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Garmin popularized synthetic vision with the G1000 and now offers it on an app.
Despite vocal opposition from Congress and the aviation community, President Obama's latest budget proposal again calls for a $100-per-flight user fee.
Aviation buffs love the idea of a classic airplane hidden in a barn. The tale of the Bugatti 100 may be the ultimate example.
The FAA has approved the BendixKing KLR 10, meant to enhance safety by warning pilots of high angles of attack.
AOPA President Mark Baker flew four women and girls on two flights March 4 as part of Women of Aviation Worldwide Week activities designed to introduce more women and girls to aviation.
The GAO released its report "Aviation Workforce: Current and Future Availability of Airline Pilots," and general aviation has a strong interest in its findings.
Members are being asked to comment on a California proposal restricting flights over state parks.
AOPA staff members updated attendees of the Montana Aviation Conference Feb. 27 through March 1 on the association's involvement in issues that affect pilots.
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Armand Aubigny
Armand is a neighbor of the Valmondes. He has inherited his father's plantation along with one of the finest and oldest names in Louisiana. He seems to see the things in his life—Désirée, their child, his slaves—as mere possessions, ones that either reflect well or poorly upon him. His self-interest is easily evidenced in his strict rule of his slaves and his eager acquisition of Désirée. At first, Désirée's influence seems to soften him, and he is kinder to his slaves. She also thinks he is enormously proud of having a boy child—again, a possession that will bear his name. However, upon discovering his child's mixed ancestry, and blaming it on Désirée, Armand cruelly casts aside his wife and son, for they now have no worth to him. The unexplored irony of the story rests in his realization that it is he, not Désirée, who has African blood.
Désiréé Valmonde Aubigny
Désirée is the adopted daughter of the Valmonde family. Madame and Monsieur Valmonde have raised Désirée since she was a toddler when they found her by the plantation's front gate. Despite the fact that her ancestry is unknown, Désirée has grown up to be the ''idol of Valmonde.'' She is a sweet, kind, affectionate girl. Her mild-mannered character, however, leads her to rely too much on Armand's love and approval. As his wife, her whole being seems centered around how her husband perceives her, their child, and their life...
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Chopin handles themes that were too threatening to be accepted in her own time. In "Desiree's Baby," she explores a woman's search for identity as she examines her sense of place in a time in history when women, like blacks, had yet to gain the rights and privileges awarded to white men. Desiree appears to have no identity of her own; that becomes clear at the beginning of the story. She is a foundling, belonging to no one. She takes on the identity of the Valmondes when they adopt her into their family, and she takes on the identity of Armand Aubigny when she becomes his wife.
When Desiree captures the attention of Armand Aubigny, he falls in love "as if struck by a pistol shot." This metaphorically fatal attraction is inextricably connected to her physical, sexual appearance. Armand Aubigny is capable of passion but not true love. Armand lives in a world where ownership determines social structure and women, like land and slaves, are possessions. Chopin forces us to examine whether it is possible for a young woman to have her own sense of identity in these circumstances. Desiree, a foundling, knows nothing of her past; she assumes the identity of those who care for her. Slaves were given the last names of their masters, and masters had sex with their slaves and fathered a generation of mixed blood offspring. As Armand's wife, Desiree assumes a position of servitude, much like that of a slave. Desiree so depends on her husband's approval that, when he rejects her, she no longer sees a place for herself in society. She therefore chooses to retreat from society rather than remain in a place where she feels unable to forge a name and a place of her own.
"Desiree's Baby" explores the theme of love in numerous forms. In contrast to the ephemeral nature of the passionate love Armand feels for Desiree is the strong maternal love Madame Valmonde feels for Desiree as a daughter. Madame Valmonde's love is unconditional. Unable to have children herself, Madame Valmode takes the baby girl she finds on the side of the road as a gift from God, the gift of "a beneficent Providence." Armand's mother appears to love him unconditionally also. Neither of these mothers lets social conditioning rule their feelings. Armand, however, does. His love for his child cannot withstand the assault to his social conscience any more than his love for his wife can withstand it. Whether Desiree lets social pressures rule her feelings remains uncertain. She certainly lets social pressures rule her actions. She chooses to end her baby's life with hers, believing she has no power to fight the social system or to gain back the respect she believes she has lost. In this way, Desiree re-enacts the not uncommon female...
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Just a Thought: LUST! I'm not a psychic, but I bet your first thought was "SEX." But, lust isn't just about sex. To lust means to have an intense desire or need. Therefore one could lust after wealth, power and prestige, to name a few.
