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PERC's Terry Anderson and the Hoover Institution's Carson Bruno examine the hydraulic fracturing process and the market mechanisms which would allow us to take advantage of fracking's benefits and mitigate its costs.
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According to scientific research, the environmental costs are real but rare.
Reed Watson, Peter Hill, Shawn Regan, Laura Huggins 03/26/2014
Listen as Aaron Flint of "Voices of Montana" talks with Reed Watson, P.J. Hill, Shawn Regan, and Laura Huggins about free market environmentalism.
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Research fellow Shawn Regan talks with John Batchelor about his latest report, "Unlocking the Wealth of Indian Nations: Overcoming Obstacles to Tribal Energy Development."
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PERC Fellow, Gary Libecap, talks with John Batchelor on the history of mineral rights in the United States.
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PERC's new Policy Perspective explains how the government keeps tribes from developing their natural resources.
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Jennifer is a one in a million stay-at-home mom. (More like one OF a million stay at home moms!) She graduated from a liberal arts college but there is nothing liberal OR artsy about her. She is married to Kevin Fischer of This Just In, and together they have a beautiful young daughter Kyla Audrey. In no particular order she loves dogs, wine, a good bargain, her family, pizza, and entertaining. Follow her blog of all things miscellaneous including but not limited to cooking and baking, entertaining and party planning, being a mommy, and homekeeping.
Please, Someone Feed That Mouse!
In case you're wondering where I've been the last few days, I can tell you with all certainty I didn't jet off to this place. No, it's just been a busier-than-normal week. You see, earlier this year, I said that I'm proud to be considered Plus-Sized. That hasn't changed. Now, if the Flat Tummy Fairy decided to wave her wand over my midsection, I wouldn't complain. But I'm never going to have perfect abs and I've made my peace with that.
A New Concept In Potty Training
There are lots of methods and theories out there about potty training your kids. Some use sticker charts (never enough of an incentive for Kyla) and some use a small food reward like M&M's (didn't want to deal with that.) For training boys there's the famous "Aim Game" with floating Cheerios in the toilet bowl. As with most things I feel the best approach is whatever works for your family. The goal is the same no matter what: you want to rid yourself of disposables ASAP and help your child become more independent. It is, indeed, a happy day when that is accomplished.
Oooh, Baby!
When we found out Baby was going to make three, there was never a question what the nursery theme would be. Since we weren't finding out the gender via ultrasound, it had to be neutral. It also had to be Disney. Mickey and Minnie to be exact. I always said that our baby was going to be born with two sets of ears; one set would be round and black, perched right on top of baby's head. I wasn't far off. Kyla (thanks to Mommy & Daddy, mostly) has loved The Mouse since Day One. I have many photos of her snuggling with her huge stuffed Mickey & Minnie friends and she recognized those famous ears at a very young age.
It's About Time!
Supper Clubs, in their original form, are before my time. I might be OK with that, except that I'm firmly convinced I was born in the wrong decade and belong more in Laura Petrie-style capris or cocktail dresses than I do in jeans or anything from
We Will NEVER Forget
I'll be weepy all day today. Usually not one to turn on T.V. for myself I'll check periodically to see what the news stations are doing to commemorate 9/11. I guess I'm fortunate that the tragedy eleven years ago is the only horrific historical moment that I truly remember "where I was when I found out." There are postings all over Facebook with memories of what people were doing when they first heard or saw the news. I'm no different; I can relate exactly what was going on for me that morning.
Long Time, No SEA!
When Kevin & I went on our Babymoon to Walt Disney World, we couldn't help but pick up a few things for Baby Fischer. Not knowing the gender was a slight problem; however we still managed to get some nice items. Among our "souven-ears" were a onsie & bib from Finding Nemo and Kevin was actually the one to spot them first. We can't resist anything that has "Fish for Fischer."
How To Make a Peanut Butter and Jelly Sandwich
Doesn't it crack you up when you read a "recipe" that requires nothing but common sense? Have you ever seen how-to's for grilled cheese, BLT, and spaghetti & meatballs that use pre-made meatballs and jarred sauce? Boggles the mind, doesn't it? I'm not knocking them because I've found some yummy things there, but Taste of Home has plenty of reader submissions that fall in that category. I'm sure that while I haven't seen it personally, someone submitted a "favorite" for boxed cake mix, canned frosting, and sprinkles.
Am I saving or spending? Depends on who you ask.
I call it a running joke. Kevin finds it considerably less funny…
It's not MY new normal!
I'm not a bigot, racist or hater. I AM conservative, traditional and old-fashioned. You'll never see my car graced with a COEXIST bumper sticker. Sorry.
UPDATE: It's not MY new normal!
Previously on Ms. Elaine Kneeous.
A Special Anniversary
A little over a year ago, I contemplated starting my own blog on FranklinNOW. My hesitations: Would I have enough to write about? Would I have the time to write about it? Would anyone read it?
Happy Fall, Y'all!
"Delicious autumn! My very soul is wedded to it, and if I were a bird I would fly about the earth seeking the successive autumns."
Coffee, chemo, and an unassuming hero
My favorite part of Kevin's Week Ends regular feature is the Heroes. There is nothing more heart-warming than reading about people who go above and beyond the call of duty to help others or people that overcome incredible odds and go on to inspire others.
Can you imagine being pregnant for 17 months?
For dolphins, that's not unusual. Their gestation period is anywhere from 9 to 17 months depending on their species. Then similar to their human counterparts, moms will nurse their calves from 11 months to 2 years.
Oh, Say Have You Heard?
I admit it. My taste in music leans toward "fogey." I couldn't name one Top 40 group from this year or the last ten for that matter. Nothing from current bands appeals to me. I like the classics from decades ago: Sinatra, Bennett and Dean Martin as well as contemporary versions of their genre: Diana Krall, Michael Buble, etc. I love Smooth Jazz; while purists might argue it's not anything close to Miles Davis and Louis Armstrong I'll take Dave Koz and Boney


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This eco-friendly hotel is located in Amsterdam (Amsterdam West), near the airport, World Fashion Centre, De Meervaart Theater, and Olympic Stadium. Local attractions also include Vondelpark and Concertgebouw.
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- Breakfast fee: EUR 21.50 per person (approximately)
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- Self parking fee: EUR 9.50 per day (in/out privileges)
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Tennessee, Purdue chasing Miami commit Raheam Buxtonby Jason Lieser
Some rival fans laughed at Miami when the Hurricanes gambled by offering Pahokee safety Raheam Buxton, who saw little playing time last season, a scholarship in May. Apparently, Purdue and Tennessee did not think it was funny.
