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Wuskwatim under water -- and sinking
Premier Greg Selinger triumphantly opened the Wuskwatim hydroelectric project on the Burntwood River near Thompson on July 5. Responsible for Manitoba Hydro since his first term as finance minister in 1999, Selinger is still adamant the project will provide good value. Selinger's analysis is rooted in the past. With today's realities, he is all wet.
In 2002, the provincial government was convinced Wuskwatim was a winner. Selinger promised a Public Utilities Board review of the justification for the project. In 2003, the government changed course, deciding instead the Clean Environment Commission, an agency with less business experience, would review it.
The gaps in the CEC's final 2004 report are revealing.
Then forecast at $900 million, the CEC claimed "with a 90 per cent confidence level, costs will be within minus eight per cent to plus nine per cent of the estimated cost." Whoops.
The final cost of the project -- still months from completion -- is now estimated by Manitoba Hydro at $1.67 billion.
Using the rosy forecast of $900 million, the CEC accepted Manitoba Hydro's assumption the cost of Wuskwatim power on a levelized basis over the long term would be 6.6 cents per kilowatt hour in 2002 currency. The levelization methodology estimates a constant cost of power over the economic life of the project. Updating, including with the current construction-cost estimate, approximately doubles the previously estimated levelized cost.
The project's completion is now at least 26 months behind the CEC's assumption.
Built to supply out-of-province consumers for at least a decade, the lowest export revenue that the CEC foresaw was a price approximately equal to the 2003 export price. Whoops again -- 2003 was exactly at the recent peak of the export market.
Manitoba electricity ratepayers are now subsidizing the export sales from the province's new generators, including Wuskwatim and new wind farms. Subsidies to exports will grow in the near term and persist for the foreseeable future.
Once lucrative for exports, the U.S. electricity market is suffering the combined effects of a slower Midwestern economy, the rising Canadian currency and the new shale gas bounty now transforming our energy future. On top of this, Manitoba's official assumption the U.S. would implement carbon pricing has fizzled.
Where a kilowatt-hour of electricity earned Manitoba Hydro 6.422 cents in 2003, last year it was worth only 3.09 cents.
Until 2008, export profits held down domestic rates. In 2003, most large industrial customers taking power at voltage levels similar to export customers paid far less than export customers -- 3.23 cents per kilowatt-hour. But now that relationship has reversed. Those same industrial consumers last year paid 4.2 cents per kilowatt-hour -- 36 per cent more than export customers.
Exacerbating this reversal, Manitoba's new wind power generates far less export revenue than Manitoba consumers are committed to pay for it.
What is worse, both new wind and Wuskwatim's output are further glutting the export market.
Domestic demand won't mitigate the glut. Manitoba's consumption of electricity this year is at about the 2008 level.
Now, with Wuskwatim's costs transferring from construction accounts to operating accounts, Manitoba Hydro's equity is tanking and electricity operations profits next year are officially forecast at just $20 million -- just a hair away from zero given the forecast uncertainties. Dwindling equity and miserable profits indicate a cash-hungry utility.
In April, rates increased two per cent. In mid-June, Manitoba Hydro announced it was asking the PUB for another 2.5 per cent hike starting Sept. 1, followed by 3.5 per cent seven months later. Without those increases, the utility credibly claims it faces the specter of red ink.
The utility now assumes rate increases of 3.5 per cent per year for more than 10 years, almost double the utility's forecast of inflation over the period.
Premier Selinger has tried to dodge criticism of Wuskwatim and his long role in the project by arguing the current negative market factors won't last indefinitely and historically, hydro-electric investments have served the province's citizens well.
Based on this airy analysis, Selinger has committed that the current electricity downturn won't delay the construction of Keeyask, Manitoba Hydro's next northern megaproject. Manitoba Hydro's current estimate pegs the cost at $5.6 billion, a cost per unit of installed capacity about equal to Wuskwatim. Site preparation for Keeyask has already begun.
Selinger is just as adamant about pushing the proposed Conawapa generating station -- the warm-up estimate is $7.8-billion -- and the new Bipole III transmission line for $3.28 billion and counting.
Every uneconomic project Manitoba Hydro takes on inflates power rates and squanders Manitoba's one historic undisputed advantage -- rock-bottom electricity prices.
Wuskwatim shows how politically successful power projects can be a path to ruin.
Tom Adams is an energy consultant (www.tomadamsenergy.com), and is a research fellow at the Frontier Centre (www.fcpp.org).
Republished from the Winnipeg Free Press print edition July 27, 2012 A10
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Shenhua is a Taiwanese assassin who works for the Chinese Triad branch in the South China city, Roanapur. She's a killer for hire who is teamed with a drug-fueled Irishman named Leigharch.
Shenhua is a supporting character in the Black Lagoon series that was created by Rei Hiroe. The series first began serialization in Shogakukan's Sunday GX magazine on April 19, 2002.
