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"YOU HAVE TO EAT OATMEAL OR YOU'LL DRY UP. ANYBODY KNOWS THAT." Kay Thompson, author of 'Eloise'.
Growing up in New England, and especially in the winters, my dad would very often make me oatmeal for breakfast. To some, this may have seemed like the dreaded, dreary breakfast. I think oatmeal has a bad rap of being a sticky, clumpy, heavy gruel. But I have always loved it! Dad always served it with milk and maple syrup. And I remember secretly wishing that he would be distracted while making it, because I was sure to find a lump or two in my bowl. And I loved finding the sweet, unexpected texture of those lumps!
I still love oatmeal and eat it all year round. And who says oatmeal can't be sophisticated?! So I've tried to elevate it a little bit from it's rustic form; while still giving a wink and a nod to my dad, who I miss with all my heart. A friend gave me this recipe some time ago telling me how she tweaked it from when it was given to her. And I did my own tweaking to get it to my personal liking. Here are the basics, but I hope you will feel free to tweak away……. [Read more...]


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Nexus 4 wireless charging orb has finally arrived on Google Play, price is $60
The Nexus charging orb relies on Qi inductive charging technology to get your device juiced up with no wires, you just place the Nexus 4 on the orb and it recharges.
The arrival of the coveted but elusive accessory that is the orb comes just in the middle of February, days after Google finally worked out Nexus 4 supply issues with LG, and the device is now widely available. Still, shipping times for the Nexus 4 are a couple of weeks, and hopefully that gets better over time.
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1. _Bone_ (Posts: 2138; Member since: 29 Oct 2012)
Technically speaking, is there anything else in it other than an adapter, a coil and a magnet? $60 is pretty crazy for something that should've been included in the package. (Google is excused cause of the Nexus 4 price, but I don't want a trend where dust off 6-800 bucks and $50 more for further $5 accessories, which is blatant rip-off.
2. platformwars (Posts: 82; Member since: 14 Sep 2012)
Thanks PA!!! messaged my brother in the States to order me one right away..
3. Hemlocke (unregistered)
I liked my Nexus 4 well enough, although it is not the best phone I have owned. I was pretty eager for the orb when I had the 4. Now, if I still owned the N4, I wouldn't buy that orb for anything. All of the glass problems the N4 has had would make me cautious about setting it on anything that wasn't pillowy soft.
4. imkyle (Posts: 1023; Member since: 18 Nov 2010)
First lets get my Nexus 4 shipped out first and then I'll order this.
5. ChafedBanana (Posts: 360; Member since: 20 Sep 2011)
You need this accessory because you can't just swap out the battery when it dies. If only it was removable. I sure hope the next Nexus has a removable battery.
6. Owlet (Posts: 447; Member since: 21 Feb 2011)
Thanks, PA. Ordered.
7. Klamba92 (Posts: 206; Member since: 25 Jun 2012)
Will this work with the Samsung galaxy s3?

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The Roddy Road Covered Bridge is a small, one-lane, single-span wood king post truss covered bridge on concrete abutments, which crosses Owen's Creek near Thurmont. The structure spans 40' and is 16' wide, with a 12'-8" clearance. The wooden deck stringers were replaced with steel in 1964-65 to strengthen the structure and to increase load capacity. This steel was replaced again in 1979-80 because the stringers had completely corroded, and again by galvanized steel stringers and diaphragms in 1995. The entire structure was covered with red beveled German clapboarding, and was finished with a tin gabled roof. In March 1992, the Roddy Road Bridge was damaged by an oversize truck attempting to drive over the bridge, and was closed to traffic as a result of the damage to the roof and truss. The closure caused a hardship for local farmers and residents, and in October 1992, after two days of volunteer repair and repainting, the bridge was reopened to traffic. In May 1993, the bridge was repainted to historic standards.
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Will a skin tuck make a difference?
I had a healthy 10 lb girl 3 years ago. She came through c-section because she was too big. I now have a diastasis recti of about 2 fingers and a half and a hernia at the level of my belly button despite practicing pilates, cardio, swimming and tennis. I am in great shape except that my belly always looks swollen and the skin is a bit saggy especially when I sit. I would like to know if repairing the diastasis and having a mini skin tuck would be enough, or do I have to have another procedure?
