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- Date submitted: 1 Nov 2011
- Stakeholder type: Major Group
- Name: Commons Action for the UN
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Full SubmissionSUBMISSION BY COMMONS ACTION FOR THE UN, THE ASSOCIATION OF WORLD CITIZENS, INSTITUTE FOR PLANETARY SYNTHESIS, ET AL EXPECTATIONS FOR THE OUTCOME OF RIO+20 We suggest that the following statement be used in either the Political Declaration and/or Outcome Document. Support for this recommendation is included in the rest of the submission below. A Commons Based Approach to Creating a Sustainable "Green" Economy and Implementing Sustainable Development shall be developed at all levels of government so that all stakeholders can participate actively in developing, managing, and maintaining and can then share equitably in the usage and benefits coming from resources that all need to survive and thrive and that must be held in common by the community at large -- be it local, regional or global. FULFILLING EXISTING COMMITMENTS AND SHIFTING TO A COMMONS-BASED ECONOMY BASED ON THE WELL-BEING OF ALL PEOPLE AND NATURE The international community must take the steps needed to fulfill all of the agreements and commitments on sustainable development that have been made during the past twenty years. Thus, significant improvements are needed to put in place the specific means, mechanisms, and funding still required and to deal responsibly with the following stumbling blocks: ? humanity is exceeding the carrying capacity of the planet and depleting the natural resource base; ? the demands and needs for better living conditions by a rapidly growing global population are escalating; ? the present debt-based economy and neo-colonialism are at war with nature and humanity; ? the present structure of national economies lack the flexibility to include stakeholder interests in an inclusive manner. Since the above challenges can be met by a commons-based approach, we urge Governments to act forthwith to shift from an economy measured by increases in production 1and consumption to one based on protecting the global commons, including the well-being of humanity and nature, as addressed by UN Resolution 65/164 on Harmony with Nature. This would require: ? increasing, with the help of Civil Society, the amount, diversity and availability of those natural and social resources needed for all people to thrive (commons goods); ? the UN to develop within a year a process, including all stakeholders, to place a stable and adequate cap on the use of depletable natural resources; ? involving all people in decision making based on the subsidiarity principle, bearing in mind that people's sense of responsibility will increase to the extent that they are conscious of their own role in addressing today's crises. The above three points are characteristic of a commons based approach to sustainable development. It is thus essential that such an approach be included as a fundamental basis for implementing the program of action and achieving the goals set forth in the Outcome Document. As a first step, we recommend that a panel of experts be developed within the UN system, to work with relevant stakeholders including CSOs, to develop and propose a plan to bring about the necessary shift to a Commons Based Approach to Sustainable Development, moving away from unsustainable minority rule and toward democracy and global survival. A COMMONS APPROACH TO SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT Would require and ensure that: ? all people recognize that the Earth is a living system of interconnected components on which all life depends. (UN Resolution 65/164 on Harmony with Nature.) ? if a commons-based economy is to become global, humankind must shift from a win/lose or human-centered win/win orientation to an all-win approach to life that takes into account the well being of all people as well as nature. ? All people, in accordance with international human rights agreements, equitably share the wealth that is derived from Commons Resources, and will enable humanity to fund much needed sustainable development and the transition to a sustainable "green" economy. ? the people as a whole cooperatively and responsibly develop, manage, maintain, and equitably share in the use and benefits coming from resources that must be held in common and managed in a healthy and sustainable manner by the community at large to ensure access by all who need them to survive and prosper, thereby creating 2Commons Resources. One of the best examples of a Commons Approach is the Participatory Budget Process that was initially developed in Curitiba, Brazil. Another example, is the participatory local agenda 21 sustainable community planning processes, where interested stakeholders help in developing a plan for the community to become as sustainable as possible. And third, myriad examples can be found in many Sarvodaya communities, ecovillages, "transition towns", cooperatives, and indigenous communities around the globe where collaborative decision making, planning, and implementation are often carried out by the community members as a whole, with the benefits from such processes being equitably shared by all of the people in the community as well. See for example: www.ecovillage.org and www.transitionnetwork.org A Commons Approach to Sustainable Development includes the following 5 characteristics: ? Commons Goods: those fruits of nature and society that all need to survive and thrive. They include the atmosphere, oceans, forests, biodiversity, all species of life, natural systems, minerals; food, water, energy, spiritual and health care; information, art, culture, society, technology, media, trade and finance ? Commoners: Groups of people who share the resources (users, producers, managers, providers) ? Commoning: inclusive, participatory and transparent forms of decision making and rules governing people?s access to and benefit from these commons resources ? Boundaries: specifying community membership and the extent of the resource ? Value: created through the preservation or production coming from these commons goods and resources PRINCIPAL OUTCOMES OF THE RIO+20 PROCESS The principal elements that the Rio+20 Secretariat has identified are all essential components for a successful outcome of the Rio+20 process and conference. UNCSD does need to develop and put in place the specific means and mechanisms needed to fully implement a green economy roadmap, a framework for action, sustainable development goals, and most importantly a revitalized global partnership for sustainable development. A complete plan thus needs to be developed that is sufficient to fully fund and implement each of these components. In addition each of them should include and be based upon a Commons Approach to Sustainable Development. Indeed a Commons Approach could provide the fundamental basis for establishing and renewing our global partnership for sustainable development. We include many examples below for how such a partnership could be further developed and carried out. 3GREEN ECONOMY IN THE CONTEXT OF SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT AND POVERTY ALLEVIATION Measures to Shift to a Commons-Based Global Economy 1. Shifting from present economic indicators measuring production and consumption to ones measuring the well-being of people and nature; 2. Placing strongly enforced caps on the use of depletable resources to prevent further degradation; 3. Auctioning permits at source for the use of those resources that fall outside of the cap (this would remove the need to set a specific price on the use of natural resources and allow the price for the exploitation of non-capped resources to be divided by all subsequent users); 4. Shifting taxes onto the use and ownership of land and natural resources and off of labor in order to fund the transition to more sustainable practices. We urge government at all levels to introduce the public collection of the economic rent of all land and all natural resources and to apply the receipts to reducing taxes on wages, goods and services. The Earth Rights Institute offers an on-line course, developed in consultation with UN Habitat, describing how such an approach can be applied. See: www.course.earthrights.net; 5. Using the