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ACTION ALERT: Support Highland Wind Farm
ACTION ALERT – SUPPORT HIGHLAND WIND FARM
Fate of Highland Wind Farm in St. Croix County Hangs in the Balance
In December 2011, Emerging Energies of Wisconsin filed an application with the Wisconsin Public Service Commission (PSC) for permission to construct the $250 million Highland Wind project in St. Croix County. If built, this 102 megawatt (MW) installation would generate enough zero-carbon electricity from its 41-44 turbines to power 30,000 residences. Constructing Highland Wind would create more than 100 jobs, while operating and maintaining this facility would require six to eight full-time positions. In addition to its job creation impacts, Highland Wind would pump nearly $1 million each year into the local economy, in the form of both lease payments to host landowners as well as shared revenues to host townships and St. Croix County.
To date, Emerging Energies has invested six years and nearly $2 million on this project. Highland Wind is the only large wind energy project currently in active development in Wisconsin.
On February 14, 2013, the PSC issued a preliminary decision turning down Emerging Energies' application to build Highland Wind. In doing so, the PSC cited concerns over the level of measurable sound propagated by the turbines that could be detected at neighboring residences. In a nutshell, the PSC wants stronger assurances that Highland Wind's wind turbines would be able to operate without exceeding the maximum allowable sound emission levels at any time. The PSC will take up the Highland Wind case again at its next open meeting this coming Friday (March 1st).
On February 22, Emerging Energies filed a request to the PSC to submit additional evidence on the sound propagation issue. The filings came with several affidavits and exhibits to substantiate Emerging Energies' assurances that the turbines can operate within the sound emissions limits likely to be specified by the PSC. According to Emerging Energies, compliance with sound emission limits will be achieved through the selection of a quieter wind turbine model, one equipped with operational controls that can automatically ramp down output when sensors detect atmospheric conditions conducive to high levels of sound propagation. Emerging Energies' filing can be accessed at the link below: http://psc.wi.gov/apps35/ERF_view/viewdoc.aspx?docid=181219
If this filing were accepted into evidence, the PSC would have both the factual foundation and a procedure for approving this project before March 25. As noted in Emerging Energies' filing, approval of the project by March 25 is necessary to enable the developer to submit the project for consideration in Xcel Energy's pending solicitation for an additional 200 MW of wind generating capacity.
On Monday February 25th, RENEW Wisconsin will file comments supporting Emerging Energies' request to have its February 22 filing entered into the case record as evidence. RENEW also supports Applicant's request to the Commission not to issue a final denial order in this proceeding, as well as its suggested procedures and related time frames for presenting additional evidence in a manner that allows the Commission to issue a final order by March 25. The text of RENEW's two-page filing appear below this Action Alert.
March 1st is a red-letter day for Highland Wind. Either the PSC will (1) accept Emerging Energies' filing and with it documentation substantiating Highland Wind's capacity to operate in full compliance with sound limits established by the PSC in this case, or (2) finalize its denial of Highland Wind.
If the PSC turns down Highland Wind, it's a pretty safe bet that Emerging Energies will not submit another application to build in that location. A denial would also send a clear signal to all concerned that Wisconsin's political climate has become positively radioactive for wind development.
YOU CAN HELP! YOU CAN LET THE GOVERNOR'S OFFICE KNOW THAT YOU ARE AMONG THE 85% OF WISCONSIN RESIDENTS WHO SUPPORT THE DEVELOPMENT OF ENVIRONMENTALLY RESPONSIBLE RENEWABLE ENERGY PROJECTS LIKE HIGHLAND WIND.
Please contact Governor Scott Walker: Phone (608) 266-1212 or e-mail govgeneral@wisconsin.gov
ENVIRONMENTALLY RESPONSIBLE WINDPOWER PROJECTS ADVANCE THE PUBLIC INTEREST. NOW IS A GOOD TIME TO COMMUNICATE THAT MESSAGE TO THE GOVERNOR'S OFFICE.
Thank you for your thoughtful consideration of our request.
BEFORE THE
PUBLIC SERVICE COMMISSION OF WISCONSIN
Application of Highland Wind Farm, LLC for a
Certificate of Public Convenience and Necessity Docket No. 2535-CE-100
To Construct a 102.5 MW Electric Generation
Facility and Associated Electric Facilities, to be
Located in the Towns of Forest and Cylon,
St. Croix County, Wisconsin
RENEW WISCONSIN'S COMMENTS ON HIGHLAND WIND FARM'S EMERGENCY REQUEST FOR LEAVE TO PRESENT ADDITIONAL EVIDENCE
RENEW Wisconsin respectfully requests the Commission consider the following comments in response to the Emergency Request filed by Highland Wind Farm LLC on February 22, 2013 (PSC REF# 181219). RENEW Wisconsin is an intervener in this proceeding.
RENEW Wisconsin has reviewed the Applicant's Emergency Request as well as the exhibits and affidavits associated with that filing. Highland Wind's filings address the central issue—the ability of this project to comply with applicable sound emission limits--that led to the Commission's motion to deny the Application at its February 14, 2013 open meeting. Applicant's Emergency Request asks the Commission not to issue a final order denying Highland Wind's CPCN at its March 1st open meeting. Instead the Applicant asks the Commission to conduct further discussion of the evidence that is already in the record and, if necessary, to also consider the information contained in the Applicant's filings as a basis for determining whether the Highland Wind project can comply with the sound limits established by the Commission. Based on our review, RENEW believes that this information warrants Commission consideration. We therefore support Applicant's request for leave to present additional evidence, as well as its request to allow interveners to respond to its request prior to the next open meeting. RENEW also supports Applicant's request to the Commission not to issue a final denial order in this proceeding, as well as its suggested procedures and related time frames for presenting additional evidence in a manner that allows the Commission to issue a final order by March 25.
Discussion: RENEW supports the Applicant's Emergency Request because we believe that operational curtailment is an appropriate and effective mitigation measure to ensure compliance with applicable sound emissions standards. In fact, we believe that operational curtailment is the most effective tool available to a windpower project operator for reducing sonic output from individual wind turbines to allowable levels. Of the many variables and factors that determine what levels of sound might be measurable at a residence near a wind turbine (e.g., wind speed differential at different elevations, barometric pressure, humidity, background sound levels), the only one that is fully under the project operator's control is power production. Operational curtailment limits power generation from turbines, which results in a reduction of sound emissions. The Commission is fully cognizant of the role that operational curtailment can play in controlling sound emissions, as demonstrated by the conditions it imposed on the Glacier Hills wind project in its January 2010 order and by the provisions it approved in the development of PSC 128. In the latter instance, PSC 128.14 explicitly allows project owners to use curtailment procedures to maintain sound emissions below the maximum allowable levels.
Many of today's utility-scale wind turbines come equipped with automated curtailment protocols that are triggered under a variety of atmospheric conditions. The more sophisticated models can ratchet power production when sensors detect atmospheric conditions that could contribute to long-distance sound propagation. As stated in its Emergency Request, Highland Wind is committed to using only those wind turbine models that are programmed to curtail power output based on real-time atmospheric phenomena such as wind shear. This commitment should remove any lingering uncertainty over whether Highland Wind can operate in full compliance with the sound limits specified by the Commission in this proceeding.
Summary: Apart from the question of whether Highland Wind can comply with sound limits modeled for the Commission's consideration, this project undeniably advances the public interest in terms of stimulating local economic development, diversifying our region's resource portfolio, enhancing energy security, and reducing pollution caused by fossil generation sources. We believe that the Applicant is correct that the existing record supports issuance of a CPCN with appropriate conditions. Moreover, the exhibits and affidavits submitted with Applicant's Emergency Request fully address any lingering questions that the Commission might have about the project's sound profile. For that reason, RENEW believes that these filings should be entered into evidence and made a part of the record, so that the Commission has a factually solid foundation for rendering a decision on Highland Wind.
Respectfully submitted this 25th day of February 2013.
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The Capitoline Venus in the Nation's Capital
July 10, 2011 September 12, 2012 Historic District Capitol, Museums, White House	Capitoline Venus, George Washington, National Gallery of Art, Rome, Sister City, Thomas Jefferson
My European visitors are usually a little bit surprised when we tour downtown Washington and they get a first glimpse of our federal office buildings."All of your architecture, it looks like Rome," one of them told me, more than a little amused.
I think they're expecting to see something a little more "American."
But in the early days of the republic, both George Washington and Thomas Jefferson helped set the tradition of looking back to antiquity for civic symbolism.
As president, Washington was responsible for planning the new federal capital along with his Secretary of State, Thomas Jefferson. They encouraged the use of Roman architecture for all of our new buildings – including the White House and the Capitol – to link the new American republic with the ancient Roman one.
Even today, visitors can find traces of Rome throughout Washington, D.C. That symbolic link was made more official last month as the District signed a sister-city relationship with the Eternal City.
As one of the first cultural exchanges in the relationship, Rome lent Washington one of its treasures: the Capitoline Venus.
The Capitoline Venus will be at the National Gallery of Art through September. (Photo: Robert Yule)
Fixing America's Front Yard
July 2, 2011 September 12, 2012 Historic District Architects, National Mall, Uncategorized, White House	Andrew Jackson Downing, Boy Scouts Memorial, E Street, Ellipse, First Division Memorial, Lafayette Park, National Capital Planning Commission, National Christmas Tree, National Mall, Pennsylvania Avenue, Pierre Charles L'Enfant, Potomac River, President's Park South, Second Division Memorial, Tiber Creek, Washington City Canal, Zero Milestone
My tours of D.C. usually begin at the place that all visitors, both international and domestic, have ultimately come to Washington to see – the White House.
But when we arrive, many of my groups actually don't recognize one of the most famous buildings in the world. They're surprised and a little disappointed when I point out the President's house.
The White House's north side, seen from Lafayette Park
"It doesn't look the way I remember it," or "It looks smaller than it does on TV," are the two most common responses I hear.
That's because I take my groups through Lafayette Park to the north side of the White House. This is technically the front entrance. With its portico and circular driveway, the north side faces the intersection of Pennsylvania Avenue and 16th Street, giving the residence its famous address.
It's the back, or south side, that most people recognize from movies and postcards. It has the curved façade and Truman balcony, and opens onto the President's back yard.
Presidential Presents
May 27, 2011 September 12, 2012 Historic District Barack Obama, Dwight D. Eisenhower, Franklin D. Roosevelt, National Archives, Presidents, White House	Barack Obama, Dwight D. Eisenhower, Dzimbo, elephant, Franklin D. Roosevelt, Gordon Brown, iPad, iPod, Monticello, Mount Vernon, National Archives, NPR, Prince Charles, Queen Elizabeth, World War II
A couple of weeks ago, I wrote about Prince Charles's trip to the District, which included a short visit with President Obama at the White House.
This week Obama was in England returning the favor, and perhaps redeeming himself for some previous missteps in the diplomatic dance of presidential gift-giving.
The Obamas had a second chance at royal gift-giving (Photo: Chris Jackson/AP)
Obama was criticized for his first gift to the Queen in 2009 – an iPod loaded with music, photos, and video of Her Majesty's visit to D.C. and Virginia in 2007.
And let's not even talk about the gift he gave to former Prime Minister Gordon Brown a few months earlier…
This time, his present had much more sentimental and historic significance.
Royal Fever in the District
May 6, 2011 September 12, 2012 Historic District Capitol, Franklin D. Roosevelt, George W. Bush, Harry Truman, LeDroit Park, Logan Circle, Lyndon B. Johnson, Presidents, Richard Nixon, Shaw, Stadiums, Supreme Court, Wars, White House	British Embassy, Camilla Parker Bowles, Capitol, Colin Furth, Community Good City Farm, curtsey, Duke Ellington, Franklin D. Roosevelt, Georgetown University, Harry Truman, Helena Bonham Carter, John Travolta, King George VI, LeDroit Park, Lee Annenberg, Lyndon B. Johnson, Martin Luther King Jr., Nancy Reagan, President Obama, Prince Charles, Prince of Petworth, Princess Diana, Queen Elizabeth II, RFK Stadium, Richard Nixon, riots, Sen. John Kerry, Shaw, Supreme Court, The King's Speech, Tricia Nixon, Walter Annenberg, War of 1812, White House, Will & Kate
Royal fever continued unabated in the District this week, as Washingtonians had the opportunity to bask in a small bit of reflected glory from Will and Kate's wedding.
Fresh off his son's nuptials, Prince Charles was in D.C. promoting something a little less glamorous – sustainable agriculture and community gardening.
Prince Charles touring the Community Good City Farm in LeDroit Park (Photo: Robert Yule)
The historic neighborhood of LeDroit Park had the honor of a prince in its midst (watch out, Prince of Petworth) when Charles visited Washington's only urban farm on Tuesday.
I managed to see him with a few dozen other onlookers, as we gathered behind the fence of the Community Good City Farm to catch a glimpse of British royalty in our back yard.
LeDroit Park isn't a neighborhood you'd normally expect to find a royal – although it was formerly home to a Duke (jazz royalty Duke Ellington lived here for a year).
It was also one of the first suburbs and exclusive gated communities in Washington.
Tourist-In-Chief?
April 9, 2011 September 12, 2012 Historic District First Ladies, White House	Bill Clinton, Cherry Blossom parade, Cherry Blossom street festival, Constitution Hall, Daughters of the American Revolution, Eleanor Roosevelt, Foreign Press Center, government shutdown, inaugural concert, Lincoln Memorial, Marian Anderson, Martin Luther King Jr., National Press Building, Newt Gingrich, President Obama
Tourists at the Lincoln Memorial this afternoon were surprised to find a very prominent visitor in their midst – President Obama.
Obama made the quick trip from the White House today not to take in the sights, but to make a point.
President Obama, Tourist-In-Chief? (Photo: Getty Images)
All of the memorials, Smithsonian museums, and other government-funded tourist attractions would have been closed this weekend if Congress hadn't compromised on a temporary spending bill.
The District narrowly avoided a government shutdown last night – incidentally on my birthday – when it passed the bill just a couple of hours before a midnight deadline.

