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That is the vision of Dr Tan Wee Kiat, chief executive officer of the Gardens by the Bay, and his dream is soon set to materialize.
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A tree-planting ceremony was held on Friday to mark the official opening ceremony on the constructing of the children's garden. Guest-of-honour Minister of National Development, Khaw Boon Wan, graced the event.
The garden, which is meant for children from 1 to 12 years old, aims to encourage a deeper appreciation for nature.
The two essential components of the garden are namely water play and forest adventure.
The garden will have four areas.
The first, the Toddler Play Zone, will cater to young children up to 5 years old and will function gear such as balancing beams, seesaw, hammocks and swings. Within that region is a toddler water play area which utilizes modern day water play technologies to create an ever shifting interactive landscape of water tunnels and sprouts.
The second location, the Rainforest Tree Houses and Related Play Gear, will cater to young children between ages 6 to 12. Two tree homes at 4 metres and 7.5 metres tall respectively are situated inside a dense region of rainforest trees. They are linked by timber and rope bridges that span across a 130-metre long forest trail.
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Lastly, the 320-seater Amphiteatre with Covered Canopy serves as a venue to hold educational occasions.
Described Dr Tan as Singapore's first national gardens, the sprawling play garden will complement the much more tourist-oriented Singapore Botanical Gardens as the "yin and yang" of Singapore.
The children's gardens, Tan said, had often been a element of the Gardens by the Bay plan. It only came later because they were initially looking for sponsors.
"Water play is not cheap. It need to be safe, enjoyable and exciting…a universal playground," Tan mentioned, adding that this is a handicap-friendly play area with special customized patterns.
Dr Tan Wee Kiat, chief executive officer of Gardens by the Bay, spoke of his vision for the children's garden as …
He emphasized that apart from the key issue of safety, the play area also takes into account that there are amenities and food and beverage outlets for the loved ones members.
The children's gardens is nevertheless function in progress. Tan assured the public nonetheless, that plans will not quit there. "A garden evolves a children's garden will usually evolve."
Apart from the children's gardens, Tan also revealed far more upcoming projects for Gardens by the Bay to incorporate an outdoor cactus garden, and a foodies' location referred to as "Satay by the Bay".


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Here is a little preview of what they will show at tonight's M Night from the M Festival at the Nurburgring, where there the 2012 BMW F10 M5 will make its public debut, along with the M3 lightweight sedan. This is the first fully uncovered production level 2012 M5 spotted on the roads. Follow our site along today and throughout the weekend for our entire coverage of the M Festival!
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Smoking is back in French Restaurants: I witnessed it today.
- John Talbott Jan 23, 2014 11:33 AM
More and more, French smokers are converting to ecigs (there are two such shops on my street in the 18th) and looking you straight in the eye as they puff and blow vapor at you - inside - including today's lunch site.
They insist that it's all harmless fun - not so says the FDA http://www.gmanetwork.com/news/story/...
re: Maximilien
Smoke or no smoke I'm not sure I like it when people blow their breath in my face.
re: Maximilien
E-cigs were all over last summer, so I am not surprised to hear that they are even more popular and/or tolerated 6 months later. While I can't remember seeing them in a restaurant per se, they were everywhere outside in close areas, i.e., crowded aisles at outdoor markets, flea markets and certainly at terrasse tables. It will probably take some time before there is any kind of public awareness of their 2nd hand threat and longer for legislative control.
re: Maximilien
<Does it smell or make noise?>
No & No.
How about asking head waiter to ask the e-smokers to ditch the e-smoke or leave and leave if he doesn't? Can't imagine a headwaiter tolerating spit; why should he/she tolerate e-smoke.
Et alors ? I suspect that the FDA reflects to some extent the paranoia gene that seems, at least to us Euro-trash, peculiarly American. I'm with Max... if it's not intrusive, it's ok.
re: Parnassien
re: bcc
That gene again!
Fumes from frying, roasting, barbecuing, etc taint the air that swirls around in restaurants with "poisons" at much greater and longer-lasting density than the minute droplets from e-cigarettes. When you actually read the admittedly inconclusive and spotty science, it's amazing to find how insignicant the "risk" actually is.
Without a sense of proportion, life is just one big, very dreary risk. And, sadly, often punctuated by victimitis and a sense of entitlement to ensure that others are indeed the enemy.
re: Parnassien
Please note that the operative word in my objection is "IF". I did not claim that electronic cigarettes are noxious to others.
Your argument, however, is one that was used by the proponents of allowing smoking in public places. Are you arguing that smoking should be allowed in restaurants?
re: bcc
"Are you arguing that smoking should be allowed in restaurants?"
