) in Shanghai and Singapore. There is a clear need to build a platform for Chinese investors.” Chen estimates that over the next two decades, $3.4 trillion of wealth in China will pass to a new generation of high-net-worth families, many of whom want to do well by doing good. “Impact investing is still in the very early stages in China and lacks human capital, government support, and high-quality investees. “As a native of Shanghai who has been blessed with an HBS education, I feel a strong responsibility to do something in this sector,” says Chen. On December 19, 150 pioneers in social enterprise and impact investing, other practitioners, and academics in China gathered for engaging discussions about the topic. ![]() In just weeks, she and Huang worked with Harvard Business Publishing and the HBS Alumni Club of Shanghai to develop an impact investing conference in Shanghai. McLean Professor of Business Administration, and Senior Lecturer Vikram S. The course was taught by Shawn Cole, the John G. ![]() Inspired by what she learned in the second-year MBA elective Investing in the 21st Century: Return, Risk, and Impact, Chen hoped to advance an impact investing ecosystem in China. Cissy Chen (MBA 2019) displayed both when she reached out to Jingsheng Huang, managing executive director of the Harvard Center Shanghai, in November 2018 to enlist his support for an idea. ![]() It takes drive and conviction for an MBA student to organize a business conference, especially in another country. As a second-year student, Cissy Chen (MBA 2019) worked with Jingsheng Huang, managing executive director of the Harvard Center Shanghai, to organize an impact investing conference in Shanghai. ![]() ![]() ![]() You’ll have to check back later, because CVS does not offer a waiting list.ĬVS has noted that the vaccine is only available by appointment and there are no walk-ins available. There may simply not be vaccine doses available at the CVS stores near you at this time, but that can change. If you’re in a priority group, you’ll be moved forward to where you can schedule and asked to enter your ZIP code to find a location near you. If you don’t see an opportunity to book an appointment, this is likely because of limited supply. You may become eligible later once the vaccine is available to a larger segment of the population.” This may be due to you having a lower level of exposure, or vulnerability, to the coronavirus. If you aren’t in a priority group, you’ll get the following message depending on your state: “You don’t qualify for the COVID-19 vaccine at this time. After choosing your state, you’ll be asked your age and if you’re in a priority group, and then you’ll be asked to share which priority group you are in. You’ll then be asked to select a location where you’d like to be vaccinated. (If you don’t have online access, you can call 1-80 to secure an appointment.)ĬVS’ Vaccine Scheduler will first take you through a screener and then ask if you are needing a first or second dose. Registration will be available for both the first and second dose, but will only be available according to your state’s priority guidelines. You can also register through the CVS Pharmacy app. The direct vaccine scheduler page is here, but you’ll need to go through the COVID-19 webpage first to find out if there’s availability in your city. On February 24, CVS announced that it was making even more doses available in more states. More states may be added to this list, so check the CVS website frequently for updates.ĬVS noted just before February 11 that it would begin vaccinations in a number of states and shared how many doses would be available in each state. The states where CVS is currently offering vaccinations, as of February 25, include: You’ll take a screener and then continue from there. Then click on “schedule an appointment now” if appointments are available. ![]() You’ll then see details on who is eligible for CVS vaccinations, which cities are offering them, and whether the status is fully booked or not. If your state is on that list, click on your state. Next to the map is a list of states currently offering vaccinations. To find out about vaccine eligibility near you, visit CVS’ website here and scroll down to the map that shows vaccine availability. Here Are the States Where CVS Is Administering VaccinesĬVS Pharmacies started administering the vaccine in multiple states on February 11, but some states had vaccines available even earlier than that at select CVS locations. Vaccines are being administered at retail locations according to state priority guidelines. If you’re interested, here are the details on how you can go about signing up for and receiving a COVID-19 vaccine at a CVS near you, if they are available. ![]() CVS is administering novel coronavirus vaccines at many of its locations. COVID-19 vaccines have been tougher to get in some states, leaving many residents quite eager for the day when they can receive them at retail stores. ![]() ![]() ![]() Cookie Co.Neptune Submarine Sandwiches is looking to expand our team and looking for dedicated candidates.Say “Hello” to Brandi Wolfe: The Biggest DQ Fan in Texas!.Boba Tea Shop, TeaCupFuls, Lands New Location in Oregon.30 Million More Reasons for Teriyaki Madness to Expand Even Faster.Order Up! 