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A difference between the anime and manga versions of Shenhua involve her religion. In the manga she mentions to Eda that she is Taoist and isn't bothered with killing nuns. In the anime she refers to herself as an Atheist and isn't bothered because morals never get in the way of her work.
Shenhua makes her first appearance working for Mr. Chang with the job of escorting Lagoon Company and sensitive documents to an American military base in the Philippines. With her partner, Leigharch, they only pick up Revy due to a change in plans and Rock getting captured by Masahiro Takenaka. Revy then had to convince Shenhua to join her to save Rock by claiming he had the papers they were hired to deliver.
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Shenhua appears as a hired gun in the Greenback Jane arc as one of the many, many mercenaries contracted to take Janet Bhai alive when she escapes her Florida mafia handlers. She becomes a spokesperson for the Roanapur killers when Guy Russell is seen as a joke for being out of his element in their town. Eventually she goes up against Revy and Eda when they try to sneak Janet out of the city and is shot several times and left for dead. One of the other hired guns, Lotton the Wizard rescues her along with Sawyer the Cleaner. The three join together afterward as their own team.
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They later found Garcia with two members of the Grey Fox team, but they were stopped from attacking by the members of Balalaika's Hotel Moscow. Shenhua was shot in the leg as a warning shot. Not wanting to die, Shenhua and her own team backed out and went home.
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This work is supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China (NSFC, No. 20244005), the Science and Technology Development Foundation of Shanghai, the China-UK Science and Technology Research Foundation. For funding FV, DK and DP thank the British EPSRC (grant GR/NO1538/01) and BBSRC (S12778) as well as the European Commission (grant G5RD-CT-2002-00738) and the AFSOR of the United States of America (grant F49620-03-1-0111).
Toughness of Spider Silk at High and Low Temperatures†
Article first published online: 13 JAN 2005
DOI: 10.1002/adma.200400344
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Yang, Y., Chen, X., Shao, Z., Zhou, P., Porter, D., Knight, D. P. and Vollrath, F. (2005), Toughness of Spider Silk at High and Low Temperatures. Adv. Mater., 17: 84–88. doi: 10.1002/adma.200400344
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What was I thinking??? Nothing but "Busts" in the Steelers drafts. Drown him!
Retain Worilds or Sign Brandon Graham OLB
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Yeah he looked good at camp (caught the ball well enough and pass blocking was at least okay) but that seems so long ago. With our O line I'm not sure what we will see but we could use a ray of hope so at least he gives us that. Since we have a group of backs that are servicable but not special Bell wont need to do much to be the guy.


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I just got hacked, no idea how everything gone
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Friends list gone, only person added on it is 1 person called "Raf"
All runes gone, IP, RP. To Riot: This person used my 5Kish RP to gift Pulsefire Ezreal and 2 champions to someone on my friends list before removing them, and used all my IP to purchase runes and then combined them all. He also went into a ranked game and trolled and fed to try get me banned. Can a player support specialist look into this?.... Edit: Just incase a player support specialist looks at this, I have sent in a ticket: #4578687 Hacked, everything gone - Runes, IP, RP, Friends List Thanks =] Edit2: Pics attached for proof as requested by a summoner! The Pulsefire Ez and 2 champs gifted were not me, the runes purchased were also not me... and I lost my whole friends list :( you can also check my 20 rune pages if you still require more proof, they are all empty :( Edit3: Currently in contact with Riot Support, they are working to help me resolve this issue, thanks everyone for the kind words and sympathy! |
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send a ticket into riot support with proof. |
Any player support peeps awake?? :)
how is rp gone?
Edit: Used the RP to gift someone on my friends list Pulsefire Ezreal and 2 champions |
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At the range this past weekend my Glock 23 started having problems feeding. It'd stop feeding every few rounds, and jam up. This was close to the end of the range trip. I felt the slide and it seemed well hotter than it should be. I stripped the gun down (ow ow) and let it cool on the bench.
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The Sterling and Francine Clark Art Institute houses a permanent collection of over 8000 works, focusing almost exclusively on European and American painting, sculpture, works on paper, and decorative arts from the Renaissance to the early 20th century. While best known for works by French Impressionists, especially Renoir, the collection also boasts strengths in Italian Renaissance paintings, English silver, European porcelain, and master drawings and prints. Selections from the Sterling and Francine Clark Art Institute's collections are represented in ARTstor with over 4400 images, mainly works on paper, as well as paintings and decorative arts.
