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I hope you all have had as much fun over the past few like I have! It's been a crazy couple of weeks with Houston, testing on Monday after Houston and heading straight to Hot-lanta I feel like I've just been going through the motions of life and haven't even had time to stop to smell the roses.
You know when I started this year my business coach, Raelyn Van Pelt, had me list five goals that I wanted to accomplish this year in racing. The first thing was qualify for a race, second was make four consecutive qualifying passes, third was win one round of racing, fourth was make it a final, and fifth was win a national event. Now I know you're asking yourself, didn't you forget win the championship! I didn't list that as one of five goals because with so many things new for not just myself this year but our entire team I figured if we accomplish the goals we originally set out for ourselves than a championship would come for us.
When I won two championships in one year racing AHDRA in 2006 I just raced and accomplished the goals we set out for ourselves at the beginning of the year. So when it came time to count all the points at the end of the year I was on top. I tell so many people that the hardest thing about NHRA is learning how to race here. I mean you have to make every pass count and be perfect every time, by no means am I perfect every time but you got be on your game. That was the first thing my dad taught me when I started racing, practice being perfect and when you come up short the bike will be there to make you look good. The past few weeks our team has been very fortunate to turn on quite a few win lights and achieve several of the goals we set for ourselves and it's been a lot of fun. After the horrible outing at Gainesville to come back at Houston and go to the semi's and then turn right around and go to my first final at Commerce was very surreal. I've imagined what it would be like 10,000 times over in my head like what I would say on the camera or if I would stage first all the things you have to do to be successful out here. There are so many things that happen on race day and your emotions are going, you've got to have a plan. So for all my sponsors and fans I hope you all have been proud of me, because without your support I couldn't be out here.
With Houston and Atlanta being back-to-back weekends I really didn't have time to get much work done at the shop but I did get to put in a few days. I really have been looking hard to hire another full time parts sales person but I wasn't getting any response from people trying to come to work with us. Then like an angel from the good Lord above I got one. I am going to get to rehire one of my best employees that had to quit last year to go back to school and I'm really excited. The Parts Department at our store is doing so good right now so getting to have Travis back will really help with the summer coming right around the corner and the racing season kicking up. Also he can just walk on and start working since he has worked with us in the past he knows our routine and what I expect out of one of my employees. It can sometimes be challenging to train someone new, especially with my travel schedule being so demanding I sometimes don't have time to stop and teach someone every part of their new position. That's really hard on me because I don't any of my guys to feel left out or I don't have time to help them. I remember when I started and the manager I had really wasn't very helpful in training me so I just had to wing it and make mistakes to learn what not to do, but that's not how I roll.
I'm really looking forward to getting a few weeks off from the track. The beach is only like two hours from my house so I'm going to my beautiful wife to the beach for a few days of rest and relaxation. Also I'm hoping that Matt and Angie take a few days off. That entire team for that matter has been full throttle since we left Gainesville and you can just look at them and tell there pooped. I love them so much, we have really become more than teammates I feel that we've become a big family. I remember at Indy last year when we showed up I was kind of intimidated by them because before they have such an accomplished team and I was still a rookie. But after about 5 minutes together we were like cutting up and just having the best time and it has been nothing but fun ever since. There are a lot of people that don't know this but Matt is one of the drivers that signed off on my NHRA license in 2007, so it's pretty cool that we are now teammates.
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What is the meaning for nowadays artist to continue the painting job if we cannot gain any feedback, any response, and any sales at all?
If painting is something for self-enjoyment, it is good. But how can it be sustained ?
It is difficult to make a reasonable living doing nothing but fine art painting. The fact is that most artists have to support themselves in other ways. This is usually the case until they think they can take a chance at trying to make it doing fine art full time. As one artist put it recently, art is a luxury that many people feel they can do without.
Some of us can work in careers that run parallel to fine art, occupations that allow us to use our art and design talent. Art teaching, graphic design and illustration are examples of this. However these fields can be highly competitive and may demand specialized skills.
You have mentioned that an artist needs feed back, response of some kind and sales. This may seem obvious but the first step is to have your work seen. Enter your work in as many local exhibits as you can. Ask about showing your work at local shows and festivals. The world will not come to you. You have to call attention to your work. As you gain some success with minor exhibits and sales, keep an accurate record of this. In doing so, you will be establishing credentials for your self—information you can use when approaching a gallery.
There is another dimension to doing artwork. Art can add an enrichment to your life. You can experience the special thrill of creativity and accomplishment. This is something few people ever have the chance to feel. You should always continue to develop your talent. At a later time in your life, you may be able to devote yourself to art full time.
Personally, I worked a long career as a graphic designer and illustrator. These were two fields I truly enjoyed. Now, that I am retired, I work full time as a fine artist.
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Great to learn from your experience towards the life of fine art.
I agree to your suggestion that the artwork have to be seen and keep accurate records. Although the process is long, it can call attention to one's work and probably it will be appreciated by someone in someday.
Do you think join those on-line exhibition or contests will be useful? I note that most of these activities are organised in US. There are many and many artists painting with high quality work, but it seems to me that most paintings fall into beautiful landscape, flowers, portrait etc. Would it be the main stream in US paintings? Maybe decorative art has the highest market in US.
I am happy to hear that you have been a designer and retried to be a full time fine artist now. I wish to be full time artist, but as you said, it is almost impossible to earn living as artist today. I just squeeze my time after my full time job, and enjoy creative painting in my small workshop. Hong Kong is quite different to US and other countries over the world. We have very small working area because of rocket high rental cost. We cannot make large art piece because of no space for storage. Exhibition is less for local artist, but a billion of auction market on great art piece here. We create art works, and hide them up for small group appreciation. I do look forward to exploring more oversea's exhibition opportunity. If you have some suggestion, I am happy to learn from you.
If you have time, please go to my website to enjoy my artwork, and welcome to your comment. http://donchan.fineartstudioonline.com/workszoom/1352476/fly-with-memory
Grateful if you could share some of your art work to me.
Thanks & regards
I have visited your website and I want to compliment you on your work. You have a lot of talent. I think your watercolors are especially good.
I want to encourage you to try to find ways of exhibiting your work locally. This may take some imagination. However, showing your work locally is the first big step.You might think of places you could show your work for about a month at a time. Hospitals and hotels are good possibilities. I have had two one man shows of my work in the lobby of the Mayo Clinic here in Arizona. I think hospital and hotel lobby areas are good for exhibition. There are many people in these areas and you do not have the visual competition of other art work.
I had a painting in the Shenzhen Watercolor Biennial. I know there are so many excellent watercolor artists in China and in the Hong Kong area. Have you had a chance to meet any of them? Can you ask any of them for a short meeting? Admire their work, show them your work and ask for advice. We all have to make our own way but occasionally we need a little help.