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![]() ![]() ![]() We put in as much time and energy into shaping our apps as necessary, and if a seemingly tiny feature takes ages to finish, well, then it just does. Be it economic, technical, or political, we are suspicious of hype and supposed musts and must-nots. Selling apps is a tough business, and everyone tries to put you under pressure to do with your app what they think needs to be done. We listen closely.Īt the same time, we give our best to resist all pressure and do what is right. We all read user feedback and are very much aware of why and how people use our apps. Everyone on the team understands and loves what we are building. What sets your app apart to ensure its longevity? IA Writer has survived where ostensibly similar products have not. Before something new launches, we make sure it has iA Writer quality and that it is thought through and tested as much as possible. We constantly work on the app and compete on quality of features, not number. Plus, over the last 12 years, we said goodbye to deadlines and pressure. Because we are a small team and support a lot of platforms, we have to choose carefully. If something is easily done and has a clear benefit in terms of focus or the writing experience, it gets prioritized. We get a lot and have internal lists to track them. How have you over the years responded to user requests? In iA Writer, you do not need to think about fonts and colors – you use all your brain power to write the best you can. Good design gets out of the way, so you can focus on your tasks. Only type nerds will notice, but that’s the point. However, we are also very proud of the typographic experience in iA Writer and go to great lengths creating and fine-tuning our app’s built-in fonts. ![]() Not letting users set fonts was a clear statement: Focus on the words. When it comes to the identity of an app, what you do not offer is as important as what you do offer. We had to introduce settings because, as the audience grows, the needs become so varied you have to offer some choice. Outside the canvas, we had to make compromises. Our basic guideline is we preserve the original, focused, pleasant writing experience of version one. No-one comes close to what we do with our typographic engine. When we introduced iA Writer, it had a lot of completely new and unique features – and it still does. For example, Syntax Highlight offers an X-ray on what you write, doing for natural language what coding tools do for code.īut providing focus doesn’t mean being minimal on features. Getting there, we learned a lot from code editors. How did you balance minimalism with the features demanded by writers?įrom the very beginning, we wanted three features: Syntax Highlight, Style Check, and Focus Mode. For focused writing, it’s still the best – and with a keyboard looks and feels like a contemporary typewriter. We liked the iPad right away because it almost did what we’d thought up for the writing device. The early iPad had a much more focused interaction model: one app at a time and no windows. One issue of writing on a computer is constant distractions. Overnight, our plan had become much more manageable. In January 2010, as we were designing our ‘Writing Machine,’ the iPad came out. Years later, I felt it was time to see if something could be done about writing with computers.Īt first, we planned to create our own device – just for writing. Restrictions can be surprisingly helpful! And because your fingers soon start to hurt when typing, that pushes you to find a good twist to successfully end a poorly written sentence. ![]() There’s not much else you can do with a mechanical typewriter other than think about what words you want to form next. Yet just as when we speak, we write much better when we think before and while we express ourselves.Īs a student, I bought a typewriter to see if it could help me focus while writing – and it did. The time spent thinking before and while writing was frighteningly low. Most started by adjusting fonts and margins, typed a bit, deleted a bit, moved text around, and got caught in a loop of fumbling. I noticed students wasted too much time on formatting and playing with non-writing-related functions – and that I was no different. Oliver: I used to teach Microsoft Office and academic writing. We speak to iA founder Oliver Reichenstein about what it takes to make a revolutionary writing app – and make sure its shine never fades. The latest iA Writer – still sleek and efficient! Q&A: A brief history of iA Writer ![]() ![]() ![]() One of the pillars of a healthy diet is well-regulated dietary sodium. The total amount in this recipe takes up 21% of your daily sodium intake. We also kept a strict eye on the amount of sodium. Vitamins B6 and B12 are essential for providing you with energy to fuel your workouts and regulating fuel (glucose) for your brain, thereby preserving your health. This dish delivers both flavor and that full feeling.