resulting income to restore and replenish depletable resources, recompense stakeholder communities and to establish a global trust to provide a basic income for all people; 6. Recognizing the importance of international agreements such as the UN Charter, the Universal Declaration on Human Rights, Geneva Conventions, International Covenant on Economic and Social Rights, Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples, Kyoto Protocol and associated Workplans, Agenda 21, and Johannesburg Plan of Implementation that promote democratic participation in planning sustainable development; 7. Implementing the global footprint to assess economic performance (including corporations); 8. Recognizing that Ecocide is a Crime Against Peace and Life (iv) that is prosecuted under universal jurisdiction; 9. Creating a World Environmental Court where crimes against nature can be prosecuted under universal jurisdiction; 10. Implementing in all governmental decision making the all-win principle which recognizes that since all people and all of nature are parts of one integrated whole, the well-being of all people and all of nature are essential to us all. 11. True environmental costs of production and consumption must be internalized into accounting models in order to address the causes rather than simply the symptoms of environmental degradation. 12. Intellectual Property RIghts have begun to hamper humanity's capacity to adapt to emerging issues and other global challenges. The extension of their applicability is also used now to hamper progress and further enclose the commons and should not be accepted nor permitted. Open source and General Public Licenses are commons-based alternatives that ought to be instituted instead. INSTITUTIONAL FRAMEWORK FOR SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT Fostering responsibility through the subsidiarity principle Today?s crises result from the total actions taken--and not taken--by all people worldwide. The sense of shared responsibility and consciousness of the consequences of their way of life will increase to the degree the principle of subsidiarity is applied. Through transparent, inclusive, participatory, intergenerational, gender-sensitive decision making with regard to those fruits of nature and society that each needs to survive and thrive, each person is confronted by the costs of their actions with regard to commons goods such as clean drinking water, hygiene and waste management. Also, if people are living in a state of inner or outer poverty, the UN will not be able to achieve its mission and goals. A commons approach to sustainable development must thus be developed in such a way as to lead to inner peace, freedom, and fulfillment of all of the rights contained in the Universal Declaration of Human Rights -- thus overcoming the challenge of both spiritual and material poverty which is a precondition for establishing a sustainable "green" economy. Significantly Strengthening, Funding, and Empowering UNEP UNEP should be transformed into an adequately funded Specialized Agency with binding and enforceable powers. All people and stakeholders need to be fully included, and their rights protected, in all of the processes and activities carried out by or through a revitalized and empowered UN Environment Agency. Significantly Strengthening, Empowering, and Democratizing CSD The Commission on Sustainable Development should be transformed into a Permanent Commission under the UN General Assembly and/or the Economic and Social Council should be transformed into a Permanent Sustainable Development Council with the power to make binding and enforceable decisions and actions. Stakeholders and other interested parties should be integrated fully in all levels of decision-making under and within the processes of the new Commission or Council; and it should be much more participatory in nature. The new Council should include an Outcome Based Process which focuses on fully achieving the specific goals and commitments that have already been made. This would require that the Council, led by each Chair, focus on a limited number of specific goals at any one time and then proceed to determine and put in place (with the help of the UN Secretariat and interested stakeholders) the specific means, mechanisms, and funding needed to fully implement and achieve each of the targets and goals. An intergovernmental committee should be set up which includes representatives of, along with the broadest possible input from, civil society and the Major Groups in order to develop recommendations for how the new Council could be structured and operate in a much more effective manner. For example, the existing consensus process could and should be augmented, when necessary, with the use of qualified majority votes. Implementing Local to Global Sustainability Strategies and Action Plans The UN needs to develop a partnership initiative, protocol, and/or processes to assist all communities and countries in developing and implementing their local and national strategies for sustainability; local and national action plans on Sustainable consumption and production; activities related to the UN Decade on Education for Sustainable Development; Poverty Reduction and Strategy Programs (PRSPs); International Court of Justice decisions; UN Decolonization Committee recommendations; and Multi-lateral Environmental Agreements (MEAs). These processes need to include a Commons Approach to Sustainable Development and be brought together and integrated across all levels and sectors of society from the local to the global. A specific means to provide the funding that was promised in Chapter 28 of Agenda 21 for Local Sustainable Community Planning and Implementation, but which has never been forthcoming, must finally be included in the Rio +20 outcome agreement. A number of commons-based funding mechanisms are suggested and described in the section on Gaps in Implementation below. EMERGING ISSUES It is often recognized at CSD that many of the Emerging Issues and challenges are interdependent and cross-sectoral in nature. Unfortunately however, implementation is often based on an individual sectoral approach to development. It is thus essential that an integrated, multi-sectoral community based approach be adopted as the primary means for engaging in and implementing sustainable development, particularly in rural areas. Building on Popular Movements and Initiatives During the past year popular movements with popular demands have arisen around the world. While perhaps not quite as visible, popular movements to create a commons based economy have also been developing, which can not only provide a good response to many of these popular demands but also provide a more adequate response to many of the emerging issues. Governments can support and build on this and thereby develop the goodwill, and provide for the well being, of their people. Principal 10 of the Rio Declaration and many other UN agreements call for citizen participation in decision-making and implementation and escalating popular demand worldwide calls for equitable sharing of: 1. transparent, inclusive, participatory, intergenerational, gender-balanced governance for the benefit of all people at local through international levels; 2. life sustaining resources; 3. a remuneration/money system where people earn only what accrues from the fruits of their labor, are recognized for their contributions(labour/services), and the vulnerable (women/children/disabled/refugees/fugitives/etc) are cared-for. This system is modeled in many indigenous and local communities which have successfully cultivated and protected commonly held gifts for many generations.. Meanwhile people worldwide are forming commons-based sustainable economies in thousands of localities worldwide -- including indigenous communities, Ecovillages; Transition Towns, the Sarvodaya communities, cooperatives (to which a billion people officially belong), LETS trading systems; commons management of forests; water sources; farmers markets; community gardens; knowledge; culture; media; and the internet -- most of which provide good solutions to many of the emerging issues such as addressing water scarcity, climate change, the need for resiliency, and transitioning to sustainable agriculture. When