In 1950, Sterling and Francine Clark chartered the Sterling and Francine Clark Art Institute as a home for their extensive collection of paintings, silver, sculpture, porcelain, drawings, and prints. Because of strong familial ties to Williams College, the Clarks chose a site in Williamstown, MA within walking distance of the college, as the location for their new museum. Since it opened to public in 1955, the Institute has had a dual mission as both a museum and a center for research and higher education. Building upon the nucleus of the Clarks' collection, the Institute has greatly expanded its holdings, such that their scope and character continue to represent the taste and interests of its founders. Thus, while the Institute continues to acquire in its traditional fields of strength, it has also begun to collect in complementary fields, such as its growing collection of early European and American photography. As the collections have grown, the Institute has had to expand physically. In 2001, the Institute announced a master plan to preserve and further develop its 140 acre campus. The architect Tadao Ando and landscape architecture firm Reed Hilderbrand will oversee the expansion of the museum's exhibition spaces, as well as the construction of gardens, picnic areas, and bike trails.
In 1964, after purchasing several important archives, the Institute opened its library to the public. It is now one of the largest art research libraries in the United States, containing approximately 200,000 books, bound periodicals, and auction sales catalogs, with strengths in the fields of Italian and Northern Renaissance, Baroque, and French 19th century art. In cooperation with Williams College, the Institute also offers a two-year graduate program in Art History. Housed at the Institute, the graduate program draws upon the rich resources of the Institute's art and library collections, as well as the Williamstown Art Conservation Center. In addition to its other research and academic programs, the Institute also administers the Clark Fellowship Program. Between 15-20 Clark fellowships are awarded each year, offering scholars and museum professionals a stipend and housing as they complete research projects related to the visual arts and their role in culture.
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Any Broadway fan will find Dominic McHugh's story of the life and times of 'My Fair Lady' a fascinating read.
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On February 4, 1956, My Fair Lady was performed for the first time, at out-of-town tryouts in New Haven. Except it almost wasn't. Rex Harrison, starring as Professor Henry Higgins, was inexperienced as a singer – his lines in the show are a cross between speech and song – and the prospect of having to make his voice carry over a full orchestra spooked him. He refused to go on, and at six o'clock the theater sent out announcements over the radio that the performance would be canceled – fortuitously, there was a blizzard that night, which provided a good excuse. But the audience showed up regardless, and it was up to Harrison's agent to give him an ultimatum: "No matter what happened that evening on stage, he said, Rex damn well had to go on."
Finally he did, forty minutes late, and the result was Broadway history. From the very first night, Dominic McHugh writes in Loverly: The Life and Times of My Fair Lady, My Fair Lady was recognized as a smash in the making and a classic of the American musical theater. McHugh proves it by the numbers: "The original Broadway production ran for more than six years and 2,717 performances, and in doing so overtook Rodgers and Hammerstein's Oklahoma! to become the longest-running Broadway show to date." The cast album of My Fair Lady, featuring Harrison, Julie Andrews as Eliza Doolittle, and Cockney stalwart Stanley Holloway as Eliza's father, was the first LP to sell more than 2 million copies, then to sell more than 3 million. At the height of the Cold War, even the Russians wanted to see it: in 1960, it ran for fifty-six sold-out performances in the USSR.


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Original post made by Bob, Duveneck/St. Francis, on Mar 5, 2007
Basketball Tournament from H-P Pavillion. Those two announers, especiallly the woman, Mary Murphy, were just plan bad and never shut up even to take a breath. Tonight, the final
was the worse. The female announcer was so pathetically pro-Arizona. It's one thing to listen on the radio, but quite another to have to listen to this drivel while watching on TV and seeing what is going on.
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a resident of Crescent Park
on Mar 6, 2007 at 2:32 pm
I would actually pay money to be able to watch sports on tv with no announcers. If you use mute, you lose the crowd noise, with is actually part of the game. Or with ice dancing, you lose the music.
a resident of Another Palo Alto neighborhood
on Mar 6, 2007 at 2:40 pm
It is also the advertising in the commercial breaks that are offensive. It is the children in my home that watch sport on tv and the breaks are filled with commercials for beer and viagra, as well as promotions for tv shows unsuitable for children. How unfair that I have to monitor the breaks in the action when they are really enjoying the game.
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Bullshit all bullshit. Vergil is nothing compared to Dante and I'm here to prove it. So place your votes. Which is really the true son of Sparda? Choose wisely.
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hey..i never said that Vergil was better than Dante!!!...i said..that Vergil is the best villian of all!!!!.
Dante is really strong...and cool too O_o.
But you can't compare Dante with Vergil...both are excellent fighters and characters....
BUT if i have to choose then i would choose Vergil as the real son of Sparda!!!
EDIT:...XDDD..change the names =P
I thought this was a Dante vs. Vergil thread... Anyway Dante is the man and all, he is the true son of Sparda but Vergil will pwn Dante in a fight. Nothing beats a Japanese sword!
It is a Dante vs Vergil thread. And the term of "true son of Sparda" I use means which do you think is better?