Of course not. Even though cigarette smoke doesn't bother me personally, I did applaud the banning of smoking at restaurants. The combination of enclosed space, the long lingering smoke, well-demonstrated science, and the real discomfort caused to others make it impossible to defend smoking in restaurants. But in the case of e-ciggies, it's mostly the very notion and imagined (or, at best, grossly exaggerated) risks that offends people. I have friends that puff such things and, even in a windows-up car, I barely notice it if at all... the worst is a sudden sense of brief humidity that lasts for, oh, 0.10 seconds.
re: Parnassien
I was at a Christmas party when several of us commented that someone was smoking clove cigarettes.
Pretty shortly, I had to step outside, because I was choking and gagging on the overpowering odor. Needed the rescue inhaler, the whole bit.
About 10 minutes later, a guy came walking through, waving his e-cig and bragging about how great the clove vapor was.
It still has a smell, and it still puts crap in the air that others may not want to breathe (or like in my case, have no choice and cannot breathe)
They belong outdoors with the people who at least have the courage to smoke real cigarettes instead of make-believe.
re: sunshine842
I agree... the flavoured ones are obnoxious. But so far, considered bad taste and very uncommon in France. I would complain if the smell was intrusive. But the very fact that an e-ciggie can be used by a few inconsiderate folks to produce the stink of cloves or something else obnoxious is not sufficient to consign the entire device to offensive/ dangerous/ ban-it status.
re: Parnassien
re: sunshine842
And I'm saying clove or other foul smelling e-ciggie options should be banned ... but, since there is no harm or disturbance (other than imagined) from normal e-ciggies, there is no need to exile the user to the outside if he's using the standard non-smelly e-ciggie.
re: Parnassien
but you know that's a slippery slope. There's not going to be a way to exile only the smelly ones -- I can see table of bohos now -- half have smelly ones, and half have neutral-smelling ones.
Can't you just imagine the chorus of angst and "Oh, mon dieu" when they get asked to move outside? The accompanying hand gestures and shrugs and "pfft"would be worth admission, though.
re: sunshine842
Hmmm, good point, Sunshine... but maybe not as difficult as you might imagine... the French mind is burdened with all sorts of subtleties, nuances and distinctions that make it difficult to see in black and white (with the exception of supporters of the Front National, of course) ... banning just the smelly e-cig varieties might be easily understood and accepted by most.
re: Parnassien
but arriving at a consensus of what constitutes "smelly" would result in gestures and shrugs, ending in a slowdown and eventually a grève for something.
re: Parnassien
re: mangeur
I absolutely agree -- I've had to leave establishments because of the cloud of funk drifting from the next table.
re: mangeur
Shaking myself from a jet-lagged can't-sleep stupour by the thought/ horror of delicious stinky cheeses being included as one of the intrusive odours by some... this is a very slippery slope, Mme Mangeur :)
re: Parnassien
Hmm. I have never noticed an intrusive stench from cheese. Garlic, yes. Cheese, no. This IS a scary slope.
cheese zte ch
re: Parnassien
That sense of brief humidity makes me cringe at least as much as cigarette smoke. It's disgusting.
re: bcc
No scientific proof......just opinion..........I'm with Parnassian...the rest just are paranoid and LOVE to punish smokers and other "deviates" in their minds....Gawd help them if anyone ever proves garlic causes cancer
re: bcc
Do you own a car?
re: LeoLioness
What are you trying to say?
re: bcc
Actually it doesn't, but keep thinking that.
re: Parnassien
I must admit to knee-jerking to the notion of e-smoke in a restaurant. Just did a search and find that little is truly known about the hazards. None-the-less I would very much appreciate it if advocates e-smoked in their very own space, not next to my dining table or anywhere else I chose to be.
re: hychka
If it's any form of gas or vapor that was in your body and has now exited your body please don't expect me to inhale it while I am eating. Thank you for your consideration.
re: Puffin3
What about breathing?
re: bcc
If your breath is foul enough that it's noticeable, then you need to stop breathing.
re: Parnassien
Writing from family experience, it's NOT paranoia............
My 16 year old daughter became addicted to eCigs. Never mind the fact that iot is illegal here in Connecticut to sell them to minors.
One of the chemicals used id the same chemical used to deoce airplanes in the winter. Turns out it can cause allergic reactions. She got hoives and rashes all over her trso. She also began to have very bad headacjes everyday. Her internist could not identify teh cause. She ended up at the neurologost who after complete testing and examining the lifestyle diary she was made to keep for a month found it was the eCigs. Seems there have been many eCig related maladies showing up. AND FWIW dauther thouight she was being safe by only using the nicotine free eCigs.
re: bagelman01
1. Why did YOU allow your daughter to use e-cigs in the first place, especially if they are illegal for her to use.
2,. If she had an allergic reaction, how did she use them long enough to become addicted?
3. Am I misunderstanding your post or are you REALLY blaming the e-cigs rather than your daughter who broke the law by using them in the first place??
re: PotatoHouse
apparently you have never had a teenaged daughter.
I don't have one, but I used to be one.
Dads are usually the last to find out about questionable behaviour.