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Located in a popular area of Driffield, with no forward chain, conveniently situated for access to schools, sports centre, into the town and public transport, this is a superb family-sized home with outstanding rear garden which is a sheer joy.
The accommodation is the ever popular 2 reception room, 3 bedroom range which has been enhanced by the vendors to include a recently fitted kitchen and attractive bathroom suite.
The garden also includes a spacious purpose built summerhouse, ideal for use as studio, office or even man or woman cave.
There is off-street parking by way of a long side drive which leads to a single garage.
ENTRANCE HALL With staircase leading off.
LOUNGE 12' 5" x 11' 11" (3.80m x 3.64m) With front facing bay window. Radiator.
SITTING ROOM 14' 10" x 11' 8" (4.53m x 3.58m) With feature inset log burning stove. Double panelled radiator. Coved ceiling and patio doors onto the rear.
KITCHEN 17' 8" x 6' 8" (5.41m x 2.04m) Been extensively fitted with a contemporary range of kitchen units including base and wall mounted cupboards with combination of cream, gloss and bamboo effect finished doors. Bamboo effect worktop, space for a Range style cooker with extractor over. Inset sink with single drainer and swan neck mixer tap.
Fitted laminate flooring and panelled ceiling. Personal door to the outside.
BEDROOM 1 11' 10" x 9' 11" (3.63m x 3.03m) Front facing bay window. Built-in range of wardrobes. Radiator.
BEDROOM 2 12' 3" x 9' 10" (3.75m x 3.0m) Radiator.
BEDROOM 3 8' 5" x 7' 6" (2.59m x 2.29m) Radiator.
BATHROOM With three-piece-suite including bath with shower over, low level WC and vanity wash hand basin.
OUTSIDE The property stands back from the road behind a predominantly gravelled front garden which provides additional car parking. A long side drive gives access to a single brick built garage. To the rear of the property is a most extensive area of garden featuring gravelled patio with brick paths and this gives way to an expansive area of lawned garden with side borders and mainly fenced boundary.
The garden has a secondary area which wraps around the adjacent property's garden, again being enclosed with a timber fence and includes a shed and small orchard. There is also a superb purpose built summerhouse with the property, this is timber built and has a variety of potential uses.


Multiple Del Mar businesses came together with the community to present a Holiday Shopping Bazar Dec. 6.
A portion of proceeds from the event benefit Rady Children's Hospital. Del Mar Kids, V's Barbershop, Mia Bella Couture, Urban Pi, Del Mar Swirls, Beauty and the Boutique, Man Cave, Postal Annex, Beaming and Wink Optometry presented holiday shopping options, entertainment, and food and drink at the Del Mar Center shopping complex, located at 2683 Via de la Valle, Del Mar, 92014 (just east of the I-5 and in front of Albertsons).