Christa Rooks and Scott England have written and recorded Christian music independently for years, but the two have found more recently that they make a good vocal team.
The annual Circuit Assembly for Jehovah's Witnesses living in Henry, Newton and Rockdale counties will be held Feb. 8 and 9 in the regional Assembly Hall of Jehovah's Witnesses, 125 Glen Road, Conyers, the first facility of this type in the state.
Helping the homeless has become an important part of the mission work at Alcovy United Methodist Church, where members put together 100 bags of supplies this week to hand out in Atlanta Friday.
An internationally known organist and expert on improvisation will put unique spins on a series of 11 church hymns, while being accompanied by four area choirs, a bell choir, a brass quintet, a special dance performance and the voices of those attending First Presbyterian Church's upcoming hymn festival.
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Hundreds gathered Sunday night in a celebration of freedom, faith and family in the Sesquicentennial Emancipation Proclamation community worship service, hosted at Springfield Baptist Church.
I have never met a person who was running from God, yet who didn't feel justified in doing so. However, as justified as you may feel, it is still impossible to run away from an all present God (Psalm 139:7-12).
"And let the peace that comes from Christ rule in your hearts. For as members of one body, you are called to live in peace. And always be thankful."
The East Metro Atlanta Christian Writers invite residents to attend their event on Nov. 10 from 10 a.m. to noon, at the Georgia Piedmont College Building D, located on Alcovy Road in Covington. Fiction and nonfiction writers above the age of 16 are encouraged to attend. Julie Garon, multi-published writer will host her theme, "Putting Your Heart on Paper" alongside her daughter Marion Bond West as she host her theme," Writing with Emotion."
"We're all about educating. That's our mission," said Jackie Rodriguez, the director for the East Metro Atlanta Christian Critique group.
Family Promise, a collaborative interfaith nonprofit which provides hospitality and social services to help restore homeless families in the Rockdale and Newton counties community to sustainable independence, has grown tremendously since it began last year.
The program is made up of multiple churches in both Rockdale and Newton counties, hence the name Family Promise of NewRock. The program started out with the magic number of 13 churches to host one week, once every quarter, but has now grown to 15 churches with three additional support churches, too small to host themselves, but provide support to other churches.
The East Metro Atlanta Christian Writers invite residents to attend their event on Nov. 10 from 10 a.m. to noon at Georgia Piedmont College in Covington.
Calvary Community Church, 120 Crowell Road, Conyers, is sponsoring a church yard sale Saturday, Nov. 3, at the Porterdale Hotel in Porterdale, from 7 a.m. - 3 p.m. The proceeds of the yard sale will go toward the medical expenses of their Pastor Tim Walden who is in need of a kidney transplant.
The inaugural gospel benefit concert presented by the Washington Street Community Center is set for 6 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 27 at the Porter Memorial Auditorium at Newton High School, 140 Ram Drive.
The annual Family Christian Camp, "TRAI TÂM GIAO," returns to Conyers for the fifth year, the second time held at Camp Westminster off Lake Rockaway Road.
Starrsville United Methodist Church Pastor Susan Taylor, the church's first female pastor, recently packed her bags and joined a team of eight people to travel to Nairobi, Kenya, and help train a group of Kenyan pastors. Almost 100 miles away from the capitol, Taylor and her team reached Nakuru where the United Methodist training actually took place.
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Elvis Presley's bible sold at a U.K. auction last week for a prodigious $94,600. The Bible was given to Elvis on his first Christmas at Graceland in 1957. He used the Bible until his death on Aug. 16, 1977. The Bible was only expected to sell for around $40,000 but interests peaked in the old Bible because of the many notes and marks made by the famous singer. These notes tell a lot about Elvis' faith and interaction with God.
Church in the Now will have its first worship service in Covington this month.
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Healthy natural areas often fulfil important yet unseen functions, from preventing floods to filtering air. A new report from the European Environment Agency (EEA) proposes a method for mapping this 'green infrastructure'.
People will soon be able to report the litter they find on the beach, thanks to a new mobile phone app developed by the European Environment Agency (EEA).
A recent assessment by the European Environment Agency (EEA) showed that European seas are in a worrying state. As policy makers meet to discuss the marine environment that sustains maritime development, the EEA summarises ten important facts about the ecosystems beneath the waves.