Allergies and addiction are not synonymous -- and allergies can appear at any time. One day you're not allergic, the next day you are. It's how allergies work. (and most folks of any age -- including her doctors -- wouldn't immediately connect the dots of e-cigs and a rash on the *torso* -- not a part of the body that would typically come into contact with either the e-cigs or their vapour)
The law didn't cause her medical problems -- which would have happened regardless of her age.
re: PotatoHouse
It's not a matter of allowing......we never saw her use them, but the eCigs were even permitted in her school (where smoking is illegal)
Her use was/is not illegal, the sale to a minor is illegal...this may seem odd, but laws are strange (and I'm an attorney). Here in Connecticut it is illegal for those under 16 to buy government lottery tickets, but the state advertisements all have the disclaimer: "Children under 16 may not buy lottery tickets, but may receive them as gifts."
It look almost 90 days for the skin allergic reactions to manifest themselves (time for chemical buildup), plus she tried many different brands of the liquids and we don't know which is the culprit and when she first ingested it.
READ the earlier parft of my response, her use was not illegal, the sale to her was illegal. And YES I am blaming gthe eCigs for the medical problems, as if she was 18 years old and not 16 years and 11 months the reaction would be the same.
re: bagelman01
<ended up at the neurologist who after complete testing and examine the lifestyle diary…>
I'm curious…
Did your daughter concede to the use of the eCigs before she went in for all the testing? I would have thought, being a mother myself, they could have ruled out rather quickly what the culprit was had they known what her 'lifestyle' was.
re: latindancer
Daughter had a snowboarding accident in December and hit her head. They were trying to bdecide if the headaches were from a concussion or something else. Daughter had admitted to eCig use in Niovcember when she had the allergic reactions and stopped using the eCigs then,. She handed over her supply and we trashed them.
No ecigs from Nov 15 to the neurologost appointment on Jan 22, but still having afteraffects
Eastern Europe has long maintained two sections in their restaurants, smoking and chain-smoking.
re: ferret
re: ferret
Saw them in a UK restaurant a few months back. Only seen them the once though. Good progress for our society, IMO - but then I was one who never supported the smoking ban (and I say that as a non-smoker).
I think it's ridiculous to ban them in restaurants…
I've dined with several people at a round table, who're smoking them, and I've yet to notice any odor, at all.
They're completely innocuous.
re: latindancer
Nobody has run any tests whatsoever yet as to what the contents of that "vapour" actually contains, and I resent being told that I have to inhale something because someone else can't deal with their own addiction (because smokeless have nicotine, regardless of the scent or lack thereof).
It's bad enough that we all have to breathe the ordinary crap that the human race puts into the atmosphere (and don't get me wrong -- I realize that there's a price to progress, and I'm not volunteering to live in a cave) .
But the scented ones have the potential to trigger allergies and asthma, and it's unconscionable to allow that in an enclosed space.
re: sunshine842
So do perfumes and cologne. As do smells of certain types of food. Restaurants can hardly ban them.
I was all for the ban on smoking as I've always hated the smell and it's certainly made the dining scene in Europe more enjoyable.
I've seen people with the e-cigs and I don't even like the sight of them "smoking." But I won't support a witch hunt. Given that I'm inhaling worse pollutants while walking down a public street in Paris, fussing over the possibility of vapors seems to be a bit silly and more aligned to the strongly negative stigma people now attach to cigarette smoking than anything in reality. Until it's scientifically proven that vapors are harmful to others I'm not going to demand a ban on them, leaving it up to the restaurants to decide how they want to handle them.
re: Roland Parker
I agree…
There are number of places I refuse to travel to during the winter…
Bejing for one, where the coal burning is outa control, Paris in the winter and where I live in LA (have no choice here) where it hasn't rained in, what seems, like years…
The skies are grey with pollutants and I'm going to sweat over vapors from one of these 'cigs'?
I don't even smoke and I all I experience with these 'cigs' is a little vapor blown away from me.
re: Roland Parker
I think the problem with the walking down the street analogy is that there are certain pollutants and odors you expect to encounter when you walk down the street, and you accept that risk. I don't expect e-cigarette emissions, regardless of what they are like, in a restaurant. I have experienced them, and while I can understand the people who say they are not bothered by it, I do find it unsettling. The sensation caused by the vapor--however one might describe it--just creeps me out and makes my skin crawl. I would find it equally creepy if I caught a whiff of anything that I knew had been exhaled by the person at the table next to me. We breathe air that, no doubt, someone at a nearby table may have exhaled a small portion of. But with e-cigarette emissions, if you can sense them in any way, they are GUARANTEED to have been exhaled by someone nearby. I don't think it's unreasonable to object to inhaling what you KNOW is someone else's exhalation. If it becomes commonplace, then I am just going to have to avoid restaurants that permit this.
re: LorenzoGA
I know you say that you realize this happens anyways, but yes - in an enclosed space you're breathing in all sorts of water vapor exhaled by your neighbors.
re: Roland Parker
totally agree with you on fragrance -- and this isn't a witch hunt -- this is about not allowing forced inhalation of chemical substances about which we know shockingly little, despite how popular they've become.
re: sunshine842
I agree with you on the scented ones…I've never known anyone to inflect that crap on anyone I know of, including me.