Hi Valerie,
The answer is that yes a repair if the diastasis recti will help you a lot. The part relating to whether a mini tuck or a full abdominoplasty will be necessary will depend on the amount of skin you have especially in the supra-umbilical area. This can be easily assessed during a physical exam done at the bedside. Many times patients would think that there is not really much to remove and you will be surprised that in those patients all the skin from the umbilicus and down will be removed. I would urge you to consult with an ASAPS member to find the ideal solution for your problem because you want to do this procedure right from the first time.
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without an examination it is difficult to answer your question. I would suggest you get a consultation from a board certified plastic surgeon who performs tummy procedures regularly. If not totally comfortable with the recommendation, get a second opinion consultation.
Without an examination and measuring your excess skin, it is impossible to tell whether you need a full tummy tuck or a mini tummy tuck. Generally just repairing a diastasis will not be enough to keep you from looking swollen and your skin from being saggy. I suggest you see a plastic surgeon member of this organization for an evaluation.
A mini or modified tummy tuck, with or without liposuction, as well as one of a variety of full tummy tucks that exist can produce a good cosmetic appearance in the appropriate patient. Following the advice from a surgeon or any other website who proposes to tell you what to do without examining you, physically feeling the tissue, assessing your desired outcome, taking a full medical history, and discussing the pros and cons of each operative procedure would not be in your best interest. I would suggest you find a plastic surgeon certified by the American Board of Plastic Surgery and ideally a member of the American Society for Aesthetic Plastic Surgery that you trust and are comfortable with. You should discuss your concerns with that surgeon in person.
A modified abdominoplasty, which may include the diastasis repair, with a floating of the umbilicus can produce a very nice significant result in many patients. The result depends on the extent of looseness of your tissue above the umbilicus (belly button), since there is a limitation of how much tightness you can get with that procedure and still maintain a normal appearing position of the navel.
If you plan on having additional pregnancies, I would wait until you are finished having children before repairing the muscle diastasis.
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Due to the expansion of a such big pregnancy you will need an Abdominoplasty or Tummy Tuck. The diastasis will be corrected, and the skin redundancy will be removed.
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Ok, so today I bought the upgrade for Windows 7 and I ran it on my Notebook and everything went fine until I had to put it on a disk. Now I got my computer used and the guy had partitioned the hard drive and their wasn't enough space on the C drive so I put Windows 7 Ultimate on my D drive. I was stupid enough to think that it would just over right Vista but I guess because I had to put it on a different partition it didn't. So now I have to dual boot, and I figured I would just move all of my important documents and files from Vista onto Windows 7 using an external hard drive, but I was wondering if I could take Vista off my computer some how and un-partition my hard drive myself or if it would be a big deal and I would have to have someone who knew what they were doing do it. I don't know much about computers but I'm not completely computer illiterate. I would appreciate any help that I could get. This is my first time on a forum like this so I'm sorry if there is a post somewhere like this. Thank you.
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The Win7 installer is mostly driver-complete, with newer drivers arriving quickly via optional Windows Updates. You'll need to get online to get them, however, so be sure your wireless driver is backed up to external so you can install it if the installer doesn't. Find your wireless driver on the manufacturer's Support Downloads webpage for your computer model. If you use a wire, back up the ethernet driver.
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Cooking Up a Logo.
Old Logo: Unprofessional, cheap and looks like clip-art
I enjoy teaming up with other agencies and working together to create original, fun and effective solutions for small and large business owners.
When Dave Miller was approached by Gourmet Learning to re-design and develop a new web site for their company he recognized they needed a new identity, not just a new web site. Their old logo was at best unprofessional and at worst detracted from the quality curriculum they created and sold.
New Logo: Professional, clean and approachable.
Dave contacted me to handle the new identity design. Along with a new logo design the company had recently changed to a new name as well so the timing was good to introduce a new identity to go with it.
B&W Incarnation.
As we progress down the digital highway old methods for identity design are falling to the wayside. Technology has changed to the point where having a B&W version of a given logo isn't always needed. We are designing for an "RGB World" as my friend Bill Gardner likes to call it.
This client does enough one color so a B&W version was needed.
Business card piping hot off the press.
When I design identity pieces such as business cards I rarely stick to a simple rectangle. I always try to incorporate a unique die-cut that if possible carries over a conceptual twist to it. In this case I wanted the card itself to mimic a loaf of bread, hence playing off the whole chef motif.
