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On Deadline blog: Planning Director: searching for someone who walks on … hot coals?
Original post made by Jay Thorwaldson, editor emeritus, on Jun 26, 2013
Williams received high praise for his ability to listen to people during his four years as director, after several years involved with Palo Alto planning issues and projects. Among his more challenging assignments was streamlining the city's development office -- where people go who want to build or remodel something.
The planning and building processes in Palo Alto have for decades been the target of criticism and even ridicule, the brunt of disdainful "Palo Alto Process" comments about delays and bureaucracy that date back more than two decades.
But Williams' calm, respectful manner -- reminiscent of that of his predecessor Steve Emslie, who retired earlier this year as assistant city manager -- and Williams' deliberate, thoughtful approach to planning and development issues have won praise from even some of the harshest critics of the city's planning and development policies.
And yes, he truly does plan to retire, he said in a brief telephone interview. No plans to move to another community to continue in planning, although some consulting assignments might come along, he has said.
Finding a replacement will be a daunting task, and people with Williams range of knowledge and personal communications skills don't come along terribly often in the field of planning and development. For now, Williams assistant, Aaron Aknin, will fill in as interim planning director. It is not known whether Aknin, a 30s-something, will actively seek the full position.
The challenges facing a new director are complex, varied and a bit staggering in terms of sheer volume. In addition to a fast-paced daily workload of incoming or in-the-works development/remodeling projects (some truly large), there are numerous specific assignments and area-plan studies underway, and a Comprehensive Plan revision that is moving forward, ostensibly.
And the issue of parking spillover from commercial areas into residential neighborhoods appears to be gaining steam -- some of it hissing from the ears of residents inundated by cars parked in their neighborhoods.
At the minimum, an organizational wizard is needed to keep everything moving, a bit like a circus juggler balancing spinning plates on sticks -- someone who can keep an eye on the overall picture while attending to specific details and frequent brushfires during a dry year.
It's no wonder there has been a record of burnout among a few directors.
But the challenges ahead are not new to Palo Alto, and in some ways a new planning director will have it somewhat easier than some in the past.
As a longtime reporter covering Palo Alto in the late 1960s and through the 1970s, and an involved observer later, I have been acquainted with every planning director who served since the early 1950s, when the city shifted to a council/manager form of government.
Lou Fourcroy served many years in the planning hotspot, including in the harsh 1950s when the battle was to establish basic zoning law that divided communities into residential, apartment (multifamily), commercial, industrial and other zones. There was a vigorously expressed tradition of "It's my property and I can do anything I want with it."
In 1960s Palo Alto a major "residentialist" revolt took place against a pro-development City Council, being cut back from 15 members to 13 and ultimately to nine as at present -- with some sentiment floating around that seven would be an even better number.
By the 1970s, Fourcroy was clearly showing the wear-and-tear of the often thankless job, and was moved to special projects in City Manager George Morgan's office. He played a role (working with then City Attorney Peter Stone, later named a judge) in creating the 1972 foothills rezoning, a significant downzoning of lot size. The rezoning generated a flurry of landowner lawsuits and resulted in the city settling a big one by buying what is now the vast Pearson-Arastradero Preserve for $9.5 million (considered one of the great buys in city history, along with Foothills Park).
He was replaced by two short-termers. The first was Jeffrey Holland, a native of Australia, who landed in Palo Alto with both feet and a Crocodile Dundee tongue. His penchant for making derisive comments about other city officials cut his tenure to a period of months. Palo Alto still has a small-town flavor in the sense that what you say about someone is almost certain to get back to them.
Then came a planner named Charles Boyd, who had been in charge of the well-done redesign of Telegraph Avenue in Berkeley, among other achievements. But Boyd walked into a department filled with senior planners who were used to a professional working environment and a relaxed (even if busy) demeanor. One, in fact, was stopped at the Mexican border where officials informed him his long hair pegged him as a hippie, an unwelcome species there at the time. They let him through after he protested, "But I'm not a hippie; I'm a senior planner."
There was an exodus of senior planners after Boyd had a time-clock punch-in device installed. And Boyd clocked out soon after.
Then came the arrival of a planner, fresh from the University of Chicago's expansion battles, who quite literally turned the planning process of the time on its head. Naphtali Knox, still a consultant in the Palo Alto area, took a look at the mostly moribund General Plan of Palo Alto and decided things had to change.
In the 1950s, teams of consultants drifted up and down California selling "General Plan" studies to local communities. The result was multi-colored community maps, with green for residential, red for commercial, something else for industrial. For the most part, the maps were hung on the wall above the city councils while the documents and policies gathered dust.
Knox's analysis was that the plans were ineffective because they started out with over-arching policies, broad statements of direction and goals. But when it came time to make specific decisions, the political and community processes kicked in and the "issues" of the moment overwhelmed the lofty generalities of the plans.
So he convinced Palo Alto to start with the issues first, make basic decisions over a six-month (give or take) period and based on those decisions to let the planning professionals sum up the broader directions and policies into a document. Thus the "Comprehensive Plan" was born.
When Knox stepped down as director, pretty much intact psychologically, his place was taken by his longtime assistant, Ken Schreiber. Schreiber was solid on process and details, and focused on getting the day-to-day things done in the face of strong community opinion that favored slow (or even no) growth. It was at this time that "Palo Alto Process" surfaced as a community catch-term. I once jokingly asked Schreiber over lunch whether "planning director school" had a course in how to slow down development in a sea of Process, with a capital P.
Schreiber was followed by Ed Gawf, who shifted some directions and worked on residential zoning issues, such as second-story overlay bans in single-story Eichler (and Eichler-like) neighborhoods.
Each director over the years had strengths and weaknesses, but the job itself is almost one that is too big for one person to encompass. And it needs to be done in public, enduring the often harsh criticism from a vocal community now armed with an anonymous Town Square to vent their more negative sentiments, whether well- or ill-informed.
Williams passed the test, and has set a high standard and example for his successor in the job.
