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Polka Dot Jacquard Pencil Skirt
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- Cotton-blend jacquard polka dot
- Inset waist with contrast piping
- Scoop pockets with contrast piping
- Invisible side zipper
- Fully lined
- 22" Length
- 66% Cotton/34% Polyester
- Dry clean only.
- Imported
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Pulled the skirt out of the box yesterday and the compliments are flowing today. Love that it's a little bit longer so it doesn't ride up. Thanks for knocking it out of the park, Limited!
June 19, 2013
Skirt fits great...looks awesome. Really thought the skirt was super cute. Didn't have my size in store so I had to order on line. Arrived quicker than I thought.
June 15, 2013
Cute skirt, not a curvy girls friend...
I loved this when I saw it in the look book and I had to have it, however when I received it in the mail the fit was not very comfortable. I'm a size 8 and this skirt did not fit well around my butt and thighs but I had room left in the waist. I haven't worn it out yet but its super cute to get one uncomfortable wear out of!!!
June 8, 2013
I have to echo some of the other reviewers' comments. I think this is one of the best quality items I have gotten from the Limited in awhile. However, this skirt is not made to fit someone with an hourglass figure. I'm a pretty solid 0/2, and I ordered the 0 after comparing the Limited's measurements to ones from a company in which I am always a size 2. This skirt is big in the waist on me, and tight across the hips and rear. It certainly will force me to sit with perfect posture, but it's a good thing this skirt is top notch quality and adorable, or I'd have rated it much lower.
June 5, 2013
Cute + Flattering
This skirt is very cute and trendy and is made of a great fabric, so it stays structured throughout the day while you're wearing it. Since it does feel more structured, it can be a little tight to walk/move in. Otherwise, it is a great and I've received a lot of compliments!
June 4, 2013
Agree, good - not great
I love the black and white polka dot design of this skirt. I ordered it in a 0. Typically I wear a 0 or 2 in Limited. I am 5'3" ~110. I have fuller thighs, so I thought this skirt was a little snug across the thighs, fit well in the waist. Length was ok - hits me about mid knee. Pretty, versatile skirt. Agree with other comments that the black looks a little more like navy, but pretty nonetheless.
June 2, 2013
good, not great
The color is a little off, as the "black" looks more like navy. The length is perfect, but it would fit better if the sides were a bit tapered. That being said, it's still pretty enough and fits well enough to wear to work (although it won't be my first choice for a date).
May 30, 2013
Flattering skirt
Skirt is stylish and flattering. Definitely would recommend!
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EPP304 - Ways of Knowing Children and Adolescents
Unit details
Year | 2014 unit information |
Enrolment modes: | Trimester 1: Burwood (Melbourne) |
Credit point(s): | 1 |
EFTSL value: | 0.125 |
Cohort rule: | Students must be enrolled in course E377, D347 or D351. E377 students must have completed or are completing their HPE Curriculum Study A and/or their Secondary Curriculum Studies 2A for their 2nd teaching method D347 students must have completed or are completing their Secondary Curriculum Studies A for their 2nd teaching method area. D351 students must have completed or are completing their Secondary Curriculum Studies 1A for their 1st teaching method area. |
Unit chair: | S Bennett |
Prerequisite: | Student must have passed two units in EPP101, EPP102, EPP203, EPP207 |
Corequisite: | Nil |
Incompatible with: | Nil |
Contact hours: | 3 hours per week, 1 class and 1 seminar and 3 week block (equivalent of 15 days) of professional experience. |
Note:This unit includes a three week block (15 days) professional experience. |
This is the fourth of the six units in the education studies major. This unit explores and critiques the institutional and psychological discourses that influence and define learners in schools. The students will examine how different developmental and learning theories can be accommodated in the curriculum and classroom teaching, and become familiar with the literature and research underpinning these theories as well as a range of related pedagogical models. They will be able to apply these understandings to the development of their classroom management repertoire and the promotion of successful learning. The unit includes discussion of school assessment processes as systemic ways of knowing and representing learners. The unit will involve in-depth and contextualised discussion of the ways learners are 'known' in classrooms. Students will adopt a range of ways of seeing learners from the theoretical literature from this unit and the previous unit on pedagogy. The students will finally critique these revised ways of seeing learners through revisiting the place of their own beliefs and philosophical stance.
Responses to seminar tasks: 40% (1100 words or equivalent)
'Reading' professional practice: 60% (1700 words or equivalent)
Hurdle requirement: Assessing the Professional experience
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State regulators are celebrating California's first-ever auction of greenhouse gas emissions allowances held Nov. 14. So what exactly happened? Why does it matter? And what happens next? We've gotten many questions about the cap-and-trade program from our readers at the San Jose Mercury News; here's answers to several of them.
Q: What is AB 32 and what is CARB?
A: AB 32, also known as the Global Warming Solutions Act, is the Assembly Bill number for a landmark piece of legislation signed by former Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger in 2006. AB 32 commits California to reduce its greenhouse gas emissions to 1990 levels by 2020, or roughly 17 percent from where we would be if we took no action and continued on our current course. AB 32 did not prescribe specific strategies on how to reduce greenhouse gas emissions; it designated the California Air Resources Board, or CARB, as the lead regulatory agency responsible for designing a comprehensive plan for the state to comply with AB 32. California's cap-and-trade program is the cornerstone of the larger plan (known as the "Scoping Plan"), which includes a suite of policies designed to reduce greenhouse gas emissions and transition California to a cleaner economy.
Q: Where do California's carbon emissions come from?
A: California emits 447 million metric tons of carbon dioxide a year, according to CARB, which has been collecting and monitoring emissions data since 2008. The biggest chunk, 38 percent, comes from the transportation sector, largely from cars and trucks. 21 percent comes from electric power plants. 19 percent comes from industrial factories. 10 percent comes from commercial and residential buildings; the rest comes from agriculture and natural events like wildfires. A graph presenting these figures can be seen at http://www.arb.ca.gov/cc/inventory/data/graph/graph.htm
Q: What is the "cap" and who is regulated?
A. The cap is the mandatory, statewide limit on greenhouse gas emissions set by CARB and based on verified emissions data. That limit declines 2-3% year, ensuring the overall level of emissions statewide is steadily reduced. Large businesses that emit more than 25,000 metric tons of carbon dioxide are covered under the program. That includes 360 businesses representing 600 facilities across the state. In the first phase of the program (2013-2014), the cap covers electricity suppliers and large industrial sources like refineries and cement companies. Chevron's Richmond refinery is the largest emitter of greenhouse gases in California, emitting 4.5 million tons of carbon dioxide each year. After the first phase, the program will expand to include gasoline, diesel, and natural gas providers. Those regulated are the fuel providers that distribute fuel, not local gas stations.
Q: What is an allowance?
A: An allowance (sometimes called a permit) is like a permit to pollute. It authorizes the holder to emit one ton of carbon. Under the rules of the cap-and-trade program, every regulated facility must turn in allowances equal to their emissions at periodic check-ins. So Chevron's Richmond refinery will need to turn in 4.5 million allowances to cover their annual greenhouse gas emissions. The total number of allowances available in the program in any year is exactly equal to the cap for that year. As the cap declines, so too does the number of allowances. As allowances become scarcer, their value will tend to increase--creating an incentive in the market to find ways to reduce emissions in the most cost-effective manner.