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26 Feb 2014As technology has improved, so has our understanding of the environment. For example, satellite imagery and other remote sensing techniques can quickly show us that forest cover is increasing in Europe. But in order to capture the complexity of ecological conditions and dynamics on the ground, it is essential to also use field-based surveying methods.
European households are generating lower levels of nutrient pollution in water, despite a growing population. In a similar example of 'absolute decoupling', levels of some pollutants from agriculture and manufacturing have fallen in recent years, while the economic production of these sectors has grown.
Many of Europe's marine species, habitats and ecosystems have been threatened for decades. As maritime economic activities are predicted to increase in coming years, a new briefing from the European Environment Agency (EEA) argues that the cumulative impact of human activity should be better managed to avoid irreversible damage to ecosystems.
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BENTON HARBOR, Mich.—Whirlpool has introduced a rebate finder tool on three of its brand Web sites—Whirlpool, Maytag and KitchenAid.
The appliances giant has created the tool to help consumers navigate and make the most of the federal "Cash for Appliances" rebate program, the company said in a statement. Consumers who enter their local zip code and an appliance type into the tool receive information on the amount of applicable state rebates that are available to them. Also, the rebate finder will provide information on rebates from a consumer's local utility company, if these are available.
"Cash for Appliances" is part of the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act passed last year, and provides nearly $300 million from the U.S. Department of Energy for state-run rebate programs for consumer purchases of new Energy Star-qualified appliances. Whirlpool said many states offer "generous" rebates for qualified washers, dishwashers and refrigerators.


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Old Testament Miniatures with Latin, Persian, and Judeo-Persian inscriptions France, Paris, 1240sScholars believe that the Picture Bible was commissioned by Louis IX of France, the Capetian monarch who built the Sainte-Chapelle in Paris to house the crown of thorns before leaving for the first of his two crusades in 1248. The Bible later passed to the cardinal of Cracow, who then offered it as a diplomatic gift to the great Persian Muslim shah 'Abbas in the early seventeenth century. The manuscript eventually fell into the hands of Jewish owners, probably during the eighteenth century. These various owners left Latin, Persian, and Judeo-Persian inscriptions around the images. With these inscriptions, the keepers of the manuscript used their languages to assert their ownership of the book, appropriating its narrative contents and assimilating it into their own cultures. The Latin captions are the earliest. They can be labeled as "early fourteenth-century," and were possibly made by a scribe trained in Bologna. The Persian captions come next. They were added in 1608 or shortly after, when the manuscript was presented to Shah Abbas in Isfahan. The Judeo-Persians are last, and according to the translator, they were probably made in 1722 or shortly after, as that year Isfahan was sacked by the Afghans. She supposes that at that time the book was looted by an Afghan soldier and was possibly exchanged with an Iranian Jew. The Picture Bible is illustrated with saturated colors and exquisite detail. In order to make its lessons relevant to readers, the creators of this Bible set Old Testament stories in contemporaneous environments. For example, depictions of architecture evoke the castles and houses of thirteenth-century French towns and battle scenes are illustrated with thirteenth-century armor, weapons, and battle insignia.
MS M.638 (fol. 23v)Saul Victorious Saul and his army devastate the Ammonites. Nahash attempts to flee the battlefield, but Saul, crowned and wearing an orange tunic, cleaves his enemy's skull with his sword. The Ammonites are assailed from all sides. From atop the battlements, an archer takes aim at the only unwounded Ammonite. An enormous catapult, pulled completely taut, will send a boulder crushing through the Ammonite ranks. Another contingent of Israelites emerges from the city gates and deals fatal blows with sword and club; an Ammonite in a blue tunic is violently unhorsed by a soldier wielding a battle ax. (1 Kings 11:11) A Proven Leader The Israelite victory is celebrated with Saul's public anointing and coronation. The king's throne in this illustration is identical to the sella curulis—the folding coronation chair of French kings housed in the royal abbey of Saint Denis. To the right, Samuel offers sacrifices to the Lord, who gazes upon his loyal servant from the heavens. (1 Kings 11:14–15) Image courtesy of Faksimile Verlag Luzern, www.faksimile.ch. Content consultant: Richard Leson
Folio 23v (Latin)Upper half: How [Saul, messengers having been sent, came in the morning to help the people] of Jabesh-gilead, and those who were besieged in the city, aware of his arrival, went out, and thus through the courage of Saul, king Nahash and all his army were defeated and scattered. (I Samuel 11: 9–11)Lower half: How Samuel, who had secretly anointed Saul, anointed him to be a king before the people and both Samuel and the people sacrificed with the utmost happiness. (I Samuel 11: 14–15)Translation by Eran Lupu
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My year started with PRN being linked to Babelpop and me writing for OMGKPOP. I got hired as a Global Moderator for The Kpop Nation, got promoted to Administrator/News Editor. That's what happened to be in January - PRN, Babelpop, OMGKPOP and The Kpop Nation.