Note: Former Weekly Editor Jay Thorwaldson can be e-mailed at firstname.lastname@example.com with a copy to email@example.com.
a resident of Another Palo Alto neighborhood
on Jun 27, 2013 at 3:35 pm
Curtis Williams was a well-respected pro's pro as Director of Palo Alto's Planning and Community Environment Department. He had great integrity, as well as first-rate credentials as an urban planner. As Jay points out in this column, Curtis is thoughtful and intelligent too. He was a calm, capable, thoroughly professional leader in a city in which urban planning controversy is often rough-and-tumble.
Aaron Aknin is in the same mold as Curtis. Palo Alto would be fortunate indeed should Aaron wish to apply for the position vacated by Curtis.
a resident of Fairmeadow
on Jun 28, 2013 at 7:01 am
Not knowing Mr. Curtis on a personal basis, I can't comment about his "being a great guy". Having grown up in large organizations, I can to see people in terms of "the organization". When they moved on, the question becomes: "is the organization better because so-and-so had held his/her particular job?" So, for me—the question is: "Is the Palo Alto Planning Department (and the services rendered to the community) better off because of Mr. Williams?
Given the general lack of transparency in the Palo Alto government entity, it's very difficult, generally, to answer these sorts of questions in a meaningful way. We could ask:
1) What were Mr. Williams yearly objectives? Did he meet these objectives in a satisfactory way, or a way that exceeded expectations?
2) Did the services offered the community meet the community's expectations, or were there problems?
3) If there were problems, were these problems handled in a expeditious, and open, fashion?
4) Did the Planning Department respond in an appropriate fashion to all of its Public Records Requests?
5) Did Mr. Williams review his employees in a timely, and appropriate, fashion?
6) Did Mr. Williams perform internal reviews of his organization, and direct timely reconfigurations to make the Department more responsive to its direct customers, and the community, at large?
7) Were all of the Planning Department projects delivered on-time, and at/under budget?
This is the sort of information that a well-managed organization would be using to determine the effectiveness of a Department-level manager, or above. I don't believe that Palo Alto is managed (from the top down) like an organization that spends over $1.5B per decade should be managed. I doubt that the kinds of information/data that would be needed to review Mr. Williams as a professional in the private sector is available in the messy, public-sector management schemes of Palo Alto.
In this article Mr. Williams is given credit for revamping the so-called "Development Center". However, the articles at the time seemed focus on City Manager Keene as the person behind this "improvement". So—which was it, Williams or Keene? And once the "improvements" were in place, we never were provided basic information about the performance of this department, so as the cost/hour to operate, or the total-time-in-process for permits of similar type. By-and-large, the cost and effectiveness of this department is still as much a mystery to the general public, as before—other than there are now more managers on the payroll and is probably more expensive to operate.
The Charleston/Arastradero lane reductions created much dissatisfaction in South Palo Alto. Requests for information, and data, about traffic volumes and other matters have been ignored. I can attest to that personally—even though Curtis Williams as "cc-ed" when these requests were made to the Transportation engineers. Other of my Public Records Requests about California Avenue have also been ignored.
And then there is the Arrillaga project—conducted in secret, it would seem. One can only wonder what Mr. William's views are about the public's right to know what its government is doing?
While the author of this blog may be glowing about Mr. Williams as another of the "good ole boys" that make up Palo Alto's "inner circle", I suspect that his tenure in Palo Alto will be seen by the rank-and-file resident differently.
a resident of Another Palo Alto neighborhood
on Jun 28, 2013 at 4:12 pm
I agree with Wayne Martin. Running the Planning Department has got to be a horrendous job. But recent developments have not cast a good light on Planning: traffic is a disaster all over the city, the CAL Ave. lane narrowing and streetscaping was handled poorly, the Arastradero lane narrowing made Maybell a traffic a nightmare, the Arrillaga project was developed behind closed doors…
Mr. Williams may be "a great guy," but that's not the critical factor in measuring success.
a resident of Another Palo Alto neighborhood
on Jun 28, 2013 at 7:40 pm
Mr. Thorwaldson's blog requires a response from the residents.
There is no "planning" in Palo Alto. There is "development".
Therefore Planning Director is a misnomer- it should be "Development
Director". The City of Palo Alto has become an aesthetic and traffic
mess with destruction of once beautiful neighborhoods from massive
and continuing over-development of office space and gridlock a common sight on our streets.Nobody in the City Hall, the Council or staff, articulates an over-all vision as to where we are going as a community and what values we are trying to protect and promote. The historic role of Palo Alto is already established. The unique balance here between academic/business/residential values is what we needed to protect. We don't need to reestablish our identity with office towers.
editor emeritus
on Jun 30, 2013 at 10:34 am
Jay Thorwaldson is a registered user.
The gist of my comments about Curtis Williams was that he was a good listener, calm, intelligent and is considered a fair person even by some usual critics of city government. I also commented that the job is a tough one involving many factors and variables among the spinning plates above the person's head. If I were to list the policy-level "problems" that would face a new director I would list transparency high up, along with reforming (or shelving) the "Planned Community" zone -- which has done much to undermine real community planning with its negotiable "public benefit" provision for higher density or height or parking exceptions to zoning. Policies derive from many levels. Part of the dilemma of planning directors in my experience over the years is sorting out the decisions of planning commissioners, City Council members, top city administrators in a context of Comprehensive Plan policies, and pressure from developers and from citizens and neighborhood groups -- all highly and unashamedly vocal in a highly critical community. Tough job, underscored by the comments above.


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"Islamic extremists": Accomplice of AQ henchman Barot suspected in car bomb, tried to detonate twice; Update: Three men from Birmingham area sought; Update: Gov't warned nightclubs about terror a few weeks ago
posted at 3:27 pm on June 29, 2007 by Allahpundit
We've got a news burst at 3:10 so it's time for a new thread. First, the car in Park Lane wasn't found there, it was found in Trafalgar Square and towed for being illegally parked.