linked, these examples already form a skeletal structure for a sustainable world economy. All Governments are thus urged to build on this sustainable economy in embryo to create a global commons-based world economy rooted in universal benefit and the well-being of all people and nature. In addition, the UN could and should establish a global network of regionally based resource and service centers and training programs to support the development of a multi-sectoral community based approach to sustainable rural and impoverished urban development. The Global Ecovillage Network has established a number of Living and Learning Centers around the world and Senegal has established a National Ecovillage Agency, based on the development of a regional network of ecovillages which was funded in part by the GEF Small Grants Program, which can provide the model and a basis for creating such a global network and program. The EcoEarth Alliance UN Partnership Initiative is developing and promoting such a model and process and would welcome the support and/or participation of governments and UN agencies. GAPS IN IMPLEMENTATION Citizen Participation Government representatives at the UN often talk about capacity development and stakeholder participation in implementation. This is urgently needed to overcome the gaps in implementation. The stakeholders are often those who live in a given location. Often they have a better understanding than outsiders regarding what is theirs to manage and use and how to govern it. Empowering them to initiate and take responsibility is needed and that may look different in every culture. It is also time to put in place active opportunities to support capacity development and reward people economically for their contributions and services. UNDP established a number of Thematic Trust Funds that included funding for capacity building but none of them were sufficiently funded. New means must be established across all sectors to provide opportunities for civil society to be compensated for contributing to implementation. Approximately 1 billion of the Earth's 7 billion inhabitants are actively participating in cooperatives. These cooperatives often if not usually share the same goals as have been adopted by the UN and provide better results in achieving them than more competitive or hierarchical models. Support for such cooperative approaches is needed to overcome the gaps in implementation. Lack of Funding & Specific Means and Mechanisms for Implementation The biggest gaps in implementation are probably due, however, to the lack of global support, funding, and specific means and mechanisms that are sufficient to achieve full implementation. Global programs thus need to be scaled up, resources must be provided, and global agreements and conventions established to achieve the agreed targets and goals. For example, Green Cross has developed model conventions on the right to water and sanitation that are urgently needed to ensure that all people's rights to these basic goods and services are fulfilled. In addition, the UN Member States adopted the Aichi Biodiversity Targets during the recent 10th Session of the Conference of Parties to the Convention on BioDiversity setting time bound goals and targets to be achieved during the next fifteen years. Now, if sufficient means, mechanisms, and funding for implementation, along with on-going periodic review processes are put in place, we will probably be able to achieve the essential goals that were set. Harmful and Unsustainable Subsidies The International Institute for Sustainable Development is calling on governments to support 8and sign on to a Pledge to Phase Out Fossil Fuel Subsidies that undermine sustainable development. This would include a transparent, annual reporting and review process; technical and financial assistance for developing countries; common research and analysis; and Secretariat support. Such an agreement is urgently needed and must be included in the Rio+20 outcome agreement. However such support and agreements are also needed to deal responsibly with and phase out all harmful and unsustainable subsidies, including those dealing with forests, fisheries, water, and agriculture, etc. The savings thus made from phasing out such subsidies could provide much needed financing for investing in sustainable development. FINANCING THE SHIFT TO A COMMONS-BASED GLOBAL ECONOMY Here are 4 ways to help restore, protect, and replenish natural resources and fund the shift to a commons-based global economy. I. Establish an Effective Institutional Framework to Shift to a Commons Based Economy and Manage and Equitably Share in the Use of the Commons Under a Commons Approach to Sustainable Development all people must have access to those gifts of nature and society that they need to survive and prosper. These would be designated as commons goods. They can then be used to finance the shift to a commons based economy and be managed and equitably shared among all people, as follows: ? A strictly enforced cap could be placed on the use of depletable commons goods and resources; ? Trusts would then be established to oversee the caps and manage the resource. The amount of each cap would be determined and set by the stakeholders of each resource. These trusts could be located either within a state or be trans-border, depending on the extent of both the resource and the community of interest; ? Permits for the use of what is available once the cap has been put in place can then be auctioned at source enabling the cost to be spread among all subsequent users and avoiding the complex task of pricing each depletable resource; ? Income from these commons resources can then be used to protect and restore the resource; reimburse those negatively affected by the use of these resources with a small percentage going to the government for provision of the public goods; to invest in transitioning to a sustainable future; to a global trust to restore any damage to the global commons (air, water, land); and/or to provide a basic income for all people. Broadly speaking, the assessment of commons rent by trusts around the world would require three significant changes: ? Governments could shift their primary emphasis away from issuing corporate charters and licensing the private sector and towards approving social charters and open licenses for resource preservation and social and cultural production processes through commons trusts managed by those who cultivate and protect commonly held gifts. ? Commons trusts would exercise a fiduciary duty to preserve natural, genetic and material commons and to protect, create or regenerate solar, social, cultural and intellectual commons, yet may also decide to rent a proportion of these resource rights to businesses. ? Businesses can then rent the rights to extract and produce a resource from a commons trust, thus creating profits and positive externalities through innovation, competitive products and services, and adjustment of the market to the actual costs of resources. However consent to the use of a Commons should first have to be granted by those that are protecting and/or whose lives depend upon a Commons resource. Management of the Commons at the Global Level Commons management funds could also be generated at the global level. A rental fee to finance multilateral programs and institutions could be placed on the development or use of many transborder commons, including: ? carbon emissions
? international corporate products
? international investment
? foreign exchange transactions
? international trade
? international airline tickets
? maritime freight transport
? ocean fishing
? sea-bed mining
? offshore oil and gas
? international oil trading
? satellite parking spaces
? electromagnetic spectrum use
? internet
? information flows
? military spending and arms exports
? toxic wastes
? energy consumption
