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Hi all! I hope someone can help me ID this lovely rose:
Its blooms are very distinctive, I call them chalis shaped, and the color is a lovely warm salmony pink: The bush is over 10 years old. I don't remember where I got it. It is about 4 feet tall and wide. The blooms are borne singly on long stems: It has little fragrance, rather a clean light scent, if any, and it blooms regularly through the summer. I hope someone can Help!
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OK, I'll add some better photos of the bloom. These show the color more truely: I really like this lovely, easy-care (ie, performs even when neglected) rose. I just wish I could remember what it is. |
- Posted by kstrong 10 So Cal (firstname.lastname@example.com) on Wed, Sep 15, 10 at 18:56
There are hundreds of pink hybrid teas, so Id'ing solid pinks is always dicey. But I'll chance a guess anyway. Maybe it's Sonia? |
Thank you! I looked up Sonia on Help me find, and it sure looks like it. I live in zone 5, and I give no special protection to this rose, and it over-winters just fine, though HMF says zone 7 and warmer; I think it rings a bell. I know I must have bought it somewhere on sale, and it says on HMF "'Sonia' is the rose which has been the biggest commercial success in the world with about 40 million plants sold. [From A Year of Roses, by Stephen Scanniello, pp. 146-147:] " Thank you! Sandra |
Your rose does bear a strong resemblance to 'Sonia' -- not only the bloom, but the growth habit and foliage as well. The principal reason that 'Sonia' has been so successful in commerce is the fact that it has been THE pink florist rose for almost four decades now, & I would venture to guess that the bulk of its sales has been to commercial growers. |
Thank you, jaxondel, that is interesting. I grew up in a flower shop. My family owned a flower shop in Phoenix for some 50 years. I do remember working with Sonia roses, now that you mention it, (the 1970's was a long time ago), and it was a favorite. I never connected it with my bush. Now I'm really glad I have it, and know what it is; it brings back some very happy memories! Thanks again! Sandra |
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OH WHAT A NIGHT!, a tribute to Frankie Valle and the Four Seasons is heading from Las Vegas to Branson this September. OH WHAT A NIGHT! will be replacing Paul Revere and the Raiders who were originally scheduled to perform at the Andy Williams Moon River Theatre from September 12th to October 22nd.
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haha, that could easily be boss music for pretty much any NES game.
I'm actually learning how to make different synth sounds. This is really funny. haha
Thats awesome..but whats even more awesome was you posted this at 6:25 AM...early bird slaughters the worm
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I prefer the Reggie & the Full Effect version, myself.
Hahah, that was pretty great.
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I havent used Reason but i've played around with a few Moogs here and there and there are a bunch of possibilities.
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im speechless. no words. I dont know what to even think of this haha. pretty much amazing though.
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Officers' Association's Analysis of the Pay Revision Committee headed
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1.0 Restructuring of the CPSEs he terms of reference of the committee state "The existing patterns of scales based on Central Dearness Allowance(CDA) pattern or Industrial Dearness Allowance(IDA) pattern, categorization of CPSEs such as Schedule 'A', 'B', 'C'and 'D', Miniratna, Navratna, loss, profit making CPSEs and CPSEs referred to BIFR or BRPSE may also be taken into account while evolving suitable pay packages." However, the committee chose to completely restructure the CPSEs and relate the restructured categorization to pay of individual executives. Committee has re-categorized the CPSU into five categories based upon Total income, Size of Manpower and Geographical spread of operations. Even while doing so NHPC's tough working conditions (climate & militancy) and remoteness of the projects have not been given due weightage by the committee and has been kept in A category instead of A+. NHPC, which till date is having wage parity with NTPC have now been downgraded in this report which grossly means 15-20% lesser wages to NHPC officers. It is pertinent to add that NOA had in its earlier communication to the Committee had requested to consider these aspects. NHPC employees work in extremely remote and adverse conditions in areas like Leh, Kargil, Baramulla, Gurej valley of J&K, Twang and Dibang valley of Arunachal Pradesh, Manipur etc. where no other organization except Army is existing. This type of restructuring is in fact irrational. Size of the enterprise / Income has been taken as the dominant basis for determining the size of the pay package of the executive. Perhaps at the level of the Chairman and Managing Director there may be some justification as size determines the levels of responsibility thereby justifying a linkage between wage and size, but how and why the size of the enterprise should determine the pay and the retirement benefits. Similarly Income of the organization should not have any link with pay scales as income depends upon cost of Input. Cost of Oil / food grains are increasing day by day and so are the income of companies dealing in these items. Income of the organization for the purpose of categorization should have been normalized by considering various other factors at least in case of Hydropower organizations like adverse terrain / climate / militancy, remoteness etc.. Companies involved in hydropower construction are capital intensive and need large infrastructure for development of hydropower projects. Accordingly the gestation period of these projects depends on the extent of infrastructure and this gestation period is often affected by geographical conditions and geological complexities which in turn lead to cost escalation. At the same time return on equity is very low and fixed because of functioning in a regulated environment controlled by CERC. Also hydropower projects can only be developed at locations where water resource is available. Therefore in case of such companies equity participation along with number and extent of projects should be considered for the purpose of size of the Corporation. Hydropower projects moreover are cheap and clean projects and have nowadays become vital tools for clean development mechanism(CDM). NHPC has commissioned 10 Projects and 12 projects are under construction. These projects are located in Himalayas from J&K to Sikkim and total capital investment for these projects is of the order of Rs. 25,400 Crores. Some examples of problems with the linkage of wage with size are given below: a) Only few companies in few sectors (11 to be precise) come within A+. In other words executives working in enterprises in sectors like Hydro Power, Tunneling / Mining, Metal tourism, etc. cannot even dream of ever getting a wage equivalent to a few companies from the Thermal Power, Steel or oil sector; b) An executive working in the dust and dirt insides the Tunnels / Mines and remote hilly areas cannot get a pay equivalent to an engineer working in a Thermal / Oil Project in well connected Township or a staff officer sitting in air-conditioned comfort advising the CMD of Coal India; c) A consultancy firm where the entire direct work force belong to the officer cadre can never attract the best talent since it would never grow to the size of ONGC. 2.0 Maintenance of Wage parity with NTPC The report admits "public sector is under huge pressure in terms of attracting and retaining talent" yet the committee has not created equal opportunity to all the CPSEs to attract talent. By creating a substantial difference in the induction level, the committee has not only ensured intra-PSE competition but also intra PSU attrition. In last two years more than 400 talented officers have left NHPC to join IPPs and NTPC. Any future wage difference with NTPC shall only lead to staff movement from NHPC to NTPC leading to slow decay of the organization. So in any case NHPC's wage parity with NTPC should be maintained. 