At the Park Lane garage, workers called authorities when they became suspicious after news of the first incident, because the car smelled of gas.
Police and security sources say the car was found to contain components very similar to the first car — definitely fuel, and possibly much more.
They said the car is of grave concern, and could potentially be a second car bomb.
A senior U.S. official with knowledge of the London investigation told CNN the car was linked to the vehicle outside the club, and that some materials found inside the car were very similar to explosive materials found in the car near Piccadilly Circus.
Sounds like the car on Fleet Street was a false alarm so there are only two bombs found thus far. Meanwhile, at the Blotter, sources are telling Brian Ross that this is indeed a jihadist plot. And they've got a hot lead. Surprise:
British police have a "crystal clear" picture of the man who drove the bomb-rigged silver Mercedes outside a London nightclub, and officials tell the Blotter on ABCNews.com he bears "a close resemblance" to a man arrested by police in connection with another bomb plot but released for lack of evidence.
Officials say the suspect had been taken into custody in connection with the case of al Qaeda operative Dhiren Barot, who was convicted of orchestrating a vehicle bomb plot involving targets in London, New York, Newark, N.J. and Washington, D.C.
Officials say a surveillance camera caught the suspect "staggering from the Mercedes" shortly after parking it outside the Tiger Tiger nightclub.
U.S. and British law enforcement officials tell ABC News it is increasingly clear Friday's bomb plot in London involves multliple vehicles, and is described by a senior official as a "terror plot involving lslamic extremists."
Needless to say, it's anything but surprising to find a Barot connection here. FYI, according to Ross, two cell phones were used as detonators in the first car. Both numbers had been called — twice.
Update: The second car bomb in Park Lane is also a Mercedes. The jihad don't come cheap, baby.
Update: "How many more?" wonders the Mail, which now claims (without saying how it knows) that the suspect who drove the first car bomb "calmly parked the vehicle and walked away."
Update: NBC gets a scoop of its own — they're looking for three men from in or around Birmingham. Anything noteworthy about Birmingham? Yup.
That's not the only scoop in the NBC report, either. Remember the update in the last post about Danger Room suspecting a crude fuel-air bomb here? Well:
The car was jammed with gasoline and 18 to 20 boxes of roofing nails. Six to eight tanks of propane, intended to mix with the gasoline in a mist to make a fuel-air explosion, were inside and around the car, counterterrorism officials told NBC News…
Officials told NBC that the car was filled with at least 250 pounds of fuel, creating a highly explosive bomb of the type that had been seen in Iraq but not, until now, in the West.
Islamist terrorist suspects convicted in recent London cases have spoken of moving up to more deadly fuel-air explosives, authorities said.
Update: The flaw in the plan? According to ABC, the fuel-air mixture was incorrect.
Update: The second car was packed with nails, too.
Update: It's almost certainly just a coincidence, but this'll be good for some primo nutroots conspiracizing tomorrow morning. A nugget within reveals what the plotters might have intended here. I didn't realize the two cars were so near each other:
One car, a pale green Mercedes, had been left outside the Tiger Tiger nightclub in Haymarket. A second, a blue Mercedes, was left a few hundred yards away in Cockspur Street, a busy thoroughfare close to Trafalgar Square. Both contained fuel, gas canisters and nails, but both car bombs failed to detonate. Had either device gone off it would have generated a huge fireball and a shock wave spreading over 400 yards in all directions. If, as suspected, one had been primed to detonate before the other, people fleeing the first blast would have been caught directly in the line of fire of second.
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Carlos Hyde*, RB, Ohio State
Height: 6-0. Weight: 242.
Projected 40 Time: 4.60.
Projected Round (2014): 2-4.
12/21/13: Hyde was suspended for the first three games of the season. Since returning to the lineup for the Buckeyes, he has run over the Big Ten. Hyde had huge games against Northwestern (26-168), Iowa (24-149) and Purdue (16-147). Against Illinois, he was completely dominant. Hyde totaled 247 yards on 24 carries with four touchdowns on the ground. As a receiver, he had two receptions for 26 yards and a score.
The powerful Hyde is a one-cut downhill runner who can pick up yards after contact. The question will be if he has enough speed to be a featured runner in the NFL. Hyde has averaged 7.8 yards per carry for 1,290 yards with 14 touchdowns. He also has 13 receptions for 107 yards and two scores.
8/3/13: Hyde was bumped down the rankings some because of off-the-field issues. He was a named a person of interest in a reported assault of a woman at a Columbus bar, but police have stated that Hyde won't be charged with a crime. Head coach Urban Meyer had suspended Hyde from all team activities, but one can safety assume that Hyde will be reinstated. It remains to be seen if Ohio State will suspend him from any games to open the season for this brush up. The incident will still start up off-the-field questions with NFL scouts.
Hyde is a big, downhill, power back. He averaged 5.2 yards per carry for 970 yards and 16 touchdowns in 2012. Hyde is a good short-yardage and goal-line back, but may not have enough speed for the next level. He is very tough to bring down and constantly runs through tackles. For the NFL, Hyde should trim down to get quicker.
Personal: Majoring in criminology. Son of Dermida Hyde and Carlos Britton.
I like this guy..... Seems like the RB's will all be going in the mid rounds as there is no dominant back right now. This leads me to believe that someone is going to find a great back in the 2nd or 3rd rounds.... That is where we should be looking.
Who do you guys have ur eyes on?


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"Giving passengers current information on their location and their wait time for ground transportation will allow for our customers to make informed choices,'' said Massport CEO Thomas P. Glynn. "We reached out to customers through focus groups and on-airport interviews to find out what information they value the most.''
Because technology is advancing so quickly, Massport will be testing several elements of the digital signage in the coming year, including interactive "touchscreen'' capability, security checkpoint wait times, and taxi queue wait times, said Francis Anglin, Chief Information Officer, who briefed the Massport Board on the program today.
Another enhancement to be unveiled in early 2014 are passport control kiosks in Terminal E which will help keep Logan one of the nation's quickest airports to clear US Customs.