It's February 5 and this morning I got an e-mail that I personally think will turn my whole year around for the best - I'm being offered a writing position at Virgin.com's music section. That's like, THE BIGGEST THING EVER. Like, it's not just some website put up by fans - THIS IS VIRGIN.COM FOR CRAP'S SAKE. That's like writing for DMG or PopJustice only without the stuff that make those blogs them.
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The social network's regional Northwest office went from two engineers to more than 90 in just a couple of years. Today it showed off its new space.
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During an open house of the satellite office today, company high-ups and local politicians showed off the new digs and emphasized Facebook's plans to continue expanding past its Silicon Valley home base, according to TechFlash.
Now the social network's Northwest offices are just a stone's throw from Microsoft's and Amazon's headquarters, and eBay, Zynga, and Google's regional offices.
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Chelsea spent 70 million pounds on 2 players to just get a draw against Stoke City.
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Well done Stoke !
ancelotti will be with chelsea after this season only if he wins CL. even though its not fault that the players are aging and out of form.
i doubt it I think the fans and players and owner are behind him, that is an interesting thought, and i almost decided to agree but he has made chelsea who they are in my mind
SO unlucky for Didier!! Especially the 2nd time he hit the bar. ARRRGHHH!!!! RAGE at losing points >:#
@ Gcopley bla bla bla. I seem to remember saying Chelsea were not in the title race? And I had some s**t heads giving me grief! Enjoy.
Look at the replay of Drogba hitting the post again. The grass was kinda screwed up which made it bounce and hit the line. That would have been a goal. Stoke use their cheap ass stadium to cheat, I hope Bolton beat them in the FA Cup.
Just watching the full replay now and stoke are absoloutly dominating the final 30 mins. they deserved to win it.
Wow amazing game, you can rip Stoke all you want ( I have) on how they play but they looked like a team that can play with anyone. Chance after chance, I am not sure how they didn't win it. Don't get me wrong, Drogba looked great out there and could have won it but that miss by Fuller then Huth hitting the crossbar was really pushing it. Both teams played great, but one thing I noticed was how Luiz and Boswinga got bullied around. I think Ivanovic should have gotten the start over Boswinga since they are such a physical team Stoke. One last note was about Jon Walters goal. It was fantastic and it showed how he didn't fear Chelsea. Great stuff!!
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It also was strange considering Ryan had not activated all three signal callers all season until Sunday's game.
It was the latest chapter in the Jets' curious handling of Tebow, acquired in a much-ballyhooed trade in March. But while Tebow the icon continues to be a lightning rod for sports-debate TV shows and talk radio, Tebow the player has been an afterthought. He played one full series in a loss at Tennessee, the only full possession he has played at quarterback all season.
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Demise of Peak Oil Theory
by David Deming
Peak Oil is the theory that the production history of petroleum follows a symmetrical bell-shaped curve. Once the curve peaks, decline is inevitable. The theory is commonly invoked to justify the development of alternative energy sources that are allegedly renewable and sustainable.
Peak Oil theory was originated by American geologist M. King Hubbert. In 1956 Hubbert predicted that US oil production would peak between 1965 and 1970. When production peaked in 1970, it was interpreted as proof that Hubbert's model was correct and that US oil production had entered a period of inexorable and irreversible decline. Unanswered was the question of whether or not US production had declined simply because it had become cheaper to purchase imported oil.
Peak Oil is a theory based upon assumptions. Like other scientific theories, it is subject to empirical corroboration or falsification. Although Hubbert correctly predicted the timing of peak US oil production, several of his other predictions based on Peak Oil theory were wrong.
Hubbert predicted that the maximum possible US oil production by 2011 would be one billion barrels. But actual production in 2011 was two billion barrels. Hubbert predicted that annual world oil production would peak in the year 2000 at 12.5 billion barrels. It didn't. World oil production in 2011 was 26.5 billion barrels and continues to increase. Hubbert was grossly wrong about natural gas production. In 1956 he predicted that by 2010 US annual gas production would be 4 TCF. But in 2010, US wells produced more than 26 TCF of gas.