3.0 Linkage with profits In a market economy there is a need for providing flexibility to take care of profitability (or limitation caused by losses) of the enterprise through instruments like risk pay and performance related pay. However determining wage as a consequences to decisions taken without any role either as individuals or as a collective of officers violates the a cause and effect relationship so cardinal to jurisprudence. It is essential to create conditions that enable the collective of officers to contribute to and influence policies that result in profits and losses based on the principle annunciated in "The Participation of Workers in Management Bill 1990 (Bill No. XXVIII of 1990)" drafted by the Government of India. [Introduced in the Parliament and then allowed to rest in peace (RIP)]. On the other hand the most important players in decision-makings -the bureaucrats in the administrative ministries face no consequences of their decisions. Instead an accounts officers or shop floor engineer is forced to pay the penalty. 4.0 Other Allowances / Perks Committee has kept certain allowances which are outside the purview of 50% limit. These contain North East allowance subject to a limit of 12.5% of Basic pay, Farflung area allowance subject to a limit of 10% of Basic pay etc. NHPC is already giving Project allowances to the tune of 30% of Basic pay in these areas. such type of recommendations will pose limitations and may increase hardships of NHPC officials. The higher perks / allowances as per site conditions are required to retain the officials in geographically tough terrain and adverse climatic conditions. 5.0 Performance Related Pay(PRP) The committee has recommended that Performance Related Pay be made an integral part of the compensation package. PRP has been linked to the profits of CPSE and performance of the executives. In addition to this committee has also recommended that all CPSEs should adopt a "Bell Curve Approach" in grading the officers so that not more than 10-15% executives are Outstanding / Excellent. Similarly 10% of Executives should be graded as below par. The recommendation pertaining to adopting of "Bell Curve Approach" for grading of officers is irrational. If an organization is getting Excellent MoU rating it is not merely because of only 10-15 officers. Any such thing will promote sycophancy and corruption in the organization and spoil individual growth avenues. 6.0 Pay Scales, Pay Fixation, Fitment and Rate of Increment / Stagnation Increments 6.1 Pay Scales In case Pay Scales corresponding to existing scales are not given in the report, Corporations should be allowed to make their own scales. 6.2 Fitment Fitment benefit for A category should be same as that of A+. Procedure should be defined for fixation of Pay in order to grant increments to those employees who have already exhausted stagnation increments or whose stagnation increments are due as on 01.01.2007. This is required because as per existing practice no stagnation increment is given beyond the date of Pay revision duration (viz. Effect of 1997 pay revision is upto 31.12.2006 only and no stagnation increment have been given after this date.) 6.3 Pay Fixation As most of the officers in NHPC are stuck up at the Maximum limit and have also exhausted the number of stagnation increments, the pay fitment proposed by Justice Rao committee does no suit executives in NHPC and other PSUs as most of them will reach the maximum limt of the scale at the time of intial pay fixation only. It is laso against the proposal from CPSUs wherein they had demanded for open ended pay scales to take care of revision frequency of 10 years. In order to cover this aspect, there should be provision of Personal pay at the time of fitment so that at least 5 increments are allowed within the scale in addition to stagnation increments. This Personal pay should be absorbed in the next Pay revision. This is necessary in order to avoid pay anomalies between senior and Junior executives. 6.4 Increment / Stagnation Increments Rate of Increments should not be less than 4% and Stagnation increment should be kept as same as normal increment rate. 7.0 Profit Sharing Minimum Profit Sharing of 5% should be allowed to all profit earning CPSUs |


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I have respect for this brand in terms of their skin care line, my flatmate in uni was Japanese and she turned me onto their cleansers and creams. I only use their eyeliners but never tried their lipsticks. I have loved nude lipcolours for years. I was hoping that BE 109 Spiced Cream would work well on me. I have MAC Myth but I have to take many steps to make it work with lipliner and lipgloss. I heard Spiced Cream was used in the movie SuckerPunch on the character Babydoll. So being a makeup obsessed girl I had to try. It is very drying, I applied lip conditioner prior because I could still see some flakiness. The makeup girl at the counter said that it's moisturising however I have to disagree. I had to apply at least three times to get a good coverage because it was so sheer and it didn't glide well. It was very natural looking tone but still rich, thankfully it was pretty nude. It didn't make a huge statement. I think I have to use a lipliner and lipgloss to make it work on me in the end. And I don't want to do that with another nude. The packaging is adoreable I must say, very sleek and shiny. I guess thats why it is so expensive. But I'm not willing to spend more than $20 on lipstick. The colour is long lasting I must say because I was drinking from my water bottle for the next two hours and I could still see it on my lips.
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I am constantly on the hunt for nude lipsticks to pair with my dark shadows. And honestly, this meeting with BE109 was pure luck.
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Allure Best of Beauty 2009 winner for best nude lip color - fair skin.
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I am loooooong overdue for an update, so let's get down to business. Obviously a lot has happened since I last posted: the holidays, seasonal changes at work, and a new family member. My mom got a new kitty named Libby- below she is meeting my dog Stella. They get along like best pals.
Now onto the sweets...
Every Christmas I make a bunch of iced sugar cookies for gifts for my cousins. In addition to the iced sugar cookies I decided to add a little pizzazz to the cookie boxes by making Rugelach cookies. My friend and former Chef, Lisa turned me onto Rugelach cookies during a photo shoot for a local food newspaper. I took the basic dough and changed up the filling. I made cinnamon rolls, fig newtons, sweet pepper jelly and parmesan, and Lisa's tomato jam, pine nut and parmesan Rugelach cookies.
These are my cinnamon roll Rugelach.
These are Lisa's cookies- the filling consists of a homemade tomato jam, toasted pine nuts and grated parmesan cheese. They are very much a savory cookie- they taste like a "pizza" cookie. Next time I may add some pepperoni.
Now onto work. A lot has happened since my last post in October. We started the winter season, which means we have new flavors and food items. We started serving breakfast items from 9am-2pm daily. Breakfast includes egg frittatas (spinach/veggie and asiago/prosciutto) as well as a breakfast focaccia (we hollow out the inside of a focaccia stick and fill it with an egg blend, sausage, and onion).
In addition to breakfast we have also started serving lunch. We offer lunch combos which includes your choice of soup and open-faced focaccia. Our open-faced focaccia is basically like a sandwich without the top piece of bread. We also toast the focaccia so the cheese melts and it is warm.
We offer two types of soups (tomato bisque and minestrone) and two types of open-faced focaccia (asiago/prosciutto with an olive tapenade and roasted vegetables with an artichoke spread)
We also have a new cookie- our take on a Fig Newton. It's a shortbread cookie filled with fig and orange.
Introducing the Mint Chocolate Brownie cannoli. It's our signature Piccione Cream (basically a lightened chocolate mousse) flavored with Creme de Menthe. We use ultra fudgy brownies- we chop and mix into the cream so every bite gets delicious chocolate brownies.
I wanted to add some of my Instagram pictures from work. On the left are vanilla pasticiotti. From top to bottom on the right is our chocolate raspberry cassata cake, rum baba, and our tiramisu.
An artsy picture of uncooked coconut macaroons.