Q: Why is CARB selling allowances in an auction?
A: At the start of the program, CARB will distribute most of the allowances for free to give companies time to transition, adjust to carbon pricing and implement cost-effective strategies to reduce their emissions. Building off lessons learned from other cap-and-trade programs, such as the world's largest in the European Union, CARB is also auctioning a portion of the allowances. For instance, in the auction that took place on November 14, CARB auctioned off 10 percent of all allowances. Auctions ensure everyone has equal access to allowances and establish a clear price in the market. Auctions are also transparent, which helps expose potential market manipulation.
Q: What exactly happened during California's first cap-and-trade auction, held Nov. 14?
A: The bidding and buying of pollution allowances occurred online during a three hour window. There was no jam-packed auction house or frenetic trading floor: bids were placed quietly and electronically, from computers around the country. Those that participated submitted bids to purchase three times the available supply of allowances. All of the 23.1 million allowances offered at the auction to cover 2013 emissions were purchased, calming fears that the market would be under-subscribed. A 2013 allowance sold for $10.09, slightly above the $10 floor price. The state also auctioned 39.5 million allowances that cover 2015 emissions; of those 5.6 million allowances were sold, at $10. All told, the auction raised $289 million.
Q: Where does the auction money go?
A: The money goes into two buckets. Publicly-owned utilities like PG&E and Southern California Edison auctioned their allowances under one program, and proceeds from theses ales must be used for the exclusive benefit of those utilities' ratepayers. The California Public Utilities Commission has proposed giving residential ratepayers a twice-a-year "climate dividend" worth about $30 and credits to small businesses; that proposal is expected to be voted on Dec. 20 at the CPUC. The second bucket includes proceeds from the industrial and transportation sectors. These will be deposited in a new special fund in the state treasury that will be used to further the state's clean energy goals. Legislation signed last September will require at least 25 percent of the proceeds benefit the state's most disadvantaged communities.
Q: Isn't $10.09 for a ton of carbon a low price? Does a low price mean the program is not working?
A: Some analysts had expected a higher price, of between $11 and $12 a ton, and were disappointed that the settlement price was not higher. Others say that merely having a price on carbon, for the first time, is a huge milestone. And a low price on carbon is not necessarily a bad thing: its a sign that the market doesn't think it will be hugely expensive to reduce emissions (since the price of an allowance represents the market value of the cost of reducing one ton of carbon). Many speculate that allowance prices will go up in future auctions as the market begins to take shape. CARB put in a floor price of $10 to prevent prices from falling too low. The floor price simply sets a minimum that ensures that companies will incorporate that price into their business planning, as they do all costs associated with running their business. This will help drive their decisions about investing in new and more efficient technologies, processes and infrastructure. It also provides certainty to investors and entrepreneurs looking to pencil out projects to help businesses reduce their carbon footprint.
Q: When is the next auction? How many allowances will be available then?
A: There are four auctions a year, held in February, May, August and November. The next auction will be February 19, 2013. ARB estimates the minimum number of 2013 allowances available in February will be 13.6 million. It is expected there will be 9.6 million 2016 allowances available.
Q: Are companies required to participate in the auction? Who participated?
A: Participation in an auction is entirely a matter of choice. Companies who emit large amounts of carbon can either purchase allowances in the market (either in the auction from each other or in the secondary market) or try to reduce their carbon emissions on their own. Those that reduce emissions below their cap, or that are already emitting less carbon than allowed under the cap, can sell or trade their unused allowances to companies that exceed their limits. If the system works as designed, the most efficient companies will be rewarded, polluters will pay and statewide greenhouse gases will be significantly reduced. CARB did not disclose which companies participated in the auction, as that could reveal sensitive information about a company's emissions profile and reduction opportunities. But several of the state's largest entities, including Chevron, ConAgra, the Regents of the University of California and Valero were among the list of 73 "qualified bidders," which meant they registered for the auction and were approved to participate. The bids themselves are sealed and will not be made public, because each company is making critical strategic decisions about bidding strategy. (Full results of the November auction can be found at: http://www.arb.ca.gov/cc/capandtrade/auction/november_2012/auction1_results_2012q4nov.pdf)
Q: I'm worried that this whole thing is a scam — how can we be sure this won't turn into another Enron boondoggle?
A: CARB has put a number of safeguards in place to deter and detect any attempts to manipulate the market. Every market participant must register with CARB and submit to California's jurisdiction. CARB will track every transaction in the market in a central database (each allowance contains a unique serial number). Hoarding rules and purchase limits prevent any one actor from cornering the market. CARB also uses an independent market monitor, Market Analytics. They have extensive experience monitoring energy markets which are similar to carbon markets, especially in terms of analyzing the bids and activities of participants. Market Analytics won the contract through the standard, public contracting procedures used by the State of California.
Q: I keep hearing about a possible carbon tax at the national level. What's the difference between a carbon tax and a cap-and-trade program?
A: Both are designed to put a price on carbon and reduce the amount of greenhouse gases pumped into the atmosphere. Fossil fuels like coal, oil and natural gas each emit carbon dioxide when they are burned, and the overwhelming majority of the world's scientists agree that carbon dioxide emissions are warming the earth and disrupting global weather patterns.
A carbon tax is a straight tax on fossil fuels, with the idea that polluters will have to internalize the actual costs of pollution if this tax is added to their operating costs; in theory, they will then have an incentive to reduce emissions. But a carbon tax does not actually guarantee greenhouse gas reductions; the tax could be passed onto consumers, and the incentive hinges on the level of the tax. There's been some talk in Washington about using a carbon tax to raise revenue and lower the national debt, but that seems unlikely, especially since some conservative members of Congress have said they will only support a carbon tax if it is "revenue-neutral." President Obama shot down the idea of a carbon tax at his first news conference after being re-elected.
A cap-and-trade program, in contrast, specifically requires carbon emissions to go down over time, because there is an actual declining cap set on those emissions. This type of program does not set a price on carbon, but allows the market to determine the price through the trading system. California's program sets a limit on the amount of carbon dioxide affected entities are allowed to emit. Companies that reduce emissions can sell or trade unused allowances to companies that exceed theirs. Over time the total cap decreases, making allowances scarcer and providing an incentive to find cost-effective ways to cut emissions.
Q: Isn't the California Chamber of Commerce opposed to the cap-and-trade program?
A: The CalChamber filed a lawsuit in Sacramento Superior Court Nov. 13 challenging CARB's authority under AB 32 to withhold emission allocations for the purpose of generating revenue for the state. The CalChamber argues that the auction will raise energy costs in the state, harm the economy and impact California's competitiveness.
Contact Dana Hull at 408-920-2706. Follow her at Twitter.com/danahull.


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Graphic novel/comic book telling three stories of a very clever guy called Abunuwasi of East Africa coast folk traditions. Abunuwasi tricks rich and greedy men and brings justice to the poor and innocent. Publication Date 1996 Languages Swahili Contributor Sasa Sema Publications - Kenya Publisher Sasa Sema Publications Ltd. - Kenya Copyright held by - Sasa Sema Publications Ltd.. This work is made available with the permission of the owner of copyright. ISBN 9966-9609-0-2 Get This Book WorldCat (Get this book from a library) Policies Link to This Book |


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Now you can add some Chicago flavor to any meal with these ceramic jersey salt and pepper shakers! Perfect for any kitchen or dinner table, these shakers are shaped and painted to look like the team's jerseys and are clearly listed as salt or pepper, so there won't be any game day errors during the next Bulls-spirited party.