Boston Logan, 15 minutes from the intersection of Route 128 and I-90 and five minutes from downtown Boston, serves as the gateway to the New England region and offers nonstop service to 76 domestic and 35 international destinations and in 2012 handled 29.3 million passengers. Boston Logan is served by two public transit lines and is the Air Line Pilot Association's Airport of the Year for 2008 because of its commitment to safety. Over the past decade, the airport spent $4.5 billion on a modernization program that includes new terminals, public transportation access, parking facilities, roadways and airport concessions, and has been transformed into a world-class 21st Century facility. The airport generates $7 billion in total economic impact each year.
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Adelaide 66
Breakers 84
The Breakers could have been forgiven for stumbling in today's game against Adelaide, but instead rode a huge third quarter to their seventh straight win.
The defending champions and league leaders have been handed a brutal schedule of late, racking up the air miles as they jetted back and forth from Australia during a four-game summer sweep across the ditch.
The constant travelling looked to have caught up with the players, with a scratchy performance against Wollongong at home on Thursday night resulting in a one-point win.
They were further hampered at the Adelaide Arena by the loss of starting centre Alex Pledger, who sustained an ankle injury in the first quarter of Thursday's game.
But, as they have time and again shown during the current streak, the Breakers (15-3) flourish rather than fall when they are faced with obstacles.
Last time they encountered Adelaide (6-12), three weeks ago also across the Tasman, the North Shore club trailed by 14 heading into the final quarter before emerging with an improbable five-point win.
Today's triumph held none of that drama, with a 24-10 third period giving the Breakers a lead they never relinquished en route to their 14th consecutive victory against Adelaide.
An even game was blown open by 10 straight points from Daryl Corletto as the guard and his teammates clicked into an offensive groove which has been largely lacking in recent weeks.
The Breakers talk often about their defence setting the tone for what happens at the other end of the court, and assistant coach Dean Vickerman thought that was again the trigger for the third quarter fireworks.
"We talked about commitment to our on-ball defence and our disruption at halftime,'' he said. "In the first five minutes of the third quarter they didn't score, and that's where we won the game. Everybody was committed to the defence in that quarter and we made some shots as well.''
Before that offensive outburst, the two teams could hardly be separated in a fluctuating first half which saw the scores tied at the conclusion of both quarters. Vickerman said he wasn't worried about the lowly 36ers managing to hold their own, with some recent history providing assurance the Breakers could eventually pull away.
"We were 21 down here at halftime last time so we felt like we were in a pretty good position today. Obviously this group has to be motivated, and sometimes their motivation comes by being a few down.''
The deadlock at the half seemed to supply plenty of motivation today, with the Breakers charging out of the tunnel to score the opening 12 points of the first quarter and create the first significant buffer of the game.
Corletto made a pair of triples and scored 10 straight points as their advantage quickly swelled to 16, with the home side taking more than seven minutes to make their first field goal of the period.
By the time the quarter closed, the Breakers held a 62-48 lead and only late collapse akin to Adelaide's in December could have prevented victory. These Breakers are too experienced and too savvy to allow that and cruised home in the final period to triumph by 18.
They now host Sydney at Vector Arena on Thursday in an attempt to equal their club record eight-game winning streak from 2011.
Adelaide 66 (Petrie 19, Gibson 10, Johnson 9)
Breakers 84 (Vukona 16, Corletto 15, Abercrombie 11)


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I've tried so many and Delia's is the closest, but it's still not great.
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Best Hot Cross Bun recipe?... is Dan Lepard's
Started by Spartacus , Mar 30 2012 11:14 AM
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Posted 30 March 2012 - 11:14 AM
with fruit, of course!!! (well, essence or grated rind is fine)
I've tried so many and Delia's is the closest, but it's still not great.
Edited by Spartacus, 05 April 2012 - 12:50 PM.
Posted 01 April 2012 - 08:59 AM
Come on, anyone???
Posted 01 April 2012 - 10:55 AM
hi, l have a breadmaker recipe.....
you use the lauke breadmix white its as good as the ones made in the bakery in my opinion
really yummy, hope you like it, but you do need to use the breadflour mix, you can get it from the supermarket
3 cups bread flour
2 to 3tbsp Butter
2 to 3 tblsp sugar
2 tsp yeast
2 tsp dutch cinnamon
1 to 2 tsp mixed spice
300 ml water
if mix is too soft add another 1/4 to 1/2 cup bread flour
dough setting
when ready, divide into 4 even peices, the devide each piece in 3 more
take each peice of dough and fold from outside to centre working around in a circle, will make nice balls
place in high tray lined with baking paper
allow to rise in warm spot, 30 to 45 mins
preheat oven 200 fan forced
apply crosses,/...... just flour and water
when buns doubled in size bake 25 // 30 mins
if buns are quite brown on top after 15 mins your oven is too hot
when out of oven brush with glaze, l use gelatine glaze
3tblsp water
1 1/2 tblsp sugar
3 tsp gelatine
place in saucpan over heat till dissolved
store in cotainer in fridge and heat in microwave to use again and again.....happy easter
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Posted 01 April 2012 - 11:40 AM
I'm still trying to figure mine out. Will be back.
Posted 01 April 2012 - 11:43 AM
Ooh, I like bread machine recipes. I'll try it tomorrow.
I tried Nigella's today and it wasn't any good. No sugar at all, and nowhere near enough spice, although she has a nice trick of steeping the milk in cardamom pods (in? with? which is the steeper and which the steepee?)
Posted 01 April 2012 - 07:22 PM
I'm trying a recipe from Donna Hay's Modern Classics Book 2 this week - will report back!