Our shortbread cookies
With February upon us, we are starting to test recipes and ideas for Valentine's Day. My contribution is "conversation heart cookies" aka decorated sugar cookies (my specialty). I didn't really know what to write on the cookies so I googled conversation hearts and boy have they changed since I last had them. When I last bought/received a box of the candies they said things like "Love you" "Cute" and my favorite "Fax me". Nowadays they say things like "Text me" Friend me" ":)".
I did see on googled, a candy that said "Nice Ass", jokingly I showed it to my chef who said I couldn't write bad words on the cookies, so I improvised. I gave it to her as a joke, but I think it turned out pretty good!
Here are some other cookies I made.
Well that's all for now. Hopefully I'll be posting more pictures sooner rather than later. Thanks for reading. Until next time!


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Great late-summer meal... enjoy it on your deck or patio with Habanero Salsa and a cold beer.
1805 people marked it a Favorite, 1098 people marked it a Try
Yield: 4 Ready in 45 minutesCuisine: American-South Main Ingredient: Seafood-Other
Mcmcph , 4 years agoVery nice recipe. We made it using Halibut cheeks and it turned out great.
MrsBernie , 4 years agoFresh and delicious.
Jackielea80 , 4 years agoThis was delicious! I didn't add the white cabbage bc the supermarket didn't have it. I added chopped tomatoes to it. I recommend to marinate the fish for 20-30 minutes for more flavor. Cook well so it flakes well. Mine was a little moist bc we pulled it off the grill too soon.
thesurgeryman , 5 years agoThis is a very healthy taco because it's a fish taco. Perfect for those people who wants to get away from fats.
sleeper01 , 5 years agoI made these last week two times! It was so good! I used frozen (thawed overnight) halibut and it was delicious! My husband doesn't usually like fish and he ate 2 fish tacos! Also, I made the marinade ahead and took it on a camping trip last weekend. So good and flavorable. Very easy to prepare and would be great for entertaining!
tkolbus , 5 years agoI made these, but I broiled the mahi mahi. The fish cooked well, and the "marinade," which I would consider more of a sauce that I left on it while broiling, was pretty good, too. Unfortunately, the mahi mahi had a lot of bones in it, so it was too difficult to really enjoy. From what I was able to eat, it was very good, and I'd try it again without the fish with bones.
mlecat , 5 years agoI made this for my dad on father's day and my fish tacos turned out awesome. This was the first time I BBQ fish and I can't wait to make these tacos again. If you like fish tacos you will not be disappointed with this recipe...
DKnopp , 5 years agoEasy to make with great results.
efranz , 5 years agoThis was a fresh and delicious meal which I made for our office lunch club. As we have a few aesbestos mouths there, I doubled the habanero in the salsa, which was very mild as written. I served it with corn with poblanos and cream and spanish rice. Delicious.
dreama , 7 years ago
catgurrl , 8 years agoPair with Habanero Salsa, BigOven ID 161759. [I posted this recipe.]


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Scoop Nutrition Christmas wish list – by guest expert Hannah Gilbert APD
We love Christmas at Scoop and are looking forward to a healthy and happy new year. Do you have your wish list and gift giving sorted? With the festive season mere sleeps away, its time to get into the spirit of things! I've compiled the top gifts on my wish list and asked the Scoop Nutrition community...
December 3rd, 2012 | Expert Examiner, Nutrition News | Read More
New Hi Protein Performance Snack Bar for your New Year Training – with guest expert Jenna Obeid
So Christmas day has been and gone and it's time to get back on the health track. Now is the week to make those New Year goals. If you're planning that triathlon, midlife half marathon like me or off on the Kokoda Trail, you'll need to factor in fuelling your fitness. There's no better person...
December 29th, 2011 | Expert Examiner, Food Flash | Read More
Top healthy gifts from Scoop nutritionists wish lists
With the Christmas count down upon us, I asked our fab Scoop Sub of the Months for their wish list ideas. If you've still got shopping to do, you've come to the right place. But I think you'll love seeing their childhood photos even more.
Chef Mel Haynes – check out her bio
December 6th, 2011 | Expert Examiner, Nutrition News | Read More


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Columnist Etgar Keret has plenty of reasons not to want to be in Sicily, at a small book festival. But today in Tablet Magazine he also considers some reasons he may count himself lucky to be there in the circumstances he is, particularly as he recalls the time his father spent on the mainland, just across the strait, gun-running for the Irgun.


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In Episode 4 of JRM 360, Marketing Project Manager Kelly Lumsden explained her side of a mysterious golf cart accident at Las Vegas Motor Speedway. Several weeks later, the speedway provided JR Motorsports with an official accident report that does not match up with the original story.
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Hair Care In Winter
The cold and dry winter can be extremely harmful to your hair. Hair becomes dry dull and brittle during this period of year from the dry inside heat and the dry cold weather outer. Right preventative care need to be taken during these seasons to make sure that your hair does not make damaged.
Winter hair care tips
Put on a scarf, cap or hat to save your hair from the wind and cold, but make it sure that scarf is not as tight as it will restrict circulation in your scalp.
If you need to wash out your hair try to use a dry shampoo.
Avoid taking hot showers. Wash your hair in hot or cool water.
Don't go out in winters with wet hair. There is probability that your hair might freeze resulting to breaking of hair.
Condition your hair every day.
The most regular mistake people make is washing their hair too often. In cold weather, both the scalp and hair dry out more simply. Don't shampoo your hair more than one time a day.
You can also take care of your hair with oil massage one or two times in a week Olive oil can effort wonder in reinforce moisture to your hair. Heat up the oil before using and let it to immerse for a time minor than the time you allot for the summer season.
Avoid exposing your hair to numerous coloring, ironing or streaking as they can rob your hair.
Expose your hair to normal drying. Don't blow dryers your hair in this season. If you want to use, use one with a cover.
Apply a hair spray as you brush your hair, this will take care. Brush slowly moving from the top of head.
Use styling creams in winter season, this will make softer your hair and also decrease the breakage.
A few intensive home made conditioners can also fight with the winter dryness or dullness of hair.
Keep your hair from being broken by whipping in the cold. Use clean-swept up-does in the winter to care for your hair from harm.
After applying best hair conditioner, lock the wetness by running the hair throughout cold water. This locks the moisture in and closes the hair cuticle.


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Background and activities
Edd Blekkan is professor specializing in catalysis, and has been the head of the Department of Chemical Engineering at NTNU since August 2013.
Edd Blekkan has an MSc in Industrial chemistry, NTH 1981, and a Dr.-ing.-degree in Industrial chemistry, from NTH in 1985.