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Automating your SMS communications can not only save you heaps of time, but also ensure that you keep your target audience engaged.
One of the really cool features SMS Central's web sms portal has is the ability to create unlimited rules and triggers (R+T), which are the most powerful automation tool in the industry.
This video shows you how to set up some rules and triggers to manage inbound SMS.
Now why would you do that you ask?
With R+T, you can determine what SMS get forwarded to an email address, a URL, what contact gets assigned to a group or unsubscribed, or which ones should automatically be marked as read. All of this can be triggered by keywords contained in the message. So for example, you can automatically unsubscribe anyone who replies STOP or fwd to an email if they reply NO to an appointment confirmation.
We've touched on Surveys on previous posts, so let's use them as an example. Imagine you run a survey and you go, "from 1 to 10, how would you rate your service". You can actually have different automated responses depending if they answer 1-3, 4-7 and 8-10.
If they answer 1-3, you might include a message saying "sorry to hear that, please let us know if we can call you" and forward that to a customer care representative; from 4-7 you can simply have an automated reply saying "Thanks for your feedback!"; whereas for your fans (8-10) you can engage further by asking them to tell you what did they love most (and again, have different responses trigger by different keywords).
This way, you can properly manage your Net Promoter/ Fan Base scores accordingly.
By triggering web SMS comms via inbound keywords, you are making sure your contacts remain engaged with your message. You know how the best customer support is the one that "always has the final 'word'" (as in, they make the last phone call or send the final email). It's the same with SMS; if your customers are replying back, make sure you've always got a comeback up your sleeve!


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Lightning quartet selected for South Africa Tour with Scotland Rugby
Lightning Rugby is proud to celebrate that four players; captain Rachel Malcolm, Jenny Maxwell, Helen Nelson and Rhona Lloyd have been named in the Scotland squad for its tour against South Africa.
The tour will be the first opportunity for the Scotland Women to compete on an international stage under new Head Coach Philip Doyle.
After captaining her side to a 5th place finish in the Rugby Europe Grand Prix Series and securing a place in the 2020 World Series Qualifiers, Helen Nelson is appointed tour captain. Jenny Maxwell and Rhona Lloyd also join Helen in the squad after impressing with their performances in the summer.
Nelson spoke of the tour and her selection as captain:
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"To be named tour captain is a huge honour, the girls have been working really hard and competition for spots in the squad is now higher than ever. We're in a really good place and are now just keen to get out onto the pitch and show what we can do."
Maxwell also spoke of her excitement for the tour:
"I am super excited to get out to South Africa and test ourselves against an opposition that is unknown to us. It's a great group of girls that have been selected and this opportunity to spend time together with our new Head Coach will be so valuable."
Lightning Captain Rachel Malcolm, who is also a Loughborough University alumna, is selected for the tour after a strong finish to the season for club and country. Second row, Sarah Bonar will unfortunately miss the tour as she continues to return to play from injury.
The first Test will be on Monday 30 September at 4pm (BST) followed by the second Test on Saturday 5 October at 2pm (BST). Both games will be played in Cape Town and will be live streamed.


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1 Samuel 261 Samuel 28
1 Samuel 27:8-12 New American Standard Bible (NASB)
8 Now David and his men went up and attacked the Geshurites, the Girzites, and the Amalekites; for they were the inhabitants of the land from ancient times, as you come to Shur even as far as the land of Egypt. 9 David [a]attacked the land and did not leave a man or a woman alive, and he took the sheep, the cattle, the donkeys, the camels, and the clothing. Then he returned and came to Achish. 10 Now Achish said, "[b]Where did you carry out an attack today?" And David said, "Against the [c]Negev of Judah, against the [d]Negev of the Jerahmeelites, and against the [e]Negev of the Kenites." 11 And David did not leave a man or a woman alive to bring to Gath, saying, "Otherwise they will tell about us, saying, 'This is what David has done, and this has been his practice all the time that he has lived in the country of the Philistines.'" 12 So Achish believed David, saying, "He has undoubtedly made himself repulsive among his people Israel; therefore he will become my servant forever."
1 Samuel 27:9 Lit struck
1 Samuel 27:10 DSS indicate Against whom
1 Samuel 27:10 I.e., South country
1 Samuel 27:8 : Josh 13:2, 13
1 Samuel 27:8 : Ex 17:8; 1 Sam 15:7, 8
1 Samuel 27:8 : Ex 15:22
1 Samuel 27:9 : 1 Sam 15:3; Job 1:3
1 Samuel 27:10 : 1 Sam 23:27
1 Samuel 27:10 : 1 Sam 30:29; 1 Chr 2:9, 25
1 Samuel 27:10 : Judg 1:16; 4:11
New American Standard Bible (NASB)
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1 Samuel 29:3
1 Samuel 29:3 New American Standard Bible (NASB)
3 Then the commanders of the Philistines said, "What are these Hebrews doing here?" And Achish said to the commanders of the Philistines, "Is this not David, the servant of Saul the king of Israel, who has been with me these days, or rather these years, and I have found nothing at all suspicious in him since the day he [a]deserted to me to this day?"
1 Samuel 29:3 Lit fell
1 Samuel 29:3 : 1 Sam 27:7
1 Samuel 29:3 : 1 Sam 27:1-6; 1 Chr 12:19, 20; Dan 6:5
1 Samuel 29:3 in all English translations
NASB, MacArthur Study Bible: Holy Bible, New American Standard Bible
NASB, Thinline Bible, Red Letter Edition, 1995 Text, Comfort Print
NASB, MacArthur Study Bible, 2nd Edition, Comfort Print: Unleashing God's Truth One Verse at a Time
NASB, The Charles F. Stanley Life Principles Bible, Large Print: Large Print Edition


When I first started out freelancing, I had just come out of an evening life drawing class where I was introduced to the medium of soft pastels, and I spent a lot of time in the early years of my freelance career marketing this particular style. It became quite difficult for many reasons; shipping the fragile artwork, which was apt to smudge no matter how much fixative you sprayed on it (and the fixative often would change the colors); it would frequently necessitate working much larger than the finished print size due to the nature of the materials, and worst of all for health reasons, the dust generated by the medium would make breathing in my office a complete nightmare. I mostly gave up working in pastels around the mid-90s. But I've occasionally dabbled in the digital version from time to time, and I had another opportunity this month for US Catholic magazine. This was a scene of a funeral, and the original is quite a bit bigger than the sample shown here, reaching across the bottom of a two page spread. It was a nice change of pace to get a chance to dabble in this medium again. Also, for the same client, I had a small spot of a parrot, for which I used my more routine scratchboard style, but a bit more colorful and stylized than usual.
A new client Company magazine contacted me around this time, as they had seen a number of saint portraits I had been doing over the past few months for America magazine. These have been rather tricky, as there usually isn't much in the way of reference material for these people. This assignment was no different, I had to base this portrait on a grainy little image taken from an old book engraving.
Another assignment for the Chronicle of Higher Education came in during the latter half of the month, bringing me a sigh of relief after the mess of the last assignment. This one was about students and financial difficulties faced outside of the regular tuition costs, books, room and board, etc. I liked how the coin turned out on this one. A technique to keep in mind next time the 'coin' assignment comes along.
Another in the long running series of spots for my 'health care' column for the Wall Street Journal. This one concerned the purported health benefits to be found in fresh baked cookies. A claim I'm sure a lot of people, myself included wish were true (I don't remember if it ended up being bonafide or not – I frequently don't receive the entire article when I get these assignments, sometimes just a one or two sentence topic).
Another project that came through during this period was a full page illustration for the American Bar Association, this one being about international agreements and contracts. Needed to do some photo reference for this odd angle, myself and my wife posing for all the characters. I liked how the background color turned out on this one.
A black and white same day illustration for Newsday concerned armed forces recruiters and their difficulties in talking to teens in high schools who are a bit more savvy about the news than their counterparts of years ago. One thing I rarely like to do in an illustration, is include text, either on headlines in newspapers, or on buildings or as labels on items in the drawing, as a way of 'explaining the concept'. It always seems like a cop-out, but sometimes it just can't be avoided. This one, unfortunately, had it going in spades (note the 'history' textbook, the building labeled 'school', the 'army' brochure, the headlines on the laptop and newspaper.
During the latter part of the month, I also received a few illustrations from a relatively new client who I had done a few tentative jobs for earlier the previous year. Niche Media, who publishes a number of regional periodicals across the country (Boston Common, Gotham, a Los Angeles magazine, the name of which escapes me), asked me to do a pair of spots for a couple columns in a couple different magazines. The first one was a humorous spot for a syndicated conservative columnist regarding the danger of nuclear fuel on the space shuttle, doing a takeoff on the famous final scene from 'Doctor Strangelove'.
The other piece was about former President Carter and his new book, although I have to admit I don't quite remember the slant of the article. I just remember finding Carter a little difficult to capture as a caricature subject (I remember it being a problem back when he was in office).