Posted 01 April 2012 - 07:36 PM
Google Dan Lepard's 'Spiced Stout Hot Cross Buns'. They are easy to make (minimal kneading) and the best hot cross buns I have ever tasted. I've made them three times already this year and given them to a variety of family and friends who all rave about them. They are dark, moist, fruity, spicy and absolutely perfect. Dan Lepard is a British baker who specialists in yeasted things and is a bit of an expert; his recipes are designed for the home baker and are intended to be easy and fail proof. Since discovering him we no longer buy any bread; I make it all at home and every single recipe of his I've tried has worked without fail. Big rap, I know, but two months ago I could NOT make bread, and overnight I could!
Posted 02 April 2012 - 12:11 AM
I am a sucker for anything with tea in it. My best cake recipe has a cup of tea, and it's divine. But 875g of flour! That's two dozen rolls. I might have to see if they freeze...
Posted 03 April 2012 - 06:55 AM
MsN - thanks I'm trying them out now. His other hot cross bun recipe looks good too with the cider in it, have you tried that one?
Posted 03 April 2012 - 07:02 AM
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MsN - thanks I'm trying them out now. His other hot cross bun recipe looks good too with the cider in it, have you tried that one?
Ooh I hadn't seen that one - that's a new recipe for this Easter! Well I know what I'll be doing today! Thanks!
Posted 03 April 2012 - 07:03 AM
MrsN, that looks like a winning recipe. I made some the other night that weren't too bad at all (different recipe), but it lacked a certain oomph, a certain grown-upedness. These look the bomb!
Posted 03 April 2012 - 07:10 AM
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I am a sucker for anything with tea in it. My best cake recipe has a cup of tea, and it's divine. But 875g of flour! That's two dozen rolls. I might have to see if they freeze...
They make about 18, Spartacus. And they do freeze.
The other trick I'd recommend is shaping them tightly before the final rise, even though it's sticky business. I oiled my hands, patted 100 g flat in my hands, rolled it up like a jelly cake, and then folded the long ends under also so all the seams were underneath. And gave them a bit of room on the pan so they barely touched. That made nice 'pert' buns rather than ones that oozed out sideways as they rose, if that makes sense.
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Posted 03 April 2012 - 01:13 PM
Just made a batch of those Def Lepard hot cross buns. They are EXCELLENT.
Posted 04 April 2012 - 11:25 AM
What stout did you guys use for the Def lepard buns? I have never bought stout!
Posted 05 April 2012 - 12:48 PM
MsN, thank you! They are just delicious! I think the sultanas are a bit tea-ish, so next time I might make a weaker cup. But they are perfect, esp wrt to texture. I could not believe how wet the dough was, but they rose up beautifully (I used the roll shaping method from the Bread Baker's Apprentice).
Thanks! I'm torn now about trying the cider recipe. How can you improve on perfection?
Posted 05 April 2012 - 11:05 PM
I have just started making these. The yeast/stout/flour/spice mix seems quite dry - is this correct?
Posted 06 April 2012 - 06:58 AM
Glad everyone enjoyed the Dan lepard buns! Honestly, this guys has changed my life. I want to start a dan lepard fan club!
I just use Guinness. You're supposed to use a milk stout but try are a by boutique and even though my local bottle shop sells one, it's only in 750 ml lots and $13... And who is going to drink the rest? So a $4 can of guinness for me!
The fruit/stout/flour mix should be sloppy not dry - you only put in part of the flour at the start...
Up early to make his new cider hot cross buns for today... Can't wait!
Posted 06 April 2012 - 07:42 AM
I'll be waiting to see what you think of the cider ones then, I want to make them too but don't have all the ingredients.
with the stout ones mine were nice but I didn't leave them to rise for the full 90 mins as I was going out so they were a bit heavy. But I loved the tea soaked fruit they were really juicy! And I don't like tea!
Posted 06 April 2012 - 08:24 AM
The yeast/flour/stout mix should be quite sloppy. It's over half the liquid and not quite half of the flour. Did you wait for the head to go away before measuring the beer?
Edited by Spartacus, 06 April 2012 - 08:25 AM.
Posted 06 April 2012 - 09:53 AM
QUOTE (MsN @ 06/04/2012, 06:58 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
The fruit/stout/flour mix should be sloppy not dry - you only put in part of the flour at the start...
Oh dear, I think I am in trouble then! Mine was very dry. I have just put the rest together and it is still dry and I am having trouble making it stick together. When I measure out the remaining 550gm of flour from my 1kg box there was hardly any left - well under the 125gm that should have remained - so I must have mucked up the initial flour weight. I didn't add it all at this step though, so I still have about 100gm flour remaining. I have added a few tspns of stout to try and improve the texture. Fingers crossed it works.
I did wait for the head to die back before I measured.
Posted 06 April 2012 - 11:42 AM
To everyone who made the spiced stout buns on my recommendation.... Against all odds and unbelievably (since the stout ones are pretty awesome) - the cider ones are EVEN BETTER!
They are a bit more 'cakey' than the stout ones, but with a lighter flavour and texture - the richness of the stout ones comes from the flavours of tea and stout, but the richness of this one is the bun itself.
And it's easier and quicker to make. Recipe for those who want it:
Posted 06 April 2012 - 01:05 PM
I made the stout ones last night/this morning & they are so delicious. I used Kilkenny & it didn't occur to me to wait till the head went down, I'll do that with the next batch as i did find the mix dry when mixing the 550g of flour in this morning. They didn't rise quite as much as I'd thought they would but the density is pretty nice & the flavour is brilliant. By far the best hcb yet. I bought cider to try that one out as well, thanks so much for the recipes MsN!
Posted 06 April 2012 - 01:14 PM
QUOTE (MsN @ 06/04/2012, 12:42 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
To everyone who made the spiced stout buns on my recommendation.... Against all odds and unbelievably (since the stout ones are pretty awesome) - the cider ones are EVEN BETTER!
Right, you're on...
Posted 06 April 2012 - 01:18 PM
I had a first go (along with 2 "helpers" aged 4 and 8) at the recipe that was in the SMH yesterday or the day before (came from Sydney Easter show winner). While containing no cider or stout, it WAS easy and very tasty - and worked out first try! (made 15 and all gone already: 2 each except that 8 yr old got 3, 3 to neighbours, and one no one is owning up to eating!)