Both of those schools have recently followed Miami by offering Buxton (6-0, 175), but he said he remains firm on the commitment he gave the Hurricanes earlier this month.
"They were the first BCS team that wanted me and I always grew up liking Miami," Buxton said, proudly sporting a green Hurricanes hat.
Buxton already knew Miami players Travis Benjamin, Randy Phillips and Damien Berry, and became friends with quarterback Jacory Harris during his unofficial visits to Coral Gables.
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Top-seed Oxford took the court on Monday night with the vision of winning its third consecutive Calhoun County Basketball Tournament and nothing was going to stand in its way, including its opponent, sixth-seed Weaver.
The Yellow Jackets dominated from the tip to final buzzer, winning the game 74-40.
"I think it speaks volumes of those 15 young men," Oxford coach Joel Van Meter said. "They've grinded every single day for three years, since I got the job. It's rewarding to me because now people are going to talk about these young men. When they talk about Oxford basketball, they're going to talk about these young guys. When they talk about the county tournament, they're going to talk about these young men."
With Oxford holding a 6-0 lead barely a minute into the game, Weaver coach Daryl Hamby called a timeout to reiterate his game plan, but attempts were unsuccessful and the deficit only got worse from there.
"I thought, especially in the first quarter, we didn't match the physicality and that's what we have to do a better job of," Hamby said. "That's why this is a great learning tool for us and that's what I told our team."
The Yellow Jackets cruised through the first half despite struggling to contain guard Chris English, who scored 11 of Weaver's 17 points at the break.
"I thought we did a great job of putting our pressure on the ball," Van Meter said. "In constant pressure, guys don't feel relaxed, and with a player as good as Chris English, if you don't do that, he can really score some points and hurt you in a lot of ways."
It was Oxford's offense that truly put any dreams of Weaver coming back out of reach, scoring 28 points in the third to take a 64-29 lead into the fourth.
"Offensively, I thought we missed some early shots," Van Meter said. "In the third quarter, I thought we made those shots."
Despite the 74-40 loss, Hamby said afterward there's no reason for his players to be upset. There were bright spots in the night, including English's 19 points and Timothy Hawkins' 11 rebounds against a much bigger team.
"When these kids look back on it, and I know they're disappointed now, but when you're the only team at Weaver to ever beat Anniston and the only team ever to go to the championship, that's a tremendous feat for these guys to accomplish," Hamby said.
"We're really looking forward to the future at Weaver."
For Oxford, the night was owned by guard Justin Lawler, who played with a jammed middle finger on his non-shooting hand that he suffered in the Yellow Jackets' semifinal win on Saturday. Along with scoring 19 points against Weaver, the five-year starter was named the tournament MVP.
"It's my last one so I wanted to go out with a bang," Lawler said. "It's been five years and I finally got my MVP trophy."
With the tournament over, both teams face must-win games this week. Oxford needs a win on the road against Pell City on Tuesday to force a three-way tie in its region.
"We'll flip a coin for who gets first then we'll flip a coin for who gets second and third," Van Meter said. "The home team will obviously host. Us, Clay-Chalkville and Gadsden City, in my humble opinion, are top-10 teams in the state. It's going to be a war."
Weaver's situation is slightly more complicated. The Bearcats need Saks to defeat White Plains on Tuesday, then must beat Saks on Friday to force a three-way tie. A point of optimism for Weaver is Saks is the only team to beat White Plains and the Bearcats are the only team to beat Saks.
"What you have to take away from this are things that you can learn so you can play the Saks and White Plains," Hamby said. "The most important thing is the area. We want to get back here for the region."
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New study shows optimal commercial operations and analytics increasingly important for medical technology companies
EVANSTON, Ill. – April 15, 2014 – As medical technology purchasing decisions shift from individuals or hospital departments to ever-larger Integrated Delivery Networks (IDNs), key account management in today's medical technology companies is a top priority – and commercial operations departments will be instrumental to their success.
ZS Principal Steve Love Named 2014 Rising Star of the Profession by Consulting Magazine
EVANSTON, Ill. – April 3, 2014 – Steve Love, a principal at global sales and marketing consulting firm ZS Associates, was named one of this year's top consultants under the age of 35 by Consulting® magazine.
Voice of Partner Programs from Hardware and Software Companies Leave Many IT Channel Partners Flat
EVANSTON, Ill. – April 2, 2014 – Manufacturers of hardware and software will lose big sales opportunities if they fail to adapt to changes in the sales channel and improve communication with the partners they rely on to sell, customize and manage the installation of their products. This is especially true for those trying to sell hardware and software as a service via the cloud.
ZS Associates has launched ARTiS Standard Edition
April 1, 2014 - ARTiS Standard Edition is an out-of-the-box, cloud-based, data management, reporting, and analytics solution that is low cost and quick to implement, as noted in the April 2014 issue of PharmaVOICE.
Global Consulting Firm ZS Associates Opens New Office in Brazil
EVANSTON, Ill. – Feb. 20, 2014 – In a bid to expand client service, improve business operations and strengthen its presence in Brazil, global sales and marketing firm ZS Associates opened a new office in São Paulo. While the firm has served clients in Latin America for most of its history, this is ZS's first office in the region.
ZS Associates Releases ARTiS™ Business Intelligence Platform for Life Sciences Industry
EVANSTON, Ill. – Jan. 27, 2014 – Global sales and marketing consulting firm ZS Associates today announced the availability of ARTiS™ Standard Edition, a pre-configured business intelligence (BI) solution. The rapid time to market and cost-effective cloud-based offering draws on the success of ARTiS™ – a commercial BI solution introduced in 2009 and used by six of the top 10 biggest drug companies in the world today as identified by Forbes.
The ROI of Sales Coaching
November 25, 2013 - ZS Managing Principal Marshall Solem is featured in Salesforce.com's new eBook on how sales coaching improves team performance and impacts the bottom line.
Companies Increase Investment in Strategic Account Manager Programs Across Industries
November 12, 2013 – A new report on strategic account manager (SAM) compensation found that SAM roles continue to grow in importance. Key indicators include the large percentage of future growth companies expect from their strategic accounts and increased investment that companies are making in their SAM programs.
Why Sales and Marketing Don't Get Along
November 4, 2013 - In their new HBR blog post, ZS founders talk about why sales and marketing don't always work in perfect harmony—and they explain why some tension between the two is actually healthy and productive.