The flaw of Peak Oil theory is that it assumes the amount of a resource is a static number determined solely by geological factors. But the size of a exploitable resource also depends upon price and technology. These factors are very difficult to predict.
The US oil industry began in 1859 when Colonel Edwin Drake hired blacksmith Billy Smith to drill a 69-foot-deep well. Subsequent technological advances have opened up resources beyond the limits of our ancestors' imaginations. We can drill offshore in water up to eight-thousand feet deep. We have enhanced recovery techniques, horizontal drilling, and four-dimensional seismic imaging. Oklahoma oilman Harold Hamm is turning North Dakota into Saudi Arabia by utilizing hydraulic fracturing technology. US oil production has reversed its forty-year long decline. By the year 2020, it is anticipated that the US will be the world's top oil producer.
For at least a hundred years, people have repeatedly warned that the world is running out of oil. In 1920, the US Geological Survey estimated that the world contained only 60 billion barrels of recoverable oil. But to date we have produced more than 1000 billion barrels and currently have more than 1500 billion barrels in reserve. World petroleum reserves are at an all-time high. The world is awash in a glut of oil. Conventional oil resources are currently estimated to be in the neighborhood of ten trillion barrels. The resource base is growing faster than production can deplete it.
In addition to conventional oil, the US has huge amounts of unconventional oil resources that remain untouched. The western US alone has 2000 billion barrels of oil in the form of oil shales. At a current consumption rate of 7 billion barrels a year, that's a 286-year supply.
Nine years ago, I predicted that "the age of petroleum has only just begun." I was right. The Peak Oil theorists, the malthusians, and the environmentalists were all wrong. They have been proven wrong, over and over again, for decades. A tabulation of every failed prediction of resource exhaustion would fill a library.
Sustainability is a chimera. No energy source has been, or ever will be, sustainable. In the eleventh century, Europeans anticipated the industrial revolution by transforming their society from dependence on human and animal power to water power. In the eighteenth century, water power was superseded by steam engines fired by burning wood. Coal replaced wood, and oil and gas have now largely supplanted coal. In the far distant future we will probably utilize some type of nuclear power. But for at least the next hundred years, oil will remain our primary energy source because it is abundant, inexpensive, and reliable.
Petroleum is the lifeblood of our industrial economy. The US economy will remain stagnant and depressed until we begin to aggressively develop our native energy resources. As Harold Hamm has said, "we can do this." What's stopping us is not geology, but ignorance and bad public policy.
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Posted: Apr 27 2012, 1:53 PM
Far from a "demise," the peak oil "theory" (actually, it's a fact, as production for two-thirds of oil-producing countries, including the U.S., has peaked during the last four decades) has become even stronger, as seen in multiple reports released by various organizations (including military forces, oil and energy groups, and even insurance companies and banks) during the past few years.
Hubbert did not predict that global production would peak in 2000 but in 1995 + 10 years, according to a 1976 interview. The latest reports from BP and the IEA have confirmed that oil production peaked in 2006.
The problem isn't what is technically recoverable but extraction rate and demand. The most optimistic report shows that non-conventional sources will add 4 mb/d to U.S. production for the next two decades, an amount equivalent to two years' increase in global energy demand needed to maintain global economic growth.
Put simply, the IEA states that with all oil and gas sources online, we will see a 9-pct increase in energy production for the next two decades, and that assumes that conventional sources don't follow historical flow rates. Meanwhile, energy demand has to go up by around 2 pct every year.
Finally, what makes matters even worse is that if one looks at oil production per capita (which is more logical given increasing population), then according to BP, that peaked in 1979.
With that, the IEA states that in order to maintain global economic growth, especially given a growing middle class worldwide (and something important for the current middle class to maintain its own lifestyle), we will need the equivalent of one Saudi Arabia every seven years. Given that, and the latest ExxonMobil report showing that 80 pct of our current oil production come from fields that were discovered before 1980 (not to mention oil discoveries peaking in 1964), the current discoveries look horribly inadequate.
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You understand that that number is flawed, right? He only figures in the average lives of products that Google has killed. It's kind of like looking at all the people who died of heart attacks, finding out they lived to an average of 48 years old, and then telling the general population that, on average, they're going to die of a heart attack when they're 48 years old.
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The world is unfair in so many ways. I suppose it's not surprising that people forget that we can strive to make it better.
Honestly, I went the other way on this one.