Posted 06 April 2012 - 01:26 PM
Ah you gourmet hcb chefs. I am afraid I had to make do with what was in the larder to knock up a batch this morning, so my google search included the term "easy".
Except for the 2 year old "knocking" about 20% of the dry mix on the floor in the first step (and having to "guestimate" replacement), running out of mixed spice, not having mixed dry fruit or peel (plain sultanas) and the 12 year old reading "without knocking the air out" as "knocking the air out" in the second to last step, edible!!!
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Original post made by Paul Losch, a resident of Palo Alto, on Jan 23, 2011
My son and daughter are at their early adulthood years. Both profess to not follow the "News," and my son has told me he will not listen to KQED-FM (radio station that does a ton of stuff from NPR) because it was all he heard growing up in my household. (Due to me.)
My daughter, presently in China as a Junior year abroad college student, told me in an e-mail that she does not follow the News. Her response was from an e-mail I sent her about the horrible flooding in Queensland, Australia, which is a place she and I spent time when she was in middle school.
I don't think I am alone in my experiences with my kids. And it bothers me.
They present lack of interest and awareness in stuff that has an impact on their lives. Who do you vote for? How do you engage with issues and propositions?
Some of this may be that the way people in that cohort get their information in a different way. Facebook, Twitter, Yahoo and Google are obvious examples. But the medium is less important than how it is used, what content is developed and sought? Posting on a Facebook wall about a personal activity is not the same as reading the NYT Op/Ed on line.
What has me concerned is that my 2 kids, educated in Palo Alto and going to good colleges, exemplify their cohort. They had great educations, and are indifferent to matters of society.
What do you think/feel?
Rule of engagement on this post--this is not about me or how I raised my kids, who both are fine people. Ad hominem critiques on my child rearing experience is not the issue, so don't post on this blog unless you have some ideas about this new generation and how they get informed.
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a resident of Midtown
on Jan 23, 2011 at 8:25 am
I am 60 years old. Most of my generation did not pay much attention to the news, when they were twenty-somethings, unless it had something to do with their lives, directly. For example the draft lottery number, and that was only the guys. Sure, there were a few exceptions, such as political activists, but not a lot. When the kids become directly invested in their own society, by paying for it through taxes, and when they start to raise their own kids, they will become much more aware of the news.
a resident of Another Palo Alto neighborhood
on Jan 23, 2011 at 8:30 am
My kids are the opposite. They are pretty much news junkies - a bit like me. They have gone through or still in Paly. They are more interested in some news, like politics, than we are. They enjoy discussing with each other who to vote for or whether to vote yes or no (or could if they are not old enough). They have had some good teachers at Paly which have brought history and government alive. They are well traveled so enjoy hearing about news from places they have been.
But, they are not likely to listen to NPR. They get their news from tv or online publications. They post some articles on their facebook pages and comment on news as their statuses and get responses from their friends.
I don't think you are to blame. I think perhaps they are too young and will work it out for themselves. Keep on sending them news from home. Send articles about Palo Alto and other places they are familiar with. I believe they will start reading when they want to.
a resident of Another Palo Alto neighborhood
on Jan 24, 2011 at 12:47 pm
> I am 60 years old. Most of my generation did not pay much
> attention to the news
Hmmm .. with the heaviest opposition to the Vietnam War coming from students .. it's a little hard to believe that all they understood about the matter was what their lottery number was. (Remember too, only men were drafted, and had lottery numbers.)
As to NPR, it is very one-side .. very slanted away from "the middle".
Given how biased it is .. it should not be called "Public Radio" and neither should it be funded with taxpayer dollars. People who believe in its message should contribute to it, and let it live or die on quality of its product, like any other business.
a resident of Midtown
on Jan 24, 2011 at 1:29 pm
Once the draft was ended, that was also the end of the protest movement. I can vividly remember that women in my co-ed dorm had no interest in the news. They wanted to watch Star Trek, endlessly, during the news time. There were some heated arguments about this, since there was only one television set in the dorm. The guys wanted to hear about the draft, and the women could care less. In the end, the draft ended, then it was back to the comity of watching Star Trek.
a resident of Midtown
on Jan 24, 2011 at 3:43 pm
When the financial crisis hit in 2008 and my husband and I were freaking out about our 401K accounts I had a hard time getting my college and HS aged kids interested. By and large most young adults in this cohort (those still in school) are not terribly interested in news because they are still financially dependent on their parents. The real impact of current events on their lives is blunted because (if their parents are still working) they are shielded from the consequences. When they start earning their own living and paying taxes, they will be much more tuned in to events that affect their pocketbook. Thus I would expect their view to change when your kids graduate.
a resident of Palo Alto
on Jan 24, 2011 at 5:07 pm
Paul Losch is a registered user.
Thanks for the thoughful postings so far.
What got me engaged at age 9 was JFK getting killed.
There have been other events before and after. 9/11 is the one my kids will remember. In my kids' case, it did not engage them.
When you have to pay your own bills, it most certainly affects your outlook on life. That said, I am not sure that all the dots are connected with this cohort.
a resident of Another Palo Alto neighborhood
on Jan 24, 2011 at 6:20 pm
Posted by Defund NPR:
> As to NPR, it is very one-side .. very slanted away from "the middle".
> Given how biased it is .. it should not be called
> "Public Radio" and neither should it be funded
> with taxpayer dollars. People who believe
> in its message should contribute to it,
> and let it live or die on
> quality of its product, like any other business.
NPR is slanted towards objectivity, something that is not popular these days. I prefer to listen to the facts, rather than believe
in the message.