Dave is currently fleshing out the new site which I've also assisted with in terms of the look and feel and that'll be launched once it's finished.
If you're looking to create a recipe for success on your next project and need someone to assist in your creative kitchen and cook up some tasty design ideas, then I am your chef.
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- betterthanhuman said...
Very nice. I really like how fresh the new flavor is while drawing so much from the old one.
- Monday, April 28, 2008
- Grant Huhn said...
I routinely tell students and colleagues that you are one of the best illustrators in the country... and every piece you make further proves my claim. Great job. And thanks for being so generous with your knowledge and discoveries. -Grant Huhn
- Thursday, May 01, 2008
- Plaza Aydesa said...
ohhh Cassandre...
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- nori said...
The new soon doesn't pass seriousness of the company, in my opinion as design, I prefer the old.
- Monday, August 24, 2009
- Vonster said...
The new soon?
Well each identity project I work on follows a set process and it's the information gleaned from that process, driven by the client that determines the appropriate design aesthetic.
This had an element of fun mainly because they develop curriculum for kids and the client defined attributes for their business that aligned with this approach.
I design from an informed point of view not merely what I'd like.
- Monday, August 24, 2009
- nori said...
I understand, with me it also happens. We presented 3 ideas and not always the chosen is of our taste and we also have to follow each customer's briefing. I agree with you. Thank you for the answer.
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Large and attractive, set in vast gardens, the THB Tropical Island Hotel (previously Sun Island) is an absolute gem. This fabulous complex, lies in a convenient location 700 metres away from Playa Dorada sandy beach and 1.5 kilometres from Playa Blanca. On-site there's plenty of going on to keep everyone happy. A huge main pool acts as the focal point, and there are four other pools, plus two kids pools scattered amongst the complex. Along with loads of modern entertainment and a great variety of facilities, the Sun Island is a brilliant base for families and children seeking sun and fun.
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• One bedroom apartment for up to 4 (max 3 adults/1 child) consists of • Twin bedroom • Lounge area with sofa beds • Bath and wc • Fridge • Satellite TV • Safety deposit box • Balcony or terrace
• Table tennis • Pool table • Billiards • Football court • Gym, sauna, massage, Turkish bath, thalassotherapy, spa treatments available • Bicycle hire available • On-site scuba-diving school (under separate management) - 1st scuba lesson in the hotel swimming pool is FREE
• Address: Calle La Secreta s/n, 35570 Playa Blanca, Lanzarote. Telephone: 00 34 928 519242
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• Meals: Full board with buffet-style English breakfast, lunch and dinner. Afternoon tea and coffee available between 3pm-5pm. Sandwiches at the pool bar 10am-6pm. • Drinks:Locally produced alcoholic and soft drinks available from selected bars 10am-midnight. Locally produced wine and soft drinks available with meals. • Activities: Tennis court, basketball, volleyball, aerobics and aqua-aerobics. • Entertainment:Regular day and evening entertainment (excluding Sunday). Live music.
• Regular day and evening entertainment (excluding Sunday) • Occasional shows • Cabaret
• 5 swimming pools (1 with two waterslides) • FREE sunbeds and parasols • Splashpark • Lounge • Internet access • Supermarket • Laundrette • FREE shuttle bus to Playa Dorada Beach
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Thor is soon to be a woman, and a black man will carry the Captain America shield. Comics are definitely in need of a little more diversity, so I think this is a fantastic concept... but the execution leaves a lot to be desired.
I don't mean from the comics side of things... Falcon has been a long-time friend of Cap, and so it makes perfect sense for him to take up the red white and blue if Steve Rogers is moving on. Thor I'm a little more confused about, mostly in regards to Marvel's "She IS Thor" assertion. This woman can certainly be worthy of wielding Mjolnir, and she can be the new god of thunder... but 'Thor' isn't a title, it's the guy's name. Beta Ray Bill was still just "Bill" when he wielded the hammer, if I recall correctly.
But no, my issue, and the reason I decided to make fun of Marvel today, is the company's general handling of this thing from the business side. First of all, it's comics, so it's pretty much guaranteed that these changes are temporary. That makes it feel gimmicky to start with. Then they announce them with these big press releases and announcements on talk shows that just scream "Hey, look at us! Look at how modern and progressive we are!" making it seem even more disingenuous.