Sales Force Report: A Walk on the Sales Side
November 1, 2013 - In Medical Marketing & Media's November cover story, ZS Managing Director Chris Wright talks about new sales force solutions to consider when physicians are increasingly frustrated and shunning reps.
ZS Principal Kelly Tousi Named One of Consulting Magazine's Top Women Leaders in Consulting
EVANSTON, Ill. – Oct. 15, 2013 – Kelly Tousi, a principal at global consulting firm ZS Associates, was named one of this year's top 12 women consultants by Consulting magazine. Kelly is one of 12 winners selected this year from a pool of more than 400 nominations.
Outsourcing Can Bring Relief for Sales-Comp Headaches
September 12, 2013 - In this article published by the Society for Human Resource Management (SHRM), ZS Principals Chad Albrecht and Stephen Redden discuss how outsourcing the administration of sales reps' incentive pay can significantly improve efficiency and control costs.
How to Coach Your Team to Higher Performance
September 3, 2013 - ZS Managing Principal Marshall Solem explains the three distinct roles for sales managers in Salesforce's new ebook.
Therapeutic Focus: Women's Health
August 30, 2013 - In this Medical Marketing & Media article, Associate Principal Jessica Jarvis talks about how the pharmaceutical industry is addressing safety concerns and unmet patient needs in women's health.
How can pharma reps score face time with doctors
August 13, 2013 - In this FiercePharma article, ZS Principals Ganesh Vedarajan and Pratap Khedkar discuss key findings from ZS's 2013 AccessMonitor™ report and offer insights into what they mean for pharmaceutical sales forces.
Pharmaceutical Field Technology Feature: No First-Data Nerves
August 5, 2013 - In the August issue of Pharmaceutical Field, ZS Principal Murali Venkatesan weighs in on how pharmaceutical companies can make the most out of today's technology- and data-driven sales world.
Therapeutic Focus 2013: Oncology
August 1, 2013 - In Medical Marketing & Media's August issue, Associate Principal Sharon Karlsberg shares her insights on the oncology pipeline and the race to market new cancer treatments.
Partly cloudy for Sunshine Act start
July 30, 2013 - Healthcare Finance News asks ZS Managing Principal Pratap Khedkar about the Sunshine Act's impact on pharmaceutical and medical device sales forces.
Oncology remains most restrictive specialty for second year
July 30, 2013 – Oncology remains the most restrictive specialty for pharmaceutical sales representative access this year for the second year in a row. This according to the spring 2013 AccessMonitor™ report from global consulting firm ZS Associates.
The Growing Power of Inside Sales
July 29, 2013 - In their latest HBR blog post, ZS Co-founders Andy Zoltners and Prabha Sinha interview Mike Moorman, a senior leader in ZS's B2B sales and marketing practice, about how insides sales is transforming the way that B2B companies interact with their customers.
Tomorrow's Salesperson: A guide on the next steps in Pharmaceutical Sales Best Practice and Beyond
July 28, 2013 - In this eyeforpharma report, ZS Managing Principal Pratap Khedkar weighs in on how technology, key account management (KAM) and the industry's increasing focus on customer experience will shape the future landscape of pharmaceutical sales.
Three Tools to Improve Medical Product Sales
June 25, 2013 - In a new MDDI article, ZS Principal Bret Caldwell illustrates how CRM systems, mobile applications and master data management can change the game for medical device sales teams.
How Big Data Supports Value-Based Selling
June 14, 2013 - Big data can't succeed on its own: First-line sales managers must use data insights to nurture their sales teams, says ZS Principal Ashish Vazirani in this CRM article.
How to Make Sense of Sales Force Turnover
June 11, 2013 - In this HBR blog post, ZS Co-founders Andy Zoltners and Prabha Sinha highlight ways to mine sales force turnover data to retain top performers.
Oncology Practices to Lose $250K Annually to Budget Sequester
June 5, 2013 – The budget sequester that went into effect in March reduced Medicare reimbursement for oncology drugs from 6 percent (plus the average sales price) to 4 percent. This move will cost the average independent community oncology practice $250,000 each year, according to ZS Associates.
Big Data: It's Not The Volume, It's the Value
June 1, 2013 - Big data advances three key opportunities for pharma—including the shift to a highly targeted, multi-channel promotional model, notes ZS Principal Sanjay Joshi in the June 2013 issue of PharmaVOICE.
Improving Marketing and Sales Alignment
May 17, 2013 - In this CRM magazine article, ZS Principal Ashish Vazirani talks about making the progression from sales and marketing alignment to value to "done deal."
Pills Tracked From Doctor to Patient to Aid Drug Marketing
May 16, 2013 - In this New York Times article, ZS Managing Director Chris Wright talks about how the data whizzes – "the geeks" – are now the driving force behind pharma sales forces.
As Companies Abandon Cholesterol, An Old Player Re-Emerges
April 25, 2013 - Forbes writer Matt Herper references ZS research in this article about the cholesterol-drug pipeline.
ZS Associates Appoints New Leader of Sales Channel Strategy and Management
April 23, 2013 – John DeSarbo has joined global sales and marketing consulting firm ZS Associates as a principal and leader of the company's sales channel strategy and management practice.
Pathways to Value-Based Selling and Market Success
April 12, 2013 - Shifting demographics and a challenging economic environment are having a profound impact on the medical device market in Europe. ZS leaders Brian Chapman and Matt Scheitlin show how European medtech companies are getting creative with their sales models to overcome challenging market conditions.
Are You Paying Enough Attention to Your Sales Force?
April 12, 2013 - In this HBR blog post, ZS co-founders Andy Zoltners and Prabha Sinha illustrate why improving sales force management is a huge opportunity for growth—although sales continues to be one of the most under-optimized areas of business.
Empowered Patients
April 1, 2013 - In the April 2013 cover story of PharmaVOICE magazine, ZS Principal Mazen Zahlan shares his insights on how the pharmaceutical industry will evolve as patients gain more power over their healthcare.
Escape the "Deal and Rebate Trap"
March 29, 2013 - In the March 2013 issue of Pharmaceutical Executive Global Digest magazine, ZS leaders Torsten Bernewitz and Roz Lawson discuss why leading medical device companies have embraced value-based selling.
In the New Medical Device Sales Model, Managers, not Reps, Need Better Training
March 6, 2013 - In this MD+DI article, ZS leaders Torsten Bernewitz and Tobi Laczkowski highlight the importance of strong first-line managers in the new medical device sales model.
Let the sunshine in
March 2, 2013 - The Economist asked ZS Managing Director Chris Wright to share his perspective on how the Sunshine Act will impact ties between doctors and pharmaceutical companies.