I can't belive there is an actual debate. As vergil said his amulet belongs only to a true son of sparda in dmc3 which is a bit ironic as they are both sons and dante gets it in the end. However the answer to this is vergil. He pwns, He owns, and he's the absolute hax0r when it comes to sword fighting. Enough said :)
dante just cause he continues his fathers legacy
well..... personally i cant choose. i like em both and both of em are strong and COOL in his OWN way! i mean each one of them has his own style and character! it would be boring if they had the same face, personality AND style! oh! and why does it have to be ONE son of Sparda! why not two? bottom line both Dante and Virgil are AWESOME!!!
Amen to that Aya!!!!....now you're my new heroine!!!!. =P
Why one you say? Because this is a vote to see who rules over who by the majority of the people.
i've choosed Vergil..GOD DAMMIT >_<!!!....
but i don't agree with you...in that there must be ONE son of Sparda!!!.


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Temple Street Night Market, Hong Kong
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This is the liveliest night market in Hong Kong, with 400 stalls selling clothes, CDs, and fake designer watches. When the superficiality of shopping kicks in, you can seek the real purpose of life from fortune-telling birds and face-readers. Impromptu screeches of Cantonese opera are a regular feature, and if you're hungry, a nutritious bowl of snake soup should fill the gap. Visit between 8 p.m. and 11 p.m., but be careful about venturing beyond the main parts of the market—some of the surrounding neighborhoods can be unsafe.


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I am thinking about selling my 2011 Sportster 1200 because I haven't ridden it as much as I thought I would since I moved to AZ. I am the only owner of the bike and I purchased it new in the summer of 2011. It has just over 2,100 miles on it and the 1,000 mile service was performed at the dealer. I have truly babied this bike. It has never seen rain and has always been garage kept and covered. It also has quite a few upgrades on it.
Vance and Hines short shots black - $400
Passenger seat pillion - $130
Passenger foot pegs - $100
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Road King Air Ride rear shocks/ pump - $250
All original parts included in sale.
I will also include 2 DOT helmets, XL half helmet ($60), and L 3/4 helmet with pull down eye shield ($100).
This bike retails for $10,500, but with all the fees that the dealership tacks on including shipping and assembly costs, you end up paying over $12,000 for this bike stock. With over $2,000 worth of upgrades and accessories, this bike is a steal at $9,750. It also still has 5 years on the warranty. I am pretty firm on the price. Title in hand.
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Shock & short circuit hazards at electrical panel covers & cover screws: this article discusses safety hazards involving the screws used at some electrical panels and suggests safety procedures for the electrical inspector, home inspector, or other professionals who examine residential electrical systems. Safe electrical inspection procedures and safe use of volt meters, DMMs, multimeters, and similar electrical test equipment is discussed at the end of the article. Green links show where you are. © Copyright 2015 InspectApedia.com, All Rights Reserved. Electrical Panel Cover Fastener Screws & Electrical Meter Box Mounting Screw Hazards[Click to enlarge any image]
At an inspection the author had encouraged a nervous buyer to accompany him into an ugly dark muddy basement to inspect the mechanical systems. The client, a woman not properly dressed for an inspection, wore high heels and a tight skirt. She was wobbling in the dirt floor in a dark crowded corner of the basement, terrified and already shaking in the dim light. The author, encountering a maze of wires in the way of the electrical panel, forgot to edit his thoughts, and muttered aloud: "geez what a rats nest." The client screamed "RATS!!!" and ran terrified from the basement, falling towards the dark stairs.
This distraction is more risky than it may appear. A sudden flash, a sudden shout or movement, could cause an inspector to lurch, touching an electrically live and dangerous component. It is important for the inspector to learn and practice calm, steady movements and to resist distractions. How to Look for Unsafe Panel Cover Screws & for Evidence of Burning and Arcing When Approaching the Electrical Panel
The pair of photos just below shows at left, electrical arc flashover soot, and at right, the repair - tape on the electrical wire, but the wire is still too close to the screw mounting hole for the panel cover.
Sharp sheet metal screws: If you find that a sharp-tipped sheet metal screw has been used (usually to replace a lost original fastener) you should be alert for pierced, damaged, short-circuited wires in the panel - both during removal and during panel cover replacement. We will not reinstall a sharp-pointed screw in a panel cover if wires are crowded close to the screw opening. Having seen more than one shorted and burned panel from precisely this cause, we warn clients about this unsafe detail. It is trivial to correct. It's an easy fix: use a blunt tipped screw, or file off the sharp point of the SMS. Before re-installing the cover of the electrical panel, check to assure that no electrical wires have moved close to the panel cover screw mounting holes where they might be pierced or damaged. ELECTRICAL INSPECTOR SAFETY PROCEDURES describes important basic safety procedures, clothing, and equipment for home inspectors and electrical inspectors. More ReadingGreen link shows where you are in this article series.
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WASHINGTON/WELLINGTON (Reuters) - A trip to New Zealand will put America's chief prosecutor on the same soil as a flashy internet mogul who is fighting extradition to the United States on charges he assisted massive piracy of copyrighted movies and music.
