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At Rubio's, seafood is the heart and soul of our menu. Our passion and knowledge of seafood has been growing for over 30 years, starting with the introduction of The Original Fish Taco® in 1983. We are experts in preparing a wide range of delicious fish and seafood. We have high quality standards with every freshly prepared meal we serve.
A majority of our fish and seafood is certified sustainable and sourced from fisheries that maintain healthy populations and ecosystems.
Not only is seafood great tasting, it also contains omega-3 fatty acids1, protein, natural vitamins, minerals and polyunsaturated fats. Given seafood's great benefits, the American Heart Association recommends you eat fish at least twice a week2.
Genuine Wild Alaska Pollock
A mild, lean and tender white fish, we source our genuine wild Alaska Pollock directly from the icy ocean waters in Alaska. The Pollock is beer-battered by hand in our kitchens using our signature recipe and cooked to crispy perfection.
Found in The Original Fish Taco®, it is the most popular fish we serve in our restaurants.
Our Alaska Pollock fisheries are certified by the FAO-Based Responsible Fishery Management (RFM) Certification. This certification shows that Alaska's fisheries meet the criteria of the United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) Code of Conduct for Responsible Fisheries. These third party certifications are awarded to fisheries or farms that meet sustainable seafood standards for maintaining healthy populations and ecosystems, and for seafood traceability.
Our sustainable genuine wild Alaska Pollock can be found in The Original Fish Taco®, Fish Taco Especial and Beer-Battered Fish Burrito.
Atlantic Salmon
Our Atlantic salmon is mild in flavor and seasoned in olive oil and garlic or house blackened with a blend of traditional blackened spices and grilled on an authentic comal.
The Atlantic salmon fisheries we buy from are certified as sustainable in accordance with Best Aquaculture Practices.
Try Atlantic salmon in our Atlantic Salmon Taco and our Atlantic Salmon Burrito.
Our succulent shrimp are marinated in ancho chiles, garlic, cilantro and a touch of olive oil and pan-seared on an authentic comal. We finish with a splash of lime juice to complement the flavors.
Our shrimp is sourced from shrimp farms that are certified as sustainable in accordance with Best Aquaculture Practices (BAP).
Our ancho citrus shrimp can be found in our Ancho Citrus Shrimp Burrito, Classic Grilled Shrimp Burrito, Grilled Gourmet Taco™ with Shrimp, California Bowl with Shrimp, Chipotle Orange Salad with Shrimp and our Salsa Verde Shrimp Taco.
Pacific Mahi Mahi
Our Pacific Mahi Mahi is wild caught and mild in flavor. It is seasoned in olive oil and garlic or house blackened with a blend of traditional blackened spices and grilled on an authentic comal.
Pacific Mahi Mahi can be found in our Pacific Mahi Mahi Taco, Mango Habanero Mahi Mahi Taco and our Pacific Mahi Mahi Burrito.
Regal Springs® Tilapia
Our Regal Springs® Tilapia is a flaky, mild white fish seasoned in olive oil and garlic or house blackened with a blend of traditional blackened spices and grilled on an authentic comal.
Our tilapia is sourced from farms that are certified as sustainable in accordance with the Aquaculture Stewardship Council (ASC).
Our sustainable tilapia can be found in our Regal Springs® Tilapia Tacos, Regal Springs® Tilapia Burrito and Chipotle Orange Salad with Tilapia.
- Fish and omega-3 fatty acids. (2010, September 7). Retrieved from http://www.heart.org/HEARTORG/GettingHealthy/NutritionCenter/HealthyDietGoals/Fish-and-Omega-3-Fatty-Acids_UCM_303248_Article.jsp
- Meat, poultry and fish. (2011, January 20). Retrieved from http://www.heart.org/HEARTORG/GettingHealthy/NutritionCenter/Meat-Poultry-and-Fish_UCM_306002_Article.jsp
Not in a seafood mood? Other delicious options await. All of our delicious white meat chicken is marinated in garlic, pepper, cumin, onion, and paprika, then grilled over an open flame to lock in a particularly savory blend of flavors.
Try grilled chicken in our Grilled Gourmet Taco™ with Chicken, Classic Grilled Chicken Taco, Burrito Especial with Grilled Chicken, Baja Grill Burrito® with Grilled Chicken, H-Mex® Burrito with Grilled Chicken, California Bowl with Grilled Chicken, Chopped Salad, Chipotle Ranch Salad, Balsamic & Roasted Veggie Salad, Nachos with Grilled Chicken, Quesadilla with Grilled Chicken, Street Taco with Grilled Chicken and our Chicken Enchiladas.
Or if you'd prefer delicious grilled steak, we marinate our lean steak with garlic, savory spices and cilantro, then grill it over an open flame.
Try it in our Grilled Gourmet Taco™ with Steak, Classic Grilled Steak Taco, Burrito Especial with Grilled Steak and our Baja Grill Burrito® with Grilled Steak.