Does Your Company Have the Right Number of Salespeople?
February 27, 2013 - In this HBR blog post, ZS co-founders Andy Zoltners and Prabha Sinha address the perennial sales management issue of determining the "right" size of your sales force.
New Tool Offers Roadmap to Growth and Profitability in Technology Industry
February 26, 2013 – The SFE Navigator™, a publicly available sales force effectiveness framework from ZS Associates, helps identify the path to increasing sales and market share.
Slow and steady can win the diet drug race
February 7, 2013 - ZS Managing Principal Kurt Kessler weighs in on new drug launches in this Reuters article.
The Force Behind Sales Forces
February 1, 2013 - In this Pharmaceutical Executive issue, ZS Principal Torsten Bernewitz shows why a strong team of first-line sales managers is vital to navigate the changes facing the pharma industry.
Want Success In Your Sales Org? Look to the Middle
January 16, 2013 - In this HBR blog post, ZS co-founders Andy Zoltners and Prabha Sinha explain why the first-line sales managers who drive day-to-day sales performance are critical for building a great sales force.
European Medical Device Companies Embrace New Sales Strategies
January 14, 2013 - In this European Medical Device Technology (EMDT) article, ZS Associate Principal Tobi Laczkowski discusses the keys to success as European medical device companies adopt new, more cost-efficient sales strategies.
Sales Moves Beyond Face-to-Face Deals, Onto the Web
January 10, 2013 - Sales experts from ZS and other firms weigh in on how virtual meetings and social media have transformed the selling profession.
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Thibaut, MBA bursary winner at ITRS 2011
Monday, 08 August 2011
MBA Bursary winners with Professor Stephen J Hawkins (MBA Director) and Dr Matthew Frost (MBA Deputy Director)
Thibaut de Bettignies attended the 9th International Temperate Reefs Symposium 2011, held during July in Plymouth, UK. ITRS is the world's premier conference on the ecology of rocky reefs attracting worldwide renowned researchers. He presented his recent work on "Spatial subsidies provided by organic matter export from kelp forests: importance of storm-driven pulses versus chronic export". In recognition of his work, Thibaut was selected as winner of the International Temperate Reefs Symposium 2011 MBA (Marine Biological Association of the UK) bursary competition.


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Do you know Zaphod Beeblebrox, If so the following list of books might be for you. Like Mr. Beeblebrox these books are somewhat eclectic but filled with their fair share of humor, pointless drivel, imagination, and possible a lesson or two. So sit back and enjoy a Pan-Galactic Gargle Blaster and one of these fine titles, Mr. Beeblebrox would definitely approve.
Adams, Douglas. The hitchhiker's guide to the galaxy. New York : Harmony Books, [2004].
Barry, Max. Jennifer Government : a novel. New York : Doubleday, c2003.
Bradbury, Ray. Fahrenheit 451. New York : Ballantine Books, 1996.
Coupland, Douglas. jPod : a novel. New York : Bloomsbury :, c2006.
Dahl, Roald. Charlie and the chocolate factory. New York : Alfred A. Knopf, 2001.
King, Stephen. The gunslinger. New York : Plume, c2003.
Moore, Christopher. A dirty job. New York : William Morrow, c2006.
Palahniuk, Chuck. Fight Club : a novel. New York : W. W. Norton & Company, 1996.
Pratchett, Terry. Going postal : a novel of Discworld. New York : HarperCollins, 2004.
Vonnegut, Kurt. Slaughterhouse-five, or, The children's crusade. New York : Delacorte Press, c1968.
Fahrenheit 451 [2]
jPod : a novel [3]
The gunslinger [5]
A dirty job [6]


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Choose restaurants serving local and organic food
Whether you're out for a candlelit sit-down or a quick bite from the salad bar, green restaurants that serve organic produce and buy local, small-farm meat—among other locally grown and organic food products—make for fine green dining.
Find it! Organic restaurants and dining establishments serving local food
The following sites provide national and international databases so that you can search for and find environmentally friendly restaurants in your area that serve local and organic goods. Most restaurants offer a variety of organic and locally grown goods—including produce, meat, seafood, wine, coffee, and chocolate, among others. To search regional databases, check out: the Appalachian Sustainable Agriculture Project Local Food Guide or the Growing Small Farms Local Guide to Restaurants in North Carolina; the Heart of Washington restaurant list for restaurants in Washington state; Farm Fresh Rhode Island in New England; the Pennsylvania Buy Local Food Guide map; the New Hampshire Farm to Restaurant Connection; the I Heart Farms California restaurant list; the Community Involved in Sustaining Agriculture Restaurants Who Buy Local list in Western Massachusetts or Local Organic's Chicago-area restaurant list. Or, you can always call around to restaurants in your area and ask if they serve local and organic foods.
Chef's Collaborative
Chef's Collaborative Local Food Search allows site users to search for member restaurants serving sustainable cuisine in their area. Member restaurants serve seasonal, local, and environmentally friendly foods, including only food items that have been sustainably grown or fished. Members also buy foods that are grown in accordance with diversity preservation and traditional practices. The organization has more than 1,000 members nationwide.
Eat Well Guide
The Eat Well Guide offers a free online directory of almost 9,000 farms, restaurants, stores, bed & breakfasts, and other outlets that offer sustainably farmed meat, poultry, and dairy products as well as flower products in the US and Canada. Enter your zip code or use the advanced search feature to look for antibiotic- and hormone-free animal products, as well as those raised via sustainable production methods, including organic, pasture-raised, and heritage.
The FoodRoutes Network sponsors Buy Fresh Buy Local chapters throughout the country. These chapters find ways to connect consumers to local food vendors via outreach education, community events, festivals, and farmers markets. Check for a BFBL chapter in your area to see where to buy locally grown produce, flowers, meat, and other foods.
Happy Cow Vegetarian Guide to Restaurants and Health Food Stores
At Happy Cow you can find restaurants that serve local and organic produce—and no meat at all—as a way to bypass altogether the environmental degradation associated with meat production. The website lists restaurants (and health food stores) in North America, Europe, Australia, Asia and the Middle East, South America, and Africa.
Local Harvest
Find organic, sustainably grown meats, dairy products, and other foods at local farmer's markets, community-supported agriculture co-ops (CSAs), family farms, and restaurants in your area. Local Harvest provides nationwide directories. In addition, the organization offers locally grown meat and animal products from family farms around the country via its online store—everything from bison and emu meat to duck eggs and sheep cheese.