II. Global Atmosphere Commons Trust. This type of a trust could be established based on ideas from the Alaska Permanent Fund for sharing the oil commons with all Alaskans and the thirty-plus years of commons resource management research. Feasta Sky Trust. A specific proposal has already been developed for establishing a Feasta Sky Trust. See: www.feasta.org One of the largest commons on the planet, our global atmosphere, could serve as the fulcrum to turn our unsustainable and unjust ecological, economic and political situation in a better direction for us all. Emissions permits could be used to provide a right to use of the atmosphere ? a resource which would then receive a scarcity value based on the carbon price. Current schemes like the Emissions Trading System (ETS) assume the carbon scarcity rent should go to polluters or governments ? but really it should be used to provide for the well-being of all of humanity. III. Applying a Commons Management Scheme to Regulate and Equitably Share in the Use of the Global Commons Elinor Ostrom recently won the Nobel Prize for her studies of commons management practices around the world and how they support sustainability and justice. She has developed a set of principles or rules which ought to be included and addressed in managing the commons. These could be applied to the idea of establishing global and subsidiary commons institutions -- with cooperating climate trusts in each nation -- run by the people's trustees and supported by governments for enforcement of the carbon cap and distribution of the shares and are thus described as such below. However these principles are applicable to the implementation of most other Commons Applications as well. Applying these principles thus requires: 1. Clearly defined boundaries (in this case, targeted and precise measurements of upstream carbon units that can be effectively monitored) 2. Effective exclusion of external un-entitled parties [or illegitimate use] ("leaks" in the carbon measurements must be identified and primary producers of fossil fuels brought into compliance) 3. Rules regarding the use of common resources are adapted to local conditions (each national climate commons institution would decide how much to pay out as dividends to citizens, for poverty alleviation for example, and how much to invest in transition projects and infrastructure) 4. Collective-choice arrangements allow most resource users to participate in the decision-making process (a deliberative charter process with engagement by many citizens would set rules and governance for subsidiary in each nation, including collaboration on a global atmosphere institution) 5. Effective monitoring by monitors who are part of or accountable to users (some of the global revenues would go towards monitoring and enforcement of the global cap on emissions) 6. There is a scale of graduated sanctions for resource users who violate community rules (funding would be cut to national level institutions that were not adhering to the by-laws of their charters; for example companies could be fined for emitting GHG's without the needed 11pollution permits) 7. Mechanisms of conflict resolution are cheap and of easy access (devised in the charter processes for local, national and global scales) 8. The self-determination of the community is recognized by higher-level authorities (Nation States and the UN must uphold the rules set by such a global atmosphere institution and the subsidiaries in each nation? the process could begin with a few progressive countries leading the way) IV. Placing a User Fee on the Use of and Access to Commons Resources The commons exist and must be recognized on all scales and levels, the micro to the macro. The macro scale concerns the resources which sustain our broader ecosystem such as water, air and soil. These are interdependent and provide the tripod upon which all of life is sustained. Such resources need to be held in common as the rights of all humans. Water quality equals quality of life. Water and air cannot be for sale, but a graduated use fee established by the cultivators of these commonly held goods could be collected. This fee for equitably sharing in the use of and access to this commons resource should be applied instead of outright "sale" of water and air through cash or "credits". Part of the funds from this can go to ensuring the quantity and quality of the shared resource; with part going to reimburse the stakeholding community and to help provide a basic income for all people. UN General Assembly resolution 64/292 of 28 July 2010 recognizes the right to safe and clean drinking water and sanitation as a human right that is essential for the full enjoyment of life and all human rights. It is therefore: ? imperative that water sources, springs, head waters and aquifers be held in common by those cultivating and protecting them and ? we connect water quality to industry, access, and land stewardship to ensure that all water is kept clean and available We urgently recommend that the same status be accorded to all other commons goods as well, without which people cannot survive and thrive. The UN, along with government at all levels, must provide the means, mechanisms, funding and implementation needed to fully achieve all UN sustainable development agreements and ensure that our basic human right to essential goods and services is provided for all people as well. This will require strong governance, via the adoption and full implementation of specific conventions, programs of action, time bound and enforceable targets, and on-going periodic review processes -- which must be included in the Rio +20 Outcome Documents. Concluding Remarks We must have genuine dialogue about how economy must respect and protect the viability of indigenous cultures and micro-ecosystems and create coherency at the global level between environment, society, and trade - based on the principles of sustainable development. Commoners cannot promote "green" economy while this term "green" is being trademarked, marketed and isolated from participation of those who have cultivated our ecosystems of earth, water, and air for the common benefit. It is not corporations but the people cultivating the commonly held gifts who determine what is environmentally responsible. Environmental standards, measurements, and awards granted in or by international agreements must come from governments that are representative of Peoples cultivating and protecting commonly held gifts, not from corporations who profit from these commonly held gifts. An environmentally responsible economy cannot be promoted on the global level while poor governance causes violent dislocations to all species of life, including humanity, and even to the earth that sustains us all. Protection of human rights that allows for full enfranchisement and quality participation in cultivating and protecting commonly held gifts is essential for creating an environmentally responsible economy. Commoners can promote the enforcement of all international human rights instruments, including those protecting Indigenous Peoples, and equip all to participate in protecting and restoring the commonly held gifts of nature and in developing a sustainable economy. We have the resources to solve the world's problems. The problem is not the lack of resources but the unequal distribution of them. What is needed are legitimate democratic governments and opportunities where people can express themselves and contribute their talents to the benefit of themselves and society. It is important that governments think `beyond` taking measures primarily by themselves in response to our common global problems and instead recognize the value of input and cooperation by the world's citizens, who have the same goals, but instead of working against, can work in common, to achieve these goals more easily, effectively and productively. For More Information Contact: Co-Sponsors of the Commons Action for the United Nations Submission: Commons Action for the United Nations
Association of World Citizens
Institute for Planetary Synthesis
All-Win Network
Global Ecovillage Network
We, the World
13Kosmos Journal
The Center for Women, the Earth, the Divine
PEP International Foundation
Institute of Global Education
Earth Rights Institute
International Union for Land Value Taxation


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Discover more of life at Kirimaya
The name 'Kirimaya' means 'illusion of mountain' which suitably describes the refreshing character of our property and the reaction of our guests upon arrival and throughout their stay with us. To stay at Kirimaya is to embark on a memorable journey into the local culture for a total destination experience.