Samsung has just had their product ruled demonstrably inferior by a court of law. Not exactly a marketing message they want celebrate.
Unless you've invented a device to transmit people's thoughts and intentions, then their words are all we have to go by.
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Prepared Remarks for Anne S. FerroFMCSA AdministratorTruck Safety and Education SymposiumNew York State Motor Truck AssociationAlbany, NYMarch 30, 2010
Good evening, everyone. It is my pleasure to be here and take part in a conference that serves as a great example of exceptional teamwork and productive public and private partnerships.
We have many great individuals who contribute to the motor carrier safety team. First, I'd like to thank our Division Administrator Brian Temperine for his role in helping to bring everyone together. I'd also like to thank Kendra Adams for hosting this annual event and the New York Department of Motor Vehicles for initiating this conference over ten years ago.
FMCSA has a lot on its plate and the list keeps growing.
Our agency's focus is driven by three areas of emphasis that will produce the greatest benefit in our safety mission.
Everything we do can be looped back to these three priorities. Our State Partners are FMCSA's force multiplier in this equation.
Through our partnership, we must continue to raise the bar to entry into the motor carrier industry. We can do this by building on the enhanced review process of new applicants for passenger and household goods authority.
FMCSA is committed to expanding the enhanced vetting program currently in place for all new carriers entering the industry. By implementing a rigorous vetting program, we can ensure that carriers will receive close scrutiny before a new entrant audit is scheduled.
New York State's current practice of not allowing third party testing of Commercial Drivers License applicants is commendable and keeps the bar high for entry.
Our work together makes it possible that all carriers, drivers and service providers who get credentials through FMCSA maintain the highest safety standards.
We are also planning for the launch of CSA 2010 which will provide the "road map" forward for ensuring that anyone engaged in commercial vehicle operations maintain high safety standards.
Once it is up and running, CSA 2010 will provide you with highly focused safety performance information so that you can determine the most appropriate level of intervention. The interventions range from warning letters all the way to comprehensive on-site compliance reviews.
Another issue that speaks to high safety standards is hours-of-service rules. In just the past three months, FMCSA has held five public listening sessions - many in non-traditional venues. In fact, we just returned from participating at the Mid-America Truck Show last week where we heard from a large audience of owner-operators and other carriers.
All this is in preparation for an hours-of-service rulemaking proposal to be published later this year.
The feedback we receive from drivers, carriers, owner operators, safety advocates, law enforcement, labor and others will give us a better perspective when looking at the research and developing a final proposal for the new rule.
Our approach to removing high risk carriers covers many fronts.
Maintaining high standards also requires addressing irresponsible behaviors, particularly driver actions that take their attention from the roads. Led by Secretary LaHood, the entire U.S. Department of Transportation is committed to eliminating distracted driving.
New York State has done a great job in getting ahead on this issue by banning handheld cell phones while driving.
Earlier this year, Secretary LaHood and I announced our decision to use existing FMCSA authority to prohibit commercial truck and bus drivers from texting while driving using any cell phone or other device. We expect a formal rulemaking to happen shortly.
The way I see it, working together is the only way to really make a difference. The state agencies represented here along with the industry and FMCSA are doing very impressive work in sharing information and coming together for maximum impact.
This conference is a very special example of the power of teamwork and the strength of sharing ideas that come from working together for the sake of our safety mission.
Right after this conference wraps up, a committee from the New York State DOT, the Governors Traffic Safety Committee, State Police, State Department of Tax and Finance, State Thruway Authority and the State Motor Truck Association will begin planning for the next symposium. The team effort never rests.
With all these agencies providing input, it is no wonder than these meetings turn out so well. And, FMCSA is pleased to contribute its support for this symposium too.
In the true meaning of partnership, New York State has many examples that serve as good models for others to follow.
More than 5,200 new entry audits are conducted each year in New York State, both off and on-site.
Your assistance helps us weed out start up companies who possess safety issues that must be addressed before they can continue to operate.
The State University's Institute for Traffic Safety Management and Research supplies well regarded and reliable data to FMCSA which strengthens the Commercial Vehicle Safety Plan and overall program evaluation for motor carrier safety.
The industry is another important team member. The State Motor Truck Association graciously provides the regular venues for FMCSA briefings on CSA 2010 and other hot topics. Thank you for helping us to get the word out.
E-ticketing and E-accident lead the way in the collection of accident and inspection data. Because of teamwork once again, manual error has been reduced by this system.