I feel like all of the forced fanfare and attention they give it does the opposite of the intended effect. Rather than simply having a woman take up Thor's hammer and rock it out as if it's business as usual like they should, they have to say "Look! Look! A woman!" That's not equality, that's a sideshow. If Steve Rogers picks up the shield again in a few months, do you imagine they'll issue a big press release to say "Attention! Captain America is a white guy again!"
We know they're trying to sell issues... and that's fine, they're in business. And there isn't a huge profit margin in comic books, so it makes sense for them to appeal to as many different people as possible. It's time to move outside the "young white males" demographic.
But gimmicky, temporary roster changes aren't good enough. Forcing a new character into the guise of an iconic hero isn't even fair to that character; they're forced to contend with tons of history and pre-conceived notions, and they have a slim chance of getting out from under that shadow before they're inevitably shelved in the return to the status quo.
Create a new hero, put some great writers on it, and stick by it. They don't even need their own book to start with, they can join the Avengers as a lead-in. Or bring some B-list characters up to the spotlight. Put a god-damned Black Widow solo film on the MCU phase 3 release slate already. Or Black Panther.
Do both, come up with an awesome new hero, and write a movie to launch a comic book. Guardians of the Galaxy has shown that slapping the Marvel logo on a movie title is enough to get people amped up about a property they've never even heard of. Use that leverage as a launching pad to bring a new female or minority hero to the public consciousness.
Or you know what, fine. Change the main roster around to achieve diversity. But do it because it's the right thing to do, not because it will create a sales spike. And then commit to it. I know they're capable of it, because Miles Morales is still around.
If Marvel really wants create diverse heroes of all genders, races and sexuality, that's awesome. But they aren't toys to pull out once in a while to "spice up" the storylines. The next time they do something of this nature, I'd like to see it just happen once month. Open the book, there it is. No press release months ahead of time, no big call-out on the cover. Just do it and keep moving. People will still applaud them for the concept, without feeling like they're being asked to applaud.


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On our Macs we use the AD/OD authentication triangle which is working fine. I use an XServe to dish out preferences to users and the Macs themselves.
One thing I can't get my head around though is the Access Control Lists on the computer groups themselves. I set it to Deny various groups (i.e Year 7,8 etc) and Allow Sixth Form groups (Admins,year 13 etc) and removed the Network Users generic group - basically to only allow staff,admins and sixth form to login.
This doesn't work, but only for the Year 13 group. Admins can login OK but not those particular students even though their year group has a specific Allow. Each student is a member of their Year group and an overall 'All students' group but I'm only using the Year groups for the settings.
This isn't what I would expect it to do, I know that Deny takes precedence over Allow, but their are no Denys that apply to this group? Very odd, or I'm not understanding how this works?
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Plus, you know, when I was young, there was a lot of respect for clowning in rock music - look at Little Richard. It was a part of the whole thing, and I always also believed that it released the audience.Bruce Springsteen
God is a comedian, playing to an audience too afraid to laugh.Voltaire
Always make the audience suffer as much as possible.Alfred Hitchcock
So far as I know, anything worth hearing is not usually uttered at seven o'clock in the morning; and if it is, it will generally be repeated at a more reasonable hour for a larger and more wakeful audience.Moss Hart
In the world's audience hall, the simple blade of grass sits on the same carpet with the sunbeams, and the stars of midnightRabindranath Tagore
I am a typed director. If I made Cinderella, the audience would immediately be looking for a body in the coachAlfred Hitchcock
In the old days villains had moustaches and kicked the dog. Audiences are smarter today. They don't want their villain to be thrown at them with green limelight on his face. They want an ordinary human being with failings.Alfred Hitchcock
The only way to win audiences is to tell people about the life and death of Christ. Every other approach is a waste.Fulton J. Sheen
If it's a good movie, the sound could go off and the audience would still have a perfectly clear idea of what was going on.Alfred Hitchcock
I am a typed director. If I made Cinderella, the audience would immediately be looking for a body in the coach.Alfred Hitchcock
Any authentic work of art must start an argument between the artist and his audience.Rebecca West
Some people act as though art that is for a mass audience is not good art, and I think this has been a very negative thing. I know that I have wanted very much to write books that are accessible to the widest audience possible.Bell Hooks
The challenge to me as a director was for the audience to see the film as going on in a straight line, so that they did not sense all of these break-ups. I did not want a film to be a collage of all these images.Pedro Almodovar