U.S. Attorney General Eric Holder visits New Zealand next week for an annual meeting of a "quintet" of attorneys general from mostly English-speaking countries - and not to meet up with the entrepreneur Kim Dotcom.
The founder of defunct file-sharing service Megaupload, Dotcom has oscillated between assailing Holder's trip and wanting to hear what he has to say in person.
It was unclear on Thursday whether Holder would appear in public. His speech at the University of Auckland is planned primarily for students and will be closed to the public and the media, although his U.S. speeches are usually open to the media.
In Twitter posts, Dotcom requested a ticket to the speech, offered to send T-shirts and an ethics manual to wherever Holder is staying and challenged his followers to film Holder while a Megaupload theme song plays for a $500 prize.
Dotcom tweeted that he would like to understand Holder's definition of cybercrime, one issue the quintet works on.
An extradition hearing for Dotcom is scheduled for August, although appeals could further delay it, said Ira Rothken, a lawyer for Megaupload. He told Reuters by phone he had no reason to expect a meeting between Holder and Dotcom.
Holder declined an interview through a spokeswoman on Thursday. Federal prosecutors in Virginia who are handling the case declined to comment on how it is proceeding.
Dotcom got rich from founding Megaupload, which allowed users to upload and download movies, music, television shows, e-books and software. The site once commanded 4 percent of global online traffic before U.S. prosecutors shut it down.
The United States began a criminal copyright case against Dotcom in January 2012. At Washington's request, New Zealand law enforcement officers conducted a dramatic raid on his mansion outside Auckland.
Attempts to have him sent to the United States for trial were delayed after a New Zealand court last year found that New Zealand used unlawful warrants in his arrest and illegally spied on him in the lead-up to the raid.
Dotcom and six associates face U.S. charges that they conspired to infringe copyrights, launder money and commit racketeering and fraud.
The copyright case could set a precedent for internet liability laws and, depending on its outcome, may force entertainment companies to rethink their distribution methods.
Dotcom maintains that Megaupload, which housed everything from family photos to Hollywood blockbusters, was merely a storage facility for online files, and should not be held accountable if content stored on the site was obtained illegally.
The Justice Department counters that Megaupload encouraged piracy by paying money to users who uploaded popular content and by deleting content that was not regularly downloaded.
It said Megaupload cost copyright holders such as movie studios and record companies more than $500 million and generated more than $175 million in criminal proceeds. It called the case among the largest ever involving criminal copyright.
Dotcom launched a new file-sharing service, Mega, in January.
Many New Zealanders view Dotcom, born in Germany as Kim Schmitz, as a folk hero fighting for online freedom and willing to stand up to the U.S. and New Zealand governments.
Dotcom, who has been released on bail and is suing the New Zealand government for illegal surveillance, predicted Holder would keep a low profile during his visit.
"It's probably risk management and avoidance of bad PR because the story has not yet arrived in any big way in the U.S. media," he wrote in an email to Reuters. "Any bad coverage here might spill over to the U.S."
Holder's visit to Dotcom's country of residence is not his choice. The attorneys general of Australia, Canada, New Zealand, the United Kingdom and the United States began meeting as a quintet in 2009 to discuss legal matters including cybercrime.
After a gathering in Ottawa last year, it was New Zealand's turn to host. (Reporting by David Ingram in Washington and Naomi Tajitsu in Wellington; Editing by Howard Goller and Xavier Briand)
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Restaurant Revisited: Living in the Dark Ages at Cave Inn BBQ
by Maria Russo in Shows, May 21st, 2014Just when fans likely thought that Robert Irvine had seen it all after nearly eight seasons of Restaurant: Impossible, this week he opened the doors to a themed restaurant for the first time. Cave Inn BBQ, located in Winter Garden, Fla., offered a prehistoric ambiance, complete with pictures of dinosaurs and fake rocks in the dining room and a menu of hearty, meaty plates. While Robert was taken aback by Cave Inn's display, he couldn't convince owner Buzz Klavans to abandon his business' theme, and ultimately Robert and the Restaurant: Impossible crew continued the theme during the transformation. After just two days and with a $10,000 budget, the Stone Age-inspired restaurant reopened, reinvigorated with a second chance at success. Read on below to hear from Buzz to find out how this business is doing today.
"Revenue has risen about 10 to 18 percent," Buzz says. "I'm doing my best to follow all of Robert's advice — some things are easier said than done, especially regarding [the] back of house — but we're trying."
While nearly all of Robert's menu remains in place, Buzz has added several of Cave Inn's original items to its list of offerings. "We do get quite a few requests for a few of the original items, one being our two-pound beef rib; we did put that back on the menu, plus a couple of the original sauces."
Buzz admits that Rich, who's part of the kitchen staff, now has "a lot more freedom," and he notes that Skip, now living in Los Angeles, "has very little, if [any], input in the restaurant."
Looking back on his Restaurant: Impossible experience, Buzz explains, "One thing I've learned: Butchering our own meat instead of getting it pre-packed leaves us with trimmings, which I now turn into 'Specials of the Week' — appetizers — which is like making my own money."