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I never realized how much my recovery affects my marriage. It certainly changes things. I feel like we are both on an emotional rollercoaster. The dynamics of the relationship have changed. He is no longer enabling me. I should be more supportive of him because he gave so much of himself to me for so long. This is hard to do because right now my focus is 100% on MY RECOVERY. Is that selfish?
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Of Scottish origin: Anglicized form of two different Gaelic names, Cinaed and Cainnech. The former was the Gaelic name of Kenneth mac Alpin (d. 858), first king of the united Picts and Scots. The latter survives today in Scotland as the common Gaelic name Coinneach. Since early in the 20th century Kenneth has been in regular use and enjoyed great popularity as a given name well beyond the borders of Scotland.
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Home > Brooklyn > Academics > Faculty > Faculty Profiles > Amrouche, Naoual
Associate Professor of Marketing
B.A., IHEC Carthage (Tunisia)M.sc, Ph.D., HEC Montréal (Canada)
Dr. Naoual (Nawel) Amrouche is Associate Professor of Marketing at Long Island University's Brooklyn Campus in New York. She obtained a Bachelor's degree in International Trade at IHEC Carthage (Tunisia), and a Master's degree and a Ph.D. in Marketing at HEC Montréal (Canada). She was a recipient of the 2006 Esdras Minville Award for best publication at HEC Montréal.
Her research specialty focuses on competition between national and private brands, distribution channels, retailing and application of game theory. Dr. Amrouche is also working on other research areas such as dual channels, online shopping and loyalty programs. She has presented at various conferences including Marketing Science (INFORMS), the Behavioral Pricing Conference and Optimization Days as well as the Ninth Workshop on Optimal Control, Dynamic Games and Nonlinear Dynamics.
Dr. Amrouche is affiliated with the Council of American Survey Research Organizations (CASRO) and the Group of Research and Decision Analysis (GERAD). She is also a member of the Journal of Service Research Review Board. The journal is related to The Institute for International Management & Technology (IIMT), which is the leading management institute in Delhi-NCR and is considered to be one of the fastest growing institutions of higher learning in India.
Dr. Amrouche is ad-hoc reviewer at European Journal of Operational Research, International Journal of Information Technology & Decision Making, Journal of the Operational Research Society, Economic Modelling, European Journal of Marketing, Electronic Commerce Research Journal, Journal of Tourism Research & Hospitality, and Journal of Business Research.
National and Private Brands Competition, Distribution Channels, Application of Game Theory, Marketing Models, Marketing Research.
Author, "Research Framework for Social Media in the Context of Private Labels" Published in Springer Proceedings in Business and Economics - National Brands and Private Labels in Retailing - First International Symposium NB&PL, Barcelona (2014) Co-author, "Branding Decisions for Retailers' Private Labels", published in Journal of Marketing Channels (2014) Co-author, "Misconceptions and Realities of the 2011 Tunisian Election," published in PS: Political Science & Politics (2013) Co-author, "Can a Weak Retailer Benefit from Manufacturer-Dominant Retailer Alliance?," published in The Journal of Retailing and Consumer Services (2012) Co-author, "Implementing online store for national brand competing against private label," published in the Journal of Business Research (2012) Co-author, "Product Distribution and Coordination Strategies in a Multi-Channel Context," published in the Journal of Retailing and Consumer Services (2011) Co-author, "Shelf Space-Dependent Incentive when Manufacturer and Retailer's Brands Compete," published in Operation Research Spectrum (2009) Co-author, "Pricing and Advertising of Private and National Brands in a Dynamic Marketing Channel," published in the Journal of Optimization Theory and Applications (2008) Co-author, "Feedback Stackelberg Equilibrium Strategies when the Private Label Competes with the National Brand," published in the Annals of Operation Research (2008) Co-author, "Shelf Space Allocation of National and Private Brands," published in the European Journal of Operational Research (2007)
Who's Who Montclair recognition in collegiate faculty (2011-2012) Recipient, Mosaic Coalition Award for being a Tunisian role model in USA, Wagner College (2009) Ph.D. Phase II Grant HEC Montréal for successful completion of comprehensive exam within 4 years (2007) Recipient, Ph.D. Grant Esdras Minville for best publication at HEC Montréal (2006) Recipient, Ph.D. Grant of Excellence Alma LePage from HEC Montréal (2005–2006) Ph.D. Admission Grant HEC Montréal (2005) Recipient, Master and Ph.D. Grant of Excellence, Tunisian Government
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NEW ORLEANS -- Finding fault with nearly everyone tied to the New Orleans Saints' bounty case, from the coaches to Roger Goodell, former NFL commissioner Paul Tagliabue tossed out the suspensions of four players Tuesday and condemned the team for obstructing the investigation.
In a surprising rejection of his successor's overreaching punishments, Tagliabue wrote that he would "now vacate all discipline to be imposed upon" two current Saints, linebacker Jonathan Vilma and defensive end Will Smith, and two players no longer with the club, Browns linebacker and former Cal player Scott Fujita and free-agent defensive lineman Anthony Hargrove.
Tagliabue essentially absolved Fujita, but did agree with Goodell's finding that the other three players "engaged in conduct detrimental to the integrity of, and public confidence in, the game of professional football."
It was a ruling that allowed both sides to claim victory more than nine months after the league first made "Saints bounties" a household phrase: The NFL pointed to the determination that Goodell's facts were right; the NFL Players Association issued a statement noting that Tagliabue said "previously issued discipline was inappropriate."
Vilma, suspended by Goodell for the entire current season, and Smith, suspended four games, have been playing for the Saints while their appeals were pending. Fujita is on injured reserve; Hargrove is not with a team.
Tagliabue, appointed by Goodell to oversee a second round of player appeals, criticized the Saints as an organization that fostered bad behavior and tried to impede the investigation into what the NFL said was a performance pool designed to knock targeted opponents out of games from 2009 to 2011, with thousands of dollars in payouts.
A "culture" that promoted tough talk and cash incentives for hits to injure opponents -- one key example was Vilma's offer of $10,000 to any teammate who knocked Brett Favre out of the NFC Championship game at the end of the 2009 season -- existed in New Orleans, according to Tagliabue, who also wrote that "Saints' coaches and managers led a deliberate, unprecedented and effective effort to obstruct the NFL's investigation."
The former commissioner did not entirely exonerate the players, however.
He said Vilma and Smith participated in a performance pool that rewarded key plays -- including hard tackles -- while Hargrove, following coaches' orders, helped to cover up the program when interviewed by NFL investigators in 2010.
"My affirmation of Commissioner Goodell's findings could certainly justify the issuance of fines," the ruling said. "However, this entire case has been contaminated by the coaches and others in the Saints' organization."
Tagliabue said he decided, in this particular case, that it was in the best interest of all parties involved to eliminate player punishment because of the enduring acrimony it has caused between the league and the NFL Players Association. He added that he hoped doing so would allow the NFL and union to move forward collaboratively to the more important matters of enhancing player safety.
"To be clear: this case should not be considered a precedent for whether similar behavior in the future merits player suspensions or fines," his ruling said.
Tagliabue oversaw the second round of player appeals to the league in connection with the cash-for-hits program run by former defensive coordinator Gregg Williams from 2009-2011. The players initially opposed his appointment.