Roasted Veggies
Our Grilled Veggies are a delectable medley of lightly roasted red, yellow, and green bell peppers, zucchini, red onion, and squash marinated in olive oil, salt, pepper, garlic, and lemon juice.
Try our roasted veggies in the Grilled Gourmet Tacos with Veggies, Burrito Especial with Veggies or Balsamic & Roasted Veggie Salad.
Before our restaurants open each day, our cooks are busy preparing handmade guacamole and your favorite salsas and sauces. Each created with its own distinctive flavor, our salsas and sauces are a great complement to our chef-crafted recipes.
Our handmade guacamole can be found in many of our recipes. Our cooks mash fresh Hass avocados and mix them with chopped cilantro, natural sea salt, and lime juice to give it an extra citrusy zing.
Our signature salsas can be found in many of our recipes and at our salsa bar. Our salsas are made with chiles such as jalapeños, Serranos, chipotles, and other ingredients such as tomatoes, tomatillos and freshly chopped cilantro. Include a trip to the salsa bar to jazz up the flavor of your meal – from rich and smoky with our Roasted Chipotle Salsa to extra spicy with Salsa Picante.
Mild Salsa
With a deep tomato flavor, white onions, cilantro and a hint of heat from Serrano and jalapeño chiles, our Mild Salsa is our most versatile salsa. It is great with chips and just about anything else. Find it at our salsa bar and in The Original Fish Taco®, Fish Taco Especial, Beer-Battered Fish Burrito, Chopped Salad, and Bean and Cheese Burrito.
Tomatillo Salsa
Our tomatillo salsa, a delicious green salsa made with tomatillos jalapeños, cilantro, garlic and onion. This Mexican staple found at our salsa bar has a mild heat with a fresh and light flavor that pairs well with just about everything.
Roasted Chipotle Salsa
Our Roasted Chipotle Salsa creates complex flavors with fire-roasted tomatoes, smoky red chiles, jalapeño chiles and lime juice. It enhances grilled steak and chicken. You can find our Roasted Chipotle Salsa at our salsa bar.
Picante Salsa
Our Picante Salsa has a spicy heat with a rich, toasted chile flavor. The salsa was inspired by one of Ralph's trips to Puerto Nuevo, Mexico. Made from red ripe tomatoes and mixed with toasted crushed red chiles, it adds a kick to a Fish Taco. You can find our Picante Salsa at our salsa bar.
Salsa Fresca
Our salsa fresca, included in many of our recipes, is made fresh daily and features diced Roma tomatoes, diced white onions, freshly chopped cilantro, jalapeño and Serrano chiles, lime zest, oregano and a pinch of salt.
Red Tomatillo Salsa
Our Red Tomatillo Salsa is made with fire roasted tomatillos and tomatoes, jalapeño and ancho chiles and a hint of cilantro and onion. It has a mild heat and pairs well with grilled seafood and chicken. You can find our Red Tomatillo Salsa on our H-Mex Burritos ® and Grilled Gourmet Tacos.
Mango Pineapple Salsa
Our Mango Pineapple Salsa is a blend of mangos, pineapple, habanero chiles, red onion, red peppers, fresh cilantro and lime juice. This sweet and spicy salsa is found exclusively on the Mango Habanero Mahi Mahi Taco.
Rubio's White Sauce
Our White Sauce is a classic Rubio's ingredient and is a great enhancement to many products. Originally inspired by the fish tacos in Baja, our white sauce has a light creaminess that adds a cooling contrast to the heat of our chiles and spicy sauces. Our White Sauce can be found on The Original Fish Taco®, Fish Taco Especial, Beer-Battered Fish Burrito, Chipotle Orange Salad with Shrimp, Chipotle Orange Salad with Tilapia and our Mango Habanero Mahi Mahi Taco.
Creamy Chipotle Sauce
Our Creamy Chipotle Sauce takes our white sauce to the next level with an extra touch of flavor and a bit of heat with the addition of chipotles in adobo.
You can find our Creamy Chipotle Sauce on our Ancho Citrus Shrimp Burrito, Grilled Gourmet Taco™ with Shrimp, Grilled Gourmet Taco™ with Chicken, Grilled Gourmet Taco™ with Steak, Portobello and Poblano Taco, Pacific Mahi Mahi Taco Classic Grilled Chicken Taco, Burrito Especial with Grilled Chicken and Burrito Especial with Grilled Steak.
Red Chile Sauce
Our red chile sauce is a fiery blend of 4 chiles: chipotles, red jalapeños, guajillo and ancho chiles. The bold and complex flavors of this delicious sauce can only be found on the Mango Habanero Mahi Mahi Taco or ask for this "secret" sauce on the side to spice up any of your meals at Rubio's.
At Rubio's, we take pride in serving only the best tortillas, chips and sides to complement our chef-crafted recipes. Our stone-ground corn tortillas and chips are made from three simple ingredients: non-GMO white corn sourced in California, water and lime. Also, we cook our pinto beans, black beans and rice from scratch in small batches throughout the day in our kitchens.