- Head of department, Dep. of Chemical Engineering, NTNU (2013-) Professor Industrial Chemistry, Chemical Engineering NTH/NTNU (1995-)
- Associate professor INdustrial chmistry NTH (1988-1995)
- Advisor to SINTEF (1988-2013)
- Visiting professor, Univ. of Cambridge (2010)
- Visiting professor, University of Cardiff (2005)
- Visiting researcher, Statoil (Trondheim) and Borealis (Porsgrunn) (2005)
- Head of Department, Department of Industrial Chemistry, NTNU (1998)
- Deputy Head, Department of Industrial Chemistry, NTNU/NTH (1991- 1997)
- Visiting professor, Université Louis Pasteur, Strasbourg, France (1992-93)
- Research Scientist, SINTEF Applied Chemistry, Trondheim, Norway (1982-1984 and 1987-88)
- Postdoc, University of Reading, UK (1986)
- Research fellow, NTH, Dep. of Industrial Chemistry (1985)
- Elected Member, Norwegian Academy of Technological Sciences (NTVA)
- Heterogeneous catalysis
- Natural gas conversion
- Petrochemistry
- Oil refining
- Biofuels and biorefineries
- Process technology.
Teaching and Supervision
- Teacher at all levels in Chemical Engineering (Introduction to Chemical Engineering (year 1-3), specialist courses in Chemical Engineering and catalysis/Petrochemistry and Gas Conversion (year 4-5) as well as PhD-level courses in Heterogeneous Catalysis, and project based education.
- Supervisor and co-supervisor for about 20 Dr.-Ing./PhD-students, 50 diploma-students (MSc thesis) and 100+ project students.
- Award for teaching excellence (NTNU NT-faculty, 2009).
Scientific, academic and artistic work
Displaying a selection of activities. See all publications in the database
Journal publications
- (2014) Catalytic hydrodeoxygenation (HDO) of phenol over supported molybdenum carbide, nitride, phosphide and oxide catalysts. Catalysis Today. volum 223 (March).
- (2014) Microcalorimetric studies on Co–Re/γ-Al2O3 catalysts with Na impurities for Fischer–Tropsch synthesis. Industrial & Engineering Chemistry Research. volum 53 (5).
- (2013) The Effect of Water on the Activity and Selectivity for Carbon Nanofiber Supported Cobalt Fischer-Tropsch Catalysts. Topics in catalysis. volum 57.
- (2013) Fischer-Tropsch conversion of biomass-derived synthesis gas to liquid fuels. Energy and Environment. volum 2 (5).
- (2013) Fischer-Tropsch Synthesis on SiC-Supported Cobalt Catalysts. Topics in catalysis. volum 56 (9-10).
- (2013) The effect of alkali and alkaline earth elements on cobalt based Fischer-Tropsch catalysts. Catalysis Today. volum 215.
- (2013) Microcalorimetric studies of H-2 and CO on Co/gamma-Al2O3 catalysts for Fischer-Tropsch synthesis. Catalysis Today. volum 214.
- (2012) Isothermal Microcalorimetry as a Tool for Studying Oxidation Stability of Insulating Liquids. IEEE transactions on dielectrics and electrical insulation. volum 19 (5).
- (2011) Effect of water on the space-time yield of different supported cobalt catalysts during Fischer-Tropsch synthesis. Applied Catalysis A : General. volum 393 (1-2).
- (2011) Reforming of Syngas from Biomass Gasification: Deactivation by Tar and Potassium Species. Topics in catalysis. volum 54 (13-15).
- (2010) Towards efficient hydrogen production from glycerol by sorption enhanced steam reforming. Energy & Environmental Science. volum 3 (8).
- (2010) On the selectivity of cobalt-based Fischer-Tropsch catalysts: Evidence for a common precursor for methane and long-chain hydrocarbons. Journal of Catalysis. volum 274 (1).
- (2008) V2O5-SiO2 systems prepared by flame pyrolysis as catalysts for the oxidative dehydrogenation of propane. Journal of Catalysis. volum 256.
- (2008) Hydrogen chemisorption on rhenium-promoted gamma-alumina supported cobalt catalysts. Catalysis communications. volum 9.
Part of book/report
- (2007) Fischer-Tropsh synthesis on cobalt catalysts: the effect of water. Catalysis.


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4 Then he heard the Lord speaking to him again: "This slave Eliezer will not inherit your property; your own son will be your heir." | 4 Then the word of the LORD came to him: "This man will not be your heir, but a son coming from your own body will be your heir." |
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Read Ke$ha's Beard Blog, Watch Stalley's New Video
Stalley, the proud owner of the best beard in hip-hop and the 21st best rap album in 2011, has unveiled his new music video for "Go On," from his re-released mixtape Lincoln Way Nights. The clip avoids all the tropes and clichés of most hip-hop videos and instead just follows the Ohio rapper on a routine day of chilling in his apartment and walking the streets... except that with all of Stalley's actions, he leaves a frozen Stalley clone in his wake.
That might sound like it makes no sense, but just watch it: The Walu-directed video's awesome multiplicity effect makes Stalley's mundane activities like eating fruit salad and sneaker shopping fascinating to watch. "Go On" also features the best use of church bells in a beat you'll hear this year.
After you watch the clip, click on over to Ke$ha's new beard blog, which is exactly what it sounds like. To be fair, this didn't exactly come out of nowhere. You may recall the final line of "Your Love Is My Drug" is "I like your beard" and the pop star has been tweeting about her facial hair love for quite some time.


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OMEA Honors Capital University's Jim Swearingen for Distinguished Service
23rd annual Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Day of Learning January 20
Nursing Students Take Top Honors at Statewide Competition
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Capital's jazz studies program is one of the pioneering programs of its kind, with a strong emphasis on both classroom and applied experiences, including improvisation and composition. The program features a highly intensive study of jazz and contemporary music, combined with traditional theoretical studies, ensemble experience and courses in the arts and sciences. In addition to preparing students for success as performers, an undergraduate education in jazz studies is excellent preparation for entrance into the nation's most prestigious graduate programs. Several of Capital's jazz studies majors also have chosen to expand their career options by earning their teaching certification.
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I'm doing my usual spring re-arranging and I have lots of goodies to give away. I will probably be at the swap, but would love to pass these on sooner rather than later. I live in the Takoma Park/Silver Spring area if you want to come by to pick them up. I'll post a few things on the Wants list, but really, no trades are necessary - I hate to toss perfectly good plants. Here's what I have: Shrubs - all nice and healthy. They are too large for my small garden, but not overgrown. 2 yews (densiformis I think) both about 2ft H x 4 ft W
Perennials Ostrich ferns - lots
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I sent gardenweb email but not sure how well that's working. I'm possibly interested in the aucuba; could come get it later this week after work, or possibly late Sunday. Larry |
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I sent you a gardenweb email, but who knows how it is working today. I'm interested in your ostrich ferns, phlox david, and sweet woodruff. See my haves for the swap, but I could also pick up this Saturday or Sunday. Email me at work at Kim.Kaplan"at"ars.usda.gov, if you don't get the gardenweb email. |
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If you follow my Facebook then you would know I posted a picture yesterday of this weeks ingredient. I wanted people to guess what it was so I took a closeup of the ingredient. I've had some good guesses but Linda figured it out that it was a bunch of bananas (the stems were visible)!