The unscented ones? No problem here.
re: latindancer
I wonder what Colorado will do with pot?
re: postemotional1
allow it to be smoked only outdoors in approved spaces, just like cigarettes.
re: sunshine842
I live in WA and we are not allowed to smoke pot outside "in public".
We can smoke it in our own homes, cars, yards, private buildings, just not in public spaces. Often, you can smell that not everyone is following all the rules ( mostly the 20 something kids) But, most folks don't care much anyway. A bit of skunky smell outside sometimes is just not a big deal. No one complains that their asthma is effected or anything.
Washingtonians are fairly laid back folks :)
re: sedimental
Can't wait to get back to your wonderful state...
re: linguafood
Be a 12th man in the " smoke a bowl". .... Errrrr...Super Bowl :)
re: sedimental
Obviously it varies depending on local regulations and ordinances.
But the point was that nobody's going to light up indoors with the approval of the law....
re: sunshine842
Actually, I'm very well aware of many who're 'lighting up' indoors in public places in both CO and WA.
The law just isn't enforced as many would have thought.
However, light up a cigarette?
Nobody had better think about it.
WA state banned the public smoking of cigs long after CA did…which seems so odd.
WA has a pollution problem equal to CA, if not worse in some areas, and was one of the last to jump on the band wagon.
re: sunshine842
Yes, there's a lot of difference between smoking indoors in public places and simply smoking "in public" which could mean outdoors - where there are more fumes from cars and trucks than from any kind of smoker.
re: lagatta
I was just clarifying where the law is, in regard to pot in WA. There is a big difference in the law between cigarette and pot smoking.
Cigarette smoking is still allowed in public places outside.
Pot is not allowed anywhere outside in public.
Neither is allowed indoors.
re: sedimental
Now, if they'd just enforce those 'laws'.
re: latindancer
One more kinds of OT post, then I am done :)
Most people in WA really don't care much. It is not a "hot topic" or considered any problem from any major groups.
The day it became legal, political advocates were smoking in public, in groups, with the blessings of the police department managing crowd control. wA residents as a majority, just don't care.
it might be considered a problem from tourists. They are not used to smelling pot at all, anywhere. It is a novelty, and a bit of a shocking one to many. Most people living here, breaking the rules, are kids smoking outside at festivals and concerts. Sometimes outside at bars (where the smokers are). It just isn't a big deal.
A whiff of pot smoke is not as offensive to me, than the lingering stench of cigarette smoke, that actually clings to your hair and clothes when having to walk through it -on your way into a restaurant or bar.
E cigs don't bother me. There is a lot of e cig smokers in WA too. Most people don't smoke them inside. I don't think I have seen anyone smoke them (in an obvious way) in a restaurant. But will smoke them at outside tables (where you wouldn't a smoke cigarette).
re: sedimental
I'm well aware of all the things you talk about.
I have a home there.
Let's just say…
Laws like this are, what most people consider, BS laws..
Like texting while driving or hauling trash without strapping down the cargo.
Gardeners here break the laws 24/7 while not strapping down their mowers, tools etc…driving on the freeways behind them can be treacherous. Texting while driving accounts for most of the accidents…
They're laws that just can't be enforced.
Once they're in place, like weed use, there's no turning back.
re: latindancer
Yes, that was my point. You can't enforce it in a way that makes sense and most people don't care enough to attempt to enforce it.
Cigarette smoking outside of restaurants is a much bigger problem than pot or e cigs. The 20 foot from the front door rule is not effective in a state where it rains all the time and awnings outside the buildings are typically no longer that 12 feet long!
re: sedimental
<Yes, that was my point>
The backers of the 'pot use for medicinal use' knew, in advance, that the use of pot would be used by the casual user. It wouldn't be used ONLY by the people who it was initially meant for.
They knew that once the law was in place, just like in CO, there would be widespread use of it and nobody would care and nobody would ever be able to enforce the law.
e-cigs aren't only used by addicts looking for a way to kick their habit. They're used by everyone, including underage children, who're looking for an oral fix for one reason or another, look cool or be part of a fad.
re: sedimental
I travel to Amsterdam at least once a year (no, NOT for that reason - I don't smoke anything - the only drugs I do are coffee and wine). There are certain areas where the smell of marijuana outdoors is fairly strong - this is not legal; actually the only place where pot is legally "tolerated" is in coffeeshops - but absolutely nobody makes a fuss about it.
There has been a reduction in the number of coffeeshops though, not due to this but because there was too much selling of hard drugs, causing social problems. In a similar vein, the official "Red Light" is being reined in and windows closed, once again due to collateral problems caused by gangs.