Fulfill your individual tastes. Whatever your personal interests are, Kirimaya gives you the lifestyle experiences you naturally prefer. Stargaze, watch wildlife up close, traverse nature trails or relish the challenge of a Jack Nicklaus golf course. Discover new culinary adventures with a vineyard tour. Enhance your wellness at the Maya Spa, seek mental quietude through our Asian therapies or simply laze by the pool. For Kirimaya is designed to give you the peace of mind lost within busy lives, for your indulgence.
|Naturally Contemporary
Your stay at Kirimaya combines the natural charms of Khao Yai with the lifestyle of contemporary living. Rooms are luxuriously spacious with idyllic views of unsurpassed greens and hills. A fusion of Asian touches blend effortlessly with natural silks, linens and earthy woods. Rest easy and relish the understated elegance of welcoming space that embraces the natural world. Imagine a quiet haven with fresh innovative designs.
Plantation View
Room size: 42 sq.m.
30 rooms located in the lower level. Each room has a private balcony daybed with a plantation view.
Horizon View
Room size: 84 sq.m.
22 rooms with 4 interconnecting terrace suites located in the upper level. Each room has a private balcony daybed with a horizontal view.
Acala Restaurant
Acala, our fine dining Restaurant serves delicious Thai cuisine. Particular emphasis is given to presentation and the use of original, Thai recipes to ensure authentic taste. Located adjacent to the reception patio, this fashionable signature restaurant overlooks the lake and golf course, where you can observe the natural beauty and beautiful sunsets. Additional alfresco seating is available on the poolside patio. Acala's contemporary Thai design is depicted with the use of rustic and wooden elements.
|T-Grill Restaurant
T-Grill is located at Clubhouse building and overlooks the golf course. It is rustic in design with Safari Chic style, serving a sumptuous daily breakfast.
The Mist Bar
The Mist in an intimate, cozy venue for afternoon tea, all day drinks and evening cocktails. Located above Acala Restaurant, it offers picturesque vistas of the golf course, resort and mountains. Interiors feature comfortable oversized chairs with big comfy cushions and subtle lighting. A complimentary afternoon tea is served from 2.00pm - 4.00pm daily.
Expansive mountain views, a pristine world heritage rain forest,
exclusive dining venues, and flexible meeting facilities are
just a few key components of a successful event at Kirimaya Golf Resort Spa.
The spacious 600 square meter function area is extremely flexible and
includes our Grand Ballroom and up to 2 breakout rooms and one full furnished executive boardroom.
Special Technical Facilities
Other special equipments can be hired from the resort or through an outside supplier on a rental basis such as VDO Conference, Projector/ Opaque Projector, Party light and sound system, Professional Photographer, Videographer, Sound recorder etc.
Maya Spa
A magical sanctuary of well being designed to rebalance body, mind and spirit...
Let our Maya Spa treatments bring out the natural beauty and radiance within every person. Whether your desire is therapeutic, to beautify or just relax, our massage services and body and beauty treatments will make a difference to your health and overall sense of well being.
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Our exclusive 18-hole championship golf course - designed by Jack
Nicklaus - is set within natural surroundings with panoramic views
of Khao Yai's lush greenery and mountains. The course ranges from
4,875 yards (ladies) to an incredible 7,115 yards (tournament) and
with its single-track layout, golfers feel as if they are the only
ones on the entire course for a truly memorable golf experience.
An easy drive from hectic Bangkok, the Kirimaya offers an instant escape from crowded city life. Here, on the edge of Khao Yai National Park, a UNESCO World Heritage Site, the chic elegance of contemporary living blends seamlessly with natural beauty.
Business Facilities
Kirimaya offers a comprehensive list of services and facilities including In-Coming, Outing fax, IDD telephone installation in function room, Photocopy machine, Personal Computer, Note Book, and other Office Automation equipments, which all are available upon your request!
Team Building & Life Style Workshop
We also support your Team Building Program for all levels and offer many trendy Workshops e.g. Cooking Class, Art Class, Flower arrangement, Thai Carving by the professional team from many leading Management School and English spoken staffs.
Getting There
By Car:
Route 1: (Highway drive Route)
Take Highway No.1 (Phaholyothin) from Bangkok to Saraburi and then take Highway No. 2 (Mitraparp Highway). Drive along the way to KM.165, then keep left and take flyover to Thanarat Road for another 25 kilometers. Then turn left to Khao Yai - Wang Nam Kiew Road about 7 kilometers. Kirimaya is on your right hand side. The total distance is approx. 200 kilometers.
Route 2: (Short cut route)
Take Highway No. 1 (Phaholyothin) from Bangkok to Saraburi and then take Highway No. 2 (Mitraparp Highway). Then u-turn at KM 144 and turn left to Kudkla-Pansuek Road. Drive along the way about 25 kilometers until hit the Thanarat Rd. junction, turn right for another 3 kilometers. Then turn left to Khao Yai - Wang Nam Kiew Road about 7 kilometers. Kirimaya is on your right hand side. The total distance is 180 kilometers.
Route 3: (Scenic route)
Take the Bangkok-Rangsit-Nakhon Nayok route to Prachine Buri to the entrance of Khao Yai National Park. Then drive to Pak Chong entrance. Then turn right to Khao Yai - Wang Nam Kiew Road about 7 kilometers. Kirimaya is on your right hand side. The total distance is 230 kilometers.
By Bus:
Ordinary buses leave the Northern and Northeastern Bus Terminal (Mo-chit 2 Bus Terminal) in Bangkok everyday.
By Train:
The trains depart from Bangkok's Hualamphong Station. Take North eastern railway to Pak Chong.


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2 Avios per £1 spent on Avis corporate rates
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250 bonus Avios when you pay for your Avis rental using your co-brand British Airways finance card (participating cards only).
Qualifying rentals must either be pre-paid using a participating British Airways co-brand finance card (via ba.com, avisba.com, BA Call Centres or Avis Call Centres) or if a pay-later reservation has been made, the rental must be paid for at the rental location when the car is returned using a participating British Airways co-brand finance card.
Participating cards (list correct at December 2014):
British Airways American Express Card (UK)
British Airways Visa Signature ® Card (USA)
RBC® British Airways Visa Infinite Card (Canada).