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Buzz and Skip actually appeared on the Food Network before on 24 Hour Restaurant Battle where they pitched their caveman restaurant.
In other sad Restaurant Impossible news, Eileen from Tootie's BBQ passed away this week.
More info if you click my name.
I was somewhat entertained last evening watching the episode on Cave Inn BBQ. Having been intimately involved with this restaurant (I designed the kitchen / bar and provided the equipment) earlier on and up until they opened), I was obviously very interested to hear what Robert had to say. I realize "reality" shows are goosed up to make them supposedly more appealing to the watching public, but I was not surprised to see the defensiveness on the part of Skip. Buzz is a nice guy and I truly wish him success but Skip was/is a mess. It was quite obvious early on that Skip was driving the boat and at the same time, it was quite apparent he had a very limited understanding of how a restaurant actually operates. Sad for Buzz because he relied totally on Skip to make decisions regarding the restaurant, most of which were inaccurate or incomplete. Best thing to come out of the episode was Robert forcing the issue on Skip to "get in or get out" and thankfully, he "got out". Good luck to Buzz – he is a decent guy and a nice man. I was particularly touched by his comments regarding he putting it all in. I hope he makes it!
There were several ways I wanted to reply regarding the incompetence of the "Kitchen designer". The best would be; You just need to come visit the "Bar". I wouldn't be proud of that design. If you ever worked behind a bar, step behind The Cave Inn's bar you'll see what I mean. It will speak volumes. It's easy to say I'm the bad guy, since I am vocal and not very "political" when dealing with that kind of ineptness. If our "Kitchen Designer" ever listens to any thing I say, he should listen to this. He should NOT put the Cave Inn BBQ on his resume and he REALLY should NOT ask for a reference. If you call the "Nice guy" and ask him about the person who designed our kitchen and bar, you may be surprised at the answer you'll get. And if you think it will be kind… You seriously need to put down the bottle and sober up. He IS a decent guy, more important, he's honest and trust me when I say, his honesty will not work in the "Kitchen Designers" favor. As I said, if you don't believe me, please feel free to call and ask for a reference.
Tried to visit your site but wasn't allowed to read it unless I fill out a survey that has nothing to do with your site. I used to enjoy your site but I guess that's history.
Not my cup of tea, the place does not look inviting but like I said it is not my style. Even if the food was the best and so was the price, but anyway I will be watching to see how they make out. Good luck and God Bless.
We ate lunch there Thursday, the brisket I ordered was some of the best I have eaten.
Our server was very attentive and helpful. Kept our beverages filled. She ask us several times if we needed anything. One of the managers came by and talked to us suggested the peanut butter pie and it was wonderful. We are going back tonight with my brother and we will suggest this place to our friends.
The food was ok but the service was poor.
I must have been at a different place. Food good, service great!
Whats the name of the (dinosaur) egg dish he featured on the show? And is the recipe on foodnetwork.com?
I think it's normally called a "scotch egg" and if Robert doesn't have a recipe up, I'm sure someone on FN does,
It's a Scotch Egg. Popular English dish.
He called it a Dino egg. Here's the recipe –
I ate here Monday for Lunch and this was after the restaurant was reinvented , the bald guy with hair on the sides finally took our order after waiting 10 minutes and only 3 customers were in there at 12:00 pm, Buzz was a great guy but you really have to watch whats going on every minute. I ordered the 1/4 rack of St.Louis ribs for lunch and was served what looked like rib-lets, St. Louis Ribs are the larger type ribs, and a 1/4 Rack should consist of 3-4 nice ribs, my order was pitiful, One rib was literally 3 inches long, the second was 1 1/2 in scrap and the third rib was maybe a 2 inch scrap, it was a Joke, so i complained to the bald guy and he brought me 2 more ribs out the size i should have had to start with and they were ice cold inside from the fridge and probably cooked a couple of days ago, it was sad, Buzz I really hope you make it your a great guy but you need to look at what baldy is bringing out of the kitchen and serving your customers. Also we never got a drink refill, our drink cups sat there until the end empty on the edge of the table without even a ice cube in them and the bald guy with the bozo cut never bothered to refill us even once. And finally after waiting 15 minutes for our check we walked up to the bar to get our checks and pay and the bald guy mixed up our credit cards and charged the wrong checks on each others card, really? Buzz I think you are a great person but I hate to say it, No matter what kind of remodeling you do, you will never make it with this kind of poor service and disappointing food, i'm sorry, wish you the best but I will not be back and nor would i ever recommend your restaurant to anyone. Can I suggest you go to one of your neighboring restaurants in Winter Garden ( 4 Rivers BBQ ) and just watch how you are treated and how the food is the same every day, perfection, take some notes from them.