Goodell had given Vilma a full-season suspension, while he gave Smith, Fujita and Hargrove shorter suspensions.
Tagliabue cleared Fujita of conduct detrimental to the league.
The former commissioner found Goodell's actions historically disproportionate to past punishment to players for similar behavior, which had generally been reserved to fines, not suspensions. He also stated that it was very difficult to determine whether the pledges players made were genuine, or simply a motivational ploy, particularly because Saints defenders never demonstrated a pattern of dirty play on the field.
Saints quarterback Drew Brees commented on Twitter: "Congratulations to our players for having the suspensions vacated. Unfortunately, there are some things that can never be taken back."
The Saints opened the season 0-4 and are now 5-8 and virtually out of the playoffs after appearing the postseason the three previous seasons.


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The hotel offers a restaurant. A bar/lounge is on site where guests can unwind with a drink. Guests can enjoy a complimentary breakfast.
This 5-star property offers access to a business center, limo/town car service, and meeting rooms. Event facilities include a conference center and conference space. This luxury hotel also offers a rooftop terrace, tour/ticket assistance, and multilingual staff. For a surcharge, a roundtrip airport shuttle (available on request) is offered to guests. Onsite parking is available (surcharge).
- Free newspapers in lobby
- Bar/lounge
- Restaurant
- Limo or Town Car service available
- Conference space
- Business center
- Porter/bellhop
- 24-hour front desk
- Multilingual staff
- Safe-deposit box at front desk
- Total number of rooms - 89
- Number of floors - 4
- Dry cleaning/laundry service
- Elevator/lift
- Wedding services
- Free breakfast
- Tours/ticket assistance
- Computer station
- Laundry facilities
- Meeting rooms
- Rooftop terrace
- Luggage storage
- Number of meeting rooms - 6
- Conference center
- Number of buildings/towers - 1
- Airport transportation (surcharge)
- Valet parking (surcharge)
- Television in lobby
Family Friendly Amenities
- Soundproofed rooms
- Laundry facilities
- In-room childcare (surcharge)
Valet parking (surcharge)
Room Amenities
- Premium bedding
- Hypo-allergenic bedding available
- Air conditioning
- Soundproofed rooms
- Free newspaper
- Climate control
- Minibar
- Free bottled water
- Coffee/tea maker
- Daily housekeeping
- Turndown service
- Private bathroom
- Bathrobes
- Free toiletries
- Hair dryer
- Bidet
- In-room massage available
- Slippers
- Shower/tub combination
- In-room childcare (surcharge)
- Cable TV service
- Desk
- In-room safe
- Cribs/infant beds available
- Flat-panel TV
- Blackout drapes/curtains
- Room service
- Down comforter
- Individually decorated
- Connecting/adjoining rooms available
Where to Eat
Guests are offered a complimentary buffet breakfast.
Due Torri Restaurant - This restaurant serves breakfast, lunch, and dinner. Guests can enjoy drinks at the bar. A children's menu is available. Reservations are required.
Room service is available.
Hotel Policies
Check-in time starts at 2 PM
Check-out time is noon
Payment types
Pets allowed
You need to know
Extra-person charges may apply and vary depending on hotel policy.
Government-issued photo identification and a credit card or cash deposit are required at check-in for incidental charges.
Special requests are subject to availability upon check-in and may incur additional charges. Special requests cannot be guaranteed.
- A tax is imposed by the city: EUR 3 per person, per night, up to 5 nights. This tax does not apply to children under 15 years of age.
Optional extras
- Airport shuttle fee: EUR 44 per room (one way)
- Valet parking fee: EUR 30.00 per day
- Rollaway bed fee: EUR 30 per day
We should mention
Cash transactions at this property cannot exceed EUR 999.99, due to national regulations. For further details, please contact the property using information in the booking confirmation. Children 4 years old and younger stay free when occupying the parent or guardian's room, using existing bedding. The property has connecting/adjoining rooms, which are subject to availability and can be requested by contacting the property using the number on the booking confirmation.
Awards & Affiliations
- The property is a member of the Leading Hotels of the World.


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Individual Meat Loaves
- Total Time:
- 1 hr 15 min
- Prep:
- 30 min
- Cook:
- 45 min
- Yield:
- 6 servings
- Level:
- Intermediate
- 1 tablespoon good olive oil
- 3 cups chopped yellow onions (3 onions)
- 1 teaspoon chopped fresh thyme leaves
- 2 teaspoons kosher salt
- 1 teaspoon freshly ground black pepper
- 3 tablespoons Worcestershire sauce
- 1/3 cup canned chicken stock or broth
- 1 tablespoon tomato paste
- 2 1/2 pounds ground chuck (81 percent lean)
- 1/2 cup plain dry bread crumbs (recommended: Progresso)
- 2 extra-large eggs, beaten
- 1/2 cup ketchup (recommended: Heinz)
Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F. Heat the olive oil in a medium saute pan. Add the onions, thyme, salt, and pepper and cook over medium-low heat, stirring occasionally, for 8 to 10 minutes, until the onions are translucent but not brown. Off the heat, add the Worcestershire sauce, chicken stock, and tomato paste. Allow to cool slightly. In a large bowl, combine the ground chuck, onion mixture, bread crumbs, and eggs, and mix lightly with a fork. Don't mash or the meatloaf will be dense. Divide the mixture into 6 (10 to 11-ounce) portions and shape each portion into a small loaf on a sheet pan. Spread about a tablespoon of ketchup on the top of each portion. Bake for 40 to 45 minutes, until the internal temperature is 155 to 160 degrees F and the meat loaves are cooked through. Serve hot.
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- Format: DVD
- Number of Discs: 3
- Run Time: 10 hours 58 minutes
- Region: 1
- Language: English
- Studio: Discovery Comm
- DVD Release Date: May 17, 2012
- Subtitles: English SDH
- Genre: TV Series
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The 18 Kids & Counting Season 3 DVD set lets you again join that rambunctious large Duggar family. In Season 3 the Duggar kids prepare for latest reality TV family addition, only this time its not as siblings, but as aunts and uncles, and boy what a lot of aunts and uncles as the family tree starts a new branch. The 18 Kids & Counting DVDs from season 3 also take you along on family outings from Washington DC to a father/daughter wilderness retreat.The 18 Kids & Counting Season 3 DVD set makes it official: The Duggars are a true pop culture phenomenon. With their regular appearances on national talk shows, their countless press clippings and their enormous online following, this 20-member family from Arkansas has all of America talking.
In the 18 Kids & Counting DVDs from season 3 you get to know the patriarch and matriarch of this large and still growing group who are former high school sweethearts, Jim Bob and Michelle. With values rooted in their strong personal faith, Jim Bob and Michelle firmly believe that every child is a gift to be cherished. In the 18 Kids & Counting videos of season 3 you learn that with only two sets of twins among the 18 children, Michelle has been pregnant for 12 years of her life. Another vital piece of Duggar trivia is that each child's name begins with a ''J'' ââ¬" Joshua, Jana, John-David, Jill, Jessa, Jinger, Joseph, Josiah, Joy-Anna, Jeremiah, Jedidiah, Jason, James, Justin, Jackson, Johannah, Jennifer, and baby Jordyn-Grace.