Guiding chronically homeless people to the assistance they need is a delicate process, said those who work with the city's indigent, and requires giving people with nowhere to go a place to feel welcome.
Between 800 and 900 people are estimated to live on the streets and spend their nights exposed to the elements. An additional 5,700 are in shelters or temporary housing, and an uncounted number put down beds in abandoned cars or buildings, or couch-surf with friends or relatives.
Starting Wednesday, they will be offered a safe place in an unlikely space: deep in the tunnels of Suburban Station, where Project HOME, SEPTA, and city government have cooperated to build a daytime service center designed to help the city's homeless. Hub of Hope, as the 11,000-square-foot facility is named, brings meals, medical care, social services, and basic amenities such as bathrooms, showers, and laundry machines to Center City, where a large portion of the city's homeless spend the day, but such services are scarce.
"We really see this as a community space, a space where everyone can feel welcome," said Emily Hopkins, hospitality coordinator with Project HOME.
Project HOME estimates that several hundred people a day will use the new center, which can accommodate up to 100 people at a time. The first thing a visitor will encounter is a waiting area where Wawa will provide free coffee. People will take a number, as at a deli, and when called, will tell workers what service they need. That can be as extensive as drug rehab and mental-health treatment, or as basic as a shower or meal.
Hub of Hope can simply be a place of respite. There are no requirements that people coming in get more extensive help, organizers said. The aspiration, though, is that when vulnerable people have a place where they can rest and feel welcome, they will be more open to offers of help.
"Through offering them hospitality, a place to sit down and rest, we hope to connect them to the larger services," said Carol Thomas, Project HOME's director of homeless services.
Beyond the waiting area are shower facilities, with three stalls, and three washers and dryers, as well as a living room furnished with couches and tables and a food service area. There's also an office where social workers can meet with clients. Farther along the space's central corridor is a room offering clothes and a small medical clinic.
The location itself represents an extreme repurposing of existing urban space. The walls still bear the original white and green tiles that once directed riders toward stairways to the city streets above. Trains on the Broad Street Line rumble softly in the background.
The area, which is roughly beneath the Municipal Services Building, had been used as a police substation but was abandoned about 15 years ago. Last summer, SEPTA began the $1.4 million renovation. SEPTA and the city evenly split the construction costs. Project HOME committed an additional $1 million, about $800,000 of which came from fund-raising efforts, to furnish the facility.
The space addresses a need long unanswered in Philadelphia, City Council President Darrell L. Clarke has said. SEPTA was contending with a growing population of homeless people occupying benches in transit centers such as Suburban Station and was looking for a humane way to address the problem. As far back as 2012, when Philadelphia faced controversy over homeless people being provided food on the Ben Franklin Parkway, there has been a need for a daytime service provider in Center City. A number of other locations didn't pan out before SEPTA suggested its space. Project HOME has used space in Suburban Station before, but that was a much smaller facility open only during the winter months.
SEPTA officials believe Hub of Hope, where extensive homeless services are being provided in cooperation with a transportation agency, is the only site of its kind in the country.
Hub of Hope will be open 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. Monday through Friday and 3 to 7 p.m. on weekends. Philabundance will provide meal service on Fridays and weekends, when other organizations that feed the homeless tend to close. Examination rooms will open for use starting in March, where Project HOME's physicians and other health-care workers will provide medical, dental, and behavioral health care. The examination rooms, not quite complete, include small showers where visitors can clean their feet.
Sister Mary Scullion, who leads Project HOME, has pointed to opioid addiction as one of the major drivers of homelessness in Philadelphia, and the clinic will include people qualified to give medical assistance to people in crisis because of addiction, as well as access to Alcoholics Anonymous and Narcotics Anonymous recovery programs. Project HOME also has an intensive residential program for long-term addicts called Journey of Hope that will be made available.
Medical care is being covered through grants and Medicaid, and behavioral health care will be funded through the city's Office of Behavioral Health.
The centerpiece of the facility is expected to be the living-room area. It's where food will be served, where activities like art therapy and group sessions will be held. It's also where the city's chronically homeless will be invited to treat the space as their own, an area where they can rest and introduce other homeless in the city to Hub of Hope for the first time.


"This family friendly outdoor concert is the perfect way to celebrate the holidays! With all of your favorite holiday classics, performed under the stars in Wilton Manors' own, Richardson Park!" according to the Eventbrite description.
The Holiday Spectacular will be featuring "America's Got Talent's" Yoli Mayor, The Bombshell's Heather Lundstedt, and internationally celebrated tenor Jonathan Hawkins, who will also direct the evening.
In addition, there will be appearances from an array of local talent, including Tommy Paduano, LeNora Jaye, Antonio Edwards, as well as Jennifer McClain (2017& 2018 SFGN Best Artist/Musician).
The event will offer VIP tickets with guaranteed premium seating, admission to pre-event cocktail reception (from 6 until 7) and live entertainment, along with a meet & greet with the performers.
VIP Table Sponsorship provides premium seating directly in front of stage and can seat up to 8 guests, as well as admission to the pre-event cocktail reception, and includes a meet and greet with the event's performers.
General Admission allows individuals and/or families to bring their own chairs, blankets, and even picnics to set up in the great lawn to enjoy the evening's festivities.
This is an open-air, family concert with adult seating as low as $15, kids under 12 free.
"The holidays are about children. The Wilton Manors Business Association chose the Wilton Manors Children's Fund to be the beneficiary for this reason," Peter Jackson said.
Jonathan Hawkins has directed and performed around the world from the Cathedal of Notre Dame in Paris to the Lincoln Center in New York. Hawkins has become one of the most sought after crossover tenors with his "tour de force" voice.
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Q: kill a process by name if running longer than 24 hours I'm currently trying to kill any program that has run over 48 hours with the name "cool-program"
I understand that if I run
ps -eo pid,cmd,comm,etime | grep -i  cool-program | grep -v grep

it gives me a list of the programs, now I'm not sure how to further filter this to only programs that have been running over a day
given the comments to have it print out a list of the pid of cool program I'm using but when I try and pipe this to kill it does not kill the programs
ps -eo bsdstart,pid,comm | grep -i ffmpeg | grep -v '^[ 0-9]' | awk '{ print $3 }'

A: In the man page for ps it states if you use bsdstart it will show the time the command started:
   bsdstart    START     time the command started.  If the process was
                         started less than 24 hours ago, the output format
                         is " HH:MM", else it is " Mmm:SS" (where Mmm is
                         the three letters of the month).  See also
                         lstart, start, start_time, and stime.

Then you can use a combined command to pull the date, pid, and the command running and using grep to exclude -v the lines that start with numbers or spaces then numbers like so:
ps -eo bsdstart,pid,cmd | grep -i cool-porgram | grep -v '^[ 0-9]'

To kill them the command would be:
sudo kill $(ps -eo bsdstart,pid,cmd | grep -i cool-porgram | grep -v '^[ 0-9]' | awk '{print $3}')

Hope this helps!


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Hi, I'm Orlando Pacheco, Town Administrator for the Town of Lancaster Massachusetts
Orlando Pacheco has served as Town Administrator for the Town of Lancaster since May of 2017. Prior to that he served as Purchasing Director and Energy Manager for the City of Haverhill. Orlando also served as Lancaster Town Administrator from March of 2005 until June 30, 2014. Prior to serving as Town Administrator, Mr. Pacheco served as Aide to Mayor David T. Hildt of Amesbury Massachusetts. Orlando has also served in various capacities in the Town of Andover and US Social Security Administration. Mr. Pacheco has a Bachelor's Degree from the Univ. of Massachusetts-Amherst and a Master of Public Administration from the Univ. of New Hampshire. Mr. Pacheco is a recipient of Bronze and Silver Congressional Award and is a 2 time Ronald E. McNair Scholar. Orlando is a Massachusetts Certifid Public Purchasing Official. Mr. Pacheco is also LEED (Leadership in Energy Efficient Design) Certified by the United States Green Building Council, Green Associate level.. Orlando has worked on, written and presented at several conferences related to energy policy matters. Mr. Pacheco was also one of Governor Deval Patrick's apointees to the Regionalization Advisory Commisison, established by the Massachusetts State Legislature.
Orlando Pacheco's Background
Orlando Pacheco's Experience
Purchasing Director/Energy Manager at City of Haverhill
July 2014 - Present | Haverhill, Massachusetts
Serve as Chief Procurement Officer for the City responsible for the management of the solicitation of all goods & services. Manage all energy related activities, including the purchase of electricity, natural gas, and other commodities. Serve as the municipality's chief negotiating officer on all power purchase agreements, solar development projects, and vendor contracts. Responsible for compliance with all cities ordinances related to the disposition of surplus property, and Massachusetts procurement laws, which include MGL Chapters 30B, 30/39M, and 149.
Town Administrator at Town of Lancaster
March 2005 - Present | Lancaster, MA
serve as Chief Administrative and Procurement Officer
Mayor's Aide at Town of Amesbury
March 2002 - March 2005 | Amesbury
Assist Mayor in running day to day municipal operations.
Orlando Pacheco's Education
University of Massachusetts at Amherst - Isenberg School of Management
Concentration: Political Science
Peabody High School
Orlando Pacheco's Interests & Activities
Energy, Public Policy, Management, Hiking