It is also due to social change: young people seem to be more interested in computers, smartphones and similar devices than in smoking dope nowadays, and some of the Red Light has been given over to upscaled restaurants, cafés and art galleries.
In principle, smoking anything is prohibited in restaurants, bars and cafés, except for the tolerance of marijuana in coffeeshops. However, the ban on tobacco smoking is often flouted, to my dismay. Tobacco makes me physically ill.
re: sedimental
"We can smoke it in our own homes, CARS, yards, private buildings, just not in public spaces."
Nice to know the police allow stoners to drive impaired....
re: PotatoHouse
Nobody said anything about *driving*. Just *smoking* in the car.
re: linguafood
Try sitting in a car drinking a 6-pack or a fifth of Jack Daniels and see if you don't get arrested for drunk driving. Should be no difference.
re: PotatoHouse
When you're not actually driving? What an idiotic law.
re: PotatoHouse
Um..not if you live in San Rafael, CA........seems they think that all that nasty smoke and carcinogens go thru cement, so if your bldg. abuts another.....you can't smoke in it.......they'll get around to car distances apart soon
re: FriedClamFanatic
<you can't smoke in it>
But who's actually enforcing the law? Unless someone calls, and makes a complaint, there's not the legal manpower to come, investigate and potentially arrest someone.
That's the part of BS law that the legislators could care less about. They just want the law passed.
re: latindancer
yeah........and if you are not wearing your seat belt, you are a detriment to society since you could fly through the windshield in a crash and hit poor "whoopsie" the maltese riding in the front of the other car
but wait.......some "do-gooder" will be there to tattle
re: PotatoHouse
Lol. I didn't mean while driving or impaired. But it is okay as far as I know, to smoke in your own car, truck, camper/RV etc parked for example at a concert, park, event,....however, driving impaired is still a DUI.
Of course, if you break the law, and smoke where it is not allowed, you wouldn't get arrested. You would get a ticket, same for smoking anything where you are not supposed to, or jaywalking, or the myriad of other laws governing good communal behavior that no one cares enough about to call police over.
re: postemotional1
What do you mean?
I travel to CO quite often…
It's smoked publicly and nobody seems to mind.
I find it strange because I no more want to inhale the effects of pot any more than I do cigs.
Inhaling anything into my lungs without my approval isn't okay with me.
re: latindancer
actually, way back up there, I was actually referring to a piece on NPR a few weeks back -- they were talking about how it's a bit of a paradox -- it's now legal to smoke it, but there are very few places where it's legal to smoke.
They said that several of the shops that they interviewed were constructing smoking decks as a part of the shops.
re: sunshine842
Both interesting and compelling.
With all the debate about the pros and cons of legalizing it I never heard anyone talk about the ill effects (the inhalation) of people around them.
I think with all the discussion here on this thread I've changed my mind about e-cigs too.
I have the right NOT to have anything I don't want entering my lungs.
Whether it be vapor, cig smoke or pot…it's really all the same idea.
re: latindancer
Even exhaust fumes?
re: lagatta
Even exhaust fumes.
We all realize that progress comes with a price, and nobody's volunteering to go off the grid and live in a cave.
But damn -- it's bad enough that I get stuck breathing the vile fumes from the broke-down junker in front of me in traffic. I have no control over that -- so at some point we as a society have to be able to stand up and say ENOUGH. Control it where we can, and deal with what has to be in the name of economic progress.
re: sunshine842
<we as a society have to be able to stand up and say ENOUGH>
In theory that sounds wonderful.
Where I live things are moving pretty fast 24/7. People are trying to get from point A-Z quickly.
It's really not very often you'll see someone actually be thoughtful enough to even pull over to help a stray dog (swerving to avoid hitting and not stopping is quite the norm here) let alone stand up and say ENOUGH about anything.
People have to have really had ENOUGH in their own lives…
There was a movie made about this many years ago.
re: lagatta
Why would exhaust fumes be any different?
If I'm behind some jerk/moron/idiot who's driving a car with visible exhaust fumes flowing freely I simply call whoever has jurisdiction where he/she is driving, give them a license # and description and they take care of it.
I do the same with a gardener who *illegally* is using a gas powered blower (knowing full well they're breaking the law).
Fumes from anywhere, no matter where it's coming from, aren't something I'm willing to overlook.
re: latindancer
but right there you are, saying ENOUGH.
re: pedalfaster
all the more reason to not up the intake once indoors.
when we were in Cannes last summer there was a line that stretched from the counter at a makeshift e-cig store to the outside. Interesting.
I'm not at all surprised. You are the doctor...
I'd been so thrilled at being able to go to restaurants and cafés - and breathe. My dad killed himself smoking, and did quite a bit of harm to my respiratory system (not that I'd hold that against him: this was not known 45 years ago).
re: lagatta
my dad actually apologized to me when he read that exposure to smoke sometimes triggers lifelong allergies in kids. He was pretty upset, saying that if they'd had any idea, they'd have quit.