British Airways Mastercard issued by Standard Bank (South Africa)
British Airways Credit Card issued by Absa Bank (South Africa)
Dah Sing British Airways Platinum Card (Hong Kong)
ICICI Bank British Airways American Express Credit Card (India)
British Airways American Express Premium Card (Russia)
British Airways Visa Platinum Card issued by CIBC FirstCaribbean (Caribbean)
British Airways Visa Platinum Card issued by Butterfield (Bermuda)
British Airways Barclaycard Classic & Barclaycard Premium (Germany)
British Airways Barclaycard Priority & Barclaycard Prestige (U.A.E.)
British Airways Visa EnterCard (Sweden)
Diners Club British Airways Card (Switzerland)
Cornercard British Airways Classic Credit Card (Switzerland)
Cornercard British Airways Gold Credit Card (Switzerland)
Only payment for rentals will qualify for the bonus. Separate payment for non-rental items such as ancillaries, damages, fines will not qualify for the Avios bonus. If the rental value is subsequently refunded by the British Airways co-brand finance card, the 250 bonus Avios will be debited from the Executive Club member's account.
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Join Avis Preferred through one of our Avis & British Airways partnership enrolment communications or at avisba.com/preferred. This way you will be asked to provide your Executive Club membership tier and your Executive club membership number and this information will be stored in your Preferred membership profile, ensuring you receive Avios on every rental you make. For UK customers only, please always remember to bring BOTH parts of your driver's licence if you have a new style picture one. It's essential that we check both parts for identification and driving endorsements. Sometimes our Avis Preferred members forget as they understandably assume that they don't need ANY paperwork, but we do need to be able to check a valid driving licence at each rental, so please bring it along.
When you receive your Preferred card you will also receive a voucher for 500 bonus Avios on your first Preferred rental. Simply follow the booking instructions on the reverse of the vouchers to qualify. It is now possible to make Avis Preferred bookings on ba.com. Please note that a BA AWD (Avis Worldwide Discount number) will be automatically applied to these bookings. If your Avis Preferred profile includes a corporate AWD this will be over-written with a BA AWD during the booking process so you will not receive a corporate rate. If you are a corporate customer and have any questions regarding this process, please contact your Avis Corporate Account Manager.
Executive Club members are eligible for one free additional driver on every qualifying rental, worldwide.
Simply make your reservation as normal. If you know you require an additional driver this can be requested at time of booking. Alternatively you can request an additional driver to be added when you collect your car. The additional driver must meet standard Avis age and driver requirements for that rental location. The additional driver must present a full valid driving licence (both parts if new style UK paper/picture card version; International Driving Permit if the driver's licence is written in non-Roman alphabet e.g. Greek / Arabic etc.). Only one additional driver may be claimed free of charge per rental. Further additional drivers will be charged at time of rental at the appropriate rate published for that location.
This benefit is available for British Airways Executive Club Members only, all membership tiers, booking on ba.com; avisba.com; BA Call Centres or Avis Call Centres using a BA Executive Club AWD: Gold N744400; Silver N744300; Blue N744100; Bronze N284300.
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Construction on the Smithsonian's National Museum of African American History and Culture reached a significant milestone on November 17, 2013 with the arrival and installation of two of the largest signature artifacts acquired by the museum. A restored segregation-era railway car, circa 1918, and an early 20th century guard tower from the Angola prison in Louisiana promise to be two of the most captivating objects in the new museum when it opens in late 2015. They will be on display in the Segregation Gallery as part of an inaugural exhibition "Defending Freedom, Defining Freedom: Era of Segregation 1876 – 1968."
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Torry Jabar Holt (Big Game) (twitter: @BigGame81)
Position: WR
Height: 6-0 Weight: 190 lbs.
Born: June 5, 1976 in Greensboro, NC
High School: Hargrave Military Academy
College: North Carolina St. (school history) (Holt college stats)
Drafted by the St. Louis Rams in the 1st round (6th overall) of the 1999 NFL Draft.
Weighted Career AV (100-95-...): 99 (130th overall since 1950)
Relatives: Brother of Terrence Holt
7-time Pro Bowler & 1-time First-Team All-Pro (fine print)
Hall of Fame semi-finalist in 2015, 2016
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Honor Is First In Junior's Career
Junior Bjork Olsen an NCAA All-Southeast Region Selection
Nine ECU Cross Country Members Are Going To Charlotte
Bjork Olsen and Chelsea Hollingsworth earn All-League Honors
2013: Did not compete.
2012: Was the team's top finisher in six of the seven races ... Registered six top-20 finishes including a meet victory ... Started season with a runner-up finish at the 5K Seahawk Invitational (18:24.06) ... Placed 14th at the 5K Adidas XC Invitational with a 17:49.2 ... Won the 5K ECU Pirate Invitational (17:44.33) ... Ran a season and career-best 17:17.8 in finishing seventh and earning a Conference USA First Team All-Conference selection at the 5K C-USA Championship ... Finished seventh in the team's first 6K event of the season in the gold race at the Charlotte Cross Country Invitational (21:38.62) ... Earned 74th place with a 21:21.8 at the 6K NCAA Pre-National Race ... Improved by 17 seconds from her previous best time and 121 places from her 2011 finish (139th) at the NCAA Southeast Regional in placing 18th and earning Southeast All-Region honors (becoming the second ECU female-athlete to ever reach such status - Brittany Copeland).
2011:During second campaign with the program, participated in all seven of the squad's meets and placed in the top 50 five times ... Started the year with a 19:52.1 time in the 5K at the Covered Bridge Open to finish 36th ... Cut nearly a minute and a half off her time two weeks later at the Wolfpack Invitational, timing out in 18:29.9 to claim 18th ... Turned in year's only top-10 performance at the 5K ECU Pirate Invitational, taking fourth with a time of 18:44.88 ... Ran season-best 5K of 18:25.45 at the Greater Louisville Classic to finish 93rd out of 262 participants ... During year's first 6K, placed 37th at the Panorama Farms Invitational after clocking in at 23:13.03 ... Finished 47th at the Conference USA Championship, completing the 5K in 19:02.6 ... Wrapped up the campaign with a 139th-place showing at the NCAA Southeast Regional, running the 6K in 22:57.5 ... Made a 51-spot improvement from first regional appearance in 2010.