The trick is to never get discouraged. You asked about some of my work. Here is a link to my website:http://www.paulsullivanstudio.com
Best of luck—
Thanks for visiting my website and your appreciation. I liked watercolour painting very much in the past. However, when I have a chance to contact with oil painting, I find it amazing and its texture is thicker. It provides me with better imaginative dimension, and apparently can make viewers to have deeper thinking when look at the painting.
Thanks for your suggestion to make more local exhibition in some public space. I will try to explore any opportunity of it. Unfortunately, in Hong Kong, almost all exhibition space needs expensive rental cost. It hinders many artists to show their artwork. Moreover, there is less channel to contact with local artists because we do not have many social interactions between each other like western culture. But, I think it is good to have more sharing among the artists. As you have mentioned, artist should need someone to help in reality.
I visit your website too. Your watercolour paintings are excellent. I especially love the contrast of the tone in sunny scene. Every painting shows a nice feeling and happy emotion. I believe this reflects the painter's characteristics because you should be optimistic and happy living.
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WASHINGTON, July 23, 2003 U.S. military officials in Iraq believe a coalition missile barrage at roughly 1 p.m. local time July 22 struck the fatal blow to Uday and Qusay Hussein.
Army Lt. Gen. Ricardo Sanchez this morning described the 101st Airborne Division operation in northeast Mosul, Iraq, that led to the deaths of Saddam Hussein's sons, numbers two and three on U.S. Central Command's list of most wanted members of the former regime, and two others.
Published media reports have said the other two individuals were Qusay Hussein's 14-year-old son and a bodyguard. Sanchez was unable to confirm this, saying officials are still working to positively identify the other two bodies.
Speaking at a press conference in Baghdad, Sanchez, the commander of Coalition Joint Task Force 7, said July 22 was "a landmark day for the people and the future of Iraq."
In a White House appearance a few hours later, President Bush agreed. "Yesterday, in the city of Mosul, the careers of two of the regime's chief henchmen came to an end," Bush said in an appearance with Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld, Joint Chief's Chairman Air Force Gen. Richard Myers, and Ambassador L. Paul Bremer, the U.S. civil administrator in Iraq.
"Saddam Hussein's sons were responsible for torture, maiming and murder of countless Iraqis," he said. "Now more than ever, all Iraqis can know that the former regime is gone and will not be coming back."
Sanchez said the operation began late July 21, when an Iraqi civilian gave coalition forces information as to the whereabouts of Uday and Qusay.
That night, coalition commanders planned the operation, gathered the required troops and weapons systems, and cordoned off the neighborhood. Iraqi police established an outer perimeter, Sanchez said.
The general said the mission began at 10 a.m. July 22 as a "cordon-and-knock operation," in which coalition troops secure an area then knock and ask if the individuals they are looking for are in the residence. In this instance, troops "knocked" using a bullhorn to order everyone out of the building. When they got no response, soldiers entered the home at 10:10 a.m. local time.
"Immediately upon entering the building, shots were fired," Sanchez said. "We immediately determined that the targeted individuals were barricaded in the fortified portion of the building, which was the second floor, and they started engaging with small arms," believed to be AK-47 rifles.
Three soldiers were injured on the stairs and another outside the building before the unit withdrew and called in a quick-reaction force and "heavy weaponry."
The injured soldiers were evacuated within minutes. At this point, ground commanders decided it was appropriate to "prep the objective prior to reentry," Sanchez said. In military speak, this means to use heavier firepower to make the situation safer for the soldiers on the ground. In this case, commanders called for the use of OH-58D Kiowa Warrior helicopters and their 2.75-inch rockets, Mark-19 grenade launchers, AT-4 rockets, and helicopter- and humvee-mounted .50- caliber machine guns.
At noon, the general explained, soldiers attempted entry again and again took fire from the second floor and chose to withdraw. Clearly, further "preparatory fires" were called for.
At 1 p.m., forces on the ground fired 10 tube-launched optically tracked wire- guided missiles, commonly called TOWs, into the house. "We believe that it is likely that the TOW missile attack was what wound up killing three of the adults," Sanchez said.
At this point, he explained, officials considered using heavier weapons, such as those on AH-64 Apache helicopters and Air Force A-10 Thunderbolt IIs, which were standing by, but decided against that course of action because of the risk of unintended damage to the surrounding neighborhood.
Twenty-one minutes later, forces again entered the home, took fire as they reached the second floor, and "killed the remaining individual."
Officials went to great lengths to confirm that two of the bodies were those of Uday and Qusay. Sanchez said that four separate senior members of the former regime identified the bodies independently, including number four on the list, Abid Hamid Mahmud, Saddam Hussein's personal secretary.
Officials studied x-rays that showed old wounds on one of the bodies were consistent with injuries Uday Hussein was known to have suffered in an earlier assassination attempt that left him partially paralyzed. Dental records also provided conclusive evidence of the identities of the two. Sanchez explained that because of damage to the body, dental records provided a 90 percent match for Uday. But dental records showed a 100 percent match for Qusay.
Autopsies will follow, he said, adding that officials are considering how to provide proof of the brothers' deaths to the Iraqi people. "We will provide follow-on information over the course of the coming days," he said. Sanchez also refused to rule out providing photographs of the bodies to the Iraqi public.


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A Tale of Two Speeches
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Clinton: Tucson Shooter 'Extremist'
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Watch: ABC/Facebook: Tragedy in Tucson
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Watch: ABC News Now Special: Tragedy in Tucson
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Watch: Gabrielle Giffords: How Well Is She Doing?
Dr. Richard Besser assesses the concerns moving forward.
Watch: Giffords Opening Eyes a 'Major Leap Forward'
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Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi signs the book of condolences for victims families.
Watch: Heated Rhetoric Debated Amid Arizona Attack
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Watch: Jim Kolbe: Nothing About Arizona is 'Uniquely Different'
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Watch: Nation Observes a Moment of Silence
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Watch: Hillary Clinton: 'We Have Extremists in My Country'
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Watch: Inside Jared Lee Loughner's Mind
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Im not entirely sure what to ask for, so Ill compare it to recipes for carne fria. For those of you who arent familiar with this, it literally means cold meat in Spanish. Its a delicious dish made of ground pork and ham, onions, garlic, and I believe green peppers. Im trying to find a recipe for something similar; a meat-loaf (pork, ham, chicken, etc) that is served cold.
Ive done searches on Epicurious.com and on FoodTV.com but havent come up with anything that really fits the bill.
Thanks for any suggestions.
Another quick web search yielded results for something called "pounti." It's about as close as I've come across to what I'm looking for. It sounds tasty and may go with this dish but I'd like some other options.