The foundation of a great taco or burrito is a great tortilla. At Rubio's, we take great pride in serving stone-ground corn tortillas, flour tortillas and whole grain tortillas. Our chef-crafted recipes are recommended on one type of tortilla or the other to complement your meal. Our stone-ground corn tortillas and chips are made from three simple ingredients: non-GMO white corn, water and lime. In addition, all of the corn we use is from California.
Tortilla Chips
Our Tortilla Chips are prepared daily and lightly sprinkled with sea salt. Our chips are made with non-GMO white corn grown in California, water and lime. They are a staple at Rubio's and are one of many great sides you can choose with your meal.
Pinto & Black Beans
We simmer and season our whole pinto and black beans from scratch every day in our kitchens. They are never fried or re-fried.
Our pinto beans have a dash of garlic and black pepper, and are mashed slightly during the cooking process to give them a creamier texture that is unique to Rubio's. Our black beans are prepared with garlic, salt and our signature smoky red chile sauce.
They are a source of protein and are a vegetarian option. They are a staple at Rubio's and one of many great sides you can choose with your meal.
Mexican Rice
Our Mexican rice is Ralph's mom's own recipe and is also prepared fresh daily from scratch in our kitchens. The rice kernels are lightly toasted and cooked with rich red tomatoes, garlic and spices- a traditional recipe that is a great accompaniment to your meal.
Citrus Rice
Our Citrus Rice is prepared fresh daily from scratch in our kitchens. The Citrus Rice is flavored with lemongrass and lime juice and complements many recipes.
Great food starts with fresh ingredients. If you peek in our kitchens, you will see chiles, avocados, onions, lettuce, tomatoes, cilantro and more. Our fresh produce comes most of the time from California's Salinas Valley, as well as areas near Yuma, Arizona. When there is a shortage of supply from those regions, we get our produce from other areas as well.
Our buttery Hass avocados are found in our fresh, handmade guacamole or are sliced and served on your favorite dishes.
They arrive in our restaurants fresh and are pitted, peeled, mashed or sliced daily. We typically go through 140 thousand avocados per week, or 7 million per year!
The avocado originated in south-central Mexico as early as 7000 B.C., and is a true Aztec treasure. They currently thrive in the temperate climates of Mexico and California.
We source our avocados from California, Chile, Mexico and Peru.
Freshly-cut lime wedges are served on the side of our seafood tacos. Fresh lime slices are also available at our salsa bar.
Chiles are an ode to our Mexican heritage and provide our food with complex flavors and a kick. We source a variety of chiles that range in size, flavor and heat. While jalapeño chiles are our most-used chiles, we also use habaneros, Serranos, red jalapeños, anchos, chipotles and guajillos.
Jalapeño chiles are a medium-sized chile pepper of Spanish origin. They vary in size and spiciness and have a warm heat when eaten.
Chipotle chiles are jalapeño chiles that are smoke-dried for several days. Used primarily in Mexican and Mexican-inspired cuisine, they are deep red in color and combine their overall heat with a rich, smoky flavor.
Habanero chiles are one of the more intensely spicy chiles. While Mexico is the largest consumer of this spicy ingredient, its flavor and aroma have become increasingly popular all over the world.
Take a look at the diversity of chiles in our food:
We use fresh jalapeños and Serranos in our Salsa Fresca and Mild Salsa. Habaneros are used in our Mango Habanero Salsa. Chipotles in adobo are found in our Chipotle Sauce and guajillos in our Smokey Red Chile recipe.
- Our Salsa Verde Shrimp Taco features salsa verde sauce made with poblano chiles as well as tomatillos and fresh herbs for a complex flavor.
- Our Atlantic Salmon Taco and Pacific Mahi Mahi Taco are topped with fire roasted corn with a pinch of ancho chile.
Lettuce, Cabbage, Onions and Tomatoes
Our crisp romaine, spring mix, butter leaf, cabbage, onions and tomatoes are grown in California's Salinas Valley in the spring and summer and from Yuma, Arizona in the winter. Sometimes the harvest in these regions is not sufficient and in those instances, we source our produce from other regions.
Our cilantro is sourced from California farms year-round and is used in many of our recipes such as salsa fresca and mild salsa. You can always find our fresh cilantro and onion blend at our salsa bar.
Our dairy products, including our rBST-free milk, cheese and sour cream, are free of artificial hormones.
Our hand-crafted recipes come to life every day in our kitchens using carefully selected cooking techniques that bring out the best in our food, delivering innovative tastes and textures.
We grill our seafood on an authentic comal to bring out the natural flavors of the grilled fish and shrimp. We hand batter our sustainable Wild Alaska Pollock using our signature beer-batter to create our The Original Fish Taco®. And we toast mozzarella, Monterey jack and white cheddar directly on our hot flat grill and layer it on warm, stone ground corn tortillas to create the perfect base for our Grilled Gourmet TacosTM. And many of our salsas, sauces and guacamoles are hand-made daily. We invite you to learn more about our cooking techniques...