I always have bananas in the house since that is V's favorite fruit. They also don't cost an arm and a leg to buy every week. The family has been begging me to get grapes but when they are $2.99 a lb thank you anyway, eat a banana.
Even though I may have a hankering at times for peaches I will only buy them when they are in season and on sale. I like picking them off the tree while they are nice and warm from the sun and are unbelievably juicy! If we lived in a tropical climate I'm sure V would want me to buy a banana tree.
These muffins are so moist, they tasted like banana bread and the chocolate chips of course is an added bonus. You can add some nuts on the top if you would like or add some extra chocolate chips. I knew hubby wouldn't eat them if I added too much chocolate.
These got a little darker then I wanted them to be because I was using darker pans and they were already baking at 325. The original recipe stated it makes 18 regular sized muffins. I wanted to use my jumbo muffin pan but since it only makes 6 at a time and I didn't have a lot of time so I used both pans.
Banana Chocolate Chip Muffins
adapted from Brown Eyed Baker
made 8 jumbo and 12 regular muffins
3 cups all-purpose flour
1 tsp baking soda
1 tsp salt
1/2 tsp baking powder
2 cups granulated sugar
1 cup vegetable or canola oil; I used canola
3 eggs
3 tsp vanilla extract
1 tsp banana extract
4 ripe bananas; coarsely mashed
1 cup semi-sweet chocolate chips.
Preheat oven to 325 and grease muffin pan(s).
In a medium bowl mix the dry ingredients together, flour, salt, baking soda and powder. Place a 1/4 of the cup of the dry ingredients and place in a small bowl. Add chocolate chips and mix until all chips are incorporated so they all don't settle to the bottom of the muffins.
Using your electric mixer mix sugar, oil, eggs and extracts. Mix until combined.
Add mashed bananas. Mix.
Now add all the dry ingredients. Mix until incorporated. Add chocolate chips then mix. Don't over mix.
Using a ice cream scoop, scoop out the batter and place 1 full scoop into regular size muffins and 1.5 scoops for the jumbo.
Bake for 25 minutes or until a tester that has been inserted into the middle comes out clean.
Cool for a few minutes in the pan; then remove muffins from pan and let cool on a wired rack. Some of my muffins flattened or left marks as they landed onto the wire rack.
You can eat warm or store cooled muffins in an airtight container. If you would like to save some for a later date you can wrap with plastic wrap and place in a freezer bag and freeze. You can thaw out on the counter or place in the microwave.
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July 12, 2012
Carpenters' Hall
Call to Order
The meeting called to order by the Chair at 1:15 PM.
The Pledge of Allegiance was led by Mr. Stewart.
Roll call was conducted by Mr. Morrill who announced a
quorum was present.
Roll Call:
Present – James Bogan (Chair),
Ralph Villar (District 1), Leonard
Ortiz (District 3), Ralph
Sirtak (District 4), Bill Nye (District
5), Jack Stewart (United Veterans Council).
Ex officio –Stephen Jorgensen (California Department of Veterans Affairs),
Edith Johnsen (Veterans' Families), Janet Parks and Candace
Ingram (Central Coast Veterans Cemetery Foundation),
Pursuant to Section 54954.2 of the California Code;
Upon determination by a two-thirds vote of the members of the CAC present at
today's meeting, or, if less than two-thirds of the members are present, a
unanimous vote of those present, resolve there is a need to take immediate
action and the need for action came to the attention of the CAC subsequent to
the Agenda being posted as specified in subdivision (a) of Section 54954.2, the
following item is added to the Agenda for today's meeting.
On motion of Mr. Stewart and second of Mr. Nye, it was
unanimously agreed to add "
Approval of May 10, 2012 & June 14, 2012 Minutes:
minutes of May 10, 2012 were approved with the exception of item VII, which will
be presented for approval at the August meeting. The minutes from June 14, 2012
were approved, with the addition of Mr. Villar in attendance.
CAC Chairman Activity Report
No report.
Public Comments (Limited to 3
minutes each): None.
Update on pertinent Federal legislative activities:
Mr. Chacon updated the Committee on
Congressman Farr's concept for an "Arlington West" cemetery. Congressman Farr
has brought forward this concept to the Veterans Affairs Committee for
Update on pending state legislation:
No report.
Update on Endowment Parcel (EP) Matters:
No report
FORA Update:
Mr. Garcia distributed copies of FORA agenda for July 13, 2012 meeting. It was
also reported AB 1482 and AB 1614 appear to remain on the Senate Floor for final
votes after the July recess. Mr.
Jorgensen and Mr. Garcia reported on an updated budget for the cemetery project
noting certain changes were made that do not accurately describe the actual
costs but assume a lag in reimbursement from the VA to the State for burial fees
which at this time extend over two years.
Congressman Farr will be working to resolve the payment lag issue that
will result in a more accurate projection of actual revenue and cost figures.
Report from
Update from Fundraising Liaison Subcommittee. Ms. Johnson
notified CAC that the Fundraising Liaison Subcommittee would meet next on
Monday, July 16, at 2:30 P.M., at FOR A.
Cemetery Location:
On motion of Mr. Stewart, and second Mr. Nye, it was unanimously approved that
the Seaside City Council and County Board of Supervisors be requested to
re-affirm the agreed upon location of the Veterans Cemetery.
Respectfully submitted:
Wes Morrill, for
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After Benjamin Krasner's death in the '60s, park ownership fell to his wife and eventually to his daughter Rhoda, who remains as Lakeside's general manager. Anyone who forgets can take a ride on the mini steam train around Lake Rhoda.
Park staff thought Rhoda's daughter should have something named after her, too, so they designated a pathway for Brenda when she was a child. "It's just a silly little walkway in back," Brenda downplays. But things seemed a lot bigger when she was little and her favorite ride was the kiddie-friendly Tumblebug. Many weekends and evenings were spent at the park, helping her grandmother in the concessions office.
The Tumblebug was replaced this year by the 140-foot drop tower Zoom. But modern attendance-boosters aren't enough to mask Lakeside's many signs of old age. The wooden grandstands of the former Lakeside Speedway — which hosted stock- and midget-car races until a deadly crash in 1988 — sit forlorn and decaying on the south side of the property. The Ferris wheel is nothing more than a gray skeleton with the name Star Ride. Behind the Tilt-A-Whirl sits the specter of an ancient mini-golf course nearly concealed by weeds. The Casino Theatre, Porch Cafe and the pristine art-deco Rivera Lounge, originally built before the Krasner ownership, are all indefinitely entombed.