I don't know if you are specifically looking for a Spanish-type cold meatloaf. I have a very reliable recipe for a French-style one:
Country-Style Paté
1 medium yellow onion, chopped in processor
big splash brandy
2/3 lb EACH ground veal, ground pork and ground dark meat turkey
1/3 lb chicken livers, chopped in processor
2 cloves minced garlic
1 egg, beaten
generous 1/2 tsp ground allspice
generous 1 tsp each salt and pepper
Optional additions: shelled pistachios, dried currents, diced dried apricots, 1/4 inch strips of baked ham
cheap fatty non-smoky bacon
bay leaf
[Variation: substitute ground venison for ground turkey]
Sauté onion in butter until translucent, add brandy and cook until almost evaporated. Cool. Add to remaining ingredients (including any optional ingredient except ham strips) and mix well. Line 1 1/2 quart loaf pan with bacon, allowing it to hang over the ends so you can fold it over the paté. Pack the paté in firmly, arranging the ham strips in a decorative pattern in the middle if using them. Top with a bay leaf and fold the bacon over, covering completely. Tightly cover with a triple layer of aluminum foil. Place in a baking pan and pour hot water halfway up the loaf pan. Bake at 350° to 130° internal temperature, about one hour. Remove, leave covered, and weight with 2 clean bricks until cool. Refrigerate, weighted, at least 2 days and up to 5 days before eating. Remove bacon and bay leaf before slicing and serving. The classic accompaniments are cornichons (little pickles), celeriac remoulade and crusty bread.
It is literally impossible to screw this up (as long as you don't overcook it) and everyone always raves about it. Hope this helps.


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LaLa Anthony Celebrates Make Up Line Launch With Savannah Brinson, Trina & More
Last night, Lala Anthony gathered some of her celebrity friends and fellow basketball wives & girlfriends to give them a preview of her new makeup line 'Motives for La La.' Doing it in bitchie style, Lala had her revealing on a yacht owned by Motives founder Loren Ridinger in Miami.
Lala was joined by her good friend Trina, Lebron's James' fiancé Savannah Brinson, Chris Bosh's wife Andrienne Bosh, Amar'e Stoudemire's girlfriend Alexis and more for the celebration. Motives for La La officially hits shelves tomorrow, February 2nd!
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Mr. Chairman, thank you for the opportunity to appear before your subcommittee to discuss the National Park Service (NPS) backlog of deferred maintenance and related issues.
We are pleased to have the opportunity to share our successes in addressing the deferred maintenance backlog, which is an important component of President Bush's National Parks Legacy Project. The Legacy Project was initiated to ensure proper care of our National Park System and is designed to enhance ecosystems, improve outdoor opportunities, address infrastructure needs, and establish accountability through performance goals. As the President said in his first address to a joint session of Congress in 2001, "Our national parks have a special place in our country's life. Our parks are places of great national beauty and history. As good stewards, we must leave them better than we found them."
On July 2, 2003, Interior Secretary Gale Norton and NPS Director Fran Mainella issued a report entitled "National Park Service: Partnering and Managing for Excellence" (NPS Accomplishments Report) that highlights the progress toward fulfilling the goals of President Bush's National Parks Legacy Project. A major focus of the report is the accomplishments NPS has made in addressing the deferred maintenance backlog.
The President has committed significant funding to address both the repair and management aspects of the deferred maintenance backlog. He is proposing more than $760 million annually over a five-year period, for a total of $3.84 billion, to pay for non-road maintenance and construction and nearly $1.26 billion during the same period for road maintenance. In addition, for the first time ever, NPS has established the Asset Management Program which l includes the implementation of the Facility Management Software System (FMSS), an off-the-shelf system to monitor and prioritize ongoing maintenance needs that will allow NPS to manage the backlog and prevent a recurrence of maintenance backlogs in the future. Most importantly, through the establishment of this program, NPS will be able to measure performance in improving facility conditions through a Facility Condition Index (FCI). This will allow us to track progress in achieving results, rather than just counting funds.
A May 1998 General Accounting Office report ("Efforts to Identify and Manage the Maintenance Backlog" GAO/RCED-98-143) stated that the NPS "does not have a routine, systematic process for determining its maintenance backlog" and cited concerns about the accuracy of the NPS estimate of $4.9 billion (excluding new construction). Using the only estimate available, President Bush committed to provide at least $4.9 billion in funding for NPS to address the deferred maintenance backlog. The Administration is on a path to meet that goal. To put the funding increases in perspective, the more than $1 billion requested for FY 04 is nearly 50 percent more than was provided in FY 00 and double what was provided in FY 97.
Funds provided to date are achieving tangible results, and the NPS has begun
to improve the condition of hundreds of park assets using the increased funding
Congress has
appropriated at President Bush's request. For example:
· $16.5 million has gone to Federal Hall National Memorial to repair cracks in the building;
· $4.1 million is being used at Everglades National Park to repair a 135,000 gallon-per-day wastewater treatment system;
· $4.1 million has gone to Lava Beds National Monument to relocate the visitor center away from fragile underground resources; and
· $2.1 million is being used at Yellowstone National Park to replace a wastewater treatment plan and relocate the Old Faithful sewer line.
In the past two years, NPS has tackled approximately 900 repair and rehabilitation projects. These projects, including 60 fire safety projects, have enhanced visitor and employee safety. They have improved health protection by upgrading and repairing 186 water, wastewater, and sewer facilities. They have made buildings better and safer for visitors through over 325 general building and safety rehabilitation projects. Another 500 projects are underway in 2003 and approximately 400 more are programmed for 2004.
As part of the President's Legacy Project, park roads, too, will be brought into good condition. In 2001, just 35 percent of park roads were in good condition. Under the proposed highway transportation bill, which would provide $1.89 billion over six years for the Park Roads and Parkways Program, over 80 percent of paved park roads would be brought into good or excellent condition, and virtually no paved road would be in poor condition.
An essential component of the National Parks Legacy Project is to prevent future backlogs by bringing state-of-the-art facility management to the parks. An essential component of the National Parks Legacy Project is to prevent future backlogs by bringing state-of-the-art facility management practices to the parks through the Asset Management Program. The Asset Management Program will give us the capacity to generate information about our assets on a service-wide basis. To accomplish this goal, NPS is implementing a new off-the-shelf software system, the Facility Management Software System (FMSS). This system is now operational in some parks and will be fully implemented by 2006. NPS has developed a CD-ROM that explains the asset management program. We have provided a copy to this subcommittee and hope that you will have an opportunity to view it.
NPS is taking the necessary steps to ensuring effective and efficient implementation of the Asset Management Program. The first step is to better understand the condition of the NPS infrastructure at each park by conducting an inventory, identifying deficiencies, and estimating the cost of repair and current replacement value of park assets. NPS is accelerating its efforts to complete these facility condition assessments at all 388 park units to provide, for the first time, a complete inventory of maintenance needs. Facility condition assessments at 125 parks were completed by December 2002. By the end of FY 03, facility condition assessments will be completed at all but four of the largest parks. The NPS will complete the final facility condition assessments on these parks in FY 04.