Low Impact Living's Organic Dining Across America
Low Impact Living has compiled a resource listing many organic restaurants across the United States. Links on the main page will take you to lists and descriptions of organic restaurants in Los Angeles, San Francisco, New York City, Boston, Chicago, and Seattle. For other locations, click on the link to nationwide organic restaurants.
Organic Kitchen Restaurants Listing
Organic Kitchen provides a list of restaurants serving organic food and beverages by state. The list is not comprehensive—a highlighting of Organic Kitchen's picks—but is constantly growing.
The Organic Food Database
This website database lists restaurants, farms, CSAs, and food vendors who sell organic foods in the United States, the United Kingdom, and around the world. The site also includes information about organic health, organic farming and gardening, and other organic practices.
Choosing restaurants that serve local and organic food helps you go green because...
- Restaurants that serve local food and drinks cut down on fuel-intensive, pollution-ridden transport from farm to table.[1]
- The support to local farms helps preserve rural open space and reduces pollution.[1]
- Organic food and beverages keep dangerous pesticides, insecticides, and genetically modified organisms out of the environment.
- Organic farming combats global warming through carbon sequestration.
Local vs. meatless
A study by Carnegie Mellon University scientists has concluded that eating less meat will reduce carbon emissions even more than purchasing food locally.[2] The study found that transporting food is responsible for only 4 percent of food-associated greenhouse gas emissions (1 percent for meat emissions), while production contributes 83 percent.[3] Researchers say that means that buying all local food is like driving nearly 1,000 fewer miles in your car annually. Greater emissions savings can be achieved by simply cutting dairy and meat from your diet one day per week. Go totally veggie and you'll slash a whopping 8,000 miles in vehicle emissions.[4]
Why is meat-eating more problematic than driving a car or purchasing far-flung food? The production of meat and dairy products creates a high amount of nitrous oxide and methane emissions, from fertilizers, manure management, and animal digestion. Methane, which is much more potent than carbon dioxide, is produced both during digestion in cattle, buffalo, sheep, goats, and camels, as well as during the anaerobic decomposition of livestock manure.[5] Nitrous oxide results from the nitrification and denitrification of nitrogen in livestock (most commonly of cattle) manure and urine.[6] Stats like these have led to questions like: "Can going vegan do more to slow global climate change than shopping my local farmer's market?"[7]
Eat Local, Think Global: Transport
In addition to watching how much meat you eat, also pay attention to the distance it's traveled to get to your table. Gasoline—a petroleum-based, non-sustainable resource whose extraction and production has caused major environmental damage to soil, surface and ground waters, and local ecosystems—fuel the trucks that transport food from source to restaurant.[8] Petroleum refineries are major contributors to toxic air pollutants, like carbon monoxide and sulfur dioxide.[9]
Twenty pounds of carbon dioxide (CO2)—the leading contributor to global warming—are released for every gallon of gasoline burned, making the transportation sector responsible for about a quarter of overall US CO2 emissions.[10] In fact, the US transportation sector alone emits more CO2 than all but three other countries' total combined emissions from all sources.[11] And because no combustion is perfectly clean, this trucking of goods is also a primary source of local smog- and soot-causing air pollution.
When you dine at a restaurant serving locally produced fruits, vegetables, cheeses, and wines, you are cutting the distance your meal had to travel to reach you up to 27 times, according to Leopold Center for Sustainable Agriculture researchers. The Leopold study found, for example, that an apple grown and sold in Iowa is transported an average of 61 miles to reach its buyer, compared to 1,726 miles for a conventionally grown and distributed apple.[12] Meats travel an average of 1,500 miles from production line to table.[13]
Factory farm pollution and open space preservation
Local-buying restaurants support small farms, which can decrease pollution, conserve resources, and preserve precious open space—especially where small-farm meat is concerned.
Air and water pollution
One large-scale, industrialized factory farm creates as much pollution each day as a town with a population of 25,000 people.[14] Livestock factory farms—known as concentrated animal feeding operations (CAFOs)—for example, have polluted 35,000 miles of rivers in 22 states and groundwater in 17 states, according to a 1998 report from the US Department of Agriculture (USDA) and US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)[15]—feeding algae growth and killing fish and other aquatic life by depleting water oxygen levels.[16] These facilities also release ammonia, hydrogen sulfide, volatile organic compounds, and particulate air pollution.[17] The 291 billion tons of wet manure that is produced annually at CAFOs[18] releases 30 million tons of methane,[19] meaning that the pollution cost of producing one steak is equivalent to driving a car 25 miles.[20] In fact, a report by the United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization found that the livestock sector generates more greenhouse gas emissions (in terms of CO2) than transport.[21]
Energy and land use
An immense amount of energy and resources are needed to raise the large quantities of livestock reared on large-scale farms in the US.[22] The Food Revolution estimates the amount of water that goes into the production of a single pound of meat: 1 pound of chicken takes 815 gallons of water; 1 pound of pork takes 1,630 gallons of water; and 1 pound of beef takes 2,500 gallons of water.[23]
Livestock-rearing uses 30 percent of the earth's land surface, including 33 percent of arable land used to grow feed for livestock rather than food for human consumption. The search for new pastures is also a major contributor to deforestation. In Latin America, 70 percent of former forests in the Amazon have been turned over to grazing. Once on the land, livestock herds cause major land degradation—about 20 percent of pastures are considered to be degraded due to overgrazing, compaction, and erosion.[21] This land degradation and overuse leaves less land on which to grow food, contributing to food shortages and hunger, especially in the third world.[24]
Antibiotics in livestock
Large-scale farms both in the US and around the world also feed healthy animals antibiotics as growth promoters. In fact, nearly 70 percent of all antibiotics used in the US are fed to healthy pigs, poultry, and beef cattle.[25] By introducing a large amount of antibiotics into the food chain, this practice transfers drug-resistant microbes from meat to humans, creating human resistance to the medicines that were developed to treat serious health problems.[26] Already, in the US, 25 percent of the salmonella infections in humans are resistant to drugs.[27]
Small farms, on the other hand, make better use of natural resources, preserve biodiversity of seeds, animals, and land, and can even be more productive than large-scale farms.[28] And, when you consider that a land mass the size of half the United States is used for factory farm production worldwide, it becomes clear that, as Robert Anderberg, vice president of the Open Space Institute (OSI), said in an interview, "…when you protect (small) farms, you protect open space."[29]
Apple pie a la pesticides
Organic produce, wine, coffee, meat, and other food and drink keep dangerous pesticides and insecticides out of the environment, so supporting restaurants that buy from organic farms decreases the toxic chemicals released into the environment. To be certified organic by the USDA, food must be grown in soil free of toxic pesticides and fertilizers and cannot be genetically modified or irradiated.[30]
Chemical pesticides and fertilizers are not only believed to be harmful to animal health, but they also pollute ecosystems and waterways.[31] For example, it is estimated that approximately 670 million birds are exposed to pesticides used in farming annually. Ten percent of them die as a result.[32]
Global warming
Organic farming may also be key in fighting global climate change. A study of conventional versus organic farming methods by the Rodale Institute discovered that organic farming combats global warming through carbon sequestration.[33] In agricultural applications, the more organic matter that is retained in the soil, the more carbon is sequestered. While conventional farming depletes organic matter through the use of chemical fertilizers, organic farming uses animal manure and cover crops, which actually build soil organic matter.