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Do you guys call the paper form if its still present on a deck pier? If so, why? WBO and the like...?
Table of Contents on the Cover Page?
Aside from it being an indication of NON PRO work it is a Termite attractant. It will also hold moisture inside the concrete in colder months possibly causing breakage from the moisture freezing and expanding.
Last edited by Kevin Barre; 03-07-2008 at 08:58 PM.
What I meant was the scection left ABOVE grade as this is what the question related to. Anything that can allow water Not to evaporate and dry off properly can cause damage to the concrete. Look at old pourous brick used on chimneys, how it explodes.
Personally though I would be more concerned with the Termite access problem. Anywhere they can get up to wood without being seen is a problem.
And yes I know they don't like PT lumber but it generally leads into the home.
In Texas you must remove all form materials from concrete for a clear WDI report, at least if I'm the one writing that report. It represents both a conducive condition and prevents a thorough visual inspection.
Sorry, but I have to disagree. If you are talking about a form such as Sonotube, you usually don't have to remove the form. Below grade sections can remain in place. Above grade sections should be removed for cosmetic reasons.
- R408.5 Removal of debris.
This is an exposed deck pier we're talking about--not in a crawlspace under the home. Seems to me it's decidedly a stretch to be applying "under floor" requirements in this case.
As for termites, they would have to make it vertically whatever distance it is up to the floor joists, and then horizontally probably a minimum of 8 feet or so to get to the house itself. Across pressure treated wood. Without being seen. Doesn't seem likely to me.
Properly compacted concrete in a form should have smooth sides that are not likely to absorb much water, and would not be likely to suffer from freeze damage. Having soft, porous brick with raked mortar joints on a chimney is a different matter.
I'm not saying don't remove the forms. In fact, I did say they should be removed for cosmetic reasons. However, I would not make a big deal out of possible consequences if they are not removed.
Last edited by Kevin Barre; 03-09-2008 at 08:17 AM.
I'm looking at the intent of the code. I can see applying load requirements since the deck IS a space upon which items will be placed and which people will occupy. The requirement to remove form boards and the like in the crawlspace is to remove termite food -- in an area that is not easily seen, no less. Makes sense. But under a deck, built with treated lumber, l have a hard time worrying about termites. Taken to the logical conclusion, if you must remove all "vegetation and organic material" under a deck, you need to remove every twig and leaf that collects there.
The intent of the code is to protect life, limb and property. You assume the lumber to be treated on all decks? You assume that termites cannot eat treated lumber? You assume that debris around wooden structures is not a conducive condition in terms of wood-destroying insects? You assume that cellulose-based form materials do not attract termites under deck as they do under houses?
You assume more than I am prepared to.
It appears to me that you are assuming far more than I am; I never made those statements, nor do I believe them all. However, I have never seen termites attack above grade components of a deck constructed with the PROPER GRADE of treated lumber. Then again, I've only been doing this 9 years and I haven't seen it all. And if your deck isn't made of lumber resistant to WDI activity, you have potentially bigger problems that can't be solved by removing a little cardboard that may exist. And if this is the case, you better be monitoring it for activity since it's all but a given that it will occur.
I certainly never said that debris around structures was not conducive to WDI activity; in fact, I tell folks to move firewood stacks away from their foundations all the time. I also frequently write up old batter boards and debris in crawlspaces. Unfortunately, most homes around here are not on concrete slabs so I write this up a lot.
In simple terms, it's a matter of both visibility and relative risk in my opinion. If you have a post sitting on an above grade poured concrete pier of what should be a significantly larger diameter, (oops, there I go making an assumption) there will be some exposed concrete around the base of the post. Termites would have to cross this exposed area to get to any wood, and they would have to do this whether the form is still in place or not. In an open environment, I find it hard to believe that they could do this without being seen. So even if the form lets them get to the top of the pier unobserved, they face the same obstacle of getting from there to the wood. Again, that is the same whether there is a form in place or not. So if there is no form in place above grade, and they build tunnels up the outside of the pier -- and we both know they are perfectly capable of doing this -- they could still get into the deck just the same if no one is watching for them.
Ultimately, I don't see how a form makes much difference. If you are vigilant regarding termites they will be visible at a point before they get into the wood -- regardless of exactly how they get to the top of the pier. If you aren't paying attention you stand the chance of problems with or without forms since they can come up the outside of the pier.
Actually, and not to put too fine a point on things, you simply did not really read my post. They were questions. No assumptions were made else they would not have been posited in the interrogative form. So, at the risk of repeating myself. You assume more than I am willing to.
I have seen termites living and thriving in .60 CCA treated yellow pine (intended for below grade application) below grade. I've also seen them in .40 CCA lumber in ground contact and .25 CCA materials above grade. All of these materials were properly installed according to their solution percentage and yet, termites. Go figure.
Otherwise we are in agreement, mostly, at least as far as decks are concerned.
Sounds like he just does not want to accept the fact that termites could be a issue.
Arkansas may be too boring, even for termites? I don't know, I've only been to Eureka Springs. I was too busy drinking wine and getting massages to notice . . .
From the 2003 IRC Commentary (and why the number is different).
- R408.4 Removal of debris.
Vegetation, stumps, roots, and other matter left in an excavation around a building are major causes of termite infestation and moisture problems. As such material decays, the ground settles, negating the original drainage plan. Even before decay, the material provides pockets for water accumulation, which can have subsequent destructive impact on the structure. To eliminate a natural attraction to termites, insects, or animals, all vegetation and organic material must be cleared.
Termite chow? Amalgamated vegetable fibers composed of cellulose subsequently held together by hydrogen bonding? Recyled new homes?