Buy the 18 Kids & Counting Season 3 DVD set to see how Jim Bob and Michelle keep life with this ever-growing bunch from turning into chaos.
1. Oh Duggar Baby! - It a"¦: Josh and Anna don't know if their first child will be a boy or girl but the Today show does! Watch as Josh and Anna are kept in the dark until it's revealed live on national television, via a special cake from the Cake Boss.
2. Duggars in DC - The Duggars are on their way to Capitol Hill! Watch as the family begins their trip to Washington, DC, complete with a stop in Amish country.
3. Duggars and Daughters - It's time for Duggar father/daughter bonding! And what better way to do that than at a family wilderness retreat? Watch as Jim Bob takes his oldest daughters and some family friends camping at the Fort Rock Family Camp.
4. Duggars in Dixie - The Duggars are packing and preparing for a trip to Pigeon Forge, Tennessee. Watch as the Duggars take in the best of Dixie, including a trip to Dolly Parton's famous Dixie Stampede.
5. Duggars Meet Dolly - It's only fitting that a big family with a love of music meet a musician with a big voice. The Duggars are at Dollywood to meet Dolly Parton. And what will the Duggars and Dolly do when they meet? Sing, of course!
6. Duggars and Bates Reloaded - The Duggars always enjoy a visit from the Bates family. But this time it's the Duggars who are on the road to visit the Bates. Watch as the Duggars arrive just in time to give the Bates a Duggar-sized gift!
7. Do It Yourself Duggars - The Duggars have settled in for an extended stay with the Bates family. Watch as they begin construction to expand the Bates' house and big families collide again!
8. Duggars and Dugouts - With a family the size of two baseball teams it's no wonder the Duggars love sports! Watch as the family enjoys some of their favorite pastimes including a heated broomball match.
9. Star Spangled Duggars - The Duggars are in DC! Watch as they make their way around Washington, DC visiting landmarks, volunteering at Mariam's Kitchen, and even eating dinner at an Ethiopian restaurant.
10. Duggars' New Additions - The Duggars have an even fuller house when the Wilson family visits to help with some home renovations. But once things get moving, it's anyone's guess where the new additions will stop...
11. Duggars Bowled Over - With 18 kids it's always time for another birthday party in the Duggar house. This time it's James who is celebrating getting older with a bowling birthday bash.
12. Duggars on a Deadline - The Bates' home addition is still underway and the Duggars are there to see it through. But with the house still not complete how will the big families continue to share the small spaces?
13. Duggars Say Yes To The Dress - There another Duggar wedding in the works! Watch as Jim Bob and Michelle prepare to walk down the aisle again after 25 years of marriage; and, in honor of the milestone, the Duggars visit Kleinfeld in New York to find Michelle dream wedding dress.
14. Duggar on a Diet - For some time now, Jim Bob has been waging his own little Battle of the Bulge. Watch as the father of 18 decides to go on a diet just as the daughters of soundman Mr. Jim come to meet the Duggars.
15. Old McDuggar Had A Farm - Oklahoma is the place to be at least for the Duggars! The family takes a trip to the state where the wind comes sweepin' down the plain to see what life is like on a working farm.
16. Duggars at the Doctor - When your mother-in-law has 18 kids, you will learn from the best! Watch as Michelle helps Anna prepare for baby with a doctor's appointment and a trip to the consignment shop.
17. You Ask, Duggars Answer - It's no question that the Duggars spark a lot of, well, questions. Jim Bob, Michelle, and the kids sit down and answer what viewers ask most. You watched, you asked, now the Duggars answer.
18. Run Duggars, Run - The Duggars never turn down an opportunity to help others, especially when children are involved. Jim Bob and the kids participate in the Run for a Child race, but when Jim Bob decides to run in blue jeans, will he be able to cross the finish line?
19. Duggars on Stage - One of the Duggars' favorite stories is Noah's Ark. Watch it come to life when the family gets to see the musical telling of NOAH on stage. But when the family is asked to participate in the show, will there be more Duggars than animals on the Ark?
20. GrandDuggar - First Month - You saw the announcement. You saw the birth. Now check in with Josh, Anna, and the first GrandDuggar to see how the new family of three is doing just a month after Mackynzie was born.
21. Duggars Fly the Coop - When you have a big family, big things seem to be all around you. Watch as this very large family visits an ostrich farm and meets some very large birds. And then the family gets to take home a truly Duggar-sized treat as a special souvenir.
22. Duggars Jump for Joy - The Duggars have a joy all their own: their 9th child, Joy Anna! And it's all about Joy as she turns 12 years old and celebrates with a rock climbing party, laser tag, and a special gift.
23. A Mountain of Duggars - The Duggars are getting into the fall festivities with a trip to Asheville, NC. Watch as the biggest family visits the biggest house in the U.S., the Biltmore Estate, where they check out the fall foliage and pick apples in a nearby orchard.
24. Duggar and Bates Reunion - The Duggars are in Pigeon Forge, Tennessee to help ring in the Christmas season for the city. While they're in town, they can't pass up an opportunity to reunite with the Bates family, who just welcomed baby number 17!
25. Designing Duggars - The Duggars are back with the Bates and Wilsons! Watch as the families put the finishing touches on the Bates' home renovation project. But with over 40 kids running around, will the families be able to get everything done in their one-week deadline?
26. Duggars in the Sky - The Duggars are on ice and in the air! Watch as the hockey team-sized family meets a real hockey team by visiting the Nashville Predators. When the crew brings in a helicopter to film aerial shots, the kids get to see their house from a whole new height.
First Grand Duggar! - The Duggar family has a new addition: the first GrandDuggar! Josh and Anna Duggar have waited 9 long months to welcome Mackynzie Renee into the world. Watch as they prepare for the arrival of their baby girl and introduce her to her 17 aunts and uncles.
20 Years 20 Duggars - The Duggars aren't the typical family, but with 20 family members and 20 years under their belts they've made it work. Watch as Jim Bob and Michelle take a look back at their beginnings as a family and strengthen their future by renewing their vows.


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Lighten up: Milwaukee Comedy Festival ahead
The Milwaukee Comedy Festival plans to lead up the annual comedy festival with, what else, comedy events.
The kick-off begins July 25 and runs through July 27 with shows at the Underground Collaborative, 161 W. Wisconsin Ave., in the Grand Avenue Mall. A meet-and-greet with performers and festival staff and a comedy showcase is planned for July 31 at the Next Act Theatre, 255 W. Water St. »Read Full Article
Mexican Fiesta honors culture and history
Celebrating Mexican culture means good food, tequila tastings, music and soccer. You'll find all of them, in generous portions, at Mexican Fiesta, which runs Friday through Sunday at Maier Festival Park.
Back for a return visit is the Tequila Pavilion, which also features the culture and history of Mexico. Tequila tastings will be held from 5 to 10 p.m. Friday and 2 to 10 p.m. Saturday and Sunday (separate admission required). »Read Full Article
Paxfest honors newborn whose life was cut short by cancer
Paxton Andrews' parents thought their newborn had a cold when they took him to the pediatrician. Sadly, it turned out that he had cancer. He died just shy of 5 months old.