Enclosed in its own municipality, Lakeside has stayed beyond the reach of Denver's urban renewal. Brenda says the family has gotten a few offers on the park over the years, but nothing concrete. As one of the last family-owned parks in the nation, Lakeside lacks the monetary leverage that mega-companies have to put together a big-time redevelopment project. On the other hand, she says, not having to answer up the corporate food chain has enabled the park to set policies that are based more on philosophies than financials. As a result, prices are low. Admission is $2.50, ride tickets cost 50 cents, and cotton candy or a hot dog are $1.50. Compare this to Elitch Gardens, where parking alone sets visitors back $8 and admission is $44.99.
Elitch's also has a policy against outside food, whereas Lakeside has long encouraged customers to bring in picnics. "My grandfather had a concept that if a child was here and they were hungry, they couldn't have fun," Brenda says. "And we believe that. So we want people to be able to feed their kids." Like her grandfather did, Brenda often takes breaks during the day to watch people ride the train or spin around to '80s music on the Matterhorn. She watches enormous families at birthday parties eating chicken and cakes they bought from the supermarket rather than the concession stands.
"You'd never see that at a big theme park," she says.
It's getting late now, and there are still things to be done. Scheduling, ordering, anticipating, remembering. Over the winter, a truckload of new beams will be added to the bones of the Cyclone, and the endlessly flaking walls will be painted.
But the abandoned rides and buildings will be left alone like benign ghosts, in the hope that they might someday be resurrected. — Jared Jacang Maher
Jim's Burger Haven
7855 Sheridan, Westminster
8:59 p.m.
I see the lights go out all of a sudden. There is no dimming, no series of switches thrown that darken Jim's Burger Haven a little at a time. One minute there's light spilling out brightly into the lot, filling the white dining room, backlighting the big red letters scrawled across the front windows: 50TH ANNIVERSARY.
The next minute, nothing. It's 9 p.m. on the button, and Jim's looks like it's been closed for years, abandoned. The only proof I have to the contrary is a hot, flat-grilled cheeseburger and a cold cherry shake sitting on the seat beside me.
For half a century, Jim's has persevered here — a car-cult hamburger stand that opened at the height of American passion for horsepower, eight-cylinder muscle and cheeseburgers, then simply persisted long after our all-embracing ardor for such things began to wane. It has hung on doggedly, refusing to surrender the turf it staked fifty years back. Inside, there are still the pictures, the trophies — the remnants of the big block and the burger's golden age. Were the hour not quite so late, there'd still be the old men, too, the ones in the Edelbrock T-shirts, with Chevy logos on their keychains, equally unwilling to let go. But outside, there's just an empty parking lot, me and my burger and shake. — Jason Sheehan
25th Avenue and Sheridan
9:45 p.m.
It didn't really register the first time I passed — just a smear of pink and blue neon on a low-slung, run-down storefront squished in among the pawnshops, bail bondsmen and neighborhood bars. But then, coming back, it caught me: palms read, tarot cards, psychic readings. There was no name, no signage other than some blow-ups of the classic tarots, done poster-size and stuck to the wall about head high.
I slow down. There's an OPEN sign, again done in buzzing neon, burning on the only door, and I figure, what the hell. Maybe, just maybe, whatever poor voodoo woman pulled the Tuesday-night shift could give me some guidance — or at the very least, tell me someplace I could go for a decent cup of coffee and some chat.


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***EDIT: Ok nevermind I found my answer in another post.... I will wait till they are a 1 foot or curled over then will cut and will wait 3 weeks (i.e. 20days) to harvest.*** Ok yes I'm a newbie... so looks like my scapes are coming right? BTW these are german red toch garlic... I have read on the forum that I can harvest my garlic approximately 20 days after they appear... so do I wait 20 days from today... I was going to cut them off (as I understand it will keep my garlic bulbs bigger).Should I let them get a bit bigger??? I am so excited! (if you couldn't tell). Thanks (and sorry for my annoying post) |
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Yes that's a scape! I pick mine when they are about 18" long, but 12" is fine also. I never heard of the rule to harvest the bulbs three weeks after the scapes appear - that would be a bit early for me. Best to harvest when about half of the leaves are yellow/brown but you still have 3-4 leaves that are mostly green. TomNJ |
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Richard Karn (Al Borland)
Now, that's love: Despite the many years that have passed since Karn last picked up a power drill for a segment of Tool Time, he still has a few plaid shirts from the show hanging in his closet. ''That was eight years of my life,'' says Karn, 55, who played Tim's right-hand man. ''I want to keep mementos. The first year they were putting me in these Ralph Lauren shirts that cost $115, but they didn't look as good as the $15 and $20 ones that came right off the rack.'' Karn, who was a Family Feud host for several years and continues to appear on TV (Dirt) and in direct-to-DVD films, admits he and Allen still dream about a Home Improvement movie. ''We could start at Wilson's funeral. [Actor Earl Hindman passed away in 2003.] It would be a nice jumping-off point where everybody came together.''
Jonathan Taylor Thomas (Randy Taylor)
Talk about the icing on the reunion cake! Thomas' participation in the get-together was all the more special because most of the cast hadn't seen him since the show ended. While the actor didn't completely abandon his TV career he made appearances on shows like Veronica Mars and Smallville after being a teen idol for so many years and voicing the young Simba in The Lion King, he was ready to look outside of Hollywood for his heart's desire...which would eventually mean graduating from Columbia. ''I didn't have any sort of big gripes,'' the 30-year-old says by way of explanation for his exit. ''I just wanted to experience other things, see what direction life was going to take me.'' Looking back, Thomas admits that Home Improvement was a pretty sweet gig. ''I don't remember sitting there at 16, 17, and thinking, 'There are no jokes here.' I wouldn't have said that anyway. We had the luxury of being given great material every week.'' Though he's been lying low for several years (''I'm not a high-maintenance kind of guy I don't need to have the castle in the sky''), Thomas, who splits his time between the East and West Coasts, is now considering a career in directing. He's also not opposed to going back in front of the camera. (No, Allen hasn't asked him to guest-star on Last Man Standing...yet.) ''I still have a passion for TV,'' says the actor, ''so I could see myself working in it.'' Hear that, Hollywood? Get on it!


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The Pilbara town of Roebourne doubled in size during the weekend of the funeral of the late and revered Yindjibarndi Elder Mayinbungu. The legend of the Pilbara passed away peacefully on the Sunday morning of April 1.
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Out of Gas
timothy posted more than 10 years ago | from the 9500-miles-costs dept.
Oil -- and energy in general -- has long been a big topic among
Slashdot readers. Predictions about The End of the Age of
Oil (about which, claims the subtitle, this book provides "all you need to know") certainly are not new --
and if civilization lasts long enough, one day they'll prove true.
It's nice to consider that automobiles aren't necessarily
tied to petroleum, but mine certainly runs on 87 octane gasoline,
and there aren't enough turkey guts or grease to power everything that we use petro-fuels for right now (though places like Iceland are trying hard to tap other sources). Current gas
prices (in the U.S. at any rate) are higher than they have been in a
decade or so, but in constant dollars, gasoline prices have certainly been worse. How much to panic, and when? Read on below for Arthur Smith (apsmith)'s brief review of David Goodstein's Out of Gas for a rather gloomy look at the future of oil-based energy.Americans have started to notice prices at the pump with an unfamiliar '2' on the sign. Meanwhile, crude oil prices are hitting 13-year records close to $40 per barrel. As the International Energy Agency reports, there is "no relief in sight". All this should come as no surprise to readers of David Goodstein's Out of Gas - the only question is, have we left it too late to survive the inevitable shocks that are coming?