Seriously BigNutt? I understand your disappointment, but to recommend 4 Rivers? Please, I've been there a few times, the food is over smoked, it's cafeteria style dining, on dirty picnic tables, in a fly infested – out door patio and the sauces are terrible. I was actually so amazed at how bad it was and how well they are praised, I had to go back a second time and sure enough you are absolutely right. They are consistent. The food was OVER smoked the picnic tables were dirty and the flies were prevalent. If you had issues with "Bald Guy" then that's valid, If you didn't like the food, well (pun intended) Keep in mind it's an evolutionary process. Kudos to you for wishing Buzz well, shame on you for doing so with such a two faced review. It's hard enough to get started (As we saw on the show) If you truly wished him well, you would give it a second chance, have one of the cute waitress' serve you. Tell the manager or the waitress what happened the last time you were there. I am sure that they would step up and try to make your visit a more pleasant one. I was there twice, Once before and once after, both of my visits were good. Personally I liked the old sauce better than the new, the hen was delicious and I had a cute waitress. I will return and I will recommend it to others. I think it's nice that you think Buzz is a great person. I never met him, but I will support him. I'm sure he would rather you revisit the Cave Inn for a second chance and walk away happy, than have you tell people he's a great person.
BiggNutt…Thank you for your feedback, I recall you being a nice person as well. – I will address the rib issue with the kitchen. Our food should ALWAYS be excellent quality – I would like to address a few things with you – if you don't mind…1) we are closed on Monday, your day was mistaken. 2) we spoke – you should have mentioned the rib incident to me, but for some reason, you did not – 3) how my brother looks…has nothing to do with service – if you feel the need to criticize, keep it to the food and service
Location, location, location…
Help! My Brother Kelly & sister in law Maryann have a resturant in my tribes Bingo hall called (Fry Berad Heaven) & they need help but will nerver ask for it. You can reach them by calling 1.800.238.4263.
The Bingo hall is owned by the Tribe but they lease out the kitchen as an independent consession stand.-
Nobody cares
Do you speak for the whole planet or just all 330 million Americans?
From the RI site: "In order to be selected for Restaurant Impossible, you must own or work at the restaurant that you are filling out an application for."
Here's the link if they decide to ask for help –
Did anyone notice that Skip without the goatee looks like a smaller version of Robert? This episode had everything: someone trying to verbally joust with Robert, a first for Restaurant: Impossible with expanding on a theme decor instead of redoing it, plenty of emotion and one big laugh to end the show (" We turned this from a yabba dabba don't into one big yabba dabba do!").
This place won't be open much longer.
Really? Why?
Because this guy is clueless and way in the hole. Revenues being up "10 to 18 percent" won't save him.
Why don't you support him along with some of your friends. I will admit the location
is not the best in the world but it is not hard to find.-
Why would I support a restaurant that I have no interest in going to, much less a restaurant that is 1000 miles away from me?
So what you're saying, Showstoppa99, is that your opinion is as useful as barbed wire toilet paper. You've never been there, you base it on the merits of a "Reality" TV show and therefore have zero facts.
No, moron, my opinion is based on the FACT that this guy has no idea how to run a restaurant, the FACT that this guy is hundreds of thousands of dollars in debt (stated by himself in the episode), and the FACT (stated by him in the follow up) that revenues are up a whopping 10-18%. I guess your math skills are not very solid, because at that slow of a growth, he will not be able to sustain his business. He will never pay off that debt with this failed concept. He is obviously a poor business man since his sales were so bad, yet he was grossly overstaffed and allowed his brother to run his business.
Okay dip shit. I know it's cliche to say Rome wasn't built in a day, But I don't think you're pea brain is capable of grasping concepts that haven't been explained to four year olds. The FACT that you base your FACTS on "Reality" TV, shows us that you have no concept of the REAL world. Secondly, you don't know what his bills are or what his debts are and what kind of arrangement he has with his debtors. Unless you've seen his books and are following the restaurants trends, you don't know squat. All you have is your opinion based on a reality TV show. And still basing your facts on reality TV? Really? How much of that show or any reality TV show do you think actually tells the whole truth? You might as well be searching for 7 castaways on a deserted island. You are clearly indicative of the downsizing of education in America.
After some thought. I'm sorry I even offer you the time Showstoppa99. You obviously are not fully informed. I, unlike you, have been to this restaurant before the show and after the show. I enjoyed my visits. I have enjoyed the food before and after, and the staff was friendly. Anyone reading this ridiculous thread should VISIT the restaurant BEFORE making judgements. SUPPORT the restaurant because it obviously deserves your support (In spite of what Showstoppa99 has to say) If you choose to put your faith in Restaurant Impossible, than obviously people with more experience in the restaurant business than some guy watching the show from 1000 miles away believe that this restaurant has a shot, no matter what someone like Showstoppa99 has to say. After all they invested $10,000 Plus the cost of production. They wouldn't do that if they didn't believe in the restaurant . So Please, Ignore Showstoppa99 He apparently needs to put others down so he can feel better about himself. The only risk he probably ever took in life was hiding behind the anonymity of the internet and is quite possibly driven mostly by fear and envy because he himself has never done anything in his life. Seriously what is his opinion worth. He's never been there, he's never tasted the food, he doesn't know where it is he doesn't know the area, he doesn't know the people. He knows what he saw on TV… Which essentially amounts to nothing. A 1 hour glimpse. If you're in the Orlando area, try the Cave Inn BBQ. Support family owned business'. The food is good. The service is good. I have no stake in the game except that I side with Robert Irvine and would like to see them succeed. These people obviously deserve it.