His parents, John and Danna, who live in Bay View, decided to honor his memory last year with the inaugural Paxfest, which featured local bands including Fever Marlene and Maritime and food from Maxie's Southern Comfort and Blue's Egg. The event raised more than $15,000 for the Pablove Foundation, a nonprofit dedicated to funding pediatric cancer research co-founded by Milwaukee native and Elektra Records president Jeff Castelaz, and named after his late son Pablo. »Read Full Article
Serbian Days celebrates food, culture for 3 days
It's the only festival where you can eat a palacinke and listen to Five Card Studs at the same time. And if you know that a palacinke is a Serbian pastry, you're already in.
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EDITOR'S CHOICE -- SCOTT SUTTELL Eaton's Arun Raha is quite the economic soothsayerBy SCOTT SUTTELL 11:19 am, February 8, 2013
When Arun Raha talks — at least about the economy — everyone should listen. You also can follow me on Twitter for more news about business and Northeast Ohio. PRINTED FROM: http://www.crainscleveland.com/article/20130208/BLOGS03/130209788/1009/panel&template=printart |


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when two hobos partake in combat usually armed with nothing or maybe a broken beer bottle or pipe
bum fights usually happen under bridges
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When you pay two bums to fight each other to the death. The winning bum gets the deads bum's money
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Bum 2: sounds fair
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when two homeless people brawl for cash or booze
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December 20, 2002
Where you get stupid-ass hobos and pay them little or no money to fight and do other stupid shit for your own sick amusement.
Paying on to tattoo BUMFIGHT across his knuckles or his forhead for a couple slugs of whiskey.
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April 22, 2003
(noun) A well attended and lengthy drinking session.
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Controversial homevideo, or "documentary", where young men decided to video tape the real "street life." Includes bums fighting, bums being tied up, and vandalism.
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I was already familiar with some of the concepts written by Leo Babauta, but in this audiobook the ideas are presented in a larger context. It's a refreshing book and addresses many situations that are familiar to anyone trying to get things done. The book will pay for itself manyfold when you act on its recommendations.
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The perfect candidate for this book is the leader that wants to sell the idea of going green.
It reads like an advertisement for the need for business leaders to go green, giving plenty of examples of companies that did it. It's not a manual to profit from the green wave, but more of an exhortation to join it, and explaining how to do it right. The "green to gold" postulate is that "if other companies went green and kept making money, so can you". I don't know how they manage to fill 9 hours of content in this.
The narrator is good and so is the recording quality. His emotion is a little too enthusiastic and upbeat at times. I think a more serious narrator would make this easier to listen.
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This is a must if you are learning about business. Talking about a topic that is seldom discussed in books of this type: the stages of evolution of a business and how strategy needs to adapt to the changes. Good narration and quality as well.
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The description of this book says "controversial", and based on the title of the book, I assumed the controversy would be caused by unethical ideas. I was wrong; it's a great book and it has ethical ideas. I do agree that the book is very poorly named. The controversial idea in this book is that you should be respectful of your customer and not try to trick him into saying yes; instead build a relationship with them and be professional. I think the ideas in this book would be useful for anyone who wants to persuade the public, not only about "big ticket items", but also about big ideas.
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I think it was a mistake to have the author read his book. He has the inflexion of a seasoned businessman who is talking to you at a bar. He is believable but still not a professional voice reader. The content itself is interesting but I think it changes focus and style enough to be distracting. It may go from explaining Japanese-inspired business principles to extremely detailed descriptions of the smelting of bauxite. It made me wonder if the book was aimed to general readership or only to executives that own manufacturing plants. But some interesting information can be extracted.
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I was very concerned when I read other people's review of how the narration was below quality. I still downloaded the book, and I'm glad I did. The content of the book is excellent, well suited for an audiobook because of its narrative style. Very interesting, well laid-out topics about business, with plenty of examples of well known companies. The only issue -and I can see what people are referring to- is the quality of the recording, which probably started as a cassette tape that got poorly mixed to digital audio. It is somewhat muted, but still understandable. I think the narrator does a pretty good job. I don't think it's a "dry" reading.
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This book is great because if might make you realize how your life plans might be outdated and flawed. It might throw light on areas that maybe you thought made some sense (such as the question "do I really need to work this hard?"). The ideas are not new, but the way Tim Ferriss puts them together and presents them, makes you get excited about the possibilities. A warning, though, you have to get past the style of the author, and ignore what might seem like constant bragging. Just listen to the entire book and take what applies to your life.
"A methodical plan for making your life better"
The title of the book may not describe fully what the book is about. The title suggests that it's a manual on corporate management, but it's more about enhancing performance in all areas of life. Probably one of the side effects of this program is an enhancement of leadership. It has many sections with action items and exercises that make the audiobook desirable also in written form, just to keep track of all the activities to be done. It is read by the author, who is a very good speaker, but is not a professional audiobook reader, so be ready for some imperfections.
"Excellent book to plan out your personal finances."
This is a no-nonsense book written by a normal person who knows what he's talking about. There are many opinions that might seem counter to the mainstream, but with a lot of truth. I have internalized many concepts from here and I'm already putting them in practice, and telling everyone some of the great concepts in here. I've read several books about personal finance, but this one is my favorite so far. Very accessible.
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I think the concepts are pretty good in this book, but I believe the author takes himself way too seriously and has allowed raw academic language to get in the way. On top of that, the narration is good, but more suited for a fiction book. From listening to the long winded phrasing in abstract terms, and the dramatic voice, it's very easy to get distracted by the delivery and not focus on what the author is trying to say. The listeners with a highly academic background might be ok with this book, but I'd say that it needs a rewrite in a much more comprehensible format for the general public.


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maybe i misread, but what i got from it is that he wants to keep only a whitelist of valid email addresses that can send emails to him.. which can already be done manually in many email providers filters section. This solution won't work for everybody though. If its your primary work one and you email many clients or strangers.. expect some non-delivered replies from them :/
It will indeed cut down on the spam you receive, significantly. but also makes you much harder for friends/clients to contact. But i agree it would be nice as an option.. instant message programs all already have this optional whitelist feature - email providers should consider it.
By the way though, like most security-thru-obscurity ideas, spammers will get around it should it catch on. Since this is the email equivalent to a referrer check + cookie check


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just what we needed and at a good price. Prompt delivery in perfect condition. Overstock came through again.
This is a very nice way to have all your knives in a safe place and off of the counter. I love it.
This is a trim-to-fit drawer insert. As it turned out, it fit in one of our kitchen drawers without being trimmed. It looks like maple but is probably rubberwood. But since there are no structural stresses, it will be fine. It was pretty much exactly as described on the website.
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Scripture teaches that the Spirit of God was in that still, small voice. But every now and again the Spirit arrives with flapping wings and honking, too. Like that old gray goose.
Whoever you are, no matter how lonely, / the world offers itself to your imagination, / calls to you like the wild geese, harsh and exciting / over and over announcing your place / in the family of things.
—From "Wild Geese"
by Mary Oliver
Late June. School's out. The days are long, their pace slowed—languid and languorous, in the best sense of those descriptors. Could there be a better time to embark on a wild goose chase? I think not.
As luck would have it, just after the summer solstice this June, fans of such adventures—devotees of that sacred, untamable squawking bird—will gather on a farm in North Carolina for a weekend's worth of music, art, the exchange of ideas, and the pursuit of the Spirit at the (aptly named) Wild Goose Festival.
The fest, a cousin of the U.K.'s venerable Greenbelt festival now in its second year on this side of the pond, takes its name from the Irish An Gé Fiáin ("the wild goose," pronounced "On Geh Fee-an"), which some folks believe is a metaphor for the Holy Spirit traceable to ancient Celtic Christianity.