In this slim and subtly illustrated volume Dr. Goodstein, physics professor and vice provost at Caltech, explains in clear and simple terms why the fossil fuel age is coming to an end. A "massive, focused commitment" is needed to develop alternatives, and every year of delay in that commitment adds immeasurably to future human suffering.
In years, or at best a decade, we will reach the global "Hubbert's peak" for conventional oil, when production starts to decline even with rising demand. Such a peak was reached for US production in 1970. "Foreign oil" has sustained us until now, but Goodstein shows why it cannot for much longer.
A number of books on this subject have come out in recent years, some very pessimistic about the future (for example Heinberg's "The Party's Over", which warns of a greatly decreased world population). Goodstein offers some hope in alternatives, substantially based on the analysis of climate scientist and space solar power advocate Martin Hoffert.
Solar-based renewables and fusion are the only long-run energy solutions. According to Goodstein, natural gas and nuclear fission can help tide us over. All of these have problems, with the most scalable (solar power from space) still the least mature. Goodstein's longest chapter discusses thermodynamics and the physical laws that explain usable energy and its relation to entropy. As a physicist, I was pleased and surprised to learn something from Goodstein's clear explanation here.
Goodstein also discusses global climate problems with continued use of fossil energy, particularly an increasing dependence on coal. He concludes: "Civilization as we know it will come to an end sometime in this century unless we find a way to live without fossil fuels."
There were a few minor things to complain about. Transitions between the chapters are too abrupt, perhaps caused by the wide range of discussion in such a short book. A few technical things seemed wrong - for example, it is quite feasible to run transportation systems off grid electricity (electric trains, subways, etc. do this) - would it be so hard to do it for personal transport too?
But Goodstein's book is the clearest explanation yet of our need to get beyond fossil fuels. Is it enough to get the public, and our leaders, actually paying attention?
You can purchase the Out of Gas: All You Need to Know about the End of the Age of Oil from bn.com. Slashdot welcomes readers' book reviews -- to see your own review here, carefully read the book review guidelines, then visit the submission page.


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A year ago today, Nia Jackson had surgery to repair a torn ligament in her left knee.
A week and a day ago, Jackson returned to workouts with the Oregon women's basketball team. Afterward, she was understandably elated.
"It felt great," Jackson said last week, when the Ducks began preseason workouts for the 2009-10 season. "I was just so excited to be out there."
Though Paul Westhead was conducting his first practice of the season as Oregon's new head coach, all eyes were on Jackson as she returned to the court. The Ducks are allowed to work out two hours a week prior to the start of formal practices Oct. 16, and Sept. 15 was the first of their hour-long, twice-weekly workouts until then.
A little more than a year ago, Jackson was in line to give the UO women some stability at point guard for the first time since Corrie Mizusawa graduated in 2005. That was until the 5-foot-7 sophomore from Seattle injured her knee during Oregon's trip to Italy, forcing her to redshirt.
It's been an arduously slow recovery process for Jackson, filled with false starts and setbacks. On Tuesday, though, she made it through her third straight workout without any complications.
After the opening workout of preseason camp, Westhead wasn't making any proclamations about Jackson's potential this season. But as Westhead installs his trademark fast-break offense, Jackson's speed and quickness seem to make her a perfect fit at the point.
"She showed good speed, she showed good poise, she found open people," Westhead said. "She shows signs early on that she'd be a good help for us." Click here for the complete story.


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Are there any available route maps showing To and From and stops in between? I am trying to get from Pop Century to Boma at AKL for breakfast at 8 in the morning.
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Are there any available route maps showing To and From and stops in between? I am trying to get from Pop Century to Boma at AKL for breakfast at 8 in the morning.
Best bet (usually) is to take a bus to the nearest park, or to the TTC (though to Boma, that's a bit far). Buses do not usually make stops (most resorts have their own dedicated bus lines, though some share, if they are close enough). Otherwise, each has their own bus. Problem is, there are no resort-to-resort buses. The OTHER problem is that buses do not begin running back to the resorts until mid morning, as no one is leaving the park at such an early hour. You might want to call your hotel now and ask what the possibilities are. Overall, this isn't Manhattan, with lots of stops between hotels and parks. You won't be the first person to ask that question, and they should have a solution readily available for you. Good luck.
I had a similar issue on one of my trips. The easiest thing to do is go to concierge and have them get you a taxi. It shouldn't cost more than 20 bucks.
I'd take a taxi at that time of the morning rather than transferring all around the world. It is only 6 miles between the Pop and AKL. It should be a relatively cheap taxi ride and think of how much later you can sleep.
Would it be possible to just wait at the bus stop for the bus coming from AKL to drop off at AK, surly that bus is going back to the resort to pick up the next group of guests.
The drop-off point is different from the pick-up point, so find out before you are waiting in the wrong spot. It also depends on what time the park opens that day.
He is correct. And You are going to have to be up early. If it is EMH's that day at AK it would potentially work out better. If it a 9am opening at AK park you'll be really pushing it. While the Resort and Park are not connected, they are not far. At that time of day one bus would likely be running and that would go through not only the park but through the AK-DVC and hotel. So it is a bigger loop.
I never rent a car but it is a big misconception that Disney Transportation is good beyond the parks, water parks and DTD, especially in early and late hours. Just try and get to Winter/Summer Mini Golf at night using Disney Transportation. The transferring around is very time consuming. The money I spend in a Taxi when needed for jaunts like Boma early morning is still far cheaper than me renting a car and gas.
This may help you gain some perspective on distance. AK or AKL is just a haul. That is one of the main downside to staying at the lodge. I also didn't like all the tourists wandering around the property, through the pool. Felt the same with the Contemporary.
Distances from Disney World Resorts to the Disney Theme Parks
Interesting topic. So can recommend the best way to get from Pop to The Poly? We have dinner scheduled at O'Hana at 5p on our first night at WDW and since we are flying we are at the mercy of Disney transportation for our whole trip. Magical Express is going to be a new experience for us too. I was planning on letting our luggage go back to the resort via ME and us heading out to resort hop or shop at DTD before eating.
Best bet would be to bus to the MK, then you can either monorail to the Poly, motor launch or ferry....few options.....we only use Disney transportation and find it convenient.....no resort to resort transportation....you have to make connections via a theme park bus depot....
Are there buses that run from Downtown Disney to the parks or will I have to take a bus from the parks (and vice versa) to the TTC and then to Downtown Disney? I know that last year, when we were at DHS, we walked over to the Boardwalk and caught the bus from that resort to DTD but if it's late in the day when we want to head over there, I know we're not going to want to walk.