2010:Selected as the Pirates' top freshman after running in seven meets with three top-25 finishes ... Began the campaign with a 19:36.35 mark in the 5K at the Covered Bridge Open, good for 50th place ... Took 21st at the 5K Wolfpack Invitational with a time of 18:46.9 ... Had highest placement of the season at the 5K ECU Pirate Invitational, checking in fifth (18:49.42) ... Ran season second-best 5K, 18:34.64, at the Greater Louisville Classic and earned 106th place ... Turned in year-best 6K at the Panorama Farms Invitational, finishing in 22:42.86 to claim 18th overall ... 18:06 time at the C-USA Championship (34th place) was a personal-best 5K ... Came in 190th at the 6K NCAA Southeast Regional with a time of 23:41.1.
High School: At the 2010 Danish Junior Indoor Championships, won the 1,500 and 3,000-meter races after previously taking the 1,500 (2009) and 3,000 (2008) ... During the 2008 and 2010 Danish Junior Outdoor Championships, claimed the 3,000-meter title ... Won the gold medal in the 1,500 meters at the 2010 Reykjavik International Games ... Named a Faroese Champion.
Personal: Intended academic major is biology ... Full name is Bjork Herup Olsen ... Daughter of Josvein and Sunneva Olsen ... Hobbies include skiing, handball and soccer.


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2 face meth charges after car goes up in flames
Published: Saturday, January 26, 2013 at 9:09 p.m.
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A man and woman are charged with trafficking and manufacturing meth after an officer discovered meth during a traffic stop and their vehicle caught fire, police say.
Port Orange Officer Greg Cook stopped a vehicle near the intersection of Herbert and Jackson streets about 4:30 p.m. Saturday, Capt. David Meyer said in a release.
After Cook discovered chemicals associated with manufacturing meth and had the couple exit the vehicle, the Port Orange Fire Department responded to the scene, Meyer said. Shortly after firefighters arrived, the interior ignited and the vehicle was engulfed in flames.
Michael Ronald Ruth, 32, of Seville and Amy Elizabeth Baldanza, 37, of Ormond Beach are charged with trafficking meth and manufacturing meth, Meyer said. They are being held in the Volusia County Branch Jail with bail set at $152,500 each.
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Elijah Eugene Pitts
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Height: 6-1 Weight: 204 lbs.
Born: February 3, 1938 in Mayflower, AR
Died: July 10, 1998 in Buffalo, NY
High School: Pine Street
College: Philander Smith
Drafted by the Green Bay Packers in the 13th round (180th overall) of the 1961 NFL Draft.
Weighted Career AV (100-95-...): 28 (3601st overall since 1950)
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NCCER and the Construction Users Roundtable provided funding for a Construction Industry Institue (CII) research study titled "Construction Industry Craft Training in the U.S. and Canada."
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Homeowners Mortgage buys Davidson Mortgage
Published: Tuesday, January 22, 2013 at 4:08 p.m.
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Homeowners Mortgage Enterprises, a full-service regional mortgage-banking firm serving customers in North Carolina and South Carolina, announced Tuesday that it has acquired Davidson Mortgage Services, an independent mortgage broker operating in Lexington since 1992.
Operating under the name Homeowners Mortgage, a new office is at 503 E. Center St.
Jim McMillan, formerly president of Davidson Mortgage Services, will serve as branch manager of the new Lexington location. McMillan has 30 years of mortgage lending experience. Other team members are loan officer Danyel Hatcher and loan processor Laura Little.
"Davidson Mortgage has built an excellent reputation in the industry because of their integrity and customer service," said Ed Kubec, chief operating officer and managing director of Homeowners Mortgage. "We are fortunate that Jim and his team have committed to joining the Homeowners' family, and we look forward to serving customers in the Lexington area."
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moonwebs & scorched thongs is inspired by gender. The work references history, stereotypes and the dancers' own lived experience to investigate the distinctiveness of each gender, as well as celebrate the release from tradition that allows this generation of young people an unprecedented freedom of expression.
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ZF-1710: DB2: Improved error reporting from errorCode() and errorInfo() methods in Statement class
Calling db2_stmt_error() or db2_stmt_errormsg() without a statement resource parameter will also return the error message from the last operation, if there is one. This message is cached so no matter how many times it is called and as long as another SQL operation doesn't occur, it will return the same message
If either function is called with a statement resource, it will return the message associated with that particular resource. A subsequent call with the same resource parameter attempts to retrieve further diagnostic data. If there is no more diagnostic data, nothing is returned.
In the ZF, a particular method, such as execute(), may throw an exception. The exception object is populated with specific diagnostic information using db2_stmt_error() and db2_stmt_erromsg(). For example, this is what _execute() looks like for the DB2 adapter:
if ($retval === false) {
* @see Zend_Db_Statement_Db2_Exception
require_once 'Zend/Db/Statement/Db2/Exception.php';
throw new Zend_Db_Statement_Db2_Exception(
When an application detects an exception it may try to call errorCode() or errorInfo(). The problem is that both these methods call db2_stmt_error() with the $this->_stmt instance variable again.
For example:
public function errorCode()
if (!$this->_stmt) {
return '0000';
return db2_stmt_error($this->_stmt);
Since db2_stmt_error($this->_stmt) has been previously called when the exception was generated, the driver attempts to obtain further diagnostic data. If there is none, nothing is returned giving the impression that there is no error message.
The patch removes the $this->_stmt parameter from the errorCode() and errorInfo() methods so that repeated calls to db_stmt_error() and db2_stmt_errormsg() return the same message previously cached.
I will upload the patch as well as the modified DB2 unit test.
Contains modified errorCode() and errorInfo() methods
removed skipped error tests
Assigning to [~ledezma]
Hy Salvador,
if you are not able to commit this patch, you should un-assign this issue so anyone with commit-rights will do this.
Otherwise please commit your changes and close this issue. ;-)
I had submitted these patches for review by someone with commit authority.
Please use as you see fit.
Resetting 'fix version priority' and 'fix version' to be re-evaluated for next release.