I did not want to be a tree, a flower or a wave. In a dancer's body, we as audience must see ourselves, not the imitated behavior of everyday actions, not the phenomenon of nature, not exotic creatures from another planet, but something of the miracle that is a human being.Martha Graham
When I tried to branch out into comedy, I didn't do very well at it, so I went back to doing what I do naturally well, or what the audience expects from me - action pictures.Sylvester Stallone
We had all week to rehearse. An audience would come in at the end of the week and we'd our little show. Most of the ad- libbing happened during the week on the show.Dick Van Dyke
Any New York group can come to L.A. and sell out every show, but an L.A. group who goes to New York might not do the same because the audience hasn't been introduced to the group.Ice T
The audience, upon learning that the real Buffalo Bill was present, gave several cheers between the acts.Buffalo Bill
A good teacher, like a good entertainer first must hold his audience's attention, then he can teach his lesson.John Henrik Clarke
A politician's words reveal less about what he thinks about his subject than what he thinks about his audience.George Will
It is extremely arrogant and very foolish to think that you can ever outwit your audience.Twyla Tharp
There has been only a civil rights movement, whose tone of voice was adapted to an audience of liberal whites.Stokely Carmichael


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"You might also try cutting down on the amount of bacon. 4 strips for 1 pound of beans sounds like a lot. I've noticed Ree's recipes tend to be heavy on bacon and I have learned to put everything together before I cut up the bacon because often I back off on the amount she uses. A lot of It also probably has to do with how lean the bacon is too. "
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"I love potatoes in every form, but I'm sorry, there was just nothing to these. They were good, but just nothing special. "
"With the modifications suggested by others, this is delicious. I decided to season the ground beef to taste then make the rest of the recipe. I added several cloves of garlic, chili powder, cumin, and oregano. The mistake I made was that I did that before adding the tomato sauce. That killed all the seasoning, so I added more to get tasking like I"
"This was good, but I had a little problem with the marinade burning on the outside of the chicken when it cooked. So the next time I made a little change. I decided marinading the chicken wasn't adding as much of that flavor to the meat as I'd like, so I skipped marinading the chicken (that makes it a much quicker dinner) and I spoon a little of t"
"I made a half batch of this and it was outstanding! I cheated and used canned green beans because I had them on hand, and it was still delicious. I made a couple of other minor changes based on the comments of others. I added an extra strip of bacon, I used extra sharp cheddar cheese (Cabot's "seriously sharp"), and I "seasoned to taste." I did cu"
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If you haven't been living under a rock for the past year, then you have probably heard of the upcoming android-based console OUYA. Well, the creators have officially confirmed that the console will launch in the United States, Canada, and the U.K. on June 4, 2013.
If you're planning on checking out the system, you can expect the following items to be included. OUYA includes:
OUYA is now shipping to early backers as part of a preview program. Starting June 4, OUYA will be available for purchase in the United States, Canada, and the UK through retailers Amazon, Best Buy, GAME, GameStop, Target, and the store on OUYA.tv for $99.99. Extra controllers will retail for $49.99. Consumers can pre-order OUYA today at any of these retailers.
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Once again, Colombia is reeling from the effects torrential rain. Mudslides over the last few days have caused deaths in many parts of the country as Colombia struggles to cope with what is probably the most lethal and destructive eighteen month period in living memory.
Over the last few days at least 14 people have been killed as the western slopes of the Andes were battered by torrential rain.
Reports vary, but since April 2010 around 1,000 people have lost their lives and 3 million have either been displaced or suffered damage or loss. As early as May this year, President Juan Manuel Santos was calling it the worst natural disaster in the country's history.
The exceptional rainfall has caused rivers to overflow, dykes to burst and the floodwaters have submerged crops and grazing pasture. The effect on the economy was expected to result in a 2.5 percent drop in the country's Gross Domestic Product through 2011.
Many of the dead have perished in landslides as the rain saturates the soil on the Andean foothills, acting as a lubricant. Whole villages have been lost to landslides and the deposition of huge amounts of soil into the rivers has caused further problems due to sedimentation.
Many of the landslides cause roads below to be blocked, cutting off the affected areas. Colombia has two rainy seasons peaking around April and October.
But the nature of those seasons is complicated by the topography. Rainfall is much lower within the Andes range and Bogota, the capital, which lies at an altitude of 2645 metres, experiences 80 percent less rainfall than much of the Pacific coast where rainfall is consistently extremely high throughout the year.