Hi, thanks for your response but I was looking for information on if I can take a bus from the PARKS to DTD and vice versa and/or if I need to first take a bus to the TTC from the parks to DTD. I don't think that there's a bus that goes direct from Epcot to DTD. But if a bus can take me from the TTC to DTD, then that would be helpful.


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Anomaly Triggers Self-Destruct For SpaceX Falcon 9 Test Flight
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113SpaceMika (867804) writes "A SpaceX test flight at the McGregor test facility ended explosively on Friday afternoon. A test flight of a three-engine Falcon 9 Dev1 reusable rocket ended in a rapid unscheduled disassembly after an unspecified anomaly triggered the Flight Termination System, destroying the rocket. No injuries were reported." Update: 08/23 13:33 GMT by T : Space.com has video.


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A Tour with Allan Benton
If you live in the South, read articles in Gourmet or Esquire or perhaps visited acclaimed restaurants from New York to Portland, chances are you have heard of Benton's Country Ham and Bacon. It seems that every restaurant in Nashville that champions local food, uses and proudly displays Benton's bacon on their menu. So you can imagine my delight when I heard that Benton's was just 30 minutes away while on a fly fishing trip with my husband and friends. It didn't take any convincing to head out for an afternoon to tour the facilities.
We pulled up to the modest building that was off a country highway and had no idea what we were in for. Chances are we would just stop in to buy some bacon and be on our way, but we were in for a real treat. As we walked in the small building we were suddenly hit in the face with a smell of hickory smoked meats that permeated even the studs of the rooms. It reminded me of one of those hole in the wall bbq joints in Memphis who's walls were yellow from years of smoke. This was a humble country establishment. In one corner hung full hams and slabs of bacon, and in the other corner was a small office stacked with papers and an old desk where Allan Benton was sitting on the phone.
This is a place where only 11 employees work, chief among them 78 year old Arthur Atkins who has been with Benton since the beginning. There was nothing hi-tech about this operation, and in fact quite the opposite. And Allan Benton was at the forefront, running from room to room problem solving the latest demand. After about 30 minutes, he came over to meet the 4 of us (profusely apologizing) and to our surprise offering to take us on a tour himself. Allan is one of those men who is untouched by his acclaim, and doesn't have a pretentious bone in his body. His gratitude for our presence and interest in his company was repeated again and again.
He walked us into the back room where all the hams were being cured, hanging from massive metal hooks on wooden racks in an open room. Again, I was shocked by the size of the building. It was small. And everything was done by hand. Allan began to tell us the whole history of his humble beginnings. He received his college degree and was planning on starting a career as a teacher, until something came knocking at this door. Back in 1947, his neighbor Allan Hicks was known for smoking meats in a little black shed behind his house. Years later Mr. Hicks was asked to produce 100 smoked hams for a buyer. He had to go to each farmer in their town to buy enough hogs to smoke these meats. After it was over, he vowed to never smoke another ham again, and retired. Enter young Allan Benton fresh out of college. In 1973, Benton decided to rent Mr. Hick's shed from him and started to perfect his family recipe. From that day on he sealed his fate, leaving a teaching career and committed himself to make the best smoked hams that would rival cured meats from Europe.
Allan spent the next 25 years scraping by (literally), trying to overcome the fact that people's perception of a country boy from the mountains of TN couldn't produce notable smoked hams. That was until he was approached by Chef John Fleer of Blackberry Inn in 1991. "I had no idea what Blackberry Farm was, and thought it was a country bed and breakfast in the hills of Tennessee." Little did he know, Blackberry Farm was a luxury hotel that cost upwards of $700 a night for a room and dinner from the 5-star restaurant. Benton credits Fleer for putting him on the map, and introducing him to the world of chefs. Up until this point, chefs were only interested in sourcing the best possible food and that meant from Europe. Cheeses from France, prosciutto from Spain – and certainly not from a hillbilly. That was until, local food began to reign as king in the culinary world.
Quality:From here, Allan was asked to come to New York City and showcase his country ham to a group of renowned chefs including Tom Colicchio, and David Chang. A few weeks before hand, John T. Edge of Southern Foodways Alliance called him up and asked him how he was going to prepare and serve his country ham. Allan Benton promptly replied, "You've got the wrong guy. I'm a hillbilly and not a chef."
The thing that struck me the most about Mr. Benton was his devotion to quality. After about 5 years in business he turned to his father and told his dad he thought he was going to have to start quick curing his hams because he couldn't compete with those who were curing for 90 days and could sell them for as cheap as he can buy them. But his dad said;
"Son, if you play the other man's game you will always loose. Stay with quality, quality will always sustain."
"I turned down Whole Foods and Kroger because I knew I couldn't produce the same quality. I don't need to make six figures, just enough to live a decent life and put food on the table."
I also expected his hogs to come from just about anywhere, factory raised and loaded with hormones – assuming the focus was all on the smoking. Boy was I wrong! He only gets his hogs from farmers on the East Coast who raise heritage breed hogs without any antibiotics or hormones. "You have to start with an exceptional hog, to produce exceptional ham,"
(peering into the smoker)
We were honored that Allan took the time out of his insane schedule to spend an hour with us, delicately explaining the smoking and curing process step by step. From salting the hams in a refrigerated room, to smoking them in the back of the building, to curing them for over 14 months. He also told of his plans to add another 2,000 sq ft to the building.
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Band members
Pertti Kurikka (guitar)
Pertti writes riffs for the songs but doesn't always know how to play them. Sami teaches Pertti and Pertti gets pissed off. Pertti examines the seams in people's clothes and asks everyone to give him records on his birthday. Pertti is also the official organ grinder at Lyhty, a nonprofit organization that provides housing and [...]
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Kari Aalto (singer)
Kari writes lyrics, sings and talks. He loves motorcycles, hates pedicures and lives in a group home in the wealthy neighborhood of Töölö. Kari describes the group home and its depressing surroundings in his lyrics: "I live in a group home in Töölö, but I don't like it because the area is too quiet. People [...]
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Sami Helle (bass)
Sami plays the bass, is a politically conservative NGO activist and a member of the Centre Party of Finland. Sami is also a homeboy living in the same group home as Kari. He lived in New York when he was little, speaks English well and is thus an important person when the band tours outside [...]
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Toni Välitalo (drums)
Music is everything to Toni. He's always playing, singing or watching his favorite soap opera on TV, but mostly playing. Sometimes when others argue, Toni wants to cry. Most of the time, however, it makes him want to laugh. Toni is 27 and lives in Espoo with his parents. His parents wish he'd become independent [...]
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HEy there, saw your film on the Oldenburg Filmfestival here in Germany, it was awesome! Thank you for letting us get an idea of your music, touring and life! I wish you all the best for everyone in the band, keep on rocking and smiling and having fun! I admit I also hate pedicure B-) Bye, mARTje