Only by acting as a team can the best results come forward. I'm pleased that the data quality generated by your state is considered quite good or "green" by U.S. DOT.
Additionally, household goods carriers who violate consumer protection or safety laws do not have a friend in the State DOT or Attorney General's Office. Working together makes it possible to keep poor performing operators on our radar and off the streets.
Keep up the good work. The model of teamwork is alive and well in New York State. Let's work together to broaden this network to new partners outside our usual cast of characters and continue to improve safety standards for generations to come.
We are measured by the strong partnerships we have formed, built and tested over time. We are measured by our ability to work together with the resources we have. We are measured by the strength in our commitment to safety. By that measure, who we are is something to be proud of.
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3 cups all-purpose flour
1 teaspoon salt
2 tablespoons baking powder
1/4 cup butter, melted
1 1/2 cups water
I found it easier to separate the dough into 6 parts, shaped the same as the loaf, and bake in the oven. You get buns! Was very good overall, a good addition to a dinner meal instead of bread.
According to my sister-in-law, who is a member of the Dene-tha nation of northern Alberta, aboriginals people, she says Banic should be made with lard or vegetable shortening. This is because when the first nations people were first in existance they did not have butter. Therefore, they could not use butter. They only had in their food stores, shortening, flour, baking powder, and salt. Water was near by so this is what went into their main staple of food. They ate banic at every meal, and sometimes this is all they ate for a meal. This was depending on how good the hunting was. Milk was never used because this turns the dough white. Usually it was cooked over an open fire or baked in the oven. The oven should be turned up to a high temperature. In my house we do not time it we just go by the smell and the color.
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I love to take this camping. I mix up the dry ingredients at home and mix in the butter just before cooking. Tastes the best cooked in/over a fire (either wrapped around a 2cm diameter stick, or wrapped in foil and thrown into the embers).
Best bannock I have made. fluffy and tastey. i made small patties instead of one large one. The kids loved it! Its deliocus when right out of the pan, with jam.
I really liked this. It is very quick and easy. I used olive oil instead of butter, then added parmesan cheese and rosemary. Also, I shaped the dough into quarters then cooked in the skillet. My boyfriend loved it!
this is a good basic recipe. Sometimes i roll it out thinner and fill it with smoked salmon or other meats. I got this idea while up in the okanagan with my grandmother. There is a little shop up there that sells freshly made stuffed bannok. I have been looking for a god recipe for bannok ever since. Thanks for sharing
This was pretty good for what it was, a very simple recipe. I don't think I'd ever even made a bread from scratch before. It does bake up kind of thick, so I can see why a couple of the prior reviewers made it thinner. I think it would be good with butter or honey, but I didn't try either. I didn't even bother reheating the bannock, and just snacked on chunks of it for days. The Woman I Love had a taste of it, and liked it so much that I had to make a batch for her. She told me she enjoyed it a lot, especially reheated and with butter on it.
A great basic recipe, very easy to make. I used whole wheat flour instead of all purpose and 1/4 c peanut oil (poured off from a jar of natural peanut butter) because I didn't have any butter. As the bread baked, I got a little bit of peanut aroma but there was only a hint of peanut flavor in the finished bread. I also used non-fat dried milk powder (mixed in about 1/2 c with the water and oil). It was very tasty and I plan on making this again, substituting unsweetened applesauce for the butter/oil to reduce the fat.
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Serving Size: 1/12 of a recipe Servings Per Recipe: 12 Amount Per Serving ** Calories: 149 ** Calories from Fat: 37
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This is not your grandmother's department store restaurant. It's überchef Alan Wong's more casual second spot, where the chef de cuisine plays intriguing riffs on local food themes. Warning: the spicy chili-fried soybeans are addicting. The house burger, made with locally raised grass-fed beef, bacon, cheddar cheese, hoisin-mayonnaise spread, and avocado, won a local tasting hands-down. Service is very professional; reservations are recommended. www.alanwongs.com. Credit cards accepted. No dinner Sun.
Chinese restaurants tend to be interchangeable, but this one—named for the local pidgin term for Chinese (literally translated this is Chinese's Chinese Restaurant)—is worth the drive from Honolulu for its focus on healthier cooking techniques and use of local ingredients, its seasonal specials such as cold soups and salads made from locally raised produce, and its exceptional East-West desserts. The menu offers all the usual suspects, but ask the owner and chef Raymond Siu, a former hotel pastry chef, if he's got anything different and interesting in the kitchen, or call ahead to ask for a special menu. www.pahke.com. Credit cards accepted.