The idea (and it is a provocative one) is that rather than a dove, the Holy Spirit is more like one of those big, gray geese—wild, unruly, coming and going as it pleases, announcing its arrival with honking, bluster, and ample attitude.
Rather than the gentle dove, this (alleged) ancient Celtic image of the Holy Spirit is raucous—as uncaged as the wind that lifts its muscular wings.
ORGANIZERS OF THE Wild Goose Festival, which runs June 21 to 24 in Shakori Hills, North Carolina (not far from Durham), describe the eponymous fowl and its spiritual import this way: "The Wild Goose ... evokes unpredictability, beauty, and grace. The festival resonates with this image because we recognize that in the current climate of religious and political division and lack of civility, embracing the creative and open nature of our faith is perhaps our greatest asset for rebuilding and strengthening our relationships with each other, with our enemies, with our stories, our questions, and the other. In that spirit, in an informal setting, and in the context of creative and respectful relationships, we invite you to imagine a new world with us."
Hebrew scripture teaches us that the Spirit of God was not in the earthquake or the windstorm or the fire, but instead in the whisper—that still, small voice. Most assuredly it is. But I cannot help believing that every now and again the Spirit arrives with flapping wings and honking, too. Like that old gray goose.
In this acrimonious election year, as wars and rumors of wars rage around us, as the economy dips and stumbles like a drunkard and climate change makes the idea of a temperate North Carolina summer evening seem like the stuff of magical thinking, I'm game for a wild goose chase.
As for me and my house, we'll be packing our flip flops, pup tents, and a few pairs of finely calibrated spiritual binoculars and heading for the farm, in search of An Gé Fiáin and the startling grace with which it surely will descend on the party.
Honk Honk!
Cathleen Falsani (@GodGrrl [6]), web editor for Sojourners, is author of Belieber: Fame, Faith, and the Heart of Justin Bieber.
[1] http://sojo.net/magazine/2012/06
[2] http://sojo.net/biography/cathleen-falsani
[3] http://sojo.net/magazine/2012/06/chasing-wild-goose#comment-covenant
[4] http://sojo.net/letter-to-the-editor?post=Chasing%20the%20Wild%20Goose
[5] http://sojo.net/donate
[6] http://twitter.com/#%21/godgrrl


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Look, son, you oughta calm down a bit before you reply. It's clear that no one can have a reasonable conversation with you when you're mad.
I'm sorry I wasn't clear enough and didn't agree with you enough to avoid your meltdown.
You came up with a list of criteria that YOU believe should exclude Steam from the Arch Linux repositories. The point I was making is that it is YOUR list of criteria not Arch's.
Being proprietary, for example, is one of the reasons you gave that Arch should not include it in their official repositories. This is YOUR criterion. I understand that YOUR criteria are important to YOU. There's nothing wrong with that. However, hang with me big guy, your criteria doesn't line up with the way packages are currently selected for inclusion in Arch Linux's repositories. This is evidenced by the inclusion of other proprietary packages.
What that means is that your point about proprietary software is not relevant to the discussion about Steam being in the official Arch repositories. Yes, I understand that it's important to you. Perhaps Arch Linux isn't right for you since you place so much value in it.
The same goes for the rest of your list with the exception of the last one. Licensing is typically something they try hard not to violate. The fact that your last criterion overlaps with one of Arch's in no way validates the other items in your list.
I'm not going to go through your list item by item again and explain how each of your criterion is not a criterion of Arch Linux. Your rage probably excludes the possibility of that being effective.
I'm gonna go ahead and bow out of this conversation because I sense it's just going to devolve further into more name calling and cursing. Go ahead and reply if that makes you feel better. But understand that my silence is not meant as a validation of your angry righteousness.
It got removed because of the license (See https://mailman.archlinux.org/piperm...er/024040.html ). Again, that doesn't validate the rest of your list.
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Whenever we hear reports of people having trouble cooking in a solar cooker we most often find that they were using normal pots whose finish reflects the light away from the pot instead of absorbing it. Unless you're cooking with a parabolic solar cooker where the light is being focused in on the bottom of the pot, it is very important to use dark colored pots. Pots of thin material heat faster than thick ones. Metal heats faster than ceramic or earthenware. Cast iron is slow to heat initially but will work during good solar cooking conditions.
Occasionally it is fun to see the cooking. Lids may be left off of dark cakes, some cookies, corn chips with melting cheese, and a few other foods if desired. More moisture will condense on the glazing and the food will heat more slowly. Moisture condensing on the inside of the glazing may be wiped off intermittently with a clean soft cloth. In a box cooker if steaming persists and there is good sunlight, a small pebble or stick temporarily may be placed under the glazing frame or around the access door to open it slightly and allow moisture to vent. Lids can be either dark or clear.
Foil is not generally recommended to wrap food for solar cooking; however, temporary pots or lids may be formed out of one layer of darkened foil in absence of any other equipment. Conventionally foil-wrapped food cooks very slowly if at all because shiny foil, particularly in multiple layers, insulates by reflecting sunlight and heat away. Garlic bread wrapped in foil (and possibly other foods) will do much better in a solar oven if the foil wrapped loaf is covered by insertion in a thin black cotton-blend sock or black tube made from cotton tights.
Glass jars make good pots although they cook better if darkened rather than left clear. Also, darkening the outside of food containers will protect some of the B Vitamins. When painting the jars, a strip of masking tape placed from top to bottom before painting can be removed when the paint is dry to leave a tidy strip of clear glass for visual inspection of the inside.
Shiny pots or bread pans may be placed into brown paper bags or dark cloth bags to successfully cook without painting them. If using paper bags or cloths, heat them alone for several hours before using them with food in order to drive off any unwanted vapors. Alternatively, a number of separate foods may be cooked in small, clear jars all under one dark tray or dark lid of a roasting pan.
When using jars for cooking, make a hole in the lid of any non-canning jar, such as mayonnaise jars, peanut butter jars, etc., to prevent steam buildup. Dome and ring canning jar lids that are designed for food preservation automatically release excess steam pressure yet are safe only when used on canning strength, food preservation jars. The thickness and strength of non-canning glass jars is not intended to take the strain of steam under pressure and could break explosively unless vented.
Some low-fired earthenware pots do not initially cook well although dark colored, hard-fired earthenware pots with glazing work very well. Perhaps the poor performance of some earthenware is due to liquid soaking through and evaporating on the outside, or perhaps it is due to the thickness and porous nature of low-fired clay pot sides. Experimentally, in the efforts to use low-fired, unglazed earthenware, the goal has been to approximate the hard-fired pots by filling the pores and to providing a form of glazing. On a homecraft basis, this has been done by saturating the pot with food-type oil, fat or natural resin which both closes the pores and changes the surface. Oil also will conduct heat rather well and this may be part of what improves cooking in low-fired, earthenware pots following oil treatment. Light colored earthenware needs to be darkened on the outside only, perhaps by rubbing a dark food, nontoxic dark powder or soot from clean wood into the oil coating. Even so, there may be forms of low fired earthenware that are difficult to use for SBCs.