Our current estimates of NPS infrastructure show that it includes more than 26,000 historic structures and other buildings, 8,500 monuments, over 12,000 miles of trails, some 1,200 water systems, and about 1,400 wastewater treatment plants. Our road network is estimated to consist of nearly 5,500 paved miles of road, more than 6,000 miles of unpaved roads, and some 1,700 bridges. The facility condition assessments, completed as part of the Asset Management Program will allow NPS to refine and validate these numbers further.
The next step in implementing the Asset Management Program is to determine the Facility Condition Index (FCI) for park assets, except for roads which use the Pavement Condition Rating (PCR). The FCI is a performance measure used to help quantify or determine the condition of a particular park asset based on the cost of repair and the current replacement value. To determine the cost of repair of an asset, NPS uses FMSS to link information derived through the facility condition assessments to an industry-standard cost-estimating tool. Thus, NPS can measure progress against the industry-standard measure of a FCI for certain types of assets such as buildings. Other assets, however, such as monuments and cultural landscapes do not have industry-standard measures and are more difficult to compare.
Once the FCI is determined for individual assets, NPS will be able to establish a service-wide FCI baseline, and then use the baseline to determine FCI target ranges for improved future conditions. NPS has established an initial FCI baseline by using statistical modeling on the facilities condition assessments completed thus far for eight major categories of regular assets (i.e., buildings, campgrounds, trails, paved roads, unpaved roads, water systems, wastewater treatment plants, and employee housing). FCI target ranges are NPS performance goals. NPS is still working to verify these numbers and determine the FCI levels for fair and good condition, so we are not yet in a position to discuss the total costs of bringing the facility average up to fair or better condition. We expect to be able to use FCI performance measures and targets to support the President's 2005 Budget. This process will allow NPS to evaluate the impact of particular funding levels on asset performance and condition and quantify the consequences of delaying or not accomplishing repairs.
The final step in implementing the Asset Management Program is to use FCI, the Asset Priority Index (API), and other policy considerations to prioritize the maintenance needs of park assets. The API is used by park managers to identify the importance of the asset in accomplishing the park's mission. Through the Asset Management Program, NPS will have to articulate clearly and consistently its asset priorities, the investment needed to sustain them, and the rate of deterioration over time. Other important reasons to invest in a facility include such considerations as critical health, safety, and resource protection needs, partnerships, and visitor services requirements. Likewise, it may be appropriate to demolish structures for which the costs to improve the condition are prohibitive.
Professional facility management also requires regular maintenance to prevent facilities from gradually falling into disrepair. In FY 03, funding for cyclic maintenance increased from $22 million to $42 million, and in FY 04 is slated to increase to $56 million under the President's budget. By ensuring cyclic and preventative maintenance at regular intervals, this investment will help prevent a maintenance backlog recurrence. While new park facility maintenance needs will continue to emerge, the combination of increased funding and management reforms instituted through the Asset Management Program will allow the NPS to find the point where sustainable funding levels will cover an asset's life cycle maintenance and capital replacement costs.
Another component of the President's Legacy Project and the NPS Accomplishments Report recognizes NPS' special connection to the American people and its unique ability to engage the public, establish partnerships and promote volunteerism. The NPS is serving as a catalyst and encouraging many individuals and organizations to leverage resources and information, overcome organizational and procedural barriers, and increase cooperation and consultation. The President is encouraging the American people to participate in the protection of natural and cultural resources through such programs as Land and Water Conservation Fund stateside grants, the Preserve America Initiative, Take Pride in America, and the creation of public and private partnerships. Through these programs, our goal is to create a seamless national network of parks, historic places, and open spaces.
The President's Legacy Project also seeks to improve visitor service and keep the parks safe. The September 11, 2001 terrorist attacks on the United States and the resulting world events require increased security for our national parks and monuments throughout the National Park System. As the principal steward of our nation's most treasured cultural icons, the NPS has assigned nearly 200 additional protection rangers to meet increased security needs. Secretary Norton has issued directives to improve the management of the law enforcement program within the NPS and across the Department of the Interior. NPS also has developed a comprehensive Emergency Preparedness and Response plan to protect public health in the unique settings of the national parks and is coordinating with other bureaus and agencies to ensure complete communications integration. NPS will continue to strengthen security efforts through better training of personnel and improved equipment.
The efforts outlined in the NPS Accomplishments Report demonstrate the President's commitment to taking better care of the parks already under our stewardship. Because this effort focuses on addressing the deferred maintenance backlog, the Department has been asking Congress to defer action on bills that would establish new units of the National Park System, despite the fact that some of these proposals might otherwise merit our support. We have taken this position because we are concerned about the demands each new unit could create on the NPS budget.
When Congress authorizes new units, additional funding for operation, maintenance, and usually, land acquisition and construction are ultimately required. Additional personnel are also usually required. Existing authorizations to acquire land for new units and boundary expansions exceed available funds.
During the last twelve years (1991-2002), 34 new units of the National Park System were established. Congress created 31 of the new units and President Clinton established three by Presidential Proclamation. For FY03, the operating budgets for these new units total $25.6 million. Some of these units are so new, they are not fully operational, so their operational costs will likely grow. For these 34 units, the current system of identifying needs in the park contain over $30 million in recurring unfunded operational needs and over $265 million in unfunded one-time projects. While all of these items will not be funded anytime soon, they represent new demands on the National Park System that were not there 12 years ago. The President's FY 04 request includes $5.1 million or 36 percent of the total request for programmatic increases for parks with new responsibilities. A portion of this amount includes planning and start-up money for some of the newly authorized units.
We are trying to slow the growth of the National Park System so that we can focus our resources for the time being on reducing the deferred maintenance backlog. In advancing President Bush's National Parks Legacy Project, the NPS has substantially reduced the deferred maintenance backlog and instituted measures to prevent its recurrence. We are also taking other steps to be the most effective and efficient agency possible with the financial resources we have at our disposal.
We appreciate this opportunity to outline the vision of caring for and enhancing the special places in our National Park System, as set forth in President Bush's National Parks Legacy and the "National Park Service: Partnering and Managing for Excellence" Report. We will continue to work with this subcommittee as we move forward with our efforts to address the maintenance backlog and improve the management of the National Park System.
Mr. Chairman, that concludes my statement. I would be pleased to answer any
questions you may have.


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WWE announcer Jerry Lawler suffered a heart attack and collapsed midway through calling a match on Monday night's live telecast of Monday Night Raw in Montreal.
Per the Los Angeles Times, the 62-year-old former pro wrestler was providing commentary when his heart suddenly stopped beating and he slumped over at his ringside table.
An emergency medical team responded immediately and began CPR before moving him backstage on a stretcher. He was later taken to a nearby hospital, where he remains in serious condition.