As for funding:
"In 2009, member stations derived 6% of their revenue from direct government funding, 10% of their revenue from federal funding in the form of CPB grants, and 14% of their revenue from universities.[14][15] NPR receives no direct funding from the federal government.[16] About 1.5% of NPR's revenues come from Corporation for Public Broadcasting grants."
a resident of Midtown
on Jan 24, 2011 at 11:21 pm
Patience... I know you did a great job raising your kids. My teen-aged son refused to follow politics for years - which had me baffled. He now forwards me NYT articles and listens to KQED occasionally (despite the fact that he was raised on it). He tends to be more conservative than me - but is intellectually honest enough to appreciate quality reporting wherever he finds it. I trust that your kids will be the same.
Another thing - when I was a young person, there were years I checked out from knowing what what going on in the world. What was happening in my chem lab or at my job was far more important. There are holes in my knowledge (like all of 1984-1987!). This seems to go with youth.
a resident of Duveneck/St. Francis
on Jan 25, 2011 at 4:19 pm
I am highly engaged with following the news. My kids vary on that. But there was the example there.
as for NPR, the calmer tone is nice, when one is in the mood for that. It isn't exactly totally thrilling for young adults, though, I imagine.
a resident of Crescent Park
on Jan 26, 2011 at 2:50 pm
A few months back I attended an author appearance at Kepplers in Menlo Park. The book was non fiction and of a political and social nature. The author was also a professor at at Cal, and commented early on that he polled his class of undergrads about whether they read the news from papers or magazines. Not a single student raised their hand.
I believe there is also an implication here that getting one's news from a handheld is likely to lead to acquiring whatever knowledge you get from condensed or selected snippets of information. Not in depth.
I listen to a wide variety of news on am radio while commuting to SF in the mornings for an hour. I can tell you that every station has an agenda, even NPR. It is often what they choose not to report, or the information they choose to mention versus what they don't that is most telling. You can slant news as much by what you don't say as what you do.
a resident of Another Palo Alto neighborhood
on Jan 26, 2011 at 5:00 pm
> NPR is slanted towards objectivity, something that is not
> popular these days.
It is very hard to define objectivity--particularly in a highly politicized environment. While one might claim that NPR "news" is objective, how about all of the commentary and opinion that is presented from this source? By definition, opinion and objectivity are not the same. (They may overlap, but then one might be able to toss a coin fifty times in a row and have it come up "heads".)
During the early phases of the financial meltdown, I listened to/watched as many sources as I could, trying to educate myself about what was going on. NPR did have some material on the matter, but it was pitched at a "sophomoric" level, I came to realize after months of research. The material wasn't false (although in my opinion it slanted "left"). What the material wasn't however, was complete. (In all fairness to the discussion, NPR was not alone in being incomplete, as we are daily being treated to one revelation after another about the depth of this debacle. However, the "lads" at NPR covering this matter didn't seem to understand that the bottom was a lot deeper than they let on.)
As to funding, there is no reason federal dollars should be funding any news/opinion radio/TV show. The concern that all taxpayers would have is that sooner or later, "money talks", and we (all) would have the government using NPR as its megaphone. If the funding for NPR is now about 1.5%, let's remember that it was much higher in the past. And, there is no reason that Congress could not increase its funding in the future. Best to simply snip the cord and let it "fly solo".
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- The week before, Michael Turner got 41 yards in 15 attempts.
- The week before, Felix Jones had 30 yards in 11 attempts.
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I did everything except for the handgaurds and receiver. Did it in the kitchen.
Got in in trouble with girlfriend. It came out pretty even, I would like it a bit darker, the next batch will be.
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Nice job!
I'm going to be firing up the park tank again soon myself. I'm not as brave as you though. I do it outside using a burner from a turkey fryer
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Here is one (not so pretty build):
Also take a look at post #6 here. This is one of the cleanest builds I have done. Sorry there is not a lot of info on that one.
Keep in mind that these were both for Saltwater tanks and therefore much more than would be needed for your tank. You could keep it very simple. My first LED build was made from a stock picotope light. I put a small Aluminum flat bar in it, added 5 LEDs and a buckpuck. I worked great for my first little light, plus it looked stock. That is one great thing about LEDs, you can fit them in just about any old fixture you have laying around.
Cool! Great threads. Thank you Gorgeous outcome on both! I will have to look closer at them tomorrow and re-read them. Too distracted tonight.
Here is one (not so pretty build):
Also take a look at post #6 here. This is one of the cleanest builds I have done. Sorry there is not a lot of info on that one.
Keep in mind that these were both for Saltwater tanks and therefore much more than would be needed for your tank. You could keep it very simple. My first LED build was made from a stock picotope light. I put a small Aluminum flat bar in it, added 5 LEDs and a buckpuck. I worked great for my first little light, plus it looked stock. That is one great thing about LEDs, you can fit them in just about any old fixture you have laying around.
|Amandas tank
|Oh that would be great! Thanks!!!!!! I look forward to what you've got.
|I have made several DIY LEDs and can probably find a build thread for one an another forum. I will look after work tonight and let you know. It is actually quite easy.
|Amandas tank
Thank you. I will check out the lfs, petco and home depot. We have nothing else other than wallmart and fred meyers. After I see what they have, I will get back to you guys if I have any questions about specific products. I will look into DIY but to be honest, that scares me. I'm afraid to mess up; although it would be great to have my lighting just how I want it. Anyone know of some others that custom built their own and shared their process?
Thank you!
|If you don't have par data, a lot of fixtures tell you the lumen output, which is much more useful than wattage. The wattage per gallon rule is pretty useless even when comparing N.O. flourescent, with all the diffrent reflector configurations. If you want shimmer effect you need metal halide or LED pendant style. And don't be afriad of high lighting, you can always tame it back by adding tannins to the water, and/or floating plants at the surface. If you must have moonlights, you can always get a cheap add on actinic led strip to give you that.
Low Tech Tank Lighting
Hello Amanda...
If you keep plants that require low to moderate light, then GE aquarium plant bulbs from the local hardware store are fine and cost no more than $10 to $12 each. Just look for bulbs in the 6500K range. These come closest to natural daylight at 5500K.
Larger tanks will take a 48 inch florescent bulb, a T8 or T12. Ideally, you want a hood or strip with places for 2 bulbs.