Organic farming further reduces atmospheric carbon dioxide (CO2) by using 37 percent fewer fossil fuels than conventional farming.[34] The Rodale Institute estimates that if all 160 million acres of corn and soybean farmland in the US were switched to organic farming methods, it would be equivalent to removing 58.7 million cars from the road, and would satisfy 73 percent of the proposed US Kyoto targets for CO2 reduction.[35]
Did you know?
The New Oxford American Dictionary recently chose locavore as its 2007 word of the year. A locavore is someone who seeks out locally-produced food whenever possible, preferring to eat that which is fresh and seasonal—qualities inherent in local food.[36]
Related health issues
Some of the chemicals released from petroleum refineries are known or suspected carcinogens, and cause developmental and reproductive problems. They are also believed to aggravate childhood asthma and other respiratory conditions.[37]
Studies have shown that people living near CAFOs reported experiencing more tension, depression, anger, fatigue, confusion, and less overall vigor than others. A study by the University of North Carolina found that people living near CAFOs suffer from gastrointestinal and upper respiratory ailments, such as bronchitis and asthma.[38]
A report by Pesticide Action Network North America found that American consumers are exposed to toxic chemicals known as persistent organic pollutants (POPs) as many as 70 times a day due to pesticide use. POP exposure has been associated with immune system suppression, nervous and hormonal system disorders, reproductive system damage, and various cancers, including breast cancer. The two leading POPs found in food are dieldrin and DDE.[39]
Children are particularly susceptible to the health effects of pesticide ingestion due to their lower body weights and higher metabolisms. Every day, more than 1 million children between the ages of 1 and 5 eat an estimated 15 pesticides on contaminated fruits and vegetables alone. Six hundred thousand of these children eat dosages of pesticides deemed unsafe by the government.[40]
- carbon sequestration: The process by which carbon is captured (in the form of carbon dioxide, a greenhouse gas) from the atmosphere and incorporated into soil, ocean, and plant matter.
External Links
- Christian Science Monitor - More restaurants are going green by going local
- Environmental News Network - First 100% organic, 'green' restaurant opens in NYC
- Mindfully.org - Facts and Data on Antibiotics and Factory Farming
- Ode Magazine - Not the same old drive-thru
- Pittsburgh Post-Gazette - Restaurants here serve up trend of buying—and eating—locally
- Slow Food USA - Books Slow Food offers guides to restaurants boasting both environmental sustainability and socially just practices in most major US cities.
- Environmental Defense - An Eco-friendly Mother's Day
- Discover News - Eating Green: Food Type Trumps Distance
- Science News - It's the meat, not the miles
- NewScientist Environment - Food miles don't feed climate change - meat does
- US Environmental Protection Agency - Where does methane come from: Livestock enteric fermentation & Livestock manure management
- US Environmental Protection Agency - Where does nitrous oxide come from: Livestock manure management
- About.com - What does eating meat have to do with fossil fuels?
- US Geological Survey - Environmental Impacts of Petroleum Production: Initial Results from the Osage-Skiatook Petroleum Environmental Research Sites, Osage County, Oklahoma
- EnviroTools - Environmental Impact of the Petroleum Industry
- Fueleconomy.gov - How Can 6 Pounds of Gasoline Produce 20 Pounds of Carbon Dioxide?
- Union of Concerned Scientists - Cars and Trucks and Global Warming
- Science News Online - Local Foods Could Make for Greener Grocers
- Sustainable Table - The Issues: Fossil Fuel and Energy Use
- Sierra Club - Clean Water and Factory Farms: Frequently Asked Questions
- Grist - Ag Reflex: Factory farms let off the hook for water pollution, activists say
- Sierra Club - Clean Water and Factory Farms Reports and Factsheets: Air Pollution and Factory Farms
- Grist - A Big To-Doo-Doo: EPA offers air-pollution immunity to factory farms
- US Environmental Protection Agency - Environmental Assessment: Proposed CAFO Rule
- Nutrition Action Healthletter - Eating Green Page 1
- Nutrition Action Healthletter - Eating Green: page 3
- Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations - Livestock a major threat to environment: Remedies urgently needed
- Kneidel, S. and Kneidel, S.K.: "Veggie Revolution", page 40, Fulcrum Publishing, 2005
- Robbins, J.: "The Food Revolution: How Your Diet Can Help You Save Your Life and World", page 236, Conari Press, 2001
- International Food Policy Research Institute - Research Results: Ethiopia, Kenya and Uganda
- Environmental Defense - McDonald's Says No More Playing Chicken with Antibiotics
- Common Dreams - Cheaper Meat Doesn't Equal Happier Meals
- Mother Earth News - Breeding an Epidemic: Antibiotics and Meat
- Food First - Policy Brief No.4: The Multiple Functions and Benefits of Small Farm Agriculture
- Open Space Institute - The Two Farms Campaign: Working with Local Partners to Protect the Land
- Seattle Post-Intelligencer - Are organic fruit, veggies worth the extra cost?
- Modern Brewery Age - Hops in beer often laced with pesticides, writer says
- Pesticides and Birds Campaign - The Problem
- Food and Society Policy Fellows - Organic Farming Fights Global Warming
- Straus Communications - Organic Farming Sequesters Atmospheric Carbon and Nutrients in Soils: The Rodale Institute Farming Systems Trial® Findings
- The New Farm - Organic farming combats global warming … big time
- Oxford University Press - Oxford Word Of The Year: Locavore
- EnviroTools - Environmental Impact of the Petroleum Industry: Environmental Hazards of Petroleum Refineries
- Sierra Club - Clean Water and Factory Farms�67�Reports and Factsheets: Air Pollution From Factory Farms
- Pesticide Action Network North America - "Nowhere to Hide" media release
- Environmental Defense - Challenge: Ensuring Public Health by Protecting Food and Drinking Water Supplies


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Thanks thats what I was doing wrong. If the export is H264 is that creating a file with loss data? If I want to edited the file more In a different editing program (imovie-probably not the best but works for me) and export it will it degrade the quality?