Sweet Sarah Palin praised by wrestling champ: "a really lovely woman"
Lawler, a 40-year grappling veteran who had wrestled just 45 minutes before, was calling a tag-team contest between Kane and Daniel Bryan versus the Prime Time Players when he was stricken.
His stunned announcing partner, Michael Cole, gave viewers a few updates as to his condition, telling them Lawler was breathing on his own. But the show ended up finishing without commentary.
The WWE said in a statement early Tuesday: "Jerry 'The King' Lawler suffered a heart attack while commentating during last night's broadcast of Monday Night Raw in Montreal. We are hopeful Jerry makes a full recovery and returns to WWE in the near future. Our thoughts are with Jerry and his family."
Lawler, who holds more championships than any current WWE wrestler, is perhaps best known for faux-feuding with comedian Andy Kaufman, whom he wrestled in 1982. The two made headlines when Lawler slapped the funnyman in the face in an episode of Late Night With David Letterman, a bit that turned out to be staged as part of a promo blitz for their upcoming match. In fact, the two were really good friends.
Lawyer began his color commentary stint in 1998 before taking over full-time in 2001.
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Battle of wits goes down to the wire in quiz bowl
Facing elimination in three straight matches, Southern Lee High School's quiz bowl team came from behind to win on the very last question twice in a row Saturday.
The third and final time — for the championship — no clutch performance was needed as the team rolled to a comfortable win over Lee Christian School at the Lee County Quiz Bowl, held Saturday morning at First Presbyterian Church.
"We were kind of nervous going into the finals, because we knew if we lost once, it was over," said Colby Kirkman of the Southern Lee team.
In the double-elimination tournament featuring Southern Lee, Lee Christian, Lee County High School and Lee Early College, Southern Lee and Lee Senior had one win and one loss each after Lee Early College was sent packing with two straight losses. So the two met up to determine who would face undefeated Lee Christian in the finals.
Despite an earlier loss at the hands of the Cavaliers, the Yellow Jackets held a 105-100 lead going into the final question, which went to them first. With a chance to put the game away, the team was asked to consider a sphere inscribed in a cube and to answer what the length of an edge of the cube would be equal to. They incorrectly answered radius, and Southern Lee was given a chance. They said diameter and snatched away a 115-105 victory.
With one loss for Southern Lee and none for Lee Christian, the Cavaliers would have to defeat the Falcons twice in a row to emerge as champions. The first game didn't look good for Southern Lee, which again found themselves behind going into the final question. But when Lee Christian couldn't say what an amoeba uses to push out extra fluid, Southern Lee tentatively gave the correct answer of vacuole, winning 120-115. That set off a round of fist bumps and high fives and set up a winner-take-all match, which Southern Lee won 130-75.
Southern Lee's captain, Will Maness, said his team had been motivated by a disappointing third-place finish last year and practiced hard, intent on winning. But he didn't anticipate that their path to victory would be so dramatic.
"I'm kind of in shock still," he said, trophy in hand.
The tournament, which was sponsored by the Lee County Library, the Friends of the Lee County Library and The Herald, had its light-hearted moments as well. Not even moderator David Riddle was immune, resorting to self-deprecating humor when he told one contestant the answer to one question was not an ellipsis, but rather three dots in a row.
"You learn things every day," he said with a laugh after being informed that an ellipsis is, in fact, the name for three dots in a row.
Everyone else in the audience of about 30 people probably learned something, too, including the participants. For every question answered that wasn't answered, seemingly harder ones were. Questions about the name of North Carolina's first governor (Richard Caswell) and what the gold standard is were met with silence or random guesses, but participants did know the specific name of the White House department in charge of writing a budget (the Office of Management and Budget), as well as the fact that Lebanon has more Christians than any other Middle Eastern country.
Likewise, no one could answer that Episcopalean religious leaders are known as rectors or that Mao Zedong implemented the Great Leap Forward, but teams did know about the musical instruments found in King Tut's tomb (trumpets) and the philosophy of John Locke, as well as a host of other questions about grammar, literature, sports, civics, pop culture and more.


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The Midwestern Chapter encourages members to submit nominations for Chapter Awards including the ISA Gold Leaf Award. Awards are presented annually at the Chapter conference.
Gold Leaf Nomination Award Form (Due Sept 1, 2014)
MW ISA Chapter Awards Nomination Form (Due December 29, 2014)
Chapter Award categories include:
ISA Gold Leaf Awards are presented in two categories:
If you know an individual or group that has performed meritorious service in advancing the principles and practices of arboriculture, produced an outstanding publication or media program, contributed significantly and unselfishly towards the progress of the Chapter, held a unique or noteworthy Arbor Day activity, or completed a significant community landscape project, this is a great opportunity to recognize your peers, associates, citizens or other individuals.
Wonder who has won in the past? Click here for Past Winners.
For more information on the MW Chapter Awards, please contact Justine Gartner, Chapter Awards Liaison.
Midwestern Chapter-ISA Members:
I need your help and the need will quickly become urgent.
The Midwestern Chapter annually recognizes achievements in the arboriculture industry as well as institutions and individuals who make a positive impact on our urban forests.
The need is twofold: first, anyone interested in serving on the nominating committee, please let me know immediately so I can add you to the list of members and secondly we need nominations! Membership participation is vital to ensuring that deserving arborists within the Midwestern Chapter are rewarded for their hard work and contributions to arboriculture.
The Awards Committee requests that you encourage members within your state to nominate a colleague, institution or other individual for recognition at our 2013 chapter meeting. PLEASE SUBMIT A NOMINATION. IF YOU DON'T DO IT, WHO WILL!!!
The list of awards and their descriptions follow this article. Please submit your nominations to one of the following people:
2013 Midwestern Chapter-ISA Awards Nominating Committee:
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Note: It has been two decades since Davey Allison was killed in a helicopter crash in Talladega, Ala. This is the first of a three-part series about the driver.Dale Jarrett calls Davey Allison one of the best race car drivers he ever competed against.
Still, when Allison's name is mentioned, Jarrett's mind immediately goes back to years earlier.
"The first thing that comes to my mind is our childhood," said Jarrett, the 1999 NASCAR champion. "Our dads were racing against one another, and our point in life at that time was just having a good time in the infield. We fast forward from that, and he was a tremendous competitor on the race track.
"It was neat to see Davey Allison that competitor and then have that person who was just a good friend to a lot of people. We lost a tremendous race driver, but a better person that day. He was going to be a multi-time champion and would have set some records that probably wouldn't have been broken."
Jarrett said without hestitation that Allison, who died in a helicopter crash on July 13, 1993 at age 32, would have been a multiple-time champion. He goes as far as to call Allison, a 19-time race winner over six seasons in NASCAR's Winston Cup Series, a can't-miss star.
Allison had finished third in the point standings each of the last two seasons before his death. He won back-to-back All-Star races and the series' biggest race, the Daytona 500, in 1992.