Authentic Comal
At Rubio's we use a sizzling hot comal, similar to a cast iron skillet, to cook our fish and shrimp. The comal creates perfectly grilled seafood that has a flavorful, seared exterior with a perfectly moist interior.
Comals are still common throughout Mexico and are most often used to cook tortillas and sear meat. It is a tradition to hand them down through generations, the idea being that they become tempered over the years and cook well-seasoned, flavorful food.
Hand-Battered Fish
Ralph had his first fish taco in San Felipe, which inspired his creation of Rubio's Original Fish Taco® in 1983. In San Felipe, the cooking technique used to make fish tacos was inspired by Japanese fishermen about a century earlier, when they introduced tempura battering and woks to fry the fish. This style of fish tacos is indigenous to Baja rather than all of Mexico.
To make our Original Fish Taco®, Fish Taco Especial, Avocado Corn Fish Taco and Signature Beer-Battered Fish Burrito we hand dip our Wild Alaska Pollock in our signature beer-batter recipe and cook it to crispy perfection.
Toasted Cheese
To create our Grilled Gourmet Tacos we begin by laying three types of white cheese – mozzarella, Monterey jack and white cheddar -- directly on our hot flat grill until its melted and toasty. Then we layer the cheese on to a warm, stone ground corn tortilla. The result is Rubio's Grilled Gourmet Taco with your choice of shrimp, steak or chicken encased in crisp golden cheese. This signature cooking technique was inspired from the streets of Baja, Mexico.
Handmade Guacamole, Salsas & Sauces
Before our restaurants open each day, our cooks are busy preparing our handmade guacamole and your favorite salsas and sauces.
To prepare our handmade guacamole, Hass avocados arrive in our restaurants fresh and are pitted, peeled and mashed daily. The avocados are mixed with chopped cilantro, and finished with a sprinkle of natural sea salt and lime juice.
Our Salsa Fresca is made fresh daily by combining diced Roma tomatoes, diced white onions and freshly chopped cilantro. Diced jalapeños and Serrano chiles are added in to create a mild heat. We finish it off with fresh lime zest, and a pinch of oregano and natural sea salt.
Our Creamy Chipotle Sauce is made in our kitchens by blending our signature white sauce with Chipotles in Adobo to create a rich, smoky and spicy sauce.
Beans & Rice
We cook our whole pinto beans, black beans and rice from scratch in our kitchens, just like you do in your home. We prepare small batches throughout the day on our stoves and our rice cookers to ensure they are always fresh and meet our high quality standards.


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could u send me a betakey, too please. i want to help gaming on linux in any possible way.
Phoronix: Okay, Linux Gamers Are REALLY Excited!
It seems as if Linux gamers are indeed really excited for having new games on Linux, well, "really excited" may still be an understatement. About 24 hours ago we talked about Heroes of Newerth, a game being developed by S2 Games, was coming to Linux and we were able to hand out beta invitations to begin playing the game immediately as part of their closed testing process...
could u send me a betakey, too please. i want to help gaming on linux in any possible way.
Are you picking the people who get the keys randomly? I don't wont to be "that" guy but my post was #33 on the thread and I haven't got any PM yet. I'm getting worried... :S But if it's done randomly i understand.
The more interesting news about all of this is that Phoronix was late in getting the news and beta invites. Sites like slashdot and linuxgames gave out keys weeks ago to Linux users.
So it would seem that there are a lot more Linux users that are interested in games than even I could have anticipated.
Also, I have 6 beta invites left if anyone is interested just send me a personal message.
We have unlimited beta invites basically, everyone should be getting them. If you posted a message in the original thread and didn't get a key in your inbox, post another message as I likely just didn't see it or something. Make all beta requests in that thread.
Thanks for all the care!
Got my key and played with the game. It worked without any special care on my arch linux AMD64bit (lib32 compatibility installed, tho' i'm not sure if it's needed?). I'm from europe, so got ugly ping times, but created a 'noobs' game with an eastern US server, put EU in the game name and played a 'no-lag' game quickly without problems! Looks decent and runs nicely on my 8800GTS all maxed out 1280x1024.
Please pm me a betakey, thanks
Before you get too excited like I did, note that the game requires
OpenGL 2.0 support. So the open source radeon drivers did not work for me .
Install was fine, but when I ran the game it crashed with an error with something about opengl 2.0 not found.
Oops just saw where it said to ask in the other thread. :P
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The Red Sox ended a three-game losing streak Friday on Jon Lester's one-hit shutout, and will send their most dominant starter to the mound in Clay Buchholz as they try to build some momentum against the Blue Jays on Saturday at Fenway Park.
In his last outing however, Buchholz endured his toughest start of the season versus the Twins.
After winning his first six starts, the right-hander allowed four earned runs in six innings, giving up seven hits, two walks, and striking out nine. He had given up only five runs in his previous six appearances.