The ongoing problems in Colombia are probably caused by the current La Nina event which, despite predictions to the contrary, has continued through 2011.
Whilst Mother Nature gets much of the blame for the country's crisis, the United Nations has pointed out that some of the problems are man-made. They cited the example of the Bogota River which runs through the capital. This river is highly polluted with general waste, sewage and industrial pollutants.
This has helped to swell river levels to such an extent that massive embankments are required to hold back the waters.
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What i am asking peace is do you at least understand why the NRA fights so hard on every issue? its because they know the gun control crowd wants so much more then that. So you fight every issue to sap up the oppositions resources and time.
Immigration control, tax reform, N korea/Iran nuclear expansion, bad relationship with Russia, and a Palestinian still needed some sort of attention from Obama. Egypt a mess, Syria a mess, Libya a mess...hell they make the random bombing in Iraq seem like vacation. Syrians are going on vacation to Baghdad to get away from it all lol.
The NRA knows all of that these guys are not stupid. They turn 5 million members into a lot of money and use it well. They will target vulnerable dems and the vulnerable ones dont want to deal with too much NRA money going against them.
I think Obama only has so long to fight about guns. The NRA will fight tooth and nail right now on every issue to water down the final bill or outright defeat anything, leaving Obama to executive orders that could be overturned by Supreme Court if they went to far. In the end Obama is going to want to move on IMO.
I understand completely why NRA leadership fights so hard,it is how they make their money from gun manufacturers,who are the ones the NRA really represent.
Theres nothing obama has done that SCOTUS will overturn,even if a AR ban(not going to happen) is passed through congress.
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Frequently Asked Questions
What is the objective/effect of ESI
The aim is to achieve a genuine reduction in emissions of NOx, SOx and particulates, as well as CO2 in the longer term, to be achieved by initiating changes in behaviour among ship owners/operators and ports
How can the effect be measured retrospectively?
Bringing about changes of behaviour to use clean fuels and research in cleaner engines will take time. It will also be more effective when as many parties as possible sign up, support the initiative and participate. Initially the targets will focus on getting as many ports and - above all - as many ships as possible to participate.
What are the target groups
Target groups are all seagoing vessels, in the sense that the intention is to achieve changes in behaviour among ship operators / owners through incentives; this will happen even faster if many ports and service providers for these ships and users of these ships join the scheme too, and are also willing to promote these changes. That is why these parties also form part of the target groups. Seagoing vessels and ports are regarded as the primary target groups, and the remaining potential incentive providers as secondary target groups.
As a ship or an incentive provider do I have to pay a fee to participate in the ESI?
Ship Owners pay no fees for participation in the ESI Initiative. Incentive Providers are expected to contribute in the costs for any changes, additions, renewals, improvements, etc. of the ESI Website that have to be made from time to time.
Is there a punishment for not complying with a good ESI score?
The ESI is a system that can be used on a voluntary basis by ports and ships, and as a system for giving incentives, with responsibility for the accuracy of the data resting with the ship owners/operators. This may be checked by participating ports using inspection protocols as and when required. The system has also been communicated in this way with the sector organisations of the shipping companies and the necessary consensus obtained from these organisations. A condition of IAPH is that the users may use the system only as a bonus system.
When using a NOx-reduction technique, what value for NOx-emissions should be entered ?
The EIAPP certificate issued for such an engine would show the reduced value for the NOx-emission expressed in g/kWh. This value should be entered in the appropriate column.
When using a SOx-reduction technique (EGCS), what value for sulphur content should be entered ?
The Certificate of Approval of the Exhaust Gas-SOx Cleaning System (EGCS) will show a SOx-emission value in g/kWh. This value should be divided by 4 which will result in a value which represents the sulphur content in % that should be entered in the appropriate column for that particular fuel.
Can more than one person be authorized to enter an Account for Ship Owner or Port/IP respectively ?
No, since only one email address per account can be registered. If the respresentative for the account would like to have several persons in its organisation access to the account, it should be done through providing these persons with the login details of the account. It is suggested that login details are used that are not person dependant, e.g. "email@example.com".
Is an approved (by Classification Society) OPS (Onshore Power Supply) installed on board?