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Why Are Organic Foods Expensive In India?
Published on: February 18, 2017 | Updated on: March 20, 2017
By Sujatha
With the onset of the Green Revolution back in the 1960s, India attempted to multiply its agricultural produce to sustain a fast growing population. Use of chemical fertilizers, and insecticides and pesticides, apart from mechanized farming implements took India to its heady days of agricultural plenty. This also meant, however, that it took Indian farmers away from the traditional methods of farming which were essentially organic in nature.
Increasing instances of diseases and health hazards due to the use of chemicals have led Indians, at least those living in Urban areas, to make healthier food choices by switching to organic produce. Organic foods are the rage in cities such as Delhi, Bengaluru, Hyderabad and Pune. These foods, however, cost a lot more than regular food items, making it unaffordable for the lower- and middle-income groups. On an average, organic pulses cost almost 2.5 times the regular pulses. Despite their health and environment friendliness, organic foods still pinch the pockets of the average Indian.
Let us take a look at the reason for the high costs of organically farmed foods in India.
High Accreditation Costs – Organic farmers are required to pay a high fee for registration, accreditation and certification. Agencies, on an average, charge between Rs 10,000 and Rs 25,000 for the accreditation and certification for each product. Apart from this, any chemical analysis is charged on actuals. If a farmer cultivates two different crops on his organic farm, then this fee is doubled. The average Indian farmer finds this almost unaffordable and those who manage the costs ultimately end up pricing the produce on the higher side.
Export Orientation – Most of the organic produce from India is intended for sale in foreign markets. About 60 percent of the organic products from the country were exported to the European Union last year, a further 20 percent exported to the US. India is targeting almost US$1 billion worth organic food exports in the years to come. The global markets and the prices that such products command abroad are a great influence on the domestic pricing as well.
High Farming Costs – In a country like India where more is better, agriculture is one of the largest employers. More produce, longer storage times, and fewer instances of pest or insect infestation translate into high pricing. Organic farming is labour intensive. The biofertilizers used are also very expensive. Now add to this the scanty distribution channels and high costs incurred by storage facilities. Organic products require careful storing as the spoilage is high. Apart from this, the risk of undertaking organic farming is high, too. Crop failure due to pests and insects is also quite common. Such costs and risks translate into a premium on the price.
Low Supply, High Demand – The yield from organic farms is typically low. Organic farming techniques yield anywhere between 30-to-50 percent less output. To make the same amount of profit, the produce is priced high. The supply, too, is low and the demand very high, naturally pushing the price up. In case of organic crops the risk of contamination by chemical fertilizers, pesticides, etc. from water, neighbouring farms is high. This leads to a smaller yield, resulting in expensive products.
Organic farming may be tedious, expensive and unviable in a larger scale. But it is an infinitely healthier choice. Buying organic products need not be expensive if you find the time, space and effort to put into your own kitchen or terrace garden.
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2.2Pakistan
Chhipi
Chhipa
Chhipa, a cloth printer from Tashrih al-aqvam (1825)
Regions with significant populations
India and Pakistan
Gujarati, Kutchi and Marwari
Hinduism, Islam
Related ethnic groups
Chhimba
Chhipi (alternatively called Chhipa/Chimpa) is a caste of people with ancestral roots tracing back to India.[1] They are found in the states of Gujarat, Rajasthan, Madhya Pradesh, Haryana, Delhi, Uttar Pradesh of India.[2] Chhipa are also found in Pakistan.
A traditional stencil used to block print fabrics
The word chhipa is derived from the Gujarati word chhapa, which means to print. The community was originally found in Nagaur in Rajasthan. After their settlement in Rajasthan and Gujarat, the community took up the occupation of dyeing and printing clothes. The community speak Marwari, and are found mainly in Rajasthan and in north Gujarat, in the districts of Ahmedabad, Nadiad, Baroda and Bharuch. Most Chhipa also speak Gujarati. They are converted from Cloth Printer Clan of Khatri Community.[2]
Present circumstances
The Chhipa community is divided into a number of clans, known as ataks, the main ones being the Rao, Tak, Bhati, Doera, Chauhan,and Molani. Each of these clans are of equal status, and intermarry. But the community not has a marked preference for cross cousin and parallel cousin marriages.[2]
The community is still mainly involved in its traditional occupation of dyeing and printing clothes. Many in the community have taken up trade, or are employed in the local textile mills.[2]
The community is classified as an OBC caste in the Indian states of Haryana, Delhi, Rajasthan, Madhya Pradesh, Uttar Pradesh.[3][4][5][6][7]
Chhipa community is settled in Karachi, Sindh, Pakistan.
Muslim Chhipi
^ K.S. Singh (1996). People of India: Delhi. p. 138. ISBN 9788173040962. The Chhipi are commonly known as Chhipil , Chhipa or Chhimba in northern India and Raugari in Maharashtra . The word chhipi is derived from chhapna , meaning to print
^ a b c d People of India Gujarat Volume XXI Part Three edited by R.B Lal, P.B.S.V Padmanabham, G Krishnan & M Azeez Mohideen pages 1181-1184
^ Haryana OBC list
^ Delhi OBC list
^ Rajasthan OBC list
^ Madhya Pradesh Obc list
^ UP OBC list
Chhipa block printing in Rajasthan
Kathari block printing from 1895
source: Wikipedia http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chhipa