Gourds to be used as pots need to be fully ripened, scraped and cleaned to a thin hard shell and, if of a light-skin variety, need to be darkened on the outside. Gourds almost completely filled with food cooked better than gourds with a little food in the bottom. Experimentally, like with low-fired earthenware, treating inside and outside surfaces with vegetable oil or animal fat seems to improve the cooking times. Low temperature oils which scorch to a useful dark brown are olive oil, used lard, and peanut oil. The point at which oils will darken can be lowered by utilizing old oil that has been used for cooking, perhaps which still has food particle in it, or which has an added emulsifier.
The Santa Domingo gourds tested were kept sitting upright while they grew. After harvest, they were dried outdoors in the shade for some months until the seeds begin to rattle. Then the tops were cut off and the seeds and inner pulp removed. They were scraped to a hard surface inside and out. Our test gourds held between 1 and 1.5 quarts (.95 and 1.4 liters) and after preparing as pots were almost spherical with 3 inch (7.5 cm) openings. The sides were approximately 1/8 inch thick (.3 cm).They held liquids, did not flavor the food and produced cooked food over a period of many weeks. Heat seemed to penetrate slowly. Gourds cooked faster with lids made of a small squares of clear glass rather than dark lids, which sacrificed some level of B Vitamins in some foods. This was judged to be a minor effect compared to the convenience of being able to grow your own solar pots in some cases.
On an experimental basis, where very large gourds are available their shells might be evaluated for use as inner boxes. If they proved successful, used in conjunction with gourd pots in an insulated pit or other outer insulation, the materials needs for low temperature SBCs in equatorial regions might be reduced to simply foil for the inner surface of the large gourd and the glazing...or perhaps to only the glazing? This is highly speculative and cannot be appropriately evaluated at 34.4 N. Latitude where our work is done.
POT LIDS can be HOMEMADE by turning the pot upside down on a flattened piece of metal and drawing an outline. Cut the metal about ¼ inch (.6 cm) outside the line. File or sand the sharp edges to dull the cut surfaces and protect the fingers. This may be done simply by rubbing a rock along the cuts. Working regularly around the lid piece with pliers, bend the edge down at the line. Sometimes the fluting looks nice. If necessary, cut from the edge into the line to allow the pieces of edge to overlap. Darken the outside of the lid and heat it for several hours before using it with food. Temporary lids made be made by the same method using a brown paper bag and creasing the paper at the line. These also need to be heated alone for several hours before being used with food. Sometimes small holes are punched in a lid to allow moisture to escape and produce a drier crust on foods such as breads or breadcrumb toppings, cakes and cookies.
Nutritional research in great detail has been done by Professor George Hammons and others at Philander Smith College in Little Rock, Arkansas, USA. After analysis of many different nutrients in food cooked equal times by conventional methods and by solar box cookers using dark pots with lids they concluded that solar cooked foods retained nutrition as well as or better than foods cooked by conventional methods in spite of the longer cooking times required.
Small pieces of glass may serve as lids on many different pots, as mentioned previously. The question as to how much vitamin loss occurs when food is cooked without a pot lid or under clear glass needs to be researched. Judging from color changes, there may be some vitamin or nutrient change if food is exposed to bright sunlight while cooking. This may be more important when cooking liquids than when cooking solids, since liquids will circulate by convective flow exposing a greater proportion of the food to the sunlit edges. Riboflavin, a major B vitamin destroyed by light, is found in milk and milk products, eggs, liver, kidney, grass, fruits, leafy vegetables, yeast, etc. These foods with light-sensitive vitamins definitely should be cooked in dark containers.
Research is still needed comparing the effects of solar cooking with food exposed to the sunlight after it has passed through various layers of glazing with solar cooked food using lids. Research is also needed on whether or not there are significant amounts of aluminum compounds absorbed into the food from aluminum pots when foods, particularly acid foods, are cooked at the relatively low temperatures for extended periods of time typical of solar box cooking. Until the facts are established, foods should be cooked with dark covers and aluminum pots not be used unless no other pots are available. Also, there are unresolved questions at this time about the possible uptake of metal compounds into food cooked in tin cans.
[Text for this article was taken from The Expanding World of Solar Box Cooking by Barbara Kerr]
David Delaney recommends creating a "greenhouse pot" for solar panel cookers. Details can be found in the following articles:
- Pot with Integrated Greenhouse for Solar Panel Cooker - David Delaney
- Comparison of Lids for Greenhouse Pots for Solar Panel Cookers - David Delaney
- Improvising a Greenhouse Pot for Solar Panel Cooking - David Delaney
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Cooking with reflective or colored pots
When cookware with a black surface is not available, it may still be possible to effectively use reflective or colored cookware with your solar cooker. Basically, it involves using a black cloth to cover the cookware after placing it in the cooker. Place the cloth as close to the pot surface as possible to minimize heat loss. Neelaratna Geekiyanage, from Sri Lanka, reports that he has used this technique to cook, pasteurize water, and make copra from scraped coconut to extract high quality coconut oil. He calls it the NG method.
Some alternative cooking pots
- Smoked-glass casserole dishes. Pyrex makes a low-cost model available for $5 - $10 in stores in the US.
- Rough up glass jars with sandpaper and paint these black. Use masking tape to leave one clear strip for viewing.
- Cook in gourds with a small sheet of glass for a lid.
- Put shiny pots in a brown paper sack.
- Paint a shallow cake pan black and fashion a lid from a sheet of black-painted aluminum flashing with its edges folded down.
- Buy dark baking pans in matched pairs and use one upside-down as a lid for the other. Metal binder clips of the right size—medium to large range, depending on the pan rims—work well for holding them securely together.
Finned pots: Arezki Harmim writes in February 2009: "Within the framework of a project of development and popularization of solar cooking in Algerian Sahara, registered in the program of the Unit of research in renewable energies in Saharan medium installed in Adrar (located at the south of Algeria), our team of research proposed the use of a finned cooking vessel with an aim of improving the solar cookers performances. Fins attached to the external surface of the cooking vessel increase the heat transfer surface area. This improves the heat transfer from the internal hot air of the cooker towards the interior of the vessel where the food to be cooked is placed. Indeed the various experimental tests carried out with the help of a double exposure solar cooker and a finned cooking vessel showed that there is a clear reduction of the cooking time in comparison with the same cooker tested under the same conditions but with an ordinary cooking vessel. The same results were also recorded with a simple box type solar cooker. An example of the finned cooking vessel is shown in the figure."
Build your own HotPot bowl
A few creative solar enthusiasts have been working on ideas to make a HotPot bowl that is inexpensive and easy to use. They incorporate a black pot inside of a larger Pyrex style bowl and lid with an insulated handle. As seen in photos, the addition of a wooden spacer ring has helped provide a seal between pots of slightly different sizes.
Candidates for components include:
- Pyrex® Sculptured 4-3/4-qt Bowl
- Pyrex® 2-qt Casserole w/ Cover <--(only large one sold w/cover)
- Pyrex® 4-qt Mixing Bowl
- Granite Ware 4 quart beanpot
- Granite Ware 4 Quart Stockpot with Steamer Insert
- Granite Ware 4 Quart Covered Sauce Pot
- Global Sun Oven, Granite Ware, Enamel, 3-quart Pot
Research needed
- SCI has been sent a calculation by a scientist in Argentina who has calculated that evacuating the space between the two bowls supplied with the HotPot solar cooker would result in 60% better cooking performance. See: Create your own evacuated vacuum tube
- Other topics needing research
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