Solved in SVN r 13091. If no error occurs, errorCode() and errorInfo() method returns false like Oracle and MySqli.
Unit test not updated to reflect changes.
fixed in r13279, still needs merging - will do so close to next mini release.
I checked to be merged from trunk to branch/release-1.7.


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We're happy to report that construction of the Rock Hall's new Library and Archives is complete! Once our shelving, furniture, and workstations are installed in the next month or so, we'll move our small but growing staff into the new 22,500-square-foot facility. Soon thereafter, we'll also transfer our existing library and archival collections from offsite storage and begin the hard work of cataloging, processing, and preserving these materials for future generations.
Our plan is that the Library and Archives will be the world's preeminent research collection of written and audiovisual materials relating to the history of rock and roll. Its collections will include books, dissertations, periodicals, sound and video recordings, and thousands of boxes of archival materials (including personal papers, correspondence, photographs, song manuscripts, business records, contracts, press kits, posters, flyers, and clippings). Eventually, we'll also establish in-house labs for the digital preservation and conservation of these materials.
We plan to open the doors of the Library and Archives in late 2010, and we'll provide access to our materials for scholars, educators, students, journalists, and the general public. We hope to see you then! In the meantime, stay tuned here for further developments.


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Have you ever asked or been asked, "How many resorts can you ride down in one day?" You probably haven't because it's a ridiculous question, but Ski Utah and local skiers will be able to proudly answer "Fourteen" this week.
Ski Utah is inviting local skiers to attempt to ski all 14 Utah resorts on Thursday, March 15. The group will attempt to beat the previous Ski Utah record of skiing 13 resorts in one day set in 2009, with the fourteenth being Eagle Point near Beaver, Utah.
As they ski, the group will also be raising funds for Huntsman Cancer Institute, Leukemia and Lymphoma Society and the National Ability Center, with the donated service by Canyon Transportation.
You can follow their progress in real-time by visiting the Ski Utah Yeti's blog posts.
Here's the schedule for the day:
2:30 a.m.- Meet in lobby of Lodging at Brian Head Resort
3 a.m.- Ski Brian Head
3:20 a.m.- Depart for Eagle Point
5 a.m.- Arrive at Eagle Point and ski
5:20 a.m.- Depart from Eagle Point
8:20 a.m.- Arrive and ski at Sundance Resort
8:40 a.m.- Drive to Deer Valley Resort
9 a.m.- Board Deer Crest Gondola at Jordanelle and ski to Snow Park Lodge
9:30 a.m.- Drive to Park City Mountain Resort
9:55 a.m.- Arrive and ski Park City Mountain Resort
10:10 a.m.- Drive to Canyons Resort
10:25 a.m.- Arrive and ski at Canyons Resort
10:55 a.m.- Drive to Little Cottonwood Canyon
11:45 a.m.- Board Snowbird Tram and ski Mineral Basin over to Alta and down to Collins Lift
12:15 p.m.- Vehicles meet skiers at base of Collins Lift at Alta Ski Area
12:30 p.m.- Drive to Solitude
1:30 p.m.- Arrive at Brighton and ski to Solitude via Soli/Bright trail
2:10 p.m.- Drive to Snowbasin
3:30 p.m.- Arrive and ski Snowbasin
3:50 p.m.- Drive to Wolf Mountain
4:10 p.m.- Arrive and ski Wolf Mountain
4:30 p.m.- Drive to Powder Mountain
5 p.m.- Arrive and ski Powder Mountain
5:30 p.m.- Drive to Beaver Mountain
8:00 p.m.- Arrive and ski Beaver Mountain


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Doc Pomus was born.
Don Kirshner and Al Nevins form Aldon Music Publishing, hire songwriting teams Neil Sedaka & Howard Greenfield and Doc Pomus & Mort Shuman.
Pomus & Shuman's "Save the Last Dance for Me," recorded by the Drifters, reaches #1.
Doc Pomus dies after contracting lung cancer, but not before a performance was given on his behalf at the Lone Star Roadhouse. It was a "musical get well card" that was taped and then viewed by Pomus in the hospital.
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Elegant Pork Marsala RecipeRead Reviews Be the first to add a review
- 1/3 cup whole wheat flour
- 1/2 teaspoon pepper
- 6 boneless pork loin chops (4 ounces each)
- 1 tablespoon olive oil
- 2 cups sliced fresh mushrooms
- 1/3 cup chopped onion
- 2 turkey bacon strips, chopped
- 1/4 teaspoon minced garlic
- 1 cup Marsala wine or additional reduced-sodium chicken broth
- 5 teaspoons cornstarch
- 2/3 cup reduced-sodium chicken broth
- In a shallow bowl, mix flour and pepper. Dip pork chops in flour mixture to coat both sides; shake off excess.
- In a large nonstick skillet coated with cooking spray, heat oil over medium heat. Add pork chops; cook 4-5 minutes on each side or until a thermometer reads 145°. Remove from pan; keep warm.
- In same skillet, add mushrooms, onion and bacon to drippings; cook and stir 2-3 minutes or until mushrooms are tender. Add garlic; cook 1 minute longer. Add wine; increase heat to medium-high. Cook, stirring to loosen browned bits from pan.
- In a small bowl, mix cornstarch and broth until smooth; add to pan. Bring to a boil; cook and stir 2 minutes or until slightly thickened. Serve with pork. Yield: 6 servings.
Light-Bodied Red Wine
Enjoy this recipe with a light-bodied red wine such as Pinot Noir.
Reviews for Elegant Pork Marsala
"Easily one of my favorite recipes! Even good as left-overs!"
"Always use DRY Marsala....even in desserts!"
"My husband made this for one of our Saturday night dinners. I loved it, and so did he. We made one small change...we used pork tenderloin because that's what we had. Thanks for posting, Kim."
"Bacon makes this dish. Also I used bone in pork chops for added flavor !"
"Loved the turkey bacon in it - wonderful smell, wonderful taste, have put it in my recipe box. I used chicken broth instead of wine. I used extra olive oil when I was preparing the mushrooms, onions and bacon. Every once in awhile I sniff the wonderful smell that it left in my kitchen. Will definitely make it again."


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