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LATEST CONSTRUCTION INJURY AND ILL-HEALTH STATISTICS
Stats show construction remains one of Britain's 'most dangerous industries'
Despite a significant fall in the number of recorded deaths and injuries new statistics released by HSE show that "construction remains one of Britain's most dangerous industries".
The HSE data reveals that in Britain between April 2009 and March 2010:
Major Injuries: the number of major injuries (fractures, amputations and burns etc.) fell 14% to 2585 from 3307 in 2008/09 (rate of 266.7 per 100 000 in 2008/09 compared to 230.0 in 2009/10).
Three Day Injuries: injuries keeping people off work for 3 days or more days dropped 8%, from 6815 in 2008/09 to 5651 in 2009/10 (rate of 549.5 per 100 000 in 2008/09 to 502.9 in 2009/10), continuing the downward trend of the last 10 years.
Fatal Injuries: figures released in June showed that there were 42 fatal injuries to workers in construction in 2009/10. This compares with 52 deaths the previous year and an average of 66 worker deaths for the five year period from 2004/05. The rate of fatal injury per 100,000 construction workers decreased to 2.2 in 2009/10 from 2.5 in 2008/09.
Ill-Health : work-related ill health remained at a similar level to 2008/09, with an estimated 82,000 cases at a prevalence rate of 3,700 per 100 000 employed in the previous 12 months.
Risks are still "all too real"
Philip White, HSE's Chief Inspector of Construction, said:
"While the fact that fewer people are being killed or seriously injured is encouraging, the construction industry retains its unwanted record of accounting for more fatal injuries than any other sector.
As Britain moves out of recession and work starts up again, we must continue to focus on real health and safety, especially in construction where the risks are all too real all the time.
The great tragedy is that so many of these deaths, injuries and illnesses are entirely preventable and can be tracked back to the same basic failings."
The data is published as HSE reports receiving formal notification of 6 construction deaths in a week, one of the worst periods in recent times.
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Falls from height remain the biggest cause of fatalities in construction, with the other main causes being struck by a moving/falling object, being struck by a moving vehicle and collapses.
This article was posted on 27th October 2010 in ALL LATEST NEWS, INCIDENTS, REGULATION.
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Chili's Crispy Honey-Chipotle Chicken Crispers
Menu Description: "Tossed in our honey-chipotle sauce."
After cloning the plain version of these breaded chicken fingers in Top Secret Restaurant Recipes 2, I received requests to knockoff this more flavorful sweet-and-spicy version. If you like big flavor and some heat, this is the clone for you. The breading technique is the big secret: first use a wet batter and then toss the tenders in a dry breading. When the chicken tenders are fried to a golden brown they are gently tossed in the honey-chipotle sauce and served either as an appetizer, or with corn on the cob and French fries as an entree.
Gloria Barnes
This is the real deal! Had my 7 & 9 year old asking for seconds before I was done my first!!
Kim G.
So happy to find this, my daughter's favorite at Chili's and now her favorite dish I fix.
Chili's Chicken Crispers
Menu Description: "Strips of hand-battered chicken fried to perfection. Served w/sweet corn on the cob, honey-mustard dressing and homestyle fries."
When biting into Chili's delicious trademarked Chicken Crispers, I detect the distinct flavor of MSG, or monosodium glutamate. Although there is no English word for it, the Japanese call this flavor "umami", and it delivers a taste sensation that is different from bitter, salty, sweet, or sour flavors. This "fifth flavor" is created naturally by glutamic acid, an amino acid, and it can be found in mushrooms, ripe tomatoes, fish and dairy products. But rather than adding something like Accent flavor enhancer—which is pure MSG—to this recipe, I thought of another approach. To clone the flavorful batter for this Chili's entree, I decided to bring canned chicken broth into the mix. Most chicken broths, including Swanson brand, contain autolyzed yeast extract. These yeast enzymes release flavor-enhancing compounds that work just like MSG, amplifying flavors in much the same way. Plus, the chicken broth is made with other goodies such as carrot, onion, and celery that will contribute to a tasty, crunchy coating. As for the frying, Chili's has recently switched to a shortening that contains no trans fat. So, if you want the best clone use shortening, but find the kind that has no trans fat. Crisco now makes a version, and so does Smart Balance. Shortening produces a superior clone and it will release less "fry smell" into your house. You can also use vegetable or canola oil.
KFC Honey BBQ Wings
Once a regular menu item, these sweet, saucy wings are now added to the KFC menu on a "limited-time-only" basis in many markets. So how are we to get that sticky sauce all over our faces and hands during those many months when we are cruelly denied our Honey BBQ Wings? Now it's as easy as whipping up this KFC honey BBQ wings recipe that re-creates the crispy breading on the chicken wings, and the sweet-and-smoky honey BBQ sauce. "Limited-time-only" signs—we laugh at you.
Joe's Stone Crab Jumbo Lump Crab Cakes
Joseph Weiss was living in New York with his wife and son when his doctor told him he would need a change of climate to help his asthma. He journeyed to Miami, Florida in 1913 and discovered he was able to breathe again. He quickly moved his family down South and opened his first restaurant, a little lunch counter. Joe's restaurant business exploded in 1921 when he discovered how to cook and serve the stone crabs caught off the coast. Joe boiled the meaty claws and served them chilled with a secret mustard dipping sauce. Today only one pincer is removed from each stone crab, then the crab is tossed back into the ocean where it will regenerate the missing claw in about 2 years. The stone crabs, in addition to several other signature items, made Joe's a Miami hotspot, and these days Joe's restaurants can be found in Chicago and Las Vegas. Here is my take on Joe's amazing giant crab cakes, which are made from lump crab meat, and served as an appetizer or entree at the restaurant. Of course, you can't clone a Joe's crab dish without cloning the secret mustard sauce, so that recipe is here too.
Chili's Boneless Shanghai Wings
Menu Description: "Crispy breaded chicken breast topped with sweet and spicy ginger-citrus sauce. Served with spicy-cool wasabi-ranch dressing for dipping."
So you're into boneless wings but you need a break from the traditional cayenne flavor of the Buffalo style. If fresh ginger-laced sweet-and-sour sauce sounds seducing, here is a variation worth snacking on. Along with the secret sauce recipe here is an easy way to fabricate a carbon copy of Chili's great wasabi-ranch dipping sauce just by adding a few ingredients to Hidden Valley Ranch dressing. I suggest adding one drop of green food coloring to the sauce to give it the same green tint of the original. The wasabi powder won't add much color, so this is the trick. You can find the dry powdered form of wasabi horseradish in the supermarket aisle with the other Asian foods.
BJ's Restaurant and Brewhouse Parmesan Crusted Chicken Breast
Menu Description: "Our marinated chicken breast coated with Parmesan cheese and crunchy panko breadcrumbs, lightly pounded and pan fried to a golden brown. Served with white cheddar mashed potatoes and steamed broccoli and topped with a lemon Chardonnay butter sauce, sun-dried tomatoes, fresh basil and Parmesan cheese."
This re-creation lays out a great way to prepare that 4-pack of chicken breasts you dropped into your shopping cart. While you're at the market, head down the aisle where the Asian foods are parked and pick up some Japanese breadcrumbs, also called "panko" breadcrumbs. Combining these coarse breadcrumbs with shredded Parmesan cheese makes a crispy breading for the chicken that doesn't even need a sauce to taste good. Still, the lemony Chardonnay butter sauce used at the restaurant is cloned here too, so you'll have the complete flavor experience. You'll want to plan ahead a bit for this dish since the chicken fillets will need to marinate in the brine solution for 2 to 3 hours. This dish goes great with the clone recipe for BJ's White Cheddar Mashed Potatoes.
Chili's Chicken Enchilada Soup
This soup happens to be one of Chili's most raved-about items, and the subject of many a recipe search here on the site. Part of the secret in crafting your clone is the addition of masa harina—a corn flour that you'll find in your supermarket near the other flours, or where all the Mexican foodstuffs are stocked.
Wendy's Spicy Chicken Fillet Sandwich
When sales of this once limited-offering sandwich exceeded expectations, Wendy's made it a permanent menu item. Now you can re-create the spicy kick of the original with a secret blend of spices in the chicken's crispy coating. Follow the same stacking order as the original, and you will make four sandwich clones here at a fraction of the cost of the real thing.
Fleming's Prime Steakhouse Chipotle Cheddar Macaroni and Cheese
I've never met a macaroni & cheese I didn't like. But there are a few restaurants that push this common side dish to a higher level. I've had mac & cheese made with three or four cheeses, and some that come drizzled with truffle oil. I've had mac & cheese with green pepper in it, and onion, and parsley, and bacon—it all works for me. But at Fleming's Prime Steakhouse, it's about the chipotle. The smoky jalapeno flavor sets this one apart from others, and makes this one of the top side dishes at the upscale steakhouse chain. For our clone, we'll start with a cheese sauce made with smoked cheddar. There's some minced jalapeno and green onion in there, plus a little ground chipotle pepper. A nice finishing touch comes from the breadcrumb topping that's made with Japanese breadcrumbs, or panko, which is flavored with more ground chipotle. The pasta shape used at Fleming's is called cellentani, which looks like long corkscrews. You could also use cavatappi pasta which are shorter corkscrews, or just go for the traditional elbow macaroni which can found pretty much anywhere.
Claim Jumper Meatloaf
Menu Description: "Our own special recipe made with fresh ground chuck, pork, mild onions, green peppers and more. Served with mashed potatoes, brown gravy and garlic toast."
Here's a great meatloaf recipe to add to your dinnertime repertoire. This luscious loaf combines ground chuck with ground pork along with bread crumbs, green onion, garlic, carrot and green pepper for one of the best classic American meatloaves. Use a perforated nesting meatloaf pan if you've got one so that the fat drains out into the pan below. If you don't have one of those a regular loaf pan will still work fine. But use a large one. This recipe makes a pretty big loaf.
Panda Express Beijing Beef
The problem with adding sauce to fried food is that the wet sauce makes the crunchy fried food not so crunchy. Panda Express manages to keep the crispy beef in Beijing Beef crispy even though it may be sitting for over 20 minutes in the sauce until it's served to a hungry you. My early attempts at hacking my favorite dish at the massive Chinese food chain all resulted in gummy, soggy beef that was more like a flat dumpling than the delicious crunchy strips of joy they were meant to be. Then, finally, on one batch, I decided to fry the coated beef for much longer than I intuitively felt it should be cooked, resulting in dark browning on the cornstarch, and an even darker piece of meat beneath it. I predicted a beef jerky experience, but when I took a bite, I found it to be perfect! The meat was not tough and chewy as I expected. And when this seemingly overcooked beef was stirred into the sauce, it stayed crispy until served, just like the real thing.
Now, with the mystery of the crispy beef solved, we've finally got a great hack for this famous sweet and spicy dish.
Subway Chipotle Southwest Sauce
Everyone hip on Subway's sandwiches knows the key to cloning the flavor of many of the chain's top-sellers is in hacking the secret sauces. For example, Subway's Sweet Onion Chicken Teriyaki Sandwich is pretty bland without the Sweet Onion Sauce. And one of Subway's newest creations, the Chipotle Southwest Cheese Steak, is just a cheese steak sandwich without the Chipotle Southwest Sauce. Now, with this simple sauce clone, you can recreate the slightly sweet, mildly sour, and a little bit smoky sauce at home to take any of your home sandwich creations on a trip to the spicy Southwest. But you don't have to stop at sandwiches. This sauce also makes an amazing dressing for a zesty Southwestern-style salad. You'll need to pick up some ground chipotle chile in the spice section of your market. McCormick makes good stuff.
Buffalo Wild Wings Caribbean Jerk Sauce
This quickly growing chicken wing chain sells each of its 12 signature sauces in the restaurant because many of them work great as a baste or side sauce for a variety of home cooked masterpieces. This Buffalo Wild Wings Caribbean Jerk sauce recipe is a favorite for that reason (ranking at the top of the list with Spicy Garlic as the chain's best-seller), so I thought it would be a useful clone that doesn't require you to fill up the fryer to make chicken wings. You can use this sauce on grilled chicken, pork, ribs, salmon or anything you can think of that would benefit from the sweet, sour and spicy flavors that come from an island-style baste.
Pizza Hut Pan Pizza
The secret to perfect pan pizza is pressing the dough into a well-oiled pan (Pizza Hut uses soybean oil), then the pan is covered and the dough rises in a heated cabinet for 45 to 60 minutes. When the dough is topped, the edge is sprayed with a butter-flavored "food release" and the pie is baked at 500 degrees F until perfectly browned on top. You can use a 9-inch, 12-inch, or 15-inch deep dish pizza pan or cake pan for this recipe, and you'll want to preheat your oven with a pizza stone in it to simulate the type of oven used at the chain. The hot ceramic surface of the pizza stone will cause the oil in the pan to cook the bottom of the dough so that it's brown and crispy like an authentic pan pizza crust should be. I tried making the dough with cake flour, all-purpose flour, superfine "00" flour, bread flour and many combinations of these different flours which all contain varying amounts of gluten. I even tried rising the dough slowly in the refrigerator for various lengths of time as long as up to four days. But after a month of testing and about 30 pan pizzas later, I found the best dough to be straight bread flour, and to let the dough rise at room temperature. I did find that if you let the dough rest for at least 4 hours before the final rise in the pizza pan you will get the best texture with the perfect chewy bite to it.


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Das Mare-Boreum-Gradfeld gehört zu den 30 Gradfeldern des Mars. Sie wurden durch die United States Geological Survey (USGS) festgelegt. Die Nummer ist MC-1, das Gradfeld umfasst das Gebiet von 0° bis 360° westlicher Länge und von 65° bis 90° südlicher Breite.

Die Region enthält die nördliche Polarkappe, den Korolev-Krater, und das Chasma Boreale. Der Name stammt von einer Gegend ab, die jetzt Planum Boreum genannt wird, sie ist eine weitläufige Ebene rund um die Polarkappe. Ein weiterer Krater ist der Lomonossow-Krater.

Der Lander Phoenix landete am 25. Mai 2008 im Vastitas Borealis innerhalb des Gradfeldes Mare Boreum bei . Er sammelte Proben auf der Suche nach Wasser und ehemaligen Leben.