So you're "sorry you offered me the time" yet you write an essay longer than the Declaration of Independence? Funny you try to draw conclusions about my "risk taking" based on comments on a goddamn internet message board. So this is just a "Reality Show" and I shouldn't believe what they say, yet you go on to say that RI must have "believed" in this place? I thought they were just making a TV show? I guess you don't realize that several restaurants featured on this show have indeed closed down. Please try and come up with some FACTS before you make yourself look stupid. I make a simple comment about my opinion of this guy's business, and you choose to go on multiple rants about me. Shows how pathetic you really are. And moron the plural of business is businesses, not business'. But please keep trying to insult me, you just keep proving my points.
I believe Curious George is one of the Cave Inn brothers. Too bad his passion in blog writing outmatches his passion for running restaurants.
Love this comment! Negative people go nowhere. It's the risk takers that are trail blazers. They will succeed and will never fail. There is no failure, just learnings. And to Buzz, a lot of people are rooting for you. Keep aiming for development and pushing yourself to be a better business owner! (y)
The place is now closed. Still think I don't know what I'm talking about?
This is obviously Buzz or Skip. But speaking of age, how old are you guys anyway. Because you act like you're still 10 year old boys caught up playing dinosaurs.
I'm still shocked at how immature these guys are who want to grow up and play restaurant. -
Nope. This is Skip (ME) LOL I'm just watching this play out like everyone else..
-9 for telling the truth. Sorry you people can't deal with it.
being very particular but this theme for the restaurant is grossly inaccurate. Cavemen did not coexist with dinosaurs and the décor may look nice but its not scientifically correct.
Really? Who knew – You're a genius!
Pleaseeeeee! I thought Robert and the crew did one of their best jobs!
I can get past the cavemen & dinosaur thing, but W T F was up with the Egyptian hieroglyphics?
A cave painting might have been better….
Im glad I wasn't the only that saw the Hieroglyphics.
Yes! they seriously messed up on that one. other than that it was cute. If you like theme restaurants.
It's a horrible concept. It has a horrible name. The management has no restaurant experience — and virtually no culinary experience. This place violates every tenet of marketing. Seems to me like these brothers were given so much positive reinforcement by their parents, that they grew up thinking they could do anything. Unfortunately, the "investment" will probably ruin a few lives.
Id hate to be you – miserable person you seem to be – your parents must have done the opposite, telling you your such a loser – woof!
Seems like I hit a nerve. Yep. My parents withheld any positive reinforcement. And they beat us daily. Perhaps that's why I'm successful. And why I wouldn't be stupid enough to launch a business of which I know nothing — and then irrationally fund the hell out of it. (I was right on your parents telling you that you could do *anything*, aren't I?)
Successful at what Joe? Living in your parents basement and flaming? Truly successful people wouldn't have the time to make irrational judgements on line. They are actually too busy working. I would guess more lives are being ruined by having the misfortunate of being associated with you. I know that my life suffered a little just by reading your ridiculous post. Your comments are useless, empty rhetoric with no constructive criticism. You boast your "Success", I saw your page what a bunch of BS. Someone fed you a bag of hot air and you've been spewing it forth. The only truth you speak is that you "rant and ramble…", two qualities that equal a lot of empty, worthless nothing.
Well…one of us teaches marketing and international business at a major university to in its MBA program. Guessing that wouldn't be you. Sorry to be so brutally honest with you. But perhaps you could've saved Food Network, Robert Irvine and yourselves lots of time and money if you'd been brutally honest with yourselves about your lack of talent, smarts, passion…
The sad thing is Joe's original point is correct. His problem is that he comes off as arrogant and wholly unlikeable. And Joe, I don't have to tell you that perception is reality in the marketplace. The good news for you J-Mic is that this is the Internet and none of this matters.
hatin' online is the new American sport!!! kuos to Joe for telling it like it is!!!
Who cares? Nit picking at it's worst.
I know what you mean……I won't eat anywhere that isn't scientifically or historically correct Yes, that was sarcasm. Jesus Christ it's meant to be fun
Really? Your issue is whether or not there were really cavemen living with dinosaurs! Get a life.
What an IDIOT! Its about creating an overall expericence how many movies co-exist have cave man that co-exist with dinosaurs, its make believe you dummy


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