The opening page of "Ship Input" under the tab "Ship" contains the following question: "Is an approved (by Classification Society) OPS (Onshore Power Supply) * installed on board? (regardless whether or not used in every port)". This question can only be answered "Yes" where the ship is fitted with an installation that would allow power supply from the shore and capable of taking the vessel's full load when carrying out cargo operations etc. On smaller vessels such an installation would have a capacity about 1 MW and in larger passenger vessels this would amount to 10 to 15 MW. The installation is in addition to a standard shore power breaker for use during repair periods. Classification Societies such as LR, BV, DNV-GL, etc. would as a matter of routine include such an installation in the ship's electrical plan/manual; occassionally a separate OPS certificate is issued. Where such an installation is fitted, the ship board power generators can - and in some ports will - be switched off when the ship is at berth in a port. A positive answer will result in the addition of a fixed bonus of 35 ESI sub-points to the formula to calculate the ESI Score, irrespective of its use in port. To keep the ESI data base reliable and accurate as a source for providing incentives, it would be appreciated to ascertain the correctness of your answer to this question. An incorrect answer will eventually lead to the exclusion of the ship from the ESI database for a period of at least three months.
What is a Ship Energy Efficiency Management Plan SEEMP) and an Energy Efficiency Operational Indicator (EEOI) ?
The Ship Energy Efficiency Management Plan (SEEMP) is mandatory for all ships as from 1 January 2013. MEPC 63 (March 2012) adopted i.a. important guidelines (resolution MEPC.213(63)) aimed at assisting the implementation of the mandatory regulations on the Ship Energy Efficiency Management Plan. The Ship Energy Efficiency Management Plan (SEEMP) is an operational measure that establishes a mechanism to improve the energy efficiency of a ship in a cost-effective manner. The SEEMP also provides an approach for shipping companies to manage ship and fleet efficiency performance over time using, for example, the Energy Efficiency Operational Indicator (EEOI) as a monitoring tool. The guidance on the development of the SEEMP for new and existing ships incorporates best practices for fuel efficient ship operation, as well as guidelines for voluntary use of the EEOI for new and existing ships (MEPC.1/Circ.684). The EEOI enables operators to measure the fuel efficiency of a ship in operation and to gauge the effect of any changes in operation, e.g. improved voyage planning or more frequent propeller cleaning, or introduction of technical measures such as waste heat recovery systems or a new propeller. The SEEMP urges the ship owner and operator at each stage of the plan to consider new technologies and practices when seeking to optimize the performance of a ship.
Could some more information be provided on how the ESI SOx sub points are calculated ?
For the calculation of the ESI SOx sub points the following fuel categories have been defined: • Heavy Fuel Oil with a sulphur content greater than 1.00 % S but not exceeding 3.50 % S (HFO), • HFO with a sulphur content equal to or less than 1.00 % (HFO LS) • Marine Diesel Oil / Gasoil with a sulphur content equal to or less than1.00 % but greater than 0.50 % S (MDO/Gasoil) • MDO/Gasoil with a sulphur content equal to or less than 0.50 % S, (MDO/Gasoil LS). The latter value is chosen to allow more ships to benefit from the sub-points that are given for the use of low sulphur fuel. MDO/Gasoil with a sulphur content greater than 1.00 % is included the HFO calculation. . The cleaner emission characteristics of fuel oils with a sulphur content of less than 1.00 % result in their preferred use in ports and their approaches with mandatory requirements in place in certain ports and areas. This larger impact on improving conditions in ports and their approaches is the reason that these lower sulphur fuels carry more weight in the formula for determining the ESI SOx. Furthermore the calculation method is designed to stimulate the use of the cleanest fuel and this is done by giving bonus points if clean fuels are bunkered in favour of those with higher sulphur contents. The maximum number of sub-points that may theoretically be obtained is 100 where the HFO with sulphur content between 3.50 and 1.00 % carries a weight of 30 sub-points while HFO LS and/or MDO/Gasoil and MDO/Gasoil LS weigh in with 35 sub-points respectively. The formula used is ESI SOx = x * 30 + y * 35 + z * 35 where x = the relative reduction of the average sulphur content a of HFO; y = the relative reduction of the average sulphur content b of HFO LS and/or MDO/Gasoil used and z = the relative reduction of the average sulphur content c of