Andere Gradfelder

Weblinks

 DLR: Mars Express: Freier Blick auf die Nordpoleiskappe des Mars
 DLR: Mars Express: Flug über die Nordpoleiskappe des Mars Video
 DLR: Express: Wolkenformationen über der Mars-Nordpoleiskappe

Einzelnachweise

Gradfeld auf dem Mars

redpajama_set_name: RedPajamaWikipedia


Uh - oh, he's at it again.
Tell me that I can't do something and it's a pretty sure bet that I'll find a way to prove you wrong. That's pretty much the way Ive been feeling these past couple years, only it wasn't other people telling me I couldn't do things, it was myself. I swore when I finally crossed the finish line at the Boston marathon back in 2011, that I was done torturing myself in the name of fitness or for the desire to do what healthy people can do. With 8 marathons under my belt, a body that's getting older and lungs that can barely get the job done, I figured what's the point of pushing myself to keep doing these races. Ah, but the one thing I forgot, is that regardless of the challenges I faced as a breathing impaired athlete, I actually loved what I was doing. Why should I stop doing something that I really enjoy? Well, I promised myself that if I ever recovered from this most recent exacerbation that I would attempt to do one more marathon, just to see if I can still do it!
The one I currently have my sights on, is the Portland marathon on October 5th in Portland Oregon. Considered one of the best marathons in the country for both runners AND walkers, its one of my personal favorites and was the very first one I ever did. If Im lucky, this will be number 3 for me. It's also a Boston qualifier ( but we wont talk about that right now). The biggest challenge I face right now, is getting in good enough shape with just 12 weeks to work with. Ive never trained for a race that fast before, but Im pretty sure I can do it. Im hoping that my previous experience will get me to my goal fast, but if I have even one bad exacerbation or hospitalization, Id have to withdraw because there's no way I could recuperate fast enough to start all over.
If you don't know me you're probably asking yourself, how is it that this dude, who supposedly has super bad lungs, is able to train for marathons in the first place? I admit it sounds a little strange for someone with severe lung disease to do marathons, but remember, I don't run them, I walk them! Id love to run, but I physically can't. I don't have the lung capacity to run more than 100 feet max, and even that could shut my lungs totally down. When it comes to marathons I put one foot in front of the other and I repeat that sequence at a brisk walking pace appx 42 thousand times. I still have to cover the same 26.2 miles that all the other participants do, I just do it a lot slower. Having said that, there are usually people on the course that are slower than me. If anything, what makes my situation somewhat unique, is that Im actually used to being short of breath, so exerting myself doesn't scare me as much as it would someone who is not used to it.
Now, I'm not saying that this type of activity is totally risk free for someone like me or for people with various health issues, but it's not risk free for a totally healthy person either. I could easily throw myself into a really nasty or even fatal exacerbation if Im not careful, but that's a risk I'm willing to take. Heck, people drop dead from heart attacks or end up in the hospital all the time during and after marathons, it's just the nature of the game. The key to reducing injury, is to prepare and train properly and that's what I try to do.
Hey, a lot of people thought I wouldn't live to be 50 , but here I am about to turn 60. And Im absolutely sure it's because of this crazy walking thing I do. As Ive said before, I believe that anyone with lung problems, whether it be asthma, emphysema or whatever, given the proper training and self motivation, can walk at least a half marathon. And the training required to complete such a task would have the added benefit of making one's health better overall.
Good luck Steve! I had a feeling back when you said you were done with marathons that you might get the itch again.
Hey Fran, How goes it?


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A Long road back for a popular athlete
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In this file photo, Downingtown West grad Rob Long gets off a punt for Syracuse during his college career. Long had everything going for him – until a brain tumor was discovered.
By Dave Zeitlin |
PUBLISHED: March 1, 2011 at 8:43 a.m. | UPDATED: August 19, 2021 at 4:03 a.m.
I'm about to break one of the cardinal rules of sports writing.
I'm going to admit that of all the athletes I've covered through seven years at this newspaper, I've always had one favorite.
You'd probably cut me slack if you met him; Rob Long just has that special quality.
I rooted for Long when, during football games at Downingtown West, he would spot a reporter on the sideline, walk over to him to say hello, and then trot back out on the field and boom a 70-yard punt.
I rooted for him when, in the middle of his senior year, he spent a whole morning at Kottmeyer Stadium, trying to teach an out-of-shape sportswriter the fine art of placekicking and punting. (That out-of-shape sportswriter was me, and while I did drill a 30-yard field goal from the left hash, I was sufficiently humbled when my longest kickoff looked more like an onside kick attempt.)
I rooted for him when he got a well-deserved scholarship at Syracuse and immediately made an impact as the Orange's No. 1 punter, with that Superhero right foot of his.
I rooted for him this season as he helped Syracuse on the road to its first bowl game in six years while continuing to boost his stock as a legitimate NFL prospect, fine local-interest stories both.
And now I'm rooting for him more than ever as he wages a battle tougher than anything he's ever seen on a football field.
"You're 22 years old and playing Division I football and everything is going great," Long told me recently. "And the next day you have cancer in your brain. It completely flips everything upside down."
Yes, it's irony in its most vicious form; the nicest kid I've ever covered has been dealt the cruelest fate.
When news first broke in December that Long had a brain tumor, it seemed hard to believe. Less than a month before that, we had run a feature story on Syracuse's two Chester County natives – Long and ex-Malvern Prep star Ryan Nassib – helping to turn around the school's football fortunes. Everything was great. Better than great, even. "I'm very thankful for everything that I have had and everything that I have been able to accomplish with my teammates," Long said in that article. "I really didn't know what to expect but I wouldn't change anything. It's been a great experience."
I hoped we could run another story on Long closer to the NFL Draft. Oh sure, maybe playing professional football was a long-shot but there was no denying that the kid could kick with the best in them. He had the world in front of him. And then this happens?
Making the diagnosis even more
ironic is that it came a year after another college football star from Chester County with NFL aspirations – Mark Herzlich – learned he had cancer. Long said he's spoken with Herzlich, a former Conestoga and Boston College linebacker who is now cancer-free and ready to impress coaches at the NFL Combine.
"He sent me words of encouragement," Long says. "He told me to keep fighting and be positive about everything."
Being positive has never been a problem for Long, who is as polite and affable as anyone I've ever spoken with. But with stories like these, you always hear about staying positive and keeping your hopes up and being a fighter just like you were on the field. Here's what you don't always hear: how truly frightened a young kid can feel when he learns that he has a sometimes-fatal disease.
For Long, the hardest part was when doctors told him they found malignant cancer cells after they removed what they thought to be a benign tumor during surgery.
"That was kind of just like…"
Long pause. Deep breath.
"The worst feeling you can ever feel in your entire life."
The vulnerability later poked through some more.
"Trust me, when they tell you that you have cancer, all sorts of stuff runs through your head," Long says. "You know, I still want to grow old and have kids and get married. But now this is going on, and I'm not really sure what the next day is going to bring. It makes you appreciate each day that much more."
If anything positive has come from this whole ordeal — besides the unwavering support he's received from his family, friends, and the Syracuse and Downingtown communities — it's learning just how incredible his senior year was at Syracuse. While the brain tumor was not diagnosed until after the regular season concluded, there were signs all along that something was wrong — and yet he still averaged a stellar 43.8 yards per punt.
After a cross-country flight to Washington for the Orange's Sept. 11 game vs. the Huskies, Long spent an entire night throwing up. Trainers thought he ate a bad meal.
Before many other games, he had a headache that just wouldn't go away, no matter how much Ibuprofen or Advil he took.
And then there were all the times that his coordination and balance felt off — to the point where every time he dropped the ball to his foot, he thought he might miss the punt entirely.
"The nurse came to me before surgery and said, 'You averaged 43.3 yards per punt?'" Long recalls. "I said, 'Yeah.' He said, 'I can't believe you did that with that thing in your head.'"
And when he hears things like that, he feels hope — because if the radiation and chemotherapy blast away the cancer that's left, maybe, just maybe, he can get back on the professional football path.
"It's my dream and I'm going to continue to pursue it," says Long, who will graduate from Syracuse in May after taking two online classes from his Downingtown home while continuing treatment. "This is just a little bump on the road to getting there."
Before we hung up, Long reminded me that we have to get back out on the field so he can teach me more about kicking.
That sounds great, but I'd rather see him on a different field — an NFL field. And if he does ever play in a pro football game, I'll do my best to be there and cover what will truly be an incredible moment.
If I do though, I'll have to break another sportswriting rule:
I'll cheer from the press box.
This will be Dave Zeitlin's final column as sports editor of the Daily Local News. He is leaving to pursue other opportunities as a freelance sportswriter in Philadelphia covering mainly professional soccer and college basketball. You can email him at djzeitlin@gmail.com.
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