"He came so close to winning a championship a couple of times," Jarrett said. "You knew it was going to happen more than once. He was one of those truly can't miss. More than that, he was so good, but he was a good person who was as gracious in defeat as was as good as when he won.
"Anybody can be in a good mood when he wins. But I remember my first win at Michigan beating him by a few inches. He was one of the first people to come to victory lane and congratulate me. That was just Davey Allison."
The race at Michigan in 1991 is viewed today as a true classic. Jarrett and Allison dueled side-by-side on the final lap of the race, with Jarrett's No. 21 Ford barely edging past Allison's No. 28 at the finish line.
"When you get your first win, you want it to be something special," Jarrett said. "I don't know if it could have been scripted any better, driving for the Wood Brothers and beating Davey Allison. You look down the road and I go on to drive for Robert Yates and I was fortunate to bring him his only championship. It is interesting when you look back at all that was encapsuled in that one day."
Jarrett took over the No. 28 ride for one season, in 1995. A number of drivers filled in after Allison's death before Ernie Irvan took over the ride. Irvan lasted just one season before a near-fatal crash in Michigan.
Although Irvan would make a miraculous comeback and drive the car again in 1996, Jarrett said one driver stood above the rest in the No. 28 Ford.
"Anytime I think about the No. 28, even though I had the opportunity to drive it, Davey Allison comes to mind for me," Jarrett said. "That's who made that number, especially at Robert Yates Racing. He's the one who set that up for Ernie, myself and others who came through later. He was the key piece there.
"Obviously, Robert and his family put everything together and Larry McReynolds was a big part of making it happen, but it was Davey Allison and things he could do inside the race car and outside of it, too, which put Robert Yates Racing on the map."


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Report of Assessment
Both rules require trustees to maintain an administrative record of their assessments. The CERCLA rule also requires preparation of a Report of Assessment, summarizing the results of the assessment.
43 CFR 11.90(a)
At the conclusion of an assessment, the authorized official must prepare a Report of Assessment that consists of the Preassessment Screen Determination, the Assessment Plan, and the information specified in paragraphs (b) [on type A assessments] and (c) [on type B assessments] of this section as applicable.


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It's working on the wii, or the wii u?
Homebrew Browser always takes a few minutes to load the first time you run it. Your Wii is connected to the internet isnt it?
yes it is connected
Odd had a good question. You posted in the Wii U section. Are you talking about the Wii or Wii U?
wii... and now its making a wierd sound
serious .. )
Power off your Wii and try again. Also am moving this thread to the Wii section...
i did it still isn't working
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An optical MEM devices which utilizes individually addressable ribbon pairs configured to modulate light is disclosed. The ribbon pairs preferably comprise silicon nitride with a reflective aluminum layers, wherein at least one ribbon from each ribbon pair is in electrical communication with a driver circuit for controllably addressing the ribbon pairs individually. The ribbons are preferably configured to modulate light having wavelengths in a range of 0.4 to 2.0 microns suitable for display and optical communication technologies. The system preferably comprises optical fibers for transmitting light to individually addressable ribbon pairs and for transmitting reflected light from individually addressable ribbon pairs.
1. A micro-device comprising:
a. a plurality of ribbon pairs configured to move relative to each other, each ribbon pair being individually addressable separately from other ribbon pairs in the plurality of ribbon pairs, each ribbon pair comprising a movable active ribbon and a stationary bias ribbon suspended over a substrate;
b. a light source for directing beams of light to the plurality of ribbon pairs; and
c. a driver circuit in electrical communication with at least a single ribbon pair to selectively control the single ribbon pair from among the plurality of ribbon pairs.
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This invention relates MEM devices. More particularly, this invention relates to MEM devices having an array of ribbon pairs which are individually addressable.
Optical MEM (micro-electro-mechanical) devices have applications in display, print, optical and electrical technologies. An optical MEM device, herein, is a device that is capable of constructively and destructively interfering with an incident light source to produce an optical signal or optical signals. Exemplary optical MEM devices, and methods for making the same, are disclosed in U.S. Pat. Nos. 5,311,360, 5,841,579 and 5,808,797, issued to Bloom et al., the contents of which are hereby incorporated by reference.
Optical MEM devices can be fabricated from Si-based materials using lithographic techniques. Optical MEM devices can have reflective ribbons that are formed over a suitable substrate structure such that the ribbons are spatially arranged in parallel and are coupled to the substrate structure. In use, a portion of the reflective ribbons can be moved by applying an operating bias voltage, or switching voltage, across the ribbons and the substrate structure. By alternating, or switching, the potential of the bias voltage, the ribbons are alternated between the positions for constructive and destructive interference with the incident light source to generate optical signals.
Variations in the optical signals can occur for a variety of reasons including polarization of the light, interactions of the light with the ribbon edges, light loss through spaces between the ribbons and aging effects. Variability in the optical signals can be catastrophic in applications where consistent or reproducible optical signals are required, such as in the case of optic communications. Therefore, there is a need for an optical MEM device that is capable of producing stable or reproducible optical signals during operation.
The current invention is directed to a micro-device, system and method which utilize a plurality of ribbon pairs. The ribbon pairs preferably comprise reflective surfaces and are configured to move relative to each other to generate optical signals from an incident light source. Preferably, the ribbons are suspended over a suitable substrate structure, wherein the ribbon pairs comprise a bias ribbon and an active ribbon. The active ribbons are configured to be moved by applying a sufficient bias voltage across the movable active ribbons and the substrate structure, while the bias ribbons preferably remain stationary. Alternatively, both ribbons of the ribbon pairs can be configured to move. For example, adjacent ribbons of a ribbon pair can be configured to move in opposite directions by applying opposing bias voltages to the adjacent ribbons relative to a substrate potential. In yet further embodiments of the invention, the ribbon pairs comprise bias ribbons that are formed on and are fixed to the substrate structure. In accordance with this embodiment, the active ribbons are suspended over the substrate structure and are configured to move relative to the fixed and stationary bias ribbons. Regardless of the particular ribbon configuration that is chosen, the ribbon pairs are preferably configured to be individually addressed.
The ribbons preferably comprise silicon nitride with reflective aluminum layers. The ribbons can have any number of geometries and dimensions but are preferably elongated ribbons that are arranged in parallel. The ribbons are preferably within a range of 2.0 to 20 microns wide and within a range of 20 to 2,000 microns long. Accordingly, the ribbons can effectively modulate light or generated optical signals from light having wavelengths in a range of 0.4 to 2.0 microns. The light can be a pulsed or continuous light and can include one or more wavelengths, depending on the application at hand.
A system in accordance with the present invention comprises optical fibers which are preferably individually coupled to individual ribbon pairs. Each of the ribbon pairs are coupled to a driver circuit, or voltage source, through a unique conductive lead for individually controlling the operating voltages applied to each of the ribbon pairs.