"For the most part, I felt good," Buchholz said. "I felt good with the pitches. I had some long at-bats there, a lot of foul balls. First inning, obviously, drew the pitch count up to where you don't want it to be."
Despite the numbers, Red Sox manager John Farrell liked what he saw from his No. 2 starter.
"His overall stuff was probably as good as he's had in any start this year," Farrell said. "In some cases, I thought he was even more powerful tonight. High number of strikeouts. He worked deep into the game. It was his highest pitch count [116] this year."
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"We're capable of scoring a lot of runs," Blue Jays manager John Gibbons said. "We started out slowly for the most part. [For] most of the guys, it's picked up a little bit, but we're still not where we think it's going to end up. ... In the American League, especially in our division, you're going to give up runs, you're going to give up home runs. What you've got to do some nights, you've got to slug it out."
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Buehrle leads the league with 11 home runs allowed, and gave up a pair of them against the Rays in his last start, in what was his toughest outing of the year.
The 34-year-old lefty allowed seven earned runs in six innings, with all the damage coming in the third, when he was undone by Evan Longoria's grand slam and a two-run homer by Luke Scott.
"It's frustrating; I'm not doing much to help this team win right now," Buehrle said after his last start.
In his last three outings, the lefty has allowed 17 earned runs in 18 innings and has a 7.02 ERA and a 1.56 WHIP this season.
A member of the blockbuster trade with the Marlins, Buehrle will hope to rebound in hopes of ending Toronto's three-game skid.
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• Ramon Ortiz made a spot start on Friday because of Brandon Morrow's back spasms.
The Blue Jays remain hopeful that Morrow will make his start in the series finale Sunday, but he stayed in Florida to be evaluated. His status won't be known until closer to game day.
"He was throwing his bullpen [session] and had muscle spasms in his upper back and the next day it moved up towards his neck," Gibbons said. "Just have to get that out of there."
Morrow is 1-2 with a 4.69 ERA in seven starts. He has struck out 34 and walked 17 in 40 1/3 innings as the club's No. 2 starter.
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• Closer Joel Hanrahan's visit to Dr. James Andrews came back with the news that the Red Sox brass was fearing -- damage to the flexor muscle tendon in his right forearm.
Hanrahan, who was on his way back from Alabama on Friday, will discuss his options with the team in the near future, with season-ending surgery a possibility.
"In situations like this, it's not uncommon for the player to make the final decision," Farrell said. "Certainly it's his career, it's his arm."
The other option would be to six weeks of rest and rehabilitation, and will keep him inactive for the next six weeks.
The good news for Boston is that Andrew Bailey is getting closer to his return. Bailey threw from 105 feet on Friday with no pain.
• This will be Buchholz's second start against the Blue Jays this year. Last time against Toronto, he pitched seven shutout innings with eight strikeouts. But it was that performance that began the accusations the Red Sox righty was doctoring the baseball.
Worth noting
• In seven meetings this season, the Blue Jays have been outscored, 39-20, all but one played at Rogers Centre. They have been outhomered, 16-7. In those matchups, Toronto's pitchers have a 6.00 ERA.
Evan Peaslee is an associate reporter for MLB.com. This story was not subject to the approval of Major League Baseball or its clubs.


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Owner and educator Dr. Chad Laurence is in private family practice at Corrective Chiropractic in Hockessin. After earning his doctorate from Life University of Chiropractic in Marietta, Ga., Dr. Laurence began practicing chiropractic in 2000. Before his chiropractic studies, Dr. Laurence received a BS degree in Microbiology from Pennsylvania State University. Dr. Laurence is one of only two doctors in Delaware who is certified in Chiropractic Biophysics, and is a Distinguished Fellow of the CBP technique. With a focus on chiropractic, structural spinal correction, nutrition, education, specific training, and massage therapy, Dr. Laurence is able to relieve symptoms for individuals suffering with physical problems, including neck and low back pain, carpal tunnel syndrome, headaches, arthritis, and intestinal difficulties. His approach is also particularly successful at helping children with chronic ear infections, asthma, allergies, ADD/ADHD, bed-wetting issues, colic and immune system disorders. Dr. Laurence is an experienced presenter who has been invited to speak in a variety of venues. He has published articles in regional health publications and area newspapers. Dr. Laurence and Corrective Chiropractic have been voted "Best Chiropractor in Delaware" by readers of several local newspapers. He currently serves on the boards of the Southern Chester County Chamber of Commerce, Arthritis Foundation of Delaware, and is a long-standing member of Longwood Rotary. For more information about Dr. Laurence or Chiropractic Biophysics (CBP), call Corrective Chiropractic at (302) 234-1115 or visit www.correctivechiro.net.
Before Brooke Mueller checked into rehab for the 19th time, she turned to a familiar face to take care of her twins with Charlie Sheen: Denise Richards!
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Mueller, Sheen's ex-wife, entered a facility Monday night seeking treatment for an addiction to Adderall. On Friday, Mueller was rushed to the hospital for a suspected overdose, but the mother of two originally insisted she had simply been deep asleep after making jewelry nonstop for several days. However, TMZ.com later reported that Mueller admitted that the incident was caused by taking too many Adderall pills.