I dont have experience with DPX. Should I use that instead?
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Thanks thats what I was doing wrong. If the export is H264 is that creating a file with loss data?
Of course - same as re-saving a JPEG. Each save is a lossy save. However, the bit-rates in LR are very high so the loss is quite low.
http://help.adobe.com/en_US/lightroom/using/WS75C39DDC-B701-4840-A703- 0755A5C04878.html#WS2bacbdf8d487e582-424a4e56134157e47bf-8000
It's the same with stills - select "original" on export, and you're exporting a copy of the original image, even if it's a raw or DNG file.
Thanks Lee Jay for responding, but these vague replies aren't getting to the route of what I'm asking. It looks like this has been viewed 251 times anyone else care to help me out here. Why are the export options so limited in LR4? DPX? Why not Quicktime with all the options of export that an easy program like IMovie has. I sure hope LR5 is worth it! I'll keep looking for information. and add to this post or if someone wants to lead me to another post I would be happy to read another one.
Thanks again for the responses Lee Jay.
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Thanks Lee Jay for responding, but these vague replies aren't getting to the route of what I'm asking. It looks like this has been viewed 251 times anyone else care to help me out here. Why are the export options so limited in LR4?
Because that's all they implemented. That's rather like asking why doesn't your front-wheel-drive car have four-wheel-drive - because it doesn't.
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DPX is lossless (I think) for interoperability with other Adobe video products (and some non-Adobe products).
I was replying from home the last few replays Without a copy of LR4. I'm back a work today and looking at the DPX it's definitely not something I can use right now. I guess I have to use lossy files until this is changed. Thanks again Lee Jay for your reply's even though they read like you were treating my like I'm less intelligent then you. Which isn't in line with forum rules or professionalism. But you were the only one that replied and I thank you for it.
Hi Sethro2117,
I did not answer because I have no definite knowledge of this.
But AFAIK the root of the problem lies in that there is no "DNG-format for videos", nor a sidecar-xmp for them. So there is no destination for LR to write non-destructively to a video.
I would guess that the many different proprietary video capturing formats which the cameras employ are similarly documented than proprietary still raw formats.
So the best LR can do is interpret what it understands, and output it either into a format it fully understands (such as H264) or just do a simple copy algorithm of original.
Loss(lessness) may depend on the destination format.
Never mind with Lee Jay... I find his answers usually 100% correct, and often hardly useful, because he does not care to pick the asking person up where he/she might be.
In stark contrast to e.g. b_gossweiler (Beat), who has an excellent knack to guess where a user might be erring, and an very friendly way to give the right directions. Beat may be more intelligent than I am, but I like him very much for the fact that this is MY conclusion - and not one that transpires through his posts....
Thanks for the reply Cornelia, I'm just really trying to figure out a good workflow for myself. IMovie for myself has been useful for quick comping for where I want to go and which clips I want to toss. Through my testing I have found that exporting through Quicktime using the animation setting the files are very large but the colors and dynamic range are really nice, better than H264. There are a few clips I would like to adjust with more of a light hand then IMovie is allowing so i turned to LR4. When there is going to be another round of compression for the overall edited comp clips and then another round for the final I would rather use the highest quality export from LR4. It seems in my research that would be DPX if I was using high end software.( which I don't have the money for right now and for this project.) It also seems that DPX doesn't carry sound which is really a different topic probably for a different forum. All in all I just hope that LR4 has more options in the future as they figure things out.
There is confusion about LR4 video export, even among Adobe tech support AND J. Kosts' LR4 video tutorial on Adobe TV, where she misstates that 'changes will be applied to "Original" upon export, as well as the other 2 export formats'. I posted (here) about this yesterday after viewing the Kost video and then spending 4 hours grading video clips... only to then spend another 2 hours on the phome w/ Adobe tech support where the mystery was finally solved.
It is unfortunate that our only choices for video clips graded in LR4 are either 'lossy' compressed mp4, or dpx which are recognized only by Adobe products. Why not ".MOV" (at least)?
And what good is grading video in LR4, when it can't SHARPEN our clips?!?!?
At this point it seems better to open your video into Photoshop CS3,CS4,or CS5( I think it might need to be extended version) and use adjustment layers and then export the video the way they you want. Retouching can be done 500 frames at a time. File>import>video frames to layers. for longer videos hold shift and drag the frames you want to
import to layers.
Also, apart from Kost providing a misleading statement, the PDF Help file on Video Export is misleading as well; quoting " Original - Exports the video in the same format, and at the same speed as the original clip. I would read this as you are exporting the changes you made, not simply exporting a file you already have. If that is the case I would think the documentation should be more specific, also Kost/Adobe needs to update the TV episode on Video and save folks from wasting their time
My 20 cents
Hi Mike,
I understand your point and agree.
It is just as misleading for still images: I have been trapped by exporting "original" there as well... Your edits are not included either!
I was also very frustrated at the limited export options in LR 4.0
I don't understand "Original" at all! What is the point - it is basically the same as copying a file in Windiws Eplorer, but it takes 100x as long. I had assumed this was a bug - that it was supposed to apply the Develop grade to the output.
So basically we are left with MPEG-4 at 4 different levels, and that is it!
I have CS 5.5 Production Premium, with CS 6.0 on the way. I'm looking forward to both PS and Premier Pro video editing, along with Speed Grade and all the other tools
At the same time the LR interface is unique and very useful in some cases. Are there plans to link LR to the Media Encoder, Speed Grade, and other back end tools with a LR UI?
Media Encoder at least would be easy, as they are already opening a dialog box to pick options. The difference is ME has about 5,750 options; LR has 4.
Is Adobe really going to commit to video support in LR after the CS 6.0 launch (when resources are available) and deliver much more in 4.1, 4.2, etc. or is it going to remain an absolutely minimal tool that does 3-4 basic functions, but no more in video?
Seems there is a gear chance to grab that lower end niche with an economical and easy to use tool, but with world class develop/grade/export modules behind it. But right now I can't see using it for much more than a kids BD party, with a trim, minor color correction , and export
Is there a design white paper, product development map, or even an interview that would shed more light on the vision fr video in LR? THANKS!