In accordance with the method of the present invention, optical signals are generated from each of the ribbon pairs individually and are registered individually to generate a data set. Preferably, the optical signals are registered through optical fibers which are configured to capture and transmit the optical signals over an optical network. In operation, a new data set is generated by selectively moving a portion of the ribbon pairs.
The system of the present invention can further comprise a compatible device for interfacing with the optical MEM device. The system can further include a converter for converting optical signals into electrical signals, which can then be transmitted by wireless means and/or over other suitable networks, including the internet.
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By applying an appropriate bias voltages across the ribbons 100 and the substrate 102, a portion of the ribbons 100 move towards the substrate 102, as shown in
In one mode of operation, light is modulated by moving one set of alternating ribbons relative to a stationary set of alternating ribbons. The ribbons that are moved are referred to as the active ribbons and the stationary ribbons are referred to as the bias ribbons. The active ribbons are moved by any number of means including mechanical means, but are preferably moved by applying a sufficient bias voltage across the active ribbon and the substrate to generate Coulombic attractions between the active ribbons and the substrate.
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For display applications several ribbon pairs of an optical MEM device can be used to create a single pixel. Accordingly, the ribbon pairs are said to be simultaneously addressed and/or collectively switched between the conditions for constructive and destructive interference. In the design of display devices, the ribbons are preferably optimized for the wavelengths of light that are used to from a visible image; generally around 0.5 micron. Ribbon geometries are also preferably optimized to exhibit physical properties, such as tension and stress, which allow the ribbons to be operated at reasonable switching voltages.
For display applications, the light that is used to form an image preferably correspond to the first order diffracted light that is diffracted at an angle from the surfaces ribbons. The light that is reflected back, and which is substantially normal to the surfaces of the ribbons, is generally blocked or filtered. Also in display applications, the light source is generally fixed with respect to the ribbons and generally exhibits random polarizations. The fixed and random polarizations of the light typically lead to small negligible effects on the image produced.
For optical communications, the light that is used to transmit light over an optical network preferably correspond to light having wavelengths around 1.5 microns. In order for an optical MEM device to effectively modulate light or to generate optical signals from light having wavelengths around 1.5, the ribbon geometries need to be significantly modified from the geometries of the ribbons used in optical display MEM devices. Specifically, the geometries of the ribbons need to be fabricated to exhibit suitable diffraction properties for these longer wavelengths. For most MEM systems, the diffraction angle θ is preferably about 4.0 degrees according to the equation sin θ=λ/W, wherein λ is the wavelength of the incident light used and W is the width of a pair of diffracting or adjacent ribbons. Changing the dimensions of the ribbons changes the stress and tension across the ribbons, as well as other mechanical and electrical properties of the ribbons. In order to fabricate ribbon that can be operated with reasonable switching voltages, the ribbons need to be made longer.
A further challenge for making optical MEM device suitable for use in optical communications is that the MEM device is preferably as insensitive as possible to polarizations of the incident light. In the case of optical communication systems, the source used is not necessarily stable or fixed with respect to the optical MEM device. Specifically, light is generally transmitted over an optical fiber or a fiber optic network which can be subject to movements or vibrations. These movements or vibrations can cause the light to be polarized in one direction or the other. Regardless of which polarization is favored at any given time, polarized light generally leads to diminished signal intensities. This phenomenon is referred to herein as time dependent polarization light loss which has been observed to worsen as wavelength of the light used increases and as the number of ribbon edges used to generated a signal is increased. Further polarization light loss has been observed to be a complex function of the ribbon dimensions and the ribbon spacing, which again proposes challenges because the physical properties of the ribbons, as determined in-part by the ribbon lengths, need to be balanced against the time dependent polarization light loss effects.
The present invention is directed to an optical MEM device and system which has an array of ribbon pairs that are individually addressable and which can have applications in optical communications. The device and system is preferably configured to minimize light loss associated with ribbon edges, polarization effects and combinations thereof. Further, the current invention is directed to an optical MEM device which has an array of ribbon pairs that are capable of being individually illuminated, individually addressed and individually registered.
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By switching the ribbon pairs 403/404 and 405/406 between the conditions for constructive and destructive interference, a set of optical signals can be generated, wherein the set of optical signals represent data or information. The optical signals can be registered by any number of registration or detection means which may include a converter for converting optical signals onto digital electrical signals. In an optical communications device or system, an array of ribbons can comprise 540 or more individually addressable ribbon pairs used to generate block of data comprises 540 bits.
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In further embodiments of the invention, the system 700 comprises a converted means 706 for converting the optical signals generated from the array 701 and/or for converting optical signals received from the network 725 into digital electrical signals.
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The system 700 of the present invention is preferably configured to communicate with a compatible device (not shown). For example, a compatible device can send signals optically over the optical network 725, electrically over the internet 750 or by wireless transmission 702. The system 700 can then generate a proper response comprising optical signals which can be optically transmitted through the fiber transmission line 707 to the optical network 725, converted to electrical signals that can be transmitted electrically through the conductive transmission line 712 to the network 750 or can be converted to radio signals that are transmitted as a wireless transmission 702 from a transmitter 708 to a remote receiver 760.
The current invention provides a device, system for and method of generating optical signal for applications in display communication technologies. The device, system and method utilize an optical MEM structure comprising an array individually addressable ribbon pairs. The geometries of the ribbons are preferably selected to maximize the efficiency of the ribbon pairs to individually modulate light and to enhance the stability of the optical signals generated by reducing the light loss due to polarization effects.
The present invention has been described in terms of specific embodiments incorporating details to facilitate the understanding of the principles of construction and operation of the invention. While the preferred micro-device of the present invention an optical MEMS device, the invention in contemplated to be useful for making any number of micro-structure were single ribbon pair addressability provides and advantage. As such, references, herein, to specific embodiments and details thereof are not intended to limit the scope of the claims appended hereto. It will be apparent to those skilled in the art that modifications can be made in the embodiment chosen for illustration without departing from the spirit and scope of the invention.
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How to Make Vegan Butter - Regular Vegan Butter - Coconut Oil Base
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Canola Oil?
I was disheartened to see canola oil listed as an ingredient in this recipe.
A variety developed in 1998 is considered to be the most disease- and drought-resistant Canola variety of rapeseed to date. This and other recent varieties have been produced by using genetic engineering. Currently, 82% of the rapeseed crops planted in Alberta, Manitoba, and Saskatchewan are GM (genetically modified) herbicide-tolerant canola varieties.
From the Wikipedia.
Canola oil is not good for humans at all.
Vegan Butter
I am SEW making this immediately! Finally vegan butter! Can't wait to try it! Thanks SEW much!
are the 'lauric' fats such as coconut oil turning
are the 'lauric' fats such as coconut oil turning to hydrogenated fats becuase you are melting them and then freezing them? i am on the swank diet for multiple sclerosis and can not have coconut, palm or cocoa butter is there another way to make this butter? sounds so yummy!