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Crooked Letter CEO Wanda Blacksmith and her husband Paul, the brewery's GM, said they had planned to open a brewery before Raise Your Pints and others were successful in their push to reform Mississippi's beer laws. The Blacksmiths did say, though, that the new laws that raised beer's alcohol content and allowed breweries to exceed that limit in beer sold out-of-state would help.
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Vehicles are operated in some rather harsh environments and are subjected to a continual bombardment of dirt and grit, acid from bugs and bird droppings and potentially abrasive and corrosive elements. Over time, these contaminants can chemically etch a vehicle's surface, leaving permanent damage, which could ultimately lead to rust and corrosion.
Temperature accelerates the problem. Metal retains heat when sitting out in the sun, thereby increasing the chances that these "irritants" will cause permanent stains when left on a vehicle.
Along with keeping a vehicle looking good, regular washings help protect a vehicle's finish. Plus, a clean vehicle is easier to perform maintenance and service on.
Maintaining clean vehicles also enhances a company's public image.
There are a number of options for washing vehicles. Two of them are automated vehicle washing systems and pressure washers.
Commercial and industrial pressure washers come in a wide range of types and models to suit different needs and applications. So, how do you make sure you get the right pressure washer for your cleaning job?
Asking three basic questions will ensure that the right choice, says Rick Dunn, vice president, sales and marketing with Karcher Commercial, a world leader in cleaning equipment and the premier brand of hot and cold water pressure washers in North America. They are: 1. What are you cleaning? 2. Where are you cleaning? 3. How long will you be cleaning?
There are two categories of pressure washers: hot and cold water. Some pressure washers are available with a "steam combination" option where the hot-water flow is restricted in order to create a "wet steam" effect.
Pressure washers come in portable, skid-mounted, stationary cabinet and trailer-mounted systems for on-site cleaning.
"If you're cleaning engines, automotive parts or anything else with oil or grease, your best option is a pressure washer that generates hot water," Dunn advises. "Like the dishes in your sink, hot water cuts grease and grime; cold water only pushes it around.
"While there are a few applications - such as detailing an automobile engine - that require steam, it has been proven over the years that hot water under pressure is a much more effective method of cleaning."
For simply blasting away soil, caked-on mud or even stripping paint, a cold-water pressure washer will work just fine, he says. "A cold-water pressure washer with the right detergent often can solve most cleaning problems."
Where you are doing the pressure washing is a factor. Washing indoors or outdoors can make a big difference in cleaning options, many of which "can dramatically impact your wallet," says Dunn.
Other considerations are portability and power source.
"If you're cleaning indoors, you're limited on your energy sources," he observes. "For instance, indoors you're confined to using an electric motor to drive the high-pressure pump. The electric motor limits your portability because you're constantly tethered to an electrical outlet."
If hot water is needed indoors, you're further restricted to the type of heating fuel you can use because of fumes from fossil fuels, he adds. Choices are electricity, natural gas or liquid propane (LP) - which require hard plumbing and must be vented to the outdoors.
For cleaning outdoors, there are pressure washers powered by electricity, gasoline or diesel. Typically, the electric-powered models are more economical, but the gasoline-powered pressure washers are a lot more portable because there is no electric cord.
"For outdoor cleaning with hot water, you can heat the water with diesel - the most popular - kerosene or fuel oil, in addition to the indoor energy sources of electricity, natural gas and LP gas," says Dunn. Portable electric-powered and diesel-heated models continue to be the most popular hot water models for most customers that only need limited mobility.
"Portable hot water pressure washers with gasoline or diesel engines and heated by diesel are the choice for customers that need the ability to clean where water is readily available but electric power is not. These units are portable and self-contained and give the operator the ability to clean practically anywhere."
For contract cleaners or customers that need to clean where water and power aren't readily available, skid-style machines are available. Skids are self-contained units consisting of a gasoline or diesel engine, a belt-drive pump and heating coil.
Skids can easily be mounted to a trailer, box truck, van or other capable vehicle and can be plumbed to a large water tank (typically 200 to 500 gallons) for truly portable, on-site cleaning.
The question, how long will you be cleaning, "reaches the heart of how much quality you need in your pressure washer, which also affects the price tag," Dunn says.
Most pressure washers, regardless of brand, have similar components. They have an engine or motor that turns a high-pressure pump. Hot-water models also have a burner that heats the water as it races through a coil made of pipe or tubing.
"The quality differences are not always obvious, but significant nonetheless," he points out, and suggests asking seven insightful questions in order to identify quality in a pressure washer.
1. Is it belt-drive or direct-drive?
A high-pressure pump does not turn on its own, explains Dunn. It is driven by an engine or motor.