Perched along the seawall at historic Gray's Beach, Orchids is beloved by power breakfasters, ladies who lunch, and family groups celebrating at the elaborate Sunday brunch. La Mer, upstairs, is better known for the evening, but we have found dinner at Orchids equally enjoyable. The louvered walls are open to the breezes, the orchids add splashes of color, the seafood is perfectly prepared, and the wine list is intriguing. Plus, it is more casual and a bit less expensive than La Mer. Whatever meal you have here, finish with the hotel's signature coconut layer cake. Collard shirts are required for gentlemen. www.halekulani.com. Reservations essential. Credit cards accepted.
The adventurous in search of a real local food experience should head to this no-frills hangout. You know it has to be good if residents are waiting in line to get in. Here you can sample poi (a paste made from pounded taro root), lomilomi salmon (salmon massaged until tender and served with minced onions and tomatoes), laulau, kalua pork (roasted in an underground oven), and haupia (a gelatinlike dessert made from coconut milk). Appropriately enough, the Hawaiian word ono means "delicious." Reservations not accepted. No credit cards. Closed Sun.
In a pavilion literally on the sand, this casual but refined restaurant wowed critics from the moment it opened, both with its idyllic location on Kuilima Cove and with chef Fred DeAngelo's reliably wonderful food. Ola means "life, living, healthy," an apt name for a place that combines a commitment to freshness and wholesomeness with a discriminating and innovative palate in such dishes as a vegan risotto made with local mushrooms and orzo pasta, slow-poached salmon with caramelized cane sugar and Okinawan sweet potatoes. It is absolutely worth the drive. olaislife.com. Credit cards accepted.
Guests are greeted on the front porch at this re-creation of a 1900s plantation home. Tables and booths are spaced for views. The menu puts forth the bounty of the Pacific with such dishes as crusted opah, coconut lobster skewers, and seared peppered scallops. For beef lovers, there's the slow-roasted prime rib. If you're an early riser, you can also enjoy their daily breakfast or Sunday brunch offerings. www.oceanhousewaikiki.com. Credit cards accepted. No lunch.
Lyon-born chef Nico Chaiz opened Nico's in 2004 in a small, takeout-style restaurant with limited seating just a few steps from the city's fish auction. The concept—and Nico's fresh, original dishes at reasonable prices—has been such a success that it has recently moved into a larger, cooler, more stylish space at the same pier. The restaurant's chief clientele is still rough-hewn dock workers and fishermen, but you'll also see a hip, young crowd here for the beers on tap and signature cocktails. You can still get upscale plate lunches (and dinners) such as seaweed-crusted tuna steaks, garlic shrimp, and poke, as well as soups, salads, sandwiches, burgers, and pizzas. A new fish market at Nico's is open from 6:30 am to 6 pm Monday through Saturday, and from 10 to 4 on Sunday. nicospier38.com. Reservations not accepted. Credit cards accepted.
This small sushi bar is a favorite of locals, offering amazingly fresh sashimi and interesting cooked dishes at reasonable prices. But more important, it's BYOB here, so you can bond with the gregarious owner-chef, Morio, by sharing what you're drinking. If you're able to get a reservation here, then count yourself lucky; most seats at the bar require a month's notice, but you may be able to get table seating. For a special treat, order the omakase (chef's choice) at the time of reservation. They offer two seatings: at 6 pm and 8:30 pm. Reservations essential. Closed Sun. No lunch.
Located in the heart of the financial district, Murphy's boasts an All-American menu of award-winning burgers and steaks without that Waikiki price tag. The restaurant has been featured on Guy Fieri's Diners, Drive-ins and Dives on the Food Network as a place that specializes in comfort food for the weary traveler. The Blarney Burger with Guinness-infused cheddar cheese is a must. murphyshawaii.com. Credit cards accepted.
Iron Chef Morimoto of Food Network fame is a big part of the dining scene in Honolulu. The menu is made up primarily of sushi and cooked seafood, with a couple of expensive cuts of steak thrown in as well as a wide selection of appetizers, all heavily weighted toward seafood. If you're adventurous, try the omakase (chef's choice) menu, which changes daily. Try the tofu, which is made fresh right at your table. You can choose to sit at the sushi bar, the regular bar, or at a table, but try to get a seat outside, as the room gets pretty noisy. This has become a popular spot for brunch, as well, with a view overlooking the yacht harbor. morimotowaikiki.com. Credit cards accepted.
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