You write "Real butter consists of about 18% fat, 78% water and 4% milk solids." In Ireland butter has 80% minimum fat, the rest being water and milk solids I imagine. (and usually max 2% salt)
Is butter in the US that different? or are fat and water content switched above?
Substitute for coconut oil
My father is allergic to coconut. Are there any substitutes for coconut oil that can be used in the Regular Vegan Butter recipe?
Amazing info
This post is amazing, thank you so much! Packed with information and recipes, that's great! In Brazil where I'm from and here in the Oceania where I'm travelling we don't have any alternative for vegan butter apart from margarine. I'm sharing this post so many more sad vegan bakers can enjoy this!
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Guar gum
Mattie, these recipes are brilliant! Quick question: will guar gum work in place of xanthan gum?
this recipe looks great! but i wonder, how do you think this would taste in mashed potatoes? would it still give it that same buttery taste that earth balance gives it?
Anything without Coconut?
This is an excellent article. It is well thought out and presented in an excellent format. I also appreciate your concern about palm and habitat destruction.
I have food allergies and cannot have palm or coconut products, corn, and dairy (among other things). That means I no longer have any butter alternatives other than hydrogenated soybean shortening. Do you have any other suggestions for fats that will work to create a vegan butter? Other than the one using cocoa butter, that is. I am looking forward to making a batch to use for baking desserts, but there are some uses that really shouldn't have a chocolate flavor.
Thank you for any suggestions that you might be able to offer.
Great Vegan Butter
I hope you get a patent for your recipes! With all the scientific information, you sound like Alton Brown. Are you related? ;-) Thanks so much!
Thank you for the fantastic recipe! I made the regular one, all my friends and me were amazed! I use it for my cookies and nut spreads as well! Works great!
Only one thing - I kept it in the plastic box and I noticed that water started condensing on the lid after a short time. I thought that could be a problem if I would like to keep my butter for a longer time - it could cause the mold. It actually happened to my first batch after 20 days :-(. Do you know how could we prevent this condensation?
What inspiration! I love all the different flavors you came up with too. I started reading this article and thought that making vegan butter would be difficult, but it seems fairly easy. I really appreciate the great detail too, it will help me when I make this tonight! Thanks again!
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Azure Standard has Sunflower Lecithin. 16 oz. is $5.05 but you can buy more if you want to. Cool.
Fantastic resource, thank you!
Wow -- thanks for all the experiments you've done -- and for sharing these in such an organized format. (Being a non-scientific person, I found your explanations very understandable, phew!)
I've been using your fantastic post as my primary resource for developing non-dairy butters using the Thermomix kitchen appliance. I'm excited to try these, and variations there of, and will let you know now it goes. Many thanks :)
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Can u help me make cheese
Thank you!
Just wanted to follow up - thank you for responding to my question about the lecithin. I doubled the xanthan and it worked out great! I'm so happy for this recipe as it has saved my allergic family's Christmas! I'll for sure be using this in my Xmas baking and in buttercream - thank you SO much!
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"I can't believe it's not butter!"
I made the butter and am very proud. Thanks for a wonderful recipe. I didn't find it to be "vinegary" I think that more so happens if one is not a normally a vinegar user. Also, I told my grandmother about it and she mentioned maybe adding turmeric if you want it yellow. Just an idea...anyways I look forward to trying other recipes on your site. Keep with the science experiments!
Hi Mattie, Thankyou for your reply, *Liquid* lecithin is not available in the UK, *powdered* lecithin is available, can I use powdered lecithin to make the butter, and if so, how do I use it in your recipe? Thanks in advance. Prema
Can't wait to try this!
Hi - I'm dying to try the white choc butter - I'm vegan and nursing my highly allergic toddler so we also have to avoid all nuts, soy, sunflower, coconut, legumes, safflower and flax - so I guess I'm stuck using hemp milk but since I can't use either lecithin, can I add extra xanthan gum? I'm praying something will work. Thanks!
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My family is vegan...no egg, no dairy, no meat. We also try to stay away from extracted oils. I am just curious how much better this butter is since it has a lot of coconut oil and some canola oil? It seems like alot of vegan recipes may be egg or dairy free but contain a lot of oil or refined sugar. Help?
I made the regular one about three weeks ago, and loved it so made the herbed and white chocolate flavours a week later too. Amazing! However, a few days ago I noticed that the regular one had grown mold! I have stored it in the fridge obviously, and it wasn't contaminated with anything to my knowledge - the mold is growing on the surface parts rather than where the knife has been. Any ideas on how to prevent this? I am worried the others will turn moldy too soon.
Vegan magic! I could not believe how easy and awesome this is! Magic I tell you! Magic! I've made the regular butter a couple of times now and it tastes fantastic! I am looking forward to trying to bake with it! Thank you so much for sharing this recipe! It really has opened my eyes to what can be accomplished in my kitchen! Thank you!
Cef De Cuisine
Fantastic, as soon as I get the soy lecithin I am going to try all these butters. Wow! this is a very easy process.
Thank You
where can i get liquid soy lecithin
Where do I find those ingredients?
Can't wait to try this. My husband is going vegan and if I can find tasty alternatives, I probably would too! One question...where do I find soy lethicin and xanthan gum??? Thanks!
I am allergic to soy and all tree nuts. I could use sunflower lecithin instead of soy, but don't know what to substitute for the soy milk. Any suggestions?
Hi Mattie, here in the UK liquid lecithin is not available, except in 25 kgs lots. Im going to keep up the search and include Europe, meanwhile is there any alternative to the liquid lecithin?
Thanks for your recipe,
Most kind regards,
I'm excited to try this recipe! I'm just curious on the fat content of this butter, I know Earth Balance's total fat content is 17% (11 g) for 1 tbsp. If you have an idea I'd love to know!
This sounds fantastic:) I admire the scientific approach you've taken in order to produce something that appears to work - can't wait to try it. thank you:)
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Mattie: I'd love to submit a recipe. I just, um, don't have one.
I had a GF all purpose white rice flour mix in my fridge which I made so long ago, I don't know what was in it.
1/2 C Vegan Butter
1/4 C Vanilla Sugar
1 C GF Flour Mix
1 tsp Ground Chia Seed
2 tsp Vanilla Extract
When I made the butter I used home made nut milk and lemon juice because I'm allergic to soy and vinegar.
Cream butter and sugar until nice and fluffy.
Add vanilla extract.
Add flour mixed with ground chia a little at a time until well
Place on wax paper and press into 1/2" round
Refrigerate about an hour
Preheat oven to 350 F
Cut into 8 wedges
Bake until edges are just brown.
Cool at least 10 minutes.
Do a happy dance.
I am so turning this into pie crust for Thanksgiving.
Thanks Mattie.