MDO/Gasoil LS. The data of the Bunker Delivery Notes for fuels delivered on board of a vessel in the previous two quarters are used for the calculation. We take a simple example and assume that the vessel bunkered all three types of fuel with the following data: HFO 100 tonnes 2.50 % S (a), MDO/Gasoil 100 tonnes 0.60 % S (b) and MDO/Gasoil LS 50 tonnes 0.05 % S (c). Where more than one bunkering is carried out for each fuel type the average sulphur content is calculated using the formula Mass 1 x % S1 + Mass 2 x % S2 + …. / Mass 1 + Mass 2 + …. The next data we need to consider are the baselines for the various fuels and that is where the IMO rules come into the picture with 3.50 % S for HFO and 1.00 % S for HFO LS and MDO/Gasoil; the ESI Working Group has set the baseline for MDO/Gasoil LS at 0.50 %. The relative reduction may now be calculated as follows: • HFO x = (3.50 – a) / 2.50 = 0.40, • HFO LS MDO/Gasoil y = (1.0 – b) / 0.5 = 0.80 and • MDO/Gasoil LS z = (0.5 – c) / 0.5 = 0.90. We can now calculate the ESI SOx for these two quarters: ESI SOx = 0.40 x 30 + 0.80 x 35 + 0.90 x 35 = 12.00 + 28.00 + 31.50 = 71.50 (23.06). Now how is the use of cleaner fuels rewarded in the calculation: actually the average sulphur content for any fuel type that is more polluting and that is not bunkered is set at zero; consequently the full amount of sub-points for any dirtier fuel that is not bunkered is given as a reward. Continue with the above example and assume that the ship doesn't bunker any HFO but only MDO/Gasoil and MDO/Gasoil LS and the above rule would result in ESI SOx = 1.00 x 30 + 0.80 x 35 + 0.90 x 35 = 30 + 28 + 31.5 = 89.5 (28.9). Further cleaning up of the act and only bunkering MDO/Gasoil LS would lead to the even higher value for ESI SOx = 1.00 x 30 + 1.00 x 35 + 0.90 x 35 = 30 + 35 + 31.5 = 96.5 (31.1). In the main formula for calculating the ESI Score the sub-scores are divided by 3.1; the result of this division is the number shown in brackets.
With irregular supplies of MDO/Gasoil LS how are data entered to maintain representative weighing in the ESI Score ?
It is recognized that there may not be general availability of MDO/Gasoil LS in all ports of the world requiring vessels that are using these fuels to bunker at longer and/or more irregular intervals than would normally be expected. In such cases the ESI Administrator may be consulted for assistance to enter BDNs into the data base. As a general approach in considering this issue it is assumed that the period between two MDO LS bunker supplies does not exceed one year; where no supplies have taken place in the 6 month reporting period, any fuel supplied during the two quarters preceding the reporting period may be evenly split over the three or four quarters respectively of that whole 9 or 12 month period provided that at least one port was visited in any such quarter.
Are data that are entered into the data base verified or certified ?
The ESI approach is relying on self declaration and does not require any data to be verified or certified by third parties; the data provided are randomly checked for inconsistencies and for obvious mistakes. In practice, whenever high scores are observed, the data will be scrutinized and where they seem to be somewhat unlikely, the data provider/ship operator will be invited to provide copies of the underlying BDNs and certificates to the ESI Administrator; in the past years there were just a few cases that warranted a closer inspection and in all cases the data were correct. However in addition, a few ports that are incentive providers and employ professional ship inspectors have been authorized to perform audits on ESI's behalf. Please refer to the Terms of Use, section 10.4 Auditing.
How to deal with varying NOx emission values in EIAPP certificates?
Certain vessels are provided with two sets of EIAPP certificates viz. one set with data for nominal power output and another set for reduced power; in other cases engines have been fitted that can be operated using either HFO or MGO/MDO. Where such situations give rise to varying NOx emission values, the higher emission values should be entered in the appropriate boxes of the ESI NOx questions. The lower emission values may only be used after having received written consent of the Administrator who will normally only agree to entering those data where it can be demonstrated that the engine(s) have been operated in the mode resulting in such lower values during the applicable calculation period of the ESI NOx sub points.
- ECA Emission Control Area
- EEOI Energy Efficiency Operational Indicator
- EIAPP Engine International Air Pollution Prevention
- IAPP International Air Polllution Prevention
- IMO International Maritime Organization
- PM10 Particulate Matter < 10 µm
- SEEMP Ship Energy Efficiency Management Plan


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