When you have the lighting in place, you want to use a timer so the light comes on and goes off at the same time every day. I have my lights on for 12 hours on and off for 12. The reason is, most aquarium plants come from areas that get long hours of daylight.
Aquarium plants also need a lot of pure water. I remove and replace half the water in my tanks weekly. This maintains high levels of phosphates, sulfates and nitrates the plants need.
I also dose a little liquid fertilizer a couple of times a week. I use Tetra's "Flora Pride". I just dose a half a cap or so in a pitcher of replacement water when I need to replace water that's lost to evaporation.
These are the basics. Pretty simple.
It sounds like you are starting to get the idea. hoppy is the lighting guru on here, so follow his advice and you will do well.
One T5 bulb should do the job for a low to medium light tank. I have 2 bulbs over my tank, but it is heavily planted with pressurized Co2 and heavy dosing.
|Amandas tank
Thank you! Is this correct info regarding T8 and T5's? T5's save more energy than T8's and that's why people have moved to them? I was told this by the LFS owner.
A single tube...I'm embarrassed to ask, but that's just one bulb right?
Edit: I visited Hoppy's thread. Thank you. I recognize it so I must have seen it before when I was researching lighting. I had forgotten everything from it except how to judge if reflectors are good or not. At least something stuck with me right LOL!
Ya know, when I got fish I had no idea how complicated it all would be...lighting, filtration, medicines, plants, compatibility, and more oh my! But, I wouldn't trade keeping fish for any other pet. I love fish! Especially my betta.
It sounds to me like you need either a custom DIY light, or a single tube T5NO light. You can sometimes find the T5 with Blue LED's built in. You could also use CFL's.
Watts per gallon is completely useless these days. PAR is what you should be concerned with. Unfortunately, it is often difficult to get PAR data. The trouble with Watts per gallon is that 3 watts from a standard T8 is different than from a T5 or metal halide.
Hoppy on here has a great thread listing different PAR values from different lights, it is not a complete list, but should give you an idea of what will work.
|Amandas tank
Can't make sense of lighting
I have read every resource that I can find online regarding lighting a tank, but even still, I am uncertain of just how much I need. I have read that if the tank is over 18" than the watts per gallon must have 1-2 watts extra added to the 2-3 watts per gallon rule. I have also read that watts per gallon really don't count as much as it used to with the new technology on the market these days. I do understand that the Kelvin ratinf is important. If I am correct, I need about 6500 K to keep a low tech tank healthy.
I am hoping that someone out there can give me a straight to the point answer to this same question I've been beating again and again (through my own research to no prevail) over the past year.
What lighting equipment should I purchase for my 48"L x 18"W x 23"T (actually from the glass top it is 24") tank? I keep low light to medium light plants and never plan to use Co2 injection.
I also want to add some "shimmer" to my tank to resemble the sunshine as well as enjoy gentle "moonlighting" for 30 minutes each am and pm before lights out.
Right now I have two 75 watt, T8 pink lights that need new housing all together. It was used and does not put out steady, reliable light. I also have my lighting top from my old 30 gallon on the tank that uses one T5 6500K and 1 blue antic bulb (I know, useless on freshwater but it came with the setup and brings out the blue in the fish) I do not have a problem with algae...there's a little here and there on some rocks, but no more than a teaspoon in total.
I want to have one light fixture that I can hook a timer up to and use moonights and plant lights under the same hood without touching a thing to alternate, if that's even possible.
Thanks a bunch!
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Gilbert is a very attentive host. He left me some stuff for breakfast, as I arrived late. The apartment is very cosy, but efficient. The location is perfect when you are travelling by train. It is also very close to the city centre. There is a great wine shop at four minutes by foot ;-). The only minor points are the shower, for anyone taller than 1,70 m. and the couch, which isn't very comfortable in case you want to spend your evening in the apartment rather than out in town.
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very cosy apartment close to the city centre. 8 minutes walk to the place de la comedie. free airport pick up. friendly owner. great trip
The appartement was great, extraordinary and very pretty style. The location is great, only about 5-10 minutes by foot to the city center, next to the station but very quiet! the roof terrace is very sunny and nice. Also Gilbert has filled the appartement with a lot of useful little things like soap, tooth brush or sweets. We had a great stay there!
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Studio atypical decoration but I enjoyed! Ideally located close to the train station and several trams and the place of comedy ... a real nest to unwind with a terrace under the stars ... Also note the warmth of Gilbert and the little touches that make it possible to get your hands in your pockets! Personally I highly recommend it!
Studio à la décoration atypique mais que j'ai beaucoup apprécié ! Idéalement situé, tout près de la gare et de plusieurs trams ainsi que de la place de la comédie...un vrai petit nid pour décompresser avec sa terrasse sous les étoiles...
A noter également l'accueil chaleureux de Gilbert ainsi que les petites attentions qui permettent d'arriver les mains dans les poches !
Personnellement je recommande vivement !
Warm and simple. Lots of good advice on life Montpellier. Studio charming terrace. Perfect for two. Great location, next to the train station, tram and city center.
Accueil chaleureux et simple. Pleins de bons conseils sur la vie a montpellier.
Studio charmant, belle terrasse. Parfait pour deux. Et super bien situé, a côté de la gare, du tram et du centre ville.
Very nice apartment or to live, ideally located between the tram station and the center. Thank you for this great stay.
Appartement très agréable ou il fait bon vivre, idéalement situé entre la gare le tram et le centre. Merci pour ce bon séjour.
Very good stay with Gilbert. The apartment is very conveniently located and full of little touches for tenants. Gilbert was very good advice on excursions. If one day we have to go through the Montpellier region, where we will sleep!
Très bon séjour chez Gilbert. L'appartement est très bien, idéalement situé et plein de petites attentions pour les locataires. Gilbert a été de très bons conseils concernant les visites à faire. Si un jour, nous devons repasser par la région de Montpellier, nous saurons où dormir !
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