I would really like the to be able to use most of the options in light room in video. It seems that you all are as frustrated at the limited editing and export options in LR4. I'm new to the forum and glad I'm not alone in these feeling about Lightroom. What is the difference between adjustment layers in PS effecting video and the editing tools in LR4. I'm not a programmer but it seems that the gradient adjustments and Adjustment brushes are kind of like stacking adjustment layers with out adding layer masks as a separate step.??? There must be a reason that they are not available in LR4. Maybe it was just a premature release. I think we just need to wait it out and see what they come up with to fix the problems Adobe has to take on. Thanks for all the responses. It seems more and more that PS and Lightroom are taking on features that other software has been designed to do. I like only having a few pieces of software but since i do mostly image editing and I'm getting into video like many Photographers. I have to use the software I have and I don't have Premier Pro. I was hoping that at least the video could be exported in the highest resolution possible. Then it could be converted by so many other products to different sizes, even though that is silly to use two apps when one should do it. Give it time I guess.
Thanks for the conversations,
I don't see a menu to select when exporting, that is <choose "original"> or <choose edited version>. I have been exporting the originals but it would be nicer to export the trimmed versions (mov file from D600). I think the camera original files are H264. So far I have been exporting the whole original, then running them through MPEG Streamclip to get "better" and larger files, then import the converted higher qaulity clips to imovie. Is there anyway to get my trimmed and maybe adjusted clips out of LR4, then run them through MPEG Streamclip? It would save space as most of the clips I am only using a small portion and would speed up MPEG Streamclip.
Sorry, I found the choosable menu for Video on Expiort. (more used to working with photos). I iwll compare the original exported files with the H264 and see if there is any difference
Unfortunately LR can only export H264 files, if you've made any editing changes at all. "Export original" does only that. This is a real weakness in the program that I hope will be addressed in future versions of LR.
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Am I right in assuming: that since the files from the D600 camera are supposed to be H264, they are imported straight from camera card into LR4, then the good ones selected, clipped, adjusted if necessary, then on export choose not "orginal" but H264...seems like I would get a file similar to the original format. After that I am running the clips through conversion in MPEG Streamclip as recommended by others who say H264 is NOT the best format for editing in FCP or imovies. How much if any quality might I be losing coming out of LR this way? (not sure if this is the best place for this question) Any reference links appreciated.


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By Anna Deavere Smith
Directed by Cynthia Henderson
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Written and originally performed by Smith as a one-woman show, this seminal piece of "documentary theatre" will be performed by an ensemble of actors. The play chronicles the events—and divergent points of view—surrounding Brooklyn's Crown Heights riots of 1991.
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ITHACA, NY–Ithaca College Theatre will open its 2013-2014 season with Anna Deavere Smith's "Fires in the Mirror." Performances will run in the Clark Theatre in Dillingham Center on Oct. 1, 3-5, and 8-12 at 8 p.m., with a 2 p.m. matinee performance on Oct. 6 and 1 p.m. matinee performance on Oct. 12. There will be a free talk-back presentation immediately following the Oct. 6 matinee.
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Thanksgiving Feast is a Total Rip off – Paid alot of money for not alot of food. Ad stated that the feast would feed 10-12 assuming 1.25lbs of Turkey per person. Got a 9lb turkey (before cooking) and even went back twice to exchange it. Bad business and poor customer service. I would not recommend anyone trying this for Thanksgiving unless you feel like running to the supermarket to buy more food because you can't feed your guests. Tried it for convenience but it ended up being more work then if I had done it myself. Additional items were bland and didn't even taste good. What a waste! save your time and money and don't learn the hard way like I did. I don't recommend this to anyone.
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Fantastic BBQ and the sides are mouth watering – This is a great BBQ joint. Peanuts at the tables-throw the shells on the floor. Perfect for families. Come here for your Birthday and you get to dance a jig and kiss the pig. My family and everyone I've brought here love this place.
Great Food – If you want Southern food this is the place to go. The BBQ sauce is more than delicious. I had the bbq chicken with mashed potatos. The chicken was smoked, juicy, plump but what made this meal beyond great was the bbq sauce - I even bought extra to take home. Have the sweat tea, served in those old time mason jars it brings you back to those days when grandma made you sweet tea. The lemonade is also delicious, its sweet when you taste it ..and tart at the same time ! the servers where great, the peanuts on the table gave the entire place a great ambiance since all the shells where on the floor (surprised me too) oh and the outside is great comple w. logs and cricket sounds. If you want south country this is where to go.
Not worth it, to me anyway – The food at this place wasn't quite what I was expecting. It was okay, but nowhere near "delicious". Considering the fact that my plate alone was about $15 plus a soda worth another $2 or so.. I feel like I got ripped off. The service was absolutely horrible too. I decided after waiting about a half hour for my check to just go up to the front and take care of it myself. The people there seemed nice though, I don't understand what made our waitress seem like she didn't have to come by our table and check on us. Anyway, this place is okay if you absolutely need BBQ and have no other place to go. But I wouldn't reccomend it to any of my friends.
One of my favorites. – Found this place from a coupon offer about 7 years ago and have been a semi regular since. It' my favorite place to get old style fried catfish and Dixie beer. We go there for special occasions and group dinners. The service is usually pretty good with a short wait (Fri. and Sat will be longer but get there before 5:00pm). Portions are ample and the peanuts are free(don't forget to put some money in the jar for charity). If you like their dinner, you will love their breakfast. Chicken fried steak and eggs on a Saturday morning...there's nothing better. The decor takes me back to my teenge years in Virginia.
Over-the-top Southern decor can't overshadow the barbecue at this ersatz roadhouse. – In Short
Peanut shells underfoot greet barbecue-loving locals at this Disney-style re-creation of a roadside shack. Vinyl tablecloths, packaged wet naps and lemonade served in 24-ounce jelly jars strongly indicate casual attire is a must. The key to good barbecue is the sauce, and Johnny Rebs' vinegar-based blend compliments the pork ribs. Fried chicken is coated in peppery cornmeal and crowned with bacon bits. For dessert, apple pie is a deep-fried pocket oozing cinnamon-spiked apples and topped with vanilla ice cream.
Johnnie Rebs Rules – This is great BBQ. No fake wannabes her. No conversions here. This place was built to serve BBQ. If you want great BBQ eat here.
Great place – The Thursday night dinner club ventured here a few weeks ago, and I've taken other friends since.
Great Brunswick stew, collard greens, chicken fried steak, ribs, cole slaw. OUr waitress gave us free desserts because she felt bad that she didn't inform us that the meats were cooked on hickory. WOW!
We're chompin' at the bit to go back and try their Elmer Dill's special.
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