I said the same thing...when we were born, it wasn't public knowledge. (he quit in the early 70s and hasn't touched one since, btw)
re: lagatta
The first cigarette pack health warning came out in 1966.
re: PotatoHouse
Yes, but I'm pretty sure that it didn't refer to the dangers of second-hand smoke, and that such messages came much later.


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I have been craving pizza lately so this is just not FAIR!! It looks so good. I will have to try it, but it's the pizza crust that is the hardest part. I also love olives, feta cheese, spinach, and tomatoes on my pizza. Yum! Yum!
- December 10, 2010 at 6:04 PM
- V@WhimsyLamb said...
Oh this looks amazing!I don't even like pizza but i really want some of this!
- December 10, 2010 at 6:16 PM
- Samantha said...
Ohh, that looks soooo good! I love butternut squash but hadn't thought about putting it on pizza. I definitely will be now!
- December 10, 2010 at 7:30 PM
- Sweet T Makes Three said...
Something to do with butternut squash besides make soup! I love it!
- December 10, 2010 at 7:32 PM
- Marci said...
This looks SO good Hannah! I bet I could easily make this Vegan. Thank you for sharing!
- December 10, 2010 at 8:44 PM
- Lindsay said...
This looks AMAAAZING!
- December 10, 2010 at 9:13 PM
- Haley K said...
i am drooling... ;) All of those ingredients sound divine! One of my favorite pizzas in the world is poached pear, carmelized onion, and gorgonzola...but the i LOVE butternut squash. Oh i canNOT wait to try it :) Thanks for a great recipe!
- December 10, 2010 at 10:27 PM
- Avery James Photography said...
That looks sooooooo delicious!!
- December 10, 2010 at 10:59 PM
- Lisa said...
Well done - that looks tasty. I've just wrapped up one of D's Christmas presents, which is a pizza cookbook. I blogged about it here http://www.outsideofthebox.com.au/2010/10/non-alcoholic-30th-birthday-present.html.
I'm looking forward to lots of yummy homemade pizza in 2011 - I have to add this one to the list.
- December 10, 2010 at 11:39 PM
- truckermomma said...
Hi, I am your newest follower. I found you from you visiting my blog. thank you for that, you are right your site is very nice! I love the hand made items.
Thanks for following me
- December 10, 2010 at 11:58 PM
- katerina said...
I am a sucker for pizza. This one looks beautiful.
- December 11, 2010 at 2:21 AM
- Angela said...
I'm always looking for new ideas for vegetarian pizza. I'd never thought to put butternut squash on it, but this looks great. I'm following you back. Nice blog!
- December 11, 2010 at 3:04 AM
- slommler said...
That pizza looks amazing! I would have never thought of adding butternut squash. Yum!! And I too love pizza! Thanks for the recipe
- December 11, 2010 at 4:23 AM
- PoetessWug said...
It looks delicious!! I'm not a "from scratch" girl when it comes to pizza though...not when Pillsbury has made it so easy not to be!! LOL
- December 11, 2010 at 5:32 AM
- Canadian Coupon Mom said...
oh that pizza looks amazing! Thanks for following. I'm following back! I love handmade wish I had more time in the day to get back into sewing!
- December 11, 2010 at 6:07 AM
- Louanne said...
Love the toppings on your pizza, and it looks scrumptious!
- December 11, 2010 at 6:10 AM
- Mammamoiselle said...
I'm your newest follower! Via the blog hop :) ADORABLE blog! I love it. And that pizza...omg, I have to try it. Thanks for sharing!
www.mammamoiselle.com - Thanks for following me!
- December 11, 2010 at 6:33 AM
- Guwini said...
I really like your blog. It's pretty :)
I'm following you back from #FFF
- December 11, 2010 at 9:22 AM
- TigerLily said...
Thank you for stopping by my blog the other day, i like your blog and will join the giveaways too :)
And that is a very drool-worthy pizza! I wish I could make a pizza, cheesy pizza is just yummo! ;p
- December 11, 2010 at 11:45 AM
- MadeInCanarias said...
I love pizza and your's looks really delicious! Have to try it :) Thanks for sharing!
- December 11, 2010 at 3:51 PM
- mienkintoshfairie said...
Try a whole wheat recipe! The trick to have a soft wheat dough is the water temp, and how much you knead it. I have arthritis, so it's difficult for me to knead for a long time. I love your topping choices. Bell peppers and mushroom with home-made tomato sauce is awesome as well ^_^
- December 12, 2010 at 1:07 AM
- Amy said...
My mouth is WATERING. What a delicious pizza!
You have such a beautiful blog and an even more beautiful family. Blessings to you. :)
- December 12, 2010 at 11:00 AM
- Cara said...
Yum!! I've really been enjoying all the recipes and handmades on your blog... and definitely will have to try this one. :)
- December 13, 2010 at 3:49 PM
- Erin said...