Īs far as nutrients go, chicken breasts come with plenty, some in the form of vitamins B6 and B12. So no more between-meal snacks and no sugar-laden munchies. Served with vegetables, as we did in this meal, it’s enough to keep you feeling full until dinner. Every 4-ounce serving of chicken breast contains 25 grams of protein, which equates to 14%-50% of the required protein on a 2000-calorie diet. The recipe centers around chicken breast - a holy grail for every bodybuilder. Our pan seared chicken breasts are as healthy as meat gets. Is Pan Seared Chicken Breast Healthy? Save If that’s not convincing, wait until you bite into it - you’ll love it! But first, let’s dive into the know-hows for this dish. ![]() ![]() Once done, it comes out golden, glossy, and picture-perfect “for the gram.” Pan seared chicken breast is a buttery sear of chicken seasoned with garlic and paprika. It’s great for all sorts of meals, including family feasts, quick dinners, make-ahead freezer meals, or low-carb lunches. This homemade delicacy delivers rich, royal flavors using a peasant’s most prized ingredient - the chicken breast. Today we’re keeping it simple with an easy recipe for healthy pan seared chicken breasts. ![]() ![]() ![]() Paulus's relentlessly aggressive staging, which is big, noisy and mostly humorless, a "Pippin" that looks as if it had been born not in Cambridge but Las Vegas.īen Brantley, The New York Times: This is a "Pippin" for the 21st century, when it takes more than style to hold the attention of a restless, sensation-hungry audience.Fosse's original dancing is evoked, largely stripped of its sensuality, by the choreographer Chet Walker.And the connection between storytelling and style, between performer and self-expression, is only occasionally in evidence.Ms. Patina Miller, lately of "Sister Act," is the Leading Player, a role created four decades ago by Ben Vereen, and her in-your-face performance sets the tone for Ms. Walker's dances, which are in any case devoid of Mr. The circus performers are sensational, but their antics overwhelm Mr. Terry Teachout, Wall Street Journal: Does it come off? Up to a point. These are by Paulus (who braved more sacred icons when she took on "Hair" and "The Gershwins' Porgy & Bess") and "circus creator" Gypsy Snider, founder of Canada's circus troupe Les 7 doigts de la main. Linda Winer, Newsday: No matter how one feels about Stephen Schwartz's sappy 1972 hit, this production pumps up the facile material with nonstop, fearless brainstorms. He's got the looks, the lungs and the abs, all of which the audience gets to enjoy multiple times. She proves perfectly suited to Fosse's complicated footwork.Matthew James Thomas.announces himself as a new Broadway leading man. It allows for a Big Top theme - think fire jugglers, teeterboards, knife throwing and contortionists - but also teases out the wandering nature of the mysterious players and zooms up the physicality of the story.She's also managed to tease out the connection between the intricate dance style of the late Fosse - Chet Walker choreographs this in the master's style - with the equally meticulous needs of acrobatics.Miller has got a manic grin on her face, sings with power and has a menacing air. Mark Kennedy, Associated Press: Paulus has transformed the players into a troupe of circus performers, and it's a stroke of genius. Joe Dziemianowicz, NY Daily News: The brilliant new production of "Pippin," a 1972 coming-of-age tale, boasts everything you could dream of in a musical - including Stephen Schwartz's terrifically tuneful songs - and a few things you couldn't even imagine. Review Roundup Courtesy of Broadwayworld: MTI is delighted to heap even more praise upon the show's creators for their work on this fantastic new ngratulations on a magical revival! Here's a re-cap of the award nominations and reviews to date: This captivating production features sizzling choreography in the style of BOB FOSSE and breathtaking acrobatics by LES 7 DOIGTS DE LA MAIN, the creative force behind the nationwide sensation TRACES.Ī perennial favorite in the MTI catalog, PIPPIN opened on Apat the Music Box Theatre to rave reviews and a host of award nominations. Straight from an acclaimed run at Boston's American Repertory Theater, PIPPIN is directed by DIANE PAULUS, director of the 20 Tony Award winners for Best Musical Revival (HAIR and THE GERSHWINS' PORGY AND BESS). ![]() Hirson, PIPPIN tells the story of a young prince on a death-defying journey to find meaning in his existence. and this season, PIPPINreturns to Broadway for the first time since it thrilled audiences 40 years ago! With a beloved score by Tony Award® nominee STEPHEN SCHWARTZ (GODSPELL, WICKED) that includes the favorites "Magic to Do," "Morning Glow," "Glory" and "Corner of the Sky," and a stellar book by Roger O. As Pippin's love interest, Rachel Bay Jones is adorable and touching."The season's Best Musical, jazz hands down!" - USA TodayĮverything has its season. Terrence Mann and Charlotte d'Amboise, married in real life, are terrific as Pippin's father and conniving stepmother. He's a supple singer and turns the yearning "Corner of the Sky" into a musical caress. And they do.īritish-born Matthew James Thomas, who covered the role of Peter Parker at "Spider-Man: Turn Off the Dark," is an endearing Pippin. The Hula-Hooping, whip-cracking, pelvis-popping Miller is soulful, sinewy and sensationally funny. It's the role that made Ben Vereen a star. The cast of actors merges seamlessly with the seasoned strong men, acrobats and aerialists.Īs the Leading Player or, in this case, ringmaster, Patina Miller trades a "Sister Act" nun's habit for Spandex. ![]() Gypsy Snider, of Les 7 doigts de la main, created the awesome circus stunts. Life is about delicate balances, death-defyting leaps, juggling acts and improbable lifts. Grandma (Andrea Martin) teaches Pippin (Matthew James Thomas, r.) it's 'Time to Start Living.' (©2012 Joan Marcus) ![]() |
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