There are two predominant ways to connect the pump to an engine or motor: directly (direct-drive) or with a pulley and belt (belt-drive). Pumps generally turn at 1,100 to 3,600 rpm. Gasoline engines turn at a rate of 3,000 to 3,600 rpm. Electric motors turn at a rate of 1,450 to 3,450 rpm.
"Direct-drive pumps are more compact and more efficient since the pump is coupled directly to the motor or engine, so you can get more performance for the same input power," he says. "Additionally, these units generally weigh and cost less.
"As you may expect, a pump turning at 3,600 rpm will wear out faster than a pump that turns at 1,500 rpm.
"On the other hand, a belt-drive pump, configured with a pulley and belt, allows the pump to turn at the slower rate - usually 1,500 rpm. The belt also dissipates the build up of heat and absorbs vibration from the engine."
"The ultimate benefit," notes Dunn, "is that downtime is minimized and the pump's life is extended, saving money in the long run."
2. What is the style of pump?
High-pressure pumps come in two major types: axial (sometimes called "wobble plate" or "swash plate" pumps) and crankcase pumps, he says. Axial pumps are only available in a direct-drive configuration, but have half as many moving parts as their crankcase pump counterparts.
Axial pumps work by the motor or engine turning a tapered plate inside the pump which directly moves the pistons of the pump to move the water produce pressure and flow. "Axial pumps can typically only achieve up to 5 gpm (gallons per minute) or 4,000 psi, but they are more efficient due to having fewer moving parts than crankcase pumps," he points out. "Having fewer components in the pump means that there are fewer chances for an item to fail.
"One additional benefit to axial pumps is that due to having less items to move, you can achieve greater output performance than a crankcase pump with the same input power."
Crankcase pumps are available in direct and belt-drive configurations and utilize a crankshaft, connecting rods and ceramic plungers.
Both styles of pumps come in various quality levels depending on price range.
3. Does it have high pressure or high volume?
"A little known secret is that there is more cleaning power in a pressure washer's volume - gpm - than in its pressure - psi, says Dunn.
"A pressure washer with 2 gpm and 3,000 psi won't clean as fast as a pressure washer with 4 gpm and 2,000 psi. The first pressure washer delivers 6,000 cleaning units (2 x 3,000) as compared to the second pressure washer's 8,000 cleaning units (4 x 2,000).
"Volume is the deciding factor and a quality pressure washer will provide the proper balance of volume and pressure."
4. Is the engine or motor size correct?
According to Dunn, many pressure washer companies advertise their units' performance based on the maximum performance of the high-pressure pump coupled to the engine or motor. "While this may be the easy thing to do it is more often than not the wrong thing to do."
For example, some companies advertise that their units will produce 4 gpm at 4,000 psi with a small compact frame and direct-drive pump and a 12-horsepower gas engine. But how can a consumer know if the unit will actually provide the advertised performance?
There are a couple of easy equations that can be used to see if the manufacturer is being honest about the unit's performance, he says.
For a gas and diesel engine units:
(gpm x psi x 1.3) divided by 1,460
For electric motor units:
(gpm x psi) divided by 1,460
If the unit has a generator, add 1.5 to 2 to the result. If the unit has an axial pump, deduct 0.5 from the result.
In the example: 4.0 gpm times 4,000 psi equals 16,000 divided by 1,460 and then multiply by 1.3 equals 14.2. This is the net horsepower required by a gas or diesel engine to power a crankcase pump and achieve the advertised performance.
"The net horsepower of the engine in question is 12 so the unit can either produce the advertised gpm or the advertised pressure, but not both at the same time," says Dunn. "Engine net horsepowers are available from the local pressure washer dealer or from the engine manufacturer."
5. Are the accessories durable and comfortable to use?
Sometimes the purchaser of the pressure washer puts all of their focus on the unit without any consideration for the accessories that also come with the unit, says Dunn. Simple things like an ergonomically designed trigger gun, kink-free hoses and easy-to-change high pressure nozzles can make the difference between a terrible cleaning experience and an enjoyable one.
"A lot of thought should be given to the operator when making a purchase decision," he recommends. "Using uncomfortable or unwieldy accessories can fatigue the operator or even lead to workplace injury."
6. Is it safety and quality certified?
UL-1776 is a regulation that describes in detail a variety of features that pressure washers should have to avoid injury. These include: safety relief valve, hose guard for burst protection, warning labels, ground fault circuit interrupter, high pressure release value and specified lengths for the wand and electrical cord.
"Make sure the certifying agency is a Nationally Recognized Testing Laboratory (NRTL)," stresses Dunn. Performance certification is also very important.
"The Cleaning Equipment Trade Association (CETA) gives manufacturers a stiff set of guidelines to build equipment to. CETA requires that the actual performance of the machine not vary by more than 5 percent of its actual performance. Typical consumer-duty units are not performance certified and the performance can vary by up to 20 percent."
7. Is it backed by a solid warranty?
Quality pressure washers will have a minimum of a 5-year warranty on the pump and frame and a 3-year warranty on the gasoline engine, he says.