Oh my goodness...I just printed out the recipe. I host Pizza Night every Thursday and this will be made as soon as possible. I love how I can sneak in some veggies for my little guys too :-)
- December 14, 2010 at 10:04 AM
- Tracey M. said...
WOW this pizza looks YUM! I would never have dreamed up these ingredients. They sound incredible though. Hats off to you for making your own dough! The closest I might come would probably be Pillsbury crescent dough which I've used to make homemade pizza before. Surely not even remotely close! I love the recipes you have on your blog. And that they're alphabetized!
- December 16, 2010 at 9:08 PM


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The only beef I have with the AFI when it was over at the Kennedy Center was when they promised a screening of the 111 minute UK cut of Ken Russell's 'The Devils' – they weren't able to get the print at the last minute, BUT they did screen the rarely seen original X-rated American theatrical cut (not complete, but still had scenes that were not present in the more censored R-rated cut). Have yet to check out Harry Potter (which I have already seen at Tysons – screen 3 – which was amazing, because it's one of the larger screens and has a stellar soundsystem. saw it in IMAX at Udvar Hazy – visually great , albeit in standard 2D, but suffered in the audio department cause of a left speaker was clipping).
I recently went to see Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix at the Uptown and it was glorious. Also saw Dreamgirls there with no problems. It's still the Rolls Royce of movie theaters to me. AFI is a pain because they often cancel showings with no warnings. I got burned there several times and gave up my membership. It was much better when it was at the Kennedy Center.
Hi Piddy — What is your source for the $300 figure? It does seem low, especially given the Avalon advertises a $275 rental for two hours of use of their small upstairs theatre, in the morning. Thanks.
The projectionists at the Uptown are NOT union operators. I know this for a fact.
Hey, you won't get any arguement from me which venue brings you more into the picture…the Uptown can beat em all (and I'm not limiting it to the DC-Metro area). But in its present state…the Uptown is incapable of handling such shows. I agree that the AFI needs to expand its 70mm play list to be more like the Egyptian in Hollywood. BTW…add Playtime to your repeat list for the AFI. Lawrence is coming back to the AFI soon.
With the exceptions of an old John Wayne film and a 60s French film, whose titles escape me, the AFI shows the same old 70mm classics Lawrence and 2001 over and over again. They can't or won't book much else. And despite having state-of-the-art sound and projection, the screen in the historic auditorium doesn't overwhelm and draw you in as the Uptown can when you sit in that perfect sweet spot, in the center 1/3 of the way back where your peripheral vision spans the width of its enormous screen.
If the Uptown were to become independent, perhaps an area Zillionnaire, with the passion for movies and exhibition like Paul Allen had for the Seattle Cinerama place, could run it and maybe, maybe bring back another DC favorite of mine such as the MacArthur triplex. And Steve, you can run both venues projection booths showing classics at least once a week, along with the normal Hollywood releases.
Your best bet for 70mm in the DC area at this time is the AFI/Silver. As for the Uptown's projection quality…I know the operator there and the equipment…it just isn't likely that they doing a very good job.
While I don't fault the church for seeking the venue, it is something that should never have been done to this theatre…it is yet another nail in the coffin.
JodarMovieFan, don't eat that food often!
I'm hoping that if AMC does depart, that a future operator could in addition to new releases, show some giant screen 70 mm epics again! I saw the restored Lawrence of Arabia at the Uptown, but missed the color corrected version in 2002 and would like to see it at the Uptown. I saw a color faded Dr. Zhivago at the Uptown in 1991, and not that long thereafter skipped the restored 70 mm Dr. Zhivago at the Avalon, but I'd like to see it at the Uptown. And, there's many more 70 mm classics. The Egyptian in Hollywood has a summer 70 mm classic series.
Howard, the last time I visited the Uptown that to see Dreamgirls. There was that annoying scratch down the middle of the screen and, yes, I should have complained to Staff but I did not. I was basking in the afterglow of watching a very good film and was discussing it with my friend and another patron at the time. Its fair to say that a bad movie going experience in today's multi and megaplexes is like going to a McDonalds. You know you're going to get a hamburger when you order one and not a steak burger :) The thing is when you get your burger and open it up and its flat and looks like a pancake and not sitting high and proud waiting to be devoured, you will still eat it anyway because, hey, its McDonalds and you bought something quick and fast to eat. BUT, the next time you go to a McDonalds, you just won't go to THAT particular one again because of the experience you had the last time. You could complain, but what will management do? Give you another burger? Your money back? Maybe throw in some fries and a McFlurry and more cholesterol and fat grams to clog your arteries? :)
In the case of movie going, you complain, they'll apologize and give you another ticket to come back to another lousy presentation. So why bother? I prefer to complain to corporate. Unfortunately, AMC doesn't have a system in place for that. They just refer you to the local theater manager. Now Regal will usually log, acknowledge and report a thoughtful comment/complaint to the District Manager, who will review it with the Theater Manager. I've received responses from concerns about dirty auditoriums, staffing and projection/sound issues…and yes, they have been corrected AND I received a few free passes. And I do go back to my local Regal plex because most of the time, they now get it right.
Its just not worth it for me nowadays to see movies at the Uptown, to spend 45 minutes to get there and have to pay $10 to sit through a less than satisfactory presentation. I'd rather spend 45 minutes and go the other way to Baltimore's Senator and pay $9 for a better experience (and parking). Programming is another issue. If they offered counter programming such as this often forum has suggested; 70mm classics or just plain classic programming, then maybe I and many others would regularly come back. They haven't had 70mm here in years, which is a waste of this venue's capabilities.
I am not the one chasing people away. They will see for themselves. It's a shame too. This was such a great theater.
At the Uptown there is union projectionists. They work 3-4 days a week.And there is scratched prints the last one was Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End. If you go to AMC Mazza Gallerie or AMC Georgetown there a plenty of films that have scratched prints. I saw transformers at Mazza Gallerie and it had black leader at the end of each real so the movie looked like it stopped but it didn't.AMC is the worst company.
Since AMC tookover, I've been there for Flags of our Fathers, Bobby, Eragon, and Spiderman 3, and haven't seen scratched prints or screen!
My point is the Uptown will close if you chase people away (and we don't know if another operator will show films there or not). If customers experience problems, such as scratched anything, they should directly say something to the staff.
AMC doesn't have union projectionists, classics or 70 mm presentations at the Uptown, but they are operating the Uptown and movies are fun experienced at the Uptown.
That was my whole point Howard. The majority of the single screens close because they can't get the business to stay open. Amc lowering their presentation standards just made it worse. As an audience member, how can you possibly tell what percentage of the audience complains. Also, I have a lot of family, friends and people in my field that live and work near the Uptown. I trust what they tell me. I believe it too. The fact is, the presentation at the Uptown HAS suffered whether you want to admit it or not. If everyone wants to continue to pay the outrageous prices that they do for a subpar performance than go right ahead. Along with Jodar, I am sure there are plenty more people that feel the same way.
JodarMovieFan, did you say something to the staff? I've been there since, to Spiderman 3, and didn't see any scratches.
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Since there's no staging area at the Uptown, there would be no room for singing or preaching., I suspect there would be just the satellite feed of the main service.
As an infrequent patron of the Uptown, they have to do it right all the time, everytime, for people to come back to this place on a regular basis. I paid $10 to watch Dreamgirls with a scratch down the screen during its play…same thing during Sith. I wonder if its still there during the current run of Potter. Based on my experiences there of late, its not worth it for me to drive into town to see movies here unless its a classic one or in 70mm.
I meant that in various theaters, sound sometimes is lowered. I didn't mean at the Uptown.
Where do you work? New York? But, you are hearing Uptown customers complain? You are a projectionist, right? A union projectionist?
As an audience member, my perception is different. It seems that 99% of the audience doesn't complain as long as the movie runs. If you are a projectionist, yes, I'm sure you get complaints. I often hear that the sound has been turned low because one person asked. (I'm not saying you would do that).
Yes, most single screeners are gone, but there are still some special ones that have survived. I don't know if considering the Uptown's huge screen, they could also host some live events (other than church).
Almost nobody complains???? You don't have a clue what you're talking about. I'm in theaters for 10 hours a day at least 4 days a week. Don't tell me nobody complains. I hear about it all the time. I have also seen the majority of single screen theaters split or close unless used for other venues. Of course the screen and sound make a difference, but if you don't have enough people coming, these theaters will not survive. That's just a fact.
You've heard "many" complain? Really! Then pigs are flying. (Link a blog, cinematour, or other website to "many"!) I've been to countless theaters in numerous cities and know that no matter how lousy projection is, almost nobody actually commplains to the management. I've seen movies at the Uptown since 1985. Yes, I'd prefer 70 mm 6 track films with union projectionist, and 35 mm also with staff of Circle, Cineplex Odeon or Loews (which got rid of the union). However, with its enormous screen, the projection & sound at the Uptown make it a great experience!
I'm not doubting on occasion there have been problems, some mentoned above, just as there are at most movie theaters. But, most screenings at the Uptown have not been a problem.
I'm not the one scaring them away. I have heard many very unhappy customers complain about the presentation there since they let the operators go. I have seen it firsthand too. Believe me, I love these big old places more than anything. They are just becoming harder to find these days.
The only Lafayette theater I found on here with a single screen also runs other events during the year. That's the only way it can stay around.
I'd prefer union projectionists, but strongly disagree about "destroyed" presentation. The films I've seen have been projected fine. The Uptown is still a great movie going experience. Please don't scare the audience away because you are upset about the union.
AMC will run this theater to the ground and it will close running movies alone. They already destroyed the presentation by getting rid of the union operators.
RCDTJ..checkout the Lafayette theater.


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