Another important question to ask is: How many trained, warranty service centers are there and is one close by.
"Despite their simplistic design, be assured that not all pressure washers are created equal," he concludes. "Nonetheless, you can have confidence in making the right choice when you ask the right questions."
For some maintenance and fleet operations, it might make sense to install a vehicle washing system, says Marc Tyndale, a partner of Car Wash Systems. Based in, Harrisburg, PA, Car Wash Systems provides consulting, design support, fulfills equipment needs and offers service and supplies associated with automated or manual vehicle wash equipment.
When considering a vehicle washing system, Tyndale says an operation should ask itself the following questions when deciding at what point automated washing versus manual washing makes sense, and what type of wash facility would best suit its needs.
1. How many passenger vehicles (cars, pickups and passenger vans) will be washed in a day, week or year?
"It is essential to know how many vehicles get washed daily for many reasons," he stresses. "Fleets shrink and grow so it is imperative to plan for the future."
For instance, some fleets cannot wash any more cars in a given day and need to utilize overtime if the demand is heavy. "Overtime is an overhead killer and raises the cost per vehicle considerably."
2. How many large vehicles (sprinters, commercial trucks, construction equipment and buses) will be washed in a day, week or year?
"Large vehicles can add a new dimension to the paradigm of decision making," notes Tyndale. "Large vehicles have different dimensional concerns, and the automated washing equipment is very different.
"Large vehicle automated washes can typically wash passenger cars but it is not very effective."
3. Will there be a mix of passenger vehicles and large vehicles to be washed and what is the percentage breakdown?
If a fleet consists of 100 passenger cars, two commercial trucks and one bus, for example, it would not make sense to purchase a large vehicle washing system, he says. It would make more sense to have an automated car wash and a manual pressure unit for the three large vehicles.
If a fleet has 50 semis and four cars, then a large vehicle wash would be the way to go. For a fleet with 10 cars and one refrigerated truck, a manual pressure wash unit is probably the best fit.
4. Is there adequate space in the existing facility or will space have to be added?
The approach and exit to the washing bays have to be considered, says Tyndale. Types of vehicles determine the bay width, length and height, and overhead doors need to be adequate. Some buildings require a pull in/back out, while others have the space to drive-thru.
"A good rule of thumb is: automated car wash bays should be at least 35 feet long, 16 feet wide and 12 feet high. For large vehicle washes, we recommend 20 feet longer than the longest vehicle, 18 feet wide and 16 feet high, with 14-foot-high bay doors.
"Manual pressure wash bays are all over the spectrum."
5. Is there adequate utilities in the existing facility or do they need upgrades?
Tyndale says drainage, heat and utilities are always a concern.
"First, you have to decide what type of facility you want, find a distributor and add up all of the electrical, water, air, gas and sewer requirements. A professional local washing equipment distributor can help walk you through the process."
6. Is there city water and sanitary sewer?
City water and city sewer are not required, but you need to know the benefits and concerns if your facility utilizes a well and septic/drain field, he says. Every area of the country is different, as there is no universal body that establishes these guidelines.
"A starting point would be your local municipal zoning manager or water/sewer authority. They can help you in the process, as can a local washing equipment distributor."
7. At what point does automated washing make sense versus manual washing with some manual equipment?
"The number of vehicles, labor costs, time to process a vehicle, space, budget and the quality of wash all go into a recipe for what is right for your fleet," he says. "Rental car companies, car dealerships and limo/taxi services have done their homework and found that if you wash more than 30 cars per day the automated car wash pays for itself very quickly.
"Your company adds a depreciable expense when it utilizes equipment. You do not have to provide health care, unemployment and disability to a car wash machine, although you do have maintenance costs."
8. How will the budget affect what type of wash facility to design?
The budget will be the decider, Tyndale says. A manual wash station is in a different ball park than automated bays. A single manual prep unit can be installed between $7,500 and $20,000. An automated piece will range from $80,000 to $140,000, assuming there is already a bay.
9. Is wash water recycling required, and should it be considered?
In many areas recycling is still not required, he notes. "However, with water and sewer costs across the country sky rocketing, it makes good business sense to utilize quality recycling.
"If you are washing vehicles currently, just adding recycling will increase your bottom line."
10. What are the limitations of the different classes of automated equipment?
Automated washes come in a few forms. There are in-bays or rollovers, and they can be either a touchless - all high-pressure water and chemical, soft touch - foam fingers that touch the surface or a hybrid - which utilizes soft touch and touchless on one machine. Rollovers and in-bays move over the vehicle while the vehicle is parked.
Drive-thrus that can be soft touch or touchless. The attendant drives the vehicle through a series of arches and out the other side.
For real-high volume locations, like car auctions, there is the conveyor system which is the same concept as a drive-thru but a chain pushes or pulls the cars through the bay.
"Knowledge is power when it comes to making the right fleet washing decisions," concludes Tyndale. "Define your goals and objectives, articulate and analyze your options, do your research and utilize all this information to make wise purchasing decisions.


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